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Demsuiil^ on Air Shows |2 1 1 , 5Di ||i f IR
Ups Guest Shot Ante to New Higb lOP y, y, P|](
BicU'.ing for screen. . stars and ♦ ’..-.i ^
faiiiediaiis has reached new highs, p* .
with liie conlinued ii’.ci'ea.se on de- ' W f Ong • , i r ICtUrC •
mands tor their services as guests on An eastern exhibitor, playing
air shows; . Result' 'is: th^ the: asking: pii^tures. on .percehtag^^^ one
price for a one-time shot has been. of the majors; but losing track
' .tipped; ,pt late ,irom a fpriner: il,000 . :,nt . what ' he had on exhibition,
■Siyerage to $2,000, running the gamut made the faux pas, of the cen-.
anywhere,'tibrrt'$l,500 to $3, 000; ; ttiry.. : '
. With the advent oC Frmik^ Up j,^ ^ boxoffice state-
show .tor. Vimms. over CBS tonight p^ent’ on a picture that he
(Wed.), the rc(:cnt mai^uration of wouldn’t be playing until the
tlic Philco-’Variety’ ‘Hall or Fame fallowing week.
■ ov.ervthe Blue. Sunday nights,:. the: re-
cent rctui'h.to the air ot Fred Allen
for Texaco, and other, programs, tlie ¥T ' n '
' hidd-iiig rQr:;screen. personalities luw l |'|Y ^'C K
readied its grcaie.st impetus in years. VI gVw; '« lA Clw llV|f
. 'i'hcre are 24 programs, which use .. . " ' '
,. s'.iirs as. giie.sts going out over the . : % , 1\ , W 11
, 'tvebs eacli week, with the bulk of At r AOPA I 0|%||
tlics'c rcpre.senting variety or semi- :■ ' '. XU M vMW a
'. variety siiows. •
Breakdown .sliows la programs call Wa.shington, Jari. 1.
for .services oC comedians, 10 for Harold Hopper, chief of the mi
mciit’ on a , picture . that he
wouldn’t be playing until the
following week.
At Peace Table
Wa.shington, Jan. 1.
Harold Hopper, chief of the mo-
poi-sonalities wlio sing and are good. ;ior. picture section of the War Pro-
on clui iter, seven for dra- Uuction Board, on Friday (31) ad-
nui’.ic appearances, while two seek monisi'.ed the film industry ‘to get
stars, wild can jilay in^tpuments 'dr logcihor and put up. a uHited ifront i
. sire. , :■ . to see that fiiin.s are repre.seiited at
All pay top c.oiUj with Revlon fork- the peace table for. the" purpose, of
i:'.g o.U as high as $3,000 for a assuring free access to the post-war
.' siraight dramaiie sliot by fiim stars world market.H.' .: ■; '
. or. Its show starring Gertrude In a .statement issued to the press.
Lawrence and heard , O'cer the. Blue Hopper pointed out that the United
Sundays, ill; the 10 to 10:30 p.nit slot. States, t : Russia. China and' Great.
Screen .stars who come east can pick Britain w'iH write the peace terms,
up .several thousands with two or mid ’it will be in the litind.s of their
three appearances, both on straight statesmen to decide what conditions
; logit programs, such a.s the Philip they deem wi.se for the distribution
. Morris playl^^ and tlien cash in of -pictures, and the iirterehange of
on the .variety -format . shoWsi : ,
j Aims. .in . the world maiket’s , as
The. big coin has even spread to a, means of - p'rdmotih^ .continuing |
. daytinte . show; ' the Owens - Illinois the peace.’
‘Broadwa.y Matineei :ov.ej CBS Mon- . ■ ‘HpllyWoofl.' asks no favoivs' in the i
.: da'y ; thrpugh .Friday ; in .the •4-4:30 •.'tefips; ,tp ,be ■ written, 1 Hqppeiv. eoii-'
W.slot, '.' which :.st^ tiiiued. 'All it' asks is that.its product
guest perforritance' on this show pays be nllowcd. to come. ' into free. 'com* .
froin- $1,500 lip,.acco.rdirig to .the per- •.petitioh : w.ith . those of : any' ' other';
..sonaiify.'s drawing .ability,* eptirttr.y,.:u'nhawpei‘ed ;by legislation,'
t V ... ' (. .. ■ : tax penalties and embargoes which
liave lieen imposed in the past by
QJ ; toreigh cduntwes on the importatioii
OQ Uinicnsiondl r llin qf American films ’
, ' ' • n ' ■ Hopper stated the four. Allies- will
vU6 lor D W3V if 66m ■decide j this.:, question at tiie peace
' ISI' l * At 1 table. •.'Hollywood should not wait'
Within N6xt 6 Months its
• ■r - ; .. for the., proper -presentation of its.
, . Possibility that Broadway may see case. . Its (program .shpuld be . thought
’ f .third; .:dimensiohal ; fealn.re out in . advance, and shoiiid b'e f eaciy,’
within the first six months of the he said. J
coming yeaw .Was feyealed :b 5 ('sdui-ces
clpse :to the Rainsdell Gorp:, owners
, He ' sul'ghslefl, .that- -tlto, :'. industry
.should: maintain , adeq'uaie rp^^^^^
of the : patent righth'..Showisk: bo.f of .ailves. on' fhe scene- in ■wiasHingto'hV
P^i^ce in New ‘a\-ailabie, :'at ' all' timeh to cooneratc
¥orh"late i.h ’43 land for the first time
'ayailable; ;at all tipiGS. tp Cpoperate
ill .IpRowihg: dev.eippmerihi'i-m^
„ ; .was seen _tl^t the; medium, could 'tionn iD, the post^ situation;’' .
: bp controlled; ,|i-o.m reports of execs . 'Hopper warimd 'MoliyWooa against
. .. :,vsa w ir it. /gener.aliy was con- m-issing. these, -present ' oppor.t'tinitie.s
- ceded that the .; scare: . element, that; ., or Jt. will be , faefed -with :',ithe sam'e old
Of haying-, a, train., or . some object .:jn restriction .and :: e'mbargoes "that mfe-
iihe pie suddenly .seem, tp step .out:.of, .vented the film indUshy ■ ffom ' ex-
- .P.lC : and : crash . .toward the, .bbserver, . blbUiiig.: .fq,.eig„,: markets ;'in ' , the
, - can .vio\v be. eliminated- by - instru- period before .the -:d.urr.eht: -war,’’
- ^,^'ent■s,■t•hat'■c,o'htl'ol•
.oschgrouiJds arid: ..personalities - are . .Stantpn -G.fiuis, chief,::'oJ'..th.e ,mo--
d'f g.enefany.'gping on in. Hollywood,- but., tjo’h- 'picture ..b
sp for no, Ph'e.'part.ieula .pt' - War '- dlnfurmat-io.n ' . ;,(do,meslje
S^nt'e.cl the licensing. .fight.s, but-:that.: braPeh.),; .left . lah 'week to^ Hpliy-.
' Pgramounf Is'- bn.ithe insidb .'{I'afl,'',' -(. -wood t.'ftir..-. boiitobs. . tv.ith- .'the ' -Holly-:,
. , . Ram.sdell Corp. is headed . . by' wood Wav Activities Committee on
. AW.hur and Floyd Ram.sdci:; latter a . shdrts,. .relctises.-
■ ■scieiiti.d'/w.ho'.has .the ■ patent- orr': the' ' Gidffi.s-'i,^ ;currc.htiy '('on 'l'ea from.
-'. ' ''.inventiPn,. '.'Paramount.'
'•Bell Tolls’ Heading for No.
2 All-Time Grosser with
$11,000»000 — Republic’s
‘In Old Oklahoma,’ Head-
ed for $2,500,000, a Key
to Prevailing B.O. Strength
55 OVER $2,000,000
. By ARTHUK lINGAR
Hollywood, Jan. 1.
'•. FlhhaVhit the jackpot (in .spades,),
.With less product on the market
than the preyidu's season; fhe .95, big
''pictures ' which got .their ; initial
screening fi'om .De.cembef of .T942 'fo.
.mid-Decembei:.'. 19P, ■ are .-'fig.tw to.
hit a. record, biz', of ' $21,1,500,000 for
ti'.eir producers and distributors.
These' pictures are about 20 yi. of
■ those- f eleased-, ati;^ . exhibited diirirtg
the year, and all brpught, in: , returns,
of $1,000,000 and more. ■ , : . > '
, -'■ Loader for boxoffice . lake , -ik ‘For
Whom the Boll Toils;,’ . iPar) which
has.piayed. sbcanpd.foadshQwtim
126 spots aiid earned , over ,$4,OGO,OpO
for the ' company alf eau'y ; 'and when it
finally hits, the fegldar , spots, :in,^
away, ff om the advance admissidn .;
(scale and .'the 70';i.; rGhtal (b.asis,; ' it,
WiU have gotten doine.i5'ticaIly around
$11,000,000. Thi.s is second bes't gross
in ..the - h'istof y ,o.f : the; 111 m . ibUSlnes's,
the record, of course, bei'n,g '.heici 'by;
’Grone'With the Windi’ '’This has gone
oloso to $20,000,000.
'; Figures -quotea.-afe; all for the do-
i-nostic:; inarket, .and ( .with foreign
fevertue . added ■ the.- -pictiifc.s '(should,
gross .at .least' another. $’75,000,000 to
$100:000,000. : ,(; ■„
‘Song . of Bornadclto,’ (2bth.-Fux).
just felea:<ed, is going to he sold on
the same- basis . a.s has been ‘Bell
.Tolisi’'- and .from ■,,,p6nsbr-va|iy.q,'.,^^e^^^^
in.ates .dipuid. bring’ in.'afc'Un':! i7,pO0,i
000 in tlie. American inarket; (' .- , j
‘Madame Curie.’ the Metro pre.-uige
■film' with ‘the Garsoh^Pi.dgim.h 'Com
bi'.’.aiion, is another recent cnliy.
'\y'!th;tho company .figuring ^
$3,500,000 wiU be the homeland take
i'or.- ,t',hi.S- bne..'(Fiinf(j's',;.jtfSt,'4ri--.^^
bookings'., ('(vHh- .the Metro, ..boy.S:^®^
tie . eohdefned ('about',: ilitake poten-
tiaiitios-: until -'the film, go.es -ihtp gen'-
(e'fal'ahd' subs.cciUSh^ ' Tfib'.Gqldr
(wyh: recent release. '’North Star,’
, hand. ted' . 'by ’ ■ RKG , , , i’s .('hot ' 'wkat itfie -
.pf'dduec-f: figufed .'it .would :be at (the,
b.o.. with .$'2.800.0(10 c.«timaied for its
U. S. return:-:;' ,'v - ■ ' ..v'.' '
': : Oho"' t.hifa.g '(most: h'o'tab.le ' hv' the ;'en,-':
th-e'.-iisti is. -that ;.55-.:dt ithe 9.5,'' picture!?
.'-listed .are' briligihg'' or.dvill: .faring': ..in;'
S2.00b.000 or more in , panning, S.,'(- ';
; T'weri.t idlh'Ad.y, ; j;fl-j tiii.s (da s-s,-'-' w-'ith ,
Ib .d'f 'the' -fop .bradkd:.‘fiiins .'in' batik
-.d'n ( .fo'l-' , its':;. ,:1 94,3 -44,' r.elease '.seh'ed ulo, '
6lmii!d.,',get,a(rotufn.' q.fc
(kabiooo.’ for' .'.its 'ihve'.Stmciit;,' - .with;
'.-Waiinef : fi,g;u:ring 'bn reaiij'jiig-.fettirn
;-,bf'-:.,$3.6,obo;0()0''( for, .;14; -,'ltfm.s; .Metro
• (-,eqhtih'iicd''-b page .54 i
Deadline Jan. 1
. This edition of ‘Variety’ went
to press Jai:.,l.
Early 'deadline, because .of the
. mechanical.:: problems' - and' ,:'the
size of this issue,..inakes it neces-
:.sary'to qm.if certain'standard de-' -
partments this week.
LuceV Blue Buy
', ' Washihglon, Jan. 1'.
FCC officials had ‘no comment’ to
offer after ::the ;saie of chunks of the
B1 lie Network - to ' Henry ( Luce,
Chester ,, Ji. .La,.; Rqche,, Marl?, Wpeds
and Edgar Kobak. . Gne spokesman
explained . that .. there was . nothing
about .the:'sale , which would require
it to come before' the Commission
for action.
There wa.s. hp,wcvcr, con.sidera'ole
speeuldtibn. among the (few Congress-.'
men .still lu Washington, and a strong
hint that the subject, would , be
thoroughly aired folio vviiig the end
of ; thO', ChrfatiTfias reces.s. 'WKa,t:has
the politieianS: .worried ,is the , He;niy
Luce : piirchase.. Luce .’is: one. 'of the
leading. (sUDporlei s ■ - Of ' . (.Wendell
(Wiil'kie: , for tlie . Republican 'Presi;
donlial nomination. Feeling (was
that the web could be turned into
a Wilikie mouthpiece this spring,
aiid .this has' many Republicans c-on-
cerned, since the organization gen-
c-raliy is opposed to liirn. . ', ( , --
Cab and Duke Insist They
Entertain Negro Sailors
■ Chicago. Jan. 1.
. - Cab (jalloway and Duke Ellington,
both playing engagements here, have;
taken the stand witli the Amuse-
ment & Recreation .Division and
USO Can-.n Shows tliat tiiey , will
not .(piay.va'ny , datc.y: at:,,,Cl.reat; 'Lajce.s .
'Hayal. ’rfairiing: Station; . this . year,.
:,Uhle.ss- they; ;are,:.ailowqd,'to ,play (b.c-.
fo.re;the 8,0.00 obioi’Bd. lraii'iee.s ,al thb'
station. Both .loaders. ., are wiriing , to
‘.play .-two ■:shqiys;: on ; tljbir',‘ day - b-lfi,-
-■but.- arc ‘'deiermurc-A -tha-t-'''q,iie'''bf-:-,:fe^^^^^^
pertoi-munt-es. will bo for the '.benefit
of their owft/.f'a-fc'e’i ''
: Calioway , and ;Eliingloi; both
played ..engagements iit Great Lakc.s
last year. Neither bandleader has
ever refu.sod to play' a date for serv-
ice men. '„ -'i - :' -' -
Soldi^i's Save Show
;■ Minncapoii.s. Jain 1.
.:. St. .Paul Civic Opera Co. faced
the' . pi-pspoct , of Staging il.s 3 anf lary
-s'hh.W,' • ‘Rio . Rita.’ with hi,gli school
b'oy.s a.s the male clioru.s o'j singing,
rangers until Colonel Kecley. eom-
..thanciani at Ft. Snelii'i'-ig,, military
post here, came to the rescue; Ho
(oft’Cred'; the .service.^ of (his ; singing
.Soldiers- :'’a'rt'd" the offer was eagerly
accoptecl.
Civilian male chorus .iust. wa.-'n’t
; ay.ailitW c, ; d iic , 'to mqs,t ' meii bver, 3 8.
bei'ng- in .se,rvie'e''6'r,wtir :(.,( ■
t ■ The top hoxotficO .sefeeri pa.mes. of
the yeai a,fe .Gary. ..dioOpef., .headm^^
the male contingent, and Ingi'fd
Bergman the femmes. Both of them '-;
appeared in ‘For Whom the Bell
Tolls,’ While Cooper also was ,,iu
’Pride of the Yankees’ and Miss
Bergman's -, other ' film .was. .‘Casa- :
blanca.’ This selection is ba.sed on .
the fact that the two Cooper pictures
are in line for a $13,400,000 gross and
the ttvo in which Miss Bergman ap-
peared are, headed for a total take of
$14,700,000.
Top coin director is Sam Wood,
having brought to the boxoffice the
two films that Cooper ' appeared in -
'Bell Tolls’ and ‘Prlcle of Yankees.’' (
With the fear of the $67,200 ceiling /
in earnings having disappeared, the
top bracket talent did not .shirk any
studio chores, although there were ,
; quite a few.- packaging deals, getting ;
percentage of the profits, 'and other
contractuaL relationships worked out'
Whereby (the .'persohalitiBs, ' dirsefors;
( arid-yMito^ g'et the .masdmuni ;
of ;obih,- after tax.' deductions'. .W’ore
worked but,- 'But rnost of the. pictures""' .
made by these' pe.ople, -who ' iheiude .-
actors, writers, directors arid produ- ; .
c-ers, will show up on the 1944-45 re-
leasing .schedule.s. '-'-( , ' ;'
Salaries of course, were at the '
freeze point, with only a few excep- «
tions made for talent in all classes- by ; .,
Uncle Sam tor increases to peopie ;■
who wore in the medium oaniing -'
bi-ackcts. . Still, one -will find , t h a t-
players. arid ' others who worked in. ,
. more -Ilian the average amount of
picture.s u:wa'ly attained a gross take
that was more healthy than it was
in 1942. ■(;
Possibly one of the biggo.st mono.v-
makers of the year wa.s David O.
.Seiznick, though he has not (com-
pleted a picture in . a number of
.years. His profits came thiotigh the
sale ■ of ' (various . properties ( to 20th ;
Century-Fox as well as the loan of
))ersonalit:es for hit pictures of the ( '
: year.
He 'loaned Ingrid Bergman to Par-
amount for .’Bell ■ TtiHs.’ Dorothy
(Continued on page 12)
U.S. to Aussi 6 in 4 Days
Is Post-War Outlook
For Amorican Tateut
By ERIC GORRrek
Sydney, Jan. 1.
; . , 'Direeii-y the.'guns’of .'war'.c'qase.'fir-.;.: '
ing, -arid .with (the. lilting of 'Mbnbtaryi'. ,
-and'., ::t'rav'el ';)(bstnctions, -" twb-a-da'y ' -
' yaude-i-evue, Austi-alian show biz '-'
' icaclcrs say, will boom as never be-
fore.
' ..( Visioned is an air transport sy.s-
'Idii) operating between U. S. and..
Austi-alia, likewise Great Britain and
. Au,s tralia, :;t,hus makirig it'’ pqs'siblb f or :(
ac't.s to,.;cor)i6 .:arid g.b'.ih a. epntinuci.tis- ,
flow'. '..'■■■"■'•-■y-:'..'.;"’
;-. -The ;p6sit-wat’ ' pb'riocl. it; isj.flgured,';
', .yjlli. make. it. 'possible for ';U, S. aetS; '
tq:r'eac'h(AUi?tr.aiia 'wd,thiri..fouf dayst,;'
.' play, a I'O. to l3,-woek se,asbih:-ai,r.’'|t-.to. .:
. (New.' .Zealand for addit) 0 'nal(',p,laj;irig.'
flnie, t'heri' tha'yel ;to: Soiilh 'Afi'ioa.fqr':
dales, 'the ;on .to 'En'giaiid.'aivd, filially ,
- i;etiifii toCU,':$|j '''(',-
PlCtliRES
tnirfy^f^ighth P^SrIETY Annivorsary
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
ROGERS PEGS H500, 000 1
FOR FIVE UA FRlSi
DAILY VARIETY’ AND BiOFF
— Ry ARTlll R LING VR
By ICD BARRY *
-Jail .^e'tttfiyces totaling 67 y '
firios in'itiiJOiOOb , keve meted 'dut; Fi'i-'
ciay 1311 .tlp.Ji11iGl:';seyon clefenciaiit.s
.cenvictcd;' oi cxdpttibn/in' the ;$ 1 ,C) 00 ,- ■
000 . ftjm. .«l)altodo\\n) ',,last week, beiorb ,
Judge .. John. . .Bright ., in. .the .cnm.inai .
■ bi^aneK .Vdf ..'..the ■.'E’e'dbral.' 'coin'ti New , ,
■'Y.brk,'... : 7> ..'...'.'1 'r- ‘ .> .'...
■iSi.K ot'thb'.’dcteiidantstvemr : to!,
. ak. ihO;' bby,s.,:'13'Oni anch alleged '
■TOembei\i.. 0 { th,d A1 Cafibnc gghg,^
^ Baal Do Iraeia. Frank Marita'.e, J
'Gharles‘'eiiBe:',Bb.u:is CampagnlV,' John |
' ■ I?OssblU,r'' Plrilid ‘ B'Andrea. were j;
recipients' .(U'r limit .;.:seih.cince' ..b£. lO:
.. yenrsi ..Imprisonment . 'and.' $10,p00.
finG»''.e;aV;li::..'.;Lo'u,i.'s IKaufnianl.'Ibriner:';
libwark. litbor leader. ;W,as sentenced,
to ' sey eti ■ j’eai..s:. '• imprisohment; ; .and.' :
$i0,'000r kauhnah.'. '.wais. ' sort-::
- ttnued ..ini $85,00.(j.'. bail' .pehdi.ng. .ap-. '
■peal, but ...ihc ...yx'-...b dofendahts.
w'ere' .remanded : tb;...'the. . Ilohibs. do.-:
■ 'spite '.moti,o.ns;.lh.a't 'they.’ 'also 'will .
pea.l Gpn.yic.tten,s..’. .' I Previo.u.d.yy three'.
. .we.ekS. '. ago; ..', 5 .ii'in..ilar',;:c.ha:rges . agaiiist
Rai'ph..pi'eime.:\veib'clismisse^
' br ..p'viden'eeil::’/:.'; ". "r ■' .
Sad Prosperity
Pai.l Whiteman received a
$i.O00.ai')yalty:,elieck. iw .yicfoiv
.Vior .soihb old' 'expert market' sale's”
; .(,:i?hrec:'0’C.lbck. iiv.tbo
'.etc: I. and. ' found that ■;tli'e...: '.unr
.'■e.x'.p'oc''.'.cd.' djv.id.end.w 'Cpst 'h.i'm
.'S'5,B'0d'. in‘''taxcs.,". ' 7-
'it .■l;ln‘ew..':him .jigltt 'Up into, the
■ J.dc'mn-tlreidall'a'r cl'as^...' .'■ ;
...•'Flyfe..icalurcsy.wif.h a:.,tdlal budget; ; .;7 .7 r- --vOy'-AMf »*»■
of S-1, 500.000, were announced by . ' ■ . Hollywood, .Tan. 1. | it would be good for Sl.OOO.O,')!) a year
I Chiiries R Rogers as his contribution : Seven men . were convicted ' last ... .to . 'usi 7.. We asked how he ' ebU Id ;do'..,
' to 'Uiilted ' A?Utts' leldasb ::seiiedule ''«'eel^'ih N.bw:Ybrk7ot extortion froni t te tyon-
.to .ynitcci.,,Aiyi^^ U ■ the mbtio,n..idclure indiistrymf $1,0Q that Ip five 'iyeaitsl.liniq .w^
.tlarihgy lp44.‘4o,-^ , ..v .qoq bit the tesiiiTi.bny ptt n.eip.ally: of O'v'it. .5b'-,V of the 'pisUi.ro cbmpahie.s. s
-■ ■Sfa'i’ti.ng.'r\vith ' .;’S^ thb . 0.pen pudgy W.illie..:fc.bft and 'Ws...pb They....wjn; ajF'bear, th
...i R'bad,7' lybw '.in' production', ;::t, lie pro.--, labor . r'Ocketecb;George-Brpv\ti.e!. both.. ,.Sp :.:a;.ud -Sb; ttlphr .; lh.cn.'. .t)^ '.That
i .igranf 'hitdndy. "One Man's:- Ban^ 'of 'wHom.bimto . their: indictntcnl .di^'f ^yoltd; , ■ /'* . ; ■ . , .,7 '
' 'i.T-ib T ■ V 'ft . ■ • ■.h-' .the respcmtable.spot.s of cxccntiVc.S ott'.. : Wc.-had'. had:"SOme .din.cimirccs.Avith '
■ 7My. . Wild Jrmh. Rosea 'Cou>rty Qn^Two Guilds .here; . Bioff -said;, hb' would'
. Days' /and ‘An.gel. Citv'.MjvSho'tjlileiv;'' ■atricalt.'Stage Emplbyees. aMd.'.Motion ■! iVhip.. them into'' liti'e. ;. Wg lolii him
'• '■■ . Picture ' Oporalors of. the United ‘ we conlii .-settle with them ourselves,
"■' '1 ' States and Canada. .':.7''' . So he wanted to know if \ye iicld iu.s
Knionf Tilfp«' 'hn Tftlir^ ■ ■ '' -The expo.sb o:t Bion:,:Brpwtt.c;' m 'a1.,.'|..pa;St'.: against. Vlvim; saying " 11 . 0 , .'tiad...
,:, 'I\RIgUt,.'.,UUI'CS.''..yil',lUl|I.a,^^.^^.^^ oa'ts,i:,:.afifl.''.wa.S:','n.
m;t:ial.!fbr.nla'ct'nri«g't.93S>.'".'!' .7 :.'.,;gpod' boy; ■hp\\vvpnr..'j
WPB’sMlurphey
Invites Exhibs
On New Theatres
KnJofhl 'on Tours ■ ' . . 'The expose o:t Bibn:,;Brpwtt.c;' el a1.,.;j past'.: agaiiii
'''.p'ah Be a'ttii'bi'.ted'rto. events Oiectir-ring.! ■/■stowed:.' my - P'j.i.u . uptn,; ..m.iu. .wu.sy.-u,
'■■'r!imii''^Krtlir-rirrn5f i'n;t:al.dbr.nja'ct'nri«g''i.93S>.'";;'!' .::t'7../,/, Igpod' boyrhouv' pnr.T
' Valll|i ..UilUW' V" . - A /Grand Jury ..hvSacrainon't'o dl'iiv ...Wie' had; It.rs. record iii 'the'.'.oftic'p', but
■' Fbiix'Kbmiit.Hit' M i'os ‘>16' summer .of. 1939. Was;:hrt'CSfl holding dltat/OVOiim'fe/head,''
. Fel l<i>T>„ht..mt, a^ e\ e;y base. /tabpr/abttvilies.' Of . biit' that he '.tvsis .Bmug ; judged :bii liis.:
hospital aud medical: field umt' on lits .gjpd-; , i,jiui'ys pt the 'iA’TSB ' c.ivrr..en|::: activities,; and., .w.buld. bq ■ aS;
in :this. .state;. :.■ ■ . ; 7 :■ ;.. long ah he.;.rait . his ..bnsines
ihospitalahd meclical fiolyl'umt onli^ iBiolT/’and ' the ■ aflafe '.oh the JATISB
eight . months' tour of il-.e South ]„ (-.jis '.state.' ■■ ■
' Pacific '■ for: .. 'tJS0'7Cim'v'''R '.7S'.hb ■ . D'ui”ing'.tHi.s.,:'i.nvcstIga;ti0hr;S'bm''e^^^
only to .give performance.Cbnt to get mentioned .somethin.g about S'.OO.OOO
.. , ... . , .' ,. : A : ' .. V.* ' ...I .' that'. Bloft’ . had. obtaihed .grom Joe.
hi :lhis. .state;. ,.. ■. long a.s he;.ran . his ..busines.S' properljV :
■ . D'ui”ing'.tHi.s.':'i.nvcstifiaTi0hrkb.m''eo'i.ie, . a tell us w:ha.t tb.'db,.:
.ihenl'iohed 'somcthingr aboiit.' $ip0;b06 , ;. ■.B.io{r.'Gcfs'.Told.;C).ff;., ' .
th'iit' . BiofT '. had ' obta ihed droiii ; Joe...: : ' Biit ' Eioff 7 did not . desist, afler
Schenck, at.:th'at' ;timo'/''ch.a'irniqij ..'of 'tliah: fbr..iiiqre..tlm^ was.,
the 2.9th-Fox'.''b0aixl/o.£ . d'umc{(fe.. ..l;t- 'oithp.r; .:h hi . .pe'rs.on' ;br -phobing',..
physitxil .ch.eckvips . h ig-'. ;gj.].,puc'h, .at.ithat' Itimq'/ 'chairnlqh ..'of itl'iah: for mqr
turned only two weeks ago. the 2Qth-Fox’ board of (iircctor.s. It . either around hi . .pe'rs.on' or ph.onin.g, .
. He starlcd trip ::'witlr .bronchial -st'as' quite- a hhess.-.ilje: iegislaiors,' of. .wantiug^^^' know. 't\; hat. -we 'were :
pneumoiilal’ Which. ::he:'got'lridb.0f7W.:state'WereM hi*. ./Qnr 'hpswer;
'W . .' , ; '7i, 'the tlhhg; ■hwcstigator.i/ wmr'tV.g'o.uig . always., urns. ,.;We.: ,vv^^ be/Hlid, ..utd'ge
abOiird:'Ship. ' over .the book.!., dt ;'tho'ii..ho.: vVantori . to. k|lbw' :
a. month; later, when h.c toolc a;, spill ;.a halt .'t\;as ..Called torcyery thing;' .'if 'wc tttbirited'imQtfi.' -■.;’rh'at NtUs, the.,'
d,otyn/th'e:,hat'cH«W^ q’f a; small Navy; . diVer's. .imWsbn'S,. as ;i;ai:, 'a.S'.,fQ^ ..bere 'finale;,. f0iv:.wo; told; :vV:itli ,h>s, .;
bo,",t. The stairway I'.ad 18 steel were concerned. ; own bodyguard along.-;idc of his ear
weeks ago. .yimilar charges a,gain.sl : ; y ' ■ -'v ■■ Wa.shington, Jan. ... down the. hatchway q’f a small Navy divers roa.sons, as far a.s folk.s here : finale for we told him, and with his
Ralph Pierce wore dismissed. for lack : '(leorge W. McMurphoy. head of bo.nt. The stairway I'.ad 18 steel were concerned. ,' ; own bodyguard along.sidc of his ear
of ..qvidEiicgit'l;:; t''.':mhp;.i,cW-eatibn' seetibn ol' thW -'Offi 'StepW^i' t . .7 ' 7 ' '■"■■" ' / '■■"■ ■'■ •Daily Variety’ rcpor.cd wiia; iiad we told h.iin olT aiui iu.ppod out. -;;.
DneU'v rl'inme circ'umstances ".he ; civiiian. Romiirements. 'dibWibrnof : / roqCUr^
bb*':front,:ChP\vimitld.: hayq''gone mb' fouitdVKnight, Sufierrng tronv-a, *a£ around ho was going to put us out
tlW''FedeiWii house :Qf;detehtibn.r ihA ',.j.;' ''W . ‘^ ri.ghl e,nr. double vi.sion. m tl'.o left BiofT. 1:110 ‘Daily paui no attention ,,,■ Our 'word back wa.s; -Wbll
stcadvthGY*ere7sent -to 'the: Tbrnbr/fel^AGd '*muhm » vase of shocked -.nerves, to him' .flor:his:blealsy;a!thoug*,-hc;7i,CG,:y^ -clo:' And
noon aoplication of iSpecial/U,-;. S, i cg vhy the.;attlm what he ; B.mq- remembered that answer: He
.stead-' thGy.;.,\Vere; sent -to the' 1/ombs handing theatrC'S' iTfiwar*
upon application of Special U. S. Gor..aestcd. ', areas, "7lq;; ,appl'y.'::..l:o ..liis-.':
Aitovney General Boris ,Kos,telahCt|^7 hra'iibh'.'.fo:v''i ah'; application'. '■to''-bia'kV
w'no conviclcd tlio .sextet, inasmuch ■a.--,,;;c.s. -'7'.' ' ' / .'v' .■:'7'':.-'-:'--.:V',',i.
as Geiirgc E. Browne. William BiofT • i 7,;;..' ,, . '
and, 'Nick .ehmbl.a7are ■tempdrari'ly .,, '.
iiicai'ccrated tVicrc. Browne . ami “'“.'‘d -'hme
Biop' remembered that answer: He
.through .Avlth'ithq. trip- w covered -would do to v..s. BiofT liad ‘.bo much .st'aitcd all sorts of .''funis to annoy
42.000 in-ile.s itii a t'.i‘.‘CO-inan unit else to do to try and bring us in line iWs.'- 7 Hn'd .strike iiuilod mi tis bc-
which includes Ralpii Thoma.s and at : that time; he had oilier prob- (.ausc we printed in an ‘open shop.’
Poo,gie Poogie Alstrund. . The latter, lems. S'uch as siraighleni.ng out the Had us put on the unfair list of
a magician, ha.s S:ii,i:ce7e6ntinu;ed,qn:,to . matter of tii.- American Federation ''iV 'thW lime 'sent word to
iiicai-ccratec ‘.'r.crc. Browne 'and, .sun, c:, a', magician,. na.s sincem Araeriean , rgacration , i!,at time, 'sent word to
B.ibff'*CrC' main;':,w,itnessbs:."&r 'th,e .l;:2^'. ,of;Actprs, Screen Actors Duild SneV .advertisers, ..dot to advertise with
Government a.gain.st the . m.nb and ‘7'' ^ accompani.st, .■.•c;.‘.;rncd with the wh.it not. i 7. 7 1-7/ 7''' :.:7' 7' : . u.s. if they liked .smooth la'oor re-
Kn.stclanelz desi.giuitcd tiio. Tomb.? to .'‘W ^ » n t sinaer. ;. '"7-':'.7';-.r 7 Elects Big. Batl Willic ■ ; u.tlon.s, 'etc. /;/. 7.7-' ;7, '/ '
forcstai: po.ssible repercussions if at! situation war- Altogether, the troupe did about 7 Tlieiv on th iiigiit of Labor Day, yep. .„-c lost advethisirig. Friends
were tiirown together. ■ , I'ghy- ; ,'7 , 300 show.?. Alsirand took a beating. 1940. Weeping Willie, feeling .salisfiod t„ ys so we sort
In -passing, scmence. Judge. Bright . Mc.Hiirphey reiterated a warning also, when he slopped off a 12-foot that' he had all his line.? strai,glitcncd . „( started lo‘ print a few -things
s.nid;’' - ■' , ' to .'appJi.eanU to, e-lth'er have pro.iec- stage, losing cohScip.iisne,s,s . In: addi-' .'ou.g- ihaying, hi.ide some sort of deal Bioff cditoriallv That 'was
■The evicIcnce'sliowoHEie' ,guiH'0f/| ‘>06-^ so'.md equipment, as well as tion to a iron', tooth. A il-.irry. call the day before which. r.vor'.cti a. “trike ; 7, November 1940 w'c w-re
these dofcnciiiiils undi.sptitedly. With j eiiairs for the houses, available when for medical help pin him 'oack bn of the Screen-' ACtor.s Guild menVoers ‘^,,1 pomp! j,nen.ia-.-y to BiofT in
ti'iO' exception, of Kiiufman. none of . apply, or ‘.0 know where to .se- liis feet and he finisi-cci his act. .of the ..studio, sent word that ho me-saidl We called him every-
these men were mdmbers of, the ' them. Otlicrwi.se. he added, . .Tra.veli.ngjivetic'ry'tl'ii'ng :trom land- would, irse to ‘smoke the pipe' ./of ..hing wc'could i.h’ink''of ih.-it would
union. . None had any ri.glit to in- >^v',co thi.? equipment is not being iiygc.iniats to trar, sport planes, the peace’ with 1 .s. He thougiit a «ood calibre We spoiled a ii't
terfere With the action' of the i’Unibn. i mapufactureb tat' pibsont.n.thC appli-.' ;u;iiit playod bCtorb audicnceS oT.froiTj place; for lhat/ ivpuld bo,. his, ranch, .|-j his' iiil9i"UC bv' prinlino' it before :
The evidence, in my opinion, amply catinr.s wi;: iiave :o be turned down. 12. to 4.0f)0. ■ . . We felf difrercnt!.y and finally wo'und ■ , ee.iVi net it midrrwnv RiofT'
sustains; :'*b.i/yci‘dict 'Of . the q 'iury.4; ,,'' -..'7'1' ''."''''7'',''. '. ';-.l:77 ' , '.' 7 , .'-n'.'7 , 7 . '-''.vg , . . ' . I7c'7l ,, '''777„g ,, 7 , up meeting Willie, for the first time,; ,1 ,1 - ■ " Mcbecl/ : He 'told everv-
wcrc tiirown, together. . ■',.'„'.'',7 '.'■ . ' 7: ;' .■.■■.■'..■'7;. .7,
In -pas.sine senieiice, '■. Judge' feight !,. :-MeMurphey.:.reilerated' a . wa.riiirii
s.nid;’'. ' '■•'. ' *.o app'.ican;.? to eitlver have pro.ioc
TIioy- are all guilty of disgraceful
coiiduCi;’ : , ■ ' ; ,
Prior Ip :.?cnte:;ciiig. James D. C.
Murray .and others of defense coiin-
, sel consumed t;wo. hours, in . :nmt,ions
. to set aside the verdict of the jury
. on . the ..usual ' grpuhds.' NIurrny said:
‘These men were tried by ;he news-
Filnis’ Post-War Mission
By WILL H. HAYS
-.. contact for:. ‘Daily Variety.' ; .
By WILL H. HAYS ' '-. BiofT was most gracious, .said 1 A
'. , ■.■: '.' ' ' ■ ■..'. .'• . ■■.'■ , and ‘Daily Variety' should get along.
'Marclnr.g a.? a unit, the American moiio-i •prcture/'inclustry ,, accepted its ‘q, - other.?. -We toid him we didn't
iv .'r'’'''", T- b:'lo£ his" iiltoiguc by> printing it before
■Wefelt clifferci.i .ly ,and^^^ .m^ / .Bioff
.Up;mectipg ;Wi ;he /fordhefi^
.tti. the.'aui o. pDJOhn, Oate^ am lA
^ec., in*o::« Street uhaf.? our of-
Gatcly^ and another ^lA cxce, wore i pee . addre.ss); I’l! kill a cmiplc of
present, as was Ralph Roddy, labor ' .: ' ' .7 ■ . . ...
t.,- Ti ,;’.. ■u.>..m)<, • ■ ■ ...ncni, etc. , - , ; , ■ ■ ■
' But . we. only continued to print
w.li at B i off was dp > ng. ,11 ot what he ',
had done In ‘.he , past,' ' sti'Ch a.s run
away on' a pandering rap. stolen
pr.per.s and continually referred to|,respQnsflJihties. in; waV and took up it.?. po.<ilior. on ;'nc w'nole width of the know wc wore doing something that etc. true oilr advertising
a.s ‘remnants, of the Capone iiiob.' . front,: This: ali-O'Ut e'Torl wnil not cease, eitiier now or on the ;ioyfui day U'5> ;'6t show a friendly attilude. '(jBjumris''.\VEi‘'e ■ not many, thanks to
a.s; ‘remnants',, of the Capone iiiob.' . front,: This: ail-Ou't <
Kv- Judge H. Simaudl made total vic'.ory. Ti
lengthy - and-, impassioned plea for i u- ' , , ■ ,
Kaufman. Judge Bright then, askqd . i,i oihev channels.
of total vic'.ory. The only dilTerence :’\yill.: .be , /.the - turning of ‘.kal effort
what .sentenoo he. would, mete out I0 i jn'aii: m'a-.'pf ann:ihHalion:,i \vlien,.fai‘ms.-a'/n,d..:flrcsi.des \vc.rc as.fO'xhple.? and. What' ;a, great :gUy. Willie \ya«,' what.he - i neii we nan .;a 'prq- inanK,?giving
Kaufman . if he' iSimandl) wore redoubt.?, ihcre has been appalling material de.stniclion. B'U.t there has ha.d done for show biz. etc., and we heat. A guy _ named -tVestbrook
j-adge in the Case;' Simandl -thought i gHb' been appalling oulturai' and <oiritua; destruction ' " ’ ’ ' ' ■ ' ■'■/" ■ ' ' "iVOuld not be sorry. We told Bioff Pcgler >'-?’P}md into , otu- . fight .y He
1. ycar.nnd a.dav suniciont. but Judge ® C'.ufurai ana .-puirua. oe.?u action. . - ^ :;7:, ... ::. wp did not feel an-, editorial/ was ■„ ‘;<>re lco.se tiiat inglil m the cast, tc',1-
Bright .gave inni the ..Seven-year • 't I'-en tune heals Ine scars .of, eonfiicr," hot onlyy,.nc)i'rit'S anq .citigs., jiiust; ..-or.der at tpe .time, /but ithat wheilTone igg all. about,; Bioff .and; hig pandei'y
s:C.h,te,nce,:;inst6'ad;. ;■ 7 ; /: . ri.--o- ;ag,oln,-bu{.'a way of'.hfe t'i'iust. 'also be/ /restored., Ha\/ing. siu-ylyed, aq /vipuld he /don.q that it'.w'o'Uld be -writ- ing clay.s,,.and hpw .hc'was -a fugitive.
; 'L'.ntisual precautions,' : a:go of destTUctid.n, the- iridastry- niust'/be, ib:a:dy/'|0r ah .'ag^p of c0nstrii.c,t,ion... ten Avithout .any request on:; his part,;: 'That ,,Was..a;..:lot, of help ip otir:.cUrec-
Bipff / kgpt; ;on ;;talklng,/;:hiee]y qtoo; .Coiumns/WeremtQtymai*.'
and liU he-wantcd was tliat wc write :V ‘7"'
an editorial during that week .saying . / , . ...*,' / '* * ^ *’ /. , /. , -
what' ;a, great :gUy 'Willie was,'' what he Then , we liad .;a 'prerThank.?giving
had done tor sho-w- biz, . -etc'., and we 7 , ‘teat: . ■/ A guy: n/a,med; •Westbrook :
would no.t.' /be sopry; , 'W'e, , told Bioff ; Pcgler, hopped: , inlb . bur ; fight ./- Hd,
we did; not feel an7editorlal Was in tore lbose that night ,iri 'the /east, tell-
s:Ch,te,nce.:.;inste'ad;, ;'■: . ', :; ...7 ' .
! Bmisual Precautions : . „v. -* - . , . ,, .. ... , . , . . . ,
ior»- , 'V , :«xre leWtw «=». : V- : ' ' : »,a : «i.aj ml, WM
suilT, possi'Mc/ 'denip.ustratiOn' after /^h' “’C- rebudding. of the. cuTtiu-aj;, the moral, the . spiritual.,; nothin.g Will, , /'We. 'then- told him .We' kft.ew: -wihy .along. ..So with -the two of , us -in'' tne .
**Senteiice .'7 ,/'. ./ - ■ ' z/ ■ -be .ni orb Cogent than the motion picture. In .'peacB..as;.in war/ it will.rchder,' he, vva.n'ted- it, as :We reea'lled/that 'a. ^kme 9>f6Ction, Bioff ■ final
The. seVen defendants were a "lum; .th:e widest p'dssible, seVvice. . To . its tr.an.sce'ndericy ' as . a '/universal entertain- :Feder,al7Grand Jury Was .interested ;' up in the Bridewell in ,: Chicago „td.
and gloomy, group after'sehtehce”was >h 6 ht medium is: added/ its .’potfency.-' .in /'Ihe , fieids, ' of Informatidti. / and /in his income lax affairs, etc,: BiofT .serve that 'pahdei‘i,ng’; sentence .he
passed,' but otherwise tried to main- education; ■' ■ - , . , ' / ' ; ' ' . / ' unfolded himself and told us what sort of overlooked and hragged ;
tain poker-faced attitude.?. To .see that these inimitable potentialities - are employed to the ulmo.st he would do for u.s. He would .see a.bout,. But 'bejieye us. he put up a
7 ',,hiin 7 (tA , - Xt 'th-Abrvice to'^ possible num.bei‘- ia nqiw' and always the indus-- , to it ' that the, gtudios, 'guilds. ,elc., stiff ; fight not 7 tb, go, east and - ii.sod.
; / 7 7/, : 7/ / / , ' :, ' - /''// // every'-political a»^
tain poker-faced attitude.?.
‘ Upori : application /.of .Kostelanetz,
Judge Bright , continued the/ session
of -court 'for- three .additional, years. -
Point is./that /any . tinie Within that-
per'uvd/.the eburt ,e mbdify ,'seyerity
of .sbiilonce, Hvouid-./th/ose convicted,
: : - ■ .S'U'ffci'‘,';‘'aTiy',''qha'trgb'''-'bf7^^^ ",0.0^'
.cide to, ./imblicato / othef . eb-ebnspira;-,
toi’S./ :' Sami .-conditiori has bbtainGd
; iii- -f he/ZBroWne' ,ahd/ Bioff: .senteiiqmg,;,;
which in 'llkelihbqd may /* hiodi'7
. fled at, .'request,' Of , Kostclanetz',.fo'r
aid : /§iv.:en the '. Government ; iri te/stl-
. .fyin'g/ dgaiUst- the sey en/ t'n *1$', case.:'
' I BiofT is .serving a 10-year terin;
■/ /Browhe. Was .senteheed tb eightyeariii
, Dean was also sentenced to eight
years.. Browne and BiofT have al-
ready paid their fines. I / ■"' .
: It is hinted the Government will
n.cw go after otlicrs whoir. if believes
implicated in the shaiteciown plot
whether, ’.hey be mnb.stcr.s. film
nioguls' -or /pcjjficia.h.?. : Th.e/.'U:, S. 'is
making an clPo-jt cflort to snare the
■ / *h!ghcr-iip.?.‘ whamsoever ‘.hey ma.r
- ■ be. /.,■/■'','.
Lewis’ 2(1 foi' Int.
/ Hollywood. Jan. 1.
, ; Second- pictures to be produced 'oy
Davi.s -Lewis Tor In'-ernationa! Pic-
f tires will bo , ‘Home Is the Sailor.'
', yarn by Erie Hatch. ' _'
'. - Xiis said to iuive’ brought 825,000.
ITIie This Issue
' (Kt^fSiilar Staffers >lnd Correspondents Onitlled)'
; John Abbott.. /...... 186
George .Ade 12
Fred .Allen 23. 108
Phil Baker 106
Jack ■ Be.U-i.v 5,5
Vlilton Bcrle. , '.-''.■.'//''.■'.'''i'-r'e,., .''.l-S'-
;:'ShGi7riia.n B;:!in.K.?;cy 34
Cap'.., Claude Bir.ycn.'; ,■/■.'.
Dr. Frank Black ;.... 113
I‘.‘vin,g Brec/he-r,., A:-; i .'';. 7'/ 9
Ci-.arlcs E. fitirke'',,'./'.,',,,;7,.'. 205
.'Eddie'. Cantor . i-'-r. .' '■ :i5/
Ca:“/e!l Carro/l. ,7 :,l. ..yll. HI .
Bennett Ccri -i ' 12
, ■' Rc.g Conneliy., el , 7 -,;, 1- . .'77 189
Ru.-‘.?p: Cro'jse... ... ; ;/i 10 -
•’ Ho-.varci Dietz 14 '
; ;W.,7 a 7, S; DpUg/ias7;/./. .;./,,> 7,7'./ / -49';
W.ally . Downey ;/ .- 1 61 ..'
Jimmy Durante. . .Z . 77 ’,. . , -/ 9
Clifton Fad’iman'. , , ,•.■107 '
James Fly /. 107
Harry/ Foster. . . . 7 .7 163 ■
Sir Benjamin Fulicr. '..■j, 7 '.35 ’
James J. Gcller , . . 187 /
■ 'Robert , Gessher. i', .; . /, 7.1;. ... 30 .
John Golden , 7.7;7//,';'.7v/ 222
Nu'll'ia:ft-. D.,.'Go'ide’n . ...... .■,'i’-l'7/. : '.44' i
Le.sLcr , Gottlieb. . . . Il3
Dougla.s- L. Grahame. . . i:. 164
John Grierson... . .48
■ -Benn . Hall. l-i . 34
'.'■''.G,s’'C*'H’am’mei'st'G,i^ . ■ ' 1 , 8-7
Sgt. Jim Harrigan. 108
Radie ■ .Harris . '.7 ': . 7 .' .52
Will H. Hays. g.\. y.".': 7 yi 7 - /’- ' 4
Boo Hope . . .'.,','7 . . 11
George/ J'bsise'i . .,/. .■’i'.,/-'-. ..-.ll
Edward Joh.nson..; , . . ;.; ,/-7 191
Beatrice,; Kay . . ,:,.:7-. , .- i ... . . . . ■18'7
Ci'.arles O'Brien Kennedy. , 222
Frank Kingdbn j. .I' 7'.- . 112
'"' Arthur K-bber 7'.' 7 7,.-. / ■ 6
7- JabiCLait : ..v/l.-, i.vi.al . 38
, Joe I.au i/i.e; ;.Ti:./. ' , . .31, . 48. 204. , 206
: Col. Kirko LaWf-biv . 23
Arthur -Levey . .-;7 / 7-,,.:. .,',7;., ,.7 r,"' 108
■ Alnii Lipscott .,'7.7.:'.",. ■ './.';.; 7:.'’ 43
Prince -.Littler ./;:. . 161
Groiicho Marx . . . ; . . 30
Arthur L. Mayer .,,'.7 44
Richard Mealand. . ■; ; . 7 . . , 22
. Blanche Merrill .'■.:./,: 7 '..v /, '■ 2/3
Earle McGill Ill
Ward .Morehouse . 38
■ , P'a.ur,Mb'ss 'i w -.,,i'-iV-v.' 7 ;-./. 221
-Bob Musel 38
J, C. Nugent , 3,5
34 ■
Maj. Barney Oldfield. .
.... 161
137
, ■ , Charles Oppenheim I-. 77
112
108
Pvt. Richard Pack.
. 108 ,' 112
■’ 52
Michael' Powell. , ... 7 i .’:.
.. 164 ,
4
.■ .' Eric Pressbtirger. .
.... 164
11
■- 1 Har'i-y -:puck' V'. r :
. .. 31
11
7 - Damon Runyon T .
... 13
'191 .
' Laurence Sclnvab. . . . ..
.... 52
■187 •
.222 '■•
' J. H. Seidelmaff. 7 1./. 7 ...
.... 44
; .Kate: Smith,;. /.
106 .
6
Bernard Sobel
;. .. 34
38
- Louis Sobol. . . ;
; .1../ 189 -.
206 ■ ' -
■ ' . Jay Sommers... . .'. . ; .
. . . . 106 ...
23
.Albert .Btillmah...;-..,' .' 7
. . . . 44 '
108 ,
Frank Sullivan
. ... 31
43 ■
Ed Sullivan . . . ,7";:.'.
7... 13 '
161
Eugene S. Thoma.« . . . .
7 , . no
30
Frank Tilley ; . ; , .
.... 161
44
Terry Tiirnef . . . . . . ./>■
.... 8
22
Walter Vincent . . . .
.... 224
23
Paul White
. / . . . ,107
111 •
Ed Wiener.
.... 30
38
George; Wood ■.
.... 207
221
• . /' Th.eoci ora Yates. ; . ,.v
every political angle to avoid it. •" He
sent a hand-picked labor group to .
Sacramento to tell Governor Culbert
Olson, how good he was and how
labor needed him. But, we pulled a
march, pp .him: , we .?C.ty.,;H.e)-'b.,SiO':‘rell.,
of the. Painters Union, an arch-
enemy of Bioff's, up to tell the gov- ’
ernor how bad he was. Sorrell, on
the way, : picked up a couple of' hi.s . /,
labor friend.?, they got into .the. gov- '
e-h-.ors '0:7100 and never left;/ "until
he signed the extradition . papfef.S;:/,
while -the labor pals ot BiofT were
.sitting in tlie out.side office cooling ■
their heels Witho’it an audience. So '
BiofT si pped out of the night, onto,
a .plane, with.oui the police who had "
come here to take him back, and .
did h;s Chicago .stretch.
From that time we never .?aw
Bioff in Hollywood, for Uncle Sana
got busy, sent both him and George
'Browne to the clink, and BiofT, ,
finding lime on his hand.s. decided to .:
make use of. it by hollering copper
Browne’s in the ir shakedown rac ket.
Those boys heard the sad news ,'
Friday (31) from Judge John Bright
ill -New’ York, as Hollywood got
ready, to . celebrate a Happy . New,
Year.. One phase ot racketeering ha.?
been eliminated from its environs.
\^yjiesd^, January 5, 1944
t'hitlyreighih ■'P^^ie'TY' Agitimrsniy
PICTURES
DISTRIBUTORS Md IXHIB^ MAY BE MDYIN
TOWARD MORE SYMPATHETIC UliDERSTAiDli#
Films, Radio, Disc Music Vital To
By ROY CHARTIER
» 7 , Enemies ot tradition, the clistribu-
, ' ' -A ■■ . tors and exhibitors may be moving
• ;Mwafe Ei^Forces^OverseaPllWI^^
AIAV«ME\f m vmww v f wwvmw m. jndsecl by less reluctance oii the part
— of the former :to : m ake adjust-
Wash go , . . mehts' aficJ'. other , but
Films, radio and recorded music :]y|gjr(;Jia'Ut SeaitlCU trading is stiU trading in any held
are playing a major part in keeping when it comes to effecting sales,
UP tlic morale of U. S. sei vicemen AlSO \Yant a bhOW and pictures is no exception. In fact,
stationed in isolated “V U. S. Merchant Marine is anxious anotheT o°ther^con^^^^^
every part: of ..the world, owl an- to put on a .show extolling the vir- is not a .stabiliKod article and re.
every part: of .the world, OWI an- to put i
notiiiced in. a survey: last week.
Uncle Sam bends over backward to ^
get the best and get it first lor men,
freciuently stationed on tiny islands lory,’
tory,’ is the Arm^- ete It dis--
outlandrsh places. qWF r^prts. « said to have approached Music tnbuto.?'.««d::Aliptftn:,»,|^^^^^ faring-. ^<4aha Variety Club
riirv L^et movies m considerable Gorn.. of America recently relative in ihnir rpiations +hf»v#> i,« nr» inQirfi- xw ^ iiomng tnis coming fall.
it is impossible to compare it with producnig-distributing or-
... another other commodity, since film Par Hpads after the old
to put on a .show extolling the vir- jg not a .stabilized article and, re- OdlCbllldll nCaUb ,. First National company, with lead-
tues of its own branch of service, gardle.ss o£ the money invested in the . Omaha Variety Club
Similar. to the current ‘Winged Vie-
‘They get movies in cons^^ Corp. of America recently relative in their retetibni year. He becomes the fir.st film ped-
— , ■ i ■ i • ' Ai, All.; oiiw v.v ua. oc.iaa,. a w aiaa iia v a:, hac .ka.v .ajaaaawaavaa
u S. The outpost men get Kulio | (Continued
ei-.teitainmont.m abundance, even in : . - 7:;; ' :7. y,
the Airican ,|ungles. Recordings ol ■ ■ ■ ' ■ ■
-:a\ oriio radio programs arc .made ,y.,v,; r''
each. week, and; flown, .to .all. part.s ot ■— ■'0/4 ^ O'
ti‘.o world for rebroadca.st at ttio ■ tt 1.1(1. L J.Xc1.v 1 . T Cl
same hour, one week later. The
'■Anny-' is .'operating the mo.st e'xtbh^' t.:, s
sive .series of radio programs m the
wbrki. Ama.tctlf. tlicatricals. directed ; i\inong llie many mc:-.sago.s received by ‘Variety'
by experts in civil life, are doing frpni within, the prple.ssion since going on the air for
their' share to chase, tbe blues.’ Uiiilco. one ieiter bullons-up what most of tiiem have
: 'in the .di.seus'sion of . entertainment, elthor asked oiilrighl or implied in one way or iin- ,
OWI elaborated: ■ ■- -I''. ' 'V-.-; ::;S ..'k: .a-;. 'I ^ : , 't;: " s '--yy
Because , these letters are. ffom .tho.se in. the protes-. ■
. OfTicors Spec < I ,p . _ * :*si6n. and because this is- iHe Anniversary .Numbei'v
Divi.sion of the Army and the WOl- ,,„oans to attempt an answer in the
fare and Recreation Divi.sio.p_ol the u -wiU settle tlio niatter once and for al; for
Nav.v agree that motion pic urus tluvc who. are interested enough to be p'Aizzlcd.. . .
. b.Y . lar the mpst popu ai . ■ , . To u.s the most pertinent para.grapli from tile letter
^ epte.;t»nknn:.^l ;^e. uni^^^
(Continued on. page 55)
I chief . barker.
‘What Had ‘Variety’ to Gain?’
lieriociical you can probably think. of.- Yet. we have
The company will be known as
Exhibitors piStributirig Cofp. Ap-
plication for a charter has already
been filed in Delaware. The pre.si-
dent. not i nciicaled in the incorpora-
tion papcr.s, will be one of the fore-
most-circuit tycoons in this country,
it is under.stood,
Harry C. Arthur, Jr„ v. p and
general manager of. Fanchon &
Marco, is .spearheading the move-
ment for another FN organization
and has-been active in that direc-
arc opci'iitin," the .. largc.'-t motion 'Phitco luasti't on trial that Sandan {Dec.- 5th). _ Hot ■ inentaiy wucs and Ictteis have been ea
picture circuit.s in tlie .world. . The or voUI. Philcg -irould Uure (loitK ahead end sold itx ib8':;to road. The criticism has boon well
Navy alone leases about 3.00. new electric applUiiiccs. Surd’/ the Blue icasu'l up . for .sen- always.be so. \ye trust. Still, we don I km
title's! h' year. The number ieascci by fence. Bob Hope. Whifemaii. Uuriiute, Taylor and the ju.st how mucfi new prestige this _ all a
the Army is not announced, but it rcxl tcereti'i on trio!. Yes, they tcere on one of the mom : But we do know this that it somi
l’.a.s .facilities in varioius part.s of the fnibed <it)oiit radio preiitiercH this side of a press ai/ent's . liapor were putting on thc.se programs .fo.
. w(i:ld - .for ' hi'akitag noce.ssary ad- di'euw. Bui when the .tis/ual in the enyineer’s booth ut . ' we liad to sit around and do nothing,
diti.a.u;’, prints. Outpost.s too small the Ritt theatre .ilashed that uUjht. the talent on the ■ -squirming in our chairs and having a tit.
■ or too roinoi.c from the beaten patii. jirof/raii! tens ' tjoiun out to do .tomethinr/ they've been ■ . Ajiother angle which has been mentii
to .gc: at '.east two or throe new doinp in luighti/ fine 'style for nutny a year, f or those cap. ‘Variety’, en.gage in showbusino.s.s v
■ fiims.a .week are. very .rare indeed. (it) mitiutes no one — nothing — ivas on trial so. mtwh as its ,ioiiniali.stic ir.legrityT To u.s that's
■ ‘How tlie Armv movie circuits « (treat piUur :df inter-trade journalism, 3S~year-old question and easy to answer. ‘Variety’ t
onoi-iiic throiiclioiil tile world is. il- Variety'. A new kind of Jud(/menl Day had tirrircd for compromise its nevp or roviows because
1, tainted tiv tfvc nne in tlifr^ So dill the. sheet, and an army of wdl-tcishers con tin ties to the air. 'Variety’ .isn't .asking, performc
tl’P <>'“• .varieu/ to. gain?"’ . ■ iv! , on its program as a benefit. All those pla;
, Prints, of nil films obtained by the Well, tlie answer to the above question is that ‘Va- If the budisef can'f stand tiie voltage
Arni.v tmadc avniliibie without cost rie’y': went on the air for two feasoiis— and. only, two siir.olv lias to go witiiout. 'W'heii evervbt
b,y tiie film iiidu.stryi arc flown from - rciisoiis: the. added p.rcsti,ge and circulation . which 7 . . pvpi-vbnd'v of anv obligation
San. Francisco to Au.slntlia and to miitiit be gained from within it.s own trade, showb'd.si-. . .. miv . r'.i.'J'-' - ",
• •••■ •" V. . • r ,, . •„ • . ‘ . ‘ ' TIrm; A\rpr. . nMiPfyf 1 VP • Vnrio+ v^'. mi « <3pf.
al.way.s been that kind of a paper.. Just so long as YfitPran theap'e. operator, he is also
we can keep the shoriiT from taking the furniture out ^ director iit the St. Louis Amuse- :
of the place, pay our taxes, and keep a little in the nient Co. of St. Loui.s and pre.sideiit
black, it .sceiii.s'that we’ve alwa.v.s been willing to call o£ the F&M Service . Corp... nian-
: that' fair; enough.' , ■ - ;. agement organization for the 60
.' .' . Regarding ■ any additional prestige . to be gained pp
, within the trade due to the radio hour, may we also hy- Altliough Arthur is a prime
say that as wo go to .press on this. 38th Anniversary "‘‘’''P' Ji} the formation , of plans for
Number, lour Phi'.co-'Varicty’ ‘Radio Haii of— Fame’ P5lhibitQr-en:frah^s,ed di.strib-
programs have gone out over - the air. . The oompli- .*^WS. . PO’tipatiy, understood that he
meiitary wires and letters have b.ee'h easy - and sooth- "’ill not take the pre.sidericy.
ing to read. The criticism has been welcome and will Laying plans.q^ Arthur and
always.be so. we trust. Stiil, we don’t know yet exactly Sssocialcs ate said to have already
ju.st how much new prestige this all add.s up to — it sot up cxltibitor franchise repre-
atiy. But we do know ttiis — that if some other trade- sentatibn ' in 14 e x c ha n ge keys,
paper were putting on thc.se programs for Philco while repre.senting 55%. of the country .so
. we liati to sit around and do nothing, we would bo far as film rental returns :ahd. grosses,
squirmnig in bur chairs and having a tit. ; are coneeined. F&M itself looks to
. Ajiother angle which has been mentioiiod i.«, ‘How franchises of the new
can ‘Variety’ engage in showhusiness. Without losing qistributing organisation for the : St.
its ,ioiiniali.stic ir.legrityT To us . that's an irrelevant Louis anti Los Angeles territories,
question and easy to. an.swer. ‘Variety’ neither has to U'' well as a third .which ;is in nego-
compromise its novas or reviews because it is now On |latipn, Reported that 'Si Fabian,
the air ‘Variety’., isn’t asking performers to appear who" operates a very' profitable cir-
on its program :is a benefit All those playing a Pliilco- euit in Brooklyn, .Staten Island. New
‘Variety’ sliow get paid,, and the. regular fee lliey would Jevso.v and up.state N. Y.. will prob- -
ask. If the budt'ct can'f stand the voltage, the program ob!y take tlie franchises for tlie N. Y. ■:
simply lias, to go without. 'W'heii ever.vbody gets paid, and Albany sales; territories, Jy
New-: C’aicdonia. and are disfrib'.ited r.c.-is. by a competent performance. The move iy.as
to ..South and Sout!iwc.st Pacilic out- made witli tuil reali'ziuioii tital the pro,gram had ..to . be
" post.s; usually b.v plane. Eacit wee's good or cl.se. i ■
prints of three difl'evopt films arc :j(. v.-as a bi.g gamble.. It is. a big gamble, and it will
■ flown to Alaska, ifrbiTi, .-the West. Coast i-emaiit So for ,a.s ioiig .as 'Variety' ia bn the air. But
in .suft'ieicht numbers for a'.I outposts \ve ahso .say tiuit ‘Variety' is not afraid ot tliat
Ihio'.i.giiout ll;c in’icrior of Aii-.-ska.
and tiie Aioufians to get their quota . ■ circibalion'’ That is., the additioiial circulation which
0, motion pictir.e equipmen.i.. ; oogst-tp-.coast progra.m ,:cotfl normally .be anticipated
I Projectors a Problem ■% j; to bring. ‘Variety' doeMi'‘. expect this to happen. As
... , , „A,, a ituiller of fact, we aie not particularly interested.
The greatest, problem fop.b.oth Ih.o , hoci, 'in. .such added .sales' amone.St
■ Armv • -rilri' Nnvv ' ic Viot filiris -Ui,f j nor, have we ever , been, in such added sales amongst ' ' provide a show the public -wiir like.- Th£
mVi ctlorl Si outnmsts a^c H"' Public. We have iiad a certain amount of atten- care of that.'
. ojtcti 1... . Spyill putpost, . a> tioh from the piiblie- for ’some .iyear.s,, -and it’s face. ; ' ' m. , 1 .:,, ivs'ripfv' mtoht in it
nuiiioroLis that is is sometuiio.s difli- - . . , ,, f tint'll be' nice fob Rut wo don't ■ ■ ° “ ' Variety might hedge in it
.etiU'.fO obfai* 4,t to appear on the
go around, even 16 mm. pro.iecto'.‘s, ..m,., . m . ridiculous. How long could we fool . the ;
vvMch are n^stlv Used TOr small’ 4 hy.wav,. "hen you. come, r got down to .it,, cead iVariety’? Showhusiness people. ‘No
' , ai.L ,;ii..,yiy usca ici mii.iii extra sales?. Some people liiink we arc a ciiicli • u,,„ it« .tradp ’ Tbat’s Si
.giotips, . . -7 ’. ■ for ihereiused eirculalion as a. result of the radio show. u H olsn'l h-ing on an ofl'icc wail but it sh
‘The .-Xrmy is now operalin,g the yiaybe they're right. -Otiier.s liave .cven gone so far hvioht amnnri^horc ’ ' . ■
ino.sl extensive radio, system, or. a.s. to say that ‘Variety’ will feel . an ‘embarrassment:, j." . . ,, ’ , ' .
series of .systems, in .the. world. In u:' circulation.' We think tiiat’s; silly.. . . So .we hope this unswens those "ho
.ft relieves everybody ot any Obligation,. ; ' Sonje Par Pards In It ,
However, one ob.iectivo ‘Variety' ha.s set for itself Thougii kleiitHy is not indicated,
i.s to try and make the iirogram sulficiently atlraclive underwood that among largo cir-
so ".that performers will want to play it, perhaps even ouits iiiiere.sted in backing the for-
: feel they tare :i part of il, , that, in , a way, it is their ® company like FN as
show. Maybe it can' become, the program on the air :*P; “C old days, are several tyhich
that represents’ showhusiness. If that comes, to pass we . at present,' affiliated with major
will strive to meet Sueli a re.spon.sibility. Believe us, producer-distributors. Some of the
. we’ll try. . There has been just such a. vein, running Paramount partners : are reported
tlirougli the wires and letters received, 'll scares the anfuiiig these. ■ ■ ^ A
hell out of u.s, but we'll try — you can bet on that oaei . T*’® : thought of an ■ exhibitpr-
A further ‘Variety’ Objective, of ■ course, . is to plea.se operated distributing system orig-
■ Pliilco. And in order to plea.se Philco we must first inaled among several stars and iii-
provide a ; show the public will like.' 'That will take dependent producers in Hollywood
care of that' ' who approached a number of large
: 'to think that ‘Variety’ might hedge in its future re- ou'cuit operators to discuss and urge
vie-ws Of the performer.s who appear on the program is the o,.g,,n ^ company
ridiculous. How long could we fool t.'io people who "’b“;b would, serve as ,a . sales .and
read tVariety’? Showhusiness pieopie. ‘No trade-paper 4‘^L'^buting agency for their pic-
i,s smarier..,lha.n. its. trade,’ Thal'.s one Sime. left ;u.s.^ ture.?, iinaiiced, of course, by them-
It doesn’t hang on an oflicc wail but it shines kind of selves.; The exhibitor"^
' bi’iaht around here. were sounded out liked the idea and
i_ u' • , have proceeded from that point.
So •w^e- 'hope this answers those who ..have asked A
ill vv.vfi ivi. a.J« A. U V.Ulct biUll. IT.M « i IV w . ' . ; i^¥Ti_‘ J. t ' 1 »T'r' ■ 1 t j -• • 'fir
addition to; day and . night. , short^ . *Varicly’ .is a paper vvithout- pietvu'.es or comic strips. * regarding the P J! 9^ had. Variety to gam . .
■ a -vG-.- broadcasts from -the U. S. and . Besides that, not only are we a trade^paper but.. \vc : We also wuld like to add one thing.: ..Jt'js this: .
.BBC in London. Ameiican troops are a 25c trade-paperi" Which meanS'thgL.if -Dick.Ti#^ ■ ‘Variety’ i,S,n’t ,go:ing:;to get, radio pro..:
in i.spiated:, posts can noty tunc . iii .gets. Caught' ip , a , cement. piixer: he,- won't got o.iitToi'it’ gram with which . it rnay , be, affiliated, ‘Variety,’ we
• 0,1V One or. . more, of ; the scoi'e.s- of- in 'Variety.’ Or if 'Variety' gets 'caught' .ip-that. same . trust,, ia, going : to. be in husjnes.s .a long time.. There-
Among other things, circuit lead-
(Continued on page 14)
•‘arjXVr,--'rBiclv ';Trac,,y ■.eBtt’l? 5dve;,'Mi:“ ' Saying,-.,
scattered ’ hli ov.or.:t'te ':"'0rld. .:, ' "‘c:: ' can romember is that.'i'wivich, .--iv.e liave ' done for
‘In -tlnglat'.d the Aripy ' owns and n.'.i;‘so.lvcs— nor are wo talking about money. But, at ;.
; qperato^.;ih;. POop%aliqp ' witl:r.( 3 y«.
It'! o'.vit f.etwork of 5.5 staiions. Iti; !
- ll’.e Miridlo Last, the Array
, opcrato.s .stations in Iran. Iraq aitd and the Alciitians. The South-. DVA D.y. IT,.
. at: Cairo. It has not , bsta.blislic.d ! its west Pacific area ita.s: presentod spe- *”14/ ■ 1 aj o U|l
'tv'i-' *'L'‘biiis in India, but. the Ail- ci.q problems. For some lime the hfrCtHYtt Unt
■thdta broadcasting' helwork perriiit.'t. oivi.y -Afaerican 'radio: piograms came ; W
ine Army to put on it.s own pro-, ffom the Paciti'c; Coa.st. .Special Cl CA Hitn
'ibi‘;& .'■thei' day,iha:t.,. .‘V.ar.ve,i«’;'Start4>v'th:iaking:::.n.f ^
gram only in terms of coin and to worry about its i
Crossiey— tlial is ihd day .‘Variety’ will be through on '
the air. . Sid.
UYa.do 'Mark RegUtcred
FOUNDED BY SIMEJ SILVERMAN
t'libllhliPri Wpaicly ‘. VAMBTY.'-Iiic.
. . i Sid ‘ Silverman, PresideiU , y
own slations in India, but. the AII-
'Ibdia broadcasting' .helwork: bermit.s.
■ tbe Army , to put on its own pro-.
Si'iims one hour eacit day.- ;T|ie_ Sci vices Division is. now .sending
uiiiy broadcasting station iii ticelahd ‘.Xmerican Expeditionary Stations'
ij Otic.; at. to the region . in ever-incrott.sing
Reykjavik, but it leases four or five numbet-s.,. These are soocial nortablo
Arrears and Current
from the Pacift'c' Coast, Special ' FA (\P/ nfH Hollywood, Jan. 1.
Set vices Division is. now .sending »|)1.JU l/IVVja Ull M/q piU. For the first time in 25 years, Olin
‘.Aniertcan Bxp.e4iLbi*a*'y Stations' Corp. board of diiectors at Howland and Edith Haller duetted" in
to the region in ever-mcrcii.sing a .raeelih.g If.st Wedno.sday i29) took dnma donna
•nmYiHorc! .tSormhlr*. 'aw - ;/j^ v, ® Wnon Sn.G WuS g prmm..,ClOnna
Reunited for 20th Pic
S.ihglo dppl^s
Vol. 153
SUBSCRIPTION
: Foreign.’. , . .
. . . ;25 CentB
INDEX
^evKjavjk, out It legses foUi%or,,H've' ::nombeis,., Tb.ose are special pQrtable aSon 'to- deelare’'p^
tro-uic^V'-;"® transmitters that can be sol tip and j,!, accumulated (UvidoiKis accrued Broadway musicals, he was a
■ , ^ aucast Its own programs. ■ dismantled quickly and cover a prior to No-.’. 1. 19‘)3. amounting to dancing comic.. ' y ■
'fbo A.rniy also : has . liberal use radiu.s of from 150 to 500 miles. In . 11,5,50 per share and ib).the regular They’re paired in ‘I Married a
•u a large network, of stations in : adtiiUoh 'to tnese the. Army recently, ij-so dividend per share for the Soldier’ at 20t!i-Fox., '. , , , . r
-louth Atrica. covering mo.st of, tin; began, shipping ,io the Soulh\vo.-it current quarter on lite 6% pre- . - . -I
oil post.s in that ptirt of the world. Pacilic small, portable broadca.sting ic.-red .stock of the corporation. ' v,™, <TntnrCTT4T>
and. roach in.g outposts in equatorial .stations. Each -station is so,: small, ■ Floyd B.. Odium, chairnian ol the 0IJ.LL UiNUbUilL
Africa. Auslralia likewi.se permit.s and compact it. can be packed in a .poafd of director.s . of RKO Corp.. if ’HOlIywOcd, .Tan, 1.
‘or.f troops to, broadcast their ' own tnmk and can be carried by hand accounting - the rc.sitU.s -of' -tiie ■' : It a I ways .seems to rain ■ at ' th,''
irngrams from the 30 stations roach.- by two men. , It has a radius up to .meeting, stated that both dividoiid.s -A'rong time for Metro’s ‘Ki.smet,’
;. ‘ <^ut into the biish.. ,, ' ■ . 5.0 .ibilc-?, p^iyaUle, F^bi 1, to .stock- ; ■ For ■■the fourth' time' ' last .weeV
. ; ‘Fourteen small radius station.s arc ■ 'The radio fare for iho troop.s aU holders of, 'record ,i't clos e ot btis j. Ca . bfnrrtia’s ' liquid -sunsliiiie'.held i
’■w being Operated by the Army in. (Continued on page, 50) ness Jan. 20, 194-). I the wedding procession in the film
Bills.;,..;;','.
Foreign . . .'
Legit
221-241
Music
Obits
Pictures . . . .
106-160
Vaudeville ,
n.ui.y VAKiKTv
, (PubUHllod lO' IJollywood by
• Daily ■ Variety. .Ltd.') V'
$10' a year — $12 farelgn
Annimrsary
W^iiesdayj Jiinulaiy 5, 1944
■ ' . ' ;■ ■' Washington. Jan. 1.
Army jU' ' now ' ’ ^
jsho.nog.raph . records., a month ■...Over.^
- seas, . anrt , .i.S' sending, .■.aholhb'r^ 10.000
) n 1 6 • t h e caps P'^ . i n ; 1 h i s' . *e o.u n t V y . S ii.P-
.. vey.cjsho.wcd ' that.' .■ of .i.he nteii
like to .sing, and that many of them
K JrU' up on pooular new
Stuff^ith ;41 call iri g for mpheiclas-
sical music.
.■ This is pointed out in the OWI
: Magazine, .jWar.'Guid'o. -which recorrir
, mends Pto .puhlieatidiy, .morQ -.articleis'.
dealing, yith music and tlie ’war, in
both the armed' services and fac-
tories. ■. A riumbeh of pieces: on, this
subject are expected to appear in na-
tional,, magazines during Marcb gnd
April.
■The influence of the war upon the
. musical tastes: of America and,, epn-
. , yerseiy,, .the; inftuchce .of music, and
‘ rnusiciahs uppn . the . war,!, cornme
OWI. ’is a su'oject of suddenly, in-
Creased interest. We are in., the big-
gest upswing , in.' the fWusicarjl^
our country that has ever , been
known, 'acGording ■ to ■, the : 'Natioha)
, . Music; Council. ,, '
'This probably i.s. the restdt pf the-
;. -fa.ct that- i,$ader,s ,of.:th.e.. two . largest, ;
numerical groups: in the . country—'
the armed forc es arid the war .indus-
tries, totaling ubo'.it 21,000,000 at
preserit wrUin.^'''^bave.: suddenly dis-;
covered ; the- ■aid, 'that: 'music, can he
in ■ perfOfmih&ydaiy^^ wartime tasks.;
In the armed forces, music is said;
to be one of the greatest .sources of
'terisioh-releasej . entertairiment ' and
all-around morale :b.uilding. the,
' Army tells us. that commanding offi-
cers have sent . frantic calls from
abroad for .more . rriiisic , leaders,
. While troops were stationed in this-
country, they liad acces.s to .all' sorts
: of diversified (mtertainment; moved
to a . .foreign: jtheatre of war,, these
, were suddenly removed. , ;;
Music for Self-Entertainment
‘The use Of -music, for self-enter-
. tainmerit is one of .the best remedies,
' for staleriess, : the solffl^ occupa-
tional disease.
.. 'the output by, the A^^^ things
' , .musical— ihstrunjehfs, : song sheets,
music and frained: musicians— has
. jumped; in tbej.iast three mont hs t o a
. : prodigious amount, due to this new-
found liccd. ■ Two Bandsmen Re-
placement Centers, the first the
Army ever has had, were authorized
in July and opened recently. Tl.e
Army Special Service TMvi.sion also
has recently, begun, to .issue records
: at the rate of 100,000 a month (10';i
for carnp.s in this country, 90% for
. ; .•’hipment over.scas). Those are made
■ ; of. a .new . unbrcaka'ole material
vinalite, and they .-sro .sometimes
'■ sent overseas by bomber. .More and
More of these records, are of the
classical type-, th.e , Army tells us, for '
a recent Army survey di.<closed that,
41'% of . the men.' would like :tp. hear
m ore cla ssical miusic: This same
suryey brought out thfe fact . that 8.7%
; of the 'men like, .to -sing. The an.swer
. to the:;d,u6stion ‘When?’, brings ‘when
- .m'are'hing,’ ' ‘in .barracks,’ and - ‘on
. troop' train.s,’ as-_the' three; most ..frei-
' quen't '•'replies.’
J OWI goes on to explain ' liiai the "
,;N:avy;'h'as ,8.; prograin; training
unit; ; barid,s. bf- 20- men., fbr service;
aboard ships! with,at;leasbl5 of the;
meri serving as ;a dance Unit. ‘One
group or t!iO otlier plays widle the
me.ri are ..eating , lunch, 6r ;in. the even-'.
. - iflg, perhai).'’ before the .showing of
, a riiGvie, The special -dance unit iper-:
■;fOriBs- lor; -ship dances' -^nd also 'pro--,
Vides the music Of ;the; daneo tha.t is.
,, : held 'in , town'.. 'The' dance groups rate,
among .the: best 'swi-hg; bands : in ;the:
: country.’ Xavy has . graduated 44
bands to date, numbering over 1.000
;, ' ' iriusiclans,; and. are ;gf^^ 'fepiac-;
; .irig. the . bid tfashionG'd fleet bands;: bn,
all big ship.s. ■
For Marie
Funny '. tiling.. W'ncn you're
■albive::you' begin tW.isting' a .tadio^
dial -and. you run 'into ■, a lot :pf,,:. ,
thing.s. Some you. like, .some you
don’t. So you keep on -.twhsting .
and it lead,? you to that fellow
over thSpeTbri ;M;utual%^
Dom '
-Uncle Don? Sure He's Ihe. ,.
:;for 'the .- yoilrigster.s; .';eafh' day, ■
every day , i ...siufi; for the tots, and
what .stall. .., ..how can a g'.’own-up ';
You bump into him on the ,■
radio- and, it makes you , r.etnem-
ber when you both used to laugh
at . Uncle boil , . .jllways in the -
afternoon. . .1 a t e afternoon. i .
what stuff. , .
- Then .ybUf.s''re:aeBed,the age of •;
-three: And that's, when, you both
- stopped . laughing- at Unde Don.- ■
And you both . kne-,v why. -
. There are, too, the fellows; who -
;.:write tho^ jirigles fOr, Christrnas,
Valehtine’s Day,,Au 3 ii,pay, Moth-
. er's. Day. '
: To the b'estesi motHer in the world :
You know. You .get 'em a! the
'■Stationery, sforc bfT.the'Oorn.er. A '
iiickel. .A dime, maybe. ,
So ifs' Mother's bag
watch her push back the tissue ,
. paper from; her, present, -.pipk Up,
: the 'enclosed,' white envelope- and ,
’ slide out the card; . a card . with
-a childish signature down, iri; .the; ;
Corner, ' Xou . A^atch: arid .gou see :
' her head go dowir and the hand-
kerchie'f come. ’up to her eyes. - '
,; :Oh, Marie’s sentim'erital; .Those:
;jirigles' '' really : ;g,et hei". ; You
wouldn’t think thrisc sfl
. . . well . . anyway, you walk over
and kind of pat . her on the-
shoulder. She's crying, but she’s
very happy.
Anri ail pf a, sudden. it's Father’s
bay and ;this tim:e it's your tu.rh;:
to . :operi:: .that white ■, en.velopc.'
You do. and take out Ihe card
-with .that same childi.sh s.'igria-
ture down in the corner;, - Yes,
■you, khow j 'what it',, is. . .boy,;
What a- racket.:, .but, yb.U. read
it.J.qUick. : After which goU smile::
yoiir thanks for the present and:
stall, around ,'a' fe'W - minutes
until you can jslip.unto, your own
ropm-i There you rhove over to
. the '.window, the light’s better,;
and you . read that card: again.
SldWIy,'. Yeah, another jingle all
..right. . . just a: silly . one... itear
it ; up.;.i,bow , can. they 'write
-such:.;,;. , : •
But pleaseT^please don’t look
Under the sbeks :in;:the.'bUreau.
' -Mb,; :l’in!a '16113 : like this; i-i; -iikejfo bit :.:at liqmc-'at' ;
riight,:. with’ ri'iy .'fi.ri j; glass' containing a . .
certtiin tgpo. of li,qv.ud relfqshirienh' and. n'ly.'Cats .glued,:
io.'t.he -radio;,: And. the-' type .of ■ciitcrfa'iri.riverit:' r ,1'ike is
where the crooks have the hero 111 a -hole.: By .a hole, ,
I mean a spot. By a- spot, I mean a very embarrassing
situation. Let me :giye you an example.
For instance, yoii take a situation, whci'c iho hero
i;; fip'd hnuU a nd foot: Hi.s ritouth -is . g aggbd So, lhat . -yOu .
have the satisfaction- of knowing that for a couple of
minutes- at least you’re not going to iislen. to lhat:soft,
shoe-polish voice of his. Good so t.ir, huh? But in
addition - to being', tied ilp and -gagged, the yillain.? are :
giving .the' hero-a: hot-foot, see, only -it’s .under- his scat. ,
Gboh .again, -huh? - But wait! 0\cr the hcio's head is a
terrific hunk of concrete. No pebblCi under, stand ntc,
but a geriuine slab of solid rock. Tlie minute the door
opens a :fbpe breaks and the rock i.s gonna fall on the, .
herb's: head, inflioting something a little more painful
than a headache, 'Yurn-yummy!
Vgeiljisif , there's only ' two more m inute.s to go before -
the. half-hour, prograni eiids,.;S6; there :I anij'Cp.nifOr'tabiy :
drooling away, thinking of the spot this jerk Of a hcio :
lb hV, By- a spot, I still.' i'ricari ari .em.Carr'a.'s.shig, s
■ '-.By;: thaf; time.:'.r.ve a ffl&t:. e.d'ge ".o'l'i and' -I "fC'ci: as if . ..
I’m sitfiiig: oil. W'hat,-', is , called;, . in mg circib's, ., tender,;
■hooks.
But instead of the story continuing, the announcer’s,
voice: suddbnly iri.tevT the program; With,. som;ofhillg
iike.'this:. ‘Friends, before bctcefiye ‘Van - AistOr 'makes;
his escape, confounds the; vil)ain.s; and brings them to ;
justice, just a word in ;bchalf of our sponsor.. Friends,.,
do 'yp.u suffer, from bile? Ha.vc ' yoii f rouble:, with:, your
^digestive tract?* ' And, at this . point this vo.gal apple-
knocker embarks bn, a pitch in. which he ' travels with
you through ybui' . entire, iri5ide,s' ari.d as a - result ;y on
Come' out . hbldihg' in your mind every ailmeiit known
to huhiariity;.,. Tho' GUrei.- of . cdurSe, is .soiriethihg.'-y6u’re:'
to ask for at your neighborhood drugstore, oiily you've-
got to spell it backwards.
Sf r i pl-Teasili g
This kind of script-teasing diivts me nuts. I want to
organize a -posse aiid go stalkirigrt-hisrprofcssional. point- ;
kilier with the object of ramming the eonimercial down'
his own fruity throat. .
Do I sound petulant, friends? Do you think I'ln too
unreasonable? I don't think so. I’m a.gentle soul who. ;
only wants, to: hca.f his; murders; firiished, that%; al],
It -would be a sad world if we all behayod; in ; the -
manner of these radio horrors. For example, suppb.se Iri
started to tell you a story about a very lonely soldier. ;
who is walking along Broadway when he disCoyers a
beautiful girl-.'.«iniiirig; .at; hlm.,., ‘ . soldier,’ - says,
this dolcdable dish. ‘You look lonely. .Wouldn't you ,
like to come to my apartment?’ .‘Why, yps,’ says -thb : ;
soldier, picking his words at random. ; ;
^!-Wollr4iftv-horist-taiepiriui4th4s-'lovd
ture to a bea,utiful,:ap'artinen;ti .and thpre on the table ;
is a tray coritairiing; Scotch, and rye land various other *’
ingredients: for a wonderful hangover. The girl, still ,
wearing the niirik coat, fixes a drink fqr Ihe soldier,
and after 8' white. :she -complains about the' rbom; being, , - .
too warrii -and asks tho ; sbldidr would he - ipind if she
remO'Ved: her copt. ‘No,’ sags the -military maiT. iNo '
Gairulovis ri GuS, : he!): Welh ' s s.he doffs the coat,
and what do you suppose the soldier .sees?
Ah, but before telling you On the soldier's two
peepers- ai;e fastened,: Firi going to embark on a spiel- .
in which certain mercharidise is peddled. ; Boy, -il’tn a
.sucker for a' heat hole in: the head, and don’t I know it!
■ :’ri,,.'!:Bgpnk-;'Bi'ailI<i .. -
, Or, suppose I Verb; to- tell you one of the funnic.st
stories I heard in ever, so long. It concerns a certain
dialectic lady who lives in the Bronx. She was at a
local delicatessen shop, .see, and the proprietor came
up to her and wanted, to know what she would have. .
'Li.sten, mister, you got tunk?’ she asked.
‘Certainly I got tunk. Listen; lady, what kinc slurr
you think is by me'? T got tank, and is here corn biff,
-,'too,,;'if iyou like.’ ■:'■•; ',■■■ •- ri.'ri,: '
‘No,’- says she.-; ‘I like- just plain tunk. So tell rnc, .
is the tunk. fresh?! - ■ :
' . ‘Listen,- lady.’" replied the owner, ‘yoir thiiifc - rm ' .
selUng' meats '.should be poison.' A; question! Certainly
: .is':the tunk fre.sh.'-
■ ‘So li.sten, mister,-’, continued -the -lady,:- ‘how you
.selling the .tunk'? You, .Vlling bg the . pond, the heff-,
pond or you selling by the piece?’ : ^
‘Dijja ever!’ shrieked the exasperated storekeeper. ,
miirion oi'cs'iionsv. she^s asking' the lady. . Listeni'
he,: said, .‘tell me - hommuch tunk .you want and I’ll, tell
: . y. 'ri.'.t'irit.u'eli will . co.st.’ . . ■
, 'Well,’ said' the old .lady, -her eyes twinkling; ‘I.
want — k* ■ ■:■'":'
(Editor's note: Before Mr. Kober finishes the story
. we’d like to say a word. Friends, have .you thought ■:
about; ah: aiinual subscription to ‘Variety"? ‘Variety’ is
the Showman’s Bible., the 'know-all. and tell-all- of the
theatrical world. It contains all the news of air .show
business— (screen, -stage, radio, etc., etc. tVhy . not . scud .
us your check— — .) .
Sec wliat I mean, bub?
Vci'dayne, Henry, Jap Prisoners
I’aul Verdayno, Paramount's man-
' aging . dirie'etor at- Sihgapbre,. 81)4,
Lieut, Fioyd Henry, formerly maii-
.ago.r. 'for .Par :rial-tl'ie Phflippiries! both
-arfe . safe’ .. Iho'Ugh, prisqne.rs- of . .the
Japariese, according to .word received
in N. Y.
L.A. to N.Y.
Ixm Bring.
'.Janaes, Cagn'ey. : ,
Jeanne Cagney.;
Charles Cantor.
■Jack Darrock, -
Eddie Green.
Florence Halop.
■ Edward McNamara.
Fleischer’s New Tag
Sacramento!: Jan. 1.
■ Anim-atibri,. 'ine. -is the new name',
for Dave Fleischer's cartoon produc-
tion company, filed, here :by. Herb
Silverberg, attorney,, - with Fleischer
a's '^resident' and :WaIter.. Colmes. as
v.-p.'.; , '' .
Cbmpariy will -make" a - combiriation ,
cf' cartoons and live action, similar
to the recent - experiment, -tried out
by Colmes in 'Trocaderb,’ ; .
Inside Stuff-Pictures
Frai5;ces,.;Eobinsbn,...ahd 'Sid Sheltb,n. ’who hit.eupid’S -‘Jackpot’: when: :theg .
met two .months ago.: during -rehearsals, will fie .the .krio't: at , the Little
Church: Around the ■ Corner,,, ja.h.' -St),, with . Virgiflia .Field' as - iriafrdri . of .
hbno:r,:, .Canada Lee’s return to . Broadway is only femporary .., .ak:sobii a'k
he winds: u.p:hi.s engageraent„m ',‘Sbttlh, Pacific’ he’ll be, Hbllytyood-bourid -
agpin, . for ' a feature , role m 'Warners! revival, of ‘Thq;: Patent Leather: Kid’
That 10->’car-o)d waiter gt the Piccadilly Arcade this week is Sir Cedric
and Lady : llardwicke’s youngster, Edward, helping out the British Wav
Relief during his school vacation . . ;. Morgan ' Ryah, of Sherman-Marauette,
Chiefs to the Coast ;for confabs bh the Judy Canova air show. ;..a;family!
group, having a holiday dinner at the Algonquin,; went .uiirecognizcd by
;the rest of the diners. : .if the. head of: the house had been with them, they
would have been the cynosure of a'i cyei>— his name was. Will Rogers.
, When ‘.This' Is the ArmiT heads for . . home,.'. Sgt. Ben Washer,: who .
p.d.’d the show .during its travels; iinll: femuin .in: .London where he’s . :
hee.n, transferred 'to Lt....Col, Jock Lgwrehce’s staff .Gearge-.Zoritch.,:.
now dbifblihg. between ‘Early To Bed’ n-iid the-Wedgwobd .Roo'iii. at the : :
. Wdldorf, is 'being- o.p.'d as (v :p6ssib.le Valehtinb fqr dii .Eddie ..Siridll . '
: ,; him, . . /yoel , Ooirard, took iipie off from .his' arduous /Whirl to' visit' : the :.
Edwiir. Gould Fdtmddtldn and bring .personal 'inessageS io .all tlie ehiL .
: dren froni their actor /parents ' :tri. Englfind, ... the 20-rbani penthouse' at
247 Park avenue, fornierly ocenpied by: Jascha Heifetz, will be the hew'
,; .,bgaj|.QI‘n,riers_ fox.:!t.be.S(;UT.-|’ftH.to.i.t-.AUiert^^ .. .'
TO THE 600 RADIO EDITORS AND COLUMNISTS
Who Voted
1. Lowell Thoinaft— ^2. Walter: Winchell— 3. George Pulnani
mie- the thii;d TOD:st : popular nows reporter in the United Stiitos and
Canada in tho .Stll annual poll of MOTION I’lCTUKE'UAILY’, conducted,
■on 'bbh'aif Agf ‘'i’anie.”,- ■ 'jiy :Stricere'.'.!r,hahkS;. :. ■ • :■' "' trT*' , '
GEORGE F. PUTNAM
Ma.slcr of Cerefnbriies, TTIJ'l ARMY' HOUR, voted in this fore-
most govcrnni(hit;W(tr,prograni.. , . : ■ ■ /./'r-jy-
Fifteen eommercial heWs broadcasts weekly, NBC, C;00 p.iii. and 11:00
p.ni,,. 'I3\VT'.'.. ...• ,,
Appears in t'riiver.Sat’s ‘AVE'VE NEVER BEEN H'CKED.l
Currently lieafd on, FOX MOVIETONE NEYV'S.
, ’The: 10%; which gbes. to the; (jberge M/ Cohan- estq^ and: 1Q% : to 'James
Cagney: b-ff the top, on the; .gross of : ■Yarikee..D,bbdI.e:: bandy,’. is orid of the
mpst umlsifal film . percentage. ' deals, of the . year., ' It’s probably a rebbrd ,
for' all: pi'Ctiu'e cbiripanies; especially: , a ':'n)a.jor like Warner .jEros,. which
generally ;a,fc averse to having any ‘partriers:’- It’s ditrereht with an outfit
such: as :UnjtGd Artists,:- but .. the of hefs . baik' at having to open up- their;;
hob.k'S tO'An-y participating partners,.- ’That's. -brie roasbri tviiy .Ylolro has said ■
it, .Wo.t(id. :pay Iryirig Beeriin:. $400;000,/p'vcri fbr. arilhriiu.sieal
scbrer-;;«fiveh. he, 'f$'';.ti;irQ^ 'Is:"'ih.b"'A’fffi'y.;':’byers
.give; him: hi.s:uk ;i'd%' of :the g.ross; which-'iS 'now a staridard - periln deal.;
Ihcidenlal.ly,. -the. s.ongsritith-sb'pwinan ,i's-.'cu:rrcn;tly .touring' the BrjUsh' proy- '
inccs.-- and -'ff'm' afrakV .he’s,, -gotti^^^ just ,a''liitJ'e'::homes'jC'k,’''''acco«h;iig^ to: WS '
wile, E-lin. . y , .
' ' Because: ;,exhiblto'rs' ;are .'cb'nfuSed. as 'to who ,;clh'tribrites Office ' of! :Wa.r .
'Information shorts' and b,thc.rs'’p,rbd,uee.ci .by. various sfudioa! '.inciiidingsthe ,
.lAtn'(3rlca..Speakk' .series, prints; bf fho:pict.ure.s..;afe -going ‘back the wr.O'iig;,
,exchkri|e.sjiri- the.'variw sales. terr,itb.ries!.,CaUsiiig'a^ lot of . lroUbic,. iri. ge-t-.:.
■:t|rig! fhem '.ih'operly.' re"-rpufod '.and,, 'at!: the ' .Same tihie',: eausirig,' ,de]aya';6ri ,
,deliv.e;.ries to . bther..:.h.oiise;s: Which ■.hhdri 'bO.qked-' t.h.ens^^^^ There ..arb:,'.so,.. inany'’
of the GoVcrni'hent ■'and -.Wai' sho.rtk that, 'ekhibs' h,ave'n:’;t . the slightest' idea,
half the lime where they should be returned, or not caring, .ship. them,
back, to the satne';,.excharige ff-orri, .which ..the.- featu.re ,br features c'atri'e! ; ;
Reason ;fpr, switch " in , dates from,' fotobrrbw .(Jati:! 6) to! jab. ,11 of ‘Life-.'
boat’ ,( 20th), which opens a roadshow engagelfierit. at tho Astor, N. Y., was
drie ' to the ' sebi'ing, .and the fear, the print would . not !be in! lie w York iri.-
time, 'However it has since arrived. Meahtime 20th is .also in,'tbe.:thTo.e.s
OhI?^hhffi:hS.-‘-Sbrig.. of Bernadette’ ;bri^^ Broadway,. in tvro' houses, most likc.ly:
(i.ndef, :as .‘Variety’; is going to press earlier .this week) at the Globe and ■
Rivoli, iday^and-date.
Seyeh, ;hew; directors, upped .to feature -status in one, year Is a rccoid
clairried;-by Metro fbft' 1943. Fernier Jwriters and: pilots of shorts, te arid
dance, routines eleyated' to full :dircc;tbrships , 'Were; Willis .Goldbeefc,; Julb-s :
Dassin,: Vincente Minelli, Roy Rowland; George Sklney, Fred Wilcox arid
Fred Zimmerman.
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thirly-elffhlh p^HIETY Annhorsary
PICTUHES
ST-WAR MOTION PICTURE BUSINI
LOOKS ANYTHING BUT BEARISH
‘Big Five’ Sales Execs (Agnew, Connors, Depinet. Rodgers, Sears) Give
Viewpoints on Why B. O. Should Remain Steady
FAVORABLE FACTORS RANGE FROM NEW SOLDIER
AUDIENCES TO ECONOMIC OPTIMISM
1^ iMOKI KKl'SIIliN
THE ONES TO REMEMBER
_____ By CAPT. CLAIIDK BINYOiN
...■ ■ , 1 '■ „ \ Hoilyuobd, Jan. 1.
This was liwing Berlin's first .slorv conference in Holfy*
■ .tvpbd, .and be ieft the oRice,.a stiltdiie^d^^^ i-esenttul ipan;
Vho, had: been cbnyin'ced’he, knetvi abbubmoliOn pic;^;;
tiuos. Walking clown the hall alone, still sinarling from
; Ihe shame of ignorance, he wished des-
perately that ho wore .soiiiebociy. Then '
' ■ ' abruptly he .stoiiped. with a .sudden' re-.
colleelioh that he ..tens , somebody.
Back' to the olticc lie marched. But
everybody had gone: and tpmorf o'w , jt
would, be silly to raise a stink.
TainT No Channel No. 5 '
We. wore oiv localipti at a fancy win-
ter resort and ■ Claudette Colbert was
indulging nightly in her .favorilO^'sbaila ,
redolent with garlic butter. In despera- ■.
tioiv her colored ina.sseuse launched an"
. ■■r:'!-,-;. all-out cotinier-ollens I VC by coiusiimuig
a hainbur.ger steak loaded with raw onion.«. i
As the masseuse 'worked over her liiat evenin.g Claudette
turned watery eyes to her. ‘Dear,’ she asked, 'isn't there
an odor in here'.” : ''
. , 'Ma'am.' .said the masseuse, ‘how would we be knowin"’’
;i We must net. olTer the man a, drink. Doctor's orders.
Director's orders. Wife's order.s. .And so, after the day's
work, when he entered the room where we wore having
vcibcktails . there . was a foolish silence: :as -vve stood wltli our
glasses
A tier a few moments of tltis uneasiness he cliuckled. T .:
: know,.' ..he said. 'John Barrymore must not drink.'. He: Walked: . .
to the table. poUrod a drink aiid lifted llie glass.
,. ‘My health .is gone, gontlonien. Tliis i.s to yours.' lie
drained tlie glass and walked . from liio room with great . .
dignity.;,' :.;vy. t.'t t.!: ivvaS; 'b:'''!'. su't
That's Different
,'.fh beer was plentiful and the warm Mexican clay haej ;
been long,' so Fred MacMuriay excused himselt from the bar,
temporarily. He was' back soon 'With a perplexed look, and '.
the propriotpr of bur little haven pau.scd in his glass polish-
ing,. 'You have trouble. .senorV
'Not c.xaclly,' siiid MacMuriay. •There's — there's a lady
.■■ill; the. men's room.’ ' • ' ''
The bar: tbwel; was motionless for a second, then the pro-.“
.prietor shru.gged and ro.sumed his pol;s!-.:rg. 'Oh, .she,’ ho
beamed, 'CCS very good friend.’;: .
No Dip-In for Carole
..The scorip .called for Carole Lombard to,; dive, into fhe icy:'
Waters of a nionntain lake,. We seal fur a double to make
the plunge, bV .b' ,.b','ri'i'''s'':'s'a'' '' i ' u '
. 'No you don't,’ said Lonibai-d." ‘An.vbiidy with my bui'.d
who, dive.s into the, stuff .will. be. sick lor a week,’ . : , . ,
So she dove into the stuff' herself and' was sick: for a week.
' Mine Host
.; Jack Oiikie was mixing the drinks in h.is home. ‘I knew
you'd be, over,' lie said. Tve got you;' favorite brand.’ .;
: ‘Darhed .nice.Pf. you,’, i. saicli :.O.akib locikcci under the bar,.
, .then., called tu tlie butler. ; 'That 'bottk'.' he said. 'Gel it.’
.;;'yesb.,S'ii:;b',:Satd.:’th:6.bu'tlb'rr'WHP''"lV'f't'4'ir:ty
. in a minute. -What bottlb, 'Mr,'Oakie:bb
,‘This. nian's- favorite,’ said .Oakier, - He -grinned at. me. ff
.never, forget, .a pi;!,' ,Vb'b"',.': ;;"'b:,;,
‘That'.s great.’ I said. In a moment the butler y.-as back,
',‘YOii kliuW'i wlici'e;: lt :is,': sii';®’ .1 ' '■ . ■
‘No, I don’t’
. ‘That makes three or '.us'.’ said ■,the,''..b.U.flor.:' :''.'.‘Bb^ grab
;'yp,tir.self a ' mar tint'..' 'b'-.'Vib;' ''.,, 1 .:-
This Day
't^'-i-'ing a leave I went back to bie due'e club 'where Dec. 7
. . t'onie to soihe of us. There were! new shooter.s .now.
. ol'Clei; men. who '.'shot their ’,btrcl,s'.,WitlHUrt; eiithusiasm:^V
drove back to the city .silcntl.v. I :..: . b': ..'
„ Hbnrj!. Fonda had shot licre. and Ro.ier' Ta.v'.or and Glat'k .'
■ ■ Cable and Frank Morgan.. Otil.v Morgaii remained. '
We all loved Morgan. Whatever iic c;.d was clone. well and '
whatever, he .said Was beautifully ' but',' Bui ■ on that Dec. 7
he had sat .stunned iri'pul-' pabiti asitlie new.s .spurted thfpdgh
b'om Honolulu. Ho ,'wa,s . wearing tiiv i'earci of a southern
.sVntlcman for a picture and .Oiv.atlyukhef ciay it would hove
, seemed tiinny to see thiit ihie figure-: in the bag,gy .winter
■'•‘■cierwear lie wore for iuinling.- , He got to his feet and
went to tlie door. Outside the cubi’i.a little group .stood by
aU'Cin'.ooile listening to i.tb.'i'bdip.' •.yatci'cci them
: ostle.ssiy ihrough the .setroen. He s.aftbr.lark' Gable rdaec an
' ai'tif about, his wife .as. ' the lirst , casutrl'iie.s. were ann'ouncod.
, turned from the door. . 'This day,' he said tonelessly.
" Tui.^'.’d.ay,: '.ibis .dayr'',.; i
.: ,:bT;hb: 'atlPii^ ol every rospon.sible. motion picture indus-
try 'Jpa'clc,r:;ib:..riVfdb,d.;,b'n'Posl-WcU'',prdspects'-,tytld' ,,poBS
'Ifpr.' the,,:: flint '.,'ind^ Ineviuibly bbUn'cl'bui). with jiostiwiir
planning and cii.seu.'ision are. of , course, the; more immediate,,
near-term problems likely to cievolpp 'ci-.irin.g !944.
Five of tlie iiidbstry’k'lpp-fknkihg, cxecutivos,:' looking into ;i
the future, from the vantage point of decades of cxperierce ,
. in show busine5sl.,yary.,hi.^^t^^^^^^ apprciaicii lo. 19-H 'arid pbst-evar i '
prospoets from restrained optiir.i.sm to -unepinpromising buli-
isliness. . : . Cognizant of the: likel iho(itl:of a perioci of readjust- ;
nient to come, epiphasis. however, i.s placed upan the re.- .'.y
silicney of a'n industry wlueh ha.s bocomo virlualiy shock-
proof and npow-ihe reasoitable assumption that .good product
will always overcbmo a multiUicio of adverse factors. Tlius, .;
iiO trace .Of ' appribhensipn .isTeffeCted. :in'i..the .v'i.eW'S' c?cpr,eSsocr,.'
last week by Xeii'Ki Depinet. president ot RKO Pfidio. Pic-
tures; Will; ant F. Rodgers, v.-p. and goneva.l sale:; mana.ger
for- Metro: Torn Connor.-i. v.-p. in clinrgo of distribution for
20th Century-Fox: Noil F. A,gncw. v.-pi in. ehar.ge ot clis-
tributipn ,fbr; Par'a'moiinL' tynd.^^^G^^^ v.-p: in diar.ge of
ciistribf.tUm for Uiiitcci Artists; ' ' ':p -; ; V:; .
. The tantalizirig. questioii is .wheiher ’picture :bu.s‘ihcss • will .
continue as strong during 1944 as it \vas ciuring -'the. past two
. yciirs ,Pnd what tlie post-war period bolds in store, whether
ihe edn.'liel ends in 1944 or-lalcr. The. answer is inevitably
linked with. American and foreign general economic, po-
litica! and military .dovelopmer.t.s ' as' .well as ; with tiic per- ..
cehtage of h;gh-C)iuili(y piefiiros wliich will be nrodueed. ; ,i,'.
! FuU.m* Look s (jQ od |
' To.be considered in this respect is the national wage and
.salary income for. 1943. which has bccii e.stimatecf at over
5140.000. 000.000. Before the war this income wa.s arpnnei
544.000. 000.000. .Govcrnnient .statisticians and leading econ-
omists c.slimate that a minimum of SIOO.OOO.OOO.'OOO will be
' saved by . Americans during the \var period and : that there
. will be a ,: Ircinemious voluinc of .ready cash.: , aroinid when .
the war ends'. Th.e mitiouai incoino, from all .sinirce.s. dur-
ing 1943. is Cslimaled at aroimii the unparalieled total of
' : S190:000.000.00p, some SS.I.OOO.OOO.OOO more than in tlie peak '
year of 1929.
In Government and bnnkin.g circles there appears to be a '
fear that there will be too much rather, than too little sp.end-.
ing if the wartime, anli-iiiffritionary cp.htrol.s ' are removed ,
alter the war.
On. tl'.e credit -s:dc also, will bn a huge soldiev-block. scrv- ,.
" icemen who have become contirmed film patrons (240,000,00.0 .
admissions reported at Army camp theatres d'uriiig the past
year). There will bo at least 11,000,000 men with World
War II service records. It i.s. from all aeeounts, hot the in-
tention of. the Government that these men should return
emply-handod but that they are to be given bonus or service
payments which will fiir exceed any amoun.t granted to
seryicemen following. World War. I. The Senate has already
passed a bill to pay discharged servieemen from .S200 to S500
inu.siering-oui pay. .: . Already, too. Government ofl’icials, are
talking of a vast public work,s program to cost at least .$1.5.-
000.000.000 a year. Neither is private .industry in. America .
leaving tiiQ .nnich : to. chance. Plans for conversion froiin. war
to peacetime : ind.istry are proceeding at ia nruch faster pace
than is generally believed possible.
s,' Neyativc Faytor s . i'' ::-r" '■ - :t k'
■ .S’ri jime/i ior.iht- -moTe favorable n.s-pect.s. On the other
hand, the Govern mehl trill stop xpencUna sotne $80,000,000,000
uiwwiUii for tear suppliet) and labor.
How .toon can 11.000.000 .serittjcefn.e'n‘:r(iid.:,frb7fi 15.000.000 to
■ 20.000.000 war-plain workers be dbsorbecl into private btisi-
‘.■.ti ess. and Governniein public works enU’ri>rises'.’ :,ri, : '
Ho in soon will it . become necessary lo sho>\yn rtnis and
2ii:o,d!in.e .iH'orn pic-’liires iii' ordei’ to meet, chatujed conditions?
is rlMroirdn .it bn i-enid^^ mid 'or jiict.iireriiioKSO's p)‘p8Ses:.,e:.r:-,,:,:^
'. peciuci, ciUi'iitQ -iT ,r ■
Ilou- (!uic:;ty can cosi of theatre nyeralion. dlstr'ibntion and
fthn .production be Iriiinited 'should any dypreciabte deelin:'
fr.wi. i)^ro.iSes;,inaferi^lidd'y '..'‘-.'f' . :■ : ''k
'i:L S avM Neil .Vg iiew 'L V;:'v ;-"|'
Neil F. Agr.ew, v-.-p. ii: charge ot distributiriri tor Para-
. miHin.l. said: 'I don't feei parlieularly 'ueari.sh on the future;
' ■ of'' the motion, iiieture busine.ss. . tiiou,uh we ■ mu.sl adopt a
ca'vitious atiiUKic lowgj'iis developments. There appear.s to
'..■..de.' an;, increasin,:;. response' to g: own,-up ..picUii-es; those .with .
, fcal ciiamatic worth. . Our attdieii'ce Inis grown up. 'fhaf.'
,' :'som'B:fh,i:'n'.ri'Ad.;t.liiiik,'Ot;i'n::'p}.'aiii'i'l^ More
. of tl'.e iiner:,. serious ,‘,d.raina,d.S;,Iik^ tippear; on' the.sci'.ecii,;
Tlicre is'p’.t ' any ((UCstion. that pict'urv.s. im the whole, have
been, get'.ing boner and this should help. a areal deal. in over-
' '. yrimnu'ig, ;ariS’riririsiives.S'';.letdbwh,':;'' '.T :an ' imjj.rovenicrit:
;n proti.iiction. should htivo b.cen:..n>ade ,'i'n.,rp,cent,..'Sea.sonS.: is:
all th.e more rema: kaiile in' .■y.le:w ''pt 'ice.iiings
' tibiVs p'ri'.'u.sB ..c.ifdtelhil'oid, the,' ttdp>''f 'P
: .i 'l'imilatiii'h's,,':' . Sh(i't'.trii‘'.':'Viii.)s' fiir, .'picttti'e.s'' rn'ay .,c:o'me -iI:',corid;i-;'
lions (ill not continue ,as.; fiivorabfe .'ii.s ■:iit.,.,.prespb In ..tlti-..
’i^-event.';,: th'o ’ histt>i;Vv'ri 'oiri' ',b,u.sn.iess' '.'-li.)\v'L. ,iji.-,o. ' thii'i gro'skes.:
d.eeli'iie.i'shni'Cvilvat,':. ii'Klhe^^ lieightidi',-'
,:'hondsM')i'pk 'Up:ri'. '''S' , 'f'.' t''.':'., i,:."''
, .':Th.e',re'ri,:iL ''.!'t'S''. i!6. 'aigi);' ''ll.tat : higl.i.; c'os't 'pf ' p-ay.h'ic^
.bo l''e:ci'l'ici'ti: :' G.(if.ts'.',p'l'.<)'iJe,,iHv'rtari::,,ca'rin()t aly^ trirnmed .
‘ ',’.ay tiuickly ',a.i'..in . :tl'i'e,s.Sfiiite^^ tis, 'buiii.ntyi'S
dochiies'.:' .B',utri''in. ,t :-'of'',,;ii.''di'p uii; V'Ot'ii'tivir,.'it -:ippeai:'.S:''
Lush Boxoffice Lures
Angels to Show Biz
Bv VBKL GRFEN L
War time lii osp'e.ri:y ''h.'iVS:; ''bi'riugh't .' 'about':' som;;. ,ti'ui:isi.iai' ':
phenomena in show business, in . 194;t-44. .and wti: so coii-
.tjnbe .as ,'lon.g.;'a.S'Hhey'rc.' so/''hi'iri,yfy';^ . '.’V
:tiiri1cd; ,c'verybody.’s', eyc'ito 'shriw.'
'bukinVsS .'I.6r...ii,iyo'.stm .'It's gof.eji so that almost noihing
flops.' .-Trio an.swo!' is that tiicro arc eoncurienl or h:ive been
for mon'.hs or. Broadway (speaking ot legit:) certain . .shows
whie);. in !!(.irmal times, would fin'd iio audiene'c.s. THal'.s dao
to the niuive:ui richj' wavtimo spender who.se son-o of 'cli.sk
crimiiiatioii isn't .so . exacting. Haying money for the first
:,time':th.oy’rC;:. 5 P'eM ;H,' 'frequently on a meretricious basis,
lured by subiiormai standards... y
' The film bus:in:e.s.s ha.s .s.eeh.', i-rignifestaiirihs. of' pic-
tiii'es'. whie’n. normally, wbuld be lucky with a .$(100,000 gro.ss;
this. year tiicy take in; .thrice as much, liieraiiy. ' }':
.Resrtit has been an influx of rcacl,y capital' for any aricl, all"
forms of .;. iiive.slmonl. From the cl'abio%is strata ot . siot-
ma.cliine and reformed, boot lo.ga'ing sj'hdicatcs have come -d-.e
. wiierowilh:',; for ti .string of nitories. ptibs and bistro.s. Any
saloon sce;nin.gly does bu.sines.s nowadays and th.o more you
cut tlie liquor and up the pi'ice. the more they seem to come,
and the greater the nrolil. ; . ; I'
It’s gotten to bo a novelty around Sardi's .:6,r Shri.r'.s 'or M,"'
16 meet soinebody whii hasn't a iiiece of this or. ti;at hit
logit show. The more moncyeci film, tycoons. Iiavc ample in-.
vestment pools available, either from Bo,ston. Los. Ango!o .5
or .Wall Street: bankers, and. -as often, from moneyed theatre^ '
/Owners . and the like who. doing biisine.s.s on ...a'', cash basis/,
have been rolling in tlie swag. . , .
; . This free spehrii rig, a s a wartime exigency, al.so has , hypoed
radio budgehs, Like.wi.se it ha.s hypoed the advorlisors' com-
mi.tmeiu.s for the pres.s. whcllicr dail.v, weekly or monthly. ;
,. A.s one slio wni.-in jiut it, 'This i.s the one time when we
can all afford to do what we :nay have dreamed about in'
our wildest dreams. It you want to book a $20,000 to $40,000
dream sHovv in sbnie cie’.uxe picture tlniatro. or anywhere,
, go. ahead, and do it. Who'll , stop you'.t Only the boxoffice,
and thai’s only going;' to: be curbed by, wartime spending.
True,, I .can’t ffgure.. now more than two. or three months
ahead, because if tlie war ends — and let’s hope it 's as
I'm talking to you— ihai's going to change every m -g.- at
least for the time .boin.g'. Not that I don't believe amusement.s
. will not 'continue fo: llouri.sh for a long time lo come, even : in .;
the period of rcadiu.-.tn'.er.l,.’ . :i
more feasible tor. theatre operating costs to be reduced more
quickly than production costs.'
S ayw Tom Connors -I:
,, Toni Connors. v..-p. in charge ot”di.stribution for~‘ioth-Fox, '
in' hi.s appraisal Of things lo come stated: ‘I don’t thitik \vc’)l
have the .same .conclitioris this,' tiriie a.s sfte^^^ the last war, .
The end i.s not likely to come as abruptly. War in;' the ...
Pacific, iook.s ' likel,Y, tokcoritihue : after the German phic-e of ;.
the cohflict cnci.s. As ti fe.siill there will be'a'chanee to taper
■off'’ wai* ■aGtivitic.sigr'aditiilly while private industry will hiive
more time t()',ad.iu.st ;;it,s,elf for peacetime activity.: .Araericaii
industry , i.s preparing for i-econ version :,to ;peacctin)c pu,rsuit? :
, now. :Plans ''a-t'o being, .set I'a.s'tcr, than iwe boli.cV^^^ po.s.<ible. i.
It won’t all be peadio.s. and ere.' in. We may have a tcriipo- i:
rary readjiisl.meMt period. We .'may ■ Ibse that boom ;it-
tendnnee. Businc.-s inay laficr off in the dc luxe Uieatrcs,
'vith ,lhe:';i:ikelih>jpd,lhat:grosses '.w.ill' .be 'lrri.q.ro e'verily :.^
.;6iit..'».K,..'t'h!},,.|ri,wo((lheii;tkrt.‘'t)krigh.b^^
' intToased. atteiidancch":^^^^ Ihe.'terrifrc deiharid:;:fdr,o'ntcr;tcfm
meni; on the whole, appear.s iikei.v. to continue. .
':,';,',Th:c'i:o ,1(1^ : pi'cfur,csvthe;publi^^^
'..s'eema: 'i'Hibtic,.,o6iifp.e)scd:'V)f .b.rith' scWi'ce'theh
'Ciiances also are l;;a-t lhe:e will be another .shift irre ot
'|'p,dp’lffavrQ'pr?riIfflv^kiifr".a ■' red
Camp towns will likely !>o dellaicd and al.so 'to wns wliei'.e war :
■ planis;. ,.caririi'i,f 4e. converted ilb;.' peae.otrri):o .iiridu.stM . 'Birt,;
tho.se si'.uai ions where there wore no war pianl.s may 'stage;,'.;
a cinrieback. Back of everylhingl toil, .will bo -a •tremendous
re.-c:-voir of ?pondir.,g power— money .sayed diiri;;g thewar — ’
much of which vrill he reflected at the box office.' \
SavH SV«I Di-pinot |
Ni’fi :-Ev Depinet. jire.sidcnt (if HKO Radio Pictui'os. .said;:
.';'I . an;' bulli.sh ;.ou, ilic ^ future of .picture , b.u, si iies.s after ; fh'd '.
: .wai’.,. I don't. see..''any..:rea.so'n- Why there, shouidhit : be, a;,.pc,r.i(),ci:
of jn'O.micriiy. I iielieve that mo'.ioii pictures made a lot of
'.good: 'kiiii’d patroh.s ''.in ,'.th in .serviod,.. 'boc'au.se A
' .principal entert’jiriiri'enf b'Cch iro.cttifin' pidtuv^^ '
' .; "j'hc work; market will expand .sliil further. ,We're ,riVa:k-
■,in,g':pla.iis .tir'md've 'a,'ld.n.g'.'a.S'.fast,a.s',th;e,,vaiIo
■ ttp..',.'.il ’.s:('rims , t'ir'i (nc' that,, becau.-e our bny:< 'h;i '.scry ice. : are.,
' all 6vei:':.th'e.-.,W'(vi'ld. 'i,h(;rO''(ViH be n-o:'!.' international .ir.tei'v't ,
,';.rn 'Amer.icsrit' 't.iictdrcsAl.ian.''e:ver be '
,'i. 'People a,b:r{i;id'’, got lo kno-.v u.s through the buy.s ii.i the
■ '.•med foree.s :m.d there's friendship for and .rridre: oui'iosily
''f'.l'tirintiluicd o:'. page 13 ' V '
Thirty-^ightlft
Anitivendt^
TMinesda^, January 5, 1944
BUT
i-;;- o.. i>nv ni iK nyH .
Believed tb : liavo . had. its .genesis 4hat the. : way . :yOimKstbfs .lodk:, a.ild ;
■ in tlye: inti-oduclion bt jitterbug; music dress .t:bese>; days ..'it>
' and ntirturca...tO’ turi bloo'm.'in bvdr-. toytelT.whctjier th;e>! ^are./undev, age. ,,
.■tinic bbncUtiottsi thb' 'problem of iu- or . nob; NqW and then ntanager
■ vonilei delinciuciicy.' and. unbridled astonished, to find thati he has pulled.
-iraridffllW^^ TsPrtjeerrtrreftVtheqKne^^ -
for'law;Qr p'iWert>‘,;to|^^^ a - It.ta'nd -proves. to--=he,;
srennni tanaticdr desire ;to destroy; .even ;wq^r^^^
.is ■ ope. tvhiblv the thbatieS are graP::- at the theatre: qfi ; hi? day . off or . b'e.-
^p)illg :to.ieQ!ffr■b^;. b.W tween shifts. ^ ■; • ; ./i 1'-. ,
theatre, operators that it can be ct- . ,1;. t
-fectively curbed .until. :attbr:'lhe.:peaCe
\ . is'; wplfe' '
■ tt .is ■.■dobbted .that' ihb present iiV-:
■ Convalescing from Wounds
Corp. Ma.v ,C. McCoy, former i-.cad
ebridgibility' ofrtebn^dse^ shipper fob Paramlount; at ,Om^
81st WEEK!
KEN MURRAV’S
‘•BLACKOUTS OF 1944"
. will prevail.' atfer dhe.':\vai^ ' the .geh-', phangeywQvtnded 'on EI,;Capi.tan.';.The«tre; Ho:tl.yWood, .Cah:
eral impressib'n beingthat' •’’bd 'd.ecoi'a'te4..,.with •puipie.r.Hqart,-,'.. ■ rf .,c..a:niHff,.Ppiireiiibeii,^e^^
the jiUtbpy"ging which ha's;ioosened.. .:riOw. .'a. patient , at' 'Ashford^^'b enjOy<;il a.'-'slifnv; iiibre.;t'..; ' ...
thb :res:vlc5bnsr>tt::tdtrrtbr'''gehcrab.iWhite,..SiUphpr . rCARY'.apANt
..tibnsi'.'a. war''psybho'sis has developed i ' "'v i t. i i ii.'.i. ii ' t i.i n i 'M' '' m ■ '
■ that' inculcates'' i'htyopngsters'bff ''t.
clay'. 'a' tb'tal tack of: res'tra'int :'and‘''.'r:e^’ tl.':.;' ' . .'rlr:, ■ ''^''1% 'f 'i ''ii| '.I.
Lunchtirae rolhes Bright
.^ ''ageriai. &ncl-.. theatre.- operating circles... ‘ .' .t ' -'b. -
: siSSISliiil :
timest less' church, InflueH-be ; ■■;. " t,. t . i... :■
'.■■ in'erty' existed, ..and drinkin.g at too ; .. v .P. By GEORGE' ROSEN ■ i .i../ ^ .', p i ' ; ii n ' i.i
.; .. : ■': ', (v,.., When the slorb of the’con'ribuUon of show business toward the over-all
The.:trieory is , a.is.o pu - .war effort i.s finallv' .written, .i hat ehanter ■ den.line ' with the :dtirn t inn -rnh ...nf
lunchtime Follies’ Bright Chapter
In Show Biz War Effort History
By GEORGE ROSEN :-,-.,,;‘,Wetl,:.,:niaybe::, you d oener- loi. m.i;
v'".'.' - 'ii.'' . ' i'"' ' . explain, becau-se. .sooner or lau-v you
.When, the' story, of the coil' ■. ibution of show business toward the over-all wilff rnn into an r.udilor. who. .al-
i» ♦♦♦♦♦tttf ftti-t By TERRY TURNER
‘So you want to be an e.\plc'itation who the dickens is you and where
man my boy-' Hmmm, that's line, is you from, leave him have that
But may I ask you \vhy and how you good, old ehqer.: ‘I'm, frbin. New, York,.,
came about this great unnaUiral de- pal. where the brums i.s from. The
home oirice kid who comes to help
‘Well. I can't gel no job no place you bd'--- . ■ ,,1. ■ rb- ' :' i,i
else, and -'my.' faU^ say .s; if idy dumb . ‘Gber \VU,l.:,he. lik^ tliat . .
bruddor Joe can s-ell ftllum.s, what's ■Hc’U l.ove It' ,
the matter wid me'?’ ‘Uo'U love it. kid!' He'll love it.
‘A noble deduction and yon must of course, he might be kind ol tense
be thrilled with the prospects.' ■ and. quiet like for a minute, but don't
‘Me I don’t know from no'.hing. give liim no time to. think. Take his '
How much does it pay.'.” . : f.;i ^ ■ 1. y; ■.;cbair, throw your foot on .ihe.s:d®Skp:;.;
. .‘To stai't', y'OU'. mean?.-' : , . ■ . . . and s.tart-dclling :hiip..',the story of.. .
■ 'Sfartin.' finishing, who ' care.s'.y your. life,.’''
;.. ‘How many cocoanu‘..<. I'm askin'.' 'Weil. ,1 ain't got mudi iifo, cept '
'Well, don't you ll-.ink you ,'hbuld tlie time' Gilhoblcy .give me the arm,
know what you are required to do [ which left me with a sore jaw and
lir.st . . . before we discus.s. . .as you q-ai with a lab.’ ■
said., lettuce?’ . .- .-.Make it up. Tell .Some dirt about ,
'By me c'ocoanuls or lettuce. I’er- j.,gi,ywood actre.ssos. That always
■sohally ,i dpn t ■ care ; \yhich, e.i:cept..-ggpj, |pq 4 .. just: say. anything, but , ,
pow manyy’rt ,1b always say you heard it and nobody
‘Splendid, splendid. Well, lir.st of a.<i; you :w, here, ' you I'.card ,;it. ; ■
know.,.'';-w.'i‘'t:.s eypldiUttion.. .ibn:,; him' youT'o,.p^^^ .passing. ':- .
means?' ■' through to meC, a big shot wiio
., ■' 'Who care.s. I am. I gonna , be at; it- :'waiits,.ybu in !-.ls company, but you ' 1'
too lon,g. '.inlii Jee, .gets a bettor fob,, wmi a contract ’ ' ■ ' ■’ , '
:cxPlain, .because,. sdbheT.hrJatmv'yob
u'ili rim il'.tn an .'uditnv. wlui al- ' N'pv.yeu doil t get. me. They ..want ...
War eft'ort is firiajly;:'\vi:U that chapter dOaling with the duration-run. of ways, wants to kpo w : not o.ip^.y hQ'W
kids today are not only m ,r. , ,, the ‘Lunchtime. Follies'- -Uie theatre for the production-line — Will be one you manage to live but why?'
roam, ..tout.; have more numey with op-ihe highlights. i i -b' I ' '-b',::" ■■ : .■' - • 'Who's him?' -b/ :b . ;;
which ::lo play. . Particularly since . . . m-b.;'.-.;,..'...b. ..iwii.v ,
ttie war besan they are able to pat- U will tell a story of hardy bands of unsung troupers barnstorming under . .. ;. ^ . .. : ,
ronize theatre’s oftenei' '.regardless every conceivable condition: giving shows at top-steam and al hours no . Yt-'aff "tis audience
of pi-ice' it seems) a.s result of odd ^ctor ever remembers, lor it might be -at noon, .at 4 p:m. and 8 p.m., and, he do
ioijs thev do after school or because j'ust as frequently at .lour in the morning,- Iflt tell a story ol a valiant We
of the ^ abnormal salaries being group of performers who. bent on a single mission of boo.sting morale; bn P^eaff
Ky nareiits Irt connee- as.sembly line to step up v.ar production, t'.avc plowed through snow- cus.s '
'Vvi-.o wants me?’ 'ib,
‘Wlial'.s the difference. Anybody.
, ,7 At big dough. Tell ■ him you are
Whats getting chicken feed '
b ; 'Spy wh’il about it. Hbw much '
h , tin-..' am I getting. You knotv thorn cocoa-
'Well. lets not start , off w.ilh tin- .a’-- ‘
pleasant .subjects. Suppose vve djsz: aad le.tuipe.^
brought in by parents. : irf comiec- me. assemoiy .rme lo ,.siep up ■war.proaucuQn, naye;;piowea, inrougn snow-,;
iinn 'wiiiv n'Hprmt or maternal ne-- ’ ' tP play to the ;nian’ in . Ihe ’ balcony’ ; at 6. the' man in' .you?'
cuss where it'- would be best to send
iir>n AA/iilV n'HprnaV or maternal ne-- AO pxay co me man m me oaicony , ;ac. p. wnen me man in - , , ' :
eel m s ar^ beiuT uX™ bl question wa.s; a riveter and. the balcony a .shipyard crane.. 'Me, I like Hew York.’ bibb 'ivi - - i
* hefw ^npnW : Add,, mamma are And the chapter will carry an important historical footnote that it, was . ’Yes. but New York is '.a; little.
, ol her wise and the 'Limchtime Kollie.s’ that in.spired aiid gave' birth to the probable iiost- large tor a now man. Lets see.
, ^ ' no bime io miidc ihcir' off- "'hr circuit , of belt-line stage shows, dc.sigiicd as a refresher for the where, have you been?' .
. „ . ■. , worker in industry. Similarly, it will point with pride to the fact that it. j.ust' came from Gilhoolcy's.'
‘Well, lets say we'll allow you $7 ■
a day and. . ."
‘Gccv lellow. I got.a do better
than iiial to live. That’s . only 14 '
Scotci'.e.s;' :'
•Well, we will lake care of that,'
but lo .got back to Uic manager.
‘Li.ssen. I couldn't sell nothing.’
‘No. I don't- mean that. 1 mean
meet: newspaper and radio people.'
: : 'Oh, them .ierks. I seen a lot of.
iiim <;-.tt for a drink.’ ",
. .'.‘Who pays, for that?’ -;
'We do, but don't let that worry
you. If you get him before he gets
you, ‘ than :he’s liable to ask some-
: m oiji.iiu, .y, a will, iiunii, u .iii q: luc a> uic i.ici laui. ii. i . u... .. . . i,;,„ f„r or Tour s
bb’ , ..- U:-. helped to stimulate, by ali the familiar laws of showmanship, the desire \ 'No. you misimderstandl .What “V‘, A ■
-. Theatre managers are frank m ad- joj- ijve entertainment ti-.rouglioul tlie nation. , cities have you visiteri.’ ' ' ! ''' , , . . ,
. : mitt'lng that they, ^ :i'With' two ‘slraW .s.easoi-W'ibehlnd. it .and' currently in i.t.s s^ '-.‘No,- '1 ..airt.’t -.n.ever.^; tio place ; bia iJ;
to .combat the problen'!. .Cpfflng bad ijjjg to .its epbch-rnaking ;cdpt :Nqw ;Yoi;k;’ : ; ...^ y .,b ' .7 a
kid.s around .seems to do no good oou ^ Wealthy symptom that the war*plants and shipyards, which - 'Hmmm. T suppo.se you oiiild looks like he.? gonna tauil invite
. not favored, since it merely fans the Trepresent its .''road,' yarc now:. booking return engagements at regular in- make contacts.:’; , i "ioru'*^ ^ *,*u iH . :
,, . fires .they are fighting. In N. Yv tervals. Ttius. even as in the good old barnstorming days of 'Next Week — ‘Li.ssen. I couldn't sell nothing.’ ' Who pays for that . ^ .
.■where larger downtown hpuse^ East Lyiine,’. the' sign for the next- engagement goes upnwhile a; ‘Follies’ ■‘Nb.' i don't-; mean -that. 1 mean I , . dont let that \voriy ...
cipallY liave suffered eyerythmg ^ cotopany is'^aying the datei ^7 ^ > : meet : newspaper and radio people.’ ; ^ before he gets
the . .ealendar except time-bpmbing. The story pf the ‘Lunchtime Follies’ lies imthe 'staff'— in the people vyhp , : ; ,‘bh, , them -ierks: .1 seen, a lot of, .ybU' than he s liable to ask some-
. the Owhers -pr .manag.ers . nave msO gg^g ;^;jj^j: gQyj(j jjQ be bought: The names of- hundreds, ot best known- them ,,at ,'Giihooley’s evciy night, thing about your, pict.ui'c. ..
been reluWant to make arrests, but personalities in the theatre are in the files of the little office at the top Gecz; they Can lush ’ 'Yeah, then what’ll 1 dp,,
. .. . .recently ■they;;w?re '3sked to do of- New .■Yprk’,A;tyGeum theatre, who will -take on assignments — to write, ‘Well that’s not exactly What I mean. Hearing from Headquarters
when anyone was caught in an . act : ^ ^ireetj jo proid^^^ to set them to music. And, with the advent of but let’s get on. 1 feel that Im doing ‘Why, then you tell him how you
of , vandalisto or : appeanng^suspi:, the American Tlieatre Wing Music War Committee, mobilizing all of Tin Mister. Giihb6ley^^.^^a terrible injusliCe heard from Headquarters that he is
C 10 U.S; -.At- thpi . -Ban • AHejiTs .considerable talents, an entire new set of creative resources has. ’by keeping' you ■ here: Plcase let me., the best ma'nagcr on the circuit and ;
ollicials have pndicaW .thM been brought, in.b „ .; tell 'you you.r dtities.’. .' : ,.,1 you are going to leave hita do it all; '
suspicious concerning, various- -..fires . The stpry,-. too, lies, in the, busman's .Of prbfe.ssional people,.,giy- ■ ‘Qh; that alL r Gillhooley'.s 'll lust the way he Wants' to do' itbpro- -
' that hgve. beerji .started, . In many , ^;j^eij.bpiyQfessi 9 nar best 'for:'free, as in all W.irig wait; So’ what, da I do?^ viclin' ’
► other parts of the country the prigin 3^4 Qebrge Heller are the co-chairmen; -Aline :MacMaihon the. secretary; Get' a .Hotel •Providin’ what?’
of .fires IS believed to be teemage: Kprmit Bloonigarden; is general manager;,R -That’s better.’ ; ■Well, -first when ‘Providin’ he iends ybu all ^
vandals. were the pubUGity co-ehairmcn until thp latter rece you get there, yob hole up in the tear sheets, marked,: over to the
In addition to campaigns bemg; ttey toerc^^^^^ the eoinmittee is , made^ fastest hotel or jPint in the town. Imtcl where you is entertainink a'
mapped by Boy Scouts and other or- Gilbert Miller, , Harold Rome, . Kupt Weill, Sam Jaffa, Al , ’ramann ■ and Then you call the branch manager couple of newspaper pals of yours.’; :
ganizations designed to promote ]u- Victor Samrock. What. this means-m; jertos ot,,a; s.how-is; 1^^ the. next dav: Not too early. About "What 'newspapers What 'pals?'
. veiiile clean living and good conduct, iery gods who hang from the girto^ l«nchboxes; nobn. That'kives him three’ hour's to 'Look, Anybody.: Brbwn, Smith
plus action by civic groups seeking and pop bottles to the tunes, and o^ Sing the eh^ and Jone.s. naVes you'll use on your
totoncourage betjer- parental control, to shoiys put; Broadway extra time: to get a clear head,’ expense account in place -of Babe,
. .lbe.picture mdustry_is trying to le^^ . ■ :. ,, ‘Yeah,:, that's, right. I leel low in LiL and 'Toots.’
;. Its -toand thro^h filiris_ beamed, , to | ,, . to' AlE^Shifts ' - ':l; morning:’, : : t.;; ‘Ob, I catch Pm ''Then;' like, Joe
, Wayiyard yonthi ps well as fathers ^ , 0 ■ . - ■' : ‘Then you 'ask him what theatre his ;gays, this is a gag.’
;and:-md,thers. . Wheiher. or, not. the . Present pattern of the 'Follies’ is a cy.cle of .dates to take, care of all the . picture 'is playing: at, just sort of a ‘Sure didn’t you know that?’
efforts -of the film industry, will prove: shifts of a wording plant. .Thus, to acGomrnodate all .the men and women guide for you- and when you‘re feci- 'Well to tell you the’ truth Mac
-fruitful or . nol: . remain to. ;be ;seen,. at: th.e-eyrtiss-.Wrigh;t :P.r6pelte Clifton, N. J„ the jrig'Jn good shape, amble over lhere.’ Wb'eri -'l -took W ' gander': as you^
_ - but-di'sheartenmff is- .the report from perf6rmers:b-arnstprm-lback:;and/forth...to a week to . ‘.yeah, I knbW. Believe it or not, ured sombthing. like that. ' No bard
• Philadelphia:., a . few. - weeks agp that catch .alL, the; shifts; And .because. of th,e,-succ,ess . Of . the;;idea with labor- i seen a couple ot mobies- and while feelings, but Joe figured this was the
.bad kid: e^ento authence management ,grou^ . im the; factories,^ the toycle ls:‘ nPiw part nf;a they . hurtnny eyes -I liked them.’ .' |;way to break -into. :tbe kilum. racket,:
there .i-ocked with laughter and, ap- -season because it -has be.en fou need this.-type^ o^^ : ‘Really.- you don’t know how ..'ucih,' .and now I .hoiiestly feels' I'm: got
phiuded sequences, in, a short-; in at ,fairly^:^r^^^^^ into this that helps. Well, anyway, you im’i-c the qualifieatioms to filte.i m with
whjch youngsters defy parental ,au- kmd :o,f patternj-^x-e^ for the added attraction shows specially provided yourself at home by callmg the vour outfit'
,thorlty.;;'A 'jricatre^ rnanager; in-that; for, holidays' apdjhip,.launctlingS: The shows last , a Cashier; dbai-ie: or 'Sweetheart.'', ' ’ ''Irideed' 'ybd: have' "-You:',
city points to these film? aS giving minutos to a hall hour,^^ ior ff troupe to give a per- .^nd then you say. Say, where is everything that anyone thinks an
V Mbp juve,,ffelinquentsT a^ say, fr^ 1^4ffp:m.,;,to .3:1& p.»m, ,anff ,^em,go, w;agam,irpin . ' jerff'that .rims this; dump:: You exploitation man ’musi ' have. -Iron'
that thq_incpming and.putgoing shifts can be caught ^^at attdude everyone wbl gX vacuum head, ver-y RtUe b-ck-
to'. Bo :and ‘m the 'Smaller, towns • .;The, regular players, accept, minimum., salaries: and the. guest comedians >.„ow Vnn pw ri'-wn '
, .Where' the,'probfem..,:iff not.:acute-ab -:and .singers..(invWtobly:they’fo .toppcVS)::a^^^^^ .if
- - , yet;’ to kuoto. him;, ‘It would, .be open; , again and, again..- .Afraicl to -gQ.asleep. between, shows for :-they’ll :g'ive. .flee Mae ' vriii '-d-in't 'knbw' rrl ''
; sesame :, frte;'«g: witors:' . ; 'They, a ;deadLvpeifprmance,,,;&^^
, ■;le^.,-how from: our town y,, rummy 7 -‘Thats;;iff''DonTr;walt 'for an- an? 'could' .bear’ y' ,':'-
’^v'y'.' ''''V- ■ -'y-'.'']Valnff' ^Shock/'Trittupers’;;: 'v.'':' '.swer;:. -but; .-brush' :past; :the'; doorman,; ;;,..;Take; youripiclt:’.? -' 'r?;;;: :;
only, a pare, oi tne.^pApptehi aeing — v.' • — ” ”.-v. ' . — '-a? — . .- ^ -He don t. mean anvthirij? 'anv:hnvu:nnrr . • ‘WpH T.’m o-VnH 'mAPfin*
■ Naiii^ ^Sbock^Trittupert^ ' r/, .'Past; -the -doarmamj;;.. /Take-
' y-toeio' .■:-v; "-? ' 7 : ' ';- ' -y' ' - -"v ' 7 .. v ';' -.-,- . ;.r . y7;y - y , ^ ':- ,-'.Ke don..t:rliean :a'nythi.;n'g- 'anyiho.w'a.nd . ? ‘MTell .Tm glad. w'.e-:'h'ad:;this rneefin’,
. -^wndel-y- expeiienced, , .ICidSi. .man.y , Yet- never, has. there -be,en, more :laithfU;l .servi;cej--from both producing bUst’ right -in . the managers. o'ft'Me I Mac ' Likb JOe said '' I’m gonna' be
, . ■w:bqm.;haye;;;been c^ht^OTmed-'iyffh,.etaff and Players.: :.Benay .Yemita;: Arlene FrMcisyRat.:Ry^^ 4st mem wr tmlbiig. '
; ■kriives,,:. ;ieepiol«,-. :anff ; other:; . -topic, .;jack .Albm‘lson,. the;CIawsop: 'Win -Geer, ;,Sam:;Jaffe;,- ddb't-'.payitony 'attentton -
, ; ments;pf,.ffestructiGn,,Xor;toe7in cUto. are -ambngithemeguiar , 'shock troupers.';' Ahd.Zero,;Mostel, 'whp7develbped -S '
ting,ubSeats,;;etc.,:also arefrequentlyya unit;whito could be I’rn' Here; to 'save .'you.H' ; ‘Now
: ■ ,nabbed,|ossing cigarete rnto,v^nt? or. rupted by; b.stown:^ ; You. know . sbmetKing; dike ,'a eoffl- 'riSonit looktot toe -Ite Lt; ^'T’lLigbv '
. jn,to,,.cut-v>p .?eat .cushions, .-stealing two more periormances, with, h.is dwn matorial .andvseore tw.o hits. ,. Other j^g^do ’ I bilt feave :ine ' one ' ft VI 'o ' firSt
anything: that', i.s'n't tacked,;dowri, touX, jrriportant playersywHo hCye been qn 'Hain'd Whe.ne'yer Cnd .wherever pos- .t . t u:„ lumi,. t vu"* V ° * ' V T '
, tilatiiig toknsiand;tohCr advertising liito inClUde'^rCdric’ March, ^ ViviCnne , Segal, '‘Kenneth .'Spencer;:;Arlene: don^tbat to- me ond.? ^ ;
, toatter : ii?;sbme .instanccs,.they';have'.:;v^ ^to t^ H t^then he asks\ln« ^ fr
. ' even , ■ganged ,; up bn; toahagers. just, :,Rosetta LeN:oir , . . rean, tiiats it and when he asks slanmmg door). ^- .
; :■ for the ton o£ giving him a bsiuing. .\mor.g the writer.s and compo.scrs. Harold Rome; Kurt 'Weill, .Laura ' r ,
There are cases where the young Perclman, Nate Hiken and Moss Hart have been on the job constantly', with the labor-management group at the plant. They get signals: straight;
' ■ , hobdiiiins- have, even grabb.ed 'fire. Indibati.ve bf .the range :df material.^bbt;h; serious And ;hum;br.oustothese are bri What is: Wanted. , A gagtman o,r : writeR- \y,ill,;::,sbmetimes -go .straight : to. ,
■ - ' axes .'and.;- with these- have ‘:Sto.dd, off, some' - bther .cbntribd.tb.r: narries:; picked- at.; rab'ddni:,. Billy . Rose; . Max'W th.e plant to: get., the,, locat . color , and ' gauge, .a uaiebee. temper;.. (Nate, Hiken.
maiiager.s trying. to evict them from .'Lnd.erson, Edgar Bcr.gen,. Stephen Vincent Beiiet. Eddie Davis. Lillian Fred Alice’s gag w;riter, docs llii.s frequenliy.)
"the 'premises. .' : . , ' .• Heilman, Norman Ro.s;in, Philip Stevenson. Hy Zaret (before ho went. ; Restilt; a show which not only entertains but makes ' the . appropriate
■ , 'BeeaUto '.'a .'kid : is ■ either a - ;':delm. into the 'arrfiy,')‘,-.,,l;angston-.;HLi,g ■'Norman Corwin,- George: '.S'.,, Kavdihan .Ipcai- craeks; .at .tardihes.s, '.carele.ssnbss, :tosenteei.sm^Curing ;,the'?e ilis'' by:.',
queni or a prospect for truancy offi- And most of these have contributed, not once, li’dt many times. ‘kidding’ it, an ancient .method of the '.heatre.
+ U-i r-ito A rTtov>z. . 4 V. A . 1 1 1 . . ' 'T’li/s f’A ot'ovA'K'.l.iT IiAa' yii-i tWAdA ♦nil AALi-Art'nrJA frVi/YTire" ' ‘‘cc AVvi nfVi i v» ri lilr’A fthJc* T-llA ‘TJ^ril T 1 AC*.-' 1 C ‘AJa'Ilorf fAV*- 'lAxr'.'all . Ih'lltrlc 'Afi. vyI AVs to rl ' crTAci ‘
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thtrly:-elghlh P%f^IETY Anniversary
picTimss
Administrative Changes at 2!0tli-Fd^^^^ and UA Over a Year Ago Paid
Off Big Dividends in 1943
SUCCESS STORIES OF UNPRECEDENTED^ S^^^
■ . ■/ JAMES.' (GIACOMO ,WAS0>:#URANTE;
. SiHVO 'Puvanfe t(ai<?fe ;del;gi’azia; .v
' *y,ai’iety'?*'. again.; , '
i''.‘yaricityV
voijiiry too. A sad one. The one tiiat marks t.he ;i2iici .year
^ . that 1 liavo not sung opera. You are ,;
.surpvi.sbd'.’ Why. I was once one ot the
grcateat o.pcH’n; ai,hgei:sytlje^: woilcV .e^
seen or lioicl. . .]..ea\e'.' me .Hell . you the
story. :■ y/.'.' . ;
.. ITltc.:, records .say i ..was, .:,borri: .ih ; New '.
York jti 1893.' Thdy .. list
do-butt asv 1927. T.irte '
.Iiv iaiO,; w.heh ( .was 17,.,1
)..nni- vivr'p Me /hotos '\vas liltc a '
capnoiv shot, hie hleazay voce : i. a.h, that-
..me?2a '''oeel An,d illy Ilian, isslm
so. pianiiSsimh you .. goulcl.n'1 even • hear .:
. jiuiics ■Durante. . . :, •. ' ('ty.pnt tcr'Ital.y t.d at'ud.y .iwltii Fernando
' i)e..'.LuciaV^tcat'hcr o£ CJaAi.so...a^^^^ lVie:(orhiach., ■ : . '_•
Hipe:.tuci'a.-.sa.id tO^ hf..;said;.'.‘A:H’,cn-ctv.to^^
■ i'.vc' hever hwdy .'lits.ip.o?it,lyoiy.;^d d:’. .'.:■. ' • ■
. .^1 .oveinvhcl.m.s^^m^^^^^^^ revulsion;,’'. hC'.stiy.'i.;. And :w;h,at:C;OuId '
I ;lo .'oot blush, niude.stly and a.cair. .say ’T’ank you.' ■ ;
^-iyltlia«i-4vaiucd .mariy:!a ai nuen irt iby :day:.t he: told
In'e ncve:r lioid onb. .will such.. ilheiuivneuial^a^ to. sing;; pfi,
.; pitch." .d';.;; ;■ .''y-.'i V - . - y ''t ' . ■■"i.it i'V;' pi y-'
, DC l 4 icia's'. vv;6ids vaishit)^ b.e.;Sili'ozCcl at. ; . c-spccially ;\ylt' .
.■'sclhi.p'zZla .like'diiv.iyR,.y^ .■.. ■ " '.P.:;''
' I;debii.tlc.d.at:’U]e;TeaU!o;.y JVliUitn ihi'Pagiia.ccL
KUenco , greeted. ..myPlp.ist .ari'a. v.D^ -a .hitttUti;in’..tPin .t'rpugh
Pthy!hditse. H .knew thgy.;\vaS stuhiicid.i ' ■ P ";P; ■ . p'..' ■;,: ':..v 4 ; '1
' I .Sii";; li'.o high B .uatura' in 'PA.;V.ln'i.ti .'(ne'''0'ra:V^,^^^^
■ cliuv .niad .'stn;eam. the '..aLidjcnCC. yya.P p.iv'PpU^ for ■
,t)io sia.ae. CjiairsV; cushions;. :aiDd.hih;' ' lhC^^^^ ; get t.heir
. han.cli ChPva;S :.io'ssed.;al. ray;',K'ct..".I.n ’the trejlz.yP..sotne^:^ _
...mol I Itnpw they .tvahfed..ih.y ;.a:iito.grailh:, and ducked out'.
..tii,e.:roak exit; . .I’da been h dope, id .stand there .a .'ipih
■ see. I (loUldn'it' wvile a X. P;: .
.’ Tlic Milai.i' papers' said th.e:ne.s.i;day:ih singin’.’ stdp.pcd
. tiic Opera 'co.mi4dtely,.; K\!ch M .■riyais;;ii!td td. adiiiit .that even .
‘..,'i£. 'I .didh.'.t.stpp;;)tP.l,Slo\\o'd ft. up. iur tuvful Jot. • ..;.:• ,.v .,
Frdm’’M.ll'hir- i, vvWt.’tp'^E
“.STngP’Alda'. ivt CoihHlt: Ga'rdCn, '. .It .wil.s;.therey -ddlh. the .htdp ot..
a noivQU.s .and . cliupsy .spear-.E’a.rr.ier; ; tltatP l:...eslabli4i^ a;;;;
. wo.ild’s record, ■tor ; hi tlie’liighest nolo in tlie hist ry ot
opera. 'P'.;Pp'.;'i: ■'■■■. "'■■
Glniu'sol.iyas'' in ;iie audier.ee. arid cr.n-.e backs:a,ge to coii-
■' gratiiiale me.' " : "i ;. ' ■ ■ ■ V ■;. '■■...■; ; ''■' ’ ■'■
. : ’Du'ranl'c., mio ,caro,i..hO. said; ■‘Iloiv do yo;; do :l'.” '. :. .. .. r .P
. . ! caref'.iily c.xplainod tO. hiiiipthe .secrets oE ’Pne Durar.'.e.
ii'ClIuKl oi verco cpntrpl- and pi'oductio:!. . When I Imisiied,
... Carirso iistcd 1110:... p- .; : ■ .. ; p 'P. P ' P’: ■ P ■. . .p; P-
... '.A.n’ .h: 0 ;\d. GiaConla..' lio: said, .‘there's pile mpre .lhing, I -iyant
to kilo w;..' V.'li;/ do you do itV .-p ':'■■. .'■'
: ; 1. even oll'creci to tc ach .liiin my Verco. .method; .’bv.i.t lie tpined'
mc-.dpyvh w till tiiahic.s.; . He siii'd .;one tenor .lilfc 'me in 'the Vvoild
was diioiigli..: i ..ctnder.stood .a'iid said ild .m'ore; .1^ wa.s the
. .great; Caruso, mu 1 was .'Diu'ante..; '. '■' ;■ : ..; ■.■',’
.. ..It., was a'., the. Metropolitan .Opera in .Yeiy H'ork lha! the
blow tell To.scanini. ..wild iiad hdicl .ptp'ihy.-grOat^^^^^^^^^^
Europe... wa.s affaid to fniii . me loose all'at on.oe. ’iii a’slarrih’
role. European audiences wont ;mad when, they hold jlie slrtg,,
and To.scanini cUdn.'t want tliat to huppen here. ; P ■ ; ; .i
I a.entcd wit’ To.scar.ir.i. and so I started oiit in; ,a .small.,
part.-ao's. I could grow on the public. The role he cho.se was
Eu;z iii 'Trovatorc.' I deliver the note to the ■main tenor.
Maiirlco, then I stivncl by. IWypniaiily :plps;si:c|Uc. Would, attract
'. enough .atlention'.'th.e. first., night;, :'To.s.cajiu,rf .st«i;l,..' p ■ p
.. ,.''.'‘A'll.;.v.b'iii .''\vel!'.",tfll ’..th.ei.thdid , aldP;. 4,^:;,'earuSd'' .d'Cht; dnstagC,; ■
. he. ;s'aid ;he" iVa's haVih’’ troubiB'' wit' ii'ls. higdipG; . F
p'.hcip; hi,m.,';'VF.li'e i .WilS’ right, bc'lim
: pushed 'hiiii.'asi'dd ;arid . sang ..,th'e;D d'oivb ■ ivP ." ; -p .' ‘P , ’ ,
' ,Tlle, audlc.nee 'got ,Up;;aiHV'vVcpf .■■:Tli,C .sli.dftted'' aiid, sqreanied;p
; The opera could hot go on until 'I'deft'. tiieyglag^ ex-
perience! :•'■ p -pp ‘P’P \ ,'p '.p, Pp.P PA, 'pip,
.;But,;/6Ven.p:r^ IriumY). ti'.ere. \\a.s iratiegy. 1 wa.sn't
ivarmcd up. beenttse I didn't expect to sitig th,at ;:highl. ’:'rhe;
■;.'terriivc .'.steuh.idt the’: C
ho;,at inside me nose. Me schnozz'.a swe'.’.cd and stayed t'rat
way. Later, when 1 tricti !o .sing. 1 fomul-oul tlie res-nniuuv
'va,i gone. Tiie sweilin’ in my no.a; ki'.iet; ir.e vorce,
Hti'.hor than rob t’r.c pu'tlio of niy iucomparabie actin', , 'l
went back on the .surge, after tryin':,il',dr;:.l’5 years, ,toP,regah,y
. verco. For 30 years, 1 have ■suffered; iin. ’^idifue.:^.^ g're,atest
..a’htl dearest,, droaniigiidcd,,. whiJp me i»ejVndz'zol,a .pii ;:the
. biink that unltappy night iii 1911. ■' ■; ',P -P’-V; , ’ ip ...Pp, , u'
. P; But .lately, muybe. you've noticed, tfi© ,' iiiiprovonicin ■ ill my
r.ad io program. ,I been calli ii’. td Ga n y .Aloure ■ and Roy B,ti rgy ,
■ ■be.ggi.h’ ,, for. thoiii 'high.'. ■fi'Q'.toSi -il’s Pnot'p.n , vai.h,. ..'empty, I'iiigi;
■ Din'iMvle:aintt’ 3 ifst'.livihi':'in,?lhe' past,' IPt'hik hie Vo.rcc.l.S':coniiil^
; baelv'.p. , ; 'rppp pP ..' P;' ' ; ;t . ' PP i.P
';^.P99,p..I;''h(hie, ri'ip.startie ,anS;'a'niazep't;h.g',w^^^^ .Maybe
you -a-ill i-.oar again I'-.e poiveriul. rtvstlous,', pene'.raiii!’. 1or.es
■ . jUi' the .gieal .Duralite.,,in:' tjie' .■c.uni.cp'i'a.el.y .'.d cent'ui',v'. '':h;u,
.. n more than t'h.ul..''.'.'.th'u'..e'p'hieb;iek' 'p£'' the'''CtocadO;,.,':Dis.(c.ii''.
,. ni and see,,-: 'p.P;. ' . '’■ ■;,.; : P: ',■■., ;,. ■ ■; ’■'! -i, ■.; ;,'. ', ■ ; ' • '.’;■
By MORI KRlSIIi:\
.■;,:,;'Thrce '.of 'lhe;;grea.t A.mdiacaii;. mtifiph picttiiife ■cpmp.a'iileSs.z
fa’\:„W',,sq' regarded '.by ',.V'irtU6'.:6f .’th.e;ir., hitge,:e'iUliia'l''StcdeUtre';aito '
ti'.eatfe h.oldin.g.s. and lho other becau.se ol its loti.g-csiab- •’
; lished'ti‘ade;hame-pth'ls''y began to reap ciiormou.s. bor.otil.s
tromladmlhi'slra live, changes made well Dvoi- ia-yetir agd: 'a.1. ■
.‘'iyeli as' Irom generally . 'ooohiing bi;.'.ino.';s coiidition.s. .Al-P
. though ..rnq.st ., dD:,the., re'al.ig!ii,hients ot top executives whicii
t:'..orou,ghiy 'shook 201'n Cenutry-Fox. IlKO ahfl.:U;'iiited Artists '.
took .place, over .a yoivr iago, .the Pcne'el's 'are'UTQty .-'beliig 4»
'felt. ,,.;^d'';eqU.aUy::;SighiflctvnE^ toblt;' 'plac'c..' .during, this;
period, ill otl-.cr major coh!p:;nie.<— Paramnuni, Metro.
'W'.tt:rhc'rEi,.'.Co.iiv,rablap.,;DiilVe'rs^^
. , . Pei iiap.s .the ir.o.<i I'ai -reach.in.g admirj.istr'ativ.e' nipups 'og- .
'citi'rcd'. within RK'Q;' beg'inhhig. ■adth; t,he,i;esigi.iail^
. J..Sci'aef<'r. X. Peter Ra'hvoh. llie only active pro-.iident o't a .;
rr.otion piclttre conii!r..iiy witinjui a .;sho'\v. .’busliiess bitek-
grettnd. took t.iic hehr,. An un'ph.trii:sii,’;e, e.spert i'uiah'ci.al.’p.fliT .;
, eer ot HKO aiui .■Vilas Corp.. Rtuhyon Imd iou.e. oeen.-re.garded
iikis-zth'e Ukoliest ctuKlidtiio far the ion. spot tt! .RKO. , Repre-
. sontin.g Flovii P... Odium, a fellow alt;miu;.s of the University
.’ of Coiorado. . i't was Rnli'.von w;;o ()ri,gi!uii:.v made the recoili-
n', en dtUron ..tc.) :Odl Urn whieli led Allas ('or.p. into the film busi-
ness in 'general and RKO ..in . particular. . ',;■■ .. .;■'. ' :■,; _
■ Ra.th'y.-oij;;i'rih.oriicd,''a'''pr'ee.a.ri6us',sl.ru.:e,ti'iy the";
disiribulidii ' deparlmcnt..; under the .steady guidance of. Ned
.E. Depinet. tiiere appeared id ’'bep,n'o.;Sftirdy. exeri.live seuip.
p. Charles. i'Vl':::'KdoiilciP 4li,e r.owTy-appuintcd siudiiu head. , h:adp
yet '.'to . prd.x'd, wiuil lurneti out .to ho niarkea a'oilit;, . in tlie
, prod'.tction Ceid. RKO product was p.reviou.- ly deficient in.
. qUalit.v ;ai.vd'',.studid' losses .,edng^^^^ .Gontihifing.. keWpitg '
'chtaih.oiii’edm.piiiiy re.sbu'rccs.' ■ l,t;:beeame. hece.sspi'y 'ht oiipiU.m ;'
-ttfPpl.edgfi 'theatre.. prOp^lggtolse.cuEO,^ bunki n.g.aid
to nia'intaiii operaiiotis. T'lis .specuituive move wa.s under-
takeii tit a Ifni.e wiicn :HKO' pgd,pp,ec;s..;.;t;b sti.v;. tlie least', were
uiicerta.r.. It . required couritge and i'ore.si.gp.f. For tiio;';
tl-.eaircs were 'iftiC salvatiqn.'.'ari.d cb,iitiiulc,.,lli.e biihvtirk of
-RKO
Tli<*iitiv and OiImt ShifJs
John 0. Public Now a Mugg
Ry IRVING RREGIIER
Once key ihtm in ril.«lribut;on and pr.;duction were salisfac-
tddly .estahl&,hed. EdWard LV.AlpersQn;Wa.s.appoi;hte^^
manager of RKO Tiieatros. An ene.gotic (ipcralor .with a
'£irs,tdia,nd, ".practical working knowled.ge o; \irU|al'y every
territory in Ihe country. .AlpeiVon wti-' at one time in charge
Of WariieV theatre opcratiO'n.S .and 'later., g'chieituil'.'sales ma.b
tuter for WB .Pictures. Under his direction RKO operations.
■.were spurred' hiiO hewr.high ground,; the normally proiliable
■ci'rGiut' doubling 'a'lld trebling. p'rdfUs, 'Towards ;thc';to
.of 1943 . in rbco.giiiliod of the unparaliclod strides .made, by,.,
fr.e chair, uink'r hi.s .supervision. Alperson wa.sgivc.!! comp’.(.!‘tO,
; aiili-.ority over, theatre oper.-Uions. ,, .Malcolm Kingsberg. who
PiUrnicxtlyi alsq cdacdriied;;him.self ;wUh' theatre ppelai,lioii.s,, iVas.;;
'elected' v.p. and'.flr.st'finah'ciai Qfl'iccr .-of t , parent comptmy
in .recoghitioiv oi: his' valuG ih the ..aiiaiiCial phases of opora-
■ tion'; Dqon Goldborg. RKO ; CqriV: treasurei.; .'H Ktigs^rg..;
■ 'iTUHarx-ard ' ' Business School .grr.tiua'.e t]^ui former Wml
Streeter; i,be'cai)ie.'sludio ' manager' under . Koenicr.. While Sid „
Rogoll. former RKO .studio ntanager. v. as apiioihtCd execu-
• tlifl'nTK'ociiicor. . . '' '' . '
' Floyd B. 0 ;ili;m. emerging as the dominant factor ih RKO
fV.rmi.uh control of over aO'; . ot both eoninion and. preferred
. '.stoCksi' booanie chairman , of 'the, hoard of d i rectors. :replaCjng,
iix-hard Ci . Pattersoh. .Ir.. who was assigned .to ; the newly
eroaled post of vice-chairman. And;, for tiiC' iirst time in it.s
turbulent liistory. RKO Radio Piciin'es went into .tiic black
(luring 1943 ,' RKO Corp., the parent company, came up from
behind tHe- eight ball and rolleti uo a net likely e.x.eco:lh;.g
Sa.OOC.O.lUl when th.c linal figures are computod tip to Dec,
' 31 V 1941 .'"''; V;'- ■ ' i"' ' ''■
Earlier this year, when it was already evit'.e.il that RKO
h.aci turned the corner. Ralhvon turned to the heads of the
HKO siili.'ids wi-.o had helped make ll'.e hiiproycmdiit potsslble .
and said: 'I am Mr. 'Xiucky.' , . (‘Mr. L,.cky .is an RKO pictui e .
.'sfartihg Cary Grant). ,. , ' .''■;.,
Thougit. no sin.gle pioturc can be ;regar'cled as responsible
for t’nc RKO up.s'.ving. it .should bi' niUed that tlie pi'.onomenal
success of an iiuiepemienl prouiiclion. Edward .-V. Golden’s
‘Hiller'.-: Citiidret;' marked t'ne tuuniiVg point in RKO forlune.«.
.'This 'lllm'; with a sludio. prt.du.clKiiv find of under .S 3 Q 0 , 0 (KI.
. 'according: to sttidi,o.,"exces;: ''.i 9 ',''no.wge,sti'u'im^^^^^
over S.'l.tiaO.OOO world wide. ( lYgV';''';' ' - j ,
I SkoiirtDi. G^miirtra. Et \l, 1^
MtUor production and. di.slribnt ion p-iliey n'yi:;ion.» have
.ilso , 'marked '. 'npcn’atitli'iS;, at ..gdili-^ sifibe .ithe' . iidycht , of
y'spyfn^ ^koUras'ias; president of tlie company with Torn Coii-.
.■'hors''.a,s."yiey-:| 3 i'osjd^^^^^ ehar;t o in' world .Wide ei.slributiori.
Connor,-;. inU-tsivol.v train.ed in !"c .w\nysn .oE',,D,eo the Liciv
'■(,has'''', 4 >liu.reh'tlyf casl - 2 W distiditiiUciiCnpuliHes 'ton
; ' the ;. .stmie': .m'i'iid as the. company '';by ■■Wh,o'in'.' h.tv;, waS;;''.sirctl, ;.
■ Tti'itelh'ef' v-ith 'Spyro.s .Sltouras;';'tr.cmendo'Usly;,suee'essful l
; ' of ' the .National ’I’.h.catio'. 'circ'iui' before.', he moved across tiie
' ho;mc:'o'ft’iet\,h'a;ll.;.;it) bfcema..' 30 t!'.-Fnx p,rexy:,'iK*'w, -vigor
'-f.u'.setl- in.to 2 flili-Fosc. ';'v ■;' ''■ ' '■.,' ■, '■ •;
';■;' ''.S'ltppo'r.tecl r'nid; ''gi'iw'ttiitagcd.'/hy, 'x'ef'e'r.an'; sKO-Wi-tittn', Jo'.sep;h;,,
iU. Sei'emdt. 2 lilh exeeniive product io’t head, and Darryl F.
Ztriui'eIc,. '.\:'p.'''.i'iV'''.c,it'tu‘'gc'''hf'.'.'.p'rocitietiii^
.:Ht;us,'ye;tr.sfroih',Aiiiw^^ .-erx-ice' In take up hi,; fonher dtuie.e at
.'■ lite Slttdio. 2 li!l-,-:Fox iiiuyed ahead :nt..i jH.lr rtiitk.-j.o'f the . very
'';htoj;'n'i'os 1 ,.,in'( 'Dill 'UoV.tui.iil'.'sunKi. ;ya'st 'chahg'cs
I'iid been mf.dn, ■,;■. .■:
' IVtik Ri'4Mlii<-lioii <!o-.ts _!
,'.'...,Fr(>,n'i.'a' ,s',tu<l;io,,,hut!,got-' 0 ,f' 'sthrie. $18 -tini.ui'aUy iprinr'
...'U'l.. il 94 (l. ;t)ti:;.(ix''cclil'iy'a qUa.'rtei;,'.iii.crea.st-il. nega.live; l■)Udg(,’t's'■.i^
S 2 .i.i;mi..'l 0 u fur 194 1 . S 2 i). 0 l)n.i;fi() tin ' 1 , 94 ' 2 ' ttfl''! . lifiii n,v approxi-
;.;'.,im,it('iy.'.S 4 y';' 0 Q 0 , 0 . 0 fl.;in' ,l 94 ', 3 'ithh ',h',igltesl.,i.n''th^
., iVou- that ‘Vti rici.ii’. is on the ittuioiial '
inniiraiifij/ idn-e behind the PhHco radio slmw. it in a ciiic.'i -
that CIO re aiui aiwrv 'people, are (loiatj to read tlie. paper.:
There i.-t no Ud'.’ap i,-ha; i;;u'( happen to speultiiici habits o.f
I' t'he iuitioii, !.f 'Varielp’ beemnes iSttpkUtrd ‘ re&dinp ylhhttef ifi :
the arertujt; hotne.. IVe .cctu^Sheef 'tli'i.s:'. , ' ,'
r Stfeiie: A topical AiheidccOt Jioh^ eitjht-ycar.o'.d
-enters and tosses id.-i ■sidiodl booksloHrliitr cane nioMeh
•echo 'has !)(■(•" reading ■V<rrtety’\io6hs' iip. \ , ' ; ■ ,\ ' , ■ ,. .
Mother: Heiio. :jui.rior'.;. .'■■", ■ , ■' ',' : .
. .funior:. II iy,-,. Mom;.; ■'',■ ';. ,'. ■', ';■■■ ■ ''■ '';■ '■' ' ■■ ,'n
Mothcrt .llow did .you make out in the geograpity exam?
.tnnior: 'Bolto. 'Junior Gbtllie:) rated .solid- cl.i.t'k' in ' -IcSt.,
ifihgageijieht.,'.':,' A.-'.. A;.'; A"''.''!."'; ' A'(V A-’' '.1',.; ';;
,:.t;.'M;6ih,'er;,' 'WitallRrns.S' ,'d'ld you toliar? . ' ;
' 3uT'ii;Qy:: '.N'ii’iBly A per cent of nonriidl Toi) ,'fi"ur,e' for
this .,,sehtjolhous'o. ’V '.S', ll'.l; ,:A,',- , ■, ;. .;■ ''■ '
Moihcrt Thte.’s ■wlu.m when, you 'tl'giire It .rained on jour -
opehin.g: j' 1' : w;..;,' r. y A \'r
.luuior: And tou.gln pppot,i..,h; a histb'ry ':oxtun''r'isl3t .across, '
' thc'l hall,'"'.;.',-,.''.';; '; .,■ '',■■ ', '■■. , ''lvV..l''
. Mother: Test run siueothl.y'.’ ;■, '1 ■■ •'P'-t,-',' i
•lur.ior: San.s hitch. .Mr. Uiruril m.c.'u Opened with .sh.ort
patter , on '.geography, t iien -left. stage, and tiaipsed up and
dpwn ai.-le.'. to ..s'cc.-that audience hud no cullo notes. Swanic
■turnout 1, .t.l.K'.l’' (ilU.<; delr.xer class'i'iibmdlTuin'g' .' on'd,b '
, every, wor'(l,;as. hey se.gu frdinv paUtA' .t.u. laugh
ness of ha'hcl'iug^uChWnk"examy;pap,en*s.',' Th
. hout.ino, ' Dirndl,;, as,; qulzm at audi-
cnee, by now a pasiteve-.-. Gtig.s llcw t'',ici; ar.d fast when ,i
Dirndl locked harms. IwitK .Junior Gottlie'o. last min ule addi-
., lion to the ciuss. i Reviewed under New Pupils i Bouiie'o,
v.'no. ;■ was. , a , . sensash ' ' ih his' .; most ■ recent ; 'a,ppe«rra'ne.eA-l Ao
stYai-ght years at. Eimh-a ' Reform Schoul-r clickoc! bi;j. Nei-v-
otisn.ess at \ ory opening caused .iiivc ‘.p flutl iir..Avor. to:
.;,‘:H.obokeh;,Nevy. ,lors^ iVS,:ih;;what,,.stat'cT^~ acl lih retort:
'.Mr. Dirnd!...-whp gives, a goklarn''' iirought down hoii.-o,
•aru; a!.-o hrou.ght down heavy ruler acrevs Ids knucktes.
From then on. however. Gottlieb, wa.; a breeze. '• Quickly
tossed o.'l capital of U, .S. and topped litis by correellj' nam-
iny the two hemisiihoros. Thi.s .sloppotl sitow cold and
Gottlieb bowed pft'.fwith; aucliehce .begging for, marc. 'Geog-
raphy Exam' looks like it can stay forever in P. S. Ifi, By
shaving nut all around, i.e.. wtucrin.g the initA. smalier.
erasers, writin.a on boih sides of paper, school can ring
up liefly prollt. .Add to this brief, rimuing. time .of exmii.
. adlpwing ;'plenty,'turiiovo'r,,;and,';:it iTGokB' hlto for. Board
of Educaiion. which an.-clcd •G.E.' to rctip. a metmtair. of
,';lrfpui,ah, ' '1 ' -yy-';' '"i'l. . I''';.'',
;.Yes. boys. ‘Vatiely’ i.s t’-.e spice of life. . ' Brve. ' -
and .p'd-Glbly , the , largC'st .; a’r.iiount '.spoilt - by, any studio .for , ‘
production.
' At the .saivie tinih hovyeyer. d((m,esdkt;:iThl-d,s .iilstCclimbocl
to new peaks, with 20th-Fox. f eceipts . averttghjg 'clp.se ,tc>,
'• Sl.OOO.OIIO . <veelslv,';di,)mc.stie; during 1943. Co.m’bi.ned ' wftli re- ...
'■Uirns' of. so.-ne 3p..(l00.()00 fr.im tiie .' iorci.an market, total .
receipts from ciislrtbuliim ' wore near - the, ST-a.iltlO.OOO mmk
at the 'close..; of:' 1913. ;;■' 1.
■ . The decisieii to lombark. on a, progrem p: .Gn.s.lfior,' product
' vras apredical.ed; ■;t(i., ti s!.'ib.sl'a'htj<d , pxle.ht, on ssilesman Tom , ,
. Connors', analysis 'of ; rapidly ch.hnging condliib.n.';. 20th,-Fox:
hiid previously binigetnd for .'arOtmil .six lA’ itictxtrcs. 18 'ooi - ■;;
deiiUnC' ‘A’ picturo.s and 24 ‘B’; ,p.i.ctures, ■ "C'-iuHoifs .hoi , ,
berderlitte protitici could; .not .sell foi '.A' price.s and that, in ■
'. Order'.'to '.bih'ld stiles vtdiimlc; ri' would be nccCt-.s'Cry 'to elimi-
nate all 'B' buiiget 111 ms. 'He held 'that; ; the ' market, war. id , ;1
.support and exh.ibiiors would pay for ‘A’ iiieturos bocmise’-;
thevgupply, of such product, from all sources, was necessarily
;, limited; by , talent,; ,(inanci,aJ and technical a vai lability.
Seni'h, L)>s<‘i’niaii anil I .\ I
■ United .Artists, ne.xl tof RKO. experienced the most violent
'l.U.p,hcayafc' in tttiv otdec.u'tive.jipivsohncl., ax,,ive,ll,'.as;pbiicy ; within ■;
' tho' pAsi h'>uT,'sdasm't:>' '.'Db'ie' .the''hfmyfe^ •
G.rtid Scar.s and Carl Loseniian, niaiie a eomi>lete trans-
formation. aided a:id ;; abelleri by I'lrlward 1 C;.’’ Raitery. : '.DA I'l
’>.-IJ»'p.xy;.an'df-Ar4h.u:r ; W, .Kehy.-.-x*-.4i-..'.'ih
b'utibii '.and ■ fiiiaiice.''- ' !.■ ■,;;. , :' '.' ■ ■."■' (
■:.i;,'-'.U'.A,'',,'''oi!ce..:-re'g'ar.clcgl,;‘!,y.,'.;i^ '..of- .'h'ictfirc.l busln'ess,
underwent a major surgical opcnilior, and Cmefg'ecl unscafpod
a.s a sort. Of . 'Wool.W.o.'r'tl'i-'Ti ffaii'y :''cdm.la').
iSears; .an'ch'De'sorh.iah'.' ''.wHomy:he ;b',rbugh'(''.'':with':'hlm;.''i ;
',,;thchr, ;pri.,nrary 'objetdive ■t'hev.a’cd.ufsiUoii. of .siifl'le
' to ' pr..<Kdcte-;' ycarua')Uh'ri ’ .ac.tryl.tjy 'for.ytt .sales'; .
;.::ei'.e.\vcsl; Tow-ardk' the''o'jasc; the .yo'ar UA;l;h',ict:.'.sb|.p.e 18 'pr'6-
.; cUicoiis, '. iiicluding'. .both, ac'Uve, ;an.d: noh'-aetlve, D.ui'ihg ' thq ;
: eiiu'rse ; ot'l 'the'.; year...;‘UA '.volled ,,uj3 ''record '.profits.':' Always
■ strongly 'cWtroiA'he'd. hi;, the yipreign, markets, 'th'ks:;; was;..,the,'
’.fl'r.st'; year.. ■(lvat.; 'doih'o'S'UG'''QporiitiOhlA ;;R'i;.e'y,m in ’;;the,'';,ref,t''
; or skowipg only liomi’-td prolit.-. .rtutg up hu'ge letnrns on.
' distribution i-"- tiu- U. S. 'art'd.'CahU'd'a,,. .E.stii;hato'.s,' wei-'e', 'tiiat;,
, tpt'til ■iAmla!s;''.','doihestie 'ah;Cl'.; fo,r‘c'ign;. ' w'ould; .
. .'530.000.(11)1; for ihe i2-im>inh 'tHuiud;,. a.n.l.iufpreeede
for': ,';'ti,A,v,l,.'.'Thti.''f '■' w’'ltile; 'tht" ' Co.rp'lOfatft..' Stnietiti'e,. . Qf ; ,Unl
l';,ArlfstS '.,C.iA'al 5 ,('.dya,ii(l;'.'.gw);a'neci, tp I'cllsturbaiiccs .ancl,. diD:-;
', 'I'e.i'enees tvi'oqng:- iis;'.d\vtier-'iii,ei'U,.lj,er's'| Ith.e '.,dis,lr.i.b,utioh .urga'.h-'
|'i'za,t'i.'ni,''',t('u'He(l 'i,dl,eadl..^,^ 'C ,'■ ''■,■,■■
O'dter ni'ti,i'u,r.'.''.'c,o.|i;:-i>itn'.fiv.^^ ■:a't,reudy..''stia|ngl'y.'''efitrehche.tt ■'
; .'.pi\e'v'i()'u.S' i;eiis'i;.Vi;- .and. 'fetliieli t.i,6 fhie.iA'iygi .ueTd :'for ;i'h^
.. taut c.xocutiye ..chtii'ge.'-'i continued or stepped up their proiit-
'.,u'ble'...'ppera'lio.h'bV ';.. -I'
Release Sehetlules Pretly ^luch a Baiiknile Situalion Nowadays — Releases
Sliifl From Day to 13ay
By ROY aiARTlER
Sciuir.hiR . release sehedtllcs; , troni
«lay !() (U'.yrTTither.lhi’.n Iron: month
tofttontlr
eperatflrs and (lltn, buyers are today.
•belnR 't.Hrb\yn .in't6 .constant, confu^^^^
.becaus.ei o.£ -:doubt 'as 'to';.'wba.t .will;
iflEidb available ' SOtvdays li 6 .n,C 9 ,.:.let
. alone ..60 ' days-''Furthern 1 o:re,= ; ,be-
■ cause of ’.the' swdtcKes'bein.g ;fna(}e.;by
tiislributors, i. 'lhey,.;.'aTe ■. tiow. ;:b.eipg
forced to keep a .weekly, rccordv with
changes, of the dates on which pic-
; ture$ will ■ ’bo', freed ’ by . '..the:.. ai'W.us
cotopanies-for general ..consuinpw
As alfEStdil in., history
have pictures beeh..,bopked so,-. close
to release. '■i. j.'’.'
Wherea.s. in former years the ens-
tribiitprs .would/ sot national avail/
. : ability' .as ihuch. “as:' thre e, :.months;,ip
advance/ and live tip..' t.p the , da
scheduled,, now the. .hny.fers are. fbrtu.^
r.atc to be able to .find, tiiit;, what will
■ go"on release, a . week or tw.o hence.
:In . faAC ...it,: h'^ 'bcqo.mc ncc(;;:sary in
many cases to. eheck bach.'.reguiai'ly
to conlirin. whether a date that has
' ' .loeen: sc:t, tyili' '.the-distribs hay-
■ ini? (Seve.lopcd the .hdbit o| ..sitddenly
pu'din.!! desi.i'.natcd piclurcs off the
schedule 'and ho.ld.ing./thenl back for,
. : months, 'raea;ntini’e. .,sh,dvi'ng.;bth6r& in
, for' release
:bUlty'i.hotiees:':;\viU .go' ouy from;-dheA
■ex’changds .ini Janiiary; .'Riding' High’
and' ‘ildt'im'c' for, Love.’ ...SO. far,: bh!y '
ohe oi/tho .postlieh stripe .'tyid. be rey
leased 1 in February. 'Miracie of
Morgan's Clock.’
RKO. .Singleton topper for .Tanu-
,ary''f roitl -this .ciistrib'' .wiH' ’oe 'Hi.chcr
and Hi.y'r.er,’ while for February fne
tentative n.ational release item will
be 'Tender Comrade.’ . ■ '.'/
Republic; Boxoftice toppers from
thiS/Outfit fpr January, will .be.'Fight.-
ihg Seabccs’::, .and ‘T-tie , ..Monster’s
CastlO.t oh .both of which a. lot of
iTtiphey 'was. 'sp'eht. .. In February, ,im
defihitc at ,the.nSb.mo the possibili-
tie.s are ‘Man From Fi'isco’ and ‘Cpw-
boy and the Senorita.’ ' : ...
Twenticth-Fox. ’The Lodger’ is
the lone release .so la'r for January
Expect Warners’
The fourth'" 'anntia|..,:/ ‘Mafo.h:’,,.. of,
Eittre,.s’.- .drive ip
industry- take.s. place Jan. 24 -Jt). . At
the: ino.mep.t of .fbisyiyri.ting, the: ye-
spoijsG front : ekh:ibitor.s, -../enrolling
their .theatres . tp ntahe audien.ce-col-.
leetiohs- is .greai’cr: t.itaii it' ' cvely was
in .previohs. ..years;.. :;Cppp,crat,ioiT 'ha.s
become-: almost, iautoin . The .in.;
duStrv .ihhs taken this charity .'.to '. .its
With the company expected to
show -.cioSe to $2 per common share
•earnings in the fi.scal year ended
hist August, finan cial c ircles heard
renewed reports of possible divi-
dend on Warner Bros.i common stock
early in 1944. Redemption of the
preferred .share.s last fall Cleared
the decks for such action but ac-
Uuil date of declaration may be dc-
L.,,. -- * .-{e’fr.ed until ,' Warners’, aceumulhte
while:. February' i.s in the great, be- : additional cash reserves. Warner
yond, bu’i 'Jane . Eyre’ and 'Song of
Bernadette’ are iikelies.
Uiiiveisal. For January ‘Gung-Hp’
and 'Aii . Baba and t!ie 40 .Thieves’
are on the . schedule but Fcbr'.iary is
still a qucslion. Fos.sibiiitics for I'nt;
’.attar irioiuh are 'Ladies Couragcou.s'
ami 'Thi,s Is the Life.’ .' -
VnUed .Artists. There’s more on
coinmon shares reflected talk of such
divvy :in- final trading sessipn of N.Y.
Stock Exchange: last - week.
If a conmyon divvy is declared
it will 'oe the first oh - the pre.=cnt
.shares, although, the old non-par
common stockhpiders.-reCewed ^dis-
tribulion of Sl.BTVc in 1929' and $2
in: 1930. Wall Street is looking for
a divvv of 23c, when it is declared,
hear.t!
When the National Foundation tor
Infant! Ic Paralysis a p pea l,e d to tiie
motion picture indu.slry in 1941 to
assist in raising funds, the re.sponse
was prompt but far from national.
Theatres opposed .audicnce-collec-
tionSi fearing patrons’ ill-w-ill.. In the.
1941 ’ edrohaigh, ::the Collections.: .were
made only in the lobbies, except in
a few instances. : The total collected
was $435,000.
In 1942, President Roosevelt, .spon-
sor, .of- .the. .fight agains’. infantile
paralysis, again asked the industry
to- help, and . Nichoias ' M. Sebenck
was national motion picture ciiair-
man. This time the iiiiiuslry organ-
■izhtl its.e.lf more thoroughly, audicncc-
collectioiis were the rule in.steati of ,
the exception, and the total raised
was $1,403,000! In 1943, despite the
War. more theatres enrolled. , collec-
tions ■■ were made more Ikpro'dgh'.yj
ami , -the results were , , ani.azir.g--..
$2,llfi.000; 'p-:; --:' -s-'': /
And now, tiic slogan i.s ’More in
•44!’
Ts the home-front war. again.st ’The
Crippier’ becoining an -' industry-
adopted charity’' These drive.s wc.-e
not planned as annua) events. No
one in the industry, so lar as any
expressed views, has ever contem- ,
plated making the battle to save
-crippled children an ‘offioial’ perma-
nenl iiidu.stry -sponsorship. Each year
the urgent appeal for help is made
and the industry responds. There
has been no' non-war ofi'ort to comr
pare with it, except the old NVA and
Will Rogers Memorial fund-raising. .
, It would probably be- the -first in-
stance where a great naliniial indus-
trial group , took under ila wing , a
charity of this kind.'
l-'.c Jairuary-Fcbruary schedule from on pro.ser.t $.3 common stock
ThW lack - ■of- - release, - elates ’ has They arc . ’Jack London.'... ’Woman - of
r.eachhd.Vhe :'Rhint -where, less than a :f the iTown’ -and - 'Three Russian “Girls.
. \ye'6k,' ago ' cerfain: companies , conld.
not even - fell a, buyer - or a trade-,
paper reporter -what they Would set
tip . for national, -avaiiabiUty during
. ' -the month :of:.jWnu'ar.y... '■'With fe#.:ex-
' ceptiohs::: FebrviaT.y, releases ; and dates-
. are- .something ' that’s, out ./of ...this
-wmr'lh/becau.se the. distributors aren t
thinking t^aW^r_ahead.
- j ■ Pr-Qaiict Looks : strong , |
Outlook on product. hOwever, is
.highly'.optim since the producBfs:
are gradually Weeririg.'awa:^ from lo.w,
budget -film,, .fbrnmg' te
ntore iand : mo,rh'.,t:d .sefean.. enter tain-
irlont Of a costlier grade, . and, in
- cbhs.equence,. are’ furnishing, pictures
.iv/hicb possess greater: stay.ing.:poweTS,
at the: boxoffice., 'Purlng the
iiumbof Of releases dwindled sharply
: ’ and. 'i.i's .WhtiC.ipated,..:’ the -. new year
will see' even: fewer pictures oti ;the
; iharke 1 ; ' .But ..if . the ; high . : quality ,-of
,. the .‘I’eoent.. past. :i.s ,mainthi’’^hd’,
shortage - will, be faced in the o'pinipri.
:: 'of, -.-most' .buyers.- .',/ :
. : 'r:op: .pictures on release :in Decem-
ber were cbmpafatively few in num-
ber- but, ,Lt.’s-'pointed,but,.:the-gaRs;;'w
.filled through / the . practice .of dis-
- tribu'.ors to pre-release more film,
■i- til an in foi'inc-r .seasons, plus the. fact
.'that :nowii,days.::playing time bottler
necks ' and /’extended : ■ engagements
,, earfy m.&ny picture.s oyer from: prior;
:rrionth&i : Regardless.’ of current ' na-
' tiohal : releasesi .this takes care, of
-hundreds of thoa'.res which have,
- after a manner of speaking, .been On
.the- /waiting- list. As, one Of: the more
astute film salesmen said last week.
- When eveii . he, -didn’t .know /What his
company -would: send oh national rC/
. ‘JeaWeT :;fhW '“-/few':, -we eks. ‘We
don’t- even heed release .dates any:
'rriOre,’" -
.(January-);, and. ‘Khlekei’b.bcke'r Holi;
day,' ’ll Happened Tomorrow' and
‘Bfidge.;pf :San Lviis.,Rey’;(-Fe:bimafy);
; Warner Bros.”' All any buyer-
ithows '.epneerning, - fofthcprn.irig 10"
Ica-ses from this company is that
there Will be two pictures <m the
national, ,ayaila-hi3,ity,,list/,,fpr,:Ja
'Destination . Tokyo' and , 'Desert
Son;.;.' Noliiing h.i.s been .set for
February and doubtful as to wiiat
will come t!irou,gh tha*. montii but
possibilities, i'.-'yery/'. y^ at . .the
momeht, a:re ‘In' Q'iu' ,'T.ime,’,-/‘Pas
:to',:Marseiliesl and- Mark, .’ywaih.’ iln
v,ie\v /of, the Warner ' saleg; policy to
sell only -two pictures a /fnonth like-
li'nood is. -that not all tiiree of these
will come,: alohgAin February..
Inside Stuff On How Not
To Collaborate on a Play
Bv RUSSEL CROUSE
Jack Barry, Ex-Minoco,
Forms Own Eagle Prods.
,■ Jack, Barry last week riesign'ed as:
piWsideht , of iMinoco. Productiph/s ,f0
beCohie pfesident of Eagle. .Pro.ducr'
’tions, .organization plahning ,to-pro-
duefi - both regular and- telCvisioh
filrhs'in', the/e:aS:t.-.':-' ';/
Barry / organized -.Mirioco. / Prod tic-'
tions in -l94l,,, pfodUQihg:: 45G mU®^'‘-
sho'rts .during: the past, thrbe years..
MinpCoMs-’TcOined ‘ .from ' Mills floy-
elty -Co., /the Chicago: . jukebox and
, j ukepix outfit.
SPG RANKS BURNING
OVER ALLEGED STALL
The rank and file of the Screen
PubliciAs : Guild',-:, N. 'F,,. /is se/eth-ing
over . lack-i/of-uaetion - Jn /eonnection
Wifh/:arbitrat>dn ..of the uhion’s/:w:age
and i classi ficatiori '-dispute “ With: the
'distfibutof. , Home-ofEices,, '.with flrer
. w.d.rks -, promised -.’if sotnething: isri’.t
dune at an early date. ■'./'
Step in this direction' will be tlie
selection of an arbitrator by “fhe/
American Arliilriition Assn. if the
two sides, distri'o.s. and .SPG, do not
-select one without further delay.
The di.stribs ciio.^e Major L. E.
ThoifipSQhi RKO executive in charge
of. labptt / inatters, -to .represerit ithem^
in arhi'tratipn pfbeeedings, while the
SPG picked. Aaron -Schneider, or-
ganiza'ticiha.l “director ;,of tile,/ Book'/ &'
Magazine 'Union,. Who /also is a mem-
ber of the labor panel of the N. Y.
War Labor Board.
- While the AA.A supplied both
Tiioir.pson and . Sch noidcr with lists
of available arbitrators, they / Save
not been able: to agree- ofi one to
make , up; a ' committee. Of three,
•‘l, have befcn a.sked by -‘■'Variety, t
the Little Mother.s’ Club, the Lady
,Mendl/P‘6st dp the .Ameficari, /Lfegipn,
|The ' Mpr.r is .Plan, Bank - “ < Wh ich has
the largest, /Col-
:iection . of '/.my
' a vi f o g r aphs )
and Mrs. Mary
Louise Sirn-
irions, nly /cOus'-'
’..ill, - who'., ii'eads
e v e r yl:ii!'.,g 1
\vrlte, and: has a.;
little'Spar'e'tlm'e
, right now':.- to
explaihiln.'/de,-.
tail the ’proced--
ure by which
two a .1 t (i 0 r .s'
Rus.scl Crouse
Nov. Average Pay Down
:-: '//:■ / Hollywood, Jati; 1.
The average weekly pay cheek fpr,
studio workers ; in November was olT
from the previous month at $70.57.
For the same month last year the
average .stood at $59.47.
/I-
Alphabetically Scanned
i'
■ : This is - the way , the situation
shapes up as of the. present, among
tile “Varioii'.s disfribifting: companies,::
'* li.-ted in alpiiabelical order but tak-
ing note only of loji picturo.s on the
Columbia. For the month of Jan-
tuu-y the lone po.s.sibi;it.v is ‘None
Si'.ail Escape’ but not (infinite, while
: , as inricfm'ile at the moment is .‘Cover
Girl,’ thou,gli it may come through
. for February. ...
■ ■ Metro. January will see the- nn-
tioiial release. ..of ’Tliousaml.s Cheer.’
•Cross of I,orrainc-’. ami ’Lost Ai'.fiel’
' wliiio in ’ February this company i.s ■
. , makin.g ’Madame Curie.’ ‘Cry Havoc’
add •Rationing' available. This schod-
: nlili.Was' set: up only last week and;
just to show how things are changed.
‘Guy Named Joe,’ which had been
figured for February, was taken off
completely and ’Curie.’ a pro'uability
for April, was moved uii.
Monogram. : A q u.c s t.i o n mark
stands for both January ami Febru-
ary. . but,., sales iul'ormation i.s that
‘Ground Crew’ ami 'Ladies, Lot’s
Dance’ .may , be set . for release, in
January, both being hi'gh-budgetei\s’.
■ Till: re. i.s no imiicaiion as to what
may come along in Fe'orunry.
.: Paramount. - -: ' .The : producOr-di.s-
, ■ : tributor wilit the - biggest oackiog of
,, eil v.-ii! hasib t-,vo on v,--;ici'. avaiia-
colUiborale on a play;
'This /.request-';: lindpubtedly.’ arises
from the fact that, I have been col-
laborating , for years witii Ho'.vard
Lindsay. . We are. known a.s .the poor
man’s Beaumont , and Fletcher. We
have coUaboriited on. tiiree mu.sieal
comedies and two plays. We have
also / collaborated - on . a number of.
motion piclure.s, which . siiaU be
nameless, and which almo.st left u.s
the sanie way, . '.-./ ' '- ':’/ ' ,;. :/
You arCj of course, familiar with,
the usual, method of piay collabora-
tion. When interviewcii. collabo.ra-
toi's always say: /. " /:'/://■ -
'Well,, one of us sits at the type-
wi/iter and the otl.cr paces.’
...... When .Mr. Lindsay and I fir’St
started to work together wo tried
that .system. It did .not work. We
never were able to decide -,vti i 6h
one ..should/ sit at- the typewriter and .
which one should "pace. . The ' result
was liiid. -wiiK:! I s;;ii-!cd pacir.g. I
found / myself . -bumping/, into-. ' Mr.
Lh'id.say or vice : versa, and this led
to eoiitusioms ami abrasions. , ,
' When we reversed the procedure
it was j'.i.vt as iiad. it not . wor.se. I
would decide to. be tin; one wl-.o sal
at the typewriter, only to find that
Mr. Lindsay iiad reached the same
docisioH. ■' THi;s'., meant , that I ■would
: be sitting on -. Mr. Ijind,say 's .lap' or
vice ver,s,'u Not only did this .give
.ir-ise ' . to - some pre),t'y;'' ugly rumors,
but it -was very uncomfortable. '
It was at tl'.is poir.t t'uai we ,in-,
vented t!ie sy.sfem -.vh-ich I .am,' now
revealiu;; for liic fir.st time. -;I am
revealing it free of char.ge but, of
course, if any feader wishes ifp use
it and does -so ■ .suceessfully .' we .would
not be averse to accepting in re-
turn .some small memento such as . a
iiound ot good creamery butler.
fortunate in -out :spiri,t- controls), ; In
this respect Mr. Lindsay is. a little '
more- lorlunate -than 1 ,ara. .
■My . coairol i.s an Indian rriiiccss, '/
a former Patchogue; . Long' ..Island,:. ..
girl. .Her father was .a, member of
the tribe, which sold Manlialtau '..b
the Dutch-, for $24 and a bo: lie
of . /Whisky. -. She ’ claims they .were
gypiicil .As a re:s;dl ot brooding
over this: , she : has' //beobiTie-:, slightly ‘ ,
.mbfose , artel . has ''retuised /. to. 'loarn .’
English.;/: :. .-
:'. THis handicaps het; -.so.mewhat’ tot
p.|ay\vriting;':s’b ...far- as. W con- '
cernecl :Thd ‘■otijy , EngHslj,.; word; she
knows is ‘Ugh.’ . '.It - .is ; a w-ord that
i.sri’t quite as handy today as it- used
to be. .She keeps '.ossing it in. how-
ever. whenever it is her turn, and in
the) script of 'Life Wi th ' Father’ we
had to cut out 1.876 ’U,i;iis.’
Shakespeai'c's Stiind-In
The Trance System
WILLIAM A. SEITER
/Wiiliitni.’. A-, SbiliT.: ,'h,as dii-ui-trd one o: tl;
'lor
' ''iic,.st-':(''i mu d!os ■ 0 r -.1 li p/; yea;'
.!!KO. l-llk iirl,/.VibUs-;..ri’’loa.tii',
iii: his: rec!.':ni:-'/'/,A, I ).ail,y, 'I’li-kds: tt ..tiliiint
:.-iva's).'''D'p/sii-i)S/p.F’, foil Uofum-blk;
- 'Sp'it.i'.r .ikin.ri’t'thVtiy-'/drM-iinK “Feiii.r. Jills- in ft .lopp’.t for :,20i.h C
'‘.lit'ury.-Tc.rt.X.
Ouiv syj;tem: is . known, as. the trance,
system and is really quite .simple.
We meet at a. given tiir>c pit a given
I day-hsay -next, Tlrur.sday at 2 p. m.
: i' -select: that', ti (tie: because I happen
’ tp'.li/ave a::.'deiitist'k,’aRP,6intn)6nt .the :
and ■would bo very glad to have an
I ■ excuse', to,.' get -Out Qf.li-t-.',';:,- ,
' So .ri’exf'/Thur.sday at O- d cTock .wp .
:iYl:eet.- : We g.i'eet each .other a.s' usual:,
and, then, qtiietiy' .g'p/:intb ' a .'tfa'ripe-.
j' ’From:, this- -tinie/. on ''otir,-:s'fo .ddn-'-
trdik bave'- ctiargb of theiwh'ole- situa:-
tion. We come- O’/.t of the trance
three or’i foiu’ 'r.ouys. late." and'lliere
I on tile table i.-; a compir’Ufd .sci-ipt. . ,)
I guess w e . j its t ; h'a p fj c it 1 0 , he ; pret ly ’
Mr; • . Lindsay's' .cbllaboratbr, hbw- .
ever; ,, ic' a ,yery; interesting ; feliow.
His name is Neviile W. Mudge and.
i;e. was, '.vlien alive, a barlenrier at /i
Ih.c Mermaid Tavern in l.ondon. :,
He claims. Unit he wrote ail ot
Sltaki - peare's plays and 1 -must . say: . i-
he tells a- very, convincing sto'i-y, / He , . .
says -that, ;the j/tlaywrights .i.ir fhiose )
days ■,vere good ground and lofty) '.
-lushes , and They use;d. to iiahg ai/otmd , :
his. ■:joint '/i-unni:ng up , pretty .. good' ’
.tabs'.:,': '■/,/-■"
One night, according to' Mudge, )
_ShakeSReare came in),;ju.st ’ before '
elp.Sing) time: and. .said “he yi'as -pretty :-
.Amk: because Brodk :Pem:bc:.rton, o'r.
.Somebody; -has just turned down ’his ,/:
-latest :piay..: Mudge ;gavc hint a mug '
of) alp to/cry: .into,:, but Sbafcespeare '
said:/ he: didn't like to drink alone.
J,ust .tp: 'kebp :,.him.)comp,any ./Mudge.
took a slug of whisky ■.vilii him.,. /. '" :
: One drink led to another. .Muri.ge :
was really officially oft ditty by
.this, time,, it: now: being .'pa.st.'elosing
time, so ho drank drink foe dnnk
-With' . Shake.siieai'e just to cheer
■him', 'iip. "
Thp. next. .thing -Mudg.e./knew it w:a.s :
..morningvand lie/-- Was-:/.-l/y.ibg
the .bar; ' anni old m:an.)Mc,rfoa:i-i
bbsls, ' .Was sha/lciii,g'. h'i-m ’ and asking ;
h im ,- ■W-Ha't kind -. 01 a ‘ j p i pi d id '■ he
ti-.ink i:c ran. Mucl.ge cinr.c to and '
iiurried over to ));th,e , empty ., ale '
barrel where he kept all of ills
/scriptsVhe: hasi-'beert, ,writlng,-;pla.ys'
■for ;;:’y'ea:r.s '.as ;a:-.pastime'--a!id -fbun^^
tbap alj-bf .his' playsiba been, stolen.
Besides, -.-h.p/ Say Si,,.. $4>?-5‘'lV missiiig-
from the cash regi,-;ter.
- Mudge got 30 days in clink, really /
taking the 'rap /'fo^^^^ lie. :
says. And 'by the':’ time he got o'.it
■Hamlet’ was a big hit. under : the,:
:riame qfW-Sha-kespea.re,; -.What- )
■Mudge up is that he iiad to pay. a, ,
broker $l6.-50' to see his own play.
•'That'.s Mudgo's story. I'm not/,
.saying it's li'iic. .All I can say is
that wb'ye /f,ouhd/Mudg,e::pfetty,'ti‘u.st- -.
/worthy ,/ .and, lie's turned out so/r.e ■
very good job.s for u.s, inclu:.i;ng ;
■I.ifo With Father.’ '■- ')'; '
:'■'■ A'nd -tlTa't‘s;/h6w- tb,'w-tltb-.:a',p.iay' iiv.
cbllaboration. ) 'Fou’ can,: /see ■:, .bo'\v/,
■'•|Sirii'pl.e: it -is. „■ ■N’e:xt 'WGel:r':in,''t'hi'S.'sa,i/i)b.
:c'b'Kirhn:i will- ■■teil., you',’ libw-rto-.'bi'd^
8' .niarshmft-llpw' cocortut bake. , , ptin't '
' m'i'ss,,'th'i's'-'-ser-Je's,:. ') ’■,■■■■:■ ■ -..
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thfrty*e!gnih J^^fifETY A^nniveysary
PICTURES 11
film BUSINESS LOST BATTLE FOR TALENT
BUT WON AN EASY VICTORY AT THE B. O.
A Year of Major Upsets— Name-Crippled Casts Wound Up Boffo at the
Boxoffice — Necessity Gives Birth to New Stars and Cycles
Moon Over Monte Carlo
George Jessel Talks of Happier Days,
Before He Went for Wall St.
By GEORGE JESSEL
Cieorse Jcsscl
Ir. a hinipior day. before the Cn-ic ir.y confrere. Eddie
Ca ntei’’ ■ j >■' sisled t hat ■ T. ' take ti'js ■ tips , oh _ I . :
made many trips To Biurope and would oficii spemt a month
if Month CarlQ/i, . Ahd . tHe 'h.ights in . June ; aVc! ki;n^eV';.tpv the
.'.V' t,, ''. ■ RtV(er'af;,;'t^ It.ink. tlun; le any ol!.;cr
' ■ place,.'
I'- .finished ...InT 'kiln
5ip ot' bi’amly,' lit a ciga.r. and' Iclt'the ..
' restauraht a.t . ;Juan7le.s’:fh'iis ' to .■ 'Wi'aik .At) -
: Ihc " Casino at Mon'e Carlo. The sky
had mote! stars than Melr.o-Goldw.vn-
.Ma.ver. ^ And ‘.he :'.Windin.g:';'. ttdacl '.,hu
like a topar. necklace on ih.e lulls. •
■ The painbliiuf casino ttvafi,' , as. iisiial.
rtill. the people .particularly at :ho
roulette wheels.- ,, To thusc , of you ..^;h.o
hat'e.rieyei" plaj'ed rouTctte. it is a most
simple game. A ball is' sent spinning
:'arou,nd,-;..a,', euprii.ke '-wheel, - in' whioh.
■■ there are 36- numbers. Sluuild you guess what number the
b.tll will tall into; you get -Ja to' onCi; 'Ilard-lyf.^^m^^
guesses it, but the idea .is so cuie. ' -.ff i. - rf -
. , Ihstbpped: at ,phe, table .iand' syatcKedv and., wigs
interested in one of the players who was very .superstitious.
You ' kiioW^ke kind. . Every time he loses a bet, lie finds 'i
someihiii.a to blame, it on. For exanipie. this one .said:
•How .can I win \vheh tluit man ..over there has a bulion
■imssing on his coat?’ And the next time he would lose
he would .fsay; ‘I-, sho'uid never dh -. ■T.h.ursday.s'i^U's ^
always . bad luck.' .i'.;''--' ' .
'. This:' .superstitious, one. had been wagering that the ball
would fail into -\o. 23, and had been playing it for two or
three hours \vith tio .success and his fuiid.s wore getting
low. . Suddenly, he spied to his left a bcavitiful woman with
golden hair which fell in cur! ringlets, softly to her
shoiilcler.s. Her beauty caused the gambler to - smile at. her
. and she smiled at him in return, and then the ball fell
, into No. 23 and they both .smiled at each .other. Then the
ball jumped out to some otl'icr number and the gambler
glared, at the lady of the golden curls, and in, no un.ccitai.n
maimer told her to please go away — that I'.er blonde hair
wa.s bad luck to him.
One Moi’e Bet
: The . lovely lady, dismayed by the gambler’s uncavalier-
hke altitude, hastily left the table. The gambler mada one
more bet and he was broke. You can always tel! when a
player goes broke at the roulette wheel. He waits for the
wheel to spin once more and \vhatever r.umber wins he' ,,
: always says T— knew ill It I would -have had., money,, that’s
the number I would have bet on.’ ■ And he left tl'.o table. :
He stopped tor a moment at the .great doors of the Casino,
halted by' the sound .Of avsbb. Then he .saw. the lady of the ,
golden curls, and the sob, aided by ll'.e soft night in June
— and the nights in June arc bolter to the Riviera than lb
any other place, i , He made his way to the lady and spoke
to her.
‘A thousand pardons. Madam.’ he said, 'tor the way 1
; spoke to you inside. , :I know I acted like a cad. but please
forgive me. . I have gone broke and I felt that it was your
golden curls that brought me the bad luck. ; Hlea.se forgive ;
me.' -
T do. said the. -lady, ‘and I iindor.'itaiici. I was married
onee to a gambler who, too, believed in the . idipSy ncraeies
of superstition.’ c .'C;, ,
One word letJ Jto anotfier and they vvalired. along the
' ■.beach, .alone but for the star.s. arid' -the following morning
they were having breakfast and- they were happy. . The
: hight, bad been k.i.p.d, and nights in June are .kinder .to...tke
Biviera. than to any other place. Then came lime for ■
good-by. Said the gam'bler: ‘This has been wonderful, and
iiov. 1 niu.st leave you ' ' .
T can’t let you go like this,’ said the lady ot the curls
f know you are without funds. I have plenty — let me
help you.’ ' C,.;''!. ’ K C- w.i-'
‘Not a chance, ’ said the gambler. ‘Even though I love
I coiilcin’l borrovv from you. I could never win with
the money; , Those golden cuiks would bring me bad luck’
, huy m.pro,’ said the lady. ’Let me prove it to You. ;
Th.ake" this 100 franc note — and one thini; more . .. .’ .From.
. h‘-‘5‘ head of lovely golden curls she plucked otie silken
hair, and with a soft, .feminine- touch wound '-tf tightly
around the 100 franc note.’ 'Take this.' she ;-;a;d. ‘and go
o’Jt and gamble.’
he . did. And he ' won— 2.000 francs. , The following ■
same . procedure . oceuiTod. A.gain did sh.e. pulj '
fw'’,, ." sBkeh hair from her head of golden curls and
wind It around the money, and he won again... and again
they were married. . ■ ' ,
. -_ .Well, m.y friends,' I wish this were the end pf . t|ie' ,s,t'oi'..yi-:
ht.--.glas, ,'it isn’t. I saw them both - a; year later , walkinc
hh'vr. a dark street near the Left Bank in Paris. He didn't
he'^d * his pocket and .she didn’t have a hair on her
; - This was the year of big up.seis m the motion picture in-
. du-stry. Hollywood ' finally los: ■ , its , long; . battle ., for , talent
but won an easy victory at Ih.e boxoflice. Little pictures
made big money. Big pictures made more money liian ever
..-before; Pictures with slightly second-rate., .stars and many. ,
, pictures .Without any s.ars at a’.! wound up with S2;OOQ.OOO.
and more in rentals. ■ Holly Woad' lost .ino'st -pf -itsl establishecf,,
. male stars biit . found m.any. now .stari:,- .-includin.g . 'a, do.g
(Lassie.), a horse (Fliekai. and a m.muicle (Charles Coburr. i.
BusiiVes.s continued to boom; the .iiuUisiry was' saved by its
own genius for improvisation and In! war plant pay envelopes.
, But the loss, of the to;; mule stars cuntiKued to be mournc.d.
Ill all; picture business gave up some 29.000 men toi the
armed force..:. Only a liandfu! of the.io wore iinporlar.l box-
office .names but those few stars reprcscn.ed hundred.s of
millions of potential ticket .sales... It had taken years ai-.d
. millions to build those stars. . l! was no ca.-'y task to offset ‘
; .-•ucii a los.s. Tiie- er.tiro siar sys.iem was eiulun.gerecn -P.-ic- ' ,
;. ture ' busi'ness; was rocked by , the , .-grea test /'upheaval ; in ' its';, '.
, liistory. y -y -. ’
Gon.fronled with these erilicrd dcvt.-loiim.cnts, iilir. .iiroducers
for. the most-part. adopted i-f'cShi. /'un'rifffle'cl •a.tiitude'./'SO'm'C;,
more cynical Ih.aii olhei-s. look- t'ne view that, ;as long a.s ;
there is . Balzac, bin,grap’ay rir.ci somo 40-.000 to. 50.000 nc'-v
/short .starics/ a ' year ^ fhereY., np.thiii;g, to. /fear. Not all were
-'..'content, '.fph rest' '/thesLs'.- ■■':ho,we'Ver,': -a)o:;,,m h.o'w.
.paiiitii’ole the pronii.-e. . Balzac, arid, 'b.i'pgraph'y lielped pie-'
.'ttire- ,b;usindss:'.imn'i'e.nsely ir. the past two lean t'arci'.f Seasons,.;, -;
: Hut picture -toppers reliec even mere -upoii, re/Orgaiiizatioii
of .production iiolicies. To oltset Iho loss ot stars, major
c^ir.panie.s. set out to pay high.er prices for piays arid' books -
and- studio .scripteirs in order tp-rirDviderbeMeiy'mat'erial for
■ t'ne player.s remainin,". A, race to tic up name bands also /
■ started at Metro and 20th.-Fox. Then, o/rter picture players/ ,
were dug , out of their obseurily for a new lease on .screen , .
life.' -■■;./Aiid', , at the .same time, fno. bi.gaest talent ivuni i'a';,h-is- '
lory was launched to bring new face.s to the screen. Samuel-
Goldwyn. .summed up this phase of tiic talent situation when
. he^said; ‘God makes stars. Il’s up to the iiroducers to find .
./■; them.' 'ri - ' ' / ' Y;-'- '-
: Showmen, with their unique gill for iinprovization, suc-
ceeded by these methods not only in maintaining the high
production of slaiidard.s of tiie past but actually gayri/pic-
■ fare.? . a ■ 11 It which will .serve -. the' industry well after the war .
' is over.. They .sot a liew high siandarci in. production. Lack-
ing' insurance value of established s.ars, top pictures were
.given unliniiled bud.gets at .some studios so as to ensure ;il!
other values— .setting., lighting, cam, era \vork and' detailed
.script in.g. The per-pieture. cost at companies such as War-
ners. 20th-Fox and Paramount wont up to Sl.OOO.OOO or more.
■ Seven films at the Par and 20th studios represented .negative
cost of $21,000,000.
. T’ne process). of ' building both stars and pieluros also under-,
went char..gos. It became necessary t:,>. speed up star-building
and to cbnceiilrate oil spot exploitation for top attractions.
All in all, production costs pyramided despite and because of
■ the: absence of the stars;' And the increased cost was due only
in part to the .slow-down at. tlic .studios reSuWn'g from Tack J
of sull'icient capable niar, power.- ' '.' ;'u ■
Mainly, increased co.s..s represented increased valiies on
the screen. With tiie market slroiii; enough, to 'Support the,
higher priced negatives, sue'n verituresi continued to yield
. , highly satisfactory reuiin.s -untii the very elo.se of' 1943.
." Earnings .records- were being broken virtually month by
moiitli. . One of the major companies alone had six pictures
with a qombined total gross ot SlS.000.000 to $16,000,000 in
/; the bagi"
High Spot in Bob Hope’s
Career
-Far Cry From Hope & Byrne in .Vaude
(1927) to His Overseas Tours
By BOB HOPE
Bob Hope
^Jinp&i4ant
-I'
Apparently . attracted , by the big profits; -awaiting entef-
prisiiyg producers*; a larger number of independent . producers
-.than ever- became active .during, the past year, regardleiis of
the star shortage. . Among those oiierating or starting ope ra-
tion.? this season were David O. Solzr.ick. William, Gbetz-Loo
Spitz, Jack Skirball. Jules Levey, Edward A. Golden, James
and -, Bill Cagney,' Edward Small. Charles Roger.s. .Hunt
: Strombei'g. Arnold Pressburger, Sig Sclilagcr-Harry Joe
Brown, Gregor Rabinowiich. Samuel Bronston. So! Lesser
and many others. ■
Independent producers figured, at first, that it would be
simple to corral top m.oney. stars because of the salary ceiling
in etfeet during the eiiriy part ot ihe.year. Plac-s were -to
', offer .stars percentage deaks and par.icipating intere.sls in
pictures, spread out over a 10 -nger - p.o'rlod,. so as to .ease the
shock of the tax' bite during, the war year/;. ..But the. salary
ceiling was thrown put by Con.gress early ir. 1943 and inde-
pcriccnl produc-srs, like' the majov studios, had to make the
'■ best of '.;(yh,at,e\fer/ material was,;,;..available.; ' As' /vvith -the-
riiajors, the dearth of talent did not prever.f the independents
;• from cleaning ■up'-,'';-.T/~''"-:,'.'':. '' / ■ ■ ' './/-.T;:, y,'
Imposing Array in S ervice
■-.. - ■ Hollywood. Jari. 1./. '■■■
-; Have long wai'.tcd to report to show; bu.sir.e.s.s on our , over- ■
;seas''trip;;,' ;r,- ' '- T : ■/ y-T-:"-; ; .y... ,'/l
Fi-.'sl I want to lei! .you that I'm .so iT.i]>py now that 1 finall.v
stuck -to show business'. beea'U.se I've lied more thrills out' o't '
our business in. thp past few m.biiths ' ,
than an ordinary pcr.son gets ! in a life- .
’ t'inie;-'- I ,/
T remember once,- i.fi 1.927, I -was pla.v.-
ing B. S. Mo.Ss’ Fra.nklir. theatre (H..Y.)
will: my p:irtrier. Byrne. After the operi-
itig show, the manager ea.riio. back, and ,
, yelled, 'Hope and Byrne!’ I We looked .
out over the railing from the third floor . -
and answered, ‘Ye.s'J’ Ho said, ’You boys
can .at least put on some makeup. . and
look good!’ . ’i'hal wa.s the low spot of. ■
my cafieer., y /■y '-:y~‘^--y' "TT'
The high spot happened just a few
months ago at a bomber base in Eiii'land
when a young Second Lieutenant was showing riie through a
B-17 calioci 'The Delta Raider.’ They were going on a mission .
over. Germany; .and,-he was showing, me the loaded guns and
bombs. He seemed quite cheerful, so I asked him. ’How many
niis.-iions have you been on?’ He said. ’Twelve.’ I .said. •You're,
going on another mission in a . few minutes. Aren’t you a
little, riervous?’ And he said", 'Hell, no! We’re more excited
becau.se you folks are hero!’
, We’re in a great business: , When you, ■ can meet the guys
W'i-.o arc .saving oiir world today, and can take their minds oft '
, of that terrific Ordeal that they have to go through. tP.nfs
really something. An d there are a lot of guys in our busiiiesa '. ,
- doing it over there, I m.et ’Dolph Monjou. Hal LeRoy, Stubby
Kay. Hank Ladd and the Blossom Sisters. All these people .
were doing the greate.st jobs of their lives.
. ' The most important part of a trip like this is .what the
soldier.? gel out of it. because those boys deserve the best we
can give them. The second most important thing is what the
performer personally gets out of it. because there’s no re-
action 'like that of a. saldier-audier.ee, and when you have
from; .nOO to 2.000 healthy, clean-minded American guys sit- ,
ling out front, laughing, applauding and screaming, that tops .
any audience that you could gather, anywhere. Any actor or
-actress that mi.H.scs this experience is missing a large part of
lii.s professional career — something that he'll never, have a.
et'.anee to experience again. , ' ■ ,
I don't have t-a- tel! you that the boys really go crazy when
a good-looking gal steps out or. the sta,<!o, because that’s .sorrie-
. thing that they’re nOt seeing a lot of. When Frances Lang-
ford used to walk out. kids would stand u.p;' and cheer, arid
, fellows rin the sfde/of . the: siage would yell; . ‘Back up, Hope,
so we can got a good look!’ I’d say, ‘What do -you- want me to
do, go home'?’ And they’d say. 'Yes, go home!’ That’s how
anxious they were to look a1 a gal v/ho reminded them of
their wives and sweethearts 'oack home. -. ./:
In one mes.s hall In England, the bays had a big .sign hang- .
, mg down from- thp ceiling that said, ‘To hell with Bob Hope.
Frances Langford sits. .here.’ So every girl that goes over
there is doing the country a great serylcp, and I guarantee
that she’ll be flattered -so much she'll come back 10 years
younger.
The L'.S.O. has been doing a remarkable job hanciiing the
units and the people — from Abe Lastfogcl in New Ifork to
Bill Hqvsi; jp England, And there, wasn’t , a time that we'd,
turn around in any of the.se spots that a U.S.O. man wasn’t .
there ready to give service.
Capt. Eddie Dowling, former Shuben stage n-.anagbr and
producer, is in thfe Special Service Division in London. Capt.
. Mike Cullen, from Log w.'s theatres, is in Algiers, and Cant.
Sidney Pierppnt. is in Casablanca. I.sn’t it amazing - what’s
sprung from the Somerset hotel lobby? They are all doing :
. great jobs, and it thrills me to think how important our bu:?i-
ness can be in these critical tim.es.
There was.no gainsaying the e.'Tectivche'ss.of strong stellar
: easting, however. The transition from 1-A tO: 4-F actors,';
• was not easy. Lost to the pic.ure b-risine.ss were such ri:iii'.i':;
, as C'uirk Gable, James Stewart, Tyrone Powci . Gcor.ge Mo.fit-,;/
, .gomery, Stirling 'Hayden., ,,Rober: Taylor. Lew Ayre.s. Van
■ Hellin. A Ian Ladd. ' Melvyn .Dp'ugl.as, ■ La-urence Olivier, David ,
’Niven, f.ouis Hayward. .Victb'r. Ma.fui/e:: Otl'.ei's mis.?i!:g from,
the .studio lists included names s-reh Ronald Roa.gan. Jolin'
Sutton, William l.undigar.. Bruc-j C^bijt,-, Robert, 'Pre.vton.,'.
, .-■/Riehard ■C<ree,no, .:Geile ’ Autry, /Av-cy ns' /.JTrirris,' -'Rttdy- Kallep,
. Tor.y Marlin, Ce.sar Romero, Rv('il?er,t'..S,t.ii'ling' at'i:d,Ti'iri..''H0|'l.,/
As a rc'sult.-t'w'o'-thii'rigs 'h-a.d, toTie' r!one'..'ri Prpm'l.TiV:) '
- : falerit* :pri liarid/. Had/‘,td'lbeTd-'d eafaio/uHocl- ./Intb /-staridririi'
by intensive exploitation and/r.cw/'.'la'l.enl '',ha;d'' t ,
'.,.1 Studios began to lock o.Ci- rei.fftions by caslprii lalet;
.scouts more carefu,lly'l;ri:rid'-.-mariY-'trii ,;acto
beer, pa.sscd over previousl;.' wr/s .giver, a-.s-econd/'i/ake.:, ':'Ma''''..
evenf.ially made the grade. Some, with distinct pos.sibiUties,
are 'ooing kept around the various studio.s for further devel-
' opmont. /y: .- ri i— ^../ '// ': ■
: .And so Hollywood, -in losing the ba.tle to hold on to its
pre-'vvar male talent, won. out in the end through its gift for
adaptability. Neither actors. - nor many technician.?, nor any /'
great num'per of topi light producers and w’riter.s have keen.
uecUireri ' essentia!. . As 194.3 drew to a close tiie . tneatres
;;we:re ' iri. process;- of .i.lp.sing their 'oat'-e for manpower also.
Even, a , requested '''‘.sT,irii-Ps.s:entiai''-,ra;ti;rig ',fd pie'.ur.e; . hori.se'
porsonriei clid not apisear tooriOasy/itp '' get.':'/ ■ /./ . '■
. .Yet -pieUir'e-.I.fn'cri and Govorn.mont diRcials' herrt,a-ine'd;':'uri^T^ -.
iri'a'.v:e.d, . Bbfh;-. had/'..seeri,/pict'rire^^ acfi-Oii .'befor'6 .
, -,i'h:tnT.,cohIrOnt'e,d'-w.-U’n spec-ia'l leo'ridrtiori's.' ■ And t'heiie appeared ,
■to be no pessiinisrri a'b.oiit the re.s.ults.t'his: tinie .'elth'eri. HpUy^ :
w-ood found the . cha’iengo to its ir.goii.tiily .stimuliilin.g — not
.yippHrig, ;/' 1; I -I'*,./ r T./' /.':T;';>.''. y -
i
12 MCtimES
rhirlv eighth f/SRIETY Anniversary
\V^ednesday, January 5 j
ADD: HISTORY^^^^^
This Excerpt Is A Reprint from Variety’
Of Dec. 21, 1917, During World War 1
—Note the 1943 Analogies
, rviriirico to Americans Ix'ticccH !iic of 30
tniy , 50 ,oM , Vioti.' U) ■
■ tJiiis: i>y: GeWrge AcleirfafiioiiS'-.Am.en€<oi lmn
•/ . V
By (iEORGK \DE
irt 'nhiiibin: ,'ond ■ of importance!,
.] — as.:*alni!iap!icric clKlurbaivcey.: : . .■ . . . - ■
...!! While f lie war is bbv !!be laotivc, w
. the boys': at!a, be be. shonkle'red.; cheprftiliy by .
meii abtfey^omen ,‘a too bid :ior, aewbatic soryice;,
, btit- not !,vet 'iTbstodvat, ■.tho':^^ \vbU'' svipply:!
p'art !ott! ilhb !hmn,cy, a^^ nipst of 'the!' pop . iieedod; to
: !§ii'pply and eiico.ui'ase' a huge ku'.ni.v': in,;, the jibicb It ,is'
. for, ■tlfic.m'M.o ;n!aiir,e’ that . we hai;e jhissed ' the ,itc.riod' ot :
irioubling; ar.d cpicsUon-answerinp. ■■ !
■W.e"!b.a\d ebnW Ubi'the day ''when;! hust,lin,g ;,m,itst ; §upr
plant conbevsatidri, It alb.right six. months ago to!
:spavc;’an'..hoiir ;)■ day in..- tryfeg td'. CGW
iyith a;,: v'aeiint;.!.cyc daik: mhid'.' that.! 'we were;
d^caily' juslffied Th'v'!^ tchaHehge
thrown at n< by Germany. You are to be lorgiven. if
. even . .tour months ago .you spent valuable time trying,
to convince a sluggish minority^. ■
' . FirsWGovehiniont bonds'' ahe. as sdfe .' iiivhkmen
“ 7 ^limn!d:-=-,Pid>Gprman' propaganda is- to be . HU. in: the,
head.
, ! Third — Tno Allie.s. arc to be trusted. '
Fourth — The Red Cross, is above suspicion and does
• 'rot bbtam; eiUicr imorie'y .' or ; knitted! ; gOotis ubdel; . .false':
prothnses.! -! •b',..: v .■.'.!7-.b!'’.
. ■’FU'th— A;il-^ixes.::\yh .booh.:, levied ar0.^',iusti-
.lied by extraordinary!' and ,unprecedgi}ted:;c
. Sixth— This, is not a. rich man's war;, it \vas not prcr
■ ciihfated by . any Wall .sti;ept',!ib!0tieiice; ,i not..,eon-
cerned ; oyer ' priyate .'.inyestments;, if' .not ;a .grand
benefit tor munition makens.
Seveiith— Fair ! brbroises . have ,:no, v-altie when they:
-»i;e made-Oy^/jsriminal ■wEo.'fludg.himseir backed into
, ,.«;C.orner;'.f.'f'7^ '!! !■••'■ .'. '
;Eigh'thw'The, . .men ! iiy .ioiir trainbtg campk- and ,b.n
. board transports! and!,;statioiiCd.. somcwltore in! Friince
’ Bib' being s.dfegtiardcd as Amcriea.h sojd'i.er.s .nevtsr be.-
. fore were .looke.d after! as regards wholcsbriig' food,
proper , sanitation, prevention of dlseitse, and' ;.mo'ral
gu ieiance. i--,\ f ;"!■!■
Why furtlior enumerate? -
Abe Martin met a feller down in Brown. County
that had never . hoard ot Ton V Pastor, and. w'e. 'bave
a taxpayer in our township who thinks the woild is
flat; and you can find cabaret, performers iivNcw .York
■ City who. have never heard of siioh a place ',as Iowa;
' : artd Olairvoya.iHs! still, .find: custom aiid y.bu ban name
.^people who will .cbnsutt .a patentTmedieine, .ad. iir. pref-
' ; .qrciice '.tp a ; doptOr; 'and bid Jo thro : Tilfpi'di .over; in
Siie'.by Township, carries a dried ■ potato to keep . oil
t'r ;0 rheumatism. ! :: ■■ ■-!.■ '! !;,. ■ ' ' ■
1 Vociferous 0 |i|MiKi(ioii 1
except
! .In every community you will find a conlrary-riiinded
sediment o.£ . the human race — people who keep them-
. bclvcs! sbniewhat .in etu.dence .by nolkiy idpnying . facts,
which' .are' ■seif-evident to, .all' of, their! .neighbors, who
hapiieii 10 lie in the full enjoyment of sanity. They
are somewhat like, frogs; they make a'h' aWfnl poise .ip
proportion to Ihcir nuinber. , ' .;i ’,. !. ■
■ iStbw':,i,fyou.'will;takO the. tibtible .to.!c'hGCk up.Jp'ybu
inYmpdiate. .neighborhopd. the peOpie’ ;tvhb;, !„ffoth the
be, gin ping, of the. war,', have' been fuli ol' .doubts .and
, ciucstibns and false alarms, .you will find they are few
Also did it ever nccur to yon;
. frhat: .five, ..hian ' iWliO ■ fiab bought ' most, .libe.rally ’ O.f!
Governmenl bonds never questioned the safely of ins
■SCO ih'i I y, ? : , Tlia t :lli e - Wb ni ah: 'who was h n htin g . .the most
socks and sweaters never believed the silly stories
about the Red Gros.s,:bc.m,g a crooked institution? Tliat
tlie soidier . boy abou t . to board, a transport . and . '.l om
ills comrades in France and Great Britain never was
known lo doubt the sincerity of the men witli whom
iie w'as soon to join .siiouldcr.s-? ' . . ■
! ■! iS'o, indeed. '. <! !■,.! r '.;■ ■■.■■■'! ,'V ;.!! !' !'.fV'' :"!
Al! the wails 'iihdi nYis'giVings .and fish; $t,brjes- 'are
put into ciiculation b\ a low picayune outsiders who
w'ei'e ..ivist .hfiilt tp; .be !o,bsliHictionrSts' and ;.soiiieho^W
not help it. : '
They are in a cla.ss with llie Tories who feasted the
iiristoeiatic British ofiicers while Washington's lumy
starved at Valley Forge. Tticy arc a holdover of the
Vallandigham .'dan that reviled Lincoln' and ■ gave an
underhanded copperhead support to the cause of slav-
:ef y, .even .after it was,: dobmed, . They are ■. the ' .kind .: of
.'pepple'whp p.ppose, public ihi'prdv.embntsV will ,n.o,t : !buy
'.Wqke,ts. :',for.. the! Chi^^^ criticize! the! min.ist!o:r.,':jf ho':
,Mp-iles !iir pubiic,; and nU.peh ?1he..pibsum.ptio)i.o£;'guilt
..to ahy .vvoman attacked h,v, scandali They!' are five
:.smal.l;,b 9 reSi!‘tiic .Ivvo^b.V-fours.! thp .ghats, the !sahd.. flies,
th.o':ticks , put! upon- tho,;darth:,to,: tcach 'gopd poopib: the
.quality.',. of. patience. : .’The' time . haS Oome'! to ■ ign
themi“!,.!';''' ''!! !!!''\ '''.
■ . If ■we. ca'nnpt , lock them i,ip fpr, ;safe! keeping, at.:least
■ we can -sh.iit' them' but from Our. daily .pfbgraijn :a'hd go.
ahead, with ,the 'hiipo,id.antwbrk laid, out, tor !u.s,; ;'■,'.!
3 By BENNETT CERE
SCENE; A hookslore. '
TIME: Tile present.
Customer: Have yon a copy of a book by John O'Hara called—
Book.seller: Just a mnuile, misler. Is the hook you want a Book-of-thc-
Montli Club choice? Was it one ol the extraordinary be.st sellers of-
fered lo members of the Literary Guild? Wa.s it .selected as an en-
during masterpiece by a committee ot four great authorities for tlie
Cla.ssics Club?
Gustomer: Well, I don't' know'ahout“niiit'7n\ :fnond; of mine was telling me.
tliat this follow O'llara — ,
'Book.seller: Never mmd a. 'Iriend ot .voiirs. How' : about the Gouncil ■ on
. Books- 111 Wartime? Did they, name this hook an Imperative.'.’ Was
It picked out by tlie Advi.sory Commitlee ,of the 0;W.I..’ Did Donald
! ' Gordon: give it, ‘AAA',.’ Did Virgima Kirkiis put ' it on her ‘special
'!:':!:'i,isf?V; !' ' ... ;■ 'k'' .' ''!
Customer: Honc.st, I .nisi lead a piece in the paper that made me think
liial this .ho.ok''by,!'.Dj;:hira— '.iV ' ' ■!'■ V':.'!, '■
Bookseller: At least the book was re.soncd from oblivion by three iamons
nidges of the Reader, s’ Club? Or il‘s one of the great advantages you
, are.piivilegcd to enjoy as a member of the Dollar Book Club? Or
ills the. cream of live liiie,st: niodcrn books offered by : the ■ Detective!
Book Cliih?
Customer: I just happened to have a .iree evening tonight, and I thought ;
I’d take a crack al this O'Hara —
Bookseller idespairmul,v);.'rhink, man, think!. It .must: havo-heon a Harper
,$10,000 prize, novel, or a Houghton. Miflliu Lite in America award, or
a Knopf FcHow.ship wninei;'.’ ; Ma.vbe the Catholic Book Club picked'
it? Or the Seienitfic Book Club? Or the: Hollywood Book Club? I:
know! '. Dr. Gallop has discovered by his unique -method of scientific
research that this hook lias the widest appeal, po.s.se.sse.s the most
substance and genuine woith. and contribule.s that stimulating excitc-
r,' !'-ihent , and'.-iasthig piea'.sh^ vyhieh m,ak,eS' it ;wbr,t:hy, 'Ofidistribiition ''by
the Scar.ssRoehiick. People’s Book Club! ; i ..r
Customer Now really, mister, I never heard of any of tho.se clubs .you're
. talking about. I .jii.st came in to buy a book by John O’Hara; that I..'
llioiigiit I’d like lo read — ■ ' y. ■
j Bookseller: (roaring to clerk in rear of store'): Joe, throw this guy out of
here. -He's- got the gall towant to choose liis own reading!
CUR'TAIN.
No Time : to Waste
■ This i.s :no time to wa.slo precious, hours and vocal
• energy .in trying; to prove that: two pnd two make four,
•aHd.WatpK iS'Wet;, and. the-; si.U'mspt,S.:ih thp. .W’osh
mad (io.g of Priussianism imisl 'oc muzzled. ■.
. Do not' try:' and .cpnvtnc.p. the!rainiatufe LiiEollettes,!
! because; .they. ;do : iiol 'Waht; tO; be. .eonYinced- . They!' de- :
. -riye, 'a;;bilipus .eomiort fr,on'i-;boing':differeht; They have,
, leafhe.d' that ho :,:Clpud ■ ha.S; a.'. silvor 'H is fe.sh
topiicd On., the, interidr w i;!i creno. ■!.-', ■' .■.!'!!'!
, li: all the , Optimists aloiig .youf ! stteet should! a'lise’
som.e inoiiiing': into a wmi'Id .bedecked, with dc W' sp;ork.1es.
' and exclaith in iunusoh.: ‘What a beautifur sunshiny day,’
then'isome' -two-loggec'i; crab. :wpuld!. emerge from be-.
! hind .a lilOc biish :and,: .s-ay,' 'Yes, .hut.I; thinfe .W vyill ral.n
'! befo'f'e:;'nigh,t., ’ ■: '■!,!■..! ■" '',.:‘!'';"
- ill you,, have a banaiva-s.sk.in ,6n, the thre.shold of' pa-
..itriotic !'6i5porttinit,y, : kick it ..a.s.ide , and dp hot .let! ypurT-
'! self become, tu.sscd: !:;'rhe . stalwart! mch'tdiTdi.vvpmqii at
iiiicidlo age arc to keep the home fire.s burning during
the gupfent'e Ord.eal'^^d^^^ .at . hand. ! '.They 'a.re to raise
. th'e crops,- speed .the - fttetorie.Si,;- collect ;;thp,: ,faxe.s,: :bri
■gaijize;th.e home ,gua,r:ds!.''con.s.er,ve the -w’-heaf, (meat ah'd,.
‘sugar; i.back tip .the! !;Red !(3r,pS.s, peddle.!; the ;Liberty
■‘ Bo'iid.s,' .W'ii.t;e the. Jelter.s. .pack, the comfOrt kits.! and
' stand 'oy for order.s athil times, -. ' .!,’ . ! ■
,: !. if:;a Bi)..sy ■'wm!rk:eir: finds sonieo'rie!'tuggin^-.-at!,;his.' coats
' .fails,,, the! thing, to :;dP', is to! kick; back', ;ahd . kick; h.ardi
; but-'dp not wa.-.te lime, it; looking around.
. By :fhe ■ way, ■h!eie ::is !an, .important tip. for every marl
f'past '30 j. Do,' not tell :aroiincl that, you ' Wpul'd, be. keen:
gtp''enhsi: ,ff jtOU' wer,e',;iust! ajlittl^ ’yO.ungeL'.'i'SQnie !of
. the. hien just, under .iO 'wlli hdve- their dOL'ibts. aiVdleven
,.tbo,ae who . beli.eye. you wilh riot . find .entertaiiimcnt -iiv
..■.•y!p,ur',,!cdny'ers.ation.. : !!', ! ■ !,■ !.’s.':',.''
'• Rec’fen.tly ..cohdemhlng -.^t^^ M ctro
*'alo,3' poj'icy. of designating.:piot,ures
after' .sale,, Allied Th'eatre:'.0:wncfs!,'of
! N.' J'.' !met during -the ;past! week'. With
Winiani. F.:,,, Rodgers.! v.p; of’ Lopw.'s
' (.Metro ')( in .charge of, dlstrihufipn,;fo
di.5cu.s.4 . this, a.h.ci ..'other grieyahees.
.Deleg.at.iOn .ffoirt Allied ! Was' hc.a.d'od
' by, Ir''\n,ng'PolH.ngG;tV,:wiho is'pfosideht
! .ot.'A'ss,Ooi:ated,,’rheatreA-o!{!N.!!,J.,!b
'iri'g ..cQtnbin'o ! Wh'ichV'npw'! hag’-'n^
, than 20 indoponder.t hou.^Os on its
books. '!! ',!.' ','■'■!!
'A ! 'Similar! 'Session',: w'ifil -Rodgc.rs
! w'a.s :. arfa.ngo’d ! . by! 4he','.''Uha!ffiliatcd,
Theatre; Ownters' of N,.! Y!',,.' repre.sorif-;''
.big,:' n'roUii'd' 60 Knialler indepondeiits
in ,l:he :',Groa.'ter: ' fi, -.’y; .are'a.'. w'h.ich''
. liJis ' been .complaining:, abptit . sales
policies and ' high ronfals igeherally.
:;!Mcetin,gs. . :fo,l lowed;! f he ('pO.sitjott;!
taken.!fay;;.Ro:dgGr.s,:fhat .While, exlh
tpr..s;.qnai;rPl' (iyor sale's -poji’cie.s. wd'Hi
theiit a.ssociutipns'pa rcsoHitiOns,,
;1hc,y: do 'iVdt .cohie tO'MotrO
; fi,r.st'',l(r..s(>c., if,,thO.!.p'rriblenT. cah.h'dt fee''
'Pii:a'ightci;i'ed ',piit.!
PRC’s $10,000 ‘Illusion’
, Jjo.ll'yvvhpd,:' J:ah;!:l , !':
; H'i.g!lie,s.t;:;p.fic'ei.paid,;fp.r!-,nn Qri.gihal
. stm'5’! :,pro'pcrty ..by ,Rro.ducei\s!.:ih:ioas-
ing .porp; is $10:0pd Ihid.O'tii for Er'itz
■ Rotter's! :'Fii:,'-t 'III nsion,.?
Doris ! . Miilio,y ; rgci.^.-, ba.s.Y' o.n the
CASS DALEY
“MOST PROMISING COiMEDIENNE OF 194.3 ” !
. '-A'??' ( h(*'
:i Call;”
A BOON IN DISGUISE
Shadow’ of Raw Film Shortage Fades Fast and
Cowdiii’s Prophecy of Pix Biz’s UUiniale
Benefit Is Fulfilled
By iMORT KRUSHEN
, .Shadotv o.t ;a raw film stock ' short--’
age which hung' over: thO: ,i,nd,u.sl.ry
duriitg ,1942^ and,'ihe !eariy months
1943 . turned ■ out,; to - be" more ,ol a:
bpdhkeeping'.'iiightniare i thaiv Pn.,, ac;-'
tual, drawback, to prpductipn and dts-
irih'.r.ion. :■!' ■■!:!!
As :a.'-/ma'tter.',,!pf fa,ct„ ybefore , , tiic
25 v;, rcdLichoiv': in 'rlivy sfock'; - usage
ahd.ii-e.strt'GtioHs .Oh ,,sbt 'coh.structioh
.h'ad 'b.ceiv' h eft'oet verw ioiig,’ iha
cohipa,hy : .exeeiltives ! corife.s.sed that
the G 0 t'eiMvm.ent’s!!cDh..servati 0 ii' ideas
had tiifned pu.t to .be more - of a bohr.
e.fit than a (ira Whack.. ■ ■ . !
J. Ghervef . Cnw.din. chairmajV,,Df-
the board of : di.rect’or.s of ;Univer!sal
Rictut'c.s, tol.d ‘Varioty’ •' i'a.s-l- .■.■.Maroli.
that .the-; picture jbiistno.ss.' like other
;ihdti.strie.s, wia.^benefiliii'g from: raahy
of the - r,eadjt(.stmejit.s brought 'ab'aut.
by.: riccos.sary vyarti.nib ■ limlintions.
.Ho, thought 'that,; 'if inothihg', 'mpre,:
Hpliy.wodcl' Was ;!being taught. tO; .Ai VC,
and shat ! many . of. the cbn.servatioh
and .' 'mowey-saying - !mcthod.s^' m
duced in' the ' trade -s'thce Rearl Har-
bor w'QU'ld 1 ikel'y . he ; retained after
Ui.e'l.'war. ■!, ;:.!■'■''!!■ ■■:!!,.,
..'Other. ! tiiaj or, : company, ! toppers
.stated- .. lh'at!'!' p'roduccr>''dis,lribuipr
could 'get; tiioiig!..cP,mfor'tabiy .- ijn.dei:;
th.o:. War Prpductioh !Board : a.llotr
mehts .Of ai’bu,n!d!25''b_fc raw- .stack
thaii. .\V.as;,u.scd!,i.h !l94!f.: - ■ !:
'!" !As ,'.1,843 Vdfevy '■l.O '''a. cl.Q:.se'ilh:efe. ap.-
peafed tp be: no' tnciicatioh' that'Hhe.sO'
■■aiibtmontS!,:: vybiild :. ,.bo ! ■ciirtaiiod,,, ,. If
ahyth,hig,:.(''bt!h ra-w!; turn
stocks" will: be .tncrcascd.' in ihc hot
too' 'disti'ih.t ftitiir'e. ’ .■■ . ,!.
due under terms:ToJ^rvd!cih!g!-a:r ,
camps,.,,,'!’!!': " !,'..:.'!!!.■ .:
In order lo make botli ends meei.
lio'w^yer,' -.it' was,: iie.c:es.Sary , tO . keep
:fUnv .directors, tnvdoiv, greater, :.c1y&
Directors '■-a.t; .several!, stndio.s Were, .
earcRilly ( clocked . I'dr: .tiiiiiivg !: anti-'!
raw': film' .usage.
: ! Sdnjfc cOrh panies, ,, h aw iivg! red uedd'
’(lve!lQtai 'iitniv,her of picture's.!' for, 'rr'- <
Ic.a.s’e, ; !’ vvp.rc:! a’bio -.t-b -:! nta:i'n-tovm---iuiL-
print sorViee. ;f0, their -ncco'unlk:..
cbih,panio.s.'! tmdiieed-.the , footage, of .
!feat!ufo: !;lehgth. .product aomew-haf..!
In -kome !cases,' ! productioiv.. of .snort
.snb.iects 'was! trimmod.: Irt rili Ca.sb.s-,
.there ; , .was!'- nip - great... !hivi‘.d.siiip '.tp,';
ei,ther. distributQi'.s 'br !!lh.eatrc' pperT-
.aiorif! as; ii, result of .film ''rat iohihgi' ... ,
A.S;' a. 'result;!' r:u'nio'rii';!o.f''' varipits!,
(plans, anidiig Gove.rnme'nt agencips-to .
force '-.single ' ,,cut 'the ;ru.fi‘ ■.
'h.i ng! ,tirti.,e of (-screen .shows. t,n!!o!rdei(' ''
■to con.scrvo film died abarniii.g.
: ! Payment of! latest di.vi,dond!ot 50c:
(by-'! Western . Ei.eetriE, bfougfit; .tire
yenr’.s total ip $2 as ieompared with;;
;.$1 ( paid in - 1942,' and Was indicatj.vo •
( of hvereased net profits .for the cor!-
pdralipn. ! E.stimate.s in tlhancial cir.-;,
e.les are .. that - W. E. Will .sho w con-.
‘..si!dcnhib']:y_(hYer $2 .. per: 'Sharo,, tlhs,-
iyear, as!, against. .$L2(i reported: .fb.r .
the cbmbany iri .1:942, ! . ! ; ;-
.■;.;!!The; $2' d'i.v.vy ,'dlstri;'b'v'(t!iph. this ;year';'
'cnric.hed!'.!ihc!' ii'ens.uTy:, of 'Anw
TGlpp.hpiio .by ,, about .$1.1 :.935.pO0 ..oi'!,
.around '(13c.- .pet': .share: Oil 1.3,7-’7^,,O.fi0'.
■shares' Pf, A',!T,’;.&: l',;iStOck. putsfaivd^,
■ini? A'y ■ !'' !■'!"■";■• ''V-'w !’(': ''!,':!
Training Films
.:'*ci'.:eo.npl!a>; id'tcr 'oomptoting' bM;ih.streI,'!')ie(''u-.ii;nr ■of ll'ii'din'.'k :ri''('yi'»i;i've'' gik-nt'' i-t;j!,:.4;’ \v'i(;'h ■ ti„ !wiide'!!iy)iiri:vf;n'i,'
'. ■ . ■'■'ei''vii'<;.u,iinl. .o\';('r,s<'hs , (lu'iing'li; “Co;mraaiid -Pei-fo.rmanbe’’ .:,a;til; “Mr
; -(.Ea.sing of.lhe -ra'W: film '.S:tock-s.hort-
'age ,w,as ( du.e.'ln ' large ;:p'ari .tp;, Ihe- '.faict'
fhat.i'itipst ot the .{rai'Oiitg ; fiihi.s'.had’
been made [or I'no armed forces, and
those were -films : ot a non-recurring
type. TiiLs con-siilnfed the - largest
single demand lor cclluioi.d. But
Army librario.s wore !spori ■ pretty
'WeTl ,!'S'('0ck:ed ' 'With' negatives; !:a lid'
prints' :o;r!fy.po.s:' pf( (’films 'Which .it. 'is'
iinrtece's.sary 'tp.'.'i'epbal. 'i- !,.■■ ■ , ■-!■:■.,";■ '■-■ !"
' ■.Rcgard.lcss of '(the. 'dbeline; .)iv fi!m-
neediS ' for! (array iraiiving ■■ purp'ds'es,'
d.lStribtito.rs fo.- the most par; . mahr!
aged to live pretty weil oiv their ra-
tlpn.s'. (Sotn(e ,.d.f. the.(!.m.ajbr;c6nfpapip,s,
dp.spite , (ihcrcaise'd: . -n.in, Tiber , ■"pf",. 'ac-..
(jiiiint.s ,t0' .servo, '"d id. !not !ti.se, tip 'their
h.dh'blbohhcnt. Of 'Stock, ih'.,sQme!’qtiiir-
'.ters; . .One company,'.: during .the! -first
quarter !pP;l943.:,:;ha(V! .aOiiip' d.OOO.OBO'
plept" (if, lirih on" bidanee: in -addiiioii
i b.> .•Hev.ei'itl' miliion. I'eot .pt' -iiiin' crpdtl
Gary Cooper
Contimiud fi'oiii piiRC 3 ks
.McGuire to 20ih-Fox. for ‘Ciaudi.v.’
■Jciin ifbr J.o'h(c.s' tb( tlie .-same cb.iTipa.ny! '
fpr !: ,'Spng :'of .' Bcih'iadette',’:' ! Aifi'bit'
Hitchcock to direct ■.‘Eifcboat,'’!,.:an'd.';
Robert, : St'e'yen^on! 't'o'. , .dir.Oct ■; ,'-‘J ii’hc ■’
Eyre;’ also for . the .same , compan.v.
His Ghd,;;!aiter p'ay'pff., pit tiic.S 0 ' dciiis,:
r.iinh'.'i'iitij tcfrilic !p.'ro'pbrt(bn.s and (.'is';-
.equid (lo; the,.;prp:;fhs . In'e (m’igiit .'Hate
derived . from .the p.fPd.ubti'on' bf' po.s-.
•sibly two topnolch film,s, !; . ; ' ! ;'
;,hv'(the ,:agpnt ,cla.ss .Juie.s' Btoin.!:pn'Z'(
(pf-MQAr .a'ncl .Gharles K.'!'Fblclma.n,’o^
Peldhiafi-Blum, ’!wcih' 'intpre.ste i'n,'
.several '(package' (d.bal.s on '.'Ihe, yf''>)'t'!.-
: wi’li the . former at RKO and '■■ !]«’(,
:j latter 'for '.(llniyershiV ! Botlv. ' 'Aclih!
i 'Iwuidle, top:bhOii'tsj.'m.nde:,iise !bl’..'tt^
' popple:, in 'ihe.se' 'pr.od,u.G’lio'nS' an:d 'gi,if
(■'.n'ice'.tckli.bk bf.'c'oi'B. , ' ,K '■ '.;?"!(( '! '
14 PICTURES
rit!rly-o!ffhlh ^fSIETY Annhorkary
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
$7,500,000 in Literary Buys by Pix
As Offset to Loss of Male Stars
IIollyMood’s Record Invcslnieiits in Scripts for Any One Year
Includes One .$1,000,000 Buy
«v >IORI KllllSIIK^
; : Woil j:\vood speilt |He largest aiTiquivti
pf .memt-y oil I'ceord a single ydar
fov the iiliji i'iglit*,fp
. ciqwngq :19,43. In;:' the ; successful, at-'
■ tempt. tb::-o,li:set ' the' .'loss ' of. spine (if;
t,hcU;,;gi-pate;stiiu Stars tQ,.,the. .ai-mecl;'
tiirceS •pietiirc; (.'ompphics sli.ClI.ed .but ;
ai'Oliild >$.'7(S00;Cib0 for iliateriaJ/..Of ^
' this antount ■ over $3,5QQ,()00 :\yas .p.aicl.
■for 4 hC. 'hliiV.nghts: tb ;.22 pliiys. .seven :.'
vpf ' \vlji:ch; -soiai for ovbf $ 2 () 0 , 000 , clui;-
Ivc''i2-.titbnth''peri6d. D®*-'
The Ihgh'O.sl price ever paid
for thq:nirii ‘rights 4p a. lltp^^
city was reported towards llio close
ot the year when 20 lh-Fox under-
took, to' pay 81,000,000, or better, for
•Winged Victory,’ putting up the
$1 OOO.OOO as a cash guaiMiitec and
, piovidihg.v'for' a percentage .of the
. '. pro fits.: ' i f : i the ' fifin •; goes'' ;by G f, desigt ;
'■' . hitto'd'
Though 'Hollywood spent nearly.
$4.(l()iU)00 for t'ne picture righ.ts to
pii.b.i.ished. tst.Ory. .hiiys epm-:
. putpet . for . lirTOonth period, ending.
: ^G.ptc.inber ) .. .'the .\:.trend ' aihphg: film
. ephlptuiy stpi'y. bliy'erS.th part
p£ the yrar 'iv.as' tPw.arcls legiters'; be.-'
ciuisc Broadway od'ered more cs-
' cap'isf . niaterial than the book 'itiafts;
•CrltioistTi .ttas heard that hooks, were
foliowing the '.iie\ys'papG.r . headliiios
top closely for selben>puf poke ‘ co.nv-
iffh’t.'';''
1 .. 1 ‘lcntv of War Themes |
seUf .'o.hc'.pf the eoinphiiy^^^^^^^^
eters. aitd .rcpVekuiiting a. ebst of over.
:$l 0 b, 00 () for'thc. script', .is a war' thsipG,.
asis 'Sev'ciit'h'CrOssf 'foih W'hie^
paid. $.10(i.0'5o; .: ‘Qive .'Workl,f
the inost .expeii.HvG.d^
the 'past year, .was .aisb sehedul.o'i: ’as
a: ijiehi.r.e .tvith.'.a .war^bac
Fox's; fancy: Figures
1 2 Citi}i-.I’ox' spbitt: the. iaegest :aihotint ■
foi'' 'fi.lih ; rigiits.:to.t ptaya. :dtiring ' i943y
haiiding ,.dut $l;, 545,000 -to
to. ffive .leiiit' ! pro.peidioa; yineitidi'hS
‘Wihgod..'yiototy,’ ‘Someth^
Boys’ i.'H2()5,000), ‘The Naked Gonuis’
(.1 50i0.bp..i,. ;Ther.G . Shall :bc ' No , jli'ght.’
■,($1.0.0,000)', ''and 'The EusMan PepplG'
( $30,000..),; : 2bth. ■ wa's also' .the heayiest
hu yeti of pub iish ed. in'a te'tiai f ov ' the
.l 2 totQnth. '.periocl. .:oriding; S.cptehtbcr
last, .some 24' book's :c()stin/| the 'studi^^^
approximately $1,700,000. (Among
.t)icse;iv.ore,ihcluded‘bodleipiay':;pr^^
'erli.es ' such as :Ciau'diattlt)d ,'Mp.bn, Is,
Dow’n’.),. :
Warner Bros, tor the year ending
Dec.l.Ol, 1:943. spept sp!BO,;$600.'.0p0 foi".
focu'' plays, this. amOun
dchi 'toll ''Gond.oettoitt yailkepf ' ,War*.
ner.s spent, around $ 000,000 in addi-
tipn for fights . to .published material
.tor.'the' seaspiv .endlhg .Septerabor.'’ ...
-liulcpendcuts' Kig Deals
under, .feyiew, ; atlh.bu.gh ,'lhc' .fbfmer
■uid epin invested, in some , legiters
', P.arambviivt, .ambhg they inaiors..;
apiyafehtiy :, been, rely ih.g. niaiid
prfginals.ifor the to.itlk of; the stuclli)'
output;,, Stivd'io ..spent ’$375,.000 : in.' ill i
tpr the, film rightS't 6 ..,ninc.. published
books'. .rifU'i.ivg t,hc',;pG'ripd ,tin.do.r',:s
vey. RKO also , pureh:ased rights, to
mound nine published hooks, lor a
total expemciiture of , appi'bxihvtltely
’$ 27 Q,pbo;:.,'''.-';i, tv ,V,'f
20TH CENTURY-FOX
;Buok I’rices
. Yet the maj.br eompanios eoiiti^^
to. l-Riy.. v. ar-lliomed material to 'the
vc.ry .- eh'dv' despite,' '';i the' ; cbat.rovc.rsy
earhcf in. ..file yeaf an.entiiw'ar' pie-.,
tvires.' ■'•Major, company tpifpevs pbilit-.
ed, p,u.t that , combat, 'pictures .were nb.t
tof: Ijc ie'onfusocl'.' witft.'jyar:,. picfut’Gs.,
•Winged, \tictciry’ was one' aiiswroi^ to.
, the.quostioh about; war pictures. The
Capt, Eddie 'Rickonbacker story to be
filmed, b,y: 20 th'- Fox, studib e.bhtract-
ing to pay around $500,000 for, the
-figh Is, .\yaij. scheduled . as
.tional thcmG; a: s.ubstah.tial. portion' of
which - was to; be. "War : background.
-Bnvid O. Sclznick’.s ‘Since You Went
: Atvay.' .\vhich:,is, isebehuiod'.fof eom>'
pi ct i on; ;i n February, a picture^ .which
is,,: htidg'et'cd at p'yer. .$2,300,000,.. isV'.a
war theme.
PurahTOunfs ‘Story , of iDr, Was-
•;l
; Independent pfodiicersi Maiiy Pick
£ord:'''aivdfJkester ..Gbwah.f'rarik' thifd,
an.d fourth inrt'.he.ia inohey.
spent, ipr; le.git:' b.uys': thc.f oriner' hav-
ing, deal tp''Pay''$4ltf.00b:iotvporG
;agc) for the .fights- to ’Junipr; jjiss,’.
CQ:ritracts''\vere being ,dra.\v it up-hUt,
.bad .hotiyet ..bobhf ropiate.d' inked' a
th‘e,,.,.yoivr.',dfew .to..: a; close, ', Cowan
.made; a... deal for , '.TbntQia’Oty. . 'to
:Woi-id,’, pit a percontagG ba.Sis yytth ' 3 .^
■ceiling' of ','$350,000, •reppitedly.'
■ptjf up $75,000; in ■tash ;tb -Bind , ;tiic
'dGal,
• Metro bought fbuf.:piay.s. l’pf ,,$32.5,-:
, 0.00 din’mg the. year, ;;thi,s; total lipt, in-;
:.cl:udi;ng';', rights, to: .'liaLigh , Parade;,'.'
Same company spent approximately';
$' 1 , 000,000 in ‘ add'itipn . for ..ri:ght.s to
arouhei 21 books, (season, ending Sep-
tember last). I t'
. ; .Colombia ranks, next as, -a logit
buyer,, ha.ying .sccuieci fights, to fbu'r
plays .,i:o,r . $1.07,i)00, cluiving, the .■year
ending' Dec,'. 31. .Pafamouiit. and
RISO, .ahiong the; .majors,' bought no
iegit:: propcrriics': during .{he. pefi.Pci
, Aihphg;:.thG,,' higl)Gs.t-^^^^^ • bpPk
;bu.vs cUU'iB..g,:the yeatfWQro:. •. ",■ ' ; '
; WAR'N'EKS:'’ '''•Sar.at;Oga';:'';'T'iuhlc’'^^
(,S:t 7 , 5 .,ooo),' ; : ‘Mi.ssion.,. tp,.'; .: Moscow
;ii$]' 00 ,.ooo:)J' ' ;• .f '."b.'
METRO: ’Seventh Cl•o^s’ ($ 100 ,
000 ), ’30 Seconds Over Tokyo’ ($ 100 .-
000 a.gainst 'PcrcGntage b.as.ed.:^o boiik;,
■sdie.s),:
■;oth-FOX: ‘Keys of tiie Kingdom
($lQG, 0 . 00 )v tSpng: p£: Boriiaiiett
00 . 0 ), ' -’A . Tree '.drows - in .Brooklyn’
't$ 35 t 0 (|an;-.h'">: ,
FARAMOIINT: ‘And Now For-
ever’ ($ 60 , 000 ,), '‘Vic:tOi:i,ad.rancio 1 ^
($ 65 , 000 ) ’Our' Hearts 'Were . Ybifng.
'anb ;%y’:;.t$ 40 , 000 );'. .i" ' ■
RKO: ‘None But the .Lonelv llenrl’,
1 $ 60 . 00 ()):, ‘'The ,ilob.e,' .Frank,, ;.:Ro,sa:
!) rod 'LiOt ion i SHQ.OOO l . . ■ , ' '
:, With, inaiiy of' the. ablest .tyritefs in
liio arinodt torcc'.S:' and; ; pGrhaps. ::ah
.ctiimHy 'great ;h umber o£ writer^ dc-;-
yotin.g';': themselyes.;;'.to
::yanis, the. dearth ol material hecc.s-
'.safy .:to'.: prepare, diyorsified: .picture
:,.sc,h;Cdulc.s.;fekulted Special:; efforts;
.toviirtd; fiim yafhs. ■ At .nhe 'tiiiic ...diir-
' ing'tho year; major ep,ihpanies :beg.:in
,ah, intchsiye. ]itoi;a^ treasure hunt.
.'diggihg ::ihtd, , .the.::, lists of;, bid .story
; pfP'pertieS "i;n', aji .effort to ' lin'earth,
noveLs, plays and. Qpo.rettas; .■ivhicih;
'nii:ght pfovidc -the basis for a new
t.vpc Ol :n',isieai ti’m. .
•Okliilunna.’ the legit oiick.itpuched
off' a wavc.pf .ffltnusical plans; since;
the Theatre' duild mlislc:al ;\ya.S. based
, 0 h; , ‘Green df ow the. tilacs.' i.Gle.nn
liiggs play which ijoiii. RKO and
•Metro owned at various tiinc.s.
■ Picture companies . began to look
nrouiui for. bid or new . books and
, piay.s which might lend 'them.selves
to .similar treatment.; . As a ; s'tartGf;:
kdthsF.bX ; purchased the , rights; to
•Rikt’ ' ffo.m: Mary. Picktord tor. $ 50 ..s
000 and ■ plans to produce the old
.dtitmatie pieee as a^'fllhiu^ . •
‘Winged Victory’ '
$ 1 , 000,000
•Something For tlic Boy.s’
, 265,000
'The Naked Genius’
, 150,000
’Tlieie Shall Be No Night’
: ,. 100,000
‘The Russian People’
30.000
$1,545,000
WARNER BROS.
i,"
‘Daik F.yos’
,. {$256,000.
’TliO Doughgirls’ -
‘Janie’ .... . .
250,000
. 160 , 600 ,; : ... ;
‘Cojineeticilt'' Yankee'-, ut ... .
$600,000
MARY PICKFORD CORP.
.■‘Jti'nib.r' Mis&i ;■.;■■
:'.,$,4ip,008 ,i.
,$416,060
LESTER COWAN
‘Tb,mt)r.i;.Pw.,;the--Wor.ld{ , i'.
. $350,000'
$356,000
METRO
■The Pirate* . -
.;,';.$225,066
‘Solis 'aiid '.Saldiors’.. .. V;' .■.■:..,
. ;■ ti 0,006 ..' ..
‘Hold On to Your Ha, s'
40.000
'Laugli Parade’
,;.,-'$325;q06 ;-' ;, d '"; '
COLUMBIA
::‘The'‘Lahd is’-Bright’.'
. ,$60.000 . ' , .. .
.;'‘ 0 ('muto'r- Attack’ t .. .. .
i ,; . 35,060 • , ;
‘Nine Gul.s’
, ■{■■;. tfi;300.v
$107, .500
SAMUEL GOLDWYN
iThbse .EUdoarihg: Yut!!’.®'' ChiU'iUs' if .1 , .
$75,600 ; ; : ,'i
■$75,060:' {f ik
UNIVERSAL
‘Uncie,..;Hai;ryt'.'
,$50.000.
$30,000
GREGORY RATOFF PRODUCTIONS
‘Baridtva.goij’ ■
JULES LEVEY
,.‘Tli,e':Hai,fy . Ape’
,'$16,'0p0
. $16,000;
' •Gphneetictit ■'V,a;nkcc;l, Prie.e‘' 'hot :'i'.G o.ivn .Ihe iMsih
.,;■/■ .fights;' '■', ; i.;; '' ■'''
;‘Tdmor.roW; the World.’ . 'lh>rcehia,gd. .dcal, with h ,c'eiltn,g' hf $330.060. ■
' 'Cq.wan 'pu.t.'iip, .$75,000' ii.s: .giiar'aivieG, 't. . ■' ; . ,,
. ‘Lau.gii Parade.’ Price no', revealed.
‘Bandwagon’ Purcha.se price icportcd from $2.5,000 to $35,000.
LETTER TO MY SON JOHN
( A^e Eleven)
III Which Publicist Dietz Goes From Terrible School Marks to Telling
Truth ill Post-War Film Merehaiulizing
Bv HO\\ ARD DIETZ
Do iir ..idhiiny.:.;
A . clinp "Who ,-runs a rn,g:, ,cafied
:*\',iii'tc.t.y.’ ' w''hic,h; i-S . pl’ibli.shcd' in a
ttore. win'dow.. oil ,46th street,. Writes
and .asks me to do: ah''cxpcrt pie.de
for iTi.s annuaj :, i.skyo which ‘is, d.e-
, ...i'Qfcd, Iti; ';vafi,()iis angles . ;G;f .the - pix'
« tHa.t’s ..'yiifiety’s’: ta'llt' '.for '.pictui,’:,e..s),'
jn,; the' ,:p6:i.t-\vat 'periGd. . IHG;.; wants
. ; :it.ie. to write, abptit 'Pix .Mofehandis-.
ing in th;;:. liilure lime.
And .Fih '.iyriting fhi's. letter I'G you
-b.eeau.sd,. maybe .by 'that :timc,y,o,u’.ll.;bG
.ill the ;pix bjx.y.putrsGlf ,ah,d:-w^^ cnri'.y;
:;bUt 'ail;.'' thO' peplpuhci angles.. fhat .l,
■tU'eam u,p.-;..' '.,■■:'
Anyway ..I; owe ,*yflCl ..a letter bo-
. cau.se I , '..p.ugiit to ' ..s'ay‘ :;s6,toethihg.'' to:^
y0.l):.abbut ttioae terrible marfe. yoii.We.
.'been .getting at schopl.. It loolt.s 'a.s'
if, , jAutlg'ii.cyof ■ .amount' to: muclf 'ih.
the: lite,rrif y hue and thaf’.k wliy this
.-.ihec'e 'rai.ght : ebmo hit ha 'because:
, a 'guy . who' gets as ''liiafks, in
. Eehool;; a.s'. you: ).s., i.iV fair Vyay ito, grP'vv;
. up to .'be a press, agent^r a.s the,
' . ‘Yariety,’'.; editor, to, 'roftopff.ly' puts'
• ■ .niiirehatidikpr.:'-''' •' .;■' ‘
Well,. Johnny,, the., po.st-wor period
■iiipaiis. :ai'ter; tlte.tipise: cif battip. .i;iios:
cioWil'.'a;'; trPtiiy ' of 'peace,; lias- 'bopo'
Eito.to,;{.and Ificis' li ;niak-.:
ingrbelieve with a machine-gun and
going ack-ack-ack. It’s ; the . time
■Whetv:, everybody is busy ■ iriakiflg .a
bettor world for you tp: live iii and
fliere; are a lot of arguments hbout
.what kind'ol world, that; should be.
Ypu,V.sce 'people are. brought up, .in:
diftefeht plaepk ,ahd they, .speak .;dit-
‘ rofeht- langdage.s,: and: they have: dtf-
tofent . ki.ncl.?, ■ ,pi : heroesv and they-
:hn\',e ; differ,cht. ■a.mOunt.s; ,pf money to
.siiend.,. .iihd djfl'erB'rit .alnOunte; ;pf.
.i'po.d. Vu.fd hours; of \vork . and it’s- -a,
pfclty toiigh.,proppsitton to make: th.e
..sharju.g; of : the wprld's goods fairly
'even.' .sp; that, nobody ' 1:1 try to knock
o.rt wbat they '.;called .the' ’haves;’ . ,
..'And. {.hat’s, \vhGre -the; pix tome;';.i,i|
‘because they, in , a;.:way,, .speak .'a.kind.
of, Espe'ra.nto;;'which is.,ij.n .Vintefii'a^,'
tifth.a 1 ' ..lari.gu'a.ge..',. ' : : ; :' ■ ;■,■■ "' ■
' ,, At kahy rate before.',, the. wbr: the '
Ainoriqah ' ;:pii' ' ..used. :.tp dohiiiiatc'
hb.ptil;.75''4‘.:bf tte fvdfld' out.sid.e' the
bnited .Stiite.to.;ahd if. thatis. going,: to. :
,fao.'' the 'C,a.so : iif.; the .'i:ut.iire',,;the,.-' pix
■had ..'boffer ; give:' ever J-body , the ■, idea
that rt'.s.;a ..bettor jvbi*ld'Withpiit:.fight-
ihg:,'. .This.. moans ,,.giyi:ng,.i\^
'eallbd -'a dig'inty.' to' the common , man
and .niaki'ilg- 'Khn 'undpf.standahle all
o\er the map so tliat we’ll get* the
idea, tliat. we’re;: brothers.-.'under ’ the'
skin,' aii.d ■ itot; like: Gam aitd ':Abei. ..,
SiiftpcilaJ the Hooey
So then Jithnny, when it comes
to; . .merchah,d)sijig, :'the . pix... ( that.
:meiih'-s' -seiHhg',:th:em,.': through.' pub^;
,.tici't,y )' : pros.s' , agents : hke: , you ‘hatl
better beitoaveful not to echo any
phonilicss; and: hot try to drag ’em
into the, boxoffice on false prclen-es
because you can’t be a good char-
act(-r if ,^ou go around wearing a
24-siieet. At least it make.s you look.
..su.spieious; and . if.' tlie , 'Wrapper i.s:
vyfohg.lt .has an efl’ectdii the artieje,.
: The true pres.S agent is' one. who
p);o.perly prcparo.s , an : audipiice .tor
what they are. going to ,too, 'bringi,n.g
out the altraetiVe featufes , of the
article .aitd not, lyii;ig. about . it-Awell
not, too miieh... ' 'lihls-. is:', .yevyi.imppr-
ta:ijt':b,eoause, . good, ' eharacters . qipii’t'
ride,, dowp' Maib: .Street in' .an ..;()pei
.bafiitichc;. with ; a, bottle .wlVjskey
■in:: their, .':h.Hndk'''aito shoutin,g’,-abPuf
the .di.gn.ity, (if m-an:. .'.'So jh.St rometo.-'
■be.r h6.W;',;'du1),,, .ypur '.lipb . i'si goirig to
-be. .beca'vi.sfe. the .pi.x; -contpahie;s. are
mak'ifig',.a ''.rcal. o:ffdr;t :& correct, all
.i'lie,.., fautts,:; tliat '■■ people (liid; iiW.tth.
tiicm.'.and, a.s the tide .pf^sot-ietyi'.roll.s;
the accent : become.s,.;a little; ■more', on
quiility .:tl‘'liui ; en' th .,dbug;h." iii.kilfe'
.early days . the', ;pi.xt;'biz, \vas,.. .a .gp.lil
lush with a lot of sqiialtcr sovci-
,eignty ,,;goihg‘ ;'oh; ' .but. .slowly.'i-n'evv,
ge'h.eratieii.s. are .setting ' Ih 'who, r’eal-
ize.'lhe, tfemeudou,s,. ;fe,s.poh.si :of
the pix. The war lia.s done a lot
fpiv.all tliat^.aito :the guys;,w'iro itave
-heen to.i'Ati.af .ici'ipw that life is rcai,;
life i.s earnest and that everybody
with tile mean.s of a me.ssage in his
h aitok; , .Such a.s the ne w.'spaper, or, tb e.
;maga5i'ftie..',of ' the- i-adio 'or the pix, has
gol to peddle out the right dope or
else ue’re all going /to hlackslide
.and get manaiia'— -and the kids'll -go
a;ek.i-ack''agii.ih.''' ■ ■; :
seeing-; metidh; 'pictures .which .tell ;|
them .hQw.:,to do tlieir, .stuff',. This, i-s. '
,What' thoy, call vi-sual .educntiiiti ;
and... HolTyvviiod is {going { to play a ;
pai'l, inVthai;. . boc,ause i l.’s , gpt ail . ibe 'i
technical. ', facil ities ;; So; , a l I , the: I
schitois afe ;gptng to; ,ttto 'motion, pl'cs{ .
1 , tires, : aittl-. tiiat'.s t;bing .to; .iniXlvC :'the .
fe.sppn'.sibility^pf '.th'G .:,bGys;,.\vh,0 "s
cialize': ” on ' - cMitoftainnient, :'■;■ o ■('■ e it, ;
.greater. They : ftiuiid ;out that h gily 1
-learns .thing's: about ; four ,. tinie-s :i;is,
fast :'t:hrpii,eh, ‘the. .mpvi.c.s, and : .soon:
tlic standard of; ih.teilig(;nee; i.s going
to get so :.high that evcrybpdy’.s:': in-
telligence will bc'.ea.s,ily i:|f.su,Itecl 'Vin-
le,s,-s Ratoff; :isVt’t careful.:
V'oti -sei; I’ve gone thfo,u,gi) 'all tiic
periocis, of pix iherchandising. I’.Vm
■had tracislcks • train'.s .■ aiid ihivij ' dh
sstills ■; aiid ■■ .kc'.ofet .sign.k , 'and teaser.S'
;| and,, love, ta.st.s. aiid huma.ii .spiders'
and , I’m still / doing a bit of it. , but
slotvly wp’re tapering off , and '.iu.st,
teili.ng: pu.r; story .in print 'at: nii .tliG
aif .' Vfhat.that 'story i.s,:iind iihw: far
you , spread, ' it'— /tliat's \vh,af . couhis:
But .mo.st ; (if ■ all . you .can't .'malce; a
silk'- purse:, out' of yeit-li.now. . ..
- , Aild' this' /'philosdphy 'doe.sn’t: go
only ;|P:r';p.tx,' ■;{' :,■ ■',■■
: .It ".gocs's. for,. life.'.: and got, -to
tiiiitilhate a. gfcat.„'dcai of ,.{hi 11 .b'd-
,to.l.'e .We. i'oally seah •he .called thtimah
bein'to, ,: So, jtikt'..,'tr.y, tPlli the t'rutli:
,regii;la,r.iy,,;.,.;,Ib,ii;nivy,',-' ini y.oii’n, '.see
;thefe’k; hpthing .-.too-;b 'aboU.t . y pun-
self.;, ■ '.Then if ;, the'; :truth. . becpinos 'Si
habit and you e.xlciid it to whatever
,ypti’r,e''pluggi)fgi th:e.fes:U:lts vvbn't be
,a'k..deyi'i,stn,tihg', ak'/you' tiihik.'
;.No\v'^ CPmhig .back to .'.fho^^^ lousy
marks'—.et.c,
HotCfifcl Diet*
New Producing
('uiitiiuicd Iron! page .7
Visual ' Educatiuii
: Be.sides,'.' Johnny, the. Ijoys in the
forces have learned a lot through
Palace Rerinaiices iVIortg'a|>e
„ Yoimgstowh, , 0.. Jan. 1.
A $600,000 mortgage on the Palace
theatre, recently, involved in court
litigation,..: iio:w. 'assumed; by, ..three
local .haukST-the Urilon ' N.atipnal,.
Mahbniiig Natioiial, and Dollar :Sav-
ihg.s & -Tnisf-Aail aksignmeiif 'mbrts
ga,gB' .tfom- the, New; York Dife. Iti,-.
s.ilranc6;Co. recorded: in the Mahoh-
'in,g, ,County'',ooui’t ’house T'eveaied.,
: .; 'The; refill a nelhg'., oi: the ’. htorfgage,;
.by the Palace Realty, Cb.y oWnef. of
the,' 'property, i.s the. result, 'of a i'G-
ceiff ' suit:: :,o'ver ': le3!3:e .:'rights to : tli'c
fheatfp, .The mortgage .is .now : re-;
dubod to . approximately.: $390,000;'
,ors; Who'' fcA’.oi’ sitliiirg ' tip .thi'ir; pwiv:
di,s{rihiiti!ig ..'puttit. are oiieoin'aged
in that; dirccficin,.;bccaii;‘e (ilktlie
t li at' . maj or dilslr ibs \v i tith ol d i i.vg
pr()duel;;:opp:ir<ni;i‘ly,;jfs ()i\c,lii’gii't'h.P
atro . .pperiiting-.,:exbcu,tiv ;;decl:ii',e.s,
in' hopes' lit ■;i:'rfeiii;} mar.lcct {..br '/'tyi-lh;;
a v.-ievv, :tb:'Creatin,g' ah ;(Jc-
m.aiid., 'f'O.r plctUrc.S, ' It;
thiU .Exhibitor.s : Distriitiitiii.g ;Cor.p:,
.vvheh roady;;tn .k.i'i'v'p Iho lield; '-will
;d.c.sign?ito : pictlirci.s.' ,bii ' ;a;; ./Uiiifiirm
' basi.k .and: sell ,tti,G'n'i; that W-iiy /riithto^
thait vary the ierin's.:;a,s, lio\\’ .do by
:yarious .distributoi''s. . '
Rcvcisiii" tlic- Fioccss
.Under: thc,,,ph-ii:., t.he. i irettit ,frah-. '
cliisc-owncrk, -of: thc'.. new .ei.im'pimy ,
will .nhaheo the .sell iti.g; ;'a!,i,(:i..p.hysie(il ,
.di.stribution .(vf, tli.O; pietiiri'.s ;f,ia'iii,slve'(],
aiid' put .up ti-i.c miine,y fiit; .li.egat'h’ps ,.
.as they - are fle.livo.red; pl.ii.s,, cost, bf ,
priiits, ■ .with ;.a- porcCivlage '.of; : tile
grb.sS', gpiitg. back;' to the ijrod.ucei’s.';
■The ■ ■ 1 alter ■ ■V' ill :ru.va nee, , "t licHn'sc/tv'es; .
and. ■ in tlii.s,. e.oii iteetiOO, repiittei!
■that , <)«:,0 :,b:£,.'-,.l'ri.e 'epiui.t.hy'k ia,rgV'h
ba.tili;s'.. :is prbpa'Vd . to; :.fu'i'n.i,s,li:; .ba.eli^;.;
kiiig.' i'-;
;. : 'A r.tliur'; , W:h.b ■' :ibf f . Sli'tufd ay 1 1 k.;tor:, ,
,St,.:to'Uis, .ahd. 'bdll ;visit..vari^ otl'icr
i&y ,s . i a b'eha.if of' , ..ihev., .hsA: di.strib'r... ■
'i'iti|ig..':prGjcet,:''WiiI. :be::'oh thc^.^^^
Feb. I ;:to' ’further. di.seu.s,k "the, sitoa-,:,
.t'ib'i) with: prbductHis ; and ...sta.rk ’ w
iopm'as the fihh-'nta;iit)facttjri:ug b,ack 7
bone of the. coinpary. He will bii
there a month.
Republic has closed a sea.sonal deal
with the:. Griffitli ,cirbitif’s',.h:b'ti.ses. ,ih
Okluhoma.and Texas.;;, Jimmy' Grain-
ger, head of Rep’s salc.s, togcllicr
Witli;. Rep’s ■Dallak '.'branch.: jiiaiiiigcr.
Lloyd Rust, and the Oldnlioma Guy ,
exchange head, Glen Alt, negotiated
the deal with Horace Falis and H. O.
Stark, ropfetohting.Gtdftilh. .
ATrgillt^: .Aaron Upped by Metro:
,: ;Yii‘ginia Aaron ha.s been appoinled
in'. frHarge.Qf bo’okihgs tor.'New ' Jei’sey .;
.torritofy by Metro N. ■ Y.-;. braneht.
headed by Ralph Pielow, exchange
.'manager;,. '.. ■; ■ ■,';'
. 'Porin'erly. . print booker for .Metro,
Mi‘s.s Aaron wa.s private secretary U>
Pielow prior to that.
Wednesday, 5 ^ 1944
Vhtriy-iiuglifli
Let's Get It Out Early
This Week, Boys
Py EPPW CANTOR
i Aitot 0;V!r%®t broadcast of the season,
The '-Boys : Cm . quintet ’ of- writers-^1; a call them The ^
Bays! fUed Up' Id^irieet .m :
ear to ear,' : The. program.'. to (See ‘Variety,’ Oct,
v:' 'V>-' ' posted h 'few’, rnorte^
then. I said. ‘We',1, thercCs one under our
belts. Tell yon what— let’s ftet it out ,
early this week, Boys.’ ...;’C. - V .y - .
■ We kicked around some ideas for sev-
eral minutes, and tiien 1 said, ‘Okay— t<o
j home and sleep on it. ileet me at my
I lip.Use. tomorrow evening. St Six: o’clock
when I get through at the .studio, aitd
we’ll map it out in the rou.gli. Remen-.-
ber, 'Boys,' we’re gonna get ..it cut early
this week.' Vv.,, d
I dashed into my hou.se the following ,
, night at 7:1.5 sharp, (I would have been ;
Eddie Cantor dime, vbut. : prod'ucing a picture,, is..’
tough. One of the guys in tlie cast, a clover comer named
Eddie' Cantor# keeps adding new’ pieces of , business and to
protect RKO’s interests, I must stick arounri to see that he. .
..goes biick to, the script now and tlicii.l I. ran into tlie library,
me’itlally ipbiog^ went, But.no' bhe wa.s there, except .
a fellow representing ,an: crgahizati.Oh ip Toronto ;whp insisted
I fly up.'ttoreifor .their anniiah atoir; .just to ‘say hello’; a
songwriter who' liad hitch-hiked from ;Des Moines especially
t,6 get me tl) .first ispngila, Pa&
entitled ‘We’ll Win ’With Unole Sam,’ and. when I told, him
. that .1 remembered hearihg'iahPttor with a similar
'thought, he said he didii*t: believe, m title had come to ,,
him in a dreahi; and a fellpw whO^^^^ me to give him a
testimonial for his eui'e for :tol^^ who get a hair-cut^
every three days! ( Are. .you, reading, \Jac^^ Benny’?)
Anyway, the Boy.s hadn’t arrived: l-f ,
Pretty sdori, though, there \v.as...a phone, call .from one of ;
them., , ioe explained ' that'vthey’d beeiV 6f
their hbtel fpr over ah houy and couldn’t get cab. So I tpld,
them to keep thinkihg, that I’d be eight dowii to pick them up.
War
Market Sountls Death Knell
Shoestring Pix; Returns
Also Socko
Consider the Poor Comedian!
By MILTON BERLE
MONEY PLENTY LOOSE
Bv JACE JUNGMEYER
::'l, 'Froim -5 ' LeaVeg - 4,-
' 'y-.'-.. i': ':' '' lloiiywaod. Jan. 1.
,,:,r.:The, war market lias rung the knel; on slioestring
Independent production has .gone deluxe and big buci.get.
Almost oyerni,!;ht. tiie effects of inflation upon tlie boxofl'ioe
I'.avc radically changeti the w'nole picture for the invo.s‘#ors.
prociiicer.s and ;prpmoters, of individual' enterpidsei ag com- .)•
pared with corporate output. '■ •' i.
Costs have soared. So have i'ctuin.-. to make the past spa-
. son the iiiost proiifiq and pro;sperous for the industry's , in:iie
venturers since tho.se golden days when almost every jiicture
made was a porS'Cnal gamble and you couldn’t make ’em bad
enough. • ; d'- ' '''.C-’ • ’ :
■ Much of the, indie product now competes, on even , terms ,; ,:,
with tlie best output of the major studios, and hot infre-
quently makes a better showing at, the wickets than the com- ...
'paraiile, 'issue,; from the majors. Also, .some of the best minds,
the most skilif til' craftsmen,, the ihbst : prp'floieht shp''''h)®>:t ai'® . .
■ curi;eiitiyi a,sspci,ated \iith' the ;.free.' film phterpriSq',- lured to
the indie field by the deii;on.s:rated returns, by matters of ' ,
'taxation.' and’ fiscal affairs; .and by certain other, changes
brought about in tlie corporate companie.s as a result of war-
time, condilion.s. ;. . ,
The boom market has largely taken the risk out of indie .
productioTi. Heretofore the personal promoter had to carry
: all his iinar.cial eggs in the basket of one picture. If it didn’t ,.
bring expected returns, he was through. ; For the prompter . .'
no more money was available, as a rule. The wad Was shot#.
The angel’s wallet was buttoned up against further specula-
tion in pix.
Now money is loose, .plentiful. And almost any investor
will tell you tl;at there are few better prospects for hand-
.sonie returns than inotioii picture production in careful and
experienced hands. . ■
Too, the fact that some of the emphasis has been taken off
the star system has been very beneficial to the indies' who
can compete: oh more even terms as far as important players
are coheerned, Of course, t!ie loss of much topflight talent
to the armed services also affects the independent producer;
but, when he does overcome — as ne lias been doing with re-
markable success— the casting handicap, he is in a less highly
competitive market than forpierly.
■ | , ,' -. '. y ;-■■:■■ ■ ;..:Tlie,;MilliQl»9., I :..
Where once peanuts were spent to take an indie flyer;
Miltoii : Bcrle .
, . , ‘Hiya; Boys!’ I greeted my quartet of wrllorb. (Overnight
; the draft board liad caught up with my ace writer.) Tlie.v
piled into the car and all tlie vvay back to my house I told , , ,
them how swell it was going to be, completing the script by millions novv roll fluently mto this branch of the business.
Saturday and Having Sunday and Monday all to our^ At least a dpsqn andie pro tost season
fore rehearsal on feday and the show on Wednesday. They; , hg^^^
' shared my enthusiasm, and one of, them even, suggested ,h, cost arpun,d, ,
Vjoke he:,had thdughh up T I- gently . ' The;vvartim.e;.:sel^
' . ibid hifri: that we Had (done: it last;, hight.. One ot the other
Bbys had an amusing idea for a routine bn the servant prob-
Let’s be honest . about it. ; The. outlook, for the comedian
in the post-war period is none too bright. Iijdustry will ba
' able to: experiment with electronics. Radio will liave-tele--
, 'Vision'.” Aviation tvill have .super .slrato-liners. Bui con-
: ' . , . : ; , sider the poor comodiani That pool’
uhderhqurished,; unappreciated ihdivid?;'
...uah slaves oyer, a ’ hot (meaning 'Stolen) . '
'joke 'file, 'for a lousy '.$5,000 'a vvebto.:^^
won't be easy for him. '
, For one thin,g, there won’t be any-
more Hillers or Hirohitbs,.' That’s wliat
our armies are fighting for and of
course, what we all want. ; But consider
the , poor comedian! . For : the, past 10
years he could get a sure laugh. :by mak-^;
ihg any vitriolic ■ allusion ' tp , :;fIeiT. ;
Shickelgruber. ., And Hiroliito! Gosh, .
■ he wa.s funnier than a Japaiie.se juggling
''■act,.,, ''i, :
' So when wo grind the Axis into the grpund. a lot of peo-
ple will find, the going tough. For instance, take poor Waller , ■
Winchell. He’ll have to . go back to writing a Broadway
coluinni . 'V , 'I-:'
■ III the post-war world we’re going to have plenty of every-
thing. It won't be necessary to ration certain, ebmpiodities..;.
Itts goi ng . to be woridertul — but consider, the .poor comedian. '..
No rationing: hence no. rationing jokes.. What am I going
to do with 836 jokes on mbber tiies, 2,345 gags on gasoline,
922 sugar stories and 821 butcher .shop punchlines. They’ll
be absolutely useless. I suppose I could remove them from
111 }' file and donate the cards to . the scrap drive. But by
then there probably won’t be any need for scrap paper.
If that isn’t bad enough, comedians will probably be un-
able to tell j okes about army life. , The fellows will all : be,
home from the fronts and they'll Want to hear, civilian
stories. . .
The ROst'War world, will be a happier one for everybody
but consider the poor comedian! The ladies will forsake
Lockheed, tor their kitchens. That will be all right with
their liLisliands but it won’t be all right with me. How
can you tell jokes about men riveters.
What will the poor comedian gag about when there won’t
be any: ■ ■ . , ■
ihorsemeat#- ■ ... ,,
.. .wpnien street car conductors. - v
... sarcastic' servants. ■ „
. . .impolite waiters.'
' . . . crowded subways. '
... . and' a million’Sother wartime inconveniences.
For many people# the post-war, world will be Paradise.:
But the poor comedian . i i he woh’t know: where his next
joke is coming .from.
itot, which -we alt agreed was 'great: and^ timely# . Hadn t
already been done io deatK on every comedy program. But
we realized that we ■were , getting sbnjewhere.
. In the library,; the portable .typewriter was opened., I. 're-
membered that the Boys couldn’t ihink imlc.ss they each had
a bottle of coke in their, hands, so I rah into the kitchen apd,,,
returned - with, the, drinks.'. I .looked at the papeH (n the, type- ,
. writer and said cheerfully: ‘Wha^ have: wq got so far?’; ;
‘Nothing yet-^hoi on 'paper;’ ansivered one of my trio, of ;.
writers. ' (While J: was iri' the kitchcii, onh of the Bpys 'got his
draft notice and had left.) ■ ;
' Suddenly, ' otit of : nowhere, a 'great. .i.dca,,:caroe,, to ,.us^. 'W,g;':
rolled 'up .our sleeves and eagerty: drew' our -chaii:s. closer to
the table; Izzy snatched a piece of paper and a pencil. We
cut, for. deal.
, On: Friday.; at the .RKO Studios., I. . wto. fooling good. I was ;
pleased with the^ riishes I had 'just' se'eii# ;.a,nd I chuckled ^as. I . ,
redalled last .night’s gin rummy .sc.ssio.n;: not only had I blitzed
—•I phoned the' Boy$ and asked tlicin to rnoet.,me : an hour;'
.later in,,, my 'office, in the Producers’ BUilding.,,: with all the
nrateriai we hadiso, far. : I vvaited.fbr the Bpys all afternoon. .
but 'I. was still in a good rhood;:: (Tha^ Canton ham. kept: ad
. libbing linos, in hi.s sdenes, and Hds’ ireally a screamV) : ■ I ':ie£t
tHe set when .1 saw, ;.itiy., pair of .vvr'itprs. rapproachi^n^ (It;
Seeiri.s that .Joe.:,tod jUsfc be,o,n inducted.' .and .the. other .two ,.
Had tiad a lo'.igii time trying to tiiid the studio Oy tiVem.selvcs. i
Business-like. I.'asked Izz.y for Our 'notes, ,;He.,r:eacto intd .his '.
ppckef :'and. brougHt. fortH last .night’s score, ,, .Well; fair,
man. so I gave them a chance to get even..-. '
, Saturday morning I wa.s anno.ved !>y t!:o fact that the pro-
gram ■wasn’t'' shapin.g up. I put in a call to tlie Boys’ liote!.
tod .said: "to' One of them,.. ‘ What's gonna fee? Wc
'. can sljll, get, it but-. early : -this week it , wc put .in so.m,e. .good;
. work .today and. tonight. Meet me rigiit away;’ And I hung
' hi) .without Saying', goodbye..,:, ' I; wasii't sore; '.mind: yp;u,, ;btit'
was no reason why , we couldn’t knock ,;out ;a' prograin :
, ' ,; early . '-'the .Bbys j list ■ weren’t , conden trating:;bh it. ' After aU.
toW'pouid .they -pla.y , such ,a tetHflc 'game.,:ot gin .if they were
thinking of il'.e program? . ' .'
lated: the ; courage of 'the' solo or .'toalLgroupfllfners.:. It lias
not' been uncQmmbn'.rectotly . to . flnd. trained picture, .makers
confldehtly . gbing into expensive .underttoings :-withbut .Wait-
ing, to' set up an immediate release, deal. , This tendency; how-
e\er, Has apparently gone about as far as is: considered
measurably: safe.by the expedient experts because distribu-
tion outlets are carryihg.practically a peak load, and the; law.
of diminishing returns is a looming factor.
Largely accountab'e for t!;o HigH quality of the bulk of
latter day 'indiG: product' is the , eliihinatioh .by . the ’ :m^
companies of .their 'previous B-pix and; the; reduefion. of ..the
top A product' as well. This left a gap into whicli tlio
nvdies- Vvbre quick to crowd ,t,Helr better entries: ' But here, -
too, tiic lilling-up process ..has almost reached the overilow
. le\’ei, etoetially . since .the .runs :bL'pictures (have been con-,
stantly extendihg to .cut down .'the need for previous, heavy
backlog.s.
Taxatibn. ,h,ad its ..InflUenee', 'toward indie production at.
about the time when .the limit of income to $2.5,000 was :
first ..pro.pbsbd.: with Gonsequent .formatioh ,o;f nuitiber of '
small' ' producing, corporations., in , which the ■ players, . the .
direc'ior. 'the. producer .and . all. member.s were to take at,
.'iieast . 'p.art of .their rettirhs' in stock tod in which: they ..would '..
have, a residtial value, ' ’Thes'e iiidependent' UnitS' still . lium- ' ■
Her hot, 3' tew.; aitd are :con.stan|ly' ,liquida,ted and rei'ibwod: ',.-
. United, Artisl.s , is practically' ;the last (major outlet' for the
(big independent "px'oduCers, :• 'M:eti'o; '.2pth-Fox, ■Faranioimt,;
Warngr.i are hot ' buy ihg, any. mor e '■sbl.b. pIctUrfes.;,,.'^ :
(bf butlJUt'.by' nib.st'Of, the.'maj.ors; m,afces; .it possible for.' their;
, niaeliinery to turn out all ti ;0 picture.s needed under tl'.e ‘
.present, fong-rdn, prbduclto'lking;, conditions. . (Hafry .'Sher-,, ,
man. last of ti;o actual iiuiopeiuient producers for Fara-
.mdvintb.wiih, ' his ,Hbp'a;lohgs. cut r.di.ilt to make contract with
UA ai'.d to proci-ace tiio high b'.idget , ‘Buffalo Bill’ for 20lli- .
Fox. Pine and Thomas are no: actually independent pro-,
.ciucers ' .t’n tHei,r(Pa.ra.mount rb,lafiD.h (RKO (is' 'riot.' en
tiiir.in..!; any dutsido dcal.s now, except Frank Ho.s.--’ prodi.o- ,,
' tid'n:pfV‘'j’hc Robe.’ rated one of t're co,stlie.-t films to be mae'e '
tills year i.$:i.000.000 roportociiy ). ;
spending at least $1,500,000 on ‘Since ;You Went . Away, ’ and
also ha,s another company. Vanguard; productions, operating,
SeUnick, (an 'owner-member Of UA, of ( eburse releases
through tliat organization. . ( .( ((
- . Th.e important' William . Goetk-Led , Spitz . independent pro- :
.dUctibn. cOnipan'y, Ihternatio.hal ' Pictures, founded this, past,
year ; when: Goetz withdrew, ('as onb: of 2.0th-,Fox top.ibxecu:- (
lives, as Darryl F.. Zanuck returned# reflects pointedly the
courage and confidence of independent adventurers in the
biz. The . Goetz-Spitz company, with an ifhpo'sing program
and organization, was ' set Up With rio manifest releasing
: outlet but with: no ( difficulty, it,; -Was .indicated; , in .getting' •
attractive terms for the '.projected big budgeted product. .■
The David L. Loew-Arthur, Lyons combination , is scheduled ■
to turn out three films this year. The company i.s so con-
stilulod that its incorporated Producing ( Artists (will . offer
a release channel for subsidiary units.
Arnold Pressburger, through his Arnold' Productions, has
. recently completed for (tfA Tt Happened Tomnrrow,’ budg-
eted at close to $800,000.'' Mary Pickford, tf'A; . ovvnar-
momber, witl pul ■ at least St. 000.000 into her initial pro-
duction venture tiiis ytor on (Munior M1.SS;’ ..be, ,
Miss Pickfo'rd's first film, activity sinGe tHe 'late ’30s. .Samuel .,,,
, Rron.ston put around $800,000 into h:s elaborate filming lot '
UA of ‘Jack London.’ the. life of the .autiior-adveiiturcr. '
At’thUr . Ripley , and Riidoiph Montcr backed their crafts- ’ :
manShip and . production; ( seii.se tp the extent bt, arourid'
$200,000, :jri: an( impreBsiVe .initial prpdq'ctio.ii., . entirely;: h
peuriont ••'■'Ki without release, .setup, and recently arranged
, a deal with UA for distribution of ‘Voice in the Wind.’
.(Charles R. Roger.s Productioms turned out for UA ‘Song of
till! Open Road’ last fair and have two on sciiedule, ‘Peggy
O’N’fU’ and ‘Antel .On My Sliouider.’ ;• . "
Cowan’s 2 for KA
The Cagiiry Setu p
It Sliouldii’t Happen
': We met, at tlie Brown Derby for dinn.cr and started to
'.Hgure out a t’ncme for the si;ow. Ohe of , the Boy.s ; cameC '
. t’:rou,gh wit}', a . great ''ide,a, and w.e "alj' tpGk tLirtis elabbra,Un,g: ’
bn', it; We 'were gbilig,: good .when; 'vvb. -yvere H'lterrupto'd.;: by.
Grcucho Marx passing the table. He i'.ad ju.st come fvc;n hi.s
,owh; broadcast, .'and asked' us.(,i£ we,;had', heard, it.; ^ ,We,.s'aid '.nb,'
so he' di'd a '-reptoi 's'How' for u.h '(Stidirig it.'.'iviis. tlib '
gener.al„idea Of , what .wb. Had j List- pIanhe'd :for, .bvirs.',,I caU'Sbt:;
(3 Milton 'Berle-i'sh'.look 'in..t'Ho ey e',.,of, otic (bf '.my ■■ivritei:s--hthc:
: bne: 'Who hgd tHr.pWn'.us (the:.icle,a .bi'.tlic ;t.helne,'^or,out•■.,,prE!-
.,toam. Be 'WaS'. aiso, the ,one.. Cwl'i'b' had' gone (irito . the h'l'ct'i',^'
. .tobrp to 'Vvash 'up. when 'We ' reached (tiio .pc'rfey:; and';had been,
■gone ,a'^, tong, .long time-''^just, about Pab.st .Bltie Ribbon' tithe,.
. One of the 'most, irrip'ortaht dndtotohent 'ventures' of' tHc'
past 'ybar iii;' th.e, Ca.gtiey. P'roductiohs , setup,' wilH:.BiU' 'Ga,g'hcy(,
■'a.s..'prodLioer::’and''(,Ja'me.s 'C'a|tiey' the;', .sta'r... ,,.;.''They,'' ,m to :q.f
. '.'tHefr inM'ial .' rcietoc ' through '; 'U'A'.'.'J.oh ihiy f'Gbme' ii
■ ported to . ha.v.c. cost' aitol’ukima'toly 'StSOjOnO.'.; ,Up ,,;is .
■'■■p'ortiRb'ya.l’ 'aB,tHo''proba'b,l'e;:he'xt( ,Tht^^ Have; tied up,' sbfii,e',tn'.p
■('talen't.'.'.'in'cludiiig. 'Pi’acV-.^eorto.'^ ■■ ■:,':■' (■■'(■. .'■' ,
' Andre \v( 'Sloiie:.. ■ .spondUtg; ,,arbLmd;.,$l'.'3,00,000; :,'o'n: ' one ■. film.
.,''Setoatib',n.s'b'f'(i044i’.. i'ii(a''c(at-in':g' ■■ihin'yre'-witK' 'Only .on'b',yVe
,"'k'i'io(.\-)i ' ' film ■ iniinc.'(''iE'ioan'or;' 'Po wei'Ii. ,:haS' , ferac'cd :'the'' talenf.
-■ sit'uati'uiv,'.'f'or' lii.s.'UA.'relCriso 'by '■.spQ,t,tlH,g;17 ' tried ''and ''test.orl '
:::'vc::idlina 'variety '■tiet.s .,h'r('th'c(:po,tpotti:r'f( do
'similar to. iniljbr jirocliibtions, '.'like .‘Stat'-Spahgl.ed, Rhythm’
'.arid ■■'’Thaivfc , Your, Lucky .S.tars,', ' Last ((year his ■iiiiti,a’l . ’pro- ;
' (chiclioti' wa;s, (‘H’t. Dideno, (Didd'leC ’bad'getep .(at only ■$60,000:
'■((Drivici G(, Sel'toi.c.k'..HaR; ;tetLtrimci('.tHj;s :p.as
'lioit' - after .('.iilmost, three ' years', siesta. : Hc is-' said '. to- ,be
Lester Cowar, has progra:r.mcd for UA tv.;o irnpo.sing
(properties,, to 'cost, ’ih ..excess oi': a ■miJlib.ri. ea'chi'. the;. screen
■ ver'4iori:'(,p{' the' (Brbto.way play,::,(Toiribrrbw.(;the yorld,' . and: '
...Ernie, Pyl'e’s' '’H'ere.’s- 'Your:. ;W ■ ,■'(
. Ben(:;BogeaUS’ ,cohtribptioh 'tb- the indie butput; for 'UA( is ,
'■f he Bridge oI,,.Saij Lut$ :Roy,’(.matfe; .foi\.better.;.tha^ $80,0.000. ;
Next, on the 'oook.s i.s; ‘There Goes Lona Henry.' Hunt,
■ Stf'.bmh,erg, .wh.b,'.-tih-nG,d 'out'','’Lady;,orBttrlosqi,\e’ for;''a
mrdeiy $1,200,000 a.s, a UA ieatier ,,foi;:.l.a.st,sos'Kbn( has. an ■
ambitious pro gran-, , in whicli ‘Guc.-t. in the Huu.-e' and '•
'Disivunoreri Lady’ are tiio advance wedges.
. d-U-stry
Cantet - ,- , . ,., - ..
, Sherm'ari' 'rcctfhtly',,', tu-rned out ■y/bmah of the Town’ as a ;
'.'Sp'bci'itl "'for'';UA,,(;'an:d ' lias as liis. .bigge.-:t' unriertaking the
S2.000.000 productibn'.: of ‘Buffaio Bii!.’ , for 20iii-Fox. flis .
deal, ■W.ith: UA i.s terntiriated after' 'd'cliyery of '',ihe:; currehtly ,■
werkin.'; 'Foi-.y Ti-.loves.’ a Hopalong Ca$S'idy;' (('( ' ■
,. Samue! Golciwyn. one oi, the', oider.s ql. indie production,
;spcrit', arp'uHd. $2:000,000, oh' hi.s'.’North Sttir,;’ marketed through
RKO. h.,; ■ '( (:'■.',
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FILM REVIEWS
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Wednesday, January 5, 1944
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:''ahsorbrtig,:'arid, at:' trtiVes, ,sirtn:o 4 lng-
ling : ■ drama 'c^ from • Mrs.
Marie '.Beilbc LowrtclesV widely.., read
, novel,, i.T.hd- iiodger,’ ' tt;.l,o,oks like , a
'.sturdy ..bdxoffiae;e:ntrty,,eaic to,
'\viri extended funs ,iri; ,m, dny,, spots. ■, . ■
: , , 'Where., it fails; to 'register , tbij,; coin;
only, iuke warm , ekploifation will, bg:
to blame, because ’The I.odgor’ is
the sort of film that.' w ill benefit from
Wordro’..ni,Qu,th., ' It’s a-; super chiller-
diner., in its picturizatiori d,f a Scot-
land. -Yard, vnaan London’s
Jack the Ripper. ;■ , ■, .. 'rt
•Picture’s title may pfove a ha.ndi-,
cap ,ih attracting; those wnyersed as.
to the Lowndes’ novel, but that much
atfo'iigef,'' for . those , faihiUaf ' with her.
book. This ,.i;s far from , being an
outright .man’s .yehicle, although; thd,
rpmance is,,, slight.,; Withliaird Cre-
gar as the principal nionaco. Merle
Obcion’s popularity and all-round
appeal of George Sanders the tiiin
ha.s balanced maiqueo lirstre.
Director .lohn ilrahm and sci’ipter
Barre I.yndon have made iji'a-s nuich.
,a psychological; study of,,, the half-
, crazed ’Lodger’ (Laird ;Ci;ega,f ),- as.
it is . a deftly paced horrijic who-
.. duriit, Tn trytng, to .dutlme. some ex-
"planatibn , 16 r th'e; repeated , IhroaP
.slashings' ,p,f .: London stage, .women,
noithe.r, 'has' eVen. ■slightly 'deviated;
from ' the . swift '.weaving of events.
. Result:' is 'a tempo siirei . to"' grip the
most blase. Aside f rom 'pf cHminary,
steps, .seduertee , of .events; m tin
, rapid succession; : with :su'speris.e . in-.
. '.leot'ed.' time . aftef; tithe . :wik!T tplling
etect., 'I;
Plot .spots the .‘lodger’ early as a
possible .suspect as. he calmly con-:
cluets. ;hi,s, medical ‘experimen'ts’ in
the attic’ irpoiris,; of a'.rao.dest London
lio.m 6 ' pcc'upied. .by la;:; middle-aged,
. couple ■ , He. ■; wanders ■ i'h and out. -via
the roar entrance, doing work in a
hospital, sdmetimes . during .the: day,
, 'rhe '.Scotland Yard ihspee'ipr, Gep'rge’
.Sanders; Jl.as _bis suspition's almost ;
a.S -spon as he meets .hirti, :bUt,.not
;, .Until l;nlmost top : l,dte to . stive his'
sweethea;!’!, Misa^Oberpn, ., dhe.s he
.■;feel certam he. is ^xhe Ripper.’ Yarn
depicts The Ripper’s’ killing.s as
prompted by reven'ge .for:.W.s:. brbth;-
. er’s- 'early ideath,,. blained; .oii 'an Un-
; 'faitjiful.actress;' r ■
; • . It . is : Laird Gregar's' '.picture.,/ . As
,, fThe :Ripper’ he :giyes' an., imprassive
periorfnance.: .■•ItAs a relentless, :at,
.times, pathetic character .as;, lie p/ur-;
sues his self-appointed 'taskbfiaveng-
1 irig bis brother. . .IjiS preci'se' dictipn
and aiirtpst studied ;Poise ::niakes’ hi.s
characterization all the ni ore .impres-
-siye./. Merle Oberbn ' is' highly ' 'efiec-
•tive as, Kitty, the 'dancer-, of respect-:
able .fafnily whose .stardom: is 'nearly
. -■■abruptly ended. Stage - sequences,
siibW her: a. graceful 'da'n,cer,,. in. ab 7 ,
brev.iated 'skirt', .and /pfo.vide . the;
bright ephtrast to: .somber '.and .iriolo-
dramatic , passages.:' ., Kept : morb or
less, in the background ■Initially:, her
Scene :in: the. d'ressin'g; roohi.', when:
.she; pleads for her''iife,'. is /the high
drai'iiatic ,' spot /.of.: /the, productipn.,,
George . Sa'iiders; .again . .caiit , ;as,. a
. sleuth', is/ strong/ / He has spvferal.rb- '
mahtic.'intbriu&s' M'tss:; Gbe'rbn.,
: ' Sir . Ccciric Hardwicke. a.s Roliort
Burton., the iniddleclass Londoner
: who takes ; iff' ; a ' lodger," ‘.proy ides'' a'
. sturdy supporting . role. Sara All-
gbod.,- iff ' trems'ndP,usI.y'( efTcctivb ' aBi:
hiS' m'ife. ' ' ffelerta /. IPicka.rd •. mak.es.;
, : vSQniething of „a. , bit, an;' i.unS'LiceCSsfiil ■
niusiti ■hali 'entfirtairt'er,,. -who . 1.? ,,006 /o'f
,'th'e .•■first': ' ’irtetims-' ipf .;',‘Th'e/;,R.i:npe;r.’..
, Support .is headed , by Quoonic Leon-
arcl. Doris Lloyd, Lumsden Haro and-
Aubrey: Mather,'
,fibberf,,BasSler ha-S, proyided/, plenty ;
. pf production . values . in/,carr.yjng ' out;
with imth'e.iiticity the Lpridoii 'Pf the,
:gaslight era." / Lucien ; BaUard; h
turned ' iti a. superb .Job;: . of p. lipt.bg-.
I'aphy,,..; liis , use : of •' light iari.d' .. .shade
being .fine thrPughb:ut..:jdhrt', ,Brahn^
.diraoiiprti.rnaking ai maximum, reii-
, ; aiiee 'pn/ ,, suspense, ■ ls.':Ab'ssib:ly '■ the
,s.trpt:igc;st ■.; feature '. , of , . thb' ,. /pip tui'b, :
Barre '.Lyrtdbn's: 's,criptin.g'.. ' 'fro,m,,.i the'
novel : also, is /Standout,;, T.hei'b '.'Was'
. h'tertdency, ;hDwever, .to 'bverplay the'
sound effects.:' • - '^'Mear : . /
■ Closed Xm.is Eve ■
■■;:;:■’'. Akron. O.. .Tun. 1 .
'iHine'' i liabe hptises clbsedi. Christ-i
: rtia.s eye so': that:fheir//staffs,,ias 'weR
. as their patrbtis, oould:;: stay ' hortie
and celebrate.' Theatres : included,.
; - 1110 . 108110 , Highland^' .'Liberty,': Spicer,
i ’F.all.“.i ., Peoples. Royali :Dayton,i'a:nd'
, f'lvbi'PbirttS, ■, ' ' ■';, ■" ,:■ i ,,■:/ ' .
VV. 1 lV.;jjCJ-.- I’-:
shci'l'lT./.
Mrk.. .)iikiisn,i\A.
- v-k- • ’.s^-i
S.' 'AlfUz’l.iai.
Mir'aclc, 'bf',-Margan,.!S :Cree'k’. is a
diverting' picture .tligt:, wilL do from
better dhiin average : to good business:
in 'ail .'situat-ibn.s. i'' ■■/’ ■■’ ' '.; i;'-;';' i ;':i ':
Aside front: that lon'gish titlCi there
is nothvrig.iat '..the, o,utset;'tO; suggest;
that '.‘ this, . is : a. co;niedy ; ■ .Morgart's:
Greek is/ the:, name of the town where,
the, 'action takes place, and’ the,: mir,
acle, as; Sturges terms it, is the birth
to Eddie Bracken and Betty Hutton
of a set of sextuple. s. . i 'i '■■■ ./--/;.■■:■
Done, in the .isati'rical St'urges vefni
and, dirfectod with that; .same;; to.tich,
the sidry. makes niueh. pf icharaCteri-
■ zatipn, .and sPme;what tvacky epmedy,'
' plus .some /Slapstick, W.ith . excellent
:photography , ;flguwng:'^■th;rbughbUt.
Miniature Reviews
‘’I'he, Lodger’ ( 20 th). Merle
.G.&'erort, Laird .. Ci'ega'r, ; (deprge
" .Sanders in / top bo.xofiieo, fHm,:,:,
(I'lic. Cor extended ■ruii.S,:,'
■Miracic of Morgan’s L'rcck’
( Par Rather: amusin/gir'Qjnantic'
ciiiiiedy ...that, will .db.bbtW^^^^^^
' :ivy e.r-age,:' id gppd,' ' . ,'/■'■
‘Three Russian Girls’ lUAl.
/ D abtimeiitary., ..displby ;...p^
in'uiyets’':; .\vo,i’kii,jg.. ■■.beHIn-cl ',::fr;pn't. .
;lin'e'.A''duale'r, ■■..■'b^ ..■■,■;■■
— — ‘Stohd:ihg-,TRoom - Only’ — iJ’ai’J,.
; Prod' .Mac-Mu, rrajf . 'and, ! 'Pau'iotte:'
Goddard in romantic comedy
hendod for healt!-.y b.o.
‘The Lninvilcd’ (Par), Fanci-
ful mc-lochaina starring Ray
MilUind and Ruth Hiis-scy.
‘Henry Aldrich, Hoy Scout’
I Par.). Rather ciiiU ;Aldr'ich
.subj cct dealing with Boy Scout
'■activities.'. ■/..'
“Timber Queen? iPar): Con-
ventional ; timberlaiicls , ,, mellor;
olcay for twin bills.
■tiourageous Mr. Penn’ i Brit-
isli). Saga of , William Penn's
... life. Limited for arty houses. './,
ing -.a'stolid.ai d . plodding, tale ,p.f 'the
fprh.t'ude.. ."fid.'.p.ati'm^^^^^ Soviet'
vbhi'nt.eef ':huit.ses;wprku^^ belTjVjd:' the,
■:lihes, ‘ picture . even, .fails , to ' fake -.hd-'.
;vantage of ■ bpppoitunitics, to dnject,:
■The i Sturges : ihannef :.;o{ handlirt'g. 1
;crpWdS- i.'anAAvariou mi.sccllaneous I
.—■(, r,— — /.iavc ‘'-i'va simncf notViiricf:i Oi^ltiet .inaiine.-,. A.duaiei,- ;.
■characters . .whoi.''are, .almost ,, nothing'
mpre, thah flashes iri the :pic,ture,: suBh
as„ the, . smalltown; attorney and the
■iUsticq .pf.,', ' fhe.':: peacev, ...coiitfibute
enormo nsly /; to the ', enjoyment , de-
rived.
However, .some of the comedy, sit-
uations lack punch, and the picture
.iS:i. 8 low to got rolling,: but. ultimately
; picks.: up 'smi.rt pace.' and . Winds"- up
quite,' strongly; on- the. : birth ' 6 f .‘the
s.ektuplets, With the.' retiring.. Bracken
and Miss Hutten g.? national /herpes.
The: .p'uBlipity,; /newspaper' ’headiihes,
and, the ' vzorr y that, ,iit: :eveii' ..qaiises
Hitler,., ipro-i/ide a; fast .strip, of a'ctipn
that is, typically .Sttifges and ciever.
Bracken i.-, ■ a; '■ .smalltown bank
clerk who yearns tp get. inlo uni-'
form-land is madly ini love with : Miss
■.Hutton.'; 'Getting ..oiit on an, 'ail-liight
.party ’ with .soldiers, .the latter 1 wakes
,up ,to rpme.mber that .she .married, a
Serviceman,; but can’t remember ;t.he.
name, ■What ; the ispouse 'looked like,;
or 'anything : except 'thafl they ' didn’t
gipe: their -sright . iiames.. .Finally
;Br.ack'en ;a.n.cb. Miss;: Hutton , eyplVe 'a
scheme^ under Which he’U diess , UP. in,
a uniform , (Of World : War : I /ylntage),
atid. ..they’ll, gef' married 'uhder. 'the
name which the girl 'yaguely refneni-
bers W.as 'that-bf the soidier on , her,
big ni.glit out, -Tliey both get in a
jam over .this but, for the, b.appy 'fin,-:
isH;; Itheir '■ Imafria^, . is 1 deelare.d.; the,
o’nly; legal.l bne Miss 'Huttpri: had, In,
between 1 are . nunaerous , .amusing
scenes, notably the. :pne in Which
.Brabkeh iprbpdses/tp 'Missi.HuttOn and.
the one in \vh'ch he is escaping from
jail. '. '•/’:?; ','l,:
.'Bracken does a nice, job:, . .He’s a
tion factory, Iwrtm tries ■ to ,'S,ecurc,. g,,'
government conlfact; Clarence Kdlb,
as the blu.Btering ■official, and 'Hil-
lary Brooke, as Arnold’.s daughter,
give'prPper' p(i,rtfayai''tbl their r.olc.S,
Roiand-.Youn'g pl,ays his':(i.sual dwadt
ling ' Self l.’i li .; dxt remely ca pa ble , fash-
ioii. ,/"■'■ l-,- ■,':./ ;,/
/ Paul: Jones, .hsspeiate prPtlucev;, . has
given tile procUiction dopthl and uii-
der,standing, avoidiilg'.pitfatls .vtdiich
\yere..:a.|ipai'eiit, :fr.om, :ttie outset,; bill:
W'hicl.i' failed lo/.niateri'alize,,-,',; /, : ;
Till* l'iiiiivili‘il
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T'lci”Hr
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,l,.nnM’.Uuj 'hy.-’.'l'A'AV’ift' ■ '{’li't’rof'Ujiliiy-i.l.'y
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:i Story , start./ :o'fl.', in Juii;e 'pf .:,t!> 4 i,
When,, volunteer. Red Cross/tiiiitlfiead-'
ed ' by / Anna, :Slpn,/;is , cailpd foit. d
at the' .front; 1 Field' hdspital'. iti ;an
bid niahsioh'igivos' the.in, bpportin
tb; minister ' tO ; the ,wdunde.d---vvliich
is expounded in extended fpolago,
Then' Kont Sin'ith,. an American, tech-
nibal enginee.r; .seribusiy 'iiYjured ■irt a
'piano .efash, is; brou§ht in, ■; 'Vivid
cliniiai, .bpergtioh . is ■di.splayed,; ' and
-i.-hile Keirt: is;bovering between life
and death., , ihiid '/rpmance/ dey.el'ops
;betw'eeil_,thb- ,A,moriG.an and Miss
"Sfeij: 'Patients , and ,:sf:ail hi iRpspital
are moved .when Russian array re-
treats to Leningrad: and then the
Soviet's 'wirtter ' counter-attack, '■'■Vith
white-dad ski troops, ■ tanks and
heavy equipment participating ■ pro-
vides a vivid arid spectacular battle
episode which, , nevertheless;, .comes
, -too late to .do more . Ihan catch .mo'
■ mentary .infercst. .'..Baek ;at the base'i
ho.spi;al. the boy and girl non-,
chalantly say goodbye to end a very
:mild:'flivtatibn lor the finish. ■..■,.
, , jRu.ss winter attack carrio.s. a wal-
, lop. in diyulging the ; method.S' ;and
operations under the sub-zero cli-
mates. Apparently the footage was
.acquired ;, from the original Soviet
production’ but regardless of source,
it'.s highly dramatic.
Art'na; .Sten's lead . .spot is a tough
as.sighment, an .unlightene'd and bur-'
do:ison'.e charadterttetfeh?./t:hnt , fails
to catch, attention. '.‘'Mirrii Forsaythe
and Kathy FrjW, as members of the
volunteer c 6 r,p.s, shine in various .se-
quences, but both are handicapped
by , the .stolid 'proceeding's, Alexan-
comedian Who is opining, along /rap.-'! ::cler Gfariach and I’aul Guiifoylo are
idly andrtsh'Ould attain major stature
.ere /long. Miss Uutton ami he make
a desirable, '.team.: In tiiis instance,
tl .r fiery little song ;bombs,hejl who,
came to piofures from niteries, , plays
a: straight ; jight , comedy role . and
does it exceptionally well. She'.s real
star material.
Among the .supporting cast, largest
assignment Is that given William
pen.areSt;, '/smalltown..' cop' , father , of
MiS/s HuUon. , who ha-s h.i.s troubles
with hi.s dau!'.htcr.s. the btlioi- being
attractive., Diana . Lynn. There are
many .lesSers in the cast, but all arc
in, parts of a minor ciuiractcr. ■ A
stanclbut amort.!' them is .Alan Bridge,
an attorney, wiiilc another' ■ivlib imrt
'presses in/ n .shbrt: airtpUnt , of .fbotage'
is Porter Hali. ,/'■ '■ /. , , . , '
- The", ecii ing. by .Stuart Gilmore,
ropresont.s a censummate job in ma.si
respects; but .fbe; running time could
have . , been . chopped smnewhat , to
■.tighten.-tlie ■.picture', '. 'particularly in
the first two ro'cl.s. /,' ,■■;/'/ /' ■; Char.
Tliri'c ISiBSifiinn
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'This Amoricim remake of the Rus-
/sibh. feature,' ‘Girl Fj/om" Stalingrad;''
is factual.' iiarfiitivq r.atHcW'.thah'TfHTn"'
enfertainmont a.s. .required by cur-'
rcht audien ce rc.quirchi.ents, , DC . ail-.
/. : '.'War,, orp wded ::W'ash,!ngtbrt,: again 'i.s
the, r.ucieii.s for a timely comedy
'based bn- the trm.i'olo people have in
:s'ec:UrJrtg ■ living ac.comrabdatibns and
ii'/e red sape involved iii .getting in to
sec oliiciais on business in. the na-
tion's, capital.. Fred MacMurray and
■Paulette: Goddard, plus an excellent
supporting cast; , shouM help 'Stand- /
■'ing; Room' Only’ to good boxoflice. ■
This is ,. a picture 'for all the fam-
ily. All problems ■are, dealt with in
ii-.c li.Ki'.t vein tiscrt by .most iiredeee.s-
.sor.s uasnd on ■ sifnilar , themes. Wifb
■the.ut'ting ability -of iMacMurray, and/
Mis.s Codciarc, alily abetted by Ed- '
ward Arnold. Jfoland Young and
Port or Hal), and the sr.appily paced
,4teecti()h///(yf*.'Sidnc.y ■Ean:flo,ld;:fhe:',fl
■i:s./esoapi'.s;t/.brttortaiomortt';.\yith' many ■
'aiiiUsirtg, sequence, s,
■..■ Script by Darrel fVare and Karl
Tunbc'vg .gives .the t Wo, .stars plenty
bpioortun itle'S to prove t’ncir ■/ capa-
bilities. MacMunay, as the b'utler.
is ..Gspecialiy /fiinny in,- a .scene where
;'he ' drops. , a- /Cheff y- f'rbm ./ the : fruit
salsvd which he is .s.'e/rvirig into, five lap
of one of the women, and eiulcavors :
to .spare, the , elu.siye' pondin'ierit with
' a^nife and : spoon, , while she. con-
tinPi'es her conversa ion with, one of
/the.' guests, ,,.:'Miss‘;;Ciba3a,rd ' giyfe , a
I .pleasing : ; 'perfornVahqe, throu.ghbu/t,
Rufter Hall, its bWi/ipr: ,6f . aif' opposi-
■ The ■supernatural. fe
o.usly -tin ' .thisr; dynainie,,' au.spcnscfiil
raelod'ra‘in'a,:W'ho,ck.fiill.'o'f Hite aeting;.;
that will. : hold ■audienee.s , glued ■ to,
their ■ .sea ts .for.' it.s: entire, 93/ .in,iiuites. ;,
OnCe, in,,/ t.hey'U like' .it :bi.(t . beca.u/.s^^^^
of: the- ttnu.sual -aiid,Conlrbvom sub'-:
ject,. ils';b,o,.: mtiy be/ thodcrale; ' ■,' ,"/
■AUdiehce.s.'are / asked i'D, accept ..the.
.fact Ibat living ■o.haraC.ters. pbrtra'yod ■
oft the screen . are ' hariissed ' ;by two '
ghbs,ts. An/cl the /ghbste reipa.in juat-
.that /ihrdug'hoiit thb picture,/ /One ..is '
heard but. n.ev'er, seen/, The.,.oih'br:.'n
tcriaiizes/ cbinpieteiy,. bu.t;,b .fpi’;/
.one ;shbi:f. '.tbv'i'ific , tecne ' at' the e:ndu
/ Hay Miliand /arid. Ruth Hiissqy give
■cxceilont.,; : per,fQ.rmariee.s as brother
‘and /sistef;. :W‘ho .; tire, of liymg .-in ■ a/
.'tOndori flaff: find a house. Qv/briopking
the ocean ' on thb; coast / of . Engla nd,,
buy ;.i:f '/arid ....sb'ttl,e -.down .to . eni'by 'Su- '
,lDUrb.aU:iife.'pi)ly:to: find.i'hat
permeates' throughout the - buiWii'iig.
.But tha/real, trc/at/in. 'The 'Uriinvitod’:
is;; a 'usfarlet.;' 'P/ar'ambunt- .^^^^^^^
keopirig/tiiider wrkPf> ui' ‘'Bl pictiu'CS,:
who', ris-rtgiven: a part/ wi.fh ..plenty of/
meat iii 'tliis .brie,' apd tombs thi’ 0 :iigh
like ,a :v'cl:or;an,;'.Her, riamc,::i.s- Q'ail'
"Russell, , arid she defin i tol/y belottg./. ■
Miss .Ru/s.scll; plays , the ' 20 Yea/r-bld
daughter . of the . woman'/ who . is be-,
lieved;. to, : . be haunting,/:;Wind Ward
■/House;. 'Kept tihnT,,en/tei:iivg;.thc.,'odi'-
'fl/.Cc.'/. sme-b,' .she .'was .three /by'’ /hef
grandfather (Donald /Grisp). .she 'b?-;
come,s friendly // With 'Miliand /arid.
Miss .■Hussey. ' On visiting the man-
sibh she is .f,accd'by:the ghb-st of her .
mpthor, faints;, betome.s a victim of
shock. .'When she. awakens. When she/
returns to hCr, gfandfa/ther's.,.'Hpriie,
he has her /vvbisked away to a mon-
,tgl rest home owned by .Cornolia-
.(jtis '810(11101“. . How ': .^he is rescued,
With the truth .coming out concern-
ing lie'r late . friother,- lerid^ /ittelf fp
a. strong climax. '/'■
Dodie' Smith .and '.Rrank Partes
ha.ye , Written a tight screenp'lay. trpfri
Dorothy. Maeard/le's best-SeJling ghost
riov'cl,. Camera /work ' by .,Charle.s
'Lang. W: / especially , eo.mmendable,
with ‘ deft 'direbtion .by.-. Lewis 'Alleri;
keepirig.the/pictufe.moving at. a rap-;
■ id pace throughout.
Performancc.s of Miliand and Miss"
Hussey 'are 'U nrest rained; arid; con-.,
yiricing-: iit a picture that /could have,
been '/very uricohvincih'g', : Dpnivld
Crisp, as Command.er,:Beecb,. retired
gfandfatber of Miss Russel 1; Dorothy
Sfiekhey, Crom .the/BfQadw.ay. stage,
w.ho; is.;.bn screen ,iri one: '.Short scone
as a p.atient,;at thc merital iiistitutipn,
and Alan Napier. ,as Dfi.'Sco/tt. who
endeavors to help Miss; Russell dur-
ihg her alleged ''illriess. all' lerid dig-
nitv.-a.ud .authority to" the ;film. ' ., .
This is. Cornelia .GHs. Skinner'./ first
piefure in. Which.: she;, is a 'featured'
player. ' A;' Capable actres.^" on .. the
.stage,/ she also, prdvo.S her. Worth on
th/e sereeii, ' and. . Will' definitely be
.heard froiri/ as far as .filrns' are' eori-
cef lied', in-: the 'future; / Although Miss.
Skinner does npl ap'pear.'imlil n'tere
thah' half thof/film "lias: uri'WoCCTid, she
.'is l,nipressivo,.,i ri, ,hbf .role. . ■'::' .
,s*bn of a friend of Aldrich, Sri 'Henry
(Lydonj flually. winds Up- with;' l,he
cPvoted, appointment-' pf junior as-
sistant' ' .sobii tmaster,; fol./l 6 w irig , a 'fie- ■
r ie.s of mksffdventtires : i u; the /vviHxi.s '
'd.iifirig-fv .te:but contest,: ./Darryl HiclW/.
'Ilian/ kh.ow's;;/p,ro/ifiise a.s , a :.kiij, aetpr
iind .look's- like, 'a good, bu't/for 'nibre;:
important 'a.ssignriiorit.s; '■ .Al.ori. . ,
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. ' ThQ,ugh./’Tih:ib.er' Queen’ -follows the ,
familiar-' and obvious ■pattern'' iiidi- . ■
cat'ed by the- title, "it: will , sef'Vo n:ic'piy.'.
fer' double-foatvire,:, setup. ' Difecte'r;'- ..
Frank ' McDonald /has i/n.tiriagcd;:^ '
rtiaintain. actiTin ' at, satisfactory .-:
pad.e,':'/ ea/sting,: ,is:' adeciua-tc,; ./';(;ud,i (lie ■
yarn, /holds' a/ttentioif 'most' .of //the way .-
de.Sp:ite :ii few/'.eorny' sc'q.u.ences, ^
Story -has ’Arl.en : a's ... li ;/rctume(l ,
.Army, :-;fi.ybr, ho:n'ofa,b|y /-.(li.schargcd ,'
;tor iiliysleal/ disability, cotmng, back '
to civilian , life ;|h tinio -lo .save.' the.':
-wiUOAsiliif his fficrid (killed invaction )/ '
from /a ' riiinbus linaiiciai, tangle, ,Iii;'"
riedef 'to- r’etath. the '‘Uiribor.:.!^ left /,
fo"'tho ' widow.:" ('Mary'/ /.Befh ;,H.ugiics-f;,: ,
Arie.n .has,;to:; li.tt.;a mortgage; by. gbt- '' .■
ting ',‘i-. certain/ anibrint. o,C;/ti,iij.bbr cut '
an’d::.de;li,v/pr:qdr /Situatioil 'is / colripli;-..: /"
cated: by ■Af.leri’s'paftnbr;. W/ho, is ,tfyV/ ..
ing ■,to". prevent the./.thnoer' /ffiini . '
.reaching hihi on tiine; so he. ban .Core- i—
cio/'o the property. , ■ '/' •' :, '
' Couplc./of ifisf Tights,;, .‘/ririib a.vi.qiioii .
'soqucriccs. .'and' ; a..-gaii,g.:/i)l' 'riHrivetcers '
Who; arb,-..'.ftnally. en.listcd .i/n the; Sbr- "
'vice, of the ""Widow' .io:.'salV'a'gb",,tliei,r /■■■.
.b.Wu." investment/ i.n . 'thba l,W,().i;ecl.: 'ate~
d'e Velo'pmcnts , erti/ploy e/d. .,f 0 , ;.heightb ,"
' suspense/, //:Rbriiantlb"TiHcrliid^ 'iWilh / ’
.Ar’len; : a/n/d . Miss';, fluglies ,'iife..,i!i ter-
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able ::chiefl/y'.’ for the '//lower -.half ''<o/f
duals;, if ,s' lacking: ,i,ii"';,Suspqiv,sc.'''and
■act ion, With. . t i resomC-teri p ti ng la r'geVy, '
fespon./iblc ' for the /'uhsatisfaetbry : r'e-
sulti pMamo.imt has.giyeri this srnall
bUdg'etci' 'r’elaUvely . good production:
values, Hugh /Bcnnetf s / directio.n, "is
bottef than the trite' motivation al-
:lQW,s',f 0 i', .and .Daniel Fapp's; camera,
work is ukay. ::■■
,: Yarn ik .about the tribiilalions of
a, seiiior patrol, scout .'leader; in . a
small tbWri, wdth' Jim:rriy ;/Lydon, a.s
Henry '.AldrichV in 'the lead. ,■
.Lyapn‘"' portra/ys a Ibng/siiflorirtg'
scout J.da.def:,, taking: the .blame ."for
the;: ni-isdeeds ■, of a/: misehievous
; -This;"is an above-a.vorn.ge we./U'rn ,,
for . the dual's, Wi' h ■ story;'. and di (c.b- ...
ti/ni both credible. :,/ ’ ■■ /■ .
"Story deals with the .pfi'orl.s . bf ';
Willia'm 'Boyd. , in , his lusiiiil ::role ' (if '■ ,
Hopalong Cassidy, arid his- two ; side'-:
kicks, Andy.'Glyde 'luitl: .ririiniy /Rog- /
ci‘,s,: lb track .dp.w.n ■a:.band.-<)f ,^h■ea"Vl.rt■s'■
;./m,^g,glers operating clbse .to " the
Mexican border.
Gal is Frances Woo,dWiiU':d, :a;nd'.sbo ■"
do.es ari;, adequate job. : ■ 'f, herb’s - nd;' ,
time . for. romance or seri'timen,taH:ly
of .,ari,.y 'sort,/ as .the-.a'Ction is.' tigli'.t ''
throughout; /Tony Ward, and 'WH-luim
Halligan .do a gbocl job . as Teaders- of ';
the: outlaws."' .
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'g-rty : theatres; /. ;■,/■
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trertvely: wordy aiid" laclcs: '..Sii'n'icie.nt:, , .
aelioh; , 'rt'a/,air done. With' in.tegrity
■ill ,pi‘od/uction detail, .arid/- helped h-V. „
a/ iinitoi'miy .excelleht 'and, large oa.st;, , '
"■ Tlii.s British-, has: depicted Pcirift a.s '
an .'. almost: dashing figure,- ' spotligh t- , /
ing , his ■attempt/toTgaiiY f'rbo speech ,
and. eqtiality, :.,:Urifoi‘.ten'a;lcly, "the .',,
rilol , focuses tod ,'miich .attchtiori on '
P/'bri.n ;alohc and overlb.ok.s/ severaf / ,
(Continued on. page 26) ; ;'
jMtHI'O
Wednesday, January 5, J944
rAOROAN’S
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
ek)*th P^^T0f Anniversary
-and all the
Little Kockenlockers
It Couldn't Happen To Anybody— But It Happened To
And It Rocked The World With Laughter!
The Sur/>r/ze Laugh Hit Of All Time. From
MIRACULOUS Preston STURGES
Evdn Funnier Thair ‘‘E¥e;’^;G
with Diana Lynn • William Demarest • Porter Hall and 'McGinty'
ond 'The Boss' . Written and Directed by PRESTON STURGES
, -and
Tor Id
3
my 6
FMirac
le i
Man
'y(f'
Wednesday, January 5, J944
Thirty-eighth p^SilETY Anniversary
and it never stops till this glamorous secretary-
turned-cook, and her big-business boss turned
butler, have Washington completely //^’'4^>less!
'Starring''
as a faoHoose faotman
*-they vvouWn'f hove oH the wrong
a n s wers to the servg tit problem —
vvhein they pose 0$ a hired couple to
get the only vacant rooms in town!
as a henpeckod wolf
and Hilary Brooke and
Porter Hall, • Directed by
SIDNEY LANFIELD
Screen Play by Darrell
Ware and Karl Tunberg
IIImoix
^ J
20 Thiriy-plghih p^-RiETY Anniversary Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Singe “RebGgca;’ Has Made
lb BOOK FORM
Starring
Introduong
the exciting beauty of Paramount’s nevy stor
whose first love is shadowed
by the spectres of the pasti
With CORNELIA OTIS SKINNER
Directed by LEWIS ALLEN
MOtuit!
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thlvly-cighth J^^f^IETY Amilvorsary
21
TIMED FOR TERRIFIC TIE-UPS W
BOY SCOUT WEEK. FEB. 8-14
Just as human as any American boy ghd
just as entertaining."— Leslie Strattorij
National Public Relations Director, ad-
dressing all the Boy Scouts of America,
JIMIVIT LT UUN as Henry Aldrich
Charles Smith ♦ John" Lite! • Olive Blakeney
Jpan Mortirner • Directed by HUGH BENNETT
Screen Play by Agnes Christine Johnson, John Paxton and Val Burton
This blonde babe in the woods
adds romance and eye-appeal to
Paramount’s popular thrill series.
RICHARD MARY BETH
ARLEN • HUGHES
Our two big jobs in January:
Fourth War Loan and March of Dimes
irKmlj]
TTijT^
PlCtliRES
Thirly-irii^hih
Annhorsaty
WHY WRITE FOR H(7rURES?
Paramount Story Editor Gives Some Sslge Thought to Scripts and Scripters
and Denies the Pix Biz Is Neiis
ing the niisf Ks : Of much passiilg from
■Rv KirHARU ■\IF \T.WD a foiHune for a best sellci-. . change , jiicttirea and are mad as
. By the Vplot; chaiVgG:.'the."chaf'acteiTO^^^^ .cothpntiies ,
Thei^.is. M._ who^.WMtes , ^ ■■eper after. .
from, Occopied , ; We'hai-e hired 'big-namejA : ; ..S'itj.ipafte a,;big;ifiiss to ,tli:e,ir'„
daie^ .fl ve -mon^^q - ihcri ctge.nts ,
,ng the marks of muc pas g oiajor writing credit to an unknown , . . and to; story editors ;
p,v,u' couldn't even get a ponny about the screen !-<ilue
f ’ a '..word' , from a ; ■ second -rate pulp o.f their work, but it
irv-**'Mossiours n-.ngazii'.o. We have .spent moislhs in doesn't do any (jood.
' he a vou to ;f be, .'preparation, of a shooting sor ipt. , ;; ; hope , vaguely', that the ,
ihake ' deposit ' fben ;,.yelied ■. raurdetr .boca^ ' piopufe . rights wdli . be
' noni .every .'.critic . in.i'the. 'Coiuilry.' said, the. : bo-udhi; ' .■ ■ " u.. '. ' ; ; ■
'foi liiy eihemd' stbiV ;stinlcst .No w ' liflf'c we.per' even think of the :
'SGenario'' .'rnagi P we;. re. fair g.arpc ■ ; ' pjotiire ndiits iiiit.il; titep
' ni'umrt of the ‘''® **e>hw racket. , A ■ see them inentioned in'
lifetimes ot the "^hy is it that a writer wiU work : : , . . their book contracts.
Mme do So- ?or years in a labor of . agony and . . : , a; ,V
. ■ vome and her •°'''^ — financial guaiantoc , lOO'.l icelcome the vioneg that
. ■ ■ . vjovers to which to turn out a novel, then beg for a picture rights bring. v;
ents;. am> offer:' exclusiydmen.t. tp:.^'^^ viet^er* the, reason ’for this: '.article:.; t
FilmsV,i>araiho,i|nt;-lf :y6a.,,Mess
piedse to .:;make;- siih:,dnplica{ions pf, ^ 'e^«iy , teaS^
^ StS m- frdmt 'l3ig-scale;; fees : and: .theiv ^:Bivem-th^
hSnH 'hand' maj,or. writing eredtt ah uhknQ.wn.
th^hueh“ ' ‘IVho '.couldn't .even get ta penny
after, cohm '9 .■..word' , from. , ’ a :'.second-,ra:tc aiplp
S-'MesSeurs' magazine:'; We hdve;.spent:mop
- r " h'Jd von :td the,, preparation, of .a: ShoGit mg, sonpt.
-uo- then : yelled .■murder, ;bocauso
000 'every critic :in,''the. coUnliw: saM the.
for mf cine?hf
magi' literate, public., thinks we’re fair g.amc
.scenario, mag- fiction racket... .'
wSps if :the ■ ' Why . is :it that a, writer, will : work
Mm^ de So-' ?°r. years iri, :a:: lahQr':,oh and]
Mine., ,a,e, p . j'o,v;e-gand . no; .' financial > guar
PETE SMITH
Wednesday, Jahiiary 5, 1944
Technicians’ Big
Wartime Job
. . . ' — By WALT GREENE-
... Hollywood. Jan. 1.
War has projected the importance;
and ability of the backlot engineer- .,
' ' ' ' ing and technical departments of
' the studios to function with virtually -
a shoestring . and a prayer. Not
that various production departments
- haven’t been perfonning in major
: league style ever since production
,'■■■"■■■ ' evolved from small rental studios to ,',
<■* ; major plants, with latter’s efficiency
y** experts and pe.nchaht, for. slicing: so
' , that star. . ,' director arid,, producer
,'■ ■ . talent could grab niore of the film-
. ' niakiiiK coin; but in wartime, the . ,
backlot boy.s have been faced with. '
■ • U V ns t( which to turn out a novci. .,thcn beg for a
.: Richard .Mealand; ', 1.9 publisher ,to'.,print it. and glow With
' : ,n tIV pcidc whcii thc part-tinio book re-
ents. am offer cxclusivement. to Les iu„ Zanesville (O.) C'.arion
! As I said before, writers donT al-:
the acceptance becau.se the. condi- .i^^iter g vhri\ sug^^^ writ- ways Ih.mk of money when they
tioris of the France make some dii- ^torv ^m-ofesses at . first compose their books and plays. (In
. ficriltylfor: the poste. i ■;,;’; im^toresmVi then ^ hne .writer, who. upon
And fimm Khariandar Koticrjee ;ij. i-efu.es to touch finger.
who resides in. ah; obyioiis.. sta,te of , 'Veyhoai’d uritil' givCit.: a certain to,hoi
. 'Insechariiy lh.:the.'iirimedia 1° ,± ri
ing a film story, professes al • first
to be. ' .uninterested, then asks price
: and., finally : refu.<es to touch finger.
In h is 13th year of ; producing and seriovus manpower shortages which—
narrating M-G-M shorts. : if not circumvented — could have
' .. . ;.;■ iu:i:y'i tossed production into chaos.
Technicians and engineers of the
FHinc rii»nftitny ' hdyg .joined the servi^ in •;
1.111119 tilling I! wholesale lots.. during the past two
^ ■■: ''' ■' S' years. In fact, initial exodus started
Haclio W riters S about eight moutlis before Pearl Har- : ;,
, i;’ , bor. when luitiona! defense shifted
. ■ • '"I from low to second gear. At that
. ';■■ if time. Government representatives
Paramount s recent signing t''° arrived in towii to chock lists of
dio writers to film scupting con- engineering experts who
Films Drafting
Radio Writers
s ot money when iney p,„.,,niount’s recent signing of two
leir books and plays. (In sct’iptfng con- “"^L'^ndnCem
vof one writer who. upon nrlril- ayauablo engmeeiing , expeits wno
S55.000 for the ■ picture ^ ^ S Am ,,f totll of might be recruited , for supervisory
er novel, sent a check for ^ » u roH h, I'esearch assignments Olv Govern-
exactly half that amount to her pub- ment seciet projects For months,
of Calcutta, b.sieemeu a , 'What has book writing got that pic- . s V , u . ' . ® on the part of the film companies to . destinations on secret mis-
take of ,, ture writing ha.sn’t? Now don’t tell. •) , i , bank on the broadcasting industry to sionS-bu? e"^ it was c l
ppaped , wi h rare Saroyah. ; already has. that Tliey wiute because they must, be- fln, depleted picture .writing staffs. In e^ered that tlV had been rounded
■knowledge which writers don’t trust us! cause they've., gOt;.|PiM,thf^>t^^ addifi.ori to Paramount, radio has So forintcnsiVh*^^^^^
diately apparent m youi wisdom a , j ,+w aren’t really and a way of saymg it that delights. fsvnr as a testing ground with intcnsi\e. wo, k o p i , o
•movie’ film picture story valu^le . ^ them and worries them: and. makes they
me, as Saroyan already has, that
writers don’t trust us!
diately apparent m youi wisdom a is that we aren’t really
•movie’: film picture story valuable j „„ s,,„v, Wo
•movie linn pm.i.uic ...sipij interested in writing as
to y()u lo.r no less than gross m mns ^..grit stories, yes, partici ,
bearing . the title Seci ets. ...of. He . sjjpgQggf'f,] pjays, . books and sei’ials.' sensitive
Such story reveals untold .quanflear, grit- ,, v,ritPi-s: .are aueer neorile' arid.l gives fhc
interested in writing as .such. .We tliein and v
want stories, yes, particularly from theiu 'create.
te'" Thfy’r^'^ceiH^^^ Warners. Mietro. 20th-Fox, Universal, recruited.; but when the war
and^SfoSS , . hit, weie advised curtly that tlm.r
■Bm ^writerl"^^^^^ and | gives thfern tlie necessary outlet for The radio writers aie making the | abilities were required and they
• .1 — i.mrnori I thoii' emotions’ and observations. Blit awitch ,..for,'. one, reason, more copi. , took the hints.
. .1 . X5UL W1.11C.IS 'alc 4 .LICC 1 xli'VKi'r 1 - .s. ' 71 . '
tions and mysteries, m eneci. an •^g>d rdthei’ see, their work flmshed, then- emotions:, and obseryatiohs.. But.
about sex. . . .’ , ^ and moved in another medium, be- they can’t create pictures in the Take the case of Ranald Macpougall, pearl Harbor really saw the
Or from Harley, P, Swingert, on , - j,and out our. money Not same w;ay that , they can write sto- sefipter of . CBS,’ ‘Man Behind- the -launching of whole.salo departures of
borrowed stationery of the Swayzec „„i,. ho writers not trust us we lies, and: as a result they have no Gun,’ spon.sored by Elgin up to Doc. studio technicians and engineers .into
House, ‘the Hotel that’s like a Home,’ trust them. That is. w'e don’t other than a: subsidiary; monetary 25. At CBS he is reported to have the service. Many joined the serv-
in Backward, Rerit.ugky: ‘Pear Sir— fherri to know' w;hat the public, interest in the subject. .Yet pictures earned $250 a week. Several months tee — especially in the motion picture
Please communicate wdth me at once iar»e picture public, wants , ■' must be written before they can be ago he signed up with Warners at a units ot tlie. Army Signal Corps,
. if, you .want to liaVe , the exclusive, ^. . . .... :'. ! — . pioduoed; hence the high prices paid weekly stipend said to be $750. Abe Navy Photographic division, and
opportunity of examining my arnaz- .- i".. • . Eor Instance .. , .| . |g attract the good writer. Polansky, one of the now Paramount Marines. Then came the draft calls, ,
ing scenario, 'Returri^^^^^^^^ 0„ occasioti. picture' companies, , - writer-pFoiiucPr fjnmhos 1 acqUisitipris, is said to have spent a whicli decimated the ranks of all
'This::i5 withqiit.dQUbt the , chance of :.now and in the past, have ' ; . . ; , ,. ■ . : • ! number; of years as a ‘Goldberg’ studio Crafts; ,
a lifetime for your compahy. and staked- writers Oil projected or half -Just how there is a- strong move- scripter at $250 a week. The hlrh i 'Experience Counts . ; 1
can guarantee that a finished work, 'We have ‘bought ment in ;■ Hollywood :; t^ the company will pay him at lept $750,ri technical work in the studios Is
frorri: my, scenaTio. 'WUl maKO ypu verbal ideas arid hired' tbeir origi;-. ‘writer-producer’ combination. Not Norman ; Corwin, who signed up based on oiie all-important factor--
fat profit,; say 10 . million nators to put them down on paper, only has the dearth of writing , and With MetrO last year, was. going great exoCrience This one factor is re- '
Letters like the?e^a^^^ Wej have engaged, wrR^^ to shape produeing talent, due to the war, guris: if he knocked off $1,000 a. week ..bonsible tor keeping production --
friaoJi. Af : tristh”®*!® not unusuaL ^or stories told, to, us by raCoriteurs brought about this amalgamation, in radio. Kis Metro contract reput-; wheels roiling with a semblance of
are: .they P0rticularl3r. uriw^m^ ^^6 /couldn’^^^ are realizing that edly calls for $2,500 per, of^n^^
Often a only two ch often the best pictures are those that Mac Benoff, Of the , Ed Gardner to the services. Virtually all key
raise, . a, laugh w line^^^W^ P’aramidunt took an: dp- ai*e made bv the verv neoDle who stable 'as a ‘Duffv’s’ scriPter. is Viqua
; 11C&&, diiu : cAccutiyc « iiei L’uuuact caus lor uie emuiULV- vpnrs’ p‘'ifnpriehre- in thpil’
15, howeyeiv its stage. production,; Tw CenA ;kpowledge of film technique, then ment of Benoff as one; Of the credited specializ.ed_^Udio endeavor. These
them ,is^;:the |act thatdhey .a^^rep- t„ry-Fox has a fund now to invest Hollywood: can use him; and can writers, This arrarigemrint wffl pCT- for
large group of benefit froffi .l^ ably enrich Benoff by:$l,500 a lyeek. eitoei^ draft OT enlistinent-Lnse.
, . ■ ' ■ .•••• •.•: — ^ ^ perience and balance m directing
The 20th-Fox story departnrieht ex- thd workers who w^^^ brought iii
Fox and Warners
ihsr for the iriost possible money. : ’*w ness man, a bad: organic "can’t remember having as replacements.
AHmiltedlv the nicture industry is about money, The next Jjest thing, hired any radio writers in the past, mbi, nbilitv Of the studios tO re.
Admittedly thO picture mou bet, : we’re willing to gamble and iheri, is the writer and producer ^enort that during 1943 the studio- , • , ability ol the studios to re
pot the :;;only victim - of ^is; harm- .gui3g;idize:: the author iri one way Or team-that is, a friendly and mutu- [00^^ ex freScem Rob^ engineers
— less type of preativergnoranca^B^^^^^ another until his promising ; job is ally, understanding pair who .comple- r°°„ Svlvia Regar F^nk^G^^^ and , artisans in various backlot pio-
completed, .; ' ; ; ; ; : _ 7 mlit each other in their ffespective
that films wiir
for .tWso fesprictive:^ m^^^ is a Xr^’^rS S mdivid- Bureau. , A:;,
simple mOTter, Book publishers and; dLided it.:will make a good picture, rare v imwer mid . experienw
play nroducers are, perhaps, less nothirie will stoo us in our en. i‘kc aq high talent, are laie. mosi jjmjgg gbrnaid p. Schoenfeld, who the standard of quality expected by
bothered than the others since they deavOr to ^ ^ writers; are- just, writers; they know bas done freelance and ;OWI radio theifriont offices, exhibitors and the
have made it plain,; for a greater; tbtok Wre how to _put ' words on, paper, writing; Roger : Denny ■ arid riJames^ ^ b
have made it plain,, for a greater r g Publishers think we’re crazy; ',‘“™ writing; Roger Denny and James :paying public, :
7 rumber of :ye^^yth^ bOTks ,^d we turm-up.' our: hoses gt theirribest k^ ^ , Naturally backlot. ertgineers : and
plays are . a ...difficult, art, whi^^^ sellers .(‘.Under Gover’i and buy f^knoiv so^^^^^ .technicians, doubled ; up ;aria.!ingeni-
should. ;»ot be a.ttempted by amateurs . .something they : thought no .picture are /.ex-radioites George Wells, he : pugiy ■: contrived improvisations ' and
; (exceptions,-:' such 'as ' the; current bo'mp.any would touch .(‘Mission, .to- did . ‘Lux' :adaptations for the past subkitutes : for iinavailable : equip*
, . willingness to publish or produce al- Mdsco.W'); We. . ignore . a book; for eight years; Max Liebman, freelance „ient. arid materials. ; Their achieve-
tnost: ,ariythihg;;7 notwithstanding).
ivwsco.w;;.. we - ignore, a , pouk. . lux , 4bnl-' writing is their limita-' ment.anq maieriais. ■ r.neir acnieve-
. months after publication and then ,, 7 ’ should- write books' if ®®"i®‘*y' writer; Irving Biecher and rnCntS, however,- are generally taken
■ ■ if.£n Oftn FAri ll '.xr. t hey ShOUia write .oooics,,, 1I M-rinn .ParsnUnet. :n1.sn hnee radio A '.! ..u. *i,„ „„ »
,suriicientjy ;.itow-ana .;.(;areiess . o^ . :of .apparently.: eouai; value .,(‘30: ;Sec-, J^YS‘ery,i . ,K:en.;; ;Engluhd,;^, Melviri; AartriiChfe:''^
Avtitmg^te be mysterious,:' as „w^l , over Tokyo’: $i(30;00OL' All'pf. ^® 'Frank; 7:. Norman .Panama, ,, Arthur, ' maS^wOT -S"
as - unattractively parsiriiOriipus,-: to .wbirih 7is' exrilainafale: biit no btib-: ®®9 *®^® ®®‘® :.°* that and we. p,b.ii.ibe arid Jerome Nussbaurii^^^^^'G .99 : ■ ™®r'f’°W.e‘^,. have_ beea
X,..: . X; ' , , ,\v.nicn IS expianmpie, ..out .no puu certain to- see it since we cover ana jeionii iNussOdum. co- heavy, and might be greater during
; lishpr will eyer ui^erstand, It. .Play ..^j . Everything, published, of proi Irimbi^has^OTge: GorOT,;o ifs^^- . ; jhc. coming:yerir.7 Blit those. wftO’rire ,
■ nvrK^nrf*!**; rlrt. not. resard US so. , ' , . _ , , , . • 1 . 'a roll ■ Rnnublip ..IS nnpratini? -tvifh jl
the. aspiring, author. lishei" w:iU ever Understand'.it. '. Play
remSfl^sd’Adriteridfufed'^ ; 'h°!7: j'; duo^y'OT ^r^lri R^ablicdf ;<^erat% with the
duced, or .handled , .by .an, ag.eot.
In other words,: dbn’t. 'Write di
;$ 50 ,fl®;:iro^:W^Her Bros;Towa.pi Edds /against jyOT are.: enorrno^^ :.Ori'fhh:Unifersal. lot;:EN
ture;he wrote,. .Says; so^ight h^^ ‘h 'weVe their lO .perceht,,:; ; ,: ;,7 ' , 7. f’t a*’ - i^E wood/Dllhian, ’Wlri
Louella’s /column.;,:,; And; you -know , /, , ' ■' :,' — . . . .. . - ; ; better, /uses, and you, can. make.il lot . 'ha',,is. 'simoior PinHardri ’ muo ' 9 ri)pr‘sn ,inc nm»,( mniasiic resuiis.
what? Frierid.. oi.mirie'wrdte.a: leiter: f : How,lt,'Figurcs.. : : : , :| ; ;r.ore. money by first selling the .,,7’ ii"„oo„p^ronrad swiioho.i One ot the best war-born tales
to: ' Darrylri'Zariuck,,: giving ;v.hira . ah But our relations. With writers: can ' ■magaz-irie , rights,; then .the .book 'or ...xHiri was . disclosed ..dtiHrig 1116:7 p
idea: for , a' movie, and Zanupk.' .serit only : be, expressed;, .by .the ..following play; rights,'' then,: the; radio rights— . .to L'> 'wiErriiE 9i.y a i'SUperiiiieriderii of'
.him a chedk fpr. 10;00() biiCks,'.. Jusl. analysis, or .break-dowri/aa' the bu.si: and , if ' it’si^^.t gDpd,7,.th;eri'; fiir. tSiE. . processing. .laboTatovy .Which’
like tiiat. . , ' j:;.'' iiicss man is so fond of caiiinp if:'ri coiiie running after you with onougii ; . ® ® oeitns. came tiom a. largo staff. Many ot the !aUcr
I . ' like ' tiiat. '
.' That’s the. kind of , rumor 'we’re., up
, against;'. :Ah.d:; it's ‘purely,'^ .
'f' . I Fault pf ;,tlje':,lndus(r:y',:.
I' Maybe it’s our own fault. Maybe
If, : ve have bought a few foolish ori.g-
iV ' Ina’is, concocted 'Some hasty sccna-
|; . rios:- oh ; the.' set, paid, ;:pcc'asiorially'
I crazy priee.s for . cheapjack litera-
i ,. ture, , 'andri . then exaggerated" the.
I . ' Iwhole. .business With ;d.pw,niighL''l,yjrig
i ; publicity blurbs. Maybe wo deserve
1 -a sucker reputation in the writing
' world. We have been known to pa.v
ness man is so fond of caiiinp if:'..; coiiie running after you with onougii
■: 110 of 1% of all tcriter.s. can 'self';' money to pay your siirlaxo.s and a
' , almost atiiithing . they ./iitle left over besides. ,
:' . write to pictures — and . 'V. — : ' '7 ;7 ; :' :' '
; -Ed .Beloth; who scripted the Jack
have been called to .service, with the
Gompa'riy .naturally .giving prcfcror.ee
write to pictures — and '. f .■ : -V, * to : vvives of' former ,, workers. , .'And--:
7 rifcnou), .thab thev C(i?l,/‘ ; ' :;:;i)iccorated:for iBravery ,7: .f ; thOTe; , are;; riiaiiy ; . wives'i , Of ' fighting ;.
9 '10 of 1% carv. sell abno&t nny thing-. : • ' a vrv.,r , iiie.n. no w.. iiV the 'nim 'lahs* - He :stated .
"' ,; ' ; Pihey write: to. Pictum- . ;a ,®f J;he Al 1^ : J:.; ;'', .-- „ . . , ; , ^ that.jthe;- wives; "were';bet{er ' workers;;
' 'and are:' stili surprised :. ' ' ' V : '''‘ih.aws'.Muste.red'' th.ari their ,..h:usbands;--ma,de :f6wei"
yt::v}hen,mey‘dc>.^::.:: .. ® 7.' W;,M.. Williams;; with '.ParamophL 'rhistakeS,;;were more irimute,;in;thei,r;
se/i .one o;/ .th'^ir/wpiks C,luster- lor-qism *. tie' pondered
:',to:.::pietutes and ■. spend. .. .euemy, territory, ... He is,' st 'ver . territory, bolbre ,;, jqiri'ing; .the j.ust '.what' ' would, 'happen.; when the'
' the rest of the time try - ., l-ondon. .. . . . . . ' Army, honorably discharged and husbands came iiack from service
ing to \wfitel: something . Lieut. Bcrnl-.ard is a son of Joe ,iEw, branch manager iri Gharlotie and discovered tha; li.e labs would
that will sell again. Bernhard, v. p. of Warner Bros,, at. for the United States Army Motion rallicr have fee wives in their
^.CPhedrly.sefli: soniethM .to .'the'i'hbroooli'oo'f'' '.'f ' Dieturc Service. ..'7, ' ' ' ' ' :fbrriier;,jobs;
/C71O10 tncit tney cciihf . . . Decorated for Bravery
ca?v scU al??^os^•■any^hmy^ ' '''v .• , r .n’ A - ‘V j A* ' 'V
they write to pielnres-- : Jack BOThhard of t ;e Army
and ‘are:<sm^urprised::. :A«’, arid former -prodii^^^^^^
when they do. .. ■ .. L;;i.vorsa!. .awarded _ he Oak_ Lea.:
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thii’iy-^lglifh Anmvifrswy
PIGTimES
23
By FRED ALLEN
Fred Allen
If you scanned ‘Variety’ a week or two ago, you probably
didiv’t Vnotice the ;,last ,naWe. listed .in- tbe^pbit'Uary Cblurnn.''
At tlio: bottom of -the. page., in- it said;
.The Great Waldo.
foi'iner vaudeville actor. Died mysteriously, in N. Y., Dec. 12,
To tbi.s gcnci'ation of ‘Variety’ reador.s, the name would
mean nothing. For me, the year.s rolled back and I -saw The
-Great VVaMo as I had se en him firs t —
topping the bill at Elyria, Ohio. To an
actor. that’s life. Ye.sterday, topping the
bill ..at Elyria. ’Today, bottoming the
Obituary ■ ■Column in , ‘Variety.’ . Dying :
in both, places. _
In his heyday the Great .Waldo played
the.Suii'Tirae so much’.:, his baggage bad;.
blist,er.s, on ; it. It was Waldo’s boast
^ that he had, the best dog act in sliow ■ ;
business.,; The act consisted of 12 mangy
■ interbred mongrels, some battered props
and a soiled'' American flag the; hounds ‘
carried out to ndlk. ,fhe, audienep^^^to
two bowsr. at . the 'finish of the act. Tlie
pride of Waldo’s, life and; the star of: his;Canine caravan was ;
a giant,: shagby St. Bernard, billed as ‘.'Moe; the Talking Dog.”
'..;Moe 'vvas 'the. only dog, M..; C. 'jn .vaudeyille. ,, '. As the , Creat '.
Waldo,; :,bls ■pbekets i'buigmg with liver, put the othci curs
.Through:. their., paces, hopping on; theibhinddegs', rolling 'Oyer -
and feigning rigor-mortis, Moe, tlie Taiking Dog, leaned
against the pro.scemuih and commented on the various trick.s.
When one of the: frowsy whelps nn.'sed Moe would ad iib,
‘It sliouldn't happen to a man,’ or Tfe must have had a wee
dog aild oriis too much last night.’ Moe was a riot.
The Great W.ildo;.was alw.ays bokc<l solid. Dog acts were
.'in' deniandi; ;;lpiring . the. \vintef , .months managers,; played:.
: 'Tow-'ser Tableaus ;on every bill. Opening the show' tlie dogs’
barkiiig ai'du'scd; folks, the ha'diput To .sleep .grid ^
entire,, a'lidience wais sUfe. :,t;b' .'s awake’.fpr' the: i'est of ihe,\ :
■ bijl... I,iv, summer^., the dags', w'ag'sin.g. dheiivtaiib st'iri^^^
breeze .in the llioato^^^ .eaved llic manager the expense of
'’.a' coojing. system:; Those .\ycfe hapiiy.days,' Ami npw' :vaudc-,:,
viiie was gone. .The -dog act was gone. .And the Great Waldo
' .W'.as gone.; ;V'; , '
- ,;A 'few nights after. 1 had read tlie, Obitu, ary, notice .I ’.was
Inu'rying, through; 47th iStfcet’ .lp : k;e'ep ..a dafc wlilV ohe^haif i
i^bC, a,; half.-iniui;. and bdl.f-iv.oniaima.eduaii'itahce ..of .i.iiiii o.;; I::
: k no w. . what ypti'rp’ thinking, ' but ' you’ve wi'bng: ’ It ' .Wii's the. ;:
map hair ■'VVe iyere going :tp play pool.,;. As I. dashed, by the ;
deserted stage door of the Palace Theatre a voice .said, Tley,
' ■tliOre!' ... f slopped , a'pruptiy, turnefl,. the . street ’Was , empty,
, A.s I -Started pfl' agaiii- the .. Voice said, .'.Hoy,,' ju.Sl a htinette', ,
Buddy!’ I looked tiroiiiid.
.. Tm oV’or. iicre, . under, the .fire, oscapev’ . said the., vpjee. '
■ - ‘Who is it?' 1 iiKpiirod briisei.ic'y. ,. '
; .■•■ ‘It's .me,’:' ^ ' i' ■
' .As I: ddikccl oyer' . into .The , fringe, : of darlfiieSs :a: mp'ilitef.
St. ‘Rernafd,' who had .been , .sliukliig against- 'the: \vall caiine ,
over and pul out his |)aw. I te'ok it. , ,,
. .'You ronicmbtT, iiic ? ; .Elyriai* The Great iW'aldp'l
‘Moe,’ 1 .ga.sped. . . ■■■' ■ .
. ‘Right,: Biid. , I'm Moe, tiio Talking Dp;g.; ;
It eouldil’t he! - The Mop. I. knew’ ’: the;, dapper iii;. c. liis ;
coat ‘iiii’ihaciilivle. IBs, .p.aw’S, glossy. - ilf h,;i{ii;,lfinin'ied.‘ Hi,S
■ ta.il 'sw-ttiig.al n:,i;uin.ly aitgl'f. ; This (log derc,li6t;', BlPod' ’
. ./shot; cyo.s, Ilis .ppllar; goiic,' .ins.'ciwt malted. . :lli,s.:paws;
WtinkcmtH.“’-His-.T.a;ii;,t’uiek5^^^^^
. . ‘ll’s mo. .Moc.' all laght,’ ’ . ,’Tho , do.g'’:C(nitiimed ’ihangihg : hi.s .
■ hc:i(,l ii,i shame. I; bent down to CPiiviimel my eyes; Vviiieh
cou'ldp-’t-.b'elicy'e ’ wli.at t we, re' se'eiiig:, 'Hi.s pawein liiy hand ;
Trembled.';
• .‘VTfu ;.arc:;Mi'.e‘i' I pue.stiohcd.-' .‘\Vli;v,';.Mnc ’evas, ; : ,.
,, T, know: 'i’ .liicilf tike' .a btim. - , I ;im ti’ huin,,\ ;r\'c'';bec'ii. iiviii'g ;
,:'ii.i; {(irti'u.gv'.sinco.'iT 'hiippcibed^ 'g.;'. ■ ■' ’ ‘
■,Si.-i'ice .w'ii;it'; happ'.eJiccT.’’ -I .'asked,:,'-, ^
■■ ' /■y():i'i.,;-ftidif't'is;H>‘ ‘.Vf-nrieiy''.’: ;
- •Y'pLi- racari'’,W!i ld.(i.'f''-''' -’' ■ '■ -i i' ■
. ‘Yes.’
■ ■Varic-'ly! sai,d Waldo, djed'niyistefioii.sly;’, . ' „
. ‘I know,.’ /Mog .Went tiii,; ...rflie, cofpii'er’s : Vet-d.icf -.eya.s ':su:ici(Vei^^^
But' Wiildo, clidn'f die by hi-seown, liaiid.'., I—' iUoi; thiikod'.
: up,' a- tisaf ’that, wpiild; have- liile'd .a ’.10c.;'.st(vr,e:, .goldtis
. ttiinhlecl. dowiv I'i-s liuify. cheek ai.icl' :splashcd tin' my ..slioe.
■.Moe,’ r s.TUU. raising' his ’sha.g,g’y ; head: 'arid.' hiokiiig straight'
iiiiH bis b'eary eyes. 'You didn't — '
*V:p.s,’ .said Moo,: tho \void.s; c!iiric:sl(),w',ly, ;‘l;:killed , Tlie; Great
'-.W-akio'.":'..
Tlie; giant 'dbg- buried his head .between' --his dh't.y paw.s,.;aiid
..shiihed -as 'thpu',g’h his -lieiuT. :\voiikl hfe.ak. T, eaii’t sleep, I--
; i ctvn'.l eat,'’’ I’dr- day.S .I’ye” becil slVilllviiig .aroiiiid.f-lie Bciweyy.
,My conshieiiec hoiintl-ing. iiic;, ; -.It,! don't coiife.ss.lii siriiiehody ;
, - Pl,li go' :- mad:’. M(>e'S,'’shbs (ill.pd. tiip ,nig.ht. '. ’Two' ffig-lit'ened '
ll-eas,.-.camc:'o.iit 'of. .iiis ,har, and ’sc.ariipofcd.: dow’ir, ;tlic', .st.recl.-:
. Guilty ’■()t> .ti:dt. ''guiity T sVmw. fo.r-.:thi-,s Tjlubhcriiig 'tSf.:
Bc'.ri,iat;d,.; I .saf'.'fip.wdi .hn. live ifirc, csejipe, raised., hi.s h.ead ...agiiilV:
■ ;'hi my. hands ai-Kf. iiiifVhf.s'^ •’froii.t I'ia'ife on .mi. 'm-eo.s, t
'Lo'pkv 'Mob;-’-'- T, SaidWddtViin'g'ly, ,‘i'm -jiburTirietid;; Y ;
::'.a ,$t. ;Beriiard,,,hut: .ydulre. tvot. .g()i.iig;,ti);,.liic ..dogs if l-Vm .
it.’ :.l'f;yoirhaV’e,.’tp, gc.t;-t.his':hPia'i.hJe, hti^ elf ymir mind—:.
;;co'iffc.si^' your ''e'r.inf6'--t-p'p .,. .-V!,-
: .ilTl.liinks'i'. 'sobbed. ... IVIpci..’ ‘Yciti ..’wg'.re ' ;Pi.iiy.. thp,, pji.c,fi-.iiig;-.’ioi,
when \vo played on tiie hill in Klyria.’ y; ■ '
: . .■.I:'kb().\yy I replied: 'BCit ah aicth.r: who has opened, the, show'
hi Eiyriir knows what iVouiiie is.' ; ■:. ■ . , .
. ■l.lP'w.’tr.iie.,’ sighed' :MPe., drying, his eyes^ -my sjeev'e.'. y:.: ,.
:-,.-‘'ftdl.;.nie yoiirstulj^ -i Sa,id,- patlTi.igiirim.enchuig
: not tP(} 'fa-r-dPwn-.Thp.'.bae^^^ '
'ITyill,,’ .1fe....vepHpd'-with ’ a ..hnie '(if ' H'p, arose'.; i.shorfk;;
;’ h.iip.soll,-’ ..aitd '.f'aising. bis ;,, right- ;pii,w. 'tih ' the ..air,' -Moe .said
'■ .splcmnly:, -!'This’'is .,thc,.'.,go'aiiot’ U‘u -..Mo'e: ;se'ttled'..hi,ni-WR:,p^^ ^
. the llrb c.sc.ape' hM^^^^^^ liis 'l,cg,s',:;th'-get;,c<mif<W
.cleared hi.s. throat: and- -began —
T ioiiied the Great Waldo wlioii I was only a pup. Ho
didiiT,’ kiipW:'! ' wais ; a :'t,Mkh'ig-;dbg:'
four years old.'
‘Why not?’ I pueried.
. ‘1 otidn't iiaV-er anything tp, '.say,’, ;a,ii.swe.fed Moe f ;rank1.y'
,‘Iii tli6:,c dayis’ .Waldo ; iiiui -:'a’ c dog , '!iet',:!»nd' aif ,
, exterminating .bd.siiiPs.s,' Whtin.’iiP’- cQu.kln.T .get -any’ vai.iiies
.’ Yille-'. (kites,. Waldo ti,s'ft(;i..’tb .rent ,t,is. d^^ tii Ta'ndl.oi'ds: to.
. cha.se. the . gals aiVd mice oiit- (iiv.apartnieni; : build iiigs.’' : .
: ’’Workiirgiiir that act 'y'm niii.sl have had jour hands full,’
;,f,,,.V*en'tfi.reci '.
‘I -sure did,’ agreed - Waldo. ‘Many- a-,nigbt Td get liome-
afte.r: doing, four shdwa. ih jersey and have toiohaso vipTo. tho.
Sfon.y aild fi,giit''a‘ 'e.ol,laT fut’l'yof ;tats 'af; ca'tchw'eighfs'. - B
I -was youngi.in :tli,o.se da'ysi Show .bd.siiTess to ’me -wa.s a-. Tot:
,;Of fun.’-- ' .
„ :'Did Waldo treat yo.U'Vycl.l’iri interrupts . .
■He .was .'dhvajvs :t,ighU’.;.aii.swei:,e(i Moe< ‘But .'If. Wakio’ wa.s-
.makihg 'both, ’e.nds,. meet ,. li.c'dThriiw .yh^ bohCii ,At Tliis'
.pbint; -Mpe -licked , his lipsjih -g\i,dtdory , r(i:trospecT^^^^
time I taiked,;’ he rb.suni.ed,, .‘Wal.do tliought ; .1 - Was ' hhti;’iilGd;
: He . stopped drinkihg.^ V^^ .h'lially. convinceti - liiin that
the; yoice ,\vas -comiilg put of me iie' Was;, .iuhila'nt. :' He, re-'
lieaived ino 'tiiid I started talking in the act. 1 stole, ii few
gags from Ed Wynn and ad libbing :,ll the liiiie as tlic m.c.
. I -w'as' a: -soii.satiow-.;'. Tlie , Great ; Wakio Wa.s^
. one-night staiid.s. With ■Moe,;'The:;T8llviiig’:'D'(ig' -tbe'.-aet' wa.s
staying; ttirce d;iys in fne .same town.’
: jTIkeWdays,’; I:;muSud;-;:'!i'o'a ’hUttprfly— ^
AMERICANA
By BLANCHE MERRILL
T: WPukm't'.Knbwg’- saKljMPe.:',’‘All 1 know. -isTlie' sriiall-
lime. For 20 years ,I stuck with. Wakio; tbyofU.gh Vt^^^
thin. When vaudeviUo (iisnppearod I still stuck. When
Waldo was thrown oi.it (it liis rooni, la.st winter, and had to
sleep in ■a.:;doprWay .all of its dogs would curl up on liim
at night and make like a. fur coat Ip. keep ;i;m warm. ; ’T
Was up iind down Broadway ptilling the bite on . .stran.gcr.5,
to get Wakio coffee . nione.v,.' I .w'.ds - a , t.alking <iog. so ’-i '-got .
a ,i'ob barking in front of a. pet shoi). 'Stop ri,giit .-..ill:'! Get .
your pct.s on the inside!.' You know the routine.’ ■ ' ,
: 'What dki .yiou cip:,’W^ money you earned'.'’: I ’iriquiredi-'-
'I moved Waldo 'back into'- a room,’ said Moe. reacliin.g .
back ' tp : dispossess, a lloii that wa.s irespasslhg pii ■eiider
ten-ilory. 'Bai'kiiig ;.ip:'’ the open air. . I got laryngili.s iiii'd
lo.-.t. my job. , Tiiing.s .got loii.gli. , 1 came lioiiie one n:,g!)t
and. One ol tiib fat dogs .was gone. : On Waldo'.? breatli .1
smelled airedalo.’
' ‘.\ot tliat,’ 1 said tensely.. ' .'-..-■V •
'Vos. Waldo was ealiii.g the net.. One by one lie barbecued
tlie fox terriers, the Iri.sli .scllcv.s and tlio .spaiiiel.s. Some
moal.s for an hors (i'oeuvre, lic'd .salt a li'Tlo . pokiiige.se.’
, ' 'You tile witli Waldo'.’' -.’
’.\'ot me,' said ' Moe. ; .'A dog eaiiT pat a,;.do.g— it's icaiinir; ;
, hali'shi;’:’ ;; ’■ '■'• ■' ;
I nocided, iipdr'('.('i.irti.ng Mbe's siinl.iinciits. - : ’ ' ’’ ' :
'When the la.st dog was .gone’ lie went oh, '\Viil(io started
giving me liiat eiitfee look. But he didn't dare toueli me.
He knew I coulcl yell fur . help.’ " ,
Moe seemed :a long lime getliiig to the point.- '.Moe.’ 1
, said. 'This is ail very imcrostiiig, but wliat abo'ut. your coii-
■■'.f,(!S,.s'iPhW'.! ;'-i : '■ ' ■ 'i.i ’-i-i-'-
i'Tni: cpmlng, to tliat.' .answered Mo&jciuiqkTy:' . ' About’ this,
lime a .stfgngc thing, happened: ' A.s wc ;sat;,ai:ound the room
with no food I kept getting tliiiiiier. Waldo suddenly .started
geUi'.i.g fat. I knew soniol'iiii.g wa.s wrong. Wakio's^ eoii-
.seieiiee wa.-t holheriivg him.. .At night, when it. got dark,
iio would tlii'ow mo :i piece of’ kindling 'paiiitecl with white.
Tijnamel,: ; lipping M- wPijlcl- think, i t- ' wak.mv^ ’Finally.: I-
■ solved :tlic ni.v.stery. 1 knew why tliat (Urty (iouiile-crossci' .
wi.s .getting fuj.' . '
' 'Someone told you'."
;. ‘Nn:’ .said Moo bitterly. ‘A.s W:’.ld(. piit on his coat one
morniii.g a ration hoolc- feil out of his poekol. The r.at
’;W.,i.s ’siicaking ;put jcv.ery ; day : :ind; gtTtin,g nie.nt ' with Ids
nit ion hook. . He hadn't told me ralioiiiiig had . .Started,’." : ’ .
■Didn't you .see it in the paiicrs'?’' ,
Tf’ffl. only a toVkihg dog,’:Moc isnappcd. ; 'I can't re'ad,’
; - ’Oil.’ This was :hll I: h'aci time to say.: - Mpe .was ■ mad now. .
SnaiTing, 'he .ebniiiiued 'Waldo kept getting KftCi'. I kept
gening tiiiimor. I knew it' :\va,s liim or iiic. One , I’ligh.t,.
wiiilc he, was sleeping, I crept in’er to Waldo's bed. Hold-
ing my breath I lient over him: A snap of tlio teeth. It
was cioiio.’ . '
: ‘Gooct ilcavoiis.’ 1 cried, 'Yon buried your tec.h in Waldo's
thrpaf,'’""':,
•No.: replied. Aioe Cidnily 'I sniitcheci t!ic ration lamk out
ol bis . coat; . The next moi'iiirig I ■ va|i; to, the butchcr'.s,; and.,
"'eashod' .•ill "of iiis'-Tcd points.— I-cirag.ged all- that, .nieat-.up . ..
an alky. I -ate i,tr-e,vcrj: bit. ' Two wce.ks; .later . Waldo Was
.dead,.'’:;,,.
'But, how — ’ ' , ' ■
. 'His rod: .poiiils .gone. liC ..died '()'f , rhaliiuti'ilion; .. - X ’ liad..
murcic-reci Tiie Great Waldo.’ , - ; •,
. ilfs: :.confess'iQii : finished, Moe: the Talkiiig Dpg. ;;.Tood up .
, and'. sti'etelied ;;him,scTf. .'I feel .better,' lic.-stiid. .' '■'Thaf-ikS: 1'^ -
;ii.siehi;tig.’’ A: u-ea! wei.uht is .gone from iny nimd.’
I.-; loo. SlOlKi , :Uii:' ■: ■ . h '..
•.Arc .v(Hi .eoriilng. my ,.;WViy,’,';lh\ti.;fed: M^ 'I have to gP .-tip
■to 'Ceiit'ral ’Park.'’ ”
tih.goelly hoar ivlijv ci'o .you have to go to Geiiiriii.Park
•.Show me a tree on -ITth .street.' he ciuicklc;:. .t : , ■
, '-Aiid with.'tbis, M()'e. the Talkiiig dog, Trotted, off. 'intp: .the....
. nighC; ■' '-;V . '.-'■ 'v'
Role of Film In Carrying
GI Recreational Load
By COL. KIKIvE B. L\MTON
(Chief, /irmy Pirloriiil Serlioit) , ^
I’l ior to and '.(Uifing l.h.e','.eiifl.y' .diij'^^^^^ :tlie.,' Wr.:-. it '■jccanie ;;
■(•\;ideriT',(liat ::c.\.'i.s'tm Corps faciiitie.s . '.voiild he, in- ’
ji(i,('(i:tiat,o'T(V'':ini the rapidly ir.cr.;a.-i;iitt (Icr.iainis for r.-.olioii
■■':j)i'cUifb’’;:Al'nU ■iecl'ini(i.ia..iiS';, ;'Altbui'i,gl>n..c'm^^ c-;)(.ip,(ri'iit,i;iri' '-i;
'■’''bet'iveo'iT'thtv:'Ar-ii'iij'.''.id'^^^^^ '-t.l'ki-tMiotiiip'V'.pietti^^^^^ -beii'dn '7
' ius .eaf.iy as Bl-U> a'ld a piodoeiidii ;pr(),i''.i'airt .:\vaS'.\vefl uu(k''r'-
• Way.',Ti;g.Ht iator.t’n-e Vviait'.sl'aytett.,' there W'ti.s e.-tt'abli.s^^
. UI42 hetween Pu’ .Army mici the Indiisli'.y. im orgaiii’/.eti s.y.s- ■
fern of .seli.cliu'g ami training ttcimioiaiis lor ip,'. 0 (Jubti(in; Work, :'
Tiic Motion '.-Pi.etii.fc - ,’l,iK4i.str.,’y, :';W tiie apiirovtil of ami
x:yith,()t'it7e<)si-.'fo'’-1'lKi. '.Arii'iji;.:' o.slaljlishocl. .ati'd-' ie-pnd ii urn- :
. .lieii :h'f ;schd()I.s:'i;’(|f ;i:ii;.Ti'Mcti(i;ii.'-'iir .all;.i,p
-■-ptcliire;. :k!ciliik|,'iie', , Tiiis ..xyas , ne'ee.s,sary' .so: ' tliri,t. .siiffieicijt.
''’■tcclinlPiah.s'.wou'itt-.’b^ I'lVpuiubki to .the Atiify^^^^ '.ox'er.soas
to .perform 'coiiibat ptiivtogf.Aphy work and in the United
’Stiitcs.,,for ' trt|iiiiii'g -’(I'nd. ,;;c(:l,'ite,i'tt'i,oiiu mblh'!V.;..iii.eftd:c pfo- ..
(iiietioii.. . ;,.7.:'.- '■■' ,7’';,.
,,H-(|l;lyW(M)d i'ha.s:;- ftiiTher-' .chiiitrib \yaf effort iiy
siiowiiig tlie .Army li(w.' to make a. training niovie or an e iii- ,
. calioiial sub.iect whic'n will iiold t!ic interest of the soldier
.'.‘ l-iy 'iMeh'us. of' a .sl'ory. ''lli'Cv,:ii,itrbd:u:<j;i.oi-i;.
7;acl(’rs-,,.t!i(;' 'a-str'i-.-of H'!iri'(.‘(l:''’iii'e't'.IvPdh;n::b^^
'(•m,ploy.m(-i'it';;,,,(:)l' .’-eiip.ii.ti.iiiti'l.f tec.'h.iik'jucsi . ,Tt^
',Tk)l:lj'.vr(i()d',.s'fun(i:, of .(■.■yp’ef'iei-i't.'tpi.tidenf.-aiid’-y
’■■..resuiled -in th,h pr,p,(Uietitjn 'of .training; ,11
'-..Imkl ,a;'SOld'kxr'i..:,aUe)i while a fiindameiilal rule or oa.sie
.:'';feas(i)n"''' is being tauglil h.y visual means. Today, a -soioi.er
(i',ii'.iug ’ltls;;.trai.hlilgr ..pcri,(ytV^.^y^^ eagei'ly ;i’j'''lii.st!:nt(;tion 7 iii ;'
.procedure',- 'tl'ia'nk,s . lo.i- tlic-r’eiriplvb'niciit 0 ilikdlywood ’.teoji-' '
iiictues. ■ '
:: i i As .a : reVi'ii,t’:o ,rclatibn,Slilp .eslablre^ .
Our coniiiienl va.st a.iid rugged, s.trti’iig, a.s .’iti’i.:-ino,utila'iM^^ of
7';, .Slone, i.' 7 7, 7d'':- '■ ' ■ ' : ■-': ■ ' ' :
, stood for many eeiiiu'.'ies. a wilderness, imkr, r.vn. ' ;7' . V- ■'
.Across tlie broad .Allnir.ie, eallcri tlio •Sea of Darknc.ss' t!;on.
The .pld.'vvbrld ntw-'er.'drcaiM^^ newer world \vr,.s calling men.
In fourteen lumdred iiiikH.v-Iwo Columbu.s, sailed from Spam;
One of the first explih'ows -,6 cro.ss tlio mi.ghly nmih.. '
A new land was di.-seoycred! .And from aeros.s liic foam.
Men and woiium lieard f]u» cail ui freodom and of iimiie.
;.:Faemg -hardships, - 'facing - Clan gers. came -those’': 'pibhecrs; 7 '■ vr
Hundreds, lliou.sands rol'owcii, s'.ru.ggliii.g liirougli tiie year.s,
Until/alb’ifg' the ea.stern coast, lliirtoen colonics -stood; ” '
-And they s ood for tiH Ihiii was brave and fine, for all that
was 'jiisl and good. ■"
So when taxed witlioiil repre.-’emaiion, aiid when the Eng-
li.sh crown, ,:7 7.-'; . ■'■ ' 7 -
Blnoko(i tiioir trade. ;n.eir com'n.c roe, I'roni ewory village and .
■ town ;7 ,’7''
:.C;ime -voices cry,i:iig:;’Justiecl'’’, ::And';,V«heh-^,f^
, Dole.gnto.s. from the (■o!onic.< iv.et, and these . men prevailed
I-'lion Wii.sliington to he, id an aim.i; so he took command.
One; year later in scx'enty-si.v word .spread througli the land
That Richard Uoniy Lee dcclatcd to his fellow dciegate.s,
•■These Upilod Colonics are and ought to be tree and inde-
■.■.':,,pe;n-cl'e,nT,.’siatc.s.’‘. ■■.■.,7 7. -.7 '7' ■■■7.^^^^
The,.DGc,i;aratio'ii, of Independence wa.s .signed on tlie Fourth
of .luly
III scvmntp'.en 'hUiid'red7. ancl';:scvei 1 ty'-siX',;Tnea ii war-laden
.''7:'.' ,7^. sky.'-::...‘7'7 7. 7:''"- '':7-'7';7,7',' -:--',,"''7:.'.' '■';■■’■ ■' '.-r
On caiiie the Revolulinn. Fougiit and finally won;
- And for those thirteen Colonies a new era, .had begun. u
Tiiey claimed' th(J.,Epgli5h teiTitory exloiiding to the 'we-st/
As far as the Mi.ssissippi. tlieii tjiey Ihouglil it be.si ' ’ '’,7':
To unite: to; form a union; so in scyenteen eighl.v.-hine ■ 7..
' . The CbiiSlitutioii was ro;:riy for the dcleg'ato.s to .si.gn.
Washiiv'ton vvas elected llrst President of the lanri;
Tlien Adiinus, . then Jefferson, and 'Iwas JcfVer.son . who
.',■■77 pUmnerl . ',,.'7; -■■■,■'■ J '/.I'-rj-..
To bu,v I.,oui.<iai'.a; it litippcned that by chance ■,7 .
, NapolcotT:iieedcd ■m()iiey:;:7s^^^^^^^^^ treat7.y vvas made ’vvitly Ffance. ,■ :
■ We paid- -liftech' mill dol)ai-s.' and opened: the 'vvestem gale.?
When Louisiana Tcrrltoi'y iioeame part of the United States.
Soulh-of -this purchase. was Texas: free, standing alone: - ■
. She -won.- her inclepcndence lrom Mexico, had , a government of
Ji_er own. - - - _ . .
Te.xas joinod . tlie Union.: Our next territorial: gam - .. .
Was East and West Florida; these ' We bougiit from Spain. , ;7
Monroe in eighteen tweiity-tlirce, in liis message to Congress .:
,; 7- : - '7 that ■•year,' - ■'■' ... .
■ Wrote, bis l'air,oi!.s Monroe Doctrine; the defen.se of our Hemi-
, ..sphere:--:, 7.:-'
Meanwhile across Hie Rockies, pioneers began to migrate;
- In eighteen fifty, California became the thirtyTfii'st state. :
..Because of early mi.gra.ion.s, England now laid claim
To tire Oregon Territory: so we had to frame
-Another treaty with England; both countries willing to sign, :
And. settle once and forever, the noi'thwc.st bou..dafy line. -,
.Tlio Norlliwost Slates .ioined. the Union, hpd Our , glorious
.; flag now w'a'v-ed
From the Atlantic to the Pacific over a nation that was saved,
Wlieit ill eigiilocn hundred and .si.xtj'-one it w.is ainio.si torn. ,
':;■’■■■: 'apart.; 7'-''.:',-:'7:; ’ -7- '''-7-' f."-7:;'-7
As caeii man troir. the North ■ and each man from the
South fougl'.t with a heavy heart. '■,',■■ : ' 7 7 ■'■ '
• Froed'oin was oiiee more Hie issue; eiriaiicipiition; liberty.
■ Grant Hie licro of the North; bf the South, magnifleont Lee. : ;
.A'oraliiim Lincolh vvas Pi'csident. anti when the war was done,
lie who siiw his nation divicieii. bciioM it again as one.
Aiask.a wa.s our next acquisition; a tregly 'with, Russia-. vvas
': 7: made. ■ .' , ,7 '..- ; , ;-. -7 :''.'-7-.' : ; . :'-;7' 7 ■;..- . '.
One million live hurdred thousand, was tiie price America
' : paid. -. ' . .; . ’: '. '■ '■■■
-The vvitr with Spain! ’ ■ ••ftmr.emlier Hie Maine"!. Roosevelt on
■■,- ;'7 Saii'Jiian liilil.
Oiu' first -:f/jr(Tgn aequisiiiim; tlich ' that, gfoap e-ngineefing
, -, thrill. . ■
; the - opcnitig7of thei Piuiiimii Canal. V.'h.at an American feat!
; GocTials rut liiroii.sh t!ie. I.-t'inius, so two great oceans could
,'■ mecti-: ■■’'■■■■;.-■■’:
7 That w'as i.ii, iiiiiele.cn , foUi'.fp(Mi, the year when grim- alarms
Rang thf6u:ghout’ tlio ;uiiiv'cjr,su-ifiiti c.-illed:. th.e.vvtiiTd to.-arms,
"Amcr;iea, :watc):ied : i,in,d7 -vvaited; 7Wo ’Wilson’s guiding
'•■ 7 :; -■-■■' iiai'.d ; - 7 - :■ ,, ■ •' '
Kept us Iro-m tho coiifiict till we had to take :a . stand. , 7
, The,.’ World.; .Wat; heeaiiie (iiir .war. : Gbtl7irant^^ may
■ - . cease; - - -,■■■. -, ■ . -
Fur 7Amcri(;a':fouahl..f{n'.,Ahierica.ii7,so.ugbl', evcrlas peace.
'.V-
Bid .!ii(’'i'e';'ti.;((.7..ii-cn'pe,«cc;-'--'' . ■:;7',:'7;
': -A;-'li,a)id,f)4 ;'oj '"■■'-;7; ■"■7 , ■ 'r: '
7 . Then ii'iHi 1)100(1 aad ic.ar:t , '
;. , ..'..Tlieii Seep lid \WprUT Wiir -. bfp'f'p'.:---': ' ' '' '-.7;i. '
- ' 'The‘i'e' iea‘ii'iid‘.pc(lir:-: i - ' -
AND THEBE SHALL BE NO PEACE;
; . 7 .7’-- diitW 'Hie Hrotl.ierUaod 'ft/;.- j;I.(i.«,;..' ' . ■
I
' iha:-.- A'rmy- 'a Hie '. -Mol-i.bn t’i;e.t;|;ire-- Ipd'u.siry, -the'., -training: ■ ■ j
.produbtion aifd. lecliniciiiii.i-orilsis vya.s Siicce,isfUiiy rhactipd, an4 j
passed ;(livring -the yc-at; 1,9^^^^ ro<tuirem.oiils ot the |
-•Army 'liave,'; bocri -liief ;- : Tiiday, ;prb7du;(;t;i-prt'- .schedtilcs -are. b’cing.. -7 1
adhered- .'-to,' and- n.ew i'l l;m'.s-’,:aru. avsi’Uahlei -f hr ■relcai.'ie'-.’vvhett'y ■ ;«
ncocl.Cd'-’hy the .Arhu-d Force.«.. 7,7 '7.:.': ■:., -I
, Tlie- .Aniei'icai! .Motion PicUire Imiustry. throu.gh its v.'irious ; J
7'gin.Tdf.7l6mm.:p'rhi.p3 (d'-7c7iiirent7.eiH6r7tai:nm,o
7pv7hrs().a:S' is -pJajjnTg. a.n'iinpcirtaiit in maintaining morale, j
In 'act. recent .reRorl.s ■iii.clicate7-that frpin. 60 to 90'!; of the -s
.:fccrati:oilal7!icf-iyities' ce aii-.ound -fhose entcl*tain|n,ciifc^^^ :l
Not only has the inciiistrj; g:veii. as many prints each week J
;,aS .lh'e 'Army: li'a,s -required.'- hut it has .beO|i :eq^ I
. ..vvith:- Its'time aiid 7c'()ti.('i(‘il.' -.Manned by7.men7.'f|;ptp7 .the industry -:,y
. il'OU. tiie Over.iea.s Motion Piet ure .Service has drawn on the .!
i)i'' 9 a:d-,hXPCffohec .i);!': the i'Foreign ..7Mana.gers’.; Gumhiitte
.■-■th'e. 19, •' exeii'dn'g'es ov'e'rsoa.s. ;iIie:';Ofl'4cers7.in.rCh:arg6 have .like-, ,, I
.'wi.sG .riilied on-. tb:e ■-aeti'v'fc 7eoliabol:at}o,a, o.f ..the- "AiTneri'carl, re
-7r.(iiici-nlativo's.7 '''7'- ■„■.',;■'.- ,:"7-.7 "7-'-7''-' 7'-;:'- 7
'.Byery report ami ptill inc.ieates I'lat ’.I'.e huy.s over.seas rate
7 l(.tt(jrs' front home tofis i.n; poliularity,: films .second. The .Army
■ 'Piet'JriM- .7So,rvieo.hT- Hie Signal Corps operates for the War
llent. the.se .services Hial play so vi'uH a part, in maintaining
morale. ' ■■,. '- , - ■,‘. 7 :: ■/7 - . ■ 'i:-.'.: • ■
i
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
ThirfY-oiffhlh P^fUETY Anniverstuy
2Qtti. Century-Fox
is very happy
to inform
the industry
that following
its brilliant opening
and unprecedented
press reception
is now making
history at the
Carthay Circle and
United Artists Theatres
in Hollywood
where it has broken
every opening day
record, and
continues to break
records daily
Franz Werfers‘*THE SONG OF BERNADETTE” with Jennifer Jones • William Eythe • Charles Bickford • Vincent Price • Lee J.
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Cobb ‘ Gladys Cooper • Directed by HEN RY KING* Produced by WILLIAM PERLBERG • William Goetz in Charge of Production • Screen Play by George Seaton
:0u^':.'LW%'RiGvJOflS; IN
Ivar', : LOAN 'AN 0 ■ RCH '' O E : D i M E S,
26 PICTURES
Mtrlyt^hlh Annhersary
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Eve^‘ 0 esliffiation^ ‘to Stout
■ Practk.ail.y ; aH.; JVtsU'uos ',:THm'sday (30 V and' apRoars .set for,
■ateypilttniK theri-./besI (out ibr\v(U:tK biz- Last: wecfc ‘Old Acqvminl-
.:tliis week, tp';ca>slr, !n.,piV. the hfllidaj ( WB > . <3d wk fai.i’islv $I8,0(t0.-,
. dracle, ■ i Most .theatlds - ■ft'then;, ■ : sstaiVle iWB l '35-99 ‘Ad
■bhck^'Or 'puslied:tUr\v.ard, opei)Lh.its . .(MrO 'Headpti
oirder: .to'v get , started,' Ii’ri,day . ^31.) ,L^ sessioht Last vyedk.;; 'Palldh
morning , dr at, G ,P;' ni. that ‘niglit., gpari-Q'xv’’ 'iPd<0'),,, .,,(,2d ,',,',\\:,k',V, ' robiist
-’-ddth-rmdd'jrigtitpidid iDtt''hoiddvcr';sessid,n:. ;■
■prices ' the' riile e.verywhdre. ‘.Bestir ■ ' 'g<:ant«n ( WB lt i 1,475;, 35-99 i-^‘Iron
"nation Tokyo' at ;ne Penn got the
'big.gGS.t. pre-dpening. ; , Ijre.ak.' Kayplg;,
'biden publicized d.a,jI,Y ,,in ,lhe, Presa
■' fpr ■ '■';a ,;,t'm,dnth. ' when ■■'.'iWanib.it' B'rOa,;
: gave the , picture ' toi SeiiippS'-Hdwar.d
sheet to preview at its iinir.ia! benelit
for’ prippled ehildreit. , 'i .'
Estittiatcs for Last Week
: 'Fiil'tori' ,,lShea)' ;;-(,i',7d0:',',';.3(i-G0tA^
' ‘Flesh ai.ui Fantasy",- lUl. , Lopking,
'lp-ih',n'icd'piGku.R. i Last week 'Happy’,.
Land' '■■■fg(jth.;),i just, ■wastvt.A'here'v.at. j
woaiv Sii.OOil.
Harris. (Harris I- i'2.'20y: (SO-tiO ) —
•Gang's All Here' i20th'. ; i Wailed un-,
ti! 6 p. in. 'Friday , '(31) to open iaiid
: ';the'n' raw right through t,he tir.('tr._i,yht
. special shoiid,' Withdhigh expectations
■' on I'uil week. I.a.st week, second oi
‘Butler's Sister (Ui, so-so 83,500. ,
Pciiii (I.ofw’.s-UA) (3.300: :i0-(i0' —
‘Bcstiiialiou Tokyo' tWB.i. Miuia.ge-
■ liieht expects to go'- two weeks out
Oi' til is one. with strdr..g opening. Last
' week •Thousands C'neer' i,M-C ). held
', over extra day an<i on slig!t‘.iy ex-
tended .session' got bef.er ih.an
$18,000. ( d- ':;', g, id 'nk" ' ( ■
Ki'/, i\VR) (800; 30-001- ‘Northern
. I’urs.ht' (\VB) .(3d wk). .Moved liere
Iroip. i’enn and TV anier,' with iuipes ,
i o,{. dding. ■ better; ' -Last ; week. : iLassie-.
'CoiPeiH'oiVi.e' ' t'MlG); also, third .w.bekr'
etc .'.Vila .Safh'e 'rOute/prdihary .$2i200,.-; •. ,
■ n Senator ■.(Harris). (1,750; .3,6'-:0Q.):^
'■ .‘Butler's.".. 'Sister; .■ , (Ui (3d wk).
Brought here; aiteir 'forthlght.;at .Har-,
'K iis,' and' still .lorie." Last, w.eek, ’Heat's
■' On’ (Col i.';G(iropl'.ete:bust ;a't. $2,3.00... .
r Sta-iiley' . (WB),- .’;(;3.80.0; - .30W5.)w-
‘Gan.g wa.v . Tomorrow' ( RKO > and
Beniiy Gopdrnari cjrch.’; Got the, best
, :'Ne\V' Year's. Bve; break becaiise. show
. M'eht .tstraighi: ,lor ', $1.10; Tvay : oyer
' Whaf the others. charged. Big stanza
ih. prospect. Last' Week •.Ti'on .Major'
(RKC3)..,aiid Ted Fio Rito orch, bit
-better.; ; than $2.1,00(1,. just fair for
'Xina.s.
. i.'Warnei-''' (WB).,' , ,(2,000; ' . . 30-00)—
‘Thousands - Cheer (M.-Q,) ;(2d,:;wk>.
Moved, here frotn . Penn, and Idoking
trim. Last .week. (Northern Pursuit’
,i (WBh from Penh, barely , $5,.P00,
■ ra.ther .'duil.i.d'. r, .
MaUcir' .■(R'H©d.':(''2d',w^^
over , h6r.e.,;on the .strength 'p£;;S,rnaSh'
$l(i..500 for initiai week.
New Year’s Booms All
‘TOKYO’ TASTY
. Pliiladolpliia. Jan. 1.
. After undergbirtg a'' sharp, . sliiinp
during Xmas week, biz; .is ...getting
plenty , o.f hypo this session .with .in-,
.dications lor^ a smash New Year's
. sefflesteri ' Scales .' were hiked . f or
New' Year’s Eve; with, an unprece-,
. dented $L25 feir thevEarlo and . 99c
: top in .other deluxers'. New, films
.starting here this holiday week ; in-
clude ‘Bestinatioh Tokyo,’ ballyhoaed.
via' special .screening at la, nearby,
submarine , yard;;. ‘Gan.g's All Here,’
‘Thousands , Gheer’ and ‘Around the.
.World.' ■ La.st-,hamed : is pair'ed with;.
Ted 'Fib Rito's band, .Marion Hutton
and Frank , Fay on; stage at. Earle,
; ; with 'putsfanding. biz of present seS-
sion iike’.y. ; ,
Estimates for Last Week
Aldine .iWB)' (i:3,03; 35-99)^iGoVt,
' GirT (RKO). Held, over- lor second
, Week, .First session: neat. ,$1.4,5:00.
Arcadia (Sablbsky) .;(e()0; 35-75)—
-‘Nofthei'ii POrsiut' . (W8 » ' (2d; run )
Also holc’over after first; week, did;
fair 'S4,800.' -
i. ; '.Bbyd ,<( WB) '.‘:'(2,5P0:',- 35-99 ).A-'.‘Ho'
Time; Love’ ('Paid;; ''Second 'Stanza
: may ;d0: better .th'anv. ppener; 'which;
was dlsapnOiriting at $.10,000. ; I- ;;
; : Earle ;. ( WB‘) ■ (2.700;;'”, 35:‘-$t'.25
‘-Arpund; World.’ (RKQ )' . plus- Ted Fio.
; RitO' oidH, Marion Hutton,; Prank. Fay
' ,:oh stage,; „';Kay Ky.ser’s, prese.Hce’ iri-
'• filrir.'inay lielp. but ;, it's; the ,a;llr.round
stout pix-.stage layout that may land
the top coin in (toWr', La.st week.
. ; ‘Crime Dr. Strangest Cass' (GoB nlus
' Beiihy Gocdmoids oreh. eased oil' at
clo.se after fast start, .winding itn at
stron" $;;2.500, off from what was :
expected.
;, Fox (WBi (2.‘24.5: 35-93 .i-r‘Gah°'.s
, All Here' i20:'i). , Looks br:.”:';u. like
al! musicals' of .'late:- ; OttHhed Fricta.v.;
(31 1, Last .week. 'B'.-.tU'r's Sister'
. (C I. solid .$18,000 for second week.
' . Karlton (Goldman ;• (1.030; 33-9.0 i
. ' —'Girl CrtiZy' (M-G) (2d run). Go-
. ing into end of first week wi'h bi:!
‘Gang’s Here’ Look Top
; Lot.i.-ivi'i'e. Jan 1.
,'iBusiiVe's.s'''lit'.a.|l downtown locations
is"’shaping'.;up stron,gly for the. fir.st
week of .the New Year. , All iuntses
came up with mf<lnight. .shows F.rtday;
(31). and prod'ucl i's topnotoii. i’re-
vaiiin.g. !Ui ■ epide.m'ie, inelement'
.weather' .with ; sireei^, .glaz'ed, ■ With
snow .and* ice, , ’are I'a'ciors, which pic
. housoslhadt to . Contend.,; With' during,
trie past'; week.' '.'With .factors; .break.-;,
ling favorably,', ties', runs .should ibe,
0.fl' ;tb; 'H'''y'igat0US . 'Start 'in 1944.. :
Estimates for Last Week
; Brown ( Fourl'n Avenue -Ltew's i
(1.400: ;in-,o()i- •l.a.s.«ie Come Hnii-.e'
( H-G I and ‘Something ; About Sol-
'dier’ tCo!). Ticketed to do okay on
tih.Q'veyyer f forh .■ State, ; . 'Last;; 'week
‘Fallen ^Sparrow', . (RRO.V.i'i.'and,. ” 'Si|
Sailor’ '(.U:) :cin; roo,v,e()y.eiy;fro,m''Bialto;
sm'di't. $^,ii'()0;".''; ; ' ,
■ '"'Kentucky ('SWtt5\v);'(l.,2pO: '',l'5'-25'),
-irWinterti'rae'. i ',(;20th) and . ‘Sahara'
iCot'. Looks better U;a:'. avera.gc.
'.Last week 'Johnny. . Come Lately’';
lUA' and ‘Lady ■ Takes Chance’
■(HKOlV.sa'lisfaetor.y $1,900; .
; Locw:,’S iStaje i tLpew's ) ; (3, ,300: ; SO-
SO ) — . 'Ti'.ousan.tls '. Ciicor' , .(M-G.) .
Loqks. like the ciass of town, and
starting out vyith a' bang, Last week.
'Lassie Gpme .Hfimcr (M'G) and'
‘Something Ahout' ;S''oldier' ,(Gol);
solid SU.OOO r.r.ti moveqver. ' ,:;
' Mary Anderson ; (Libsoh.) .; (1,000;
30-50')— -‘Old A;cquaintance’ (W.B) (2d
wk) , .. .iPuIling. the iisual Bette . .Davis;
following currently .after, last week's
tsbCko $7,000... ■'
: National . -.flndie);, ,'('2,4D0;. 30-65)
‘Dpughboys . Ireland'. ; (,Cbl),' and; Al
Dexter orCh,; others; , on ,sth8e- , Shaf-
, ing in general good biz d.uriri'g; New
Year’s holiday, .with; midnight show
on .Friday, night (31,;); ; La;st Week
‘Chance Lifetime' ;(Col) ' arid yaude
headed by ( Three: • Stooges, . solid
$10,000. '
; Biattb (Fourth Avenue) .(3,400; 30^
50 )— 'Gangs 'All .'Here’ ; (20th) . Prom-
ises to make a„ Splendid', showing ; as
.single; . feature.: ,. Last; week;; ’.‘Riding
JHigh' . (Par); fairly gp',()d $10,000. . , .
; Sirand . (Fo(:(rth , Avenue.,) ; ,(1;'400;
30-50)-T;Son .Drae’ula’' (U) . and, 'Mad'
Ghoul ( U I . Horror combo looms
.sure' , '.winner; . ..Las;! ; "week , ."Strange.
Death,. .Hitler’. (U) and ‘Lucky Fel-
l,6\v' .(U),; satisfactory $4;00C),;'. , ,
fluKToiriioiiN^^
‘toer^ Tovcf Wow ■
Film Reviews
, tContlmied from page Ki ,
CHARLIE ALTHOFF
Says
: auiatvk'';y i ptuys; for ,’ii '
oonl ‘ii-ni.Olit h ; ,tbur ' (\f \t he •CL AL,-
'lieV'-uo.
.•Atiist.yr.s,'
-•■ ;(-''\)'l;U('VV, on'' .’()i,'Loho.iv .-L:
v'iblinl.s't;
ftby 'Lsii'ivvv . ini i)'i;i'h 7
■n'hc'c*-, . ..■’•• ; -r'
; ^Ir. I*<*n*»'
important sUiTOunding "OharacterS;.
For iiistarice, everi’ thQi.tgh',not. sho.Wn
iiv too favar'able light,, ;Kingt Ghflrtes;
II giV.es'.every.' indication of 'being, an
bUt.slariding chara;ctcr. '(,ahd he was.);,
yfct. It's relegatC'd iri.'the long prbce;sr
sioh of; .events.,; - Yarn '. ultimately
shdivs Pchii '.leading ;;11is;A H'ee-;
dom lovers to U. S.
Ciiiiord : EvahS makes- a rema.rk,-
'ably ,'int(3r'esti.ng. if ;,a. bit., wordy.;
’;pen ti, not: only .as . ,3 -. zealous.. Qualmi;
' but as an ardent .lover., and .hvishand;
Deborah” Keir 'iS; nicely cast -as his
sweetheart and 'Wife. . D;eitnis .Aruri-,
dcil .plays; .Charles' II; P;lali.sib!.V. ,.G1
the .stipDoi't.. John-Stiiart, .Max 'A.dvian,
D; ,,J.,'.;'\yiiliains, ..Ohd .-o;:. b. . Cla.renco.
'Shape 'tip‘’best.',',' . ■
; ..Anatole ; dc,' Gru;nwal.d;’l,;..sc)'‘;iptms
has. appa;r.(;Ht!y'' - takch ',lib;erti,es .;\yith
histbr'i'. '''. 'Dialog .’shOW'S. up; .\yeli;, '
U Cfi
Boston. Jan.' 1.
! As expeclpd, the li-ub.’S .ftlmrlSiz:' is.
springing back to .pKe-hPliday fOrni.
Although gain.s are not as substantial.,
as tli,e.y; might have , been, local, houSoS;
are well .'satisfied. ' All of them ’bad ,
ihidnight shows, ' mostly .at '.advanced'
prices';, tO'hypo: tiie boxoftice. over thp '
.weekerid: ‘Tlwusarids iChee.r’ : looks
leader ,a 't . Btale - and , Orphoum. for
T1m‘ liiM-I I'roiii
..(SP'N.GS):'
Gincy BKz Hurls But ^
.; Cincinnati. Jan. 1.
Six-inCh snowfall and icyy streets
hgve crippled this, city of many hills;
si.nce' last .Tuesday . putting a derit.lri
.the first Week pf the New, Year: Ad- ;
vanco ' sellout . 'Of New - Year's ' evg
midiught show at neW high scale for
Cindy .of $2,20 is putting, RKO Albee
'Stage-fiim bill Over despite : weather
hEindicso.. ‘Around the ’World’ plus
Graeie Barrie prch,. Mills Bros; and
Three. Stooges may hit... fiew .high for
currelft season';, here,. .‘Higher; andj
Higher’, appears' . ii.kely . to ..grab top'
sffaight.fdrtteiK honor's.. HoldoyerS all
over town look strong. ■; ;,. ;
' EctiniateS fir Last Week
;, .. . Alb.ee' (RKO),' .(3;3O0:‘ 44'-8S)
.‘Aro[;m,d World' (RKO,). plus Graeie,
Barrie . orch,. ' Mills '■ Bros,, ' Three
Stooges on stage. ; Sock , screen and
Stag'o. corribo being .h.y'poed.by seUout
of . :NeW Year's <(ve midnighter at
$2.20 (op: . May hit new high for ..sea?
son. Last week. 'True life' (i’ar).
.plus Ina' Ray; Hutton or.Ch; brisk. $22,:
000. with Hutton combo responsible
for- fliie- biz. ' .
Capitol (RKO) : (2,000;. 35-65)—;
‘Gang's.; All Here' '•(, 20th.) '(Zd” wk).
Looks' ,£a Vo'rable ' on . holdover after
solid '$9.'0()0 .opening .se'sh.,' ,.'-
.. Gra.nd;,”(BKO.)- (i;4.30;; 35:.65)-A'
.-sie : .Come, Home’. (M:G ) ■ ,('2d , Wk).
. W ice takings ' in-;, pr osp.edt ^f'ter , strong
S9..')00 on getatvny week.
'. Keith’s .'.fLibspn') ' ,( 1,500; , 3,5:65)p‘.
picking' ,up' .near, the arrivar Of jMe.w'; f 'Heat's.'Ori'V,'iCol)';a.nd ‘Baffle Ritssia*.
,Y,ear....: '.Finished up Friday:, (.31 i;„Vv,ith I -(.204,11). LLbokS' go.dd 'fo.r, . 'dual trade.;
ne;at .$7.000. . P.reVipUs .'week. '"Under' ! Last ' Week.. . .'Tarzan, .Desert Mystery’
S-FlaZs'- (20th) '('iniss'ue.)',' 'saci .fW.300.;!'(RKO') great $7,000.; ''
. m<.ri’n>o' )nn1drhnti )■ (v;25>T)' .a.S;n(ti—
So.at I'C. 1.
; Most - h'oul'es'. had;;'; new; '-.fare ■;,0vet‘
New' Year's; ' ■.HO'Wevar, 'Llbgr.ty 'hel'd
'W-hat ■ a '.Wbriian: -' ftn f;acohd ' sfariza.
afte.r. a terrific 'first, ;w0i'k,.; ;Big .d'Owri.r
tovvn,' first-ri'in’S'hr d ' special
sho:ws ;'NeW'^ Y'ear's'fJJv'c;.; with; ’upped'
aifinTsh;. ; sweetening, , .'the .''pbs,f-New
Year ; gro;sses 'all' arbund. ' .Business Is.
'expected; tO' ' top . ;p;rior;';-wee!i ..' 'a ■;■; al-
most 1 .all. ;spotS; with. indicatibns for,
.nice .upbeat,.; -
‘Riding Hi.gh,' day:;Sa;tip;g ;at Fifth
Ave, and .Music Hall, ■ldoks.,;out:Stand-
; ing.', with .. 'Destina.ti.bh Tokyo.’ at -Or-
phetirn; and . ‘ThOusanC'S'., Cheer'' at
I’arf ir.oun.t. al.so strong:' ■■.'■'■'i
Eatimates fpr Last VVeek .
Blue . Mouse' (Harririclt-Evergreert)
. (.800; ; .40175, l^'Gang’s :, . Here' „(20th);,
(;3d wk ).' Hot ;. re.lease.. froni Para-
.■noui'.t. Nice. pace. .Last. .. Week
‘Rookies ■ Burma’. . (RKO) .and -' ‘7th;
Victim',, ,(RKO;i . In six .days, not 'SO
,goo:i $3,800.
.'Fifth Avenue (H-E I ■ (2.349;. 40-75)
-rtRiding'. High’:,; (Par). (.It's . ridiri.g
.high for big dbugh. ;Lasl'.week ‘Las-
sie .Como; .Home’, (M-G). arid' ‘Aid:
rich' Haurits' tPar), bi," SU.OOO. , '.
Liberty (J & vHI (1 650: 40-65)—
.'Wi;::; a .Woman' (Coll (2d wk).
Keeping s'vvifc, pace, but .below last
'.week’s record, w.bicK Hit marvelous
$14,000,';;. : A :
. Music Box (H-F.) (850; 40-75)- ■
■Lassie Come Home' (.M-CH and
‘Aldrich .Haunts’ (Pa)',) (3d wk) . - In:
terest holding for. healthy *rcss..' Last,,
week ‘Fallen .Sparrow’ (RKQ) and
‘Falcon .,CO.eds’ .(RKO) (2d. wk ), big
$5;800 for; second ..sesh,;; ': ; .
; :.Mnsic-' Hall .; (HcE). (;2,2'00:"40-75)—
‘Riding . HlgH’, .(Par ):- ;A;riticipati,ng
way, above gopd returns, - but.' Fifth
;Ave. is on, day-da.te booking. Instead
of' Pararnount, .Fifth, ,'cbps the best
to al .usually. Last; week ‘Lassie!; (M-i
G ) arid ‘Aldrich Haunts' (Parl. 'bkay
$7,000, '
Orpheum (H-E) (2.600: 40-75)--
’Destinatioh, Tokyo' ;.(WB),;;;. Expect-
ing great biz otj .this new ; War pic-
ture.. .Last week. riine days, of . ‘Flesh
Fantasy'. (Hi and /'So'S Your Uncle’
. (U), great S13.S00. , .
,; Pa,Iqmar (Sterling ) (1.350;. 30-75).-^
‘Harvest 'Metody' ,{PRC ! ( arid ‘Tiger
Fanigs'. (PRC) plus vadde.r Nice week
in prospect. - .;La'st ; week, ..‘Pistol
.Packiri!. Matna’ .(Replf'.splid $i(),,5;00.
Paramount .(HIE); (2,039; ;.40:7p)—;
'Thousands Cheer' CVI-G '. Indica-
tions- are for .Solid .returri's. Las ; week
‘Gang’s , Here' (26th). almost ' equal
tp.first sesh; hitting $11:200,. big;. .
-Roosevelt (Sterlin.g) (SOO; '40:75')-^,
‘Flesh; . Fantasy’ , (U) , ' (‘id wk )■; after
liin.e .days at the Orpheum. ‘Nieo..
stanza iu sight, l.a.st week 'Xorth-
ern : .Pursuit’ ' iWE,)- (4th' 'wk ), ’" bke ;
$4,000.
Winter. Garden tSleriii’ig.) (SOOf. lSl
30);--T ' .Dpod; ' It’; ..(m^G). apa.' 'Ho-ly
;Matri;jnot5y’: ;(20th ) ( 3ri',.ruri'.). Hqlding
at swell;.' total.; .iLast - week. - '‘.Watch
Rhine’; . ( WB I '."arid' ‘Hi ' piddle' ; '.tUA).
(3d run), very .good $4,50.0. ;
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; D'eals '.wltli' ' the efforts '.bt .Arihida,'
\vi;o manages ; ' her ' prizefighting
brothel:, 'played' by 'Anthony; .Carusoj..
to .'keep, him, fr.pm fighting .Terry
.Frost, also 'ii. fighter;' .and one; with.'
whom gal is 'in Idyc, ' Climax, . of
^ ;c,C!Urse. comes when Boxing Comhiis-
I'sibn sets fight, with- Fr(3S,;S' ma'nagef
'appareritly. fixirig . the .'fight ;tKrOugh
siren Veda' Ann Bofg, Who is to keep;;
Caruso. bL.tt .of ;condit;iori.. Gal .spills
beans ami everyt!’.m.g ends right
Side, up. '
, 'PiC makcs ,p0.br;.u.sa:ge of. good song
material,, when 'Armlda, who' has a
Sitamsh . accenti. sings ' 'Jiv.e, Brother,
Jive;’ a song built' for a swing singer,
'not" a .' coloratura ' soprano. ■ Edgar
'.Kehhedy ,' gels; .the; .laughs Jack
•La. Rue iS '-eapable; as ' the. ‘fixit’ .m
ager.
Title refer.s to. tne Mox origin, .of
Miss Arra.ida, 'but aetipn is otherwise
Ipcaied in .New'.Yprk;
total biz.,;.' but:'.‘Mo'Tirric; for,.Lo'v,e,.', at ,
the Met, may cop first money for a ,,,.
Sin'glO'.'h'.ciuse..
Estimales for Last Week
Boston (RKO) (3,200; 44-99) —
'Aroumi World'. ( RKO ' plu.s , Earl .
Carroll’s ‘Vanitie.s.'" ..Hypoed by mid-
hjght . ,shb,Wi ' this:,.bill,'.p,fo.bably '. will
touch a! tali figufe., ..LaSt.Avcck. ‘Tar-;
zan’s Desert Mvstcry’ (RKO) and
Jerry 'W.ald , dreh, .Patricia: ;l)4pfU^ .
athor.s, on sin.ge. nice S24.000. ' ’
:V Fc,nvvay') '(M-p;);,.: il.'STR;;. 4
'Priricess O’Rburke.’ iWB) and ‘Iraq' .;
( 20t1l ).;' Bill 'iriisS'ed 'ri:gbt biz; at Met, -
but catehinK U.p;her'C, ;- M;idrii.,ght exs,
tea' 'Of . ‘Ridirig'- .Hi.g’h'. .(Pai';) , '.helped;' ;
Last .w.eek.' ■ 'N on hern Purs'.; it' IWB ')- '
a.nd i'FiiotlighP' Gi.amriiir' (Cc'il), ■ okc '
:$5;ooo; '.
.Meiu<)'ria,i . :(RKO)' (2,960,:; ,4,4173').;'— , '
;‘.La.dy.' Takes . ; Chance' . (Go} ) ' and
'•Gari'-gwny To.inoi;rbw!;.:'.(:RKO)..,; ,('2d;..
wk ),'' ;Hold.'oyer' 'ma.'y ,;'(lq,uhl,, .o.peiling'':, :;
Week; ,'losS;. midhiglit''S'Bd.fv'.';ta'k'o.s;;' bi^
preview '.of ..'Itlgiier'' arid ■;.,;Highcr’. .■
;(R'KO. j'i' 'taSt 'vycek .hit.';ti;.iB-i. ;$33',000,;,'"
.'. Metr,opolith;ii'';(M:P )■ ''('4..;3G7; 33'‘65,) .
— -’No'Tirhe Love’ .'('Par;) a'n;d '.Aldrich., ..
Ha-u n t s' ’Ho use ' , '.(.Par ) ; . .'Ga-i n i'hg r ap - . ;
idly foA'-coinebaek'. followi'hg;"' pfl'isli .
■forthight. ; Midnight' sho >v of .'.Riding" '
Hi;gh'’;''t.Par ) ' (>n'';rcS’eiWcd. pplic.yj.n: big ; ;,
help; "Last week:;:'‘.True.; to Life' (Phr.);'
.and ‘Pi.sio; ; Packin', Mama' (Rep), ,
good .$20,000.
Orpheum ( Loewi (2,900: 4 1-05 ) - ,
-‘As Thoiisands., Cheer! ' I'M -,G;).,; 'Off 'to ...
a smart ;;oaGe "arid may' get blH-tifne
biZ '.' at' f,hl.s .spO't:; ' 'iMidni.gitt ' sho.W;
hGlpe'd.'' Last week, ‘Swing Mai'si.e;’.'
-(;M-GA"'a-nd'--‘'Knin.san-' ” (U-A ).— rteitiL”
$19,006:.,, 't'
Paramount (M-P) (],,700;:; 46-6p).-:4
‘Prindoss 'O'Rourke! ( WB ):.. and ‘Iraq’,
( W.B ); Bill cairght iii holiday - slvimb,
at ; Met, b.Ut . doing' ;great' ;noW, , With
midhigiit 'show .and . ,‘Ridirig ‘High.’-;'
.i,Pai:)'a;t advari.cCd pri'ces,, boostirig to -
big' session'; Last ' week. . ‘Northern : .
Eur.suii‘ ‘ ('WB,).;aiid,' ‘Fpotlight Glam; '
our' (CnlV. nice $12,300. .
■ State. (Uoow ). (3,200: 44-05):-:' As, .
T}u)u.‘'-;u’.d.« Ci-.cor' (M-G'. . Single
feature and.' midnight, show., making,
for, big turnover.,, Tilp- biz in. si.ght.'
Last Week. ! Swing Maisie' .(M-Gband .
'Kansan' (HA), neat $9,000. .
Translux-.fTranslux) (900: 28:6,5)—
‘The Ape*. (Mbho), and. ‘Go.rpse'!Van-,'.
ishes!'' (Mono). Dual horror bill
clicking here .per Usttah ;Last yyppk"
‘Crime Sehbor, ( WB ) and' ‘Girks Pro- :;
bation’ ..fWB) , (2d .'\v.k),. . upped ., to
S0.200 on holdover. ' "
, Kerth’S ','0Goldrh?h );':(3;220,; 35-99:)
' .•Sa'bara’ ,;(C.ol ),'('2d .run ), .ll.nbks like '
.; plenty ;! of; .'c.ash' ih' till, though 'see-OTjd
.run, ' .Last" ■w/pek'. ''.Wtjjn'an 'pf;’' Y.or.f''
; (M.:.U')','tle'issue')'. blah.'S2;;800,.;”..
; Maslbaum ' (-WB )'. (4.6931 '35-99 )w-
; ■TDestmetiph '■ Tokyo’' '.(■'’tp,'): On'ehe'd-
Lyi-lc ■.(RKO) (:i.,400: : 35-65).
'‘Women, iri : Bondage' (Mono) and
.‘SuliaiVs '.Daughter!, (Mdht)').. 'Should
';ibp;;'.a'V,crago': " La's}' week: ,‘Son of'
Draciila’ ( U.) ' and, ‘Mad GhouT'' - (U ) ■
;t2d'Wk).' Lefty $5,000'; ' :• .,
' '.FaM'd 'iRHOV'.tRlOOO: ; 35-65!)'-:-'
‘Higher .arid. Higher’;; (RKO), Looms'
as possible curferit .straight , picttirb.;
frohter by fairly godd margin.; Last
week, ‘As Thousa'hds. Gh;'eer’.'..,tM*G),!
dandy $14,000. -
!'. Shuber.t (RKO;) '(2,100; ,3,5'.65)L-’As
Thousands Cheer’ - (M-G MoyeoVer
W'irining .plenty , of Support. - Last
Week: . ‘Whistling; Brp'oklyii' (M.-'G).
(2d riiti),; pleasing $4,000.
4M*o Kii l>a Man<»
(‘Gold in the Hand’)
( aRgentine-made)
’ ' " ' • : ; '"Buen.oS A’ir'eS,,;'D;eC:' ,'15,,';'' ' ,
'■,1’fuivpii. -Film ■ .'i'n<'i'',;:'.j;(’,ic'a'.:r;.
.Siiirs . 'J'Vr'in! sm-iiii'iiyi",,; SebiiS(i(in'',;(-.'(vi(i:li'i'i''
'tihu'i'a; .Dornins'o .saprili,''..'Froruui.;'' fin;-'
.rer.'l. ..(ohc; ' lluzii. ; ..Pii’vPipf ,lu',
A(le.lqui .Sl'ill!il(. Story,. Miinur'i'VilfeKli'ii.'ni!-
pp7.;;, iulli.ptoa . lly Mpnuol VillligSs;. 'l.opcil:: '
iihploqvppljy, (iiiii'ior :Piu;i'f'ii'l’o: Ovuskv i.u-
cid 'D.cnin’i'o, ,'\t '.(((jiiumenUi).' iiwynP.: Alces; '
'.Kuni'iiii'k lii’iH'," lOO -'MlNW, .' .
“■'.This; one is not quite; up tp;Pampa’S
nMt .standards although ah. interest"
IngeXariiplebflbcalpr-oduetion.par-
.ticularly; since, it reverses usual trend
of local; film’s and .'m.QveS' .story eut-
doprs , to’ a region not . unlike the
American' west,; . Yarn deals with a
mediep, who, '.because of , an error, is
ruined and abandoned by'.his. friehd's.
.He ; heads for the mtiuntain regipns,
.beoomes ".a , mirier .and falls in love
with the wife of one of his . com-
panions. To gel the .furids.; to.' escape,,
with her, he steals; frpm his pal .and
;.a;: .series, of ' .inciderits; 'ending in a!
tragic climax follows. .
' Mining' .scenes' have, been ,! fairly
.well done :'a,nd:"the . superstitions and
' brutality ; that . still ,'tfiark the distant
regions ; of Argentina are well paint-
'ed.l But film . Ihcks pU.nch and has.
been acted, without' brilliance,; With,
the i'e.sult that ' it fails- to.,, really take
. advantage of itS'POSsibililies'.’ ShoUM
"be of interest for ■provihcial .Latirips,
liowcvcr. because of the background
and of the frequently well-realized
action . sequences. Rap.
.Tack Jordan’s Shift
. 'i Charlotte, N. C„ Jan. 1.
, Jack Jordan, manager. of the St.ale.
Shlisbufy: '31,066 September, ,"\vent . to
Raleigh .Dee. ,21 as;' 'manager !.of the
Ambassador ;. ('North " Carolina THe-
atTeft.) , ; it ■was.; announced by, Paul V.
.Phillips, ' Salisbury , ■.manager of .' the;
fheatr'e chain.' Slicceede.d at the State
b.v*. Frank Rif eh' Iryiny -whe ...returned
to' .Sali.sbur.’y v.frptP/' Gastoh'iaf .N. ' C:,;.
Where he has been .serving as ..rnart-'
a.gcr of the Lyric.
; Minneapolis. Jan. 1. .
New- Year’s Week is expected to
brlhg- zobraihg . grosses. '. ,'As Thou-
sands;' Cheer’ looks " leader of . ’film ; '
procession. T'r.c Orpheum has its
first .stage show InTUnbre than' a
rhbnfh, headed .by. Art KasseTs bri:; .
chestra, and supplementing .’Crazy.
House’ , on the screen,. 'Three .'hold- ,
overs— ‘Old .Acquaintance,’ ’Riding
High’ and 'Lady Takes a Chance’- ■
i'h; their ,, second weeks, are Strong,., , .
Estlmaics for Last 'Week
Aster '(Par-Singer) (900; 20-30)—
‘Tornado;’:, (Bar) and ‘Never.: a Dull
Moment’. . (U). '. In; for. . four days!,'
LaSt.'Week.' Doughbpys Ireland’ "(Col)
an.d . ’Mr. .Mtigg.s Steps Q.Ut’ (Mono ),
gbod ,$2,000 in five 'days, ■
„ ' .Cerittiry' „;(.PrS) ( 1,60.0 40-55 )-e-!01d
’:Acquaintance’..(WB) (;2d wk):; Held;
over after 'a' .sirbrig first week , at .
$9,000,
Gopher (P-S) (1,000;; 35)W-’Heal’s
, On’ . (Col): Well spotted: here where
fhe younger set congregates. Last
'■Week, .' ‘Mari ' Down Under’ (M-GX
mild $3,800 : '
". .Lyric (P-SX (1,091: 40-55 )-—‘La;(ly
Takes ' 3 ..Chance’ { RKQ ) (2d : , wk):
Moved over: ff'OnT Orpheum affer .a
'sock: week; there.; ' Last' week, ‘Salute
Marines’ (M-G) (2d 'wk); gbod'$6,O0Oi
' Qi-pheum (P-S) , (2,300;;' 40-55) -T-
‘Crazy -House’ (U.)- 'and. A'tt. KasSel
orch and acts on stage.. ' Big'bdiiday
lUn'.sho'W'Cglculat.ed'.tP'lu^
custornBrs,. ! Last week,; . ‘Cady , Takes
Chance’ ' (‘Coll, sockb $14,006,
State, (P-S) (2,300: 40-55 )--"‘ThP'u-’
sands' Cheer’ (M-G). Cast array
makes 'this, loom as- sure-fii'e. , Last
week;.' ’Riding' High’ ..-(Par)., .'a ; trii'ri'
$11,000, .' , 'I '
.uptown .(Par) . (1.100; .30-40.)— r
‘Rpsie,. O'Grady’;, ( 26 th'). F.irst' neigh."
bdrh.ood sKovvtrig;. after terrific .loop,
run!. Last week;';Winffc.rti'tae.';;(20th),
good ;$4,0’00. , i
Worldi (Par-'Steffes) (350; 40-75)--
‘Riding High' (Pgr )'. (2d; wk;>, ■"Should
‘.be here some time after tiim first
.week at R,t,-)t,G. La'st.weck, ‘Claudia!
.(20th) (3;d.\yk:)f..Qkay $'2;000/''. !
Weiiesdayv Jariua^^
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PlCtPRES 27
on H. 0.
Chicago, Jun. 1. ♦-
. Loop theatos 'gplered ::the N
Year \sith a ^tch drhbldoyers; Only
tjew pictures are ‘Lady Take^ a
Chance’ coupled with ‘Gangway for
Tomorrow^ at Palace and ‘Never
pull Moment,’ aided by Harry How-
ard’s ■Kioliyyfood Pm-up. Girls’ revue
on stage, : at ' Oriental. ’Lady’ , and
‘Cangway’’lbokS likely ehlry because
-reseivang- ex:ti.a ,hjtplo itatinn prior . tO -
opening Saturday (1 ); Also helped
by special New Year’s eve showing
oL’Higher and Higher’ Friday (31). ,
’Riding High* cbupled, , With: stage
: sho w sha pes ; as sock >i,n second Week
at the ' Chicago .after great, , $54,000
bpenihg session.: ‘Thousands Cheer’
also looms hefty on holdover.
Estimates for Last Week;,
Apollo (B&K) (1.200; !i0-85)—
'Northern Pursuit' (t^B) :;and ’Be-
hind Big Top’, ,(WB): (3d Week in
l^op.) Looks very good. Last week,
fine $15,000.
Ghicago (B&K) (4, 000; 50.*85)-r
‘Riding High’ (Par), plus .stage show
(2d Wk). Headed for, socko biz after
: last Week’s great $54 000.
, Garrick, (B&K) (900; 50-85)— ‘The
Kansan’ (UA) and ‘Pistol Packii.
Mamma’ (Ftep) (2d wk). Looks
goon. Last week, bright $11,000.
Grand (RKOl (1,150; 40-85)—
‘Flesh Fahtaisy’ . (U) and ‘Moonlight
Vermont’. (U)' (3d week in Loop), j
Prospects okay. Last, week, ‘Spider i
Woman’ (U) and ’Calling Dr. Death"
? (U) , -riice .$8,400
priental (Iroquois) (3,200; 31-69) —
‘Never :n Dtill Moment' (U,) and
v’Hojly.vvbod Pin-Up Girl’ revue; Out 7 1
; look , is big. Last week, ‘So’s Your;
Uncle’: (U) and yaude; corking
$25,000. , : i
: Palace (RKO) (2,500; 40-85), ■— ,
T,ady: Takes Chance’ i RKO) arid
‘Gangway Toinorrow’ (RKO). Big
biz on tap. Last: week, 'Flesh Fan-.
. , ta.sy’': (U) arid ‘Moonlight, V'ernibnt’
(U); (2d wk). good $16,000.
;. Roosevelt (B&K) (1,500; 50-85)—
; ‘Sahara’;.’ (Cql) r(3d‘- wk)y ^ Gontiriues
Strong. Last - week, Vsparklirig ; $23*000
for second sesh.
i^tate-Lake ( B&K) (2.700; 50-85)w
‘Thousands; Cheer’ (M-G) (2d wk).
Hefty receipts on horizon. Last
week; snappy $21,000. : ‘ ;
, vGnited AfUsts CB&K) diVOOi idO-
85)— 'Princess 'O’Hourke’ iWB) (3d
Wk). Shapes up Well.: Last week,
nifty $20,000. , ‘ ■
Woods (Essaness) (T.200; 50-75).—
‘Gangs, Iiic,’ (PRC) arid ‘Choo Choo;
Swing’ ( Wfi). ( 2d wk ). Looks solid.
Last week,; big $18,000. .;
Stages Comeback;
‘Higher/ ‘Gang’s Here/
Kansas City, Jan. 1. ;
Biz which began ia comeback ' iast
week, after a pre-Cihristn'ias slump,
continues to skyrocket. “ The New
Year got off to a rousing start here.
Strong lineup of films ail around,
with' tilted prices for .special,', NeiWl
Year’s eVe shows, indicate sinash re- '
: turns, Newebmers includes ‘Thou-
sands Cheer,’ ‘Higher and Higher’
and 'Gang's All Here,’ and all ap-
pear ; ciiciiing for sbekb grosses. Only
holdover, . 'Radihg High,’ is Still i oll-
ing ’ along after tbp : biz in : bity last
week. ,,
Estimates fbr Last Week
Esquire, UptoWn and Fairway
(Fox-Midwest): (8,20,' 2,043 and 700;
40-60)— ‘Gang's All .Here' (20th).
Opened With a bang arid scerns . head-
ed for; extra Dig. coin. Last Week
■Hutlbr's Sister’ (U), strong $14,500,
'. over expectations.
: Midland (Loew’’s) (3 500; 35-55) —
‘Thousands Cheer’ (M-G). Going
solo for likely; smasheroo total. Last
., Week 'Lassie- Come: Home’- (M-G),,
, arid 'Young Ideas’ ,('M-(3), husky .$15,-.
. 000. above hopes.
Newman (Parambunt) (l|9GO; 40-
60 )-.i‘Riding High’ .(Par) (2d : wk ).
Still riding; at vfabt , clip after lush
$15;5,00 initial; round, best in city.
\ Orpheum (RKO) (1,500; 40-60)—
‘Higher and Higher’ „(RKO)- and
‘Gangway Tomorrow’ (RKO). ‘The
. .Voice’- is . charming . ihe;:bod.by“Sbck^^
and others. Last week ‘Lady Takes
Chance’ (RKO) and ‘Ghost Ship’
(RKO) "(2d Wk)V pleasant $10,000
. after heaUhy ,$12,000 flrst'stanzai, :
Tower (Fox-Joftee) (3,100; 35-50)
. -r’Pistol Packin’ : idatna’;,' (Rep ) ■ with
stage show featiifing Smiley Bur-
nette in person arid D’Artega breh.
Combo is a winnbr and heads for toKr ;
rid . week,' Last week ‘Buckskin;
Frontier’ (UA)., - .with" ■ Biackstone
. magico act on stage, rugged $12,000
'Gang’s Here’ and ‘Riding. High' look
to be the ace straight filmers.
Estimates for Last *Week
Orpheum (Tfistates) ( 3.000; 20-65),
— ‘Yoiing Ideas’ : (M-G) and- ,. ‘Hblly-
wobd Cover. Girls’, oh stage. Excep-^.
tidnal week looms with ejetra mid^
night .show New Year’s eve at $1.10
(Par) . :and: . ‘Is^^^’ K Happy’-
(Coll fit-55) solid $10,400, which is
excellent on aU-filrn program.
■ Omaha (’Tristates) (2,000; 1 1-55)-—
‘Riding; High’ (Par) and' ‘Klondike
Kate’ fCpll, - With "New Yea eve
show at 75c top bught to run way
ahead of feceht totals; ; Last Week,
‘1 Dood , If (M-G) arid: ‘Petticoat
Larceny’ (RKO), fair $7,300.
Paramohnt (TristateS) ; (3,00();
11-55) — ‘Gang's All Here’ (20th).
Single-featured With special mid-
night show vshbuld boost -into com-
fortable five-figure mark. Last week,
‘Girl Crazy* (M-G), strong at $11,000.
Brandeis fMbrt Singer) ; (1.500;
11-55 )— ‘Higher and ’Higher’ (RKO )
opened Friday (31) and runs into
new week with special, midnight
show . New ■ Year's' eve. .: Unusually
high total for size jbf house is likely.
La.st week; ‘Government Girl’ iRKO)
and ‘Rookies in Burma’ (RKO), fine
$8,800 for nine days.
BALTO BOFFO;
TOKYO’ TALL
Baltimore, Jan. L
Extra midnight shows all over the
downtown sector New Year’s Eve;
.(Fri'd:.; :hei;ped boost -■ dbings' .here th,i.S:
week. In strong product lineup,
‘Thbdsarid's. Cheer.’ at Loew’s Cen-
tury, and. ‘Destination Tokyo,’ at the
StanleY, look exceptionally fine, Rest
..of list- also is in the-' groove. .; \
: EsHmates for Last Week
(Loew's-UA) (3.000; 17-
,55:)— ’‘ThousandspCheer’ (M-.G). Aim-.
ing at a top figure. ’ Last: Week ;‘Cro.?s
itiorraine’ (Mt-G ), uneventful $11, 20(),
: Hippodfonie .(Rappa'pbit) (2,240;
17-66)"— ’’Government Girl’, (RKo)
plus vaude. Nicely spotted for
strong action, ’ way lip over, yecertt:
totpls. 'Bast, .week . ‘What a Wbmari’,
(Col) arid vaiJde. okay $15,400.
Keith's (Schanberger) . (2,460; 17-
55)— ‘Flesh Fantasy’ (U) (2d wk).
Holdihg iexceptipnaily well and ’rriay
equal first week’s action at big
.$14,2()0..-. ' V--,'..’: , I.,.;":
Maryland (Hicks) (1,240: 25-50)-
(Wbrneri in Bbridage' (Mono). (2d
wk). : Holding, good pace and posr
;sibly . better than $3,900 on imtial
week.. '.'b:
Mayfair (Hicks) (980; 25-50)4
‘Hostages' : (Par). Seemingly set for
better than average. Last week ‘Son
of Dracula’ (G), fairish $3,800.
. New (Mechanic) . ( 1.680; 17-55) —
‘Gang’s All Here’ (20th) (2d wk).
Maintaining. v.sWell ’ gate to indicate
topflight . business . after mopping . up
on first round to $12,200.
Stanley (WB) , (3,280; ,20760)-i-‘Des-
tination Tokyo’: : (WB). Shooting for
lofty session. Last week , ‘Northern
Pursuif (WB) . ’ (.2d wk), fairish
$9,700 ■ ■■■ ■' ’■■''■ti'’'-'-
, Valencia; (Loew's-UA) (1;.486; 17-
55) — ‘Cross l.ori'aine’ ■ ( M-.G) i move-
over). So-so week: i.s in prospect.
Last week ‘Spider Woman’, ’(U),
meagre $3,700 ;
* First Runs on Broadway
'(Subject to. pharise)
Week of Jan. 6
,- Asior4‘Life Boaf (20th).
Capitpl— ‘A Guy Named. Joe’
(M-G ) ( 3d week ).
iRevieiced tn ‘Variety’. Dec. 29)
. Griteribn — ‘His Butler's Sister’
(U) (2d week I.
, ■ (Remewed m ‘Variety’ Nov. 10)-
Globe — ‘Where Are Your Chil-
dren?’ (Mono) (8).
. : (Reviewed in-;. ‘Variety* Dec, 1) c-
‘ HbiiyWqod— ‘The Desert Song’
i.\VB) (4‘.h week).
■ (Reviewed iit ‘Var iety’ Dec. 15):
Miisic: Hail 4 ‘Madame Gune’
(M-G) (4ih week).
(Reweteed in ‘Variety’ Nou; 24)
’Palace — ‘Government Girl’
(RKO),
iRcmeiued Ml 'Variety' Now. 10)
; Paramount— ‘Ridm’ High’ (Par)
:’(3d week)
; (Ret'icuied tn ‘Variety’ Nov. 10), .
Rialto— ‘The Spider Woman’
■ .(G)vt7).
Rivoli — For Whom the Bell
Tolls’ (Par) (26th week).
r( Reviewed :ih ‘Variety’ July 21 )
Roxy— The Gang’s All Here’ .
. i20‘.h) (.3d w'cek).
iReviewed in ’Variety* Dec; : 1)
; Strand—" ‘Destination Tokyo'
(WB) (2d week).
- (Rctneuied in 'Variety' Dec. 22)
Toky^BarneL
Omaha Outlook Bright;
‘Ideas’-Unit in Money
. ' . . Omiilia. Jan. 1
: . .Gontiri.tied :■ upsw-cep in businb.fe 'is
looked :.',fpr , with '. the ..new piclur'es,
.epmi'ng , in to tee -.bff the, N.pw Year’s-
,Week.- ‘ klidnight: .shPtea.N.Pwi.:Year‘,s .
'eve /all ■ had .big, advarice ’siilo.s' iiidib'U.Sl);
(Par), smash $21,000 or -slightly over,
windirig up last Friday (31) night.
Hipp (Shea) (2,100; 35-65)— ‘No
.Time,: Love’ ' (Pai-);, , .and-. ,‘Aldrich
Haunts .■House.’: , (Par). ; (2'd-.wk-i.;:)VIoyed,;
here from Great Lakes where, it just ;
fin Ish'bd a highly successful :.'-se'ssibn,:,
and takings ' ibom s,tQUt.'-..Last ' week,.
‘Crirne School’ (WK) ; arid ‘Girls on
Probatipft’ (WB) .:(;reissUes.), rugged.
$13,5()0 fpr this bombo.
NEWARK UPSWING ON;
‘GANG’S’ IN ACE SLOT
Newark, Jan.' 1.
: High-powered: marquee setups in
ail first-runs, coupled with increased
scales over the holiday stretch, pre-
sage' a banner week to kieik . pff the
New Year, ' Downto'Wri houses likely-
Will be limited only by their overall;
seating capacity, with the; biggest
seaters slated, to;grab :off the fanciest
'biz'.---. :■■ :
Proctor’s, with ‘Gang’s /All Here’
fplibWing up the Friday night (31).
pi-eerri of ‘Higher and Higher’ at
$2.20 top, looks tb .;l,ead |bWn- ‘North-
ern Pursuit,’; at Bfanford, also prom-
ises ■ tall 'returris, as doek .the State
with ‘Thousands Gheer.’ Also look-
ing for top figures is the Adams with
‘Screatri in Darlf,’ boosted by the Ink
Spots' oh stage -plus Milt Britton's
band and additional acts.
: EStimatek fbr Last IVeek ; .
Adams (Adaths-Par ) (1,950; 35-99 )
— Campus Rhythm’ (Mono) and :Stage
show including Ink Spots, Milt Brit-
ton orch, Grace McDohald: arid Shaw
and,::,,Lee, ; Setrip -fig;Ur6s,' .for- smasb
biz. Last week, ‘Mr; -Muggs Steps:
Ouf (Rep),and Wbody; Herlnan orch,
Paul Winchell, others. On stage, nice
,$19',000.'f
Branford (WB) (2.800; 30-90)—
‘Northern Pursuif (WB): and 'Never.'
Dull Momehf : (U), Bangup week;
Seehlk likely, Erbbl Flynn being very
pop here; Last week; ‘Gid; Acquaint-
ance’; (WB) and ‘Charice ; Lifetime’
(Col): ;(2d. wkL /eomfortable $14,000,
, : g (.I,300;: 20-55)— 'True'
Life’ (Par) and ‘Dr. Gillespie’s Crim-
inal dase’ (M-G). Should finish in
lofty figures, with .99c top New Year's
Eve sparkirig gross. Last Week,
Broadway - theatres, . rbundirig , out
another, year of wartime prosperity;
had their third .Christmas bhu; New,
.Year’s, since U- S,. entered, the cop-
flic-t, fer.v-eritly hoping " it would ,;be
the: last. : : Most all dowrilown fli’;‘it- .
runs— -ijeld over their Christmas:
shows. Only ■ ; three .houses :carne
forth with hew .bills foVNeW, ■Year’s,
week, iheiudirig : the State, wkich ; has
‘Sahara’ on secbhd-shbt in- the Tirnes
Square area, together .with a vaude
layout headed by Patricia MoristSp
a id Eric? Blore, Housb teed oil very
strongly Thursday (.30). :
The following day. .Friday (31),
the Strand brought in ‘Destination
Tokyo’ and the Charlie Bafnet band,
plus Elia Mae Morse and others in
person. Opening the doors at 8 a.m.
for the long New Year's eve grind,
house was in high gear, from the
start. Only other arrival of the pas-
week was ‘His ButUn ’s Sister,' which ;
moved into the Criterion Wednesday
(29), giving this straight-filmer one
of its strongest .opening days, : /
Christmas week was very big this
year, though ■ not , rebord-breaking.
New Year’s ;; week . is always much
larger, with a large Pibpbftiori of, the
i . crease m grbss, coming from,, :-lri-
brea'sed scales, arid, ■grindiri.g pa.5t mid-
night'-, until daybrbak or even, longer,:
as, with the.-, .little Rial.to- .unden its
. policy to go , around the clock; .;
, Scales: .set " up .fpr. New . Year’s' eve
ranged from $1,10 for. a few* houses
to .a ; top. of .$2.20 .at the' Paramount,.
Roxy : and Strand,. witji;bfher.s in .be-
tween; Capitol charged an even $2.
Music .Hall refused tb : veer- away
irom its customary price of $1.10
for general admission and $1.65 for
the loges. ,, -, Playing ‘Madame Cune,’,
no w;, iri .itS' -third, week, . house’s ,ioge
was sbld ' put: .for-. New Year’s three
days, in advance,, Extra i stageshows'
wete -put on -at' .all;: bombirtation
houses; ;P:k'r a rn b u n't and. Strand
topped others by . scheduling seven
..shows, the last : going on around, ■2:3,1)
o’clock in the iribrnirig Saturday
(11, Koxy- and: Music Hall went to
six; shows, while the Capitol and
State played five. . G
; An . :uriusual .expbn was the
.showing dri Friday (31), for the .orie
day only, of ‘Higher and Higher’ in 50
neighborhood theatres of the RKO
circuit at $1.10 to $1.65 scale. Pic-
ture was thrown into the houses in
Buff. B.O. Jumping For
‘Higher/ ‘Tokyo/ ‘Cheer’
Buffalo, Jan. 1.
Theatre boxofti.ee., .returns are
jumping, with week bpehing Satur-
day .'(l) expected tO' top .sturdy , busi-
ness registered during Christmas scs-
..sibn,' . ■ ■ :
: Estimates for Last Week .
Buffalo (Shea) (3,500; 35-65)—
‘Thousands Cheer’ (MrG):, , This big
Metro special,,:opening' Saturday (1),
looks in line for .pro.spserpus, sessibri.
Last week, ‘True to Life’; (Par) and'
‘Iraq’ (WB), satisfactory ;at’ $13,000;
Lafayette (Basil) (3,300; 35-65)"7;
‘What a Woman’ (Col) and ‘Qoo’d
Luck Yates’ (Col). Expectations arc
for even stronger stanza than last
week. 'Last .Week, 'Top .Man’ tU) .and
‘Fired': Wife’.; (U). rousirig . $15,000,
with . ’Top Mari^ the real draw;.;.. - , ,
'2,()tli Gentiiry .(Ind.) ,(3,OGO; ,,35'‘65)—
‘Higher and Higher’ (RKO) and
‘Sailors All’ (RKO). Set fbr .a-.strbhg
week with appeal ol Frank Sinatra
in ‘Higher’ expected to carry bill
along at rapid clip. Friday mid-
night show will help. LaSt, week,
,‘Arbun.d W'drid’ .CRKO )■ ari.d'’Lcbpa;r.d
Man- (RKO), lolly $14,000;.; , .
Great Lakes (Shea) O.OOOj: 33-65!,
,-’4.‘D‘est;i,natibh Tbkyb' ' ( WB ). ' .Rbbii.st-
taki'rigs.jare;-:in .prospect for. th;i's new,
war.'. thiAUer, ; With . total,; likely, to be
"helped ' by , ';rt) id'night . - sliO'W / Friday
(.r 1 j/Las't'. w:.cbk, .'■ ’No' Time Lb-vc’'
Detroit. Jan. 1*
After the earlier setback from ;fiu,
and Christmas shopping,- Detroit is
moving '.back- to its, boomish. dayS;- in-
the first runsb'. .‘N'ev.'r Y^ week
hypoed the grosses to the former
high levels, nearly ail spots upping
scale per usual on midnight shows
Friday (31). The Michigan is-batch-
ing the top spot with a stage show
with the Ina Ray Button brch and
Kim Loo Sisters Combined- with
‘Fallen Sparrow.’ Tiie . Fox also
: soared back into . big figures with
‘Gang's All Here ’
Estimates for Last Week
,;,Adams (Balaban) (1,700; 55-75) — ;
‘Happy Land’ (20th) and ‘Pistol
Packin’ Mama’ (Rep )., Moveover
from Fox looking tor fine Week. Last
■week ‘Heat's Ori’’ (Col). :and' ‘Holmes
' Faces Death' (U), ■ .strong $9,200. ; : : ^
:■ Broad way-Gapilol ' (Uriiled;- C.e-/
(roil) i2,800; 3.3-7, 3 I— ‘No Time Love’
I Par) and ‘Aro.'.md Wbrld’" ’RKO)
(2d wkK . Bangup total likely, in-
cluding .specia; -'-'Nbw- Y’ear’s Eve
show bicycled : over, from .'Mibh igari,
Last',. week ‘Around World’ (RKO).
■ and ‘Buckskin Fronlier’ (UA.), , ex-.
eating sello'dls. ‘Higher inid .iliglicr.' : '.Par), and. ‘Aldricii Haunl.s }Io‘,i.'/c‘
N. Y., Brooklyn; Queens, Westchester
county and Newark at 5 p.ni. for ■ '■
grinding to as late as , business "
ju.stificd. The film, starfin,'- Frank
Sinatra. Michele Morgan, and Jack
Haley, , will have its ■ firsl-run ; open-
ing later in a downtow'n theatre, '
probably the Palace.
Estimates for Last Week
..- . ; : Astbr , ',.( Loew's) (1,140; 55-Sl.lO) —
‘Ciy Hayoc’ (M-G) (7th-final wk), .
Goes off tonight (Wednesday), fol-
lowing fairly profitable run. ' Last
week (6th) pepped up somewhat by ’b
Christmas biz to hit $16,500, good.
‘Life Boat’ ( 20th) opens liere tomor-
row (Thursday).
Capitol (Loew’s) (4,820; SS-gHO)
—‘Guy Named Joe’. ' iM-G) plus , :
Kathryn Grayson, Richard Himber
orch. Lou Hoitz and ‘Rags’ Ragland
on stage (2d wk). Inaugurated sec-
ond stanza Thursday i30) in a big
way '; after building -’ on , first to a "W
mi.ghty $79,500. all the more remark- ;
able in that the week included two
days, of , ■ pretChristmas; Suffering
from flu. Miss Grayson was off the
show Tuesday and Wednesday ' . (28-
29'. returned Thur.sday (30) but
again was ab.sent Friday (31). .
Grits rif.n (Loew's) (l.foO; 33-S1.25)
— ‘Butler’.s Sister (U) (2d wk). Came
in last Wednesday i29) and was :
away from the barrier in . very .,
speedy fashion, opening day for the ,
Deannc Durbin starrer bein,g one of
the best the house ever had. Over
Xmas. . marking . second week of
‘Crazy, Hbrise’. lU), biz; was slow at.
only $12,000. - '
Globe (BruniVt) (1.41f; 35-83) —
‘Tarzan's Desert My.stery’ i RKO)
(2d wk).' This one doing, well; here,
last , week, picture's first, scoring
very strong , $28,000. , '• ■
Hollywood (WB) (1.499; 44-81.25)
—‘Desert Song’ (WB) (3d ' wk). . Not ■
an out.standing smash, but showing .
substaritial . profit; last week upped
Christmas trade pushed figure to
$33,500, good. Remains hero indefi- :
nitely.
Palace (RKO) (1.700; 75-81.65 )—
■North Star’ i Gdldwyn-RKp ) (9th-
final wk). Continues at an okay
pace; la.st week (8th) went to $20,000
with aid of the first of year-end
holidays. Clo.ses : the , run tonight .
( Wednosda.v), with ‘Government',
Girl’ (RKO) coming in tomorrow
(Thursday ) at pop scales.
Paramount (P,ar) (3,664; 35-81.10)
— ‘Riding High' (Par) and Tommy i;
Dorsey (2d wk). Went to a .socko
$80,000 on the first week over Christ- , ;
mas and teed off the New Year
stanza i Wednesday ) (29) in sensa-
Uonnl sl.vle, with house that day :
grossing fancy . $12,500 at custornary '
scales. ... The initial frame included
three days winding, up the Xmas - '
shopping period, when a show h.as to
have plenty, on the ball in order tq
get anywhere. It had it here. /
Radio City Music Hall i Roekefel-
lers) (5.945; 44-$1.65)— ‘Curie’ (.M-G). i
X m as stage spectacl e. ‘Good ; Cheer' ’
and supplementary stage -presciita- '
tidh (3d wk). Terriflo. at -boxoffiice," ; •
third frame .starting off very heftily
Thursday (30). ' Last week, a Ire- ,
rnendous Xmas play pushed take to I
$117,000, immense. , - . 1
Rialto (Mayer) (594; 28-65) — “Ghost’
Ship’ (RKO) ,(2d : wk)-: Holding .'tip
stoutly : after an initial seven ’ days’ ;
gross of $12,000,. excellent.
Rivoli (UA-Par) (2,092; 75-$:i.65)— •
‘Boll Tolls’ (Par) (12th wk). Very
consistent on draw, with last lyeek
(llth) going to $26,000.
;: . . Rexy (20th ) 15.886: 55-Sl.lO )-r: ,
‘Gang’s All Here’ (20th) and Jimmy
Dorsey orch, Bill, Robinson, others,
•on stage i2d wkl. ■' In the big-time
smash class and starting New Year’s
|, week Wednesday ,.(29 ) powerfully.
' Show closed out first seven days over
, , , Xmas,., at $104,000, terrific. .
—‘Gang’s All Here’ i20th ). Musical | makes this aii the more 'Oulstdiidiug
.l^s ofl^tb 'great' 'ktart' aird with added I IS ' thar' tiie initial- week'-inciuded-
.shows and holiday sights sock biz.
Last "Week ‘Happy Land' (20th) and
‘.So's Your Uncle’ (U),.; fell off from
’Strange Death Hitler’ (U) and ‘Top
Man’ (U), weakish $2,600.
Paramount (Adarns-Par) (2,000;
35-85 ) — ’Riding High’ (Par) and
‘Scream in Dark’ (Rep) (2d wk).
Only downtown first-run With hold-
over, but .should not be far off from
bright $18,000 of initial se.sh.
Proctor’s (RKO) (3.400; 35-$1.10 )—
Gang's All Here! (20th) and Ghost
Ship’ (RKO). Aiming for great six-
day week,; extra Ihctor being $2.20
top New Year's Eve for one-shot
preein ol ‘Higher and Higher.’- Cur-
rent bill came in Saturday (1) at
holiday rates. Last week. ‘Claudia’
1 20th ) and ‘Gangway for Tomorrow’
iRKO), so-so $18,000 in eight days,
bowing out Friday evening (31 ) prior
to Sinatra fiim.
State ( Loew's ) (2,600; .30-85) —
‘Thousands Cheer’ (M-G ) and ‘Yanks;
Ahoy’ (UA). Swank takings loom.
Last week, ‘I; Dood It' (M-G ) and
'Crime Doctor's Strangest Case’
(Col), cheerlul $16,000.
Hus Huttoa Lady,’ ‘Gangs’ in Cim
!<
expectations to $28,000.
. Madison; (United Artists) (1,800;
55-75 )"i"‘Le:t’s!Face .ItV(Par) and ‘OJe-,
lahoma Kid’ (WB) (rei.ssuo). Strong
prospects:; Last week Heaven Can
Wait’ (20th) and . ‘Bombardiers’
(RKO). good $5,100.
Michigan (United Detroit) ( 4.000;
55-75) — ‘Fallen .Sparrow’ , (RKO)
with Ina Ray H'-ilton orch and Kim.
Loo Sisters on stage. Great out-,
look and may top city. La.st week ‘No
Time Love’ ( Par i and . ‘Aldrich
Haunts House’ il’ar) (2d wk), strong
825,000.
Palnis-State (United Detroit). (3,'-
000: 55-75)— ‘Lady 'fakes Ci-.ance’
(RKO);. and ‘Secret , Enemies’ (WB).
.Ban.g-up week in sight. I.ast week
'True , to Life’ , ( Par ,i and, ;‘F alcon Co-
ed.s' (RKO) 1 2d ’Wk). .robust $18,000.
United Artists- , (United. Detroit'
(2.000; 55-75' — ‘Thousands Ckeer’
iM-Ct )■;■ and ■ ‘Murder , Waterfront'
! WB). ' , Great ou'.iook.* La.st week
Lassie ; Come Homo’ ' .M-G ) and
three days prior to Chfistmas,
.. State I Loew's) 1 3.450: 35-Sl 10) —
‘Sahara’ (Col) (2d run) and. in per-
son. Patricia Mori.son..': Eric ■, Blore,
others. New bill brought in.Thurs- ;
day ' (30). and aw'av; str 0 h»].y. . Last- ■
week,. .‘Thousands Cheer’ , ( M-G ) - 1 2d,-
run) and Georgie Auld orch, Phil
Brito and Johnnie Burke on stage, a
fine .$35,000 was struck.
Strand (WB) (2.7.56: 35-Sl.lO) —
’B,eStina.tidri.Tb.kyo.’ (WB) and Char- , .
lie Barnet orch, Elia Mae Morse,
others, in person. Game in Friday
(31) and was off in a very big way, ' >
with a long line at the theatre by
8 a.m.. when the ’doors were thrown ;
onen. ‘Northern Parsuit' (WB), with
Gicn Gray and Willie Howard on
stage, rbunded out its fifth week over
Xmas. Kettiau a good $38,500. with an
’extra day Thursday '■(30.) getting ■
.$4,800. ; ,v' , V
. Vict:oria;(.Maui‘ei‘,)! i72,0:;.'5S-$l.;10)r-,
■’North'., Star’ 'Goldwyn-RKO) (9th
wk); Going from a roadshow iiolicy
,tb continuous .run .last week in time
for Xma.s.' house's b'.isiness jumped to;.'
nearly ' $ 20 . 000 . ,. rxceilen't for this
sffl.a:il-‘.seater. ...''Will remain on. '.here, '
cel'icn; Sl'o'iOftO. :'‘;l'’A4che '.Trdif’; ihc Palace to-
'■ '■ Fox iFox-Mich:'gan) '5,000; 53-75) : Sll, 000;' .;■',■;■ 7 '■ ,1, ni.uhl i Wcdnc.scUiy ).
28
Thirly-pighlh Anniversary
Wednesday, January 5,
1944
the gala
World
Premiere
January 11i
the first
big screen
event of
1944 !
"4mm
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Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thirty-eighth p^filETY Annicersurv
W PICTUBE5
TU !rly-oifili Ih p^fUETY ^««»* I'f'i’sary
Wednesday, Jaimary 5, 1944
FILM INDUSTRY TO MATURE-OR E
N.Y.U. Prof, of Pix Dept. Is As Rcalislie As, He’s Piuetieal in His Coneepl
of the Cinema’s Future
Robert Gessncr
Tf»is is no personal threat. Il's
tl'.e, iiitiir.atuni o{ tinte. ■ Because
\i,'avt' siibUy. , Ghaiige . iiepple; , ,eveii
move than tbe.vi realizc. Even wlien
■ the , 'vvavA. av.e
fought m some-
b o cl y e I so's
front yard. To
wVt , ,Ih ',t h; i s
couhtryie f t e'r
Worhl War . I
t h e. se.ntimen’'
tality of D. W.
Griffith; did ait
oveflap, ' ..d fs'.t
spKe.,, ;in,‘|ay£)V
of ti'.e . sopiii.s-
t i c a t i o 11 of
Br.n.st..Eht>itSOh.
: ffikCtvKe. . iMack .'Sennett's ,,prattfalls
' faded'., dui to;,, .Wattf'pisncyrs '
oi,jiiTagiiVafidn,..:i V. ,
. WhaV' will the .chan.ges be afler
..this ^ ,'..f
Car. the indnstryy reiool, .h-.cntai'.y
as well as mochanically?
. . ;Eivst'. ,01 all. World War T in pro-
port iov. to 'Wbidd W,av''’II' AyaS a, 90-
, day . v.’dndcw' ■ ■ .'The.' .repere'usai'dhs
tfrem: this',. .dui\ ;’gvea'testv,a^^^^^
proionaod war since' E<ii,son photo,-
' graphed''. a 'angoze.. back .in .,1888',, ..writ ^
, be covrespontlin.gly profound. ". E.s- j
scr.tially. the war will 'or.'.n.a ntore '
. of. the. hard realities into locus. Poo- !
pie will oe more .concerned . about
the ■ f.indamer.tals . relalcd to, the'
, stomach and the brain, shnply be-
■ cause those two organs have r.iade
ti-.cir c.xistcnce more widely 'known,
than l-.cmotoro. .. Not .only ' tiio
ralibhi'ng of food, gasoiinc. tires, an.d
, tiic U:nitati6ns of public and private
services, but also the why and' the
wherefore, of the war and tlio peace
-these . are the realities, that I'.ave
Bv ROBERT OESfSNKR
people, will be intorestoci'? WUlurnt
givin.g away any free plots. 1 can.
say ti'.at they are simply the con;-
n-.on ordinary truths about the way
poopl.o foci an.d . think. ' Tlii.s ' js.i'.Vsd ■,
simple, but witlial .so basicaiiy dra-
matic ti'.at , it;; would necessitate g
fundamental change of attitude on
the part of mtiny writers and direc-
tors 'as- well as. producers. Or. fresh
writers, dircclor.s. pi-oducor.s. If 1
seem to';,; 'imply. : ti’.at the. so-called
serious Aims before, the . war did not
or. ; the ^ whole portray the natr.ral
emotions and ideas of average peo-
ple, the implication i.s absolutely cor-
rect. Wo. have had. .generally speak-
ing. before the war' iiie old Horatio
.•V.,i’or-Cindcre!la — cops & robbers —
friim basement to pentiunise attitude
toward, life. The producers cannot
be blamed for. ihstigating .tW philo-
■sophical outlook on the American
' people. ; . Ratiier. they' reeo.«nizoJ
Wtidt 'already ..existe but did. aid and
abet, as the police say. the perpetua-
tion of the crime: , .
Before the war there was no such
naive conception of ..realUy ; in
Europe, ilavin.g had most of the
wars iiV the modern world fou,ght on
their soil,, the eomnion folk had few
i,Ilvi.sions.....' The serious Anterieair
dbr,el)a.;:,hi.oivi'o ;\ya,s -'takeh,,as .cortfedy
After tiiis war it will be so taken
In '..this country. Proof of this cul-
tural mateurity in pi e-Uilter Europe
lies in the fact .that the'' tir'sttp'ai.urO',
'ihofio'iii pict.tUPsiax a new
art Eorm were German and RiuSsian.
iilm.s of the .silent days, 'i -, ■
I am convinced that wo will have
mature lilnus in America .after, ;, the
war becau.se ' tiie American people
will be more mature. . This is .the
chaliengo to Hollywood producers,
for if they do iiot make tiie mature
■'iHins;.,;: in addition to their escape
Aims, someliody outside . tiie . inner
.c.i.rclC: will,' ' Technically and arti.-itic-
ally •,;ie craft' lias matured for some
time itow. '. And the time has; conic
'tOviraisc .the., content to .'the; ioybl'. oC
tiie form. Tcchniciiie won't he
ic.h'ough from i-.ow. on.
Likely Until Post-War Reaction
Bv BOY CIIAUTIEH
A Raving P. A. in the Night
Or Why a Boswell for the Bistro Set Says, ‘I’ll Go
Quietly, Mister’
By ED WEl^ER
. When yoti asked mo to write ; on
ihc .snb.ioct. .‘A Royin.g P. A. in the
Niglit’ — you came to the. rigtit guy
.... except the assignment sliould
been imposed from above an.d .bos ; jiyic becii ‘'A Raving P. ,Ai, in ti-.e
Night.’ All I can do is be thankful
low. ' And as the casualty -lists
i lC!;.e.theri the realities sharpen.
’ People react to realities in one of
two ways. ; and' sometimes, in. .both
way.s oil successive ni,ghts. First, the
old escape. That's \viicro tiie movic.s
. have , Shone in tiie past, and . will
shine oh; Tliere will bo big.ger and
better escape Alms in. bi.gger and
bettor Technicolor. In a way. this
will be ,a ba;fckhand.ed .conrpiimcnf tO;
•ihe,.' .realities inherent ,’iir ,• ppstvvari
'.life.'
But, for the . first ,'timo iin ;th.e .his-
tovy of the motion picture industry
cscaijo Alnis will not be enough. I
, sa.v tliis. not because .1 wish Suth', a
situation to come true land I cer-
tainly' do wish it), but because time
and events -will bring that situation
into existence. 'i y
There will exist , a'' wicler . interest
... in the realities for their own .sake,
for'' such realities cannot be worn otT
the ne.'ct morning like a reiuctanl
hangover. In other words. ti’.ore.w;];
bo more people whO ' will be more
inlore.sU'd in the human eqilation of
how wc got this war and wiioro we
are going: Films for .this audience
won't be ipfopaganda and they
neetin’t be in color, btit they can
make iv sizable .proAt nevertheless;
) . Kaliinec Escapist vs. Realistic- |
i Ti’.e proportion ■' between ; escape
films iinti real Alms migijt .possibly
bfilance. but this: much seems cor-
tain: Ti'.e American people .and .the
foreign imirkct . will . be .c’cpotting.
more — yea, mticli more — tluii i, mere
.enterf'aininerit Alms''biit'6f
attcr World War II.
It will remain to be .seen whether
the piouucei's hi charge of tiic mo-.
t;on 'Picture industry, vvi'ii if bcognrz
. the change in people's attitudes',:
■ Granted Ihe recognition (and -who
that I , was endowed with a. good
cnoiigh-; physique to carry through
. ...'while my partner. Joe IMqore.
the Cprmeri Olymbic ohampion. is a
devotee i ;of .Dr';., Cutter, wliq iyfi'ies
those - medical . things; . in , the Daily
Newsi on- page 36. Joe doesn't know
how lie .feels tintif the' . first ed ition
of ttie paper liit.s tiie stand.<. ; . .and
rcad.s what the Doe has to say about
soi’.’.eil’.ing jiiea.sant. like a - norvou.-
sloinach. its symptom.s, .reactions
effects,' etc. .
Attcr a nice quiet, aftornooh in the.
off'ice, witii only ' four: pl’.one.s to dis.-;
turb your caln^. . .you call , dhe
gafage tb biliiip ,w^r i.bicycle.^
off yo'ii go into (the 'night, ., .grab-
bing' a few alka-seltzers at a way-
sido dru.g.store. . . iforgettihg' that the
Ritz , ;i Bros, ' asked ; you , ■ to follow
through with the Eifc spread, .that
Ted Lewis wants the word '.iazz' cut
out of all your -.storio.s. , . ,lhat .Toe E.
Time.s. . ..lie’s copy. , . .and has .good
news vaUio. . . .Eot's ca'.i tiie E'l'isco
dance the - ‘Victory . Glide’ ' of, sonipT'
111 hi.' ‘OK Freddie. I’il .sleep oii it..
Slaybo, I'll be able to work it mit'
. .sleep, we did. . ...I •\ya,s only, kid-
ding. . . . . wlio can sleep'.' I could
write for liours on a siib.ioet : like
sloop. . '. . booau-e "'I ' know so little
about it. ; . i '..."i'
So I walk around the corner to
fi.3d Street and , into, the Stork Club.
'Your daughter. iNatalio,;'sh1tches ..on'i
my .son. George,' is ti’.e Ar.sl. salvo
that Hits .me as I enter. It's Leonard
Lyons, tvihose s.on i,s-'a sclioolmate of
my ciiarming dau.ghtcr. Louis Sobol,
who also has a daughter named
Natalie,;., comes ' to my dcten.sc.
'Natalies are the finc.«t kind ’ Of
daughters to. liave.' we botii agree.
So Lyons goe.s back to faking a beat-
ing at gin rummy from Sherman
Biilingsley. ConAdcnlially Natalie
tells mo 'George Lyons makes all
ti'.e pupils nervous the way ho rnn.s
around the .classropAi’ . G’edfge
should know . that i his dad. . ..uses a;
bicycle to make his midnight rouio
.which proves ■ everything; is iiie-
Wilh bii.sine.s.s at the Aim bo.xoff'icos ha\ing steadily climbed -since' tiie
war began, it i.s believed that the, peak may have beca reached. However,
if the record lev els hit diiHhg the pa.st summer do not drop to any marked
degree fronr novv on. there should, be ho cause for alarm.
The average is still high and while, the over-all take during September
and October remained static, as compared with Augu.sf, a very hig month ■
at the b.o;, November 'was iqi .slightly.,' This, howevoi'i.iwa's. lp, be expected,
since Novcmbei' included Tlianlisgiving and Armistlee day ..holidays,- ai-
Ihough figures wonid indicalc Tiiaiik.sgiving this year was a little behind
the .same day in 19-12 . .
Whether or not Ihe .sal ural ion point on grosses has been reached, and
w hetlier 1944. \\ ill compare luvorably with la.st year, i.s not hazarded ,it
this early date, with so many lactors to be taken into consideration le-
gardmg ihe state of llie b.o,, but the view is held in various qiiarlcrs that
bu.sine.-'S i.s very unlikoiy ;o lake any sliarp cie.scent in the near future no-,'
until sonvc’Hmo after the :war! It i.s believed in some circles that a licaltlrv
eonditipn. for theatre.^ may la.s; as.long a.-v two years a ftcri Victofy .h
iwoh;,’''. ;i,w:.;■''.^' .i'.:''';".' ; ' ' ■; A ■ "i'.
■ In; this connection, "the theory is,.hold' that prosperity should rem/iin lor ;
a ‘longi.iWhile'.aCtfeit p.cnep is'' restored to .the 'worlds:, :si,hc'e;; tiie ixob.;', of
verting plants atld restoring. hiafiu:ta,eh^^^^^ of tlioii.sands of ilom.s rangin.g
from hairiiins :to iocomofives will, mean .widespread employment ant! buy-
ing. After World War, I. business for llie Aim Ihealfcs conlinued very
strong tlu'Otigh 1919. U)ok a dip early in 19S0. but picked up in tiie fail of.
that year, when a Rcimblicrin adminlslratiori was voted in, and remaineii
good until 1923. Whotlicr or not. the same will apply after llie war now
being I'ouglil remains to. 'oe .seen, ' ' i". . ■. ,i
More Eiliii-ltiil«*rlaiiuneiil IIiiytM'S
Lev.'i.s .wants you to come, over to his reiiitary Dorothy Kilgallon and
■hotel to check oyer. his Scotch siio- iioi- hubby. Dick Kollmar. quietly
piy.,..that Jimmy Diiranle \vanl.=
you to come out to the Const wlicn
he. ,roakcs.-.his' next picture. . i vditto
Phil Regan. . . .and a' couple more
.fleeting; thoughts that drive .you on-
'.vard. .. .onward into tiie niglit. ■.
gin rummy thdmSelvO.s. till a late
hour. ; . . ;■ :
Siimbaing Columnist
A
A call from Monro that a column -
i.st'is. at thc.Hav.ana-Madrjdi . i .'bet-
ter. .get uptown'. .. .We .spread 'buri
\ving.s . . . , and . .shortly ..we dcsociui on
the Broadw.a,y scene'. fV.e ;hlu’f,y .dovv.h
10 South A'mcficai,. . .and D'afiUm
I : .lust for An Kni’ore I
. And now as ; the dawn comes up
like thunder i . from a night club
owners cash 'ro-gisioi'. wo drag our-
seivo.-= . ov'c;!' to Reuben's . wh,on Ed
Sullivan calls in for a couple of acts
to take., over ' to. Malloran Hospital .to
entertain the wounded. , So Joe gets
busy on the phono. Earl Wilson ar-
rives ia lime t<: expiain what he
iheaits' by ithe 'terih ;‘yei'rior.e-.vflggt.ef’
More pef.son.s have been educated to buy Aim entertainment since World
War I fo'.' one tiling, not i forgetting' 'also that the popidatiyn 1s larger.
Additionally, tiie average of, earnings i.s mucli hi,gl>er now, the development '
of unionism oh a wide scale having eonlributed importantly in that lUi'OC- .;
lion.. ' The modern-day qualit.v. of pielhre iirodnct is sfill. anotlicr faclol- in
fiiyor of post-war prosperit.v for the indu.stry. Hov.;ever.. certain factors .
may interfere willi the spending ability of the public, including continued
hi.gh'.ia'Xati;qh'fQr'mahy years.' .' i'' A'' '
•i 'Tiiat. the. national average in Aim. theatre ’.'oecipt.s ha.sfyirtugijy remained
.static sirice August,; vV.Hh the lop expectancy ppssibiy fcachod.imay be due .
,'tq inhumerahle c.iir.rc.ht faeforAi^ as tl'.q withholding ta.xes now.' in foreo. ;:
'■ Tiie theory advanced in some quarlers lliat fall business vva.s not bigger,
though; still very strong, beeau.se optimism as to an oariy end of the war.
has, the vy'ar -w^ other hea’i’y Sip.chders vyqrrrcdi; aS. tq; pb-st-xyaA
depression, is geneially regarded as a very thin one.
. Withholding and otlicr taxes, bond drives and various charily cari'.paign.s.
eariicr ,Chri.stm;as . shopping, during tii'e;., fall,: tribnfli.A 'and, 'sLindry . other lac.tors,:
are given more credence. lor ti'.e static po.sition of gro.s.sos since .Augu.st.
■Additionally, it's pointed out in exhibition eirclos that, a very large num-
ber of men. ih- the armed .service’s have been ; shipped .oiyer.ioas, thinning ll-.e .
.tanks In; some cam)) areas. However, pointed o-at at the saine time'that
dependency checks, together witli Government payments lor disablcd yet-
crr.ns. is eonslanlly increasing ti’.e amount of money placed into circulation
and that, unqucslionablv, a ccilain amount ol this, notably in smallei
towns that were luird hit, is coming back to llie theatres. , ,
Pi’cmIim’I a Factor
, Operator.s. take, note as well of the fact lliat. the product made available ,
during file fall wa.s not gcneraliy stronger than in August. . wlioreas in
former years di,stl'ibutOr.s;: usually 'have sidestepped., July and Au,gust except-
i'of; .sqthe , pre-feleasing,, savin.g the beUer product, for September and
beyond.
, Moreover, the ffast.-yearts;. Summer., jhoM behcAted this year from kid.s ■'
being out of sciiool wiUi iiowltere to go except shows, plus a similar con-
dition for -adults who . couldn't get • away, from home. Thus, since last
Augn.st wa.s so far above its visual average, no parlicular concern was fell
because September and October didn't iump awtay ahead bf that monlh.
Advanced in some exhibition quarters, tvs a .factor 'tending to create a
.static gross, condition .during the fall ihonthis was .that ivval' pictures 'diet.,
better generally the prior year. Now the public Is Ipoldh^ and
ei’.icrtainment .values, ■Iticliiding. Ciffhcd.y relief' such as lias been injectect
into several -recent releases. If these elements are lacking, the pictures
are not getting the support they formerly did, it i.s claimed.
Just Another Anniversary
By GROUCHO MARX
Walker is; pi’aclicin.g a new .step, ....this i.s the' end, to hiis. journalish^
while owner Angel Lopez is siio’.vi’.'.,g pranks. Lee Mortimer surveys the
his mid<ll<r>vei.glu contender;; Jose ChhiesG-. srtuaitoh.- 'ty a glance to
Ba.spra, how to outbox FrilziP Zivic. his right.... we understand. And
Poor Lopez. . . .he'.s .spoilt, a fortune then the jtiost heautifu! moustache
.... .. . , o,h';Rrer.'caUliffQ'\\;er 'traffc ’'t:rylivg.;to 'on-''’B™
can i )0 blind to the market aitera- , n’.ana.go a chavnpion. but t'-.e.v out- • handsome .kis.scr of Paul Marthi. who
iioni. there will 'oe the problem of
producing such Alms. ; ;
■■ There is enough inteliigence and
tSlent; and leclmique in Hollywood
•o do the .job. provided Uie ;iob is
realized and understood. If Holiy-
Wodd; .shpuld': faii;'ip,,-,.ufldertako the
; a.sisign me'nt ;. or ifiadeq iiately .isatlsfy
ti-.e demand., then a very dan,g(;i'u;:.s
,' Si;t.tfat,ioh,' will arlse-yctange’rou.s ■ only
to tiro ones who have failed. Others
, ■ Wiitl- satisfy that; market. Tins, is ' ti-.e
throat. 5'hoi'C', will 'oe the .da.ngpr .Of
, Government intervention, pos.sibix as
■ a crusade, or the cxcitenK’iu of iifi-
: ’vat,e'.produoti'pn.''e'lscwK^ ' .llnin . ,,in
Ho'!y\vood. This production el-'c-
. .where -is figurative and could take,
place on the Coast, init 'no! ’.incier the
aegis ' of ; escapist-conditioned pro-.
■ .dttCdl'.S’i ' '
i What ,'ai'e the,«e ,f enl,it'ies in..' wli,'i,ehi
manage him out of nice big ;-teaks ..is tiie only guy I- know who can
ovei'y . night. We relax .'fpi'.,’ 'three:. 'sp'dlii-'hoitlli-ija^^^^
'.seeoi'.ds and grab a cab to gel up- So I. cal .A' cclcbrily -. . .'.A
town to the Cocomii Grove atop lite .. I; hkp'.a .‘Broadway. Rosei..,; ;;i,it’s such
Park Central where Harry Lanzner
ba.iyis us out ,-fp.i'. Using a 'rnashio; nib-
lick on the 17th iiolo at Baysidc last
Sunday wlion wc .should have tl-sed -a
a charming bundle of ham ; i,:.' .some-
thing I'm not used to at all.'. ..anti
I pick out a nice quiet' nook, . . .to
relax . . . .and .w-hat do you gel'.' The
bra'ssie,.;,',. ...but . 1 was th.inking about h'lVolc,.nid.hIyo;ii ' saw ..during’ the- , pre,
Wi n chcl I 's broadcast . There's a .guy
who gonpraily ti.scs a ;' bat when ho
plays. . ■
rvt' ,i list had time to catch my I4‘.h
viotis hours Have congro.gated i., at
Reabonis . .. ..'.iu.st to' ■ fern ind you... . .
not to forget. ...ii’ . ' You , run out
.screelcliing. , Moore, my partner, has
second breatii when Joe ealls. me ' already -had his. physician eXamiihivg
.again.' , 'Freddie Lamb at the Ifl.hiiri in a corner of' the place. Or. son
Club wants to .see you' so wcAVeiics. sawing Rita l-Iaywortti in
spread eagle and arrive , jus! as' Joe half. .Paul Small is .splitting a sand-
Frisco i.s .. doing liis famous ‘Dark i wicli wilii Billy Rose and Mike
Town StruUers Ball' rouline. ‘What's; Todd. .And to end it ail a man
.wrong, .Fi'cddlo? we- .ask v . .‘Nut-tiii'' j .with avvvhito'.dpat, comps in,', .i'; . points
only you ivavcn'l 'ocen ' able to - at you... . .and .you just follow 'him
crack Frisco on the front page of the ’ quietly. He's a nice follow!...
. . Hollywood, Jan. 1.
I u.sod.to have an a'jnt in I.ong Island — in fact, I still have — who was
alway.s having an anniversary. It didn't have to commemorate a tVedding
or a. birth pr anything imporiant. It was jiiist that, she .wa,s. crazy . about
anniversaries and w ould throw one ai -the siigh, test ' provocation. If, ifor
'example, her cocker-spaniel broke his log on tiie 10th ol April, the lollow-
,in.g year on- the 10th,b,f Apfil. she ' would hold a: party and hiiijd out saiuU
'...wiches,;. cake- .a.nd;. .cDflee.'-'
The .9th ofiGctOber, as slie remembered it. was the date she picked no
her current Iv.islKind in the .subway kiosk at -Now Lot.s, Hrooklyn. year
later, ■ slic'.i.nv.ited people i;i.i; io: c;olcbi'a|p .the iday ' she
ufh.e . even uially , proposed . lb. -; I .don't think she, •,gave;,a i darn: abb.ut her
;;huSband----a.s, a ..matter I. doiil’l think- she even ioaidd .mtibh ifbr the
cockef : spaniel-Tail she really eared about wore anniversaries and .she
would use any excu.se to ccle'orate one. '
.So why- doo.s •'Variety’ always have to be. having anniversaries? P.
.prpudly announevis that it i.s 38 .years old. Sp whafi Lots of things are
38. years old. .; Miy bbdfoon; slippers are 38. years old. ,'I' was once 38 .veafs
ol(i .myself, -
.i recall it, the' -day, passed; uhcVe.iVifiilly. It .was -quite -some dim c 'bgil '
I received many gitt.s. My son pre.sented me wilh a bag of ’ jelly beans:
my daughter gave me a furtive peck or. the check, and an unknown ad-
mirer : stuck a live mou.se ; in ' my overcoat pocket. The birthday 'dinner,
'was memorable. We bad kidney stew, coleslaw and a bread pudding v.itli
38 plumber’s canidles stuck hi it, i;;,"- .i,:'; ' I' Ai ’ -A''-'- ■ -
After dinner wo all went fo tiie movies. Since it was my- birtiiday they
insisted I pay .Ipr.. the,' ticke.ts, Wliiio il .was getting' ' the stubs hack., .f,ro;tn,i'’
the doorman they al! raced alioad and got themselves good seats. ; ;B}ViiliC '
time I ,aot in.sidc llicro was nothing left , but tiie Iront- ro'w. This incar.',
Iboking . up. .a;t, ti'.e screen tor- three and a lir.lf hotir.s. Try that, sometime;
with. -a, stiff : cpRar; and'. hifoGal's. ■; .r.d'oni.t.-.rei'nbhiber; the. hdt'i'ie.-'bf '.thb.-.mov
.but' ail the. chai'acters looked like, Basil Rath’oone in. biie of ifis thijiiibr i
rolvs. I ; was; pretty tired by the time wc got home and in no time I -wa.s
'^hpii I awoke the ne.xt mornin,g I cli.scovercd tha', during ihe ni.glil..
someone, had stoien the jelly beans. Weil, anyway, happy ahnivefsbrv. ■
fast a.sleop.
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
eim
Anniversary
PlCtVKBS
to the Tbea^^
the Joys It
Some Ffagnieii^ of a'
Stages truck outh
By FRANK SULLIVAN
MEMORIES
By JOE LAURIE, JR.
•The ex-youth (iric) \vas W<>ni iinft bi'Qught up in Saratoga
Springs, N. Y,, and Saratoga theatre town
after its only first class theatre burned at the turn of the
, . century, (That theatre was. managed ^
by a magnificent dbw.ager,, who: w.pre ■
a resplendent, red wig and bore , the
resounding name of Alexandra Sher- '
lock.) Except in August,, when the
raefes were going on, ihost pf the rbad .:
p'Ompanics did not trouhle to stbp' dt ■
the S p a. .' They played Harmanus
I Blcecker Hall in Albany and the Van
Curler • in Schenectady and then skipped '
ruthlessly over Saiatoga and played
the Empire at Glens Falls. If you
wanted to. see a show you had to go
to tho.se cities. There was another
f , . ■ ; . Empire, a burlesque hou.se. In Albany.
When I got to be a man-about-town of high school age my ‘
fellow roues and I would play hookey once in a while, when
we had the railroad fare to Albany and the price of . admis-
sion, and see. the burleycue at the Empire. Hot diggety dog!
Some pretty good stock companies u.sed to hit Saratoga,
though (or so they .seemed to iny beglamored senses), and
play for a week, a different play each night. Alma Chester
was the queen of one such troupe. There was a night, and
it was. a big night in the home town, when a Saratoga girl
who had eloped with an actor in one of these strolling
companies retiiiAed as a professional and played her native
heath, ' and triumphed.,
■ Pauline ■ the hypnotist was an. almost annual visitor to
Saratoga, aind a popular one. My brother yolunteered to go
on the platform one night as a subject. He was always the
first one to get to the .stage on such occasions but I never
could get up nerve enough. When he was under the .spell
and Pauline (first name. J. Robert), asked hirti what he. saw,
: my brother hollered ‘Pink tights, pink tights!’ This audacious ' .
sally made him the hero of the hour. He was only 12 at the
time but precocious. ■ • ■
Since T couldn’t see the cream of the .shows I read about
them in -the Sunday edition of the N. Y. Morning Telegraph,
which in those first years of the century fulfilled for show .
business the function which ‘Variety’ now so ■competently
performs. -. (No thanks, boys, I don’t , smoke.) My father
bought the Telegraph to dope the horses and I grabbed the .
theatrical sections. They were wonderful, . too — Baird :
Leonard’s column, Rennold Wolf's Beau Broadway, Helen
Green’s Maison de Shine. And each Sunday the Telegraph
^issued a section, as big as the want ad section of the Sunday '
Times today, devoted entirely to listing the routes of road ;
companies. '■.■■ : i
■ | 1 1:. -)■■•".. A 'Thrill hy Proxy |
If I couldn’t get to see the road companies I could keep
track of them, I pored over them and absorbed them when
I ought to have been working off that condition in ali’ebra.
I could tell you, in the remote event that you eared to know,
whether the third company of the ’Prince of Pilsen’ was
playing Ashtabula or Sandusky, this coming Friday and Sat- •
. urday. I suppose ; I was going through the parallel phase '
experienced ’oy the youth of today who can tell you all the
.; details of Alan Ladd’s private. life, from the .brand-:i)f powder:
he favors after shaving to the number of stitch.es in his
■ appendicitis scar. ■■., ■.■
. ■ A few good .shows reached wintertime Saratoga! • I .remem- i
. ber a road company, probably the fourth, of a musical named
‘ ‘Pill, Pali; Pouir l spelling not guaranteed). .. The comedian ■
’ ^ng about being. the .ghost of a troupe that was stranded in
• Pee-o-ry. . I remember Mary .Manncrin.g in ‘Glorious Betsy’
: and .the golden evonir,.g when Annie Rus.sell came to town
and played Puck. These shows played t’ne Town Hall theatre,
. si? called— yes. you guessed ., it— beoause it . Was .'in .the Town
' Hall, - just above the Surrogate's .'Court, and.” just below the
. meet in." roon-.s oi the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the
Indepcndciu Order of Odd. Fellows.; ' .' ■. ■■i
. Then, every April, wo could look forward to t’ne .Eagles
. Minstrels, under the auspices of the Saratoga lodge;. of.:
. ..Eagles. .Meiv Sanford., the ..best Tenor in town, •was .featured,
and usually sang something. . like ’Blow the Smoke .Away’ or
.. ‘1 Wonder Who’s Kissin.g Her Now.’ ,
In -August the fheati'ieal/pickirigsiiij Saratoga . .were better
for a! stage-struck . kid. ‘ -We got ;an .bcc.as.ional tryout,.
; Ghauhcey OlcoU had a homo in. Saratoga and alway.s ve-
' hearsed his show there, and Opened in the Town liall late
Iti the, miintli, then j.Umpjhg. tp Minneapolis. :. j, teraember. the
.' .sensation croatod 'when' cijrde' fiitchl.s ‘Tfe City’ ' .played; the
, -.Town Hall ■ and . Tally ■.,:MaAibali' cam.'e' ;rtg'hti .,o.ut:’' and.'.said ...
:.,. 'Go.ct -.'damn’. ron; the' stage,. ■:'■■■ .-.i.'. ' '.:.i' i';;;'; ■,■' • 1
I lUi’iiioi’ies I
r'.,‘'-l.'.'rem.ember:,\yhenr. ..
J.ohn|iy; Stanley,: oiie of Broadway’s best wise-crack^
ers, came to reheai’.sal one Monday morning at
.Haminerstein’shd'nd had George. IVIay.; the mv^ieal clL .,
rector, and his men play his music for half an hour.
Finally -George .tooked^^.a^ and said, ;‘Say,; JoHnny,.:
i .1 haven't got'ybu'.dewh.dn. my 'lisi;oi. acts that are play-:.
,ing here, this' ■weeki Have yod . taken ^someone's . place.?’ ;
.‘No,’ , said , Johbny,': ‘I, ■.ain'tiworkih hero this week, ..
George,ibut: it's been, ;sb long since I’ve worked I just
wanted to hear how my music sounded.’ ■ : '
The time Wilton Lackaye was getting over a two-
: week bender. The hoys came up to vi.sit him in his two
room suite. 'While some of them wore talking to him in
- the bedroom, a couple of the boys sneaked in two
, 'd warfs, had, .them .strip baked, and pilt them:, on, the large ^ .
table,; in the sitting room holding a,'l,arge'bqwl of'fruit. -
. When, ey erythifag; vyas fixed,: ■ the - bojis . said . goodbye to . t
Wilton anctl'left..-; When . Lackaye got . up ;la^ to’;,go to ;
■ the :bathrobtn he had. to gp' through the . ■ sitting room;^
he saw the naked dwarfs, blinked and let out a yell.
The boy.s rushed in and . asked wliaf s the matter?
Lackaye told them ho was getting the d.t.’s. as he .swore
he saw naked midgets in the sitting room. By now •l.he
dwarfs Were .sneaked out and Lackaye' was led into: the
sitting room and .shown there was nothing there. He
blinked again and 'tvent off c • another bender. For
months lie sw ore he saw ‘nak ed mid.gets.’ " ■: . ; :
Luke Barnett Buys a Play - ]■
The time Luke Barnett, the King of Ribbers. posed as,
a very, rich Po.lish mine' .owner ■who was l.opkinA-.fbr .a
: : play for his son. He was. introdUGed.-tp , jpck:Lait, the..;
noted editor ;and:;play Wright;. .at the Friai's Clu,b. : .‘'r, hpar ,
you are a writer of plays, Mr. Lait,’ said Luke in his.
Polish dialect. ‘Yc.s, I. write plays.’ answered Jack:
: ’Well, i will give you a check for $2.’i.000 in advance if
you- will, write ;a. play for my .son:’ '.Jack’s' eyes .opened ■:
, kinda ■:vide at this and he .started ‘.selling’ -Luke .an; idea, :
Luke. ■was . very ■interested,, took put his cheekbo.bfi anti.,
made '.but . the check , . . but just as he was about to sign
, .;hiS. ;nai^^^^ raise; S,b,mo kin.d- Of pn- argument ,
about; the plo.t Jack was telling .him,: and ill; a fit.p'f; fage
tear Up, the.eheGk,: -He was: cooled down .and again. ipade
out the check, -and' again got excited, when ’t came: tirhe
to .sign hi.s name. This kept on a!! night. Jack was
svyeating plenty. '. Finally L wa^ toid .it ■w:a:i a' rib and ,
. nobody laughed any heartier than Jack did. . :
The time Jimmy Hussey was introduced to .Louis
Mann by George M. Cohan as Paul' Keith, the great
vaudeville manager. Mann had jus. signed for a short;
; route; on the: 'Keith .circuit 'and W tickled to death .to i
: meet the great Paul Keith. During the drinking and;
talking. Jimmy Hussey asked Louis to show him his
■ . route.- Louis . did ■, this and Jirnbiy... -Aar I ed. .to : fix; it up.
‘In.stead of one week in Bdston.V Hussey said,, ‘I want
you: to ;bAThere two weeks.’ ■ And he, theniproceeded to
lay Out':' the. . sweetest - route :'ever, .given. , to : anybody, in
vaudeville and at a false iri, salary. .Lven Louis bought
. a round of drinks. ..He never knew until the next day
that it was a rib, Hussey couldn’t home around, the
Club for weeks.
■'The time -when some; c;lQW).' hailed a dead fish to the
bottom of the table in the dining room of the old
Comedy '.Club; . , For ,:days everyhody. tried tO; find ■ out
: where ihe terrible odor was coming from. :. '
The tithe liuffy and Sweeney- were booked at Keith’s,
Boston. At the rnatince Sweeney showed . up,' but:Dufly .'
didn’i So the manager told Sweeney to dp' a single.
At the night show Duffy showed up. but Sweeney
. didn’t.-.' So, Duffy did, a single, , This kept up, for. tWo
, days. The manager phoned N. Y. and lold Mr. Albee
' what 'was :,hap,p.enjng, M^^ ;,Albee’ said; ‘■When; you get ,
them , togethe r, cancel them:’ ■ . .. •' . ' ; /
j Will Rofters in Yiddish ;
The time, Will 'Rogeff made a speech iri pufe'.Yiddisb
. at the .lewish Theatrical Guild dinner. He spoke for 20
minutes, tlicn t;-anslntod it. , . . ■. ..■
■ The. time, iluring .'Wbrld:War, l, when: Charlie' Judels;;
tlrCssed- li^e a. French sailor, . and surrounded by high
; ranking:. French', officers, made a speech iji French ori .
the ;PttblIc. Library s'.eps at 5lh Aye..: and, 42d street.
The ; offieefk ,-w applauding ' .him, . although . they
, oou;liln.’:t, understaiid him,. .'They 'figured he .came, from ■
, some other part of iFrance. : Charlie, yitas , doing .double-
talk; ..He.'neyerspoke. a '.vVprd of Frehck ifl hiklife, .
The .tim'e, when Bert: Fitzgibbons’ .brand: new shoes
hurt him so:: much 'that he . took'-them off .iwKile standing
against .RJark , Aaron's bar next door to; the Palace;, The
boy. came in to tell ' him ho would be on in ' a few
minutes. ; Bert, tyi'ed putting i on: bis .shoes, biit : his feet
were top swollen. , So gert took his: hand,
W'ent on the stage and did a 2()-m;ihutp mdnolbg about
swollen feet arid new shoes. He was a riot.
The time when Tommy Dugan, the greatest of all the
dead-pan coniics. would go into a picture show and
read the titles out loud, almost pausing a. riot, and wind
up getting his money back from the manager. . ;
The time when the Friars gave Enrico Caruso a
dinner and Raymond HiSchepek got lip and: said,: ‘Ladies
.and; Gentlemen, Mr. Toastrhastef; and this- noted WOP
ou my left.’ Nobody laughed l ouder than Caruso.
’ Study in Wax |
The time Sid Graumari filled~a softly lighted room
with wax figures and .had; some big film executives
speak to them on Censorship, thinking they were rep-
resentative censors of the' different states. The execs
never got wise until one, wax figure happened to fall
over. .■.■': . .'
The time a, fellow at the Friai's Club: started com-
plai,ning about -the service, called down members' for ■
loud talking, and squawked about the pool tables.
Everybody thought .he; Was :a inennbe,r. of' the house w
.mittee. This went on fbf .mdiiths.., until : bhe
bawled out Charlie Pope, who wanted to know who he
- was. Investigation showed ; the man was a perfect
^®^edy knew him, -. He had wandered in from -
the street and took charge for nearly two months. Not
■ even a guest. ' ,'■'■■■' '
The time the gang would get a guy to buy a big
bunch of fruil to bring to a swell Indian Girl uptown.
After a lot of taxi riding and paying, the goof would
find it \vas a cigar store Indian. ; . ,
: Thg time when-Arthur Caesar would gel the number
: of a phone, in the hall of a tenement uptown, call for a
; Mr. Cohen and tell him that the musicians were a little
late but would ■ show up soon'. Cohen would say he
didn’t order any musician.^, anyway, it was 9 p.m. and
he had to go to bed to get up early. Later on Caesar .
would call again and apologize, saying that the union
: rule's demandeti that when the musicians came they
had, to play -for at, least a'n. hour. So they coiild prove
they worked. By now the Mr. Cohen would be raving.
•They couldn’t play, they’d wake up everybody in the
house, respectable people lived there.’ etc. Bui, insisted
Caesar, they; had to play. It wouldn’t cost Cohen any-
tiiing, but it was union rules. He then told Cohen not
to worry, thA musicians would be there in a half hour
and if he stopped them from playing the union would
sue Mr. Cohen. Later Mr. Cohen would get another
call from the union lawyer, saying he would sue Cohen
if he didn’t let the musicians play; Cohen countered
with the threat that he would call the police, etc., etc.,
'way into the night. .
The time Little Billy was watched by Johnny Johns-
ton, who wanted to make sure the midget didn’t leave
the Club as he needed rest so he could work the next
: day. One of the boys put Little Billy over his arm,
threw a coat over hlni and walked past Johnston, who
was watching at the door. "
The time the Gallery Boys at The Lambs gave a
dinner to Tommy the Club Cat. Everybody was in
evening clothes and speeches were made by the top
after-dinner speakers in town. . .
The time George M. Cohan and Willie Collier cut
cards for 81,000 a throw to rib Louis Mann. In a few
hours Collier won two theatres from George with a
phoney deck. Louis was pleading with Cohan to stop,
at the same time telling Collier what a terrible thing
he was doing., ' When Collier finally won nearly, every-
thing Cohan possessed, he ■said,.': ‘I will now play you
one cut for Sarh Harris.’ It was then that Mann got
wise it was ‘a rib. . ; : ■ -
; No sir, kid, they don’t do that anymore.
;; But it wasn’t ini’il I got to coiic.go that I reaiiy catigid
; : enough i-shows, . ..Everything : game to .the LyeCam at Ithaca
sooner or later. , A scat, ;n the ba'rOny ..stood yott 50e and ;'i .,
. consider the caiiusc.s I got on a we'.i-paddod re.gion of my
, person ' by sitting on . those ’Doarris. an. eaSehtial part of my '
: curriculum, without, which my education would have been
.'.(■■as:, an empty shell. '
' I went .'just now to . the attic and dug down into a trunk
beneath a stratum., of ab.i::doned kit bag.S and ot’r.er r.clics of
my part in I'ao War to End 'VVar. io Tnui ,-t '.st'.'.nt 'oook’ I kept
while I. was in college., from 1910 to .1914, I know I had ;.
.', preserved a number of the Lyceum ti'.oatrc pro.cra'ms in it.
. There they were, yellowed souvchlfs ot many a happy, evo-
',' f-iug: .May Irwin in 'Widow by Proxy,’ Mr.s. Fi.skc in ‘The
High Road,’ ‘Hanky. Panky’ with Mor.tgomery. & Moore, ‘The
Spring Maid,’ ‘The P.iiik Lady,’ : 'Edmund ' Breeso in ’The
Master Mind,’ Blanc’ne Ring in 'The Wall Street Girl,' Francis
; , Wilson; in ‘The Bachelor’s Ba'oy,’ Rose Stahl in ‘Ma'ggie Pop-
per.’ ' Gertrude: Hoffman’.s Ballet. Sol!;ern and Marlowe in :
. ‘Ro.-neo and .liiliot’ inid ‘Macbeth.’ Kitty: Gordon in ‘The En-
, chnniress,’ 'Sam Bernard in T-Ic Came From Milwaukee,;.
;, Cecil Lean and Florence Holbrook In ‘Bright Eyes'. Biess,
, .''OU, dear old friend.<, wherever you arc, and thank you for
■ ; llVci.se enchanted evenings. '■:
ITcsp’ite.the firm and un.shakiible convirtion I have ahvay.=
had, and still have, that compared with acting every other .
profession i;i t;;o world is a drab and pedestrian futility. '
I never got to be ah actor myself, except on one occasion.
I don't cou:i.‘ the. time I jitayod Pierrot in 191! !r, n histolMcal
, pageant, about tito Battle of Saratoga. i Come tq thmk ot it,
'what the; he'll did I’ierrot ever do to help win the Battle of ,
Sartitoga?)
: The one .'ippearar-co on tl;c .sta.cc, which was my - combined
debtit:. arid swan' song; wa.? in a sketci: -liil-ai u -Coitnelly .wrote
for the annua! risho'.v of the Dutch Treat Gltl.h, ; It was about; .
Arn'ericari^ -living; .in' -’an -.Engiish;;cas;tle:.hau'n'te by;. a .num-
■:her b:f'.lhci-;b.d-t.£cA.'e-I(iss, o.i':'gIib;Ts';-''- X .p'IayiTt t'li.e;.,Gh^^^^
(.iharlos I. or. to 'oe more .-.ccurate. that is the role Conncliy -'
:-;:cas.t m.o in. Marc had me decked up in a trick co.siamc. 'Hy:.",
own. i'.eati e'iiick;'- (Jtlf -'the '’.'sicl'e of 'i-t,- and I appeared, t-o 'pe a ;'
.headie.ss ."ho.":t carryie.g his own head. A; half. hour, before-.
Curtain ti-me' I found. myseU -'iri the grip ; of , taiiek- fever, -si-age ■;
frig'r-.’j and panic hy.^toria, .filled With an overpowering desire
to take instant flight from the Hotel Asior baiiroom to a -
point some theu-'and or two m:le.s disla;it. 1 looked about
ar.d saw a s.;it of ani-.nr standin..g nearby,, and ‘.!;ougint I
■:-''m-i'ght,; hide' 'i,n';Uiat,.',fom:,f,he;;Q-Ui',ati 0 ;n, ;hu of armor
turned out to he Bob Benchicy. , lie ,:Was,.' I 'oelicve, playing
the Ghost of Sir Gaia'nad. I toid .hini-I wa.s .going away,. far
, away, and to teli Conn.oliy not to 'oothor having mo traced,
as it would do n.o'good. Chuckling comfoniiigiy. Sir Gaiahad
;'''pro4.uee;d .:a,',.nask '-'--b b.ranciy fco'm his chastiij- 'oc!’- an.d bade
me q.iaff; :it’. \voutd make me. fee: ,bctte;r. - So I qualTe:.!, and
■' then. Sir Gaiahad quaffed, arid th.eri , I 'quaffed, and ho quatfeti,
and I quafieci, and then .someone cried, 'Hey, Suiiivan, you're
-.ori.’; ;h- : -: h'-';: -i- ■- rr ;;
; -,i ;Weh"t ' priv ■ ■filitT.-wit.hi-heyV-'bor'ni.-od'h .-istage' fright;;all: -.
gone, and remembering every fy'.’.a'o'.e of tny part with crystal,
clarityl Tiu: only troubio w.is that when I tried lb speak
r.'.y linc.s, I couidn’l.-
I had Marc'.s sketch headed for Lcblang's in three minutes,
which I believe is - bogey for the. course, ■,. I spent the ; ncx t, ,
week !;:ding from Conr.oUy. I never returned to the staap,-; ,
»»
By HARRY PUCK
As it happen.s in -so many ca.ses,
A worthy; cause is hiy only cue, ','
A flood -tiiat occuiTcd in the South, - -
' Or maybe the Milk Fund ' wherein I helped - '
In ■feeding ' ;i -H uri gry mouth, i' ■ : i ^ ^ ^ : ,'r
A War Bond :fc)ri-y',e ifinds me -oA'-the''spbt, :
' A Fii;c.mar,'.s Bail L attend, ; :'■
A shew for .the.;-‘C.o,p'sp'I.'-ncver.;mi'ss., ';-•■:;■ .
A Home Fur The Aged I. 'DCfriend. , ' ;
■Community Clhests’,, the Orphans’ Home, ,:■;■:-
.The ;Bby,;Sebt(jts. and Girl Scouts as well.
It may ne a Canteen or O C D.
Wh.ose cofiers I .help ‘.to swell.
I've brought back a laugh to a veteran v.'ho i
Tr.ough cii.sabled was making the grade '
And hearing hint limgh made mo feel -in my heart
That my efforts were being repaid. ■
- I’ve, turr.et! up in Iceland and Greenland, "
- The Solomons, Cairo, Salerno, it’s true.
Appeared where the rumble of cannons. ■ -
Were, too close for comfort, yet I’m telsing.you ;
I'm gra.'.efu'. to know I have something to give.
To - bring; joy in a crisis and so. : ■ /' ,-
If impalienliy saying, ‘Say who' is this guy?’, ;,
I'm the actor who' never say.s ‘no’. "■ ■.-
I'n'i the symbo! of .someone who gets around
To divers and numerous' places.
You never can tell where I’ll be foimd ,' ■--'
We^esday, January 5, 1944
Aniitrprmrv
Tliirly-eighth
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
31 PICTURES T/urly piglilh p^fHETY Anniversary Wednesday, January 5, 1944
A Heaihvaiter Muses on Spending Habits
o l‘ Nitery Cnstoiners
... ...By DO\ WALSH .
A New Function for A
Smart Saloon
Boniface ol lbe Stork (N.\.) Highlights
How His Club Fnnclions as a
3Iorale-Builder
Bv SIIKRMAN BILLINGSLEY
. . I’he 'O'tlip.i-' ctay I .wa.s.'.ta H.ug.lieR-a..boMt,;tli^
'Stoint' C.lub's .ftew- clee'ordtiob^ . Evefl.aii; l;¥polte..;ab6ut '
.ing Hhfefeolbr ,.schemb/,I .wfe thibk^
. ot Ifetlers .1 i'geclv.G.d. irom 'ba.ys''who. ha.ye...ibg'gea.'.up,’
. ■ ' ; tho past year, Stovk Clubs in Tunisia.
iii Sicily; .lrt .In.d:ia and .G.ua.d .out
.of biVs .6£;.:.Crippled. arid capturfed, taillw ,
... :\yobd,.. sti:aw d'rtdv .It ndade .
i' me 'leol '. good dlVatvthe.^,. boys.. seemed
to:.icQnsider the Storld^ .mova.le-bu'iidor ' .
. aldng' wifiv Bob' HopCj : j!ack .Bdnny„aiid
M Jolson. ' When Bob got back Iroin
his: ovei'seas ..jaunt he brought me piq-
fares of a group of ray customers
photographed . in ivonl^of the .Tu.hisian j
Stork that ivas made '.of tin. I rceog-
hized. Bob;. Frances Langford,' Captains.-.
■ ■ '-..■li- ' ikv, Go.orge Brackett. .'and ..Bill' 'Wilti.m^^ ... :
Sherman Billmgslcy Stork on 53d street,; in the
lace of colossal operating dilficultios. we have piled up. along
avit.ivthe other top spots in town, a record-breaking gross. I
huN-e learned to romance supply dealei'S and. .the-'h'elp'.tnstead’'
cf ihe. customers. As far a.< rationing is concerned, tlie. cus-
tomer,s got A. tor tlie course. Throu,ghout all the .shortages,
there wasn't a beef in a carload.
Men. in the uniforms of a!l branclies of the fighting nations.
- girls til their trilliest best, as well as the severe uniforms of
fan WAGS. WAVES, WAAFS and SP.MiS, have contributed
to the fastest-moving year iu the history of the restaurant
and night-club business. . f '.'.'..I- ..'.' "1,.' .'I:
Men and women in civilian life have come in momontar.ily
to. forget added wartime respomsibilisios. ; there was a new
' kind of rivalry between Jack Krier.dler, John Porona and
mo; the night.s tvo sold War Bonds for the Trea.sury De-
partment. ; Pacesetters like Brenda Frazier Kelly and Gloria
Baker. Topping have dimn'iod out their glamor hiakelips for
. tiie greater luster of serving in Army and Navy. Canteens. .
: ' Servant . problem.s have created a new clientele for the Stork:
parents keep tea time dates complete with offspring. '
Wiicn Capt. Martha Raye, 'of the Army, returned front
ehtertainin.g abroad, everyone knew 'she . Was In the house .
: even before she was recognized because all the men in uni-
tonn had a fr«o drink in front of them. Carole Landis and
Dorothy Lamour made .. the,. Stork ' their first port . or call .to. .
show , off brand new Captain-husbands. 'Ginny Sinun.« ce-
mented relations willi her Philip Morris .sponsors over . a
ciuick 'one at Cnb Tabic No. 3 on her \vay to sing for. wounded
. veterans 'at Halloran hospital. An R.A.A.F. boy, barely 20.
wit!) a terrific row of service ribbons and the D.S.C.. stopped
tb .tell me; in his down-under- t.wang, that ho i'.ad come to
New York, en route tb a rest period in Banff, just to see the
Statute of Liboviy and the Siork.
: I . began to. clock the weeks by tiie days the stars of ‘Dottgli-
giris’ would come in. in the glowing technicolor of full.,
makeup, for a quick dinner between matinee and evening
. show. .1 began to get used. to. farewells and hoiios: the
: tv. Avorel! Harrimans had their farewell supper with its in
- tho Cub Room before he left for Moscow; tho young Franklin
Rdbsfeyeits; mot at the same, table on his last leave after
;. Pacific duly. Nearby, Betty Hutton got engaged to Charles
‘ 'Marlin, the radio announce!-. Frank Sills, at the door, took
. on. liimsclf a new i job,, being postmaster fbr .Stork .alurahl in.
the armed . forces.. I began to realize what Lucius Boomer .'
had. to pul up with in tiie Wedgwood Room when teen-age
girls' in. half-socks and. ..bangs . flooded, the .Stork .lobby after
' Word got' round il-iaf Frank Sinatra ate his meals here.
: New faces .and old,' It is good to; .see them. Gas-rationed
friends from ' the. Island. New Jersey and Westchester seem
to find Ea.-:t 53d Street a central meeting .place. I ■ have
.Hstehed: to. a 'thotmnct-'-'i^lftereht opinions on the cause of the
Ini.sines.s boom, but I think that people, wheliicr i!i. civilian
or military life, are working harder . than they ever have
before, and, to. keep . .the balancoi they want to play hard too.
It seems to mo a healthy arrange:nent.
‘Annie Dear,’; There 'tvas' but one more, feat left .to. accomplish .
—to reo.ncii the Midnight Roof. ■ ;
. .' Fo,r.: this dcca.sipn ,_he imported :jiiau.i'ieo . CHeyalicv, Thon
. he departed on a special train for Florida, giving me tiie '
: responsibility of , .piitting. 'on the cocktail party
w-hlch ; preceded' 'it,' 'and , hiduciiig. the gon:et''pus. Pgul . White-,
man to ddiu.ie his .sorvice.s for tiie occasion. y.': ':-.:
'..■Che\ialidit;arrrvcd:on,(v:Mehday.'htornln
lined him up for publicity stants .and. signed, tbstimohials tor
cigaret fadveVtisqmonthv ah'd, ,roc(t's . tip W.e . were .all'.set...
for a brilliant Campaign. In the afternoon I took him to the
barber shop whore he occuptecl a chair, .next to Pddi.e...Cahtor;:,
CiiaracleristiCally, llie very wi.-ic Eddie placed tho French-
man under his paternal protection; told him not to do a
solitary thing unless he wa.s paid for it. and thereby du-
.stroyod thbu.sar.d.s of dollal-s worth of my carefully planned
publicity. 'I'-,'.':'; ' 1
. 1 )
Chyvalifi’ — Always ('.oiiiinereiul
And that was the keynote of my experience with fChevalicr
througlioiit the run- -tlie cumincrcial note, lie consentett to
•appear at tlie cocklai! party given in Ids honor, but doclmod
.tluit,'’h'.e .would not sing' a single note. He luxurialed on a
salary, that mtist; have been enormous, but . raised the devil
when the.; Fi'dlics Restaurant sent him a check lor a chicken
sandwich. -Always he had his eye- on his pdeketbook and
hi.s p.wh'- proi'essioiial rewards. But happily, his protruding
lower lip was lavi.sh witli laughter and son.g. . .. ■ ,
The Roof, rcdocorr.led and rebuilt for the new run, had.
intimacy. Gloria Vanderbilt's table wa.s next to that of the
otitatandihg gahgster’s.;i' ' mixed \yitli stock-
brokers. “'Who's Who' oveidapped the;, Social Register. The
new social phenomcii.ou known as- caIe.-Sdcie,i.Y came into .
definite being'. And the cdektdil .parly, 'was a. d'i!Z7.iing-.'c,V
Lawyeivs;, . 'bahkdrs,:-. iibyelists,^ actors — ovoi-yonc . was pro.sent '
who had ever worked tor Ziegl'eld du'cclly. indirectly or
vicariously. Names ot the past and pre.scm. riccoraied the
cavtooh; .cUii'tfiiit: ‘Diamond' Jim Brady, Bert W illiams, Dolores,
Will Ro.gers.. Billie Burke. Phil Baker; W. C. Fields, Richard
Rodgers. Eddie Dowluig. Fannie 'Baby Snook.s'. Brice. . ,
Every night, thereafter I socialized ii.s I worked, danced the
.charleston -Avith;. Mary Eato’n. sneaked my triend.s into mar-
ginal .ti.'olc.s on the Cufl. drank Prohibition chair, pagmi wiili
Ward Morcho.use and Howard Barnes, .chatted v.'itli Frank
: Crowiiiiishield about Monet and Manet, aiid plotted a novel .
about ‘Follio.s' life, called 'The Indiseroct Girl.' with John
Farrar and. Stanley Rinehart. Only, one Arabian Nightfcir- i
. p'limstance -waS.missihg up to then, tlie entrance of a foreign ;
poteritato. He appeared, linally .in the person of the Mahara- .
.iah of Kapatula. ...
I Wants to Entertain 20 Girls |.
‘I want to entertain at -least ‘20 ot yOiir girls.’ he said. ‘Bring
them all up to my hotel suite. I’ll give them native refresh-
ments and beautiful, souvenirs.’ . ■ '■ '■' ■
■ The : promise was invitin,?'. to say the least, for at that time .
the Mahara.iali was being called the second richest Indian
. prince in the world. ■ ;.;f- .
. . The .subsequent party was unforgctiable. Tlie Maharajah,-
.. an Oxford graduate, was. all firbanity and grac.i.buspess until
that moment when he took up a largo 'oook which looked '
like a hotel catalog and : showed ii.s : pictures of h is palace, ' ex- '
^tolling it.s beau1;e;s. and identifying each room. :
Meanwhile, titled meniber.s of his stall' grabbed up Zicgfeld
, girls, and be.gan dancing, not to the music .of;- an expensive
concealed orcliestra, but to a .scratchy old-fashioned Viclrola
-.record/ ■' ,
.. Then'., several attendants ot traditional, geographical ebony-
black drifted in and served weak tea with routine sand-
wiches. after .Which the party came.td an end.
The. Maharajah bade the grou)) goodbye without giving the ,
■ young .ladies.i'So. much as an autograph. / They went home,
alas, in the same financial statu.s in whicli they arriyed.,.And
I haven't told a single one of them, even to this day,. That
one month altei-ivilrds, tlie Maharajah sent me a handsome
.cigaret .ease bearihg. his, rpyd crest, and with the connolalive
' compliment that he would be my friend forever, a jiromise
he conipletely forgot when ho walked pa.st me. in the Georges
V Hotel in Paris, two years later. ■ ' ■
.By this time the. crash and depression had closed ' the Root
and it wont again into the hands of the renting agents. Grind
’ motion pictures .ihhabifecr.the .New Amsterdam. Broadcasting
- stations, tpdk refuge .under, the' rafters. Ed Wynn entertained
the crowds for nothing. A repertoire company . has come
and gone.
What will be the next circumstance in the cycle? .
Readers Reaching Out
For More Books
By BENN HALL
Glory That Was Ziegfeld
V clei'an PiiItliciHt - Recalls Golden Days of tlie •
M idnigh t T''r ol ies Cycle
By BERNARD SOBEL
■ When the Midnight Frolic.s had one of. its temporary re-
openings recently 1 felt impelled to jot down some of the
things that have happened since that playhouse wAs itlcnli-
. fled with tiie name ot Floronz Zicgfeld. /.
; Tiie Roof, for imstanec.. housed the Midnight Frolics during
t'le days of the First World 'War, when ballroom dancers
furnished 'the popular .escape;’ from anxiety '.land' suspense'..
Those were the day. s of Mae Murray, Olive Thomas. Jac-
; quoline Logan, Martha Mamsficld, Billie Dove, Marion Davies;
. Thos'o were tho days of slagodoor Johnnies, diamond brace-
lets .slocks, yachts, and visiting European notables, when the
word ‘sparkling' wa.s imseparable from champagne.
Inglni-iously. however, Prohibition brought the gaiety to
an unforgivable end. The Root wont dark. The figunir.te.s
disappeared. The glorified girls took to trade. Then came
;■ difficult 'day.s,-. ttd'ih. trahslonts' desecrating the glorified areit-,-
secoiid-rate shp.vys that elp'sed. 'j.n a- nigb^^^^ a:, brniiant i>'ut ;ill-,-
fatod attempt to establish an American Grand Guigno!. and
the .substitution of ignominiou.s 'For Rent.’
. ;;At the elcii^e: of the 'wai; crime' a' resurgchce of ' .Ziegf'eld’s-.
.,imaguiatioiiahd‘indurit,r'jb.,,--;Ho..'tunicd'‘
after another: ‘Kid Bools,' ‘The Follies.' ‘Luuic th'e 14th, ‘
Books: In 1943- reached out for, new audiences — or, to be
clo.sor to the bull’s eye — more new readers reached out and
grabbed more books than in years past..
Book publisher.s have enjoyed a boom year despite paper
and labor headaches. . More significant than the immediate
■soar, from a long-range point -of -view, is the indisputable
evidence that: many people who never read books before
are . readin.g — and buying- -them today!, The Tie w .audieiiGe’
is not one that. ha.s suddenly beopme literate. Iirstead. it is an-
intelligent audience of newspaper and magazine readers who
are just now, due to a variety of reasons, largely- pocketbo.pk,
getting the ‘book habit.’
The obvious explanation ’ of more cask i.s, however, only
-;part of* the answer. : Millions of ittdUstrial ' workers; -really
.their need for niore knowled.ge, and books are tlie ‘poor
man’s university.’ . Reprint firms liave made fiction, light
and lieavy nonfiction available ;it less than the admish to a
neighborhood film hou.se. and, equally important, have adopted
/magazine methods of distribution so that their books may be
bought almost any place. Importance of .such outlets is indi-
cated when it is realized that tlierc arc less than 1,000 book
stores in the whole country, plu.s. of cour.se, gift and other
stores witli small book ‘departments.’ ‘
^ G i'fatfr Sei’ioii 9iies» |
other factors probably, also responsible Tor The boom in
books are the more serious altitudes of many people, the de-
Sire for ‘c.scaiie’ -by . ol'nei-s, and restriction.': on recreations,
such as driving'. ’ The various book ciubs;' ihqiddihg The Book-
of-tke-MonUt Club with some 575,000 readers, the Literary
Guiildi the Sears-P.oebuek and Simon & Schuster venture,
the People’s Book Club, and others also aid in disfribtition.
Many book store.s are likewise building up new audiences
through mote iiilcnsive. 'prOmolidhi '.Thdica'iiV.o of: size: of re-
, ■ Wart: me on Broad w.'iy . as viewed tlu’O'tigh the eye." of
.a-, vetcr.m headWaitev who gladhandod liio .c.ustontqrs : at
Ciiurchiil's and Rector's, duriii.g The Mexican border 'skir-
mishes and- World -War I and, iro.vv . is performing the same
dittie.s- at: Drive Wolpcr'.s Hurricane, hri.-:.r.‘t changec'! as much
with the years as a casual ob.server nii.ghf think. > '
. -Tk.e prinolpal difference— and tear.s well into Albert Berry-
man's eyes wi’.en he mentions il-:-i.s the present-day absence
of . wine drinkcr.s. • And' this, he;, reiniarks ‘m’atfei:-o,f-factl'y, :is-
a direct result of Proiiibitlim .(more tears). The gentle art
of . drinking and appreciating fine wiiie.s, bubbly and other-
wise, w;as. juSi coining into its own during the flrsT World
War ■ when inllated lioomtimc pockelbook.s wore being cdu-
calod to the grape, tp the .tunc, of S4 a bottle for line char:;-,
'■jiaguos; T\Tth, other; vliTiag'es,.Sdaled'ace^^^^^^ 'Voistea'd-
blilz .pul a:i end to all this, and Berryman thinks it's a down-
riglU. siiamo.
: ' FarevVeli parties.,: reunions 'a;iid^' a '..sorts of celebrations or.
•Broadway look cm ;i certain tone in The, old .days; the yet
'hoadvvaiter.' reciMl.s Cork.s were popping in tiie backgrinnnl
and goad waies were bein.g ccfiisumed and appreciated. . To-
day the trend,: with unifornied men and piviiians ' a^^^ : is .
to'-vai'cis whiskies, rums, cocktails and oincr mixed drinks.
These.;.drink.s ,sdvve; the purpose, it .scc!ms. but somethin,g is
lacking .When . Ihe , parlibs. are compared with Sirnila,r - affairs :
of the. ia.st w-ar. ■■’■'"■■■':.■• .t. -.
A'aothcr ir.arkod ciTl'ercnce today is tlie frcqueivcy With,
w'lich unc.-coriocr femmes ."tage .sonic.? into tho riiazda ;
mirage, S.omofhiijg;tt;nheard;;o CluireiVill’s and Roclor’.s
wcre.im the .seem;'. ' Uniformed women are so common. a.s to
cause no neck-craning, whereas the sight of a yesteryear
WA"VE yeoman Cf) or uniformed nurse during World War I
was something to talk about. . . .
I More Men in Sertii-e I
Soldiers, sailors and marines, are -mucli more numerous, on
tiie Broadway scene, Berryman asserts, but hastens to add
this is no iiidieation tliat Ihity're not- being, kept as busy cm .
miliUiry affairs .as vvere,. tlielr.' -fOrOrunners of .25 years ago.
It’s just livat there - fire so many more men in the services
today. ■■■■■■ :
Food and drink price scales were almost unbeiicvably hnv
during .the ia.st war and quantities w.pre-.mubh larger' tliaii
at prosont. Berryman still has some of the glassware from .
Reciiof's.i including a ' couple of vvh.isky .glasses which, -believe.
it or ;hol., held feiur' 'ounces;. (more , thail, Twice- preseiit a ,:
size), and. the .eiislonterk' \Vbre,‘ pi;rh)itted To ipoitr'^^ : !
Of cour.se, tl:e!-e wasn't, as ;much''iTi'<ihey; in circulation liio.-e
da.v.s. a’ld weir wages, nlthou.gh up., rarely approached ihe;,-;;
skyrocket brackets in vo.gue now.. : ■;
. Allied soMiers rron'i ihe ranks are much more in evidence
nowadays wheroa..s;The'Recto.r's*.foreigiv cUptitole. wris for the;; ,
mo.st part ■eonfined' To ::Frehch/ . British- and It.alian,- officers.
here on military -pUrcliasing nncl, tcelinlcal mis'siohs; , ,
; ; Entertaining at tlie reslauraht in those days was a ypungi-', ■
ster with :a.. clarinet and one of those new-fangled jazz bands , , :
who tossed a -ballered silk i bat ,af oiind ; while cavorting, iu ' i
.front Of the mitsicians. That would be Ted Lewis, the . same ,
Lewis, hot :so young now. but: still doing the same old routine, .
is now cavorting at Ihe Hurricane wliich. of course, empha- ■ ,
sizes Berryraan'a tlrqsis that' thing's haven’t c .so nuaih. , :
, Berrynian doe-s; liowcver. note one marked di,flerehee, .and^.:
that's in the actions and demeanor ot tlie .soldier.s and saiior.s
he cncouiitor.s. Tl)c Navy ot World War II, lie avcf!!, i.< made
lip of a differenl:class .of .enlisted man. They-’re.mo.ve Serious,, ,,
better behaved,; and; don’t seem id think liieir prime purpose
it) coming, ashbreii’s to :do , as- much'. damage as, possible. ; .t
■In tlie last war.’ he recalls, ' a, lot of the sailors' wete big, ' .,
burly characters whose lir.st thouglits, after imbibing a iittie
.grog, . were to look for Trouble, until they' found it, and tiie.v'
didn’t,, like, to waste any time looking nrouncl— tliey managed
to find it right where they happened to be.
‘You don’t; see much, ot that nowadays.’ lie says. ‘T!;e boyis
in blue appear more inteliigont, tiiey're proud of their uni- :
form and their stripes and behave as iVelh and in many eases ,
a whole lot better, titan some of our civilian trade. . The ,
Arjny;boys, Too, fall into tlie same group, and seeing . Iheiii
come in night aUcr night looking for fun, relaxation and a
little excitemeni, yet boliaving tlicmselvos like gentlemen,
makes; you fee! proud of them. , ' ■ T" ' , ' : ■
‘You know they are going to fight Uie same way they play. .,
cleanly and wholeheartedly, with ho Thought, of quitting until -
the particular job is finished.’ ■
Here tiie veteran ot 43 : years on . Broadway made a mock
ge.sliire.-of ' despair to obseive, ‘And when it'.s finished— wliat, . ,
a timei, -(.I remember when the last one was over— It’w'.aS '
awful, but; Wonderful, and you can take it from me this time
will be jn.d. the same. Sure there have been changes on
Broadway, but Bioadway. hasifft clianged very much— just
.wait till the Armistice, you’ll see wliat I mean.’
print business is Dpubledayls nine lines, which probably sold
15,000)000 : hooks this year.
. Active promotion on the part of many publishers, inchid- .'
ing ’selling' ratlier titan ‘announcement’ type of advertis-
ing, stieamlined exploitation, often comparable on a smaller
scale with. filhT'.prorh0.ti.o,n,..‘off-the-:bo:Ok:-.page’ newspaper and
radio publicity, have also .hdlped In -roaching foiit to new audi-
ences, Tieups with athi; producers releasing product based
on books is another case in point. ■
Promotion of ‘Citizen Tom Paine,’ best seller .by Howard
Fast, illu.strates modern metiiods used to reach new audi-
ences. ; .:Vi,go,rdusiy advertised .in leading, .hook media: backed ■ :
by rave noticc.s. book also reached a ‘plus' public, througli
proper exploltritioi), .Wito advertising stressing the general
theme : (year’s leading historical novel), publicity buildup
was' ciosely attuned to this theme. Author appeared on lead-
ing book programs as well as Treasury Department bond .
drive.s and made personal appearancese. Nearly 50 book.s
were given as’^ prizes on three Blue .-Network War Manpower
Commi.ssion shows, While .syndicates including AP and Me-
Naught, and ' New’ York Post carried excluslve/'intefvicW.s.
Book-of-Monih Club' issued a special cra toon feature baser. ;
on book To, its newspaper list. Although published in Apri
‘Citizen Tom Paine’ is still a large seller and is sliil bcin
promoted.
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
ThlHy-eif^hih P^j^IETT Anitivvrsnry
4P1CXURES
35
Of Women, and Chivalry,
And a Free World
By J. C. MJGEN T
Dcarr'‘Varie.t;y’;;; ,■ ,:,/v
■ /I- have: youl' letter anent yOur 38ll> Anniversary,, :Nuniber.
'"As I was represented in the last 37, I suppose you haveya
, righttAtliinic that jt is’tod .latc.fpr:*
best I can say for either of us is that we
. V : are -Stilt' -here .- - 'T'-L-
I have just returned from a term in
Hollywood.
. So what?
. For many ye.ars it has booh fa.shion- .
.alrle' to Comment oh Ifoilywedd-^either^
for or against. ' ..■■1;',.
. I think thi.s is quite superfluous. Each '
man makes Ins own. ■Hollyrwoo'd' 'and^ A
varies as much ■ as; the men. . . 1
‘ To tho., sucoossc.s it is a success.. . To
the^lailures: it i.s- liollyt^^^ Who Cares?,
The bestv'I fotthd there afteh tiring C£
Down-Under Showman Sees
Post-War Show Biz About
Same, At Least for a Time
By SIR BENJAMIN FULLER
■I. C. Nugent ,
the sea iir.d ti'.e de.seri and the moun-
tains and the golf clubs and the city—they call it a city—
.was The 'ivtasquer’s,.eiuh pinners,
' if i'oU pardonably proud to be invited to appear at the
■■ispoakers’,. table.-.'-'
. Unforturiatel.v :'I .lived pht .at the, - Garden - of, Allah, , mapy
'-'milesi. aw.ay.i.and the' tihasOortatidn ,hro^^ In . Bollywood is,
, heiitc.. ■^.i had, loaned , iny beautiful . PticktuA.- Ch^^
to tliC lady who ovvned it and so I haded a pu.<.sing lady .ta'-xi-' ,,
cab driver. Out there their name is legior.. Of course they
' are called.': other. ithhigsi .but. that ,1s :be.sido i.fhC .p.dmt,.. ‘ This :
.' one ,vva.s very 'beailtiful.-', ' Also, a'llitlle. fresh; ,;phe.' wonted
to' ride in the back seat: - Then she look another look and
said. ‘Oh.. 1 .saw you once in a moving picture, ■ 'You wore
real good.' f, then noticed that, she was, hot only beaiuilui
bqt iiitolligcnt. . Espeeially as . she allowed, mo to. sit on her- .
, rigi-ii . in that , crowded little .seat in front, with .my -left, .shoul-
^ der. prcs.sihg . her. right, .shduldor in . the sweet lintn-nacy , .Which, ,
ha.-! nuirie Hollywood the envy of. tire. more, conservative
, miciciie west. As shC tWisted, the -wheel Cxpe'ifly. through' the ; '
trallic her right shdtdder and. my iCtt ^oulder increased in
■ proxi mity ■ or something. , .Then I cusco.yered she was , quite ;
erudite. She had read a great deal. She explained that she
had . j'ust read In Ripley that if .d. niari. used ’hi.s . left hand , as.
freely as his right: hand it would develop entirely new cells ,
in tile left side of his brain. In our position I impulsively
tried it and she ran into a truck.
A sour-faced traffic cop approaChod US, wearing;, some kind:
of authority oil his label;.; As . I; ha respect lor tl;
law, I got out and 'waiked behind the truck. . He, was a
stupi.rl big son of a , no. I siiouldn’t call him -that, he
.djdhh; deshih’d it. : He had honp of the’ tradU
of a love child,
■ A fill Republican in an expoiusive car' picked me up and
took me toward The ' Masquers. On the way lie explained
what, he thought President Roo.sevclt should do to John L.
Lewi.s. 1 taCitly agreed' with liiin altliough I don't think his
su.ggestinn would be practical. .
I ' ; i On Lading ancL Their lnfliiem^^ |
Arrived .lit The Masquers 1 found the hall crowded with
service , men. and , the' speakers,' table honored by the presence
, of many of lllmdom’s greafestdu,minarie.s,.;bdth, male and fe-
male. There was Spencer Tracy and Cary Grant and Ran-
dolph Scott, and Oley Olsen and Edwin Arnold and Ned
Spark.s and many dthers. ‘ There was also Ann Sheridan and
: Betty Grablo and Rosalind Riissell and Claudette Colbert and
Patricia Morrison and also many iiiore. I don't know why
, I remember their - names so well , as. at ray age. .my Interesl.s
• ■ in beautif d,l ladies, is, very properly, remini-SCent: .. • Rerninis- .,
., cont 'ratber than all tieipatory; , I , like that phrase.^ feihhiisceht '
: rather thah ariticipatory. Ifit a damn lie, but I like it.
I think the, presence of ladies at a gathering of service men
; has an ennobling effect. ; I wish W.o could have them; at The
Eambs. The presence of wdmen keep men up on their; toes
' in .regai'd lb those. ;::Stnall ameiiities .which, distingui.sh, ;thc
' civUized .mail; from: the: .sa,yage.,.'^^^H each bthef, 1
, How to cal. How to drink. .'Ho.w to dress;. How to; uncover '
. t''*'**^*;' dhe. flag goes by. How. to hot. overdrink: .Many, a man ,
drinks, because, he is alone. Afraid of the four :walls..pf his .
room. Mocked by the dream of a liqme. In love. With shadow: ,
Women- until Some real wramair efosseB hiS:path, brincl'Oiit all"
that is noble in him and thoy.'.sit ctown at m'Cbcktail't.able.and,
get stinking, together in a nice way. :
. Of cpiu'Se, I ebuidh’t mention .this' to. fhom in :my speeqh
- wit hb itt seeming familiar. ; . They say. fainUiarity, breeds con- .
tpmpt,,.a)thdugh as th sweet . old lady .once saidi "‘Tl lakes a"
- Certain :aropiuit .:bf -familiarity to breed anything.^..
:A.s a, , matter of: fact,. T had tb:,steer 'my', wdtUclsms ..dlrrough^^:
, a;- very narrow cdurSe, Ybu, see. at' The Masciu'erS, the. waiters
. arc. aciors-rgeneraliy night chib actom ,and;:entdrtaincrs'who ■
, ; ate;, always, , dh the i.'Jodkout for. matdruvl . which
swiping. Sd I had to mar.shal my' wittifiisms along a narrow
maize, ' .and Sd :WQrd;them, that'-the spldidm wd.uld ge,b
. ■h'lat the; wouldn’t: |c.t , ,thcmA-an;d :: that .the,
:*:.' W.oukhi’t-', steal 'them.,-
In looking at. the face.« of those .service boy.s, and all that
theji represented, 1 regret to sdy tha'f . .Mb, ^
■: , trivia!, compared to what they meant to this unhappy world.
Alter all, what can .a civilian do, c.xcciit perhaps pay taxes
:' . : It, htirts.. There’s a .song about, that somewhere — ‘Deep
.ih. the: hurt of taxes.’ And so I couldn't lie Ip thinking .as 1 ;
looked at them that when these tioy.s come back — or even
: If they don'tT-rthat , they -Wili: be ;loy e'd; and, . honored ;by,_.m
: kkildrcn ancVgr.andchndreh :ahd;:,grea.t-grandchildreh bntib to
;. last .syiiabio of recorded time. Until that tar judgment day'
up its dead and the rcirt of ‘us are called
to 'account for the Use 'w’e'; haVp, ;made,',.oi''.'tl|,i.s small .strip. oI‘
light, betwccii darkness and darkncs.s that we call the gift ol
life.':,;';.-.-, W': :b, -i-;' V- -b
, For aftpr.' thab:::yictory of' civilization over barbarism' the
. .dditfrabn -ipan of all the rescued lands vvlil dwn his;: dwn. soul -
, “Will walk beneath the sun, and moon, and .slaits — beneath
me. .swinging constellations-^a human being made' :in,' the -
ma.ge and likeness df God— lollowing tbe work, he chop.se.«,
,, ''•'orshiping the God he clioose.s— protecting the woman he
V loves and : with his child's trasting arm.s around his nock—
me child knowing that his daddy i.s not a slave. ■
, After that victory, those boy.s will be honored in hi.story
occau.se lliroiigh. them and their- work and their, wearincs.s
.snd their .sacrifice.s and tiieir wound.s and their gut? and their
. / manhood-^this sweet: world: and this' 's country will be
free; agairi;-
Sydney, Dec, _15.
;'■ Hero goes, to play understudy to a iVai-iety’ Mugg.
- 'First out. wo are all Jock Thom.soii'.s, Bairns; in oilier,
words we are citizen.s before we are showmen..
Visualizin.g pdsl-war .show world, bein.g ‘!Uivc'--sti)V in the
flesh alter .severa'. 'bloody wars' £n;nk'..Y, fron-i past experi-
■: once and portents. I can't ace much chan,ge looir.in.g. .. .■
, Such is tiie finance, involved and to .be involved there will
continue to bo quite a piece of eh.ani.'e inve.steri in' Ihis'.:
::.s'ereWy;, bub toy, m;e -loved,,;- b.Oisihess,:' b'ut;,'as eltikeh.S ■
to play our parts not only as lookers-on an.d clowns; but in
an endeavor to help shape things to come.. ;. .:
- May I to prove periiaps that I an.: a con-imun.ity m.ah,
..mate some Of ' the . acti vities , hi Which I am concerned, outside , .
man.y direoioralps in t'ne show world. I am president of
: the Racial Hygiene Society; pi-esidenf of the International
Society: vice-president of . the. X.S.W. Indi;.=trird Blii-.d In..sli-
tution: Councillor at ;he League' of Nations Union: chair-
man ot I'u; Howard Prison. Reloi'in League; Councillor of
the Briti.-,!: Empire Union; life rr.cmijor of the Royal Empire
Society; eiiairman of Hie food lor Starving Slavs Fund; mem- .,'
her of. several, lod.ge.s. and societies, and committee man on
several War Fund. etc., ail qf which take up a lair .amoun.l
of my time., whicii I am pleased to be able to . donate, and
to crown the lot, not ti< hog too much ot your .space. I, m
a weak moment, tenipnrarily accepted the chairnuinship of
the Australian United Nations Assembly, constituted parallel
. on lines, witii the English and Ariierican A.ssemblies formed
for propaganda advocacy and. education in rc,gard to post-
war recon.struction and rehabilitation, particularly as affect- :
. ing the democratic way of life, and which 'we hope, will
be -able to help steer public opinion in such a way as to be
effective at the peace conferences.
And now I’m stuck with it, and in .View: of its importance,
wish only that I had more time to spare to devote to it
away from my business activities, to gain more knowledge
of the subject and to at least keep the seat warm until my
successor is found and installed.
Perhaps I cpiddn’t . dp better _as giving an idea of what we
are driving at, if the following exA'actS from a letter written
in my officiai: capacity to the Senior Film Distributing Execu-
tive (three gue.sses t, and also to the head of Iho big Civil
Aviation Combination, and to the Commercial Radio A.sso-
cialion, .speak for tliemselves;' and I little doubt that those
in America and England . (excepting commercial stations non
e.st in Great Britain;) in these activities, are fully aware of
what is , going on, and what is likely to transpire in those
■ - instrumentalitie.-;. and if .so they should be pp and doing- and
not take .the attitude it’s Mike'.s business, and later on say
: they are sorry they didn't speak.
: Anyway here are tiie extracts; —
‘The reason I wx'ite you personally on the all-impor-
tant subject of Recoirstruction and Rehabilitation, after
:: ' the war. Is. that, lir.stly, as a good Australian, you natu-
. rally, take a keen interest in all that is likely to tran.s-
piro when the 'War lor Peace' is joined. Secondly, that,
, at a Sub-Commitiee ime'eting; ye.sterday-.tl1e ' Ginema was
.mentioned, and . it was tlwught that ‘ that indu.stry will
play an important part in po.st-war education, propa-
.ganda. etc., and knowing the Cinema industry will have .
its batties. to preserve and conserve it.s place in the world
and its imderlakiiigs. I volunteered to bring oiir As.sem-
bly to your attention, and through you. to tiie M.P.D.A., .;
with a view to perhap.s .some cooperation with one or
more mei-nber.s being co-opted to our ^Council.
; ‘We have purposely made our amnia! sub.'-criplion to
; raember.s low (subject to the General Meeting which i.s ..
to take place 'shortly; at which all officor.s and the Council , ;
- will be elected ). And thirdly, la.stly and ires important, '
,; to solicit a donation from tl-ie M.P.D.A. toward the carry-'
.. jhg^on;btAA-'t(:Qhi£i<i;BWhU£at-ibm^
: whicii will amount to around £ 1,000 per annum, includ-
ing 10 immbcrs per annum of our jiamphlct. All assist- .
ahee .except stenographer, being honorary. We hold an-
other disEu.ssiori: night., .shortly in the ballroom -of : the ;
Hotel Australia. '
‘I know the.50 things cannot be decided without con-
sultation and debate, and therefore, will not expect ah
immediate ie.--pon.se, but will wail your pJea.sure, and
would be delighted to -answer any queries that may be
put to u.s in regard to our present and .suggested future
activities.
‘We have some deep tliinking and important citizens
among our membership; have hold two public- .discus-
■ sibns. wiiicl! have been addressed by tl;e Consul-Gcn-
crai (or the Nother!and.s. .Sir Herbert Jepp: Mr, McClure
Smith,, editor ■ ot the Sydney Morning Herald; several
profe.s;sors and '; other notabilities. - The :orgahization is ,
■Strictly . non parly-iiolitical , and has the potentialities of :
: becoming a guiding powei- in the land. We are already
in touch with .similar organization.s in England and the
United. Slates, which later on, we liope to affiliate with.
and I er.ipha.size tiuil we cannot ..begin loo soon to pre-
pare for the peace. .
. ‘And, finally, don't fail lb impres.s.upon your colleagues
the importance of the Indu.stry taking a cioii'nite part
;, dh': 'discussions,- in regard to- .'shaping; the new order and
not to remain outside wailing to ‘take :. i.t.t , -
■I
()ii(‘-W'ay Traffic iri Talcri t
fa regard to ■:exohahge of artist.s, plays and., .shows' betiyeen
Australia and America, it will, of co.ur.sc, continue to be for
'-a;lphg..t;ime;- mainly a' 6ne,rwajh;frafl',i'e,. land popular as Ameri-
can performers were before the war. it's as nothing com-
pared witt; t:\eir ' pre.sent standing. And I. feel .sure tiir.t,
, having become War Buddies they wii; eoiilinue to :hc even
morie sougiit aficr and appreciated . on screen, radio and
‘One World’ in Humor Too
Comics Need No Esperanto for Universal
Appeal — Warfront Funsters
Proved That
By JACK BENNY
b Hollywood, Ja!';.' 1.
It's a far cry from tiie day.s back in I927-;-thr.t would be
B.C. I Before Crowley )'—w!-,on I was playing ti'.e Palladium in ,
London aiid emceeing the variety, bill,- to tbo radical cliangos
that are paving the way. for a real ln;crnattona!izat:on ot i ;.,:
' 'i i humor— with the Yanks setting ti'.e pat-
tern, . Getting back to '27 and that- egg-
Ic.ying date .at .the ■ Palladium, (only a
Fred .Allen could appreciate what I
..mdah), the rea.sor. becomes clear 'rioiY.-; -
in llie li,ght of wlsat we're, iiiidin.g out .
over there on the far-.fiung global eir-
'..eiills:'-,:'-'-: - I' ", - ': -‘'':
To that West End audience in London .
16 years ago, an emcee wa.s somethi,n,g : , '
unl'.card of ' in their ,: eniertaihmcnt
ispltere. By the .same token, tryiitg to ,,,
pull off a gag about the vice-president
, ■l.'u'k Benny -■ ' of tiie United Stalfe.s; while funny at .the
, . . . Palace, left tliem completely coUi. 'The
an-swer is simple.. In tho.-^c days, eaeii count ry wa.s' a world '■'
; .tihta. jteelfrc'ihhnih'gr.'.onlyi.wh^^^ its. own, ,i)pliti-ca:-l .Se.ttip; it,s'b:wn, ,
mode of living, its own pi'oblem.s and its ' dwi! particular
.brand of humor. Had 1 known that then. I could have '
saved myself a ;dose of sea.sickness and a big headaelic. ,
- But how .diflovent the picture was op . my recent Camp
Shows tour- info the Pcr.sian .'Gulf area. Norih .Africa, Sicily,
.Raly;- hhd. 'pthef scattered bases,: 'wbere; Wr ..,,tro:upe- played .,
. not only before Y'ank soldiers Init to British and Aussio boys ■
as well. The. same gags--: that;.. eheked with our own bojs
were i'ust as .sureiirc with tiie Tommies and the. Down-Under .
' flghfei'S; The world today, is much: smailer: ihe airplane, :
radio, films have olimiiiatcd harriers anej made problems
and events, both big; ami small, common yjifpperty. Today
:■ the .same. Y ank-slanfcd .- gags that flopped back in '27 would - -
find a receptive audience in London and Sydney due to
the fact that, they’d know what we’re talking- about.
I ■ ' Slight S witch Needed f
And due to the One World setup, the idiosyncracies and
national traits of a people are universally, recognized, so
• that a gag, requires only the proper .s.witcli to make it a
local click. We ti-ied it on our broadcast from Algiers, where ■
we played before; an audience of several tliousand Y'ank
and British soldiers. Actually, the pattern the program
followed , was identical to that used on my regular Sunday
night program, but utilizing the local background of the
Sphinx, the Nile and the P,yramids. , Here was an ' illustra-
tion of basic Yank humor clicking just a.s well with the
English.
But regardless of the fact that the groundwork for the
-introductidh- of Yank humor into the Enghsh''Speaking coun-
tries of the world liad been laid by radio and films during
the past decade or so. it remained fo.r. war entertainment
activities, principally through the personal appearances of . .
the stars and the transcriptions of the: top comedy programs
reaching the boys overseas, to fully convert this new audi-
ence to our brand of humor and shbwjpanship., .
Thai Yan k Influenc e ]
I’m fully convinced that when the British and Aussie . ,
lads fetufh td ciyiiiah life they'll prefer the tempo and pace
of American sliows. Already in England the attempts to
introduce the. American type of musieab is meeting with
succe.ss; the. new trend has encouraged British, producers to .
gear their future productions accordingly.
While the post-war plans for a global theatre cannot en-
vision .ehcbtUPa'^sirtg- all the Countries, .'due to the limitation of ,,
language difficultids,, there .iS.:.no 'fe^ why the ;Engii.sh-
speaking countries ■ shouldn't have a universal circuh. But ,
bccau.se we've taken the initial step.s, our showmanship and '
our type of comedy will .set the pattern. And a factor that
can't be overlooked is the airplane,: the. use. of which in; the .
posl-.vvar .setup- wiii overeorno the -fir.st; barrier toward the
establishing oi a global circuit. -'- ' . ..' f .
stage, and there will lie a trcmcndou.s post-war market here :
fo r beil ormers ami pla ys, but of cotiise .our .salary ceiling ig_^
much lower tium liuil iiro-v'ailing in the. Stale'.), '“and while'
- we cannot aim lor yo'pr tap .stars, yet America couiain.s a
lot of .;'\vorth.whfle -iri.-bbtwech.s,-' 'pi' . 'hea.r-great artists,: that ’ :.
will ..be .acceptable . here differing (I’ve got my guard up)
from England. whe;-o talent, to vary an old nursery, rhyme,
. ‘when it i.s good it is very, very good but when it is bad
(everything 'el.se IS) it is horrid.’ ‘ - -
. ' . Of cour.se air travel will avoid, that' ‘io.st lime bugbear*
■ and if that play circuit, discussed seriously, gets beyond the
blue print stage, then v.e can aspire to all the good pla.v's
that America and 'England can supply -u.s, and with good '
.stock companie.-; in ai)out 12 centers; and gue.st .stars can be
■ imported tliat .wiil iii.sure an artistic and financial succe.ss. :
: We met the .situation of different sized -citie.s. hence vary-
ing runs in the vaudeville day.s. and it ciiii be done in_th;s
; activity. I can cnvi.-ia.ge .a building, industrial and migration ;
' boom, po.sl-'.var, and in thi.s, .s-how business Will benefit: Pic- .
tures are staple and stable with American productions and
subjects, mo.stiy favored, and it's iiitorestiii.g to. hark back a
' few . years ;., when it was. iioce.s.sary to print in the ; theatre
pro.grams a glc.-isary of jiureJy American. word.s- and idioms. .,
Today, thank.-: to the rnovie.s. 'this.;-ig. t:dta.Uy;‘uhhe,eessa as
; most people are hep amt they have been emb'-idied in our.
. language, ami mi;<od with our own .slang aiid' cliches. -.„ .
In regard to local iiieture production, that will be inter- "i
: mitten t and spas.modic. with capital and braiiis luird to come
by. London andi-New York called Melba, as thgy do all our
near greats, ami it will bo the same in picture product. But '
, there wHl .oeeosioiially ri.se- those. de.siritig..to have a crack —
; and good luck to tho):'.-~'.!:ey’U need it. ■ ' '
Anyway, siiinming. up ■ f am .satisfied ■ witli the , presen.t state ;
of show bus:ne.ss, and mure than optimistic in regard to the
. : fvt4ui'e. ,':Ai:).d .\\dll , Ihiish; up, :by wishliig 'all, to .'
; a.hd ;buddies'; ill '.show .businEH.s,.., all, they 'vyish- -thgtoselves , in' .
.the future, mi; forgetting a plea.sant Post-war New Y'ear, •.
global feUtrn to sanity, and on with flic sliow.
T^iky^tghlh f^^l^/SfY Arfmter$ary W^nesday^ ^
ihtrTwoBigJob»inJonumry:
Fourth Wmr Lem mnd March' of Dimm
lack L, Warner, Executtvt
PiCfURES
Aiinlcei'^ty
Janiia^^^ 5, 1944
la Strttngest^^^ leaving Many IssuBS Unsettled
By -'B , ELii r , '"
f IJmied Press )P«r Correspondent)
/ . ' , . London, Jan. 1. . ' .
As I temeniber it, ’Mevt Akers, my; city editor at United
Press, thought a foreign sti^ would be good for me; .‘Get you ,;
away froni BrdadHvay for a \vhile,’ hO' said. , So. one chill day
with the fir.st Hurries of .snow whipping across LaGuardia
Airport I .took dif for Europe -and the life: bUa loreigii .corre'-
spondent. ‘Get away from Broadway’. . .that’s what Akers
said
Five hours after the takeoff the Clipper set down on an
island and 1 climbed out and alniost on top of Ahe Laslfogel
of the Wiliiam', i\toB then.:, just v, returning from .-a
Eurojpean-'trip.as^^^ I told Lastfogcl I wa.s . ,
going abroad to. help cover the war. No more Broadway, I
said, , and, he looked; at me deadpatt .said he thought it .was ■
; a. good idea, .too;; .-And ;if Ahe.rs .jenew,, what- La.stfogel.knew ,I ...
probably would, be potiriding the beat betw'een Times
Square'and , Central park of boning up on Russian
topography (Musol i.s U. P. Russian Front expert— Ed.) and
joining';. the ' heartfelt - chorus . when . planes ' hum-, ;acrQSS, the ?
blackout— ’one of ours, I ho)>e.’
,. Meeting Lastfogcl so. .soon after .getting that pep talk from r
A.gers was quite a 'setback, - .but it was nothirig to \vhathd me
. at' a. ia.ter landing,; when a dark . little man , with. iotslOf white
' teeth. Osked :nie still :d id the rhumbO... , This; .is ;rather. a ■ .
staiffing question:' to.haye. popped at ..one a; few, I'nirtutes after
' smacking down, o'h, the heavy/ swells;.,so -I -said yes 1; Used : to .
. rhumba,: but dhat; all behind: (if that's the- Word) ine
now- and 'heSides. hbwinell, did anyone in .the Azores :know I
'r.Hunibae.d,.i .Hei.grlnn.ed . three, inehes; .'wider.; and 'said; quite
.. .dramatica'liy that;he,/ u^ sce. me dqing sai'helin El Torea-- .
■ dor, oiie of the pioneer Latin-Amcrican spots which stood at , „
noth street five or six years ago. He added that he was a
waiter, and there we left it. • : '
In Lisbon I didn’t run into a single familiar face or figure
in .spite of looking at lots of the latter, nor did I meet any
, show biz’ folk in Ireland, so I decided that perhaps I was .
really out of that groove for file duration and now for some
real old cOncenUatibn on la guerre. A , fast plane got me to
England and, to borrow, ;a’ phrase, after that the deluge; It
seems that lots . of people over there had written lots of
people over here that I .was en route (a really touch ing.ges-
. ture) and hardly a: week goes by that sqmeope doe.sn’t call
me up for a spot of ma.sochistic reminiscence about cheese-
cake at Lindy’s or roast beef at Toots Shor’s, or gay times at
an.v one of a dozen N. Y. spots.
Coiniy from Home
The other day New 'York advised us that Martha Raye
had gone west for a divorce. I was scanning the. dispatch .
when the phone rang. It wa.s Willie Sliore, Who was a wow
comedian at the Hurricane .at the time I left:. and has since,
been one of the most popular comics ever sent across, by
’USO. Willie said he was sitting around a hotel room with
. George Freems (another fli'ie comic. . .hadn’t seen him’ since
we gagged together at Herman . Schubert’s; Pelham Heath
lnh),-Capt;:Eddie Dowling and Major Neal Lang. I wqtehed
. the tang-Haye romance blbssohi ln.Miami Beach a couple of
years ago, so it was probably fitting for me to inform the
; Major (in peacetime; a; member of the , Rockwell-O’Keefe
Agency) that the romance was done. He said Ho Hum and
. ■why not come over? • ■ ■■• , ■ ■
Remembering Akers I told him I wa.s off Broadway. Drop-
. ping into a Red Cross Club. I found Adele Astaire -(Lady .
Cavendish) acting a.s hostc.s.s. Last week Jim Proctor (the
Broadway legit press agent) called at my apartment in dun-
. .garees: and a sea.go.ing jacket announcing he was in the
merchant marine. We bounced around looking at old-time
; :.' bomb damage, with Jim getting a terrific boot out of the:
. : - town. We had a drink at the Cheshire Cheese pub on Fleet
Street - mentioned in ; Sam Popy’s Diary. Proctor looked in
such line physical shape the same course migiit 'pe recom-
Y mended for his flabbier’ colleagues.
Teddy Brown invited me up for dinner, Teddy being one
of the old settlors, since he came over 17. years ago bn the
, invitation of the then’ Prince of Wales who heard him play
at the St. Regis. Teddy, all 500 or so ; pounds of him. was
one of Britain’s top society bandleaders, although now he ■
prefers solo accordion work. 1 was in hi.s place w’ncn I
;_: heard Hal Block had come to town on a' special radio writ-
' ing assignment,; , 1 had ’■ last n-.et Hal With Milton Bcrle in
Lindy’s and we di'd a little of what Block refers to as "hoot-
ing” — doing the town — together. 'Only I remembered my
ihstructions and pursued my military sources.
1 could go pu' like this ir.defmitcly to prove you can’t run
away from Broadway or the people on .it .(arid: that means
Hollywood, too),; ; You find them everywhere . . like
diolitti. .the ^manager of (Quaglino’s elegant eatery, pointing
but a gent in war correspondent’s regalia to me for ideriti- :
ficalion. ; I • caught his eye and he , caught mine and we both
fumbled with- names for a moment. Then we recognized
each other, which is pretty good going for a two-year lapse.
' lt''Was,.:.Brucfi Manning ,cr,aekerj-,ack producer,,
and he gave me a terrific feat-jrc story only to exact a
promise 1 wouldn’t print it. . I didn’t, but I should have. , ? /
': i ; ; -;.M)ure':Faiinil;iar .Faces ;j:'„
Or the Major (now Lieutenant Colonel) at Eighth, Airforce
Headquarters who turned out to be Ben Lyon and who said
come home and m.eet the wife. Bebc Daniels. And Betty
Knox of the Evening Standard staff, perhaps better remem-
bered as the lovely Betty, of Wilson, Keppel and Betty,
standard sand dance and .specially trio, and who looks too
good to have a daughter old enough to take her place . in
j the act. And Melvin, the InternatioMl Casino lovely, who
. ; got married here .shortly after my ^arrival, making it niy
, sad duty to tran.srriit the news to Jack Tirinan, the pros.-? ,
...' agent, wko.^'c torch is visible on clear nights. ■;
' - Charley. Richmaii. who press agented the Bos.sert hotel,
niin/ng nunierou.s other items, ' is -.a’ technical .sergeant and
checks in .frequently. And Spencer Williams, the fine Negro
compbsor-lyrici.st of ’ Basin ’, Street, etc., who lives . in - a quiet :
. .town outside Loniion. and talks over old times with trie
every now and then. Frances Day, who may be remembered
. ./ aV’a’: Giiinan ■ beauty, is a top musical comedy -star here.
■ and .Evelyn Dali, another luscious blonde, was in a vaude-
ville turn ' in the . States: before Ambrose made her into a
■ . filriv star.
, Not to mo.ritioii Maurice. Colleano, ChniTey Kunz, Carole.
: Landis. Kay .Francis,’ , Mitzi Mayfair, ■ Peggy . Alexander.
Stubby Kaye, Paul LoPaul, Harik :Ladd, Hal Leroy, Irving
Reis . . . rr . . . what was that? Honest, Mert. it ain’t m\
fault. ’i,;
By BOY CHARTIER
■: Who wants what’.’ Will, it work? Who gets the ’ocs! of the ■.
bargain:'? These and ’other whtph deiy, an accurate -
answer glide ihlo view as the industry nears the prospect of
experimenting with .a iie.i^', consent decree. Time will tell.
Over a period of many years the exhibitors clamored for
legislation ..to outlaw block-booking and , so-called blind-
selling. Their dreanis of a peaceful life and a New Deal for
the theatres called tor- that,; they iinagined. They we«: re-
lieved of block-booking in the form of the decree which was
negotiated in 194Q arid placed into effect Nov. 20 that year for,, ■
five major Cbri'ipaiiieS—MCti'b,: Paramount, Warner Bros., 20th-
Fox and RKO. The distributors who, at great expense, had
successfully fought to retain the old manner of .selling -pic- _
tures in former years, resisted the decree but finally capi-
tulated to it- Exhibitors .could see the pictures and then buy
only five at' a : time. They were quick- npt . to Tike, 'that. . As ■
rapidly, the distributors grew fond of the decree. They had ,
hated- to give up : block-booking, now they were glad . they
• had. The oxhi’os wanted .something else, including a return
to fulj-lme sellihg. So the distribs signatory to the dcciee
went to work arid set up the United Motion Picture Industry. ,
The thought was unity and out of the UMPI project came a
new system of - n'ierchari.d;isirig’ . pictUiTs. Sin exhibs
, didn’t like little blocks, the coftsenting, 'Big Five agieed to
raise the size of the blocks to 12 pictures, a portion to, be
tradeshown, "the others to be .sold by do.signation. There was .
to be a cancellation option ranging from 10';, to 20'(! on each
, block, based, upon the ayerage '.rentals; pa:id the prior season.
There, al.so, were to 'oe conciliation machir.cry supplemental .
■to arbitration, expansion Of the. latter,, arid other thirigs. Now,
another group o’ojectcd. That was the newly-created Society
of: Independent Motion-’ Picture Producers. Then former
assistant attorney general Thurman C. Aniqid of the Depart-
ment of Justice didn’t ca.re for the way ‘things wCre shaping.
, Out the window went ‘he UMPI plan and everyone weal back
to where they were before under the old decree. ■
1 Will New Decree Work? |
That’s the story up to the time of the recent negotiations
. for a .new consenting concordat between government, dis-
tributors and oxhibitons- that will be -suitable to all sides. ;.
■ Whatever is decided upon, will it work? Will any happy me-
dium : ever be found , to ’ govern the selling, buying and cx- ..
hibition of film? There is room for doubtv judged by past cx-
perience.s. ■■ ■;:-■.
Were not nogotiation.s opened late last, summer for a new .
decree to replace the old. then the Department of Jinstice
■ would have 'been, obliged to proceed with the anti-trust suit ’■
against not only the Big Five; but three other prodiicor-di.s-
■ tribut'ors which re.sultcd in the decree for five companies but
not- the others. This would -have .entailed, as a p.rincipal. 'Ob-;
; jectivo. the divorcement of theatre chains froiri their distribu-
tor owners. The D. of J. wa.s desirous of avoiding prosecu-
tion of the suit due to the probable cost involved and doubt
as to whether it could be won. Clark, who is characterized
by distributor spokesmen as fair and reasonable, - recently
indicated, however, that if it was necessary to go ahead with
: divorcement, he would at the same time consider breaking
up largo independent circuits. Industry leaders have won-
dered what would happen if the prodiiccr.-dis.lributors were .
- forced. to 'divest them.seivcs. of their chains. "Would that mean
the growth of even more powerful ' independent circuits?
They have believed it inevitably would. On the other hand,
; ; if they lost their theatres and the large indie circuits were
split up, that would va.stly increase the jo'b of se’.iir.g all the
.independents that would com.e into existence. Al.so, how
. large could; any. circuit be apd still not bo monopolistic to .
some degree? . Who would decide that?. Even ari exhibitor
with two (theatres in a town may' have things .his, own , way
. and would object.il Someone came in to build a. third house in
opposition to him. That miglil make him bid more for pic- .
, tures, cut his admis.sion prices or adverti.se more in . thp, papers
or in other ways.
'■ I' ' ' ' ' , Distrihs: .Satisfied- . ; . ' ,|
'. All distribs would 'oo just as .salisiicd to go along under
the old decree, selling, p;ictur.es . singly;, in blocks of two,: three, ;
four and five, as desiring, or to as many, a.s 10 and 12. as
Metro .has been doing, but they all; are. willing to make con-
' Gessions in order, to retaih" their theatres. And. selfishly per-
, ' haps, to avoid the breaking up of large independent, circuits
, which they .sell at one swoop -arid . which guarantee, them
’■ steady ..income, ;;■,■ ■ •, .
The new decree, as it now shapes, up. would provide for
the elimination of all pooling and 'operating, agreements; as
. well as court approval for the acq'.iisition of any additional
.; (theatres. It ;s ’oeheved that the distribs will 'do allowed to
( rebuild old houses and that leeway .may bo provided to either
, , acquire or build, a theatre in any town where the distrib’S ;
... ' product has been shut out. ■ ■' , ' ' ' ’
' . , In addition to revamping arbitration, a new decree is ex-
pected to contain a cancellation privilege ba.sed upon the .size
of the block.s .sold and the avera,go rentals formerly paid by
accounts. While other di.stributors have, not done .so, Metro
. has been yoi-antarily granting a graduated cancellation up to
20 ' c for some customers on its ' blocks which so tar. this year
. are m.ade up of 12 picture.s each.. Proposed under a new de-
creo is. that cancellations may become cumulative; in other ■';
', ;. word.s. .if an exhib doe.s riot choose to- re.ioct any picture.s in
. ('.., one black, the privilege .mi.i.;hl be extended to a .siibsoquent :
: . group. The sale of one block, conditional upon the buying of
a no'.her; is likely to b e an ' n riditibnal provision. ; ' /
- More Suggestions ■'.;/)( '
'anumerable recommendations and suggestions have been
.■■,'..■ made; by exhibitor a.s.sodat;on,s. and individuals to Clark in
connection with framing a revised decree and arbitration,
ranging all the way from the sale of one picture at a time to '
an entire .«ea.son’s output, .standard form of. contract, rental
.. '. control and no designation o.’’ pictui'os after they have been.
; ,';sd,l'd-, ''''"'''Id;’-.'-::,,'..,;',.:
. ■. While it i.s problematical iwhat may be done with respect
to improving arbitration, exhibitors far and wide have com-
plained that the present machinery is unwieldy,, that, arbitra-
' ■:,'t'qrs.;..sli6u!d .be men versed in the intricacies of the picture in-
- flu'-iry rind, amon.g other !h:sg.«. that the cost of trying cases
(.,,' .siibiild(be, reduced. Exhibitors are also demanding the right
,. '.-lo '■ar.bHrale; for a specific run, but while it is doubtful
.- ' .wric-th'di’;. Girirk'.m^ td '..iri.sert tii,i.s into a rie.w. d;e-
Ditto 25 Years Later
(Editor, N. Y. Mirror)
Just about 25 ycar.s ago, I took over the GMcagp: office ot
•Variety.’ 1 wa.s theri doing a sports columri arid Sunday fic-
tion on the Chicago Tribune.. I leaped, at the chance to have
an excuse to stay downtown nights.
We had one room in the Majestic
Theatre Building. That room wa.s the
concentration point for show busines.s in.
those days, when Chicago had some. I .
had been dramatic, critic of ;|he Chicak^^^ i
American and knew my way around.
But small-time, vaude itias a departure,
in .slumming. .■: '■■,.
Hal Halperin was my expert on en-
tertainment outside, the Loop. He had
haunted every dressing-room in every
nickelodeon in the vast reaches of our
Second City. I knew Aaron Jones, be-
Jack Lait cause he had legit tentKclck But Hal
fraternized with Frank Queen Doyle,
the king of the '.smallies?; and ' other pheriotriena strange : and ■
new to me, including lO'ccrs and amusement .shoppers;
WVMA. Pan aud S&C bookers, and the perennial performers
who’ -made a career of playing Cliicago and its environs.
1 gradually acqiiired the idiom of the trade -as I con.scien-
liously covered shooting galleries that Johnny O’Connor arid
Jack Pulaski never kriew were in business. I knew every
, brick in. the burg, having been a police reporter. I- had never
: been insKio the.se proletarian temples, but I knew them all—
and there were hundreds.
'Touring the town, I caught side-street joints that played .
the-old arid fading, new and rising acts. Most of them had
never been invaded by a reporter or reviewer before, and
; they didn’t know what to d’o with . me — welcome me with the .
red carpet or .set the bouncer on me. - They had -all heard of
. ‘Variety,’ but, couldn’t comprehend how' ’Variety’ ever heard
of thorn. ' i.’.' yi'''.- :'' ■:
They knew my - name, too, from the dailies, and couldn’t
understand vvliy_ I ' would burn gasoline to reach for iJiese
obscure and reri'iote crumbs/'Off; the rich banquet board wdiich
vaudeville then sprcfid. ■■ ;■,-:.■... ... .,- ,”';■
I did It all for ’Variety.' But, rem.ember, 1. was. vv’riti-ng a-'
weekly fiction story. I found character.s that I believe had
never before been written; into general circulation. Hundreds
ot tales' I wove around them, acquainting lay readers for the
,, . first time vvith-.the vernacular, pi:eserit)rig :tO u’ninia-ted eyes.,
the ’flesh peddler,’ 'dumb act,’ ‘.single,’ ’songplugger,’ ‘sister:,
team,’ ’s!rai.uht man,’ ‘hoofer,’ ‘stooge,’ ‘topmouivan- and
under. standor;’ ’act in one,’ and such trade terms a.s ’back-
stage,’ 'out front,* ‘take it up on the long line,’ ’centre door
fancy,’ 'back drop.’ (teaser,' ’roU’em in the ai.sles.’ ’panic,’ ’lay.
a.i egg,’ 'off to Buffalo,’ ;.’nip-up,’ ‘coffee . and; , cakes,’: ‘split
week,’ ‘jumps,’ ‘bilUhg,’:and?riext to closing.’
' These talcs sold around- the w’oiTd and led to my first . over- .
ture from a forcifin magazine-^’Wayside Tales,’ publi.shed in
Australia. The editor asked me for a yarn, to be titled 'Small '
Time.’ and added:
. ’Please append a glossary. Your Chicago slang i.s bewilder-
ing— -but fascinating. Fven our music hall artists don't falhoin
it. We rather surmise it is all of your own. invention.’
ON WRITING A BOOK ABOUT
‘A GREAT LITTLE GUY’
B> W.4RD MOREUPUSE
; : I’ll try to give you something of the in.side-insidc in doing
'.'a life story of 'a great lil'.io guy’ who knew.counlle.-s thou-
sancLs of people in all walks of life. ; , ■ ,■’;.
I began par.-.gi-aph one,, page one, chapter one of ‘Gcin'.go
M. Cohan — ’Prince of the .American Theater’: at- 8 a.m... New
■Year’s Day. 1943, in an cigh.th-floor roorij ,at:;the./P.rovidci’ice,, ;
Biltnibre Hotel, Providence, and wa.s apparcn'.ly flic only ’
man in all Rhode Island up at that hour'i
( As I indicated in ihc book’s foreword, the great, dinioi.illy
■ enebuntered in. wrlting(;Of Cohan a.nd his amazing career
..was that there were actually too many .sources.: I had in-
: person interviews' vvitii probably 200 iicople. ’ I had curre-
sponcionce and - telephone talks with twice that-, number,', and
liicrc arc probably 2.000 with ma'.erial that would have
boeri' readily, given, but to cover .them', all I would have
. needed two more year.s — and a jeep. Many of those I did
sCo wore so much on the garriilous side, and so inclined to ..
b:e ;di.scprsive, that I frequently spent . ari hour or two with
, a ’.source' only to - find myself .without;- one paragraph, one '.
’ .sentenee,' .One -word tli.at i, t-h'ougli.t'.ra.ted-.gDirig -int^^ bqok. -
But there were, in compensation, other times when a chance
remark, a tvvo-linc letter, a tw.o-iv.iimie telephone cqnver-
'.sation. yielded rich and greatly liepded : information. .';
I did the groat bulk of the vvri'.H-ing ,in:'a river-front s'uite
, ot the Chateau Frontenac, Quciioc: a lot of it in : late hours .
in my office at. The Sun, arid a lot more at 1111 Pm-k Avenue;
in '. the': Chanin Building, and in apartment 1.575. Waldorf- .
Astoria. There was so rniich ty;.ic-.(ri‘er clacking for days
.-at -a; time in 1575 thal the infcc'.ion spread and both the
day and night makl.s were soon .working on.book.s. of. their
(;qwri., /; ' "'(- -'■-
■ , In Boston I received valiant a.ssislaiicb from many por-
’ sors. inciucling Anno Ford, Do’, and Ge:)rgo Holland, Denni.s
F. Cohan. Iii Cleveland William F. McDermott,' dramatic
(■■:■ ;■ (Continued on page .58)
croe. he i.s reported favoring a c.han.eo which will not limit
' .'exlribitorS-, or circuits; ihs-.applying , for relict under arbitra- i
ticn, including affiliated circuits. ■;,;-(:
. A recent, recomniendation made to Clark by Monroe E.
S'.ein, N. Y. film attorney who lias rcprcscr.’.cd various cx-
, hibitors and circuits in arbitration proceedings, is i that "a,;
panel of 12 arbitrators be .set up on a rc.gional basis to decide
' on eases in the variqu.s tcrriioric.s in which they. are filed.
There has ’been no indication a.s to •.vhet'ior .a new decree
vould be put on the books for an indcfini'.e period or for a
;.';slated; tern5 'of years; (Lattcf -is irib.s,l: likely
39
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Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thirly-elghlh P^filETY Auntrersnry
42
Thitly-oighth ' p^^RIETY Anniversary
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
'^^^•VERSAL P«CT«^
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thtrtpetghth Anniversary
PICTI7RESS 43
RETAKES OF 1943
By GEORGE E. PHAIR
Another year has :Come' and petered out, '
The maddest year Vie,
When old doe Pdhlic coin about
Ndr cared d tohoop ivhdt play was on the screen,
• •. ^ • -vit, • if '■ ■' ■■ ■■
Under 1943 market Conditions, a hen or a film producer
can lay ail egg and cackle about it.
For ways that are wise, as Bret Harte used to say, the
heathen Chinee is peculiar. ...Charlie Chan going to solve
■The' Perfect Crime' for Monogram.
i ■ * • * ' •
Jewel thefts are out, but any film star can break into print
when a miscreant prowls her garage and decamps with
10 gallons of gas.
^ No more do film gals ride on bike.s . : : > .
■ ■ ' Along tlie streets and country pikes
As in the early gasless days of yore. ; '
, r . .Though gas . is. still , reduced by. laws:- ■
■ ^ ■ The gals ddn’t ride their bikes because
■ ^ ^ ^ ^
A*.',
Smiley Burnett reports a prophecy on the San Clemente ^
theatre marquee:
. ‘AppOintmeht in Berlin.’
Tiigh ISxplosiye.’
i" . . ,■ ‘ ■. .•’<* '
One of the miracles of science is the radio, Which puts
, oil an all-star show to aclreftise something you can't buy.
A lot of lather but no soap.
Things are difl'erent at the Lett Bank theatre, where Ham-
let is played with an alUlemmcj cast, including a' gal work- :
iiig on the graveyard 'shift;;
; : V ■ '>, Producers arc looking for .spinster.s . today, .■
' Though wives may be cute and artistic. ^
It costs plenty jack when a hi.gli -budget play . : \ .
Is -stopped by a-, vital statistic. . ■'
Sign of the times in a Hollywood barber shop vrindpw;
‘Army and Navy; haircuts repaired.’ ^. . . , ■
' Even tiiough 20th-Fo.x uldnT buy screen rigiils to the
Stork Club, it lias one of. its own. ■■ ,;y
Picture producers couldn't wait for Father Time to catch
up with them, so they are filming 'It Happened Tomorrow.’
. Pointless film title is 'T'r.e Wedding Guest Sat on a Slone.'
: , It. would be dilTcrenl if lie sat on a tack. , , \
V ■ Again the rustlers ply their fade ,,
, Without a sign of fear,
f And sole amid the canyon's shade ; ^ '/
They raise a rousing cheer.
The ■ ranchers .viourn their bitter .loss
.*■ ■ . : As rustling bands grow stronger. .
Bill Boyd hops off his t nasty boss
To Hopalong no longer. . .
'.'•■■■
After all these years if will be a shock to Hopalong fans .
... tp .see thelf.' equestrian' lief o .w'alking .flat heels.
Housing shortage. is likely tp. bring back.a. cycle .of old-
fash.id,'ned .mellefs, in which the heavy twas invariably, a
grasping landlord. .,
, Film .pfoducers; are not sentihiefttiilisls iior ate. they af-
flicted; witfi nostaigia when they exhume pictures old enoiigh
to be .forgotten, by Joe . . Public.. ' They are imerely. taking .
.advantage, of. the, knowledge that Joe is. inakiiig more, money
than he vdid four years ; ago . add ■'is: ready to , lay it: on the
line for abythihg.bearing the; slightest resentMariCe' to amuse-;
inent.
. "•'g. '-i ,
Why waste your time in needless woe and sorrow .
. When skies take on a black and somber hue?
Today's brunette can turn to blonde tomorrow
And skies turn blue. ■
. In the days of the Noble. Experiment, when a hu.sky young
'.. rtiah poshed .a baby buggy aidng the Street, the pdds 'were ;
.. 99 to j. that the cargo was a .riye-gallon jug of gin.; When
a healthy ; guy shoves ; a' peranibulafotv todayy it if actually,
■ 'a :baby. . ■ ■.,.■,;.■•.■
• ' ■ •' fit ' -ft ' ; *
'. ld:':Up .spme.t.the. Md.Ja^^^^
the world in 80 dogs and cnit,S'Cd the old.sters to shake their,
.heads and wonder what are we coming to? If .H elite, canie,
hack today she would get a ticket Jot parking too long on
. . the airlanes: -. . .:,.■■.■ '■.■■■,„■,
. . ’ ' • '.
JapSy lislenhig^ to American radio programs, are, likely to
get the idea that this country has gone pacific. Every 4ime
you turn the dial you hear a singer advising his mamma to
lay that pistol down. r.
^ .. ""'h'- " ■
'■ Out of. -the mists of y es t e rye a r . c d.rii e s an o th 6 r meaningless
. . ballad. • At least, it was 'iTieaningle,ss.’ oneey but npw
.'fraught with ■ nostalgia and hunger. If yoii ask Joi: .a; dozen
■■ ■ . ; ..of '.theni at ybur heighbbrlYpod .m ..the, cierk- -w
‘Yes, we have no bananas ’
r'' 'I - \ •' .'-r..''' '
• r ■■ ■ ' WHcn curfew tolls the Juiell of' parynHi .day i;
' ■ yirid lowing 'herds xviiid d.l^r. .tb
; : T/te eows get sbtt .0/ fes.tiijc .tiouV' and,. say: . \ \
‘The marketeers are making' eyes me.! ' ■. ■■. ■
(y ;■ Ohe 'df thp^^: r.easphs^ foi' the .populariti\;. tb^ xve>stcrn 'films,
, '^/-tbatfthe^c docs,* hpv .havcj to, tHifi.k. '. ,lt all:',happchs .
fast' that ' there is ' nd*, Ume Xo.i" GOgitation 'be'l\i^edo .,cha'Se$.
abd gun battles.. . While yoii' are- xvohdeinn'g , at' the remark- ,
: V . ' able; aim- of the 'herp; tvho shootsTuix'j.n. tHe' air apd knocks y
. , • 'rustler. bfx . a . ^ at.'^ distance ol 100 ya .follow,-. ,
Mickey Ne ildn Making
'Riches' Now in Wai Work
By W. A, S. DOGGLAS
POSTWARRIORS IN GAGUND
By ALAN LIPSCOTT
Chicago. Jan. 1.
. - I’ll sing a song about a guy who was on the' top of the
, heap in Hollywood in my Hollywood da;vsy-and for long after
■ I decided that a steady . diet of; Hollywood was too much .
for a bird Who couldn’t say no to any foim ol diversion.
That’s where Tm ahead of Mickey Neilan, w'ho was; up and
down and is up ; again— although ' his ;,w;eekly, . paycheck is
soniething'high up in two figures today, ;w’hOreas ;it once hit
five; figures; it won’t ever again, but still biid all, he's high
up. away up.
.'ry/enty years ago, at the age of 30. .^.ar^haU Neilan was
the highest paid director in rhe motion picture business; Mary
Pickford, I understand, gave him SlpO.OOO for directing her
in ‘Rebecca Of SbnbybroOk Fairrn;' A famous banking house,
just igetting interested in the possibilities of the picture busi-
ness, finapeed hirii in the foribation 61; Ms own, company,
agreeing; to ;a, salary and dfawifig abcoUnt of $l6,'O0O a week;
He was married to Blanche Sweet, a silent screen star,
second in her heyday only 'to Miss Pickford.
His first job in pictures was with the old Kalem Go, out
at Glendale. ' He was; making two-reelers when I' first met
him, and I was making Pathe .serials. I went into the first
World War and when I got out I. got back in o thC; business
I love-^newspaper business.; Mickey, was rejected by the
doctors and went on and up in the movies-^and then down
and now up.
I was walking up Hollywood Boulevard one evening this
last summer and Mickey came along in dirty overalls and
cap. i recognized hina. and; hollei’eti, and he was very pleased
to see me; he touched immediately On the ..fact that the last
time we had met was m the Savoy hotel in London, where
he had given a. party to celebrate: his purchase; ol Michael.
Arleij's ‘Green Hat'— a story, folks, and not a bonnet, in case
you have lorgotien. He said if I would give him time to
wash Up and put on a suit he would join me at the Vine;
Street Brown Derby. _ '
■I' Neiian. Wins His ‘E’ ^
. When he.' did come along .about the. only, noticeable c'nange,
'■ in this .former ; .fioy; millionaire , seemed .to -fle . his 'gr.ey ;haii;;, .
that and the fact that hi.s hands were rou.gii r.nJ ea'.l'niscd.
; Which, itideed,;'. they should :be,. for he S a ri.yeter, at ;thee
North ArneriCan airplane plant, making, .‘up; until; the, .miirhK .
ing, of. . the , day I met, ; him, ; .around $8.5 a :;\veek---‘with. : oyer- ■■
: ti'rrie. But this had been a great day tor M.cko.v and calicd
for a trifle of celebration. ■ He had been called up during .the
lunch hour and publicly presented witii an '.E' pin— for
excellence in his work. On top of tka; he iiad been promoted
to supervisor. .
■:' :'T :feeLbetter,t ':Ke: told me,' ‘than the night of fhB'- pre view;
of ‘Rebecca of Sunnybfook Farm.’ This i.s the turn of the
road ' ■.■■■■.‘, ■, ;■ .,■,,, ■ ' ■,.
. -Let’s,' hope so-i-though,.,:I fear me, he, wiU- never be rich,
again. But the renetyed^ g^^^ has go* on himself
should soften the hearts of the ’great film producers to one
of their most famous playboys, Neilan knowc enough about
■-pictures' to be ‘.Worth fat .more; , than, a riveter-supervisor’s
salary',to,'any''of:the. major companies.; Money, to him in the.
Old days, -was just something to ; be spent: lie worked hard to
get il, .He ’wdrfced harder ' gettini' rid' of it,
In Mpvietown there are scores of people just like Nielan
who are doing as; he is doing— ■working in the war plants:
some of' them when- '.they : were at the .top made almost
as much money as he. did. They slid down the road from
riches to poverty with a speed compara’ale only to a ski
fide. Sometimes.; they Rsnaine bit p!ayer.s— ;f lucky; more
often they were;,extras;; that . hurt, for act.prs and, acti:c.sses
are the most sensitive of all people. But, in time, they got
sort of used to iti' sdrt;,of phiiosophical.. ■ . ^
The war with its attendant, boom ’n„ indu.str.y has beeji,a,
life-saver, a rejuvenator, for scores of IhfiSe. They flocked to
the plants from aU; .the.separate;,ftelds, of their former .glory.
I have known most of- the older ones, for I Shared, m .Iho^e
lush days. I have seen them slink, through back, streets to
avoid a public befofe which they, used to' stfut, proudly.
So I am very;;giad; ta see ;:th;em; all—
Nielan— again strut proudly down the Boulevafdj ; clad m
dirty overalls and wearing . ‘E‘ piiis— for . exnellence, in the
service of their .country. ; , , ; ■
Coimc: Why does a chicken cross the ocean?
Straight-. Why does a chicken cross the ocean?
Comic- To got over to England.
■ ;■■ ■ ■■■ ■, ■;■■■■■',■.■■ ' ; ■ ■ ■■ ■ A- '■•■ ■ ■,-
Hit.9band:i What are you doing In my closet?
Lover: Believe it or not. I'm waiting for a helicopter.
Comic: I just had a dnnk and I’m still thirsty.
Straight: You just had a drink and you’re still thirsty?
What did you drink? -v.
Comic: A glass of dehydrated waterN
Don’t, wince, stranger. Them’s just a few ;Eamplos of what
you’re gonna -hear when you tune m those postwar radios.
The liberal gagman, with an ear to the future, is not letting
the grass grow under his files. He’s burning the midnight
oit, streamlining his sources with new switeheroos. Gags .
about 'metals’; are . becoming ‘plastic* bamboola.s: ‘canned
food’ yoks will reappear - as ‘dehydrated’ ■ bellies; and you
can wager a, bloekout against a pun that before the: last
Nazi . yells ‘Komrad,’ gag files in every hideout wiU bristle
with material about prefabricated houses; air conditioning,:
cargo planes, .radar, food-freezing,.; spun glass ' .clothing and ' ;
other gadgets of tdlporrow. ; .
Military, comedy can . easily , be processed .for peacetime
.;; copsump;tion. .V,A' :‘pfi.Vate ; ancl:, sergeaht’ ,;fouK^^ ,is, a push-
.over, lor ‘husband and wile' patter,- and any Hitler insult
can :.,dasily; be switched to a . mother-in-law blackout. Likc-
■ wise' if .takes .very .. little : camouflage'' to. ;switeh,;; /‘crow
Wa.»hir..gton’ to ’cr:iwded bathroom.’ f
;:.The isolationist and die-hard- gagman will, no doubt, sti.ll
.hitch his gaggin’ to the girdle, sarong; toupee,' jerk,- posterior, .
; WOlf '.and< other . .:old faithfuls.
Liberals' and consorvative.s. are hurling paste-pots and
seissori at each other,, trying tq afriye .af’a' .set of, rules for .
a po.stwar gag iVorld. Here are. a: few of the. many con-,
; Inivcr.sial items thaL are, being bandied about: ,i.,' ;.
Should thfc .'echo ol . a joke, have to die down before :
if becomes gagman’s domain? I .' T,;
■; Sh Quid the. , comic .; still punctuate weak gags by push- . ..
ing. trippin.g. punching or goosing the stooge? ‘ ' ,
Should studio audiences be told to curb their hysteria ■
- until the joke i.s told? ,
'Should' ;;f at,:. gobd-rtatured 'bnriduncef.s ? jjg ailowed ;tb'.
. sta.rfd- : at ,' the' inike ■ and . chuckle all through . ;the ,;'eb,mit,’s ,,
r'o'iitine?' ■■; -'■■ ;; ,: ■•'■ ■' - ■ .
.. - SKbuld fhe-;Co'rhic •iridulge,;lh' planted' m.ispronodnciafiQn:^;;^;;
. of" 'Words? ■ ■' ■
, ; Should tlie comic arid .straight man read each other’s.
' : lines and then resort 'to ifehearsed, ad., libs of 'cbnfusioh?' ; ’
Should a claque be planted near the audience mike?
Shall a ' ‘cow ; milking’ or ‘egg - laying’ sound routine '
be substituted for a getaway; when the gagman cannot -
; think, of a s'oek blackout?. ,
What shall be done about such surefire standbys as ^
Betty Grable’s legs, ; Lana Turner's sweater. Eddie
. Cantor’s daughters, Dorothy Lamour’s sarong and
■■■; . Edward Arnold’s. stomach?
The advent of television will, no doubt, clear up a few
Of.these arguments; ;Anyvva'y.;wifh tcleyisipn, there's ;a pos'si-,:
.. bility that the sponsors will- just: photograph the joke,; file
. and throw away the gagman. . And the; way most comics-
look, telovKsion will either force him to have is face lifted,
or the sponsor will force him to get into a barrel: and
broadcast; through f he.; bunghoje. . And - perhaps, for a stCiclio
wai'mrup, the engineer . will cbrq,e in . ..with ;ien.ses'' and .
.switches arid put the camera together .and; then the tnake-up.
,;: -man will , come ill ;, toupee 'and teeth and put the comic
together. '
. But. come what may, postwar plaiming will be kind and
. benevolent to , the patsy of-, broadqastingyfthe' lisfenef.; . It
■ will still, provide for a' switch on his radio cabinet
ing another chase up another , canyon;, or maybe if is the
same: eariyon filmed from another direction. Anyvvay,, at, ,
. soothes the,soul' to .kri,ow that the hero is no.' really an evd,- ■,
doer, but an honest guy has been framed, .and that - jn the
flrialTeel he will ride; into, sunset -with the rancher, sdaughr,
ter; Except, of course, in the, case ;o{ Hopalong , Cassidy, who .
always seems to have a date in the next county AAhenever
there; is, a blonde in the.offlii,!,;. r
■; ,To' hear -the -Parannounf flacks tell ;it, X
; developed: a Missis,sippi 'cOmM ;-ana,: qyerflovy
by a- zeuy'-e cf m-illions. ,. ,
; Bing: Crosby wiR^ npxt ;prcturei bpL^^
never see hmrTrding a racehorse.
' ’ ' : '■■ ' .Bahirtd the- barn in younger days ' ,• , ' ;;
).We"sodkBd' up. tales pf.wetipru MjaysQy
, ■■' And we.sit through coi.;b-j;i pluy.-i ■ •
' White nursing ourt-nbura gia., ■ . ■..■■■■;: '-r/;
' : g':'7:,
■'; •■■;■: , Come galloping to life again: ,'
'.b - A g-uy/forgetstn 'f - r "■: y
'. ■■■■■; . ' ■ Tfllhenf.atling .-Uiith- voi-t.al(lia. ' . ■
-f;;:,' ■ -■.! : ■; f,;' ii-":'- '7
:'7.'; '■ The octor scorns -the fifnihg. art
7 7 , And has a yen to play a lUiri :y7
On Broadway. .. ' ;
■ ■■‘v.' 7'A'h, ■ hc7;'md#id'7trftd(' -;h ’M.rcrg
;:'7 To function, in <t ip.f!’y. 7ole 7''-;'.'.-;'':.-;: , , ; ■;; 7-':‘-:-':'.f '
On Broadway. , ;■■ ■.■..'■"■;7. '-..''7:7 7' -
'■.■;■■'■ ■ ;■■ But off.er ■;hihi'-',a-'pt.ci-1,i-re',l><<et' ;7'; ' ■■; -
■ ' V Arid fic: liiUl.idsc -hiii j/en' to act ■' ;
;7,:.':''7'-'.''-;,7";7';’' -On; Broadway. ■'■'■; ",'..‘7 ■ ■
'••7., •' -v''i 'i
You don’t hear any mort about zvsotsi^ook'rs thcs.e tlays^ but
Hollywood is breaking out with a flock of films about juvenile
dcMiiQuency, a $64 name for the same toinlc.
Fred MaeMurra,y will be the only male among a flock of
femmes m ‘Girls’ ’Town.’ They will need at least one he-man -
to keep the wolves from the door.
NoAv, ::we, are swinging, into a boudoir cycle, ,with ; ’Make
Your Own Bed,’ ‘Twin, Bed.s' and ‘Up m Mabel’s Room.’ Good
old -fashioned American home life, ' ' '
Following ‘Alaskan Highway’ eoinj; - north, comes ‘Pan-
Amei’lean Highway’ going south. AH on three gallons of gas.
. Some film producers are taking no chances on the shifting
saiidi; of war and diplomacy. For example, /there fe 'Inter-
national Zone,’ which covers all sectors. ;
' Frank Sinatra IS advertising vitamin mils, and one of these
,. da^s. you will hear Monty Woolley puttin;; in a. pU:g for
s-hav.ing soap,'
To prove that Hollywood is the Crossroads of the World,
‘My Wild Irish Hose’ will' be produced by Joseph Tushinsky*
Marriages, as you may have heard, are m.ade in. Iieaycn,
i i 3 U,t:;we,dding;engagetri^ :a,re;ofteK,:made.-iri 'the .s'fLtdip,,fl^
'ici‘,y department. ;;_, ',77' 7- ,7 '•777 ■ '-''7 ' ."7 ;
■■' Wow;-; you'' know;'. :,t,h'ere; -was so 'm,Uch /coheerri' over. 'thd,
..-homccorrilng of./.thc, ;dog 'in /jLassie, Come . HOfilC. ,There.,is
, go.irig'ito a: pup, ;Utied'’Bacldie, Son of-;Lass^ '' 7,
-:‘,''7i'. ' ■ " ■'.*■ ■
Inflation grows loo-er and looser and : looser.
Joe Zilch, once a comic, is now a producer.
44 FiCTtUilES
Ainilvfrgary
Post-MorteM of 1943
^ Rhymes Out of the B’woy Nursery
t| For ‘Variety’s^ 38th Anniversary
— By ALBERT STILLMAIS
Hitler, Goerinfi, Goebbels and Slnll
Foimct the'goini; rather rousli; ' ' .
Ditto-chtlo Hirohito;
We'- ^wonlt^t■^vlkVa,tt6ut;'B:en i.
On B’way and otT ;;hcre',s many a moron ^ /: ■//:; ■'■•'v''; ■ ' ■ '
Apparently still doesn't knon theie’s a war On;
H ks ;pain is : iiclue; bis, amakemeji t is' utter. ■
When told he's le'-tricted to one piece of butter.
On Thanksgn ing Day we weie lhankliil foi
The Ainiy, the N.isj, Marines and Air Coips
We, bu,iLvbryitdw;,..iLirk'6ys oii ThaH.i.ki 5 gi.\diig^^ s', '
.U,hic.ss ■ybxi;..-i'neV.iicteeV' ih^^^ ; 0 ,h;es-sbni B’wa.y;':'. '-'iV ■ tV
Nothing could keep 'Ne\\s'Fa’,ces’'ifrom'fold ,,',S',s 's
'B'laidsdntegfe.>;anti' it ,Nwisl,i'tSfibldpn.: .i;; i;
‘The Naked Geimis’ iMiss G R Lee's)
Was sold to 20ih for (luito a few GV.
Alfb'ol®! pttpdtt'ipannefl;
Maybe.syQti ,cait'’,und,er,staird , it;;- ,, ' ■■ v ,,' Vu,',;' ,
The puoljc O K.'d ‘Oklahoma,’
But 's Publie’',deft',;,.at.sVi'gbt ,at'pnta;,;. ■
MHton Berle was the one good reason
'The Follie.s' kept ah\e thus sea.son.
‘The Skill ' of O'itr Teelii’ was highbrow, sorta. ' ,
But .simply .superb for th<i Senator‘s daughter. , ; ' ■
‘Artists and .Models’ was pretty enough, .
But the humor it peddled was warmed-over ,slutT.
A lot of guys, tried io produce ‘Underground,’
,And, the title describes wh.ere it iiow can be . found. ' '
An, e,i3idemic;,'pl.'.,revivals,.'’i^ ■, ;■
, Swept the .sea.soti's.lale arrivals: " ;■ _ t:";'
Acros.s the River Styx they terry 'em. , : ■
Then dig' ’em up. and then re-bury ’em. ■
ASCAP, the Harbor of Registered ■ Dreams.'
is dpin'g, exceedingly twell under Deems. '■
.lack Robbins, a man of my.sterioiis whims, , : ■
Conducted a land-oflice business in' hyirins; ' 'i,.''
Due to the' ban .on the ma.ior recorders, .
Sortie spngwrjter.s’ wives have been taking in boarders
Arthur Schwartz, who wrote .songs that were soultul and
: ptissipiuite. ’ r .r
Became a producer becau.se there’.' more cash in it. '
'The same thing can also bo said of Dick Rodgers.
The less said the better regarding the Dodgers. ' ;
The ’yanks were the champ.s, thanks to Chandler and Keller;
The Giants never strayed from their home in the cellar.
A gal drew a 'gat on a guy who, sat nex’ t’ . her, ■ • .
The name of the guy. ,I -believe, was A1 Dexter,
.So the guy pleaded with her to lay the. thing down,
in a song that .invaded each hamlet and town.
‘Paper Doll’ was another incredible seller..
By the gifted comRo.ser of ‘Sweet Dardanella.’
. Badio programs .were much .the sam^ ..
, A new one being ‘The .plidl of Fame,’ .
Saluting .stage and screen .society.
And: no one. can ;.Say ■.it '.laeks ‘’Variety.’
With: the fight going on fi’Om Smolensk; to. Sumatra,
The National Hero, of cour.se, was Sinatia.
The nation's best seller, ‘Under Coier,’
'Embarrassedimany.aSfa.zWover;.:...
The . Metropolitan’s management .showed enough
Sense to open with ‘Boris Godun oft.’
Glrs E.v.ssell is da.shing betwixt and: between
The Hall and the Centeiv collecting the green.
Winehell. Writer, and Thomp.son. Dot t
■Were the air -reporters 1 liked a lot; . : ; ■■. .' .
But rather a .song .or two from Bing.
' Than all .the, cliiii .music of R. G. Swing. '
Lyric.'', writing ,as, anvart-,
. Suffered, with the pa.s.sing of Larry' Hart. i\ . , ' ;
.iVia.hy more .than his' friends and relatives Cried ’
For the. bid Maest^^^^ he died. '..
We gpt'lefe^mid less food for more and more dough;
Hamburgers at Dinty's vVere two bucks a throw.
Lots of people don’t speak who used to be chummyj
Because of that ‘innocent’ pastime. Gin Rummy. ■
Hitler's condition gets .sicker and sicker^
Keep buying War Bonds: and finish him quicker.
Well, ihui's about all. No~one word more:
Let’s hope Post-Mortems of ’H
Begin with: ‘Well, ;we won the war',’
MC-MayltR.I.P.
: Tk;; ' -’i’v ARTHUR L. MAVFit ^ II
Probably the’ only organization in the motion picture in-
dustry which doe.s not look forward eagerly to a long oon-
tinuecl and prosperous career in the post-war world is the
Waf Activities Committee. While others are exploring and
.. planningthewastpossibilitiesforex-
pan.sion ,and far*flung: industrial oppor-
tunities, we liave lid .ambhion idr^
liappy day of ‘‘Unconditional Suta’Cnddr’’
save to pass away purely, prompUy ,
and permanently .
Thousands of ham®'®®® mptibn picture
men all over the. coUntry---^nQt only . the
, Fabians, Richeys, . GtuckmanSj '.Brandts
and all tlie others .in; KeW '.'Vor.k ,Ci
, wlfo have given so .Unselflshiy , and un- :
restrictedly of ;their . fime. 'dild their tal-
enfs, but all the authors, actors and
Aithiir L. Mayer the booker® and buyers, the
. ca,sliier.s,, cutters' and .cameramen, the
directors, diamat'ists and 'distributprSi ;.the' ,electricians and
the editors, the',' fliianciers and the ium.-saidsmen, etc., ail
through 'the alphabet of the indu.stry’s miUiifold activitios--
iCoiilinucd on page 621
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
IX Biz
Looms Strong, Gov’t Film GhiSf Avers
Reveals Backlog of Quality Films Gives
Yanks Competitive Advantage
By NATHAN D. GOI DEN
(Ulii«‘l\. Alutioii Piftiirc Unit, Biireiiu . «>f Foreign
and D<»i^e«tic Uuniinci'ee, Depti ot tioniineree)
Tlie piG.speet.s for ; trade, in American motion pictures im“
medi.itelj follow mg the war look Very bright indeed. Our
backlog of liundrecks of American films prrdueed and ex-
hibited in the United: State.® but never .c-howti in markets
, . , now clo-sccl w'ill give our American in-
dustry a signal adiantagc over our
European competitpr.s , 'until, 'th latter '
are economically able 16: reh.abilitate ;
thpir ,b wh fllin .indiistries. . and pom theh ce '
again, their, oivn prbdu'ctibhv ' ' ' '
.' .Tho;, 'most, vital and'|:bnsip. fa'etprs,;!'^^
the post- war . foreign prospeet.®:, ar.e,, the -
quality of our product and the desire
of foreign Jiationafi (o , see our : filnis.' .
With respect to the.®e '.fu.ridamentaia, .We.
certainly need feel'; tip lihceptainty ,pr '
Apprehension. Such, doubts or uneasi:-.''
Nathan D. Golden ness a.® may arise, after ho.stUities end, :
will perhaps be ag&iu, concerned tas has been the case in
tlie past) w itli .artiftCial trade barriers and restrictive regu-
latioiic. It i.s . eariieslly to be hoped, however, tliat the
broader and more bhlightenecl attitude towaid world trade
tliat seems toda.v to be developing in many regions of the
eaith will tend'lb obviate the more cxa.ggoratcd and trouble-
some forms ot.kuch obstacles — so that we may witne.ss, uitli
. sati.sfabtion, the. 'W:idbst.,;pbs.sible, distr'i.b:iitio.ii r of '. A.rtfei'i.Giin ,
motion picture.® in. foreign cb.uiuries. .
. It is hardly necessary, to say... that, in our past experience, ■
the fb, reign, requii^iue.ntS .Which hbyp ,cpu
. eSk h'ahdic.ap to oil'r' ellbr.fs lipve,;' becij. .those ,;by Which piiT;
industry has 'peeh .bfaliged ' tl ) to produce films in a given
’f'ore;ig'i), ,..ihark,et iii brdcr to distrihit^^^ our 'own; films there,
(2). to acce.pt.;,f'or':d.ist.ributipn .a. nat'ibnally "
order to distribute American' films;. (3) to purcha.se domestic...
films .putright, or ,,14) : to . prQduce:,:fihTis :i,n : ■c.Oppcrai ion with
a (iome.stie studio,.; iiirnishitig stai's;. d..ir:.ectprs,, .pi- te,c\hnioia,hs.
..'. 'This last; m.eii;tioned .qUe'stibn-i-rth'at.: of’ ,.W a,' ecrtaiii .
, ;amount of technical :aid , tp..rela'dyely. .imito^ .picture' in- ,.
dustries., .abroaci— .seciils; to call for a measure . of broad-,
visioiied cpusideralipli.; It w’ould probably be unvvise to view
it in a; .\vhplly - negative ' mood. A moderate amount of judi-
cious, hetpf.tUne.ss.'. to, foreign mbtibn-picttire industries may
-well be : envi.saged. provided of; eounfe that the intent of
the foreign interests is not to create an .industr.v abroad
that will siib.sequently be protected by discriminatory or
overly-harsh legislation or regulation, ot a kind that would
actually operate to restrict the importation and exhibition
of AineriGan film.®; It seems fair to say that, if we piovkle a
•measure ot aid in a true spirit of 'iTiendlineas, we .shall be
disposed to expect real reciprocity and generosity in the
treatment of our Hollywood product.
Every intelligent , person eoneerned ; with international
commerce is inlere.'-ied now in all measuie.s that tend to
reduce artificial trade barriers,. elinvinate restrictive and dis--
eriminating edict®, and promote multilateral trade agree-
ments. We all want to see relatively freer foreign trade and
’ oppoi'tunilio.® tor all countries: to benefit by doing busine.ss
- With each other. This is- particularly true in the. motion-
picture field. In. that field, we olesire and hope to see all
: force.® .shaping them.selves in such a w^ay as to promote: a
greater and ever-greater amount of playing time lor the
e.xccUent and appealing products ot our inotion-pieture
studios...
.1. .St ri-ving for Dcv«;lo|iin«iit .. j
Foreign film industries are poiTectly wilhin their rights in
striving to develop, through their own initiative, their own
pi'Oduotion industry.: No one ean lake exception to that.
American enterprise developed the industr.v that is now
known as Holl.vwbCd, .Farsighted planning by Holiywoocl
:\vill mean the progreksive development of ils quality of pro-
diictibn tb,, . Ale'll . abpeak ikat its product w’ill always remain
superior to, that of.a'ny of its. Cbmpeti ors, regardless of where
they may be 'Ideated;; There: is no substitute tor quality
motion pictures, aiid; audiences all over the world lully
appreciate this basic principle. ' r. :
If Ameriean film d.i.stribu.ors .should find: that they must
lurnish films m original versions, , who is belter equipped to
produce- them .than Hollywood? True enough, fflms in certaih
'. foreign language,® such as, for axample,: HuBigdriah.^.C
or ' Rumanian, would not be pr.bfitable^ to . lirpducc because
of the relatiyely ' small .pop'ulations. ;spea;king,. iho.se; tongues;..
But .v.'ith ■ sft.m.e iaO.OOIl,QO,0,::Rtts.®iahs, '■ . 100.000, OO.O, .Spanishi'
' speaking ’people,'' 80;000:;000 German,®;, 70,000,000; 'Ercnc.|i,.’,5^
OOO.OOO Italians;.. : it .‘ might, be' profitable , and . Wise .; for ■Hbliy.s ;
i. wood to iednsider; priginai-ladguage .ftirnk msiiTgihait
and slais imported tp this ebuiitry- te such (Mms.; iHollywood
has triecLthis betore;; mid tailed because tlie Hqljy.wood casts
did not .speak the; true: ianguage ol the countries; The
thought here ad\ artced i.s'tb; bring a native cast to America
lor two or three pictui'es' madfe, in Hollywood, and then re-
turn ' that cast whence.,.tliey . came and thus avoid ‘Ameri-
canizittg' their language. If each major eompan.y could . pro-
duce ’ perhaps five ; fil.mS: in '-Erencli, Rii.ssian, German and
..Sgaifi&h,' it. Wbifid give.;Ameriea,n’ di.strihtitb '.iiic-
-ttires.' in. each; of dhese .la,nguagc.® .;'.’t,o': satisfji, . tlie: desire.: of
national.® to see and hear, picture.® ,n tiieir native tongue
with .accepted patiye .. talent. '■ .Ih.iswbLil'd,, ceri gihly ’ attract a
great aitdieiicc -of foreign film fans, lyho 'arc uiuilyle^.f^ folibw
'.sitp.erimiJbsed'. .titling',' .; ■■ "" ',;
Dubbing has proven unacceptable except where legisla-
, t.ioh ' prevefits ,thb: impbrtatipn bf . prigitiaLlangt .age,’ v'ersipfik
.and.' ,e;yeh, jh , ihesq markets the. treiid is ,. again jt.uiubbe.d'.' films,
If the prpduclion ot original-language films in Hbil.ywood
..should not prove economically ieasiblc.'i'some niethbd' other
:,thah .diibbing: arid.titlliig: must be devised. ■.Pp.ssibly a,:b^‘ai^
; off-.screeb narratioiy ik thb foreign Iahgu8'ge.; aS suggested, by ;.
Walter Gould, toreign manager for United Arti.sts, .some
■lonth.® ai'o mnv be the answer Tlieie m'p mimv film pa-
trons tlirouglioiit the ;\vbrid who can understai.d, tiieir own
language when .^-pokeh to;;tliqni but; cannot read it in print.
New areas tiave beoii ppened by tke expeditionary. ;a’i‘mie;s'ot
our own -nation attd oltr- allio.®. The.se armies have brought
-witii tlicnV motion pictures for their own enlertaiiimcnt and
for Ulo^e of I lie native.®. Vast numbers of potential iiiej,v eiis-
tomers for American' .filnis 'sire seeing tiicm for; :the fli'-st'.tiiiie,,
. This war, because of tlie exigeiieie.® ot moving troops and
supplie,®. ,ha.® Cau.sed. tb be biiili thousands ot airfields, rail-
road.®. and liighwa,v.s in-vpliice.®' where they have never cx-
isled bet ore. In Uib space .pf, two years,', the .'Near E.ii,st .alone,.
I'.as witne.ssed broiui measmes of modernization, incliidiiig
construction of network.® of road.® and air routes; tlial ordi-
narily would ha\e taken a century of time to develop. The
same is true of other parts of the world. All of I'nis. aiids
up to ,,iie\y'. markets' fpr; A.nieri,;cii'n commodifies and; especial.ly'.
inbljon-picti-ire films. .
. ■ Tl)ese,;liew.;|neih'ties born of liiis war should be inaimaiiied
in eommcrce after this war. Trim.'^poi'tation of good.® in eom-
merce in the po-st-wsr,- period is now' being studied most
. ;®hre\ydly-'- a!)d;' \ugorousiy by:-,itir-t.iA^^^^
. .tipn. pic.l tires; co'- tainly form one commodity that • wiii-.ieiid'.
itself to Uiat inode of transportaliori. Movement of films by
iair , transport,', 1,6 'the; fa the . world might eiia’ole
rii.st;:ibiitor.s to cut down tint w'.orld distribution life of a film
■ b.v- one-third or. iiiore. Tills -would- permit a studio to got
■Jts i'rivesiinefit and profit o'ut of its pictures that much sooner,
and would permit all foreign coimiries to see films that are
up to date.' thus- obviating, a complaint wdiich: has been very
strongly \oiccd in tlie luisl. few years from varioii.s foreign
: .'markets.. , , .i,. . .i-,-
, . Fi'ozcii. fiiiuis of Ainericaiv: film dislribiitors wore - Com-
pletely unfrozen in 11)4,3 by Great Britain, Australia, New'
Ze.iland, and India. During 1944 our American brandies in
lhe.se eouiltries will be ■.liiiii'.ulered in remitting Tiieir film coi-
Icctioiis.
'. - Qur- American- fil-ms' have, followed the- troops- into- North '
Africa. Sicily, and Italy and are doing a tremendous bii.siiic.ss
in the theatres in those region.® which have been rocaptiiied.
As new territory is conqiiored by our Allied troops, the mar-
kei potentialities for our lilms will increase.
The motion' picture for, man.v. years has-been :an. educational
ntediu.m Without. its actfially bciiig ..intended '.as sueb. .fimeri-
.. can filin.s distrilHil.eil 111 the far-’ flllng..:TTiarketk of the woild,
' haye' portrayed our cu:s1 biiis.: habits. ; and, ideals. They have’
; .acted a,® a silent ii.ul eO'ectiye .'sales force for Amoricar. goods
and commodillc.®. -.Mthr dose of this .war the motion picture
.should become the most pp.teift instiaimeht livreeducaling. the
World to the new conccplion.® wliich will be ’Dased on demo-
; cratic iiieal.s. Tiie educational film is reaching it.® highc.®* dc-
vclopmont during tliis prc.sent war. and in the po®l-war period
it will iiiidoubf.odly he iiltilized:' aS ',:a,''.uni;verkai; lilediiim
through , which, all nation.® wvill' be broitght logetlier.' iiTOre.
do.sely in determined effort® tor enduring peace.
Established ioreign trader.® in the unotion-picture indu.-lry
: have looked to the Motion Picture Unit of the; Bureau of
Foreign and Dbniestie Commerce, of the Department of Com-
merce. over: the year,® a.® tiieir source: in ;the Gbyerninent
tor ciiiTcnt and detailed information relating to their interna-
tional trade, They have drawn on the Bureau for trade sta-
tistic.®. market ..surveys, names of selling outlets, exchange
conditions, tariff.®,' local regulatioi|.Sj, laws pertaining to eom-
inerce. provaiiihg; trade pratuice.®, competitibri, local tastes,
and similar ba;®ic data . representing, all, ;;the; elements enter-
ing into toreikn-trade analysis and promotion. The Bureau
intendS'-at the clo.se. of thp ,w;ar to.resUme;aH- these'services in-
the fiille.st po.ssiblc scoiic and effectivcne.ss.
Post- War Planning
By J. If. SEIDELMAN ■■■ ' ' — —
(V.-P. find Foreign Mnnnger, Universal Pictures).
The fate of tlie motion picture business in foreign countrie.®
in the post-war era depends more upon our Government
and it.® agencip.® tlian it doe:® on the industry iuself.
, If , the- State Department concerns, itself with the problems :
tliat. arc. certain to .infect the American;:indvistry,;abrpad..,'ancl ,
.makes the iiece.ssary provision,® , to ;meet,,;these ills, then lhcr«
need be little or no wbri-y about tlie foreign market'.® future.
Tliere is only one panacea. Our Government must provide
in trade treaties and negotiations with Allied and liberated
countries for a flee flow of Ameriean motion pictures with-
out hampering 'regtilali'ons and other devices employed by
the.®e governments to re.striet the undiluted .slibw of our
films.
The prolilon of post-war planning in otir business lias no ,
parallel. It isn't neces.®ary lor us to create a market abroad
lor we find ;<)iirselve.s in the position of finding an existing
market; awaiting us a.® .soon a.® moviegoer.® are unshackled
from prison.®, forced labor, eoncentration camps and hard-
biueii; re.strictidt.tSiV : :
Given the proper cooperation, po.st-war pkanning for us
becomes simple indeed. It must be remembered that ciir.®
is . tlie , paly product m the world that will be ready and ■
w'aitmg. on the docks, in the iiorts, and on the borders, for
entry into rehabilitated coiintrie.s. '
Tiiere isn’t another bu.®iness in the world, w'nero li'-e cus-
tomers; in this case exhibitor®, are so clearly earmarked in
every locality of tiie universe, and sometimes, in tiieir eager- :
nesS' -to resume regular, motion picture' performanbes, ; seek
US out. ■ '.V ' ;.' ') ''
However, there are many quc.stions to be answered before
re.-umption of bii.sine.®s can be considered.
1 — .A.re tlie tlieatrcs standing or are they destroyed?
2— If, destroyed, ciiir they, be rebuilt and is '. .the owner
' capable, financially , and otherwise, of doing the job? : ;
3 — If the theatres are untouched, arc the .sound equipment
', and interior furnisiiings workable?
4— U not. lioiy quickly ean tliey be rehabilitated and is
the; cinema owner prepared and equipped to do Ihi.®'.’
As spoil, as lhe,®e; :que.stipns;'hav.e' an answer and necessary ■
action takc’.n; : Our-' .bus'inc,s.W can' resume with little loss' of
' ii'.otion or time,;'.,.,".:,.'.'
American motion, picture.® will blaze the way in every
'■'S-Uk-B'y bf. the .wofid ,tb\yarcis'a.:rehewaL^p happiness,: c.oti-
tentroent ..aiicl .gbbtl. ciieeiV' l'oi‘- ail '.peopie : fbruinnte.’enbjjgh
to -be iiicliidfid .in th e f a mily pf h appy nations.:,; .. But to at Itiih ,:
this .goal, tliej' i!!U.®t be .given .good picture.® and a fair chance
to-. dp : husihess on an equitable basis free, from political or
■stlfiilU' rr.sirir'ini-- ' : , ' ;
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thiriy-eighlh
Anniversarv
JUST A FEW OF YOUR HOLIDAY WELL-WISHERS!
^ rsQO^ . 0 /
MORE!
YOU
LOEWS INC. AND M-G-M
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
^ LORRAINE
fesr
/ ‘ •**»«**''‘ ‘'fe45V-
'’Out TwoBit Johs m Jatuuuy: /
Atiitth War Loan and March of Dimca'
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
ThirlV'elghth t^ ^fjF^ rV Anniversary
wishes you. and yours a
New Year of Hea.lth, Success
and Victory in 19441
PICTURES
T'hirty-elghtk
yA iinieersary
■' The stiifr'e c’.ocir is the •I'ame’ that has ahviiys altracU’d '
‘ehMael'ei's','’.'. ■ ■ ' ' ■" : ■■■
,■ -T : dSnT/bclieve'' Uiorc is ■ < 1 ''tlvcalro ah, t,he' bounTrr Iha t;, hasnU, . , ’
■ its- -Iti'eal ■■ eliavacter^ iiaiiging' but backstagb: With the : aetoi's.'; j ,
tiiey; -wohld' 'ivaiig ■ bid sit The SvaudeviVie .■theatve ; ihbre thaii..
■ v ' tlxcy.' d,id,/. at: the-legit;' thea .becausebthb ■yahdcyjfl^
■ formor.'was easiei* to approach ,arid';;\vas.;pu,t;fbr .'iaughi' \Chile ,
t!-,o le,git iictfir. even ,\vit!i, his one sliow a night, seemed U>...
: '■ havo. vbbjx'-Uttle' tirtibidbivM vi, ■
,thb,.T' 0 Wn.'gbofx:,,;He h’l
^ibibt'he actors: helps the stagehapds.clcaridhk.stag'e. aitd' d
■iing too.ms; is arl\vavs:around:, and likes •, to .tshoW thO '
aetOrsi , Soihetinics he's a. sOre.wball whp 'is stagc...S:t;P^^^ ahd ,
' scrcq.ciib.s iott-key : when ; yoii 'asik :hiiw’' to , sihg>' dr;, ' ftiayb,0,.,,;he r
‘■Shu'fl'Ios/'bheTIdot duihsily' wheh.' asked., to '.daifteian
he is a Fred A-taue Then agaiii i;c may bo just a harir.ioss
;gtjy .bdioilikcs hangmg aioiu.Kl actors,
^ ^ these 'goofs’ out Ibt: the /key the cur-
— ; .train-, a ■bla.ck--s!pet light and4dozens;,oiiQiher4hihfis3Ka‘tjb
, at iatigh. ■•..They ipakq him do, :aerobatips , .1ush4^ see him. db' a, ,:
■ ]>rattfa,ll. 1 Alt The, ac..to:f,s.'give,itiItt inotici^^ hifn y
, ' and,., give ihm some of, their old wardrobe in payment lor , ,,
;. '■ Tau'j;h.S;’',V^' s'.l y ry'r .■/■yi-'y, .' . i y',; . y',
. The ‘.gobf. i.s ti'.e. usual run of 'out-of-town' chai'aotcr, but ■
Pa-oadway demands a dift'eroiii, type, of ‘ch.aracter.’' Ho ir.u.st
be funny and inlercsting. He inust. bo a top-notehcr. before
. ^ the Broadway mob adopts hiin and laugh.s at him.
■ Sir Giiisluir p : ' r |. '
. When I say adopt, I mean it literally, Willie Howard found
a ini ddie-aged nian who dres.sed' in' ii tu.xcdo. and high hat . no :
' r 'hiat?tbio,wv.ha^tinie'^ was.-, Howard. . met. hiih i Etgiaco,
He did imitations of Harry Haudcr .in a Hebe dialect and
wi'th an asthmatic tenor voice. W'lllie lau,ahed. so he pre-
sented him wi'.'n niedals and knighted him with ti'.e mor.ie'itea' .
ySi.r':,,.J6’6eph.i.G,iiisbur^ . pi'a’ctieaily ' 'adopted ylum.' '..He
brbugh't him bast, .'\yhbr.e the gang added morb -mbdalS'i'to, his,.- .
already bc-inodalcd breast, ami Willie, had him live with him >
■■ at' Iris ' homBf, where Tie .‘ kept ;lM'm , as .icstcr.
i Untilla few years ago. .when Sir .lo.sbph: made the long jo'tir- ,
: tioy to. the Character's Valhalla. Wiliio would jiay for big '
y. ads in .‘Variety.’ sighed, by. Sir .fo.scph .chailehg'ing .all .shigerS,.,,-
, ■ ; . and ads e\'e;i cfiailerig.ihg Wii'.ie himself as .to .'Whol.is.. the
■ V butler comedian. . . 'y; ;' , ' ly.','.i’
Once Willie. put catsup on his shirt from and sliot ofl' a gun. 1
Sir .loseph ran out in Ih.c street and to'.d over,vbody that 'liio „
great Villy Howard is no. more, he siioltbd himself.’ . That
handed Wiliio a laugh and that’s alt ho wanted. Sir Joseph :
.1 : paid btt;,in';,;.t'' ,, .y, '■ >' .'.ty r'i , , .'ny-..
, Han'.mor.stein’s Victoiia was the headquarters for' ther, bid’ .
an.c! new oharncu rs. Oscar . Hammerstein himseif was a
. 4 ■.character, wilh his dosklo.ss office, a. bookless bookkeeper, a . '
re\cr.sib;e piugUiat. ami a big ci,gar in his mouth. .He,,’ was. 'ay,
, ' perfect, shb.wimaiint^^ fine, artistic and, creative; mjnd> y His'
. son; Wiliio, who ran the Victoria, loved practical ioko.s .as
imit'ii. as he did his theatre. At 8:.’i0 the house was. usually
. 'iiacked and the re.gulars were out in the lobby to look tbr a
■ mark and g et some lau.<'.hs. .:'y y ; , ■ . ' , y '
Willie Ifa ii iiiicrsleiii’s Doe Sleincty |
'Doc’ Steiner was Willie’s special. ’Doc’ had a thick Gcr-
: man dialed and' it got thicker the more ho drank, and he
always drank.
,. He aefpred, Willie. Once, When Willi6;Hammetsteih. left the.
cor.iier for tvvo months, (the, ohl,y.tin 7 e Willie wablever’ aivay.)
. pit account of an argument witli ids dad., ho sent for Doc.
When he came to the. house, ho found WHIi.e ,sea‘iO(i in front .'
- of the fifci5l£ieeyyith.;a large hiit'cher knife ,ui.: his'. hand
told Doc thatMi'is dad didn’t.:car,D.:for. hint and , .lie had.no more, •
: friends,. ‘Sit do.w.n; Doc,’ and leHs 'talk awhile imfil I .cut ,'my .
thfoat.’/,.Doc .,‘got ext'iledyandVtH.e.d to ytalk;
P tfo talked for foivr. hours and. it ilhally ehded up; in'a.'pinotililey
, game. Doc paid oil. y'f .. . ..'yi ':l,yy”.'«: -y ■ 1 y.y y
Ben S.chafc.f.' .w.as .. another Biioladway. chai'acteb. originally .
. disebyered .by',. Lew . Hearn., ; Whft took .'hi’ih .-to. Europe for -
; . .lau;;hS.;y;When, hey came back .heyWas ’ take'fi over by Jimmy
' ■ Hussey; and Tator by ;i3en' 'Weisohland Viblim
'I There ' was a; bit jn:',Violin.skyis'fact; w ,:he piayb.d a ipiano, ■
. very .softly .'artel .someone wo.iilcl.i.toss a peifny.'on, the sfage and,
he’d IstaiT , playing ' fas^ and loud,. , - He. reheivr,se :
tw6y .hours 'how'.lb lps,s.,t;|ie’ pennyl. .Finaliy l.i.n.re cai-no to
the act, cue CamG and Ben threw the penny,; The: bit .didn’t,
do sb very big; tiiat, afternoon.' , Vi(31i'n.sky came pft’.a
Schafer out. 'Vo.t did f'du rong, Solly?' asked .B.en.: ; ‘.Whyf ,.
. yp:ii . threw the. penny heads up, ihe bit 'never gocsyunless.it ..
la'nd.s tail,’ For iiour.s Bon tried to, threw a penn y tails up,
. .' [ . : ; •' ; ; y Sully the Baihm's 22 Kitlg . .b ,'|y
.Sully thg: Barber . was another , Broadway charaoter. ‘ .He,;
Was a-'seihous, . excitable. .Itallarti-had a family of.224kldS: '..He
\vas .a pipe; -foi'yB rib and the .boys ribbed ' him . plenty. y Mr...
. Aibaq . gave,' ;him . .space ircn't: free for . his;,,bar.ber ; shop ii'i the,,;
; -.Eiilace'- Theatre buil.di!lg,'',;and ,:hia .cu 5 tbmers,' 'Were' all ’ .th
. '’ vaudfeville; , actor aild managei'S. ...One day 'Harry Fox '
cain.e.iritb.y.thii , shop. ’ removed his' coat,'' got. a .ra,zor,;shav(:cl''.
’:h',i:m'self,;p,,ul on.Tolio'nj po'wdor, .tonic for his’ hair, .in fact gave
, hiili.self.'. the 'whole me'nu. .; vyhon;he, finished, ho;';'tv:aikGd' over
, to .the cash regi.stev/;rang 'up: '$3, tb:ok- tha't.ambunt .fromythe ;
4;i'cgis,tc.f.;and ,W'a.lkb:d,..out.'', ! ;i'' '.'.. y,;...yy . .',^ fy
:'Siiil.y (jnoe told;'Joe,,:Pincv!.s .that he;,;Waptcd.,,;to.';'gb;,^ '118,111-.
'. :yy;;hiors'tcin’'s to.,see'a;eort'a'ih'j^ :,Jpc told, liimyit was
, . early, ', so t’ne.v' would ,eo out lirst and get a bite to eat. .Ho
.took him' ;16. a i:,e.s.fatii'a Stiiiy: .Q’rdere'd;''ythen .Joe.
. lociked ' over.-the' .menu ’'and 'sai'd, ‘This;..piace has ' lo.'usy 'fo’pd;
'; 'let’s '.go!’;; ,Sb' they .Went '.to '.ano’thcr., restaurant, ,;'Iir 'this place;-
Job said the priebs were. too' high'. jThey Went 'to' a, half'dozen;.'
' ' I'e.staurant's... .S'uily ;did tb -'eat,; They ''finally' got.,
" ' ’ ,. tb' ’Hammerstein’s' ill: . t iine,' to' 'seb -.the ■da'rtc'fir take her test, bo W.
., B:ia:gib yelltiz.zi,: bettpr kiiOWn, to everybody ras.Miirphy . the .’
LanlbS,. Club bpptblack ffiW, oyer ,30 years.,, is :anbthery great
.; . character, 'Once Gene Buck dressed him in full-dre.ss clnth.cs,
:Piit it ;red.’/r.ibbdn' across his.' chest with, a: njcdai; and, ■brought ;,
him to the Ziegleld Roof to see the Frolic.s. Buck introduced
■ .him to all the; show, girls, as an Italiaii.'GpunljWhb gave aWay ;
., furs and money very freely. He was wined and 'dined; .made:
’ ,a ‘big .spe.eoh; aiid carried away all the gals”, private, phone
: numbers ' Wh'iph i>lippcd'.him.,:du,ring the; party,. .
. . ;ivBrc more red. face.s in . that chorus ’the next: day tha'.n; at ' an ,
' ; .Indian Reser'ymtion after, they fb.uhti out the ‘rich Gouht’.i Was
Murphy the bootblack. Ho is still the club’s lower-floor
..''eloWik':.','-';' ;■''' /.h.;' .''’';',.;:y'' :;;y. h; y.'y’ h’,’. 'i-K
. Speaking about , tire' tambS, there, is a fabulous:, eharaetpr ;
. there I'ivKo.ra;; every. istai'.'ih: the ,couhtry,.krio\ra. ■;.'Be :is: Sainm^
Pihsker, better known under the intricate monickei ot
’Sa'mmW' For yoaiis:he '\v'orkocl, as'' a :porier at' thb'.old Green-
room Giub, and .ivhen ihb tetter . b.i'ok^ lie: ,ca.me to. .the
■ Lfi'nibs .and, has .boon wi.th it i'eveh sinoe. i.Fdr years' .he,, te: :
'.sober'e'd' drtinkS; bo.tight trunlts io'r, aetor.s',who got .road ■ job.s; - ' ;
.fed 'a.ctoi's;' washed, thqi,r';iiiib'hs;ylb,arted';tlHn'n' rtmuey ■
a.''miliiotf’and'che other' th.ih.g,s''for perfo'r,hi'ers, ;te
andfi'hey'love Siimmy, ' .He:'Wotks ih.;n ana,. ;:
i.s 'a good ad ...libber; ■' '.He';'alWays' ,asks. hoW.' y .o.i'i ;are .and .soz, , .
.i’Tahks ' <3.o,d.'’ ' ■: Tho.'L'ambs'; als(5 .'Tanks..; God' ..for a ..fme , char- ■
■:'aete'r.''l.i.kc'.(S.amihy. ...
■ , ’’(i;,ok,e.v;: a" lpphot(ih ' .imsiirahce .;nteji, ; hag been.' P '..Broadway
,. charabter. .for, iiiart.y,' .niaiiy .years,. '.His hb'bby is; to but notices; ' .
of aclors oii,t': of newspapers and ma.aazine.s, lilo tiicm awa’y,
and yoatW later. he 'scha to the .abtpr;;ivho b.v; t.hoii haa
: for'gotten' a'ii'abbut ' them.' ”HC,',ha.s .;sen
,ho,tibps:’'.to' actors'. ali.'WVor. the .'.countiy.^.; A ehte;a,C;tor:,,,''
iaave Cterk is, an oldtinio' .sbrigwriter who ;.is d,erinite:ly .a
Br.badway charaeter:; Always immaculately dressed:and,.yory
. :sbft, . spoken, he,' starts.- gabbing' 'on:, one '.sufaj-ect ^.hnd. '.ra.inbics:
oftTo 500 othcr.s7alwaysAVith laiaghg iii;beWleen.' hHis favorite:' -
..name for a gal is ‘Mouse’s .Ear,' and this Was u.sed ,;on, Broad-
way by all' the boys for years.": ’The .songWfritci'.S
annual ,be'n.ofit;and one'.of, them is, fippbiHtedtci' take ’care; pt
■ ,;'Dave’s coin, ''.W.ihe i| 'pvbp.erly .fed' ''an'd:' cfOfhecV; ■ ■The..bbWs' lake . ,.
care' -of'.ih'eir ■chai'acte.rs, ' i
'. ' Itlississip.pi is a;n;. old .colordd .fighter ’ who ■: di'ive.s; -an 'bid; ,
:.,brbken-do.Wn'. iiofse, : and:;:Carrlag;e;.to ;.ni,ateh.;' ’,Nearl;v,; . ■
head,lineiv;,b:n-:,;BrogdWay ites^ . ivit.h Mississippi;. He;, .
■fus.ually ’shaclow boxes; wilh .fiis ' horse, ;Whlbh, ,iS:;a.l.ways gb'bd,.
;'.fO’r;.'l'aughS'.':. '. '
. ;I)r, .’Cooki Wh.o .ran the eleVatbr . at the ;bid .Palace i’or .'sfears,,;
, .en.ded :Up ;bbing; a''.^^ for; Joe. ,Gobk. i-He. W'as the..fiuin.y'
'■. fellow who. Was' hit oh ; tiie head by . the big. hammer, .on the '
tei'.ge .intricate. machine, Which Was his.et'b to, lilt the triangie. .
■ .A' fuhny character Was Dri Cook. , I . ivonder what has . become ; ■
of him? ■'
JQe'Raymdnfi (Big. Nose Joel W.as ahothc'r;of. the' oi.d .oharr;,
, .aeters of .'Bibadw.ayl.'r 'He'.'was' a.'.Ciiibh: f(ir. a . rib;' ' He - once
asked ’Wfi'iiie '/Haiiinic.lrstcht 't get'.;)ii.hi ,fOiir;':,pass^^ fOr the, ;
,' Lyi'ic;.tiieatre, as' h.e; wahted’to takc,iso'me. Iriqnds and show
; them . he ' was.f.a, big-shdt.:, .. 'iyillie. of boursei 'wrote, .a swell-.;
...letfeiv to; Casey, '.the m'anager.'.ahd; to.ld;Joc-.)Cis^^ lo.'haiid it .to ;
,hmi:.aiid it would be- bk’ay, -..ivVh'ilo .Jpe' wa's,, on, his Way, 'Witlie.'
.;. called. Casey,:, .■ y:': ' ■'■■:' ■'■ ■
When Joe arrived in the lob’oy and i-.anried Casey tlie letter,
. '.Casey ' flow; 'in .it ';i:age;,'';baWled ,:hini :o'ut 'toi;;to'ing .to' get iiifo ' .
• Tliealros free, and gaye him; .a leeturG oh, the pa.ss .c.yil. ..Any-i "
' 'way, h.e added,; he wouldh’f, dotenything,.fbr';‘a;vat like;'Wiltie 1
; ;,,H .l.m.erslein.t' whora h;e ' despised ;.,and ;hasW spoken . to ior
five years. .Toe tried to sneak O'Jl (if t!ie lobby with his
.. friciKl.s. tint C.'iscy .grabbed him by the coat and called, a cop
.Wvho' ‘w'.as a:n:';o'h. the gag): and started, to. make';‘;ail .sbrtS ot ■
. oharg.es 'again.s't, Joe, • Of course; everybod,y.‘ had a;goo,d.;iaugli '.:
■; . and Joe. W'as rc'ady for anothe r rib the next day.
J iVIike Sc-ott’s Poc iry ' : I ■
; .Mike ;Sc,6tt'. ',was ..art Irish clog . dancer With- a. thick brogue..
Ho Whs; 'always maldng speeches against; .the... do wn-trbdd^
actor and would.;iteeite';his,p6'etry.to anyone .■ateo would listen^
SXpie would give him; ■pleht.'y; of; space in: .'Variely’ for his
, poetry and leltei's-io-lho-Editor. ■ ■:,
' . Kid Broad Was 'an :ex.ifightqr .who ,hun.g arpund tli
and. Was .knoWn . by everybody.; .Poor; kid wWs plenty' puncH- '
,';arinik:,;and would hand the '''h,oys 'a iaugh With- his; stories,. of
lli.s old fights. ; . ; ’ ; ' ■';
'TodayiBi'badway ;has';a''few cha'rheterSybii,t,:,they’:are' not ;as ■ .
, ;.'.cdlorfuI,,as. :fhe;;;old, boys. . TheiW 'is;m.;ftfie.f^
the name of Mr. . Stirl. who is, better known as Daniel Boone ;'
bccau.se !io dresses ,i ust like the old scout. did~TTc^ha.s made
, tfie;founds:'pf Brbadvvay for hegry^ 50 years; .He Writes' W.ith
. Chalk, on the .sfreetsUpolitiCal.' propagancte text from : the
, Bible, mathematics; etc;, attd makes a,; collection Wheii finished.’
; Tthere is .another, fellow' who . calls; himself' ’At , Jolsofl. Jr.;
;. He .works ;dtn';ing; the day as a. porteiyand'.'at, nl^
tiixe;do mid high hat, and,'pteys':..ehgagcments, ' Thege engage^
. mehts , c;ongis.t; of ;' doing his ‘act’ , in cigai', stores antd -.barber
.shppsi He. :;does bad im.itation.s of.'.’Ted ;ke.Wis,''Eddie Cantor,;
■;' and many oihcr.s he has never seen: but I'.is bi,g Tmish Is wl-.en
he'.puts' oil terge, cotton, gloves, vgetsTdowTi bn one . knee and
dog^lJolsort singing ‘Mam'my.’: .; A , harmless', screwball, ■ hd ge^
, a.jtei'fifio kick ertfe,rta'in^^ people.- ' .'.I ' ■ ,
there is Broadway Rose; Whh by ;any .other' name
smells just; as bad. . She,, is neither.. ftirtny-Tlor eritettginmg.
Just: a,.'pest. 'Ho laughs.,;' ';■ .',;'■ ' ■■■.. ■ . .
Ttiere are very few new charaefers the.se nay.s. 'I i.gu'ess it’s
. , becau.se When a fellOw'. develops Into ' a charaoter. 'they nOw
•send him to Congre.ss. . ; i' ..; ".
■ • ■ - . '."■■.’J' P.y. ' y..'y • „ v.
The film Industry’s
iteiutionsin Vllar and Peac
By JOHiV GRIERSON
,,'('Fii?h;'C’bin.b'iis.si.p’ner :,of ;,(C(o O/'tiie
CunMliun Wurtime Ir.jorvHiiiuu Board)
Froin .'Where .'I, .sit. I see new and great attention ’oeaig
;„|iv.en to, ;the; polftiCa.i and ,'soei'al .p'roblem o'f the''futui‘;e.' ' '
On .the ■ international, 'front,, thn Hhite'd, .Natibiis .'begin,', .to
. combine.: on plans’, of econbmie ..cpoperati'bn.'n Fb the, '
... HqI Spring.5 ;C'onfefenee,,;,fherint6rMa'libm
'-,'ing oi'gahized;.; A.t Atlantic ; City the bUieprint' of rehabilita-;.
■ .ls;- laid.,:doW"n. .. ■'Schei'n'e fok/international iiioneta.ry ’ c<i'- -
operation emanate from London, Washington,: .Ottawa, The
Int-firngllpnal Ba.bo.r' Office, moves ha:clc into . t.he;’limbiight.’;.aS’
:,the 'future ';;mecha,nism^': fob ■ .Worfei'lg;‘.cbnditionS'
,,,f.hr6ughbut''.thB'.'W;brl'd..'' •
,Pn, thp’;n'atiQhai,.’pla^^ plans for full ’emplbyrhent,.
security, ;, ho.usirtg, re'eoiisti'UCtion; genegaily. ' ; Cod^
; lab.or-einployer relationships; Schemes, .for. .■conserValion of-,
rc.soui'oo.s, (ievelopment of resources. Standards ’ and pat-
terns for liealth. nutrition,' child welfare. A new break for
■education and the . educator.s. ..■ ■ ' ?: ■, . ■
; .' What has all: this to do with the film indiisfr.v? . I. think
plenty.. , .'lt -these are the things the .world .' is : going ; tp be
intereslcd m over the next few years, no form of publication
' — film or any other — is going to be able to escape from a
. measure of participation and i'cspon.sibility..
In pltinmnn lor war, it has been impossible for govern-
January 5, 1944
menhs to . ign-ore .; tlie, :yast audiences, the .great, power of
public appeal of .the ;rilm;incili.sti’y. With due. recognition of
, it's iiature as . aii entertaimn.ent business, .it has;: been fiUod
.'into the, general .'plan of. public ■commuhic.aticin. . . The industry,
has patHreipated ' vbltuita.i;ilW '.By: eprarton consent',: '
;■ it haa done a. ’go.bd .j.p.b .Jn preparing the. public mind for ■the’;’
,,:.«;aCrific'e.siand . disC'ipliiies’ of. war, informing.' .the- publia .of
. .gov'cr.nmeiit directtvtiSi keeping the bfba.dpattern of niilllai'.y,. . ;
ce(>:homie .an(l ;othei' ;'vvar ' strategies ■betore;,.t,he public, niaii'i;-:';
■i:a:ining; 'morale, r'. r'.; 1 : ■■o-"'
■ ’':S 0 ,';.'di;).ife';the;:fi has ;'be'come, ■vbluntariiyi ,i\a 1 l^
in.aly a public .mrvant. working to plan. It has acliicvcd
; :iio\v ’stattu'e ak.a 'pubVib'U its resppnsibiH;H’cs.,; '
and fuifilllng t a;:,man’her which 'beebmes every year
' ■,nioi''e;''(irderly,'niore ■.inle'llige'nt,
'. Ar.ybody who thinlw llvi.s is .i-jst a wartime phenomeb.nn
; an:d;tHat.',\ve,..sba.lI^ presently bo back, in the .old; free-foi'-all, .:’■
■i.b ,'m.isfud.ging; 'P'.ubli'c. . tenipei', , Hb is ' forgetting, the hviitipu's .'
. jnteresi' ill' the.. public uiilit.y'.''bf the ft'lm;buslneSS. . 'T-hbi’e .\v,'tVi;' ,
■ be... a grbwing' insis.lenee , tha.t; cR ptiblic ,vitilities',; s ■
the;i' public ulilily, or ei.so. In an unoerlain vvoviti, i! is a,’;
.'lmathemat ical:'beft ainty; m will be thi.s insistence.
I (ioo <l Fi iblio Rolalunis . |
. Ill faci,;;,i asistence ;fin ' the publ; c utility ' of; the;:nijn -indusl; ;■
try i'.as been grovvin.g under our eyes for the pa.sl U yenrs;.. '
: .''l'n :p,ersiiect'iy.e,'.t:he;hisnory‘;of ,our‘b:USi'ne.ss; m
bfieii ;a: cbnstan.f ,fight;fQ,f 'gbod,'''pi!blic ,i'etetdo;iis,imoa‘blng.g(>ijd:' ;
^,Telak'onsrndtlj;tbc;;'pubUor'goOfi
;■’ ,'fbrce,s. bf ;\sbciety,';gQOd. re-tette^^ W',>th;.th:e;’ varteus fbfcbs - Of
.'•■natibnal; leadership. A'
;;. ■Rcla,tib.n.shi'ps;;,repreaeiited;. by; :the Hays Office,, tlio:; National ■;
' Board of l!evic,w. ’.iu; Acade’.ny. are only part of the proco.ss.
.•':':Th e.,-'tra,dG pape,ns; r eflect ' it also i ti ’editprial sUbjectr' matle^^^
v\fider', sbci,ally more; respbnsiBVe ‘than lb y.eafs ag^ ’,Tll,e prb-.;
: ' d;uceVs: renect;..it,:,’;i,n a',;,ni'o,r,c a,mbili‘(Hi,s;;:ehoi.ge:'g,
respohsibinty of' ;tfea,t;m'ent. ,a mbro sbribUs' calculation' of the''
, 'efl’cets; and iiifluenec's bf .'hieir’ .pictures. .'Th^^ e,x.hibitors4-T.s;ome;'
■:,'of.'th,c’m---i'eflfect;it',ln 'pakin;g;,,,re^^^^
■ . theafres . and; rin. a , genuine .cfi’brt ■;, to .han;dle.; the ;iiiforniati:oh;' .
' .part (-fi; their '■prbgfa'.ms.; '' "■;': ■■ ■■■'■
Stanton Griffis showed me the other day a loiter fi'om a
. large ^exhibitor;, ■insisting '.it' was.:; the'' duty'-of ' al'i . e.xhibitor.s; '.
;i, to .. sot , aside I'o , m,;i mite's ' Of 'tlieir '. program, for :Se;i'i(:)u.s. '’public: ,;
ihfor'mati'oni presented . straight. . 'Fh.e.. surprising par ,
■ exhibltbr's: ;Sugges,tion \vas;th,at hb thought the fl:lm, btisin.css' '
■ d.id not need, nowadays:: to : be, alw'ays taikm'g ..down tb 'the
public,, ■ Tip rieplhrpd the i'ise..of .ehec.seca ke. in’prescnt!;Mg ..n’l.es- ...
: ,,.S:ag,o.V, of ' serious , n'atibnal cortcevn., ; :He .;though,f thi^^^
' rtatioiiai; :iss;u;bs ’.deserved' serious, n,atio.n'al;tpr.esentatioii;;; '■ ',;
;H 6 ' sugg,qsled ,by 4 i,mplj,c.aliQ,ri,; that the' fllm.ibiisihcs.s can ini . ;
. . Ibnger 'afford to, string along as a medium 'dedicated to. li,giTt- .
; weight . appibaches. ' It has : beebme too . 'impbrta.ht , 'and to.b ;
;,;riec.bss'ary tbrthe .deyelopmcn^^^ the. natibii; to,' avoid'. under
st'an'dihg’,its':rble''ln that dov.c’opnienl.
, , A .'fe'W: i'n::th'c: i’iiduS'fi'yh are ;.apt';'to '.'becbrne; vv.e.a^ i'tirWclH
, domg.’ ■ ®hey:' gr,udge, the; .sci'cen'tspace d.eyoted tb.'- naii.bnal -
. purposes; They see the rhies'.foi''m.i;hg,;to .the...r.ighti'. caicLdate '
'; ■ihe.audi:bnee turnover; and . thiiik that .t times, 10:'is'4() hiiiurlcs '
■ . ■tlia.t.pay' 'no, ’diyid'bnd's,:i; ; .;
What are. we goii-.g ;o .say to people like these?; 'D'be'.sn’t ..it .'
;Ctfii:fbf';greater.,'di,^^ .vvitttiii; the . industry; .so 'that '.theVe ; ,
'isi a ebm, mon uhdSrst.a.hd.ing 'on. indust^^^^^^ IDbe.sn't it,,
oall: for periodic ’reeodificalioir of .the 'industrylg natipnal:.an(l': :.
.; 'public. r.espons'ibilities:''a,,rb,codiflC;’atipn' teid. d(3v by. .the in-; ,
ri'nslry iiscif and r.o; by oii'.sidcrs’? . ■ ■:;■'■ -■ .
' Thcre .'i.s' a'. kd’o’d deal of' talk these days of pro.sorviii!: the ■
; ' iified(im;-of ' the pi'bss. The .freedbm pf the screen 'is 'i.nvolv'cd
:, infhasam.e argument. The. price Of freedblri is a sense: bf pubr .
' , lie responsibiiity,' If the , industry' is. to go on ea.l'ning;:the; con- : '
:fidence;:'b£ . the ■public, and tb- secure Its. - right to freedom, .. it.
'might .be wise pn the highest ]bvels--ito arrange for .the ooit-.
, ’tinubus, .scientific.: study, of th,e.:pattern:'b;f lts;r.espbnSibiliiy;, ; ,
' . ' , I a’dmit it. is :nbt easy, f(ir ; show' business is; .shovy- busiiiesb ,
';;and, ■ its ■. ■es.s.bn.f'ial . vitality' '.as sha\v,::bUSi’ii,b.s 5 bt .'all co.sis.
: ;:;be.'; preseryed'., ' Busybod.ie'A hbvve'v;eri vv;ell’-inte'n:ti;o^^^^ W-lio ;:',
.'are 'oiit ''ftf 'sympatHy, ...vvith,, sliow '.business ;as;',sucl'i,; sho'uld,,; ;
'.■'■.be- ;,st}noll,y .';out.': ....,.; 4 .;
; ;'The.'ride; vve 'gp.,; in Cah.ada .ig that .if We;.ge;t;'20: niiniito's.
•: . au:dience-att:entio,n,;. for' . seribus' 'infb'i'matibn, :and:';disouss'ibii, ,
. vve 'a'i'h' doing ,',fuie. ■ .Ev-on, the.n;. wC :‘aay, it. shbuld; bo inicrcst- :
i' .'ing enough tb; rate; a.S' ‘bntertainm^^ For .example, .wb' do
. not hold .with 'the -school Of. itliotight, .vvhi.c'h .would . impose ,
. ail hbur-lbiig documbjifai'.y. rdm' b,rt'a;po:pular:.au.ciicncp..'unToas, ;
;: ;.'as in . the' base , bf ',‘Do,s.eri, Victory,’ .yo;u ; have a 'iVletbry "like ■
North. .Ati'ica. ;a .star ; like; Montgoniery aiid ,, the imme.diacy .of
■ the .ne'vvs. to .iUstify you. ;;■'. ' '■;• "
.'■ ;| -f'i't; ':; ;' ' 'S|M ‘ei aljzi(f»l.' Theatres-' t-'.
:. .’Ihqre is-a ptece fOr:'; iongcr. serious .appeals..; ‘ifiiat 'plac
■ in 'the spe’ciajiz,ed' thea;l:ve '\vhere .the unwritten ;cb;ijiractvW^^^ .
. ’the audience’, :is of ,a; (different kind. It may yet be iii .tile ;
. .infere.St of th.e,; ii.idu.itry ; as :p ’ wiible ..to doyelop 'the; speciaiiz.cd
, ;theatre' .sti.ii ifibr e.. . de vetoii : it' as part ,o£ a ; national .policy : ;
..for the. industry;:.. ' Tlib pre.sent''mas^ :apprbaclf aliows-. fob a ,.
■' ''.certain ;;yariety.; of fllnv ■services,'';bni .'Perh.apa iiot len'ough .
'; for the next phase of film devc'.opjiicnt; : :
• ; It~.,'as. not 'a;.qiies.tipn . Of : whether ' the speeialized,' tli.eni res
are ; q0mmcrGially vvfirth the bother of ,d,eyeloping'.; th;e.m .’on
;,a ; lar'ge.f •natio.nal ^:s They . are impo.ftant. beqau.se th.cy : .
.rep.rese.nt an : extfa:;.''..iiatibn’ai; 's'eryice,, "They 'arc . iiiip'oi'lant ,
; as '.an ..ii-isuratic'e -polic.y; in;:;'pdbIi'c;. r.eiatio;iis’. 'The:, industry iS",
■ lioiv d'ibti, energetic' ■aiid, .po’we'rfui.. feilou,gb. tb;'tiii,i.)k b
' extra; sbrvices,:a,s. 4 part of. :a' wi'se ;iinsuranbe' po:ii'ey .fo.r a 'p^
;,''".Iic. .utility. ■;' ■■.■,■■..■ ■:',. ,, ,■■.';
' ..Tile theatre, 'fi’nd ;,of the ' .industry .dbesri't: today : Jinbw ’.a.'?' •
, much a.s it should about , non-theatrical development. I
;,'.; 'ha,Ve.;b,een . repeating tiie, 'simple, pvopostr ,
' ,,'Jipn'th'at there i.s,,mOfe seati;ng;;'capacity outside. ;tlie;;thc;ii,tre'.s ;■
■ . .than , there is inside them. ' .Oh-e ;daF,‘the; :ft .iifdUstfy tyiil ,
■ appreciate .all that thj;s involves.;’' . 'in: Canada, We have aii:;an-,
'.; I'.aai iion-thcatrical audience .sonicwliere around the .size ;o(.;
■ ti'.e populfition. The American non-theatrical a'.idienco i.s
; .b.f .tiie po,putetipn;..bni mbyihg' tip tovVai'd; ii-. .
.■..Tfiis. 'is an; educatl.bnal aum :dey( 3 ted. for the nip'.St,,.pai^
. .io specific information on specific matter.s of tcciinicnl and
civic iiitero.et. It is more and more an audience of tunctiomil
.' groups like farmer group.s, trade-union and factory groups,
', , hbus'evvite groups, .'people ■ interested , in; special gU'bject.s ;t ike '
itowhipi'anning, .housing',., nutrilion, .tehild'-Wbifare: '.find' so bn. ''
We are moving . progre.«si.ve!y into a cooperative society
.which; i.s deyeioping its: own new forms of interest and,
therefore, i!s own new £orm.s of. drama. ; It doe.v not manor
„■ whether one takes the Republican or Deniocratie version of
; it. They work oiil to the same es.sential change in . terra." of ,
corporative and individual responsibility, tb. the : public 'at,'
large. ''.V' ' ■'b;.''’
.1 have no' doubt, that ;prp.ductibn will ; reflect, tli is elt’ang<e
as 'it 'haSndqftO ' social cha;iiges in the pasfc But. , it could.
: be, a iropre. cpnScibus; and dfeliberate .prbp,b.ss;' Nations have
. meohariism.s of gbyernment' to study where ..they are going
and: direct 'them . aceordingly;. This is also advisable for great,
industi'ie.s, not least the film industry. ■ . ': ; , . ,:■ '. ; '
1
Borrows a ring
and gets taken
for a bride...
Gives capital
society its
biggest shock!
Gets all tangled
up in red tape
and rosy romance’
Wednesday, .Tanuary 5, 1944
Thirty-eighth
Annh'orsart
^filETY
MONEY
TOP
A Bond for Every Seat’
Suspects a
man who asks
questions...
50
PICTURES
Thirty-eighth p^filETY Anntvcrmrf
Wcdinesday, January
Co^st hi
Hope 15% Formuta^ill Be Out
By RALPH RODbY
llally wood, Jan. 1-. ^
■ Having ’ siieivt ■■ mOftidi'S'-Sty.tniect /by;
Avav' nefialbi'ions thirt :bla6kea:o:u'(^^p
ccntagp - wage i')Wi;easeSf''ff^^^
:a.nd: gdalds- arn- Apeeulatiii,gn^^^^
idea OX ,delaying,'pegd
.dayS'. fo I'lnpes, that'.the,..WaiV'Habft^^^^
Board's' BUBe ‘.-'Steel. lorraula
wiil- be , sC:rapiidd';.ddving'-'tlia^^
val. 'tliiioii.Si, iio'wbyer., 'atC' iVot:, going
to:d;i.sh, o.ut ,any,w.aivet.piv',i’6
pay, and wan; to be OGrtn.in the WI.B
.\vi.il',,appvp'v;,e-. Idn.if caUing-: -I'dr;
..any 'adiiistedi pay to be nflect'iy as,,
Of : JaiV. '1,' ever, ,t)ibu.gh agreements
may. not ..b'e -cpncluded'. beltfro.; Maigh,
.. pin April; , ■' ■'■' '
• Np deci-ddb. on.' the. date iQb. atait-. ,
' ing,' .n'c.'gp;tUdi.oiis.''\yiIl,.'be .m-add ^
the yaldo,t!ail.eadera ;Co‘nie with .Pat
Casey, prod uefer ■ laboy. dqntact. Mode,
; to . delay paei.s in. the ho.oo.s oX gel-
ting.. isub.ttahtial; tdises'i'fd'r ithe'.ft^
is. ded .by ■ iHerbert: SorrellV: prex'y. of.
the. '.Conference:., of- ■.Studio ..tiniohs,
! but the lATSE and Basic Agreeinent '
craffs . are-' hbwdibg for'...early ; a.cUcn
■. ■oh'.-ncw';\\'age deals.;..''', r;,:-' ■.' ■
Doniar.d.s aiVc.ady have beep pre-
pared calling for vacations, increased
■ ;s;d:. leave. .. overtime pay, better
■ location ■ cohditiGns...;an4':; .severance
pay;, t'or'.i 'dralt’S; whose' ;:■ member's.
' are', employed on. a weekly ba.sis.
Practically, ;i;' all;;': 'itliB.i ■; ihdepehd'ent
.groups arc expected to be ir. the
American Federation of. Labor fold
belorc r.c.gotiai ion's get underway.
The Screen i’ubHoisls Guild i.s na\v
a.Tiliated w;!h the Cor.ferencc ar.d is
, seeking an .‘\K of I. afliliation,. while
• Film Teehhida;'..s Local 683 ot '.he
, . I A hr, 's started a drive to afijiiatp all
..film, editors, cintors. assistant.s and.
apprentices, the la.«t nig indie group
in the industry. .Screen Oifice Em-
ployo.s Guild ,. also . .Js. ..conducting ii'a.
cainpaiglV tb atliliate '.he indie While
.. Coilarhos at Paramb'.int, 20:h-Fox
and .W.ari'.ors. ■, ' ::V' !■
Quiet Union Year
Be,cau'se',.df ■ the war emergency,
■ ; the past year ha.s been one o:' the
q',;iotcst in ivlstory for film 'tiniori.s
and ..guilds, i'catured . largely by
.squabbling-.betwcen ii;e Screen Ac-
10 Its Guild and various extra groups
over autonomy for the Clas.s B mem-
bershi]). S.AG 1 conducted a ' mail
reidrendum in w'n.icb the extra.':
voted, to, remain with :!',o Guild, ival
Screen' Playcr.s Uition countered by
appl.ving. to the .N’atipnarL.'ibor He-.,
. ■ lations; Boarci with a petition askii-ig
, an eloc.Jlon of workin.g extras to
designate ; a collective .. bargainin.g
. agent. XLRB i.s.cxpedcd to order a
heiiriu.g .«hor!ly after Jan. 1 to. de-
I ler.niine: , Whether 'evidence i.s .sufli-
' . cicnt'io warrant ordering ,n ballot.
. / .Herbert SorrellV b\isihbss . ..repre-
1 sentative of Moyiljg Picture Pain
er.s Local ti-l-l and proxy of the Con-
1 teronce Of ,, Studio Unions, retained
his reqogi'iition.as No.;l labor leader
. In Hollywood. ' .strengthening, nis
' leadership i>y the. addition of the
Screen: Puljlici.st.s . Guild and two
locals OX ■ the Bd;il4trig.‘ Setwice- lErh-
plOyeS Ihteriiational., .Union to the
conference: Group ;ho\y represents^
riearly 10.000 piettfre workers, in-'
. ciudih.g paintehs.; Cartd.diiisf.si L
atoi'y Teohnicians. iBublictsts, Police-
tiien, Janit'drs; Set Pesigners, 'Sdepie-
Artfsfs',: :M,achinists,-'-W:h.ite
Adyer.tiLsih'g ''Writers. ' ■:
' A'tdiv.Jtie.s':,0f his groups/.'during ,,re-
ceiil . months,: '..however; ha've i'been'
..CD, ato..ed. l-af.gel.j'.-i'.t.q.hbl
ready .made, and.,ebn'tribu''t.ingrwhet^^^
h eydr''pps.sible. to .ilte 'War. Effort. ,,Coh-.
ferdtice ;union.s., hit ve., taken; -a. ., promt-,
nent; ■pa'rt';'''in ■:.B’g'iicC. .'d'lhyds,,, chai'i'fy'
ctimpai.gns. etc. Some; .'ol the Con-
' ldi,''d'ncd;; ,gfo, ps lutve s'.tccccded. in
: grabhi.hg off. .a ■ p'Ufm . herd-^
■ Serdeh' ' Sot ■. p'dsi'gridrsh 'getting I'oVe
a.n ' 'increase. ■a.;i'id ;ptiym’' cr.af,,ts
‘ ' bbnii.ses;'i'oi'..,iti.Sht' ,s;hiitsiidtd.;;;:
of few : bi.g. rema.iiiiiig,' itlddpoiiddht;
group.s in the ind'uslry.
' , ■Screen .Set' Pesigners ■ drawled fu
%3,r the wirti;wilh w
. i.inp;.ro.ved ‘ 1 .'c'oadHitMi.S; ai-id ■ ..later
; id't'enagied. ■^I'aiscs; loiS lhd, GpsUim.e H-
lu.straun'.s. Do.slgr.cr.s i'.avo 'oeen cx-
tendin.a their juri.sdiction until all
classifications are inchtded .with, the
exception of lite Art Dirocuirs. and
(l.ey are'.outi'oiTtly taikin.g aff'iiialion.
: B'usines.s lioprescntiiiivc Ed Mussa
handled most 'o,£ the i'i.dgotiati.oris in
coopf rti'.ior. .with. ilspeeiat-i ■committees
atjpoin’.cd by the Executive Bttard.
.Screen .Off ice EthpiovCes Guild nc-
S'otiated a 10' ;, pay . till for its ■ Ex-
ci'.an.gc.Utiit, a.greeme:!! having boon
.submitted to the . War Labor Board
for . its.' approval.' -Group .also will
rddeiyc time and , a half i aftdr’.pi.gbt
■lioiirs ciaiiy and 40 hours . weekly,
Gdnaritea.'Wiir'g^ o.nd Week-'i'acation'.
after , six .months. , dmployiv.ent and
two weeks alter one year. \cw holi-
d;ays. are granted tntd sick leave is;
ine.c.eas6d. ''^pEG , currently' ha.s a re-
quest for a Tin tilt for studio Collar-
ites.. pchdihs, li'om, last year, and is
now preitaring new den'.iitiils to ro-
'pla.de .cohtraet' 'pkRirihg., Jart; j. SOEG
is: ebnduct.hig a . drive to,: take over
, indepehd.ciit ; ■■grbup.s'yat .‘•-Para.mouh.h
Wiirn 0 r;s, .1 a ;td ' : 20th-Fox. havi tig . ..dm.-:
ployed Min Sdlvin. as a special or-
gan iror .to:;,assis.t :,Busi'hesd B'dp'.^^
ati'Vef'Glen'htpt'alt;,. '..^'h ^
; ..Studi b ■■Mach i n i stS, ' t OC al -J 1 85,' u rider
.kt.addrship i'-pX.;. ;‘Bu:Sihess:i
'ti'V.d' Pi .;T1... ■'Wayne, /has', organ stU-
•;d ios .■■■■■'■ai'id;... ■AjU.e'd' .■.B'ldiistries; . ;ip
■ Machinists, ■.forntdrly.'lhad.'h.ard'.',^^
.'.diiig i;ri ■picturd indristfy.'.but isilhoW,
considered ■orie', o-f :key. c.f af tsl. ;:espeei-
,a'!,ly : because. ; o-£.-fheir, strength;. I-n ithd
iaborattri'ies;- ; Waynd;i!s. V'ice;;prex
the Gorilfer'ende' p£ St.udiQ;.Uni6ris and,
one o£;.‘ IdaderS. in laboitls ' poli.ti.cal
fig.ht ': agahist ■■' ari.li'-lab'br.l ..'■legisiati.bn;
land; ; uWfriehdTy. ' officials ■‘ ■vvH.b;;^
'sdefemg:':.rcdicdtio.ii f.Q. Gbrigress,. :' .
.. _
BiulT Eliminations
Filn: Technician.s Local .■, .'683,
lai\gel.y '..through'' s'trategy., moves:' by,
: ‘ bri.Sine.?s';rpp;Fese;ritatiVe. Jph.n .Mtu'tiri
arid .seerd.tary ,Npry.a;LCFrifcher, g'ot.a;
. night' 'shi.££;'bbrius,. picked;' tip some
, improved', cprid'itj.on.s .here; and' there;
a rid.. ■ el im'i.n,a tCcii, m any , bad ■■ cpn tract
, Idaltii’es ..that had;' been. '.saddled,.,. on .
. .tho'.imio.ri. .bV. .the. .WUUb'.Bioff freginie.i
, One ' of . these :.,Wa'a; ;a, 'hew, ..contract:
with Wi lli ains . ,La bota tbry . ctirti i ha -
. .ting ' a, ,cla.H.s'el.. that: required' fo
' furnish a.ll' hdedssary .'expert help.
. ;g',ardless of la'b'pr :'spareitiesj I'etc, ; Kfew
' clause provides union will make
, ■every effort to furnish .ebmpany -u'ifh;
' Siiclvlieip. ' Ui)ion. ;j,s hbw la.uh
. ; 'a drlye to affiliafe Xilrn edlfors, ;cLit-
. tei's, asslstahts and appi:enlices,- one !
men called, into tfiilitary .service.
Smiih' as, Secrelary of the lATSE
Business RdpresentaUves ■ Committee
has been adtiye in :shaping many of
the ' group’s' pbUcies' and getting yari--
oiis. drafts, together 'on' dernands 'ta be,
SubmlUed; ;tb Producers- .■wdic'ii iiew
ne.goliatioris open. '■’ '
Studio Set Electrician.s. I,ocal 728
has taken over scorc.s of labordr.s:
from lATSE Local . , 72'7,,. , trainin.g
them a.s lamp .operators: Big .per-
centage :df, 727 ': ■meinb'er.s.. , are' ■: now'
Wmrkhi.g. out of Local, 728, pn, tem-
porary permits. ;
, : The . Screen bi;i'edtor,s '.Guilci, .‘wtiih
a- large . percehtage: of 'its; menibpr.-'
ship ;lri .ri-iililafy, .serV'ide or .d.evoti.rig,
a;big'part- of'theip'ti:m^^^
has . had ■ little .tuiiisual,' ■ activitid.s,
.,G:rbu;p;is iidw ' prdpaVhig tb .s'dek'.b'et;
te.r '.' '\yagds ’ .and '; e.onditious ; ,.fw ■:.ius-.
sktant: diroetdrs aitd ■uhiG inanagefs,
Hxoculivo. Secrelary J. P. McGowan
arid tri,hcr.;,dtftcers; a.re novv busyi p.r'd-
pariilg. .da.ta on livlng ’cdstsv.otc,,; (dr
use in ne.gotialions. . . .
■ .'Rdal aettori 'arnorig film era 'sVa.s:
■ furrii.shed. . by . the '.'. Screeril' 'Writers
Gtiild,,;. Aradridarii . Gtiiid ; of ::yai'ie.ty
.Artists, ;Slad;i'D:l Utilify ''lEmpidyedS
Ppcal .724,'‘.,Ldc.al' Il-li .ol',, lite intor-
,n a;t io h al Bi'O t hdrhod.d , d ( ' iElectr ical
Workorsi arid ,fhe Biuil.din'g', Sc.ryice
Eiripioyccs;'Iriternal:ioh.ai; UiiiD.nl . I ," 1'
Unions in 1943 Inf
Cartonni.sts Active
' ;Scr6ori Oarioonists Guild was' one.
I'of l;he.'fovv . adtive. imibiis. during the
past 1.2: mdriths.; establishing at Leon
Schiesinger. ’.'Studio- 'the first. . Labor
. Management; ;Comrr)i£ted;- in the- ih-
''.dustry,;.’:.' ;PIati . drafted by ' Business
Rdpre,s’dnta.Uy.e tyilliarn ;Pome.r.ane.fii
;js- reported dlickihg.TOOSf, .the.^^
;■ Bug.ge;s.t':idri..s' Of the. 'CQmrn'ifte'e' ; haying
: been . 'accepted aii.d .p.iit into leffiect by
the'..ri'iariagem'.Bnt.: resulting ..iri ' 0: re-
.;ductiori,. .in' irildductidri. cosk P.dmer-
ance':';wdrkirig .c;losely' ..with .the' .Guild
B.oard. Of: Direeib;rs;t alsO' baS .securdd
.rest , periods. Ifor ' workers . in studio
.cartpdri.;,dep:artriiehtsl. irioreased,.,.sick
leay’e; ''ya.eati'oris'-;. etcv Discoriterit ' in
:membership .that .followed :iW:alt..Dis-'
■hoy ...strike lias. ■ bccK iroiied; out 'arid
ftriiott -i.s .now: .cori.sidered dne; of
Sfr’Qn'g'e'st''iri.:,studio.s-.:. ■,,.'■; ■■.
, ''Mo \fihg';PiG'tu.re,; Painters Ldea^
reinains the spearhead of iko Con-
. fereiice . of : Si.udio : UpidhSi 'Uheier
leador.Ship; of Herbert Sorrell,; 'seales
have been gradually pushed ';up\vard
uhtii .‘Tintdrs ; are .how highost paid
in. histdry ;'0£',in'du.stry..:
: : Screen ,P.ublici,sls . ..Guild: . iind.e.r
..leadership of . Tect ..Garle; and; an .ag
l,grc‘sslve Board of Dirdetors,. finally
bdearne ' im ioinrihinded,, ' affiliated
■with., .. the/ Conl'e.rdnce . :..of ; Studio
Uriioiis,; and., applied ..for an ; .Arneri-
oan Fociermion of La'oor charter.
Fla.GkS....a’re ■ preparihg ,'to '■.iiegdtiatd. a
inewi'Cqnt™^ feel'; .that '.a'.'urii^
aff,'iliatidh~\yj1i. a .better
■position 'fo. talk Tui'key'.w'i'.'th'/the'd^r
'diicdrsi: ':M.Uo.h, mi . the : .'ddiieatidnal
/Wo'rkl 'a's'.'welri' 'as; 'geiTcral ■'b'u'si.riess; 'of'
(he /'Gtiiid:: is .haiidled by ,: Executive
Soe'rotai’y' Tdcl'T.ayl'o.'r.',..:
' Nc,w Contract Demands ;f
;:’^Ub ' IA’TSE.' erpits KaiVl ;.p
.■fur.iriSh:':SU'fl'ioieri''t .'rire'n.'to hahdl^^^^
ductlori. ,hiOst; oi trie 'iocal's..;haV^^^
ro,c'ent;;:rri;6'rith'.s;.-iri pre iievv'don-
t ra ct,..ctdri'i and s .;■' f nt
raph er.s 'L'd.d a;t 659 '. arid ' I h terri at,ioh at '
;Sdund: Technieians Lodai :.695. have
been ;ho only active groups: oli.ts'i'de
: b.f'.iFiim, Techni.ei.aris Local (183. ' Her?
bcrl Aii e K ' btisi pe.ss' roprese n ta t i yd; of
:.Lo'cal 659; ;suec.eS.sfril.iy„ririah'dtiv
■.movgdrriof '.dfre,cloi;S,. of: ■p.hotog'raph.y
,'With', his grd'u'p; . giyj'hg;. ■uii'i.on,.,' 'c0.m
•piete .,; qonlrbl ,.';of ■ canidra Wo'rkers
and' rirtists :iri ;,t he motidh picture in-
. 'diistryl, ; ■,;■,
" ;Lop’ail..695 ci.ntlcr leaders.hip of Har-
old . V. .Smith .has carried on ndgotia?
lions : mo.st pf ' the year, , with the rc-
■istilt ..that w'age.s arid' icondiiidhs bn.
ioCa'lon have been improved. Union
is nowm'perating. .its owii .'SC^^ tp
,.;lrain. .sound ; tcdhilicians to replace
Writers’ Congress
' Sciberi Writers GVuld ' in :add;ttidn(,
,fo;;negotiathi|, iria.idr, studio. Qori^
with ’■fheHhdep.eri.dent. prodtfGqr'sj ■cos
tfRcratod. with the'.Hopywbod'.VgfLlc
.Mob.iiiii.atiori in stagihg:. the . Gpri.gr.ds.T
■pf '.V(ritdr.s,. 'whidhl brought;; a.ci;iydij--
ei’s;:.; authors; 'mrid. military:;. Idadors'
froin ■inos'Uof- 'th.e,;;Lii'ited-.j7at.i^
;ll;e L. campirs of the U:;iversity
.of". So'ulheiT. California. SWG ai.so
broke wi’.li the Artist.s Maitagev.s
G'ui}d,;and.;currdntly.: ia.dBbatih
'y isa'bility:. ■ of ..sdtt'ing ■.■'.ii’p,' .:a ■.■■.. Guild
;a;gency Pt.p ’ haiidle writer affairs,'
Break caire \Vhcn ■'■'ageiits, d’ppp'sed:
SWG plar. to iiccr.so ' and .du't
'i''o.r-k.'fd'0;..ori''''o'on:tra',ct.'..rcri:dW ■.;
'.'Contract' '. with' the ' ind'ies .gives
..scrivenerS: :a ■.■.'guaranteed .m.i.nirii rim
ifo'r : fiat /'deals, . a.s 'l.wq.ll' a,V , mi i'lirirU^^^
salaries., and' pth'er ■protdc.Uon.s '.pr
A’iddd: ih'':a..greomdn.(.s.:w;itli 'th,6...':m
■.s’ttidi'pS'i ■ ' ..Hdgptiatibris ■ ’.,wi't:h'.'' the - 'in-
/dies '-werd 'ha'ii'Clldd ', h'.'y, 'a' ' 'cpiri'ii'ii't'tp'e
' beaded .b.'y .,, Sheridan ;' Gibive'y ' arid
'.wriiidh worked: in close: .cooperation,
'Wil;h.:.iBr6x;y' Mar'p 'C.; Mc.Cid'I;,;;' Ji/;mt,d'
the Guild Exe'eutiye, ..B.dafdi : ' ' ■'
Mare Coiuiclly was.- partioi'ilarly
active in arnu'.gir.g details of the
'. 'Writers; Gpngress, ;'w:h:iie R.obert, Ro.s-
'Sen headed the, ■^'riters Mobil.izatiph
igrptippspdffsoriiig.. tHe::afim .Mary
,G. 'McCalip Jib; has beep' o.ri.e .of. the,
■ most ..pdp.tiia'r.;' as, \yell';,:as,.' .sd.cces'slpl
presid.enla , Of . the : ' G uUd, and only
rcccir.ly wa.s draf.oci for another
' term as SWC.: prexy. , :.■■'
By ROY CH ARTIER
While the no-.slrike policy, in ef-
fect for the duration, leaves itriioi-.s
without their most itnportant weapon
in hSgotiating .for .recognition, and
,'doal.s,. viiitually ' ail ;o£. thos.e .opei'a.L.
ing ' bn. the .ea.stturiP; front have: ..im-
proved-. their, po'siiiori;'. •.during- the;:
past year, ■ T'W^ i.nlp .l844,imdpr
.iriondlicr.' relation, s, :with empi
,con,siderin.g': tjfpi bdtua.iia.u ..rip'. a'' iyhole,
(hap pirey iotrsly :.:OXis.Utd,. .'■■.';: ,
■ ■■: As; of the present; .there ;i.S; 'no
dicaUon'.of'Soriotrf difireu he'
mol. albeit a few' unions ■bre; wait-
in. g .loiiger ,lo,f .w.ha't they . wari.t; tliap,
■if strikes wore ptdled and ihcalrc
operations, cx.chan.ge.s,, h:bni.edli':ices, -
etc., .tied up. ,'In,.'^ addilioit to ...taking,
.sbine , 'cases to tl-.c labo'r. boards ;:iP:
ortier to .got action, ur.ions .arc also
resorting ;;fo .arbitration; .; .' ■. ' , /
. . In-: one' case., that; iff. the rSc.Crien.
■Bublicists; Guild, .oft'orts
e'rea.‘:p's; and vpc.vv, ■cj.assjfi'eati.ons' f
■the distr.ib.ut.oi'.s. raa'-iptb, a .■snag, with'
.rppiilf'both ai.d.G.s , agreed: to .arbit'i;ate:
the. nfatter.; ;\vith ilio S.pG ,choo;sin,g,
,Q!ia' arbitrafo'r,- th''c.'dLstriba,: piie, arid
the two ,so ;eiectcd, pitftihg ;a:.pcutrai.
. Any' .d,e'cisioh;:feachOd .throrigli ■;ai'b'i-:
tration will he rclroiictive ta . last
May, ':''wfrcp.,',:the-.;ff.rst.’'.y o'X :.lw.o-,
ybrir .contfaets;' expired'., ■;Un;dpr-.;ihosri
agreements/; they.; were, ■oponabl,©:: Oh,
Wage. '.sealcp.afonc; fitter pk
12 .mo'P,ths/-/Th.e SPG .ig a-iGI-Oifinioriv
as i.s the Screen Office & Profe.s-
' sional .Emplo'yeos ' G^^^ Which. 'cOv'--
iefs;'; whitcrcol’lar WDfkei’.s ; in home-'
p'flicc,s' and ■ ■dxchaPges,...':. ',.■';; ’
the merger, the. idePUty , of flip ■ Eiri-
pire.uPion'i.s.' being maihtaiPed.;^^^^^^^
ever, all the members Of Empire
h;ivc been automatically made mem-
bers .of , 306 :ahd;. officials .of f
arc is; charge of Emp udmihislralio):,
'I’hc ■ Century circuit, large imio-
pencionl operating, in Brooklyn and .
on Long Island, is in the courts .seek- .
ing io upset the 306-Empire rnergi'r
01V the; .ground.; that it calls tor ciis-.
■solution ot the Einp union. . Sir.ee
Conliiry employ.5 ■.ipemberS ' of ::Ei'p. ..
pi re. it; . claims ■ such a. drisol.uion '
would constitute breach of . a Um.g-
term, cantraet covering the ■ooo!':;.s of.
ti'.e circuit. '■■;■',■ ■- ■■, '■;■':; .'.■'■ ■■;’'■..,'■
■ Wanting tho.se , booths ■ a.s' well .a.s
others in the Greater X. Y. U-rritovy
using Empire operators, 306 over ;:-.o
.years', has tried various wa.i-s ■: of
wresting them , from Emp: . within. t
'Success, ..Should , the in.rion win .iii
, th 0 ' 'present ■: l itigatio n hr ongH t , by ;t he;’ ■
Century .chain,/ itls expected; it, 'w;i ((;
immediately .seek to imiio.so .higli,er'.
scales tu'.d improved workiri.g’. .-ciiiv--
.di'tioris,.- ■■■ '■'■:■:■ :.; '■ / ;',■■: ;■":'■ ■•:"■,;• '■ ■ .■,' ;■
.Vatidci's’ 15-50% Hikes
Dc.«;)ite wago irnezcs. K'.oriiie Bale,
western director' of AGV.-\ tmd oxec-
mivo .secrolary of . the I,<ts .Angeles
Local, boosted minimum, .scales .for
var iety perform e rs from 1 5 % to 50' >■ .
■ She coniplelely organized the Los
Angeles ' fleld,;.and between .period.;
plancii to Salt Lake , City.; '.Denver,
and other points to organize the
variety field and open ,AGVA ■offlOesl
I.BE-W under supervision ot Intor-
.*trt-Air.al Rcpre.«or.tative Gene Gaii'.ac
arid .' 'Bu.s'i ness 'Manager , George
iCiii'Iy ) Davi.s has developed . a
.suoug -.inicn i:i Sf.idio Local B-U
and is .thre'atidning'to challenge jttris-
(liction of the. lATSE on electrical
•and, .sound ivbrk.' - Gailiaii; and, Davis
have testablishcd' a 'school for traih-
iiig., juicers it: motion .picture: lyork,
and ' o'ler.ed to supply, rna j pi’ , . s u d jos
wilii ■' all the men needed to .in a n :set.s.
■: Actio:'! of ti'.e IBEW and ‘.hreat to
move. ■' forced lA' units to immodi-
iilely .issiiri , I ponp its"-. Ip ■ pu t.s.i rier.s .-wj
:6rdei' 'stvicliri;' sails.; ’..ite
TB moved .ht. 'Lo.cait '7.23;;m,emb'or,s of
tlic I.A were working, double shiiL.
■vyith l tirixe tind/a. .halt.'fPiii/the. sePond
.six houis. even if put in at f.vo dii-
■fereht 'sludioS, ■ ;I.ssuahee .-ot. permits,
■to,' outsiders, relieved I’rodueers ot
paytnents ol thoti.sarids, :of '.dollars in
overtime for .iuicors .and .' a.ssu'red
IhcrtT of . ail . ample:, ..siippTy of .men;
In; addition ,/Dayi.s' .and: G.aill'ae., have
■|iu'iiishcd: . hundreds.;,: of, '.'.elep'tricia^^^^
■for,. clefe'hs'c:,,jPb.'?,/ '■■'
ltd io ■ 111x1 ity ; 'Employees .;■ Local
:f24. ' ';w; hich ,w:aS .'■yirt'ii.ally : .scuttled by:
WilHo., Bioff ' when. ,B.tisine.ss,: Rep.re-
.sehta tivo: ..L:;: C.;'.Hclm;, arid ■ .Secretary ■
If. C. Hohrbach refused to /iinW to
hi.s ',orde,TS’y'ha's.faebh..re.orga,riized..int
one of the stron.go.st imioiis in .the
industry/'.' Local':. now :h,as, a.ritombe're .
ship. of,. 2, ,30.0,' aiid, with; majority of
mem-bers ' .;o'f ' IAT$£; Laborers Local' .
.727; .doing, iolectrical , \yoi''k; tqn^
mil..S:'(rom Local '?28,; jHrilm' arid' Rohr- ,
bach, w’iih the . qooReratioh of Inter-:
national Repro.senlative A 1 b c r t
Smith, have ' taken over. most, ot the
utility and mtiinicnance work in '
both Fne .piajor and independent
.studio^: .Union was one- of .first;
SOPEG’s Hi-iulway
■ : SOPEG has m.r.oe fine headway
iduri'ri'g tlic. pa.st year, b'.it. like SPG.
has run up a.galnst delays in obtain-
ing. inc.reascs' ar.d 'r ec.lasSi ficatiPns.
;'fOr '.the sc:’or.d year. ot'.. epritracts wilii
yarip'us. 'hpra.epfi'ices'; aiid' : e'xch'a.hgea;'
In;itlal;..year:.:;expi:rcd:.;P.arly: IriSt;: i
Me-anitiriel SOPEG. after /ri’lioii'g'.-'arid.
i.’iUer '■'■figh'ta'.-.su.eSoedled; ■ iiV; S.ignlng .up;
Para'moutit's.'h.;p;.. 'Ixiit ■■(ost ' 'out tU tiie
Par exchange wiicro. at an election.
1:10 Ii;tciT.ui;.;):-.;;l Ahiai'.cc of Ti;c-
atrie:v|_ Stage Employes won. SOPEG
and Par. for h.u. heh). are presehUy,
Ci'.gaged iii : .■working, ' out GlasSifica-
■,tkm|,
' Another yiclory for SOI’EG was
obtaining j urisdicUoii .over, whil e-
col'.arites at tl;c -.N;. Y; .Metro, 20;h-
F-Qx and U nited Aniist.s oxehar.ge.s to
the ..exclusion of: the lA. which had
tried , tP, get these, brariertc'.ss-ahd' pqt
on a vigorou.s ca'.-iipiu.gn .in.' that .di-
rection. The maltor ot a GOntl’aot be.--
t.ween : SOPEG . and ■ tho.se ■■three .e.xl,
chiiilges awaits to be nc.goliatcci. A
:cl0sed'shop;ls b;c'mg/s, 0 ti^ since .the,
lATSE i' enjoys ;tha;f ' pfovision at
certain N, Y.; exchanges as .well as
-o.thers.. throughout tho;:,couiitry:.
■ :The. lA,',;.; ;whi.c:h .; has .jtirlsdi'ctiori
:pver the .‘IbackroonV empiPye^ all
:the..'oountry’‘s':fiIm''rixchangeSj/ta.king
in; ■■irt.Spe.ctorri; shipprirs/; ..rowirider.s,;
etc... obtiiir.ed a l.O'l .l)no.-;t tor this
b'tinch:, durihg ,1943. 'These ■xvorkers
'■hay.c. ,be.eri':,d.c'ehxr,ed..'a.s 'highly ■.c.sscn-
tia'l. 'by;, the:;.'di.stribs; :,vVUh',;.result:,'. as-
the .■■■wiir goes,' oxi, the, .salary ra.ugc
■.will.' probably ii-icrcas'e,.:j ■ Other , XA
UriiOH,s.,'Obtainhig. boosts •'during ,1943.
'lyere: Local 306, .Moriihg:,.Plc'turp Ma-:
Chino Opei'iltor.s of X. Y. I.ab Toch.-
tii'eiaris, and ; the- Theatrieal IPrptec-
live Union. No; . 1 ■ (stage!-., -jnci.si. A
.bopst.i'for the ' Musicians''. fil/Yi: Local:
802 is pending bpfore 'the. War .Lab
'■■Bo'ard.''
Claude Lee Industry
Rep on 4tli Loan Drive
' l■/'■ . Washjn-gfon',,. 'Ja;n’.;::'X^ '.y
, ' i'it'ri'i iiidas'fry ' 'reprp:$e,h,fative' .:.in;
the-.'Treasiiry.-’s . Wa'r '.L ::div'iai(;in;
foi; ,'the;Fb}.i:r:th War.Loaii: th'i.4.iri.pnlh' .'
v.;iil bo Claude F--'. I.ec. ol .■;N:,:. ;.''Y,,'.I
Paramburit, Pioti,U'es ./director ol'- p,ribw' •
.lic'.':relatiohs.:; ';'- '' ■;;'.' ;l ' ■ :■/■ ' •. I ri , '..
' .,A,imo.unceriiorit '/last ■T.hitr.sda.y/ .'(301
by, Ted;,R,, .G.'amb.lc,. 'h'atioritit^^^c^^^^ ■
;Ol’;'W,ar/ 5iiria;ne.e:,’div,isip(T,;'g^
job., held : in Third Bond drive :. by. ,
Oscar Doob, of Loow's. Ganibfe .alsP.'i
SCI Tom Lane, to siioeecd Viivcor.t
Caliolum as. 'director ;p( advertisirig, .
press and,.. racUo, ir. Wiir Fi:'.a:;c(! dl-
.v't-iion.- ;■ ,.Cai jahari; ; rosisri-xed: ■; .several ■
'■(yce-ks ago, .while/Lane. whP:wa:s,(pr-,.,
'uci'ly with YPurig. 'and Eiibiciii'ri, -ivas
fn; ei'.iiri'ic -.of - ad'y'e.rt':iiijng ■'v'lii'dO'r Cal--
laba.n;.' ■ ':::■'' ■;/: '.':■■-; ;/.' ,■'//„■.■ /■' .'/■';’■/,
Trend of Times
; In ..the new Rose Fvniikon play,.
‘Wiien Doctors .''Disagi‘.o.e','' Phi! Q:ber',„
'".as a scene, where lie doo.s .sonie...stag,e..
.bu,si,ric.ss:.\yiih 'a,:.riaplGn: ,, Tiio o'.iivr .
hi.ii'li't at one of the : pi'ovicws, w iu-n
ithi'.s particular scene cami- r.nu'.d. '
there was ■ no prop. At 1!ie . end of
the. act. Ober ■' singled- o'.a the sta.uo ,
li'anager. Buford Armiiage. ' and':,,
■as'ke.d't;.:.',',''. ■ ■■';' ■'
'What liapper.ed to, the napkin to-: ,
,riigbl''’/,;-:i/ ,/■ ■ /;' ’'u'/,
■ . ’It's cionn and we’re savin.g it for '
the opening!' was ids retort. ; /
Hirst Gets Aiicliloriiim, Philly
, ■ ';■., "' ' Philadolpiua. ,;Janj:.I,;.;
I.s-jdore. Hirstvl'opcrator'of: iheiTroo,;
Iasi; week added liie Audilori rim Io
iiis chain, .which .diVclude.s 'Ford-!.,-.
,p'a,'i'ish’s ' and .the; Now- ;Ga"rde'iv. ■ T'r.e
Audito,riurn ,, was acquired from
Stisniey-Warners. ■.;■ ' '. / ' -'I;"
■: Local' ,306’s Stronger Position.
" Local 3(l'6' hiis li'gUred impu’rranUy
.in . developm'onts ; greatly str'onglhori-
: ing its posUi'un diirin.g l!;c past year.
■rLe'rig .tgyirig'-to effect ■!’. merger -.vith
the- Empire Slate Operators imiun,
art old Y'. .State-chartered .'union,
it firaily ■brought; -aboiit the combi-
nation early la.-t fall. but. due ta
.pending liUgaliori. sacking to tipSCt
Fijttis-Morale
Continued from iraRC 5
craft.s to .suixscri'-xe ICO' I io ’.ito pay-
roll cleciuotion pla:; Icr purchase of
War bonds, and has played a proiiii-
neni part. . in aii ciiariiy .drives'.,
Rohrbaeh also i.s secretary of the
District Council of I.aborc;'s and a
yice-Jprexy: :o.l'. ibo Slate .iFederatiori
.-.Pf ..Labor. "..'.■■ ..;' ■"■:■■■ . /
Bat Cii.scy. remains Xit ■I'the :, saddle
as chief labor contiict. for the major
companies. Some ' ol the' nogotia,-'
lioiis are ItniidUia by local repre-
■sentativos,. but. Casey, is, always .calie.d'
in to carry the ball; the last few
yards; Casey, enjoys the confidence
of all the u nions arid: is the. only ex-
ecutive with ., whom the labor tops,
are willing to make a verbal deal
without waiting for written contracts
to be drawn up.
over the world— incl'.idih.g '.Isolated
.otitposts— fpllpws much . the . - 'same
patterri. ■ The. . .Army has doveKipoci ■'
a va.st 'syStem' of .'deUvG'rihg . ''piiitte.r^
to :4l. •.stations.:'; .Top-noleh programs
in this country are ''ree.oi'cled'., :W,ith .
pPtriniercials, ■.:-eiiiriihated/ ..aird ' vfH.p /
■;ffi;:ttors '',ar.C':;-ftO'\vti- kpy '.■.sta;.'?;-'
ti'o'iis, :;■. for l.'rebrpadoastrii.-'.BtoaddaSt ‘ '
'.si.at ions: have their' .own' l.ibrai'ies. .'of '.
ptattc;rs,'.l 'rho A.vnty litis worked out
a rotiilion system’, to:';insyre/ .a ,'frp-.'
q'oc/'.ily renewed supply. ' '
■Radio equipnionf Tor Navy ritit--.--
po.s't.s follows the .Army , patter:’., i’l ,1
some .....re'spects,; hut with ;,iin.poi'a;iit, ;
■variati.aris; ; It. opefatos; ':now.'..,,bi’.riiidV;
ca.s't'stafioris; or;.'its,':,o.vY'h;^ ,..S|'iric.e';'its;''-
■riten'/;Oh;,i.s^ 'out'po.sts,,jtflpat'.'.ii.iie'; ';
;eoiista'ntly, moving ' about flic ■ wor id, ;
li'.ey (iopeud upon ;'plckiii.g ,';up, ; pl'OF': ,
g.ramS'',.;.lfom.' ' Army '0r;.':CQm'merei,ixI
'.statiohs.',.;,: , ''...''.I ■'.;
. ■'Spt’ihg-'wiii.d;''. ■.ifiioiipgraplVs.; .: ate'
.n-iade. ■available - .to; ~ m.p.st ^iso.laied-':
linit.s,. botit ijy. tile .-Army riiitd Navy..
Both .“crvlees try to. keep on '.hand.-
iit various supply depots iis . hir.u'c
a stock' 'aS' :po'ssib.le of phoiio.gi apii.s.
■i-eeorci.s, and other accc.s.spric.s. As 'a.;
ba.sis fox’ a, well-rOuncled 'set -.of .tec-:'
ords.. the Navy has made sip in ils.i
B kit a selection. Of . .100 rcconl.f. ;
Kit , ihel tides, 10 religious, ,, 10 pa! i' i -
otic . and;', 30 ciassical selections, and
50 curroiit' hit tuno.s, iccoidcd by
lop-niime orchestras.’’ : ■ .
iwp
V <'y>
: r-^^v S^yf ■^~y
Thirty-eighth t^fSIETY Anniversary
W^esday, January 5, 1944
Hailed by previewers as
TOPS! . . . Dramatizing* d
letter to a fighting man
overseas, telling him just
how things are with the
folks he loves and the j
home places he wants A
to come back to!... A
Aimed straight at jH
America’s heart! Jl '
PICtURES
1943 RUNAROUND
By RADIE HARRIS
■ U ■ ® aiW^ ; Map : ;'FhiUy ;; whp; ' ropenily ; tib^ i
■soj-vcd tlv>r'HhLs :.ls llhe-.gol&n/agp; of modioprity,’. iAM PiiiPe
Uiw dHPWIf 'KiiiRife pf! Ihc English Ihcalro and the 1 lolly v.p.i.-l ; .
stu-ecn- hn's' iiiui!^^ ilhan- half a' CCniui'y as ah:'.aovive;. jraip.--
■ tieiparit, ■ tni' -tho /'Ijnssiflg; .shpy\ ' . her '.' pods eriticArtn: ■ ■■
sjsriolfs VPtlPcttpii.-':' ■■'• A';''. •:■ .
. • To retuto ;'ui' ag’ifP'.c'; ieilh''.DamP"M^^ 6ae:-.nfus(';'-gp bacK- Jiiid , ■
jPunriiraU'; Ori -lhe'ba'ar'-.j^^^^^ 'eheted;' 'it; VaP
. ai1d defent ;:v’'/ 0 f,,;tragedy \Snd' ^ pa p£ ■pesSilT^i^!.m^■al^d
It 'was a0yeap'bJJpd''\vUli.alI;hdi't/ rit: lvcadlidO-^i^^
gomery, Casablanca. Patton. Buna, Teheran, Churcliill. I.oncr-
: gan,. .MDttitibatterh. dp ■;h^arigny.'.;pisp;m
vetti' Chehnault, Burpna, Stalin,. eC ai.^ buCt q; the eniertainnycuL .;
ryotdd'A'-wSs'a'.yc of,;,;' P'
: P:(>h'*'\Slna.t'iA;'a,hd'‘PhstQl.
stein.; aiid.,;'., 'CarihPo, , 4,Phps\,-’-,lTbM^ ManviUc’s ,;se%'enth ,,,
tvi I'e . , Bpui's .Ha‘y\va,rdL:.ana Eddje'.AlbPrt ,0t •: A Charjie' . -
Cliapl;:iV n'.arriagc and Dean.na Durbin's divorce;
It was the year that; Richard Rodgers composed ‘Oklahoma’
and lairiy Hart died too soon .Clare Luce proved herself a
Congresswoman and a clever play.wrighti and pypsy Rose
Lee proved that as a pla,y\vr|^ » clever. Stripstcaser. . .
no first night curtaih Went up yyithdlit the E. Kalaenbergs,
Jules Brulalours and ,Iules Glaeiwer . . .George Raft didn’t
get * divorce.
■ Saroyan was .l.\ iii' the' army^. but 4R, on Bisiadway . , Alfred
Hitchcock, Laird Cregar and Sophie Tucker became shadows
of their former selves.. Phil Baker hit the jackpot. . .Billy
Rose ibdught the Ziegfeld, , . Clark Gib^ Douglas Fairbanks,
Jr. r Robert Montgomery, Jimmy: Sttiwirt^^^^ Power,
Robert Taylor and ciene Marked aRded to the male sltbrtage,
but there was alvvaVs Loiiis Shnrr Cafe, society heard Carl
Brissbii at the Veisaillcs and said, ’My Heart Belongs to
Granddaddy,’ .
Mary Martin and Margaret Sulla van left Hollywood flat
while thev still had long-term contracts, and Broadway wel-
comed them as the toasts of the town . .Greer Garson dis-
covered radium and Ensign Richard Ney... Howard Hughes
didn t annouiiec his engagement, . .only ’new’ radio comedian
Was Garry Moore. . . only ’new’ nightclpb entertainer, Danny
Thomas..
Bob Hope .41 Jolson, Jack Benny, Ray Bolgcr, Joe E.
Bronor. Erancc .1 Langjord. Martha Rayc, Frcdric March,
Una Merket, Gary Cooper, : Kav Francis, Carole La iidis.
and Buniphfe'v - Bogart .eiu'emi'ped in. Jar-off: places:, , .. ■
Joan Blovdell came back to Broadway after an U-year
absence and Louella Parsons thought she was ‘so cute
■ during .ijiternii'^ioil.’ ' ■■0 .
Ilka Chase and Lucias Beebe wrote about the El
Morocco set and Betty Smitii ivrole aooiit a ‘Tree m
: Broo1dijtt',:::Jme:'Critics 'Girtle'' last FUchard .Warn [Jr.,; ..
Brooks :ABMsph.-^ Masd.n . Brown lb; the' tvaj',
. bm George Jeait mthan:and Burlbn Rascoe foUghlS^ ■
oil !lie iiomc j rout., .Elsa Ma.vwell and Henry l.ace
. ro/ie on a streetcar. . .The bells tolled for .Max Rein-
l-tirdt, Conrad VcUlt. Fntnk Gillmgfe, Anhur Byron. :
Hugh ..O'Couh'ell; Lem Ward, John Anderson. Bayard ^
Veiiicr, Ly iii OrennaH. Mo.nUnm Lone, Ale.x Aarons.
Arlhur- Earnswortii, Aic.i'Hiuier VVooiicoit (i.'.'ci Clark ■
Robinson. I'- f -f J:', I
■ ■■ Jc'iiKi.fei- Jones and Robert IVoIber anntmnced their
separation 'in the :i}iidsi' of all rhe ' publicity, .gob alioiit .
their 'ideal tnariage'. . .Sol Lesser lurncff oner SI. 000.000
to the Aniericdn Theatre Whig, the first check- oh profits
from -Stage Door Cai'.tceh' iL'.A.i Arid .ums- sued bn tu-o '
scenic : desiy.her.s for h,^s.p;C.en h. credit . ElsiC . Fcrga
emerged from retirement. ...Taliuiah Bankhead wenl
^ hack to lloUyicood .. .Cornell and Hayes foinid new ■
V vehicles : . there were no . .new.;- offerings for
0^ ' such taleht.s Its ' Gertrude . Lawreh.ee, /Leonbre Corbett,. ;■
■ Thelma Sclrnee. Peggy Knudsen, Janet Fox. . Vit-ian.
Vance, Mary 'Healy, Katharine. Locke;, . . ‘fSpnieihing - for ,
■ ::the . Boysl ‘Conneetict^ Yankee\hand: ‘'Dpuyhgirls’intadh ;i
it a Field is) Day on- Broadway for Dbrotfiy, Herb fiiid
Joseph, '"i'' f . 'j'..:/
Jose. Itui'bi. played jive, at 'M-G. 'and ''Graoie Alloii played
chop.ysticks ..at Ga.hieso'e. Halb l.GeWt6i'. opened with'
Mayor; LaGuardid, to', greet Gerirude Lawrence, in ’Siosah ,.and
God’.. . . Hollywood, disco.yered Gregory . Peck, iKeenap iVynn;
William E,yth . and. Gene Kelly via Bibad way, and Broadw'^
discovered Arlene .Whelan,. .Virginia Field aii'd Virginia -'.Gil I-
nicrc via Hollywood i , .There \vas a ‘Wdrld Full of GirlS’ .ior
Jed Hnri’i.B afid Nunnally, 'Johnsoh but.;"ho,' au^iciice:; . ..There
wo.s a prize- ofl'ered . to .the radio. cOtnedian, wi;o didn’t men-
tion Siiiati:a,' ‘ig',:i.’a,':.r.atioriing,; pinup. g F.D;'R_Li
.‘■“fio one''.\vu.n, 'it. ■ ■: .- .-.h .. iWlt.-
Jo.hn vah'ipru ten's. iLoil.v.vVbpd'.eAile 'on Wit's
for .'■’Vdie'e, .of flic ■ T'urtl.ei';'.' ..';Ariatole.,.Lifvak., ."W
; ' Fi’ai'fk.':,eap.i‘y,' •Joli-H. FOitd. i'G.e'o.'‘"ge' ■ Stayens depleted ■ the.', ranks-'
:■ of ace ■ .directors.-. Id ..vy.iel-d their iflegaplio:ne's . oil. a ''wider.ican’ ■
. vas. . .■Torain.y.Ahd'Jim'm Dar'Sey l^is.seS A'lld'-Wad'e-uA-'f':.^
ShaW' .joined. , the . .'And'..Gone Kr.iipa; \vep.t. at; the're'pe,}5s
tipn ac'cdrdeij; hi.S. Paraih'ount . co'nieb^ wAs: a- blab^^^^^
hiar'ket ,bii riyloh.si' llquorl .railroad tiekets,.. .mealy,gasoli'n'e a.ud
eligi'plc ir.ei:. ..Hannah William.s and Jack Dcnip.<oy. Acidi.son
Ranriail ar.'d Morton Downey. 'IVidss' Hart and Geo.r.ge Jean
L'.nt;''.nn. Taliulah Bankhead and Billy Bose, Bette Davis and
Miriam Hopkins. LiHi.aii Hclhnan and Sam Goldwyn. Fred-
■ crick Loi'.sdalc and Ednv.inci Goiildiisg. Hedda Hopper and
:Lo';Uella: '.P,arso,nS- knd Walter: .Winchell .and’.gepator Fish;^
' , not e.Kcban.Ko- Ne\v Year, greetings. . .Nick Kenny wrote a
book . . .Leo Mortimer became a .ivi'gh’.c’.ub emcee . : .Ed Sul-
. livai; played 35'XLGtTofits,.-; ' ■ i
Lowering the Tap
The appeal more and more' to Hollyvvood n'airies for i
■ s’,ar;;ing on .Brodd'way. in legit, is that the capital gain.?
.s,tr.Ucttire.;;’o£ .self-i.nvestihk'i.im plays,- gi-i’es. .them i belter ■
edge on income taxes. .; ' '"i-':'
■ Thi.s js !io‘. *!'.e case, \yith. stric’.iy picture chore.s. The
• top . calibt'e sttus;. :.i|,.' .nlakin two ,picuii-es a year, wind ;
up with little net tliereafter. ■
Thirty-pifflilh
Annlivintary
Foxhole Audiences
Attach New Values
To Morale Troopers
By JACK jrXiMKYER
y. .i'.'':'-.-. ;j-': ■ Hollywood. Jan. 1.
'; -The ..'Ulster. ;\\-11.i,c'h?h,a's boon, addi ;i to ':nja.njy';.|'U;in'.:,'riame's'.,be:-', ''..^
:. eaii.S.e. or::nibra'io' . .ser<;kT.:.;dt.i jiidb^^^ fi-Oiil.s .in.-.,:
dicaics a two-way beneti;. T!:o loxhote aadionces give back
a.!?.,', ip’iich,,. perhaps mo;-e. than ti-.cy receive from, the cn’.or- :
.'iainer.s':;:' 'Rec Ui.a;p.re'' oXytlfe 'monde- Pliorcjs^
.sized by every .screen personality back from Overseas USO-
'■’Ga.i|i,p/''Sh'dur 'lts To .a Ur.-.ou degree tlio iaune. holds
:,.go.Qd';:.Tor .nct'prs,,aind,'-i)ct;rcss'e^ iiave 'cdn'ri';n'ed:;ihei:r'.ja.lt,i,U ■
, .Uy'-.appca.rahccs; .Wd'thjnX thfc All of i., these - per- • .
fpripd'i;s,.,h.a.vo : to :greatey,,oi-.'; sinallor ', .but all , uAntisV ' '
takabiy. beer, given a new evaluation a.s persons and a.< rop-'
reSentatrves of. the industry by the vast, GI horde girded for,
-.battle, hero and beyond the four sca.s. Tiio soldier ratings i
■,a'lm £or..;the vei.s of sl-.o-w biz, as well as for' the novices, j -
; V Fdwi ll.any ,o£. tbosc .tvhp have goile.ito.-the a.c'ti,ve,war fronts '
kid themselves that they have been ‘charitable’ in oflermg
their pavticuiar gift.s of anrasemeiit. cheer or glamour' to
the Tads on. the' 'fighting- pprimiter. ;,' :The' performers , hi inp.st '
ca.ses have returned: from their, r-toui-ii humbled and en-
iighicned. They feel tliey have been privileged to appear and
to receive the praise of rapt attcn.tion and lau.gtuer. I,. ,' '
In their roportS;-baclt;t,o :th6 .trsO ahd studio-associates, the
morale troupers, even the tops of the pvofe.ss-.on. freely ac-
knowiedge that they have 'uoon refreshed' in tii basic liumani-
lics; that .they have learned a now respect for their own art.s
. ol entertainment as applied to kids going up to battle or com-
ing back from battle for brief recess between fights. :
Gl Likes lo Cue Posl-W ait l*ix |
Listen to .the, talk of the men and \vbmcn of Pte industry
who have made the foxhole circuit. - Hoar tiien; tell, wital
they have, learned on and o!T the crude stages in Africa,
, Sicily, the, Sputh, Pacific, the: bfeak Aleiitlans. about ,what mlL'
lions of American boys—from ihcalre-.gii:n.g American hcmc.s.
; and tl'.oso who have seldom been in. a moticn picture hou.se — .
what they . consider, desirable entortainmor.t; what amuses '
them; what comforts them and relaxes them;. ' '■ ■'
' .'What.' they learned abou’„ the entertaii'.mcr.t prefei'cn'ces ,
of the pick of young American manhood surprised even a fo\v ,
of llio veterans of show, business and served to rcvi.se their
opininn.s very cpn.suierabiy. Already .some ,6f the pior.eer
morale troupers have managed to convince . iilni production
executives to -adjust .lopsided conceptiohs on whiit tlteso lads
will want in the post-war era as well as right ;>.o\v'ir. picliircs .
. ' .that 'reach the frcni line ''anci;:'a,tmy- Ca.nlp legions. , - ■ .'
None of '.the ovorsea.a api'>.carance . vdyagers 6;!: of Holly-
wood '■■lave indicated that they expected r.:;y boxiill .ee or con-
: tractual .beniefli.-t: to: accrue ■fron'i these ;d.e;.v.pti.ons. ;Bul, proper ,-.
.and iegitiprato: benefits,, in oil huinar. i-.aUiro. are inevilabie.
Attd ilii.s i.s. reported with ail ro.-pecl for .slioxv folk.; and .show
; b,i'z.'. There are; .a'n'd. there .will be to son'iG.a'ppreciab.le-'ex.tOht,'''
- new boxoifico va’..ies linked up wiii; ihc names most ger.cr-.
ousiy : remembered by the Yank legions, when; they come back • :
;. to.' the peacetime marvels of motion pict-.: re theatres where,
the lavorcd persona-.itio.s can ..be sech in quiet relaxation.
. wiicre imnd.s of the beloved car. bo held again, aiic wh.cre lite
-. family' may .'chtick'le ., or bspilf. an -oecasioiitd,-' sentimcnfal- te'av,;.:
' ■■'to.gethcr 'one'e-.in'ore:- • ...- ,h ■
Not. only will top e.amcs .wi-.o ha\-c' given titeir best on the
: oUtposls- profit by favor of -soldier'.atlcliei'ices,, but -nuincrs'
ot;.-, comparatively .o.oscr.i c platters iW-;ili' gain likewise, in la'.sl"s.-
.ibg-.: esteem, . .hat'-in'g,, already., niadi-. titcmse.vc.s solid, in the
he;d'l.s of. the Gl's, '-h' X’.'.X',
i ^ INot a l’io|t on llic (dreiiit . ',
' ‘You. iiave to be Terrible to Ije :i flop in froe.t of theboys so
' wildly glad to see. anybody from ho; no.', is the way Bob Hope
expressed his own and the .general experience after months in .
. England, icclahd ami Africa. In fact, no flops have been re-
ported for anyotte who has gone out on the soldier circuit. ',
f By common report, the voyagers to active aroa.s have not
beer, judged by li-.e comparative quality of their oflering.s.
Their very 'presoneo i.s apphuided and judged stifficienl to win
.: Ui.s’.i!-.." favor, so eager are' tine, li.eliting lads for a friendly
. : .)>rGscpce.'fr'om. . the homeland;. That some are witty and some
pretty, merely adds to liie ba.sic fact, in the servicemen’s :;
, eyes, that; show-folk's ha ve. beeij ; willingland.- eager. , to take the
wart travel ri-sts. to .share t'ne rl.gor.s and eve;; Ihc bomb
■ .'perils of 'oaule areas to;- ati ailoilert time. From a Bob Hope.
.. . a Joe Browm; a Jack Benny, an Al Jolson, a- Frediic, March,’
Gary Cooper, Marti'.a Rayc. Frances Langiord, Carole .Laifclis,
Kay Francis. Mitzi Mayfair; Allen Jenkir..<;. Gracic Fields.
... Edga.r : .Berg eOi Patricia Morri.aon . ■,:Ado,l'phe . 'Merij,o.u;. the',-,
’^TyadlTtryCllflTytpby's-;:~tmtr“ .-Marjorie'', -
'■ .Reynolds;- .Bay 'Bolgcr, Andy Doyii-ie, ;,Jo'Pr,y- Calon'na, ijderlesf
Obero;!. Judith .Anderson, Jim Burke and o’dier.-; who l.ave
gone out. under the' USO-Camp Show.s ba;iner for the War
.Dept.' certain , 'Characteristic.:', Ihing.s,. :':qu^^^^^^^^ antics, songs,
palaver, arc expected and aiVticipalcd.
• But a.gfiih.sf the !)racticod sHowiv.anship of these entertain-
mer.t purveyors, the cor. tribui ions of . perhaps le.ss a.s.?'urcd
„ performers ar.d'lc.sser names are not mca.sttrcci . by the pager
-;yaUdjb.nces-.'of- iltaly, Africa', Guadalcanal •ah.ci Attu.;..Evfe^^^
bit ot stagefright on the part of Joe Doaks wonld get a ter-
, rifle,' Welcome and a lasting place in the metnory bo.ok.s of .
the'..’foxh'ole'fo'rces,.-
Said Anna Leo. who', woni ovcrsea.s willi Jack Benny, re-";
maii'.ed on in . N'onli Africa, lost al'. her bc'.on.gings ::,'and .
: ■ hitchikoc; hontc in bombers: 'A’cu don.'t l.ave to c;'.tcrtain thc;:
'ooy.s -just .shake hai!d.s with tlicm. talk and oat with ihoin.
and listen to the things they want to tell someo;'ie f;.-om the
„ home land, to ,kfS'tify'yo,u,r trip.’ -Andi she' inight Have added,
‘t-'p^'w-ih. a liieiong grauinde and ■respec.t’.'.
.'yl' yy:;.: 65% of Stars Going; ()ver .-.'..".b '
; Statistics'’'giv'eh by, the .ysOsCamji.lRhpWs. 'OT lalcitt sup-
‘piled bt request ;of th'e;,:'War . Dept; do. ''i-i6t; to,lb'ffi '.stpry.,
' . do. h.uwtcvc;;, hint at the accelerated pace ; of the mor.nlo
age;icy's endcavor.s and the growing r.pndiiicssibt film people
.. .to trelc: the -;().ye,rbeas, circuit. Up to October of this year.
from January m 1942. 4.10 screen, radio and stagp. players h:id
i ' boe.li sent oht on (100. tri ps . W hich: .. included; . b.esicleAhe home ’
, .lroii:t, 'Atriba,: Engian'dy It^tnd;''' South ' Pacific.' . Iceland, , the i
...'■Mid-Ea.sly .:Aiisiral.l,a.'' the, Caribb,6i|n:i;'AlaK,ka- ;a.ii'.d^’N^
land. The pro.-^pccUis for' f.he coming - yem’X-is: that: .Go..';i . ot.
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Wliaf, INo Clici’Sfi’aki’?
By LAI RENCE SCHWAB
As the Major leaned over his sweat-soaked blueprints., tli.;-
Radio Operator handed . him a message.
‘The feminine task force of entertainers i^chcduicd t:) ;,p- .
pear al Post XP3 tonight will be unable to ellcct- iikimu'd
Iransporfatior; and will proceed to Po.st XP4 without i:v.cr:n;
9fbpi‘.y;-:..V,'4| ;-r-: 'xb-x'fi o :£.V V' - ' ..b'i'',' ‘ fby;::
•lle'.l.i.said the Major . for a starter.
He sur-.’ had counted oil ithat 'fgirt 's.h0,W.'.'-''AfteiV'^3^
noll.ii'.g but digging ar.d biastiiyg. the men were out on :
feet. . And a'v bou 1 de r - c logg eri . ri ver . bed - to . make pn.<saiile
tomorrow before the General's tanks could, roll over l-.is road.
, If he could oii'.y give 1he;n something to' replace .that, .g'iri
■i- show.. No con-.mun ity sing or lousy charades. Something liivy '
; had nothing to do at but just sit back and drink it in. ■
■ He -looked t:p at the radio operator. .'Ever li.slo;i to the
radio? At ho;r,e, 1 moar..' ' : '; '-:y, ':,'V' .
‘Why. ye.s sir, sure.' What wa.y the old man getliiig at? .
■■ ’Like ' Bcni;y-r o;' Bob H-,)pe — or — Ever listen '.to'’ 'Horse- ‘
feathers?' ,' ;v ■
The R.O 's iaco jumped into a grin. ’Horselcathei-.s? The
guy. who mixes up the words? And .gets into all tfuisc
messes? Why. around our way tl.ey fitink l-.e's a rio’,. He ,.
went off the air jicsf bclorc I joined up Wo were all going
to write letters or somolhin.g.' ... jiy ...
‘I liked I'.im loo. Corporal.’. ,:A- .s'inlle crinkled llie dirt:’'
around the Major’s nioulh.
■ -‘'What; 'nO'.,.C’heesepf)ke’?’'.':' .'-.I.;'
-As l';-e grapevine, sh-.itl'.eri li-.e b.-.oi new s li-.rou.ali the cn.gi-
■neei'.’ sbattalion, i.sh0..y,.e,l'.s,- ,.i-e|iiseci .‘he dirt; 'ipick-.s 'des'cotided ;,
sullenly. :hh J.j-}-;::;-rhh ■ ■-; • : ' v-,,.’,.:''’..'. '
, ‘Thase- fahk.s.,w'ill 'ha::ve:i6':'grp.\.V'j\y:niga,’.,^^^ Manley ..sipat -;
toward Ike tan.glec! r'.vc;- bed. I'
i ’All the men neetris,soip6'pepi;sT WQ.6iig,i,it to :fihd;a' .>Vay;, ::
to.' pu.t 's'bme p:ep' in;-;.thbm,’;i:pipod,';:tip'.,:'yb'ti'ng, ;Licu^ ;
' :.’AsG'or '’-■iRstane'e-?'' asked Manley. ' .'
.-Tilcm girls w-ui.id have done the trick.' iiroko in Ilie
■ Ma,ibr‘'s be.sf sergeant.. .’i'VT'.sCcn.’ a'. pair' of :lvbt:’’gani,s brihg.-a '
wiiole regiment to !i:e.' :
'Sure, sure.' .said, the Major, impatiently, ‘but i.wyia’t's '.the' ■
next bc|;t thing to a leg, sergeant?'
’Tiiere. ain't any. sir.' Tl-.en. as the group l.'u.ghed uneasily,
: ‘Unless, it’s.' a laugh, sir. A Inug’n mig'nt be a walking sceend.’ , '
. . The Major, turned to Manley. .’Go’, ilte iiien together. aUe.r
. chow--. Capiain,. There will be a show tur.iglit.’ ■ ■ ''
Wiia’, k.iid of a si-.ow cOLd-d there be? T!-.e pla;to hadn't
come. .Nothing..- around b-ul the ga;r,.e dog faces t'nc.y'd . been
,. looking '.at -.-for five '..n-rcinlhs:, :.'t .h
Thei men 'di'; tlio.'bjdta'li:()iL on thp-phill gro'u'n'd', '\veVe :'"
s-,;ddenly startie.'i inly interest. They saw a grotesque figi,. e
ill ba,ggy pants .and carrot wi,g m.akc a t'yin.g leap for li-.e
; improvised, ptalform. in ‘ront of th,cih.'’.Gip:,'an‘TI'TO \va'y across
it. and land, .wiir.ni: on its 'patch.ecl .roar.:-.' 'rh'ey.libAvle.d.-; :
Then, as t'le ligurc opened its pair.ieci nioiith .to split -tiie
... 'Ei'ig'l'i'sh-.vlan.g .ridieulou.s. tioh'sensicals/?-,^^^^^ turiiB.cl ■
■■'.'itb'. one anoti-er. ihj.'.hh:. :- 'S; - , 'i :
. ‘(.tooci ■,:.st'u'If.'':,:;fhey ’ tvllispcred,.; ‘Who; .cauj'cl- the gi;y 'oo?'-—
.; Ts he .in your squad?’ . ;. : - ;
; yAn'd’.then.'.am’jzed,. ‘Wh.V. :it’k fraiit thoT-a.dio^,:^
■ tl-;al i'IlbrBctciitlicv..<--,dr..'.'-s’D.hibbod,\r. . -I -ii-i'.iii:; |i:k:e:,'..;.uo'-'. ':i
' 'b'Ody'.s - ■biiSilte.BS,’y-’|y.h.o:,,i'h;^'.’.'--r-‘Whc.r.o Tji^.l’i-'R j.-j 1)i,i-n!''-^:i
■Yuu’ro Mills, brother. .How could lie gel way out. hero?' ,
i' The fi.gure -.niii slor;e.-i Jee Miller .i'Pi|ea,:'0-u'l',''-pi '.Ijis .c-radlfe:;:
!;r,:,g!i;r.g .at;.' H.-' played Ibo ",ski.t about j'lb'c-lraag-iii-ary 'woman '
-and t-.e two iiohunks — taking all ilie ’ parts hiri'.s-clf.. He ;
travestied the lady opera siv,,eer. w-iih the. bi'g ba.-ydnis and
finally .ho tonpec; it all oilwi-.ii '.l.o cias.sic Sr'ui'Tg', act; 'w'.e'a-v'ing
■ and snorting in and Out ' ima.giiiaVy .saloon doors, aiui w:i;ul-
;: ing iij) will, a front flip and a .squat that ended liiin down nil
' the .boa’rd.s:V-bbs.Tiead slilfitlng pill: bet wcqh, :hi,s' knee.s. ' • ,
: As ’-'he sira-ightened -yip; itl-.bapp'eiiccl..; .TlKV-.t'a'G;^
rii-oppcd ell. -.The men's laugi;U-r redoubled. -.And I’leirsliUt -.
-’pfl'.-..
■ - ''W-hy,-' it's, the. Ala] -'can’t ,b,c’.' 'you,-;dopo;
- - 'T'ncn. as it dawned, ‘W.ha.i do. yo;; kno-.v. ll.e ol<i man mu T
be ' Hor.a;ei63thers;;4-;GP0g.' 'll - a top radio cunii;' and ke
, never let on.'r---Wv!l. ;he old t:ni,ahg;;ts: He's hum.an, at-''tha'1!’i',
Anri, as l-.c :--. 0 (id there,'-. nc.ar'er.' to ' stage ..'{i-ight 'th.rt,ii.,'-he I, ad
. been' on hi.s first Alonciay matinee al Hie Pal:iec.- Itiey Irurst
' . ,intd''-’.suc.h::::a,p'p|ai!s^ that ‘.hr old l-.am :i:'6se',i.ip''l:ii F(ini,'.\ii'jc'l ' he' '■
' . ,atciried.,'''.bo.vvi'hg'' ,a'!t'd ''grit^^ eoni'tc,,'a'ckiio\vloclgcn'>:e,p-'t, '
' :'The men, checrin.g mv-V, siirjic'd up .and carried him to hi,;
'tent. If wa,« a goo;l tliir.g. Not n-iilitar.v, but goodl .
- ' : .dpiisod. hi.s .britikcd body yvithi lihanienl, flpppecl; oni Ills
'- ebt: and .to.ssb.d .out:-' Ilov.- big a tool ha:cl :hc ihh.de , of :hin1-.sel.l’.? .
How would tile moil feci about kiiv. in the mornin.g?— Wi-.eii .
' ke ordered t'.em :to,..go.',:ou.l ahcl carve -'a '.tank-.rbacl : tii'i-ough :
thafji-ocky river bed? ■ ■' ’ '.: ' ,.;V.
■I'isfen at Horsotea-.hers.' tic could h-iar f'sehi say;:’tr‘VV‘'ha't '
' a 'Clownt!'---'‘S,t.op'-;k.icldi:i]g,' bag'gypmit'.s;^
:-. . Wa.S'''''he.,:'s;ti|l t’lVeir Ma.ih.or:.’. '. , . He slop;. -
The General rode slowly )>y, Hs long line. of tanks block-
ing the sun.sel beliiiicl them'.
Kioe, 'Work,, .Pviajtir. .-Fij'i:e "wdirk.-. - What. ' In '■ he! i' diet .yOu u.se
for a loaribod?' . .
‘Hor.se£c'a,the'r.sL' -.-.Tijc.: ..slg caipb:- Xr'oni.'.-ai’nOng, the- men.
l.viirg w'herevn-.ubey ■ha'cl'TbhHnp'|'th-tii':c'.-T-M^^ .'h'hit'efnl-.slI.bveiM
of dirt. . -hr-.;: .- 'v
;; ,, The .Major's last do-.ibts vaiii.»ht\'i in the roar of latighter '
. and ci-.eers that wont up; from his batt.alion.' '
, ';s;tai:s-.ohd-imp'pfUtn;t Hi:m,;pei’.sp.htU^^^ go, b'v6r.';6a.si,.The.sp.'.
. later co'mor.sv.-im'.ny will repeat, a.s .«ome' already have-, re-'
,;, ,peatec!,---’Wi'il :pj-oftt- 'by.;:-tiie': lorcl^ Of . f-hp ;fi’f’stVper i.meter' '
eiuc.rtainer,s -.vim p;-(nig:U baci: citar’.s lor boiiiav’m- and c.e-.
sign.s. for eatcrin.g mo.st cflectively to all the GI's ■.vhorever
y''.,;they'niay-b6;.'.,-:. -. -..-.h'-:'::- : "hr.
The ■gqings:'''arid' co'ml;h..gs pt '-p,e'i;f;b'i;nie.r,s- vvh^^^
. selves ready lo nrako Hio.so' ii'i'csti'tn;i6ty-,-'i'nrpbi'tani, jaunts 'h
often complex -vvitli probiems of screen and radio commit-
mcn-.s. -Solciei- judgments on the .i’.inerary of pcfforn-(-. s—
soldiei‘.,judgnjertts 6ii.,ih,e;;appa:rent','W4llh^^
., of film folk to make the front lino appoanirce—will no; fil-
way.s and. .cannot al-.vays be based on all the considora;ion.s
y -involved. Some ;iorsonal;i'os may .siu'lcr. from erroneous a.--
. sttm.pt.ib'ns, But there- ■iS,yalso;, 'he,t;e;'hiid.'i:h .a.:f.ii(Ti iiame ■
,, whioli has m.ade. no effor! whatever to be . of cn;ort,ainmoni.
: .seryicei' For those few — and they ate. n-o'mcd-h'ow' a-iid’then-— ’
' '-the .hah'clw'rfting is. on 'lhe’'„vv.alL.
; To be- on a servieeman’s list, proferred or ntlicrwi.se. when :
- hg-'cait ’ag.ain'.ipa^ home town and. nabc ti-.cairc. will
, 'eohic ’close 'tb'.Sp'ellii.tg, a f;iln'i piayor'.s fate, from ’,'r.e recollect...
, fl.ohs 'oL;t:hc,,soltlicr‘s ' rugged, tptU, eiitcrtalnhiehtj-liulTgi’y life
behind battle iiiies. , 'X . : ' ' ■ ,
Wednesday, January 5, 1944 fhiriy-eighik p^^iEJir ^
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54 PICTURES
iPhirfy-ciglith , p^^i^iJETY '^nnlversfiry'
January 5, 1944
Record ’43 ill Film
Contiiiued f r»m pige i
’■ $3il,'<>50idb0 . for id', ; pictures;! . RKO,
■ banking vpiV'$32;36p,b, for ;l7',of: its;
pix; Paran-.ount cakulaluig to get
$2c,9Q,(),()op for ?eyen;' . Ifniversai,
■ihotjgh' Itav'Jng. tio ■picture
, bop over $2,000,000 maHt, .-figuring o
$:i8, 900,000: for 13 foims :in fhe bigh.*
■grossing ;■ aiyisioni ; iXJfiited Artisfe,
tVv'ifh 'stx in reieaser.lool^ a re,-'
iurn’. of . $12,000,000; ' and , IGolumbia
with ■lifk;. nOlI enrich its coders by
'$SiQOO;o6o. ' :■ ' f ;-
Republic’s $2,500,000 ‘Okla.’
-pn'o of surprise: films of ,th,c y.Car
is:..fiiat ■■ tiir^^ :ouf ■by; .Republic,
' 0.1d; pkiab.bmaf '.top, .grosser, .in,, .the
' ■ .Kistory. of ■'the company and headed
for a cine!'. S2..500,000. With Gen.o
Autry out, a.s far as ctirrent pro-
V duclion is concerned, this film is the
' best prestige and general busihess-
' goner that the Herb Yates outfit lias
haci. ■■
■ f'.iJ.hi s . of tl. is group that a re in . the ■
S3..')00.000-ar.d-over class, besides the
^ ones already mentioned, are . ‘This ■ Is
Th.c Arniy' (W.B), which has still the
majority of its dates to play, arid is
, ’ set IP hit around S6;800,000: ‘Stage
■'poor,: Canteen' (Sol Le.ssor-UA>.
. , $.5,000,000; Ttar.dom Harvest' (Metro) ;
, practically wound up with $■4,600,000
‘Star; Span, "led Rhythm’ (Par), S3,
850.000; ‘Casablanca’ (WB). S3.700.-
■ 000 : ‘Coney island’ (20th), S3.500.000;
... ‘Hitler's Children.’ an RKO .'bleeper
co.sting less than $175,000, a sure $3,-
; 500.000 on (his side of the pond; '
; RKO had ■ another sleeper, . though
not grossing in the top brackets,
‘Cat People,’ made for around
: $80,000, :whi;ch is a Sl,2OO,O0O grosser.
Production Costs Have
Mounted From 25 to 40%
Naturally, ns result of war epn-
,. ciitions. pictures cost considerably in
'; extesS, of the previous, years, with
; .costs being from ;25%, to 40%. up. : In
. this group there were 1’3 pictures
made: . in ' Technicolor, . which ; , is a
father large amount, \vith producers
; wanting to got ; more ; ' out via th at
, process, but Technicolor, being all
booked up. had to decline the extra
; business. The cplor of course adds
greatly to tli’e grossing power of a
film, 'Those, that had color wore
‘For Whom the Bell Tolls,’ IDixie,’
•Happy Go Lucky,’ ‘Coney Island,’
•Hello Frisco Hello,’ ‘Sweet Rosie
O'Grady.’ ‘Crash Dive.’ ‘My Friend
Plicka,’ 'Du Barry Was a Lady,’
•Desparados.’ ‘ Arab i a n Nights,’
. ‘Pluintoin of the Opera’ and ‘White
Savage,' with 20th-Fox having the
largost, ; , number ' that . used Tcch-
nicolor,. ■
. Though . releases . for . 1943 were
loss than 1942, tliere was more pro-
. duct ion as to , the number of com-
panies, all of whom prepare at
least two years ahead with product
of top calibre awaiting release.
. Forepart of 1944 should have a con-
\ siclorable amount of unusual quality
films . Uiat will be destined for
^ healthy .seven-figure grosses, with
/ war elements in story material con-
siderably curtailed. The biographical
films are coniitig ir.to vogue during
that lime, also. With one studio, 20th-
Fox, .going to turn out three of this
type, and other, studios heading like-
wise,, but not: as , .heavily, ; .
.The; scape of. the 1943. subject mat-
ter was generai with rnusicals be-
i tig ra.lheiV;: impprtartt; ; and .getting
into the important coin, .brackets,
With these ; fllrns shovviiig favdr at
'the.boxbffice, the; musical and revue
type;:,of. films ms(y be more abun-;
. dant in the 'iiext year or two.
. The ' song title ^ ^fi^ proved
(juilG' itnbpf,tattt;tpo\^’d^ pa,st,
year, with: 20th -Fox getting a . good
break, :pn grosses’ with,' them'., ' ,:
War themes, as one peruses the
. ''li at: b£. .thp -braeket ;fllms,: were bp tlio
. lupraUve: ,. sidej' for ’ 'the producers,
■With Broadway ; plays 'and ; nbyels
. ,.; eputributing; ;,' material . That;, prpipecl
most attractive to. the .ticket-'buyers.
Corn was still an ingredient of
films .that .meant , coin at the' bbx-
ofTice during the year. Well: hpked
up comcd,\- meant abundant returns
. on inve.stmei'.t. Universal was in
. tile iintorUmaie position of not liav-
ing any of the Abbott .& ‘(iosle)lo
films, due to the iRpPss :of Lou
Costello for a year on its program,
and therefore was away from the
$2,000,000 take bracket for . these
films that were almost insurance in
that direction lor the company. :: , :
Ayes, Dezl Arnoz. Richard Ainlcy,
Jean Aumont, Richard . Cavlspn,
Robert Montgomery, John &n'rPlJ,
Barry I Ncl.son, , Richard Quciie,
Robert sterling, Dan Daiicy, Jr.,
Melvyn Douglas, Wiiham Landigan,
Richard Ney. : •
At 20th Century, gone a,re Tyrone
.Power, ., John ■ Payne. Heiiry Fonda,
'V’ictor Mature, George Montgomery,
Cesar Romero.
Paramount for a time last its most
promising star. Alan. Liidd, to the
Army, but he is out now and going
■ihtb. fjrPductipn again, ,,But: still miss-
ing,' arc Maccionaid .Car.pyl: Tienry
Hull .and a number of juveniles who
showed promise. 'V.
'. Universal is shy Wiiliam. Archer.
Broderick Crawford. Don TPrry.,
Gut of tlic Warr.ov lineup are Her-
bert Xndersbh, Ronald: Reagan, not
heavy casUaltie.s,
. William Holden was most iippor-'
tant casualty 'to the service for Co-
Ivmibia. w’niio"jfa:'.ognur. has in' nn. k
form Tim McCoy. David Sharpe.
Hunlz Hail, . David GOrcoy and Bobby
Stone. h;
, 'R.lip js shy, .Jack Rriggs'; hubby of
Ginger Ro.ecrs, wi'.o was a promising
lad. Tim iio'.t and Larry Parks.
Out of the Rei)',;blic foici is (.tone
Autry and Ray Miiklicton. who meant
Something. , , :
Also, ' ..soih.e' of. t!to .'girls whose
names mean something to the screen
fans - have married recently , and
taken the bench until offering's ap-
pear. with 20th-Fox th’.t.s losing Betty
Grr.blo. Alice Faye and Maureen
O'Hara, all of which ni.akes it a little
■ tough ’ aro und , the lot. for . i mmediale
casting. :
Directors, Writersi Technicians' ,:|
Directors, writers, and technicians
arc nxissing in abundance;. . Loss of
such:, as Willie Wyler, John Ford,
Frank Capra. John Huston,. Anatoio
Litvak, Garson Kanin, Jack Ilively,
Otto Lovering, David Miller, H. C.
Potter, Sidney Salkow. George Ste-
vens, Frank Lloyd, Robert Sinclair,
Berhard i.’Vprhaus, among those in
uniform now.
In the writers contingent uni-
formed now are Stephen Morehouse
Avery. Cy Bartlett. Jack Jungmeyer
Jr.. Claude Bunyon, True Boardman.
Matty Brooks, Harold Buckley, Wil-
liam Bruckner, Alan Campbell,
jorPipe vGbpdorpv, .WnHara' CoPsei-;
plan, Jr.. Irving Cummings, Jr., Sam
jEngpi,': Elliott Gibbons, Anthony
CSi'obs. Carroll Graham, Dashiell
Hammett, Harlan Thompson, JTes.se
Lasky. Jr.,:iCharIeS,L^^ Richard
MacCaiilcy, Richard Maibaum, Bill
Morrow. Edmund North, Robert
Pro.'spoll,. ■:■, William Rankin, Wells
Root. Jerry Sackheim, Budd ; Schul-
berg: Dav'id Silybrsfeih, Leonard
Spio,golgas.«,. Daniel Taradash, Wellyn
To'.i.nan, Sliepardi-Tr.-iiibo, Brigi. Gen.
Tyistam Tupper, Antliony VeilJer,
Frank Woad, Thornton Wilder, being
among the most important.
Producers Too
. Producers are . 'also.: ; among tlie
missirig' and ihc'.ude. Irving Asher.
Meiiam C. Cooper, Milton Sperling,
Rohort Lord; Gene Markey. Robert
Sparks, Owen Crump, with Sam
Briskif, out of service but not . back
at tiio Colum’o'ia post he quit,
. Cameramen and topliPicians 'are
Pli’Bsi ng: ■ ip ,, abundance, a.s ; are pres.s
agoiiis, and other executives too. '■
Metro’s Stable of Stars
Still Big Despite Cuts
Metro has a star list of 22 people.
Be.sidos tiic Gables, ei al., in the
sell ICO, it dropped three others on
the year— -Greta Garbo, Joan Craw-
lord and Eleanor Powell. In tiic list
of .22 there is one inactive, Myrpa
Loy. ami seven Pew additions —
Fled Astaire; Marlene Dietrich,
Bniin. Donievy. . , Irene Dunne,
Katharine Hepburn. Charles I.augh-
ton and Lucille, Ball, elevated from
the feature rank. Studio also has
■se.yen .baPds, : under, qPptract, as mu-
sicals aro an important part of their
production schedule. Bandsters who
are tied in here arc Xavier Cugat,
Jimmy. Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, :
Harry James. Spike Jone.s, Guy
Lombardo and 'Vaughn Monroe.
Metro still ranks tops ip personnel
in all branches from the executive
ranks, down. Has more people un-
der .' contract in every department
than almost half the other studios in,
ma.ior field combined have. .'
Tile directorial end consists of 26
men. with two new additipPs.tp the
group during recent month.s. Clar-
ence Brown returned after a brief
absence and Henry Koster came
over from Universal last summer,
Eddie Buzzell and : George Sid-
ney, who were in the middle strata
in the past, this year got into the
top bracket product.
Studio is also loaded with pro-
ducers, having 19 of them, with
four prod ueer-direetorii. They are
Clarence Brown, Robert Z, Leonard,
Albert ;-fcewin:-:and- -KiBg- -Vidoiv .
.''..Larg;est. ;Bo'ster
The featured player and stock
group is the largest in town, con-
sisting of 107; naipes. Many bf them
are people whq have been on the
pay roster for great number of
years, with .some additions during
1943 being June Ally.son, Tommy
Batten, Maritin Beil, Ben Blue, Ward
Bond. Kenny Bowoi's. . Fred Brady,
Luciiie Bremer, Mare Cramer, Hume
Crony n. Bob Crosby. .Giori.a ; De
Haven. Jimmy Durante. Ken Dan-
iels. Jr.. Tom Drake. Frances Gif-
ford. Gloria Grafton, Hurd Hatfield.
John Hodiak. Lou Holtz. ;. Jose
Itui'b!', ,, Jackie .Tenkins. . Michael
Kirby, An.i'cla. Lansbury. Peter Law-
ford, Aline ...McMahon, Hugh .. Mar-
lo;\y, . Herbert Marshall, .Marilyn
Maxwell. Joy Page, Mary Parker,
Jeap ■ Por.ter, .Carlos' Ramirez, , Ann
Richards. Blanche ■ . .Ring, Ginny
:Simms,'.'J:essii'a Tandy, Elizabeth
Taylor, PiiyUis Thaxlor. Runny
Waters, 'Wilcle' Towns and Keenan
Wynn.
In this list one finds a few former
stars who are now doing character
roles, '.which ,:.is:' accordip.g to the
Metro formula of getting tiio fine.st
typos of pia.ver.s for supporting and
featured . oioments in its;: casts. . I ' ,■
.': The topr.otchers in t!;o .star group
here, from boxciTice vaiue, are
Greer Garson, Mickey Rooney, Wal-
ter Pidgcon, Judy Garland, Hedy
Lamar and Red Skelton. Fred
Astaire has . not piade ,a film since
going ’op lot, and Lucille Bail gives
'pi'oiPise Of :bei ng: high ' riiiiki.ivg' :i.p the
femme contingent, after having been
plucked from the feature ranks'.
RKO Under Koerner
Made Real Strides
Company that , has , made real
strides from the production end is
RKO. It was pretty tough going for
long time, then came Charlie Koer-
pel* .to head production; with result
tliat company got out di its' anemic
condition to become a healthy and
robust: ' organization which, during
the past year, from its own studio,
has turned out 14 films and released
three for Sam Goldw.vn.
Policy of operations at RKO has
been of the ‘suhshine’ variety with
the studio, i now looked upon with
respect and getting topnotch deals
all around. Koerner is still building
his organization and, in 1944, indica-
tions are that his top calibre prod-
Top Grossers of tlie Season
20TH-FOX
COLUMBIA
‘Sahara’ . . ; . . . .. ; . . , . , . . . . . . . . . . . .
‘More the Meriiei’
'Commandos Strike al Dawn’. . .
‘Destroyer’
‘The Desperadoes’ . . . ... . . ........ .
METRO
‘Random Harvest’... . . . . , . . .
.‘Madame Curie’ (estimated). .
‘Girt Crazy’
‘The Human Comedy’ .
‘DuBarry Was a Lady'. . . ... . . . . .
‘Keeper of the Flame’,.;
‘Presenting Lily Mars’. , . . . . . ; ..
’Stand By for Action’. ;'.
‘Andy Hardy's Double .’Life’.'. : i
‘Bataan’
‘Cabin in the Sky', . . .. ,
‘White Cargo’. . .. . . .. ;
‘Slightlv Dangerous'. . ... . .
‘Reunion m Franco’ . . . . . . . .
‘Whistling in Dixie’. ; . . . . . , . ; . .
‘Youngest .Profession’
Metro’s Big Male Loss :
Not alone was Universal hit by
being unable to use A. & C.. but
other companies got the jab through
top male names being called into
the service. , Metro felt keenly the
loss of Clark Gable, James Stewart.
. Va.n Hcniii, Robert Taylor. Lew
PARAMOUNT
‘For : Whom Bell Tolk' (estimated i . .. , ,
‘Star Spangled Rhythm’. ; . . .
‘Dixie’ ...
•So Pro'.tiMy We Haii’i'i
‘China’
‘Happy Go' Lucky' . ; . ; ... . . . . .■ ; . ,' ... . .
‘Five Graves to Cairo'
RKO RADIO
‘Hitler's Cl'.iidren'. . '. . ... :,
‘North Star’ (estimated). ::.v . .... .
‘Lady Takes a Chance’
‘Mr. Lucky’.
‘Pride of the Yankees'..
‘Bombardier’
‘Hi.gher- and Higher'..'. . . :
‘They Got Me Covered’
‘Fallon Sparrow’. .... . . , ...,■. . .
‘Behind the Rising St;n'. .
‘Plight 'for ..Freedom’. . . . ; . . ......
'.Sky’s the Limit’
‘Tarzan's Triitnipli'.. .
‘This Land Is Mine’
'Cat People’
‘Government GiiT
‘Iron Major’. ; , . .
REPUBLIC
‘In Old Oklahoma’.
.... $2,300,000
‘Song of Bernadette’ (estimated ) . . . .
$7,000,000
.. .. . . ; 1,800.000 .:
‘Coney Island’. ..... . ; . .. . ..... . : . .
‘Hello, Frisco, Hello' . . . . . . . . . ; . ; , . .
.. 3,500,000
1.500,000
. . 3.400.000
... 1,300,000
‘Sweet Rosie O’Grady’.. . . ... ... . . .... . . ; . .
. . 3,400,000
.... 1,100,000
‘Crash: Dive'-. . . . . . ..... . ... ; .
. . 3..300.000
.... $4,600,000
‘Heaven Can Wait’. : ... . ... . , . .
‘Guadalcanal Diary’. . .
‘Claudia’
‘Immortal Sergeant’. . ... ... . . ... ... , . .... .
. , 2,800,000
. . 2.700.000
. . 2,500,000
. . 2.200.000
3.500,000
‘My Friend Flicka’, i . ; . . . . . ..i . . . . ; . . ,
. . 1.600,000
....; : 3,000.000
‘Stormy Weather’
. . 1,600,000
.... 2,700,000
' ‘China Girl'..; ... ; . . . . . . .
. . 1.400.000
.... 2.700,000
‘Meanest Man in World’.
. . 1,300,000
....... 2,200.000
'Holy Matrimony’
. . 1.250.000
.... 2.100.000
‘Moon Is Down’
. . 1.200, 000
. . . 1,900;000
‘Wintertime’ , . . . . .
. . 1,100.000
;' 1.800.000
1,800.000
. . . 1.650.000
UNITED ARTISTS
1,6.50,000
‘Stage- Door Canteen’
‘Lady of Burlesque'
.. $5,ooo;o0o
... 1,500.000
1.800.000
. . . 1,300.000
‘In Which We Serve' . ..
.! 1,800.000
. 1.200.000
‘Johnny Come Lately’...
1. 100.000
.... 1,100,000
‘Powers Girl'. . . . .
1,000.000
‘Crystal Ball’
: 1:000.000
....$11,000,000-
.... 3,850,000.
UNIVERSAL
‘Hit the Ice’
. . $1,800,000:
3.100.000
‘Flesh and. Fantasy’.:. . . . . . ; . . , ... .
.. 1,800,00Q
3.000.000
‘Arabian Nights’
. . i.Tod'.obo
.... 2,500,000
‘Hers to Hold'
. . 1,700,000
.... 1.800,000
‘His Butler's Sister’
. . 1.700.000
.... 1.650,000
‘It Ain’t Hay’. ; „ . . '
. . 1,600,000
.... $3.2.50.000
‘Phantom df,- the Opera'.. .... /. . ,.i". ..., .
'WHite’-Savage'
‘Amazing Mrs, Haliiday’
‘Shadow of a Doubt’
. . 1,600.000
. . 1,400,000
.. 1.400.000
1,200,606
, . 2,800,000
‘Top, Man’. ; .. .>
. . 1.000,000
: . . . 2.500.000
‘Crazy House’
. . 1,000,000
.... 3,400,000
'Coivettc K-225’
1.000.000
. . . , 2,400,000
: . . . 2.000.000
.2,000.000
. . . . i,.500,noo
WARNER BROS.
5 ‘ThiS:Is -the Army’ '
.. $6,800,000
. 3.700,000
. . . 1.500,000
‘Casablanca’
. , . 1,500.000
.‘Tliaiik Your Luekv Stars’
. 2.800,000
. , . 1,500,000
‘Air Force’
. 2,700.000
. . . . 1,500.000
‘Old Acquaintance'
. 2.700,000
. . . . 1,500:000
‘Action in the North Atlantic'
. : 2.600.000
. . . . 1,400,000
.‘Watch- on the Rhine’
. 2.500.000
. . . . • 1,200.000
‘Princess O’Rourke’
. 2,.300.600
. . . . 1,100.000
‘Edge of Darkness’..;. . . ; . , . . . , . . , . : . . .
‘Constant Nymph’ '
. 2.300.000
. . . . 1,000,000
. 1,900,000
‘Northern Pursuit’
‘The Hard Way’
. 1,500,000
. 1,. 500.000
.... $2,500,000
‘Background to Danger’
‘Mission to Moscow’ ;
. 1.300.000
. 1,200,000
uct will be far in excess of tlie
past year,
.'Biggeat.itoai!.: company, got fiuv- ,
ing the year was the picture Edward
Golden made for them, ‘Hitler’.s
Children,’ that will bring imnien.se
profits to all concerned with its ;
$3,230,000 domestic take. Another
top coiner, just $100,000 behind, was
‘Mr. Lucky,’ while ‘Lady Takes a
Chance’ will hit $2,500;000. A' couple
of pictures in the $2,000,000 class are
‘Bombardier’: and' ‘Higher and
Higher.’
Thisvih an amazing record as
studio has: lip hcayy star list, but lias
depended mostly : bn. treelancers to
take .the fop rijiig -spots in its film,
‘Hitler’s Child ron;., brought Tim . Holt
:a'nd Bonita Gran,\tiHo, who were fea-
tured, to the vital quality group that
heads . toward : stq)'d:bni, with HoU'.s
career, however, ihlcrrupted by i n-
d'uction. :■■.-.: .■;'■ ; „
I , Couple of Sleepers ;
. Comyr.hy also is cleaning . up on
so-called sleepers with films like
‘Gat People' and '. ‘Fallen Sparrow.’
c.ach of wliich .sfiou.id be in the Sl.-
000,00.0 profit class... 'The company i.s
going iieavy on the angle of ex-
ploitation .for' .its,.; tiroditct ' as great
number of its, .nictures have been
sold from tills angle 'oeside.'? :‘HitIer.’
Spocitic examples of tlris .type' of ,
soiling to help the pictures were
u.sed lor ..‘Bombard ter;’ ‘Iron ; Ma j oi;’;
and ‘Behind the Rising Sun.’
Cary Grant and .Ginger '■'‘Rbgera
have ntoa n t : in bst ; to the company .as.
coin-getters on the year, though the
company has a large liat.;bf 'Jrcc-
langers. wilii lioties held for Frank
Sinatra, witose first picture i.s ‘Higli-
er; and Hi.gher.’ and hoped to bo a
pot'ent' .quantity; in . future iiroduc-
tipns. : Studio did well with radio
pcisonalities who appeared iii il.-i
product' though none of them, out-
side of Sinatra, got into the hea\y
gross '..sphere; . However, ;:profit
been ' accruing ■ from pictures iq ;
■which; Kay Kyser, Luni ’n‘ Abner,
Fibber McGee and: Molly and Great
Gildersleeve are starred. It also ha.s
couple of comcdiatis it hopes, to de-
velop ; into the Abbott . & : Costello .
;Category— Wally Brown, and . Allcti
Carney... ■ .Studio :; has .for:; the .pa.st
year and. the coming one around SO
sta.i's' aiM . fe.attired,' players, .under
'commitment for :ite 'product, as well :
as ■ tryirig;;fo:tatuld, a" contract list of
importance.
Bill Perlberg’s ‘20th Kccord
Over at 20tii Century-Fox it was
a split administration year. William
Goetz held down the pop studio spot,
wh ile. ' moist ; of ■ product was bein g ,
readied, and then Darryl Zanuck
discarded his Army eagle and came
back to take' over. In tiio mean-
time producers on the lot were
pretty much, if not altpgethor on
their own. and Bill Poll berg turned
out ;t0 be the star of the contingcnl.
He wrapped ofl' .‘Coney Island,’
.‘Claudia,’ ‘Sw'eet Rosie O’Grady’ and
ivoiind Up With ‘Song of Bernadette,’
wjijch,, .co.mb'med, . should bring tlie
company better than SIG.OOO.OOO do-
mosticaUy. Tiiat makes him tlie top.
money-getting prod'ucor of liie year.
Milton . Sperling, wl'.o went into
the Marines, had: prize winners in
‘Hollo, Fri.sco. Hello’ and. ‘Cra.-ii
Dive,’ wit ile Bryant FOy. who wa.s
known as ‘the composite pic'turc-
itiaker,’ came through with a top- :
notcher in ‘Guadalcanal Diary.’ :■
Ernest Lubitsoh had the classic.
‘Heaven Can Wait.’ and in total the ■
studio had 18 films tiiat are sure to
garner over ' .the $.1,000,000. mark In
distribution in the liome market.
That .should mean at loa.st a gross
revenue from . them of $40.2:50,000. :
: Studio has taken a shcMaekin."
througli absence in the service , of
■its top 'p.o. names, .such as Tyrone ,
Poyver, Henry Fonda, Cesar RoiriGiO,
Geprge Montgomery and Jolin
Payne.
Grable, Poiver, Top gtais
Betty Grable was its top b^o, .mag- ■
net of the year and givo.s. inclica- '
tibns of :follovcihg through in 1944,
going into a few top. pictures afier
the arrival of her baby.
' Tyrone Power continued as top '
male .star in tiic lot. having ■ been ■"
in . number of pictures , released ’ af- .
ter he donned a Marine Uniform.
Alice Fa.vc came after him. with
Don Ameclio still a topper, though
doing feik.productio^^ Carmen Mi-
randa. : is /pro-ving a gilt edge b.o.
entry, with Fonda’s popularity high,,
and that of Sonja Honie as good as
her last picture.
In featured group, studio got. ex-
cellent results from Maureen O'Hara,
Roddy McDowell, Gone Tierney and
George Sanders. It had magnets bor-
rowed from D. O. Seiznick in Johnif-
fer Jones and Dorothy McGuire for
‘Bernadette’ '. and ‘Claudia’ i respec-.,
lively, whose careers are pretty well '
-established.; by their performance in
these two films.; ‘There is a little fea-
tured gal who. will show in' the big-
Wcdnesdaj^ January 5 , 1944
'rhu'ty-oighlh p Anniversary
PICtURES
55
tinre this .coming year— Anil Bax;teiViionS :are’ Riu^sfelHpj^^^^^ •FAanlt Rjrqn, while ;tho , 0111(311 ;one
got Stai'ted ill iGiasli Diyet and I Chestef .IVlOl'i'is al)(3 Joaii 'Pai'lcer., | was: dinec.tocl by Rrank Bbrzagdi ' '
■ th(i!"V“S loaned oiit for. ■North Star
■■jftfvW-athieh hslie :hamc: b apk t«i ..tiic
lAi. .Siillivans’ and ‘Eva
■home Oot fof IThe Suliiyans’ and ‘Eve.
of Sh:. Marlt.’ , Another,:, featured,
::ptay(3r: studio, is eohiitta
rosahs is Laird Cregar.,.,;
‘ ' Studio has: J5 .produeers and two.
proclocer-.direetors on the list with 14
directors ,to turn Opt the work.
. ..Cotilde ot n'-so are
lihcter : cdntraci,' and numerou.s in-
dividual , pic ' , deals : With .stars w’ho
' have eoininitments,: elsewhere- either
iilma.:or.;stage, ..sueh aS WOliam Ben-
diSV daekvBmuiy,: Fred;: Aiac
jack Gakie. ■Miitoii Berio, Edward. G,
. Ro bi iison , . ' Me ri c O be ron, .Randplph;
Scott, Irene Dtiniie, Joiiii : Bennett
, add' Gracie :,,'Field:s{- 'It,,''also: shares;
■ihihibOr dh'eontracts .w\ith
■ .dnOers' :s,u(?li as fliat .: ,0f Baiia' An-
'■diVw'sit'V.ir
■ i-cen 'diiara. , ’Fh,(.i featui-'e andt'stolt
list- runs to :about: l>5,, people, while
WTito.rs/.tiOd . td'-; tilet-,d(nnipihy, ;.y:0ke
.liuiiilk'haS,,'. bo.sfdttsihreeiiVtlip.sorv-
..-■iiie. V
Paramount Has Some
Real B.O. Champions
.ParaniOuht,' Wlvch. tu out the
.;hox(ilfli;e ,'chanipi(m ' :pf thei.year in’
‘For .Whom ■ tiiC ..'BeU Tolis’ . liiid.' ;.six
other picturOsiin the $1-„6.')Q,000 and
betlO'iV",Cia.sB; Wit|< throe .of :thOinU ‘S^^
■Rroiidly •'W,e,:'.I.:iail,' : ‘Dixice. ^
' Spangled Rhyth.m.'igTo's.Sinw
^alld ; o.vev;, I'uid; ■ChinaVt.'i Aia|i',La^^
: :sta.r,rer')';..m,ad'e feh .stuirt .oOi.m headed
;,for: : $2,.WO’.6ot). ' ,\v'llich ’ I’wil) . .siiow
tremeiiciuus priiiii.
,. Coinbinal 1,011 ol Y,. Frank Freeman,
, B.ucldy Be Syiiai and ;H'c(iry'
seeiris to die ' the good, will Ucyiuilc
f(ir: -.thii ', .StCidiO.'. 'tuid,,' liplitic.s,. ,W
Iwere the ..preyaiei.it' tiling in .past lid-:
niin.i.str'a.ti,(i,ns: liayc,..,practiealiy . dk-
appeared.- studio ■H
Tlie (loihpany's actual star ikt.' of
exclusives is it. w'bi'le -it, ■lia.s..special:
for -Ofiie • Or' ■'mom hlroF’.iry’ear
Claudette, , COlbdrt, .. Brian 'DOnlevyi
'B(itty-F,ield,: J.oaii lT0ntoine;.‘ Ginget’
Rogeris and Loretta, 'Young. Featured
Mk.s ..purbin,:: as .nj.Sult , of three ,
pictiires, ha.< rctiiiaied tO the top, s i
FsyUhiyersiiFs,, biO, magri'Ot, . '
■■ tValter ■.Wiihgor had a lop grosser
for qompariy in. ;his' , lihii', ‘Arabian
Nights.’ Disappointing' W.a.s'.taice oh
list and stock group 'consiij't .of .ahouti ‘Cra,ay:H()jiscy \wth pi.seii & , Johnson.,
60 people, with, n,b star potentiMities!, who will , :j list ' taring, ail; Oyoii
■visibld, cairrently anrong. them, . ..OQO.OOO. Into' company ,::cofi'or.s. where'
‘4 ' ’'rS'' ''' ■■•.hhore Was' expected. .Ail 'hhpor.tant '
14 -' W,arher 'Bros. ■'■■Film’s ■ ■' ; I'sfor ;Wny''Crc-ate..d’::du.rlng;.^thd'’yea'r..h
' Wariihrs fOoiid' IMS lueralive: dgutes :Ayitv.'hls,
ih,g. 14.; tiiqtures .that .ai'(3 . dOstHied- to 1 .filhl ; ’Tcip .Mali,, a
?, in soine.:,$36,’00D,00d in 'rerehue, ' , ■’ ’''
1 , j.e j :i... , ■ I. : Now producer \yhc!., came lO; fore
nicely: ,6ri: thp Ipt .wits ’Georgo. ■:Waggt
'her. ;■ iVhd, .'bold; •',procluctiOh.::.re
!rllbOing’;:'abd:ve,the-:piOMOOo: return
op&s, .;,iCW;o:' healthiest on' .the yca’i-i’
sproutihg tO' tOp^
:,tlie’ Army,-/maab::rr0m-'thc:.plwih<l|'™‘^“®'i"^S^
,:Berhh‘s stage. ^ItoW With’Ponyweo®]
^piopdeayw^
peis.()miel„ gnd', .Casablanca,; vvhieh
made Hninphrey:
,i5any :. .Klal^ 'and .aided 111 . brihgiiv*-^
bistribs-ExhibS
Coiitimiert from ii.ibo
to .keep ; the ’’piices diAvnv. ;’ T . until 'the 'pijiht' ha.s .bee.h
ownisrs and btryors’ wh cOm-:|'‘r.oached ; where .,:;a price.’ ;ceiiing ; oh ’
.p.laiiv :,, about ’^.yhei, buBin'ciss: .they’re I, fthn-tnay
doing, nt’c.- , at thy , sihhp .quic4c,,| i.lOng 'ago' tiic dklributors are.
however, t(i R'et , over.: the, . pr.phrs y heo:n ,.:'w'ar'ncd u.iiotri.-
.shpvvn by the distyibUtprs;, , Ih sucli cially by a .Wa.shi'ngtoii irienci of .the.
:.;iiistaij,coy,, they,, .maintain.. , that • tlto tiiat;. if' they. Weren't chre-
(larmiigs,' tar..:the,::distrib.utors,.arc , »ui "''’ridi/yy-'ccilihg .of iro;:!to .was' ;npt .a';
Rigrid . Bergman : to, : position of . top
femme .b,'oi.magn'et'.df::fo . :'■■
' .Good . portioh. of tlio sub,jdct' mat-
ter’ ,.:\Varno.i‘a'hdd';:iii ■ ydpr-' : 'ihoK.ey'
brackois; ivas'-'tyar’ :;tqrm,i(Ul in story
tc.xUire;,Wil'':.: halt Of .the tO,p it'cohr
tainhig:th(3.s<i,: /n.grodients, . Hal Wa,tii:s’
wa.s, :4pr.oducOv . o.h. ;;.tho; bitik ' .of ' the'
■’:Co'mpi'iny''..4 yOp,.gros.sehs,’,.:-,.'''’ ’,■■':. .. ,
In .the,’. ii.<l ol 20 .stars that the
com pii (jy ' . hiis, ;; ;,Hum phre.y BOgart.
'%j,zed;,,tli' 0 :;,'top' :mOn'’e .pdim:
frOni .FrrOl :Fiytni.:’ w sVippecl ’in’tO
the ..ihhrd 'groove back' of Bette' Davis:.
.Ida; Lu'piiio has ciimO yip: rapidiy 'in:
thc.:stellaf ,grp,'u.p',’;hOiiig
value ;< 0 Fl .vn n... ' . ,0 th Or : nia'i or y til ito.s
arc -Olivia do. Havillimd. John Gar-
fieich , 'Anil. ■Sherldaii, JNVul
Joan. Le.slie; . ..Sidiic.v. . ■Groen.strcct,
.Doniiis. r .Morgan..:, ...IrOiie ’. MOiiiiii.ig.
;Aiexis Smithf .'Wait .Htis.{0n . . 'and
Jane Wyman.' . .
d(iippa.ny', has: 'quite; a .few '.special;
budgeted :pi;ctiii'e,s completed .during fstariing; Contracts ': for, . oiie or; two
the., year m. 'Dr. ..Wassel,' , 'French'
man's Creek' and 'Lady 111 tlie Dark.’
tcO .yoluhi.hitlus,'',biit' those' .the :.c
panj' hiis u'nder, it.s .wing., hayc proved
thOmselye's ..pf value to the boxotVice.
T.he. .. group ■,'lva's':grOwn' dunng'.'.nast '
fiyc;.:years 'titoih. virtually al-^h -
of . pebpie: to ,tH0'; point. .whOl'C' ■.ciir-
■iWiitly .thi: st'ddiO .is' payin
s.tip0|id ...to; sonic ..72': stars,'. .■■cOiitfac.t.
and.' .stock'' players. ; ;
;- .D,hitoct,.Ari.ist.y .group "Of, preiduc'ors,:;
Without - ah,y ','aid. :fr:ohi''.the, melh
d'\ynors:.;H.uriicd Olil :.s.i,x-';p.tcli!rc.s,' 'ilia't,
,gro,ssed ,f roiii $i .OOO.OOii. .fo-; ,$5;.1)00.;0(10 ■
;0.il ' .the , year. . .'Popper, .' \ya.s" ;tlie,'.','So.V
■Le:s,s,e,r.:' iUm, , .'Stagb' DiiOr Canteen.'
■ wi (h ■' .'HUiit:. : Slhoni;bor,g'.s,: . 'Lady ': of
■ Bu'rlO.squO:' ,-aiic). the,' Eiigl ish-iiia'de '‘In
'.Wh.ieh ■tYo Sori'e’ . 'poihfed ' for- $l,r
800, boo cac.li. -.'l’he ' first Ja
(ihii:.- prpdpccd' .by ..Ills broilier‘, .Bill.
•Johnny Come Lately.' . '.■.•i:l show
h('-i't!iy take of Sl.400.000.
■.i.-FliefO; \vofc',...sohic;2Q,.dth;ef ;fiim
leased . by . 'D.A.' dui'in’g , the. :. ;j:eari
, Wi,4H', the; takeover:. 'fro ni,.Pa>^^
of sey:eral. ,' -:'Cr.ystal,. , Ball,.’ ariiOng
.''Oiii.. ’hit ’.fhci ’$1'00
Harr.v. Slierinan and Hal Roach iirOd.-,
ol: proportioin. t'o .the percentage ot
iprotit, .realised by . the theatres. :Tlie
point' .f's, 'raised that .while', a lop pic-
ture is entitled, Ito -fetch. a good retiirn
for tlio .distributor,' tu;ider' th(3 lligh,
prtu:;,ailiiig,. piuccs-.a ; playiiig' ■iqrnis'.:
t.li.e exhibitor. .l;s ii,ott-gc,ttin,g ..as . niuch.
out'.'Of: the, 'film, foi* b'ankiiig. 'purposes
:;a',s. he ' sh.,o.ul.d,; espcciaiiy., in, yiew of.
.the ih:Ot' ..that.' lie '.takc.s: a •''licking •(hi;
;tli0 ! poor.' o.nes, ilioi(gh. tho . cxchaiigc;
gets its .rchtal aiiyhQW,, Tiie procda's
of adilusttnents of re.veiki(hl,u'rider' tho
contracts, take otire ot iustance.s, in
most oases but not . a:i, where t:i;;
theatre 'has; sUfl'cfod, a beating, but
it, ,;isn’t .■enough. : the ' buyer's .'.wail.! '; .'
,, Th.e policy jiraeiiccd by nio.st . al;
buyor.s . is to ti‘y to Ixau down t/ic.
price.s '. at . the outset rather .Ihaii .rely
oh' adjustments .. dr.; .sliding '.s,c,alo;s,l
that go ■aih(liig' 't he -lf)44^ b,o,; liiitri&s
.liiirt 'thrs trio'; iTOhi/ U'ie cost angle
should aiid' iliu'.st. brhig .'hoino ylOt Of
coin to takeii'a'rc' ()[ co-stsi: Actually.,
ai'oiincl $i;.2.000'.po:b, take wiW bo n'e
■sijl‘y..ip pu) 1 UiQiiii o.i'cr the reci- niark
fur the company. '"’,■
, Studio hoid.s a cOilibiniitiOn of s'lar.s'.i Curtiz, as. top:, money : ■getter .lor
\v :!0 have proven naturin.'; at the b.o„
.'such as, Bpb HopO;. B.ih.g; CfOsby. and,
. Dorothy ; Laiiiour, -who run :abbiit
hCck', and': iieek: i-ii ■' ..di'livv pb.W'er.'
t Paulette Goddarci. al.sO ilas dt'i'cioiied;
into; : a-,..s,trOiig ; btixotl'icO', coillcpdcri
with Alaii Ladd, ■\yiip, iviis ill sery icO
f(ir a siK;l!,,.ba0k- again '.and being
.figured ..uppti ,t;0: ih' :.a. topnotciiei'
.'.•aiiiolu:.' the: .s.tai' cO,iitin,g{urt'';fof'.,,,;tlie
''nc'w'yeal'.-'''d' ;
pictures' , a y'dar... WiOi ' Jack- Benny
Caxiy, Graiitj. Ingi'ld '.Ber.gwum,.: Ganv . . , , . , .. . , ,,
Cooper; !;: Ffedricy 'jVthrcbr 'Barbara'lfo';
Stanwyck and .several others. There Bojd the coin-ge tc
were .61;. feature players .contraetod'i ^ho .S.iormaii Hopaloilg Cu-.N. V-
■for-'pictures durilig 'the.' year ;.and '30;f't'^ak
stock.: player,s '0’n' ’.tlie ro^^^ : ' , ,, Outoicle ' of Dave , Stilmiqk .s '.Vm
. :.Cp,nt'nigc.nt of, 16 d,n-oplpr.s,:actirely,i.-;5.^,V|,^g ^ for. ■ distributkin. 'the
;Mgaged;;hflrmg year 'lindm^chacl. j;—
.. .Giu:taz;,.as: foR', .moiiey; Mettcr iw- y ’.people,
aggrcgalion, nsghe' has been ■:.in , ..the-
stiidip' lor .siweral- years. . :, y 'needed’ for Oieir.
■ •'-plaii;t;,:is.,loadcd,rwith- writers,' 'h turned. but 'good iprodu'et,. .
46 lyo'rkiiig . besIdG.s havn half f Nexl .-year vvill see cohtfib.ittions' b.y.
a 'dozeii .or'inore to thc Arniy. lii ,ad- .as
dilioii ytwo. of thc::iop director, s, .Bili' i t)ve LV’oiiSrD.-vv’e'LoGW’out-
Koightoy and Noinna'iV. KrasiVar ■ I Arnold:
,. , Gomihlhy:. di.'d ;Ok,a;y. 'Oil ! VeiS.sue:',0.t . Sclilagcr... .An'di.'eW
.‘Dklahoipa’ and 'the; 'd 0 'ubl,c ; bill :set .g,pue' Roiv ’ BOgeanS and • .several
of 'Crime 'SeinioF,:ah(i..;‘Girls; on.:Prp- :i:^^j,^,.g;; ^e; a(fded ’'.to,:';'the
.bation,' ' With pictures pickiilg'-u harihip:’-. &eiznic;kl AviVo'b
lolal of . $1,100,000 in rentals,,': ; .',-:.ja.r .pf; hilc’iit .u.itdef; his .eOiitf, actual
remoto, ;:pOfeibi,l.ityi .Bfljevetl ;iii .sOnie;
;cxhib|iil .n;'qU!;r.tCr,h i);f ,tbe;,tKld6^^
atlhciughniiany' GCiivliiact ’applications ■
h'tid to ,be ;.rejecte(a' beGatiso of pfjees',
.bn;yci.^< were’ ywillm^^^ to pa.y,,\th'e’.id:is- '
■ t r i ,b u 1 Qi’s . ;;i. ro . 11 Qiietheioss , sefti iig Up , ,
:.i , '■sta'ndiir.d .oh.- ..priees , that .wOulcl '
favO;!'., ,t li'cni i’ji '.the; event:'fhe; Q.if'iee: ■
of .Pi'icc!- Adihihistrattoh ■■ sb^ iiii-
, ihisO , a ■:ccih.llg'..siiico it ;W(n’ii(J ,b
.eriiert,' as' w-itlv other 'eih.i'lnfod'itte.s,'. by'
;t)ii,v, pri’ees'.'.cha'.rged • at soihc ..date' in' ,
I'l.ie ■ iiot 'dista'-ht'''pa'st.' ■'■ .■'; ■.'. ■■ ■ '.■;.
; ..■'it is;' ■'al'.sp'„'.l elt; ■ at,, :thc;: ' ,Samo’';thp,e’
.tbat’ nV.yiiy' ' tlioatre'. ■ppertitbrs have!,
lacked up their, boxofficc. prices in
.the 'tlioli.a,:lil :'t.ilat,! they wtould: be.:pi'.d- ’
tect.ed! ’tji'ron.'jli ■ eSfabl!is,lii;ii.g .a ;st;aiid- ;!
ard- (if ..price !'in!!th'C ;Oyciltt?thet'e ,.'Was
i f. so a Oe ill ng' oii' adipissi.Oii.4 scalcii; .• ■
dOiKiiWard,.'': ,'Or; pa.s.s- Up .ce’rlain, pie- fYl-'''.’'
turo.s. where that can bC done, be
cattso, ;t;h,o! b’iVsia!.pf ' rental, !iha^
a’p'pea'r. 0,ut!'of' I'iiie. ■|t .fS ' iutorc’stlng,
.to, hote-', that. so;'’'.i'ar;’!thiS..'’s'eds 'dii!-!
trlbs ' have o’fteh ..permilfOd: accounts
lo; :do tbuti evciil.’t'o! a ■Whole' K
;film. rather tha'h capituhVtc’ on, price.
■ ''Whether or. ;n!ot' . the 'poaic.! in ! film
ibiilals.- .ha.s.vbeqh - reached ,’at’-:'
tainihg ! the !,h,i!gh’est; levOls : iii .hfetor'y!
dtu'ihg !tho,:pa's;t yeaivis.. ’a!,!moO,t!
ti. 011 ;. ’but at ; .ie0st';'b'oth
buyer .''.are' 'presently. e'hgagOd ' in , a
.struggle ,f0' .’hold that:.:'l.ui!c,.’:’. E-tiortS
of .the’distrlbttti'cin.'cOmRahieS'.fo
lurthe.f ! a’lid the'- resistance of tho.'ex’-'
hibilors ! 40' .push . roiitals ''! hac‘,k .from
.their Current' ! levcks . may, 'irieah, , tha.t
filth prices. '.will .remain' static .for. at:
'Ica.st the duration.- 'Wh.at. domes': after
that will :b.e! .'dOpeiKient pn the::pi'od-:
ii'ct . tts'elff '' pQst-w’af ;!con'ditions; faii'e!
pthor !., . uMprea'ictable. factors. .'! Since
the ivaf bc-gan.ireiltals Inivc .gradu,-
■ally. gOiie;' '0p,,:W:ith! niore ■pictui'c.s^t'p
percentage, , t 'gu'arantee.s ■ inc.r'caso'd'.
■splits' iowbred, ' 'preferrfed';,: .playing
tune ' requiromonts expanded and
provision for extended time dr*
ing'-to:,''' Irear: .the '.■high(3'r-,.b.o. pric'cs
cl-ii’n-.ge'd,, .a,hd '.jhany exhibit<n-.s ,'h';,iy.e',;
iUcroased.. their ''admi-ssioiis ’,! as;,' !a '!
.nnSarts'. ..of plf-settiiig . the higher . (Urn ■
cOsts. taking tfi'O pds.hi.dn, 'aSid.e from ,
balkpifihg. '.the,' situatktO,:.
the! ■.mci'.ehahd.iso ' is . more 'Oxpbiisiv'e,'
the' public should .b.O;:e.xpe,et(3d;'t0 pay : ;
,a!; higher '.price!!, fob it , th'(3;
virtuaily itveVytbing el- e on. the re-
ta.il market,'',!! The, ro. are other' .ci’i.seS;-
'where';. llie.'.'palrO'h'age ha's;' ihiimed' to !
the . point ' wh0,r0 :'the ■ o:xbi bi tor. . .is .
futcod . to. 'get mm‘e>! front .fewer pco!7, .
pic in order to pay the rentals de-
,niahd,(|d;; oriii/n. ’ah keep! opertitihgv
:0'f '.:c'ourse.-' ,whe.rQ ':a.,'situati(tiv '..is 'e,k^^
ircmely hard I'.it and tiiere is no
apparent .'Way . out.! .oXCOpt to! 'dras-' '
ticall.v . lower " rehtal: ! requirernonts;'
.th(3 .di,st!ribs 'aib.ig,Gnfcrall^ doing .that,. ,
'Soii’ 16 ; however, a.rq ' more CDiu;erni;d
witli tiic .status ’of! .the 'smaller ac-!;
couiit than 'Others, and arc, gping out '
ol their . wav: to: 'render aid.' : . , ■
' . •Sa!li3S ';.so'' far this Season' (1943I44') .
have., \'oric-!d 'G0n'.siderably with some.
com,ij,‘iiu0.s . eleiirihg..'! Gohtraetis . much'!
!fa.ste;r; than Others .but, (ui 'tiTe •'_'iVhoi.(3,; ;
tberc.; arO 'ito. sOrioii.s' complaints! hi
up (it.'Pla.yfcfe,,,. with 'Betty. 'Htitlon 'also!
Calcuiiif ed . . a-s ! a; 'hot' b.o. '.'m.unbt'r,!
Airoti-iO'r ..whom!:: studio' lirought to
. front wa.s : William Ben.dix, ' whom, it'
.dug .lip frhin, Ure.,H'aI Roach ..rp.slOr
.and :Wh;o' Spufted .to. the', fOi'c o\’cr-
prcldUCtioti : head,. I.s 'i'dut.. to gel a
.group . of hoteWortlly films': !ihto the'
■wiii.g. .i.?!-s;ot to Ui'iii oiit!at , feast ,thr(;O;; t'h.(;alr0s.-!' During;. 143:.. .FR.C'tHad! a
.So'iiiy Tnf..-i, d'.;g up from no
tvltei.c, i-s a ■.potojil li.g,UrC:' i.n Ineiinb^'YlY^ctiit'o A ■ ■■■ ■■
I ^ piefprc.s. to' bc ' rcl.eu.'-'cd .before, Uic , numbcr;.ol .good gro.ssers turned .out
''Uniyei'Sal.’.GontillUe^ '.Ciiil ,o-f. 1!)44,.,.' , ... . j by !. its. cpntribn:ting; prpd'ueers';.an,(^^^
■'.llinv.t'rsal, .wl-iich ■has ■;ho,en (•Um.br j Columbia’s Three Fix
iug idiG.ad and ■ahead d,uring,lh(i’ Nate
■starring !a;hd .. featuted^ .; roles' ■ ciSnm.'! tlfe f'UciG! of the .ditgge.d! (fetermhiation
i'rom. .freelance !('artk.s, , , ' : !; .! t! (It .all di'strib.s,;.even tO , the! 'Smaller
PRC. vbich had a sort of slow ones, to get .steeper rentaks. 'rnis
start- as' ’a'produchrgland'd’ialr lyeiyy, :,- defcinp,'ihat,ipn^^-^^-l^^^^^
outfit in 194^ : wins! .ti-ghtOnCd Up’ an’d- cases, .slowed '.Up .'.sellin„g for certain
e-vp.htidcd' when the Fine' Art.s idhtribs .'ipOrO- thaii 'I
-Was:,'.; taken' 'over,' ',-:L!eoi'l; ■. Ffom'k'e.ssi.j'! '.Ad'ded'' , res.istaiicc 'by ‘bu:yor'.s:! h!as!',
al.-'U: been' .’pos.sible; through; .^
-iog' ti'mo!,on, films, ahd, filling'out :With;'
minor. );ir!oduc.t,!. -reis.sUesmhh repeat !
BlUinbCrg-Glhf : ■W()!vk; - re.g'i’ift'es,; -kept
higlrt and b(.eathe. htavilv -’in .deniand;
■as! iycli as' bringing Hal'lRoachfeWho ! ! d^titondUuyes; : c(nUpm
liolds'his eo,Tit'aeivl(,l of coi,r to;Nia&'iY^''W^;^^ ':'“^F'v
wtiih fia/V ixi.vv., . • .1 V . o r ) ' no liini.s, hit . (hcV'$2.000,000
with., the player -on. ;loanonls ■. tltal ',.|.,m,;.ihe .eprapahy !dmh,g,.'i943';;:,m
1: being oh their 'own 'this y.ear;!,are
^Striving 'tQ;'gct!.fi!lins! that! will teach'
■■’(^1 '.tOrt nft’0'’-'*''>-kutrcs'.'':iifl \vh^ '!,caiv,,!b:c!
■rl-ll ,UVyi , .5 l;,>!>Uy)UVW: ■.product,: ha;<.
pl'(’''ti'‘i'('S 'that ;' bo.cn .in ■ the' ..seri’e.s ' tvpo -but in "44.
'Goi'ii'mbia' got thr'e
have . bcch !iib,un da n.t
sev.eiv-pic.lUri'
GinmW '■ 1! ; ■ ■ t r ; .llea.scd'l3.ril(n,s.'that grossed frohv $1,-.!
’iuiicti0ni.vf'^’'n^ OOO.W Ih'a't.is'nvith,
nwfk' ' P' ^ Abbott:;&,'Cbstclio picture'
re Sr amohg'them, ', {Sutdiojfeenlv feit loss'
‘ wm v 'tP re' ^ this, d'ub;.; who:! w(mkl.' havir 'coil-;
r-nmr^* h'Ct'lV Oi j' |FibtTtcd at ' ICilS'l t\VO' ^ t'OUUt
:~e,.,,„,^ . ,cmi5bwatl.nti:h;;,,m,:been: in .the
■ Jv - ’ '■^r:'’‘lf>!. ..mid r,bntlcr' I grossing' brackcL '-i^
':lF,Ve”?0''’hy etniple.tv’0.: e.ysi'';, 'studio 'diR. nof.piiss ,:th0 ■'.^(nnljintl''.!!
■ : a.,gcnt.s. Bni-,., pi-n(;;. ' anrt . ;Bim iio.) of Jiie ■!'.Pastornaic' atm .!H,eii,r'y
. ' loinas, .-:\y,lto ■.havo htid' -ii hoiablfc i Kq.sier -. who, ro.spociively. .'prodviced
! !' ,h.t' u,n(isua!i ,-gr(is.mi'S'!,dUrih^^^ !Diii:bin
, tFyea.r .and ..aop.ear a.s lix-iin'es.: with' ..'(itnfs, ' ;lt 'I.Urned , tlio .'choia' over 'to'
; n«; cpm,pmiy vlq';.,gm; irfeoiici:’;. 'coih'Hrhc(?:.:;Kfe
■ Y^'t'tlir 'h'fi .AvivtS '-tiirrie'd! .tnii coin-!,gcf.|:0'rs'.'.!'
■ .l‘I>fe,V:.,tq, :it.s, li.st star;, pt,ayor.s a'nd,t ifin'g ■ ijroci.u.ccd and directed' ■A.iviazr
■ : ts. endea\-qr.ing,.t -.a!' .Clfaued -'iiig ■Mr.S'v ' .HirliWay.'' .! wiitje • JacksOP
'...toward •.a ■ screci.r 'cOniebaelf.' ■Cl.th.er.s f 'IIi.S ! :Butler's'!. 'Si.ster’ .i.fh.d
■ whom.. !tii^ ■’f'v.':q.:'B,i.ll,s’ -;'h'a;v!cv ti,.e<l.! tip! llpi:d,’! :;';!Iir,: .'lalt(n.' '!pi,CUir'.(;- Xi
i, i!o,iv.;lqng,.-.se,r\'iUtde, in .■,the,:ir!.,i5rodUc;- new. iop {!lfr.(ieVbr!c,ai.Po i(f.il'fy;^
if 'the inark' (n’,cr 'SLoOl) DOO 'ahd tWi’) ! I.hpy! are !.p.Uinhing ! a nt,in)b'er ,..lh^
,ver (he !$I. 060.000 p iiitt 'vritl4':BaIiara’ I ci:il-pr0ductio,n,s, -FQ
.lk-i)ig' ‘t'lln:Hop:’p.oi-’Vuui '.M('re thc 'M the ' freeiarice ; iplayCr
r;k;r’''rinnK'r 'tip'.' bn avc'r^ and . star .list, tbroUghout,' .and.::have!
2nd WEEK
CARY GRANT
JOHN GARFIELD
i.i'l. \\'!I
■•ICtt.'
“DESTINATION TOKYO”
!■ '.'■,■ ., t ■^!'k’uH'S'.‘N.;.''' '
CHARLIE B VRVET & ()•«•
AImi Ella Mae .Alorde i;,-',
Cow«>, llitc /C StanU-y
'"'Ta.m'.’"’ strand ‘‘ jv-;;, *
(»V- THE sritl'UvN' •
'jaencer Tracy
I rene Dunne
'ii' -M^. . ’
"A GUY
NAIiIED JOE”
CcitlltoC
' IROtOWKY I AT SUt . snittT ^'
. . IN. PLRS(W
i. KATHRYN .
■ ({RAYSON .
KiCHAKD HI Vi BCE
! I ORCH.
LOU HCLTZ
.VimI. OIImm'm-
..Tlniq., J«r. Ii' •; . ■ ■
on Scrf»n McDONALD
l . tlickrS - KOOfM'tV
' .IlMlv ( iAIUlAM *. , , , 3 ■■■•■;. .
GIRL CRAZY’ Smith & Dale
oni.<i(ic of these Icatioi's coinpai-.y ha(:
.K(;(iti .i'( turns. re,!,;.': ! '! ' •
Cooi.n.ny’s lop .'.star ; was .Jeiih
I'Arl hui- . in .iu.<t one pie. ‘Merrier,.:’: or
itlic!.,vear !bnt ii' tniinaged thr^^^
''lilm to bi-'n.g ■Cnar-es Coinirn into
; .stai''.’in.g:, c.h's.s.: , Slu'd i;i .lists; 17 ..siai'.S'.
Ol'. its roster, 'rail of .v. 'eom are I roe- ■
1 hinecrs;. ,' lt' had '.'under cortraet and ,
J'fi'oni frc'ela.n'ee .sourc;('.s ■S';!inie..(i0 play- ,
’ ■ehs, bc’.s!,id’o.s.a '.SI:T()rt., s.u.b.'!Q!ct .group of
I .-even pct.sonali'.'i's. " ■ •. '■!, ' ■,■..■, '.
l!' . • Ilail-(;czcr, .piiacUic’hr’a!' w-ero'/on .'the' ■■
. .lot' wilh 1(1 tiireet(>r.s .-oni 16 writer.s ;
: :r.(il:tn!,dvn,g' ! .Up,. ..iht'. .■I5'ei'.s(>hee;l: wli..'): '
u:r.-ed omI .Uu 1943 crop ni Cdm.s,.
,! .. RcpUblib; • xV'h’ivt -’'is':.
’:’ R('v;!(’ 1 ‘,s ttv’pt-ti’:i.rt!:'()ru:i,l;’in.g'((\-,('r^
',':G''i’.ne'...'.4,'U’try-; rxnv :h-i ■seryicc’.yieft 'bff':
.'...had ■a;bi'i',!.Y't''ar, StUi drew bow.s for ji.is,
;”.Vlii'!!'.ORl Okh.'u'nna' which Bo'eby
.X.irili ,i’/r()(h!C;(':d'!' ’,.ai'!d,. !A.l ! , Ro.ec’!'l
■ .dir.(-di;d.' ■ C-ast-tdpfie.'r’! is' -.lohn, :.Wa,v.ne.
■:’;;,'.iKl,lVe .’tit','s!!a, .$2’:60'(i.’(Hlh^
.!' Cf'’e!fiit, ' Cfe.i'ten'd! 'in,:()(l'uel 'b.c’ivc d'ufing'
resist. ■' .yi;aE.'','lh.s'. l'aa;ti,:!.'(;’rns)defab)y |
.■-ih,l!i(ivq.’tiiat ■’h>!h)«aljt!y;;ol';;yefn’srgot)c':-
:!!i''),r,!-!t!’it.!!r'!:('i)j,ni)in i'i')ii,sl'':ambi'tloits..'t(), .'
; ' S'ei ■■• '(.mi ...'i'l'.. hiti I’l i .ife-f : i if
■ .iir,g!:.yo'ar!'!tivat':y‘t>ll ,1^
,(i’f'ii'!r).iiliioti'!i);r' l)eth;)'h:;..'Cfi,!n,|'ifiit.y. him
';nii.'':,e(i!',a.Ss(n'‘lin('((l'..ol!'.:ha;jl;-(l(jr^ !.sKtf.S'
i' 1 'i..i'ts setu|>;'\vith..ar(n!ii'n:i,;kT iii
' 'hs fci(lu!r(i 'and; 'sto<;K , grtsi,i;p ' ..
i ■ ''iVlinuigr'a'in:' ’u.pj)e'd - Itis'! .'b(iii.,ge.t,:.:(,).n'
'.■j:n,;oi'!U(;t .';;d'l)r:i.n’g ■■■■tlie,:''!..V(.'ar, got out
’s’:-nit(r' ititt'i.gUi.ng 'niin.s..
.:''op'ubi’ed!'i,iS:.r(.rv,(*n,'i!l{!’d yeai''.
. lias.. )):r()(litcer. grsniif.'.of ,ha.lf .(l<)Z(’,n'
!(),r! .s(i.' will: (lirectors brO'Uglft '•.'in!' '('ifi
'ireeliii’iee' basis. . There:'a'ro..!i,bdut' 'six
';.We.sterii .. stars (mdei' coritritch to it.s
viirrOi i;s ;!, prod ueens ! ati q!,. . about; ■ 20,
I playei‘.s:;,.tc> ..bereiv'lllize^ from it.s con-
';;{i'UCt:ii.sl,' Bal.'inee (if people botii fur
corralled!,, a fet of personaiities ’wbp,
atiiy.a. ..fch' year.s ago got .star tail line
in 't-Jp picture.s. Con.iin.g year. s.'-.oulci
!prpve: healthy piie in line with plars
ih(,\v h'avc.:. . ,■ ! ■-
bpp’king.s, '■, ’.y,ar,ioU.s aGcoiLnts.:..'hav.e.
belli (ieliberatel.v buying product
f iicy! other wise. tyduldn’t Want ip. ore
der to .stall lurt’oer on inaior rieal.s.
Cl)' the other hand, ol course, tlie
di.sthibuttir.s;' ;iv,e !ma.king "so-: inuch !
.hiani,'..y gnol! 'ih.;, tnit.st. -'h'i'StanC.es, harm
.'0 mi I eh product on I'iitnd lh(:;... akso,
Ca.h.'aiPn'il :.1 (!j! h<ild ;oi.ut. v!!;. ■ ' ,,!
The hope of the fu'.ir.-e al! around
■ferethat the (iay i.s m>l far di.slant ..
:w’hc:ri''both.!di.siributor an.d' 0
iciiir. U) bo Ic.ss!. selfish!,. a' n.-ediction
of Ihiirgs to come by Wiiliam F.
Rodgeis, vjcc-prt.siclenl ol Loew'.s in
charee of di.slribution. ■ ■' ’.! '
“I’m sorry, Boss! That sign in the window ftot me!”
.‘such .sweet lonipulsion is the Grand Passion. Virtually apy , time
mere idia ol Wheaties. The lypi- of day or night, he succumbs
cal Wheaties addict is happy, uii- 1 hlNsfiilly to the lure of crunchy
inhibited in the pur.suii of Ih- I ik‘k(; and intily flavor.
Thirty-eighth f^HiETTT Anniversary
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
DAVID 0. SELZNICK ^ MARY PICKFORD t
VlflLLIAM CAGNEY S EDWARD SMALL S SOL LESSER
CHARLES R. ROGERS S JACK SKIRBALL 1 LESTER
PRODUCERS’ CORPORATION OF AMERICA
GREGOR RABINOVITCH S RIPLEY- MONTER S
S'
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thirly-elghth Ji^ifilETY
to theatres of war
ever-
58 PICTURES
thirly-elgh^ P^IEff Amhersnry
W^nes4a^v January
On
a
; Cxmtimi«d from p.ise 38
• critic of the Plain Dealer, came 'to my aid. and so cIM the
. iambus' ptitftb^der, 'Tris, .S tn BufTaio l had- asHistaiipd !
from Peter Cornell. lather c.l\ ilio famous Katharine. lis ;
^ Washir.gtoi’. Kdmur.d Plchr.. ■ who oponr.cs the X.uiona'.
'■theatre/.,,was In North Wjriianh '
Cary' 'Pu’nCan. 'put ;hjmselt hi.s eafc of ',
gas at my comniunc;. And th.ere were many other town.s on
niy ,zlg-z;ag route. I certainiy cou'.d .never have completed .
the book without the cooperation of Sam Forre.st, of Bioad-
way. New York — without tire generous help of sricli people
as George Frecdleyr Oeire Buck, Charle.s Wa.shburri, Jimmy
Troup. Walter Moore, ; Rb.selia Vion, GeOrge Chrwlie tthe ■
riayer.?!. George Buck, W. W. Kane. Ashton Stevens,. Harold
Forbes. Richard Rirdgeis, Marcus Heiman, Clranning Pollock.
James Rennie. Gram, Mitchell, and Fnrnci.s X, Hope, retired
showman of Philadelphia. ' ' ''■ ' '
Only the Title Qiaiigetl
I wanted to write this Cohan book candidly and honestly
, and did not (eel that I could do. the ,iob witli any kind of ..
supervision, restriction, or ccn.sQ.rslr;!r. and the manuscript
.ft’as never . .khbwtr to Cohan's lawyer and devoted lifelong
.friend; "•Dennis O'Brien. . .The. 'only . protest we.' heard , from
Mr:. O'BrieW was aboui the use of the original title, ‘Yankee ,
Pijnce,’: which he .claimed would be a trespass on the . Cohan
rigiits, as there was the famous musical play called ‘The
Yankee Prince.' done in 1903. We promptly .changed the.
title and the jacket. I spent endless hours in librarie.s and'
. countless; evenings over old iriagazinos. and new.spapcr files.
1 wrote letters to people in 40 of 43 states. There were
■ ihan.v times when the job .seemed ■.top .ovortVliplming. and , I
','atteti .wanU'a to give it up. But I had gone too far. The
■origina; deadline was July l.Ippinco'.t's extended it to
Aa.giis! 1. It was ,piv, Aligust 3 that I ruslu'd into 521 Fifth ,
avenue and 'put live beautiful blue mss. in. Mis.s Tay Hohorf's .
lap — and quickly picked up my paymenl-on-dclivcry check.
There are odd.s and ends here and there, litl'.e fragments
1 find in a great snowy mountain, of notes, that I didn't get
into llie Cohan biograph — little leftovers that would make
a ■ bonk ' in •' 'themselves... : . George M. di.sliked umbrellas,
'.heavy iindenvear, wrist walches, cigaretie case.s. flannel
trousers, filthy talk— and alibis of .all kinds. : He liked -Life;.
With Father' as well as any play he saw in his la.st 20 years.
He liad great affecTion for his 'press men. Charlie Washbufit ,
and Jimmy Troup. He was often told that lie and Grantland
' Rice looked' .alike' and he' was ■■greaHjr pleased. 'He had
fondness. for many towns; particularly Boston, and he knew
more about- the strect.s of that city. than, do rao.sf Bostonians.
He liked visiting cliurche.s and frequently did so with his
mother during her last lew years. On all his tour.s he in-
, variably made daily long distance calls to hi.s wife. Agnes
Nolan Cohan. ; He read a great deal more than most people
realized. He olten chuckled about the time he and his
friend Steve Reardon each iiad a copy of ‘Once Aboard'
" the L'ugger' and road it simultiineousiy in liie same liolel
. suite, .ftequenflx yelliiig tpi each, other ,,tl;ie,,d,odf ' con-'
. nectin.g. their 'roo’m.s,;,..! ■',,1 . I.'-':; . ’’v'-
I — .\imI Ho Always Meant It I
I never sajV George M. actually pay a bar check, but was
aware that he ' would never allow any one at tii.s table to
touch it. never heard him speak with disrespect of any
woman. I heard him several times say. Tlo'.s'^rot my kind
oPa: maiT.t but ;md,re fre it would bo siictv a remark
as 'He's all right; he’s on tlie square.’ tn my years of kn. w-
iiig hint and aepirig; him I .went with him ,lo hehear-sai.s, ball
games,' to'; bar?; to .the • re.serypir' trackt in ' Centra.i Park, to'
luncii and' to the'thoafre now and then, arid .his'invariable'
wcu'd of . parting, was. ‘Take care of yoiu’splt,: kid:.’' Ati.d . live
meant itf'-;;. ,'V .''’P-V'',.;.'" 1 ' , I-' '.
1 wanted to write— I hope I’ve written— a book . Unit had
drive ■ and tempo, .color ' and directne.ss'; : that, wa.s fac,tuat|y
correct;; and I! have .sbUght to present Gcmrgp. Michael Cohan,
as I knew, him;,' a'nd a.s lie was,; and I iiope I have .dpne il,-
B-.it. of cour.se, I never e.xpcct to be done with writing of
Cohan. Of such a man tliefe will be things to say a.s long
as my fingers can Jlrike a keyboard. And .so. in that con-
nection. let me pay tribute here and now to the little black
portable that bore the brunt of the attack, and that I’ve
come near losing only twice in a dozen year.s. Once along
the southern coast of Brazil end the other time, onl.v last
summer, in .a bus .station. ;at:'Springfie^^ Mass., eh , route id
Nwth Brookfield; It was saved lor me by a fellow who
had the look of one who knew all about the Cohans and. the
Keohanes',. who ;had himself followed the career of Amer-
• lea’s extraordinary song I and dance man from the day,s of
• ‘Daniel Boone on. the Trail’ and 'Goggles' Doll House’ to the
years leading up to 'I’d Rather Be Right.’
And a final tribute, certainly, to, the pretpy and tireless
re.searchcr. Joan 'Marlowe, to whom the Cohan book is dedi-
cated. She spent ino.st of the summer ol 1943 m libraries
of towns all the way from the St. Lawi'ence to the Poloinac.
I am sure. that by now she knows the plot of ‘Peck's Bud
Boy,' . that she can recite entire scenes from 'Forty-five Min-
utes from , Broadway,' and that she. i.s lolter-pcrfcct on the
lyrics of 'I Was Born in V’ir-r-gi'n-n-n-ya.'
And so I thank yovi; and'.my wife iJ. M. pf. the above ,pa,ra-
'graph 1 '. t,haiiks you. and,! fnS;, pddMsdgi'-s . yPV' . h.hd
know that all of you feel a.s I do about , the .great, little .guy ;
.' who had .a remarkable life, and wlio will .hold his place in -
■:';ihc .minds .and. ‘hearts,~df''‘AinbF.iGa'n piayg :a'ft .tlie
-theatre' exist.s;:-
From Theatres
of Peace
House Revie
Slate. >. Y.
. Putriciri M orison. Eric Blore,
jackie ' Gleasd Tislier,
Carlton. Emmy. Ruby ZicerUncfs
Orch: 'Snlnirn’ (Col) . ' ' ■.. ■■,!
Cun cut layout ‘ dpntains lots of
bo in the marquee lure of screen-
names Patricia Mbrison and Eric
Si'oi'elahd second run; bf ‘Sahara’.'
Rc.=t of bill constitutes ' solid vaude
faro. . ■'■. V ' ■■Tr'i:
There’s a let-down (iuring the.
■eai'iy sessions of the bill,. b.Ut sub.sm
quont talehf makes: a quick- recovery
to get into the good .graces of the
audiences for a sock fl.riish; ... ; .
Afler ■ Carlton Emmy's dog act.
proe6eding.s go int(i' .see6na ,gear,,\vith.
Eric Blore. abetted by Jackie Glea-
son doing a slow line of chatter in
which tlie re.-=uUs of his-, years' ,ef,
.screen buttlin.g are .'discussed.' His
Subseqtieht bit with Jack Albertson
strai.ghtiiig is equally non-produc-
tive, but he makes a good recovery
With his singing ol an uUra-vcrsioii
of ‘Pistol Packin’ Mama' with title
changed to ‘Lugar Lugging Mater,’
good for a hearty exit. '■
Patricia Moii.son (New Acts) also
fails to p'erk up the show appreciably-
with lier singing. ■ " , '"
Here Jackie Gleason; emceeing the
show, coiitributes his bit. and .pro-
vides the spark which carries the
show to : -its e.qnqUisionv ■: He . starts,
with, a series oftribS- bf' radio, shows,
continue j. .with zany impressions.:, of
liini players and. winds up willr a
takeoff of Jimmy Durante. Took
several earned ■bows. .. .
Harrison and Fushcr. .smart daiice
duo, exhibit new ,. 'routinck Open
with a', waltz and go into material
wiiioh can bo palmed, off to concert-;
audiences but with sufficient viilue
to excite valid? 'patrons,. .First : of
their, : new offerings is tiie : Miller’s
Dance from Do Fana'.s 'Three Cor-
nered Hal,’ a. Serious terp exposition
-coiitaibih^ clas.sioal Cn.stiiiian strains.
Exit .wi'th ;a satire' of a toorserious.
pair doing, a tango. Latter routine
wallops the house into giving them a
good send-off.
Pienty busir.es.s or. the .Stem this
week .arid State i.'? getting its share.,
.i. .lose.
'Vlfei'evcrourarmedforcesfighttO(lay,lheyfigh men, the part played by SOUND is one of
increased efriciency because of SOUND equipment. increasing importance.
SOUND helps them on defense and attack . . .
in a variety of Ways that will make interest-
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Naturally the engineers at Bell Telephone Lali-
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Victory sooner.
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^ SprEB TEIE da ¥ OF VICIORY BY BVYim tFAR BOmS-MORE WAR BONDS- Ai\D STILL MORE! y
^itrsind.. Y. Y. .
Chorlie Barnetts. Orch ■ with Bar-
:riet, Clarke, Peanuts Holland and'
Bunny Briygs; Ella Mae Morse,
Lowe. Hi IP & Stanley; .‘Destination
Tokyo' (WB).
- Witli Charlie Barnet i'eedin;; the
Strand audience his accustomed style
of jive, , current holiday fare isn’t
lacking in applause , or boxolTiee.
House wa.s, ja;mmed;.bpehing.show by
nives who took to the Barnet pick-
ings with unabashed enthusiasm. ' !
Despite surefire nature of his nf-
fering.s. hoii.se producer Leo Morgan
. tpP.k .:tim'e off’ to devise: some prodiie^
'f(bo - hpVeity;. . O'pening . theme has
beq'iv dispensed ' With., in . favor of
novel entra'hee' whereby: ■ Harriet
.Clark and Bunny Briggs ■ rise along
with the band pit to give out witli
brief tap, and song bits with special
stroMltihg.;Cffe,cts. , Closing shot has
Barne* salute hand leaders with a
few blasts of their top tunes to wind
.tip wit!i his own ‘Cherokee.’ Both
blfering,s h,it:the iihark with' the auiii-
enco.
: ;Kiiisk- Clark.' with pienty s.a. ac-
b^piriatcd. by .ctraple.ss gown, knocks
oft, I;A'e Had- That'- Feeling Before’
and Don i Wanna Be Alone Tonight’
to, .good response, while Bunny
Briggs; , 8 pleasant looklii.g . seniaii.
riis'nes out li vocal c'norus to fbliow
m o fast and eflective tapping.
Other orch personnel giyeri'; oppor-
tunities.; to - shine ; incl'.idc Pennuls
Holland.; witk h:s scat .^angs and hot
irumpotir.!;. and Dodo Mr.rrii-os'a. at
the piano, doing the novbllv ‘Dick
Tracy Liquidates '88 Keys .bits'.
;vvere rpadi.ty ’deyourecl'.Hy,- tlie '.pre
domihantiy .ii.tovbug i’.ouse. .
Outside acts inclucio the pleasing
session '.b'f ' Ella Mae Morse '( lifeiy :;
Acts-,), and', ,Lovvc, Hite and Stanley's
rciiablc ':turn:'';,''L'at:e.r.' ..icohsistin'g.'.'b't,-
a lower casti .'perforiher,;; a-kin'g-isize .
g.ent 'a lid .'blV(i, of, standard: pro, pprt id
■'cip a cons i.s't eVi t f.y ;t (:( hn y -ikVi oc.ka bout
routine and eiicorb wit.ii a. takeoif on
.Anercw.s Sisto'rs,:.''t\-itti','mu'siC.:S!-iP‘-
piied by a back.sta.ye . ('.ecoriiing.
. Jose. .
4 iii<*ii^». f 'lii
, Chicago. Dec. 28.
: Jackie ' M.ile'.sn 'VVnT.ei- 'Dare' IVolii &
Johnnie . Tra md. O.vJ'ord Boys (2i.
Dorothy ' Keller. Cliionpo Theatre .
Ballet tl2i; .‘Riding High' (Pan. !
; Second week of curren; revue
; wliicb has , enongh noveltie.s and eye
.appeal to. satisfy; the! tio’iday crowds.
Chicago Theatre Ballet opens, and...
closes the show with 'cblbrful ron-
tines. Opening is framed against a
winter scene wi'.li .girls in black and
White c.i.-:! limes and for th.e finish
showing .small dbUs attached to' th'Pir. ,
■ri.ght. legs, tpi: precisio.ii, riunibor ' ,to !
‘The: Doit Dance.'
' Dorothy Keller fuliows. will', a few.
minutes, .'of ' tapping .with!.:hig-h' .kicks ,
and turns and a, .jive’ routihe .that hft
the spot with the bobby sock fradb, '
Oxford Boys are next witli rlivlhir.ir
irtapresSibfes'of , various bands iiicVyd-
ihg Henry Busse, Kay Ky.sev Tommv
Dorsey and others.; 'and oils of . the-
Henry Aldrich skit. Gildersleove and
other charactefs jncoi'porated 'iii.:, a
push button radio, program!,:. A hit.'-, ■
; Waiter 'Dr.rc' Wahl, a.ssistcd by
Johnnie Trama. idravy, plenty ‘-ot
laughter with l.hci r, mixed ! up ac rot
billies roun.din.g 0 '.it turn by showjr..g
the customers thov really., can do
le,ait,iin8tq tricks. : Big; hand. '!
' , Jackie Milo.s, headliner of the bili.
has; improved .greatly. . .:! His ■' timing
and - rielivoi-.v • is!, now wel! nigh
perfect.; an.d enables him' to put’ io'ver
his smart gags , and material in a ;
smooth; quiet ,'ifi’a'iiner :thatT:i'i,g!rat,iates^'!
himself witii . aiidiences and gets .
every! ounce of comedy out of his
lines. Scored solid hit. "
The Ballet rclbsc.s'' with™ak!masked
bill 1 num !)or as , b’ ri i;,gs ' of lights ■ are
let down ficin the flies to give a New
■Years'flavor if b finale'. ■ Morg. .t;.
• RETAG MUSIC
Bonny Goodman’s ‘Moment for
Mu.sic.’ which he starts in early Jaiir
uary for 20th-Fox, .With'.irepotjediy
tinving a semi-biographical plot, will
be tilled 'Sweet and Lowdown' in-,
stead. ' 'i.'.'i
‘Kitten. or. the Keys' is the t:ig for
the fihr.u'sioa; he'l! make after this,..:
also for 2(UI-,. ! "■: .'!'i-' !
, Mpls; Wins BUimbcig Contest
'!■ ; Minneapolis. Jan. 1.
'■ : Hni'vei'.sal: hero notified It won first
nlace r.a'Jar.ul'.y in. the 20 .weeks';
Nr. to Blumber.g Testimonial ptaydatc’
c.ontc.'t. LcRov J. Miller, branch,
manager,. Balesrnen.'ahd!.bobke.ts wii-i
receive prize bo:iu.- equivalent „tc),',
three weeks' salary. Other cm-
oloyb-s .also >wil) be rewarded. ; : ' ■;
PICtVRES
Thhly-eighth
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
■UBIHM
MY FAVORITE STORY
Olsen & Johnson
■ Walter e.- Kelly used to tcll a firoai auiclficr \\thicv
have always remembered. . OI cour.se yb.u have to, have
ills irlchly flavored dialeet to gh'o it the , poigitancy it /
siioulcl have. However . 0'.Brien is stagfle.rifiH j.
borne one , evenini?. and loses his way. . He fmds. hini-
self in asgraveyarcT; He, stumbles 'over sra\'es and
bushes and finally.’ in the, dark,' falls. into,;,an ri,pon grave:
which, .ii'ad beeii dug: to receive a, cadaver the I'ollowing
da.V. Iiia.smuch; as, the fall is about .six ; tecti it stuns
our good ’friend, and in his cohdition be falLs. sound
asleep.. He , doesiVt,. awaken turtil i tim following morns
ing when tlm baidy rising sun beats .into bis face. He
. rubs his eyes, .feels ai'puiid: to sec .iukt where be te and
what it is:all, about, . :Timnj,ra^j-,^,iaboriously he gets
on his, feet, the top of hist head just .sticking out oyer
the grave. , A.s he looks :aibuifd , and . seCs all the riiauso-
leums, tombstoii'es and rather ■sepulehral atmo.sphorc, ,
■ be gives: a little grunt of .satislaetioii and says to, him-
..sell'. 'B’glofy and b’,ioe.se it's resurrection day , and
, Iln the fi.rst son dt.a gitn up.',
'’Ed :,Gardner'';’'',
iviy favorite story is one that actually happened to
■me..
I was trying to hire a coldred servant and finally got a
guy who looked very hright and spritcly, who looked
like he could cook, press clothes, and laugh-up jokes:
so I says, ‘George, how much money would I have to
pay you?’ Be says, ‘What do yon plan to pay, Mr.
Gardner?’ ‘Oh,t 1 says, ‘about ».'> bucks a month and your
keep.’ Which was a little more than par at the time.
So George says flatly, ‘I can’t, Work lor fiat kind of
money.’ So I says, ‘Weli, nutWforget about it.’ So
George says, ‘I don’t want to offend you, Mr. Gardner.
, A couple of months ago I would have been eXtremelv
glad to get da t kind o’ money, but in de month I went
to work for Mr. Andre Kostelanetz and he paid me $150
a.month, I naturally, raised my standard of livin’ to the
point Where 1 how owe So much money that I couldn’t
get myself paid off at $85 a naonth. If you still need
somebody after I get myself ad,iustcd, I vvill be glad to
take the position.’
John Golden
My favorite stery Happened a very long time ago. t.
prodxiced a play with Wincliell Smith called ‘Three
Wise Foots.’ He.alioays hated the show.: It is a maticr
of record, that initil I got Leblangs to fill the theatre:
with cutrates, the play gave every sign of utter failure.
Once ive got audiences coming; the play was ft great ■
success and ran at the Criterion theatre: into two
seasons. >
But my Great Joke . occurred one Wednesday when
there Was $5S. in, the b'owoffice from ilti’ ilinl'iiee.'-VViu- i
ehell and .1 mwre standing iaifroht of the Cri'ierioti at }
^the corner of 441)1. Street and. Broadway. dtseOnsolately :
: watiiiing ti jn-itUpn .pcopk’ imssing by, -
: W/)u,'heii' .snaried nt, 7:if, ‘■V'oir:fH.S'i.stCd o» :doiftf/ (his
slio'ir, .didn't you:’'.
'Yes:'. J. replied, mi.sefaU
: ‘Rottei.i cast,' said he, ‘Ctaiule GiirnIgU'qt.er, Helen
Menken-^jttst: vobodie.s:'^^^ . i
■ ‘I l;iw\v it,' 'I ninmbled apologidicatiy. .
: ‘And the C.riterion.:iliealre Ita.sii'l had a clCeeni show.
. iiffit for twer yearsi pat you liack^ ft.-',' i- '
was al.most on ilte;, Verge , Of tears, but he coiifiiiiicct
reteiiHessty.
ii.'Tlie Crilerion~^iidiat' Ihe .he’l .kiiid of- nauie is tiHil
. for a theatre'/ Why did l.lu'if liare to call it. the
Criterion?’ ' , " v V,
■Well,' .said f tiiroiif/ii teat-dimmed, eyes, ‘tf you' looH
- lioitr .dictionary, yoii'll: see that a criterion i.s— A
THiJVG TO GO BY— ‘and top),- at thein,' I .said, tceaklu:
'■■wtivin.g. viy iiaiid towards i)\e imssing crowd, 'Hied'Afe:
gpiiiy by. i ■ Not :w darii o)ie .is eoitiing - in'.'- :
Bert Lytell : ■,
bly favorite short, siDry’ el the, theatre ,,js Oijo 'my
fathtn-. ■iiSocl :tc) tell .aboiit Eclwiii -Booth, ;
Bobli) and .BaiTett bad agreed to oo-sbir. in a .Shake-
■speareaji repertoire. ‘'Othoik)' : was to: be tlic , opening
, , bili, With Booth as lago ,aiKi,,Barrett ,as the Mooiv At
the first rehearsal. Barrett;, who was very 'po'inpoius and |
.eliicutionary. was .,exiilainin,g: to Bootii, ' tl'ia^^^ his. Bar- !
feti's,.; ’Othelio’ vyas a departure from .any Booth had
■ ever played with before. ; Hi.s was a .restless; QUiellp.,
.He said. ‘Mr.: Booth,. 1 cross oil this .speech, re-erbss op
the .iiest oive, .and gO; up .stairs on the following,’ , , . ; ,
. Bootii said very quiotly, ’Don’t worry. ;ril find you;
: .‘Mr, -Barr'ett.’. , . ■ ,.,' k ;
Harry HersjKfielcl
■Hie president of the lodge was telling: all Hie as-
sembled of a very sad case. His recital was so tragic,
there was so much sorrow and travail in his voice, that
all who listened broke down and cried like children.
All but one guy— he didn’t cry. They came to him and
asked, ’IJOn’t you think it’s very, very sad?' ‘Ifes,’ he
answered, ‘it’s terribly sad-— but I’m not a member
.-here.','. ■ , ■■■'
Cornelia Otis Skinner
The best story I have heard lately was one told me
recently at Ft. Meade: by the Colonel in command of
the poH. He said he overheard an old arniy. sergeant
muttering to himself, ‘The Army isn’t what it use to be
and never was.’
Hollywood, Jan. 1.
irivis : has been . a ' year foy Holly-
wood agents. What .Sturted out , as the
lno.fi disniai: fii:a in tile historiyof, the:
agen'c.v biz . ended brightly, with a ;
roseate ftiture as.sured .for the .eiitire ;
.managerial pfoi'essio;ti. ; . What lies-
ahead is a 1 Lush pc.vipcl iw'hose; bistre
()iii,V g,ovcvn(iU’iit taxes can dim. ■
N't) epoeh: ill 10-pcreeiitery an;nals
has: liad' . fit many nps aiid. downs'. ,,As
the' year 194,3 canje a-dawniHg, fhere
was;' Hie :saiar.y-k:’i,i:,iiig bugaboo to
create panic,; in, raii.k.s Of agents, w'itli
th,reatenecl limitiUioiT, o| '.agency; in-
talfi' .so'set-ious- tiiat mrthy big ofl’ices
.saw them.selye.s g()in,g;to tli.e wall. .In,
additii),n.v tiibre wiis the liossibility of
agencies . losing pet top bi'acket;
elieivts.- due to the war absorbing.,
thcib :T,hese two, point's; alone \vcre
s;ii,r(icicnt to cinise: any agent to break
o:iit . ; i IV a dopp 'rasti ; whehover . he '
thbiigiilvof them,, aiid ho made a new
'ciii'cei' thiiiU,ing; of; tlicin ail the time.;
' That .;wn.s the beginning .of the
year Canie the lifting of the, salary-
ceilihg. and ligiit began to shovv. It
. became apparcht. that agencies could '
Siirvive e\;en though they lost some ■
t of their large.st; clients, and lads and
;;lassies in ag'eiicy .setups began to.
bveathe more .I'reelyV No cloiid over
I h:iici a more- silvery lining. tlian. .the
one wliieh lifted as' tlie J’ear. 1943
progressed.;,' . '
: Productibn on, many fronts kept up
the demand for talent: ; 'Where agents
lost liigh-snlaried 'clients who brought
.in liigli commissions, prodUctioh;
. sehed tiles .wore sneh that . tliere still
'was a great market foi' talent and
agent.s. cashed in on this clemancl.
Snialler; clients began to get the
,breitk.s, and agente scoured ail sourc-
es, to find suitable now taloivt.
. One Tcii.son for increased demand
was the formation of so many new
inclopendont .companies, which al-
ready have' eoiTipicted .or are ;in
mid.st of fcompleling tlioir take-oft
picture with release .sot. riayer.s botli
known and iinknown .came , in. for
scrutiny by these eompanies, with
ro.siilt every ageney in Hoil.vwood
has tried to pad its . roster of player.? ,
to'.tho.;biit.
. More Ilian ever .before, agents hai'd
;b)und the. dpen-dbbr policy avvaitiiig ;
them 'at fliOifstiidioS; 'Tinib tvas wlien . i .
filipy . had fio" bide their time, .lintil: it ';
;\Vas stt.ifitos' plen.siire to see . .theni.
I’odayi. they .are; fi'cl'coined \yilh opeti ; .
.arms, scarcity ot',tal.ent diio to map^
power shoi'tage (lictating , this uew;
.-iUiriio policy.
AH this bhaiige. in estate .:o,t the ;,
aycrage. ageivt tpeairk that, 'many of .
tiieni are grossing , more Ilian ■ evc'i:-..
beloit'., d.up to fact 'so niany ihoro of .'. :
.their clients,' are, Working, so nnioli
; m()fe, . Parti.eulariy ' in tlic case ot ;.
the; smaiicr agent lia\-c •conditions '
bettered t|ion,isflve.s— now, for iiivt. .
Ifnie, these nion and women arc fiiid;-' ,,
ihg the.; gi)ing far smootlvor,. the' faet .
lhat ilicy have av,T,i:labIe clienta .malc-. ;;
:ing tliem Indiv’iduals' bf importance., ,
. , 'Vfbnr iba.s seen ntmiber. , of agents,
enter .-the.' production field. Cliarlc
iPeldiiinn, for, sonic years pa.st, lias
been iii .on what were kflO'k'n , as :.
-packiige prodiiGtion-kleals.,. but he was :
only member; of' this irateriiUy 'lo so ■
cm bark .11 pan p ro.d uetion . IN b w there .
are ' otlio.rs--4Satn' Jan'o, ; . Aifibiir
Lyons, . Paul .Koirncr,, latter .aligning
liiniself; with. procIucliiJir, companies,
in, Mexico City.
.! Status Raised !
Status', 'too, : of agents bas ; been
ratsed, Through bill passing in Cali*.
, for nia State Hcgisla t ore, \ they jia ye
'been taken oiit of ;.categor.v of cm- •
pio.ymcnt agencies .and,; their duties
clearly : de.fin,ed: a.fi actors. represcnla-
' .'tiv'cs., '
For a while;, ttiere was po.ssibiUly .
that agents Woiiici fiiavo to cut ' writ-
■ ersf caniniissions doi\ n to 5'’( in.stead
of timo-iionorecl 10'/:, Screen Writ*
ers Guild served notice that- its mcmW'. ;
ber.s demanded this cut. and if not
forthcoming, threatened to set.nili its .
own bfl'iec to take, care of writers’
alTairS:; After great, deal o;I discus-
s.ion,. tliis 'ijetercd out, no more hav-
ing been .said about it si-nee late ;kist''i :
-spi-iiig, . , ', ■
Wednesday, Januairy 5 , 1944
Thirty-eighth P^HiETY ^nnitermry
61
They went after it . . . they shot the works . . . They didn’t insuif a great
“picture . . . and its marvellous star cast ... by giving it absent treatment . . .
They were out to make Mazumah...and they did... Their ace in the hole...
was the kid in the three-cornered pants . . . the kid who sells the stuff thot
brings in a fifth of all theatre business.. . with trailers and lobby stuff done
. . . not counting all that other stuff in his bag of tricks . . . and dTI "of if the
lo west priced theatre adyertising there is .Jhey knew what all other smart
showmen know . . . that" tills strongest influence for uplift there h
in this industry— on sagging attendance lines.. .He never lets anybody DOWNl
m SERVICE
M§rornuHiovsTiir
nnrionRL
naie
62
PICTlUtES
Tlunly-eigfifh Aniitvprsaty^
We^eMay^ Jan^
By >IOBI KKIISIIEN
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his lap... tl:l> wak SM'a.r'd <\,,;t;pldVnv an.ct',.tlHy cbih
si;iiglo wcek-£s- ;pi:6li',ts:.;:h^ Cil U*T''-' . .Gohtc'.n ciicin't';. rcucli dfiyylV
to .pibit- t'lVft'diibncyv'; ..tyhic tlio ’fiKO :b<K>i&,' '.but \\duttkl'.a"; l'o\v,,
njdnthk; Jpnge)’’" anct' sold.. I'lik . inttn-osi' in ; .the. picturb .to IRKp ' foy .ai'piiad;
fSSO.poo.'otitrigltt.^V '■ .b-;v ' ■ 'b 'b''b:v'vr '.' • '.'.'.'o
T'.vo ancl 'oncyhali iPontlvs 'baT.iici'J 'dn:- liiC' ; night ; ol'
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ah' op.t,i.0n .;oh, thb'bb.oln.'''^ '\va|i...iHit.lei''s Cftildte
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adclitiotj 'lb .it0ysspaper.s,.t :$45,0i)0~ was spe.iit on naliohal nlagazine acis
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pruttii, byeivrcbiylnngbihto.tKey^ T tipbsf cablp.bispntchek.V' -'. s ''
Turn >lorc In Budio _ ^
For dltc" hiosF..pa'ri73h().WCK’cty m'a,ior ..contpiniyy advvidteihg
dctparthiciits: depondod,' b on' iarge .ipa.gayine (iiicl lictyspapcr iadVer-
ti.sjng . apptdiptd diiriii^'r the past, .'year,' .Towaldis,''tho. latter; part . 0,1
t9.43, lybwo'd'r.'. 'tllOro vvas ti ci(di.hite ieitiiiii.g inc,s‘,e'akfici like of 'radio'
;l>y,' uil ,' tlio ;jiha.iO!,-s--:-])dc:trb, ;Pa,rahtb,n^ Cbtnpibi.a. ..Uh,tv:cb and
waynors. 'ikThorC' w’asii' ol' .icb C'hiuiiio ■:Ei'ni'cld,’a .stoannrp ,'b:f th’o .dailick;
.\vith ‘Mis,s io.it .to Rl,oscb,W'i ■Uikt.-spt’iitg.iwbich 'e.n'doti ..vidtii-Obtotkk
i,j,ig tile piotiirb'i.n.yN,,, ,Y. bYhd 'f.hld'e.wasi.s li,)ni,s.<)i;it of .Pa.idviwm^^
n.,0\Yn'’.,b.lflei.ab,titai the S,fatC;...Dcixy);tnicn,t'' vvas.-bigainsl ,,Ti^
'Oio!-l..--',',''tii'b.ueh;:,,fh.b,r^ not'cr .ai.i.y a'ppitrent ;,rt'aikoii why aiid';,ih,e' '*runiOr’
t \yi>,s . l'b,kter.Od' .by- holVOii'iiid-e.d ,;dcivi;U fi;oin tiiiidenti.lietl ' eohlpa'ny,' iaourOph.-;-
ir.'iiiv tlie. hiain.t llc),Vv%'y.er,; .sirtlvodox'. iiiCthotl.s.i\tbrty.'C,nil)ioye . aiid 'b,iggc.i’
I’ advertlsiiig bhtlgvl.s icGhtiiidipb t-ho .■maiii.sprihg.' br .cxiiloitiitiohi!;^^^^^^
1 0,0.1011.10 in :,ft).r adtlyxl' idtc.i.d ioO , ihtc.a ; RKO apd CtilinoUia iia
Of :bQiii:sb, -goh i'lVlt)- .r'actio' 'Car SOllrrFo.x/ dnrihg' thyv'.Vbbb
junipCd'yinto... thy :radio bxplQjtivfhin Miirlln-.St'avi',;,-, witbi-'yeiyy 'f^
r.cysot(i;en.k ;at his dis'pOsiil' at ijAit. nlatlc- |)bi;iia-pk -.tbC ■.nicist'- imp.bidaiii ‘‘shOw-
ing of ; the '.year ■wiiiv ,Kis . hiindliisg -.or iJbntC.s-. C.agn.c..y- -ot'd ■ Ollier-' Htiniy -for-.
.■,l'adio:.-appeara-hee,s--'a.f ' high - iigJtfc.s. y ‘.i ‘ .
-Radio, 'too, -.promised 'do'y-tiilswer di.i .paid.', the, ‘yMVftiroe^^^^ cnitivi.I.liieiit .bl'
o.ihtisoment adOo.idi.sing. aitci 'pttblie
In the ncwsjtapers, ituO lo‘. newsprint .
.gilts. ‘ Thbre ■ ..wgi'e tiroe.s :dn,ri,ng‘ ibe
past:' year: i.when 'the dtcdvsp'rint.i- tdit,
coiinbiiied:' , -\tdt|t:'b,mportnik .-0.ver,koas
lieiy.s;. , w.arranti;,ng bxti'as and c.\dia
.space,' Olten'drosOited^^^ :ili-‘ the, canecis,
iatiOiv ,oi> di'a.stic - 0 oC, Opening,
day tliCa.iio- ad,y!e.v Majm' com-
-paii.ies,- lauhtdl):ng , important. kictu Id's
in bey; siiLlatioii.s, ,c|itickl;v, routui;p.io'-
‘lestk.; luta vaiji.ng;' inidey ' I lie .,cireuni,r;
.stancesh'i.,;'--- -'h;: i' - ■ ■
Sti'c:k;;odits:fiii '.ai-n'ti.kbm'o'nt -<dfb
ing,,' -'.ivt , tiie'' c'ltiso, i)f ':'.'ls)4;t,,;iva’d--, i.uif .
proved.-^ ciika'strotis to eithbr dpigliir'e:.
ebiopany, oF,pi;ci'ii-rb itoifc
■thbaKli'tlic'ilbi'otdiym^ \v,n,‘t-'distiii''br.."
,'in',g;:ind-',-tiia;y.'bhc^^ njofb ,si>.i'i'n,n.sy-if :
- tiiei'e-. ,slio'iiid'',';'bo ; a . -ft|.id1ibf:, cl'il iii ;
.hewsitnOt; ;: 'i .y- - '■
- -Piv-rad'd-xigallyiV'- ■nodykp^^^^^ d'
liraga'zi-nc; ad'.'Yd''t;rs.h-i-g',;b.v;-: n
'cbiiTpui.iics;; d;iii;i;hgr tll'f.lF^ -its ,
;;hig1it\si''':ih;'-iiiai-v,v'^^
prbt) indiliii'nk i'br ra'd io ; (i'lrd; ^
'pviilt':,cu'rt.a-ilm'e,ii'i... .n'-i
Ka<lio\ Ilypo
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The ' .sneCcSS'.DE 'Chi-id,rcn,',:a ;'B’ ptctiire' .w'ith.out :a,,'sihgle-,,iih,p-p.ib ;
■lunt:iiaiiie- iiii ife: east, .-'was i,idM)i' 50.,-'to :70t-r' .dli.e; tD-';indi;0.,m,erchalTdisir) it-i;
. AS;a,s that ;k‘ind of ' a.;;picduity ;., .Under .hhe gtiida ..of'- S. .. Barret- M
aifd -TGi-'i'.v, ' Tiirnci 'iat - .'RKO,' this- $178,00.0 -' nGga.tive'x\vas , m
. $5.,25o;,o0o'-gi-.p'sser;'- . -x'.:"; ' ,'h j
■ . 'TH-e ;sKi].lI.i:th';bsc: 6t. radio tb^m^^ liystO'iia’ Iwas 'for;- 1.00 'nr.kt.-time' !
made .on ;a- regional a ivd ..natioiiar scale, , in hcavjly , cphceittraf e.ci foini,;; ,A
tilt' , s.iicce.?s of, th,ih,-,\'entiildi-.,.eOBfihg; arbutid $70,0(10 in .radio tirn.e aiid .tran-,'
.script ions lihC -Origihat; WLW -sibbdb.fl eost- .h .Oed" Turne,i‘ -aiid ' Mc-
Corniic.k, to ■carry ,;bnt; siniilar; -.ptank:. tor; .'Other, pictures- ^
'fi-ehies-.to'-thisl'.ty'pe'.Of.bxp.to^
: 'As on :C.x>inipt£y;0t hancljihg bfi a., smadl., picture, .tlidugb yndbubte
.with a.i'specjalized 'aopcid;, ttVb-.ease of- *Hitlev’s .Childrb hiay -wbli tb'e;' i-c- :
ga.rdcd as a :c,ia«sie. on tiic baSi.k of llic/pliOnorrehah' results a '
this Wa,k;a: i>icture ..without ■p.rostigo. WithQutynames.'Witb^ .Siip'or'-ip'rbGtlic-.
■ 'tion values. y;' .' -s,,;
In this son.se. ‘In Which We Serve.’ was another outstandin.g example
of expert exVloitalion durins; 1943. . ' ,■■■ '.
The ' campaign* tor ;;;Sel’yq';. was mapped undor' tiie direction Of Dave
‘Skip’ Weslincr;. at the time head of advertising, exploitation, and pub-
lierty ; tor .United Artists. Tn . Which We.* Serve’- 'tUA. distribution in - the
U. S. -‘was; negotiated l>y Sir Alexander Korda) came into the country
Under ovory, conceivable disadvantage. • Firstf' it. Had .no , i.rtp.ortant . picture
names in the cast, Noel Coward being known to comparatively few people
outside of New: York. Secondly, it' came in on ‘rubber lieels— cbmplete,
ready for cxliibition, with practicaliy no time left for an advance buildui).
The .nhymal, buildup., starting “vw.it-h.hpfess 'thaterial .from.' the time
the :stor.y . is bought — releases about art d.ircclors. 'Castings, -stars, director,
.camera slulY, incidents during prodiiction— sucli a barrage Of u.suaily ef-
feclive cxiiliiitation wa.s no: po.ssibie-Th. this case. But in addition to these
drawback.^ the picture had an even greater one-^the greatest, of. ail— the
language problem. Exhibitor.-, and otlier trade informaqts reported tliat
' the. dialog, in ‘Serve’ proved unintelli.aiblo in large measure to a large
number of patrons.
FILM SCORES GROWING UP
Bt u-;sti:k ruBoi'r
‘In Which Wc Serve’ HahdieapaV
Despite this combination -pf circimistances. ’Serve’ .wf.l reportediy gross
around .Sl.iiOO.OOd in the U. S.. tiu* .highest, yentai Oyer secured: for.' a Bidti.siy
picture in America. The linal figure may yet reach $1,800,000. wlieii all
- dates are finally played oft'. '-V ■ V '-
‘Serve’ was launched and built first by a whi.s'pcring campaign .spread
among, the .Cognoscenti and later by individual pyivatc screenings, foi-,
prominent writet;s>,,jdui‘naiists, editors,, publishers', i'adiO cdmmehtgtors , aiid
critics, „ To launcli a picture such .as-;'‘SCfve,’ despite iis, undeniable charm'
. and magnificent dramaturgy, in the usual .iashioii might well Inive proved
disastrous, Thus, the picture received advance attention in editorials in
newspaper and magazines and even from critics wlio usually don’t - epm-
ineiit or editorialize in advance of a sliowing. , - . , , ' .;
Special screenings were staged for the King and Queen of England,
Piesident -and-.Mrs. -RoosCvert. .Uord, Halifax ' and other,: high diplomatic
.ofticefs' .ihk Washington.x Special artieies on ‘Serve’ appeared, in almost all
:■ .-.fVS'th 'loud .shifiit ,'1’U.ini. the .piann-ucconipitniincht .'of
:‘The, .Birtfi,. .p,f‘ a 'Nati'hii,', day,-* ‘fo-dlre :P'OiiShe,d-prig:i,ji
kcorCk 'Of, 't'O.cl.ayXs-.ivjnis'.,: While.-.lllin.''^ 'medium - -
p.f ,niu.kic,ai.'e..xp;fcasi.on hbk'.n stature,. -I
there; is. 'a fcefn.g ainyn.g. tiie cogni/anti ',ha‘. the m-.islcal ;
e’nd -of,' the, cine.n.fa .wili; sooii make -.ady in; keeping,;
with. Ihe' -iilnf'iiid^^^^ artistic and tocluiical aehjcvc-i,,:
incnl.'.' : : 'V'*.:. ’'f.'- kh'. ' '.
V. ‘'R'ceent .'cvent.'f lend credence to the belief, •..hat iilni- .
jhus.ic ;wjll:,.fc\'eilfiuVlty a,ss,Uhfc. ;a''reeo,g,n'i.zed-' p
mfisicat' WOflcl, .fathth" tlrah ':mcrciy;'prOvidiug-;a m
of support for nuisieians fwiiilfi 'ihey Uike.;stabs .at the
:‘nlQi:e':SQrious' sklc.'.o,t':fn'Cikic5- .'''x '*X' ' '-'.'-i;-: '.''
A composer of a .kcore foi- j. film is confronted, by. ■'
problems unlcmwn to hi.s colleague*- in otlicr nuisicai
:iiolds.";Hi.s .product ,is,'not;ah.ehtityi'.bu',f:,^^ part
of a lavgOri aiidf from .:th'e: viewpoint of hjs employers.
,-mpfe importarit wo.fk Of art;. Hc:^ be careful not. to
intrude; upoiV the inajor action of the. picture itself, but
merely provide atmosphere and mavon’cnt. .\l leasl.
up until recently, this . Was the. ideal which .guided tl-.e
film composers and. naturally restricted the scope and
musical form of the score to cmhelli.slnr.cnts of. simple
: musical thoioes— a .sort of .stunted ti-se of: the leit.hiOtif
tcchnkiuc. Ot late, however, the film composers have
awakened to tiie possibilities o/Tered by wider, appiica-
,'tibn .Pit; this. fechriioue ,a,nd.; their , \yark ha-s he
’e'ipimkiv'e -a'n'd dhrihg:,- the'yi .'are .allowing thc,ir musiea
irri-agiti,at;0')ik greatbr:.swa,v;.'-'‘-^^^ X'-ik.'.;
1 ‘Cunutunt ]Nynii»ii’ E.\aiii|il»* 1
, Tiuit tiie lilin ir.duslry lia.s linajly emerged, 'musically,
from its intancy is borne out b.v Faicli Wolfgang Xorn-
gold’.s score for Warner Bro.s.’ ' ‘Tlic Coii.stant Nymph.’
For the first time a compose'.' ot a lilin score wrote, a
symphonic poem which was an integral', part. of. a pio-
Hire, out which rexiined it.s own identity, as a mu.sical
compo.sttiPii'i Of eourse,. ROrngold'iwas- presented' with
a script which reepaired the portrayal of the devciop-
ment ot a simple theme into a musical masterpiece.- but
'he might easily liave followed. I'ne example of his
pfedCcbSsors: and, faked a lot of sminil and fury ratl-.cr
than compose a .serious Bit of - music in; a regular, sym-
■-p.ho.nic. form.,' 1, -i'- .'.Y - ■■ ■- .
-. \ Further indication of the- advancing nialurity of illm
mu.sic can be scon In Aaron Copeland's score for tiie
riecnl.l.v . releasee'. Sam. Gol-dwyi'.-RKO - .stoVy. Of flic ;
■'-■'R-ussi'an' hr' this score, l.Cop^^^
. duplicat ed - Iris; siicce'ssek :ii,i ''Ot Mi^^ -iytCiv' and,- 'Q u'r .-
Town.' The niiisic '..'based oiv. Ru.ssiaif'. lbemck.::'ij.x.’.s^
authentic as to be capable of (lccciviv..g even the cxpcf.s
: into . tl'.inkiiig tiunn gcmiinc. They are al.so complclc
'TOii-sicai mlghoh'eUes and are to be .puhlislred; sbpa,rat;el.y ,
.as-' suoh,-' 'There .’is also fbe' Poa.sililiity ':o.f .Ahe^^
recorded, ,\vhjch was w lUit RC.-\-V;c.!or ,'Jjas recent l.v
dohe wi'.h Victor Youn,g'.s expressive, .scoring for;' Para-- ,.
I'nount's 'For. 'Whohv the .Bell, Tolls.'
i „ |i'iitur« Proaw'wtt Si'oii !
■ Now that- the arf of film niu.sic has progres.sed bevOnd
.•■adolescphce, il'.s. to be expected o'.h.ers .'vill. take 'the
,' plunge imc! the not-so-distani future may see, the
developmeni of a new musical arl of full inalurii.v
coming out of ilpll.'yw.bod,' The po.ssibilllies; ahct.pi'oba-. ■
bilities' of such an oceurfence vyth'e.poi.nted ;up. b.v the
■ performance Ot ‘Music from the Motion liiaUires' :at ;
.Lewisohn.'Stadium, N. Y„ tliis summer. At' thi.s, toneert .
selections from Hollywood’s choice Seovek ii'et'e prev
sented and the fact, tiiai ah important now Held of
. ' creativo , 'iuusictii.,cndeav6.r .has.' beoii, iopciie^^ ap-
parent, to all v. iio altended,. .' ■ *'' ", ' , ■' ■■
, , Xltis, true that the .sympluinic s.vmiiesos. coiuiuelod b.v .
Max S'.clner and pr:e..senUug.a :rep,f.esX’i:ftative portion of ‘
ids -works -and tlioso ol oilier Coast composers, were
rather .saccharine dcvolopmenls of sunplc tliemo.s, but
.,',thi.s -does - not, '.detract lrbra.; tile hossibilHie
him scores; jiiat a.'s any curvtnit pure1y'.kyiiyphoiTie:'.pie.ce
with tile same fault does no detract from any future
, ■s.innphoiiiG 'prbduction.k. The men coinpo.sing for filni.s
, are ail.producl.k- of inteiise aniFaclvaneed musical (rain-
.' in,g.and liicy will uiidbubtcdiy 'fpl.low'.l.ivorngold'.k ilea
iu,st as‘ they tollbwed Paul Hindemith in ins departure
from compiled .scores to the,prQdiiGlion.'bf oi'ig.ihal.<
■: Men like Koi'iigold (WB),-. Steiner - .iWBi,. Alired
Neivmaiv (20tliiFox), Herbert Stothart (Metro i,
Rieliai'd Hagemah (UA), Viefor. Young (Par) and; Aaron
Copeland (RKO ) ' are ample guarantee of future
. progre.s.s in the type, form and mu.sical value of film
scores. Their, solid mii.sical haekgrounds are assiiranee
ot an adequate; answ'er to those who sneer at films as a
possible-. source of and medium for. the ‘better: thiUgs’
' : in mu.sic. ,i ' ■■: .'■ h-':';; , .
WAC-May It R.I.P.
Continued from page 44 ;
al! of these iinknow n. and unsung workers W'iio, wilhiml
thought of publieity .Or isclf-aggfahdizement, have-lahored, so'
incessantly in our war efl'orl will return to . their daily duties
and customary lask.s, liapriy and proud of .what il'.ey iiavc
accorapli.shed and of the wonrieviu! record that they have
forever in,"Cribed in movie annals.
'They .will ,a'ga:iii be free 'to devote: themselvdS'.uhresci'yedly
to Ihcir own personal interests, many of which Slave been
ncgicC'.od because of the time and otfort given to the War
Activitiei .Uo(hm.ittee5 .many, of 'which, truth .cbmpel.s .'u.s to ,
- add. ..hav'd flqU'Hshed, .beyonk:',,ari p'r.eeedent, in the
But :'li.ke ‘John; Brbwn’.'i .body,;' wdiife our 'Organizatiori re-sts '
in, its welcomed grave, it.s' .spiiM 'and.:its accomplishnient's; vviii
go mareliing oh. The groat task of world reor.ganization. and
roadjicstmont w’ill be far from coinpietc with the coming ot '
.peace. :For.' many; rnpiitiis',: pos.kihly^ 'fbi'':;niiich ■ longer, ■, many;
of: bur bo.vs in the armed forces ■W-ill.-r'ertialn .stationed in dis;- ,
tanl and alidii lands all over the globe. More-than ever they
wi:i need, once the tension of batlie i.s over, current 'film.?,.*
to su.slain their morale and :o soften their yearning foi' home.
P \vill be imperative {o continue the .steady How* of enler-
taininent that lui,« been provided under iho au.spice,s of ttic.
War AcfivUic.'! Committee. . .
,1, 269 iNi^liily Sli«>win^8
7 'As Of Jan. .1. 1944. ' we will' iuive" Uclivered lb . the Army
; , 10.0'72:.fe,aturq.s. and ■ 11,89,0; .slj^ It. is c.stimntcd. by the Army .
Pictorial Service-Army Service Forces that 1.259 sihowing.s of
pic-.are.s arc '.Being, held, i nightly for ..soldiers, over.soa.s and
that an a-yerage of (iMO.OOO men. are seeing ihesb .show.s. Prom .
ai| 'aecoiin te, th.esc pietiU'es , 'o,(Tor„the ::grcate.St ,, reiaxatio'n, and '
. en.ioymcn; iliai our boys can obtain. To the wounded in
hospitals or, to tiie eapiurod ' in; pidkohi.eamp'.s fliO' value of film
■ eiUertainnic,nt.,is,'greati:f-, 'In'deed iinmebk.uTahlc-'^^'l^^^
war days through whatever clumiie! may replace the War
Aciivitio.s Cominltteo. wo .sivoulc* continue to give gratis tilm
to the-o men who have giver, .so ini’milciy much more to Us.-,
' During the war the vahue ot the motion picture screen as a
source of information and insu-nction has become clearer
than ever before. Wo have .fo.und; through, working .With
varioui Goyorum'ent : 'a,g'chcjcs , who desired .to prc.scnt a
specific rcque.st or idea to the public that films arc the most
malloahle means of presentin.a any type of appeal to large
groups of people. . Wivch. the WACS br.'ithe WAVES or the -
Army Nu.r.sing Cori)S wished to boo.st their recruiting, the ';
■ results obtained thrii'agh films were more oftoctive than-
through : au.v other incans. For in.staitco. a fi! m campaign to
recruit Air . Chips Cadefs in Nc-.v York City jumped enlist-- .
ments 800; nccorUiu.g to Army - figures.; Tiie shorts that de-
picted the need for blood donors, the'; way., to save kitcjieii .
fals. the conservation of food or the need of pihmpt payment
of income taxes have brdugiit forth a .gratifying public
response. Above ail, in the sale Of bonds, the: picture industry
t'.as demonstrated its tremendous power. In t'ne Third War,
Loan Campaign, for in.stance. bonds amoiintihg to , SI. 909.889,-*
T9(i were sold under ike auspices., of, the War Activities Com-
mittee. ■ : b - ' 1'’ ,;:
,,Ovcr Ki.OOO theatres catering weekly, ip 80.000,000 Ameri- *
calls liate pledged; tlieiii'selvos to commimicate messages from
the Governmon I to ■ the picuirc-goers of America who ' are to
all intents and piu'po.sc.s the American pcopio. There., will ,i
be a c'oneerteci effort or. ftie .nail of prossurc. .groups ;o con-
tinue to u.se the screen for such purposes, praiseworthy, and *
■■unjyraisB'vvorthyf ."Oui:;; War-s ,expcfiGhcg.-h;as tatighf,;
us our power.. But it has also indicated that wo. must use it '
.,:.w.l.ti,T tlicx uhnOSt inteliigencie-and .rostraiuf. The..fu‘rid;u-iien^^
purpose of the American iheatre is to supply entertainment.,
; and ' where we deviate • from, tliat purpose :'if,; must be eslah- ■'
li.--hed ’oeyond all doubt ijia: it is done oul.v in behalf of the
welfare of . the United States and of the democratic ideals
to which if. is dediealed. If and when wo continue to dis-
. .semii'.ale Goverimiontal messages, we U'.usf bo fully con-
vinced ti'iiit .fH^ partisan nor political. We. can-.
no'. alford to become embroiled in- '.controversial:;: issues,. ■ Wo
who speak to all of the America;!) people .can duly speak for
ail. of them. x,';... 7:;'.'.;, '■
E«i'uciiiti<»nal Potcnliiilitios
The vast edlicutiona* possibilities of . ihe films liavc been ;
cmpliasized nol only by the Government documeutaries which '
; \ve' ha\'C. nmniri.g weekly in our 'theatres but al.so ; by: the '
.Yrmy training ai'.d . iwiraie fiims. O.W.I. overseas short sub-
. jects, the pi'oduct ot tiie.:,Gom'mittee of ' Iilter-Amo'i^^^ ;Af*-
■fairs auci':o,ther,, o,fl'icial aiid s;emi-official .agencies* There Ls
every reason lo believe that after the war there wiil be a
vast e.xpan.sion of ; the use of films for informational ■ and
inS.tr.uClional iHirposes. If we are to profit By our war ex-
perience, it would be wi.se for tiie industry .to assume this -,
huge, new ta.-k w'ith.'it.s /r'espousibilRies. a well as its. great
profit-making pbtentiaiities rather than to permit it; to, drift
into . stfalige and possibly hostile hands. ■
Jiikhy . Of tlie best braiu.s. in the film indiistrv^.TohiV B’ord,; ,
Ffhnk Capra. Darryl Zaniick. John Huston and Anatole Lit-
vak. for example, as. well as the fine creative energy of young
men just beginning their filiii careers—havc been utilized in ,
. the production of these pictuies. Tlioy are being made by com- .';7
. mercial phoibgraphers in studios, by .investigators on farms ;
and in .factories, by. soldiers and no,vv.sreoi pliotographei'.s ■ '
riskiii.g their, live.s cm distant battle fronts. Those men will
return to their, regular tasks anxious to use tiieir newly
aci(uirect'skiU;and';bi‘0a social interests. We must take
advaulage of tlioir training and their high ideals in the; vast .
educatiolial field which opens: tip befoie uk,;; This; ji^
l;as ahvay.s been compo.sod of pioiioefs audit will be sucee.ss- ,
in! jiisi as long as tliat pioneering instinct prevails. ; .
There are roijson.s to anticipate that tiie oolleetion of funds
frbni the publi'C.Un . theatres will,- decliii.ei'raflter. than ;increase- ■
.in -'.fhe pb.sfttiai-; y-eUrs.. '; This. ■'4'bV'eiopmont-' /wily , i '
': regret either to exhibitors or to the public,. ; The use of
■films, 'hbwevori .to ci'eate' iiltefest ,aii,d , .support; for, , national-. .;
philanlh-.-opic.s and to dramatize the need for funds will im-
doubtedl,y. coniintie, ■; The , .sbryices. which. 'We/have^ rendered,
lo the National Wav Fimd. the Rod Cross, the Iiifaulile
Paralys.i's ' Foundation , and tnany . other worliiy . causes .will ..■-'.'
make it incyitabie tbat. We .:\viU7b.e- called On .for - coiitlnueci ;
efforts of this nature, Possibly a Peace Activities Committee ;
will have to come into existence to chaiinel and conduct
work of this nature. '',7;
.' ; The pro.idest ' liorit.a,ge. Iiowcver, ■ .that,:- the: War Aclivitie-- '■ ’
.CoiniTuftee, will bequeath to the picture industry -'Is' tiie rocortl
.of, un-ity.7 ,No industry organized it.s resources and pooled its ■
. manpower more promptly ihan we did. When the necc.ssiiy ■ '.
arose to serve our country and lo jirotoct its we-il-loved insti-
tutions. we rose above our internal dissensions and con-
troversies. We proved in a groat emergency wo could over-
look personal, rancor and group liostiltties— tliat producers. ' .
■dist ribulpi‘.s , aucl '.e.khibitors, independent I and 'afl'ilia'ted t . e :
work shoulder to shoulder for the common .good.
7,., .9'’’^ of: this uniled effort to preserve'; our national herita.ge . .
', th.er,e must :n .the postwar' world ;a'rise-; a'*'ne)y Spirit iii the
' motion; .pictiu'e itidust.ry, less- belligereut and'te
we liaye kno-.vn in the past and more deeply imbued with
.mutual respect and .helpfulness. ; Such a spirit is -essential 7
If \ye propose to; face our internal industry probiems, ani- ,
mated by a clearer condeption of our short-coming.s in the
past and Die necessity, if we are to ipeet -the challenge oi
tlio future;.' - for fair piay arid ,'ari equal opportunity for all.
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thtiriy-eighth :ArinhWsary
WEYlum
<mes
mom/
Wednesday, January 5 , 1944 Thirfy^gtuh Anniveraaty
*. If you haven’t already taken your
, place in the fighting Services of the Show World
... Joi'n up I'mmedfatelif /
USO CAMf SHOWS
HOLLYWOOD VICTORY COAAMITTEE
HOLLYWOOD WRITERS' MOBILIZATION
UNITED THEATRICAL WAR ACTIVITIES COMMIHEE
NATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY COUNCIL
ACTORS EQUITY ASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATED ACTORS AND ARTISTES OF AMERICA
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF RADIO ARTISTS
AMERICAN GUILD OF VARIETY ARTISTS
/AMERICAN THEATRE WING * STAGE DOOR CANTEENS - LUNCH TIME FOLLIES • MERCHANT SEAAAAN'S €LUI
ARTISTS MANAGERS GUILD
THEATRICAL ARTISTS REPRESENTATIVE ASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATION OF MOTION PICTURE PRODUCERS
AUTHORS LEAGUE OF AMERICA
NEGRO ACTORS GUILD
CHORUS EQUITY
DRAMATIST GUILD^-,
WAR ACTIVITIES COMMIHEE OF THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
SCREEN ACTORS GUILD
SCREEN CARTOONISTS GUILD
SCREEN DIRECTORS GUILD
SCREEN PUBLICISTS GUILD
SCREEN WRITERS GUILD
lATSE
WRITERS WAR BOARD
HEY RUBE, INC.
*
HtY RU8E- KEEP SLUGGINGf
' ISTABLIiHID ItM
m
fflllUM KtBRIS ilERCT, ...
* NIW TOKK • CHICAGO HOllTWOOO • .LONDON
Wedn#^day; Jaiiuai^
'hth Anniversary
EDMUND GWENN
‘‘OUTWARD BOUND”- ¥U.«.
(COURTESY OF M-C-M)
UNDER CONTRACT TO
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
MANAGEMENT
HAYWARD-DEVERICH. Inc
Best Wishes for the Coming Year
Dorothy Lamour
HENRY
DIRECTOR
Completed Mu Production
”The SONG OF BERNADETTE” ”WILSON”
20th Century-Fox
W^esday, Jaiijiaiy 5, 1944
Annive/saPy
Join the U.S.O*
And See the World
\
Annlviirsary
Wednesday, January^ 5^
SEASON'S
GREETINGS
Fabian Theatres
Corporation
Suite 2101
1501 Broadway
NEW YORK. N. Y.
on t
All-Time
Her in the
Standout—
26th Week!
5 SHOWS DAILY
CONTINUOUS
NO SEATS RESERVED
iUtOUHS
&’way.anil>49th St
From Ernest Hcmingway\s
Novel • With AkimTaniirofr
Arturo dc Cordova • Joseph
Calleia ami Katina Paxlnuu
FOR
UlHOniTHt
BELL TOLLS
PafamounI’s TECHNICOLOR Triumph
StacilDg
GARY INGRID
COOPER -BERGMAN ,
Produced and Directed by ^ '
SAM WOOD
I-
1943
From PARAMOUNT’S “HAPPY GO LUCKY’
With BETTY HUTTON.
From UNIVERSAL’S “HERS TO HOLD
With DEANNA DURBIN.
SAY A PRAYER FOR THE BOYS OVER THERE
From RKO’S “SEVEN DAY LEAVE”
With 6INNY SIMMS, FREDDIE MARTIN.
• I COULDN’T SLEEP A WINK LAST NIGHT
THIS IS A LOVELY WAY TO SPEND AN EVENING
From RKO’S “HIGHER AND HIGHER
With FRANK SINATRA.
CANDLELIGHT AND WINE • DON’T BELIEVE EVERTHING YOU HEAR
THEY JUST CHOPPED DOWN THE OLD APPLE TREE
From RKO’S “AROUND THE WORLD
With KAY KYSER.
From 20th’s “FOUR JILLS IN A JEEP”
With DICK HAYMES, JIMMY DORSEY,
MARTHA RAYE, CAROLE LANDIS, KAY
FRANCIS, MITZI MAYFAIR.
OHIO • CRAZY ME • YOU SEND ME
HOW BLUE THE NIGHT • HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU?
From 20th’s “STORMY WEATHER
With LENA HORNE.
From MGM’S “TWO SISTERS AND A SAILOR’
With HARRY JAMES, HELEN FORREST.
MY MOTHER TOLD ME • IN A MOMENT OF MADNESS
From REPUBLIC’S "wOBODY S DARLING
With MARY LEE.
ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET
From COLUMBIA’S “JAM SESSION”
With LOUIE ARMSTRONG, TEDDY POWELL
From COLUMBIA’S “IS EVERYBODY HAPPY
With TED LEWIS.
ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET
Management — ^MUSIC CORP. OF AMERICA, LTD
70 Thirty-eighth UHSKiEff Anniversary Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Season's Greetings
Comerf oid-Publix Theatres Corp.
pmiiiucTioxjii ixc
1 9 12- IH Releases
“ARABIAN NIGHTS
“WE’VE NEVER BEEN LICKED
191.1-14 Release
GUNG 110
LADIES COURAGEOUS
Releasitif! th voujih
Universal piciures Company, Inc
M ' Wediiesday,^^^J^ 5, 1944
CHARLES W. KOERNER
ANGELUS PICTURES
IN PRODUCTION
STRANGE CONFESSION
Starring GEORGE SANDERS and LINDA DARNELL
Produced by SEYMOUR NEBENZAL
Directed by DOUGLAS SIRK
UNITED ARTISTS
Wednesday^ January 5, 1944
^iniivorsary
Charles P. Sicouras, President
Elmer C. Rhoden, President
F. H. Ricketson, Jr., President
Frank L. Newman, President
Harold J. Fitzgerald, President
David M. Idzal, President
Charles P. Skouras, President
Congratulations to
y'; ,.r.' ; ■'■;v -t’* 'J'
Best Wishes
BERT WHEELER
"SHOW PLACE OF THE NATION"
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
ROCKEFELLER CENTER, NEW YORK
Thirty-eighth Ahnivef^ry
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Walter Reade Circuit
ASBURY PARK, N. J.
Mayfair Theatre
^ ^ Paramount Theatre
Lyric Theatre
St. James Theatre
Savoy Theatre
Ocean Theatre
LONG BRANCH, N. J.
Paramount Theatre
Strand Theatre
PERTH A3IBOY, N. J.
Majestic Theatre
Strand Theatre
Ditmas Theatre
Cresc
:RED' ;BANIf^:v:;N^.
Carlton Theatre
Strand Theatre
VFREEHOLp,;'^/.
Strand Theatre
MORRISTOWN, N. J.
Community Theatre
Jersey Theatre
Park Theatre
PLAINFIELD, N. J.
Strand Theatre
Paramount Theatre
Oxford Theatre
TOMS RIVER, N. J.
Community Theatre
Traco Theatre
NEW YORK CITY
Plaza Theatre
Mayfair Theatre
( O Iterated by Loew’s )
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.
Community Theatre
Congress Theatre
KINGSTON, N. Y.
Broadway Theatre
' Kingston Theatre
Following Theatres Operated in
Association With RKO:
TRENTON, N. J.
Capitol Theatre
Lincoln Theatre
Trent Theatre
Broad Theatre
State Theatre
Brunswick Theatre
Palace Theatre
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.
State Theatre
Rivoli Theatre
Albany Theatre
W^nesdsiy, January 5, 1944
Thirly^etghth p^HlEJir Anniversary'
Thlrly-eighth
'’-Ahniv&rii^ry.[
Januaigr 5,
CoMint*atmiMfi&ns
B. G. De SYLVA
Congra tu la lions !
THEATRES
to'^operating in the mi-
tittmd sweep to Victory by
100 % m ember ship in:
FROM
The Amusement and Rec-
reation Division of the
Chicago Commission on
iSational Defense . . . Red
Cross Drives .. .The Com-
munity and War Fund . . .
Army and ]\avy Relief
Funds . . . and all national
OF THE
Bond Drives.
NEW YORK
MAKE1944THE
VICtORYYEAR!
United Artists
Release
J TOMORROW'S
ncuspapci
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thirty-eighth Anniversary
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
P^ARIETY Annh'crsary
Mamj pictuyen claim they have it. . .a few hit pretty close. . .So keep your eye on this
one in the weeks to come. . .An exciting new aOwmitnye in entertainment .. .gay, light-
hearted romance. . .thrills, fun and music galore. . '.PLUS the greatest array of head-
line entertainers ever assembled for a .single picture . . . It's gunning for that claim!
Ancirew Stone’s
starring
ELEANOR POWELL
Wiih DENNIS O'KEEFE
^IDIl FORSYTHE
PAT HENNING
; Dircelc»l Ky
ANDREW STONE
FREDERICK JACKSON
And ihe TOP Entertainers of Sliow Riisiness
W. C. FIELDS
SOPHIE TUCKER
DOROTHY DONEGAN
THE CRISTIANIS
“STARLESS NIGHT"
DAVID LICHINE
UNCLE WILLIE AND TOPPY
PALLENBERG BEARS
GENE RODGERS
And more to come!
HUBERT CASTLE
THE COPELANDS
MEL HALL
THE JOHNSONS
CIRCUS BALLET
PLUS TWO
GREAT BANDS
CAB CALLOWAY’S ORCHESTRA
and WOODY HERIVIAN AND HiS 0RC^^
f/A/TED ARTISTS RELEASE
"SO'S YOUR UNCLE”
"HI YA SAILOR"
"CRAZY HOUSE"
"WEEK END PASS"
7NYB0DY HERE SEEN KELLY
"THREE CHEERS FOR THE BOYS
"CHOO CHOO SWING"
and "SWEET JAM"
Const Rvprosf'iiittlhie ■ . .
WALTER MEYERS AGENCY
9121 St .\S1: J ItOl LKVAUD .
LOS \\(;klks. c\mf.
PAUL KAPP
400 :^rADtso\ avem i
1\E\\' YORK
Januaiy 5^ Thirty-cighih P^RIETY Anniversary
United Aiii>,ls Proudly Announces
Suggestecl by the IcHcrs of Margaret Buell Wilder
With an all-star cast, including:
CLAUPEOE COLBERT
JOSEPH GOTTEN
JENWER JONES
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
MONTY WOOLLEY
LIONEL BARRYMORE
ROBERT WALKER
JOHN CROMWELL
• "SINCE YOU WENT AWAy:' is Mt. Sclznitk's first production since
■ his record-breaking "GONE/tWITH THE WIND :■ and (REBECCA
Wednesday, January 5, J944
Thirly-eiffhlh p^fli0TY Anniversary
Butterfield Michigan Theatres €o
An entire organization dedicated
to further the winning of the
war and the peace to follow.
Foursquare behind every
Bond Drive . . . Red
Cross and every
^ activity in the
state of
Michigan
AFFILIATED WITH
ALLIED STATES ASSOCIATION
OF
MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITORS
OFFICE OP THE
PRESIDENT
ALLIED THEATRES
of Illinois, Inc. *
1325 SOUTH WABASH AVENUE
CHICAGO
Behind Uncle Sam with an out-
standing record in War Bond sales
. . . and whole-^heidrted support of
all Civic and National war activi-
ties.
WARiNER BROS
CRICIIT
CHICAGO— WISCONSIN— INDIANA ZONE
JAMES E. COSTON
Very sincerely yours
JACK KIRSCH, President,
Allied Theatres of Illinois, Inc,
Executive Board,
Amusement & Recreation Division,
Chicago Commission on National Defense
1 ALFRED r:^adamsjr;||
JOHN W. BRANT
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THOMAS H. BRIGHT
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ifluCEME HAYDEN ""
II NATHAN KAPLAN
II CLAYIURH LOVELACE
II Lf.MOROICK j
1 IE, REYNOLDS-
II ANTON TISINAI h
1 EARLL., ALLAN : • |
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ZANELLA
Wednesday* JaniiaFy 5 i 1944
Thirly-eighth p^ARiETT. Anniversfiry
of /Cotne,*
to our Eoys aiuj girls in the service of our
our heartfelt wishes for
a speedy and victorious return to your
peacetime pursuits. Until we’re all together
again^ here’s good health, good cheer and
/
BAtlBAN k BATZ AND GBEAT STATES TIIEATIIES
82 Thirty-eighth p^^iTRitfrY Anniversary Wednesday, January 5, 1944
WISHES
FOR YOUR
SEASON
WITH THE
PICTURES
“THE WOMAN of the TOWN”
(or T)^aTED^ ARTISTS release , " •
'■ITarry Slipvnian lifts n/M'Pf prodnceil a IVetlPi'
Hiolion pioturp-ftliHii "Woiiiivn o£ the Town'’
- -wlvithv is saying. aTot '■
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER,
Monday, December 13, 1943.
"... i ..Siiei'niim: liiH'e. lias niauageil to rnllftte
Hip .■ uiii.s lit il itci'l iun, pet'Ii)rnittii.c.’C's, story ox-
oiteuiorit'.....’'’::.'..'-''
—DAILY VARIETY, ^
Monday, December 13, 1943.
BiLi;
111 TECHNICOLOR
for 20th CENTURY-FOX
*»AND THE BEST
OF THE WESTERNS TO GIVE YOU A BOXOFFICE STAMPEDE
THROUGH 1944.
HOPALONG CASSIDYS
proudly presents
FOR 1944 RELEASE
thru UNITED ARTISTS CORP
FOR 1944 RELEASE
thru RKO-RADIO Pictures
EDGAR RICE BURROUGH'S
NEW YORK STAGE HIT
Starring
A SMASHING COMEDY SENSATION
Beauties
NOW IN ITS 33 RD WEEK ON
NEW YORK LEGITIMATE STAGE
TARZAN CHARACTERS
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thirty-eighth P^^IETY Anniversary
Heartfelt
1943 Poll
Exclusive Manageiiiciit
Anniversary ^W^nesfe January 5, 1944
Season Greetings
To My Many Friends
In the Industry
HARRY WARREY
NILS THOR GRANLUND
NATION'S TOP Grosser
Coiupleliug Fourth Year
FLORENTINE GARDENS
HoHvwood
In Association with FRANK BRUNI
Wednesday, Januaiy 5> 1944
' Anniversary
Soon to Be Released
THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN
RHAPSODY IN BLUE
(Life of George Gershwin)
Direetcd by Irving Rapper
III Frotiuclion
HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN
Written and Directed by Delmer Daves
III Preparation
SINGING IN THE WILDERNESS
(Life of John James Audubon)
\\ \RM-:i{ BROS.
Anniversary
The ^A^r Id's Largest and
Most Beautiful
Drive-In Theatre
PARAfyiOUNT X
ropes a rip-rparinv rdptin, tootin' ^
two-some to open its 9th big ^
■year as the greatest Home of ^
2-for-l Shows!
tha« '^JeCHHICOIO**
DOROTHY
VICTOR
A Full Summer Of 100%
operation with the War Effort
WAUKEGAN &
GOLF ROADS
JUST WEST OF
EVANSTON
.,v;, and IN PERSON : ':;K;
TOMMY DORSEY i
(Sentimental Gentleman of Swing) ° y
His TROMBONE and His ,/
\ orchestraX^
New York
PARAMOUNT THEATRE
Times Square
Robert M. Weiftnon Horry levin*
Managing Director BooVing Manager
AVednesday, January 5, 1914
Thirty-e!0ith p^^IETY Annivormry
87
/ / The stage of History has never held a worse trio . . . without a singl#
/ / good note to justify their booking. They couldn't live up to their press
/ / agent's line . . . and the stooges were as bad as the principals. Now, in tW
r / wings, that tough old stagehand Joe Justice has the hook ready . . . while an
/ outraged world audience shows its disgust.
" By co-operating in Bond drives and standing behind every war efFort 100%,
Fanchon & Marco, as one of that indignaht audience, has and will continue to throw
metaphorical tomatoes; so that the world stage may be reset and new principals, in a
better show . . . perform for pleased and happy a'udiences.
FANCHON & MARCO WILL KEEP PITCHING!
8S
Thirly-eighth PStitETY Anniversary
Wediieyay, Januai^ 5, 1944
So That 1944 May Be The
VICTORY YEAR, This Or^
ganizaiion is Continuing and
In creasing Its Co-operation
To All War and Bond Dt ires
MAINE
AND NEW
HAMPSHIRE
THEATRES GO.
We Are Proud to Pay Tribute
To All in the Armed Services
• • •
JoKn J. Ford
Season ’s
Greetings
From Canada!
FAMOUS PLA^iRS
CANADIAIN CORPORATION, LIMITED
Cannda s Vinest Thentres — €onsl-ln-Coasl
J. J. FITZGIRBONS. Prcsidoni
HF\D OFFICE
TORONTO
RIALTO
lOOi
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thirty-elghtK^
89
ROV ROGERS
o#‘ the Cowifof/s
t’ndfit' fnnii'ni'i to
Kxvlusirr Management
t
Thirty-eighth p^ fUE TT Anniversary Wednesday, January 5, 1944
SEASON'S GREETINGS
Paramount Theatres
Service Corporation
PARAMOUNT BUILDING
NEW YORK
SEASOIS^S GREETllSGS
^ Bill Robinson
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT
MARTY FORKINS
Season^s Qreetings
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thirty-eighth t^HiETY Annimrsary
Now in Propctr aiion:
Releasing Thru United Artists
Thirlv-pifflith
<4«rtiiyr#«rr
V^nesddy; January 5, I9J4
pat casey
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY
JACK
SHAINDLIN
A Standard Name In the Industry
THE lUARCir OF TIME
IMVERS VL SHORTS
PARAIMOI NT M<:V[ S
€OLU3IBI\ SHORTS
r. S. ^V^^
SOIMHES
FOX-MOVIETONE STIDIOS, NEW YORK
Pre-Release Idea |'
May Grow in ’44
Closer to b6eomin;.y^'tt ryle 'ra.fier' j:
than' the/ esiception',,' IbC: practice of i,
pre-relehKirtg .pictures ;;' fe' irtiyin'ins^^ I
],\yicler 'faVoiv. aipoivH itliVli'iliiborS .not.':| ■;
only with ;tho .clccaxp.'tayht|jaivica "
Mothers as.... ;Weile;^■s^^it i.itc.' lil.teii.Uo.'6cl j;
llirit 1944 will .see -a .sNvp. itie.reasC 'in )■
I the spotting: . 0 f . . flim iiij . . i.kI vance. .■ of .. .
!'availabi;lity/;'natio ./ j ■'
■ 'D/Urlng' tbe'''past;iyi'ar;.'. (here, '■.was- .a 'I'.;
i'lnarkcrcl nse ill thtcclatiiveiQf. mny inci.'l:
i' ttires... mostly . tlK)se 'pt; in r .
i various parts .of the coui'Ury. in;io.r t'O L
I general rclcirsei'irr'ltrth.: iiV ;ii.i.ahy .cii.ses.
! c.ve)i before. c(isU'ihritcnNS,;.ta
i oir any. gonorai; roksaset' piai/ps 'or.'/^^ v;
I Sales, policy; . In iklclition./ to' a Lvise; m
the./ nutiibeii of :p;iet;u:i'e;s ;|)lk\-rejpasecl,.
fhei.distinbutor;s'Ore 'n.ovC'
mOrc iclates: ol' th is acit'a nce.-riin; • ty pe '
than .' in IOrmeir'y.oat:s yvlvon/'tliC hafeif ■ .
of making any filnt a.N'ailable :prioi;,lo
/general . rolpastc . ivas ..'.viVtUaTly . au
rarity; And (hen. vistuilly./a- distin
tor.. .Contrdlliiig theati'C’s. \co..iili pre- |
i release pictures . in ; eertain . of their i:.
.! 'oaafcfbeatras.ir'stber..: tba;ei ..b
;! affiliated ;dr. .dpposili'iln .;Ci.rc.U:its. 'iv:i.tlv 1
i any. approeiab.ie . n u pi be f b i:. bxlbk ings. ,.
’ Ani'ong;'. other ■^thb'igs,-- 'th 0 '.';distribs ;
are grovving' 'fo.iKlcr' fit' .p'reb'dleaSIng
i.m .order., to' bring. ii). 'lai.b'b' t'ejilala'.
.aS.,:early. date /an'd..a.t tlie '..same . timb
.gel' a. line- on. .a ■ pictures^ grxWsiiig ;
ability . .as a guide' '';to; . selling; .'and.
;pbTicy.' IVIotro,'; \vhicb .to.sls mosf^ o^^^ ife
.pichnb.s.'be.r.drc' s’elli'ng, even closes'
contracts. Sn .thehVJidnjre. .this .has !
bden doii.e but .'tvitly the; niihs to. he;
desi'g.hated' later.; OH ..ih..;.aecordan
.\y;ith' .yihat' they, shotv.'.at ;ih'e ' bokOflice.;
oii the ;exporimen'ta'l /'eniaagements.
nowi/olten.' .raiiging tTp'.tp. as .many . ;Vs
TO datesy'-,
Additionally, picture-; .a ;'0 being
-pre-rele.aseci;. in ' ' : niiJ'n.y. itytaiTO'es .
'vyhere they'.',are''i'ieecle'd;;^ tlie.'thca'- '
; trfest iega,r,die.ss .of.;.\vhetker .:i.n,y db^
nite 'piap;4.ha's%'',beorV.viai 'w.ltlr'j-ei,
.'spcc'tk:, id. :. n'allbnal'';.avnu:fabilit^^^^ 'and
;r.t'n(;dl'.'te.rms', ' b-
' ■ .Some.;;film'.s ar.e; being ’pre'teloa.sed
j h.' N. ;y.'bihea;d of ..other cit'j.e.s, ...ib6- ;
..guontly. ti;ith ;n.; i': ' gett'hig ,, tile ..pic-;,,
ture 'm'vioh '' earlier 'than. ''other;
Many others are: pro-teteaseil chitside
b'f N'.:, Yi: in ad vaii ce ,'i.i f , Ih c la iter. ’ ..
* An oi'^unixation that is |)roii(1 to hr
part of tlie ^roat war effort of
SHOW BI SIF^ESS
♦
A- Co-operalin^ in every drive ... in
every aelivilv.
VAN NOMIKOS
THEATRES
f » --
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
ROGGE
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
and BALLET DIRECTOR
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL-NEW YORK
Wedne^ January 5, 1944
Edward
SMALL
UNITED ARTISTS
Wednesday, January 5, 1914
Par Trims’44
Sked to 20 Pix
. HoUyvvoocl,' ; ;V
I’fU'aniQunt' is' £tpwn : i '
lu'ocluol ipn\tO' 2Q i'.e'aiui-es iy;-
\vhcn-c 'bpclilogs ai'c K'i'a\yiivR fiy, w
'aiici/'d.vpepise,
aiV: l:6(Vkbjfi.'pVei llVo, ixUlk iev :
ppst-^Aiar; of ibWifi’i!,: ■,
..KiaosseH uiidbfilni 'reirtajiif
I’al'a'ni.oun.l t'lJjpyiiiB' ,ii, ...fifiiifU'iy
niuviViivF position ,tpw\ abi:)ai', 23 :'./
ltV>altux's'{ oillic'r. cbmljldlp'd. ‘or, , iii il'Ho.. ■
airuit 's'tagcs.bf.
Incliidpdli'n ''ihe. ILsd 'itVrep''i)r(r-:
' ■d.urtttfns.. whf^^ li'dye^.'tdKt .'inpix/.'i'h.ui,' f''-:
,!ii'23:()()-QO0'' bp
Ci-c('k.'„ "rue Story of Di'. U';;ss,.-ir
! •dlid .fbad5'';Ui the,', torti'k.’ ytlie'se..- Ii,i',«hr.
: ■yiidi'cV'' /’will' ,iiiVy:('> ido. .d'je ';
’ spriSeii - in/.;di,s.lii;lnitio)r. so ilu.d /yiv.'':.'.:; ;'
■ v\d 1 i.poi ' vvi ttl each; bt'her': . ,/ '/ ; / '■
; ■ : /X/bihparry ■'h t-hat : 20 iea) ci:<;s /
wiU be cr.ouRh to li!! the siiaces '.je-,
tvv'peh.lhe ^backlog, .iXdtyVs'es- apd -ti'a.i
, .addhions-'^ caiy -b'e' iinadp iater iiv Mjo .
■; j'e'ar 'ii rcci'u'ired'; ■ ' .' /i;'' ■
Mich. Nabe in Clearance
Suit Vs/ Major Exbibs
■ ; ; ■ ' i / / ,Ueli’,oit. Jr.n.,
; Repeating b poippialhi .lotigett’ tvyii
■ ’ jieais 'agbrthe ■ Ritz' tb.tyitib/;iii/i^ ater“ / .
etiot,; Itiieh:.,- k rcclfietian ■
■'u.r the presoni 'week's 'cl'cai'anee ox-pv''
h6ukis,ih t/o .neighboring /tP:ba /,
new irCtioh filed 'for arhilralion
' Tl'id 'suitV brought; ,'by ■ Sol Winivk . .
. riam.e.s,: , as: defendants ■raram.i lui'ri,: ■
:RKOv Warner Bros.^ LoeivV. ; '
One oddity in' 'Winokiif'.s'^^'.s
that' lie still is. ' being held .tir.; th.g. .
, : sotgai: ■dayb :cieahince'''oV'cr .llio ;'t
1/ri x'ai ;1fo uses— T the 'Heart," in Ha r il'ord . /:
]' ahd/ ihe .Loitia, in eolbiubT-^altlibu,^^^
.latter ' hovise ,/was des!ro,V,<,Hl -b,'' ■;
' ! '(ire, ''The .ca,se has .itslfOiindatlO ■ '
' thc: tyatervlidt 'hoiistvs :ct ■ .
! 'because ;Df. the' present . in'aOiee .p
i. '\\-;:lth holding ■.pictures/ it'^ is .Xorced 1,0 ■ ■ .
j:.piay ,t'i;oni,' a hvorith’.to throe;.hii}titi.s;.;,-
■r bchind/the 'Heart. instead: o;l/thg''>i/Ce
as stipiil'atedv: ;W.ihdkur also charged: / .;,
■I.'tlrat . he . was : the ■'victint : of ii'nfair;
.■distu-iiiiinaliph: beeau.se cptikl; iltit ■ ■ '
[■:adve;rtise oortying attraclibns;" unlil. ■ ,
after they had cleared .the pritir ;ruua.
Gelber Ke-elected
; Herman .G:elber was • reel (\ctc\'i ,;/
presiderit of LOcat;.206, lATSE, ioi'.a' /.'
■ sceoncl term .at election 'of Npxv;\'.n:.ky , '■
- .pro.iec.tio,nistS' .Thiir;Sday (/SO )/ Ilairy/ ,/
.Storin named -y.p.., replacing HeriiisUi ;• ■'■,
■ .B'oritg,.!ancl Boh Scher elected B,ro,ok>: ■..
lyn btisiness ..agent, .replacing:: .Jaele
■ Teitlor.' / . ' ■■
'. Reelectidns include: Hat. 'G;ii:g'dT,,;^
.,,rccD,fding vseefetaty;: ' Charles .Boek-,-;
■ riian, finaucial' seC.:/Jamos .Am'bi'o.si'u; :
trea.surer, : and .iy[on'i;s : Kra.v.itx., ;n. Y,
: business agent. ■/.:/■' /■.
' ; .All, .terms- are- for; two .years:,. / ;:
SEASON’S QREETINQS
ALBERT LEWIN
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
WednfSsday^ January 5, 1944
Thirty eighth p^^gj^Fr Anniversary
I’HE SOGIETY ()F
MOtlbN PICTURE
PRODUCERS
: : ■ , ; .Hollywood, Jail, i,..'
, .Eifitit POramourii;:, Widtprx. ‘ hi'ive
beeii 'el:e'v3fe?* to ,cU,vecto.r., and pi'o-
tlucoy .statiis during, -ihg,: 'jWa'r ; ,
Til oy' are Sotnii ' Mi Her. B'itl.y.
WlldOr,; . ' ’Harry ' .TugencI, i ' Glia'rUlt
Biiflckei't, :.'j.Karl ■ .Tunborg';' . '.’ Darrell
■WarO,' ,:Prfeston; ;i ■S’tii'igWii,'' .SheridaVV.
Gibney. Bvougtit 't'roni ,,t'.lie New;
York stage to augmeiU the diioctor
:caiil;ing6nt,. Wore:' Lo.ii'ls jAlloii, iind
'Dest'or ,p-uUor, i ;. .' . ''ti",-.- ;
Alperson, Doob, Brandt
Off to Confabs on Loan,
March of Diine^ D
, 1 'E,,,L'. Alper4o:il., genera
RKO Tlicalire.si ,'Qscarr Doob, Liiow'.-,
'Phoati’es. p.Ublic.i'ty .ctiie .[tarry -.
Braiiclt teit’ New' YOrlcVl-ast ,M()tida,,vi.':
('3) for a sxviiiguuPiittfl.iiViur.eM^^^
.conte.rl to .’develop, pjanji' f.o.r.,lhe pur-
ticipatipp O:t .theatres art exeliaiigcs
in the .March , pf Dimes and .Fourth
War Loan campaigns. In<.iustry rep.s
w.'.'T addre,ss- raltie.s''hi,
NOW'. Grleans ..and Chicago, beicite, rc-
turiiing. ' to~‘ Ne\v' 'Yorlr'y eariy , ,hex.t'
iWeeki ...
, '.'Mcaintinie, llliitoisAMic.liigan ..WiS::':
. c'on.siii and . Lidialta oxhibitor.s, .iahci
other industry iicadcrs. .’In ‘.tiie.K^^^^
Of Dirties ’drive (.Jap. 24-.30 ). rail hold .:
a fo'uri-state.’conl'oreiiecia't the Bhick- ‘
.stone hotel. .Chioagrt).' Jan.; 7 tO ' dis
Class the . campaign Jack Kirsch,
Allied Theatre.-, and Jules J. Ruben,-,
'piibliX: ., Great. 'States .Theittres. 'Co,r
.chair'me.n: for Illindi.st ' .wdU : preside;
Tire Indiana grotip Will bo headed hy
K T. Collins; Don Rossiter and M.
WoU of pndiarvapblls.^ J. O. Brooks, ,
Jl ButteiTield Circuit, Detroit. wiU
■speak as Wfiehigan cluvirman. H. J.
Fitzgerald, MilWaukee. .state ehair-
itiam wilP.Rrc.sen't plans for Wtsco'ii-
,-in. ■ ,:i , i,; "I' ,,:, 'i'''
. . Alperson; .Briuidt, DooW'and Aidi
Mayer will attend. th'Cse, 'acssirtiis,:.
The foil r-.sl ate area iiu-liidcs about
2,-i:i3 theatre.s which collected more
than 8310.0011 during the 11)43 drive.
Chica.go meeting .fpllows.. the
slafc sc.ssion in Atlanta on Jan. 4.
Three-state March of Dirties coiifor-
oiicc i.s set for Jan. 10 in Dal!a.«. ’
"Uriiled in determinglicn ■'o ephanc^ ori'd
protect the art of motion picture producin.g
. . . to encourage creative talent , to
maintain economic equality . . to foster
; broader; public appreciation ;
WILLIAM CAGNEY
CHARLES CHAPLIN
WALT DISNEY
EDWARD A. GOLDEN
SAMUEL GOLDWYN .
SOL LESSER
MARY PICKFORD
DAVID O. SELZNICK
EDWARD SMALL
HUNT STROMBERG
WALTER WANGER
ORSON WELLES
LOYD WRIGHT, president
JOHN 0. FLINN, executive secretary
' , ” Hollywood. Jan. 1.
' Metro lias decreed a, coipedy. fiiVis
fo r ‘Cantervillo Cho.-l' after . epii-
'.siderabie 'dlsciis.sioriv . '
. : .The: pi'iginal. script called .fp'',
dramatic denduemenl and. slipoling
halted on the .la.'<t, half reel . until a
deci.sion was reached by . .stP.h'rt
bOSSO.S. ; .'■
HOLLYWOOD
1040 No:. LdS' Palmas-r-QRanite; 3tll
IVilLToEAI^TZ €AKTrai:S
prAfseniH
itetcaseii Through Tnirersai
HOLIDAY GREETINGS
PRODUCTION MANAGER
PINE-THOMAS PRODUCTIONS
tTednesday, Jaiuiary 5, 1944 pitNy-eighth t^i tiWK 'FY
Technicolor
\
is proud of its association with
the Motion Picture InduMry
thisf^diffMuitx^^^
War period^ is ^
and turning out product iin-
lIERBERr T. KALMUS, Proskionl and Ccueral Manager
W^nesda^ Jaiiu^ 5^ 1^44
Annlvereary
20th Century-Fox
fOr'muoK-^ .iii order,
to •keep ■.'going,. . ■
iWiiile .at first gas 'a.nd lire ^' r
;ing, together 'vj.'ith ' difficulty: iii .get- '
ting .repairs , artd ' parts ■replacernents ,
for cars,.' caused ;same trouble, if lias '
now, reached the point where the
problem, approaches a vcr'y worri-.
s'-me status. .I'.'.i':',..'.
, One oi the main trouliles is get-
ting, cars .serviced, : They , have Start-
ed, '.lb .Wear: but, with coHsiderable,
fepajr and. replacement of parts le-
; gliired,' ,Th,e film 'peddlefs give;, their
gas . btiggie.s , hard wear and
,t,he . past .; year, have .be.eh tkishing,
• them: to the limit, pi rniicagb permit-.
led by the gas coupons allowable. At
the- same .tinae, the . delivery trucks
have . ibecH . /taking ‘ .a . lickltig,. ;. even:
though . deliveries, and; .pickups .; have,
beeii^limited to five, days weekly/ ' .
Fix Transpo^^^^
Plenty of Musical Spots
In UA’s ‘Sensations’ Pic
Hollywood, Jail l: ;
The heavie.st proportion of music
in a featured picture will bo .scai-
.tered, through, :;'‘SehsatiOhs';, Of:
lUAi. Xcarly half the 12.1 ininu'.e
'r.ttnriih'g :time./ if-'b-eing: . devc>t,e'd to,
lime.- by Woody Herman, Cab Calio-
way. Sophie Tucker. Dorotliy Donc-
,gan and Gone Rodgers.
: Ten sbngs,' written fbr the, .pic by
Harry Tobias. A 1 Sherman and .lack
to '. Yeilcri,; ;'are .belhg.; Inlerspers'edi'With
. kSO: ads 'frbm, all branches, of show ' bir.
f 'v Hollywood, Jan. 1,.
Technieoior ■ tinting goes : bh-: 3 3 fea -'
;tures for next .seasons .■ release ' as
against 12 five years ago. f
... Of the pa.-itel .outinit 14 are com-
Manpower situation now .such tliat pletcxl, 11 in work and 10 in. preiiara-
local houses are even hiring grand- tioii.
mothers. ' - ''''' Vy'/rf / '-'y- '- 1";
, Newest aa.sistant . manager in .town
is /Mrs. E. .W. Elrod at tlio Malco..
Besides being a grandmamma. Mr.s.
Clfo'd Is .the. wife of : a’ 'projectionist
and motheri-ih.-la W bf :,dacfc Tuiistill,/
'Who v.-a.s Malco manager until he
joined the Navy,
'' ..Serious interference, not only in
the coveririg .'of. ..accounts, 'by, film
sales.m en .but, 'also' ill the., servicing of
theatroB' by, delivery, brgahizati.D is
loolced for in/ 49.44,.; with,: diffiGUllies,
ot trahSportatioh -becoming ail 'dVeff
irieibasing/ probleni, ./Although qiies-
tibnablc:; Whether proper . relief , can
he. obtained, /distribators and deliv-
cr.v services may be-forced. to appeal
Lady Of Burlesque
Hum StroniberK — U. A.
^^Jack Lgudon^^
Samuel Br6iiston-i— Ui A*
The Eve Of St Mark
20lh Ceil lurj -Fox
Man From Frisco
RejiiibJic
Wednesday, January 5
GENERAL SERVICE STUDIO
WESTERN ELECTRIC SOUND SYSTEM
isVSt'E M J
Productions Recentl i^ Completed:
THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY”«'"nS,
IT HAPPENED TOMORROW Arnold Productions — United At
THE LIFE AND LOVES OF DR. PAUL
JOSEPH 60EBBELS
THREE RUSSIAN GIRLS
Now In Production
W. R. Frank Productions
R-F Productions — United Artists Release
Charles R. Rogers Productions
— United Artists Release
"THE SONG OF THE OPEN ROAD
"SENSATIONS OF 1944
Starting Soon
A HUNT ST^OMBERG PRODuiT!
Andrew Stone Productions — United Artists Release
Umy Sftw]^^ — United Artis ts Relegse
TOMORROmTHE WORLD
Leste/ Vowan — United Artists Release
PRODUCTION CENTER FOR
ARNOLD PRODUCTIONS *!■ BENEDICT BOGEAUS PRODUCTIONS
4-. LESTER COWAN ^1* W. R. FRANK PRODUCTIONS A-
PRODUCING ARTISTS, INC. 25- CHARLES R. ROGERS PRODUCTIONS
GREGOR RABINOVITCH 25-
HUNT STROMBERG *1. ANDREW STONE PRODUCTIONS
Holiday Greetings
HARRY
Loving Greetings to My Friends AH Over the ff'orld
CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD
• A nnh'ermry
In Charge Produdi on
CAPITOL New York
Trade Eds., Red Cross
To Huddle on Drive
' .Edilpi's ipt, N:c'w^'ypi'k;,:ti’adp':;iiubU,^ '
..cations; .Vvlli li,ucia,ie j
! RGcl' 'Cross::;oflTcials at , t
Vhdlel,' N.', Y;, -tomoi'rdvv' '.iTKui'sclay)
bn ;planS'.foi’ .the; Red^ Cross ''dviv'e 'in
RhnliOhai' ' dbyecd'iy'e ot $2OO,O0OiOOO: j
.in - Red Ccdss; cbllec 'boeh 'i
: fiked. ■Wh.Ue tlid ckact'ambiiritAvhicR
\vi,irbC...iveouired, loom Npw york ;.City 1
hais'not y.e't been-., set',, it \\;!11 likeiyvbe |
' iiOot-e t.lran: $2Q,bbO,ObOs. i. . '
■Meeting is. being Held to ;
cOdperatiori of .alRmotropoUtap busir '
■ness publications, . '■■ '■ : . V'.n^, ; ■'!
GREETUSGS
Season ’s Greetings
Willi Every Wish Thai 1944 Will Be a
Victory Year
Crrrlhit!S
A VT KVKSON
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
NEW YORK CITY
LEON LEONIDOFF
11th Year Director of Production
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, NEW YORK
A. A. ADAMS
ESSEX AllUSEMENT CORP.
Newark, N. J.
WHAT DO YOU
Prpdueerj^W
lA on New Wage Terms
For 30,000 in Films
■■■ ■..■•■■. V' ';■ .-.■■.t,; . ;■ ■ Itollyb'OOd.'
1 '■ ; 'Pro^ducel's. ■ha.ye'.::gone':’'i'ntQ '..■kessioi.t '.
i-bvitb'' labob.loadefe on.’ wag
j- lions ; ,inyblvin;,g‘ v3^ .Rlnt', yv.oi’kCi'S. ;
Slutiio hGads ' H'aft; bx.pec.ld(t to ■.make v
I ebntract.'b'ealk.'ioiv.bU^^
. l6:cals ,.svith.'..rRibh'arR .In.tc.r-, i'
' ftati.bnal' p;rek;y.V acceding d.o. demand.s ■'.
, by iderb'o'r.ti ^S'or^rell, ■;,'} Stnilln .!■'.
and' ■Her ber t '' Ml er , . 'rcpi-bsc n t i ng ■.Iccy; ■^ .
inp'rt' . in; '.■.all " cdas.siRcati.o,ns, -'for ; inv,/'
■‘.nredintb oponf^ ,ot :disGussion,g here. .
vRabaf ■ ; Cliiefs ■ :had th.r.eiiten.ed^ .'to :
I' ask' for 'G,6\'orn.n'ieiit .■inloryoiRi it i'
rbrod.ue.bfis refiised ,tQ;incQt with th^
.TWif.sday . ( 30) morning. :'..■ ' .■
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
^A^IETY Annlvorsary
GREETINGS TO
NOW ON TOUR WITH
HAMLET
MERGHANT of VENICE
OTHELLO
Anniversary
5 , 1911 ^
"THE NATION'S NUMBER ONE BAND"
"Winner of Motion Picture Herald, Radio Daily and Orchestra World Polls"
HARRY JAMES
AND HIS
MUSIC MAKERS
Featuring
HELEN WARD
JOHNNY McAFEE
BUDDY MORENO
CORKY CORCORAN
Just Completed
“MR. CO-ED”
“TWO SISTERS and a SAILOR”
MGM
CHESTERFIELD PROGRAM
TUES., WED., THURS.
COLUMBIA RECORDS
Current Engagement
PALLADIUM,
HOLLYWOOD
UOSES THEATRE PANIC
: . Sprm.giield, Mass';; Jan; 1. . .
Two youths. ; who set : a ‘grudge’
blaze in the Strand theatre, last
week, and ■ then .shouted ‘Fire.’ i;n-
periling- . the. lives : of - 750 pat^^
were giyeij: eu^'pencjedt.sehtenees' of
Qhe. y.e£ir in the .Relhrmatory after
pleading, guilty iii: District . court ' Fri.'
clay .131), to charges of attempted
arson.
When police arrc.sted Cavl F. .Gig-
liotti. 17, and his 16-ycar-old coin-
panipn a . week after the blaze, the
pair told . police that they .set , the
fire to saii.si’y a grudge again.st the
, nianagor 6£ the theatre who had
previously ' ejected them from the
house; IhyestigatioH showed that the
pair ripped excelsior from a .seat,
and 'set fife to it iii the toilet of the
theatre. One of the youths then
rushed into the orchestra . section, .
■■ySled ‘Eire.’ and a near panic was
narrowly averted when an uniden-
tified fireman : who happened to ' be
in. the theatre at< the time, stood up
and told the patrons to calm
and that there was nothing to the
fire.- 'f- .
; The story of the grudge proved
groundless so far a.s the youngsters
were concerned because it developed
that they, had been ejected by a
manager who had ..left the theatre
three wcek:s ago. Tiie new manager,
Walter Linnehan. hati hi.-i hands full
this week when two police oflicers
were suspended from; duty after be-
ing found in the theatre with a
yoting girl. - Hearing is scheduled
later, ‘'i '
Sehiager’s 6-Yr. UA
Pact Calls for 15 Pix
.Sig . .Schalger’s_; new . pact, with
United. Artists, according to a com-
pany announcement over the past
week-end, calls for the producer to
make five pictures every two years
for a total of 15 pictures for UA I'C-
lease. ■■ ■ . ' .
:: Six-year ..deal w.gs -ahnouhced ;b.5;
Edward C. Ilaftory, UA prexy, and
.Schlager, head- of ■■-Pfodiicers ' Cor-
poration- of ’America. .. : : ; ■ i,-
Mono's Melon
, . :HollyWood,Jan.l.;;
' .Mopogram is splitU a $17,676,
bonus, arripng ../all: ■ its - employees With
a minimum for anyone .. with the
company two years at $288. Pay-
ment was niado in war bonds .to, all
employees except oflicers oh.; pay- .
roll at least, three., months..
Monogram is the or.!y studio to cut
lip the annual melon with all -wofk>
Cfs, which . was , incepted '..tvyo' .yeai’S.
ago,''.':^
Ralph Forman’s Tost
, ; .Ra.l|?h .; Fofman,." formerly ' office
tfianager at. the. - United Artists ex-
change in ..Detroit,, appointed tb sales
';stafl thefe.- ; .;
Anne Baxter Pacted For
‘Guest in House’ Lead
' - Hollywood. .Tan. 1.
, Anne Baxter draws ihe- feminine
lead in Hunt: Stromberg's ‘Guest in
the Hou.se,’ on loanoul from ‘20th-
Fox. '
She won the part on ti’.c strength
of her performance in 'The . Eye of
St. Mark,' and 'North Star.’
U Ups Morgan Cox '
- ...i Hollywood, Jan. 1.
; Universal has elevated : Morgaft
Cox from the writing staff to as.so-
ciate producer status. 1 :' '
He draws t.h.e. serial ;‘fli dors of
Ghost City’ as initialer. .
WALDORF
JUST COMPLETED
THE HEAVENLY BODY
IN PREPARATION
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
Wednesday, January 5^ 1944
^^MJETT Annh'vrsary
— an integral part
of show business,
has now gone into
direct production
of WAR MATERIAL
to be used bv our
ARMED FORCES
We feel greatly honored
at this privilege to so
serve the Government of the
United States . . . and speed
the day of Victory,
War Charities to Get
Rental Proceeds From
‘Attierica Speaks’ Shorts
Hollywood, Jiiii. i.';,-
/ Procfieck .ceijta'ls in; disirlbuT.
tioii’ ;bf 'Ariiencai' Speslts'v "sCibjEcte
produced along linos su!?aes>cd by
■ the GSvernlipent, ■ ajer beiAg_ji
ever to the American Reel Cross and
’ ether war relief agencies by . the mo-
tion picture 'laclvisti;y, ' vOnly .^ actual
cut-ol-poeket expenses will; be de-
; ducted from amount of ?631.337,
■ Metro, - which released 'Mr. Blab-
bermouth,’ ■ •Magic .■MiJiiabef and
■Plan for 1 Destruction.' got S245.0'28
put of 38.100 playdalcs. '20th-Fox.
which distributed ‘Everybody's War.’
'Weapons for 'Victory’ and 'Women
in Blue,’ collocled 8103,621 in rentals
from 24.331 play dates.,:’ Paramount,,
which relea.scd ■Letter from Bataan,'
: -We'Re'fuse' tp .Pie,.’ ‘Price of 'Victory’
and ’The Aldrich Family 'Gets in.
Scrap.’ realized S 100.1 13 from 40.435
playdates. : IIKO, wiiich . ■unuiled
•eonquer by the. Clock,’ ‘City of
Courage’ and ‘North African Album.'
got 880,000 out of 25.215 p!aydatc.s.
Columbia, which' distributed ’ 'WingS'
tor the. Fledglin.g.s,’ .’Mr. Smug’ and
HOLLYWOOD PRODUCERS SAW
CY LANDRY
NOW YOU CAN SEE CY LANDRY
AS THE UNFORGETABLE
DANCING MISFIT INDIAN
A COMEDY HIGHLIGHT
^^RIDING HIGH”
Currently Playing Paramount Theatre, New York
Personal Representative: Charles Yales, Fredericks Bros.
•JWen Working Together,’ got 861.400 „
with 24,353 playda’.cs. .Universal, '. 'i--
which disturbed 'Keeping Fit,’ ’Ar- ■
.senals of .Might,’ ‘What .Are We
fighting For'?’-, .gro.ssed $61,175. from
a total of. 21 .6'i'2 piaydates. ■ . ; .- . ■ ■■■ ^
Fulfilling its original intention that j
no profit should accrue, to distribu- j
tors, producers or exhibitors: -.from- y
the use of .f.ort .subjects designed j
.specifipally to aid the war. effort,
rental cluirge.s fixed at various levels ;;
by . the different distrlbs: . are " now to ,
be turned over to Avar charities.
V .On some of tin? films listed above ;
di.stribution is htd yet completed.
■ Five New Units Set v i.h.v ;
For European Tours
.... London. Dec. 25.
Recent units lined tip by USO-
Camp Show.s for . entertainment . of
.American force.s are ’Boomps-A- I
! Daisy' with east ■ consisting- ; of Con- . •
.coin and ' Melba, Ewen Hail. Phyllis .
Colt, Jack McCloud and Evans Fam-
ily,.. ‘Flying High' ha.s A1 Bernie.
Dale and Faye, Aileen , Hunter,, and
Eddie Cochran and Co., who re-
places Jack Powell, -just, arrived. .
Powell,- as .soon as he recovers
from ’flu, wilt join ‘Fun Marches
Or..’ in company of Don Rice, Dor-
■ othy Fielding, and the Three Charths ■
'. (English act.) -1- ’ ■ ..-.r
. At ■ Goodhart. has joinod . Rudy I
Slarita and Starlites, an English ag- ■ .'
. gre-gation.
'Wbrd.s & ■ Music,’ the fifth unit.
. consists of Joe Termini. Cabot and
Drcfcicn. Johm-.y Woods;. . Dorothy :
Wenzel "and Evelyn Case. ■
: With : this quintet, USO-Camp
Shows has 15 units ' operating and
, with the imminent arrival of ' 25 -.■
arti.sts. it is expected to liave at
least 20 units touring soon. .
Lee’s War Loan Stint
' ! Claude Lee, director of public re-
lations tor Parainount. is setting up
ofliices in Wa.shington as motion .pic- .
ture I'cpre.senlativc altached to the
War. Finance Divi.sion of the U. S. .
Treasury iii connection with t'ne in-
dustry’s participation in the Fourth
War Loan drive which extends from
Jan. 18 to Feb. 15, t;--'.-:-' h-
Banker Kincey
Harold F. Kincey, partner of Bob
Wil'ny in the 1 ’a r a m o an I- Wi 1 by -
Kincey circuit in the south and gen-
eral-manager of operations, has been
elected,’ a director of ' the American :
Tru.«t Co., Charlotte. : ■
' Ho bperafes out of that exchange
citj!,- while. Wi-lby supervises’ malterai
for W-K out of Atlanta. ■
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Congratulations
On Your 38th Anniversary
Preparing
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20lh CENTURYtFOX
FOR 1944 PRODUCTION
COMEDY
DRAMA
"Son of Lassie"
"Jenny As a Lady"
ACTION
"Ligh+er Than Air"
ROMANCE
Portrait of Jennie"
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
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• • •
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\ I o a 1 1 i n j
^ \ the armed /
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ON ITS 38th BIRTHDAY
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Thirly-eif'hlh Anniversary
A Radio Fable
By FRLD ALLEN
Once upon a lime there was an
audition., ©agby’s Bubble. jGura: was
going on tiio air. Mr. Bagby .himself ;
..was biiilcjilig a rteW prbgraini It .was
to . ;be somi'thirig ctiKereat, A.-. recent,
survey had ' convinced . Mr. Bagby
’ tliat there wa.s too much cnterlain-
ment in radio. Listeners were ready
for a change. Mr. Bagby fell that
.people .wanted to hear more . com-,
mereial copy. He would blaze a trail.
ivV.yMr.;' Bagby's prplram was to be
just one SO-mihutO commercial ,preg-.
. riaii.t ..wntlr:. .■adje.c.tiyes'.vextollih thp
flavor of Mr. Bagby's product and
tellmg: potential .. customers' to . look,
for the gumslot With the big red B
On .ih: .As the- pr,^ .started, a lit-
tle. boy , wo'ulo come to the micro-
phone, pop his bubble gum, and say,
“Go.sh, it's Bagby's!” Then there
. was to be a sweep iof . harps , ahd' on
.. with the .show. ' 1' i''.'. .
Mr. Bagby had engaged 40 harpists
to play the ..swreep. : Two sweeps, in-
fact, .After the little boy had popped
his bubble gum the 40 harps would
. play a .Aveep — ascending. When the
30-m;nufo commercial had been com-
' pletcd the 40 harps would play their
■fihai sweep^descending.. .The little,
boy . wmulcl re.ktrn . to the 'microphone,
. pop : it is bubble gum,, say, "Gosh, it’s
Ba.!;bys:'’ again. The program would
be over. ;:lVlr,'. Bagby. at long last, wnis
going ’t'O.'" give... radio listeners what
...they.,. wanted,.'.'..'.:
: After . several harp auditions, at
which he had weeded out .some harp-
ists with siiort arms who wkre cheat-
ing on tlicir .sweep.s, and one harpist
: with a hahghail whb;'was playirtg..ex-
tra notes, .Mr. Bagby had engaged his
: 40 harps. A:, another audition for
. .little j boysr to . pop gum, Mr. Bagby
■ had chosen a little boy with, a mouth
: that looked like. cither end of the
. Holland Tunnel with lips on it. When
this -little boy’. popped his bubble, gum
it . sounded like an elephant pulling
•. his foot out of . a bucket of sour
cream,. Mr. Bagby's program was
starting to build. Today '.s audition
-wa.s palled to select an announcer.
■ Mr. Bagby wasn't taking any chances
with the manpower shortage in
radio. . He was auditioning girl an-
nouncers.
KCKN (K.C.) Now On
Round-The-Clock Sked
., .. Ka:-..sas City, Jan. 1.
The only station In the Kar.scs City
area with a 24-huur .schedule. KCKX,
2.10-watter owned and operated .by
the Capper Publications, Inc., now is
on the air regularly all night.. .
Formerly going ofl at 11 p.m.. the
station now is . extending J ts Schedule's,
with musical pro.gr'ams of the swing
type, ;' Fen-.me .spieler works the
midn;ght-to-6 a.m. trick. ' ' . ''
East; New Cast
With the retirement of Don
Ameche as m.c. of the ‘What's New?’
program because of film commit-
ments, RCA is bringing the series to
New York and recasting it. Jack
Douglas is coming east with the
show, and Celeste Holm and Leonard
Warren are being sought to share
the comedy assignment with himi
For the r e m a i n i n g two Coast
broadcasts, Jan. 1 and 8, Cecil B.
DeMille is the AmOche replacement
as m.c., with the. permanent name
for the .stint still to be selected. Earl
Ebi, director, and Joe Bigelow, chief
scrlpter, will remain on the Coast to
work on other programs for the J.
Walter Thompson agency.
‘What's New?’ is heard . 7-8 p.m.
Saturday’s on WPZ-Blue.
TELEVISION MAY BE
BREAK FOR
V'..
By KATE SMITH
Bv PHIL BAKER
Auditions Gabber#
At the appointed hour only two
girls had appeared for Mr. Bagby's
audition. The studio door wa.s locked,
the red Jight flashed on and a small
sign . lighted over the door reading,
•'This studio in use.” Mr. Bagby gave
each girl a Bagby Bubble Gum Cbm-
■ mereial and rushed back into , the
control room. Mr. Bagby wliippcd
out hi.s stop-watch; pointed a stubby
finger at,' the fiivt girl, who walked
to the microphone and started to
. read.' The girl eyas poorly dressed
but. she ■■was ' exceptionally pretty.
Kor, figure yeas perteCt, ■ she had pcis'e
, . at; the m ici ophone, -.her diction was
flawless, . As the.; poorly .dressed girl
..road, the Hubble. Gu.m ■eommoreial,
Mr;. Bagby closed hi.s eyes, relaxed
and thought how kind fate ’ had been
■ to .make him ' a gum baron. Tliirty
1; ■ : minutes later, the poorly dressed girl
' . finished reading, the . commercial,
.flashed Mr, Bagby .a, sniile, turned
from the microphone and sat down.
■ ' Mr. , Bagby consulted his stop-
watch again, looked Up and pointed
his k.ubby linger at the .second girl.
She wore a mink coaf and a beauti-
ful nyjoh evening gown. Expensive
... . — ; y-
heiy uglinc.ss. Her face lookeii. as
, though it had been slept in. Her nose
hung flo'.v.n like :a.. «kin pniidulum.
' Her front ; teeth were blieked and
. ; iiad gnawed two jagged holes in her
costiy yen. She .slouched at the mi-.
.'■■■ crophone as though .she didn’t have
enough .spine to go all the way up
:her.:, back:, . Her voice, .sounded as
though her throat was charred and
her tonsils clinkers. When she fin-
ishen croaking the commercial, Mr.
Bagby. jammed, his stop-watch back
in his pocket and nusiied out of the
control room toward t!ie studio. One
of these girls was' going to get a. long
, . , contract. One of these girls would
be the Bagby Bubble Gum Girl One
. of the.so girls Would be made; But
which girl? ■' "'..t.'
. If this: was a real fable the poorly
' ■ dressed girl who 'had beauty,. 'poise
■ an'd diction would have ' gotten the
job. But thus was . radio. The ugly
■ ■ girl with a ■ mink coat and iio talent
wa.s liired . by Mr. Bag’oy.
■ P-S,— The ligly girl was the niece
of Mr. Bagby's biggest gum cu.stomcr.
■■ That’s the way it goes in radio. Suc-
. ce.ss is relative.
«D DATE’ FIGURES
IN ACCOUNTING SUIT
Sioux Fall.s. Jan. 1. , •
The Blue networkts ’Blind Date’
program is involved in , an . account-
ing .suit in Mihriehaha, county: circuit
court with Verl Thomson, KSOO-
KELO program director, alleging the
show was. lifted from him witnout
financial reimbursement. He is
suing Joe Floyd, local theatre man-
ager, and .Cliff Gill, , ' ' .
. Thomson maintains he helped
launch ’Blind Date,’ then known as
'G.I. Blind Date,’ on the air in Sioux
Falls more than a year ago and , asks
that Floyd and Gill be ordered to
pay him his share of the progrnm‘.«
earnings. Floyd wa.s called by the
court to show accountings and pro-
ceedings in the history of ‘Blind
Date’ and for examination as an ad-
verse witness. His, appearance was
skedded for Dec. 23.
,T,!ib dearth of manpower caused by
World War II has brought a larger
number of ' women into radio this in-
dustry ever., boasted before. S’autr-
a’ly the .question of woman's, place
in radio after the war keeps popping
' Women are dom.on.strating their
ability no’t only a.s directors, produ-
cers and writers of radio programs
but -also as technicians. -Many sta-
tions. ■ <ioprived of - their, male en-
gineers, are . now using women to
twirl t'.ie dials and work the gains in
their .control rooms. Many' arq show-
ing unusual ability to balance musi--
cal programs.
■ ^ It should be brought out tiiat even
before the war, women were active
in various phases, of the radio Indus-,
try. Some have been in it since the
pioneer days and have become im-
portant executives. Others have
trickled ill and are highly respected
in t’neir jobs. ; '.i;.'' i ■
'■ The, war naturally brought a largo
infUnx of women and it is heartening
to see how they have taken hold of
tasks that previously were handled
exclusively by ' men.
' But what of women in radio’s post-'
war world? , ■ ■'!
Many of them will want to con-
tiiiuc their careers, even when the
peace is ..signed and the boys come
marching home. However, good as
they are. I doubt if they '. will be . able
to compete, as a rulei with the male
e’xperts returning , from J the’, wars,
especially with the , experience the:
' nici|i will have, gained in the Signal
Corps. 1"'
. The pro'olem will be to find a place’
for the' women who .wish to. remain
in the fieid. '
It seems to me that . radio is .such
a tremendously expanding industry,
! there will iie ample place for tiie
capable, ambitious woman in her
e'nosen .field.
Many new FM stations wi!'. be
built: and operated and they will
need competent 'help in all depart-
ments. ■
However, my hunch is that women
will be mo.st prominent in the realm
of 'television. Here, women's knowl-
edge of decoration, design and beauty
will ’ be of tremendou.s value. Tele-
vision will require the, designing and
building of elaborate settings. , The
eiofr.es element will be imijoriant,
and so will, makeup and hairdo.
Here tiic distaff side can blaze trails
that will at once help the new in-
dustry and also, .establish them, in a
brand ; new , field whic’n has limitless
pos.sibilitie.s. 'i -,
; In my 'Take It Or Lea\'o If. program Suhdays, over CBS, my sponsor.s
find I give contestants ' an opportunity to win $84, by supplying correct
answers to a set of seven que.s'tions. , ,
Since ‘'Variety' keeps its readers fully acquainted with what is going .
on ,; in siipw business, here is an appropriate category of questions for
•Variety’ readers. ■ ■' , ,
' Are you ready ..for the $1 question? ■ All right. Here , we gol - ‘
$l question: Paul Whiteman used to feature a male trio known as the
Rhythm Boys, Two of Ihem were Harry Barns and A1 Rinkor. Who was
the ''thlf.d'?:',f;'
S2 question; The picture 'HcH's Angcl.s’ introduced a new feminine
star and a new shade of hair.^ Wlio was the girl?
$4 question: The play ‘Lightnin’,’ which ran 1291 performances, was
one of the most successful plays in the history of the American theatre.
Who .starred in it?
.$8. question: Was the play , ‘Around the-. World in 80 Days' inspired by
Nelly Sly's famous trip, or. was Nelly iinspired by .the play?
$16 question: One of the biggest hits in: the. American theatre during
World War I W'as. 'Lilac Time.’ - Who was. its. star?,. ,
$32' question; The sweater girl made her debut back in 1880, when
women copied .the kilted skirt and jersey. .of a famous aclrcs.s. Who was' '
.she?
'.$64 question: What were the, first names of the. famous -minstrel's
McIntVre & Heath?
,'Nam:'iurii to page 110 and see how far you got toward that $64 prize.
I’m sorry I can’t give you winners, an -actual cash award. You see,- Mr. .
Morgenlhdu just asked ME the $64 question!
Here are some Jackpot questions:
A — Wliflt actor was noted for his recitation .of: ‘Casey at the Bat?’ '
. 'B^Within 10 years, give the date o/- the N. Y. debut of Jenny Lind, the
Swedish , Nightingale.
Cr—A famous actress made her American: debut in 1080, in ‘Adrienne
Leeouvrer,’., and followed up with ‘La: Dame Aux Camelias.’: Who Was
she?.:. ■ ■ ■ .'..'■' , . '
Insults Pay Dividends
- - ' — - By JAY SOMMERS :: rr
i: Frank Telford in 1-A • ^
Frank Telford, director of ! ‘ifaiiant
l ady,’ General ■ .Mill’s serial over
CBS, has ’been classified 1-A by his
Detroit draft board. ■ ... ,.
Ayer Employees Feted
Harry Batten, pre.sidont of N. W.
Ayer age;icy, hosted' 110 employees
of the firm at a bufi'et supper and
danCe at Ambassador Hotel, N.' Y.,'
Thursday . night. (30).
’.'.A g'uy inamed Earl , Wilson : wrote
in ;. hi.s cohimh in the 'N. Y. Post’
that my job as writer of the Cham-
ber Music Society of Lower Basin
Street is ah envious o:ie. I ih.siUfe.d'
people and got paid good do.ugh for.
.'if.' i ' ., i '.
' Like a knockwurst liangover, that
.statement, di.stj'c.sses me. I ,■ ..don't
mi:'.d ilio part about, the gootl do.igii,
'but why .should anyone envy anyr
body wiio itisuU.s so:r.e of o'.ir bigger
na,mes'?.'i.;.fnf:the'' fi-r.s^ place it just
proves. .!ha',. inos: of our pcpiilatioh
i.'3, ;;ihibi’.ed, a;id secondly -it 'ish';t
true.: I do::'!, insult people. I merely
tell the, truth about them, as ,,I see, if.
If .Dio,geiie,s were still .walking
around with liis sunlamp looking for .
an iionesl inan. I'd be the acme of
aciir.ic attraction.
Now .what does all this ■ acadc:nic
double talk mean'?-. It boil.s down to
the simple parable. ‘The Truth Hurts.’
or better still, 'The ,. Truth' In.sults.’
Take what happened to me o;r a re-
cent. .shopping trip for a Ciiri.stmas
present for my wife. . I walked into
a store to buy a gift. The saleslady
pulled several tilings off .ti'.c shelf,
and in an effort to clinch the sale
she pointed to one of them and .said,
'Isn't that too. lob .darling?.’.:.. .1’ ari-
.swored. 'Frankly, lady, not’ ..' She gol
sore becau.se I ; insulted her.'. ■ ' ;
,1 Now. there is the cniij: of the whole
matter. She asked me. a '.simble.
question and I. in my best Boy Scout
manner, had told her the truth. As
was still in it. This wasn't entirely
true. . .the dre.ss wasn't made out of
coal bags.
Some Can’t Take It
■Of course .sometimes I h.ave trou-
ble. like tile night we were blessed
with Jan Kiepura. Mr. Kiepura
didn't relish being complimented as
'.Mt-ierioa’s Foremost Barroom ' B.af i-' ,
lone.’ I obliged by j-ust cn’.Iiitg him
'.Meat head Kiepura,’ but lie didn't
go for that either, so we just let him .
siijg: '.. 'It' wafi. a: ro.’atively-q-utet night
■ill the concert hail.
■ My script on Lena Hor:ie eau.sed a
lot .of , gri'et. It wasn't Miss ' Horne ■
her.-elf . who objected to what w-a.s ;
written, it wa.s M-G-M. Sixteen '
lawyers. 12 agents. Louis Mayer's
:neplTew ,a'n,d,,.a. Burps ntan. descended .
on . us,; and- thr.eatefied lb yank Miss
Horne off the sliow unless we layed
off,; It was two hours'- ..before broad-
cast time .so wiiat could we do? I
got oven with M-G-M fheugh. ■ ,1.
wer.t and .saw . ‘Andy > Hardy Has a
Kontiiption,’ . and made . rude , lip ,
noises ail through it',' '' ■
I was working for Chailio Martin.
One day he came to me a:td said in
ail sincerity, ‘Jay. 1 like you .’: Well
as lou.g.as he was being frank. 1 had
to be frank too. I answered, .‘Charlie,
I don't like you.’ Wo are iiow the
best of friends. ■
' '. Now don't get the idea that be- '
cause it's ihy jo’o- to insult people .
that I'm a r.a.sty guy.
I don’t walk
fat.ias' I wfis concernediit wasn.'.t ‘too,
'. T „,.:,;.„',i !' meet. . L, never. ' venture an opinion
too; darling,’: I , now ,,wfi,lk: around
with : : the “ curse of - the .Tailored
Woman on mo.
.. V'lt; works the .same ' w;iy on Basin
Street. We had Louoila Par.sons n.s
guest, ■■ I put down that Miss Parsons'
writes her column irf bad English,
and everybody chortled, '.vilh glee
been use ,1' insulted the great ’Lolly,’
If the tr'uth must be known, it was
Mi.ss Par.soits herself who gave me
that information, and it i.s borne out.
by the fact that she ha.s named her
j new book. 'The Gay llliierate.’ " I
; aciinire Mis-s 'Parsons fbf ' nOf beirig
afraid of .the truth. ,'. . *'
■ We had Lauritz Melchior on. He’s
a very nice .guy, but I couldn’t spell
his name. Besides I think opera is
I.'
BEN GRAUER
Su.staining— Di.scussion Leader of NBC’s "For This 'We Figlit.” . .
' Commercial — NBC Symphony for General Motors — WaP.cr Winc'hell for
Jergens — "Information Please" .'tor Hein:'.' “.Salute to Youth’’ for Good
year — “Mr,, and Mr.s. North” for Woodbury.
NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY
a waste of iiir.e, so in .the script
suggested that uf Mr. Melchior
wanted to make $30,000 a week he
should become a crooner a:td change
h is II a me to Larry Mele.h. ; Probably
a lot of long-haired '. Kullure Kids
were aghast at the treatment we
•gave Mr. Melchior, but he must; have
liked it. He did the same thing a
few weeks later on Fred Allen’s
sho.w. ■
Then there was a gue.st shot by'
.Albert Spalding, as fine a. man as
you would want to , meet, but it so
happens- that fiddle players give me
a pain so I had no difiicuUy in de-
scribing him as ‘Ten Tirum’o.s Spuirl-
ing,’;>..ih:;:.;;-, .; ;;
To me Larry • Adler was 'the
: world's foremost blowhard.’ - ; ■:
I;', was rather hard on Mildred
Bailey.. ,'.i pictured ' her . ,aS' wea ring a .
Victory dre.s.s made out of old coai-
bags, and added t:ia‘. she looked kind
of iunipy because some of the coa!
unless I'm asked, but then look 6'ut!
— ynu'll get the truth ever, if it 'hurts..
Of course I've lo.«i a lot of ■. friends,
that .■way,. 'but: I never have to erc.s.s ■,
over to ;i'he' , other side of the thor- ■
ougiifare to avoid people. , . usually ,
it's ju.sl the opposite.
But there's one thing of which I
,;ani; proud. • No run of the mill, Bob
Hope Formula 29 lh.sult wends ' its,
way into ,.my scripts. Look ail
through .them ■ and you won't find .
one; 'You're so fat tiiat...’ or, ‘Your
he.?.d''i'bmia4'S,,.-3V‘- .o:t- ..■■.■
My formula :. for wrltihg iusup-s -
that pay divider, d.s? t\'rite the'
truth. .. Subtract the libel and sn-.iie
when you're smacking them in. the
PUS.S.
CUBE TO LEAVE CBS
FORT.L.STIXTEAMUP
J. G. Glide, with CBS in N. Y. for
the last 14 years, is leaving the net-
work. wliere he was manager of sla- ,
lion relalion.s about six years, to join
'rhoma.s L. Stix, personal ropre.ser.ui- ■
live of radio personalities. Leaves
early in January. New... firm \vlil bo
known as Thoma.s Stix & J. G. Gudo. ,.
Glide has been identified vvith CBS’
.gro'.vih evo'.' .since joinir.!' a.s a writer
in. 1929. . He handled special evenfs
for seyora! years start iii.g in 1931 aiid
moved up to .ad-pu'oUcity .chief of
network in Ifi.?!, holding .position,
four . year.s. - Gude moved up’ to„;ihe
station relations division in 1937. be- ,
ing made manager shortly after-
wards. ■'..’
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thirty-eighth I^SiiETY Anniversary
RADIO 107
Things I’d Like to See
In Post-War Radio
By CLIFTON FADIMAN
F-M, Television Will Be Dominant Forces
' in Shaping Our Way of Life '
By JAMES LAWRENCE FLY
(Chairman of FCC)
The News Documentary
■ m
—Now and Post-War
1. I’d like to see a network witK vision start a show on the
day peace is declared. Call it ‘Watching the Rhine.’ Devote it to
a weekly account, derived from on-the-spot correspondents, ot
;iust w'hat the German people gre doing to ;evade, the
.(un'conditiohai surrehder) of the peace;
l and of how they are making tmdercover
preparations; for World War 111, just
they did for Worl^.’^ar II, djeginning
Nov. 11, 1918.- Keep this, program gping
for 20 years, and if. may just pbssifery
; help to keep u« awaker and prevent
the slaughter of 10,o6o,000 ArnericahS
■ind965;;. , •"■'■VV
■ 2; This IS a httle top much to ask; but
I’d like to see a similar prpgranri started
on the same day, dealing, with dOniestic
Fascism, ■ (Get a John Roy Carlson to
dig up the dii't.) Call it 'It Can Happen
Here.’ '
I’d like to. see.' radip:; entrepreneur
writers' (the ■ mpst abused
Clifton Fadlman.
3. After the war,
entertainers get less sugar, and
class in the trade) get more. , ■ ' . ' -.. v '
4. We used to be a country of natural story-tellers. Why
is it that the air developed only one racpnteur—Alec Wooll-
cott’ (I’m not .talkihg about the sjjhthet.ic /Bob'. 'Burns stuff
which IS Hollywood assembly-line ) ' tVhy not send put .some- .
body like Carl Cramer and have him tiack down our native
story-tellers (they’rh, some where, in the Navy, in, the Mer-
chant Marine; in the' coiner grocery i , and get them on the
;air?:,;':'..v.7 :, ^ -.1 ■
5. While the pear-shaped. " tones' : will always, have", their
place, I’d like ip see the networks develop a school pf an-
nouncers who .would handle; English casuaily; quietly; con-
versationally; arid act as if it didn’t consis:t entirely of quo-
tations from Shakespeare and Ihe Bible.
6. I hope after the war there'll bo an exchange system so
.thatVwP.can hear: .(tr'pislated, .if necessary ) :Russian, Chinese,
English, Greek, ;:etc., radio programs, at thevsame time that
we expoit Bob Hope, and Edger Bergen. Why let all the ;
intern.itional good-will be cornered by CPpasCola? .
7 In general,.; I hope for, experimcntatipn. and more e.x-
perimentation ; and ; more expenmentatibn; ;a . deterriiiri'ed
search for nP.w,' and young talent; new kinds of ■pr.pgra.tns;>:
.programs devoted to the .middle and eve.n ;the: .high-bfbws,.
for they buy, stuff, too; a fresher formula:,; for .the style of
variety-show ■ continuities, now; written in a curious jargon
that; bears, no relptio.ri whatsoever to clean;, siiriple,; natufal
American.
lUh ilnnnal
Snrvey of
llofi i«at <>d to p<>r |H‘t li;nt ihg t ho idoats
and idi^as of Aaioi’iohii slip’antian-
ship through tiio iiiodiuiii of radio
lir4»adcaNting. t :oinplrt o doiails will
h<^ ontliiMMl ill noxi ,u'04‘k^M
(dan. 12) of
Radio manufacturers, Iiroadcasters, artists, advertisers and .
to a lesser extent radio listeners themselves are all preoccu-
pied with this question of radio in the; postwar. (Confused
by differences of opinion among , the experts, each seeks to
. Iparn ;fhe inapact ol FM, television , and; oth inri.ovations. on .
his busiriess, : his; statibri;, his career, arid incidentally on the
radio set now in his living -room. ' '
. Only a bona fide crystal gazer could an.swer these questions
with assurance. What I should like to do here, however, is
outline sonae . of the prbblems which face the industry and
governmerit ;,iri plannirig for the exploitation of these postwar
wonders ; and tb give you a few ’of my own hunches about
radio’s future, ; ,
■ . Since., the .ftrst . connmerc^ .broadcast :mad6;, a, raucous deb iit ,
in Pittsburgh .2? years ago, radio has possessed a peculiar
fascination for the public. Even in the day.s of the .cats’, • '
Whiskers. sets ;Wheri, as one;brpadcaster saidi prograrris wbre. V
, 1 ‘t'wbdhifds static .arid ;:ori;e-third porn,’ radio ; wp?' able to .at; ,
tract talented,perfo.fmefs.'and; thousands, of liste p,ft fhe,;
eve of World War II, radios outnumbered bathtubs ■ two, to
one In’ American homes; and the iriddstry ,' had 'an ; a;nriual p,rb.r .
duction approaching 8300,000,000. More recently, war has ''
added greatly to radio’s stature as a fighting weapon and a.s
a , powerful medium of information and entertainment. \ ,
, According to : 1.941 trade statistics. Ariiericans probably
. spend more time listening to the radio than at any other
’ single waking activity. Imagine then its omnipresence in
the postwar iieriod with the widespread exploitation of FM
and television. For these two innovation.s alone should en-
hance its emotional ahd ; persuasive appeal to the extent that
it will not only be all-perya.sive but will become a dominant
force in shaping our way of life.
Engineers say that technical progress in radio made since .
the outbreak of war compares favorably with the achieve-
ments during the previous 20 or 30 years of peace. Within
a few years after the armistice the 500,000 figure tor pre-war ’
FM receivers .should multiply into millibrii arid television,
which has been hanging around the horizon for a decade, is
now. technically ready to move ahead. With the peace, war-
expanded plant capacity, a vast reserve of skilled workers,
abundant raw materials will all be at hand to bring these and
a dozen other refinement.s to a radio-hungry public. -
i FCC in ‘Regulator’ Rule f
, The very magnitude of postwar radio and the tremendous
stake the public has in its development make close coopera-
tion between industry and government essential ;to sound
postwar planning. The record is abundantly clear the FCC
has; never been a stumbling block in the way of FM, tele- ■
vision or of other technical advances. However, we are only
regulators and in drawing up postwar standards must rely ■
largely upon technical information supplied us by industry
scientists. We are bending every effort to .sec that govern-
. menl i.s inform.ed and ready to move ahead .with industry.
. In setting up the Radio. Technie.'il Planning Board last Sep-
tember. the ■ industry wisely organized -its pi.'innin.g experts .
and tiio Cpmmissibri is now working clpsely with advisors on
that Board and with other government ageiicies in; studying
that fundamental problem underlying al! po.slwar develop-
ment-allocation pf radio frequencies to effect t!ie best use .
■ ’■of the spectrum.
Prior to ’41. our radio trSnsm.i.s.sions were occupying only
a minute portion of the .spectrum- -•aetiiaily no uioro than the
: first floor of wiiat .might be compared to a giant .sky.scraper
; towering 100 . sjories • high. ' Since then, war research hae^ de- ,
veloped equipmentwhich makes some of those upper stories
habitable. And after the war many, of 'the; crowded tenants
on the fir.st floor are going to want to mo.ve uix-tairs. ;■ -
, To put it more . concretely, the FCC before Pear! Harbor
was allocating frequencies for practical pitrpose.s only' .Up to
about 300,000 kilocycles and in that area were crowded a
dozen radio services— .standard broadca.st. police, emergency,
marine, government, amateur, aviation. . FM.. leievisiion. e’,c.
;■ Now practical, uses have been found for the ‘uitra-high’ fre- .
quencies up to the 3 million kc. band and ev'Cii beyond that ,
in the ‘super-high.s’ whose known upper limit is 30 mil- ■
■;iion;'''.kc.','''''.; yi .';V.y; V;';'.,
; ' Many of the old, frequency assignments need overhauling
arid some services wiil want to move up in the roomier ultra-
short waves. But it;. must be remembered tha; even, with the
tremendous .strides made in radio development within the
last few year.s, new frequencies do not open up fast ..enough .,
,,tri; 'kbe,p.;.pa:cri withy,tfvfc.d,e'rti3rife^^
.■complicate. '.th iuidher;.. ;goverrimeiit'. :ai:id , iiidu.stry ;'
planners are working under extreme pressure since' alloca-
tions. must be made and technical standards ‘■in- the public
intere.st” agreed upon — both nationally and ' rr.tornatioha'l'.y-^
before a.ssombly lines .swing over to civilian production. ■
' ; Television has its own allocation problems. U now has a
lien on 18 channels — each 6,000 kc. wide— in the 'very high’
frequencies . under 300,000 kc. One group of the , industry ;
urges that it remain in its pre.sont position in the .spectrum ,
and at substantialiy the same technical standards as before
' the war. Those with a strong economic and patent intere.st
. I- in ' pfeserif' 'standards support thi.s view. Another group ot
engineers argues that the ultra-short waves in the upper
reaches of . the spectrum _ are television’s ‘natural habitat.’
And a third group, looking ahead to the time when the Uyo ■
..services vvil! be a.ssociated in one. receiver, believes tcievi.sion
■shoiiid be allocated, frequencie.s next door, to those laid out
..yfdf'FM. / ■■’' yy'i'. '.'V' ■;.■'"■’; ■ ;'■'
I Lighthuiige Rejay»_ |
By PAUL W. WHITE
(Director of ^ News Broiidcasts, CBS)
Other questions of policy worry the piarmor.:. Are 18
channels sufficient to acconimcdate nation-wide c u m p e : i t i v c
system?; of tel'evislbn'^^ dro' presently ■.qiiy'isaged'/ :■■'.;( Our '
, own Chief Engineer, for c.xjnr.ple.. feeis tc'fvi.sion may need ■
twice thi.s number of channels after , the war, i i A.gain, are
the.se channels wide enough to perntit high-lidciiiy transmis-
sion or to provide for color — a nalurtii prospect as ‘the' afC'
progresses’! An RCA official ha.s predicted the u.-:e oi act.')-
i.r.alic lighthouse relays, 30 to 50 miles apart, which will m; ’<o .
.■feasible. ' riati,0,nTWlde . arid; evferitually ■perh'aps ' Jnteimaitic r
Post-war conversion: in the fields of dotumentary news pro-
grams is going to call for a lot of new skills, particularly
writing skills. We will look back upon wartime as a period
in which it was easy. Not that it was, but it will seem so.
War itself has been the biggest: news story : any of us has
ever known. Armies in the field, warships at sea. factories
gushing smoke in a record-breaking race for production, air- ■
planes dropping death and destruction— all of these things
affecting two billion lives — there ' has been enough inherent
drama in the very facts themselves to make the job com-
paratively .simple.
. At first none of us realized just how. simple it was. Our .
documeritaries-.early in. the; war: probably erred on the side
of complexity. There was a tendency on the pan ot writers
to , look too closely at causes rather than: cvent.s, to determine
whether the war was a world revolution, to inquire as to
whether this was a crusade of the common man against ag-
gression. The war may have been— indeed it may well be —
..ail these things. ’ But the common man himself, as exemplified
by the average American radio listener, didn’t seem too .in-
terested in ’ abstract approaches to the hard fact of war.
We learned this the tough way — and yet, looking back, ,
there was ; plenty of evidence all along in the. regular cover-
age of the news to iridicatc that what the people really
wanted was not talk of the conflict of ideologies but . rather
the dramatic story of what was happening to other people.
Take outstanding correspondents of the war — Ed Murrow and
his coverage of the Blitz, Ernie Pyle and his soldiers in North
Africa, Quentin Reynolds and his, heroes. William L.‘, White,
Williarit X. Shirer, Richard . Tregaskis, Charles Collingwood,
John Steinbeck, Cecil Brown, Eric Sevareid^there are many
others — and you will find that although some of these men
: were much occupied with the turmoil ot the mind it was their
ability to describe incident and behavior that largely de-
veloped their popular followings.
, .|, ■;.... . . '.Sound "a Problie'in .'■.:' _| ■■
- So now, and probably for the remainder of the war, our
documentaries are based upon action. This brings problems;
War is noisy, buf . riot cdrifinuously noisy— so it may well be
that in telescoping the scenes of war we. are givirig the sound
effects men too much of a rield day. Ofteri skillful narration
_and dialog are completely lost in a veritable cascade of sound.
There is also, I think, too nrtuch of a tendency toward text-
book accuracy in drannatizdtions. I hear frequently from re-
turning heroes and from correspondents that in a critical
moment of battle officers are apt to give their orders in
common (and profane) language rather than the pfeci.se
commands they learned in: frairiing. Well, we eliminate the
profanity, of . course: But I think we might also eiiminate
' some .of the:, mumbo-jumbo for the sake of clarity. After all.
we are producing these programs in order to permit listeners
to particiriiate in living history. Their participation will be
more complete if they comprehend what’s going on. ■■■ ''
■ There is another major problem that has . not yet been
' solved satisfactorily, .grid; I am quick to confess I do not know
the an.swer. . That is the matter of accent-s. Global war should
have a global tongue, but it doesn’t. ; So if, for example, we
: are doing a documentary .on; ;JugolSlay guerrillas, how ’shall
we handle the language problom?_ Shall we have the Jugo-
slavs, speak English or. broken English? In .English,, the actors ';
sound strange ' and carry little conviction ; in broken English .
, they tend to. over-act to a point where it is'difficult to under- '
stand them. And it is noticeable to anyone who has ever .sat
in a control room that an actor, who restrains his accent ad-
mirably; in dres.s rehearsal, will wear a heavy beard when
he .is actually, on the air. . '■;;', ■.,,.i
Now as to; post-war . documentgries. I ytink that we can
carry over into peace, some of the lessons we have learned in
war. Wo will' want to dramatize what people are doing to
solve their problem.?. .There is ..drama in the construction of
a .super highway just as there, is in taking a Tunisian hill,
but it’s a whale of a lot harder to find that drama and to ,'
translate it successtuliy into radio dramaturgy. That’s ivhy I
say we win need new writing skills, . I think the big networks
as weir as individual stations will have production units to
send out on stories— say a producer, a sound engineer, a
re.sqarcher and a writer — to try to capture fragments of
human activity and present th.em dranialicaily. Such a unit.
44h,:iriS.t.a,n£.e,':mjg^M^
'reconversion: from war ipaterial.,,,toi ;autohip^ile.s,'o7' jt
fackie soil ero.sion or flood contr6! or the future of .synthetic
rubber or any ot hundreds of similar subjects that concern
tbe;''peo'pie. Afffe'r Guadalcahal anif Salerno and Tarawa this
may .sound dull. But it won’t be d'ull if wc find the right men
and women to do the job the right way. . ; ■
. television ' chains. ’ Despite . the heavy cost.?, industry men
promi.se that beginning on the populous Atlantic coastline, a
net of 200 television stations will girdle the country within
five years after ttie war. Some enthusiastic engineer.s point
to the decline and eventual eclipse of standard, broadcasting.
. Others, and I am inclined to agree with them, say that jn ^
■ addition to production ; ot individuai-service receivers. . fr.e
logical devclop.T.er.t vvill be a receiver capable of receiving
A.M, FM and television..' The present broadcast .structure is
bound to be modified, but it is my feeling that the ■increasing,
dc.mand for radio ; service during every hour of the day will
■' easily accommodate al! types of broadca.st ' stations.
For obvious rea.sons. FM. wil! move ahead more quickly
than television. Some 42 statibris' are already operating and
■ about 70 applications are on file with the FCC looking toward
the operation of FM tf ansntit^rs';after :.the’i;'W Aural broad-
ca,st;ng through the year.s has done much tov.’ard .stimulating
the musical ;ta..stbs^: ,, of .'.radio listeners;’ . 'I’M; with its high .
fidelity trnn.sn',i.ssion and, freedom froin annoying static,
.'.;3hbuld! accelerate;' this' k ,;lbwat‘d.;greaje'r ■..ajSpi'eclati^^ ol
good mu.sic. ."' :;'i. ■„-■ ';
■: Since each large city car. accommodate several FM sta-
■ ',''V;'C ■ (Continued or, page. 1.34)
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. ci£ the tran.'-ci'iptio'n.i \vhih a,aG: phaye'd bve'r the'aji', ai-d',a..b'i.t
■ ag'cci. .Fof ykia-yipli',; oiV one S'cRtpinbct.'s afteiliKion'
• listeiving.wiltliciy :ah'cl sii!'i;loy.S’'beal'cl the ;.Tapk Beniiy .1,942 NeW;.
Year's JSyo p{:,;nyhaih.,;:: Itt is u fe,;'iieai;,' ,.o£, '.a .star's 'tle.-r.;';
parlvirc; j;br, a;.'|Hly y\hicatu'jn .in,,Flbfkla .pliO^ 'Of ■
tbG,.al'tisVs;''-j.i.u,nt; ’-X, .v.,":'' ’' ■'■1 . X'',.' . .'t; X: , '■'■ ;
Bueno.? Aues, Dee. 25
y!. S. dollars'. , Ul '.S', t'otiijhpentv.y, , .S., ,kno\vd^ and — nio.st
. uf, allT-Yanfciui.’ihspirati aha,.c'oo’p,ernt'ioh, are- already: being
.'cOM'btpd ; by' tlw. ytatin.^^^^ rijdi'o. .i;nd,u.stry, as the
. 'b;i.g linpeXfdr :pb;st,-\y ,cip\‘:elopb-ip.nt. 'pt' br,oiVdca,sl;lug .dn ;lhe
l.sb'Ldher'n ,,lu;iU‘. 'of.- .t'l-ii.s.;;hepi,is.p:hprei'.' '-1 X ':^
iWa'ihout' Mnidre -'tir ti.ndup. nrisSl'epk: -thol.y. -S. has :in -: lh e
, ■nibHths..,s:h)t'cV,Pr,ai’,t '::lIarbor bdVdnie the; Ohief.4
..rpypHib i .prochicer .. for ' Lal'in- '; brdndcaaters.' In • Ai'.fi,entiha7^
..whp.“e:r,adio.'lKotiip,.is-.spcbn'cb,Qtily- to .world coni- ■
: inpreial broa(IPa.sti.ng^i(pei ' iiy .Chile. , Pbrir; . Cblpinbia,
'!,and'; ;t.ivG 'olhcr, Cioiid republics; ,ybplel Saii'i', bol.h,.:,
,:blTiciidly.;'.aiid .'bri-t^ ; i.?. ■now'- spcnfl.iilg ' ino're ''for ..air .liine
t.th'a,n: 'ai.iy.;0';hpr'.;-s'airrc.p,:'.'l or. foreign. .-:' .- .s ;
:. '■ Radh? ii.' tiitin .Ainerica ;is .being .einblbyed ■ bbili. to sell.
'. pills :imd pa.h.aecfi.s; (tph'iocrapy .■ a.s .W.eli -as-.dr ,. Id .I'aeij Ihp.
.; prb-dein'ocr,a1,ip iYVc.s.s'agp 'i.s.:f're,q'uent)y., ,iii.ikpti'"wilh.. tlVe:, cont-^ ■
, hjGrpipt,l‘or such' ■b,ig:''’Xo"rth Am b'd'ttqttisPra a.i. Stirling '
■ Prodiieis' ',i'S 5 k.liHyv':.'.:R'o.ssi.\. Pal,molivpiPpef,,’;'R^ .and
■.:otl-ie'r.s. bave. : gone ivu .pot to -.devote' thei.r- 'pr 0 .grain,.tim^ to,;-.
.■s'tre,.ssin',g'-',tlyp. , 'proi-dem^bc'.iaiti,c'::ca'u,se.'' - ', '■ .' .- ,1 X'- '-'i
1-1 Vlillion ill Latin-Aiiier, Ailv.
■ N’i'Wh ill 'fop Raliiig_ I
yi;dr l?:iosi''anVii. a.,r.P,‘y.Gry 'tew and ,l'ar.;bpt'\yPeiY. N«v,s. broad-
-ca.st.sX it ,thtw','cah-,be: -.•rp.program.s; hold, .top i;ati.i>g. ,
Ol 1.1 er , pi'.o,p riim.s; • r.uPh' a-s Orphostras. •glee ■ cl.u b.s,' : ..singers .an cl
\d.sifingseel,cbriii;e.4 occa.si.Ona'll.y . pervade the air,: waves. . The
current , -crop inciudo.s ■Salute to .the. Stateg.’- 'Sidewalk.^ Of
AhixH'lv AfricX.X'Qiiee Battles.,' 'Yank ,Aboih To\yh,': ahd.,the;,
ARC i^ilrr .Shows, ; All but on the shotys eonVc iinder lhe
caleg,Oi;y '.of ah ./.‘Aski t ; Basket* ■ pf'ograni -...or ' 'The ..Ma n in the ,
Streel'':''fpi'hi'trl.a.-',':' . i.' •, ■X ' ■' ,' .Xg . •, ■■ ' "■'. . .. ' . ■ ,.■■ .:,' X' X
Thp; OHO- exccptioh-'ls ■.the. program— 'Yahk 'Aboot;. TOwh;’- .
The ; prograni ■was . Qngittdted and prod:uco,d ..hyXCpI.', flarry;.
Slicr.show. Xr StiU'.X and .Stripe's .'.staft; writer. Vyh.o pens a daily
column called 'Yank .'Vomit Town.' ; ; ■
Cplv' Sher-show --was a'skcd by ; the ld.ca'1.- radio -station ■ i;p. put
his column on . the- air— Wi'nchell ' style;, . Rather than that, '
besau.se bp: fe.lt-.that 'gossip -was the 000.10 ing that; w
appeiilto GTS cpiartcrtXi in .Clo.sq-fHting ■piip ..teiit.s. or p.atiehts '
ju.st bade Iron-i . the: front, lie; developed, this ,.'0 apd original;
radio sho''\‘v. • . .■ -■. ,■ ■.
' The 'Yahk;Ab(.ait Town’ .i'adio sh'dw- is dedicated to a patient :
in a- .hp.spital ; rind:.' Ih^ says:; ''Ton'igltt's. prog'r
is, dcdicfued lo.'.Pvt. Johnny .Sriiith, - a .patient at a iocal hpS“
pital. Stri.vX' tu.hed to' ; thi.s - station; 'Johnh.v.X because wc’rc
cohiing lb :\ i.sit, vim by \vay--ol radio, and :\ve're briiigirig with -
us— n'msiC: b.y dliuok Hill^spngs. by Vin'ce Gia'vatt.a— cpinedy
b.v' Hci’bie Banna;i:i,: in a series, of Priginal sketch.e.sh called'
‘Pri\-ate Elmer. Dodgel'--Fand a- .special 'feature , called '‘Letter .
to .a'-WAC.': But;stlie.; j-nost important Ihiitg; Smilty, is that'
eachinnisicid irole.;-, coinedy .gag,;, every word and .phra'se,',of
thi.S ,p)''pgrai-r): is 'dedieafed especially- to yo u;’ V . '
I , ; (soul mil iiy Excoplioiial !
The coiitinuity : is brilliant and.-defl’nitely; dltrerent,,. Through- ■
out the .,pro,gram.- the .a.nnou.ncer, Cpl. Ralph SHerrnaii, who
has; a 'nipst eu.phoiiic, voice, speaks to the .patient ,as if: the,
latter were ti-.i only radio listener. ... X ';'. ',..'■' .
Featared. ()ii;the 'ju-pgram-hs ri letfer-writihg contest called. :
‘Letter to a WAC' in.-vvhich .any sbkUer. pr .sailor may write
in. to the. -progi’.'-oi-i. itskiirg .for, ri date -ivith .a- 'WAC.; The bo.st
letter i.s read over the air and. as part, pf the program. The;
wi'nrier gets not bhly InS.date.-but.-alsP-a ear with a chaiiffetir,
. i:.eser-t’,ed tebie-lpr: the best dinner at, tlie’-,s\yank:ic.st're.staurant
in...1:bwsli! re.sci'ved tickets: to a -.special .■box . at; the- theatrei
inyitr.lion; ;t« . dinc. and ' da-nco to his heartis content . and to .
.generaHy hin'c' -.a good t hue. - It •isn*'t - easy for a .soldier - to
hawe a gooci tinTe ovcr.s.eas,'-Xi,AC'.s;''being. fo\v, ancl- dated- up
months' in. ;!ich'anCc. .siich 'things: as gopd: diiiiiors: being .mlras-.
clc.s, 1;he-,\vs‘c til a c.rir -'and ebauffeun being, a -dream- and :havs :-
in;g all ■expCtisei>, i'niid'.boih,g -absti;rd..' 'But , -that's exactly . w:hat;
the '■letter wi.ni'ier g'el.s.'. ;-■■ '- X ' ■ '-' ,.i- - ■ '■■- '
•Whei-i the . :M.tnouncev-; fnu'.shes: t'oading the prikp -winiiihg:
letter, he . t,ui'.ti.s in .his .script to,. Pv.t. Smith.- the; p.'it'i.cnt, ;and :
says;'-;;-.', X';'-'' ■'■;■■.' ■'.:.'...X-:'Xv',;
\ ;yoii.k.n<lw.. .■Shiitt.\l, \\',o sveiX tll>,nking,.h^^ .ypii top luight::
i’ bo.:.gbii-Jg; put (Ml ,a date .toni'ghtXif things ’w-erc a little /clit's ;
' ; fbrent-. , Blit 'thipg.s be'ing ihe ■ft’a.y -i.hew.-nre. vvc have done
the next- bc-.sl;.. thing... : We,' aretseiidiiig a ;drito- put, to you— and ,
if all. bur .timing -goes- weil.;Miss.jVla'rtha^-B of tlic WAC
■ “ :^c.onttngr'nf' htnie.,sbOlild be 'c-bmiiig iht6,;y'o,uh ward, .right n
inis 'iyeei) .sp!ii-.seepnd.'. The'-W.AC obnye's
ti'it.) the .xvard.-.Xtrdll.s .Up to -the; patient who- , is- as' surprised
; a.s- ail-'get-Oi'tl-;. hands.: him; -a* large-- bouciuet--', bf ,;H'pwoil4.: ah
•caiidy.. .si.tis;.db\yn .pn-hiii.: cot,-lcan.X.''pter -plants' a tai:,g .-ki.s's
on fhc.pafiein.'.s. cbeek. .Tlihrb i.s.;np.n'ehear.sal’ai'id. the -patient;
ha.s no- -inkling, of: ■what is in store -for him .'until -lie hear,? hi.s -
namo on the pro.i;rain (or the fir.st lime. • ■ -•
Introd-iictioh.?; rirp: ina.de over tlic radio-and the .announcer
fake.s lime oa1 to tell the WAC all about the patient, howi ■
for ex:oiupie.,-:hcXdi.stinguishbdXhiihself.:o.n^- the Italian biiltlc-
field, Ei-s a ..result; of - whiclv.hc was \voundcd and later riec-
orate.i with tlTe. Purple Heart and the .Silver Star. ■ '■ --
; Merinwhile the, pi'bgraiu. continues. . Cpl. Herbie '- Burman
has tlip ''hndieiicc, bolli' live and radio, -in - voars over' h,i.s Pvt.
Doogel..;:.tivC'Ul-Ufes .h.s one ot Uncle .Sam's fi.ghlinv m.on ovdr-
Seas, -Bui'iuiiii is wi'.’nout doniii the 0.ufsta.nding. GI comedian
. in ■N'or’t.iv.Yfric'a;. ..-'X-. X' -'
]_ PIciily ol’ Pi'ofoshionaln I
•. .G;b'iinlX>rafillg.h'h B.irma'n in both tiic dramatization
: rind -Wi'iting oi';-(iie‘ gags. i.s,C)l)..;M.ike ,0,R.pchiieinior, |r iia
.graduate. Pvt.. Eu.genc. LbrtkovvifX . .as! -supportihg; obmedian..^
. does a ira.sitrful .Hib i.nd iins won much lat'orn'oic eommont
from the - r:id;.u-.it.s-feiyihg.-.spk mu.sic is furnished B.v
- ‘Chuck’; itilt::- ' .tvhn .- formerly played trumpet with .Glor.n -'
- Miller: \--'Tjie - inuki.c'rir iirriuigehieiitft.'bre 'by' "§gt. Karl '
: Kurt, v.'i'.o .i,s.X-i;'\‘c'll -k-hOWn' ■lti..''m-usical. circles;- ; ' ' -- .'-X :.' ■
■ - Other bit.' on thi.s prmu'ain :;u:lJdo Plpne Xew.s' dr.'inih-
’ tizalion.s. ■.vriue:i and iircr-iarcd iiy Cpl. Victor J:a;nby. form-
e-r.ly •.W':i't-h.' ’Y.hle.;.s .-Workshop, and . Itilcr -v\-j-ih' ■ Ciiliiinbia, Uiii-,
.viotsity.. Aljs'.s;- He-iCTi, -klichacls., -Miss'. M-tp'gp :Fari'..ao an,d
: ,M;i'ckib;;D'tiy-. ,ldl'W.AC'-ls,. .piR iir, with O-thl - firarmh izations.-
. .. U, .S. 'adt'efttisers. it's Oben calculated, are spending about
1-i million a year in -Lal'in'Anyericah: .advertising ..aiid .good ■
(iea: o' tiiis li'.r.e has Xeone to radio, In . addition. Don. Fran-
eisc6’sXradin,'-'aid.e.s ;e. ti:c oll’ico of the Cocrtiimilo;' of -.Inie.rX,
A:r.ei ie:oV Allal-fs have, developed.. , a wide.spread. elleelivc
■.;.sc of ku':;l Latin .h'a.dip; Throug'i -field,.' reps o.sli.bli.'hcd ..ili-
A-.a.r i.ousi'.La.tin -.American - bapitals'i-.th'ey'V’.c developed .an ..dll'e'c-.'.
- . ti VC' ..Xcrlcs-'. Of Xpro-db'mbcLhttie, -shows'. whh.,.'.looal.. :tolcnf ,..'-W^ .
writei'.s and loeai .producers; Besides CI.\A lias ...also,;. tr'an-X:
, -scribed ' ( in Man-irat lah I. a .great number ; of ellective pro- -,
denipcra'Uc -radio- .'ser'ie.s' 'wli,i'Gh pro -disced' aivci-;ai,r-express(;d..
. down to La! in America for iocal transmission. All of this
l-.a.s poured plenty yior.genlliau grecnbaek.s into the' -strong .;
'boxc.S -of .Latiii-'Am.eriean,^ and .even the mos; ci'.ilieal
of proijcrs b.av;e'';ridnii,',tcd, that 'a, topnotclr;. job -.has., been, done.,
in the radio ■field. e\ eii. including.' tho'.s,6 'e,biitni'.lc.s.like .Argcnf -
tina Whore t'.:c .ga.j.s a,gaiiist ai'..v;h:n.4 too pro-iicm.oeratie are
'.-strOngty en-tQi;'c.'c,d; -...- X'i,. ■ ■ ,-'■ ’■
- There are comparafiycly: teW, Na.za ',G-utlc'ts . in Latin Ainer7- ;
,.i.ca.. . Blacklisted .stations ' that ' epniinue-...to ' ppcv'atc ;ciunio'tX
'compare in i.iower, audience, covora.ge or getTcral. islanding
with the pro-tio:r.ocra;ie outlets. ' - .
Latin Ir.oadcastcrs fool that whoii llie war. ends a lot of
the olVic.ial Coiii, . W'f l Of course, dry ■ op. B'.it tliey -tiinti- ..
cientiy .expc.cl ::;at not orilyVWili such advertlsefs^^ as . tlic drug',
firms- and the isoap: e-o.mpanie.S, I especially LCV.Cr .B.rcis., . who
liavc been strong all; during' ti;e war period), stay .aiid; In-'
; c-rease, but f-hc "mbtor- makers. like,, G,M„ Ford and .Cbrysler, .
and' other big cxpor(.ingiU.XS...i,nd.os'n'ic.s return ,t
leven; .sfr6h;:'A;_raea.st.i.te than they did previou.siy.' Maiiy bf -
these big IJ. - S. outfits have continued to use air time even •
though -tlicj:'ve liad nothing- to SelLX'Mtidfe in, U.S..A.’ trade-,
n-.arks are as inViiortant lierc as in tlie States. .- , ,-. , •
-i :.Latin-Ain.cri,Crin;, stations are niorc eduipnient-hlingry'-
than - those, nortli of tlic border and a wave of iruilding. re-
piacements , nc expansion is already certain from the blue-'
prints blocked .but. by operators in . B.A., Rio, Sao Paulo,
Santiago, Lima ar,d oilier, point.?. -■
Will Home Television
Stimulate Pix B. O.?
By ARTHUR LEVEY
(Erifsiileiil ot' Srophony Lorp. of Aiii't'rica)
.W-ith. 'niaily .signs'; now pointing; to a comparatively early
: peacei'.lhe piciure .and .raclio indu.stries. lo'day are’attemptii'ig :
- f-o;' appraise the' : o of; television in the po.si'.w'al; ei'a;
' There . is every.; -indication that . -an energetic driv'e, n'iil . be ,
made by the radio and television industry ;fo Uui.neh television
nbt; only in. the Ifome but also in film theatres Soon, after
peace, arrives. Fost-wnr planning k.eyhotg.s the. televislori..
a.clivi;ie.s of '’innuipcrable. companies.;' ..Such plan.? arg '-peihg
made on the assumptioh that'- governmental pblicie.s. on tele-
vision standarO.s will 'oe clarifiud W-heh 'hecesSat'y skilled .per- '
s'o.nnel and inalerials may bo expected to become available.
. Ax to what fpriri toIOy ision .wilt-take-^.Widc.Wreen -fOr- cin,e-
■ fn'as- o.r-,sh!.lBf.pv fhr.; t-l-h’- .home-^nnrl' wh.e^^t^^^^^
■will flit into tli-euti.'e boxoflice receipt.?, I can-toll, 'only- frd.n-i
my experience in London W-ith 'the Briti'sh .Scophony in.stal-
lations in. iwn Loh.don ti'.eatres for about oi.ght mor.tlis. before
the outbreak of. war. the Odcan I2.000-.«oat hot:.?e) and Mon-
seigfieui: Ne'ws.-.fheatre ..(850-sea tor;); iWe-diseoverqd that ,af tee
every pci-foi malice of tlieatre telcvi.'ion. tlicre was an in-
creased^ .tiemfind for iiOm.e sets. .;PO&ib,l;X the ,sam.d' thing \vlii .;
'- 0 ccu.i:-,ih- the U.S. . • . ■-■'X' ,
-; But don't nlisu,hdei.',stand, i,.'..sfiii:-coht'efid-,lhb^^ in-
the' .home, for - a 'long time -will not- a the , film-,, iiidustry's-
: hoxofl'fce;, :Ih fact. ' 1 foeL that '-hb-me ■ televisi.on,, can- be .niade
to.';stiniuiate..grb'sVe,X iff tliG. theatre;- siipply ; a. hla-lter
-cbbrdin.aling -televi.slon - to -their own .-vises inciiidlng ;teje'-cai5t-s
i.ng of trailers pii Iprthqoiif iifg . shows to --home u.sers,- .'hi iich as.
is .d'one -f-tKUiy.-: via. radio. - .Wheii two .separatc 'tele.vision ,
soiwu-ocs.a.re utlimafe'ly 'established,',-- :Qthc.r,ni^ will be louiici
to prevent -home -teie.v'.ision .from -h.iiliiehcjfvg . the - theatre -fa^
-■,-on',ice';'',iiegatiX,'el.y. , ..i.'-.X' V -V’ ■■'IX'---,--
X- ,1. ani 'ponviheedf ,telcyi-?ion;'is -far ipbreXa.dvaii'ceci -tocii-
- ifically' tiiaif Wero;^ -ptsfure-s.-; AlsoXl. feel, tltrit' the '
ifOv'.eify, an,gle '.(if ;ie]eyism criii bOXma.i;)-lUiin;cd Indcg^^ 'via
licWs ,'e.yentk of -'iia|ktnal .ii'h'pOrtiince'-and - otitstandihg..
'.cv.erits;. Nat|-bnalxt,cle.visidn neiwor.ka and, reasonably Vprm .'
:t1i:balrc.. te’fev.i.'ipn- j-5-rb,,ie'c:torS'-,sho'uld-;frdsnlt: in .a
■fiumb,er,..(jt Iclcn'isibiv 'mstril.la POS,siblb,,t'br trilk-'t
'lngXpiclLjr-e, pro'j,ccl'o.rs-jlifc ycfU'.S they- -y-ei'C 'bvit. ' , •
.; ',.;i I'lilvc; beeii,'a's-keci-,-Whd''ls gbiiig to pay- -'the-' bill, for sight-^-^^
;.X(Hihd' broad-cjistiiig i-c'orpo'r'ation,?;; ridvbrit.'i.ng', client;?' oV
-.fadiir-coiftpinii’es? .'A,ll,fa,ctrp-;s.-vvin ccfiftrihute; t:o' it'lic-.
■ init-lal «'o-.?i ' hilt ,;'('‘v-cniua)iy;-- ;a'fler ,s,ufri,ci'eht..tii«t!ilia
In Two Easy Lessons
By 1 *\ r. RICHARD PACK
(Ex-Piil)lioily Dirootor, WOR)
From time - to, time liaving paid- brief visits- to. my old stand
a( WOR I liavc noted the current stale ot boom prosperity,
:- A*hd,]io,t Only'.t'h.orc' bvit at.dlhof'.br'oadcaa-li litctbrjbs ai'oin.vd -
.--..town:, -Btisiness-' has rc:ivllj". flbviri.sh,ed' .sihce.I left' tlie .rriciiO bi»
- -tor .t.lie .Arniyy.'vvlvich .may in: inny 11^ a non-sequiuir,; ; At
; in.iy 'rate,;.! hav'e heqii fhiriking-abbiit' the happy;. fmanX
eia'I'. stale, (ft broadcasting -aitd have conf O' to.seVefal hitere.stihg
and pOrha-.p.s'. prox’acative conclusion.?. In ..fact, I. have: a Plan.
Quite a Plan.
I call it. modestly, the Pack Plan, or lor short, the Pack
Plan for the. ■Reeohyersi'o'ii.- COiis-blida lion, imd' Sim.plificati'bn
of the -jlroadcasting .Ind;uritry.- in; tlie;.Uiiited :Stii:tos,Ot-
- The . details bf the . Plan, liayc libt been cbnipletoly .yvorked
oiil- .vefv, blit I p-rtl?crit, .a -'te-ii.lati-x e-.ouilm niyXformiiHv: in '.
the . hope,-, that ,,I;;n.ttii^'<)hla'-i!i;^ Who will .;sprea'ct -the -'
:.Gb.?pel-.aro'iind-. P-ian, iS; itin'-te-.rbyoliitionary -,sp -it. Will
■ I'eqiiire.a -great ddal of; .propa-g'ah'ch to.'p.ut - ac-r'b,s,
■ iHcre,- in.-cssence,; is .y\:hat:.I pr.opb.?c:'ihQ:ld':U
S.iitee: the broadca.Sting , systonl, (.,hbrbaflcr,;' lo 'be referred. ;tb;,'
■as:.-';ibi£ir;;i.? ' ihaking'.ro^^^^ T.?0: 'ea.sily, .fpo. iit seeins, '
.fiy.me. at -thii-.disla'fr^^^^ \vhut,w--ah -uil cr.: -nearly; all or.'c.veniijg:
;'iinVe ',;sold, ,'.'\va'i ting': listb'.'i'oii.'.-sppn.soit?, and- \vhal-'-nb Is-
'';e\udcnt-.. is,.'i.t '.nott'l'.that '.wo.'.'ica'n--strb.a'M orga'niza;tioi.Val-...
',s'etttip'''bt -the, 'i!id'usti!y-,' ..,v'Spansbrs 'rife fight ing .'fo'r 'ti so- .
What'. db- we neect- tin.ie,-..?aicsm:e-h.'for?'- .','C0;ni;mcn'cial, p.r'ograiii.? ■
..a're. prodiic,cd --by - itd.v'chi'siiig ;.'ageiie'ies, so yyhat dq.-.we.:,ne'ed'.-,-'-
priigrain . inanagor.? and pro.duccrs for'.’
How to Fill Slii|iyai'il!ii
We '
'■ . A-hh.f)u,,ncc,rs'l',,- We ', can , -.'.-get. .iehi f-r:pm,;-.the ' agencies, .too,.-,
,P'i)biicity.,.hTen?-''vD^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -ti.ieni, e,i'.hor!;'.,.;the: w-ag' 'things
are ,goi-i.fg' no\y, (^11 (i 7,:(id;io>.?(dUoii. iiecd.s, ts.'.a sldUoii, ie,.t/!e,
triiii,viiri.tter; ;a -,studib ,or - two-, ami .-engineers'. , .All bther - evn
ploj’ees., ’fvecctlc.ss to ■Bay.'-a-r.c. cbmploteiy. superflii,Qu.s.,' .Tiiey-.
can; gp -.build .ships. ;„D;r :sonietliin;g 'equally :ii.?e'fvtl,. instead .(jX-
; IciiUng- time ar'oinVd Madison. .Ayenuo abd Radio City, ..Get
.''the. ,id.ba!,-X ■' ■'■ 'i-
, ' : tinder -llie Pack .PlaiV, -all the, hividel,' modern -r
■ fv)r,' neswork), hoeds,- b'esides; t.he -te.chni.cal ' fegulpmciit-, and,, ;
engiheers- .is one bookkeeper , ;i may be .tvvo if bvisirtoss -is par-:,;
■'■('ieviia.rly .'g:ooc.B^ a cash',-.,reg;istcr . and;', one Xbig - .Sign -.10' ha-iig,,,;
oulside the, .slatiOi’i. ; Thi.?;.sign. :w.ill,read;' X , ; , ;;
Riiilio -: Stiilion. . 'riim* for. Salt'! - (Clira|>).
,\|i|ily IiiHiilr!
Spon.sor.? and or agencies meiely enter the station, ap).ily .
to' the bookJtbcRer-4-qash, lit , h:);tid-— and .get. sbhie ot our nice:.;:-
; elibice ,li;me:. Tliat's 'all:, there is to it:.-; ,We:'seU:’,(im thq tihm -■
aird: punip; their progriim -but into, the, etherX After all; W.hat-'X
;inbro. ;do'es ,a sponsbr and or;- sin. .agency want frbm' a- .stat ion- .
. any \vay-K -.'.'X;; X' -X,- .;X-.'-' *’■ '-' .'..'■'■'X'-.;;,;':--
. Ot,.;po.tir.?eX the; ;pac;k- . .Plan : do;o.s,- .not- proyide, .fbrXVitT
.Presidents.,; -I am, n(?i^ .'.ivrey-.as j-et, Where they ;\viil .-jit;,,
:.into the. Plan. As -I see it. tentativel-yj there will not be much -
room lor radio Vire-Pie.sidcnts under (he new set-ups. Many -
Viec-Prcsiclenls will have to go— unfortunately. Where they
-vv'lll go 'i.?- ri;ra'obt qtf iiitl-iOugh- there are many- persbifs.;^
,-:aroultd: in the Industry .vylro Can dbiibtle.s,s-b:tl'er,:tji a .fe’vv ■ -
-isuggestiohk;. ' I'X',.---' ■ , .’'i ,; X -
. ' .- The - Manning .Tables for the .plan '-vvi.ll probably pro'v ide-- 'ii '; '
quota of' say, two Vice--Prcsident.s:l’or each .station or net-
vvbriv-i-'dneXV. P,, -in .charge- of engineer-ing:: -and;, one ;'V. P. id . ;
charge - of bookkeeping, 'accouiiting and -taking dare of the
dough, generally. -We don't iieecT any others, do we, when
w-e reduee the broadcastiiig bu.sihess 'to (lb-; basic- elements -bf ;
(1) Engineering (2> Bookkeeping'? ' -
-1 might add that this IS not nece.ssarily a Posl'War Plan, ■
It- .can- be put .'into; bfl'ecl'.right no'w. ; Al.I W'e need -Is ehou,'gh :
th'o-ifghttul/.faf-Sighted'.. idbali.stici mco 'in the- -industry (as. I -
, artectibriri-tely ; cab^ to joih .\y;ith- 'me in .piilting the -plan X;-
-.'.acfpss. :'X X,--''’,-:-:;.. '■' '--'''X, -- , ,/X'- X’’;^;- .- y- ■-..'- ;',x
,; 'Afe';yblV.,\vi't'n .m.e'l :.s'- .-'X- X,.';: ••-r
.. If , you are, - .sign'; oiV- the . dotted, lihe--,,a,nd -get ':y.ou;r ; m.eiivbe.r'- -
's'lri-p.'ih',,now!. . -I ,' ;-X ■'■ ■
-If you’re' 'not,: yo'ti :iii.?i ;dbn'l 'knp\y a: good - i-na^ Wh'bh .ybu-"
see it .- i , . Or leaybe you're a program manager, vice-
president, radio -time salesman, announcer, producer or pub-
licity man, and, j-UslX:dpn’t- vv.nnt: lb see your- nice sinecure -
'.dofi-e'aw.ay ''with',.-'. --;;X '
- You're 3, list . selfi.sh: that's alL. .brotlmr:; Try to see this’tlf-ing,;.;:^
from . the good -bf, the.; industry; vicwpoint,:tiot your b\v;n ruft' ' -
row, personal ends. Okay'.’ - ' --X' - ' ■ '
;.' Row, Forwarvi with the Pack Plan! X . .;.-;;; ;--,;.X.
.niaVic -.find ..fti-nsidera’ble ci'rciilation (a.iidiencej obtaihed, ad- ,
verti.si ii.g .sponsors . probably yvill gladly pay .for time: Tlien,
too, it ■ is. po',?Sible', thatythe'; ‘I'libseribei" nietbOH . majy bo iised. -I,
to :aolve the initi'di;fiiianciat problem - of lelcyi’s'ionv-proyidiiig. , - ,
apin-ovecl by regulatory autiiorities. In this eonnection, 1
niighl.nieittiprt .that Bcbphbwy,, through Dr. A. H. Rosenthal,
our. cllreotol; pf .resca'iTh,' already has patented a 'secret tele-
vision liiernoci,’ , w-hereby- XfaHsmltibd: pictures, Xseran'ibied- 'a
the ‘source, - niiiy be, reprOduectl in fuj.l clarity ',bn ,a tclevi.?ion.
receiver of sub.scribef.s. This would enable ofily subscriber.? '
to receive a clear, intelligible picture.
AddltionaRy, I am convinced that -immc.ri.?eXacCiinittlate(l .
purchasing power through loreocl saving's will eontribulc
.greatly:;A,o,. -Pest-War pro.'perity of The toievnsion ;indii.?try.' -
Hecnllin.g.how early motion, picture iincl earphone raviio botit . -
were decried and imw doubt was voiced over their prapticijl
..usciulne.ss, it is not diiVicuit to envi.?ion Ito-.v - raihdiy t'.ie
popularity ot television will .spreavi. Of course, the speed ' of ' X
.dcyolopmem, after the war will depc/Kl lar.geiy on how .soon
..skillecj engineers .vyill be ' released trOhi ■ wa.i” .wprk alotig wdth
how rapidly c.s.scntial equipment and matori.'ils will be ir.ade .
.sWaliabi.e:: -■',', 'X.' „ ■ ■■
As:lo the overall (olevi-'iwn picture as pertain.? In the film
ijtdUs'ti'.y, it i.s .rather .:.pb-i''ipus .that ,-t be keen .compe:-;';---
■/I'’*'' ,-Pph'-A'ar; ,d01]rir-s and that liie picture b-isines.
'ikoly woulii i;irn to television as.' a tipeans , 0 f - f'iialn'lai.i'ii'ilg- -,
-.stcad-j:, .atlendahee- at. .tlieatr.c.?,. I, 'be)ie.'V' 0 ';the -industry vviil b-v'.
reciiirrd to do .'.nnc seiiot:.? ihinkiiig in the near !'i:t.:rC
.'iboul the inevitable adv( m ol Iclevtsion on a Surge scale .and
■'hat its e/lecl w::l be On the .-iiow business.. - '-.X.'"'
Wednesday, January 5, 1944 Thirty-etf'hih p^^RiETY Amuversafy RADIO 109
Advertising Agency
Showmanship During 1943
: ; Wh'U^ ft , agencies;’ participa
netwpik broadcasting broke all/recprcis' durmg.'.1943
atiye factor within the agency held; seenved; to; be operas in
reVerSe/ The iaul't/was not the agencies', , Wfthv.war .deciiftat:*
lug the ^ageneygstaffs/ there 'followed, the inevit^ of
sabstituting,;for :the Ofpee.-niftde' ^ fre'etapee-
producer's package or something that, had , . been built and
given a sustaining warmup by a network. ; ' ■■■■;’■ ’’
Nothing particularly novel or distinctive in programming
ideas emerged during the year from these multiple sources ot
production. As for personalities, perhap.s only one. Dinah
Shore, might be .credited with’ floweiiing. ihtb' fulIsOme'^T
nition, and a sturdy assist in that direction may be chalked up
to 'i'oung & Rubicam. ’ ’ . ; ,
Daytime programming garnered ..a goodly 'portio-n of the,
clihiekl thinkiftg,— There was a pronounced interest, in
' lurnisiiing the hausfriui li.sler.or with some form of entertain-,
ment other thaft scrial, &' Gamble, No. 1 underwriter
of the daily' SofttestiC; drama, proved e.specially .susceptible
to the quest. Hence BlaekoU-Sampie-Ilummerfs link with
ti-.e 'Hollywood Star Playhouse' and Pedlar & Ryan's ex-
perimentiiig : with the daytime, .serial ■ whodunit, ‘Perry
Masbn.’' Others turned; to musical fare and variety. A suin-
mary of ad agency;- shoiivmanship tor 19t3. as observed by
the members of 'Variety's' .stall’, fallows: . ■
Aubrey, Moore & Waliare: Like 'OT Man River,’ this one
keeps rolling along in the same old groove year alter year.
The two house iraditionnls are Campagna's 'First Nighter'
: (this year Mdthbut his taxicab I and Williamson Candy’s ’J.ury
Trials;’ . As a . Separ.ate. infting, .C)arnpagiva;;again bankTO^^
■'the crooning Dick Powell. The agency'.s newcomer was the
Shbpwbrn meller, ‘Hot Copy’ (Blue 1, with O’Cedar paying
, the bills. -
■ ; N: \V. Ayeri induced .Goodyear'' Tire &. Rubber, to take a dip
Into hillbilly entertainment ('Hook' 'n' Ladder Follies') and
a group of electric utilities to write the check.s for CBS' ‘Re-
port to the Nation.’ The former sevioH is yet to prove itself.
, :A.s for ‘Report,! a nod is; due the. agenc.v tor the suave’ and
know-how way it has gone aoout nicrchandising tlie clients’
Btovy.
B.B.D. & O.; Expanded solely in the daytime field, spe-
cifleally Satlii'day,,., with ‘Fashions in Rations' , for' Sei vel and
’ ‘Let's Pretend' (CBS pabkage) tor Creaih o' Wheat; ‘Rations’
seems tb fill its function sat.i.sfactOTi'ly; ; Agertcy ,iS; still niaking ■
plenty hay with its oldie.s. ‘Cavalcario of .America.' ‘Hour’ of ,
Charm’ tPhil Spitalny) and Arm.stfQOg Theatre.’ ’ Lost the
Vimms (Lever l business to j; -Whiter Thompson.
.. Ted Bates; A devotee of the ti'ip-h.ammer school, of adver-
„ tising. and . merchandising,' thi.s :a,ge .'-eenr: to be epdowed
with tile unhappy faculty of providing good musical 'enter-
tainment and then injecting something which tends to dull
the ' fine edge of the entertaiiunen',. . With 'Million Dollar
Band’ it's the blasting of the diamond, i'in;g, giveaway and on
‘Keepsakes.' the deluge of poof .’romaiilic. 'doggerel.. Replaced
‘Hobby Lobby’ with 'Inner Sanctuin’ iPulmolive Shaving
Cream;) and introduced the diibioii.s novcll.v Of iiaving the
program'slyoice'mehace' double ill the': pl,lig-di.shing role wllii,
. s’uch n.ilties as 'Do you like the si.eii'. of blood and gore while
shaving?' and ‘Would yo'.ir wife !;Ue it if you cut yourself
a piece of throat?'
. Benton & Bowles: '■Inherited.'.' the. .packaged 'The Thin Man'.
; through General Foods and dcb-.i'.cd the . likewise packaged
‘Blind Dale' as -a summer; iillef. for: the. .Frank Mor,gai>Faftnie.
, Brice frame (Maxw'cll Hou.-.'e ColToo i. Tlic last named sh.ow .
remains the a;;er.cy's '.sole ceiitei; ol ; nightlihie. product i.bii,
' activity. ’ The .Quality 'is,''.,aS'; upper-bracket a.s ever. ‘The?
.Prudehtial 'Family: Hou'r' haf.cUy ever veers fi'Otft it.- groove ,of ;
nice stoc'ic musieal .entertainmerif.. ' '
Birmingham.'" Caslleman &; .Pierce,; Dusted off f Or radio
audiertces .the Dale ;Camegie :.as.SQf "ot ciu nes and :plati'- .
t tides (Lee Hats) and ropiacotl in Coiili’.s. boiuilf a I'lCws cum-
mentatpr ■ with; a simple rnusioal melange.’ on ,M ut'ual.' : ’■ ’,
' B.iow,; Gihny '.Simms, and, ‘Take ft .0,i'’ Leave ’ It' ;'seei'ft ..:to .’b
, the Only twb.ipi'ogf alji's’ firiftly .grpoved. Oft lliis agevneyts. ybsteri::
Audi’.ion.s of re’p'.acoinpiits for 'Phijii)' Ml)rri^ Playlmnse' and •
‘drime .Dpetpr’ ;have 'beconio as' pvo’yerb’i.al ,;.as th;e iinv’enlpr's
quesf-fbr perpetual motion. . CapUired 'lie ; Wine .'ic-
counl wilh the CBS package. ‘Su.sponsc,' • part. 'Ol the bail.
Revive;.! ‘What's My .Name?' iSan-X:n>-P;:i~: ' tor a very lim-
ited ran. ' , '..’i . ' 'fp
.'Dancer, Fit/g'erald & Sample; As iliheritor ot: most of the
whilom ’Blac.fe,ett-Samp.le-Huiftmbrt? ag'Pncy'.s .’’radio . in te'r.e^
. b-F-C' includes, in its list ti'.c new :;all-i:oi;r versions of 'Ea.sy
Aces' amt ‘Mr; Keen.' • .
,,, ;«.®,“cha.pAft.h F-kefbi.sfd.^a.Jiig )1 ,,cRuiU!'y.;.bt ■:kho,h;iftaftsJl^ ;
musical session ,.wh,:iGh o’c.eti'pied ,Texaeo'.s,'S'ui’).day 'slo',*d ,oft .C
■■’dhring' ...FfG9.’’ ' AU exlcndod.', 'I'ay.iifl''..- '■■'A’’i.so'; deserving' pf
kudo.s for Us generally line handling of :!ie Metropolitan
Opera broadcasts;:' i ■ ■ ' . ' ' ■ • ■ .
Campbell-EwaUl: Br.ck on ti'.e . netwOiiv. slate' thi.s time by:
virtue, of General. Motors', assun.ip: ion. of the ci'.ips in. connect
tion with the NBC Symphi.iny: Ar'turo Toscatiini. L'eopoid
, Stokowski, et .al. ' ' ' ■"?
Clements: The Pied Piper of tiic b.chness. ’ Stiii. digs ’em:;'
out' of the ki’ftd,efga,rten 'iind .'tlur .prhnai'y.?sohpol.'':'' L^^
.moppet ■fec'r.tiif 'IS a-five^y’eai'fbld.’Bhhb.V'lto wiio.se .s'.tin-.-
; bl'iftg.,l.yi;ics and speech, maiiage.s. to liblci .:lh’e;,aftentioft’ ot a
narrow, it strange, stra'tum';'of ''.lis.lc!ie.i'.s, ’.,Lo;s^ the ...ydclcl ing' '
Olivio Santoro' to the Army. b;'.t :camb,, up 'with : a , bfa.ssy-’,
' voiced miss billed 'The Little Betty Ros.- C.irl.' Aliogethcr
ail ofT-fringe. of .'radio that'.’ deliOs ■tiftall.yst.s:;.. '.'A. y ■
Ctompton; Moved into the culuiral dime.s; of network radio
' throu.gh the 's’aleT.of .■,fhe'',B;bsIoB.' 'S.''hftPhb!b^ iBh.ei to All;.-
■ Chalmers. Aside from ‘Truth or (i’on.sequence.s.' t’ne agency
. cofitiiuietl during ’■(:! to apply it.s 'oc-t siiowmansiiip licks to
. ..'the S.ei'ial phase, 6,1 the ,businos,.S';- '1 It ' also doe.s ,sbni 6 ;l)i’e\vs’
managiitg for Procter & Camille, l■.^l:!i(•!y. .Bel'ii.adi.ne vFlyhi'li:,^
. .SfaftkV’lhe.'.fte.a’ 'lyear .’W-ith. .new- .ser'ies.’^lor;'
Socony-Vacuum, for which it already ha.s Raymond. Grtim
' '.iStvihg.'f.,: f -y , H .’ r'r;' 1 '’
; D’Avcy:,lR'bli,eved.,in,eail'iy.’,N 6 ve.nibef ' of' the (Dwb
, plas.-i Co.'s ■da.vtiniie serje.s, on CB.S.; DlAi‘cy:’ie’)fsed.back.?int
■ ft'i status of being the radii; keeper i foi'-l'i’i . si:;.gic account.
'; Loca-Cela-. ’:i The, O-I" .sta.ur.a.'';'a i' te'i'. ,a it.^.ups-a rda i.sy.||ji'.ugg;ie .Tpr 1
" lislener atteutio.ft' oir :D.AlT:y.lk :P,;ft.''t',’..S.W'uiig'\i!\'.c'f':i^ J'.:'.Wft.ft^^
Thompson; As for Coca-Cola; the agency’.s record is con-
sistently par, G-C sponsored bands continue to originate
from service camp.s and war plants; Morton.Downcy wreathes
the lafternOon-listening. housewife, in romantic song, and An-
die Kostelanetz pours, his saccharine .aftd. nuich-embroidered
bland of melody into the ether of . a. Sunday, afternoon. In ;
other word.,'. Coca-Cola appears to be piling up a wealth ot
brand consciou.sness for the post-war trade.
Donahue & Coe: Sought to make ifhe set-owner Metro
trademark conscious via the comedy route, th'st using Colonel
Stoopftagle, and then. ’Victor Bor.ge. in .a daily lU e-mmutc .
niche on the Blue network. Later switched, fo; the news pre-
cincts and Mutual witli Fulton Oursler as the personality.
The all-ardiind effort ; suggests a curious spectacle, namely,
one of the riche.st. and most succes.sful .showmen in ,any field ■
ol entertainment going at another powerful medium with
piddling gestures and.in .what appears.' to be a, begrudging,
manner. '..t '':'; 1 : ' ’'''
Sherman K. Ellis; At CBS’ request and wilh Quaker Oats!
consent, ‘Aunt. Jeniiftia' now dishes blackface patter dui'ing a
la-miniite passage ol popular musie, ..instead: ot a heretofore
five-minute spot; V. ,S. Rubber didn't fancy the. idea ot hav-
ing the flapjack pitch coming jxi’st before t!;e N. A'. Phil-
harmonic and the outcome for Quaker was the expanded spot
of a Saturday matmeo.
Erwin, Wasy: No hits, no runs, no errors. The, same two
corhrftentators, Gabriei Heatter and John B. Kennedv, and
the: perennial Monday night — NBC muaicgl,. Carnation's ‘Con-
tented Hour.’
William Esty: Carved out aft: over-ail good record for the
year. Teamed up Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore and de-
veloped them, into an act of indubitably .standard proportions, '
Got ;a . bad break when Lou Co.stello's health forced him to
withdraw from work, but now that; the Abbott-Coslello com- ,
binatlon is rolling again, the Camel asset.s include two .strong
comedy, programs.. ;;:‘Thaftks . tb, the Ifanks' (Bob Hawk).
,‘Blondie’ and the hillbillyite, ‘Grand Ol' Opry.’ are the other
Camel-E.sty firm pacemakers. On the agency’s liabilit.V page
for the year is the quiz, 'Take a Card.'., Latter was replaced
by ‘Blind Date.’ ,
Ferry Hanley Co..' Brought Babe Ruth to the kiddies of
a Saturday a.m. on NBC. with A. G. Spalding as the angel.
A pleasant big-brother routine. :: ,
.Foote, Cone & Bclding: Bob Hope. Kay Kyser and ‘Your '
Hit Parade’ remain the big radio guns in the F-C-B arsenal,
Ifs: beeft pretty much of a struggle with Jack Carson (Camp-
bell Soup), the Bourjpis '‘Here's to Romance’ and 'Ceiling Un-
limited! (Lockheed). Lucky Strike’s third candidate. ‘All-
Time Hit Parade,' seem.s to be on a treadmill. The summer
Pepsodertt pinchhitter. ‘Johnny Mercer's Music Shop.' m u.st
have looked better on paper than it sounded on the air. ':
, Gardner: Reduced to a single office-prociiiced slice; of enter-
tainrnentV:,’ ‘Saturday ■ Night Serenade’ (Pet Milk i. but the
quality and showmanship of that singleton Kites aco-high.
Geyer,. Corftell. * . Afeweih .Poth^ . with .a couple .
morale:: ihGiclents, ‘Keep .'Workinig, Keep Singing' and ‘Callmg
America,’ to: no. worthy results paid the bills.
GUcksman: Deserving of the award for the ycai'.-, woist
li'ipe. riescrihftd as comedy, namely. ‘That’s a Good One.' '
Adam Hats was; Ih.e'aceaunf aftd the Blue,: the net:v;'ork; .
, Henri, . Bupst McDorialdi^' .T .iisel't 6ft . the new.s'
coran'iciitaior ‘parade by buying Ale.x .Dre:icr for'.Skelly ’6,11 On
a limited . NBC net'vvbrk. Ls also tl-.e a.i;ency for ‘Meet Your .
Navy’ iHall Bro.s.) and Bob Backer, the teller of dog stories. .
Ivey & ETlingtoii: Unioaded Cal Timiey and his hiilbiily ;
e.s'.imate ol the news and returned Sam , Bultcr, to 'Bayuk '
PhUlie.s,’- ''Mufoal' iu.eh^e^^
Duane .loncs: Biiy.s 'em strictly packaged, with ll;e list in-
cluding. ‘David Hai"Um..' 'Dick Tracy' ana ‘Lora .L'hwfQii;”
H. W. Kastoi'.' Deal' John’ (Irene R’icl;'i aiui ‘.'\bie!s Irish
Rose' are tills ageiicy'.s sole iictwoik babies. 'Rose' tiu'eaier.s
to outrun ,’'.its',Stage 'progenito,r,': l -.- :
' Ren,vo,n ’;-& 'EckHardt; , Feli^ jicii' to,' '‘On;e Man's Family’:,
. (Standard Brands')! and practically al! . ils other iiropertics. :
on the .nelwoi ks arc likewise packaged.
:: Knox-Kceves: Tim .soap opera is s'.iil Ike lop fodder for th's
General Mills agency,: ...The ne\vs;;bug 'got. it ill... mid-.vear, a.iid ,
.the up.shot wa.s John . Cu n thcr in a rCmi it I scent mood on the .
feiueuSaturclay: nights. ’ .. ’ .
-Arlhiir Kudner; Tried hard to' fin 6 , fdvor wi.ih, a Ra.v.-r.oiid
’.Paige-maesti'oed . 'mo.raie.-.b:uilder,:! ‘Salute, -to; :Youth'. , (Good- ;
..’year i,'? turning la.t’er'-. -to 'Quentiis’ .Reynoids .for' a ho.pcd-foi'.
'hypo, i .’..''t',
Lehiien. & .'iVIitchcIl: Gives evidence .ol..,dcvelppiiig ‘Cham-
h.er, Music ;’Spei.etY’ iiiip'‘:^ impdi'tahh .Sirh'da,y''
rater.?,. The agency had,. spmeys 6 u.ii(l ,ideag for :the ;,sfiG\v and
it's, been ' applying them ill expert /fashipii: /.Is’ .'ai'.s'o, '''do'i.iig .a,
gppd ; job: with )Mr.>.and MrS.,!NoiH,h,’' eohfoiihding trade pi'e- .
■’dieiions’, when ,the, agency ..sloi'ighed. ,.‘l'he .Thin .‘Man' for '- a,-
ciioapcr a’tid o.'yice-produced.simiiarily,: ■
. .Addison. .Lewis:. Gave the,: promising Danny . Q'Neil; . C'BS-
, built, teftor, h'.i'? first .sponsored ppp.prlunit.v oli a CTp.ssmo’u'n-!
t,ry/li'nk;;a. 6 ’part,ot'lho,'':Bluejacket Choir' .stanza (Mi nftba’poiis-, ,
’Hdneyw.el.l').. ■ '.■
Maxori: The acC .’, accouftt.?, :\VC;rc 'Ford, ■ Mbtor '. and- the
'Spar.t.siftiinded, Gill’ett’e" .Razor.; , ■ On.;’, the , Ford /.news! serie.s;
■ (Bhtei'.' .Eurl^ 6 o.dW:in'..s’howed 'riO .sign.'s! (Sf abiding h.v the:’ in-.
d.t( 5 tr’.v:-a. 6 cepted .preegh^ that a n,cvv,s/.|k:og.raiii.i;is ;no place to
pit’t'h' ..thO'! clrent’s.'. bi'ahd, of... social arid. '.p 6 Iiti 6 ai''.:phrIos 6 ^
G,pd,vvin’..s’ habit.? !iiV'thi,s regard huii* be credlte:i witii jirovitl-
'i'n'g: ihei rire(iiunij.s,,,eri’ti',cs /vr’lth ’one-’ 5 (,'the'i,r.'’..e .
torics. Finally the Khrd account was lost to J. Waiter. Thomp-
son. Maxo:; is al .-:0 the go-bctweei; oil 'Information. Please' !,
iHemZ'i... .
.Met'anh:/Eri,c’kS(Vn;AAg,ehc.y.''s'.$a.ii: Fi'ane,,lsc 6 ,; 6 ffit‘’eM^^^^^^
jii'ognun bIa'nkS: i 6 r.;Ron'ia .Wi aiid'.lO’st' the,, accpv.iiit’' to Bio
.Ti'.e .scco:';d Roma package iC!;i.U'!cs Kiig.gle-'. Mischa Auer
and Mary .A:?;oi') had the ingi'odieiit.s. but the .suiift nevei' lait
to the .idling poio;. The -New Voi'l: off'ice i-- .stiii :i air.Uiiiung
‘D,i'!..''C'h:!j''.sT'ia.n!,:'’a’h,ci’' ‘.6eal1,y','ya'll'ey’' ',D:ays'.'''''ft^^^ r’a’iik.iTrg'''
as . among '. the ,.o]:de.st’ d'Ktnralic ! shriiVs ',^ .the .ait', oii ar. , erThi!
.eifterta'tom'enftkecl;.!'.: ■ '!■ :/.,,'
'; McKee & Albright; ,Ji'i(';k;:IIa.Iey, ,bccanie;’'paii:'(id.,. \ 6 it:h,: J.oa^h^
!:Da'('i.s’!’a'.s!a'' .sta.i:'i'i.h;g s'lca.dy . vvhe.tV'.llii: '’t'o.a-'.i .Cuai'd'.dee,iiVeci ..ii '.'
oxpedicni.io vvithdratv Rudy ,'Vailce'S , seftv ices; 'the.' Seat; .
test program. It took a spell for the Thursday night event ,
(NBC) to me.sh ju.st right, but once that happened the comedy
clicked with the same old sparkle and combustibility.’
Arthur MeyerhoITt 'Wrigley go-between on -such guileless
and unbeguiling morale incidents as ‘The First Line’ and
‘American'"Wom:en.’
C/ B. MIlIeji: Custodian of 'Stage Door Canteen’ (Corn
Pi oducts). The program's major weaknes.s lias been the in-
ability to match the quality of script material to the quality
of the guest stars. Noverlheles.s the, program oft'ers siich a
timely, association, a place which perhaps thousand.s of sol- .’■ . ■
diors have mentioned in their letters, that the series can’t
help but gather a fairly substantial listener interest.
Morse International.' Represented on NBC of an early Sun-
day afternoon by a lushy nieiange of .string rhusic. with
Prince Matchabelli (Stradayari pCrtume i paying the toll
charge.s. Agency is also affiliated wiih Dr. I. Q. i Vick i.
Needham, Louis & Brorby; 'I'he high point here continues
to be ‘Fibber McGee and Molly,’ a couple' veterans, of the
kilocycles who are as firmly perched atop the popularity
ladder. , as ev,er.; Another. :Ja:ck Louis ' mixture ot comedy ■
charac.ters that grows in showmanly stature, from season to
.sea.Son \is 'The Great Gildersleeve.’:' '.As-likevvise happened’, in ■■
'42. ‘Fibber’ gained the trade’s admiration by the way the
program handled .morale message.".
Ncwell-F.mmeU: Gamboled through '43 with Harry James
and ;Fred Waring as its diffusers of topnotch music between, !
Chesterfield blurb.s. ■■ ;.. ■'
Pedlar & Kyaii: Broke the tight hold that jioap operas have
held in the daytime dramatic field these : 15 or more ye'jrs
by rntroduGing,? with P & G s connivance, a seria'lized
whodunit, ‘Perry: Mason.’ The move entailed, a perplexing '
litorary' niechanical problem or two, and while the creases
are, not entirely removed, the device. shows good possibilities
of catching .bPi; The’ agency resigned the Lady Esther account
and ‘Screen Guild Players’ along with it, but still ha.s the
.managerial say about ‘Mr. District Attorney’ and 'Pepper
Young's Family.’
Sayre M, Kamsdell:; Philco agency. on ‘Otir Secret Weapon,’
‘Datelifte’ (CBSl and ‘Radio Hall of Fame' (Blue), each a
packaged proposition. ■
I.. W. Ramsey: Tried out a Freddie! Martin version ot
‘Fitch Bandwagon’ on the Blue, but the blend pt old pop
tunes and personal recitals by songsmith’s. on the theme,
‘And then I wrole-ri didn’t make the grade. The Sunday
night ‘Bandwagon’ is still this agency’s lone claim to radio
tame. ’ In tbe: late fall; Ramsey unfolded on Mutual a musical
passage for the Loyal Order of Moose which was reminiscent
of early 1930's standards.
Roche, Williams & Cumiyngham: Failed to make a go of a
comedy-audience participation novelty, starring Colonel
Stoopnagle, and Schutter Candy noded when Schwimmer
& Scott made a pitch for the account. Frank Crumjl's pass-
ing wa.s deeply felt by the agency in more than one way. It
broke up a elick.some Turns stanza.
.Ruthrauff & Ryan:. The year end found this agency's night- ' ■
time network'/holdinga sornewftat augmented, as compareil to
Its 1942 registration. It had: sold a dramatic series .starring
Ronald Colman to Autohfe, an.d; 'What’s' . more; important, it ’ !
had seen its confidence in a refurbished ‘Amos ’n‘ Andy’ pay
dividends. A & A came back to NBC as a weekly half-lioiir
package '.and: t ’6 Lover Bro.". It meant a hit. The agency;!!
.switched Gracic Fields from the Blue to Mutual with the
hp,pe: of bolstering rating.? and then stymied her chances: !
by inserting, into the nightly series a silly ‘victory parade’
routine. 'Mayor of the Town' (Lionel Barrymore i during ■
'43 became' grooved. a,s jii.st another, stylized chromo. The
.show iire.sontly went 'to! B! B. D. & O. ' and is now a’uout to .
fold. ’■ Bob'- Burns’ .seemed to be Taking on solid , dimension ! , '.
.as a. humorou.s philosopher and commentator on everyday ■
foibles. R & O also brought back ‘Big Town' in lionized
. Yeasf.s .behalf. : Cast with stock playci's. tl;e old format pro- ,
vdded' the Springboard!, foi! SQifte'.,ckei.fing epi.s'o’cibs,. O.ft: the: .
(taytime /.side.; tho, agency/s .pride .r’eyol.ves! a.s eyer ,. a, round .
'Big Si.ster' and 'Au.".t .jennio.’ '!’ ' ' !■!’,!! ' ■/':/. >
Schwimmer!' at Scott: Scluitter Candy was thi'- one'.-, big ' ,
oy.ster in radio. : Affei' a tioup with Coi'or.el magaziiie lliv- .
.vci'cd. the account went for a vocal program 'highlighting g:’ :;;
' C'hj crooner, Curt Massey. ' ' '/ .; ' • •: '■/’ -!”!j!y; '
Russel M. Seeds: Changed liie ■assortment. ' for Brown Sc
' William.son Tobacco somewhat. sub.«ti'aitin.g Hildcgarde and
a quiz Ihingamagig for Tommy Dorsey. T.hc latter combina-
tion is in MO little measure helped by the fact it follows the
high-rating 'Mr, arid Mrs. Nortli' and . i." .pitted against the
seim.!jft.iziogi&;,Cbr'istim^^ other B:^y';5'K.pi'0,pM't.m^^^^ ,
S;till high-,fiyin.g Red Skelton and !People..;Ai*e.,F,it.nft.V,': !'See.d '
. also dished ,Up!.the' Ed, Siilliyaii' '(CBS,) ' ill tervievt’-s for -Menneft
and provided Ray Dady, KWK. St. Loiiis.,y‘om.jnentalor.. with,/!
a Mutual audience and a line on 'Grove Laboratories' payi'o’.i.
Sherman & Marquette; Found Judy. Canova tlie best bet for !
Colgate toothpaste, in ;itS Tuc.sday spot on CBS. after iir.-it
spotli.ahling AI Jolson by hi;Ti;scT a;Kl then I'ecrtiilir.g Monty :’ .!
Woolley as co-star with Jtilson. For ll;o I’c.'nii'.e hillbilly it's
:'been iier best ' break to,! dale ii; radio and .she'.? iioon doing .”
inighty well by the opportunity; The niateriu! /fed ‘Miss ■. '.
■ Can.o'va has on. the average been, cri.sp anti n.alive to tier pe r- '
"onaiity and Ikere has been no d;.spo."it:<m to scrimp on. the ■.
.supporting ca.st. S-r'.y ■ ■ j' ’/!.!'■:.'!'
Raymond Spectoi;; Added ‘A. L. A:c>;ar..'ier'g .Arbitration
Board’ (Miitual.)j 'tlm.’or'iginaj agony fl:shbo’wlni 6 !!its .."tiTii'g of. ..,
two network programs. ..T!:c other i;. Drew Peai'soii iBIuei.
neetllcr ot bra.s." hats and ."wami of.'bislo.iit ,eve'ftt,-i, ’ Both ■
."laiizas do d'uty for S.ei'U,ta’n!’”. ’,!■:
James .Sweeney & Co.: N'-;i't.u;'cd tha: .sooti.ing iit'.le 'oundie
’’ ofG'.amiliar!tftiGic'!‘'F.he!’V(jice, ,oI;;Pire,st 6 I'J.th, ..!
consecutive year on NBC -Blonday , .cvoiiing';"'., :. ■iTl.Ve ’."GriOs . tft.ay ’ .!
liow bo considered .a Ic.gacy. ''■! !,.; !■’ ,l'-! ■:!"■ ■ ’
■;!'’Ji. ■: '■Walter;; .’Thiimii.s’on'-; '. ! The!,',':, »di’ 6 :!'! p'tie ':
look a 'sharp upturn. ;it emikeci up. for the open.ir.g of
i'R£,'A''s.:'n’e,w,,.' se:ri' 6 .s’;'',:‘Wha,r,s! .New'?''!'a's:;iiftd;''ii',dl?:b/!ol’^^
entertainment .:’as.’.ha:d been heard . o:; the net 'Work, i ft years, i!,-:
; blit Sdb.setjue’ht ..stabs, failed t()’ e.v.ok’c aw high a iev«! ol public; ,
!;f'a,y:'(jr a? liari been anticipated. The leivi.btcy ; i .overload the !■'’
.h’oiii’i'wilh morale arid .s’p 6 hs 6 r’-SpotI.i.gbl i'nte’rv.iew’s' ma’.y. ha
(Continued on p.agc 114 ) ■' ’, .j: '
Tlllily-et^tth p^S^IjETT
Wednesday^- January 5, 1944
SPIRI rEI) UACE FOR CONSUMER’S
POST-WAR ATTENTION AND COIN
Radio G«*ariug for Uiiprerrdeiilrd Vol-
iiiiio of Time, Tal«‘‘iil Sales
liy KI:GENE S. THOMAS
(Sal<‘!< Manager, Radio Slalion
' '‘yV bying 'to /AinoM
i|a!^kyi«)icl''g!'t'iU':esl:',opRort\|nity'';)'(^
t£ku•>^dlKk
■■ / F.^y\1diiig ' ;i,0l)s ■ iMO'bably ?Nyill: vcon- ,
; tidb'ivVi(>iV >y5;X\:»k'nkVk'e'yih'^^t^^^ .jiiloi'est' ior
;afteii'.',lhp ; wat.;. 'Fo,,' lyPindyev-'b?
<)t'.o)jii5tby\h3'Cfit,.Aye,ralto^ .wjTiy bt'lior;, ac£viMl.isyng,ny<>tiW^^
' 'yaov eyAXaiiA {aolbi'ies' abel
■ BhXt/^cl'vic%yy,dvef; KoId"iiT:(Kir.'M dtii'ing lyp'aceiiibe;'';- .;.y
. 'Meik'\>tfi>4iiib.es,,;d ' l>e .ji'cady , tp 'R'rfiiiube; as: ,
.lypv'ci;,: bPibVey . ' We : seliilig the jiier- ,
■ciisiHtli'seypiydHefidtx ■ i '■...:■-■ ■■■■!, y ' v,.^ y., .
tProedeci oil ' the assumiition. tlj.it, the nfdional - gvPss odtptit ,
AVili; be ' b6.tttedn;%i:k5.,000,00fl an
tee; Ipiy Ee6hphj,iG SfieelbiJ^ by '.SKidobalvei-'s PiUil :
. G, , ]{bftiTia!V;' lias , ,atl visedl. ' ' The 'natipbaj; -oti 'but; ';Tast'
peacetime' yeni'i T940'r \vas ,$97;6.0d,pBO; in 19,29. it. was' $99,-
. 009,000; :. so a 36', to .52';o ti.nei'e.ase iiv' peacbtiine pL'pduelioiV :iS’
.anticipated
Take biii: iadio ,,i,ndu,stry;aS t'aVl.'ex .'rh.e; goyernineht ,
.has,':eki|l.ed.;,niany. :cohipanies 'into' 'the:, I'nanUfaet.iit^
iionies equii)nie:nt t(>t be ii.sccV by ...p.tu' .ai'ineti toiTes
T;( 'mit'iall,' .of.i'.tiu'se ■c'drapanie.s.Aviilt'coiiilhtie^^^^
.{.ratvics e(pV,ipipeht' tiSes. Ctitvsecpiehtly,' w.e
:iha,r :.,see. t.Itree .'pb.'.fob.i''. times its
ajimnatas maker.s a? we !iad betore rh.o war. , :
, Tlie, siitt ;did'n,k ijeld ..pft'ei'S:- tinoiLhei’, iltustvatimi, ,.., tVhtr.tinie,
>slicn'tn'ges:,.o,t. The : bUt ..faihtljnr .'d'tiidt.s.'Tit - the :s.o:da;:.ttHM,itttin .
'.h.sv'c..; i’ptced The: TViUvsty^'R^ n«y b.ev'eeages^sq
: 'ctnnixT.i.tibbv b.etA'eehi the .'.did niid new ,fa\'Ot'itos';T’br^
iei.itT'.Tiy .thei ,so.da .Tomitaitt: tradei oitgltt ;t .kccii;,.,,'! :.' '.
., ,,Sev,e:i!ai ae:i\o.plai:)e cdilvi^^^ expeGted T6''il,!i'n' to. mnk>,
.,ii.Tg,.'.au,tbmob,ilcse:'. iDch.ycb'atecl'. ..soups .wiii'i^ b,v . eomf
'pahii^s \'\Tiieli;''h,cl‘etpl'uie'^ isink ,eRTb;tse.i;,s
:'tost'Tbb.ds, ’.'.'T '' ■■.t T ' 'x;' '..T'. T„ ■ .
I*l»‘iily ol' Ri'lanliiig
i . :EVei,i,. t.ii.ciUHh:; :niorc: inen andT ctnnpanibS'ish'aU '-bei.'niaki
,ineiehan'di.se .atiei' the.'b'm back 'ai:tdi a.s,svnne.
■ tltat ;the copsivm'e.i'S' will buy. alt.-.ot'.'e put cip the,
i'ihsii:k.et, ' ''i The':' ‘first ; , post-w'ar dcliyei'y T of ; .vefr.igerat.ors ;. .db
...coatbiiia'tiob' .ARI-EM-'''radiio.,. set;?' hia.V' .be. go,bbIe,d :.upr'buf'
•soipe Of' ihe.ir.cT'ardingv in.tUiencpa' oh ..salo.s: :\Vilt,.be:'
vt. Lowered ;Standaixist .Some .
without'’ may keep on doing witlibut. :. R,':
.CfniHbn; .Oth'e.Es, ,1 niay'.'clibg'. to
■ War IJoiuis or other .savings. ' .T
'3., DtsabRoin^^ Sohie'', may .'wia'it '.for ■ the ,."'dr.e,ani ;
nndd'el.s’ 'TiiSteiid .b(; :buyirtg,,,the .:riip 49 lS:. - ;_
it will b'e. Adthrti’singts :..fiuTcT.ibn'ld:'.c'reate''a:'::d;esitx'.for.,':th
'.• ivew :.piocjuct's. .'thc ine and Sty.Les,:'sd.,'thal the' Anter,.
. 'icaii, stahd.iu‘d - bEi:,ii\T .reSiihie. it.s.Tip'wai'd; inarth.: .
, . . VRddlb can ..expetT; li , large.iV .share tii .''total adyertisihg. .a
, pvopriatton.s' than: it .received before Thc__ war, , Onl.y recently ‘
'.suelvian ■.ithpartial observer . esi KeirhetH'; Davis of ' the 'U,' S.'
Dept, ol Comm ,ee, ^tclted: , ; ,
' , 'R.adib ad\'erti.sihg ''.lias^^^ the, geiierai pat-'. ;
torn' ill thhl its .yoltihib ' has, iiioiea.sGdy.wtitb'oih' :hiteit
' lion regitVtlles.s'of' \\:hat Is .happ'eiving ;tO . other iheclia’,
.' V ' ‘.As the' yoiingest : oT .the . hiove , wTdeiy vistkl,; vehicles I
.' 'ior acH;ertisin,gi'rgd,^ Is ...stili growing, 'strongly'^
jls 'proportionate *'pla^ field will be,/wTiehl Ut^s; , '
growth j.s completed remain.s to be detormmed.’
, Furlhe'rpiiore,, W 'mBdiu,fp',:w*Kich adyprtiseis. .'can'
.: '.’.start. vti.sing\ihosi , q'uiek^^^ .apli all '.sigilg point to a :.spin'led ^
.' Vaiee, for the. cb.hsurtie,r's',a'lteriUoiT: and doliais ^
The, 10'w'co,.s per jtholisahd ’iiste^^^^^ radio broadcasting ‘
'..''also:. Iras' ■bebh'regi.ster.edTV'ilh'.adT'ert^^^^^^
iccent year.s. .; ,
’'■.liath'dls ■pertdri,na’nce.,. ':di \ygri’';. shoVikl .. TWlp'. -U^^^^
T' pe,atk‘'tiiiie:.' ’' Rio.r^^^ ReoPle :artv .I'l.stenj ' todiiy '.iHo're'
':'.,0t',.the,;,timeTln befoi'e:.' .MrlhjtTr'oo:rp.d:ititi,oh ;presidehh .
T.adytvrlisin',gsnrtnTiEe,r ibr '•a,dv.c'rtiSiu|' :'ageht:h
. ' ifhent ' or jwh.i' .'work' :h'jia .Tikm' .foil hinrseif-.'tlqtt .' when.i'h
pl ugs, a AVii.r . Btfild Sale, ^ blood'' donatioii:. drive
..That .'drive Tretkiie jlodpie .quiekiy aiid. slicBCod.s. - ^
, ,;)nen,:;:iia\',o ..secn .thal rivd'id; rea'ChCs ' the ■ people' faBle.st,,,ah:d:'at
• 'less' cosh . .The ITtvorable ; inrpre.ssion
'.t m'atle' oil ' Such ' iKi,''eiT j;sei'.s ' ewgaged'' -ih: whhTy
i Tnain. w'ith' .them . id . peacetime wdieii.' they .will' \\:ojiT;.to tell',:
: ...theiir ’o,\vh ' .Tile.s. ,;slp.ries,Ub,' tlie.':.piih'l,ic; ;q,iilokly'b,nd.,.sii^^^^^
. '.ttiil'y. . some .(I'tr.tlio , i.hOst,.exp(nT‘eheed.: iiCtadvertiSiiigi ■
.both'. iulvertiscrS:' 'T'indi .-“O'gency- :^'e Tiaye said ent-
'. ' phatiealty IhaT'.'tiTe., irdyeiTising .profession, ’w'.ilL pay more at-
': :;tei,i,li,on.ttO ’'itKlib. ;tf^ The'.’ '\yar, '! . - t..
He, re'Th'e.i:i',.ij 5 Btvr.OpptnTiihilylrtO .iV sell' the':la’r:g'cst,':voi- ;
. IHine: Of Treacetinte' , Anierieany'gdodsi aird.'.iery’ipc ;hi;.st.bry,
,■ .s'o' :as;!;tb . proyide, : and ■ sltTaiirr 'dhbug^ jobs. ;T .. ' ■ . i', V
' N is,, .the, time; ;tb p’oint Our , lAsearch,. engilTeori:h,gr . piO
,, .gramining Tind: ‘sales : e(iOrts, toward; inaking the 'inost.Of .itlils ,
opportuiiify.
'. Radio, 'stati diis, ' face, 16.ss of ’eIe,c'T''4’
1ric.al . ,tr.a,;ds,eripf ion. . bush , tinie.sS
ET proccs.sors got a fresh supply .of,
n':inylitci, v.syhtheTio.. nOw ■used 'in d'se.
pnairufactin'e, ET.prOeossors'hav^
ebtained any vinylitc since .July;
XJnfii ■.h,ow,t :\vaX' . {Irms- , have : been:
;coasting: aibng'onti'cserve but’ nbw
The bottom of the barrel has been
scraped and: :‘aH' .npW; :platter.s are'
h3a;de, Trom,..'’itsed' discs . reiurnc'd by
radio stations.
SiUtalion took; a:, serioiiS' ,Uu'n.:;i:as:t
July ,' ' wih on ' The ^ War, ', 'Prod lietiori,
EoaVd. :,'wh ich: . previously ' .alldtt'ed a'
Sntiill supply , fori cohimoi'eial broad-
: cast purposes, cut off the 'alloc,ati6ri.
'.idove ;Aea.s' n-iade' as ,a.,restiM^
which demolished the Union Carbon
& -Carbide subsidiary which' mmui- ;
faetured .llie.': maTerial.'’. 'productibn' i
Tvas.'.rc.sunied'in November: at ipo.':;. .
' b.u.t.in lire moanti'ro'e. Ai'in.y mrd N.avy
. needs as svoli as eommere.Ial i'cquir.o-
munt.s rlinVocd to 200' t. . ; ; ' ;; ;
Seareity is, Of .OugIt. proportiD'ns that
tlie Tn'med servicos'- cah get .TuH
i:eqiiij'omcnl,f,. ... yihylito i.s-no.w uS^
.to \viitelT»ool rain’ebatAond, i.i-i the
'niaj'iul'aClure, Of cahteens,' It is'.a nat-
ural, gas ricrivatiye.''*'
. E,T,.,|:rroec'ssors :are'''now' relying , oiv I
. w:o)iinliir\tr.eHu:r,ns'.of. platters .by 'radio: [
■ stations... ' I,f bh^;’'in,s:iiBlc’’ic.nt'''si,ippl’y
coino.s ..in' on.e '\vux. outfit. i'cx'ce 'de-.T
ol’ared ■thirt '.ii.ilTu-'in's wi|’i ha.vb toTn'- .l
..' slfthte* li 'di,.s,e-TOr-disc ,exchahgc,.',0
' .bla:Gld3aii:,ii,iiy ''i:a'd’i:b,’:sta’.ff that fails''.
,:;,,tu ’Kcnd'':b'ac.k.’1.1'S'Tfsed,' plattersT ■. , i -, T"i
One . ; (1 rm : chocked .sta tod;, ttiat :}Hc
day.\s':produ.eiion,' cannot :bcgi:n ftntil!
.1,1)0; oxpr.cksmani.drops Off a '.siippN^^^
usoci. .pl'atlcr.s;’v; 'Aboht’,,'95f i of 'each
Tlls'c 'is: sa}Vagoa.b’iel
: SohiC: outfits 'have tried .to ,de\-elop,
’.vinytite .'.s'’ubi5titute.s,.,,.'bu.t . cannot ■ get
' , an,y plh'stie.TKat is not vitalty .ncoded
,. b.y.e.ilhcr’ servico.'or: \Utal vvar vt’ork:
, ,'Cb:mmerc.ial:,platt.ci:. showk.''stich‘ £i.s
■ ''’. ■‘Eupc.l:Tnan',’:jU;e''.s6nt:'to .s.tatioiis ,dii,il..y
.:S’h’oMldthc:’.renicd,y ;fa.il, to.e'oriic.sdon^^
. . ' ;it , fe' 'i!.(:'m'';e.(tTh-a’t sp'yicra'l Of These pro.:r ‘
...grams ..will :;h:ayc ■ to. be , dropped. ‘■.'■In ’
. 'that :o)-en.t,,’broa,d.easters .as; 'well ;a.s.
’ngc':neies,'; .’ai)d ,' talent: :,.w'Ould;, lose. ': a
■ . hefty ■’.sli'c'e. of '.coin'. ■'. ,; " ■' ■, ■’< ' ’. ■
Curix'.nlly: w'a.xoM' are
' me'inis . 'id ■ih'sitrG:.''.i''et’tU’'tt: .of'' 'plaltcrsh
'A.'fbi’in. is enclb.s’od .askih'g.it.s I'cturh
: .A’i.a.oXpre;?.! .colioc.t. ’ This is iol’Iqwc.d.
.. ,,tiy:.’a’w.ire.’' .,‘.',.1' r.
;. ' '..Tire, ET ljrnl:S;,la.ke thb posTTio’h'that'^
; all riisc.s’ renia'lij 'tho'.,RroikTty :,of the
’ ' prqee.ssors,,a:hd sTato that faGl. Q;ii. ihe
, iallcl.,''. One'. Spokesman’ a&nii.(tc’d;
, Moweyor,.' tha't., .tjffk’ Stand' .'is; . legally
, tioiibf fill;. ,a.s. there :iiro’. no .eoiirt ■,d.6y
' 'ci.sibns To' back I'lp- their; position.
.Th.ey ■Td.so.: ndtnit .■that :;oominc,reial.
: ■ne.'b;ds.,.w''iii,'b'e;,the fast to, .bo .fulfil'led'
by,;th6: TVPB e,\x'.n'.if .in'id Navy’
'n:ee.ds'. sidlside, as ,’inan.y'febybrn,ihont:
: agencies such as OWI cannot gel any
' vinylitc alisfntions. Recently Tom
; Kelieher, of WOR’s recording divi-
V Sion, ;. went -TO' ■•Washington- to plead
■Vfor a .supply to continue United Na-
Mions propaganda broadcasts. The
■ result of This Trip -’is stjll ;lh dotibt i ■
Bullet Proof Bible
;T Chicago, '., ’Jail. ; U. .■i.
Unique item being peddled'
b.y.er the air by W.MT here 'is. d ,
bulletTjrobf Bible lUad^ in, a 'size
, that ' a ■ soldier .■'c.an? sli p .'into, ;b K
’''■brC’a.«t','.',j50cket '..bvxr The;, heart
Sell i ng: 'b.y ■; ■■ The :,th, 0 lisand.s; the ,
'Bible ha.S; a steel cover tliaT is: ;
:;bLit)ct .'reslstanl. ; ,ffl of.'or;-
;. ders . :eaine ' from,: wiyes, , Sweet-
henrl.s aiid mother.s ;of :men serv-
ihg overseas. ; Book's sell,'. for
. $U95T,,';,V'::' ■';::■' f- T' ,
. Since; ‘.the ' initial'fSelliilg . bam-
Raig:n started. 'here ' iiT:, the early;;
,, fall I'ne., craze for tiie libok.s has
.spread aU'o’ver'tlie country,.
Tube Output to Ease
'Blackout’ on Sets
; ' ■ Wasiiinglon. Jan.. 1.
■ prod.nctioh'>b.fTT.'500,000^ A
;0'f Gr.iticaT:’ty.pes.’;for 'e’iviiian. roeely-
.ihg. .sets’ durihg..' the first':' quarter, of
1944 ’ ■\yas,: aiinounced recently' . by
■WPBy,;: T' ' ■.' '
..' Move •is expected. 'Id' ■;ikit,’ lkick.. in'
p.pe'rai:i.pn ' tbbusTvii'ds of ; sets’. .Tv.hieh
h,aye: been:., ‘ijlaeked. out’ , by lack :of
'ttibbs. ' 'i. ' i„"i; ’' . ‘■"'I,':!’’' ' ■;.'
GAC Switches
Danny Hollywood, who had been
Inindiing . .cocktail ,tu:,nit.s a,nd acts ;a(
.Generai'AnTusement, :, siri t.ls ; into ■ the
radio , .depa'rtm'eiit .as, ’^■affii.slarit. To
Dbiig ;STbrer.'this, \yee ' H.blfyWobd,!s
.spot: ha? not yCt been fi.i, led; ’ ’ , ,
: G'AC - 'tyril,. make ' a,',' .ci’Tange‘ iiy 'ji.s
.Chicago, office : and ' hi :The',''’brie-higlil;
'departnieht ’.in' N1 V.! if'alt w’ork.i out.'
:BGrie.;Aclam,s,'head 'oftlie ,Clii branch;
wains to i'eave tb personal 'Tnanage,
Dpuis. Jordaii’s, 'oTehe-stra and GAC
wanls Howard Sinnott. N. ,Y. one-
n Jg':h’ler. .bookbr,, ' to ■replace i Ada m's'.,
Siimott undecided. '■;' ' '■ '
Bucky Harris Resigns
CIAA Frisco Post For
Lee & Lash Partnership
■ ■■ ; ■ ; ' ' ■ ■ San Erancisco, Jan. 'T'-
■ .'E.; _T ,' 'Bu.cky.’ ' Harri.s;, liegd of; The,
San. 'Errticiscb' Gfl’ice. 'of^;^ .Co"
ordinator of:., 'T ilTer-Americaii; Affairs,'
hbs annoiniced' his ies.ignatio.n, effeq-
tive immediafeiy'. to becb.tne .partner.
,iiT the ,tirm ■ot:.'Lee ,& Liirff
Co.asf public., reiat'ioiis ,ebn.sultant.s:.
He . W'ii.i' be manager, of' the ■'Hoiiy-
w'obd-Eos: Ang,e.le.s','off ik V' . '
■'' ■■.Harris, W'as'.' the . 6rig:i'nal '.manag.ei';
of.-rtatioii' KGEi,. General . Elec.tTic'.s
i.nTerria,ti(.pial .short vvave st’ali.on. frovn.
1939; ..In'it.ii ..l942, when; the' gOverriy
nieiit ':leased ■a,ll;';pr,ivntel.v-o'wn,e,d 'DX
.staiioh?. .. At'-fhaT TiniG , Harris ;i,bjned
The ’ ,0A’A ; to ',■ manage the , United
'N'etr-ork. H-iuTis' is a,.’dir'eator bT'the
..■Wost'ern States prb:mbtion,;..;COUneil'
■ancl'is 'Gi)ai'rman .of The ’cou'neii',s post-
\var 'piaiviiipg. comhh.ttce.:'’ ; , ■ ':■'
So. Amer. Broadcasling Sphe
By R\Y JOSEPHS
Buenos Aire.s. Doc 25
.' If evert one-, qualTer, Of the postwar ideas .and .sche'inbk. iVolv' beni.g,:.hateh'e‘d '
.up to develop. DX-, broadeAsthig, between:, the :,An)cri'oa.s oyer start opera tlhgr
the, cops .handling the ■etlitnUbb.v hci.nisphcre.T’ralTk 'have .a.
bii.sy time. ■,.■... ■■. -■ ■■, ■■ ■ :..■■,■ ■
;,'t,.aiin: AmeiTcan raclib'.s'ta.tidirk.f.sbine :fho,m;,..ins't,'''i 'bii:'’Qi) ':.llic'’nTifi;.c^^^
.side- tVom the volume 1 Of 'soiilhbduhd. k'iVb\vattage beii^ fired lii. them: since
long: .‘before , Peart ‘Harbor,,! 'arc; .coblcviig; 11 of'thcnr'o'wn.; tb.;
niake shorlwaye: radiq',exGhange...ari.T:lQne,st:Tlo'gOQd;he?,s ...'t\vb-\vay: H'l^
. ;And CBS.'NBC and::Mutlia'l,.e\rep’ though Tliey . we .nbw . under ■tl'i.c super-''.
\’isi.6ii;bf .1111010 sa'nvls''fffAA,.; are' krio S'tra::i.hih,g. at .tiie leash, .for ,
The m'omeiTt when 'the be.'bvBr and they’lTbff'abie :to' peddle, -some :
of that yaliiablc air lime to ca.sh Gusibniors. '■,: '. ■ '■.
II; S, ill l.eatl.
.■ Under, the direcTioii of ;DbiT Fran,Gisc0. . NclsoiV'.Rbc'kofelk'r’.s a.s'.si,s;tant.. in'
Charge. ' of the .CiAA ra.dlo.' s.ctiip nv Lalin ‘America's the ;U, S', .lias.'definifely
goUen'.far .ahead : of both the ■Aki.s'ah’d the B.ritish.Tn' b'i:Gad,ca.siing. td .Batin ,
America. ' Not only Ha.s' progranriiiiiig; been imiAbvXd,. blit .ati. A'l' eh.g'inc'er'-,
ing . job has ' b.eeii. aeeo)npli.shed;,'in ■sleppfng >tip . rno-' power, .direbtibn, and.
method' .bt . southbound ' broadca'.‘:tihg, : with, the , result . tliaT,.' pX: 'n^^
south of .lhe 'border 'i.s ,iiiidoubtedl,y' how; at, ai.i all-time high.'; . . ' ;
: . .'Since . observers feet tliaT ’ most bf'.tlie' '.imiir'oVerae.hts'.'have . coiii.e; a;S’ a
rc.s:tilT'pf .the .direct in'tcryentiDii .'b ;G.o\’'ernmcnt ialt)ioii,gli Ihe net-
works woiiici probably argue otiu rwl-iei, q.i'iestio.n -,ari.ses.., what .sort'; of .
.scramble 'W'il.l ; . develop .T)ik removes the necessity, tor . coiitrbl . and'
:du;e.cTi,oii ''b,f ■’bversc.a.s . b.roadcas'Tihg.,' ' '' '■':'■■ ■■; . ■ ''■■ ' ■, '
SlulioiiH Grmipeil
'. 'As; bcanied here ;eu;rrentlj;,. alU StaTion's;' are', grouped so l a.s, hi seeiirp .The
greatest .po-ssiliie cOycra'ge,.,.\vith :;t.he highe‘sl'ipo.ssiblc,:,.sig’nal.:.s‘treng,th; Entm '
;; A,meri'Gii 'ha:.s;: bc.e.n.' dlyided. i nib ■ various,. areas---McXi to, .Cell tral' Ani
j AcsTejTi , and '.eastern . South Aniet'ica, ::B):a,z etc.,: .ailcl,. SfatioiiS ■ linked 'in. ..
'j'sneh a;:\yay.liiat, on.e:;gronii:.,'ea'r,ries;-’a,lT-Ert,gti.sii';program.s.:ahd,'^^^^^
ish,;',and'..,Portugucse; .■'..‘' ■.'■;■'
'rthns'idialfirs: ;no.;loilgcr, li'a.'V’c I be x’n,g‘ineci\s' 'lb 'turie Newy. Yor'ls ;or':Saii .
■Francisco. . Sy.''ie;ih,, .wTiicli. 115? drifivn .plent.y,' of bb,uqiiets..'lr6iti,’Tial.iii’'h
bi'S,'’ish;'t;gbh'ig.To 'b to 'operate' once the cbmmcrci’al.s Tiix'
;'W,hen‘''.STa,ti,Ons''get back to .their' ovviiei'.s; and 'pi'.o,gra:n'i's bnee.;'a'gain;’ixtu'rit,..
.tb; their. pre’-:.w’,a’r basis., ,,b'b,!ite.nl niaj- .iniproye a.s,: the '.stations largue,, 'aiitl:'t.li,i,s '.
iiiay' Oycrebriio' th c advaiitagcs pt'groiip.ing,.: '' ' ■
I’osl-War Hopes'
, There’s' .ikudbtibt :;btit :That .goverriniciltal aulhoritiei! tlbpe. to keep their,.
.Set'u'pTbr 'some time, after the ,wa sh'artw.ay.e, lia.R'becii, an .irii-';'
portaiii 'faetbr :ii)''.sei;^^^^ ,do,mo,’eracy to Eatin Amdriba. . 'While.; sictual to;tal
of listeners, 'doivn.' here:' IS ’ .st.il 1 0:01 ' grgat by. .miiss .stand’ard.s,:' 'shortwave'
lgiicrs,:h:;a.ve , geiiorally;. been' ’a,nibn.g . the ..wx'al.thicst' and, '.most'lifcriiit’e :bf'
Eatih'A’niericans; and 'iiifltienCe. bn this audience, h;as beeii;;cdp,sidcrable.‘ . ' ;
;;•■, Some. of the. big maii'u!',actirt;eivs-.,'particTilarly 'Ph;ilco;'and' ,RG'A.:,'bre IciiOw’n,'
.To; be-fteyelotiiig -ptan? •ib'r.'i:rki;ra:.>e'd‘ trrod'!,ittio;r'‘of:' s4‘,TT'fT!r
'This shauld improve ' sliO'rtiVa.v:e.',Jisteniii,g ' g:eriera'i1y.l,'’ivltli.o:ugh, ■en'gi.neei'^^
arglfe' fhat.seirding ptograin's' poinV-’tb-p.oiht,;a’i,id:’relr.a,nshi’to thetii'.wveT'
.Latin 'Amo;rU‘.bn o, 1(110.1?:. 'wiff', ‘‘till' life .1110 o’lxUvi.waiy '.to .rctrcbri-jeiiff^^
in'miber 'of peoplo ■fdiv',it:lp'n,g'1ime.,,';',' ■ ,■
‘Hill Country Hit Parade’
On WOV (N.Y.) Expands
WOVs IN. Y.) ■li;i: .Cmmtry Hit
T^arage.’, e'oniijiiatloii.'.bf '■;,req’uest,.hll:l-'
billy luimber.s. lias been Ten, gtliened
f'.'om a half-hour 'Tb ' a.l-niinutcs.
.'SliOw \vill ’bonti,iuie,:tb',be;:ci'neGed by
La.vni.an ..Camerbh' ".who, ,;aisb, , ?tay.s
...with ..‘Hil'l Country .Jaiiib.oree,'’ jialf-
iionr Mohday . through ■ Friday series.
Name Moore to Direct
N.Y i Radio ‘Dimes’ Drive
.' jane'iVio 6 .re;,ha.s:'bG 0 ,ii iiahied rad:^.
..head, of Gr’caTer.N.,..V:. .1944 ‘Mareh^^^’b^^
Dime' ‘ drive. . .', He t’oplaec.s ; Jill
Stephens, who resigned. , ;
'libwarcl'J.., London,’, radio'.;
.Natibiial. F.ovnidaTioii'. , fo.'r .liii'aiifile .
Paralysis, made the .apppinlmdiiT last,
week. '
MOLLY PICON
NOW ON CONCERT TOUR
‘ UiV'iiliifiti' -aU W'Puras m'UR lipp ’ Oidgituit One -Woman' .Comedy .Theatre.
Eiyhth consecutive ’year' lor .Al.aNV'f'‘R', llriitfio U<>!fPG tuul’
jriwi.il H.iit ill till' Molly Picon Theair® ;of the.-Airi •
4nswet s to Pliil Btiittei^s Quiz
$1: Bing . Grosby; $2. .Platiiuini blonde' Jean Harlow; $4: -Frank'. Bacon:- '
$8:,'l’he play caiiie first. It opened in 1,875. -Nelly Ely. didn’t make the trip
itnlil 1890, and wTieii she did. slie implored on the play’s time by eiglit
I days' ,$1G: Jane; Gowl;. $3’2' .qucslion; Lily Langtry, who.’was born on the.
' Isle of- Jersey,, 'and'w'as-'knbwh'as the Jersey Lily;;.;$()4 question: James T.
: McIntyre. and Thohia.s K. Heath. '
I .riickpot'questibn.s; A'4-De \Volf Ilopper: B— 1850, .at Gastle Garden. Her
.first concert gro.ssed $17,864.05, which wasnT hay even then; G-^— Sarali
'Berriharcit,'''':'‘l .
W^esday, January 5, 1944
Comedy Trend --1944
Habit Is Stili tlie Key to the Crossley—
Audiences Growing Smarter
By CARROLL CARROLL
• Hollywood, Jan. 1.
There’s always a parcel of talk around this time of- year
aboiil the ti’fend of radio conaedy for the: coming semester.
Some of tile talk is Intere^tihg and some of the theories are
convincing.}’ Blit when the cHips are down . . ; if it's funny.
. . . that’s the , trend.
■ At this writing such enormously difforent types of comodv
as that furnished by Bob Hope and that supplied by Fibber
McGee and .Molly are -ding-donsing. it neck and neck through
the peak of the Crossleyi Hope has exactly the rating he had
last year on the: corresponding report. Fibber- and Molly are
a ira.ctibn of a point higher.
This .deesp’t indicate much', of a change in trend, nor does
it hold nltich hope lor one. In December;: 1943, Red Skelton's
rating ik highet;, than last December to such a slight degree
that it -ifunther confirms the steadiness of the trend. The
continiianee of Jack Benny and Edgar Bergen in: top spots
clinches the argument for the faci that habit is still the key
to. the Cros.-;ley. And the Crossley is the key to the trend. -
. A trehdi, if there.,could he 'said^ to might be coaxed'
out of the appa.reht ihclination on " the -part of all comics to
rebel against the stern, stop-watch anxiety of radio. They've
; been Sparked for some lime by Fred Allen, Bob Burns and
the: irttefly timeless Hope, This is a p good trend up
: to a; :ccrtaln point. It gives , eprhedy a little frecdom. a little .
latitude arid a little intimacy. But when the intiniaey, lati-
tude and freedorn reach the point tVhere the .artists and the
studio audience are Waving :ni6re fun than the listener, the
trend is deader than Kelcy's.;' Several programs, at present
more or less popular, are in danger of knocking themselves
Into a diminished seven oh the Crossley by having :fflore fun
than they give. , '■ ■ ..iV;' ■ '■
I \V;Ci>iitic8 Outaliine Analysiats on; News |
A trend; niight be found . brewing in the - fact that radio
audiences continue to grow smarter. ■ And, some bf , today !s
most effective teachers of current events are the radio comics.
In th’eir Steady search for new material the Comics comb -
the news and they ato‘ both more selective and mOre inter-
esting than most analysts. The comic's, palatable references
to things that have happehed are frequently the index less
editorial minds turn to for a rating on -the importance of an
event. ,: A comic can make Patton seem to be a more im-
portant general than Eisenhower simply because Blood and
Guts is;. a slightly funnier nickname than Ike} ■ ; :
As the radio Continuesttb .educate, its audiences, the armed
services also .continue to smarten up hundreds of thousands
of gtiys. 'they do this tvith actual school work as well as by
bringing them in contact with 'many different types of people.
: Travel, too, broadens irien, they say. Our soldiers, travel.
It used to be that you yoined the NaVy 'to see the world.
Now you join the Navy to see the Army.
Even today studio audiences, largely military, are laughing
at straight lines that a year ago were needed to set up a gag.
Today they tip it. Also, studio audiences are laughihg at
funny things said by men and women who are not out-and-
out comics but just men and women saying the Usual funny
things that men arid women sometimes say to each other.
Funpy . Words, read with proper clarity and no wrong cm-
phase.s, will get" laughs. ; This is aii encouraging trend from -
3: writei-'.s point of view, jf there are any left .wdth a point
' :’ot yiew...-'':v', .y .''yy''. y . .yy-:'} y ■;
Since Christraas; 1942, several new names: have appeared
on the comedy horizon .and seycral familiar names have
grown in. stature. Ed Gardner, Jack :Garson and Joap Dgvls:,
haye become bigger thanjthey wete a year ago. Jack Dbug- .
las, Garry MoOre, Wally (Tell-'lfa-'WHat-I’m-Gpnta Do.) Marr
and Ukie have come from practically nowhere. A wise guy
might say that Some of the.m have a round trip. I disagree..
. .Each has been, (jn the air long .enough to prove, he com- -
mafids; atlent jph.y 'But each for a different, well defined rea-
son, has yctiyto fulfill any great comic 'destiny. Undoubtedry.
Marr arid his catch-phrase has ruffled the water riiore thap
the rest.
Jei'r,y ;l,dster, Phil Silvers, Rags Raaland and Cass Daley
each has a radio potentiality not yet fully examined. Bert
yLahryand Jimnvy Durante continue to do all right, but haye
yet to find a steady flow of Grade A material. Each still
deserves better than he usually walks away with after a
tangle with a network.
J That Draft Prolvlein Asaiii |
The main trCivd is the trend of good radio writers to the
: armed £orce.s. . This is rapidly narrowing an always too short :.
field. The first thing a comic needs for .success on .the air is
Anniversaiy.
radio
ReqiureHient^
RaiJib Acting
By E ARLE McGILL
Good Radio Dirootor^
May Appear Ogres to Actors, But Their
Problems Are Multiple
more lhan :a mere -George Bernard Shaw, Once he s lotiivd
, thii' ,. cKgractor,. .'ail. a. hew needs.: to got .by .is . :
exactly what all fho.se who have achieved radio success in
-the' 'paH:.h.ave 'needed ’.'a. .decen't .tpot in
a. native and. toditoriai sense ' .of .humo.r . ... .' and .an . adoring, :-
sponsor,
.The .most- :ifflpoitant -Of., the^^^^^ especially today \yhen ,
anyone'-oan get; a ,;sponsor,- is that .toative and editorial sense -
. of. humot,’: Witho.t't that hiT work ..wUi -neyOr. hav .ephsist-.',
. Cncy.: and focus iinloss he’s ipund:.;th,o .wtriteiTHesCribed' ab:py
and said, genius is . also a, close' pergonal fric.ncl,'.: ., , ,-.i a^ friend- '
shiir ,Whi:ch:, ,iihde.t :radip,circ,^u ig. doomed, to wiih^
'; There ;s'ecms little grOund to , beiicyo ,:,iherc'il.be any ,cH,a^^
'.in-.;'t:hls- ti-en;d,.; ,To' bo .a -succe'sg oiy the -tod io; t;he . character .you
, assiim'e.:m.ust cither coh'sume:y,Pu -,i ; S.iich as .Fibber 'McGee,
arui Molly have consumed tlie Jordar.-'. and , Charlie ; Me- ,
.-Carty has Oaten' up', Bej’gpn o'r tho.,petop,naK project ' .
. must .be merely a theatrical C.Knggcration of your norma'.
.seliy . This i.s'iB.Pb Hope,, Jack Bcniijt .F^^^ Bob Biirhs,
.f.tonk:iM6rgan,, Be.di:Skfil.ton, BLi'rn'.s; -and Alie-ii; ;,.Fasy ..;A,ccs.., .,
and you can pick it up from there.,
.^■tic:\y '..proJr,a'ms,'.a-re: bei,rtg ,'bti:ilt-'a'roun'd.'a‘c.to-i.lt..,'
, .and 'Somettnirig .actresses.'.'.'tt'li.D.., arei.funfty in'pict-urc.Sj.pr . on 'the:.-,;
;rad;ip, bu'-t wdto,.^ eKS.sentialljVt conries;'-.,Spmetin.io.s 'thcgeVr
shp.W-S are-,siiGC,essfui-.- .-.Th'eifofm'ul'a- 'ii.tc&oit.'-the -Gilderslecve
,.,1pl) is .still the best one.-,' 'liv,tttis'',th,e,y 'kep,t ,'pia.viiig -
a. pact. To iry to make a comic out o: a comedian IsitistiaUv-',-'
' d 'bad':idca,' ... . .; .■ '' ', -.t'.;.'. ■,
- ' it is to be i'.opod thai the' tdend ,ii,i -l,'944'..wtll, fad .tp.w.gr'd-.i^^U^
.former anti. away from the latter. . - i.;: '
. (The following is an extract of a talk by the president
of the Radio Directors Guild before a recent membership . .
vieetiug of the New York local of the American Federal
tion of Radio Artists. The author has an extensive back-
, , ground ■inxradiOi . films and the theatre. :He conducts a. .
class in radio production at. New York University and has
written - several books -on radio subjects. He is a staff ■
producer-director at CBS.). ■ - , ■ -
Actors arB. geritle people. If they were not, they would
not ha:ve , become actors in the first place. Who but those
given to poetic . and romantic renunciations could give them- .,
selves up eyeri momentarily, : to .being somebody :eLso‘.’ Get-, '
ting and :tpehding,. they lay - waste., their store of self and - ■
address themselves to a lifetime of being a host of other
people. .
; To be permitted to do this they must do the one thing from
which gentle people shrink as they would from leprosy:
they must; at heartsickeningly frequent intervals, ask for a
. job. . if they .would, .'remain . actors' they , m.ust .cultivate' :'d .
'. technique , in trie .ghristly, bu^i:pesgy^pr .,:be taced with' stalWa,- .
.'.tipn,'':;' tv- , -t' ■-' t,-'
.In. the theatre there is a folklo;re of ,.g.etting that bit in the
third act or that position m the line. All the job-getting race
wisdom of a. long.. line of actors is handed down, to.successive
:gerie'ratipivs,,:and. ,i’f dPeSn't take', the .neophyte long b.efofe he. ^
has: mastered , all the refined techniques;. ; i
But in radio all these time-worh ,do.ages are useless. This
is a trim, 20th century industry with highly deyeldpod, weil-
bred teehniques pf rebuff far removed from the Forty-fourth
street methods. The actor has to meet this business not with
spats and a cane, but with analysis of the hjarket, -adroit
presentation of selected samples, and superior- merchandising
: 0 t the product.:;. -.. . ...
J yWhat. Alioiit Coin|>etition? [
Radio is constantly beset with an endless stream of people
who feel they can act better than most of the actors they hear
throughout the day and highh They faU into the following
: large .classifications;:. ' , '
■ There are the ones Who want to read poetry:; It seems' that
everyone who reads ppotry on the air, read-s it badly and the
applieant is just the person needed to straighten out the
situation. ^
Then there are those whose friends tell -them they have a
‘radio' voice,’ and there is a crying heed tor radio voices. If
you Were to ask theni what they mean by a radio, voice, they
usually have only : the . .most confused idea. They don’t know
that voices are good, bad and indifferentton and offi ihe mike,
and that the quality of their, voice unattended by any . other,
considerations that 'Would impel a radio station to engage
them, iis of only incidental interest
There are many peopte.: m^ women, who admit they
cannot act; but insist that all they want to db, is read: the
commercial blurbs. These do not realize that the major con-
cerh of the adyertising agency is with the ' proper technical
presentation of their advertising copy; and that in generdl,
only the most experienced actors are engaged for this type
■' of work. ' j'-to .' - T-...
, There are also a great many applicants for audition wjib
have had sporadic amateur appearances before locaT indui.
: gent audiences. They feel that since they do not need to
memorize the Unes, an that since a great portion of the act-
ing they h.earton the radio is not any better than that thing, '
they did last season at schobl, they can compete in a field
. already crowded: with , able and experienced craftsmen. In.
the theatre, people corro.sponding to these varied types of
; applicants receive a .quick, Violent' brush-off. But radio, cn-
joying a .quasi-utiliy .character :, operating . in the interest,:
convenience and necessity of the republic; must hear politely
and reject fimily the-overtures of , thousands whO: are strain-
ing to get in front of ■ the mictophone; --'
, , I ; ; t Real Talent ys. Crackpot [
Mixed in with all these people who want to act are the
young and old. honest-to-God actors, who want to Be heard
and who .because of, ekporiehce; traii^ing and impulse,' have
every right to be heard,' 'But thie real actor should do.'cvery-
thing .within his power to differentiate '.himtelf , from; .the
cr'achiiofs: the.' amaterii's and the people with -the ’good radio,
voices’ who try . to elbow him , away; from the . microphone
wliere he by right should make his living.
Now. one of the best ways to do this is by knowing first,
something of the structure, of the entire radio business. It is
appalling how many actors, good, sensible actors who sho.uid
know iiotter. gravitate toward radio without the faintest
inkling of the structure of the industry or the relationship
which, the networks bcar toward the adverti,sing n.gcncies, the
sponsors; or even the sustaining toward
*' tno'.commeroiaPprb'gram.
For thc 'huriibcr of people who daily come to the networks,
looking for jobs, one would think that there was the greatest
' source ;df employm.eiit. But-. a.s a rriattcr of fact, a far greater
. nuinboi- q't acting opportunities are offered daily by the ad.,
vertifiiig .agencies than are offered by the networks. '. . ■
.-- If should be th.c bu.-;ine.5s of the actor to study the market
■ for .l-.is t.tlent. learn .where the opportunities are. and put
; himself i n - the way of them. '■ Above all. he .should , listen' to
; .i-Sdiq.and become .acquainted With the structure and content
.,:.., 0 f ' ,pi-ogralTis. parlicuUirly the serial • programs. The more
he know.s about prognims already on the air the better
equipped he will be in coinpetitive audition. . ; ' ''
:, .He should become . an habitual reader of the .'most im-
ijorlnnt li-ade papers where now progntir.s and changes of
progi-ain accouiil.s from one advertising agency to another
. tire anhouncod and discussed. ,
... ' : -Perhaps the most difficult task for the. radio actor ,1s' .to
break down, the inertia he encounters when he tries to per-
suade unfaiTiillar producc-r.s to purchase, his abilitie.s. Mo-st
. liadidTlii'.ectqrs ,ia.'Ck},'tho ■ .equrage ^
and tend to 'absorb fresh' voice.: into the slreair, of ' their
" .'.d-him-alic-. 'offerings with groat reluctance. ,
;-Thi.s' may be -anderslaiidable. considering the day in and
, ' day out tien-.ar.ci.s of radio, that the. p-r'nd-vicerk’.hced'.s-'.-ato
- ;-met:'W!t:hiit;an cxtr.cltiely limited portion of the whole range
- -' -y'f.'„speetnim ' qf-;t'ho,' bu.siric.s'S^^ of ectin.g. An, adroit auci .-^pe-
cit lized '.ihedioerity ..is’ ni.oro readily purcha.sed 'i thtiri- a bril,-
' l'iiu'i.t:/aii.cl '.:SWoepirVf!' virtuosity,: Over , a wide ran.'io, Beaijh'g
' .lll,i.s- iri ,niin'cU.,-I'.hhliev^ auilitiou built almo.'-l c:<cl;.isiv.ciy
By Theodora Yates
{Radio Director with Benton tc Bowles Agcy.l
There Is no actor or actre.ss in New York who doesnlt cle-
cry the ‘apparent’ unfairne.s.s of radio as well as the radio •
. difeotbrs-ihemselves. The great trouble is that we .sense and
understand their problems, while they (and they're not to '
blame) don’t know our side of the story. Frankly I wdsh
they could all step into the eqhtrol room -.vith me not only
when I’m directing, but also when I'm auditioning for a new
y-part;':. ;':,-,,..Vy .i'.::;. ',t i---’-.;V
' To get some picture of what we-re up against, let’s look at
a low hard and cold facts. In; New York today there are
literally thousands of person.: who are trying to 'get into ---■"
radio.’ They range from the. high.school . girl,, who lia.s never
seen the inside of a .studio, to the stars of Hollywood and
Broadway. The stream of applicant.s never diminishes, in
fact grows larger every year.
I.et's as.:iuiie that a great many of the.se have no talent or -'
expei ionce and iitlci- a few futile months .drop out of the
; running. . That still leave.s an over-supply of talent that W'ould :.
swamp us it we tried to give all a chance, to be heard. If
,; every show on every network and station u.sed at least .six
dramatic people every day there still would not be nearly
enough jobs to go around. Jii.st to aiiditidii these people is a
tremendous lindertaking. To give you an idea, one agency I
happen to know’ about is booked four months in advance m
its audition department. ' -
[: . ;' :■ : ,, NO ‘GAMBLING’ POSSIBLE I ; }'■
Here’s another; hard fact: Radio is , a comrnercial bushiest
The men who pay for it are business men. They dp -not hire .,
us to act as talent scouts. They want successful productions.
Now this doesn't mean that the door is firmly clo.sed. It
merely means that we have to open it in such a way that we
will not be ‘killed' in the stampede, so to speak. If I were to
let it be known that I would see people at my office one hour
every week, we all know what would happen. The reception :■
room would resemble a Chri.stmas shopping rush. I would be
,, forced to disappoint many because of the impossibility of
seeing them all. Tltat would be unfair.
I even hesitate to explain my own methods because of the
chance of mistlhderstanding and 'discouragemeht. TJhe fact is,
however, that I do find and vise new talent. I go to the
theatre; actors and actresses are recommended pr recommend
others; audition directors 'call me about excellent work on
the. part of this girl Or that chap. I listen as often as I can
to the radio itself. - yT
Some where along the line a voice I have heard or a recom-
. mendation I have been given will bear fruit. But even if I
did none of these things, I still know the work of enough
actors and actresses; all fully experienced, so that I could cast
any show without seeing or hearing another person for the
iiext two years.
I THE MISSING ‘X’ QUANTITY j.
, However, it is riot enough that a person be talented and
experienced. To explain: A new part is corning into a show.
I. call in a half dozen actors whose work I know. All are
experienced; all have talent. Yet for one reason or another
none exactly flt.s the character to be portrayed. During the
audition .1 may even hear not more than half a dozen lines
from Actor Joe Doakes. Hater Joe asks ‘Why didn't she give
me a chance to show what I could do'/’ What he doesn’t know
is that T was looking for a particular kind of voice quality,
and the loud speaker in the control room has told me that
Joe simply didn't have that quality. ,,
- Furthermore, what I am trying to find is an actor who not
only can do an acting job but can be the character.
I spend a, great; deal of time with the scriptwriters. Let’s ,
say a new sequence is being wtitten into the show. 1 have, an
: understanding in advance of what is coming up in the way
of dramatic episodes. I call in people to read for the parts.
Later some of those who were not successful will hear the J
show on the air. ‘Why 1 could have done that easily,’ they ■
say- ■' "
In this ’artjcle i’ve tried to give .some little idea of what .
directors have in the way of problems.- T wish I could change ;
;the situation arid I know other directors feel the same way.'
Frankly we can’t. Personally I am' most happy when I find
a person I have not u.sed before and am able to give him or
her a chance. I go out of my way to look for opportunities
of this kind. But I simply can't hear everyone and if I could
there are not enough jobs to go around. However, if the
V performer has talent, intelligence, and unlimited ambition,
sooner or later the right radio opportunity will come knock-
■-;.- ing, -at his.door. -'-:
of scintillant and coruscating selections, while they may
: gladden the heart of the judicious, where 1 am afraid he is
infrequently encouiiteieJ, cannot help but- fail- to imprcs.s, -
, in : a market geared to purchase conventional acting.
That IS not to say, however, that a single sot-pieee is not
necessary. At least once in the cour-'o of the audition- the
. actor should indicate: the.-ext-ent ot his- range. - At least once,
' ' he should lot go and show that, if giv'eri. his head, he could
do a really superlative job of acting. ,
This war is inevitably bringing more of the type of enter-
. tainment we : have come to ; call clociimentary. Eciucatiohal
and documentcu-y broadcasts are the special concern ot the
' : radio station or network, and are oftereci to the radio audi-
ence as pail of its service.
' . To be .successful in docurnciiiary radio, an actor must be
'■; an easy reader of ‘liard reading.' He sl'.nu'rd iiuye tlic com-
' posiire that coine.s from radio .experience for this will enable
--' him to read didactic material. cilstint-Uy, accurately, and not .
,, too fast. He must quickly invc.st !iis part With character'-:.
ization. an ingredient invariably left out by the writer of
educational scripts, who is primarily concerned with their
-:..cdhtent. ,-More' 'tha.n. ahylM^ else th'e. actor .sho.uid npt.-se'erh:.'
- (or - ah .inttaiit-Tq'-, ;bo.'-ihtencctually '.detached .from, that 'cfiri-;.;.
", tent. He must so-aiul a.s- if . the, .ili'iv.- j.pf ideas; ' however. ,
: -.,;;abst,r,uso. are of his. .o'.vvri, .makiii'ij.; sp'Tii')6riig 'f.’-'di .'gtoWin -Trdm'
his own brain. '■ - i.:-::/ - - '--"-I':.,,"-, i/.?.. ,
Wl'.at does- ''all thh add up .to'v;;- .It.’meaiv;;- that more and
., .,;morif' ,a.ctoi\s',,rrtu^^ be: ready, to 'rti,.ee;t ith.i;; ."type-.of progtom
.riot- -ciMl'y ...wi-th; to'Ch,iii.ciil.':tot;i:l'ity ' bi;il-*'.u'iUi ' a:y , -'avVareness- of
tile social u.olieii.vals of o;;!-. day, i)ecai;.-i- it rolio'.ys that I'ne
better h'is ■ c Ci iTuraJ cqiiipiii eht,. t!;e '■,'mo.re weil .rounded artist ;.
:;. ho wiS; become. 'V:-- ..-t;'; ' '
112 RADIO
ThitlV’i'ishtlt
Anniwrsaiy
W^esd#,
Whither Publicity Post-War?
IJy CHARLES OPPEMIEIM and IM. DICK PACK
(Opjjc'iilicim isAYQR Prio-p iivs kliifipii's prcss-kehd.
■ before Armi/ fuductio.’i) ■ ■
■ If. tlyei Vilpb: rtb'piit -to., gb 'out ;piV hoWs .vUlr \V 6 'cl;
..thpury: , 0 :r :'.t;wb pbdtit ' pp,&,t-w’ai'Air:ndio and;:t.o.ic>\b^ion ;'j3ubnci,ty/
asbeefs .of tcidvisioii's futMi’p arc someWhiVt ,..cl 6 'uci 5 :;.‘y.p arc .fVcfiiiitp -■
gaiclepOsts 'sUj’cadir which ; flie ..fiaure’;. pres agciVt .rpight wo!l
; V--. r .' ' r '' a ^ ’ V- '
'.//rThe.. hjodch.pihss^ 'th.C a\feihge, stailpii's go eA'civ^
higher it he tahes a pdivit at; tlic.radio pages,:(Vf the cUii
.ibib’sv.:; ,Seqtj,ciiij 3 of ;ai>y inhere .frppt" pagtrs \\'c'rC' ipfreqtiopt,:
and' lhpfe,;>vcre; lofs ‘df. pa.c'e' i; ■bfcakfif.,'top.;., Pictu'r 6 s''';iqjpCared. gaior ajid'.
every pie.w rprogl'anV \Va^^ hcraldeci' .by- h&iclline; stroariVeh^/./'Ther^
‘good .reason' fuh '.th.at'. ,Radio:;'iyaS; .aggrea.tb«i'e triu'inph;. it.;' was hew/'
ekeifing, apd ■.giamo.'i bus. People of al 1 a.ges sVNbtb .gtaying ;Up half 'the iVight
to see' /how'; tho .now .‘'gadgeP AvoiRcd, contpCting; ;\Vith. /th.ei;r ineighbors;
. gel the call iouers .of fne .station lurthesl Ironi home. J \ y.'
In short, radio was upvys from every angle. . ■ The first ■ coas!-to-eoa.st
. .broadcast ;.\y'a&. tie W.s;', the, /.fU;st', foolhali ..bihacfca'st’' ,>yas i?.e
, reuirii.s, .efe,'' // “//s ./, . ^ f\ ’ ;■/; 'i
Televi.sion ha.s.ail its •lir.sls’ ahead of it. When the \var is over and
■ engirieers:, . can rievuto their full time to correcting the few remaihiii,g
defects; when .sets are nianufaclured in .great irjinbcr.s. and when tcle-
vision iirograniing come.s. into its owii, then tlie new ‘baby' will receive
all the attention liiat was lavished on is.s hjop.’ some 20 years ago. , ,
Thn.s one of tlie first things the .stieee.ssi'ul radio publicity inai; of lo-
/ inomnv will iiavc tq .lear.tl' is a; sn 7 att 6 ring'..df 'ei}gineBrlng/,; ;,Tl^
run of P.A.'s now have no tepneept of the technicai .side of ladio. (That
goes for . ns, tool) , .What .happens between- the guy .standing at (iie miero-
.. phone; in a':. studio aiid the turning bl the dial on tho.seh at home reinains
a iny.steiy, Xot so for pur friend of the future. lie will have to know
the ABC’.S'Of both F.M. and television, or find hiih.se!f .sadly in. tlie cold
while his coUeaguc.s. reap delicious yards of clipping. : ; . / ;■
' ■ Every radio publicity office is . plagued with one per.si..steiit ■ . and ' dif-
ficult piohlcm — pictures! ’Lefs stie.’ muses the photo editor, 'we'll take
oiie straight; shot, at tlie mike — and then — ' And , then! Well, tiiere are a
fe-w. ,Wariations.;biit tewi/ .Most fadio 'pictures are.,. dull, and static. It you've
seen one, youive .seen them all.
Switch ‘Romance’ Format
Gallup Vice Doris Dalton
Poi'inat of 'Uomanco’ show over
CBS . hits bo'eh' changed .so that Friinlv
Gallup ,'w;ilTdQ the iiip'rati oh th'rou
out . tli(/ progfaih, instead m.f fore and
lift ■ aiitioiiiicqmoht p'reviqu.sly,; iiar.-
dled by Doris Dalton.
/ . C!!un.go wins affected Tuesday i28i
with drainatikatibn.idt, .‘Jane Eyre’
with Marlin Gabel (subbing for Or-
son Welles) and Wendy Barrie in
tlie Icad.s.
Tele’s Wide Photo Field
Not ;sb. when television arrives. That, will he the day! There will be
backgrounds .to tiSe, 'costumes to Wear, and draiiiatie scenes to work witli.
Ail the elements tiiat go into tlie. making of an .interesting; picture will
he an intrinsic ;, part , of televi.sion itself. . And tlien there'.s another, im-
pqrtaut point. The heroine of ‘Ain't Life Just Plain Loti.sy’ also can’t be
the heroine of 'Dodor Gilsehleter Blows His Top.’ And .so there will be
more; personalities ;to, -w.qrk. with,, rhdre girls and. we biu.shiiigly admit,
mpfe chgesceake. , It .stands to reason that televi.sion will bring many
newcomers with it. and telegenics, to. coin a, phrase, will require a twinkle
' in the eye and a till to the nose of its stars-to-be. And need we mention
that the .camera does not always point Irom the iieek up! .
Commentators and Controversy
Bv DR. FRANK KINGDON
StuntH Will Flourish
If. we can look into the crystal b!|ll a little furtlier we envision another
boom era for stunts. Coloi'fviT and /eOrny special events stunt.s which
flourished- befoi'e the war .wilt re;ceive a .hg-w , impetus from, television. The
possibility for ;cooking up ingenidus; , hewstgetting .'program.s ,'w be: ilmit-
les.s, and will demand close cooperation betwoeii the Special Evont.s and
Publicity , departments. -Giving' ’eyes’,, to. broadcasting will mean that the
. publicist will . have tb dOVelop .a ;mUch ,.s.ttqrigef .';;sense of ;thg;.yisvi.al 'than he.
nqvv . po.S.sesses. .: He cair probably learn, a lot from 'his brethreri of Holly'-;,
wood and Broadway; It .seems to us that the pn.st- wav P.A, will have to
he ;a gent witK -a .sound;; knowledge of: thq theatre and:shp\V:. business gen-,,
.eralp^/, ■
. The'gfe'atest.boontelovi.sibh, will confer -oh tlie, hara.ssed press tigent Will
be the qpportuhity. to. go,' to . tOwh- o,n (Sxpiqitatibn aud.,'treuns. .. The retail
^ dob:!', ’which, has, been . pretty firnily -shut ;'.to radio .gimmicks, .v Swing
open;., -llele.id.Sibn.. and /fashi'q^^^^^ will make a . natural and newsworthy ,. com-
bination.. ,y;. '//''■ /" .//. 'i'.'./ .,! "./■; . ,.-
The great , .edUcattonal '.pbtciitialities' Of teletdsipn; sh’qul.d ; also: provide
.. prestige-buildihg tieups with, mit.seum.s, .Uiiiyersitics. and /other; inipbr^^^
! iilatitiitiohs!.'' 'therefore, the raiiio 'P. A., will have t,o beeome .m6i'e expldi'ta-
tibn cpnScipus;,: 'ahd .';wiU have tb’ develop new channels of publicity. ,
Though w.b hav;e; set piti'selves up as, prophets, we can’t .say; 'for certaiii.
So Dorsey’s Out
Tommy iSbr.sey’s .ore'he.-tra was
cancelled, but of Uie Ford program
unexpectpdly 'i last, .Wetl*)
aUei'iioon. .; Dorsey was due to be-
gin, a ,ftve4.ini;eS''a- week :,«er,ib.s''lor tlie
auto maker, 8-8:15 p ni; on the Blue ;
network Jan. 10, but a. change of
heart, it’s 'said,, by Henry Ford him-;
self, .tossed .the; whole thih^^^ ■..into tbe '
discard. ; Hoteon given lor the can-/
ceilStioiv'iYg,s,,'that..F bhanged
hi.s mind and didn't want a .pop
'ba.htt-/ .' :-
,T. Walter Thompson, agency on the
Fcird.: acepiint, : is keeping ’ the/ ,15-:
minute., period, . open and it's tenta-:
tivtly planned to fill it with a show
built ; around Ford, 'per.s'onnel. eiba--
nating from, Detroit.. This idea vas
to liave been earned out on addi-
tional Ford time on the . same net-
work. but on Saturday and Sunday.;
WELLES SHOW PREEM
PIITBACKTHIJAN.19
Illness of Orsoii Welles Irks baii/sed
po.stponernent/bf iris Socohy-'ifacuun'i
CBS, ai r show preem from Jan. 12
to Jan. - 19. After :rec,ilpeiatiiig. from
a yellow .jauhdiee /attack, Wbiie.s
plans a short Florida vacation before
l'e;stTiTi5Ing, WO.fk.,' ■ '/ ;
Program, to be ' broadca.st from
New Yolk at 12:30 am. to hit the
Coast at 9:30 p.m;, will be heard on
11 Coast stations only. More outlets
wdll become available later- as the
time .situation e'ases.' ■/, :/ ■ "■
Program plans ii.se, of pix guest
stars. Rita Hayworth tMr.s. WeMe.s);
4«..h;bt in the show ,as feportei;!. :.-Bill
.Murray of the William Morris
.agency set up the package. /
Ray Vice Passman On
CBS Net Operations
Robert - R. Ray lias succeeded
,'Lerpy Passniah Us asststaUt /W
.Sbward, GBS director ,ot network
Radio' is growing -up and, in ’tire . prbcc.'rs. is hav.mg. ;growing . pkiiiS.';^ 6^^ ;
pf its;'bi,tri';eiit vpaiiis- i.S, the diSdutijy abQut . hahdiiffg; ihterprbtati tire ,,
iroW'.s, ' Ne'iWs/ i.s. everybody’.s bu.siirbss.’ Any expi'essod , Ophrion , iibbut 'it':
.pri)vbk('S Lh'tlrer .agreLUhent/piv; di.sagrcerrrcnt:; .;aird; this rr'reairs,..b.Ohtiov’b:r'syi '
Since it is 'Ure.busirre.ss.bl b/’eoirrnienta^t^^^^^^ tb express; iris /ppirribir.s/ lrb, in-.'
e\ ilably irecoiire.--' ir coirlrover.siaMlguro.- ;■ /';',
Gan .tadio a-fford-;, taicirf? ■ The .answer is that coiirirreirtfilprs
do liot exi.st' bo'catise ..st;n'tib,ir.s, ru'o go.irbro'i’rs,, hr . boca siroirsors rrraiittaiii :
them on aUrui.strc,drDuird.s.’ Public lienritird.irr'akeS, a-.c:Qm'irrenlator'a profita'-
btb/'iirvekliireirt/ He : comps', to 'i'adi.oi.bii'. t:Hp 'sa'rrtc basi.s - iisi ,ari irbtot '.or ’.a
■Slil-gt'v’. Tirore are poojr'.o \v!ro wirnt lo- hear him. He ba.s a popuiar
;a’u.di.eirco:- / : " ■ .■/.;■■
', lire imbhc Is ‘.!)c uir.-eoir partner in all radio. It i.s not jiist a eusloitrcr.
It i.-i. a . partner- that .makes its ii\yir demands, and sets it.s bWnr .slaiidards.
Il h'n.s a. langible iirtcrost in wlrat goes on the air.
■ , .The /station eairirot afford to neglect the vvishes ;df ■.ite listeherd ,;6vvncr
,b'c/ some station irriiy have thpir own .-social and political philosopjiy
wiiicii llu-y \vi.-;h to proiirulgati!. Gut if lliey turn their station into a lucre
propaganda center for their own ideas the public interest will a-.-eit
itself and tliey will suffer the Ip.ss of Uieir greatest as.set,, goodwill. - '
On the mher side,' the eommentator -also . depends upon, the public.'-His
mam asset is Irb own integrity. He works under the obligations that inhere
ill his po.sition ii.s a iiiouldor of priblic dpinioii. His pubiic .trusts liiirr, and
lie will lp.se Ills audience, his oi:ly excuse for being on the air: tho.miiinte
ills listoirers lo.-e coiilidciice In liinr. ;
Has Rights
■1/
operations. He w'as/fbrhieiTy, .super-
that; televisibn .vvill i;cpla.ce the old-fashioned, crystal, .set.' But we do know visor of' the assignment' divisioii. ■
that whatever happens, a good pre.ss 'agent, wiil., bo worth his vycighf /in Passman resigned to join o'wi's
iconoscopes. ' , . ' overseas brancii.
Eitlier the station or any oilier corporation lia.s the right to buy a
mouthpiece for lis pliilosophy, hut tlie listener also has the right to Itiiow
wlieii he. is listening to boiiglil ophiipiis and \vheii to per.-ional and. uii-
'fqtt'ered . ones, . . .. ' . .
No npiuioti on eU'-rent affairs is onlii'ely objective. A commentator be- .
gins by .sote'eting from among a himdred itcms of iieiys the oiie lir two on
which he chooses to speak, and this .selection is itself an exercise ol opinion.
Thi.s lundamcntal, situation is not :e.hangcd it some: offleiaV: of : a company
scleeis lor him; it .simply means that the predilections of one man are
sub.stitiitod for tho.se of another. If a Paul White chooses the items instead
of a Cecil Brown it is .still, one man doing it. The por.sonal elcmoiil i.s
there, whoever the selector ma.v be. ' .
Once, the, items are selcqtcd,, the commentator relates and interprets them ■
according lo his own iiitorc.-it, experience,. temperamental bent, and vocabii-
laiy. He i.s neitlier an automaton haying./iib, b«rs^ nor ; a ’ god
endb'iyed vvith/pniiiiscic'iice. He is a luiman being; with all the limitation.s
and'cbmplbxities that his heredity, ciivironment. and. experience liftvc bred
in Itim... Once again, tliis is not changed, becati.se . a' .company/ '.officer, edits /'
whaf/he has written, for thi.s is merely inodifying , pile man's views :.tp'
'match; 'a'np.thor'.S: ' ,
: . News IS not something an active mind can -take of leave, ,We are social
being.s and news i.s a. report on our society. An intelligent man can no ,
more avoid having a point of view on it than he can jump out of tiis own
■,skii;i,' ;lf. vve. tr.y to imagine an 'ihdividiiai .pt such iseyere ;imp!irti tbai
lie lias no por.sonal ;poiht; Of. yiCVy, W;e. shalf, have- to '..iinagine .,ohe so cold
as lo be intollccluall.v fri.gid.; lli.s comniontary vvoiild b<) so involved Unit
it vvpuld have ..little appeal to any -audience, and would bo 'unintelligible
■to noririal people. .I': , ; ' -
I Bias A'«M«rts I ■■
This does not moan that a edmmentafor should not try to be fair. He
should. But even though he docs his best to set forth two sides of an
argument fairly, his own bias is bound tp. reveal itself. The psycholcigicai
factors involvcij in thought and cxnro.s,sion are sure tc. affect his. manner
.and style. He will, express his 'own point , of view more ' .smooth ly than
that whicli he oppose.s. Any :man who feels deeply about what he is saying
will give an extra persua.siyencss to the phrasing of what he helieves,/
■His arrangement ol conlrasling argmnoiits will fall into a pallern. tliat
gives the advantage lo liis own view. His voice vvlll uneon.scioiisly reveal
which . side has his .>upi3.o.rt; He i.s not . an actor. He i.s a man of , 0 )>inipn.
He should avoid bdih,g dogmatic' or a crusader, but. beiifg a llvi’nkiiig.'boihg '
heicannot. avoid 'having 'a: political ,phil()sophy,i:. and this. !wilh;cd
■says-.' arid' .hoW.'htv;, says Jt., '■ ',..■/: ■"'■■. ■ ;■'■■■.'■■''.■■; ■■■.'/;'.' ,
. ; .This' is- pfeei.sejy. whaf ■ niakc.y. 'him;,; attractive to .his : listeners. They get ...
their excitement out of oilher, vi.goro.is agreement or disii.grccnuint with
him. The drama of a comnunitator's program is the play of the mind of ;
tho speaker on that of tlie listoncr. There may possilily bo a fe-.v people
so. I'ighiy iiitellecuial that they want the .delicate liaiance of ''o'l the, one
hand'’ and .’'on the ot!ior hand" a.s a ■.steady diet, but l!ioy arc fca- indeed. '.
Most people do ' not think about social : and political queslions . at the
.strictly :' cerebral leve!. Tiioy think with their viscera. ’I'hoy care about'
ideas and get emmior.al abom (iioni. They get their, kick oiit of enllv.'.si-
astiCally ;appiaiidiiig,':pr;;ccl,uaity.'cn.thtisiastically ,;curshig
From the point of view of showman.ship, a cold program is il'dt a .good
program. , People want one that sli ikes fire. , ■/, '. ',■.■/•■/ ■
LOPEZ, MARY SMALLT
; Vincent. Lopez arid hi.s orc'nc.slra.
;Mary Small, sihgef ‘ featurpcl .in .musi-
cal 'Early to: Bed' on Broadway, and
Pick and Pat, comedy team, will be
heard on a liew .program , .spoiisorocf
by. tlie.. Helbros .’('■’.■itch...Cc'. over. 12,
-Mutual ' '.sfatidlts ■starting Tuesday,
. Ja n . 18. from 8:30 to 3 ; (■EW.,'T ) . ; ■ . '
; W illiam ; H,,:.. 'Welritra.ub ' is ;;agericy
■.dii t!ie account, f f'' '-j ■■■:■
Dr. Louis Berg Seeks To
Upset Libel Dismissal
■ ■■, Dr. Louis Berg. New York psy-
ch ;at;-:st and radio critic on Thufs-
, day (29 ) iirl, N,: Y. Fodoral Court
filed an appeal irom a .disfniS4ai’,'bf
hi.s S25n.lK!0 libel • action a, gainst
Prinlci''s Ink .l/ublishirig; Co.'.,.I.iic,.’.' ,
, Dr. Berg had ,chur,g’ed ' that ' an
■ at'iici;e.;Wiritleri/by''M'a;x .'ivyl.ie,; ,P;{ the
radio , dripai'tirieiit .pf.i'N.' .W^.,' 'Ay.er
.Son, Inc., .ciiti'.lcd 'busUm;. Off Dr.
Berg,’ ./■'£rp'')X’cH’i.ng; in" 'Printer’s '■.'I.nk,-
, w.a's: lahjg-^'pnd '.gave ■, the/. ;:i|iipro.ssidii
Dr. Bor.g was .'d islionesl. ' inconipetciit
ail'd; ■'-uivpr.di'cssional'.' ■• ■;.■,/
■ ■,:i'n ., ; di:s;mls,s’iiig;';'',^fht' '■..s,uit'.:/<j;.udge'
: John Bright iield t:lwt; ‘Itiir. and logi-
tiiivalc ci'ilici.sm is aiways pcrmiited
upoii any tvo'.'k to '.Wliich. the attcii-.
;tio.:;) Of ,ihe.',pid3T.ic',,.iS;i,nvitpd:' ■ :■';,.■
m
F i:e«H I oni of Speech
, , 'f'
;NiKc'- V
SEASON’S GREETINGS
tiERT GORDON
THE MAD IirSSI.W ’
, ■This, is . partly wiiy the aiidienc.e demands freedom, .of speech. . If one
statlort ann.ouii.ecs that it wHl ;eoritrol its, commehlatprs,; listeners w;iiv.'t line
out and go where they are'suro ol getting unfettorod opinions.. The/ filial,
.standard is i;,ot whether - g 'eo'mmcritaloi' .says what tlic owners of a'/itatiph
think shotild ;b.;e heard, but whether he. .strikes home tp tlie. ' piiblic mind;
so iliat l!io public wants lo I'.ear what iie has to say. , ' ,/, '; . , ■
: .■\udicncc read ion, it .is /irtie'; '.i./ a. temptation to a commcntalor ;o be
.sen-ational and so '.o sacrifice ic.-ponsibility in his. uttefaiicc.s'; ' He is a ware
that raciio is .stii: show ii'u.-ir.c:s.<. aiid !'C fochs the urge to pul on a .sood
show. ; Ho. knows that he , can gel a pof.s'pnal ■■ following by taking some
'cxt;.’’eme,.;pd.sit'io^^^^^ :arid.',.&n'imcrin it.;; ;, If ■■..ha 'yie;'ld's:';^;lo''su'Ch'.:t'eK-
:dericie'S .he;, c.nds piayiHg to ■a.'gai.lery:, and , np.t: kCopi,rcg^^:fo with .his
p w-h'- iiitfegrU.v', aiid .that meahs that he'.Ip.s;cs the , lif.s;t ’lundamonfai c(uaii„ii- ■.
cation, "of; hjs'.lfind of .a job. : ., ■■ ' , ; '; ' ■■
'..;.;T.he ',whd;le',,.'"ssu:(i; ;com'ef/dowri to, 'thtbfh'af.act^^^ ©■f ' the
d.dnimentatpf;.,, .The ;;only .gD.od/,i3plicy' Io.f.'a'.;statio;i.;i's 1:,o- sct'c'c,! a. ;iriari ’■in
.whom it bas .cbriliaericc; ,arid.;th.etf td'/giyb- h his/.'lrccdom.' :■: .ft
kind 'ibl/ 'riia'ri '.vvho. Caii .’be .,cp'n;lrpne(j;, 'iicirs ■to^ .'■(Vork;']i'e '.has .,
id; 'dp'::. If he; has siimething/'tb^ 'sa^'-thC /.staiiOn./does /iftet hdiiirr/iind' the
■public ■service/ o.v iCtting liini. say it. /,;:;/■ '/ y "
Madriguera, Williams
To Wax for Oberstein
CaoUo.-WilIurii'i"'.',aiid Madi'i-;
gUtn'a's, (iVche.sti'a" iiave. been, .stgiioci
‘by.'-lilli':.O.boi:vSteiij.' l'o^f ■ hiis .■H’it/;]:ivb,('h
''ydil’ii.am.s, ■■vciil ■ he : ;re,c,t)fd:c''fi ■ po.ssihl,y.:
week;;'^^^^ ,'.hi;s' ■W,g'^'b;in'rf. :ai.ir]':
•■sihti'lh 'c'o'm'biiiatipri, ■'a.rici/'I^^^^
ptitiit is;'d'(yvi’r',fp t.urn pi.it 'a igr'onp'-'n/
pops, find an';' aibi.inv.'.tff /Hli.tiij/'ni^
',1.;, /;■ /■■,'■; 1 '
‘ . Bath ■.,' of , ' t,Iie.se ■ bpniini'fnicrit.s,.^ .are
fiiiglc datb 'affair,/;, 0;i/^
Gbcitsfeii" liaS' ■■ .sigijbd /arid .; fc.cprd.cd
■.si'hc'e^ ’ takl'iig' ;.put^ ;ari ; AFMi; li.ce.iiso’,;
.none ha'.s be'.e'ri tei'm';d.enl.s,' ■,,./
‘Rosey’ Rowswell To
Air for OPA in Pitt.
;.'■■;■ /-;'■./.'■/;/ ■'■i^Piil'.sbui'g'l.ffffari;/!^ ;
/ ;'4'. ' K./ i Rpsoy ) ■' Rp.W'sWcl'l,'. ;. loca.l
rtidid, ■cbnii'ricntatpr .arid ■ for l.asl. ,sb v-',
Chat, ;, years .play-by-pla'y ; aiinpiuicci'/,
,,of ‘PittsbuEgh/Pifatb's basete
'has": j:(iin;o'd/^the';'di.stfict';:sftiff,'^ '
OPA'. hof.e a's an assbeiafe . infiiriiKt-i^
'’.tiori .e.xfi.culivb. ■/ , ■;: '. ,'; .t "■:'. ■" " ;' :■
Rpwsw.bU, ;wh6. iiadyiakcn ,a civ;?!,.
■sCf.yicp test.; 'for' ■ ■■ihb'rn.exvly-.ci.'calcci
pb.Sitioii;,;',;.vvili. h,a:rid:lc,;:ai.r. of /the:.l<i,i'al.
■CPA’s iNridiO /bfp;adcas;t,s.
.coiittivue' to aif ;his 'pfc;sci;i'l',:'e(iiiiriici’-‘,-,'
.oials’./ ;•'■'■ ,
Wednesday^ ianuary 5, 1944
lladio Music Uplift
Nation Has Become Opera, Symphony,
Concert-Gpiiscipiis, Thanks to
the Airwaves
By DR. FR\NK BLACK
' ■ radio induslry is ;but t^p dccaciijs oM but. in- tiia,t%h'6rt
space of t:!i;c it has saved opera, concerts and the symphonic
’ (jrfiani/.ations ot this country. . Had radio,; .not come to 'the
re.scue it is dubious that any ot these industries would sur-
■■ ' yiv'o,.tpd'ay-and 'gop,d;.;ra a’S'Suc|rii would 'b extliic-.;^
; tioii.' SticliiU: siatehicnt inclines the-.-castiat reader-. to scofll- but
' i'-- Tiel; us'..tilt<;; a . look at the record.
; ■ ' ■ ■ ;United States, ,wo' ha'Yp'lspme-. 3prpdd , 6pera'--
•tle ..organ Nations ' giyh seasons ' wiiipij. vary';fro.in-, th'e- one- prt
two porformance.s of. a festival nature to the 125-150 given
annually by the country's -greatest company tlic Metropoh-
rl. tan. A score ot years ago wo had bat four companies worthy
■ .'of incntion. tlio Metropolitan, the Chicago Civic Opera; the
tiie.n embryonic Sail Francisco company,, and the. San Carlo
. Opera . Co. The ; .tirsl named .. company was ,. in' a ■ bad tvay
Unaneiaily. Th.e immortal Caruso was dead and no succe.ssor
had been found. Singers were declining from the standards
.' whicii liad found no oqua! on. any sta.ge of the .world, stanrl-
/ ards that wore so high as to make one's. Imari swim. Roplace-
. menus were not I'orthcomin.g. We had a lev.;, it is true, Run'o..
Cl'.aliapin. Pon.selle. Galli-Curci. cte.. but tliey did not make
. up for the , losses' of-othet's Who \verehsloAyiy-' :rctirih.g.'., For ia'-
; deeiide ti'o Metropolitan’s 'yoc.al 'standarci.s. Wont .dovt;nhih
so did the standards ot the of the Chiea.ao and San Franci.sco
cpm.paiuesl ;'\y,hp drew:; oh 'the bosh talents .ior.-'
their own seasons. Finally the Cliieago company, unable to
stand tile strain ot deticitS,. blew up. Mo^t of its stars came to
the Met'opolitan. and the pnee great days ot Chicago Opera
were o\ e,'. The San Franci.sco Opera Co., drawin.g on .Me’.-
.ropoTit.'.’ii .stars, continued to flourish. Tlie .stock market
' . .i cra.-.h s.uashcd the Metropolitan hard. A fund of fi., 000.000
painstakingly built up ih the d^^^ ot prosperity in the 1920's.
was gone. From the Stage, of the Meti-opoH an came the
plea. 'Save Us'l I,;.'';,, v
| : - .^lakiiiK Nutiun D|>era-LonK(‘utu8 i
' ■ On . December. 25, 1931, a performance of” /_San.sel. und
Greter' hiid .bccn broadcast from the sta.ge. Weekly broad-
casts followed till the present da\. The uat'Pn as a whole
was. Irecomuvg: .opera conscious. No longer was tlie mass ot
the American public afraid to listen to an opera .singer.
,i Filins ' hacl- absorbed some who. hiid rnade,. radio names on
, their own. ■.Tibbctl, Moore. ;Swar:ll)Pul, MaiTmi, ' ’Ki'cpura,' ,
and Pons all had their fling, and in a later day. Rise Stevens.
' , The $300,000 sought by the 'MelrppoliUm was raised, with a
. goodly part of the money cdming froih .outside New York
■ . City, obviou.sly from the . gi'Pw.iu,g radio audienee. This was
not enough to su.stain the company, md several year.s later
ano her appeal \-ia radio was made,- lA requC^ lor $1,000,000
, was. broadcast -over the- nation-wide' nctwdr.ks. - for, heip. The :
: resfili vvas'.stpggenng,. Over;74^^^ of ad donations ctime. from ■
people, outside the Metropolitan area who contributed over
$370,000 to make up -the ,$1,000,000. sought , and, the Metror,
■politan was saved. ■. Today, without tli a sponsorship of radio,
the Metropolitan could not exi.st. It- 20 weekly: broadcasts
, :aiid, the .Sherxvin-Will.iaras Auditions of the ■ Air- .pro-c'ide. a
substantial portion of the annual revenue of the house..
'Without tne,so';SUins of money the company would ha\e to
- close its doors.
What has beeiv the nation-wide result'.’ As a resuo: of the
broadcasts, persons throughout the country have become
acquainted -with opera. They are not I'mding it s.o horribifi'an
.experience to li.sten to, and atwai'S have th.e advantage of
being able to torn it oft with no cost if they do not like it.
The Metropolitan is able do IraveT far more "these days
than e\er bclore. Requests come in from all over the coun-
try seeking perfprmance.s at the $12,000 top at which each
perronnance is . sold. 'Wartime re.-trictions have hamperer.
the ‘ company from travel, but in normal times one would
pot go: far afield in predicting; a taur of 20-30 major cities.
The San Francisco cqtnpgny; which ruses IVtetrOpoHtan star.?,
i.s able to do: the Same thipg the. MetropOlitaii d^ for the
West Coast of the. Company. perl'ormin,g ffoni Xps An,gele.s to
Portland find Seattle. The San Carlo eompany gives opei'.i
, in the smaller towns which cannot afford R'lotropolitan pi ices
N<n\ what is the situation on the nal ion's symphony or-
chestras',’ Today we liave 18 jTiajo'' sympHoni.es' and Ut'erally .
hundreds ot smalle'r orchestras in towns and cities. In: addi-,
lion to tho.se there are many small orchestras wlilch arc
-. ll^ul'd regularly on the air. Again, two decades 'a'gO;.qimhestras
: were in a tight spot finandally. Today the N. Y. Philhar-
, mqr.ic ciin look forwarci to a profitable season because CB.S
ha.s provided tfST U. S. Rubber Comiiaiiy as a sponsor for its
: . Sunday , afternoon broadca.st.s. Otiier. great . symphony or-
. clrhstrag ,sU:em and.' .CIey,elahd,:prcho'.stras are
lat-ixfuion of the haiior, at large with the music ot the '
' . ' p.^htei'.s. .' .-Co.Rtinupi-,. repcS ha.s rnade ...the
■ n'a,incs;. qi; ESocthoven:, Bach,. .Brahn-i's, 'Tsch.aiko'w.sJry. a.:n'd;:;otbers '':
--r heuseiipitf'um^^ -t'-d'-' Amoyica,, 'and^ now ac- ':
■ ry .eepted as a part of our daily iiie. Tiio great NBC Symphoiiv,
1'}® first orchestra formed exclusively for radio Under the ■
- . ; vh'®,hb!t)h Arturp; Toseaii in ii hfl ;b,e,Qpme a part. o,f.: du.'r;
- daily life. Wilhcnit radio, the sympiiony ■ orchestras of our ;
country could not have expanded., many would have iibcn
■: I'prced ,tp. close, up durin,g depro.ssior. years and ' sy mpho'hte " ■
, music would have ceased to exist in the Cnited Stales.
' The concert business with it.- annual S.i.OOIJ.OOO gross also .
, ■ o’.ves i'.s existence to radio. The majority ot singers anil
. instrUmentaiisls do not make a good livin.,g trom concerts:
.aver ,90;''i,-, :pf,:.: ^ \ycel5l,y. -If'-it Were,, not fpr :
■ whd.sp 'fges,.,-'biii.ilt;' through .t-ho mc'diiiin'.'/qf -iradio',' ..were- ^
'ory i-.igh. it '.voiild not 'be'', possible ■l'pr..'t'h,e;. ina-nagc-pm
,Thg,..l'0 biggest coWce,rtto,uiarci-s;iii; the ;'coti:ntr.y' V
^.‘‘..'.m’d .radio bui,ld,up$., They, are, ',NelsP,.n.-.:&^^^
■ lam.c.s Melton. Richard Croo'xs. , M'n:rFa-h.i,,-Aridersdh'..,. .Albe-f-i'.,!,
... “Pu'eii'g. Yoluidi Menuhin. Lr. wreiieo Ti Irbclt, Paul Robeson .-
.anti Doroit-.y Maynor. T'nese .tirtiHks .each earned StOO.OOO Dt."''.,
a )ovc .last ycm-. 'Tl'.cy provide the m.o.ney ':o’n. which -.tlfg ';eo-ii
■ ; .. c-evt:. b,usi'nc.s,s' .stirvlve's..: .'; They,',; receiv'e ,thi'.s-''''nione'yj '- hrosU
: ^ecau.se pf.a 'rdd 'buiidup,,- 'G.race hlooV.e: - QJadi’S' S'vyar^
pirn .Chtiries Thomas. .Ian -Qc.crce. cuu. ail belong ih'.:ihe,tii's'l,'.-
. .money oarn.crs, but the Urst tu;t> A'vere.'-nipitC Holly Wpdtl - '
■■ UfUlt .thair -by 'radio,.' ulir.re .-{he" In'u'ei',: ttvo are entering tlo'.v. ‘
; -digss.'thiig: sensoii.:' 'u ':' ” -1',:: .iju.f't':/ '' :'-'h '
Thlriy-elprhth P^SMiETY Amitforsary
RADIO 113
Future of Creative
Radio Writing
Programs Offering Profound ami Vital
Expression Can Also Pay Off
By ARCH OBOLER
-T-h e bu.sine.ss.pf . successful prophecy is .a, very eajty .pnei The •
capital in.vestment; is only a few dogmatic slatemdhts.'' and •
since tip one ever bothers to draw up a balance shee’.i the
' SPer profits without challenge as a wise, far-sighted man.: ,, ''
■y-^% . hUsiness. Pf being a ; pro ordinafify. a .safe:
one— except in the art. and the 'ousiness ot radio. For there is
-■..^pme.thi.ng about the .speed of the Hartxian wave;^ \vhich inllu-
en.ee the speed -, in. the industry 'itself, so that the future
-.becomes the prese'iit ..with appalling . '.swlfiitess. ' ^
of crystal sous wound up on. oatmcai boxo.s and t'nc Happiness
:;.-B.oy:s, to our presci.it munificence , of Capoharus ,' and Kate
Smith.. all is part of the niemories of cveir those of us who.
had no' speaking acquaintance wi h a drummer boy vvho know
Lincoln. For ali that has iiappcnod in. radio broadcast -
- '.'ihg i.s of our lime— ana -the future of it. too. wil’. bo largely
of .'puf. time. , .-.''-n;. , .'..-i ' '.' ;
May we. then, take what may iio called a bifocal view
of tlie future- Us near, and its long view. '
';.:I be,giii on a note of fright. ■ for the' immediate future 61
creative, radio writing is a frightening one. ,
■ ■ But fri.ght, biologically, is a constructive feeling : in the
degree that the reaction arouses responso.s. in tlie individual
to go put and' do sometliing about the cause ot his. fright.
, h And so my saying that the immediatc'.fiiture of creative,
radio writing has a frightening a.ipecti i.s. a .statement made iii
• the hope that out of '-What we now sa.v may come this con-
structive reaction. - .
. ■ ; What ,1s frightening a bout . radio's prospects in the near :
future'? Simply this— the business of radio has become so
-sucee.s-stul in these war. days that-thc painlul- struggle over the
year.s to give to radio wnting maturity and meaningfulness
has largely been toigottcn. So much money is being made
by the busine.ss. ..so mucli time l-.as been sold, that the pppor-
tuniiies in which the mature' writer can .speak of the world he
lives in as he .sco.s it (opportunities available to the short
story, novel, and in some degree to the motion picture
writer) exist in radio with less, and le.ss trcquen'cy.. :
“I Can Dream, Can’t I?”
A Naive Bill Starry-Eyed Predielion on
Radio.
or-
lo
Expect When Dial Twisting
, It’s iJie Larger Istiiie Tluu Cminlit
That, my friends, is a fri,ghtcning situa ion. Radio cannot
exist by the bread of the Sponsors alone. Simply to use radio
. a.s a d-isse.m.inaior .pf fun and lau.ghter is not. enough in- these
times. Simply to use radio a.s a means of n.aking money i.s
- to confe.ss that from writer, to ne.twork; to -business organiza-
tion, \ve are tailing to use a great medium ol expres.sion to
the fullest extent of its potentialitie.s at a time, historicaMy,
when as a media ol idea e.vprc,ssion. it is needed the most.
The .American ladio audience is not tt.e best informed of
audience, s. Oh, yes, they know every particularity of the
nows— who can escape the new.s if one owns a radio set-^
but they are pot informed as they , must be on the larger
is.sues of the war, as they relatv to the complete sacrifices
necessary for the winning of bloody battles — both on the
. fighting front.s and in tlie Congre.s.s. ; . ;
What can the creative radio writer do about this, growing
lack of opportunity in which to .speak?
' The very awareness of the problem, is constructive. As'
■; an individual and iis a writing craft tliere huisi be an on-
relenting insistence that the once-over-lightly treatment of
the War is. not ,eh9,ugh---that service shows which concern
them.selves entirely with ga.g, and quip, and quiz and give-
away are not enough — ! liat the display of heroes before
microphones is not enough: that the dis.seniination of infor-
mation about : bond drives, ration plans, and scrap drives
and recruiting drives is not enough. There must be a
mature-minded, consistent exposition, using to the fullest
the taleiit.s available, of the changing problems of the con-
flict, presented. with good diamalic craftsmanship, through
the mind — and the heart. :''
The old plea that program.- of that sort do not pay must
. be shelved. There are sufficient programs pn the network.--
' wlifch do pay. and which say nothing to justify our asking
the release.: of .spme -cliP!ce :C\'en,ing: hqur.s for .-war and peace
program.? yvhich serve to .enli.g'hte'iV' .with^ h y , and, realism.
. ■ Yes. 'the yardstick of whether or not a program will, sell
h must be forgotten — and to the busihef's cxetutiyc, who wphid
argue thi.s' I- ask only, 'How . profitable -is .it :fpf a man to get '
a bullet through his .gut on a Salerno beachhead?’ , ■:
Some may question the advi.sabilvty of this implied criti--'.
cism of the brQadca.'jters, failure to gi:'v.e.,sunici6rtt and proper
time to the realiy raoqiiihgfpl war prp.grams;: but I say , 'that it
is ' only through a frank ■ex'ahiin.atibng.pf the (u.o.stioii that: :
.Almost a year and a half ago I stood oh a public ;ila!foriii
and spoke of . Ike need ; of hate in rr.d:0---'natred of the
: ' Fa,-eist ' ideai^^^ .fradip -progfMvi.s ,1. w’a's -' beatcir'^i^^^ ,
viciouisiy b.ylcon.sor’l'ativ.p pulpit and press ;,fpf ,daih'ng ..^^^^^^^ ;
,: that,. .in, a .shodting- Avar :onc,;cotild .11.6, longer love. pnc'.s,e'ri'cm,ies -
’ a.s one.scU'.
, And iio'W I say that in -a shooting war the creati ve writer ,
, T^tvliethef'' what -he i.S'gpiifg: ld pr-afitable or not. must Ijo ..
j'gi'i'cn' as '.gppd a ■lin'ie 'ii.i;>yhich;^ reach ,an, a-udicnce as tliat '
. crack comedian oh the JabbcrwocUy Pro.gram. ,
But presuming tliat in otir tutme tomoi'ro'v -.ve have iioth.,';
the talent and the pro.gram time., what tiienV There .must':?
.be a ■chaiT.g6 :6f ariU'-iide .about listening at.dlencc.s. Radio iia.s: :
beer, re.sti'ictdd too king b.y attwo-hcaded :mqnster . kiip.vvn asf.
'Ho'6pc'r-C.i'd.s;slcy,.',.-,F.or' som ,'’mys,te;'fi,ou,S'.rcas.p’'tl'.;d','-)3'elief gre^^^^^^^
■ -up, 't.ha't- 'u-nlc's.i.fa.'.'-j'ii'pgrnm -' ha'd-'-.as ''hiaii-y.-'fi'.slon'cr.s'.-''p^ half-V.;
'.-'iipur.'as' '4ac,k,':-.Bo'ri,h,y' .orrCharl'cy 'itlcGarth;y,:,ft.r'.simply, 'di
■'-..c’xi.sf;,-. '-',,C-i'6a'tive,' ' ^ eamiot - a.la'in '.'.vits.; - [u'llest'-. -.stattirp - '.
until thi-.s'vio.d'lisl'r,v’'.' and art .piecHuVii,- upd'crs'iuitfds : that pi'u',-: r
-grams, eych 'as 'advertisements, can be slante.ti at a partietil.ar'i
'-' I.Q. :c'. c: ..oj :.'t-h'6 -Aiiioftcaii'-a.ud’iih^ ptid.' that '-np.'\crc,at)\-c.:-, .
,;,,-wrl'l,intf,ta-lv'p,6ss'ib.iy:':feab^ .t'lMiids ■'and'.t-h.O.'.d'aiotiops p'-f aU;^
'■;i;h'e-':atlcli,eftcp''Wi:th;.-'«i'tta;it'plti'eCtiye)iessj-.''.t -"-'j'
^fTl:l'■e '-'Ida, Af .'When:. -'fa.ttip', 'i-,s;':<ilsp .-Atiritic'nh^ 'tbwia'dt.'i'kt' 'With,;',
c'a'gorncs.s.:'fprf'S6I,c'c,t, ' p'6‘tcnti,a:lly,:,infl'.i.KfiiliiiJ ,,Ki^
tv-i-il -be'- a' h'a'jipy-.','day.;.P.r '.fa 'fiiitliiri-ty,.,-
'' '.A-hd; ,'ilo\v .'le't'''u.s',j'gp,, th'rog'i:-r sigU'.;;.mui.'kineii.s' ' ,f . '
:',llie'',iihiii'ddi:aJ6..f-Lit^^^ i.P- a hiippiof. Imtger view.;'
'Wh'ene'ver',i hoaV;:fad'ln,'v.'r.'i,.lor^^ ii';..ti}e.;dtvilt;'a,bou't:':,:
By LESTER GOTTLIEB
(Puldicily Director, Mutual Broadcasting System)
. A ' wild-eyed little, man wiiii earmtifls tapped me .gentiy on
the shoulder. It was obvioti.-, he was a radio listener, so
naturally I was poliie. ■ ..f ' j v
‘Just what do you want?' 1 asked, proud that he knew I
Avas;, associated;;, with a, network;; eveh though, tiip' neon 'sigh
on my shirt front which fla.-hes ‘Miituar off and on. has
been temporarily dimmed by Mayor LaGuardia; -
■■‘A'' favor.’ he replied hopefully, subtly waviirg a pair of
' ; of 6he..s tra. ticket.s ; ;fpr ,,‘Wi'iiged ;Yictp,fy'. under , fny iioso. : ,
•„ 'Now none of Ih.at.' 1 ' interrupted, 'no . bribe.?. '■' If "ij can
help you I will.' ■. .: ■' ■
t^en't get touchy.' lie continued, nonciialantly tear-
ing up the ducat.s in a rccklo.ss devil-may-care moir.eiit. '.Yoii
■' see -'m the typical radio listerxm. . Now that tlie, cars been
. :st.6raged apdiif get. into the movies.. 1 ,1'iste'rii alhipsV
' consluiilly. .Sometimes it -gplii' me down. Perhi'ps 19-U will
.give me renewed courage, feaybe i'hey'il';tr> no.vv:^
cli.scard the oid apple.saucc pjrhaps you can tell me'
His voice cracked pitifully. 1 decided to help Alter all,
. who knows_ when .some day Messrs. Hooper and Crossley
' may call this .littie' f.ell.pvv . and,, hpprociative of ihy help, he
; might put ill a .good word for Mutual. .' - ' '' ,
So I told him to buy the 38th anniversary issue ol 'Variety’
and in il, snuggled between an ad that lu.st says ‘Bing’ and
I'ne latc.sl ,b.o. grosse.s, he ir.i.eht find my byline piece. .Well.
I'll leave it to the kilocycle savants to tell him what he will
hear .on the air .ip 1944. A.s Lor me . ’ll just- point out the '
many and W'odcr[ul things YOU POSITIVELY WILL NOT
HEAR ON THE RADIO IN 1944.
Here . goes I -
The Army and Navv endor.sing a product because in 1944
the Army, apd. Navy , w ill endorse everything. '
FCC Chairman Fly and NAB Neville Miller on the sam«
.-side. of a forum debate. - - - .
A, big :pe,\y . radio .sho;w-' wu,thput: .giiesi 'staf.s. '
A soldier getting the wrong, answ'er on a quiz .show. ■ - '
' Documentary program.s withoot fanfares.
. Unsponsored symphony programs. . -
Pistol Packin’ Mama.
Fred Allen positively sta.ing he’ll continue on the air in-
definitely. .
... Ed (Archie) Gardner speaking good English.
A speechless disk jockey.
Petiillp guest-starling on, a recorded program. ;
An opinion expressed by Paul White.
Gabriel Heatter being pessimis in,
Upton Close being optimislic.
■ . Raymond Gram Swing in a controversy. - ■■
A healtliy baritone.
A baritone who doe.Mi’t sound like Sinatra.
A comedy show from Hollywood that doesn't r entioii the
Glendale bus or atmospheric conditions there.
A studio, audience that ... isn't warmed up. ;
, , , Singer.s who don’t Insi.st, the- song they’re about to sing is *'
lavorite with our troops.
A comic without a rationing gag,
..The petworks bartningr thei^ w^^^^ salute and tribute, thus
commitmg 2.354 script wrilers to padded cells.
Guesfs on Eddie Cantor’s orogram who come on without
the sound man knocking on the door.
Sileiicp greeting a contestant fiom -Brooklyn.
Bandleaders who refuse to make their own announce-
ment. s-. ■ , .
Radio announcers w.:ho. insi.st they can’t be funny.
television,;! am alwavs reminded of the silent story motion
picture wn.er who had the facts and the figures to prove.that
ta) Hollywood would- neyer.permit the talkies td completely
.supplant the silent picture.^, and <bi even if talkies came
into oting It would take 20 years at a minimum for its im-
pact to be lelt.
, Within a,, very ,.s.hort,,,-.tim.e .sifter -AI .lolson immortalized '.
: li i.s 'quaver on; a soundtrack the ;stalfttical-miridod wiiter' (it-
whom I speak had moved out ot Beverly Hills aiid returned
to living with h'.s .wifc'.s relatives in Asuza.
So thai this fate wor.-e than death .may not descend upon
,P--> . .If wafrfa.,TJe -wieii ,,ipr , 1 ( 3 ..to; be cognizant pf th.p fact ,
..that the:pre.ssure of .post;- (yar; tech liology^ tolev-i.siah
'in our front parlors much .so-ir.er than it -A-ill place those
’pla.stic’ biUhlub.s :.i oro-' b.nhrconi. . '' ' y
Whether television will become a marriage bctweei: motion
pictures, and our, present Piic-Simcnsiohal radio.' is- of i nip or-,
taiice only :q vario'-is corp.ir;!'.:ve head.?. '
;■ . ,'Vyhat .. Ls;. impo,rta;nt .'to , Us'.,i'-'- '.lhat, vw’e'. anticipate Cha’nge'-
, of- techniques, anci. above .ail.;, th,af .\yG;'...rcepSni,?ihg our.'rc-; 1
■spqrtsibitities in.;ay .’that wi.ll speak-,,'with;'a!m;6.st 'terrii ;..
-fying '.efi'eetiv,en;e.ss,- u,ig - at -ie-iist' part of our skills i’or the '
k'ooci ot the^ work! community. . For . in that fu.ure we will
speak. as_-w’rilprst-aw’e ni'u.yt' .speak; a.s:',iATit6i:.s 'cO a' worici audi-
ence.
All; of us’ -know': ',th';U..'pi'it.,ot'. thi? war will come great
decisions W'iiich we wi:i tic .'ortc-d to make. ■' Ho’ living man
can e.scap6 li'om. the. ''np'0C.s>si'i,y’;'''.6f' 'rti'a.ki'ng , f'h,e?e';'dq^^ '■
There \viij be no return IP -statu-.s; -quo, '.for fto.ne.jd't.'iis'r'cai'r
'"r'eftiso .tp ,'alloyy 'the-; future '
do':-'ho-\'y’' 'i';: ■d,o;maiid'';',anci .i-i?
■ 't.uriftiG.^'p'Hr. '■p':r.e.scrif<:d;a;y',-.si rucHurt’'’.o-t''irac)ip.:b^
'^'lis. '-lp'speijk a;S.';'fc-l'qpr)y,';'a'ii'd.;a.'s,.:ft;'i,1t^^^^^
;i;iiai.yiduar.,ma'U £rnd;'skiil.s,,;'pcsrt'nit'r'; ' ".'i;- i-;; ’.
What ;-w.e; can ''.ddr'.'p'bp'.-vp'afli'li.s
: that-; tijo';'/dnly-' j'usti.ficptioj-i;,^^^^ ,''a-s-' ',-w;ri'tfi-r.s',,;ii;(-ve. ''fii'r''’
■i;i,p'i''-'fac'i:.ng'.,'''i'ti' ■vni'i{oritt.- :the'''-.,fry-( ,lh'evc'fMu>i’i,..;a;'
. -W'it:H ;'«"h.i.ch ' we,- 'ri'ii-’;i:h'q,' '’IvPin.'itfrnn biic-k the liiddcn
■P;i.s.e'iMs'''.w;hD,, fpi' per?pii.a';'l'n!,!);!-.i;'v(k-,yfn'e'.;'(hfi ‘.w'i’ll-.-b'c.'l'w^^
; ipso' -the p.epplc’^
RADIO
Tli!rfyr<Hg!ifft p^'j^ljETY i Annivotsnry
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Radio Makes Vast Strides;
Ambitious Tele Plans in Offing
Mexico Cityv Dec. 15. • ♦
IJa'diO:, got' Jiiithcc but' fiprit llie
Mexic'iju b'^^to.^^tal^mcUt.'aHd
li'clcls.Jw'1943. ^ 1(1 ;cQVera,£ie ■;aU.d .iov-r
eiiEi;e& , tti,;, was,'/ tl'iO': ytsitr ’ 'iu
the 20 the M.ex rad ip, lias/ Ueeiv' fiino,^',
tioniiigi',': '///f/ '' • - .'i, , '/
Radio, ,ho,6':'sold /iuautifacUiixnss.'au
,cTi s,t nUiitOrs . 0 ) 1 ' .its li lib 1 i c Uy ya 1, m o'.
and; iiip, 'ijvibii.b :, on : its' deruijfis'o.iie.ss
!ls a,n eilltndainrfient ,, 'fa'ctoiv./ ;
i.ro,iii' the ■ ■G 0 .mmei'cial/''at}d; i oi.Rturill:
.stand jk) lilt, .'j,it .is '’'reasonably stu'e/ot,.
liie, ..ftiUire. .and'.j.s' advanciilg' '.plaiis:
J'or ': ’i50,sf-'\y.ai'. Importajii in.' . those /'
l>l:,eparatio'li.s/ .dve , arrangeiiiG
.biggest Mexican '< '1,5.6/-,
000 : waft.s b : i.s,'. mttlt'fhg/ ioiv'tcleiiisibii
sev'ube/ a's'. soon g.s pbace ,is ktcclar.e'ct
.in addition / .to... the .' d,e,']i,ix,c . studios;
1 hi.s ..sial'iD.fi, iiifelallp'd /rcbeiVtl.y,/ /'
, atsd: pt th.c .Eniilia,‘Az'cahia.ga.,s,\ni
ca’.e. and XEB ,i lOO.flOO .'iVat'tsi.'
; iiipi.!,th,piece; 'iof/ tlie'/. Fleh'ch-ovybo'd.-
. BueiV .I'iphO.; Qp.. /and XEpy
1 Radio'' iyiil'b:/'ate /ii!sd 'c'x/
'pansibtf/’ .'t; ■ ;/::; / U''..r'.'..i y ' ' /t
, Gpm'niet'eia,j .' ..' stat ■ , ‘mo.st . . of
lyiyich liad '/an:' average' /25yt:,.' l'i, ft. in''
: tiad'C in' 19.43/',#eicp;ntihtiaiico of’ llyis
bu.niXc.ss. pyei' ;. into •' post-ivar/ /, They
citvEttt t'libon' tlie. grbat..,;i’eh{A
piaighuii . foilowin .the ' war /to ,'Up
their acepiints,,'. in . number .: and / vbjy
itine, aiid in.ot’o . p.iibUo' t'ol; : Ihcir .iiii'b-,
gram.s.' 'y,
Somner Elected V.P.
By McCann-Erickon
, :/'."„ /':/;'{ y/yToledpi'- Jan-;!,;
.t.'/A'ib’er.t' A/''/Sdiniier,'..',m
Cleycland for lilcCa'nn :jE.ricfepii;: iva.s
na.)ii’ed ..a/:\'ic.erpre.sjdc;iU /las.l/,'/^ ■
.Ho wa.-^ 'i'.briiier’l.y': an',,',:a'ccbunt';/cx-;
ectilive, .for Btandard /Oil iii PliiP. '/
l‘i'0£'r:iins Improved
/ Tiieso slation.s have, had a face-
liftihg of .service all along the line..
There was a raarkod 'inlpro vpnieht ,.i.h
pro.grain.s in 1943. with a /npticbable
'American styling.../ Better' artist's.' fit.
. betieV . pay ■ performed.: A.nhouncers/'
of . Whom’,; ''seyeral r /are '.•femniGS;. ' arc
of",.it'’hi,g1ici’' type..; The /Rfinistry .of
edinniunicatidhs, and:. .Bublie ..'VVork.s,'
I'u’ter. of ..air/ atj'dirs down .here,. i.s,'/in-
si.s;ii'ng .iipoU 'fi'r.st ,;;cla.Ss . aiii
' bni,y'rr,i.t ;'h|ithapickcd:: these. .. mikefo Ik
afi'er /.a 'sljff;. exain. and- rated them
Class A. B. etc. — witii .similar i;i-
.s:.-lence. cir tiic ,gehera:l...pcri'prm,ah'cp
WJZ (N.Y.) Debuts Its New
Transmitter; ‘Cavalcade’
Depicts Station Growth
W.IZ's >N.Y.t now .tran.sm.iite'r,
groin ly .in'orpasihg. Ihe ;.statip:n.',s .(lelcl
strength in the ''metropplitiiii. ..ai/pa;,
debuted at (i ,p.m. 'Sunday (2 i with
the .’ Phil;ed'-‘ Variety’ ■Hall df . Fame'
program. ;■/’■'./'• ,.
To cpnimp'morate,'. the switch. / WJZ
tCayiVledde’,’ was/airpd ,pn, tlse .station
Sartier in the ■.iittpriiooh (4-4:30 p.m.'.
the broadca.st dramati/.ing the
growth . o,£.:vt,h'e.' station since 'its/.iii'-':
ceptlor. 23 years -ago. Gil Martyiv
and 'Milton Cro.'S emcocd.thc show.
\vi 1 ii Lon Clark as narrator. Otiiers
included jirn Bbios,, , Irene .Irvitig,.
Sandy Bickart. .■.Blanch.e , Glad.sfp
Donald . Ba; n. Kathl oen Cordell. -D i j i ,
Valent.v.. Vivien .Snolien ami I.ee
Sullivan. Maurice Joaciiiin wrpic
and (iitected ■ tlie progran'. . with
iWylip: ; Adam.s/.haiidling' liie iiroduc-
tion chore. , ' .i '/'
); . Formerly 'ip'cate.d .ab BoUnd Brook.
X. J.. th.c new transmitter. /sltindiivg
(MO feet liig.ii. is. at Lcdi. N. J., 40
■rtT.iIp.st .cl,a,sei:'tO ''N.'. '¥/' '
BILL PERRY
TENOR
"SAT UR DAY N IGHT SERE N A D E ’
9:45 to 10:15 p.m., EWT, CBS
7th Year With Pet Milk
2d Yeah With Esslinger Beer
SKASON’S GKEETINOS
Medicine
’n’
By FRANK L, MORG AN
'//;' : / /k ■■ / :/ /■ Chicago, Jan. 1. ’
' It’s a tar/y:/]!. from, the radip/p£. today .to, thp metiicinp sli'pw, of .t.lie; pa.sl, '
yet ft'.s .suipi/islng how cio.sely ’.lieir .selling methods parallel one , anotlfer. '
Gof'taBi' ''rog'u.la.Wons 'hiiytr/n radio seliiiig' more honest, but ■
.■,th'e,mediein:e/s'iib;W.'s','mm fjie.b'ally'hbo^dhp bn^^ ,ai.t.d .the
hi'gh, pitch; are 'Still /vit.ti'.;''tis'.,; ' . 'i -.' /'■■ ' /'/I '
B:'.ck the ohl d:iys, bcl'ore radio at’.d when every .sh'.al! town possessed
■an; oitry !'.ou.-;e h’.stcad of a motion picture theatre, the ;;'.hab;tants looked '
fprw.iird lb the periodic yi.sii.s of the medicine show witii the .same anticipa-
tion tijoy do today.' in ti:e fomiirg (if their favorite .star's Uue.st film. ' Like
'.lie radio, of'lotlay. the-m(Hiici:u! siunv all'ordod them free entertainmeni .
/bttt.''a,l.s'o' had. .s0hiolhui,g't(V' s.tdl:,;.,T,hp!''e' were. I'ar^ ai:d .small wa.gon .>:ho\v,s.
The smailcr one.s had only, oi-.c or tivo .eht.c'rtau)pi'S,- %Iiile
lli.s gave eiab'orato,'.shbw,s' \y,Uii,-a, b.ig'..^ b.t; .ai-ti, si, S:; Thc.se conlri l>c
.cpm’p'arpd ,..tp .the .o'h.b''{o;.,fi\’d:-mi.htlte ■.t.faiiseidpUon.s,.'/^ a .song or two, lo
the ia-liO m'h;U|tp.''\:''ai'rety'’''pi;pgr^ . ,:"' /. '/ ,.' /■ ■}'.
'^I'lio Sliow aiul ili« Ritcli
Crosley’s Educational
Setup for Employees
, Something . :dirf.erent in radio , a.s-
.. .. ... .... . ..Ignmciits’' '.'has. . been : created by.'
by riill Stations,, commoreial ami ci;l- | 1). Shoose. yioc4prosiclcijl' and
.gP.ner'.al.hianagPr'ot GrbSi.ey'.S'tatip
liirak
The /radio/ ..s.tatiphi pperatprs/ con-
vention held here .last. fall, produced
so::iip.- f/pod rc.sult.s. including clo'scr'.'l
coprdir.a'.ion of. .service and c;'Opc;'u-
titin <vithHlie',,g6vprnmen't. OpP.fatdm
lipjoc tP;,have theiri ta'x'p.s/kcpt. W
tor George :. ■ Cy Kiggar, .yWho, , wa.s
Wl.W p'ro.grah. 1 / director and takes
over next week / as a'.“si,staht ./.'to
Shpnsc In charge ot employee ro-
lu,,(.j.bn.s./ Bigg'ar,- who recently .Spent
..s!X'. iy'Pek.'; in England' a't jhvit.atio'ri
■ rPrspha'b'lP .boinids. and .Seem ;to; have, ,i, of British I:ilor:.n;U;on Service/ is' to
.so.ld/ithe ■go.vcrnmonl.on .thcp.cvp^^ tliat j.a.pf. a.s . reprosenfativ'e ■ p£ employee, 4'
i't ;i.s more proliuiblc for /it; /to have (in' matters (io.)tCprhin;g 'iht-ir Individ--
volume ot biz -.Sweliing ■.fcccip.f.--: .from /ui'il and .colleGtiv'e /inforcsts.' excliid-:
e;tiS'Ung'.',ta,x.o.S', ;iha:n': to; a.dd -.oih'or.s,
'.Stations ''have much '-latUiidb in' thi/
V. ,iy of . censorship and government
coiltrpl. ' That i.s becanso they - are
coppprating'. ;/'i,n, /ivaridpickin.
they, . a'i.r.,' ./'Pi;e.sident.i,al';: mahdate /.tor
freodtriti 6t /bxpfessipn ;-.i,s. a I'acior.
But the .i:Uttipn;s fu’c. .. taking a rcn.son-
aijlc yi-.'..v " Pt; tha.t privilege. There
Were 'sothe .pdtiUipsi/in, '1&43' in -gov-
'Crnmoivt bans- bn. thing'.s' broadcast:
ciisldm id' stations l.‘ir!hda.v-';reoting
tlicir friends via mikes and pt.ah-
iKi.Un'cing tlTC: h'amo's..bf.'c'dntost;inls',.in'.
..■their t'(i.urncy.s \y'erb 'f,tiled;.o'u't.' 'Nevv:s-
casters. a;ui reporters ■ llavo'- much;
freedom/ . .Several ;E,Ur,opbah' ..tight-,
ffjr-ireedbm:' prgaiiizations rworit; ■ph
the Me xican ' a'lf ,„in , 1943. with !lie
■/R'.'s/ia(V-/.Ehiba'ssy,,hq^ being fitr eut
f'rpnt-' i.ii'- tiia't ■'■.regard; with r. ni.gl-tly
15-mi:itile..Spviet''iwar reportage/ ,
' Ru.d to. th is .'.vear .ildva pcocl . c.ord ial
relatioiis • bt'lwegn : Mexic;) and the
Ul; S;i; .eo.mmerOial./ahd/ ciiltural .sta-;
'itto'h.s ]rar‘doipat:i'n,g:.;/ ■ ■:. ''' '
' The. ; fcdurrl; .go'vp.rnm thing,
. 'radld. :t'n,, .'bctl,er ■.e'lIcCt;,..'in.-',ltS'/ed.'u
'Ifo:': 1. hr.;!!'::!, sauhaiion aiid .moral-?-
bt''.!l'r-in:'';. .pr'(gn;am.s::/'M6fc',b;a'ckwt)b
.srfflpn^i'cn'.s' .are .' bcin.g ' reaciicd ' in
' ilr.i'e,; caiTv'paign.s,' .'. ■ : "■■ .- .;//■'’■.,. / ■.'
in.g: imio:'! ..p.i’pbl.eihs.. Wartime turn-
over of , pctsOnriel ’ ne'c.c.ssita.tcd .new
eriucatio;;:;! setup for 'Crhp.tpyecs,
'Sho.u.S.O-. said',/'.-
Ted Oberf elder’s Added
WFIL (Philly) Pub. Job
PhiUsdt'iphia. Jan. 1.
, Ted Oberfelder. WFIB director of
promotion, ha.s been assigned added
dih.ic.s ! as trade paper publicity di-
feclor b.y Roger W. CiippP, oxecuT,
t;ive''V,p. ■
. '■ .lack , Slccit.,' di-feetpi- of, public re-
la lion.s. cuhtimies; local .newspaper
coverage, aii;d .sitccial event handlin.g.
Neville Miller Extols
Industry’s ’43 Battle
For Its Own Freedom
■.■..'.■■ :'':;^\lf.ash’iri',gton. Jan. 1.
,, ;.Eitoadc.astltig /entered 'a: battle for
its otvii freedom i;i 1943; .Vevjile
.Miller. XA.B preside::!, .slated. Tlv.n-s-.
day. night i30i in a',y,eaf-ci)d'/.itie,s--
■sagb: tp./'the" indiistry. ■,'.;' ■
'The year showed radio wiiat it i.s,/
'.fighting iOr.‘ Miller said. ‘A iiowcr-
i'lil inslrtmsoiU of free speech, op-
'enilcd in the k’.leroSt.s of the people
real wa,ai:i.g a •yallant,,b'a.ttlc ■fp ./Wlh..
the war,^ found itsoif threatened
.■with ■.the very lys.s of the |■■.ced(.lm
■-'.,■■■ • • . ' , ,- 4 > ■
.ft ■'lyas'.'.clvampi'p'i'iin.g'.';, ■•■ ■ ■..'■■ ■;■■;' ■
' ',‘A ■ Supi’S’m.b; .iGoui-t '• decision in
,-,.Ma,y,- '.giyipg :i ;iew and l-.itherto ;.n-
./iii/specfed intorpretathni/fb/ thu G.om-
inUniCat-ion.s Ac'i. made p.p.ssibleyGpv-,
ermi'.ent conirol ot radio through
the Federal Cpmi-iiutvioaUp.ns,, /Com-
■hii's.-ton. hnmediatcl.v the 'radio in- ■
■dUs'tfy, sPttgiif;^'ite'ly:' ''l(;gi.sUttioi}. ■ 'frojh.'
■Gbngfes,s ■, to. .re.stOrc its-.' free'.dprfi/'
Pa.ssage 0 f ■ .the ; W:ti;o-.Wiiccler b i 1 1 . ■
,ah'ca(jy , ihtroduGCcI ,ih. /;lhb' ISsna.te/
'was ..souglil by every .branch ■of ,1 he'
industr.v. : Unity ■'■ was . achieved by
Broadeastor.s; durihg .lloariiigs/ on the
\Viiite-W''.e(:'.er .bill '■ before; .the ..'In-,
toralate" ,Gomme-rcd commillce. ;in
■W'rhich \\to''’.wer'.c joined by ;ah', FCC
member ''/ ( a'ppareiitfy;'.' T. / .A. , M.
.'.Gra'vcn.f. '■'■ - .■■' ,'"■/■:'
j.,;:; ’'n-.c li'.tal biU l.s now ' in prciiaVa-
i. t'i.bn . and :.« expe::ted to go to; th.c
ficof of ihc Sci-.ate .early in ; 1944.
Hope is expressed that: ncvv.,'legis-/
lalion will bring to li’.o people- .of
I the ,U. ,’ S:, a firm .safeguard e£ IT'ce-
; darn ro.f speech by ..radlb'i. '■ 'Whilcr'figHt-
: l,ng’ its : '9}VtV''/b'attl'c^,,to^^^^^ ' fi.eGclpm,;. ihc;.
' 'i'a(Jip.,.,:iijdii.Stfy;;' an’d ■ it.s' '■'adyO'-ti'sefa
in .;1943 .devoted ;,io' tlie , caiisb' of . the,
; y.:;:r/1inrc im'd '.taldni cXcpedtng $200, -'
, 0o,6,(jOO: In' value.’.
/(In :th.d b.l'd ,days'.;a, 'wagipn 'tiied'icine shovv/'pailto .the best ;, Spot, ■
along, .Maiti .streoti . TlicU ' caiite; -!!® ballyhoo- and when Ihc crow.-d . , ,ha,d
.ga.tivehcd; a.;,-s)'ibiv . 'vd.S; gh'eii.y/ ■/The; b.igg
:diiartct;.^t blaclffaee. ci)nicdian//a bahio.playetr-a^^ /sliver cornet- '
:i.sf,'.\vhi.l.b‘the:Srii[djcir sbh'al'Phg; \v.ifh - .ijist' a baiijbl.s,ty,a bbiRCtist/^o
blaekl'aco; pet'fprme.l-r ., Afto’r '.-th.e fcnoln.haci /fiili:Sh’bd 'sm,giifg ,'‘Sli.o^^^ Voii.r
M0th'ef/';Toto,’/pr ttm /ba.^^^ .re/hclo.red : ‘Rix ■ Feet of Earth Make.s .Us .
.All': ope .Stoc,’ aivd .the lf)sii;tt!ncnt:ali^f,s iiad/d'drib.-thGir st.inis.'.paino . the, p,U.ctt-
.b'y ■ thevSmpbth.vtolK :Hi;s desc6ndan.l's/' are,' iyr.itin'g; .raS^^ :COm-/.
'm.erclali! ■today., ■■■ i ', .'.'/■/■; '■'■;■'..'■,'/■/■■, //..'.'i / '■,' "... ■,/'
'^He'thtu’/‘. hb;',;wa's .. .^ : bid,,' In;(lian re'mody,. M.sitally :'n.bthing;-, biit
,.c;’iS'cara;at.id wiatbii/ 'br smike -pii, i't/ wii.s g,uara'nfobd;'to ctme:;Pvto^^^ ■/
':'faUlng.',;hair,’/,tp' .■fallcti//^^ ’anytH,in:g/,t'imt. 'be or ;bba'.st:' ft
cpu.l.d ' bd/'U.sfcd ■ ; \nfho.ut' harm; to .the must; deli.cate,: .skill, : or., be/,
taken /internally:/ ;$ of' iHc radio' cb.mme'rcial elaims .today .seem ■bc)Ually'
.'as', fabulous. / '/''■ '.’/:. /;■; ■/ 't; / .' .'/■' ./.■■''
Kutlio'a i\l(*4liciiie-SelIiiiK'
. .. ,. '// ' ,/;': S .' !■/
‘lVIed,knrib/shO;vy tbch'itiq.ue ,.wa.s .first adopted in the ba.rly .'bay
.if.vVo'bl.tlm.'/btits.taiiding.cxaii'pjoa v\xre/thb, ,.sclIing:Dt;lJk Water ■C'ry.stitfs ,
oyer the .air.’/a .proditct .hca'Vi'ly,' ;plug.ged’,,alf over tiiC 'C',nin.try '.m/iil^^^
succo's.si ibid/ th'etx'came,''Dr, /Bi/iitklb gbat gtanti'.o\u-c-all,..ex'ploh
Over his; blVh pp\v'c,rf’ul'.:-sUllk)ii;. Ih .Mexico just/.acrps.s/ t'he./Tb.x'a's b,o.rder,, .
Dr/' Brinkley ' got tons of m;Ut. with' dollars in every cnvolbpo.. Bo'tii 'inseci ,
■ lie i)ailyhob-cnlcrtaii.imcnt-pile!i fnmuila. ' ■;' 'i / ;,.■■'■/./■;,
; .As '.radi'b .gut out of its stvaddflng' ctothos il . b'egatl to' lopfc'Wrto disdaih ■
up.bn/. tho 'lowdy .nic.di.cinq; account./' Ad.Vcrtiser.s with .niore. .iiresUgc ' ivere
hiiylng' .timb,',.iui(i' ;i'or'. avvliilo .the. m was , practically.: ,'fi'b',c...b,f ':thi.s; 'IPriii ■ of '
l.shpw’. blit, .in: th'o.'pa.sl: ;V6:ar',ph ;tw,b.,,th.e : lo.caf/et'hor ;ha.s. loci'coin'b ,‘crb^^
again :'wHth''m.qdicin'e./abe:pinTtSi ■ . '/ /i',' ■/;■/'■:’
■ ';';..Oite,:can. ttih'e'/lri;-aiiiinsl'ahyfilii'e; '.Qf ',th:b:day' b,r. .iniglit ■■'a.'hd,''h .sohiepive'
eX.tPllin,g', th.e virtues, of t:l-i:i.s' or/'that '■vttam.iiv,; la;xaiiv;Cv;,i'ii.iiiet .('jii; 'gray
hui.r ro;3,tdrGr ;• and' ptiier '..sci.tu'itriic disca\:,'orle,s',.,.gita,rant<'::xt^''; .give iieaiili,
, vi.gpii.sireiig.th 'and/.'.'i'it.al.ily.:^ 'foei lOO/b b'et’tei;;,if;;yoti'iirp irritab
,pr uor.v(lus/from'..t;() 0 ;,niuclt niglit beforG,, pr cure .your .bolci lii two^^^ .si'x,/,;
or. ■.eight /day's, 'or youi'-.iftoney reftthded: . ''■■■'/■■■■', ■;■' ■• ■■.,'/' ■' ■ '
Mercer’s MGlear’ Lyrics j MICKEY HART UPPED
Blue-Pencilled by NBC BY BLUE NETWORK
Newspaper Histories
., S.chenedlady,' N: ,X.,' '.fan. 1-,;
WCiY i.s broadca /ting.;'; -a .series;. of,
progri.itns (in , the, histories 'of ..daily
and; ;b eclfly . ii.e w.sRiipcrs , ih, the/ itron;
iihder.' .'tlvc':, liil.e.' ‘Extr'ii.' 'Extra, '.Bill'
liilce,i;i:;;in.,: s.liitioti/.p.a, using t.hC'Vno,m',
do; .'rtidia,. ().!/. Mini';'.. Dash;’ ,c|uizz.es fho,'
/edi-t:Hv.i.i,;.hd:...’ik;toii;>ihi''!;.*'.''sv^^
,'i hib'ei ■/ p-<jftiPri.s are -enacted / by '.the;
; WGiT Bjiiyets: / ' ; ,' ;/ ' - '.V/';-.''!/';/''';'' '■/;
/ / rtoliuhe :RFcoV:.ser,ipls: ./. .'■"/ '.i;
WGY’S FOLK LORE
i;.' ■■/■: ■■■, '■.;; . . ■;.' .Schenectady,'. Jan.', -B. ::
; 'Gliarles ,H. 'Huhtlcy.' rpr.merly , vvitli
Gencrai Elcc, trie ■' publicity; doixvW
meht. . is/ doing ....;v program: 'called
’Vpur i-foinc Town’ On WG.Y,- It. dcal.s:
■vvi.th .'.tho. history of 'yarn comitui-.
ni.ties'a'nd with, local U'oile.lorc. /,;
,. ■ , H un '. 1 by,. '■ ■«■ lip/ i .s ''.al .S' j . .vVt; i -d.iTg ,o'l'p, er -
'. 's:cU'lp..is , ■fOl',.: /W'GY,;;..is:: ■.c;g-/,bre,s;de,h t /of'
. 'the .Sci.i.eh'co tody ’ ' Go M fi ty i i-flstbr ic'a 1
'So'tHb'ty.' ■aii.d.dl the loC,a!:’.gcn'oplbgical.
/society."’ .■
", ' •Hollj:.w'0(ld,;' J;aii,' l..
; :'.NB,G;’ 's;c'<jured''' /'.folinii IMcirceif’S'
:lyi''i:c.s''l)v:/Ho.. 'Loved' ;M'C;iTifi;'lHe ;A,ll
Gloar ;/Ca,hiei'' ./before- .aljotolng '.•ca.ss
Daley ' to sing. It . on; Tlnii'sBa.V's/.Bti.ig
Grosb/y broadcast. I it: tlie/ 1 it le ' ‘Lo’v.bd''
'\va.s/ ■;chariged , l'b , ‘I:ru'.gged,'., ..i''nd '/ ,s'eV:-
eral other pas.<agc sapaliocd.
/ . Network ' ;'c(:nsoi''.s , (l.ecreed ■’ ■ the
wordage 'wa'j'.too' ;rj.s;q,ue.-‘ .such, .a.s '.'but
.spmethh-i.g ./found':' its'- . wliioli,
was/' c,h,angc(l .;tg;,;;‘but, .ciipid ' fbimd
hi.s mark.’ Another change by Car-
roll- .Caih'pll,/ scriptot' bf-':^-^t^^
■ \ya.s ■ til e / ■.sttb.s.titutioh ■ of ■ 'Tie It eld 'liiy,
■little, ha ml. oh, ■ ■'it //.fell' ' so ■ ■' g.raii'cl/
tor-/:jje had the ;.strp;n,gC:.<t; ye.ri; i’h tlib
'dark,'-.'./ ; "/ /:'/■'.
NBC also t'o-.-ced . the. /'ChailgO bf
''Love, and I/, Played ,. a: Onc/'/Niglit.
Stand' . t'o' ■'r;;DisCbvercd the Love,' I'd'
Planned.’'' /;.'- ' . '■
] ; ■■ Mlc%ey'Hnr't,;lpng-tiniC'aid,c;tp'B'l;ite
' Network-. /ex.ecaftiVe.s,, Pete J'iicgci/ n::d
.'B,a,b Wamboldt, has :beon..,vip’ppd/ tb .
i manager’ of the -eommercitil 'pfogi-ani
•ral'Tic dciiartnicnl ;bi' the Blue. ,
. 'In., .'cH'c'bt :'M’is,s/'Hart,:i.s .yie.lialson ■
j 'a'hcl: .'vyitl ; bo . .oil all/, the; /cJiauT.'.s' .su,s-
|: iai.iiin.g.:' 'and Go'iiimOrci'a.l /'pfpgrani.S', '
dipping intb;eyOfy 'ph'a.se;.(vf /it: ixittn/’
ail 'exec and, .biearance ’.end.. ./•
Iicnc Kiihii Upped at NBC
: Irene : Kuh'h,' fornicr /in:ana,gpr, of
i.NBG.'a prograiii bronipli'an .^ depart-
.ment. ;li;a.s ;bceh.;/apxtoin,tq:(ih^,^^^^^^^^
'director ,, of thb' departnidnti .pf Mrif oi/r
■mattori, ■ ,,np,\\t';'';h,ca'dca. ;’ Ixv' /.Afim
Dale..
WAAT'S WAVES PROGRAM
Kewafk./'.'.Jah'.; f.'- '
' Nc;w . "w eeleXv_;i’k.p,gr’a'ni/-'s po t li g.li t'i n ,g
Wavks,.; ■prespeettye;.: caiT.di.da.tes : tor,
this 'navy' mil itofy;'. set- Vico/, and /Hit- ;
1 .standiiig, naval : .p,ers<njalitie.s,./.. \Vas.'
iaiinched ;recenU.y b.tf /WA a;'!’. .Show ’
j cijrrie.S:' tag, of /Your ;. Dale' With ttie':
I Wav'es,; going : ' 01,1 , i/bi;:, • 3,6 'in'iniitbs
..starting at 10:1.5 p.m. . ://■
]"' Lieph'.Wiiliam J;. klurphy b'f /Nn’vy ■
Publ.ib. RelatiOna, ; olf ice ■ in.' , Nowar'k, .
and . BicUt. ' Virginia: 0.ut\vi,n. ' of '/ the /
W.ayc.s; .'are,' hc''oi.n,g /bn . ,sho.w. ..w.ifh
Lee Stewart .bf; ’Vi/AAT., pi'ott.lU'.ing ,
and 'S'Criptihg, /':/ '. ' ;■/:. '
Gordon on .Welics Series
/, ,Iohn.,.'Go,r.dp:ii,'. ' a.s.siMtani : radio ' dl-
reetpr ;:o£;/flie '''C!lni.pt6n/;a^ .'w.ili';
.'■sup'oryi's'e... t.iie ■-O/i'wjii'.- ■ty.bllik, /,sefic..s;/
fur Sneony.-VaciKini. ’ ; •
.. much;, ..to.' d',) with the, air,; ;bf . .S,:',.'\gincs.s 'th pb'i,:varted,.;:some-.
().j';'''(hi,>,:'H;U'lier ' in.s'tanm’cht.s, '■ .■S.uc.'h'.;.d'ldi’c/.s', '.pit. th'ic', Thbnip'.s’Qn' ■
' tab.lct ;:s../'Lu';X .R';adjd:’, Thebtr'e,,/ ■K'r'aI‘V ' 4 Mii.dc,;',H,a’H;'.',''ajid
■ B:' i',gcn . ctoil'i n lied ■ to, ..'hold :' tti ejr; tiUiicf ci/iisl", iiPsi.tio.n../,'' ■ /whi to . .
■/'i'n'')(''i,cr'v'n,cu:«'jm.e.r'. .'■the:,,'- 0 fd'..'C/f’<:ikl .■shp\v;''..u’’ivl,i'.,'.B.bb.. /C 3 /i:o.^
;' .l'api;dly',:eati,ghl .'oh, ' d,ue; ;in . m;a;.Uu/:,in-ba's'ur,c,^ ci'ia]();g;/hii;ij.- '
' /f.H,rall,'brt.s' .'bP' Car.vpl.l".'Ca'rfoll:/..';Afi,p.y;tef ;:'.6lcf/G.i''!''):cl.'^.^^^^^
the •■SanVray' Kiiye '■.■.s'e'sai.o.n/;' p,fp.,v'ed/''p'f / i/rip'-'altol-tiic'k, ':ciii!'il,i,ty, .
■J. ';B.' Wi':hiirm's';bQX\' 0 'd' .oth*bf,.'nc'tW^^^^ ■i’ad,i.'a;i’irtto/;l;/i.:.\y,
■ ‘N'erp;.W.o}f.t;, T.he sic'iith ■h'acii 'raplacod ■tii:s'''e.xcc'e'ciin,gly' i,’ 6 'i'i,ge.k
.'Si'Hyjfcb.rpd ■■•'■.True ':',br;/'.Faise:'.' '/■‘■Aii.,'th'ef.' jW’T' r,bphicbmGiit /,bc-:' '
; / iri,'.,c'(fiiitkctipn/'tyfth.''B'aflp'nl;iiie/.'';T'he'./CH
', ,f/'jdcii,/''Na/h,',.cbm-bi'.h:a vv'a'y. 't.') ■■■a., sfaiiiidit. ''kjhK'id.v';
.‘■'■'nbw/' ;’T-iip:n.Tiif;'aii..'.ga\tk. aUnt,m,c/i-:.,'Ji.s:tc.rti;'r.s .;soiiieii,i'ih,g'': 'spebi'a'l „
i'h'. nui.si'ki'l . eutortainment ; '\yh eli ''H ''t'.buih'e.d D.iji'ah ' Sh rii:b':" ■and.i'
.■l%'U;l/';W:hii(’rli:a4 fbr''.'th'b' pinbhHitiiiig/'a,ksi.ghmei'il ./hi
'.Saii.bbi'il/ii'NBCf hlche,//:',Tf /roceilily .ii'bb ah.d''
/'<>\V't(r.s-fliin'pjs ,'.:acc'biihts 'ai,i'd, 'itl'fe':;'yTm'm',s pf,. t'iie. ‘ito'yer,’
' biisinc.s:--; •.a:ii(LttTi.s ',‘h''cbk launehe.s: lh'c.;no\'y ::Siiiid'rii ''/h.Bw:..' ■' ;/
■ J-t'C;' ..“atn'e ,h..ati’-p.r.(.-i.i'''('-'f!.' f'T''e.'!:. (I'n -tiK-' ■IKt.e'i'ii'ii'g '/iis-..-.
.'■ceptibilii'te.s' of : prospective Alk'arSeltz.er-;.cu/stp;merk .nam
.' ‘.Q;uiz,I<icjs,'’ :Liim 'i;)';,Abh'cri’ 'Xfali'dna.l'Ba’rn V.D.i.uibe’, a,hd'.’^
'.,pf the ■■V,''o'rl(!' ,/('NBC '■Ba;rii' .,D,anCe,,’,. .H'l/icli.', 'ha.s '''been'' iilvciet'''
, 'the 'AlUi/Sbitoof .■itimiicr /fbr''': 14 : yc/ars. ''w'lll,.'sp':!ri/'bc :as.:-iQc.tatcd :
!■ ■ti/ith'/.s.'i'hitUrtiut.iiihb.i" th ''a 'btijto'.' H'.s' :i';0../serv'b.as;''t'he'':'f/rilm'e./
:t' 'r 'a''' fcaliri/e:'p,i'ct,ui'o, ■: '■/ '.■
;, .■■; IVaiiiei- .y Dawning: Bcv.od • iiiLir ■.m'/tworl':, rad'io.' by , :th'c '
'p;iCka.go,:'r:o'ul;!;iVo:. '..■■/Biiush/i/'a'' ■\yc:e,l;.tl,y, ''rccifa1.'..bf ■ /iM.iithe ' a.ttt/t /
','D.ad'.. , t(H'.:;,A,1le.'ih.eiiy.-L(.i'dlo'\v' :Slcc! ■.pii'.';GBS ;.‘’'alTd'..'.l'ii'e', '■Go(,)d ./
Wil.l H.o'ur’ f'.br /Clai'k /GitiiV.'' iHi. MittUiil. ^ , ■ '.,, / '■/'
■fVa/.i’d \'V,|t.c,c'lo'(-.k: Bo.st ■l1xe,.ra5i:l,’o''P:hdac. of. %p Cau'''Phci,f;S'6u'i5.: '
■/'.acc'b'uh't, a.-ftof .,lWiitdn',’Be,ri''e''. 'I':'ii'ipd
■■.eblfeetliin' ; of/'diial'-.l'wi.stor.s.,'' ■Q/u';'';tHq/:b.tli^ thc;//Rndtp’;
.Rcadfngf .D't.g'C.S'h'. iH.iekagt'i^^ Tr:a,nsame.iTr'i/n,
. infrbnchbcl. ;\\n:lh ' Stih.clay. night .' I'e/giu ThG/’fabi ' thii'i.:
il'.' :ha.k'/tp , .0'nniiictc 'Un ■ .Ay.in/ehe'li;.,.; ■■;Th'ei'e'.k;b'e^ n'o/’'
;,,lbfdpwi'i ''',b;y;' il'ii e:lt'hB'.r', 'pr'o'dirciiip'n "q',iialjt'y,ipr'/
..hVi'miiii ..■;iiVtc're,st:;;pb:'isperi .■'/ ■/;■
,'VViuAviek & lA'gler:; Agbiicy lUay .i.lb-w'-Aakb-'n -bb.w,' b,n , soinb- '
'/thh«f :blhoh:.thKti:;/McB;p|ii>lflati 'Aiid Air."'./it liias-
■/ili. 'ii.ic '.Q;i;ou.cIVd.' Hat'X'Bhlk'H'./^^^ :t.lto::.'b./'.ig|rc‘gt';:cbih
/'.spots' pi/ ■.th‘e,''wb.bld^''h ct-i'ii.". 14,011' tly' sp, ■■-The mi,g);utip(i,';0.r.ji'ie''
■.'|;H'bgrai',ii/br/ntl':.'earii;c'i.-;/e/ton.in.g,.spbl 'Ot'i',CB^ dp 'much,:
■,l,!H''s;ai',t'l/'.tx'pa'i ■■li.4en(.;'r. 'fp/i'(t,{ibiit;..'V
;■ ■■ fVTIlfim'i 'ji.'-AVe i C'af(icr'':m''r;i.'i(i.ii) lias:,, so fa'lt’’:bee;tl/
,.s'bmc\ylial ; of /a' tria't-and,-cntor/:im B'lhiic'a. CaiL;.
,;:ii'i vat’ itn.dBViycnt '.soyqral;' •;ovb:fha,yIi;|igg .in tiil'c'nt ' alid' to.rmat
,,.:a/i'd:.t!l,sb_,ci.ujct:ly' ,ch'a.h',gcd.’'.'hctwork.s.'.'; PUt:,/Xavi'ei'’';,'G,h'i'gat:'i
■/;.Sa;t'ttr,di!y:.f'.:'iii';..sp:ot' 'on.'/t’h’ 6 ':Bl'ua;afid’uftoi'-’.l 3 ':'y'e'of?s;th
\yas,- 4 .\>',i' 4 ;iicd,'ip '■■aii./''ev,eniHg.‘ hoinc 'oi'Vi^^M
..to niake , thfv •femiiio 1 i 4 .bhei:s:'''Revlbii;:,;cpii; cJoiis by: 'fer(liii,g..
, ;.cni' Ge-rtiTtoj* ':L,;r.vvrcnce’'ahif,':.chto,ch'’,to "/
/-/'. 'f''cuiig/&' Bbhici!.m:',Start'dp/it'.;echiev;cnle'itt'H',/,-.!,lfc,^ -v/a.k
■its s:in,glin.g.i)'U,t;(if Dinah. .Shoi'.e;,fo,r. tlie iT,o...-i s'l/'- ■ (ui'.|ic;r' .iiwii '
■■ :if'S'>til] , ti-yihg' 'Ii/ird/:wlili ’/'D/utVy's! /
'.,,,iEd'.'.,<;ta):diieV).;/ : A,%Amcy; ,sh(i;vved,:,a,'disp,iYs:i/tto
'. /per. tiK/ay frpiiT;;th'e . n'ews pitogram ' o’li 'the' ..gi-o.iiiwt ..ilial ' rut-.
,iii.gsr'bf, s,fi,e|i , pr.og'rahi.s .a.t:e'/;iiie'i'ined ■■t(,i''-i'.e'n/alii' ''sta,t.ic.''.af'tc;^^
'/rGieiii'iig/a .ceriiiiii;, '.point; /Rey,,iyc,d .'‘ThK ■S'itvbr''Theal'.re,’' tijt/’a '
,,rpiH;ip:',:for .:'Eriy-a Iiti!i:,i,';b.vv', 'b'tit' thp feviv
' ib''.i:.pca.pturc/lh,o.;old 'iii'hgf’a,n'd^ '■'lnyc,si’t'ci''’a''.si'i'riglitiy'
::: ,bn 4 i'.. 0 .t ..dioivmivnshlp 'in :Molle,’s':‘,'i\J'y'stei'/
;■ bu'h semns, to be .eiiga.g'Cd 'in ;'a; .IpSj'iig '■t'ii.sslc''to/''prGKei:v,o//'i ,
.■qtj'iz,.'; •.BaiU t)XrfHe/'.'§Gjs.e, S'iirrend.ciTd 'Mi'io'''or..';,'Lts’-'Uc'vt‘r ■
; Bi;p?.' -fKd:tohoitr.s.; .''e'x'i.t: 'b|:- ..Toifi'my'' Kig/gs, ■iij'f f is'.isTill'*
'JHirciy, ,ihst;itiitional.s a'k'' Jiic''k','',B'iiuhy
‘'''pi*,' ‘>hd ;A..uen, , '‘The; Aid
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Wednesday, January 5, 1944
TliiH^-eighlh p^tilETY Anniversary
Hailed by pressy radio
and public as a major
contribution to radio
entertainment
AIR FEATURES
me.
FIBBER McCEE and MOLLY
JUST COMPLETING 9 YEARS
ON THE AIR FOR
JOHNSON'S WAX
N.B.C.-RED— TUESDAY— 9:30— E.W.T.
PERCY FAITH
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
’^^RiETY
GOES ON AND ON
AND SO DO
WITH
HARLOW WILCOX
ARTHUR Q. BRYAN
RANSOM SHERMAN
SHIRLEY MITCHELL
THE KING'S MEN
BILLY MILLS' ORCHESTRA
PRODUCTION: WRITING:
CECIL UNDERWOOD DON QUINN
AND
''HEAVENLY DAyM
Th irly-oigliih Ani iit^rsaiy
247 PARK AVEMUE
NEW YORK
lUC \ ARTISTS, LTD,
Wednesday, January ,5, 1944
^RIETY Anniversary
THE FIRST TWO YEARS
OF US WAR:
December 7, 1941 to December 7, 1943
The Coliiiiihia Broadcasliiig System hroadeast to the American people
—over 14,400 WAR PROGRAMS— of which 8,100 were volunteered
by the American business houses who advertise their goods and services
on the CBS Network air, aiid 6,300 were volunteered by CBS itself.
—over 6,200 WAR ANNOUNCEMENTS— of which 1,600 were sustain
ing, and 4,600 were volunteered by CBS advertisers.
—over 10,700 WAR NEWS BROADCASTS— of which 6,000 were the
sustaining offerings of CBS and 4,700 were CBS News originations
sponsored by our advci tisers.
The CBS War Broadcasting total during the first two years of war added
up to more than 39% of tlie total of network operating hours. The wliole
dollar-and-manpower cost of this formidable share of the entire product
of the network was a voluntary contribution by American industry and
CBS to the single objective that lies still before us all.
This is CBS . . . the Columbia Broadcasting System
118
Tliirty-pif'hth p^RIETY Anniversary
W^esddy; January 5, 1^4
‘‘BLilE RIBBOIV TOWN” foeV/i HAUX
PAHST SALKS rO>ll*ANY • PABST BLI'K IIIBBON IIKEII
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GANG BUSTERS
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ROTHER CO., INC. • CHELSEA CIGARETTES AND EDGEWORTH TOBACCO
ali ^€mti iAe tAdem
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The i^ixty Four Dollar Question
Have you seen the ‘‘Gang’s All Here”?
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Wednesday^
fhii-lX-eigfilK pj^TEI^ Aitmixrsary:
NY SIMMS
Just Completed
"BROADWAY"
an M-G-M Picture in Technicolor
On The Air
PHILIP MORRIS CIGARETTES
Tuesday Night— N.B.C.
Exclusive Management— M.C. A. ARTISTS, LTD.
SGNITEERG SNOSAES
FROM
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AND
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Thirly-eighlh p^^^METT
Wedhesd%* January 5, 1944
Hood Wishes
LYN
MURRAY
ORCHESTRA
Squibb Program
Gertrude Lawrence
CHORUS
Your Hit Parade
Your All Time Hit Parade
John Charles Thomas
IIKSSE & MtflAFFREY
WE’RE PRETTY PROUD OF THIS LIST
Some of the advertisers and their agents
ivho have used our facilities in 1943
-AcUer Shoes for Men.
. G 0 ns 0 1 i d a t e d A d ve rt I s i n g
Agency,' Inc;
. Kelly, Nasooi Inc.
The Caples Company
J.: Walter Thompson Com-
pany
B; Altman & Company , i
American Express Travelers'
Cheques
Aqua Velva After-Shave
‘ Lotion ..... ..... . ..... i.i . •
Ballet Russc de Monte Carlo . Kay ton* Spiero Co,., Inc.
Ballet Theatre . ; . . . Kayton-Spiero Co., Inc.
Barbizon School of Languages. Metro poll tan Advertising
Agency
Barnes & Noble. ... . .
Belgian- Information Center
. Direct
. Gotham
Inc.
Direct
Advertisin g Co;,
Bloomingdale’s ; .
Blue Mobn Cheese.,, , ^ Roincke- Ejlis-Vounggreen
& Finn, : Inc,.'.
Bond Bread , . . v , . . ... ... . . . . Batton, Barton, Durstinedt.
■■■• ..Osborn, • Inc. ■
Bond Clothing . . ; . . . . . ... . . Neff - Rogow, Inc. ;
Book-of-the-Month Club. . . . . Schwab & Beatty, Inc.
Botany Fabrics and T les ) . . . omu i • ii«
BotanJ Lanolin Beauty A.ds \ Silberstem, Inc.
Capitol Theatre . .............. Donahue & Coe, Inc.
Columbia Masterworks .
Records ^ . . . . . . : Benton & Bowies, J nc.-
Cooper Stainless Steel Blades. Casanave A Pearson,. Inc.
Co-operative League of the .
y .SiAi . . . V . . ... . ; . .... . . . - Atherton A Currier, Inc.
Coronet Magazine ; . . . . , a . . . i Schwimmer. A Scott
Crawford Clothes ........... Al , Paul Lefton' Co.i lnc. -
Decorator’s Clinic . i H uber Hoge A Son ..
Durkee's Salad Dressing . . Federal Advertising
■ : Agency, InC'.' ■•■■ ■■
Farrar A Rinehart . . Spier A Sussman
Fortune Radio Productions: . . Direct ,r
.CAp Vermouths , and
Charnpagne
GAO Private Stock. Wines
Mario De . Bias! Adv.
Agency, Inc.
Loew's. Theatres. . .., > > , . .. . . . . Donahue A Coe, Inc.
Masterpiece Reproductions. Direct
Maxwell House Coffee . . , ..v. . Benton A ^Bowles, >lnc;,
Metropolitan Certified Milk .•
Assn. . . . . ... . ; . . . 4 . .% . . . The Clements Company
Minwax Preen . . i , . . ..i ... . R.' T. O’Connell Company
Modern Library i . . . , . » . Franklin. Spier A Aaron
. . ■■■■•:'Siissma.n, I ncv '
My-T-Fine Desserts. . ,.. . . . . . Batten, Barton, Diirstine A
.• .'.Gsbo.rn, Inc.; ■■■•■
New School for Social .-i
Research ... .... ; . . . Green - Brodie, Inc. . .
Old Dutch Coffee. . . V, . . . Peck Advertising Agency,
■! ,'.■■■ ,ln,c.. /• . -1 ■ :
Paramount Pictures. . Buchanan A Co.; Inc, '
Parfums Well Paris; .,. ...Vi . Kelly, Nason,: Inc.
Penn Camera Exchange:. . , . , . Lester Harrison Associates
Pepperidge Farm Bread .... . . Kenyon A Eckhardt, Inc.
Pepsi -Cola . . . . . . . , . . : . . . . Newell - Emmett Company
‘ Pieter de Witt Diamonds. . . . Green- Brodie, Inc.
. Plaza Theatre . . ., . . . . v. . . . . Shorlane-Benet Go.. I nc.
Pomatex Hair Dressing. . .....R. T. Q'Cdhhell Company,
Post -Tens . ; v . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benton A Bowles, Inc.
*‘Pour la Victoire,” French
newspaper . . Direct
Quaker Oats. ......... . v. ... . Ruthrauff A Ryan, Inc,. ,
Radio City Music Hall Foote, Gone A Betdmg :
R. K, O. Pictures. . . . ; . ... . . Foote, Cone A Beldmg '
Roxy Theatre. . . ; . . . . . . . , .Kayton- Spiero Co., Inc,
Ruppert Beer. vv ; , i V.'i ; * . Ruthrauff A Ryan, Inc* - . -
Sanka Coffee. . ;v . . v .. .Young A Rubicam, Inc. ..
10.000 w
Saturday Evening Rost: ... ,v .MacFarland* Aveyard A Co. ,
. Snvann Coffee. ..i., . . Ruthrauff A Ryan, Inc.
Franklin Simon A Co, Hirshon-Garfield, Inc, .
^‘666’* Cold Remedies. , . . ; ; i ll. Direct
SpratVs Dog Rood ; Paris A Peart
Stams . , . ... .... ......... . . Ted Bates, Inc.
Stern, Brothers. Direct ,
Stromberg - Carlson Radios. . . McCann - Erickson, Inc. :
*'The Student Prince’!, v. : . . . , Blaine-Thbmpson Go*, Inc,
Tastyeast C. ,L. MM
Time and Life Magazines. . . . Direct ;
Trommers Beer * . . . . . . ...... Federal' Advertising
Agency, ^'■Lhc.
United Artist Pictures. V * . * *,. Foote, Cone A Beldmg
United Repairing A
.Renovating Co.. ....... . * . . Redfield - Johnstone, Inc.
Venida Cleansing Tissues ] ' .
and Hair Nets .• [ — lJ j > •
Venida Hair Lacquer [ Howard Co., Inc.
Yenida Liquid Hosiery . ) : ^
Vicks' Cough Drops .. V* . . i . . Morse International, Inc.
Victor Records. . . Direct . . .
Vimms . . i * . . . Batten. Barton, Durstine A
' . :Osborn,. Inc* ^ •
Vitamins Plus. , . ,.i , Morse International, Inc.
Ward’s Tip-Top Bread . . . . ... J. Walter Th^ompson Com-
pany
Wesson Oil ... ; . . . Kenyon A Eckhardt, Inc.
Wonder Bread Ted Batesv lnc.
•Woodbiiry Facial Soap, Cream, . :
' ' and Powder. . . ... * . ... . v . v. Lennen* A M Itchell, Inc. .
Henry George School. , :
Glider Brushless Shave J* Walter Thompson Com-
Cream o o .
Grape - N uts Flakes -■ ^ *■. . Young: A Rubicam,...lnc, ■
Grape-Ndts Wheat^Meal Young & Rubicam, Inc.
Gruen Watches McCann, Erickson, Inc.
Gulden’s Mustard..,; Charles W. Hoyt Co., Inc,
W. H. Hall, Inc., furs Lester Harrison Asso-
ciates, Inc., '' •
IvOry Flakes.'. . . . .* , ^ Compton Advertising, Inc.
Jergen’s Lotion, Face Cream,
and Powder Lenpen A Mitchell,. Inc.
Roger Kent Clothing . . ... . . . . Morton Freund Advert is-
■ • '■ ing' Agency •• .
Kre-Mel Desserts. .C. L. Miller Company
Linguaphone Institute. . . ... . . Joseph Ellner Company
730 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK 19, N. Y.
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Wedh^dajr, Janiia^^ 5; 1944
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Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thirly-eighth P^filETY Anniversary
m
f
To American broadcasters, station managers and station personnel;
For your outstanding success in building America's greatest radio
audience in 1943— tbe year when Americans most needed the good-
fellowship and unifying influence of radio
For your resourcefulness and co-operation in promoting listener-
ship through live and recorded courtesy announcements, billboards,
car and taxi cards, newspaper spotlight advertisements, movie
trailers, point-of-sale merchandising, dealer, letters, direct mail,
window displays, posters, spectaculars
For your faithfulness to the finest traditions of radio in show-
manship and in public service
We speak for all the- following sponsors and programs in extending to you sincere admiration and gratitude
JOIINS-MANVILLE COUPORATION
Bill Ilcnryi News;
KRAFT CHEESE CO., INC.
I’. B4U.ANTINE & SONS
Broadway ;Sliowliinc ,
BANK OF AMERICA
Galifornia, Carry On ■
BLOCK DRUG COMPANY
Dentu-GripTf-Announccnicnts and programs
Gold Medal Capsules— Announceniculs and programs
BOW 51 \N DAIRY
Mu'ieal Milkwagon
A. S. BOYLE COMPANY
Breakfast at Sardi’s (Participation) :
Fleciwwd Lawton . .
Newscast v';;vV
OK For Release
CARTER PRODUCTS, INC.
Superin— Annoimcemcnls
COLE MILLING C051PANY
Omega Flour— Announeeinents ;
ELGIN NATIONAL WATCH C051PANY
Elgin Cluistmas Show
Elgin Thankagiving Day Show .
Man Behind the Gun
Nero R olfc i : ^
FANNY FAR5IER CANDY SHOPS
Participation and announcements :
FORD MOTOR C05IPANV
: Tommy Dorsey
CENER.AL CIGAR COMPANY, INC.
liitc Owl Cigars — lla) raond Clapper
Kraft Music Hall • . ‘
LAMONT CORLISS & CO,
Pond's Cold Cream — Eleanore King and announcements
LEVER BROTHERS C05IPANY
Lux Flakes and Lux Toilet Soap— Lux Radio Theatre
Vimins— Frank Sinatra Program . .
LIBBY 5IcNEILL AND LIBBY
Announeeinents
P. LORILLARD C05IPANY
Old Gold Ci garettes
Announcements and local programs
Baseball over Chicago, W ashington and New York stations
Bob Crosby and Les Trcmajnc
Monty Woolley and Sammy Kaye's Orchestra „ ; ; -
THE MENTHOLATUM C05IPANY, INC^
Announcements and programs
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
The Northerners
OM ENS-ILLINOIS CLASS C05IPANY
Broadway Matinee
THE PARKER PEN COMPANY
Qiiink— News With Ned Calmer
PEMCK & FORD LTD., INC.
Bier Rabbit Molasses— Participation
PLANTERS NET & CHOCOLATE COMPANY
Planters Peanuts — Local news programs
RADIO CORPORATION OF A51ERICA
-M hat’s New?
SAFEW AY STORES, INC.
What’s Doing, Ladies?
STANDARD BRANDS INCORPORATED
Chase & Sanboin Tender Leaf Tea
Chase & Sanborn Program '
Mary Marlin
SWTFT & COMPANY
All Sweet Margarine (Participations)
Jewel Shortening— Announcements and Breakfast at
Sardi’s(Participation): -
W ARD BAKING XOATpANY
Aunt Hannah’s Bread— Programs and announcements
Tip-Top Bread — Programs and announeeinents
■ AVASIHWgToN state /sITLE COMMISSION . .
Announeeinents
w estern sugar REFINERY
Sea Island Sugar— I Was I’hcre
THE J. B. W'lLLIAAIS CO.
: W illiams Luxury Shaving Cream- Glider — W. L. Shirer
W5I. WHIGLEY JR. COMPANY
Doublemini Chewing Gum— America In the Air
W. F, YOUNG, INC.
Absprhine, ,1 r.‘-f Announcements
/. WALTER THOMPSON COMPANY
The J. W'allCr TriompSon Company maintains JfJ ofliccs located throughout the woild. In .\oith Ameri<u: New York, Chicago, San Fr.Tneisco, Los Angeles, ]Ioll)wood, Mexico City, Montreal,
Toronto. Lalin-Amcriean Division in New T’otk. In South AmerUa. Buenos .Aires, SaO Paulo, Rio de Janeiro. In... London, jobanneshurg, Capetown, Bombay, Culculla, Sydney, .Melbourne.
Thith^-fftshih
Anniveraary
Jahuaiy 5, 1944
As the Celanese Hour,
^^Great Moments in Music* ’ opens
its third year on the air, we of the
cast wish to extend to our many
friends our sincere good wishes '
for the coming year.
Here at WOR we have watched tlieiii grow— pa[)er
by paper, year Ityyrear. Ei^ni anittip liand-
ful of regular VI OR progvam listipgs iu less tlian
fifty ncwsj»apers in 1936. the number has soared
to 191 newspapers— in 140 cities and towns— which
list WOR's programs </ni7y.
Local papers? Local cities? Well, ‘'local" in
the sense tliat 104 of these daily papers (read by
8^953,000 |>eo]>le ! iiutre in VIGOR'S Guaranteed
Area. And that area stretclies po»yerfiilly into 7
great states containing 16 war-wealthy cities of
more tivan 100,(100 people each.
The otlier 87 papers? Three of .them are in
Canada, and tlicv're read duffy by 307,717 p
in Montreal. Halifax anil St. Juhii. Others are in
New IIaui|:>shire, AX’est Virginia, Ver-
mont, W^eslern Pennsylvania, MaSsachitsetts, and
five other eastern stalest ' ' ^
As editors are not philanthropist^, but print
only what their readers want, this, we think, indi*
cates rather strongly that aF’igast 10,624,966
people who read 191 daily newspapers: have a
profitable curiosity to know what's on that power-
ful station .. . ■
The Celanese Hour, sponsored by
Celanese Corporation of America
is presented each Wednesday evening
at 10:00 P. M., E. W. T.
on the Coluiubia Network,
Cdasl-to-Coasi over 132 stations.
at 1440 BroaAaiay f in M York
BOB KERR Presents
CBS SlNGtNG STAR
BROOKS
11:15 P.M. Monday Thru Friday
SENSATIONAL SEplAN SINGERS
DEEP RIVER BOYS
Featured on the Kate Smith. Hour
RADIO’S FOREMOST RHYTHM GROUP
AITENTION
RADIO PRODUCERS
DAME
UNCLE SAM’S FAVORITE DAUGHTERS
Vaiitleville headliner want!!, position to assist
in radio productions; 15 years’ stage experi*
enee. Desirous of making eliange.
VI and VILMA VERNOR
Tho Singing Victory Twins
Addlrcss Box 14, Varie
-^jpiss^’ij^
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*'**®®*f >A&P6I11«C»WW6S
>H>§(0wWA.rl4O«s') eR/uu^«r<^M
greetings
fred alien
fexaco star theatre
;:V;':#T';'i^
wabc — Sundays
9:30 p.m. ewt
management
waiter batchelor
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thirty-eighth p^KIETY Annieersary
Season s Greetings
FROM
DANNY O’NEIL
WBBM— CHICAGO
COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM
Weanesday, Janw^y 5,
Aiinlversarv
Thtriy-pighlh
ALADDIX HAD A LAMP!
hut t/ou f;un ns€^ the iueilities of
powerful rudio stution K\OK . . .
operating on 5000 watts 20 hours daily* to reach
the rich, responsive Mid-Mississippi Valley area.
Over KXOK you can get your message ACROSS.
The Greater St. Louis area alone (hub of the rich
Mid-Mississippi Valley area) has an estimated
population of 1 ,504,407 — an increase of 100,000
since 1940. During the same period, its retail
sales have increased some
On the beam with KXOK . . . you can tell your
message and sell your product to folks who have
both the need and the money.
IV<»w iK tlip tiiiip to ailcl KXOK to
voiii* Mtaff ill this; prosi|»oroiij>«
ari^a. Writo, 'wiro
$100,000,000 annually.
Total retail sales now ex-
ceed $675,000,000 an-
nually.
or plionr for tlir
III a II y advaiitagi^s
KXOK offers.
^'Sutidaifs 19 iu‘H,
SAilST 1 . 01 1 ^.
630 KILOCYCLES
WATTS — FULL TIME
BASIC BLUE NETWORK
Owned and Operated by the St. Louis Star-Times
Affiliated with KFRU, Colunhbi6, Missouri * Represented by John Blair & Company
Still Riclin^ the High Ritnges
THE SONS OF THE PIONEERS
Business Managemenl
SAM ALLEN
6351 v H o 1 1 y w 0 od ■ 8 1 V d.,
V H o'! I,y wood, ■ Calif.- ■ ■
. ; ■ A-gency..
MONTER-GRAY, INC
8736 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, Calif:
THANKS FOR A BUSY YEAR
ON THE AIR
Throe Times Weekly
to 165 : Stations for
. D,r. Pepper . : \
Twice Weekly To
; Arn:1.e€^•,'FQ:rces ;bh ;
World *Wi(;(eSh6rl^
W ^ve ; Broadcast.
ON THE STAGE
: - ■ 182 Personal
: Appearances To ■
Military Personnel.
Featured Second
Successive Year at ■
(VI a d I s o n S.q u a re . : G a r d e n
■ W 0 rid’ Ch a m p iphshllii
Rodeo.
ON THE SCREEN
Featured in
Eight Republic
Productions with
. . Roy Rogers.
Wr^esday^ January 5, 1944
fhlrty^mglifli / Aiinifierstiry
GREETINGS FROM
JACK BENNY
Also from my cast
Mary Livingstone
Dennis Day
Rochester
Phil Harris
Don Wilson
And from my writers
Sam Perrin
Milt Josefsberg
George Balzer
John Tackaberry
Thirty-eighth P^HIBTY Annirorsary
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
VERTISING
(LAnnounces the addition to its Hollywood office of
West Coast and Holly wood Program Director 0
COMPLETE RADIO SERVICE yNew York • Cleveland rCimap ySan Francisco
Detroit • Minneapolis t Los AngelC.' Hollywood - Toronto • Montreal
Condon • Buenos Aires • Rio de Janeiro • Sdo Paulo • San Juan, P. R.
loth YEAR
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,OIV :,T1IE AIR '.EVERY T IVICHT, ©]V CHS’ A EWT
: FOR WAfMCRTTH,;-'RRM«E, 'DESOTR AYR.’
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AND THIS PICTURE
4700 Athud Oiw BnaUcasi ot "T(w CUcoge tinaler of iho Air"
IS W6N SBOWMANSBIF
B R O A D C A S T I N G TS M
EASTERN SALES OFFICE:
220 E. 42nd Street, New York 17, N. Y.
PAUL H. RAYMER CO.
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ILLINOIS
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720 KILOCYCUS
50,000 WATTS
itj) tfie Verp pesit for 1944
ThMy-Ptghlh P^XRiET^ Annfivrs(iry
Wcdnesclay, January 5, 19 11 v
MARY MAReARET McBRIDE
“Whal is Uie secret ol Mary IVIaiK^iret
McBrkle?
‘‘Tlie ^viM‘aer«‘.s of Radio Row have l((‘en
U’)in{: to find the ainS^MM- for >ears>. . . . Spon-
sors for her ser\iees. Her fans are as
frantic as those of Sinatra, Rut come t(» think
.of it, tliis is tile secret: At all times heeause of
her keen mind and broad sympathies she
manages to be interesting.
“Mary Margaret is a ‘real’ person, alive,
warm-hearted, sincere and generous. And
instincti^ely. her millions of listeners know
it."
. BEN GROSS,
Radio Editor of “The Daily News".
“Your Thanksgiving Day program was the
best program of any program I have e\er
heard.
“I ,do hope you took a record so that, the
Pulitzer Committee can hear it when they
think about prizes.’’
JOHN CECIL HOLM,
Playu right.
“You are a radio genius.’’
JOHN GOLDEN,
Producer.
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Tliirty^eighth Anniversary
to you... and to
all our boys in
uniform all over
the world . . .
Th Irly-etf'iiih ,
Anittpersaty
Wednesday, Januaiy 5, 1944
Season’s Greetings
FOR PERSQNAL APPEARANCES
J-Jead! ine talent from one of the nation’* most RESULT-ful Radio Stations
. . , Stars of the WLS National Barn DAnce . . . Such big name* as Mac &
Bob — Ramblin’ Red Foley — Prairie Ramblers — Pat Buttram — and
•cores, of others . . . Proved at the Box Office with hundreds of personal
appearances every year at theaters, fairs and local celebrations ...
Single acts or whole units . . . For dates — anywhere — wire or
write wLS Artists Bureau, Chicago.
When war struck, the, United States had one asset
unmatched by any of our enemies or our allies.
This asset was the enormous number of our people
^si^o listened to the radio as regularly as they ate their
dinner and supper I . . aiul nlio cotihl be reached with . I
\iuil II ar mcs scifres every day ofllieycai .
This audience consisted of about 1*00 million citi- j
yens whom the Ooj/ernment could couni on to turn to !
their radiosT-nOt just hope that they would. !
Today, for example, the Government knows that i
from 15 to 30 million people will listen to Fibber i
McGee & Mdlly , . . 23 to 25 million tp the Lux i
Radio Theater . . . 23 to 27 million tO Jack Benny i
. , , and so on dpvvn theiist.
This audience was built Over the course of years
by American business. It could not be duplicated
quickly, no matter how milch money was spent.
Business did this
In: generous measure, business has turned over this
powerful weapon to the G to be used to
spread messages necessary to the successful prose-
cution of the war, ' ; ■
Every one of the Mg network shows and a great
, majority of thb local Station programs are devoting
part of their tiirie to some vital Government mes-
sage. More than $90,000,000 worth of time and
talent was donated to the Government in 1942.
At present, approximately $8,000.000 worth of
such time and talent is being donated Oach month.
In large part these radio programs are produced
and the war messages: in them are Written by the ad-
vertising agencies of the country. And the number of
these separately vvritten and conceived messages runs
into many thousands. ,
For instahee, in 1942 some 600,000 individual pro-
grams carried war messages, and many of these
programs carried more than One pet' broadcast. In
addition to theae, the stations themselves broad
more than SVz milUon war annouheementa^^w^
appeared between programsTather than as part dt
thciii.i:
In terms of actual broadcast time< the figures
are aimost incredible. In Jurte of this year, the
latest month on vvhich data ik a
radio stations broadcast war messages— ranging
from 18-second spot announcements to 90-niinute :
bte broadcas up to more than
18,000 hours; more than 750 days, of listening
time. f
Now these millions of messages — which mforrti
Americans of things they can and should do— are not
the only way in which radio has helped us fight a
. better war.
Like the American newspapers and magazines,
radio has made America aware of the seriousness
of our struggle in other powerful wavs.
Using news, from all over the world supplied by
the great American newspaper services at. well as by
its own news gatherers, radio has given this country
hour-by-hour coverage of the war.
Each week the 911 American radio stations now
on the air broadcast an average of 18 hours and 26
minutes of news. The fouri,rnajo'' networks, alone,
■ have 97 newscasters, devote aipproximately 87 hours
jver weekto hevvs and eoinment on the news.
Like the newspapers and t^^ magazines, radio has
brought home to us our cnorntous task through stories
told by our front-line fighting men. It has helped ex-
pose enemy, propaganda. It hais related the achieve-
ments, and problems, of Arnerican production. It
has enabled lOQ million Americans to gain inspiration
and knowledge by listening directly to the leaders, of
our country and our Allies. y
Uncle Sam did this
Radio's contribution to the war has not been a one-
sided affair vv ith the radio industry doing all the giving
and Uncle Sam all the receiving.
Working with the War Advertising Council and
the men and women in the radio bu.siness; the Govern- ;
ment developed the Network Allocation Plan and five
other radio services, under w'hich war messages are
weighed, and given the emphasis they should have at
the. time they should have it.
The Government also set up, first under the OFF
and then later under the OWI, its own radio pro-
duction group. To this group came many of the
ablest radio men in the business.
Aided in manyinstances by their old friends in the
advertising agencies, the radio stations, and the radio
networks ... in other instances working completely
on their own . . . these men have done a great job,
both on the home front and overseas.
Here at home they have created and produced a
number of top-flight programs. One of these was
‘Tui/ CwT carried at its
■peak by 703 station^. Another, is “The Treai^ry Star
T»mr/e, ‘^’ curfently heard over some 900 statipnSdach
week.
The overseas job is very complex. Here in the
words of Elmer Davis, “we have four audiences -
the enemy, our Allies in both the free and occupied
nations, neutral countries, and the A ican armed
forces.’^’ ~ ■
The soldiers and sailors want, and get, news from
home, music and shows they’d be listening to if they
were back here in the states. The news programs are
amazingly complete.
three audiences — the Allied countries,
the neutral countries, and the enemy— are told the
story of what America is doing and getting ready to
do. They are told the story of .American production
and that we are going to win.
The program that carries this information to the
world is called The Voice of America. It is broad-
cast 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is car-
ried in 26 languages, over 30 short-wave transmit-
ters. It is also carried over medium and long-wave
stations in England, Africa, and Sicily.
How great an audience is reached we do not know'.
But we do know that so many people are reached that
enemy governments have warned their subjects not to
listen to these broadcasts.
Numerous other overseas programs are being
broadcast. These programs report, from many
angles, on the American scene. One gives profiles
of American leaders. Another replies to questions
asked by the English man in the street about Amer-
ica. Another tells the story of the American states.
A weekly radio report from Minnesota goes to
Sweden.
Some of these programs are live broadcasts; others
are shipped abroad for broadcast on records. Since
October, 1942, the OWI has sent records abroad in
Afrikaans, Arabic, English, Flemish, French, Ice-
landic, Italian, Persian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swed-
ish. and Turkish.
Our radio ambassadors
Since these programs are our “radio ambassadors” to
so many people, the Government has taken great
pains to see that they are prepared according to the
best standards of American radio.
This means the highest radio standards in the
world. As any American who has lived abroad will
tell you , American radio programs are more Intel- :
ligent, more entertaining, more skillfully presented
than those of any other nation.
The big reason for this is that in America radio is
a competitive, business enterprise — in other countries,
government supported.
In America, because a program has to get listeners
if it is to sell goods, great ingenuity has been exercised
to improve programs. Abroad, since radio doesn’t
have to pay ojf, such ingenuity has been less evident.
In England, France, Africa, the Near East, the
Far East, Australia, and nearly every other allied or
neutral land, American radio programs' are eagerly
awaited.
These programs have been one of the finest friends
America has in these countries — helping us to become
heller liked and better understood hy the rest of the
world.
As time goes by and peace comes, radio can well
increase this ncighborliness that more and more
But if radio is to accomplish this, the men who
prepare the programs must realize that along with
the freedom to talk to the people of other nations
comes a grave responsibility . , .the responsibility
for being an unofficial ambassador to the rest of
the world, representing democracy as democracy
deserves to be represented.
If this is done, radio will be a great help in knitting
together a democratic fraternity of nations . . . in
making sure that the “One World” of the future is aa
understanding world and a free one.
YOUNG & RUB I CAM, I N C. Advertising
New York • Chlcodo ^ Detroit * San Francisco * Hoiiywood f Montreal * Toronto
Radid’s Outlook
SSsjs Contrniicd from page 107
'ti'ons,: :the pnsuing::.niuttip)to will stimu-
late compt'lition i'.or. listoniflg avtcliences and generaiU' pro-
vide a more diversified and. tieU pragvani structure,.
Fvirthermofej. the post w^ar. will See inbrd edm^^ .radio cciv-
■ crage throughout the country inasmuch as FM will make
possible fcp,nstruqtion' ,d£ ' stations : in , tlie smaller-Sized ',e
inunrties which, because :df :the.scar..qitjt,W
: channels, , do riot :now . hav.e transriiitters.' pth'e,r' .important,-
use.s have been, t'oiind; for FJd.ag;dhe ‘*aiidip’ ..piirt oF
in facsiriiile,- broadcasting, police,;;^ radio, , tna--.
.rine, aviation, services and; poinl-to-poin^^^ conitriuriications,’
. Facsimile, ■Wbioh .presages, the radio's delii-ering -the .-morn-
irig news' complete '\\rith .:picture.s at !bfeak£a,st tables all, over
,i the nation is still ecoriomicaUy ’ an : hmk.no,wri q.uaritity.,’ ’ Its
, lisefrilness: has been demonstrated, .to business,, in, adYettisihg .
. and to press .services: ' Bu.t. whetheit it .wnlT ever:^ produced
reaohably. enough to wdn widespread; acceptance as a sort of
■ liprrie p.rinting . press, of: ’{ip-t6,-th'e-miriute., spot news.tand ;.pi6-
tures is still subject to controversy.,,.'
j No Place for ‘Sliogatriiigers’ [
■ The real revolution; In radio programming, itself, however,
■will come; with television. 'To wmpete .with sound radio
and the film.s, .sight broadcasting: vvill:' havm, to provide -a
; superior and unique program service. Heavy;: initial and
' program costs will bar the door; to ‘shoestring* dperators.
Arid on the demand side, the canny American consumer,
' with a wealth of , other entertainment media at harid.dnring
his leisure hours, W to be convinced he’s getting his
Echoes of a pre-war dispute be-
tween the BBC and dance bands re-
sounded through Broadcasting House
this week .when four of Britain's
. -leading 'symphoriy orchestras, threat-
ened to. go’ off the air uriicsg.'they got -
; ’ more money. They are the. London
PhilharmoniCj. * ' London ,: Symphony
Liverpool Philharmonic .- arid . the
S.CQtiish: orchestra. , ''Their . threat to
etuit broadcasting follows the action
■of the : Halle- Orehestra eight months
ago when it downed fiddles because
the BBC refused to faise the fee per
concert from-S600 to S7.50. -
Musicians in these orchestras get
from $50 to $70 a week. , As each
: combination nurribers between 70
and 80 performers trie -BBC’s present
paymerit ,of $500 .per broadcast ,peiS,
■mits their riavirig as'; thei.r blf of the
take a mere. $3.: The balance, accord-
ing, fp the.'ofchestra leaders, does not,
co-ver their - o,uf :bf -pocket expenses.
As: for, the .Iristruiiie'ntalists, pointing
. tp : the .time involved- iri reheatsalSj
. three bucks is held to : .be an : insult.
In the face of the threatened' sfrike
■the BBC -'is maintaining its customary
silence.
20^ i Hr.
Air Show to Trailerize
Pix; CBS Time Sought
20lh-Fox toppers; are seriously
considering; 'sporisorship of a half--
hour radio, program to exploif fvtture '
releases.. Idea, -str'ictiy in the . talk-:’
ing stage at present,, is presentation
. in digest form of scenes from large-
r : .budget films, But .just enough;tO; Whet-
appetites of filmgoers.
Showf using stars of each picture,
W'ould .briginate, on .Coast. ^.Company
has apprbachod CBS for time avail-
abilities ' ii
Johnson Vice Beatty
, .Washington, Jan. I.
. . J;.,: Sidney Johnson was named ad-
; , vertising difeetpr ..of the- War; Food;
- Administration's .i . epuoationai ' pro-
gram^, last ■week,,. succeeclirigVetneri,
n. Beatty who returns to his .iob as
advertising m.anager for Swift and
Co. Johnson, already at work with
the ' War : Advertising ' Council,;
been, niercha'ndisirig-ihan'agei; for. , Na-
tipnal Biscuit Co. '■- , .
He was active with WFA all last
year in cennectipn with, fhe,;;f6od
■ program. Big program .scheduled
for this year ha.'-- been called 'Food
Fights for . Freedom’ , and involves
production .phasc.s. - '.' ,
WCAIJ Job Switch
Philadelphia. Jan. 1.
Emma Mae ; Roberts resigned last
week as sales promoter at WCAU.
S.he is succeeded by Leo A. Steedle,
fdrfrier head pf ' the Steedle and
Copeland Ad V. agency, Pittsburgh.
Thirty-ro.lgMh
Anniversary
iWednesday, January 5, 1944
mpriby'.s worth, hcfore lnvestin^^ or . three hundred dollark:
in a telceast-.r’eceiyei', , .
; Since ;thc-:'cyo ■ is,, mpre-'defnariding than the- ear, if.’s rijy :
htn.icti/ that'i thc cheaper sort ,6 pr6giW,m, .the -inferior soap
opera, - arid -f Iw 'corny; corii:riterciaT - will have/ , to - give .way-, to.
more substantial fare if presented visually.
’relcN'ldon is cntoi'irtg,,r/adio at -a time :\vKen ;p.rogrm^^^^^
erally ;;irc tpi'id.in^; toNyai’d higher: levels .of performance. FM.
and tei,Qvisio:'ri vvfli :;both hasteri- the. day, of .rad.jp^s;.. maturity,
-insofar ;as' programming, js concerned. Tolcvksiori-;- i.s -also ,
corijirig' at a time when: ''the inotibri , picture; is; -unriv;aUed''’
tl’.e .field of visual entert.ainmciit. To compete with tl-.i.s
sophisticated, medium-— whose gauche mimes and technical
ijiadcquacies of.'25 .year.s, . ag,p, :are' drily; ;,a .ludierb:u
. today.-T-tetev.i.siori. , cannot; afford -ariythirig short 'of ;a-; thor-
oughly prole.-isional performance. . ■ .
;; In its ,c,arly isfages: -.at, - ica.?f, 'it- is- prob'able..i,telovisi.dn ,. will
leaii h;eavily;dri^HdliywoOd for program m.a'terial. . Story-Wise,,
sight 'broadcasting isycapable . of; ‘packing, a . terrific . einOtioiiul
Wallpp.’ GonVersely,: . 'through '.‘theatfe’: telcvnsidn,' . the mo'U
picture may make use of the new medium to diver.sify its
dwii .programs,. . .Much pioneer jVb.rk. in tele\n.sion prograri^
'ining has been, dorie;by mpyie,..c6mpanies and, it.;-is -kigilifi'qarit
;that,.on:e of, the; five cUrfentiy opefalirig ..c’ommefcial'.stations
is.'mpyle-'O'.Wnedi ,, • '■;/
According to prervyar sUrveys,: sight broadcasts of news and
sporting events . wereirirost popular with teleyiew'ers. Present*,
day magazine techniques, yiritness the fact that One new?s pic-
ture iff .worth' . a' thousand ..Words. . -As d news pin veyor, telc-
vi.'-ion's,appe;ol may well transcend, that of aural- radio or tlie
movie in that, spectators, in the intimate- background.of timir-
ow'n homes, may participate visually in world new'S while it
is -actually .occurring;. ' .
. The sports wmrld is also a natural for- sight broadcas'ting.
Thousands in the comfort of; their Itvirig ropms can share
with actual spectators the' suspense of. seeing a football game,
a rnee, of a hox.irig match while the ■outcome i.s, still iii .doiibt.
This Ihct alorie vvpiild favor- televisiori ovdr the !pos.l-mdrteni'
film ; spoi'ls-shoft, ,,-..At ;, the-; sarrie ' time,, : telcvisipri,. like t'le
rnp.vie, w-ill-give its audiencds.close-iip shots, and; 'better views
of contests over and above those seen by actual spectators. .
■ Other pre-war polls showed that dramatic present, atlons ;
W 0 .ro: secorid 'only tp: 'tiewS;pfpgi',era.k::in pppiilarit^^^
regard- to. eppyright.' rdtstrio.tioris .and the o'nero.iis. co.Sl.s .of pro- ,
gramming ’live’ plays.'^eleyision , can bring' th6 -wp:rld'.s di'ama; v
into radio , hpriies . of the future. High caliber drama, pro- i '
duced by,':rn-sf-'ra'te' arfiSts:,:.. riiaterially. .raise: the /dra;:;:,
malic taste.s of radio's audiences everyw-hcre. ,;'
. Much 'as the better quiz programs today make reah enter- /.. .I
.fainraeri't piit. of .bdiieatlorial- rriateriai,! visuat , broa.doa.sf.s - w’ill '
do an even more cft'ective job of making learning pleas’.ir- .
able. Lbiidon. television, atifiien'q'esi fci'r 'example; 'Were strongly ; -. .'/ ..:-1
iriipre.ssed .'-' with '..-‘kridienGe participatipn’ . , ,sh'owis’--nm^^
slipwcs.d'oi'um and. Tb.w.n,'' Hall discussions,,. spelling: bee.-, y.j’ 5 - /
p.rogranis, etc. And.these programs, :wil-l, have the. added v.,fa-':
tue; to broadcasters- of being relatively inexpensive to pro- ‘
duee. Iiv addition; riiuseuiris, art galleries, the dance, tra\el
•shorts.: operas,' .iringtiage, and other types of formal in.struc- - .
tion all lend theiliselyes :fp; televisibn,;and..bVofight daily .into
thousands of homes, could-gb a long wniy toward raising the
cultural level of radio audiences the world over.
- There can be no- question that .television’s political and
social implications are tremeridous. , For e.xample, wfiiei'eas a
.speaker’s, voice and what he. sfiW h aU-important in ,
radio :6taf:6ry> with Sight : trarisriaission, pei'sonal .appearance ,
and peiYsoiial ;pefsuasiveness assume importance; Showman-
•ship may become a real part of political radio speaking tech-
nique. Because of television's persuasiveness it can do even -
more than aural broadcasting has in the w'ny of stimulating
intei'c.st in political and public questions and creating an m-
teihgent and informed citizenry. - , \
TO EVERYBODY ON
You say that 21 guns is the taps in artillery
salutes?
Sure, we know that, hut even the top salute is
not hig enough to express the way we feel about
every body on the program end of radio.
So, with our usual exuberance, tve are topping
the top with a 26rgun salute. Here goes—
A — To all Announcers, Actors, Actresses, Ad-
vertisers and Agencies on all four national
networks and independent stations
B— To all Ballad singers and all the Boys and
Babes on the ''Breakfast” programs :
C— To all Gomedians and Comediennes and
Commentators and Composers
D-^To all Directors and Daytime Drama
heroines
E-^To all Editors of Radio Columns and all Ex-
ecutives in Program Departments through-'
out the land. Engineers too
F — To all Flute players (Gee, if only "Flat
, Foot Floogee with a Floy- Floy” were still
in vogue!)
G — To all Gag writers and all Guest stars ap-
pearing in all programs
H — To all ITep-cal musicians and singers
I— To all Independent program producers
J— To ail .Jazz musicians (sweet and hoi) and
ail Juvenile lead players
K — To all Kids in "Kid Shows” and to the
Kibitzers and the Korn Kohblers and all
others who spell it with a "K”
1 — To all Leading men and Leading ladies in
the serious dramas
Mt-To all Masters and Mistresses of Ceremony
N— To all Narrators and all the Names of the
Name Bands
'»r
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thirty-eighth -P^HJETY"' ^hhlvoi^ary
6 -
3 Esty Execs In
Switch to Grant
Agcy.N.Y. Office
Willi lhe‘ expected acquisition of
sevcia! new accoui.tsT ■ the Grant
■ ae'cncy ■ is-: expanding its : New ,'York'
ofl cc. Among the new executives
being brought in arc P. Wesley
; GohibSj. wKo a-esigned a.s, niarlceting
vice-piesident ol the Es y ageney to
become a vice-president and one of
the top New Yorlc executives of
Grant
Harry. Holcomb, of the Esty,: radio
itidl, IS moving to the Grant firm
Jan. 15, as: radio director, while
..Xh'oinas,: H, Lynch, Esty, time', buyer,
will be , media .buyer in the Grant
ofTice in New York. Several oilier
otlicials,, some from the , homeofCicc
in ehipagp, .are also being brought
into the’ NeW Tork ofliCe. John C.
Morrow, executive yice.rpre.sident of
the New York office of;; Grant, re-
signed several weeks ago, .
: One of the :account.S' ejipected to be
added : to the. Grant;;, list ; is Peen-a-
: Mint tWliite.'lLabocatbri.es),,
leaving the Esty agency. The ac-
count’s radio series, ,. i-Double or.
Nothing,’ heard Friday nights on
W ABC-GBS, wilt remain unchanged
: at least - tlirb'ugh .thg . curren’t’ cycle,,,
ending in March, Identity of ; the
prospective other new Grant ;ac--
counts isn't kno.wii, .
I Will G. Grant, ’agency president, is
,i due 111 New York this week, after a
I New Year’s visit to Texas. Full dc-
Shuebruck, Ex-% Aide,
Fills David Gbunp Post
; . Washington. .Tan. 1.
Peter Shiiebriick, fqniierly a.s-
sistaht to FCC chairman Jamc.s ,L.
-Ply. lias been, upped to tlio post of
as.sistanl to the general counsel of
FCC. Ho fills the vacancy left when '
Assistant General Cburisel .Nathan
David left the Commis.sion to . enlist
in the Navy.
:. Harry M. Plotkin, of the FCC legal
stalT. has been promoted to assistant
general counsel in charge ot admin-
istratidn and litigation.
AS BLUE VICE-PREXY
I.anstorci. P. Yandcll ha.s re.signed
as Blue, vice-president: and treasurer
to manage Tanning Products Export
Co.,- an -Argentiman .firm .supplying
tanning e.xtracts to leatlier proces-
sor.s. Resignation became elfective
Jan, 1,: ■■ ■. . ■ .
;■ ; Prior to • iifl'ijialibii with the Blue.
yimdcH served on .the. ■ boards of
RKO and Pathe Nows
tails b,C the agency changes may be
revealed on his arrival. ,
Replacements for the .throe., depart-
ing executives had, .not been selected,
wlien ‘Variety’ went to press, .but
will be announced shortly, .
Finger’s Added: Scripting'
Len.:Finger, :'B,lne staft. , \yrite.r,'' .do-
ing ‘Met Audition.s’ and ‘Dunningor,’
I has,’.;als6 been,, assigned to. scripting,
I ; j.o.b;; on ; net’s’ •' fbty.ing ... Shiit „ -.Frolics’ ,
and ‘Where Do We Stand.’ ,
Johnnv Olsen is now emceeing the
‘Frolics’ show instead of Ted Malone.
Out a 26 -Gun Salute
THE PROGRAM END OF RADIO
O— -To all Organ plajors and all '‘OIT-slagc”
voice's. Also llicOWr
P— To all Production men and Assistant T’ro-
duclion men
Q — To all Quiz shons and all Quiz ma«lers and
all Quiz Kid.s and Quarlels and Qiiinlels
(and all people in a QuaiidarA )
R— -To all Radio dramatij>ts and Radio Ret lew
tw’ilers
S — 'Po all Si)onsor>>, S_\ nipluitiy Orelie-strai^,
Sound El'feels Men and Sporln Comnicalalors
T — To all Trombone players
U — To U and L and I' and I — all ol L (also
lo ibe Union!')
V — To all Vocali^ls and all ' \ oiee I — ^ oiee 2’’
plat ers
ttlio belj) salesmen sell programs that enter-
tain the listeners
X— To all Xylophone idayers
Y-To all Yodelers
2_To all Zither players (we arc not sure that
there arc Zither players on the air — hut we
don't A\anl to miss antbodt)
To all Yim People oti- the Program Side of
Radio, we of The Blue Nctw’ork. want to pay
this sincere tribute. ^ ours are the liearts and
the hands — the work and tlie5oices — tliedeio-
tion and the integrity — which go to make all
the programs on all the nel'vorks and stations
— the jirograins which arc doing so much to
enlertain and instruel America — and which
liave contrilnitcd .so much to what America is
and lo the light lo keep America that way.
W — To all riters of program presentations Vi e salute yon.
IN Mfl.SPOT
An unusual innovation in iM'as
grainming. has been taking- place on .
GBS, "Which .in; recent montlis h-as ;.
been utilizing the 11:30 p.ni.'-lg:'!<l, ,
a.m; Hour Mondays througli Satur- ;
days to experiment with (catiii c suss ;
taiiiing programs . conceived, pi'o-
duced aiid directed by Columbia’s
program deparfhient in N. Y. and by
afFiliaies in other; cities.
Designed fpr the tWo-folcl purpose
of providing , a. GBS- stable to ’keep
:ifs ;hb,i’se's. Warmed- Upi’iso, that’
di aw replacements whenovci- neces-
sary,, ,anci- also pro:vid.iiig' ' it- ;wiH^ . an ,’
, opporturiity , to iroh out pi-ocluc: ion
.’W'rihkles; the period ;has . proven ;'sp
.suceessf ul; as;a showcase, that the hot -•
; work,. . is '..planning . to -cxfjahd . the .
series. {Several .prografti.s.., tyore :cle-
veloped and later moved to bciteiv:
time period.s, as in. the C'l.so of t'-e
‘Romance’, serie.s, wliich, though ,
.u.sualiy. ' heard ih. tlie l.i;30-i-pichi.lght ■ ;
siiot on Mondays, is now tUiiiig. out
the 10-ip:3(i . p,m. slot on Tiicsdayk;
Simiiiirly. the Colone’.. StiVo'pnagle
lliSO-midriightyTuesday night shovv
and the Raymond Scott program; .
heard Thursday .nights;, at the,.,. saine
- hour, . h.ave frorh time to 'time: been .
moved into better time pcr'o'’,s.
Mo.st recent addition to Uio scries
has bcen.'. the. . Judith Evelyn-’yir.s.
Miniver’ Friday night ll:30-mi;lnight
piogiam, with reports that already
the show is being eyed for possibis-.
sponsorship t an earlier hour. Other
programs in the series iiioliic'o ‘In-
vitation to Music,’ heard Wednesday
nights (ll:30-midnight), and 'Fla.sh-
gun Casey,', the newspaper detective
serial.
The program represents a depar-
ture Iroin the ciistojnary network
procedure .of piGking, up dance bands^
from; hotels; and night clubs at that
hour,. With' :.an ; audienco stirvoy jlist '
. comp! eted ' ■ by; CBE :e.xecs ' d iseW^ '
that the.; web-produced sliows liave .
been attracting as high as CO'-' ot the
nation’s late-hour audieneo.s On tlie
basis of , CBS attracting 25',' as its. ’i
proportionate; Share ot the lour nct-
woik-listening: audience, each, of th*
shows far -.exceed , tha.t .m argi n-,.; the; .
suivey reveals.
Monarch Food’s WGY
Comm’l Sponsorship Of
Go-To-Church Plugs
- Scheneetady, Jan. 1.
The Saturday announeemenl.s on
WGY for Monarch Foods (Reed
Murdock Company, of Chicago i have
;ati.. unusual iSl.aht, emphasizing, faiit ;;
that freedom to wor.sliip as one
please.s is among the. most pciee!es.S'
.pri-vileges of ';AmericaiiS : apd’ .u'.rgi
:fiste,ne,rs to ‘attend; : church of 'your ,
choice tomorrow,' : , -
‘ ft’s believed to be a precedent tor ;
consistent radio: support- by... a corn- , :
.mcrcia.t .sponsor .‘of ,4 ,)ip-t<r-ch^^^^ '
movement. At least its d;ho. first
time in WGY’s hestory,'.
Audiiisn Ted Steele
For Satevepost Show
. Ted: Steele and ,<i band, of 26.
audi.ioned Thursday (30 1 lor a radio,
lirogram- planned for Satiiidu.y ■ Eye.-' ;
. ni-ng Post:; sponsorship. ■ .Sponsiirs .re-',
])oi'ted plea.sed with rosid-s. iiut no
, defin'ite-. ;eommitme,ht;;.;;';ha^ ■ '.come
fir rough yet.
Aveyafd and .McFarland . is';agency. ,-
‘Date With Judy’ Takes
‘Treasure Chest’ Spot
; *A Date ’w;ith J:ucly.t Has;^ ,;
:- r.epln.cemeht ; , .tot; ; . ‘Treasii re’ ; , Ghest’ '
starting Jan. 18 (8 30-9 p m 1 La'ter
;.s-h.(i\v- ..switches from NBC .lb., Blue ,p’h
! . Ja n. , 24 in the ’'7-7 :30 ,p,m;. ; rnol ,' fpr.
’ fliros Root. Beer. ,
Lqwis-Howc Co. (Turn::.', i-vniains
., as. .sponsor for the now prin,ram .
■ ■ wilii ; Roche, Williams an<: iCl’iVtiiiyhff-.,
‘ liaiii. Chicago, ’ the agem-y ■■ .-.a.s • :;'be-.: .
'i'0rt^. . .-‘pate,.:'. With: - ,IUf :. -'.‘.tis .lfieai'cl
, : dui-ihg.,' the .;, past ^
.for tiie Eddie Cantin' .pr.lgi am.. .
V
Wednesday* January 5, 1944
Annivenaiy
Latin • American countries are
finding, through the Coordinator of
Inter-American Affairs’ radio pro-:
grams, that the United States is fast
becoming the seat of ■world culture
and the CIAA is not backward in ex^
pressing ifs delight over the newly. ,
discoyerod, trend .’of . public opinion,
registered down there,
Ofl'ieial .spokesmen for. . the SQv-
ernment agency,' just back from
Soulh America, said that the old.
bugaboo about Europe as the ten.
ter' of art, music, literature, etc.,' is
rapidly being dissipated, through the
medium of shortwave broadcasts,,
tra'nseripUons and lo.cal produetions
in Latin Amor ican cpuntrios. ■ .
Mticii of this rathpr. recciit devel--
Opincnit , was vevealed:'at a meeting in
Lima, :■ Peril,' held' recently among
field represehtaliV’es o,f the ClAA;
John Ogilvie, . head of the agency’Si
radio .se'ctien; tWtfred Roberts, N, Y.
fadid chief; Kay Bailiy, sur-vcy, ,ad-
,y,erli,;iii.g and proniotion iioa'd, and
John ,Bogg, Stale Dept. '
Formuiating a :well-knit. : oyerail
program, the group agreed that , the
prime job was ‘not to io.se ,;.sjght of
the ,\v!ir’ but at the same time: bring
to the; Latin Americans a, h;i.gh type
,ot cdupil tional- and cultural s'drick ,
■to Get Symphony, Opera
Toward :■ this end, . arrangements-
. liave : been made , to ..^transcribe ^ the
■entire ,NBC Symphony series and
a.lso the Metropolitan Opera series
it'o.r .shipment bo.low the border. .. Aisp
in , the ofl(ing is,- O ' v'ast ; educational
program, enibod.yihg participation by
Universities in the U. S, .
Before this country's participation
in the - war, the task confronting the
CIA A was primarily, . (o carry out
President HoPsevelt’s , program .of
the 'good neighbor’ policy, but the
Avar, brought the ne\v' angle of com-
bating peritiany's va.st propaganda
machine by instilling confidence in
the ultim.ate victory of . the Allies to
the Latin American countries;' . ■
Evidence that this iattei- phase of
the job has been completed is the
emphasis which CIAA is placing' on
tlie cuiturat campaign, ' aimed at
greater cooperation in. the post-war
era .than has o.ve.r been achieved .be-
fore. ' ■ ’ ■ : ■>
, earing
-urren
On
CBS ‘
I6vh .
n\ca9liwS
T’elevisio''
JRecor
Sam
Viclf
.A on
Turner Takes Seat As
IRE Prexy This Month
Hubert M, Turner, a.ssociate prp-
fcs.sor of electrical engineering at
Yale and recently elected proxy of
the Institute of Radio Engineers for
1944, will: be installed iti'dilioe at the
opening session- of IRE’S winter tech-
nical meeting, Jan. '28, at the Hotel
Commodore, N. Y. Turner succeed.?
Dr, Lynde P. Wheeler of FCC.
The newly-eloctcd president, 32nd
in the; organization's history, served
as. techniGal instructor to the Army
Signal Corps during World 'War L
Ditecim”*
Wednesday, Januaiy 5, W ,, Thirty-oigiiih P^^rietty Anntv<>rsnry 137
PAUL
MINNEAPOLIS ★
Since bur first Planalyzed Proitiptibn reports found their Way to
agencies' and ddvertisers' desks more than three years ago^ these
red folders have become familiar evidence of KSTP's oatstanding
n^sfchandising cooperdtion. ^
For US* fpnriiliar evidence that Ptdrtalyzed Promotion has been
"iodged . , . and fdund yvanted'' is contained in hundreds of com-
niendatory letters we Kaye received from KSfP's clientele of leading
agencies and advertisers.
Planalyzed Promotion is KSTP's own, thorough-going method of
merchandising and promoting your KSTP radio campaign. First
comes the analysis of your particular sales problem in the KSTp
Markets Then^ond on/y then-^comes the promotioh^ p/ari. Thus,
KSTP's exefas/ve Planalyzed Promotion— a distinctive, no-cost ""plus''
which presents one more reasor> for the effective and economicaf
selling job KSTP does in the rich Twin Cities Market.
50,000 Watts -Clear Channel
EXCLUSIVi NBC AFFILIAtE
FOR THE T W i N CITIES
Represenfed Nationally by Edward Retry & Co
Steve Ellis Points To
Survey Re Kate Smith’s
Disc Airing Squawks
New York, Jan. 1.
Editor, 'Variety'.
With reference to recent objections
aired by. SrnSfh against of
the teiephone sysiern fpr' ,b;41otting
in recorded ‘battle' programs and
speaking only for such prograijis as
staged on WOR's ‘Moonlight Saying
Time’ I would like to call attention
to a tew pertinent facts.
.The as far as
the originators of the show were
eoncefned, : was t^ the entertalrt-
pieht was projeeled to appeal to the
so-called . ‘graveyard shift' workers
in war plants nearby on a ‘music
while they work' basis. To arouse
interest ‘Moonlight Saving Time’
builders hit upon the popularity con-
test idea. 'i"':’ ■
Last August before launching the
WOR officials conferred
KOIN
This station not only accepts the responsibility of public service— it seeks
community problems and devotes its fatcUii^t^^^^ gssist^g in their
Currently running in this magazine is a series of full pages telling in
detail of activities that contribute to its leadership. Special wartime- pro-
grams full coverage of public events . educational and ' agricultural
service continuous public lelatious work . . keep KOIN on top in the
public mind at all times.
program
with the telephone company and re-
ceived information that only about
5% of all phone calls ilocsl and long
distance) were put through between
the hours of 2 and 5:45 in the morn-
ing. This was construed to mean
that ‘Moonlight Saving Time’ con-
test ballotting by phone would not
con.stitute a hardship on the tele-
phone system ; by conges ling busy
circuits. It was further explained
by telephone ofdciaU that most of
the calU would be handled On the
automatic dial system, ' which would
not clog switchboards or overload-
operators.
In addition. - s,ince the programs
were slanted to catch the war work-
er audience, WOR also checked with
pci-sonnel managers at New York
area plants of Wright aircraft, Ben-;
dix, Brewster, Todd .shipyardis and
other concerns to decide on the best
time .spot for 'Ihe ‘battles.’ These
war production officials advised that
the 2:30-3:30 a. m. period was best
suited for such programs and some
plants cooperated to the extent of
piping portions of the show into
cafeterias and restrooms.
During the 16 weeks of recorded
competition the station has received
over 20.000 phone calLs a '.testing to
the popularity of the contest idea
' and many of those phoning have
urged that the ^battles' be continued,
i However, in spite of the facts as
; stated above, WOR stands ready to
diseohtiijue the phone ballotting sys-
tem if it can be definitely determined
that, as Miss Smith charges, the calls
actually do constitute an unpatriotic
gesture by overbuidcning the heav-
ily loaded telephone system ; in the
New York area. Steve Ellis. :
KOIN augments its superb schedule of CBS programs with top-rank at-
tractions of its own , created by the largest and best pre^ram staff In
the Pacific Northwest. Its local 10 p.m. newscast, “Five Star Final,” with
Jim Wyatt, has by far the largest audience of any news broadcast (local
or network) in the area, it’s No. 1 piiblfe prrierchce is
■ tiuuatly’ attested by survey figures. ■
Audience plus prestig e make any station attractive to time buyers
To these KOIN. adds poliries of oyriution . that exclude medical, dental,
alcoholic beVerage ahd Other types of advertising not oonrideFed in the
best interests of its listener . and special merchandising and publifcity
service that includes a daily niewspiaper column and a ten-year-old
monthly publication for retailers., '
The Portland market has always, been reliable an^ productive with high per
capita .spending power backed by tremendous lumber and agricultural incomes.
Today phenomenal pppuiation and speniUng conditions due to Kaiser’s shipbuild-
ing and OtheT war. industri^ make it a real bonanza for advertisers.: FOr tomorrow
-—post-war planning is aheady active to keep it high on time— buyers’ market
Plugs
KOIM
A ;cheek ! by Robert M. GiUham,
publicity-advertismg direetbr : for
Paramount, shows that Par reached
a‘ peak on radio break.*; during De-
derpber, with 63 diflercnt plugs on
nationwide network broadcasts that
month. ■ ■ ..
' Included were guest appearances
of Par slars and featured players as
well as dramatizations of , Par
properties. -
FREE & PETERS, IN€.y National Representatives
Tom Severe t« Coast
; Torn Revere, v. p. in charge, of
radio at Ted. Bates, agency, left . for.
Coast Friday (3l) for a one-month
rbmbined business arid va cation t r ip.
Coast to Coast
Every Thursfjay Evening
‘‘The Arkansas Traveler”
V
W^esday, January 5; J944
Thirty-eighth Anniversary
Sectspn^s Greetings
BOB HOPE
“KEEP ’EM SMILING”
It Is
Firm Belief That:
—America’s homes are America’s future.
—Our American people have the wholesome
courage, the fearless spirit to overcome
any brutal force that would menace the
security, the families, the homes of which
we’re so justly proud. •
—The American mixture of faith in the
Almighty, ingenuity, and love of freedom
for' all, spell Victory]. \ - ■
— All our combined efforts are needed to
insure tin's Victory, and tor if we must
be prepared to sacrifice everything.
. — A spicy dash of, humor and a soothing
: draught' of inspiration are as essentially .
a part of our daily diets as food itself.
i— America needs to wake up with a smile —
“because a day begun happy makes life
worthwhile.”
WjfTt’ speeiai. fhanics to my
sponsors (Swift & Co. and
The Kellogg Go:) tHe east,
: produeer, agencies, rieticork
r-stdtions, and especially,
my wife— luho for the .past
IQ’/z 2 /ears has rotiCed me
daily at 6 a.m.)
- Therefore, in peace or war, we of the
BREAKFAST CLUB must “KEEP ’EM
SMILING!”
—DON McNEILL.
It'is the function of the Breakfast Club as
an American Institution to boost our
morale in the morning when it, lends to,
ebb' lowest.
Thirly-o.if'hth ^^filETT Aniiivprsary
Wednesday, Janu^
«(>* At AitC H (j V N M SON
Newfi Commentary
15 !Vj[iiis., Wed. anil Sal.. .10 p.m.
Siiyiaihinit
WOK-Miitiial. New York
VVilnVi 11 ^.^ . itial : J a p ,vp;i*opafSa ndiiits
\verc. jictivGly dii'cciiug'di.
eailipo iKi-r. iiv the. U nUecl State,', iviid i a .
pi'eclic'tioiv, . that -Gen.: MacAftHui-
. woulfi, not : b:o ■ receptive .lo .. noniiiia-
-AttitL. by* a, poUtu'al- . piu'.t.v v roV,, tli,P •
■ pi’osidency' iinloss ho is forced to i:os
. tire 'wore liiHlvliglils. .of Gunnison's'
iirst '.sustaining' ocu'.s staoi;a -Dep... ;^^'
. ■.siiico;:rd'.s.'i'pi'('.,iii.'i'e'tdrii:ion'.;ihbiGeipk'7.
' iTciim-;' ;T!ip cs)ipn')tMitator;,.:.w,hb'se . lies
df vui'y;',. ik : e!i.sy '■ iitid dtiiwinp:, ...strbssiid.
dls.e'-'^'pcr.kohn.tk '. 1 tnfc.h ‘ thrptighptd'. ■<
- :bi'u.'udcaa '■'.and..' dot: ' .t.he ■ .udnclusi.nri, '
tbrewi .it .pitch for .;inai'l by: ■.asliilig
tciiei'.'f; to.'i'e,pyrt to. It'iin a'ny, ih-siaii'pes;,
of; .Nip .'.wi-ii.spdr.liig .' pt:<!p'ag'and.a:' as
; ;pa vt ■■ dt'., a ea.ij,i'.paigii to, ; halt -..i ts. prog.
' frcs.s: d ■: ddV
. ..G'unnis.iui .'.i-eferred;' to-.dvi's, ■cSfpG.ri.*
eiicSps, :in .''iji0.s().)r. to'', p.dm .ti'iy.,'a'.-i.',efe.i>'
: .eHC'p'.'I'O. iho .i'ee.o'iit;; Ni!.zi.:t.h.re.iit.’.that
■ c:int(ir.o,ci': AU led- ,l■Ue.^■.S, rtittvoecl .'’ 0 x 08 '
; ..Ax.fe t.ei'rjt.i'ii'y. wQuld'.vbe'jjiit.: tcr'death..
. Tcrhiiiig..' lli'P Oneiiiy'- ■sav.affcs.i. ' Oo.th’
ill'- the,'' F.ar".. .E;i.st iji'i'd' - ]5,i.irnp,e',' ■‘■vlic
:3Mi.ftual. .repor'l'er' cteelared' that,:. jri-i.Hi.s:'
opinion,' ,'u*e .'eawItaifC' .it' ' iro.'.jiiat'ter..
' how ■ lii'ula.l : dr .'irltt.rfleSs . the. eiremy'
.' tact'ie.s.'.'prihed .to- be;.:'". I'.'- :.'d:
I d'd Terming . Currciht . . labor .; disputes
. .. apd:.:.st;ti.ke'..:thrcutsl:'lrag'ic;’ ' Gvmh.iso'h'
asked';.] isl.el'ier.s'.'fe Ipdle -at .spoh.situa.':.
•GIVE AND TAKE*
Bill Cimpcr.'Qni/,
15 Mins.,: 5 iim-Tlir«ugh-Sut.; 11:15
p. m. '■ '.' '' '.d.
EobSler BeStiiiiraiit
WTiiT; iiiiHfora
' .Fono.wipB live )iries-of a .qui? abaii-
cipr.ed wheii, aviillcnce ' -p.avtieipation
prO)«ram.s wdro rid.cd-;diit':'.'as'; a w.ai"
i; nieasiirc, -Gi.y.e' aijd. TakeV'ihii
i.ii'.i't such pi'ojjrvi.iii , .to : return ; to .the
-a.iii' .'ihdh'is area. ' .'d,' V'^ .' ' '
.' 6i'igin'atihg-on. the rdanoe :fio0r..' the
:. sh.o\vd..fc.ativro,.s'' aiv.swers to (fheslibivs
i asked, inv a- 'true tu', false’ ba.sis,:.;\yhich.
; i)atU.ra1ty:'. .Hiiiit.S' ,v,e^ 1'roi.ji. . pa.-^ ■
.jirdvva aivdapi'e.ve.ijts too tnueh,, chatter;
.'bj-ptirticipa'ilts; ...' ';|.t ;■ ...
.. Bill: Gdopei'; Is,; ia, per.sohitble jii.a.'itcit;
■o;f ;,cc'rfen'i6j'iic'sVdnvakihg, a- good .imr'
pl'es.sKin'dou': 'te ’ ttooi' as well as ,d\’.er .
ftlve iVii'. .vHe tS fdi'nnal . in'.'.his, .inari.ricr:,.
j'.\<:it:ho;ut':appparltta;,sti(.l'. ;PaC pars
dtieipat'iiv'g .each: receive.'a ‘taim'-check’
\ ■s.!fod:.'f.()!; a :, tli-i h'k, ddrt.'ilh'e : house.'' : '. , . ' '
I , Wl jhilr ‘:ltand,all'i . ioeat
I . 'agency'.,.; ;put the iieal across. .'
.'tiotis ., .fi'on'i.;' the 'dseivyiceriveti’s. aiigl.e.
avid:.;, cdntp’are ,' the;.: .saeriflees' .'b'einj.
:.;made;..dn the: FiRKtihg .frDitts'.ttdth ' th
ddepiprable .{..halts ' . ip .. . production, : a:t
home. i'Ctuuivisoh ' 'brings .. to the , air
ah ,atfthdi‘ilaii\tp ba’ek,grdund',:oh'fiaci-,:
; aflair.s: aiid-'' should.: build; , tip -a
‘stlb.staritial au'die'hee. {' '{ \Domi. .
THE WEEK IN . REVIEW ' .■
With Jl.M HEAEEY, Ell FI.YNN : , i ,' ''
Commentary d :
30 .Milts,, Siu.ndaYi C30 Pi m,;
Wm. W. i.ee & Co.
W.SNY, Srhenectaily
...:.d iLeiyhion & Nelson)
. ,.;T.hp. ivTost {ahrbitidUs program ,ori^^
natiivg, ill the Schenectady .: .station.
..this .ioatiires the:- best'-kivowvv coms
nventalor and radio, persohality Of
live 'areiii.' '' Healey,. :veterivli Albany
itcivspapernvan, column Ist for The
'TiniciiTUnioii, and long a favorite on ;
WGY,. lor . Sun 'Oil Co. - and. other
dililt io.ijal '. advertiser.^,. :, ibvjews the
I {weektS' highlights . in . the interna-
■i OK ill and natiiinal fields. Ho atso
answers . cutest ions and ofVer.s hi.s
's;t an dar d: ,;b i'a n d oI poet rj';, ph j Ipso ph.y . ;
. Flynn, another vg icc fam iUar '. . to ,
WGY dialers on a vai lety of pro-
'. grams. ; i S.'. . used, (o break . the ■ voice
, hfonO'toi),v',a,ii,d{'tb read oddities in :the ■
nows, dyeivley,' and; .Ply hhi . also : beat
the drums for Leo's 'epilgh.-droup.
remedy., {'d ''■;l''':'dd:i
The only broadcast of the. exact
type hereabouts, .it . is well, spotted on
.^updtiy afternoon. Healo.v handles
the commentary -summary .cnootldy, .
; a.lthpugii', tlVo. time .'seeni.s ' a bit Jong
: lin.d' iH,‘c'.,p';i'ce' a 'Httle slow. With par-
ing, !;e could include somctliing on
'.thi;e.;'\vepk;' in bu.sino.ss. ..sports, {literal
tui'c aiui theaU'O. He. i.s a pretty
competent ..analyst, .despite,: the', lack
‘CHRISTMAS ROUXDCP’
Cast; Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Lionel
Barrymore. Major Eddie Dun-
steiller oreh. , ' ' '
Writers: Glenn Wheaton, Hal Block
Dir vetor: Tom Hargis
45 Mins.; Fri., 10 p.m. (Single TIdie)
Sustaining
AH Networks
A.4 ah iiitrbd.itetioh .to' (lie recordpd
rcliroadoast of President Koosevcli's
world' brbadea.st to the 'U. S. forco.s,
all four major nctwork.'i pro.seiilcd a
,4.iqhhiute .sustaining show ■ 10-10:45
p.m. Christ jnas Eve', ..Because .of ^ un-
favorable :.;,:athi'0sphev.ic:.' condition, s,
nuicl} .of live world pickup portion of
the pWigram . d i.sappo iiitcd, but on 'live
strength of; Bob Hope's and Bing
;Cro'sby’s ,Clo\vni'hg. it^ 'ahiusing'iia:
a . wiiole. '. In ; ariiiilion. . the ..stanza
'so:nei’.o\v ■ lut'd ‘ ah' air of '.spoiifaneily:
that .\va.S' suitable .aiid .iiigralialihg for.
tlic occasicn. Hope wa.s m.c. for
most of the' .sessioii. It till .was pyOr
duced by OWI. . ' ' "",:;:'dc,''
, ’Biondl Barrymore :o;pcned. the slvow
and iim-pclucod Hope,, wlio . clicked
;wilh one of iiis characteristic .'.U'-igli
ofdfo:i:ei:g,h travel pr, ro.sideive'e 'b:i:ck-:
grpund,. Healey. ti;o o;i!y one from
tins .''s'oeti'P'n 'dvyh'o' ...has 'e\tor jitado i a
nviijor network .commercial., i.s top
dravver ,Ph yoi.ce, ahd, n.like techiiuiue:
. .." JUCO:
Con You find the FIRE, the SKELETON,
the HORSES, the RAIN... in this Picture?
MM
Milking a cow: .squirting sclizcr into a
:tin milk pail acliicves the desired effect.
T HEY’RE all there. You’d reeof'iiizc
them instanlly— if you heard tliein.
'I'liey are gatlgcl.s from XBC’-s Sound
Effecls Department, ihe hirgest and
most eomplete in radio.
XBC lia.s cleYoted a {fieal deal
of lime, thongliL and efVorl, ii.s well as
ingeiuiily and eold cash, lo llie devel-
opment of this imporltiiiL pJia.se of
AKiss; (lie foctilc lla.S;;0}iiingC(l, in tlic
principle roiiianis the same a.s always.
'.S'ock'in, tHe:JoWt,siiikiii; 9 :^ iiii:P'ii,|,)ad'
'. of rubber sounds just iike a bayumker.
broadeasting anolher rea.son Avhy
IS’BC is “ The Netieork Moxl People
Litilen lo Mont.”
ANSWERS:— -T-li Skeleton — rattling wooden sticks
brings ;:d skeleton to jife; 2, Fire crushing Celto^
phone sounds like crackling flames. 3. Horses —
pounding rubber cups ogeinst herd -packed earth
simulofes o gallop. 4. Rain— bird seed falling against
wooden bells onto foul paper sounds like o storm.
The
National
Broadcasting
Company
Airterica's No. 1 Network A SERVICE OF
RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA
nionol().gs. Tliere followed a pickc.p
- from Algiers, 'Where it: .was 3 a.m., ,as
a soldier described the Chvi.sXma.s
Eve party given by the 12th Fighior
i :Co,himanci, U. S. jirmy Air For.be, ', te ,.
local ..French kicUs. Crosby wa.s ,>i\
next with a Christmas carol, .after )
winch tliere was a pickup .from the
ciiterttiinment aboard an alrcfaft ■
carrier in the Pacific, tin inlen iow
with a ship-torpedoing victim at .the
Setimen's Church lii.s.itute in New
York, and a proporiy shortened
aiieedote by a member ot a Coast
Guiu'd ciiUer crew at .sea,,
There. was a fair.altempt .at draHia-...
tizi'hg ■' the time , dilfereiicos . .as ' the '
I' iioxl pickup wa.s :f rbra ivh'pp of a
c.boriiber. uhit'Of the 8,h .Air Force iii
Eng kind, ' but . pickups ' from Cliiiisg- ' ,
,ki,Bg,'GuPdalcari'al,,;Nevv. Georgia .aii^
I I’aiH.unia 'W:e:i';e largely;, iihintelligible
;'a;iVd one.s from .liidi'a,,: .the A]e;ufiiiii.«,t.''
'{A'i'aska .and New Guki.ea ■, K.llcci tu
conic, through at all. '
Hope and Crosby. in';':a,n; 'apparontly '
',;..advl.ib ribbing; iiesslort', miidc.a . inim’-
j ; her of old gag.s seem new and ';'fim'iiyj {
a .-ioldier in a New Caledonia .jiosi'jitpl'.. ;.
:iifin;g '■While,' Ghl'isfe
a ily. there were ;e,KCept|o,i.ially. clear ',
pickup.s^ from a submarine ar.ii
'oattloship at sea, a Yank con-cspoiH!.-
, eht' in Hawaii indulged in ..smiie
ciue.<iioi!abie. cditoriaiiziiig and, - after;
Barrymore had read a' ..spiel about
Bplhluhcin,,;. the shoiv .switched to '
tiicro for t;h,e'4 :a.m,;Chrl.sti,iias-hioi'n-
ing. .service . in li.io. ClVui'cii Of t!u;
Na'ln'lty. . After' 'Cidis'by.'.sang, {'Goiiie .
;a;u Y e '::Fa'i lhXu;b’; ' Bariij-morp' : b
,f hfr-;.'|5i:o,gra(h'' ; -'by .;.'-i l■^,';I'■:pflll'^'i(tg ' '
'■recordl'irg 'of .the 'PresidPiit.is .'tt'i'ik.;
' ''V' '’ '{'.b v' laHb
I Follow-up Comment
-Mr.-'and Mrs. Go to. the {Theatre, '’ '
lo a li.i;s't-finie.listei)ei'.''i.s.;,a'''s'in.gfi;l'a':riy'
unimpressive attempt at pla.’v: ' r.t'-
'y'lew'-ilig;, '; Ethel anti ..luiius ' Coiby,
lH'‘ii.rcl ; W.edncsd.ay {-micinight .{i.g!) 'i oh
WMC A, Now , . York; , eovereti ' . .Ifuit '
c'vt'iiii'ig;s:'pi;cmior'c of ‘South' Pik'ilie,’:
at f ho Cprt, .theatre..; -.It,'.' Wa.s: 'ap.par-.; ;
. entJ.y.an ti:.iuisual :bdit.}Dh of .'.Ihe 's'eries.-'
;.sinc,e,. the 'c,oupld.dls'agrPed;..s.'^^^^^^^
their 'Opinio'ns . of: the, ;pla;v.,;'.ivncl. at,
'Uihes 'i'ergcd:Oi'i.,.ah :putri,gh.f .'hyi-tihg
; over tlVo 'matter;' ..C,oJby,v'',eXj>r;e,ss,i.;iV,g: .
the. utifavorivbie op.iiiim. smiiiricci
Oiiinioiu'.tcci , and : ’S'mi.ig','<: '.'wh'i'K’.', :,l'vi-s''
\\'if;ehs‘' PiVder.ctitt'ihg; .'l.a'i'eitsihi'becai.n'e, ;
at ..ritoinen'is,"- ititlkhr':' ratislu:. ; Tiiat
thigh I'i, bo . -good maii.slii)) if .{{file''';
. r:e\’,i.e'vvih g.' 'i tsel f' AVere-. adoi: tia to',,', b (.(t .
::in ''Ih'i.S'.'.inslane'b tljc,' CO’lta.v.s' 'CUi.t.l'pi'(''d .
their; ''bvie,|';ihtorluri''e':',: 'irr.o'l'ovaiut
:pe'r.'-(ina:litre.s ''.ail'd'. c(i,rn,y:,'atiii''o.s|')'lu'ro.' '
stufT '(at one.' point .Calb.v.a.sked,, it'.ho -
; in;Eg ht clear his' thro.at ■' an d . the 'sikiii.se'
.i;niii'iki;trbd..'‘pf''cp.ursei .dariipg' h, in-' .
stpari of .'glyi.ng .a b6'ih];nhdtO'ii,s'i:bl'i' i,dea.
.of, tlie.play.; .Therp i.s'i' tibvi'oti.sl.y, -'lit-
tle, .au.tU,cncp '.fPi' ; any ,l.ul'c-.c'Ven.ing
legit, . 'h-eyie.vv' . on.’ '. the 'a|i',.' ,' TlpAVitrd ,.
Bar lies; I egi l-film crit i'e 'fob' 1 i;e .N. Y.
..Herald' Ti'iSnmc. is tlic only oni- w '-.o .
ever consistentiy iw-klgl-.t rer.i cii-r.-
petenoe and aiitliovity and
ity lo the assigtimenf, at, lea'stiFoetilly,:
But Barnc.s gave it up tuui ;':l'Ro;' sta- '
',tipn.,.''WOR,.;.:disepn,titipi!d .tbeVifen.ttn'e^
Bennett C'cif added, tiie tciv.ir.ir.e :
tPueii to Iiis 'Books {Are Bulleis' pro- :
: ,i;t:nn'i on WQXR. 'N, '.''Y'.;;. Wc'dtK sdnv
,(20) afternooh, ,\vith i-CaroIc I'.andis
and, Genevieve Taboui.s a.-; ' guests;
Mi.s's {Landis! ; 'Four jilishin a. .Icep/.
.tiPw app'baring -in ' 11 .( 0 ' SiiU ienn.-; an.-l
skedded lor publication by Ra ntiom
House next month, oocned .the ..in*.'
iloriliai; 15-minute {session;' by , r.efall-,..
in'.g 'sPnie of the, limhier iheidents '(ih
in r trip .'0vcr.scas ,w;ith, the’; HSCr Ain.it. ,
'Miss ;'i;abpAiis,'.' Who; \v role .'about’A'fie' '
tlp\ynfall,' of France .in 'They Call; :Mc :
Casa ndra’. :; , (Sertbnersh ' . g;it:heretl :
through her observations a's'a French "
,)i c w spa per. woman , . spoke ' I ii { a more
.seriPii.S .Vein, : Program wound tip
with a three-way f'pu.hd-.lablp... dis^
AAissioh; Which' added; filial touches, to
on interesting, .stanza.
' Ken Niles substifiitod for. Tom
Brcnmnann as emcee of 'Br.Gaisfa.St'at'
Saccii'.s' over the Bliic Tuesda.v; {( 2.fi k {;
.N'lies,, has had 'long,':expcv.ieii,ce:a,S'.a.n .
tinnoiinccr on important weii sllP'wS .
from tlie Coast, 'out he did not par
Brenemaiin's m.c.ing on tiris, spi-ight-.,
iy, homey, Americana :pro,gram. for
women listeners. That the latter,
' k'ith':''{his, 'easy, , Iricndiy,’ ppiAsoi'wnty
and ready wit, meaii.s pler.t.v to the
imit-'Kour was emphasized witc:; a
siibsiitule took over •
Can. War Info Board
Mulls New Radio Setup
' ; ''':6,tta,wa'.'','',3‘a'n.'.;L
• Canada's Wartime ,' ' InEbrination ,
Board ' .is'' mulling . .setuj.x' '1o.'':h,aiicllP'. '.
radio angles horetol'oro otky tiuA'n.ed .
.{light 'I'y, ;
'N'(i'''(i 9 'An,ite; plans'' yet!^
. e.nit'ecl ..radio men will :be;''bt'p:u,sli''!.',''.h.'',,;' '
'■■it .Is oxpcctc'd, to ;fPrin:'the';';'i3!;u)kbc,cJ
'd 1 V'isiO'n 'of 'the,{'J?viB, .'tyhi'C,IV'':ik
l.y .Ic.i'.n Gricr.son 'w,hb.'i..S-, {.:'‘,h,^ ;.
Dior, inion ',s Govern me::'. .Ii}ti,i.'.\';'’''hr .
i ;'::.-sinr.cr and chief of i);c X.-.ki-i'fl
r'ilm Board.
Wednesday, Januaiy 5, Thlrty^et^th p^&RIWfY Anniversary 141
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HATS OFF
to the past, present, and future of
For nearly twenty-five years now, we have
been reading Variety.
It^s like an old friend dropping in for a
visit each week . . . and it helps us keep in
touch w'ith other old friends too, especially
during these busy times.
Best wishes for continued success
FRED WARING
Now in our 5th Year
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Thirly-vighth p^fiEETY Annirorsnry
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
GREETINGS
f
Personal Management
ED WOLF
FCC Favors Clamp On
Newspaper O^ership
Of Stadons; 1 Dissenter
- Washingipn. Jan. 1.
.federal, Co, m^iirii
sioli ’ teetered this .weekend ,oo, ;:tlie
question of hpw strdriK to make a-
broad policy of oppo,sitron to news-
paper ownership of radio stations.
: .Executive session ■ last Wednesdaj'’
(29) found .six of seven commission-
ers for poliiiy- whlbh. vrould: gener-
.a.lly oppose qew.spaper.o
.siatio.n.s;' vyoUld, permit, exbeptioir- in.
indiS'iduaf . cases, but' .'would ! not.
anect. control, and operation ' Of sta-;
tions already owii.ed by''n,ew.spapers.
T, A, M.: Craven ,wa.s Only mern, bef
to al'Stie ■ there should be no inOi'e
r e s tr ip t i o n .s,. again.st hewspaper
ow'ner.ship than , against , nwner.shi'p
by ‘ 'any :Qlher ' .type .b.u.sine.ss. .He
.stood reiidy to file,; - a: : d.i:.sspntin.g
.opinion .if the eoriimittoe anhonimod
the policy.
V. Story leaked . Out; ■ next' day , and
.JaineS L. Ely issued,, A, statenieiit; that
‘FCC is' coiitinuinA its study of . this
matter. :,tlt has taken: .nb„ vole atid :
has; arrived vat no cpnclli.siOn;’ Meet- '
ing''scbcduled for 'Thursd.ay to epn*
t inue, . ■ddlib'ei'atiti'ii' ‘ was;, .'cartetded.: ..at .
.'iasb.ini.nuteVw'ithout;'. explanation. ;' . '
One Congres.sman, who got inside
story ■ of ’ .W.ednead8y’.s ; S,e.ss4oni. eo'tn-
moiited: 'FCC llatly endorses divert
sification of control, over various
raedi.a of iid'ormation, and -in that
newspaper control of radio is a
movement ■ toward . monopoly of llic
pipe Tines ;pf public opinion.’
CohijniSslQn , has dawdled ; for .;past
itbree years; o.h ..new.spaper owner-
shtp ;;iss'i,ie. .Only reccntiy,:;..; u^^^^^^
prodding qqestions of Senate Inter-
state Comnaerce ComftiitteO conduct-
ing hearings' '.on .the; White- Wheeler,
hill, did FCC get down to rent busi-
iie.ss in the .ease,'. .
LEON; GOIDSTBIN TIPPED
, Nethan .S,trali.s,'' Jit, WMCA ) N.Y. ) '
ptesidiiiiti appointed Leon Gold.stein,
..Staiion’S riews and .special feature.s
director, as i;, second v. p., effective
es , of last . Saturday (I). -- ■ -
Strains previously liad announced
apppiiitraente of Herman M. Stein, i
.secretary-treasurerj and C b a r 1 e.s
Stai'k, (ir.st v. p. and general iliaii-
,ager.
E. MORSE
‘•One Family*^
••J Love a Mystery*’
' 1 .
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thirty-eighth
From All of Us and From
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Eligtiet Deodorant Cream
TEA BURtAU. KiC.-Promotion 0/ Tea
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Loress Tissues - ■
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Thitiy-riglith Anntvenary
iVMnesday, January 5, 1 944
By BII.I. HUNT
CliiciiHO. Ji,;i. 1. \ 'i
" Witli only an. ',6sU ,:'
■ cians out ot the total nremiMn'slri'ii of y
138^000 members of tho Amorican
Federation , bf;' IMiisieians',' q,ya^^ . ' ■
and working as top network stafl
nuvsi'cia'ris, ;the .ndtwm!^
m' New York, and Holly.:^;:'',:,
■wood, easily stancl'bin.‘.as':tl>e')^
select .snigle.'grbvip' Jn riiditi. ., ■ ' '■ l
Qualifications i it', ■terms, ■.bt ; baclW 't: j
■ ground .Xor one tii;; tiie .coy.tHbcl ■Jobs ^
■\\diich pay i!io:big,li,6st sfl'iniii'd^^ in-vtlie r. '
music woild. sou.iidst'U ■
groiind of ;a .tbp giiy Xn ■;W1v6:Vs tVhb.’ ; , :
(Background that ■inosinniisvcai^d ■ v
tors'.anthethree.hnnjop ■broadcasting' ■
'Cities cohsidqi' .'leSscntial 't neiudoi. ' ■' 't ■,■
■■ ■ .U) A f liroad,; :..Un.clei\stand,irtg": '6t:'.,
■ music ■ in both sympi'.ony and ‘.'thi
■popular ■■Tields.'togbl'her' witii.^ av
■nheijdpus; aimuht oX ,p'rac\t'i& ,
enee. It’s pretty imiioriam. and in ■' ■■
■.most 'cdses csspiiliai 'that .'tlicise.'’,nient , . ■
.hiU'e .:, syinphony ■■C.xpciienco; ■. liavet. '.
'■vi’orked ;in'..;pit.. biujds'i.nncl ..ih,''daiice^; '
.orettestrasd.; ■■:■■ .■■ ' ; :
(.2) A ■ toiornnee toward •;;Sck’
types o£ music ''auclv'. ;as'_'.;iillorb.ug,
com, lazz and tlti'se forms'of iv.v.sic , ■'■:
that : are '. not' .the., a'dnt.ag.e' hiusicfan's'^
mam ’forte’ in.il'.c proiossion. '.■
■ 13) A tempernum: that wtii aiiow ,
the man to .work ' Untleiv. forcss'ure.,,.
without ‘blowin.g. up.‘ even , whe.n ; ,.■
working againsl ■tin'io .and-' . wheii ' :
■ emergencies. :,ar.ise d'vs 'they ;. do .'nVuny: ■'; '.
times ;n broadcasting.
■ 1.4) A'^ Ifnowdcdgc.int the. ;li1c.k^^ J
the(drade,,rcued,.,an.d.anglirsX'hat.,a
: programs to’; go; afll si.'iippthly. iH'.'spi^^^^^
of last-minute ■ niakcsiTift . arrangcT.
. ments'. ■■' . .
: Not For Pure Uoiighnirs
Curious’ angle dnf the. .sitiialion ..tist ’
that a Simon piire sjmrp.hpny^
.who might be. ela;sscd as-.,pnc o£ the.;
finest men in bis typc o£ miisic \y, bifid . ’
be iitterly .lost, .ad'a ■.stiidib';staff ip
'He. knowsdiis own.. field butdbeyom^^^
. that he' ik'the rankest. a
applies in :an 'eyeiti larger, ddgttce. ic)
. dance bahd meii' 'and nuis'Ician.s, with
a large experience in, pit bands but .
no( experience in the otlicr fields ot
' .music. .' :■ ’ ' ', ■■■: ■ "■' •
' Even more •.rare than the ‘staff. ..
Men’ .are . ‘first , men’ , in all sections •
.such a.s a first yiolin or: a Hr.st trura- ,.
:pet. 'These, mep lire. ,)itbrally; and
actually .. as scarcb.., as ‘hen's teeth,' , :
with only' pno or two men, being de-
veloped a year if that luaiiy. ■ " ,■ ; ',
UnuBua! i.s the- fact 1h,i‘. few if any
of ‘the: natibnaliy .fam.ou's baird Icad-
. ers’ could 'hyen begin, :.tb Qiialify for,’:' ;.
tliosO; posts . and.:. lljcy,; ',arb: ■the, fir
■ ones to admit .il. '. ;,A., I'bw such as* '
' Jimmy and Tommy Dor.-ey, Paul '■
Whitemap, and Freddie IVlart^^^ , ; .,
handle the chore ii'ut tiic perccn'.age
; is small. .,' f dm
,. Typical example of the few men:',
' That are, used ,ht .thi.s ipfiase ot'^n^^
are the music .sialt men in tiie four , ,
networks in .Chic’agof ' NBC carrios a , ■;
staff of: 7b.i , CBS 35,, .^ ,.
the. Blue Network , uses , the NBC ihcii,
', Ney); York fa’nd Hoilyw’po.d ..carry
staffs, many -'time.s'.;;htrger ■than HW
hut., generaily- ,spe.akihg’ the , niiiiiber; .
is .small.
. , 'Overwhelmhig maj.'oi'ily pt tlTC men .
. ita‘ ■ this;’ ,tji:pe ' of: vyork, '. are .over.'’ 38,‘';.
/, years old with, many nu'iv bt (iO heing ..:
regularly, employed.' Its, not,,a:racket
for kids. . .
i This is the; first of a series oS three; .
, articles that ' wilt ^
, . siciansf -their:. sal(mesr:pr6b'iems, <i«d .
the musicians of the future. I
ucer-Director
Member
Radio Directors Guild
Wednesday, January 15, 1944
Anniversarv
Wednesday, January
Thirty-eighth p^^^iEff Anniversary
Montreal, Jiii;. ].
Canadkih/.Broartqastln wiiv
spend $ii000,000 on ai’tists' fees aloiie,
not ;ooimtinj^ increased oitUa^^ on
programs, Dr. Augitstiii Frigoji, CBC
acting g.in., -said last week. This wvill
bo due to; the . operation' of the .sec.
ond ■ CBC network ' which, Was in-
augiu-ated ■; Saturday new
network wtirdpefate 'on a, teinpiniiiry:
basis only ; until .pekt-, auto
most of th'e;.programs expire. It will
then operate dir a permanent b,i-,i.s,
Uiidcr' the new setup the CBC will
be operating:' a,: ‘irans'-Caiiada’ iiot-
work and a 'Dominipn’ ;,networki, The
TransrGanada.v'indw known; /gs ' tile,,
National'netwdrk an ma'do Up 01 35
,privately' '^'■owned;.' statidn.s ,i and 'Six ;
CBC .statidnS,, : will' itfclu
vately .ownred ■;statid,ns;,; and , s|y,l,CBC
.stations to operate,, 15'; hdvu’S.,.rtiiity,
The Itew,' Do,mihidh,inetwdrk,' ito' be',
made up of ^4 , pH Sind
tone of ' the; six'CBC' ,:statlO'n,S,;,;no\v; in'
■existence, ,'jvill,Vo,pera{e,; t'h rep' tidu'C'S
every, day , until ■ithi.S',-,.estahl:i.s'iic
•a permanent, basis, hekt,'fa,l,i.''^
., 'We plan tp. encdtirage ' and Ji,dlp;,
private , broadcasters to build, up. lo-
cal programs ' ■.:gpod ' ; ,eiiQUgh,;,: tp ■ .1)0:
.carried , dyer, the' CBC, network,! pa
Dr.; Frigoni'.:;
' ' 1 ,,;,' . Washington. Jan. .1. '
; & hag: licensed constrtii’fion 'of
three. ; ii,ew'. w.'radid,' ■ tratismiilei'.,s,': , . .A
12p,0-watt .station , is . 'Id ;hd; built.; ,. at
Braganca, in the . State ."ol, Para, by
Panair do Brazil, S. A. A 5000-watt
katidn, will be ,OreGt'ed',.at..:flbaiar!V“
:'.mirim,.-. 'P;
■ ,,. The JVieteofolog.ical, .Service' of the''
Briiziliaii ..'AgriGultU^^ Ministry. , hos-
been awarded a 2000-watt .station
.ifor Belein ; do Para,. p.Hniarily.. fdf
wenliicr cliarling. , V ‘
‘Tlie San Quentin Program,' eon-
,Hstidg.';of'- 17-piece orchc.stra, give
ptub and vocal soloists, all ir.nirto.s
pi San Quentin prison, hoard cur-
rently over the Don Lee Coast iict-
work, goes out over the i eiiti re Mii-
tuai.web starting Tuesday. Jar..- 18.
■show will, be, heard in ea.st 10:30-
.1 1 p.m., of i ginatihg 'ffoni KFRC. ;Sa if
F.i’'imci.sco.’; v; ;v
Part ot Warden Clinton DuOy's lo-
habilitalioii program, haU'-liour ;.lias
a.s theme song 'Time on My : 1 lands.’
The teim "passport" is not used loosely here. This is Don Lee's new rate card and it's your passport
to the radio homes on the Pacific Coast . . ; in fact you can't get in all the Pacific Coast radio homes
without Don Lee. A recent Hooper radio survey (the largest ever made on the Pacific Coast) proves
it conclusively. The mountains (5,000 to 15,000 feet high) form a natural barrier to all long range
broadcasting, Only Don Lee provides local pr/mary coverage because more than 9 out of every 10
Pacific Coast radio families live within 25 miles of a Don Lee station. More than half of the retail
sales, on the Pacific Coast, are made outside of the counties in which the regularly Hooper rated cities
are located. In many of these markets Don Lee commands from 60 to 100% of the total tune-in.
Bergman, Redskins Coach,
Signs for -Comm J-Scries
Washingion, Jan. 1. '
,, Ar.lv.ir J. ' ‘Dutch’ Bergman, , cdil'c h
of the Washington Redskin.s pinifcy-
sioiial football team. has. been, sighcl
a.s a sports commentator by WliC,
th.e , NBG , .station , .herd.
Jan. 24., Bergman will liandlc a five-'
min ute .' show, six day.s a week, ; U|i»
dcr the sponsdrship .'of Grove Labnr-
afoiic.s. V, „u;
■ Bergman formerly played too'.on!!
•.mdor Rockne at Xotre Dame .. d.
for 10 years, was difectpr bf .at,)iletics
for Catholic University here; : -
^Sales Management Survey of Buying PoweTt
May 10,1943
.THOMAS'S, -LEE; President ;
LEWIS ALLEN WEISS, Vico-Pres., General Mgr. i
5S13 MELROSE AVE., HOLLYWOOD 38, CALIK,
Represented Nationally by John Eluir & Co. - '
Season’s Greetings
DENNIS DAY
DREW PEARSON - Every Sunday at 7 P.M. (E.W.T.) Blue
Network (11 1 stations). If you want to know what’s really
going on, listen to America’s Ace Reporter. Nothing like
it on the air! Already 3rd among all commentators —
certainly the year’s most discussed radio personality!
clients, we ignore person,! ™ P"Pose for
ii-
public wants to hear' R what
we produce the kind
“«cials that make pe2l “d «
meticulous attention fo evl^ th"'"
Wo wonder these a „
Msteners per dollar ' of anTn””i! “™®
^ w any on the air»
W'ortb Doing
••*afs why the s ^
auscriptions for such radi/ • ’-mmoM
Magazine, Doubleday-lT** ‘^'®”!®^»=7>ue
America, Journal of tiyj^ league
^«ex. Rum and^«fe nM^^^Wtibhs,
All our efforts would be of little value without
benefit of the iQng'Stahding hiendshij^s and in^^
ligent ^(kipefatipn of the many who work closely
with us — ihcltiding attists, announcers, station
managers and representatives. Andi last but by no
means least, without the confidence of clients who
are in complete agreement with our principles
and methods of operation,
VICTOR H. LINDLAHR — 13 minutes every Monday thru
Friday -^{13 selected sta(ihhs. ;For over 7 years Atherica’s
most popular nutritionist has been the largest day time mail-
puller on leading 50,000 watt stations iri spite of ttipr
ranking script-show Competition! More popular than ever!
RAYMOND SPECTOR CO
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Advertising
595 Madison Avenue • New York, 22y N. Y. • ELdorado 5-1.270
A. L. ALEXANDER'S MEDIATION BOARD -43 minutes eveiy Sunday at
8 P;M. (E.W.T. ) Mutuai Network (56 stations). The hien and women who
appear on radid’s most unique prdgram (without script or rehearsal) ba^^^
their soiils before 3 distiHguished citizens. Draws over 70% of Alt Mutual
Network mail — and it’s addience is one of the most loyal in all radio!
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Thlrty-aighth Amiversary
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Season's Greetings
KOY UAllGY
MUSICAL CONDUClOll AND ARRANGER
For
JIMMY DURANTE
GARRY MOORE
RADIO PROGRAM FOR
CAMELS
Management: HESSE & McCAFFREY
YEHUDi MEHUHIN
JOSEPHINE TUMINIA
Don Douglas Narrator
For ‘Freedom’ E. T. Show
Donv i>ou'gl 3 s Was been signed as
narrator v;for Trnnsamerican’s ‘Free-
dpni’ii ! i\iigblie,st/ W
transcribod :sci'ies sporisorfid ;■ by
Standard Oil' Of ; California. Airing
or'Ci* ' Pacific .'outlets will start ,:,in
about two weeks, Henry Danker
scripts tlie show and Ollie Barber
'dh'CCts, ■, .....
Jack Salter Artist Management, Inc.
DIVISION: COLUMBIA CONCERTS. INC.
113 West 57th Street, New York 19, N. Y.
er
For Summer Bow
. ' ' Montreal, Jan. .li ■
Cdiiadiem Broadcasting Corp.
.shprtyva statioir '■ now : ^ under edn-
structioii at Snckvillc. province of
Now Brunswick, probaly. will .begin
broadcasting on regular schedule late
next summer oi early autumn. Dr.
■AugU'Stin Frigan,'. acting ■ g.rn'.;.i CB.^
rcydaled ..here .last-., wo.eki'-... I Wili be,
hOu.sod in tthe , same ; build
'CBS,.'stadid:n.'kil/Sa^ whielr-yis';
being;^ enlarged .tpV three times its
1 original, sizo.l .v' b ■ ... . i/
Due to labor shorta.go. work on the
...station'i lias'- ,b frptarded., bui ; all
Gduipmeiit ugi expected to., be
and ready for operation early next
summer. First.' ol two 50-kilowatt
.'tnins-mSttOr&.wib installed. in March ;
aiu! .' the second a short time later.
Insia'.lation will be followed by a
period of testing! alignment and tun-
ing., then, broadcastin.a of , regular
scheduled .pro.grams wiil begin. .
Dr. Fi igon said the CBS is ready
to give service to all parts of the
world, but “vv-e wfll.ihave to-: experis
ment for some time before we know
whom we. are-reaching.’ ■ -
- Dr. Frigon cmpViasized. that ‘it Will
. be 1 til rough ; .re-brpadca,st,S in . other
|.,countrie.s that jihost 'Of, p programs
■ will be heard. As here in ealiada
j many people hear BBC prograrhs be-
, cause they are re-brpadcast by us.
■ not everyone cap pick .them tip cli
rcctly from Britain.- Our’ legations
assure us, that our pro,gTam;s:- will be
given a good reception in the coun-
trie.s where they arc located;’ ,
The staff to operate the station will
be found in Canada. Dr. Frigon said,
‘many of our own men speak. Ger-
man. Spaiii.sh and French very well.’
The programs would aim. at making
Canada known among the nations of
the tvorld ■ and they will be broad
cast for a certain number of hours
per day to eyery .country which can
be readied. He added that coopera-
tion, .of United States firms - was
‘great help’ to the CBS during its
search for equipment. ; ‘American
firms gave u.s the highest .possible
priority.’ said Dr. Frigon; •:
Italian Press Squawks
AsWPEN(PhiIIy)Drop
Foreign-Tongue B’casts
•k * * *
■k : .k-
* *
JAMES MELTON
HELEN TRAUBEL
RISE STEVENS
HELEN JEPSON
ROSE BAMPTON
NADINE CONNER
MONA PAULEE
DOROTHY MAYNOR
LAWRENCE EVANS ARTIST MANAGEMENT. Inc
Division if COLUMBIA CONCERTS, Inc.
113 West 57th St., New York 19, M. Y.
k.
I ■ Philadelphia, Jan. 1.
WPEN last weeic ihoUfled its. ad,
j:. vertisers thar alt ' Ipreign-langijiage
' broadcast.s would be discontinued on
i, tile station, with the new rule goirig
j into effect Jan. 1.
' : Although officials of the station rc-
: fused to state .pflfici.ally the reasoui it
[ii-s, known that WPEN has been seek-
I’lng to . erase the Toreign language
' station’ tag since its power was
.J,,.,,. if ■'■.cr.ixx. ' 1 -
k *
! more than a year ago. At. tiial time
. Y:ddi.«h and Polish programs were
: eliminated ' (German ..shows wo,ie I
dropped earlier). Only ■ Italian-
i language .sh.o.ws-. remained,
' I,a.st week's order. . cancelling
Italian shows, is believed to have
come from A'rd'e .BulOva, -Own'er of
WPEN.
Elimination i of foreign-’angua.gc
.‘■hows on WPEN niako.s. gen. mgr.
Arthur ' Simon'.s NAB activities an
anamoly, : ^impn, is .chairrnan' of the
foreign-language division ol the
NAB: Ho also recently , was ap-
pointed head ol the. foreign lan.guage
radio ■ com.mittco for t'no Infantile
■Baralysik rDriVe,
. Dropping of the Italian shows
brought a protest from tl-.e local.
Italian language - dailies, who cla lined
it was a slap at. the race. -
Stephen Fry Returning
Stephen Fry, head of westbound
transatlantic programs for BBC in
1 1 New York, -due back shortly from
[I honroofi ice, po.w-vvio.ws. •in. London.
.,'4^ ■"
h^NeMM)PersonuUiy iniiaflio
Shire Or I, 15-
Gucat :
“Salute to Youth’’
. “Chicago Theatre of the Air”
Your Good Health”
“Keepsakes”
“Schaefer Revue”
“Bondwagon Treasury Hour”
Besides his regular program —
. ‘‘Music fur all Ifour.f' Wlfii S;Vin]»luMiy
, -SfindayM,^ M’OR luul . Miiliial
Y^clwark, l;3p .iL.Mv,^ E.M .X.
IS'etvest Tenor
MelropoliUm Opera Association
m
Management: HAENSEL i JONES. Division: COLUMBIA
CONCERTS, Ine, 113 W. 57th St., New York 19, N. Y.
Andre Mertens — Horace J. Parmelee
W^eflnesday* Jatiuary 5, 1944
■eighth Attmpersinity
YOU TOP THIS?
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ED. J. WEBER
Gent Mgr.
156 W. 44ih St., New York 18, N. Y.
“KIRKMAY”
‘JOE ami RALPH’
EARIY MORNING
FROIIC
That, folks, is the selling job that 4X)E and RALPH
are doing in the dynamic Detroit market ; three and ,
a half hours pei day, six days per week!
Maybe it’s the wacky, spirited comedy of both lads,
as they inanage to be both^^f^^ and witty dur-
ing the cold gi:ey te 6:00 and 9:30 A.M.
Perhaps it’s the snappy variety of recordings, new^s,
drama and dialogue that pulls the greatest concen-
trated audience this area; has ever witnessed. The
net of it is: a sure-tire selling job at small cost in
America’s Third Largest Market. Facts and figures
to prove our point can be yours if you’ll say the word !
IN THE DETROIT AREA
5,000 Watts Day and Night
Mutual Broadcasting System
Season's! Greetings
■■BATCHELQR* ENTERPRISES,;/
■. ./ ■ ■' ' : ; -r SG /tTbcksl
/, ; ■/ ;/>; ; lie w -.ybii'- ' ■/ ■ ■/ ;
150
Thirty-dghlh Anniversary
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Goodkind,
Joice
r
&
Morgan
CARLO
PALMOLIVE BUILDIAG
CHICAGO
Planned Merchandising
: ForcdM 4dveriising^^ :
S FVa ANnET.fli
llpllywood' Associate:
RaymonU^B Co.
JL JlLJ« 1
RADIO DIRECTOR
DAVE
BACAL
CBS Organist
•
VICKS
“BACHELOR’S CHILDREN”
“MA PERKINS"
“AMERICAN WOMEN”
.
Am proud to be a part of
the Amusement and Recreation
Division of the Chicago Com-^
mission on National Defense in
their fine war effort. -
GREETINGS
30 Rockefeller Plaza
Radio City, New York
Moment of Their Roles
111
CHARLES ROGERS’
' MG OF THE OPl
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS
THE CHASE AND SANBORN SHOW
; Wednesday^^^ 5, 1944 J'hirty-eighth P^RIET^Y •■Anniversary 151
152
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
TfiirtY-rifrfilh p^figETY Anaivermry
io iko6t> vmJk 1943 *^
(No other ’43 newcomer hit so high a Crossley!)
.TO ,h.c,=a.or... ». Choice., RKhP-a on.
Frances lOCKRlDGE.
.To iB stars, Joseph CURTIN ond Alic. f •
iimnli lOVEJOY, W alter
.TPUSsepporhnP TIAIAPOtN.
KINSELIA, WVandel ICKAiwcr,
TedDECORSIA,etal.
s • I ensiic VITTES and ; Jerome ;
.To its radio writers, Louis vmt:>
EPSTEIN, and as oenoencer, Ben CRAUER.
le^hn PAWLEK, and sound effects
•To its engineer, John PAWL«:^.
man. John POWERS.
.To as Mnaoctar, Charles PAUL
sponsor, -he taohers «. WOOOSURT
COMPLETE BEAUTY CREAM.
Jne* Jawes krtJrewSjT)mo^
^Asiic to WAITERl WIMCHELL-^Mve alw^/slseen terriftcl j STKEET-^Vottre solid [ ^
Coni/ratulations
Connecticut
On Yoiiv
38th
ICOHNECTICUT S PIOHEEP BROADCASTER [
• WTAG's
.Hostess
MILDRED
BAILEY
makes you r
•* ;
brand name a household word
in Central N. Ee
I'ARtip
AND HIS
ALL GIRL ORGHKSIRX
OPENING JAN. 14
ORIENTAL, CHICAGO
Currently Tiwer, Kansas
PersCnaE Management
- ERNEST LIEBMAN
1440 Broadway, New York .
UKSOl.lTlON
I 111 MtU • . 'i ' %t' I Vl{ t '
ViGiuM t ,
,vill III ,
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Scason 's Greetings
CEORGE L.
FOGLE
RADIO
Producer-Director
“MA PERKINS ’’—8 Years
“KITTY KEENE INC.”
“KNTCTCERtSOCKER THE AIRE *
NEW YORK THEATRE
George G. Tyler
Gilbert Milbtr
New York Tliealre Guild
Eddie Dowling
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Norinaiiily .'>836
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WiF^nesdav. Januarv 5/^ Thtriv- filsrhth . ' '3t<^«»ririnrmr ■ ' A nttlt'oi^ani'V ■ '-W , 1S9
Exclusive Management
LONDON • NEW YORK • CHICAGO • SAN FRANCISCO • BEVERLY HILLS • CLEVELAND • DALLAS
Annlv^rmry
Wednesday^ Jaiuiary 5, 1944
ONGRATULATIONS TO
ON ITS 38TH ANNIVERSARY
AND GOOD WISHES TO ALL IN 1944 FROM
“THE GOLDBERGS”
MOLLY. JAKE, ROSALIE
And SAMMY
Written and Produced by
GERTRUDE BERG
NOW IN ITS 15th YEAR
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CBS Network
Mondays Thru Fridays
1:45 to 2:00 P. M. EWT.
For
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO.
ODG TO M m\mm\
Hail, ye editors and leg men —
Upper crust and lower peg men!
Holtt^ muggs, and linotypers —
You with beards and you in dypers^—
Cease performance! Stop rehearsal!
Hark to matters anniversal.
Accept this humble accolade
From one upon whose neck you’ve trod,
From one on whom you’ve also smiled.
When, perehancp, his act beguiled.
There are no critics any brainier
In New York or Pennsylvanier.
Likewise, none of greater nuisance,
Except in Boston, Massachuisance.
I sometimes love you ^ sometimes hate you ;
Never do I underrate you.
I speak of you with glowing radiance
To Americans and Canadiance.
I sometimes mutter in my beard,
“Their taste is nothing short of weird.’’
And yet, upon this festive day,
I find that I have nought to say,
But “A Happy New Year” to your sheet.
May life for you be long and sweet.
And may the Fates hold much in store
For Y ou. O, yes, and-
GARRY MOORE
Management NCAC
Management NCAC
January 5, 1944 Thit iy^§j^rth ' Aiiniversttry
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of Radio. CoiifN^rt
Theatre. Opera, Biotioa Pi0tiir
Leeliire Platform Congratulate p^rsety on its 08tli Annivt^r-
sary .... and extend season^s greetings to the Eiitertalniiieiit
Profession.
Jacques Abram
Hal Adams
Lieia Albanese .
Ben Alexander
Jone Allison
Ma.ry X;" Akeley
“Carmen Amaya
’’^Marian Anderson
Andrini Continentals
Toni Anthony
'"Argentinita : ■
Claudio Arrau
Stefan Auber
Dorothy Baker
^'Jack':Baker :
Wilma Bailey
Hanson W. Baldwin
Erno Balogli
■'Ballet Theatre
Pat Barnes ‘
Norman Barry
Michael Bartlett
Dr Julio Barata
Simon Barerc
Marion Barney
Douglas 'Beattie
Sidor Belarsky :
Robert Bcilaire
Dawn Bender
Barbara Bennett
Gertrude Berg
Mario Berini
Saundra Berkova
Dr. L. M. Birklicad ' ■
Sari Biro
Helena Bliss
tira Blue ;
Margit Bokor
Ford Bend
Carla Boehm
*Alexatader Borovsky
Eleanor Bowers
Preston Bradley
Alexander Brailowsky
Rosenilarie Brancato
Breakfast in Bedlam
Philip .Breedlove, Jr.
Mary Martha Brincy .
Robert V. Brown ;
Bob Brumby
Frank Buck
Joseph Buloff r .
Ruth Burch
tCornciia Burdick
tHal Burdick
Mimf Gabanne
The Cadets ,
Michael Callan
Riilh : Campbell
Kathryn Card
Elaine Carrington
Arthur Carron
) - ..nk Case
Sripati Chandra. Sekhar
ThOmUs Chalmers
W. W, Ch.apUn .
tBcrt Cisin
Ted Clare
Elizabeth Cobb
Olga-Coclho
Walter K. Coilins
Eugene Cnnley
John P; Costello .
Charles Courtney
Jayne CbZzens
Miltoii J. Cross
Bosley Crowthcr
Sam Cuff
•, cilte Cummings ■
Biir Cunningham
Curtis String Quartet
Glenn Darwin
Jimmie: Dale
Dr. John L. Davis
EllabeUe Davis
Janirtte Davis
Vivian Della Chiesa
tFlirenee Pel Turco
Martin DemuUi
■ ..Mleha*! .U'etos..
Barohness De Kothschrid'
Jean Dickenoon
Dinning Sisters
Themas A3. Di ton
■XUyDjanel
■'OrUinaf Don Cossacks
DdHs'^DoO .
Hazel
Doris Doree." ‘ '
Ania: Borfinann '
Dr^. Michail M; Dorizas
Dunald Dowd :
Gleii.i Drake
Roland : Dye w
Alexander Dreier -
E'ichard'D.u Bois.-’ .' ''''
tBert Duhne
l.'annihger .
Ralph DUmke v
'Kathdrind Dunham
Samuel Dushkin
Ed : : Polly East
Sidney Ellstrom
■'Mi'scha'.'E'haian r
.Hope Enierson
EScorts and Betty
Prof, Henry Pratt Fairchild
Lieut. Commander Carlos Fallon
Willard Farnum
John Feeney
Arthur Eide
Laurette Fillbrandt
Susanne Fisher :
The) C<>ur Vagabonds
Sidney Foster
' Joe.l Friend ■ ■ ■
Vivian Fridell
John (Garris
■ Janet .Gaynor ■ :
ItoyaGarbousova
David C.' Garroway
DUtoiiua Giannini '
Harold Gibncy
Judith Gibson :
Margaret Gibson ' :
Leatrice -Joy Gilbert
t “ rnest Gill
tArmaiid Girard
tte-rtha'Glaa.'"'-''
Lillian Gish
Carl Glirit
The doldhergs
Stuart Gracey
Sharon Grainger .
William Grant
.Jane. -Green'
Marie Greene
J. Dradlcy Griffin
tFerde Gi“ofe ■ , .
Boland Giindry
Marion F. Hall .
RadclilTe W. Hall
Harvey Harding
.Mack Harreir
Stacy Harris -
.Adelaide Hawley
Harvey. D. Haj s
.Go-yidrd 'Hauser . '
Mark HaWl*y
James T.: Healey
Winifred Heidi
Edward J. Hcrlihy
Helen Hiett
Bill Hightower
Dick Holland
Floyd Holm
tJohn B. Hughes
1 Love a Mystery
Hu>'-'i James
Willard Jltlson
Christine Johnson
Max Jordan
Arline JulBce
Louis Kaufman ;
John B. Kennedy
Charles Kcnnett: :
Clcve: Kirhv-
Michael Kirk
V'irginia Kirkus
Dorothy KJLrsten ,
Alma Kitchen
...Iva. Kitchell .
tHelcn Kiceb
Fritz Kreisici' - "
Carl Kroenke
Otto Kruger -
Ladies Be Seated
Frank'.:La .Forge.' - .
Dsefc': FaFrUndre: ' ■
Alexander : iaing
Jack Lambeci
Herbert Ci Lanka
Lillian Lanferty : / .
Kanry ' Lawrence
FleetwaUd JLawton
Gail Fuiighton
-Francis . '.Ledcrer -
Le <jrattd Cannon, Jr,
Lotte Lehmann
ltejiie':'.Le ■.-Ro-y '
Forrest Lewis -- .
Oscar - 'Levant-.-. -.-'
Josef..):-Lhevinne'-.-"'-'"--
Itosinu Lhevinne
tArt Lhikletter
Four .Loqises, The
Pierre . Lukoshutz
Emil Ludwig
Mobley: Xushanya
'..N.ola - L'uxfbrd "
Marguerite Lyon
tPatricia Lynn , . :
Buth'Lyon,.':.-
Marvin Maazel
Miehael MacDougall
John McLaughlin
Maiilbocher
Dave'..Ma31k;n.
Marlon Mann :
Lucille' Manners
. ..Toni '.'Manuing
.Alice MUrblc
Linda- .Marvin..' .-
Vera Massey
Doriblhy Maund
-’ Bob.ert; '-'Merrill': ... -
Dr. Clyde ,R. MUlor r <
Nathan Mllstein >
Everett G.) Mitchell
Hortense Monath
Garry-.; .Moore
Carlton E, Mu>'so
Nicola- Muzcona
Robert Moseley
tA'Ustih .Mosher. '
..Peter.■,■Mnii■■.).'
John MulhoIIand
PMrice MunscII
Dr..Jaines L. Mursell. r
Edwin McArthur
Ve'rhon-' blash
-Ra'ml.NelSOn..' '. ..
Genia NemCnoff
John Jacob : Niles
Ricliard Nuble
Donald Noyis
JarniMa: Novotna
t Johnny .D’Brien
Nelson Qlmsted
Alcxaiider Ormsby
-Emnia ".Otero. -
JeaUne OWen
•Gale.. I^ge
Grctla , Palmer . ^
Robert Graham Paris
PhyJIW-parker ,
Gerh^d Pechner
- t’Jah'Peerce'
Leoitord Pennario
Ruth PeVroti
Fern Persons
Arthur H. Peterson
Howard A. Petrie
Sally PfeWer
*Phtladeliihia Opera Company
:..'EziO' Pimta'--
Misbel Piastro
John Bidbert Powers
Otto Pr(eniinger
■ .Alleh 'Prescott -■
Gwen Priestwood
••Raffles” V;' -- '
- 'Bud;;.^.|toll}'e'y .
.Addison Randall
' Nadine'-.' Ra.y-.".".'.',
- 'Sue.Read'.;
Jaasos Battle Robe'-tsen- - • -
Janet Reed tr
. TKC: . 'Revellers' -
Hugh Rowlands
..'L uise... Rousseau .
A. K. Itowswcll
■'.Artur Rubinstein
Merry ie Stanley Rukeyser
Gilbelt Russell
Carlos Saizedo
Marjorie Call Saizedo
Gyorgy Sandor
.Marie -'Sa.ndoz- ' '
Doi-ofhy Sarnoff
tOlgk Sbragia
Joseph Schuiter
E. Robert Schmitz
Miklos Scliwalb
Janos Sjcholz ■
■'-..ndrei Segovia '
Bernardo Scgall
•fjack Seltenrich
Lisa Sergio
Sy bit Shearer
Mary Sheldon
Leonard Shure V .
’•Dr.” William Stanley Sims
Anne :Slmpson -
Martial Singher -
Martha Slecper
Div Maud Slye-
Agnes Smcdley
.Ian Smeterlir
Charles B. Smith
Grace' -:L'; '. Smith .
Mary Bai'r Snyder
. Miriaua iSoloviefl
ClilTOrd Soubier
The .Southernaires
Southern) Sons
Edwin Charles Steffe
Joseph ji. Spear
Margaret Spencer
Audrey Sperling ’
. Bill. Stern- ,
■'Isaac-';'Stem . .
Xydhi St. Clair
Robert Stolz
: James Stokicy
Polyna Stoska
Ray J.) Suber :
-Alexander. .Sved- . .
Gladys Swarthout .
Su-edehearts ef St;: Paul
Mai-inai Sze
Jo.seph Szigeti
Irma; Wing Taylor
-"SSanche The bom
Betty Joamie Thomas
John Charles TlMunas
Thomas 1,. Thomas
The Three Romeos of Song
Xhonias Tibbett
Martha. Tilton
Harold Tottien
Jack Turner
Stella linger
Alexander Cninsky
1. Robert Vaughn .
Katharine Vernon
Chick Vineeiit
Burt Wagner:
tBenUy WaDcr
Janet; Lorraihe Walker
Gertrude Walker
. Margaret- ., 'Walker .
Jess 'Wa-ltei's ,
''tRay Walton
Pmx-y Ward
Roy A. AVaikins
Jane Webb- '.
Carl Weber
.. Car- Veth' Wells .
Mrs. Cai’Virtli Wells
-: Betty'' .Wragge. '
Cebina Wright Sr.
John Wright
PriscUla Hoyey '
Earl Wrightton
P^pjsr^Voiuig’s Family
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Blanche Turlui
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-Victony '..''iioaiis in 'I isiij ' niuch ■ • ciVv ,|
'tvanebd ..the uft i’e.p,u(h{io,ri idi\ efll’C
'wfoiic'l.ai'id; 'tliis; yeay ..yo.o;. '\\yth:' .tiip'.
po,yei'niiu'iJf, on.thCft'vftrge.of, a doi;i.b'tri
ift.i geftoral clo'ei,ion,.-.th(j private '
.tiofts aKp secn ,.lo;p(5sso.ss. a .pofttor
po.litipalv.i.ftfluoncp . vvli.i will save,
thenft fftony.ilii'i.riUc iiit.erter.ei)ceiby bfy
.fici'iy;.softi'ces..'..;
:■ Btili niaiin'gcift.ic,s's.'' .the
st'cciang .a:''yifieixnt le'ou.iase.,; wht
ftrak'sftvcib IsiV.ag.slvyvhitdi :
nftpOi'taiU.* . ikpel'cu.ssions.'" One ■ was":
ih'o ■‘d,i;Tl)iny's To Conn:.' a .Canadiiin'
'Fiiftuift. -fo.v xlfecCiSsion; of;; posi-vvair.:
condliiohs.'; The ; goA'eynm.ent cianipfi
down on liii.s One and .since the. uitasc.
'.wenf ibi-ih ;the proghain'i ; has" been
..w'i'thout i'lytcrest -ift .the, vie W of -tho
general .prQs.S 'a,clft.ss.lCatta^^^ An-
'. other yyiis .the; prOliilftiion ' oi .John
Bfackeit’s .speech bn the. radio in Dg-
c.crab.eiywhich again ;raiSpd, tlfe/quos-.
'■fion 'whotiier' there 'was ndii .too; nuich '
..grtve.rmneiU fntertereiiee in'. . ifadift'
.nndtlers;;' f...
. . , tiuit o|>rii8 tluMloor to our Iiouho > . ;!40 pay
iiH a \iiil aiul tw'll "iiarauR'r you a
ploanaiil rrrepiirm.
JJ \Y after day, night a,ftcr night, WM AQ hriiigs to
the vast radio audience in America,’s second largest
market the greatest colleetion of hig-tinie entertain-
ment on the air.
This year WMAQ's schedule of programs is even
better than that of previous seasons in which
national listener surveys repeatedly rated the show s
that it broadcasts
the best, 9 but of the first 10 —
the best 16 out of the first 20 —
the best 34 out of the first 50 —
come iK'lw'een 1 :Mi> and . . ;aiid enjoy.
]IInsie \ l.u ITlood . . . onr good iiinsie program
that svins hundreds r»f new- listeners s^eeklv.
I5uj the impoiTaid tiling is . . . i.OMIv. e ve
giseii yon llie key .. . . 93 on your radio dial.
I'se it to get uec|iiaiiiled wilh...llie fastest
growing slalioii in the- metropolitan areu^ .
among all programs.
Listening to WMAQ is a MUST in this extensive,
wealthy area— a habit that insures, the greatest j»os-
siblc circulation to your sales message and returns
from your investment.
So 'take a tip from astute advertisers and place
your local and spot campaigns on
RADIO
STATIOK
PATERSON ^ PARAMOUNT BLDG
NEW JERSEY NEW YORK
Sun Ship Has 5th Air
Shew to Recruit Labor
.Piiilaciclpiiia. Jan.
: The sSiih : 'Sllipys(i:d‘ pnd Dlvdeek.
Cofttpafty .'lasf ,w.eek ' add 'amvUicy' ,
'—'it.'!..' fifthi-afidi.o '^ proigw^ ■ T'' .iff',
cirlvo ;.'' tft; ; yeei'.iU'f ' \vorktii';i: ' 'tui: ". file
.'gi'a'nt ' lsliipbH.ii,diH,!;|' ' cnfei'prisC' , fiv
Ghes'tei;,: .ft ■
A: wbekl'.v*. ..hiilbiliyi'shilw, feiUUriftg'
.'Bob Pa,ti''i,eiyft '. ' HitiUft'^ ;RMft,goik;
' goes on the a 111 'ftn ■WC' AU iifexl :\ycek'.
ainling 'for; itli.e. yin'all . tovv'ii: liftferiers..
-Wlioni ‘ •'.fhfr ,’.'f.h.lp,yalTls ' ft
jTiakc ttie. bc.st .\vofddra,; ca.iiiiieW^^^^
If. -the .'iliow' 'ttikes ;p,ii. Joftn t:.ftPe\v;
Jr':. . Sun. .persbunel.: bo,s'.s,.,'..hpf3e.s; ., tii,
.fake .tolftlaiy.' 'Hinall ;. h theat'rCH'
.<JtKf ,'ftud ' . .....ft,.
't ' 'A.h'efh;ei! .Su.ii: ;..;.».fipwi;,;' ‘ijbtihrj '.'.fo
Botigh'iu'il.iift'fti' - WTP cpi'kzeri'.'.re:, now.;
'inaWnfj',^.a' fbur .bf ; Army;;;, and' "'Nuyy;'
ifo.<i)U;iis and bsiablisft'tftenis.'v;. ,
.li.'fs.'fii'e 'yQUFage'''.p.n.d'.Vk'ibr;.w.'i'tK''whic}^^^
V,1. AW i V .y Vi '.K
'fye',;fighf .fdSGin.my ..wh.ich ■y'i'il'.. i,: ;
speak ,in
..thgt.'.'itoniprro.yf ',','for:'.;' . ..■"■'k''.'".
i'icj.Mipg; 'fas.cisjn'''a'brogd; ' ,
k' y .' A,:ch Obo'.er. f . f -
Televising Canadian
I Poeument^ryPixinH^
I ■ .. • - Toronto. Jan. 1.
j ;, ,GanacUan ,,dbcunloftlary films are
being telcvisecl lift thb fliii.fecV S^
; CoUimbiii recoil fly, felevivcci ‘Peoples
; of Canada.' w’n.iic XBC has aeiecieci
■,,fot;'teJe\'feibri : such' ftbn,-fict:ib pi.\
as ‘Rbacl to Tokyo,’ ‘Hot Ice;’ ‘Foiv
ward Corn ro ancios.’ ’Mask of Rippon.'
.•Quebec’ and 'Path of Cont(iie.-.t.'
Documcntarie.s contain .not only
'Caii;adia.iftsub;ie,ct .ma'tle.if 'ft^^^^ 'aie..i.ti-.
icrnatiqn.al in .setipCr.' Goye’fiiig' the
lig!ilin,a and ' hotfte . f.ib;|ffsn
(luestiims. .spoils and, the like. ;
MARY PAXTON
M.C. OF “THE WISHING WELL"
STAUTI^^; FOl'imi YFVR FOR
c\Rso> piRii; scon &co., Chicago
JOHANNES STEEL
over
McMillin Due Buck Soon
John Mcilillin. - Coniplon agency:;
vice-prci! in charge of radio, cine
iiaek next week from tiic Coast, 't ;
WRILM— 7:30 A.M
W^nesday^ Jani^^ ^ P^^Bg0FY Anniversary 157
DINAH
Star of "THE DINAH SHORE PRO-
GRAM," CBS coast-tp-iCQdst, every
Thursday night, sponsored by Birdseye
Frosted Foods, produced by Young &
Rubicam, Inc.
Re^qently featur^Jn "TH ANK YOUR
LUCKY STARS" for Warners; "UP IN
ARMS" for Goldwyn; "COMMAND
PERFORMANCE" for Universal.
Management-WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY
Recording exclusively for RCA Victor
Soon to be starred in "BELLE OF THE
* YUKON" tor International.
r/iirlyoighlh p^HlETY Ainiivorsary
Wednesday, January 5, 19 U
Fcir FM S
I ’..- Sclu-noctacly.
WGFM; Genera:!' ElocU’ic's l'\M sUi-
■tion in- SclK'nectaay':/ now has Emci-
son' /Martham, ;as 'ehief .,. jn‘nciiief'r;
Ruth' E.. S.tono.-in'ch'a^^^^^ of in-osiam-
•ming; Mrs. Dorothea Hilbert,’ who
vvorlts; with the FM Plthyehs, scri.pis:
puhiici'ty and, some :ahnonnciwg
-Hubert 'Wilke, and' Chris •Jlarrlntgtuiii-
, airnounccra.
. JVIaH^ 'genera! do.reql'(i.r '.o[
farirt knet , sciehce ' b.roa
,GH; H' ife' chief, 'assi'st’aiy s' o n .- th e 'J'af m
. pha.se/ are. Bbb dhildt. .bad-, iVit^
' nice -,,'J-ackson; , .bn.' Scien'Ce.'- , Aufli'o.V'
ConnoV'
.4 A
W;
and Mrs. Edna m, Kur.l./.
London Calling
I London. Dec 2."),
‘Man's. Dilemma and God'.s An-
swer’', is,, to be ..the .fhch'i'i'^ .ttie
■BBC’.k, Sunday ibroadcasfa 'dit^
first -gUarter of 1944. According In
,Df,' jV'W.' Wblchr dircetono religimi.s.
-'.brbadpast.iniv.’Th year 19-44 is liUelv
to be supremely important m lli<>
'hi.story : of bin’ nali'bn;' and. \vrl!' cert
-tiunly ■dnyolve us lu -great- docisicins'
aivd great ' .suflering;’' "'So tlur Sun-,
day Broadca.sting Seiwice.s h.ue
been put in the liand.s of a teai'i'i of
' 12. . men , .'ryho are eoiiiforring' .arid
vvorkiiig ' put. their approaeli to tlic
i 4sstieS,-at-' stake. - - -- - - .
Wallers Jains WTOP
As Musical Director
. Wa.shington. Jan. 1,
• ■Harpl.d;,WaltefSi medically dis-»
charged from the Navy, has become
mu. I c‘> I director of .WTOP, CBS out-
-let here. -Waiters,— a -composer^ anyl_
arranger, who was with the U. S.
Navy , Band - as; ariaiiger, is . handling
. music ■ for; :■ "Top, Tune - Time,' .new.'
WTOP originalion.
Ruth Fosterling ha.s replaced Har-
riet Miller as • conthniity editor - at
WTOP; ■ Bliss Fosterling wa.s for-
merly with th* Au.«tral;an War S;ip-
.pliea ..Mission',' ’ ’
:Breckenridg'e .tljiped
Wikler.Breckehridge, of the execu-
tive staff/bf KbiVyoir has
-been eiected . a y>p. of -the - agency.
AppohHment becafne effective Jan. 1.
•They Flshi With Their Feet Wet.'.
a program about tlte Royal Marines
'(Jan. -iOX Will be .; broadoast to
America, as a companion pictulc to
tales of the exploits of America’s
own leathernecks. The title rot’ers
to the. Marines’ habit of 'beginning,
a scrap after landing on a hostile
shove.' in'vplying. wad^ tliroiigh the',
surf, under enemy fire.
In the Overseas Program (Jan. Ill
American listeners will be able to
hear Wliat the fifth year of war
means to the women of Britain.
; 'Voung and old, some in exciting
combatant - rbj'e.s, ' some, :;tiroI6ss on '
the home front, these women will
discu.s.s.war’s reality as it has visited
them'! '. .-
.\u entirely new Hem, in .‘The
American Eagle' Program will goon
the air in the New Year (Jan, l.ai
when Bernard Newman, popular
noveh.st and lecturer, will each week
. vi.sit. one of -London’s, .prominent, .
landmarks in the company of a
- Yank \vht> : will Task giiestipn.s .UbfHit' .
each particular spot, St. J. linos’.."
. Palace has been choscri, for '.the first :
visit, with the. historic Guildhall
next , bn ., the / list, ' ; Auiojyg -lothc.r , .
places' to ...be e.xplored will be the
Tower ; of London, the Monument.
'With Hk S'*'?; sisPS b! blPck. niarblc.
• leading - up ; to .the. gallery.; and
We.stnrinstor Abbey.
Season* s Greetings to
AL SACK
Musical Director
There Is Only One
VifUETY
Long J>Iav It Rave
David 0. Alber Associates
N.\TION,AL RADIO Pl'BLICITY
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New Yoj;k 20, N. Y.
HOLLYWOOD
Tftlne Network
West Coast
WednesdayManu^'J^y 5, 1944
■eighth
Aniiipersaty
BEST WISHES
( former! y .1 onely . Women)
IRNA PHILLIPS . CARL WESTER
160
Thlrly-vip;hth p^fHETY Anntvcraary
#ednfesdaj^ January^^ 5^
'
BERT LYTELL
Stage Door Canteen’s Officer of the Day
Sponsored by
CORN PRODUCTS
\ hi' ‘ '’.-V' '' ' •'•''■..".’■.I ■ ■ '' •
”■ y ■I:'-' , ■ •' ’v' i •• . !- • ; • . ’! V.'- '' ' ■ ' C-'-'.,' V
'
C RE ET I IS GS
Mm
y RALPH CCOOK/E) CO O
THE CHICAGO TIMES
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"^cRkETijVes>: ^
RALPH Gm^
.\ni» ills.;
PALMER
B-y.XESiER.TtillO'FF '
■ :;‘iiTt:im,ate:'Miiiri Street ;0qv6i:'a.ge ;'&
tiie,’i3ri!jte..,faot:pit'in M
reported' , increase /iO '/husiire ac-
o.n-ciins to Milier McClintock. r.ol-
worlv prexy. ■ ' In otlun- words. Mu-
tiiai s ability to locfdizo the utilit.v
ot^ an, advertised product and to iden-
tify a local dealer with a program is
responsible', i'pr tiic ncf.s 40'i boost
in income in ’43 and, tiio December
ratel.pt .conrmprcial b^siness^,approxi-,
inalely cioublin.g the average '42 rate.
McClintock. who is roundirig out
his first year with Minuai. I’.i.s first
in any capacity connected w.itii net-,
■ work operation, believes that t'hd ,fu-
tiu'e progress, ftt the hfet '.ls predicated,
on , the, (3eVel6'pnie.nt:; and' .’'.extended.
..c0.ntin.uanee,. ,of . the .inside' coverage
niochahisi'h idrtilied' by, thb:'ahility to:
|. bring' . gbod-will: and . bettor' 'business
numa,genient. .service into tl’.e ma.r-
ketsi .'He emphasized the .itnportah'ce-
BEST WISHES OF THE SEASON
. ■■■ ■' ' - •' ■■
RA
Eafl^'.'.''.Ferris''" '
DIO FEATURE SERVICE.
INC
NEW YORK
I';:’;.' t''';’iCHlCAGO:-;::^
HOLLYWOOD
of tiic .small 250-watt stations in a
se.t.U' p.' of this„son an d expressed .grat-
ification a', the; ability of Mutual to
In'ing sncii ai! increa.sed number of
affiliates .into the fold-^he expects
that the total not ui'filiato.s.will roach
220 by the cr.d of the . year and ; to-
gethet' , with., ttie,,, 38 'Me^
brought in.il) tile . r.ctwOrk thus .'6X7;
tends .Mutiial's coverage over, most of.
the U. S. tine; .Mexico.- ■' '.I- :
: ; In. ,' diiacussihg ' ti;c broad overall
picture .. of .. , network . operation. ' Mc-
Clintoek explained that he camO in;to
the field with.out afiy ijrevious direct
experien.ee with the niediunt. He had
had exporieiice with aU the other ad-
verli.sing media and was a specialist
in. indoor and , oiddoor advertising
particularly .since as proxy of - the
, Advertising , Ro.search , Foumiation he
laid made a wide .sualy.of newspaper
..readihg; But. .''.ho.’ added.' 1 he knew
le.sS about radio thalV anything else.
From ..this, bt.ckground. he had be-
come awiire of the essentially com-
jjlemen.tary n.aiure of all the ad
hicdia ami the result has been tire
friendly competitive oiificok so far
as Mutual i.- concerneci which cii'.-
inintifed ii;. Ihe dropihng Of the. net’s
•suit against tiio: oli.er networks.
He ul.so said tiiat ho had be-
ii
ANOTHER
SLEEPER”?
• “VARIETY” lia.-^n’l' discovered tliis' proKcani
ycl, but sponsors btive! It's a daily titlair on
wliirh is bivislied no prodiirlionv.no ;srri|>l. no
sound elTerlSi 110 inltTviews and sraiit publirilvv
Rut ... it liiis .NO COMPETITIOM citlier.
berausr it's tlie uidy program of its kind on
the air!
People' are interesled in oilier people’s ton-
vcrsalioMs . . .; wlietlier overheard on a bus or
over flic tnirroiiln.Hie add THE FITZGER AEI)S
have ipiiclly worked out :;an angle new am'
iiiiiqtie and unpretentious: tliey simply let lis-
teners cavcsdiop oh tbeir breakfast table talk!
]Nol cverybddy i'ke.s' it : lots of: people turn the
kn -r. nr, the groHuds Ibat yvbat’s Said is often,
triviiil and' inroTisidpiehliiiru But do will
battle with ibe fi.ii'y of Sinatra fans to keep tliis
tbiiileen'years-hidrried'rouple: talkiiig .over tlie
air just Oie ivay , they talk w'liBlber befdr a
■nieroiibohe or in tiic privacy of tbeir ow>< borne.
In fact, THE I'lTZcilRAlJs BROA^^
RIGHT FROM THEHT OWN APARTMENT
in VHOTOWN MANHA,iiTAA w^^^
doorbell, nii-silehi ed lelepb;One, an-silciiecil pet
eats . . , and a ridorcd majdv FA’elyh, wbo i.s not
“silenedd’’ bill who gets to Work .dii tiriVc so
rtirely that sbeV allnost a luyOi to the listeners! •
This .prograiti . V listed its “Pegeen Prefers”
and heard tit 8 : 11 ( 1 : ii.ni. Monday tbcu Saturday'
over WOR i .. . bas been on the air since April
li'ltb .of 1942 but liiis bad its present form only
since last summer.
It has aUriieted tliis'biVpresSivc list'of niitioniil
aiB crtiscrsv nihiiy of iliem never before stiffiv -
.• cicntly- intere.sled in rtidio to use it as a selling
niediiiiii;
IIUIE MOON FOODS, INC.
lUJRIJNG'fON MILLS (Bur-Mil Fabrics)
DAVIDSON BROTHERS
(Marv Rarron Slipsl
GLIDDEN PAINT CO. (SprctI Paint)
GOTHAM HOSIERY CO.
flRIFFIN MANUFACTURING CO. INC.
HI MPHREYS MEDICINE CO. .
INT L SHOE CO. OF ST. LOUIS h"'-'. k-:
(Confornials)
RESINOL CHEMICAL CO.
C. F. MATTLAGE SALES CO. (You-All
Rrand French Salad Dressing) .
Several rgehry .liieh.who have be<'n l,iid tip with
fill and luive ihW iiad A leisure io listen to
lliem for a w'eek or so, hiiyC become FITZ-
(JERALD fims tbemseiyes . s^ tell us.
Now 'we, don’t wish yon'any bard Inek^ but i . .
well, make a note of the tinie just !h case!
P.S. Tliis ad was written and paid for by Us;
Filzgeriilds. YVe enjoy oiir Work:' we’re proud
of .(he modest suifcess pur joint, program has
iilliiiiicd— and ;Wc hope one day, to expand it to
netw ork proporiiohs. For the .sake of the record,
we ctiidi do separate program's Fitz- :
gerald’s hAliiianai:' de' Gotbam” :fdr Renault
Cbanipagiic is beard 'Idur jimes . weekly over
WOR V . . add Pegeen Filzgeriiild’s “Strictly Per.
sohaPf pbservationS are a t.wiee: weekly feature
over WOR and the MUTUAL NETWORK . . .
sponsored by Gotbam 'Hosiery.., , ■
THE FiTZ^E^ALb^
,o.b.mg;'.8tr:ongjy Itmpressod hy' thc'.'iihl'-
usual, abllUy- of' rad^
'not .ohl.’i' '.as - ail :ad.vertis|ng racdjum'
but ahso a.s a .social inlluencc. This
has influoii ced - hiin tp. s tr i ve-. for ; va f i -, , .
oty 1 and .'to; deVelPp. ;':tbd :;a,RpeaF. ad-
jUstmont.s; of the het. ' prograniR. . Asl
an, 0ijtg,rowth of illi.s tijouglttv' M
Cli ntbc.k.;' 'deyelppecl' :■ thC' Idea .' for '1 li'cv.'
Program -Operat i ng Bpa.rdv: Fun ctiou , '
.'of this, bbard is. to iihprove, program- ..
mihg;:.;.',aiid.. ihls, 'i's ,. ac.o,omplished. 'by'
Miingihg..; tbgethpF live 'icey ''..statioir
progtaip I'lciid.s- w:!i,() 'inpet.' '.bh'ce • ,'p ■
;riipn':tli.,',lp' fiiseu.ss.' the :q>iipphase valid ',
.dpvelpiilietu ,, of prp-gra,m, ’material., .
'T.ln.y ,hak til gciiGfTn'ed Uvtcrest iii,
ao'lling' r.adip to,- heW chtSssificatiaiiii ■
wl'.o hi'id iircvipiisly ■nevef 'coh.sW :
,tad'iP,',;.fQi;,:,,;,.acl\:c^^ as;.itho:'
.iiis'tu'aiicP ; ,: conapaiiios, ' '.being ’
.fpifr 'such spon,s(irqd .prograriiS.' on tlu>
ah' tbday,,.tlir.eetofftlie.m 'over Miitiiill.'.'
•. Me.Cimtoc:k. ; ;al,sb ' ■ p'bin ted ' out .'a.'.
'se'emi.hg' .paraddxv advQivti.ss’ ,
ii;g' 'a'nd:. opera.tibu today; .. .' He. .said-
fhat radio' .ad vcrli.sing, ha's become' so
'Show-roiii&'tl ■, fl'Ult;'. it ' hils' iorgottcii'.:
.that' it i.s;;tr'y|ng.':tQ.'sell.''a siioW'&t the;.,
lowest,, rabsl pcb.nbniic. ,.eost--:'that . it,T '
fuh.cti.pi'i,.’..'t.S', , .tb, : lirov iflo low co.st',,!-
' highly .cifieie.nt dt str.ibit lion of .go
'.The; ptfnKlo.x pnte:rs...thb
ho;': fbels tluil .i.j-pdio , people . havp
abaijd(>ho.<l, the'i.r part as'showmeii ili;
t ii e .«el I i ng of 'll, I n c ;i n t br v a IS ■ with out
•'r.egt'!:rd' lor- ; epn (it) ul ty', ' ';H:c '■ '■ expeet's''.
that, '\yitb. tlio.'; i'.iitirrt''.;grb'wth'.d,ncl:'^u
crca.scd' U:ii|)i),r.ta'n6e o.t , radio "as . a'..sell.-
ing .in.ed.iu'.U'i.,, the .het.s, wilt arrango:'
tlielr brPailctistiiig.':dh,\',,ucGb.rdiirg t6'..
sonip .contiii'iiity: plail, a k'U
■ tinlp ■ iiitfntVtvl.s., ' tiiiis perriiitUii,g : ,:i '
fluid l&t.cnifi.g: jHn'idd .';'as .■0l5l)b.se'd''^t
the .aomewhal: gwlgy'-’pliift
netwoi‘k.:euiitin’Uity la.s. it hbw -cxls't.s.’
,Sec.s Boom reriod Ahead
, ,, Til ,lhc'.po,si-\viii', pcu-ib&^ McGiintbckl
:sees it ..pheliotviciial.,' ,|ncrea.s‘e .in net- ,
wori; volitiiic tusifte ' frptii the linmc-'
:,diat.c ' .pbst-vvar : period. , bt',:. read,jusl-'
ment.; Hc .bclibvb there will 'be: a
need, fp'r,; heUy’prk,; sorvicc 'as.: h
'before ttiid expla:|n.s that^'-M will
ans\v.e.r:,i;hi.s. Iioed by the exp.ai|sibri bf,;
its 'fitiiliV ; Street ■ coverage.', pla-n ; tb-;.
getlicr ' with ' tijo : i|hfettOred iiae
deviflp'pmeiit'pf thp.nevy broadca.stiiig'
.tCchiiiquos in traiismittihg; :siich a.-s-,
FM and telcvi.sioii, ' He believes that .
telp. ;;will eyen i.uall.v. be a tin ivbrsal -
faeljity iinij exirlaihs that, the,, pet is
presen tB’ .eoopo.ratiilg .'wtith tiie Dii-
Mont labbi'atprips:in ■ ro.sparch' ip , 'the.
field, apd through the ,.Doh Lcb .hot
cxpcrimvi.ting wiili its u.se. I..
Texas ‘Skyline Palror
San Anlb'nip, ' Jan. : J, ;
Staff of. San Antonio ' Aviation
.Cadet Center's! ‘Skyline Patrol',:,prb-'
.g.rain„ i!ir.ed,...py.i,:;-„,^MrpA.L . >.nd ,';t.fe.':
• Texas. Gjciality'.N^^^ each Frid.a.v ,
cyeiiirig '■tiicludes.'.,SGinc -woll-knowns
ill raciibi ' Besides . til'd program, grou:p
. al'.sb',,ttppoarg;Kd(bi‘e.^^h 'and, cl-,
; 'viliaiV.'aitdienc'Cs’.';::;.;: '’ ; " g'-'
■ O.ut'staiidiiii'g ..sbibis.ik ;on: ,tbo' aii'ing.s, '
whicii are directed '.by, ’ First ' I.U
.Chailo.- J. Giezendanner, Jr., are Pfc.
.Edward C. Platt, :' Pfc. Andrew. G. .
Gainey , and Pvt.' Gordon, McRea.
.plait wa.g.vyith the 'HiglV.'Low, Jac.lt
.and a..' panTe', .quartet. .Gainey and
MeRea . were heard on 'NBC, and '
Ollier ,;net w:oi'k .sl.i.o:ws. Fl rs,t tt-. :: Hu gh '
'Thb'mas diivcts ; thb';e ■ HO .'wuS '
formerly; piano .Soloist ' with Andre
Kostolanetz.
Fhiladcliihia.— Edward II. Garpcn-
; ter, formerly . a, ihember , of .■the' 'staft ;
.bf the Aclirbii'dack pally Ehtei’pri.s'c,
; has, been added to the K"YW prbduc-'
'tionystaiPi;
.Betty Behan replaced Maiie
PiGiovanni in the KYW mailroorn
Robert ' Bigliam, '' formerly with..
WTAR. Norlolk, Va , .loincd the an-
noiihcing slatr.of WIP. ■: :
William Lude.s is tile lato.si addi-
tion to the WPEN aiinotinclngistatr.
;V^ednesday, January 5, 1944
Anmrifrsary:
INtmKATIOjNAX,
By ]UAJOR BARNEY OLDFIELD
A New
Visioned By BHtisA Sho^
. ■ . ■ ■ . . . London, Dee. 25.
rphk is a strange country where....
Chorus girls don't Lux their undie.s, they do their smalls.
ClVilhrhs get 30o worth ot meat a week.
' I’emmcs don’t go to the ‘little girhs’ room,’ they ‘spend a
. a ' ] 3 i*ji&serie is a place, to .eat., .
: Uriiversarldd greeting, is, ‘Hi, Yank! Yuh got’ny gum?’
it’s cheaper to spit oh tho sidewalk and get fined for it
than in the U. S. Costs against $10 there.
No diie gets water with a meal u^^^ he asks for it, but
il tea came from the bath faucet, it' wouldn’t be surprising.
Star and Garter home for disabled' soldiers, sailors and air-
men* is patrbhe.ssed by H. M. Queen Mary, not Mike Todd,
- check, I regardlbss'; 6f .size. ,
More than 5,000 people still sleep in the subways every
^^'■^t’here is no .such thing a.s a block or sciuare, only turn-
^^Hitler’s Berlin is. announced as a target almo.st every night,
and Irving Berlm, was a hit overnight. ■ .
ArmyiliiS get up early Sunday morning for brcakfa.sl, even
thougli they may miss every other day in the week. Reason:
'... real, egg.Si';' . 'I,.'..
Pan- Amr Show Biz
After War
By RAY JOSEPHS
. _ - ‘ ■■Buenos Aires, .Dec. 25. .
The Pan-American Highway will be Uns hemisphere’s
‘Main Street’ once the priorities .war clayg .are.:, oyer. And
Buenos Aires, Calle Corriehles, Santiago’s : Alarriedsl: de las
Delicias, Montevideo’s 18 de Julio and Rio’s Avenida Rio
• Bianco are as likely to be as familiar as Broadway to "U. S.
screen, stage and radio personalities.
This isn’t throughrthe-hat ' gtuft'--^ as definite as the
Allied victory, although: the. job that will have to be done
before it's a rcaUty Can, in be compared to the
slugging that swept: Allied troops acros.s Alrica, up through
Italy and: into the Continent.
Opportuhities for pOst-war entertainment industry in Latin
America are bdundloas.'v but the .going is -e.e.rtalnly not going
to be easy even though Considerable ground .wdrk has already ,.
been doneV ..:Thbse, whoVe heen Trystal-gazing.. point out that ..
Latin America will . be available, as a new overseas field
long before Europe since the countries, south of the border
■ have been gding .strong during the entire course, of the. War.,
UniihC Eur^ be 'Worrying' :abdut food,
.and clbthing:' first; the LaUn!i...are ready'. and waiting for . the''
■ day when llieir opera liouso.s. .'theatres, , film palaces and
concert hailS;- . will again be : able to marquee' .’Jiist ,, arrived
■' frem Manh'attan'.’’- > ■' •' ' .'^v
'.Busy PostA^ar EiiroBie ..
By PRINCE LITTLER
(The author has long he^ht proinin^ identified
with British show business.)
London. Dee. 25.
,. ...Recent Vsta‘te.ments , by,r.Wr.l:'-Ghti’reh in' a .Mr.; ROosteyeit '''
. make Indulging in. .ofr.'po.sl'ivar: for'eo.a.sis. a : qase' qf: . .
fools rushing :: in wh.erc angels fear to ti'ead. . 1 am hot un- ' ■■
natiu’ally .hesitantVab.put: al t:hs' probable;^
. deV elopmerits 'nn ' ;Br;itish shew., business after, '■ ;vietory. has . :
crowned the United Nati’phs’ efforts.- However, certain facts
now;obta!ning can be reasonably, accepted as having a defi-...
nite beai'ing .on the peacetime :lheatre.. that is to be.
, ' lEirst, a:nd--T.takmg't,he.' l6,ng.’tdd\5’'-^'n'idst,:impD,r
h'.endous htm'ger of the Briii.sh people for , entertainment, '
. : whidh has' ''resulted in:' rec:brd-breaki.hg: business ' thrdug'hqut:. :
the country, as well as in Upndon, .is most certainly not going
to wane atter the war .has bCen; ymn. On the contrary, I
think : American showmen,, will .:'agi’pe :with:;rae as regards , the '
■perinanence of this .appetite, . ’ ^ than ■Americans,,
the British' amusement-seeking public are predominantly,,,
creatures of habit. And since the dying .down -of -enemy air-
.■raids, they have rolled tip':irt" teVeiAgrowing .milhoir?'; pack '
the.at res., music, halls and cinemas whatever . the. attraction
land however far it may fall short of pre-war standaids of
e.xcellence. ■.
Having become regular patrons of one or another, or. all,
of . lhe.se forms of cnterluinmont. Uio.se great audiences can
reasonably be expected to continue to line up at the box
office for more of the same when peace comes into its' pwnl
II— -and there is really no ’if’,, about it — loUowing demobiliza-
*tion.the quality of peacetime enlertainmont is greatl.v im-
. proved, the added attractiveijeSs. thus oflered: will .scrve. as "a
. potent fillip to .show bu.sine.ss in general, , ■ ' ■ - :
1 New Perldrinfer Gfiicration |
Qf the other facts which iiow exi.st, undoubtedly the sec- :
: end most important one (insofar as it can be' regarded as an
augury) is. l!ie coming into being in far distant, isolated
spots ail over the world of a new generation of performor.s. .
In this connection if is not without interest to .no',e how this
war has emphasized the hu.ftger ;bi .‘the humah animal ,, for.;
, entertainment. How otherwise can one account for the home-
made shows put; on .by meh maropned ip;, Iceland arid ,. Burmese,
■ ' jungles'.and - all', the 'pther iiiacGessible battle. z,ehe.s tP.:. which;
; ENSA prpf essiPrials ' do npt,-go.? . Here, . surely,,; is ah. ' instance.
. of ,:necessity .being the' mother . of inventipn, : Fuh, .which of ;
course is the essence of entertainment, is craved by these
■ fighters almost as much a.s food. And, deprived of all other
means of satisfying this craving, the men seek, and fiiul tal-
ent Ivitiiin tlieir own ranks. '■'
So here we have, it seems to me, as nearly an, ideal state
of affairs as could be wished for by public purveyors of
amusement. 'There is not only the permanence of the exist-
ing, demand for .ehtertainiheht; .:thqr,e is this .new,, fresh supply
of .self-taught entertainers Who can be trained to introduce, ,
ti'.e ail-imiiortant element of novelty into post-wair program.s.
■Even at the lowest ebb of tlie theatre’s well being, new faces,
new technique, new trealmChf , of ;61d:,.material‘---^^ :have',
never failed to till ' the hou.se. And, thanks to a little con-
sidered piui.-o of thi,s war, t’aere will bo a host of .such novel-
• ties ■■wltli •..v’vFicft' 'to '■■hiSk'e the peacetime theatre even; more
attractive than it is toda.v. .'■'
A third highly important fact, the pptenl.ialilics of which ,
are so great .as.to ;mid« the ■wildest of specii.latiqns pcrmi.ss-
, .ible, is the 'effect (j.h'sh.Ow busiheskof peacetime ; ah' tvphspprh;
:;It ::is:; now a .simple mailer of addition and subtraction to
prove San Francisco, in point of time, is as near. London as
Ghrsgowl wak' before ;the^.gom)n& of the stratosphere liners.
It requires no effort of the imagination to picture -what this
’■ i.s going to mean to .show business., especially in the world of'
vaudeville. 1 fully expect it will 'oecome commonplace for
: an act to close here at the Coliseum on a .Saturday . night and.
open a week’s engagement in Chicago at the matinee the
following day.
I Tlic -Great Change ■ !
. This obviously bri ngs into, sharp : focus ; the great change ' ,
which can confidently lie -expected. to .take., plae'e in the nature ',
of the world’s post-war .cnlcrtainment. With public senti-
; nient everywhere unanimous as to ■ the vital neces.sity of
closer and friendlier relations , between the United Nations • '
once the battle has ended, shcro nurst inevitably be a greatly
. Tncrea.sed interchange of international stars thronghbut the
world. I know what a tefrific welcome would;: be, given a
Ru.ssian or a Chinese. ;i Czech or a Poli.sh, a Norwegian or
a Greek pcilormer on any; British : stage.’ T beli^
would greet sucli an nrti.sl no less enlhusiastically. Anri how
can better undei standing; and; friehdliness’belWeen nations—
than by siich iiitcrchango of talent — be fostered? '■
■ , . This.Ts not; to' say I. foresee any wholesale waiving of
the wise and equitable rules and regulation.^ governing tlie
employment of foreign artists. No sliowman wort’ny the ,
name,, whatever. ■ his, nationality, would ever ' countenance
Hooding his country wifli third-rate arti.sts ready to accept
culrate .salaric,s. Sucli.a letting down of the bar.s would not
; only do show bu.sine&s an irreparable inj ury; it would dc- :
■ : feat, the whole idea of bettering . international relations. ■
Speaking for myself and the enterprises with which I am
., asspeiated,. I say, Then,' my optimism regarding the pbst'var
tlieatre .spring.s primarily from my conviction tiiore will be
available a, host of: lie'v tajeht, native talent, which has found
it.s histrionic feet th’.'ough tiie exigencies of war. A judicious
leavening of. this 'vast array, of . herhe-growil talent with an .
admixture of the,:cream of equally hew and capable interna-
tional stars will . surely raise the level of future entertain-
ment to heights never before known in the history of show
business.
Casinos Key to Show Biz
In Post-War Brazil
By WALLY DOWNEY
Big Film B, (X Reflected
In British Stock Market
By FRANK TILLEY =
Another mcorrtiye for the Latin American field is the
strong probability that travel in Europe,:.. particularly for
' Stage; and .screen folk, is not going to. case up immediately
. ■ the uncbnditip.iiai surrender, is, inked. . Airline space and ship . ,
berths will.'stiil, be.', busy for ; a , long: time yvilh .high-rto
■‘ otlicuildom, militai'y.' and naval bi’asshat.s a.nd diplomatic big-'^
. . wigs intent on rehabilitation heiidaches;'; But Latin America,.
. ’■” it's said, will probably lift the rcsU'iction.s far more quickly.
, The airlines are already making plans for the entertainment
world. : They , enyi.sage entire theatrical companies hop-skip- ,
jumping from Miami to Rio and thence around the continent,
i either on regular planes or in charlered ships. . Pan-American
Airways has a fleet of Lockhfce^-Cnnslellation 72-passeiiger
ships on order that will take you from the .Hudson to the
Rio de la Plata in just 23 hours. As one wit put it, all they'll
have to do in the future IS to devise some method of teaching
, .the ’yanquis’ : Spanish and Portuguese on ithc : way . down, to ,
make the service perfect.
Cnartered i)lanc.s — already ^used hero in 'the past by such.:
• touring companies;aS the American Ballet — will probably be
the usual thing .for theatre groups atter the war, it’s asserted.
And even if the company ha.sn’f enough people to charter, a
i sluo. group di.scounts are definitely to be a part of the air-
' idea for, post-war. Under this system, already in use
Pcarl_Harb’bjy.The.atrg 'edm^ wdshing, to travel in,,
" ■ mer’i'ea wiil get discount's of up to 25' of 3.fU, Tmis" '
• H'.comp.a.ny 'fb. use the 'airlines’; and cover' the entire •,
. . . American circuit in the time previously allotted for a
■ f S..'.. road. to.ur.,i' : Bes'ides;.,mtefch.aWoha.l hemisph^
. Will make New York to B. A. or Santiago in two or three
stops, there’ll, be slp'vv.er .lines for Irans-Andean travel and for
hauls between .such : Latin: Capitals a.s Santiago, and, Lima,
Guayaquil and Bogota, etc,
. .I Costs in Halt I-;'-;;.';':','.:’ 1 ,■
.Costs, are expected to be cut in half, and if even one-lenlh
, , of the plans being hatched for competitive airline.s to Pan
Antcrica go through, there wiil be enough compotish to make ,
. s‘.a.go -ar.d .screen people The recipients of ever, greater dis-
;,:.;CQUnt.s and .special favors.
Post-War cargo planes should also niiiko problem of haul-
:' ■ -mg .scenery and costumes of Latin tours far easier. Even bq-
. ; . ■ .fore the war this wa.s one of the gi'oat. riilTicnltics bocau.se of ,
Time reciulrcd for water .shipment.' Rio to B. A.- formerly
'iccc.ss.ilnlod five days on ti'.e Moovd-McCorinack Good Ncigh-
.. lor Fleet, and .siiipping from B. A. Ihi'bugh *.!ie Straits of .
r .’Jngellan and. up to Santiago was a job of almb.-t a month.
■.'ij:',.''U';frelght ..airs.hipg,,. however, will •'iihdpu'hte^y’'-^
lany of these diff iculties and make s'uch prcccdeift-.soUing af-
a.s the scenery shipment of the .'Vruerican Ballet in 194T
s remote a.s the horse and buggy.
One of the big problems for devoioimiont of legitimate-
'cai.ro projects 'after the War will be the working out of a
■ : 'operative effort wiiercby comp'anio.s and individuals can be
?okod througil the entire circuit. ;'T V;
■' Rio de Janeiro. Dec. 25..
The position of po.st-war slio-.v bu.sincs.s in Brazil \yill de-
pend entirely pn admiriislrating the casinos. , , iv ,
. , Casino.s are no\v operating in the principal cjtios and va-
cation resorts, and another big one is: being constructed close ,
to tlic city of Petropolis. The permanent summer Wliite
Hbu.se is in Petropolis. a few honr.s’ drive ' up The mountain
from Rio. With ail those ca.sinos operating when conditions
become normal, ■ with tourists . arriving ' on boats and planes, ,
1,1 is' quite possible that Brazil may rate with any country
outside of the States in : offering playing time for name at- '"
tractioi'i's. .'■■■I. ,
At present, with conditions as they are, any of the. casinos
in Rio call afford to pay name 'attractions up to $7,000 a week
in addition: To. their overhead for local Talent, which in-
cludes three orche.stras in each ot the grill rooms. .
Aside from the casinos: there is no, pther field of possible
expansion for talent. The legitimate theatre has four or five
names, who do very Well with their own bbmpanics, but it has
liecn necessary for the government to aid; Otfier . companies, .
through the Minister of Education, to keep some ot the the-
atres from going dark. There are a few musical troupes but
the shows at the casinos make it ’ impo.s.sible for these to
turn; out eyen ;ai third-rate production. They can only afford
. around $25 per; month- for linegirls while the casinos offer
■■ '$T5;'"pcr,';','ritO'h-tfn :’■ ■ ■ ■■■ '■ ' ■' ■
■ , Radio Contracting j
As radio liS operated here there is not much field for any
outside tale’nt. The policy for nio.st of the .stations i.s to coii- ;
tract talent and then the agency. i.s. obliged, to buy time from
- that particular station if it' de.Sires tb... use artists' sigi^^^^^ TO.';
. that station. Under, this system the top money paid to a
■■ local headliner does not exceed $100 per week. ' There are
agencies, and sponsors here who would like to build their
own .show.s. but little headway lias been made, up to. dale in
that direction due to the ppp'bSitlon front mo.-t of the owners
and opoi a’.or.S of the s’.alions. The only oUlsicle names .ap- .
, poaring on the radio hero are artists sub-contrac’-od from
• .Hie ; casinos.. The tran.scrip’,ion businos.s is very limited ac-;
cO'.'din.cly. ,, ■■■.■■
. ,;Re,co,rd,,b'usih'ess.:hOTp,;:i.s also ;vcr,y. lin'iityd:.’n.nd
■';salo.s: -Of, ■roeprd’T. 'i.n B'i'a'zii:':'is .1e's.s, .titan .'lOO.OflO, ’.per. ippnt'h;^
,, O.therbtba’h.Tiiiri'h'g' the per.io'cl.Of ;ctu'niy:ar'nto,,sT;pf' ;thQ rebpreis
sold are, fro:'n iinporicd recordings. ' .. ■.,;
.‘,'Bra'zil’ 'has’.'mad'b^^^.g^^^^^ tho'l;C,6n.4t,rticiion;:.,df ciTO
mas. as in the last few year’s tiicrc have itcen Dver 20 lifst-
.clasi :hpu.scs,:built:. ,i:h 'Rio , si'Hd ': Sw^ IpSulb' ' jkerc .are .nOTStage ,
.-’hows u.scd ,Trt any of the cinemn.s hero, and a.s they're .ail ;
doing very .good business. the.fcis,;':’,litile p6s,ybility ;o’f ,‘staW^
a policy of .slagb- ShOlvSi '’r ':-■ ' :■,;
Local product ion of pict'.ire.s i.s now ;;at 'g very low ebb
mainly due to the lack of niaterial.s, so there ; wiU be not
more than three, or fm.tr local films ot fcafarc. ivmg’h pro-,
duced this year. V '";,y T I'-
London; Dec. 25.
So much slack was taken up. in the British film stock mar-
kets by .the improved conditions in: 1942 that it: would. be; top .
optimistic to expect a similar ratio of rise during 1943. Only ■.
if the stocks had become a gambling counter could: the rate
of upward trend rcporlfd a year ago have continued. Biit,
despite increased drain on manpower,: high-pressure cam-
paigns for war savin.gs and against spending, the continued
improvement in boxofficc has been
reflected in the
stock.
market. Here, before; cletailing . the
year’s
trends, arc the
comparative figures of now and a
year ago. (The
Joiiiid
is figured at $4 and the prices are those current at November
end in both years.) ."■■: . :
1942-
1943
Rise
African Theatres, .common.. . ; . . ...
sn.65
$12.25
.60
A.ssoc. Brit. Pic. Corp., $1 common. .
2.65
3.25
.60
Assoc, Bfit. Pie. Qai'p., 6^; pref
’ 4.40
5.00
.60
As.‘;oc: Bril. Pie. Corp;, 5',T debs ....
410,00
412 00
: 2.00
British ; Dominions. ..... .;.
.60
.85
.25
British Lion, ‘pref,. common. .......
1.70
2.15
.45
Capital -& Prov. News Th , . . . , . ....
.80
,95
.15
Gaurhoht-British, common
2.55
3.40
.85
Gaumont-British, W common . . . . . .
1.20
1.60
.40
GaumohtsBritish, S'.ltti 1st pref . . . .
3.65
4 10
.45
Gaumiont-Briti.sh. 4'ii'l new debs. .
386,00
412.00
26.00
General Theatre.s, pref. ., .
2.00
2.45
.45
Cu4»av«'V,'I'T.''olrci,.,aj.V»; . Ut. njorl
■: ’debk
386.00
408.00
22.00
TussaUds, 20c. def. . . . .
.15
.40
25
Tussauds, pref . com raoiT . .. . ;.
1.70
3.60
1,90
Moss Empire.s, common...
.5 45
6.80
1..35
Moss Empires, cum, prtf ,
3,85
4.45
.60
Odeon, Icommon
2.90
4.65
1.75
Odeon, fi'l pref...
, 3.95
4.35
' .40
Odeoh, Sii' deb.T . . .'1;.
404.00
416.00
12 00
Prov. Ciiie. Theatre.s, 76 ', p part,
pref. ; coiiimon . . .'i. .
5.20
6.75
1..55
Prov; 'Gine..,;Thoatre.Si: cum. .X pref .: . .
5.45
5 65
.20
Proy., Cine. Theatres,' cum. B pref. .
5.50
5.65
15
;20th CehtLii’y; 6'c;; ;prct... ■,■ . .■ .
,20
.95
.75
.Stoll Theatre.--' Corp. . :
1 90
2.75
83
■' Union.. Cinema.s>. , common. , 1’:..
50
.50
UhiPn :Cirierna:.s'; l.st,p>fef
4.50
4.00
, .
Union Cin£jna.s, 2nd pref.
3.95
3.00
With the exccplio;'! of Union Ciiicma Gornpany, all .stocks
''qtiolfed sh‘b4'; riae’k . 'W.itir ah , a't'eragc; Incr'easi! .’, .oveiali of
. arb'jntl (i'd on the prices, of a year ; ago. This, con.siciering
, ' tile capital involved.. i,y.; .sliil big dough. ’. Union’s ca.se . is
: 'u'cc6untbd’'Tpr.:.by .profiiAl^^^ to ciear':p,ft, heavy defici.ts,
from the past instead of paJTng dividends, and so the market .
■ reacted accorclin.gi.v, despite,, the big actual improvement in.,
the compar,y’.s .fina.nriii! po.sition. ■■,
,’Tn ipar't l1ie.'eohUn.aed.:..str.eng ip'arket is ...due
■lO J. Arthur Rank; who by con,sp!i.cl,aling the stragglin.g Gau-
. nioht-Britis,h.;ih,idn!.Tsi;h put a number of .s'ori-s ;en :a ■.s.ound.,-
Ijasi.s. T,:', . : ;• ■'■'■■■,:.■'’ 'T...,-;',
16^ INYERNATIOKAI.
Tliii’ty-eighth t^‘RlETT Af^i^ersary
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
IN LONDO N B Y BLACKOUT
It Costs Plenty lor American DougliboA s to Be Entertained in Cafes and Theatres
By JOSHI A LOWE
Lonclor., Doc. 23.
^ .LoniJp^'t'.night Hfelir this Tift)^ ,
This 'is a'. faih-cross-sectiQavbt^iiidj^v^^^^^^^^^
byy/oillcG'i'S; :aMd' fcnlistc^ 'o'f; tJnitcd'' Statps:; orrhcct-'.':
ip.rces ' iiv, the EWoPchn /Theittre .'ph,Oliei’ations\^^^''^ fap, as
thai gbes'. it expresses' the sehtimenls ol' the Bpihi'IjOndQner—
utthoiii thetadditiotial ttitmmiiigp eoihpavBpnS' '
between Piceudiliy Cirelis and Times Squm'c. ■
The firat thing'^P^ leave in Londort will tell yoii t
. is th'at the. 'blacRoUt, ci*abs; vyhbopee, ■ eineehsy
'i stand, ;gyppfng 'by 'night..pj’OW^^^^^^ bkickncss..;^
of Linirion streets. ''woitcs .teiis hardship',' its. fithdt.ining' eiftet
is othe-nvisc none the less clinr.niy. ..
. , Because:. Londpii .'is .:aV'‘le'av:c', area'' to.f ..Yititlcs ':6.ii': fyrlp.uph:^ ,.
. from' eanips tKro:ughout' .^r.itaih •:tit. is •■oiit, ,o£;' for all';-
■ Sritisli troops .on leayp''c& those. , who. have, tfc
■ heret ., the ■ to WH is; pa.c'kpd tight i w i th, &I.s and , eftioers .with, a ■ ’
yen. tor anipseipoht.'.' To :'me,et this 'dpraa'iid. the. .ntimh^ :
night, spots ' actuatly. open,. hvottf^ has'p, to: .bp., mtiltiplipcl'iby
. loo, tahd , this''i.s proBably .; 'aifr uiidpipstiniate'.'/ In': the'-thi'PP '
years before the Yankf Began , to, show up. oti !thls side' night , .,
.life .had :eb.bcd ■ away.- aimost to: the .yanishin'g point/,; 'One -
after ar.other oI the Witcries folded. Now the presence of
bulging Yank pockets seems to have made, lio diftcrenoe so ' .
far as reopening any of. the old .ioir.ts is eoncerned. Most .,
of. them continue to be : as dark inside as they, are outside.
In the whole West End there are ,on.l,y. four o£ the estab-
lislied nightclubs still oporatiiig.. Tiu\se are the Emba.ssy.. life
400. ti'.e CoeoaiuU Grove a.nd ti'.e Cabaret Club. Tite A.stor,
,:' rcccf.tl y opened, is the only other high cla.ss, nite .spot . doing
bu.sinoss rdter 'rnidnight; hln. hip.st of these plush-lined drink-
cries whiskey and gin sot the eu.slomor back $18 a bottle.
. ; At the Embas.sy and tiie ,400 the price is S8 a bottle, both of
tlic.se spots havmg/big.' stbcks' ot p re-war stnfl'.
'V Biys«‘s» Piay
Before midnight the liotels .and' .rp-statirants gcttin'g,:th.e,bi,gr..
gest play are the Savoy. IJorcliester. Grosvenor,'. IVIayfair,
Piccadilly and- Bagalclie, in tiiat order. . ; Here, although you '
pay by the drink and not by ti'.e bottle. priee.S are as stifT as
in the post-miciniglu parlors. ■ ' '
A shavetail, for instance, took lii.s .girl friend into tlie. coek- ,
tail lounge of the Savoy the other evening, and ordered, two
/ double, sidecars. .When the waiter slipped him the cheek it
called for the American, eciuiyalent of. five bucks. ;. In tlio
words of an a.ir* fo'iye capfain . ‘a nighl out in the West End
. with tile lady friend wiil separnfe you from 50 smackers —
it you're caref'u!.’
Ciiriousiy enough one thing here is ciieaper than it is on
Broadway. The best seat/; tor a: straight siiotv or a musical
i oasts , only $3.35 as- agahist' Nety: York’s $4.40. But in eon-
„ trast with this, top pricp.s at W c.st End film house boxof'.'ice.s.
■ stagger newly arrived Yanks. Tlie .99P for the bc.st seat in
. the Radio City film palace gets you into only the back rows.
, .of a.,WeSt End Cinema. A Phoip'e' seat/is mat'kPd at $3.15. .
; Free on ! erl ainrnen*. — for the officer — is almo.=t non-existenf
. The outstanding exception is tlie so-called 'Oflicers Club at
the 'Dorchostcr, where every Sunday a hand-picked bunch of
society. dpb.s turns up to partner Pomnikssioned officers Of the
Allied Nations at a dance that runs from 4 to 7 — but this
Inu'dly Pomes under the nighUife Itcnding. Indeed, from the
standpoint of the Yank oflicer, London’.s provision for his
entertaniment on an otgannied basi.s is coinspieitoius by its
absence.
i C.L CiOiulilioiio Bt‘tl»M* |
P'or the GI, conditions are definitely belter. Except for
. what stri.kpk .him as. the ruihoiis scale of prices at all. the'
West End pic houses lie can get by in ordinary pubs aiid.
popular hash hou.ses for, more or less, tlie same casli as ;a,t..
homo. His main kick is the complete absence of ice cieam.
And there's the warm beer, too Whiskey, 30 under prool,
.: at 32c a hip. ;strikp 5 liim; ,aS beiijg .hs ::k.iekiess as it . is exior- ,
, t i opak v But - gi - m ei’iilly die rcaii/.o.s' mi is not being an.v 'woise
. treated than the London civilian, who ha.- to pay the, same,'
price. . .
Top honors in. tlii.s war undoubledly go to the Red Cross —
so far as enlortaming and'Parir.g for GI's in tlie ETG are :
, concerned. The dozen and more . Bed Cross clubs in London
f arc doing a really .magnificerit ' job. " Gpen 24 liotirs. seven
'day's' in; tlie 'week;, they not only serve, hot . iood and hot -
drinks all night, but they have deveiojied a tochniciuc for
handling soiases. however obstrepcrou.s, which by itself 'plight '
to get Uioin the Congressional Medal of Honor. ; , ' , ;. ,
By an unwritten agreement no MP ever follows a drnp.k ,
acros.s tlie threshold cf a Rod Cross club. Gnce tiie GI gets ,
. inside tiie front door lie lias found . .-sanctuary, and for tiie.
■ mpsf part consents to put iiim.-elf in the tiands of the ex-
perts wlio know by long experience, how to .sober Iiim tip.
. Any GI can lake -a nnn-Arccricau pal tin unifonni into a
Red Cross club, but only tlie Yanks can obtain sleeping ac- .
commo.riations. . Figiils and danePs are staged at trequenl
. intervals and, pt cour.se, cveryiiiing is. free. Eor .the, most.
, pan the cl libs are slalTecl b,v British women who work for
nothing, the salaried jobs being chictly held by American
■' men and women.
j Oh \’»u Ph'catlilly [
, Fur tiie most part every Yank dougliboy . follows a beaten,
path during bis 14-day furiongh in l.ondon. , Apart :from the
Red Cro.ss clubs l-.i.s chief ambition is to have a .look,, at Pioca-
dill.y, wlicre proi'essiona! laditv of the pavement conduct a
nightly battle witit the thousaitds of amateurs wlio swarm in
from the outlying idls't'r.i'c.ls;, . '
Tiien the GI almost, inv.ariablj; hepcls; for Covont Garden :.
:: : Gpera House, or the Palais de Daiise at Hummcrsinith. the.
two bi.agest . dancchalls in luuidon. operated by the Mecca
/./Agency.; Thi.s oulfit. founded 'o.v C. L. Hciniaim in 1927,
own.s the largest circuit of duncchalls in the. .United .King-
dom. ami claims to be the. biggest concern of. its kind in the
' world, . it owns and o.perates ' dancchalis from Edinburgh, to
;: ;' ,RrightPn; .add :pxce'pt bri’, special. ■pppasiphs 'aleohplib
. prohibited in all of them.
As a matter of fact, thanks to the Red CrosK the ' GI is
belter oft' than an.y Londoner in many respe.ots. Willi prac- .
' tipally .every medium-priced restaurant, barred and bolted
after 9 p.m.., the only place for the ordinary citizen in .this
man’s town after that, hour i.s — ^Ited. . ■■
h' 'V' ' . . ' Chungking, Doc. 1.
The film business ,iri; Free , China ha.s ,taken/a depided iip-
swing during the past 18 months, with theatres in the key
cities doing a trade that is much greater than what it wa.s
before the Pacific War. Currently heading the list, so far
as revenue is concerned, is Kunming, .tvi'cre, with sevpriil
ace houses, American Distributors vare garneririg', as mUch
as 40',;, of the coin presently, obtainable :in the hmited spheres
of activity in unoccupied China.
'Whtii an ever-increa.sing population that seents to have
plenty ol money to spend, plus an enlarged foreign cp:n-
munity, mostly servicemen, Kunming i.s the Eldorado of
China. Cinema theatres are in a good spot because tliere is
no other term of entertainment to oiler. Weekly Biz tuns
around $200,000 in each of the three houses, sometimes men c.
lEd Note:. This i.s equit'alent of about $7:000 in Ui S. moiiey
at ciirient exchange rate, considered great revenue in China
even, though ‘Peso.s Mexidan,’ quoted hofO. are worth 3c per.)
And ttiis is 'the net after numerous taxes have, been' taken
off the top. Priee.S, including all taxes, range from $1!) tu
$58 per ticket, whicli is .iiist about the higho.st in China/ but .
despite this there is a tremendous demand for tickets and
on boltci ela.ss of pie,- scats have to be rc.served a couple of
' day.s ahead. ., '■ ■ ' '
111 Cluiiigking il.sell, the. .same situation obtains but gloss
i.s considerably below Kunitiiiig despite' its ’i.Hflbitely .greato
population. This is because of the Government ceiling on
.admi.s&ion. prices whiclt is a headache: to .poth . exhibitors and
-liLstnb utors. For over a ye-ar, tickefs werd held db.Wri to $8
from, winch, $2.90 faxes wore deducted.. '/Af ,thi.s: rate. . the-
atres weren't able to operate at a profit and howls front tl i.s -
fraught, owners fiiuin.v attracted .some atleniioii. , Admissions .
liavc now been inereu.seri to $13 but witli ever miuninting
costs,: eyeit,.thi,s/i,sn’t;. enougly-arid -th^^ operators are peU-
fipning, for .k.La.ise ,fc S20 and $30. Therd is .some doubt 'if .
this wiil be granted: but the. Clovcrnmoiit will probalily
ttcquie.scc to $15 . and S‘41. Anyway, at . these prices. Chung- /
king wnll emerge from its current, cellar position and bio.s-
som ;dut littb a good revenue; producing city, as its popula-
tion of 1,000,000 is starving for entertainment and Ameiican
pics i,S.'jiisf' .about the only, thing obtainable. ■.
Theatresi here , are not of a class in keeping with the size,
and importance of,. Chungkiiig, A good, clean, well-operated
house, with first fciqss equipment, is badly needed and -would,
be greatly welopmod by both the. belter elaiis Chinese and the
small foreign community. ' . /' ' 1 ' /
50 a Tiekct in Chenglii
NEW:^TEGHIS1QIIES OF S110\X^ BTZ
propa(;aada in sol tu America
Anti-‘Gringo’ Senlimenl Still a Big
Factor to Be Dealt With Below
the E(|iiator
By KAY~ JOSEPHS
■ Buenos Aires. Dec. 25
' . Winning thi.s wav isn’t going, to mean the end of totalitarian
propaganda in Latin America— or of show biz's part, botii
. Y’a/iqni and local— in battling it. . ':/ ' " ■, '■ ■
Jl| gent., 'apAapen:;Ber.unss,imU^..'Vfd,ih,:;n^
.'oroeii propagandizing .;n Latin America' has. slacked off in
varyiiig.- degree's,:; the B.order' hs/yheie Sam.'s- 'fellow
' Gopd.-Neighbpiv,';rept,ibltd,s.. have broken .relat'pns with Hk.lev,
Hirohito: & Co. or gone to war.
■ But -as the : pro-democratic .side has learned to use fool-
light .aiid. film, -glamoy plus .short and longwave .showman-
ship. to .sell the United Nations' story to Latino.s, ,.'o have
the pro-Xasci.st elements boti: Inside and out devclopc.d new
techniques and methods. '/./.■■ v.'"'
, .Anti-'.gringo’ sentiment iS'StiU tt jiotenf force down here and
the war’s end i.s not going to see it lialted by any means, ir.
the, opinion , of tiipnotch ob.server.s. Tlie .outright Berliner’s
place lia.s been taken up by lipil/rainded elements in prac-
tically every Latin American eountry. o.spccially Argentina,
The Falahgisfs, nationalists and others have 'something to
.gain by cousianlly hanimoriiig again.st.what they. like to cal!
li:e 'Yar.qui imiieviaiists' ■ and 'the Colo.ssu.s of. the Nonk.'
Today, their job is to. sow di.'.ynity and. break theSlll-Anier;-
can .trbni. and tliey wo:-k ..show biz angle.s to the limi:.
, Their methpei. Both in '.ArgeiVtiiia, .where: thcy’TO been al-
lowed to work opoi’.ly. and ot’ner coiir.trie.s is to ally them -
.Solve.'- witit liatiunalist elements and constantly ■ chum, for
, example,. :;thiiLHolIy\voo;d,fl crowding out the national
-product, tiiat V. S. radio itrograms. b-'itli lliosc .siiippcci here
for .tran.scription and tho.se sitortwaveci from. Now York and
.: Smi- F.rahcl«cp, fU.;e ;stifiiiig'..<),i>poryini that-
.•:'y,','S.''.he'w!5''a'genei'b.s,' 'f'eatiu’p,.sor'i:icoS /md ady
Latin newspapers, etc., ete''/': . , '
:■ '■ G'h, t;he .p'ther 'hand., 'tjhws.' y'.di'c'), 'Sthge'-andiscre a',,'.().
:: all dope ,a pp.sifive iob i'n.' Buil.cltiig -U a fat'craBle' U. anti
United Nations reaction. U. S. pix are .still probably the
greatest .source of Latin America's intormatioa and mistn-
formation about the U. S, They have shown Y'anqiii .might,
determination and ability to win. The newsreels, probably
seen by more "Latin Americans than any other single U. S.
medium, are A-1 prioritied down to liicalres everywhere
from, the Rio Grande to . the Strait. s. of Magellan, carefully
watched and con.stantly attacked. 'oy the. Axis. .
.y^ S. stage, arid screen artists; whoi've supplanted the place
formerly held by European e.xjions, Slave also had a power--
, . .fill part ..'in. .showing iha'; the States i.s not .merely mater jal-
, .....istip ..; (as the Axi.s ciaim.s) 'oiit able . to produce the finest '
/...arlisf.s .uiid i.iuisip,i,ij,c,s J.tj. ihe.\y.<>r.ld. 'i .
. / ;, y. .Si/sh pimpaganda' 'today': iii 'head arid .s'hpu'lderk;'
■ r.' aboye ,afiy.th:ing';thp RUndf'uri Berlin.' ■■; :■
, • Spanish Falangist propagandists, however;; have been able
:./td get irilo r-ritaiiy ' plaGek.fro^^ Berliii has .Been; banned..
. ' And they are. apparonlly pUmaing to continue their Hi.spani-
dad-boo.stir.g operations i:ero after the war end.S', ./The. Nazis,:
. stiil ■entrenehed.and operating iri .hiany Latin American coun-
tries,, are al.so hoping to hold on arid develop-in Lalin Amer-
ica so as to ready them.sclves for the 'next try,’ :
;. U. 'SV off icial.s in ; charge , of - Uiicie Sani'.s official Blacklist;
;/anfl ,'Br,itis|i.,: authpritie’s^ 'whp; operate’' .sirriiiar 'stafulory.. :.jist
t!;roug!iout Latin America. , have .found that not only are
German banks, building concern.-i and basin.es.s hou.ses of all
siirts .still operating in neutral Argentina but al.so in coun-
' /'tries like ,' Child. ' Colombia. Venezuela, etc., wliich have'
severed their diiiiomalic tics with the Axis. '
Gne of tiie biggest Nazi iirni.s .still, operating in nuiny pari.s
of yatiii;'.. ,'.A'lneric.m.;;^^ '' the ...giatt't electrical trust. Sieir.on.s-
. : Schiickcrt, whicli has its iiand in many radio stations. Giie
.’ ^ indication of how muci'. of a. foothold the Nazis still have
/ is the list of biaeU'.isiccl radio transmitters in' Latin America.
There are .six still ’goiiig in Uruguay. 1i:o .saii’.p miinbcr in
Chile, and plenty of others in variou.s Latin countries. Brazil
iia.s taken over all Axi.s-owned stations and . so havp; .Bolivia'
arid Mexico, which liave dociared war on tiie Axis. ,
. Experts hero still believe that sliow biz's .chief post-war
... function in Lr.li:; America will .be to reaUy. .seli the U. S..
. its Good Ncigkixir poiicy :md it.'.dc.sird ior world peace witit
the other iiowors. tliro'.:g!i Iho medium of film.s, radio, and
'stage and' 'Screen.' ;■■■' ":■
(
Further to the norlhwc.st. in the city of Chengtu, there
is a regular blitz .so far /as cinema busine.ss i.s concerned.
Though the, pppulaiUon is ;muPh ;smaller,.than Chungking, the-
alres are doing Remarkably . well — .some .pics turning in as-;', ,
;'tpunding figures.. .Cindma thealrcs are of a fairly good .Stand-
ard aiul atli'act. all elasso.', of people. Chengtu i.= al.so a uiii- ,
vcKsily centre aiui the Uur.i.sar.ds of students are all keen
jflim/faris.. Admlssiplis' have, been consi.stontl y i ncreased ami
are now as high as- $.50 per ticket. Gross is only a little short
of that of Kunming and CliengUi liiu.s ranks .second in im-
portance. ' //,'V,;; ■
: Way down SoiiUt, in Rwcilin. : theatre business i.s devolo;'.- '
ing rapidly despi te , Jap air ; raids. Population has been in,-".
/creased; by; SO'*';; , •thi.s ■iijcrease 'cdn.s ol people from
Hong Kong and other occupied cities ;who have now ir.ade
their hom.es in Kycilir.. !
. Theatres here aren't so good, but with no other entonair- .
ment other than'. Ghinese’ opera.s. tiicy are doing a blitz biz
\v;i!i AmerieaiV films. Prices have been upped to $12 and $20, .
with a further increase in the offing. ' " ■
Kweiyang. which is situr.'.ed just about midway between
Kunming and Chungking, is, a city at , .some imiKirtanco. a.s ■
it is a center from which many .strategic roads radiate. Bir-
' ciiieiria trade- here, aUBofigh goodi I's .'not .WItat is :shou.M be -
; owing to generally induTorent oporalioii. It is likely to irii-
: prove.. . - , ':./,' - - ./';." j
.; .'Vmerican picuire.s are very, much iii demand by .cinemas,
goers':; in’ ali key, cities., Ciirreiiily:, 1940-41 proditcls ;of the
eight majors are being exhibited, . with a spr.'iikliirg of 194!- !
4:2; films which have come in by air Irorii Calcutta under an
agreement with the China National .Vviation Corp. Many dis- ;
/.tributors hayp. newer prints ;;in ' Calcutta, aWsiiing .shipniG.ri't,' .
but heavy congestion of priority goods ha.s provcnled them
coming throiigii with any degree of regularity. -.
I",. ■ ' ' Lliimtse Slron}> For Star .Values' I,;'. ■
; ;. •Atidierices in Chungkirtg theatres are''inyariabl,y. treated to
a 15-minute slides progranr before the opening of tlie picture. .
Siide.s are : mostly/ advertiserrients,; with a few giving advice
: regarding adherence to tlie prineiplc.s of the New Life Move-
ment. /',/; ;
Audiences ir. China like action, spectacles, especially tlibse ' ^
in Teci'.nicoior. They also /‘go in heavily for .star vaiue. .''tic!',
names as Ginger Rnger.s. Gary Cooper, Dorothy Lamoiiv.
Robert Taylor, Norma Shearer, Clark ; Gable and Ciiarlie
Chaplin being very popular among all classes.
At iireseitt; iff.'ttvbi.ts.t,; are OHly-periiruttAd, to fCjnil,p0C _of
■ fheir,',;ne t efiriiii ng-s, -T.h e r'eriraimri.g, '59% " fe ®lrickett.'.in-"G'h'vi?S^
V king, and to date oft'orts to secure uiiiretv.iog and - 'ic rfiihll /
,,, lOO/i ha.s met with no .success. . '/ ''.r"'"'.' : -
.., Ail cigln m.ajor companies now have an arnm.gcinont with
the China .National Aviation Corp. . to bring in one picture ,
eadi per month from Calcutta. Tliis is .subject to available
load, ami since the inception of the agreement in Decemlier;
1942, 10 months ago. only an average of .six for each Com-
, patty /have been brought in, owing to the .great coirgcstioir of
cargo in Calcutta with priority listings. Thi.? Iia.s created an
' acute .shortage of product to some distributors;, whose stock of
.nld prints is -small' and' are thu.s dependent” upon,' new prinl.s
from Calculla. ... ;/■
War time condition.? in tite country have made di.drib'ui'ott
/ :v,;e;ry 'dlffi,Cui.t Tran.sporlation from city to city i.s 'yet'y..stow/;:
'.. Theatres are not very well equipped, and through tiie en-. -
/' forced use of old pan.s, prints are often damaged after a few
runs. Tax deduetipns aid high and with ever increasing on-
crating costs. di:stri'oi'it.ors have .many ..probleiri.s to contend
//with.',: ; :;-;/ ;.';/ -
. But: an important factor is that the people in 'die interior <if
.. Ciiina are becoming more and more picture-consciou.s. ai'.'i
tiie popularity of .Ainorican films i.s pxteiiding to ai-h cla.sse.'.
Tliero is no doubt that ; American films, will play a big part
. in the po.<t-war recon.struction in. China, wliich is the bi.g.gest
imdcveioped country in . the world so far as tiie fieki e:
. cinema is. concerned. It is one country tiiat Amencan- 'd'.i,s-
tr-ibtitoi's 'wilj' have. -'ve undivided' aUcrition' 'tb aitei-dhe
./ Waf.:'"'/' -. '' G" .G- '- i
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
3 Service Shows 1
Ahtiiversary
INTERNATIONAL
Show Biz future in Canada
Ottawa, Jan, 1,
Show bnsine.«s in Canada saw something during the past year that it
'never expected': three, ail-.Qanadik 'campanies tourih^^ edasti-'
to-coast at .'the', same time, and puliing capacity biz; everywhere, even on
repeat date.s. The shows were produced by the tiiree armed serviee.s. the
' Navy doing 'Meet the Navy,’ which is stiil going strong; the Army sent hut
‘The- Army Show,' which foided in September, btit ,ba,s'.;aiiotiier cbnipany
being readied; the air force with ‘Biackouts of 1943’ first and then 'All
'Ciear;y stilt Wiiring.',V''; v, ' h h
■ - Titese shows' grew .out; of sohte. 'prctty harrowing beginnings) but: they,
grew I'a.st and wlion they readied tiie. .stage all of them were ..sati.stiictory.
It luipponod tills way: when war broke out and eniistmehts poured in,
there were the soidiers, saiior.s and airmen sitting around evenings with
ji.oviiing to do but wksii tiie foiks wo'uid .start writing ottencr. To cover
this boring situation, the civiiian service grotips .sueiV as tiic YMCA. tiie
Legion and the Knigiits of Coinmb'.i.s. hurried io,gctiier all the taiont they
(.o-.ipi iU-.d. Tiipst; of. it amate'ur. and liirew together concert parlie.s. The .
performers worked gratis, supplied tiicir own eoiiUime.s., makc.np and roii-
tines, and played- tiny place there was a crowd of serviccn'.on to watch
*^'Then tiie advertisers.-saw. the liglit and began to sponsor .small troupes
of prolessional.s, sending them across the coimliy to play to service per-
.sbimel exclusively. 'i; With a bankroll behind them, {hose troupi.'s could put
"oil' a .slHTvv'tha'.'lilaiiked their preiiecessors, ■ hut' tiie b a r. k r o it w a s - 1 i m it ed
and- so wa.s the .route, since they coii'.d. filay on'..v in camp hail.s or messes.
Ail ti'.is time the. boys in unilorm wore entenaining each otbor. Not as
organized groups, but a soldier lioi e. a .sailor -.iicfe; an air force, inaii some
other iilace wonid get up at a dance or a party and give With' his routine.;
A lo! of iliese kid.s were good and soiir. they drew aUenUon from the
.bra.s'Shals’%nthH'hd file Army decided to round tlicm Up and
. do a revue. Thiis 'The Array Sliow' was born, witli a radio (■ouhlevpart
of tiie same name. Only one civiliaiwJack Arlhiir of Toronto -wa.s con-.,
l-.ected wi-.h it. all liic oUieitS from pipditcer fo tiie boy carrying the spear
were in imiform and under Army .regukUioiis. ,- The .si'.ow had il.s <iwn
nnisie, .scehery,,.,d‘raii 1 b,, 6 rcfiestra, ■,Costun'ib,sb,a'ricl ,ort ev.en;
Artluir left if after it got rolling smoollily. It folded early in September,
as did -tire air. .v.crsibhv but botli la-o ui, rehearsal ':fbr , revival , the. first . of
the new year. '■ v''''U
i ■' "y: Navy Follow H -."y; .| ;.
Just after' •'iiie Army Siiow' closeii. tiie Navy dpoiied its big revue. 'Meet
the Naw.'. There lias been a' lot of opinion expressed as to: whether tiie
Kuvy sh'o-w i.s better tlian .thc;_Arm.v revue, but ihis writer .gives ihe Navy
the ed.ge. beiieving the sai'.or.s^ liaii hrore': Original;., stuff liresenled with a
more modern touch and in faster pac'e:. ' .;; Then,, -^too; the . Navy:,. had ;Lb.u
silvers;. 'Bayir.y Coballos, B,' G. D.eSylVa'ai.id a :few othc'r.s' of , lio tb.ean ability'.
' to build if'.: it .aiso had Capf..,j: 6 e, CUiniol'iy, .director of im
iCes. o.f vvhbrii' Lou. Silvers once siiidv :‘C.apt,.'C(mliciiy's th mari 1 bnow.
pf Who cciild go l.tb.. Holly wood witlv'-Uotii ing ltd. oft'er aiid get .anythihg lie
. asked , for!’ The,; .Navy 'si -niusioal '..rbi-ue; ..w'lVs a. griUtd .•ilhiiig; .on.-.a grand
scale, from a Canadian point of view. '. 1 , . ■.
. : . Whilelajl;..lhis. was going on, ■tiie'R. 'C. A: S';* 'with .:]Fiight LiCUt. Bob Coote.
■’. of the films,' producing', got out ■ its' sna;iz;y :;iiltle .show,. tBlackout.s C)1 1943,’ ;
Which to.iifed; the DUnji’ni 6 n'’s seryiCe 'cUriip to 80.000. not one
of them, civilians except for. the odd'ene. hbre an.c|;there..'.\vh 6 .-saiv .it. as .a
fiieiid ,Of oive of .tlielser'yicemeh: . • W 'Blaekouts' blacked out in,; S,ep,-
tember. Coote produced a sequel in '.Aii Clca;'.' even faster and belter ti-.ari
'his first .'show, which.' is at. present ddiug. . thei service camps, '. Bight, . coni-, ■
I'pacf,'; tiie.' R .1 e,' 'A,lFi .sho,ws gd.--,hit,o pra,c’t.iea,lly any . caUip, h,a:U..,thet .has ,a
stage, .-’ivliich most of thctTi ha\’e by now -in .all localiliok, from; .Lebraddr tO'
■'Alaska.;:' 1- .1. ;, .. ..I";', ''.'t ' v ,.r ' f'’
Just after, it ■preemed:hr;p:tlavy.a fp. the :Wa,sh-
;i .ington area and did a series of .show.s foi the- American tropp.s, rc.Uirnibg-
to'iresume'its'Canadiait'ipm '' I - .■■' ;■ ■ ■ ■ ' . '. :'l-' \<\7' : , ■
f See Post-Vi'ar KflVc -t ; .
., Both . show biz 'Eiiid those .diitside see bU this ha vihg ;a definite . e.fiect ;pn
' 'Canada after the war, .Here'. :are .iiviiidrbclS' of .boy s ' and giiiS) w^eaping,, thp .
linifo'lbis lofH.is Majeslyl np.Uzn but- iaief to rotiirii to; civilian Bl'e, . Working,
sidel.hy.. .side 'With seasoned professionals,, dancing, ';ac.ling, ■ scripting, light-
ing, dressing, using makeup, designing aiid .hanging 'scenery, 'Writing .rnusic
and. lyrics, playing 'in drehestras. 'fiiey aredirected, by.,.the. best people in.
. the. biz,, both producers and. musicians. . The vvho.le.,. cP.untry caters to thern:
. and not .tiist because;it is the patri'ptic thing to' do, becUuse o,U repeat dates
the same p.epple jam the houses to; se:C them again;, and .pay $2.50 top to. dp
it — not a low price in Canada. ■
■;. .. Bhtil: these shows -came along, Canada .had only .'b handful; of .s:jages
. available ;'to tpUfing obmpanies,; either drajnalic; or nrusical.. Now stages
' . are open aofoss the . couhtry. > Thus: the .Country, now has .the talent,.- the
. ■ stages; and tli-e audienee,s. The. three, .W(ll still be the.re 'viihen the .wgr .is
' dyer. Show biz, it is fully expeoled, ' \Vill be on a , iiigher :planp, , both _ in
, pUaUtUy.' aiid duality,: 'When pea.G,e .comes,. tban . iti QveiyAvas before .jn^ t
: 'Dominion..'' '■',
2 Pomeroy Shows Held
' ' ' ' Up By Casting Snarls
London, Dec. 25. ..
Jay Pomeroy, like ’.a number of
west End managements, 'has, couple
■sho-ws lined,tip whiph,; aro 'b.eing ,held
up due to .shortage.' of performers.
One ibneW play by Gordbh .Sherry
fitie'd ‘Felicity Jesm'i,neV’' An'oth is
'A. N.ight, in..; VeniGej’.' o,peretta by
Johann,: BtyaUsa,..''W.hich: Was; done, o’n
the' continent ■' before'' '':'the ' war but'
.is he'w here. ,Thi.s ..one,';' when .cast' ,, is
■available, will be staged by Leontliie
Sagan. . '. , ■, ;.., ,-
.. Pomeroy has an interest in ‘Ten
Little f\’iggors,’ now running at St.
James theatre under aegis of Farn-
dule . Productions. ‘ ' David Ilonicy,
London head of Myron Selzniek,; has
linancial interest in latter. ,,'
U. S. Cos. Boost
Latin Pic Mkt
"'','^'1;'.' By HARRY FOSTER I
(President the .Agents Assn., Ltd.)
.' ' ., .■■' . . Londoi'i, Deo. 25. ids own, To .save tire Government
? Tne war lia.s pul agents strongly tremendous amount of work in-
volved of considering and granting
on the map. Not . so many yeais these weekly, changes of emplov- '
ago a more opprobrious term ‘than.' mont, we.suggested, as a purely wiiV-
‘agent’ would have been difficult, to time measure, our status .should be,
coin;- today we are .gladly accepted changed from agent to that »f cm-
on terms of ociualily with managers . The... agent Pb'f'ains., d^^^^^^
and ..artists,: Less by our own el- mpnVforihe act lor the six moiitlis
forts tiian by ihe exigencies of war- period, in order to work, for him- .
time, cdnditions.' otu-. status as- an. in- So, wlietlior flip put is in .fact paid,'
, ' ' ,, , . , , , , by ,;X manager of the musichall m
dispensable and important factor in Blackpool, or by Y manager of .thp:
'Show;, business . '.has;, become recog- musichall in Southend, liiere is .no
niied U'.rougiiout the protession. chan.ge of, employer in the, eyes of '
Arg. Producers
' ■-..'.-'i''' 'tbi,en,'(H':.Afri^, ''Dec.' ; 2 .:..,,.: ■
f'Pr" ,fe’dP',ro.i,,'a}d ''fi'‘(nt.i;.,',t^^^ e ,
, ■'‘i'-H’ Eh’ I h ,i ii: b
was made this week by the Asocia-
cion tie Produclores de Peliculas Ar-
gentihas (Argentine', Fih'rt Prpdn
Association), in a lengthy memoran- '
■'dura outlining its current problems.
’ ; Producers, ; explaining that ^yp ' to ,
now file industry lias always dc-
■■ Ppeded Upon private .'Argebtine capi-.
, tal,: cited ', the. fact that ' the Ofl'icial
banks could be of assistance by ex--
tencling;' mere liborai'l,, 'credits:^
Studios, laboratories.* etc., in wliich
, ; directors, arti.sts, technical men and
Wbrkei'.s'rf all Argehtiiie— 'ate active.
■ . Bequest was made to Dr. Mario
Molina Piet) of tlic In.stitiite Cine-
•naiom-aflco del Estado (State Motion
y Pieturo. 'In.stitute),''.althpugh'' lb
are currem f ' t hat the Institute may be
. absorbed, hy, the .newly-breatb^^
' ®uuketiiriiit' of Propaganda and Press.
supposed to take over the job 0 ^ em-
. .fih.nfi.ifdr the., ’beat ■in'tercst.s:'
M the .si.atr.'
;:'■' Spocijiatiim’: ;yis •; rife '■ ias yta '^W-Iiat.'
might'happen. if the nrilitary; admin-,
islration ncUia'.iy follows through on
the producers’ request. -Most ob-
.servofs feel tlia*. r.o help is gfiing to,
be. given ■unless the goverrimont. gets,
in .return, a pretty strong assurance
that iiictk) willVg'b: .made;, the' wa'y. i
'no"'s'ftidi.bs';Wb,ujd‘''dat'e';;'proda^^^
'thing- that loia'Ws. Ai'geirlina"S''pr«^
en.t. Axus-aiding r.e'.itrality or otherV
,Wi.se',,‘goes,''again.st’. ,fbb;;’^
lionalist principles. .
, Producers , also ,, asked;,, ,
. Government help in unfreezing'
fiinris licld in Spain— a situation not
unlike liiat of ti'.e U. S. oompanie.s. ■
' .More favorabie ‘.erm.s for ii'.ipnrta-
tiou, df yirgin;filni,: ma,dhincs, and :®c-.
ces.stiriCs needed by studios and iab-
'oralo.rie.s,
Introduction of the 'drawback' sy.?-
Icin wliercliy ; negat ivc.s of . forei.gii
pix am lie imported for cojiying !o-
eaiiy ,\vi;liciit payment of cxcos.sivc
duties..., . '
;Ad',itisliii'enii, of loca.l laws tb .a'lldW
bl'ii ici i ng ,;p f : . labo raiorics ,; on ; up pc r
floors of local nim studio.s. .
: ; :As,si.st£mce in ad,iiistiog the prob-
lems. '»f .copies of films ''needed : .for
exlcriu.i’'..,dksU'i’b'titiO'n'. ,;■' . ' ■.'■;'■ . •'.
Aid ill' fill! , iiitercliangc ,, of „ il I ms
wi'.i'. Spain and Mexico uniicr rd-
cijirorai condition.', Prcscir. sUua-
fion. i'.'.s added, is cxtremciy c.m-
;'fuscU/ ■'' ). ,:>■;" ■':''.. ;' ■
' ; ' Buenos .'Vires, . Deo.. 25. „'■■.■'
Despite now prospocls whicii ‘uni
eonuilional surrender’ will bring
; them .in', the , European , : fie'.ci. most
Hollywood majors are cietormined to
hold onto and improve kcniispliere
operations or.ee t'le war ends. — ' ..
, , Best proof, are the bl'.ieprir.is , al- ■
ready : laid' out. for ;mCreascd thoiure
cnirstruction. iippoci ■ distribution ('es-'
; pccially in nuivkel.s current'; y. con-
sidered pvorsco.sily due to war in-.
creases) and tie-in.s With national
producers. ''■.,';■' ''
■ War los.ses elsewhere in liio for-
eign operations . belt , .have ■ coricen-
.tralCd attention i'.erc during liic past
t wo -years and ' FDR's Good Ncigh-
‘ bor assistance .; has helped- liypo . the
economy ., of the other .Americas so
that there ha.s iieen an increase, rath- '
, or ■ than, a': dropping 'off. of the pesos,
iioiivars and re i.s planked down at
■ the 'ticket' •windows. , ■■ ' , ■ ■ ,' '',
Hemisplierc cooperation has thus'
i;ad an important ) 3 ar't,in;kqe:ping the
him business strong in I.atin Ameri-
ca, becau.se witliout the Lend-Lease
ai-id economic aid to 'Mexico, Brazil,
Peru. Chiie. etc., few Latin countries
wo'.tld have been able 10 enjoy the
'prosperity they I'.ave. iThc U. S.,
of course; .has gained by llie raw ma-
terials and henii.-iphore defense. 1 ,.'
. Post-war prospects in, the I.aiin-
' Ari'iefica'ii 'film field, lioweyer, , will
iirobnb’.y not iie a.s rosy as in other
pha!>es of the Latin .\merican enter-
tainment iiicture becau.se tlie armis-
lico will also brmg far stronger com-
petition from national ., producers' in ;
Argentina. Brazil. Chile. Mexico and
; other Good Neighbor refHtblics.
' I ', Lnoking .\head :\
Nuniber of U. S. film compaliies
are, already using ;hoir Latin-Attier.i -
can offices to groom E'.iropean staffs ■ !
for posit-war', ofiei'ation.s. , training
, whatever bright .young.ste'rs' they' can
.get .away' froiri -the 1 -A boards in the
knOw-ilow .of foreign management
and distribution. ' 'Some .of ..these pd,- ,
tentiai mana.gei's airciidy liave stand-
ing orders to be ready to go as soon
as the Eui.'opeai.i .situation opens up,
. and a number are cqn.sidered so. po-
tentially , important that they are un-
der drafl-dcfermor.t s.talus,-. ,
, GrciWirig , imporlanee ol the Latin
American industry, '.'particularly that
of Argentina and Mexico, Is undoubt-
edly: going tdi pose new headaches | 6 r
Hollywood. Aiready forward-look-
ing itJ.;- ■&. .'cnmpah.ics' , i'.ave noticed
that; 'Argehtlne-niades, ' and 'Mexican,
tih'hi are pfling .ul)- terrific' grosses it)
■ .'iVhie)>,iidf;Bsorly..
I'ai'ored Koily.vooct zO to .l. ar*' rc-
adjustiiig ■itheif'-, ayeragC.s. Argenfinel
‘ prodiictidns ilike i'.Carn'ien',.','; , fSohp
Film')'. , 'Todo. L'n Hombre: (.-\.A,A)
a'lid, Mcxieaii-'ma.d.p.'S .fikC the ..Cai'ltin:
. flas s'uccesse.s,' -'Tres fJosq-uetetos’ arid'
‘Gciidarme Di.sconocidq' (both,; Bpsai
■ F5l;ms ). ■: are' ' c(i:a wing, i .grosse's : - that,
' co,mparo,':fav,di'a,bly ':Withi the best of.
' tho",iSa|i't(.ui' 'p'fdductioh.S. '■ O-E.-'idour
. Iheylsti'll .kick;' .the polish, .Aia'mor aiid,
; .publicity .':of Hollywood, but liicy.'rc
i 'hv a 'iaii'g-U'agti liiat- d:o;c.sh
; lilies and fhey do avoid war and
purciy 'local'' t.hcn'ie.s ’.tliat ■ju.sf -doh'^^^^
,' ';intcf‘csi: ''',in;£ln..v,:.'LM " ; -'i',
Soldiers Get ‘Curie’ Film
Ai’thpugh; lidt-, ,td .'b('';,''ro'ie'£!',.sed -'itiiti'i,
: Fcb'r.u;afy' ior; latcii i 'iviadtii'iie .'Curie,'
.'’ '■in' ,ir' 6 'ip'h'i;:;,fftrm,','’l.vW^ liocti '$iii|xpcd'''i'to
:|. at'med' 'fbfCe.s,' -'abroad' , iiii.c'l ,'':.W,as-',Seen
[ ,'in .:.S,ome ■ar'pas.'ilxif^^^^^ . Clj-ri.stiiias.' .Sd'
I C£ir,'Me'tri)''Has,';sh,ip
'I';'.' iFliffl’' is',',p„re,s'Ciil'ly' on' ■.pre-i.-reloasc
.1' cngage.iponf's ii.n-' N'/'iY.'.'iaiifl' 'Los .Any
1 ' giilos.i' .V : 'i ' ’-i'", ''; ,
Even more important, we have won the Bmployment Exchange,
■a' .quasir.Cioverumenfal irattk; .' -. cd'mplete,,. change of sta'fus ,::
. .-Ai • ■ '•) ■■ ',, ,1 i naturall.y leaves the doors open to
Obviously., and naturally,; the .100 .certain abuses. One of my ideas in
agencies which hold London County framing the cliartei'.isjo.. shut ; those.
Council licenses find this newly dooi'S tight. Misconduct by a mcn--
gained recognition gratifying. For her of the Agents A.ssii., under Die .
"' 'V.' V - i'i ■ '■■'ll 1 ' . ■ o- terms of the charter, will mean his o.x- .
L T f lx,lsion.*And. o.'utside the Assn., l-.a
.which the- agent is facec ., To make .For, : with the. reoognii-ion by the
plain to all lie memberfi... of the .Goyerpm'en.t 'bf our 'established
Agents Assn, -the parampunt nced.of ■ .tidn',. .the ::,' London ..Courity . .' Council
living up to our new role. I have „ Urenso m ■' 'knO
framed a eluirler. .Kellin.g forth rules
will not issue: a license to any
would-be agent— :if; the Agents'. Assn.
by .which every meinbor of the Assn. ; 'pronounce.s' him to be unworthy ''of
wiU be bound: , , ■ ' ^i; ; vs ' doing bii.siness as an agent.
Here m England, and; 1 believe , '
.also ,in''the States, the ', various pro- '
fession's,. function iuhd;er',.. a. i. code; ibf
We go further than that: No agent
can 'bec.qme : a .member, of, the Assn;-
.;,etbics,-:laid dovi'if. 'by their own as.so- n'lli! he ha.s been in business : M 2 ,
ciatious. If a doctor i.s found guilty oioidbs. At the eiid of that tune we
Of . unprofessiotval, conducf,' he is .consider, his > application and.; admit
turned out ot tho ii.s.sociation. and , O'Cmbership, cn- not. depond-
lluit is' the end. of him a.s a practicing. If .lie lias he-
physiciaii. i 'Lawyers , andi' architects bayed ,,:pnetbipaB^^^ even in ilie ,
similarly. So‘wh'y.nbt'age'hts?’':SuGh he must wail a fur-
diffieulties ias , might otherwise have .before,'., applying ■
made tlic adoption of the charter less again for admiission. .A
easy have been entirely swept away .Within our organization .itself '.such
by the new cdhdiiion.s in show busi- evils as may still exist will be dras- "
riess arising out ot the war. For an tically cut out hy llie new rules of
'American ■ to appreciate this, a word the , chariter: '. 'Without- enumeratiiig
of, explanation may bo necessary. them in detail the.«e rules expliciliy •
'' . Under , existing 'conditions, -. every cover every ijo.ssibie instance of mis- :
male lip to 50 and every female up conduct,; and fhe maxiinum
toi '45' is. to all intents: and purposes: a 'fof 'transgressing apy 'Onfe of . them
ptipbet ; ' 'The Government. can. ’S. expulsion. . To Cite . .a. single, ex-. "
•direct’ the.' individiial into the arnre'd’ ample, . .there, is the; ' matter . of: . ,
fOr.c'es .'or way work, irrespective'. ;of ‘cpllection' fee’ Charged, by c.ertai.h, .
the ,Wis.bcs ' Of '.ithat : indlv;id,uai. ,'fhe' ;managements,,und,er. a.' clause in some
: Only exception.s-'to this general mo- . vm’iefy contracts,. By ,thi.s , clau.se the
biUzalion; of '(nan and woman power i hianager is empowered to, withhold
'are ' those, '\yiro obtain ‘deferment.’ 'irbwi^ the /arUst the agent’s commis-
Quife properly. .siieh defermeftt-is' not' ®lPhj rendering: a m.ohthly account. to '
lightly given the agent after subtracting a certain
' A— .Slim as his (the I'nahager’s) collec-
' Keep ing M orale High | tion loo.
On the olhei hand, 'the Govern- The new charter prohibits it.s
merit lullv approeiatek fhe: impor- members', from allowing any of its
tanee of sliow binines's .gs , a .means , affistsi .’io' sign 'a contract' coritaining
■;to:;kcep,mora]q;,.at: :this clause. ' Hereafter fhe' hia'uager^;';
military and civilian. To keep shiaw must not retain any part of tiie
. business . goliig, '; arfistSj , ;-in;ah'agef s,.. artist’s, 'salary;., the.: artist '. must,' , pa^' '; ,
;muaiCiahS,(',electricj£hls,''stagehands--^.:.the'''agenThi.s commission direct; ■'
and agents— are necessary. So the One further example: an agent has,
.government perforce has 'had tp. the . exclusive booking' rights .'of a
issue deferments 'to certain of these 'certain hduse... ..No other agent . 'must .
iridividuai.s. But in the case of'.the 'appr'oaeh Jlhe management of that
.actor, :‘ especially ; the variety per^^^^^ the offer ot aiv aCt; he
former, there.. Very qiiicklV;. deyei- rnust make ithe otier to:' the brother
oped a' .snag' in the scheme. ; :■ ■ ... agent. '; ‘ ; , ; ,
In the fir.st place, generally speak- ' The point of the charter,: however,
ing,:. the outside' limit ' in point:, of. 'is 'it uniquenes-s,. Neither Equity, the.,:
tiihe. Of any' clcfCiqheh six months. 'Variety ;: Artists' Fcderatio:h' nor
Also; the 'deferment .is 'granted, for Managers Assn. hiiye anything , like
; art, explicit, ,p,u'rpd.se:. ' ;I;n fOr .in-, if. i'Thanks to the, war. :the'lagent.s’ ■
stance,, a, typist. : I, can'get her only, dppoftuhiiy' to .clean 'house' ffom..
by applying to my local employment within ha.s been dropped into our
excliiingo.. If I engage her, she "can laps. Pe'rhaps, ■when "the . benefi.Cent;
.neither quit .my.emptoy nor take any .resulls' , of . the : self.-administered '
...Qthrtr, job Withbufc, the. consent Of the , plirge,; become' apparent .'to. fh.e' rest
Mini.stry of Labor; of tiie profession,: ' 'Show business' .
.. This: .works. ; out''; well , endugh ih .gehetally' will' eleyate it'sClt'.td. as. .
rt'ioSt' busih'e.ss'e.s :(<iivd:,:the rule’ was high .art ethical; . ..standard as strict;.
quB'lii'ig’Hhei'i’' j'dps by 'tfe' pi'OM
higher wages:) ., but it qui^ proved, tiire, and’ ;,the . other :'professidns.'
■ to ,:.he,.,i:rta'noasib.l.e '.tn.':s,how^ h.i'lSiiiess'>," ,'' , '■'.;' ■.':
By tiie tenns of the Equity contract, , . i|f f, n n ■’■. ■
afvattis,t.aecep(S a part in '''a.lplay ort ' WOn:;! .,wC^ LOIlS.
the express condition ot rei'r.aining ■ ' t'x'i'..
in,, the ..'Show.'' throughout runr 'V,. ' ■ . :,,W,fshingto.rt.' Jan.. 1.
With .determent 1tmited..to six m'ortths,: ^ .Hecent article im a German nevvs- ...
tiiis cohtractuiiJ' dWi'galio'n 'loses all, W
force.' Irt priictice,' of CO ..Nazis,, ..have. ^ t
: ond)' .and ''a’; fhird,::'and.; a fourth iap-
.plicatioH for .rfui-thor defei'merits is: ' et.: that .country aie . no.w,
.inade.il thc:sB 0 Wds :a'hiti;;i;.':i,: '' ;’i tandlrt,g German ^
But 'What abo.ut 'variety; acts?''' Re- .'i'')bSiC exciusi.vely,^ . . ,•
GCfitiv.', far iii.st£iiice. Dof . aiid Dash: vAll tb
.But 'Wtrat a.bo.ut 'variety; .a'ots7'''. Re-
certtly,', ;far;. iii-sUmce, Dot,', aiid Da;sh
'OcCeiitrid d.a;iiccr.s„;, were bpoked for a
'booked; for' plays by Germ.aH' mDdorii
j week'.; hr. a,.Do'i)drtn)'niusichallv:^ • ciassiealplay'wrif^hts,,as'a^
j' iiext week, they '.were' iyo'rking in .‘i'it;:U'ie,;',s.rtialIer:qitic^^^^^ .
Birmingham:;' . The foilovving week ' ■ , '
.tt©y;were'pn,;'.a'''t,iir,;hv'a'Gl^^
.house. ': ;And ;so. .Rearing in • , : • . u ^ ' i.' •• '
'ihe;;'rule':a'gai'rt.st'' changing ''empl^^ ^*’,'‘'■7. .H'uhter,t. Parafho^^^^^^^
''ah'd rcaiigihg caGh'’ ot lhe.se; mythical’. 'agUig'; director irtqAU'Strah
musidhall.s' is' 'lliid'er ' separate 'rriari- rived .. safely back in ;hi.s,;. A.ussia
agemehts; Dot and 'Dash vvortid' hfiYe; : hoaciquaiftors, Sydney,' .aceording . to
..'had tO'.appiy’toMiie 'Lah^^ 'wqra.:,recdived.,.',m;
'for. 'perna.iss'tdtl ..,;to..;Charige',tfheir ’em'-, 'HunfCr ;.ha;d;,.boe.tv.;'ii1 , the ,U,; S. : for.
plover’ four timc.s a momii. , ; , , ccr.l'ab.s with John W. Hicks, Jr.,
:• ' Thi.s is tvliere the agent enme into foreign .salc.s chief. ,
164 INTERHATIONAL
Thirlyrpghth J^^fSIETTy:‘ Annivensary
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
On Being Tdld How
Shattered a 700-Year Trddition
Irving Maini^^^ (Ibiicernod Willi
Fostering Ahglo-Ameriean Relations
LONDON FOQ
By M- POWELL and E. PRESSBI:K<;ER
By JOSHl'4 LOAX E
■ , ' ^ I-ondon, Doc. 25.^ ;
; lrviiT{!;,'Bpriiii/ .spjicfr; hi ;'\Varie ;tt'i'a,ie 'hiii- iiji-.
v PxesdihiS 'Vijf ' ;do\vi)Ttfl.4^h .Ang]o:xAin'eVican ;:reViifi'o.ns,^^
hiJi/ '-Tl , fe. :nht ' oftly;'-b:eCiiuse-; 'h.e eyes •; in'
: \vdr!H!'iiT'c<!'nnee;hoii 'lyith’ithe 't'wa-a KOthe '
ArmyV hi'M hiji yefusal'is si'nhply a ea;se,oX:■prefelS^^
■ to- ,' talk'; il ovn; with 'aiTpt'hei: iig'ures his ''many '
'■pais't''';all:''rC:> /uf /A'jhMef.Sh' ':'i'a tiler' ha-ye thiih/ teU '
■ 't'liem':''tti'e;jQ,tydhv\’ii '{h'ah \yi:!l'.e 'ribniitVii',' Spi "in’sleacl ■bl . wtit-'
ii}g;'a‘ ’pioc‘e:.ioi\''^ B'eriiit ‘Aaihts it' ■'ysy-,
: AiE;- ,:{3k:;ij ; Irvi)1g,.:so;- V\ t'H'taekK’ -this 'tliiiig’ like a' 'epupib;’,
'opdihaiA' - guVsl and 'siedi 'Of. '’course,;, ybuye,'.
; ,£ot:a(n pdse' pn. tl.jev.a'V'O account y.o'viye, b.ecn;
■;o;vct'h-ji-cro.';.i>v Rctice '.tirtiev..',' ii, ;'
•' , ■ ■ if ,.y'qtir ifte'iin,-:'f;'ye ;■ 'liacl ./hibrei chaiibes. ' .to come tp'
.tind.ci’ft'ruici' tlSe.:EngliSh, than . the' 'Oi ;\\iio\s . here
'tiriiG. - ybii’ro- .riglTt;!; S'v)t. outside , the biaCkou'V' everything, land \
.'.everybbdy .h a'siE'iigiisii,. a.s; eyef, hand, that, inean'y.to-a^'.'^^^^
iiffcreii.tV..'' .i; V-vr.- i).:} ,;
ME;'..'It's .the main; ppi of thifsvnew sOhg.Oif 'yp.urs.,'
. ..HIM; ■' :S«re it is.. .'V^e are differ.e'nt,': ' What's ' thp. 'uset of,' '
p'rctendi.ng ' we're inot;?: Biit .v^'at 'doe.s ' it .amburi iThby
' 'igb,-.f6r 'tcai'and ..we;,wa.nt'c'ai'|ee'..'.':'Sb hvdi'at'i.,.''-'
.: ME: Nothing, .if that wa.« the only d;"ere;ice. ;
, . HiM:',' .' O'kayv:take, -.s'ometl)ihg. .'ni:o,re.'jniportaiit
' 'wo 're .■ gohlg, . to .itvtn. thiy. ’war;', they: th.ink , they 'fe,; 'gbingt 'to '
. win; it.’i Ab'eV' why, hbt.^j . We .might have: sdmethft^
abouh i:' there wa.sn't 'this difference between u.s. '., ■
ME: From .what you have ,■ seen .in, thi.s coun1;'y. do you '
tlimk our boys .are. getting ;to' understand '.he English in spite
cff:He.se differences'.'
HIM: Ii'.s. a cinch they are. It .stands to; reason fads who':,',
have liad ahythmgrfrom a year to 18 months, 'over; here have '
got tinder. Hhe .s'kI:ii;,o£ :th ;they '•see every day. And
■ from ,'ail ,1. hear h-ldst.. GIa.\vhb’v6. bben ..here any .lenglli' p£ tirrie
iiav,e made 'iastirig I'rSehdships' with: English Vfolk^
^ h h .' 1 : ' itie iidehips , Beytffld the Wiar v V • | : l
; MEi; Isythis Why, ’you' wind '.uB youri new .song with ..the
idea- it,’,s‘. goi'rig to be a case:' of ,oh-,the'ley.el., harids-acrosSW^^
. sea. tyhen,- this.' war -is 'over'?: . j'.'.,'; i'-.',!
.. . 'HIM:. ■ -Wait a .;hv wrong. I'm a song ',
■writer, not ah expert Op international 'relations. All I know
■ is' w.h.at/the, boy's tell me, and nine, out, of ten ;GIs, ,I.’ve talked
to all say they’ve go.t one or. more English' buddie.s. Com-
: ;iiYoit..seji.so'le:liEhm iher.o’s ito 'gobdh'easbn'iwEy these,':ir.i,ehav, .
'•sftlp.s,.slip,g':lchr't.,UiSiaf.ic'r Pur- boys, finish this
home, .. . ■; 'I':-',
■ ME: Doc.s (his go tor the ;.')0 boy.s in the show? :
Hl.M:. No,-: not yet. , ■They haven't had time to. gc. ac-'
. cfuaiiilcd 'ara.iijid hp.re.. wi f h aiiybody.; , Yb.u don't 'have f 6- be
.fold two;;4h.oWs^W specially, tlie'onavo.idr' '.
:',': ble- lac.lc o,£,-.’rodming accommodation’ makes ft 'nece.sssdry 'to;: ■■
.•'billct:...s'b,ihe : bf',.:lheybx).'(;,s',>,ni,ilcw:-^^^ ^ from the PaUadium. .■
■.rrrbfh.rcvcihmfb.m^^ .ihmpitig' tO'itleycry-nii ■'
:.:.i:t.:\vi!.t be that';Way ..w:ith; them 't f.i'hish the.i.fxjur :of ;the:f
Pro Vinces.';..,' .,' , I f ■,; ' : ,,f ■"V.' ■ .'
'. ''M-E:'.,, Bu:f’,-.all'' :t;hE:wl'b,u'gh..''ybu.,'ahd^^^^ raising. ■for ''
iEnli.sh, tv.arfcharttie.s^-imu yb.u '.and fhein a lot '’;
, ■qt. friciids- anvong. t.h.e EWsUsh afidien‘pes.lining.::up. 'to .see^^
'■;iiHbw?'’,- ; '-.'■'1':,’ r." '':■ ■„ \ .''f '
Nik .bn .tliC: mbitcy side' of 'ft ’■ ft's' not a drOR:,i’ht.he-
-.buckmt. ; 'W.hat.lcotiht's i.s, a ;;twmvway.;g^ I 'seb it;,’, London. :
■■ aild ;th.e,:pri'nc.ipal big :lo\vns..b£.’f he 'co'uiftry.-:ate.gbtfing.:a 'tWei- '
hour slice of info that’s .•.triclly 'Vank. ■ Oh our side, the iicr-
’■■fqrnm.rs .1; m,ean,:;' we.'iW ,:,::go.tfin:g,.:,aiidie,nce'..r'caction a.S;','.
troupers dream of. :■ ■,■
; .ME:.:',,:yea'h;: . ' I; w’pndcr. if . ybu :a'nd:tth'e hoys.’r.ealize it-fd^
.‘Tiiis ls lhc Army’ to break a British tradiliou a.s old as the '
. Briti.'h Crowij it.scif. ’,';:";■■’■■■■. '■' ■■,
HIM; How come’?
I 700 - Year I'ratlitioii SliaOcii^tMl I
ME; When llie King and. Queen and Princes.ses .sat through .
the Royal Performance at the Palladium: they followed il
' up by, 'doing, sbroethh'ig ..ho iB'iftish' sbv.ereign. evoit.idid ::be.- ,.;: '
fore in the hi.story. of show business. ..'' ■' '
HIM; You mean coming .back .sta.go? . '
ME: 'Eou said it. It's never happened before in 700 ycar.s.
• '.WM: ■ 'That's ,one.,i'br the :...bdbk; i' didn't: realize., it, ahd bi;'
epufse the vb.dys hay '/.Maylm.ftfm.akas'W ■ ■
King and the Queen toid me something more tlum lust .'.-oval
p.Oliienessi Biit /perhaps what /kings and .aueens say is al’-' ’
way.s olf the record.
:ME; Not in a case of this kind. Trvin.g. .,-Shpbt.. .
,, .HIM: Weil, the .King said he’d hcvbr-.seen a .show quite like
' it fn. .h:is, Whole life: :A,H'd the -QuCen said ‘My British. Buddy’ '
brought tears to her eyes. , ■
ME: That’.s -thm-sluff to give the troops.
HIM: . Yeah. WheiT. you epnfe- to think, oif it, you c,duidh’t:
hoitc to find two more. lione.st-lo-God Englisii poopie tiian
they' h'rg.. And ■ hbWevets' different the people are front- ns,
ihere.is np' difference bel.y'eeh.; 'them 'and' thefr’ s:ovGreighs..i' So^ ■
if the shdW.could get to them that, way- it must.be dbihg the
.same thing to; all .their Subjects.: .' Wh'O.cpW anything ;
'.■.m'ore..?' ' ■■■;.’ ■,' - ''■’.'■ ■'
' /i f' . ' ■ ,-, '■ y.'.: ’:■" London. Dec.
Before we get any fur.hcr: we think, there is a llo'.lywoncl
fog, too. But we are directly concerned about cur. own. ■ - ■, '.
' P eg genoraliy ■distorts,, hides. ;a.hd h-iaighi fiey i Ain cr ic'-ait. pief ;
iure'cxechti;yeSi'fWcring;;ncrpss^tlm ;
.tbrrilbry ';w,ith . 'bne/ :t6wering;:^fl^^^^^ .looking:': over.-’ itiw.‘K*ng
: Kong’ . Rank: ' .N.Q .wmn 3Lh.im ;With .kispi'cfbit’. - ■
Big, tidy-n-.ir.dcd Arthur Hank, peeriiig .back, .see.s iitJie.
enough, but .he ■' seems to mtike out a host' of fum ;he;itrcs
' .'Wltich P-lay fliiMs. in,’; ..the /English,;'
are barricaded and padiocked, while t'ne bi.g, American exec- .
.Ulive's. prowl the sidewalks, ar.med with .scaipii'g kjiix-e.--. ■ '
Now you know^ 'Wha.t.' is'.-happ/ening.'oh.'/, ^
knp.W ,, and Shall teil .yon: w’h.at ,:is :, happening.' hej/:ie. . .British'-'
' production, the best of it, fs ba.scd upon creative independ-
ence. We .1 the authors of this article) made some time ago
; a film . which you called 'The Invaders.’ In this a' Nazi a.sks a';:
baker: 'Does your lender tell .vou what to d:i?’ ,'tNb,? Ways 'fitw'
■,,.ba,,k'e:r,.::kCc. tdil.:.him:’.W.ha't :th'e';'Nkz.f .
gat>e.s; "rhen. how can he be .venir leader?'
■:.„Ehis..is exactly what is imppening to British production.
Ah kinds of craftsmen are taking responsibility for making
■, t^e curient list of . .wiiteirs,., hctpv’S,, .direc‘Vo.rs^^ ■
men., editor-s — and w;e mean .soie rc-sponsibiiiiy for cor.ceivin.g, .
planning and delivering th:e, fi]rh to -the 'distributor, each one
on h!s own and in h;s own way. : . .
. -.We think it’s' healthy that craftsmen in a. craft as rood as"
/ biirs, /Should have: that .yespbn,Bib.ility.: ,W'e; h beliCve lit, ,
,KOod h!ms and ’kand-madc’ ;ilm.s. made carefuily and one
at a time. but \ve couiclii't make them any other Way. We
lack the facilities to turn them out in great number.<. and
Perhaps .thgt-s jusy a.? .well: :, In the cbmlng: peace We want to .
put our own problems on the .screen as wc are do:n,g now in
. war. 'When . we say ‘our own;’ we don’t mo.hn only tiie Br.iti.«h
Commonwealth of Nations; our dream is to incl-.uie tiic whole :
of .Europe. Britain Wi’il be a European country 'as it never
was before, and our problems will bo. necessarily, the prob-
lems of the whole continent. We shall have the advahtage, .
.of being close to this .part of the World, Clbsef .than you '.will '
pG. ,'.T0 'iTial^e these films, we S'hftil tvy to keop- ouivlalcht hei^-ov v-
/in, this .covthtr.yi ■ and, we, Kppe ’’to send you good :Sr.iti.s-h pic-
.tttres, instead of our good actors and good craftsmen. .
.. Arid jf.you. say that you, :d want /oiir best nim.s. we'shali ,;
want ■ ^0 kn ow; why not ''. Afler., all, tee . show . f/otfr ■picfuresv vi'e' i
enjoy., them, We. like '.them to cOme over .and they do in enor- '
.mbits niim;bers, .■:And::n:ot oniy,the’:tbp.bhe's; . .
Mexico City Will Loom
Big For Show Busiiiess
When The War Is Over
By D. J. L.4NDRY
Mexico City, Dec. 2,5. : ,
. Mexico City wlil make a strprig
b.i.d - as . 3 - leading, showtown/; of the
: Gohtinent: . after .the , /war,. .It, will
never top NeW Ybi'k,' . Chicago ' or
Hollywood, but a lot of other Am.cri-
Can, . cities. :ha'd , better look: .to / their
iaurels ',, j
klwcady a hustling. city . of -2:000, PO.O,
: about ; 50,000 : of;' them :.. AnWricans,
Mexico is' planning on plane trans-
portation to bring to' it; leading in-
ternational stars, ; Right now, : there
are .seven daily plane llights to New
. York froiv. Mexico City, and two tb.
Los Angeles. All are gHpas'seriger
: planesi and bookings are being made
a month in advance.
* Mexico City ha.s over 70 film
houses, some of them in the Holly-
wood class: Tlic legit and vaudeville
houses 1 arc not so 'numerous, but
, they -are good /ones. AmeriGan films,
with -Spanish titics, are,, becoming in-
creasingly popular. and Mexican film
biz is enjoying a boom. Hollywood
---WapipA; !s;-:aE’ca,dy:Jyei..n, g,y.hrpygn
the "local pfe ’indtisiry.
,, Theatre owncr.s say they can't com-
pe.te ,With':,'war. prices- in the states.
.cbnsCqtient'ly'.; American perform er.s
. . arc. now passing up Mexico. But
it will be diflercnt after the wav,’
one operator said. 'When paychecks
; get smaller ' in the- .States,. , ■w:e’ll 'have
a I’u.sli of American performers, and
it won't,, be-.lohg .befbre.'they' can en-
- 'joy .:.those/ .hice,: ibng. 'runs- j
they used to have.’ ,
, Railroads are , being ■ repaired ; and
:h igh Ways fixed i tip, and ’ wben , more
planes are added, an infiux.of Ameri-
: can, performer, s.'aiid of- mbhey-.spend-
,„ing Amencan.s is looked- to.
facilities about every 300 miles along,
the road. The Pan-American high-,
way, which will run from LaredO;
Tcxa.s into South America,, is now
9071, .trayelable. The stretch, around
'150 miles.' from Laredo, .' ■'Texas, ■ to
Mexico City, is in excellent shape,
The government is spending about
:$5:000,0p0 a year (American lend-
iease j, ; on its railroads, and that
method -of travel isr expected to be
bettered considerably - When the . war
is .over. .-It .Will be ,;easi et; also it’s' :eX'-
pected,'. for '' Americans, to , cbme into
Mexico at end , bi, the 'War. ,, Require-'
ments for.' entering land iea'Vihg would
be kandardized throughout the con-'
tihent; .' ■■
Tourist Trade
■ :; Touri.st ti’acie in Mexico, wiiich
reached- boom; propbrtiona
is " expopted; to be . ef’cn : .iargor . ip ,
post-war :/ period, Si . Mexican and
: American ofticials are getting tb-.
gether toward bettering tourist coii-
iditions along the Pan-American:
-highway. . Outcome is. .expected to;
bt'ing million.s of American dollars I
into this eoumry. to build a series of
hotels, toun’.sts camp.5 and rest-rooin
London* Jan 1,
‘Acacia Avenue,’ /Vaiideville.
‘Are de Triemphe,' Phoenix.
‘ArsediC And Old Lace,’ .Strand.
. 'Claudlay Rt, Mdrtin's.
‘tJindereija,’ Ma,iesty’s.
‘DanciiiK Tears,' Adelphi.
‘Flare Path,' Apollo, ,
.'■.‘Gb'odnigivt: Ladies,' .Whitehall. — ■
': '.-‘Halfway io: Heaven? Princes.'.^
‘BL'D'e-Hi:,'... Stoll,.’'.,'
, ‘Htumpty Duinpty,' Coliseum.
■ ‘Juniar Miss,' Saville.
‘Lisbon Story,’ Hippodrome.
‘Live, for Love.’ Hayniarket, !:
•Mr. Bolfry,’ Playliou.se. ■:
' ‘My Sister Eileen,’ Savoy. . '
‘Panama, Hbttie,’ Piceadilly.
•Peter Pan,' Ciim.'oridge. ; ; . i'..;'..; :
‘Pink String,' Duke of York's;
:'Qule'L-:.We*]k-End,’-: iVyodh-arn’s.
. ‘She /Foilpnis' Ale About/, Garrick
tSom.cthing ih the ^ir/ Pala
‘Strike a Neiv Note/ Wale.s.
‘Sweet and Xow/ Ambassador. ■' : :'
‘The Love Racket,’ Victoria Palace.
; 'They Came to a City/ Globe.
‘This Time It’s Love,’ Comedy.
. ‘There Shall No ' Night,’ Aldwych.
‘Where Rainbow,’ Winter .Garden.
'While Sun Shines/ Globe. ' " ■'
SPRING REOPENING FOR
CAFE DE PARIS. LONDON
London, Dec. 25.
Cafe de Pari.^. swank West End
niicry, which has been closed since
being ; damaged . by bombs during
London's 1940 blitz, is to reopen
soon, probably in the spring. :
As formerly, it will 'oe under man-
agement of F. , .Stoeeb and Harry
Sado. with Bob Barnett, who oper-
ates the Embassy and ‘400’ '.clubs'; as
the man behind the. scenes.
Spot is being repaired by speCial
.permission of . MiniBtry- of - Works.-
Hensoii'-Lillie Unit To
Tour Middle East
London, Dec,; 25. ;
Leslie Henson is slated to- take a
team consisting of /Beatrice ■ tillie,
-Herffiioiie , Baddeiey, and Waller
Crisham to entertain the troops in
the Middle Ea.st.
Hcr.soii plans to .stage a revue, in
L.ohdo.h - affer -the company’s- return,
the four, :pi-iricip,als, :usmg' ’.part, pi
their ...material^^ and gags 'they hope
to pick., up in - their: experiences :be
hind the fighting front. '
Vast Improvement In
Shows
Renews Mono in Aussie
Sydney, Dec. 10.
British Empire Film.s- unit of
■Gr|'8'te^iJ(i'ibrrWit^
a Monogram franchise .o-n lbn.g:-tefm.;
Aussie di.stribiition. '■
BEF. once .sti'ictly BritWh on dis-
tribution, turned- to U. S. some tim.e
ago aiid dealed with- Monbgrarh. , and'
Republic : boy.cri.ng .this . zone: : Both
MOho and- Republic.-fouhd.fayor h'e’re':
with exhibs, and BEF decided to
continue with-U, ,S; brand ;as .well as
British.
Set Rio Distrib of ArgvFviX
■Bueno.s Aifes,.' Dee/ 25.' ■:
Fii'.st pact -of. its kind by -any' Ar-:
geiitipe conTpany, .new - orgahization.
to be knoWri-ak-Ban, Miguel..do BrasH
has '.Just been-, establish.ed; in . R
Janeiro’ ;.f,d. handle , .distnbution : of
film.s made by- the Argentine studios
San Miguel and by the indie Artistas
Argeritinos Asoeiados.
■’ Real W’as isgt: by ■ Don Miguel’M.!-
chihandiafeiia, ow’her of . San, Miguel
Studios, '.and; Augustp Alvarez, dii-cc-
:tbr b.£:; Bistribuidbra .Panamericana,
Which handles, ::sah :, 'Miguel ; i.and
A-A,A,’s.;product -ber'e. Simon Kisch*.
ner-; and:- -Eric Steftiberg, iwill 'head;
the Brazilian butfit.- ;■ ' ’■
By DOUGLAS
Mexico City, Dec.' 25:
Based upon , its 1943 perforniance.s,
stage and b.o.. . in town and on the
rbad,. . the- Mexican theatre ahtici-
pa tes . post-war ' with considerable op-
timism: ■ " .
. /'After.: dull- times,' and /worsej- and
heed -Id-r hypbiiig, from the federal-
■government and some ■municipal' ad-
ministratib-ns,.: the ■: theatre made - a
: big comeback -iir 1943, ..and .-wh-ile not
chaliehgiHg;' the cinema, 'SlexiCb's No.
. 1 amusement, it' made ,a"pretty.-snu'g
■plaGe for itselL Better -shows; better
acting, '.;#stter costuming and im-
proved, scenery .were usiml here.
Thev theatre made a mistake in the
recent ■ past, /'by. ': thinking
public Would. keep it going :wiUi little
if any_ efl‘ort on ? r-ts pari. ■ But -'poor
'b.o. ; W'ised : up the iinpresarib.s that
.mod;ei‘ii Mexicans are di-scrirnihating,
-tiiat ihey. are wi/llihg and able to pay
well fc>r wiiat they want.
i'The ■ .entire: ■.stage, even ,,-the teht
. yho Ws, underW ent a nat i oh wid'e face-:
lifting. , The 'theatre : and -its people-
prospeied. Road companies got a
warm . ■Welcome- and longer routes.
The theatre m 1943 got 'bigger siip-
-po.rt from foreignerSi mosti.y' Span-
-iards:. -There are thousands of .politi- '
cal' .Refugees from Spain in this- land
thcatcA<..B-eAteii'-
,'kii‘6ws,.:e\%n at high-br fiTices/'Bvb'ug^^^^^^^^
m'bre;.American.s- to t'ne ■■revue houses. '
Tlie Liiico and the Folies Bcrgere
■ the .two ,;:Nb. ' I ,’ revue ': houses here',:
cqvinted:,-many ,U. :s.-ers in tiheir' aur;
diences. .‘Cantinflas’ ' i.Marib' Moreno,-
■ace : .tramp - colhic), returhed to 'the,
stage , from .pix and -Hired., the tea-
tro ..Iris,, which, .(for weight- years ;had
-Nch -.a - Cinema. .Re : tcained; -With
-Paco: Miller,: the -veiitriloquist, being
,baekedq;by,,,E.-'.: 0 : : Meloheyi ; iocaf
Aiporman plumbihg supplymart, ;
made his- debut ih .fihbW-biz' w’ith:.thi.S'
yenfure.. , .Rampn, Reachi'. (Ramon &
: Ken.Ha) : bobked the aetsb, ‘Cantinflas’
IS / the top .IHoX, ; stage star arid his
P-a. /Signaled a stage-reviyali; .
, The. .'Gantinfla's’; show- 'ptoved - that'
the high .snslained fop of .g5 (Mex)
($1.25- U,- S,)... can be. 'achieved here
If the warc.s:are good enough. This
show, tiirned .them ' aivay at- almost
every periormanco. ■ -
Yanks’ Big Chance
While foreign players frequently
appear on Mexitaii stages, they are
rhbsily . Latin ' ' Americans or Span-
iards,., .Who. mo.ft'opoliae : this field in
L. GRAHAME
'•the straight , legits and to 'some .ex-/
:teht,- iit.-Whe revue houses, ...It is the '
.latter that give.'. Ameri.can troupers
their, best opportunity' here,'
with almost, ihevifabi'e doubiirig in
/niteries. Tb®S6 showfolk -from oyer .
.the border are popular, here It tticy
can deliyer. :,Best 'acts ..from-: the
U. S. are dancers.' acrobius and sin.g- :
ers, . even if they sing onl.-y’ . in Erigw
lish.: Pantomime comics gb well. too,',
blit , if • a comediah heis ;; a working
khbw/ledge of Spanisb, particularly .
the Mexicam ' idiom,' that's even,
better. -■ ;
'- , Good Neighbor policy. /is bene-;:
fiting A/morican troim^^^ in Mexico
ni; .seVei'a]. -vvays- and increasing dc- '
niaii.cl for them, and inbrc coin, loo,
.plus .safe contracts.'. The' U. S. Em-
;ba.s.Sy., Inis- done impoftaht. -work in
/thiit. regard,.-. ' ,,■.■' ;/■';
- Tlie two leading legit hDU.se.s here,
,the: -Fabregas, playing Maria; Tereza
Montoya;, ace drarhatic' actrc.ss ivOrk-
.iiig ; lyitb.-a /federal: -and' muhicip.al --
:sub.sidy, , .and, the Ideivi, ' where, the.:
Blarieh,,' . Sisters; ,',:4n'ita^^^^ and ■, i.sabfcl,/'
play -bn -their oWn, did particularly
good trade; in 1943, La Moirtoya
.specializes; iii dram.a,. conjody . drciina-'
■and /occasional, com'edy- ..Bun: '.i.s /'the,' .'
forte of the Blanches. : /
-Was estabiished/ jn -Me^^ -tiurThg il'ie"
past, year, that of -tjje French colony. .
The other forei,gn language tli<‘.i(re
here is - Fernando Wagnei 's Paii-
Aroericah : theatre;' Both arc doing
'we’iJ.' ■ ' -■■ . '■- ■ ■ ■■
LONGHAIRiWENt BIG
' IN MEX DURING 1943
■ :• ''V.; ■',,' Mexico City. Dec. 25.
,, . Though complete- figures, are; not
V®*- available, it can;. be conceded that
1943 was.; the: ; biggest.'year, loiigliair.^
.show biz 'had : down here since the.
.days When sta-rs like Garu.So: played
itj., this, /country.,'-:
. Stellar ,, longhaiiv: /attractions coni-,
■manded the highest- pWees demanded-’
here in year.s. The year, too, wil-
ncssed .the start , and sustained suCr
cess of ...tho National Opera Co.,
backed by an as.sociation headed by
ex-President Emilio Portes Gil, nb\V
lawyerfng here, and Col. Harry ' A.;
SteWart,,.; American, patron', of ■ the
arts. r'","."'
Wednesday, January 5,
CINEGUILD
NOEL COWARD’S
“BLITHE SPIRIT ■
PREPARATION FOR PRODUCTION
TECHNICOLOR
CINEGUILD
ANTHONY HAVELOCK-ALLAN
/ RONALD NEAME
/ DAVID LEAN
/
TO BE DIRECTED
BY DAVID LEAN
FOR TWO CITIES FILMS LIMITED
.CINEGUILD
mm
Wednesday, January 5, 1911
Thirty-fiighth p^HIETY Annivorsary
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
nini'orsarv
TWO CITIES FILMS LIMITED
A Production of the Archers
NOEL COWARD’S
“THIS HAPPY BREED”
In Technicolor
•
“ENGLISH WITHOLT TEARS”
If rillen by
Terence Rnlligan and Anntole dc Grunwald
•
BERNARD MILES
In His Own Production
“THE TAWNY PIPIT”
•
DAVID NIVEN
In “THE WAY AHEAD”
^ ■■ ■ - ' .■
■ ■ LAURENCE OLIVIER
hi His Oivn Prfidnclion
“HENRY V”
hi Tcchnitolor
•
LOUIS GOLDING’S
“MR. EMMANUEL”
Directed by Harold- French
•
NOEL COWARD’S
"BLITHE SPIRIT” - „ r
“MARLBOROUGH- HIS LIFE AND TIMES”
by
The Rt. Hon. WINSTON CHURCHILL, C.H., M.P.
Screen Treatment
l.y
The III, Horn Dnff Cooper, P,C., DtS.O., M.P.
ERIC PORTiMAN
ill
“A CANTERBURY TALE”
with ■ '
Sheila Simm, Dennis Price and Sgl. John Sweet, U. S, Army
Written, Produced and Directed
by
MICHAEL POWELL AND
EMERIC PRESSBURGER
A Paul Soskin Production
“SIGNED WITH THEIR HONOUR”
Based on Janies Aldridge’s Novel
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW’S
“CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA”
In Technicolor
PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY
GABRIEL PASCAL
Starring
VIVIEN LEIGH : CLAUDE RAINS
PAUL GALLICO’S
“SNOW GOOSE”
PRODUCED ANO.JQ.lRJi:CTiP ^ m wor.
GABRIEL PASCAL
' Starring
DEBORAH KERR
III. Horn A.. Duff Cooper, P.C., D.S.iK, M.P. GENERAL FILM
DISTRIBUTORS, LTD.
127-133 WARDOUR ST., LONDON, W. 1
Telegrams: GENFIDIS, Rath, London
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Wednes day, Januaiy 5, 1944
Annlipersai^
Thirty-eighth
Greetings to All My American Friends
FROM
Now Entertaining British and American Forces in the Middle East and North Africa
Returning Sometime in March to Open My Own Night Glub
IN EXCLUSIVE MAYFAIR, LONDON
®5Si£(l)Esi ^ Happp i^ehj ^ear
Co sail ^is( Jfmnijsr
3n iamerita
LAWRENCE WRIGHT MUSIC CO., LTD.
Wriglil House, Loiulon, t.., I'^nglaiul
FEATURED IN
TOAI ARNOLD & LEE EPHRAIM’S
“FULL SWING”
DirpHiloii: PAuMiiLL, GoUlen Square, Lotuloii, Vi’, 1
the Hits!
FROM
T/ilrt^-eighth p^fHETTT Miiit'eiPsqiy
FIRTH SHEPHARD
General Manager
STANI-EY FRENCH
• Pre8<‘iil«
Produetion Manager
Dx\N O’NEIL
London’s 4 Greatest Hits
“ARSENIC AND OLD LM;E”
LllJ VN lUUlTHW KITK
M4RV .lERROLl)
■■ ■■ N4U'N1’OIN WAVM*: ■
FR\1NK PETTIV;KLI.
EDMLND V(1LL\R13
EILEEN BENNE'n
iMARTIN MII.LER
CYRIL S\in If
STRAIND TIIKATRE
432 Perl’s, to Dale
(2iul Year)
“JUNIOR MISS”
JO\N WHITE
RONVLD WARD
FRANK LEICinON
LINDV GRAY
PEGGY CLMMINS
DOIGLAS STEW ART
BETTY M\RSDE\
PEGGY SIMPSON
SAVILLE THEATRE
332 Peris.
'I'd Dale
•MY SISTER EILEEN” “HALFWAY TO HEAVEN”
SALLY GRAA
CORVL BROWNE
]\IA\ BACON
HARRY ROSS
CH\RLES FARRELL
VIR(;iNU WIN IER
ELLIS IRYlNG
SAVOY THEATRE
127 Peris.
l'« Date
BOBBY HOVi ES
SYDNEY HOWARD
BETTY STOCKFIELD
J. H. ROBERTS
LESLIE PERRINS
LESLEY BROOK
RONALD SIMPSON
PRINCESS THEATRE
.31 Peris.
. 3’o Date
L,ei jje near rroin luii
tAWRENCl
Best Wm^
Thirty-eighth
Annicer$ary
Wednesday, 5, 1914
JACK HYLTON
PRESENTING
STOLL THEATRE, LoVdON
FLANAGAN & ALLEN m
“HI-DE-HI”
Laughs With Music
FLORENCE DESMOND
GWEN CATLEY .and "MONSEWER” EDDIE GRAY
VICTORIA PALACE, LONDQTS (in association with LUPINO LANE)
ARTHUR ASKEY m
“THE LOVE RACKET”
The gayest, happiest musical in town
ROY iROYSTON and CAROL RAYE
HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE, LONDON
■ EVELYN LA YE in
“CINDERELLA”
CAROL LYNNE - - GEORGE MOON
TESSIE O’SHEA
CAMBRIDGE THEATRE, LONDON
DANIEL MAYER CO. ih association with JACK HYLTON
“PETER PAN” -
GLYNIS JOHNS - - BALIOL HOLLOWAY
DIANE DEAKE - - CECILY BYRNE
ADELPHI THEATRE, LONDON
: :T^ IVOR NOVELLO in
“THE DANCING YEARS”
APOLLO THEATRE, LONDON
H. M. . TENNANT presents
“FLARE PATH”
OPEILA HOUSE, MANCHESTER (Pre-London Season)
“THE LILAC DOMINO”
PAT TAYLOR - GRAHAM PA YN - ELIZABETH FRENCH
RICHARD dolman - BERNARD CLiFTON ~ LEO FRANKLYN
.■;NE\Y'THEATREyOXFORO':T';^ ■ ' ,y'"V
“THE iMERRY WIDOW”
CYRIL RITCHARD y MADGE ELLIOTT - DIANA GOULD
(Immediately Preceding Ensa Tour, .Middle; East)
GREETINGS TO ALL OLR FRIENDS FROM
Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Brown
AND THEIR CHILDREN
BLOSSOM and STEWART
With Especial Good Wishes to:
SOPHIE TUCKER OLSEN and ylOHNSON STONE and LEE SAM DOWNING
For Being So Charming to Us During Our Forced Stay in America
Season’s Greetings
FROM
NAT MILLS and BOBBIE
THE RARE RADIO PAIR’
Wednesday, Januarsr 5, 1944
Thirty-eighth
Annirersqrv
Amilversary
W<^nesday^ January 5,
Semon^s Greetings To Alt
My Friends and Listeners
In America
Under Exclusive Mauageineiil : —
AMBROSE ORCHESTRAS, LTD
27, Old Bond Street
London, W. 1.
sends greetings to liis friends in the U.S.A.
Wednesday, January 5, J9^4 Thiriy-eijghth p^fSIETY Anniversary 173
LONDON. W. C. 2
Managing Director PRINCE LITTLER
Telegrams; Oswastoll, Lesquare, London
Telephone: Temple Bar 1500
LONDON COLISEUM
STOLL THEATRE. KINGSWAY
CHISWICK EMPIRE
SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE
WOOD GREEN EMPIRE
BRISTOL HIPPODROME
CARDIFF NEW THEATRE
CHATHAM EMPIRE
DERBY GRAND THEATRE
MANCHESTER HIPPODROME
CHATHAM PICTURE HOUSE
LEICESTER FLORAL HALL
LEICESTER PALACE
BEDMINSTER HIPPODROME
NEWCASTLE STOLL THEATRE
We Addii|g 1^ Circuit
Wiiicli We Fully Except to Exceed 40
Before End of 1943
ilwasfs iti Ac€^#I of Biff 3§usieals mid Straight Pluifs
HACKNEY EMPIRE
‘ ASSOCIATED THEATRES
ALDWYCH THEATRE. LONDON
FORTUNE THEATRE. LONDON
SCALA THEATRE. LONDON
ADELPHI THEATRE. LONDON
LYRIC THEATRE. LONDON
ST. JAMES THEATRE. LONDON
HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE. LONDON
APOLLO THEATRE. LONDON
CAMBRIDGE THEATRE. LONDON
PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE. BIRMINGHAM
PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE. CARDIFF
THE HIPPODROME. CO^^
OPERA HOUSE. COVENTRY
KINGS THEATRE. EDINBURGH
LYCEUM THEATRE. EDINBURGH
KINGS THEATRE. GLASGOW
THEATRE ROYAL. GLASGOW
OPERA HOUSE. LEICESTER
THEATRE ROYAL* LEICESTER
ROYAL COURT THEATRE. LIVERPOOL
OPERA HOUSE. MANCHESTER
THEATRE ROYAL. NEWCASTLE
NEW THEATRE. NORTHAMPTON
W^ne^day/ January 5, l94i
Aliiiicersary
Thirty-eighth
Charles L. Tucker^s Enterprises^ Ltd
AMERICA
244 South Rodeo Drive
Reverly Hills, California
ENGLAND
17 Shaftesbury A\
Loiiflon
enue
smsom^s qreetimqs
FROM
NOW PRESENTING
IN LONDON
(In Association With
Lee Ephraim)
Britain's Premier
Second Year at the
ST. MARTIN'S
THEATRE
LONDON
COLISEUM
SOMETHING AIR’
AT THE PALACE THEATRE
“PANAMA HATTIE’’
AT THE PICCADILLY THEATRE
Both in Association with Tom Arnold and Lee Ephraim
LITT
ST. MARTIN'S THEATRE
LONDON
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
T/iirty-c^ighih Aniiiver^aiy
SEND CORDIAL GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES TO
THE PRINCIPALS AND STAFFS OF M. WITMARK &
SONS AND REMICK MUSIC CORPORATION, WHICH
FAMOUS FIRMS THE HOUSE OF FELD HAS REP-
RESENTED IN GREAT BRITAIN AND COLONIES FOR
VERY MANY YEARS.
GREETINGS ALSO TO GOOD FRIENDS IN THE FIRMS
OF SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN & MILLS MUSIC,
INC., AND OTHER AMERICAN HOUSES WITH WHICH
WE HAVE HAt»PY BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS.
Feldman Buildings, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
176
Thh ty-eiglil^
Aiintversary
Wednesday^ Jaiiuai' 51 ^ 6 ^ 1944
EVELYN DALL
NEW YEAR QREETINQS
Chappell & Co., Ltd.
Victoria Music Publishing Co., Ltd
Bradbury W
Sterling Music Publishing Co„ Ltd
New World Publications, Ltd.
GREETINGS TO ALL MY FRIENDS
BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC
Now Starring in
Bernard Delfont’s Production
“SOMETHING FOP THE BOYS”
King’s Theatre, Olasgow, Prior to London Production
Under Exclusive Managenient
AMBROSE ORCHESTRAS, LTD.
Old Bond Street,
London, W. 1
from
HARRY FOSTER
Established 50 Years
FILMS, VAUDEVILLE, LEGITIMATE, RADIO
Greetings to All Our Friends
Phone: REGENT 5567, 5368, 5369
Cables: CONFIRMATION LONDON
U. S. Associates; WILLIA3I MORRIS AGENCY, INC
GREETINGS
AUSTRALIA
Tivoli CircHit: of' Australid,;-^ T i,
Australian'Vaudevillo Theatres, ;;ivis^ ,h
congratulate ‘‘Yeinety ' on its Annivef ^ ’i
This; CircuitiTs^^' h ■; prepared ; to
,euitdHerddtsitp;:dat^ :,highitmg;; . >
Forces; doyht’^nder ' and : ■ '
Cihl'5.' THedttos thrOughGut;;’ Axistralintvt;,. t
;AetsideSirOGa:of>rngfcing theTrip.^shOuldvdri^^^^^
h^grnrraiidlGdtO' ;yrh.hidny; oi.' the Tolloivihdh' 'Tdh ■ i/' t '
FlepreSeinidfiveSh ' ith t'h
SAM KRAMER, Suite 510, Orpheum
Theatre Building, Los Angeles,
BILLY DIAMOND, 1009 Woods The-
atre Building, Chicago.
CHARLES ALLEN, RKO Building,
Rockefeller Center, Nev/ York.
REEVES & LAMPORT, Dorland
House, 14 Regent Street, London.
U/tLf, IC/‘, R. P Oriwnil Mtinupirr
find Producer of the (lirvitil, i.s non in I .S.4.
hooliiiiit nets nnd can he. rcnchcd ihron.’^h nny
of the nhorc.
di'oiaer lIiiHiii \ . ; Aiislralia's {{iH'alvsl IMelropolilaii (•ii’i’uil
of llicativs . . . lias mou llio ailmiraliim »»f ibe enlire Iiulu>i-
Irv aiul fiiiaii<‘ial >voi'l«1 willi ilb. spcclaciiUir at?Iiio>ciin“iilsi . •.<
C.omplinioiils to our (lisiriliulor ]»arlncrs vlio harkril our
polirv of m-OKress.
NORMAN B. rvih;i:
■ C'huii'iniin. of Diicclois
Gi'culer Union I'heaires Pl.v.
State Shopiring^ 01oik
4<) Market Street, Sveliicv
Wednesday, Jannary
Annlmtsary
Irving Berlin^
Bob Hope
and
Adolphe Menjou
Sid Field
Greetings To All My Friends In America
With Special Hello To:
Prince of Wales Theatre,
London, W. 1
Season s Greetings
Wishes for 1944
TO ALL OUR FRIENDS IN AMERICA
FROM
Keith Prowse & Co., Ltd
4^3 P_0IJLND_ STREET, LONDON, W. 1
With Special Thanks
TO
SAM FOX PUBLISHING CO. for “THANKS FOR THE , DREAM”
TO
SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN & CO., Inc., for “FOR THE FIRST TIME”
(I’ve Fallen in Love)
TO
FORSTER MUSIC PUBLISHER, Inc., for “JUST A STOWAWAY”
Ship of pream$)
I M THINKING TO-NIGHT OF MY BLUE EYES • DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
ffa faiesdayt January: 5/1941V ^ ^ ^ [
• INTERMEZZ6 • YOU^^ • BRAZiL • |
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General Manager
DAVID TOFF
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Anniversary
5 , 1944
DON MARINO BARRETO
CUBAN ORCHESTRA
Greetings to All My Friends
In North and Latin America
STILL THE ONLY CUBAN ORCHESTRA
LEADER IN ENGLAND
•
Undisputed King of Latin American Rhythm
Recording Exclusively lor H.M.V., B.B.C, Home Service,
Overseas and Forces Wavelengths
Permanently Featured at EMBASSY CLUB, London's Most Exclusive Nitery
Season^s Greeiinys irom
REG CONNELLY
CAMPBELL, CONNELLY & CO. LTD.
10 DENMARK STREET,
LONDON, ENGLAND
Publishers of the following great international successes . . .
“MY DEVOTION,” “LOVE IS A SONG,” “WHISPERING
GRASS,” “KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR HEART.” “ALL OUR
TOMORROWS,” “JOHNNY ZERO,’^ “PONY EX^ “IN
THE BLUE OF EVENING,” “IF I HAD MY WAY” and “THE
HOMECOMING WALZ”— ALL IN 1943!
Wednesd^, Jariuaqr^^^
Annlvctsary
TWO CITIES
Produced.
IN WHICH WE SERVE
‘THE GENTLE SEX”
— “One of the finest pictures ever made
(Daily Mirror)
THE FLEMISH FARM”
— “An heroic story quietly and movingly told ” (Daily Telegraph)
“THE LAMP STILL BURNS”
— “A fitting, epitaph for that self-effacing and highly intelligent
actor and director, Leslie Howard.” (Dadv Rfail)
“HIE DEMI PARADISE”
, , >^“The .best comedy about Britain at peace and at war
Mirror)
To Be Presented
NOEL COWARD'S
“FHIS HAPPY BREED”
(In Technicolor)
LAURENCE OLIVIER
In his own Production
“HENRY V”
(In Technicolor)
“ENGLISH WITHOUT TEARS”
Written by Terence Rattigan and Anatole de Grunwak)
DAVID NIVEN in
“THE WAY AHEAD
BERNARD MILES
In his own production
“THE rAWNY PIPIT
OILIER IMPORTANT SMIJECTS
ARE NOW IN PRODliCTlON
Future Productions Include:
“.^lARLBOROUGH”
By the Rt. Hon. WINSTON CHURCHILL. C.H.. M P
A NOEL COWARD’S
^ “BLITHE SPIRIT”
“TALLEYRAND”
-Rn. a: duff Cooper, p.c , d.s o., m p.
DAPHNE DU MAURIER’S
“HUNGRY HILL”
TWO CITIES FILMS, Ltd
PRODUCTION OFFICES:
Denham Studios
Denham, Middxj England
Tel: Denham 2345
HEAD OFFICE:
15, Hanover Square
London, England
Tel: Mayfair 1227 (7 lines)
Greetings To All Our American Friends
PHIL and SID HYAMS
Can.Coy’tlow
By PALL GORMLEy
: Ottawa, Jan. 1.
The extent to which tha Canadian
: ■ ;gpvernine.nt is- using;. films IS belie.Ved
i . to be ■ ’ a t ieast equal to- that; Of any
other government in the wofl'd, . It's
,been doing it tor a: long time^ever
-Hsince 1917— but only in the .lastYhree
i'.years has '.it ■ become 'the. vast system,
t.It is today. The leasori- for the/sud--
;den, fast and wide ejcpansioh is the-
.- ’organization .of the. National. -Film
^’-'Board, headed . by ■ John . Crierspn,.
■i who, since January, 1943, has also
been chief of the Wartime .ihforma-
. ■ tion Board. Canada’s OWI. ■;
<'(. . After ;it "^got started date ' ' in - the
.il last .w.ar, ..CaBada's .motion 'picture
h. .pr.oduction-’ Ied . all Embife countries
i;: for 10' years.: i'heh' the ., depression
i ; and the arrival; of. sound, cut in on
|.it Und it 'droopedi The old Motion
i. ; Picture .Bureau', .got .sound in - 1934,
and. four ybars later Grierson, then
- known in England as a documentary
producer, was brought here to make
- a survey- of; ;ftlm ;ipdssibililies; ; I
i 1939 he was appointed Film Com-
rnissioiiev . with -the . 'passing of .the;
National Film 'Board: -Act .-by pailia-
tnenl.
At first,..' the NFB had ■ only five
menibersf , 'including ■ Ross
McLean,., d forrherl Rhodes- Scholar
arid. Secretary ..to ' Hori,' . ■Vincent.. . Mas-r
sey, Cahadian.'lligh.'CommissiOrier. to
the ..United Kingdom, who is now-
deputy film commissioner; and Stuart
Legg, co-producer of documentaries
in England with Grierson, now pro-
ducer-in-charge of the NFB.
., Today the NFB has 460 people
working with it and, since 1940, has
produced 193 documentaries. 110
newschps and trailers .and .numerous
complete newsreel stories, as .well .as-
doing a lot of other things not rela-
tive to films, such as a regular mat
service to newiipapcrs and other pub-
I 1 icat ions and the ; ; production of
I posters through .' its -; arts branch;
I Plans already underway call for a
heavy increase in all its work.
. : The NFB is not a lone eagle. It’s
main purpose,, defined in the Act, is
to serve as a film producing agency
for the government and so far the
departments, making use of - it have ,
been priiicipaily the Munitions and
Supply, Wartime Price.s and Trade
Board, National : Selective Service
and the Wartime Information Board.
. Commercial - hou.ses get two of its
•products in regular series: ‘Canada
Carries On of wh ich there have been
46 produced, including ‘Churchill’s
Island’ which got an Oscar: for the
’oest .documentary of 1942, and ‘World
In Action'. (18 .so far). CCO gets
Canadian ; distribution , only, handled -
by Columbia, but WIA go'es into the
US through United Artists'.
The non-theatrical field looks like
MR. & MRS. SIDNEY FISHER
Send Personal Greetings
To Their Friends All Over the World
HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON
Slill TAILORING to the Best People in llie Show World
Business as Usual at: —
75-77 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W. 1, England
the future Work of the NFB, In this
: there are three outlets: the rural cir-
cuits, taking 16. mm-., films .into. 'riiral
' area.s ■'’of the dominion, including
.schools; the industrial' .a'lid . trade
.. tiriibn- circuitsi shownng' films in war:
plants and union meetings, and the
film' libraries, located across the
country and co-ordinated with a vol-
untary projection service - with the i
co-operatiph of the. Ki wani.s Inter-
national and Junior Boards of Trade.
NFB also keeps 33 Canadian offices
iiv, other - countries ’ ’supplied with
.16 Ynib. ,; flln^^^
or for loan to schools. CCO and
WIA ’ prints' are released to the non-
theatrical distribution after . ’ they.,
have been 'in' x:dmmercial' houses' for .
si.x .months, and a great many NFB
films made, for 16 mm. circuits never
get into the theatres.
. . Production.' .i.h 'f^ . includes,
be.side.s the commercial output, ir.i-
.njerous ’industrial flTmsi:.service- train-
ing.' films, special women’s ;; .films-
■ (food, cohserVation, bit. ), :. and tpe-
cial issues for the National War
Finance Committee ('Victory Loans),
as well as the newsreels in both
French .arid English., ,Tn Otta-war the.
NFB has two projection rooms of its
own, a ihird located 1 h the Nat iohal
Research laboratories, and operates
..another in Rideau Hal'., house of l!ie
Governor-General. .
, The NFB .technicai;diyisioh, beadeij:
by Harry Randall, .includes an ani-
mation department, ' special: effects,:
sound, processing jaboratories, "cut- :
ting-.rpbms (hegative and. .positive)':
(and a"gop.d.-sized.. eamera..department.;;
It - has. its.' PWri : mus’c- department,
headed by Jack Kash, wiiich pro-
duce,- 'original music for film re-
leases. ...; . ,
Publicity comes out of tl'.e Graphics
d iyi-Sion, : which -also’ : haS- the arts
( po.stors ) and stills.. The NFB head-
quarters in Ottawa is housed in four
..buildings, . the m.ain . pile having .been
a’ Sawmill ; once, Ipcated across: the
street from the now-vacant Vichy
legatiori. The contrast between the
super-mpdernistic legatipfi and the
ram.shackle NFB building is awful.
NFB admiriistfatipn is toppeci by
the bpard itself, headed by Mdjpr-
Gon. the Hon, L, R. taFleche, waf
services minister, and . iiicluding
three civil servants and three other
.'Citizens., '''
Thai’s the setup to date. Next
year, if plans now made are carried
out a'nd other simOar ones designed,
the picture will be vastly different-r-
and bigger.
Clasa to Make 14; 9 For
Mundiales in Mex Pic Prod
Mexico City, Deo. 25. .
First; indication of the. amount of
Mexico’s pic production in 1944 is
■the. announeement by two of the big-
gest local producers. Clasa Filras.and
Films. Mundiales,. that they will make
at least :23;features during the new-
year. '-'.'i-:
, Ciasa will make 14 and Mundiales
'nine. :,-.'.' ' '■ ■■■',: s' -'.■.
EVELYN DALL BOFFO
IN GLASGOW ‘BOYS’
London. Jan. 1.
■ Bernard Delfont’s' production of
‘Something for the Boys’ opened to
sock response in Glasgow last week
for a montlT's run prior to its London
playdate. Evelyn Dali, in the Ethel
Merman role, is outstanding.
Three West End managements are '
bidding. for the London run of ‘Boys.’
GREETINGS
TO ALL MY FRIENDS
FROM LONDON
ICHOLAS
ODSZKY
Under Contract to “Two Cities Films, Ltd.”
■ 'French Without Tears”
“Spy for a Day”
“Freedom Radio”
“Quiet Wedding”
: ’ Ttnrlymghlh .': Anniversary Wednesday, January 5, 1944
“Unpuhlished Story” .
“Tomorrow We Live”
“The Demi Paradise”
“English Without Tears”
LATEST HIT SONG;
“A FOOL WITH A DREAM” (Keith Prowse)
(Sire^ihgs ta My AiileHcaii Friends
Last Year’s Actiyities; —
‘‘THE MERRY WIDOW”
..STLDEN0PRIN€E^^:
“DUCHESS OF DANZIG”
“PANAMA HATTIE”
(Starring Bebe Daniels)
This Year’s Line-Up:—
“SOMETHING FOR THE BOYS”
Musical Version of
“SAILOR BEWARE”
(Starring Ma.x Miller)
And Several More to Follow
^ 11 ,
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
from
MANNING SHERWM m VAL GUEST
(MUSIC) (LYRICS)
Current Stage Productions
The London Musical Hit "SOMETHING IN THE AIR"
With JACK HULBERT and CICELY COURTNEIDGE, Palace Theatre
"MAGIC CARPET"
, _ Direct from long run at Princes Theatre
III Fri’poralinn
An Original Musical Comedy for Firth Shephard tor Spring of 1944
('.nr rent Films
Gainsborough Picture "MISS LONDON, LTD."
Gainsborough Picture "BEES IN PARADISE"
III l*ri>ii(inilioii
Gainsborough Picture's Mammoth Musical for 1944
"SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE"
Wednesday, Janiiary 5, 1944
Thirty-eighth p^fSiETY '■{■AntdreTsfity.
F rancis, Day & Hunter, Ltd
SEND QREETINQS
And
BEST WISHES FOR 1944
To All Their Friends in America
FREDERICK DAY— JOHN ABBOTT— EDDIE DAY
37i Irly-pl^hiii Aiihfvt'rsnry " - W^nesday, jrailuary
GARRICK THEATRE
"SHE FOLLOWS
ME ABOUT"
PLAYHOUSE THEATRE
"MR. BOLFRY"
VAUDEVILLE THEATRE
"ACACIA AVENUE"
, WYHOHAM'S THEATRE
"QUIET WEEKEND"
London. Ocl. 27.
iiiiVsici^V pfaynn':lA™
LtileV r.iiiVinoV- ' Ji'usiftr’ by ■■
lyri«\s. Iiv , Frank .Hiii'ljiVva' OOi-aon,
Ba.sU ..Thoniasr' '.CVitflK';. . afldttional
numliern. by linbel-f .tVr.f’K.ir.' Freddie Brntiv-.
evLon; , Oancds ard,.p.nke;uildoH' ljy. Fredd.ie*
, L*ari>enter.; ii.radU(''f'd.: Ify.'dFiniiVm * .M.dllison:,;
preaenle.d It.v* 'I.dpinn Lane.* Jack Hyltpn,. a;
i\rit‘lpi*ia .Pa Vacei* . London. Or!. d".i*'**i>*‘ j .
'.Tade penrer ; .a'.' a*.!.*. . 1. .;.V*f ■ .•***•; * .OaTol* .itaye
.. Jiminie Plake. : r. . itoy * ISOyston
■ 'ruiiy .Jfcr.rU.*!;. . . Av.lhnr ■:Aak'ey
; Jdlimiie .dtiintijo, i*. .*'. .Havl'y. MiHon*
Minnie Ma,ster,.;;*......;....,*'..aV*al..*ide *1'i!ndy
Don - Albv. . . . . . ... ..(leorge AJray
Bomile Uv(-'v. ,i . i . vl’e.itKy Cnrjiii.le
* Samuel T: .Kelly*; . . .*.:'. .*FinI.ay Carrie
Generally speaking, mu-sicals with
a Hollywood studio background do
not rate high in public appeal. Tins
'one was written by Stanley Lupino
just prior to his demise. It was in*-
tended for himself.
With generous wartime settuig.s
and costuming, show came to town
after several weeks in the sticks. , It
IS the be.st thing the* star.- Arthur
Askey, ha.s had for a vehicle. He is
blessed* with good support; Roy Rpy-
ston (back from the R.A.F, after
three years) IS ■still a good juvende
and maltes a stronger bid for acting
honors than heretofore. Femme ele-
ment quite efticient, especially Carol
Raye, who .scored a hit with her
dancing in recent ‘Merry W idovv' re-
vival, is definitely, a .fixture . in ..the
West End. Valerie Tandy, (recruited
from: the Windmill- theatre ..non-stop,
revue.s i *m lier first -real part, .prom-,
.isesphiich.-. ■ , ■ '-*, '.-i.-'
; Askey is a* small-sized but strenUT
oiks, and emphatic low coinedian,
with a lot of individuality that will
undoubtedly: take-him- far.
The plot is scarcely .**w'orth .■men.'
tioning. being just a vmhicle for the.
perpetration of wisecrack.s — some
new.- others old: some good, bthcrs
feeble. These are linked together.
With one or two strongly applauded
nuksical number.s. .,.; * *. **. 'l*j- *.* .
■ In short, a , ■oullet-proot . hodgc-,
podge of nonsense, tuneful and.
brlglit, that; wdlf probably* run a ^
tiim\ -*. . (l;0lO,
Vjicos La Tiorra
■ (‘Voices of -the liand'). :
■ ' Buenos Aires. Nov". 20.
• PuHCuai L^V ,l^mn»valio prp<hi(:l i(Hi lyVtte
in' iro'ii.r ■ /UsYiHlilL'y SoSa
'()u:un'pi)TV''l(iir}.'!^ . ixiio'. •Ant.iHvlo it,
Haro'iiUi. n'hd •Alah»in'Ipii, i-U|»un(iin:.' S.l'Ut's: .Tft?
ylUt Luiiq; Ocalnpo-l-^lorea;, ,uiyU< * (.*>iuli»lM
CJarHii Marin; ..S<«IUV. .rriia' tuiti A.i’iHi’o, < V
'KcvliianTLT- HinlrTA’i’ieTv Ruin'hfOZiv^-SptliliKS)-. T’;.
;A,;' *:CiLi’ctav5ill^ : Aji; .'J-ojilrv .vFr<fskTejUs}_;AJ-
.*,Vy:u:.‘ ,'I*5(i;en6a-.'AirPS,r *' ', *' . . ' *;.■;
Seasonnl Greelings From
SYD GREEN
(Exploitation Manager, Southern Music, London)
Apparently inspired by current
Broadway click ot ‘Oklahoma,’ Pas-
cual E. Carcavallo has worked up the
first theatre revue presented,.- here
which concentr.n:es on native min ie.
! dances and book,: and it .has. turned
I out to be One of the most: unusual:
* shows of the season. ‘Voces de la
I Tierra’ goes to the Litoral. Pampa,
1 Cuvo and Noite regions to depict
bfof: first time: behind footlights. . au-
thentic properties andwUh the color
and presentation hitherto mis.sing on
the local stage.
Result ha.s not only been solid with
the local . press add; 'public, .b.utv*,has
impressed, .more than,* one visWihS*
U. S. producer with idea that eie-;
ments stressed have possibilities, for
the U S Difiieulty in past, it’s ex'
plained, has been the lack Of any-
I thing really Argentine that would
, be worth anything from a show point
''■of:* view *..V*,:,; \
If simplified and extended, this one
might provide the ba.sis loi a U. Si
show. * Rav. r
ing of a burlesque on ballet. 'I.iic do.s
Cygnes,' and the 'can Cah,’ . daheed
by a male* corps' lie. ballet Avas . bpflo.
and almost slopped the.showj.* '
Book by Cyril Chosack; who has
done large .:amount. ; 6f-' . show;; wpfk ;
here, . pri nci pally- for radio, ’ ■ tellls
story of Cape Town against bacliT
ground ot old Gape Town Castle
'built by Van Riebeeck* and today
headquarters of Cape Fortre.ss Com'
mand. No new song.s written lor
show, but numbers popular at that
tune have been used. ’As: Time Goes
By' . is reprised several times as
theme song. *
Running time first night was over-
long-'^2I0 minutes with only six, mm-
lites; intermission. Five ot pio-
gi'ammed 25 scenes were cut out. but
early -bus curfew .will, heces-sitate.;
.considerably more {iftining;
Terrific - advahce adv^ sold .
'blit tlteatte* for .' first ' .vveek, but on ;
its'merits shbw 'shPuld stand* them up
for duration of its run. Alhambra
has largest and best eqmppped .slaj’.e
in South Africa Show as it stands
I could not go out. on tour; but prob**,
ability is. that rrtilitar,y, duties, of per- .
I formers preclude lengthy absence
from Cape, which is a pity, as ‘Fori-
I ress Cavalcade’ IS worthy of a coun-
tr.ywide tour. Hiiii.s'.
ForlrosN 4'aval4*ail<*.:
' . . , Gape Town. Nov. .IB.* .
- Ttjiri'.v T>. CSonion sintl , I't*!.'
i*hirluct ion.' of; rVvn.fv ,ip • inki
■•'l'•.uoU*■'-liy' ■T\vVi|'’ *L'liosH(n(. •.!•*•. Spool JiT*':^
:V(HnKPinVnt;«'y,. jiin L3|Vyt uiiit M.* \N‘h<*!itci'»'rr5,
iljii ,«’t's, .Ntii’OPn.', Bmssiim, • 1 -Pitsy nn*!
.lack T?i;ppl;''s(,^is;v C’kiMl. *'l^vni;
A'LlijuTilM’n'.'llK'itt.ro, (’ape Town.. /.Sa'v. , T’-: io',
Now Playing
APPOPQLOS
Finh Shepliard’s
!SA\ 0> TIIE,\TRE, LONDOX
NOW IN 3RD YEAR
To All My Fricndis ami Especially : Ralph Peer for Send-
ing Us ^’hosc Urand Songs, I Extend My Heartfelt Good
Wishes for
A Happy, Prosperous and Victorious New Year
* Proud Father of
JOHNNY GREEN, England’s Singing Sensation
Radio’s No. 1 Vocalist With Britain’s No. 1 (GePaido) -Orchestra
He’s in the Eherly-Haynies Class (Vide Press)
: ‘Fortress Gaya.lcdde,’' staged 'b.y ; Af-
rican Theatres in conjunction, with
Gape Fortre.ss Command in aid of
war funds, has cast ot 300 . drawn
from Aritiy, Navy, . Air Fored. 'and
W.AAFS. , WAACS, etc., stationed at
(iape ‘Town. Some I’erharkable talent
has been brought to light.
, -Show :is 'generally fast and- smooth
runhing, I although sGissbring , of some
Htiinbers and , eur-tai'l'ment. b;f others
would help.. Load evenly distributed
among ■ all ' principals, - vvith chorus
routines excelledt. .. MoLintiiigS , and
costumes are la vish, recalling Amer-
ican A. B. Marcus Reyads some: years
a.ao. V..'.' ' *
:Standbuts . in show are ‘Follies of
19.39.’ a showgirl and mannequin
presehlatlbn : highligh by. use* bl
revolying: stage; • ‘'Warsaw Cpncerto'
with solo, piano, Wurlitzei* organ ano
dh'oir ' of ,;VlOO; and ■ 'tM ’ 'imprCsS-ive
Comedy *is 'capably' 'iiiiiidled, ant
Severab: .toplcalt ’skits *..g,p *A .■’a'l
.thougii.: lack;.* Of ' sliekhess, in: writing
i.'i .evitldnceci '..here ..and ; there.. Stag
CREETim;S FROM
Whose Four Productions, As Above, Are Running
Concurrently in the West End
^ednesdaj^ January 5, 1944
ThiHy’^ighth
Anmvvpsury
All Our American Friends
WITH
Special Hello to Cur Associate
FROM
HARRY SADO
BOB and ALF BARNETT
And Entire Staff From
400 CLUB
AND
Still the Most Exclusive Night Clubs in London
MUSIC
Tliirty-ei^hth/P
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
France Fathered Performance Fees
Music in Cafes Was Part of French Life— Belated Demands of Perfarmihg
Societies in England and U.S.A. Brought Clashes s-^ A Quick History
Bv JOHN ABBOTT
I.O!:don, Dec.. 25. '
The s'ubjeqt' or Perfprmiriff and.'ihe. cpUee .
of I'ees for' th6;u,se of music through imediiim pJ So-;,-,
pieties established . for' that, purfipse is,, a matter of gen-
eral i'ntel^st \hot .;:ohl>^ t'o,, a uth,DtS; C,cprh posers ^
lishers but also, the 'Jayipubii'm is:;usually goo.d'copjf^
for , the press. , During the' scrap between; ASCAP . and ,
the Radio intere_ks in 1941. various incidents were ic-
ported in' .Bi'ilisir newspapers 'despite '.the' -heWs .and ;
the .skimp.v size of our dailcs ju.st now. •
The ‘D.ad.dyt .ofi all; .such..; Bocietie^^^^^^^ CoUc.se,,. thh, ;.
.French, Societe '.dcs ' Auteurs,; Cpm^ ,et Edilc.urs
;de MusiqUe' (,Sacem)'hwhiOh',was,'estab'lished^^h
years agp.v France, ia.S tft,e, 'artistic ahd cUlfurarceriter
of Europe at that, time, was encouragin.g all the fine,
arts and the Government \v:;.s al ways. . ready to give
facilities for the . protection ol its music. 'With the
dearth of pianos 'in the', hohre. sheet, mu,sic sales were
limited but the French, being gre.gar’ous by nature, ;
took their plea-sure in cates, jestaui ants and other
places wiiero for a modCst expenditure they could
have a meal and vin ordinaire or coftce and cognac. All
of tiicsc places had some kind of musical' enterlain-
ment. even in simill town.s .and villages. A.s music
therefore was a neces.sity, tlie only way it could be
properly encoui'a.god wa.s a .char,gc for the performance,
grad uated 'in, aqcorda nce .'with the. .site, .of the cstahlish- ;
ment where used, hnd over ;a period of a good many .
years they luive dcvciopeci a very s cienti fic tari ff.
I . ■!, .■ En<fli8lv BorroVved Itlea |
This right to char.ge a tee t,or~pehforrnapce : was;,ayail»
able to copyright owners both in" .Great Britain and
the U S. A., but as ‘he sales of he pririted cppies.,were ;
su'csiantial by comparison no attempt wa.s made to
put it into practice. In 1880 Sacem employed: an agent
in ;England to collect fees for the pgif'prmancc, of ;
French .works in . public in -Great Brilaifi,' and . though
this was bn ' a' small -scale ;the anomalbcis . position' -had ,;
arisen whereby foreign; ebrnposefs: iii; Englancl 'were re-.
ceiving payrrieht for their; works, ' but 'thb .n.afiyb, .song- ,.
srrTlh 'vyaS , receiving; .tlb 'remuneration. . • ' , ■
Such an ..illbgicdl sitbniiob .cbuld' not.ebnfinue^ and''
.after a series of meefings it :was .decided tb; form the
■■Fncilish, Performing Righf Sbqm.ty 'with.'siroilaV qbje«
■to, the' Frencli, and .they were greatly , encouraged, in ,
• thi.s. . by the agent of SgCefn, a Monsieur Sarpi, The'.
: P. R, ;S. Was registered, on March 6, 1914, and on April
r l following,: the first genera of > the .company .
; was held vylth .a membershm^ 39, . which included
; David Day (Francis, Day & ;H Hawkes,
Liza Lehman; Herman Flnck.,; Percy Greenbank. .Her-
man Lohr, Paul RuhehS; Howard Talbot, with William
Bpsey (Chappell & Co. Ltd.) ; chairmarr
I ; ' T hen ;^a me tlic War . |
With the outbreak of the first World War in August.
1914. a less auspicibus time fbr.such , a. venture could
hardly have been selected ahd little progress was: made.
,untirl918. It was har.cily, tb.ibeiexpected that such a
radieal: chahge. as charging fo'r something hitherto free ;
: 'as the air, cp.uld -take place without encountering stub-
born fesistahee :whiGh .bften, had to be resolved, in the,
.law courts . but -always , in favor of the .society. , In
1919 occurred the first rdhrsension among it.s members
bought about, by an -effort ;to as.ses.s the license fee tor.
. Variety . houses ■ and .theatres upoh . tlie . basis of the .
■ numbers of ihstrumentalists, in the .orchestra. , The, -
Musicians Union saw in thi.s a possible incentive to
, reduce the size of the . band and .threatened . to call.
a 'strike, against the playing of any; tunes of the mem,- .
; befs of the speiety: .This was before the ChristT'
' mas of .191.9-,;: thefgfeat .:seaaon : pantomine produc-
■ t>on.s: all over the country .‘and the biggest ■ publicity i
- anffe in those, .days for the exploitation of. popular.,
■ songs. A,s ' the -amPunt: of money; the, pop publishers;
; were getting from the P,R.S. w'as just coffee and cakcv
; they, together twith their Writers, resigned en. bloc. ;
i , Aflthough , it .Caused a little ■setback the society ; conr
tinued to develop and eteps were taken to consolidate
[ .its position by making' 'reciprocal ;cpntracts. vyith .sim-.,.
: ilar Societies operating. labrPad' for, the -mutual pro-
' teCtioh of-the .;rights, of .each others’ 'fiatipnals. Grad- .
ually the society's :op:e.ratipns. were ..extended - to pthef
Paris of the British Empire' and in '1925- and 1926 it
was inStrumehtal: .in: , the - formafipn . of, .. societies in '
Cr.nada, 'Australia and South Africa and , during the
cour.sC . ;0f years agenclc.s ,h?.ve been..- e.stabli.shed ,:.m
other parts; of the. empire. Even today in Malta, the
most- bombed territory in ; this .w.ar,. . an : agent still
H iarries o,ii;;arid JlJ;as,h,ef‘n,.t;h.‘l. nrivileae; of th.e,.,Bs'R:S'f
Tecog.nitioh .'of th(?, fight 'tfiC.y are, putting; ,up.
- ‘- In 1926. with the realization of thef uturc possibilities
that lay in the; cplleclion Of berformanihg fees, the pop
pub ishers and others who never had been members,;'
Together with their -writers, 'applied fpr .election^r^conr
diiional upph^ .their' .being given'.>repre.sentation on the
board land 'a better regulafe system for the distribu- ■;
, .t’ion- of: feeji; '. .With .;lh,is fnerease;; in , ■member.Ship ,fhc
society was practically lOOT strong and by the end
-Ol . 1929 the . total number of :li:cen.se.s granted , had
reached 11,550 with a membei'shjP: of; nearly a thou-
iSand-.-.-, ; ■- -■ '■
DVai y^ith English
The, fi.rs.t liceh.se. granted by tlie sPeiety to the Brit-
fish ' Broadcasting ,Corp, was,:' in.',l923 --arid ; was, for, a
, very 'Small; amount. Today revcmie from this source
is about 81:200.000 (calculated at $4 to the f ). .' Thi.s
increase . has : been a gradual .process and to some extent
dependent , upon the number, of licen.'-es i.-sued to
■:L.steneis from, .vyhich the .BBG, deriyes;' the revehUe; fo^
run . its organization. : In. 1936 following the graht of
a new charter; by the Government to the BBC on the
recommendation of the Ullswaler Gonimission the
society- felt . it was entitled to. a ' fairer compensation
for the use; of its repertoire than 6c on. each li-
cense and asked for 20c which the BBC lefusod
: but ■ countered with a sli.giitly increased offer, ' The
society, took the diplomatie ■ step of offering to sub-
mit .its ;ease to; arbitration, -which was accepted. ..and'
it .secured an award which ju.it about. . doubled. i!s
income from that source. Nothing succeeds .like .suc-
cess and today membership of ' the society , is con*--
sidered as something to be proud, of and is in effect
the .Composens?; Trade , Union. It has / nearly 2.000
members arid combined- .'with ' a;ff iJiated Societies rep-
■ resents; bver' .5010.00;, and -the... h.Um of -places- holding
. the society ’s,;. license' .is between. 'fS.O'OlO’- and, 50;060;. ,
. There is .;a ..'P.erformi'ng:, Right -..Sociely Benevolent-
Fund formed,.for the assistance of . members who may
need -.help. / Annual . grants are - made.', not; only -in,
necessitous cases but also, to those who have given
long '.sarviCe and suppPft to the society particularly in
its wfly days when such :shpbbrt wa.i most helpful.: i
. . ASGAP Bpm
By a .eo,inciciehc.e the . '-AmeriGan . Sbeiety (ASCAP)
;was ■ also.; f ounded' .: in 1914. ., / It exp,e.fi,enced , the .sa rite
struggle in, its early , days, plenty-, of legal-' trouble..;, and
needed . ebu-rage -and patience to oce -it through those,:
trying times. -''C- ' y-'-' ‘'-L' ' ■
The finst agreemenl between the PRS and ASCAP
, was made in Octbbei% 1929 a period of three years
fi'Pm Jan, 1, 1930. 6n< the basis of 'an annual payrrient
by ASCAP to PRS of a lump: Slim of ;$13.000 but P'RS
was to, 'pay the 'American' .50';; of the actual
ascertained .fees , ,for‘ the ' .benefit of the writers and
50% for the publi.shers.
Where.'AmeriCan'pubiishers had English representa-
lives that 'propoftibn. 'Was paicl .-to', the Briti,sh';'i'epf e--,
'sentatiye: .who again spiif;, with ' theiiv. Am'cr'ica.h 'pub.-
lishera, 5.0-5() .So fhat in effect :75:% : was going -to the
States with the; English associate keeping only 25',;.
This agreement wba purely experimental and it
didnT; 'rieed ; much experience ; t;b : dLsebver a distinct
bias in favor of , the Arnerican : mem ;One disad-
vantage Was the ; PRS had , no mathematical basis on-
which/ to; distribute, the American cbiTtfiblilion. - in
1932 a visit wa.s made by I,eslie Boosey, as chairman
of the PRS, accompanied by rnyself;. with the, object
of endeavoring to conclude a new agreement on more
; equitable lines. The chief difficulty on the American
side was that in the absence of a program system there
was no means of ascertaining what would be a fair
sum to pay. I found, howeyer, the princinal radio net-
works were publishing a daily radio log with the
titles broadcast and, with sprh.e figuring of my own,
1 came to the conclusion that the ratio ol English com-
positions used wa.s about .4% wherea.s: the $15,000 rep-
resented only 1% of the distributable revenue,
‘6% John’
Before meeting their foreign relations committee I
suggested tb ; pur ehairtnah that we should 'pre.ss for
payment for the use Of the PRS fepertoire, based upon
the analysis of the programs of the ; pilncipal :het-
works or, ' if ;that was impossible,; 6% of the distribu'-
table revenue;/ The alternative sugge.stipn was received
with mirth and for :'a long tim;e I was .knoWo as ‘6%
John..’: Finally, ho'wever, it ; was agreed payment
, should be made on a program basis ahd to show how
.near, my Calculations tvere, OUr share for thei^first
year vvas 4.25%;and it has averaged about 4% over the
last seven years. ■ ■■ ■ ' ■ ' '
This, same , system, was adopted for other, foreign.
LdVDBV: aoj juajxa pajuuii ajoni - B oj ptia saijoj.oos
. own -hi'embersi;. ■
^ ^ These sbeieties , serve a great double purpose by
y '• ghts Of ' authors,; :compo^fs ; ahd;^^
lishers /and proVidihg: a mediuhg. through, w^hieh , users
of music for' public; entertainment cah ^ a clearance
for the copyright music of the world at an agreed
■ tariff. At the same time powers Which; these sbeietieS:
hold shpuld always be properly; usqd. and con.sidem
tion given , to that great third party; the' listening pubi
; lie.
MOST OFTEN ON THE HIT PARADE
rReeapliulation of .songs apjjeaiing in fust, second and third place
I the ‘Hit P,uadc' from January, 1943, to date.]
on
While Chiistmas 1 1 I
ThtMX' Are such. Things 6 ‘z I
Moonlight Becomes You ... . . ; . . . . 2 ., . , — ; ; 2
Bra/il . .J 1 .... .
I\c Heard That Song Bolorc 4 3 1
As: '.rime, .Goes By. *1 5 5
I H,k 1 thb Cfazic.s.t Dfeam ,. — 4 2
Wliv bon't -You Fall In Love With Me '. ... — — 2
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To — 2 2
That Old Black Magic — 4 4
1 Don’t Get Around Much Anymoie 3 2 1
"it Can't Be Wrong - ... — — 3
Let's Get Lost ' 1
Comm* In on a Wing and a Prayer i • • 'I ^ 4
In the Blue of Exening — 5 4
...Sunday /Monday or Always 6 1 2
All Or Nothing at. All. 1 — • 4
I Heard Yoii Cried Last Nigtit — , . ,2,
: People Will Say We’re In Love 2 7 3
'Paper Doll , 2 , 3 ,...3,
Pistol Packin’ Mama “ 1 2
Mv Heart Tells Me 3 , — ' ; .1
They’re Either Too Young or Too Old — 1 —
Oh What a Beautiful Morning — 1 —
BAND BIZ NOW MINUS
A ‘HOT’ PERSONALITY
- Bv BERNIE WOODS
Ct. Rules There’s Ko
Copyright on‘Cai?snn’
; Boston. Jan. 1. '
; ' The Circuit Court of Apceals up-’-
held last week " a Federal Court 'd’G-':|:
.cision that .Tire,’ .-Cl a'i'S-sb n’ -hfet, j’
not been ' copyrighted -. by its .!
composer, the,. 1 a t e Brig. Gen.
ifidlhuhd L. Gruber. Suit, brought by
:Shapifo - Bernstein. Frederick C.
.Maya' and Philip. Eg'ne.r. aggihsLthe
jE. ... C. .’''Shirmef . Music :G,o, .of /’Bbsthn.
iclaimed,'': tlibt : Ge;nerai;.;;Gnibe‘,r 'as-, -
signed the copyright to Egnc.r and.
Mayer for a compilation of West '
Point .songs. y; : ■ ;y ’ ■ -j
The court ruled tiuit the song had i
virtually '' been' dedicated to the
public since written in 1908, through
its widespread publication and use,
and. 'that the composer . gave ■ Egner
and Mayer only the right to use the
fong in their compilation, but did not
as.'ii.gn the copyright. ' ■ ;' ■
Mann’s Name Change
Albany, N Y., Jan 1.
Mann Music Co., Inc.., Nexv York,
ha:s. chan.gcd its name to Bartlett &
Il.'U'lmann Music .Publishers, Inc.
.Papers to this effect have been
■filed with the Secretary of State
here,
Duke-Dukelsky’s Stints
Simultaneously with his honorable
discharge from the ". S: : Coast
Guard,; 'V’ernon Duke (Vladimir
Dukelsky ),; pursues his. double musi-:
cal career. Dukelsky’s Violin Con-
certo will be played .fry the N. Yt
Philharmonic Jan. 6 and 7 under the
direction of Aftiir-'Rodzinski, With
Ruth Posselt as soloist.
As Vernon Duke, he is composer of
the ., ; music . ■ of . , ’Jack.oo ' ■ „ : m usical
ebmedy ..which 'comes., .to the Alvin.
N Y., Jan. 13.
For the first time in the five or six .years that the band business has
been riding high in the show business; there is no real excitement apparent
over any particular; band. In past years there has always, been a Benny
Goodman. Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorjiey, Glenn Miller, Harry James to
occupy the spotlight. Yet, .tlie latter part of 1943 saw no such personality
and there is none on the immediate horizon. And il is not a healthy slate
for the band business to be in. i
Hairy James turned the /field top.sy-lurvy hi' the final half of 1942 and
the early part Of '43.: He reached a popularity peak in that period which
eveii: Glenn Miller never achieved. . He could have, for example,: gone on
theatre fours at high guarantees against splits up to 50-50 from the first
dollar, deals that only one other leader, Kay Kyser, had ever been able to
obtain in major;house.s. Yet James refused- them. Money doesn’t interest
the trumpetef; (So far nobody has proved fhat he’s kidding: ho has turned
down too many lucrative offer.s, occasionally because they interfered with
a ball game by his band-team), and he consi.stent1y refuses to work more
otten than absolutely necessary. He prefers lolling in Hollywood, doing
his nighily ; Chesterfield radio programs and making Metro pictures. ,
James can hardly be censured for: refusing to ciiculate himself and nis
band, (Chesterfield, his sponsor, is after him constaiitly to; get out and
show; himself, based a falling Crossley), but his: virtual retirement
action hasn’t helped his reputation, or, and this is most important — the
band .business. He has lett it without a focal point from which interest all
band music derives benefit.
Like every product or personality that succeeds and wishes to main-
tain that success, it is, vitally nece.ssary to .sustain inlciest and conver.sa-
tion. Even when some portions of the public, and magazines and news-
papers, were' deploring the hotise-wiecking antics ot /jitterbugs at the
Pai'aniourit theatre; N. Y., oT'elsewher.e,; the resultant publicity was healthy
advertising for the band business as a whole.
It is agreed that other top bands are doing business, big business, in
fact, especially over .fhe past holidays. But what about the few months
prior to Xmas, when the bbttqm to drop out of some band thea-
tre grosses and at :Qther spots played by leaders close to, but not among
the charmed circle of the first lO. Tho lack of mterest in bands; refleCteci
from the lack of an. outstanding personality, could' easily have contributed
to the b.o. drop-off.
There is no doubt that the recording controversy, which finally was set-
tled partially late last November when Dccca signed with the AFM. and
the lack; of manpower and materials, which have been ' a barrier to the
recording cofnpanies, also share in the dropoff of, band excitenient, Gir-
cumstarte'es forced the disc outfits to coiicenlrate on top.disc nam'es to .get
full returns from the product they were able to market, and as a result no
new :personaIity got the opportunity to break through into pUblic' favor.
Obviously, this c.aniiot be helped.
' All .these -factors- could have been responsible for the tremendbus: spurt
of inte'pcst in 'Frank Sinatra, who seems to have captured the lahey" of .
the kids /who fftfmerly followed bandleaders exclusively. It’s gertefally .ad- ■
mitted by agency men, managers, leaders, etc., that the baritone has man-
aged to divert attention from; the band busine.ss And the abseiice of a
. really strong baiid name left the field Wide, .open lor such an- occurrence, ' .
Draft May Be a Caurle
Freddie EhiUip.s, for years with
Feist, has rnoved , over to Famous
Music in N, "Y,.- 'f;!;.; '
Another theory, and itlS 'dirhosti the . fever of the above,- ii/-t-h-ic;- -Tin
;,draR iias: taken a „vas,t majority,. of the youths. . who helped boost the ; bant
business tb; its. present ..status., .and as a //result the -major portion of tht
.younger public .cbnstahtly. ayailable to demonstrate loyalty at the bo. i
■mgde- .up of .ybunger- girls. .: And' from , recent ■ performances Sinatra - evi
dently haS; every . bhe. of them On his trail. Attention that iht
Singer has been getting, , whitth has repeatedly drawn daily paper anc
national hiag attentioh, just as James, et al, did before him, ha
diverted iritefest to him ffoni the 'orchestra field,
Sihatfa's hafhings'Werbiri^ 43, despite the populantj
he built up, .But, during the coriiing year', figuring only committnente , al
leady nuide. the singer is a cinch to gro.ss between $73(j,00() and Sl,006,0()(
probably closer to the latter. - Out of fliiT with 'expenScs and taxes’' par
ticularl.v.the, latter, as they are, he will probably net for himself approxi
.mate.Iy $150,000, '
Smatra’svnidst .imObfW efi'ort will be the Vimms vitamin
progi-ani,-.W.hi.eh;he debu^^ (Wed.) on CBS. Me is drawing $12,50
weeK.ly foi* ity ,dut df he .will 'pay for talent accampanyim? hnu
figtn’ed at aboiit half the, figure he’s paid. Lucky Strike’s' Hit Parade pay
him $2,800 weekly (WLB is still .sitting on; a request to raise him ii’or
***’’ income from recordings probably will amount t
$100,000 (figuring . current pi oduction), which is conservative. On the latte
expenses are negligible. Add to that another $60,000 froi
possibly another $150,000 from Warners for on
pu^^iafe: filnri when -was ' ‘ , , >
It he finds the time the singer can: pick- up another. $120,000 or so fror
theatre.s, allowing that he might play .eight weeks during '43. .OUt of tha
he would probably bet .$60,000, based oil the take and expenses ot hi
recent tiio ol theatie weeks.
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thirly-elghth P^^tETY Anniversary
MUSIC 187
Warn
Music War Committee Chairman (Who
Should Know) Reviews Some
Problems Entailed
By OSCAR HA»IMERSTElN 2<l
Oscar Haramersteiii
Shortly after the war started, writers'
bornbarding their jjubhshers vvitlv aU kinds of w
■ tiDhed. but .ihisdihected- patriotic :sehtiraents. : ’.te
. eontained a much highe'ri prOpoidioh , bathotic schmaltz
■■■ than anything else, and when they were
played by dance bands they were not
welcomed by their, audiences. Xot
many months passed before the bands
had contracted a definite allergy to all
songs that contained any war element.
' They decided that the public just didn’t
want them. It didn’t take long for this
allergy to pass on to the publishers.
The songwriter then became some-
what bitter about the whole subject.
He accu.scd the bands and publishers
of :not,lbeih;g, patriotic. ,; $ome' g^ war
, 5 bngs'' wdre blocked because of the gen-, r
oral prejudice, and the general preju-
-dieC was caused by too tnatiy war song.s that were not good.
.. And this is not to be charged to the publisher or the band-
;■ leader, but to the writer. ' ^ ' r' i ’ ' . i i, , ,i; ; ■ t. '
The important point about a war .wng is that there
is no virtue in its high pUrposd or, patriotic. intent. To justify,
itself it must stand on it.s feet as a really good soil!/. A fairly
(good '\vilr ■song is,,. of, :;nb. more use , to the war. effort tb-gp. ,a
fairly good egg ’tO a breakfast.
' , We are trying to .-tan this cycle on the upwavc again. Be-
ginning with the search for good song^ with morale-building ..
value, .'hie have, selected ’43; a,s ■ being wbrthy . of i’ecpmmenda-
tioh by the American Theatre Wing, Music, War Committee.
They vary from cantata td'.butright corii. and the .Coipinittee. .
Ls constantly reexamining them to ', discover ..wheth.er the,
changing patterns of life in wartime have le.«sened the ap-
plicability or usefulness of any of them.- Many call for pres-
entation other than that given by- a. dance band or radio
orchestra. 'While Voice of the. Under|i;oundr cries ou«^
John Charles Thomas, the Schola Cantbrum. and the Pnil--
harmonic; ■‘Birty Overalls’, calls for a man Wifb a guitar, and,,
anything more would spoil it. 'West PPTomorrow , is^a^
: a good .-Tong, that wo are trying to bring to popularity through
■dance band.S, radio programs, and all the other^^.m^ through.
Which a popular sonii is. brought ,tp the public, . , .
The study of war song values uncovers Unsuspected com-
plications and distinctions. It is. Ubt .enough to .find, m
related to the war that has the elements, , 0 f popularity ^ w^
must decide whether wc feel that song slioifld be populai^^We
must refrain from putting our ...stamp, .ot appiuvcl on songs,
that might in any way.: encourage coniplaeency,, ,di^^^^
wishful thinking about how near we are t° the end of t
ivar and what an Elysian existence will be ours on the day
after the armistice. . ,
oilicc.s . of the publicity director of the G.O.P. in order to
i.remihd ■' theni; thai ,. Chai.iles..---K; ,;‘ -Harris ..d.eaji'' ,Cf . American ..
'son.gwriter,s, . ai!.thhr. of '-'Break ' the-, New® to Mother’ arid .other :
groat bailad.s lha( sivept the nation, had ju.st completed a
new .march Virt, honor of /Calvin Cooiidge, and. a.s a tribute to .
. the millions of fatiicrr. molhor.s, sons and daughtci-s in Amor-,
ica. it wa.s the moral and natural duty of the Republican
party to- accept it in ouantity lots at fo'ar cents a copy for
' dislribuUon in every home. . '■
But you can't keep a couple .of larcenous patriots down.
Hiirri.s and I .secretly agreed to change the title, a bit. Instead
of Cooiidge we ■ made ii the /John W. Davis March to. the
. white House.’’ THeh w^ suh..s,fituted l3ayi.s’ name for, CooUdge ;
in the chorus and wont to try our luck with the Democratic
National Comraittec at the old Belmont hotel on 42nd street
in N Y. The entire Democratic headquarters was infested
. . with salesmen, printers, crackpots and such bigwig.s as ' James ;
H. Gerard, Jcs.se Jones and Cordell Hull. Each day they put
us oil', .'./‘.-.hvi.sh '..;/-,/;:; ;h.v, ■ , -.h-.r/'/i;,-. . sh'';,i.-.., : hlr
' .-Finally, we cornered Claude W. .Bowers, our,,. president ,,
ambas.sacior to Chile. Wc took him to Harris' ollice. Harris
pldjcd the march. He played it again; , Then he sang it. There
was a slight liU.sii when he Irad finished. Bowers lit a ci.gar.
.. 'So you're Charles K. Ha'rri.s. who wrote 'Break the Nows to
Mother,', he. said. 'Let me toil you sdme'bing. 1 was in. Terre
Haute on July 4. 1899. Ten:- thousand people were in the
.' public square li.stoning to patriotic orations.. Suddenly the '
band broke into . the .strains ; of your ‘Break ■ th.e,. News _■ to ,,
Mother.’ Tho crowd went wild. It was an inspiring .sight.
I am proud to meet you. ,. A iruin. 'A’ho can write songs like
that can swing a nation.'. ' /--Iv' ■■'•'1-''
The next week Harris was the recipient of an order for
200.000 copies of tlte march— ;with piiotographs of the Demo-
. ' cratic presidential candidate on every cover. After anxiously
malting .sure .that \v® had eliminated the Republican candi-
date's name, we delivered the music as phr contract_
, Now. to tho bo.st of my knowledge the march wa.s played
- only once. It was at a rally, of tho . party in the old Madison
.Square Garden .which was attended by all the principal can-
didates Of -the: Democratic Party. . , : '
: 1 don't know what they, did with the 200,000 copies of the
sheet ihtisic -they had bought, but w.C; stayed tinder cover for
.some months afterward, for to this day I am not at all sure
but what the march may have causeiJ the. Democratic defeat.
I don't know who is going to write the songs that will
swing us into the next Presidential. election, but I thought
you'd like to know, beforeliand, something of: the passionate
sincerity that impels the publication of most such stuflf. ■
In our case, we were lucky. For if the song had really
done, what Bowers hoped it would Davis would have been in
the White House and Cooiidge: wouldn’t have preceded
Hoover. And all for four cents a copy. •
Popular Appeal Will Take
Ils Course Sans Any
Synthetic Hypo
By ABEL GREEN
Virtue Remains Triumphant
By BEATRICE KAY
Sell a Song to ‘Sell’
A President — And ‘Fails’
By JAMES J. GELLER
(Warner Bros, Coast Story Editor)
y Hollywood, Jan. 1.
It's about, time for a now. rousing
mliybe.some kind of hymn ot hate calculated tp place u?
on the side of the angels. And before the band satrts playing
us off our bases, I’d like to describe to you how theme songs
are. writteii: and let you draw your own forewained-is-fore-
armed conclusions. .
songwriter who wrote and composed 'After the Ban. Break
the -Netvs: to Mother.’ and half a hunared otner bravui a
’ exhibits, .that chanted , dolefully' of Ki^t , sweethearts faithlc®®
lovers, vanished hopes and letters that heveii came. That y^r
found my finances at the lowest common denoinmator. My
sole asset w'as an invincible brashness which force^^^ to
conceive a plan to have Harris submit a mar^ tp theyepu -
lican National Committee, whose candidate;;Calym Cpoli^go,
was the favorite for Uic election. If the piece wras accepted,
wc proposed to sell the committee copies at four ep.pts each.
We pictured that the Republicans had , luol'e. eampaimi, cash
than the Democrats. So Harris 'J'PPO'^. 4"^® ’\'®
drew out an obsciu’c march tune that he. had puhlis^
years pi'eviously. copied it on
■■ a.cross the tPp d.t th e hrst page: ‘Calvin Cooiidge. to the. ^y.hit.e
We'palmed this: japcry.^off as an ori^^ coniposition. Both
oi us concentrated on the choi’LUS. It read like tms. >
. Here^s■tOlOur car^dkiate. the prince 0 / nien„,...
So jom flnd snip ujit/i
' There shall tie nO' p/ooni ot sadness,
cm three Mm .ice Iqv^, .
To the White Hoime he iciil be
' For he's ohr ne.vt President. . , ■
'So ' Hire’s to oi'.r iiiiej: /initiOur. JriiiH
■' Coivin Cofl'klye.' ,
-i My -.task. w'as 'to’.i'oist .it .upoh::thc’.N-a.t,ic.nal, Reim
: ’.'4.- mittee. My iirraniicmc;-.! wi.th; tlai'i'is ^lipuiaied one con.
‘ for every copy sold. I hra'i'iagcct-.-tp ';,'<‘dge,.'ii>'j" wiiy.'-.jn/to tm.
The ditties of the Gay Nineties are now enjoying a re-
newed upsurge of popularity. The oldsters : who remember
the tunes of their kid days not only keep humming them,
but even their children have acquired a yen for the oldies.
Take a look at the Hit Parade, watch
the record sales and listen to the radio.
A good deal of this renewed popu-
larity can be attributed to films. Pics
like ' ‘Hello, Frisco,’ ‘Coney Island’ and
‘Rosie O’Grady,’ which feature old time
tunes, have been good b.o. because the
older generation with its nostalgia can
sit back and recall the days when life
seemed ' happier and easier, while the
youngsters, who have been raised oh :
jive and hot licks, take to the, jnauve
decade tunes with, an equal gusto though '
Bratrirp Kav different reasons.
Beatrice nay -when the : Maggie Clines, Eva Tan-
guays, Nora Bayes and Honeyboy EyanS: gave out in the ten,
twenty,: thirl' days their deliveries, individual as they were,
were a part of the era they, lived in. Songs like ‘Just a Bird
in a Gilded Cage,’ 'Curse of ah Aching Heart,’ or ‘My Mother
Was.,.Btt thO, to-ics, we.W„
MevCF'eridugh.' ' .If' a,:tear 'riad . to bfe, jjuiled;' it wks . pnl'led with ■
hil' the-:path'os, -.the /throat, Cafcbih6:‘tedhrdgue
one's cOihmand: / All the /stops were pulled and the schmaltz
was put oh thick and heavy. , Nohody: thoug^^^ it a.s bur- ;
lesque. It was what the audience expected-i-^and got. People
out iront lovCd.-it., ;They:..bl.uhberedi-.’d't'ew t^ le.ssons
and went home satisfied. ■
It 'Ju.st: for the Sake of Gur DaugKt%’ d any other com-
edy number w>a's .:oh the, program',-' the,; artist gave out with'
all Ihe-gestiires: he'-or she could think of. , At the end of a
- soil)' t'ne ■ artist frequently finished on the verge ot collapse.
And it went over with a bang. , 'Sounds, like pure ham
Toddy, but. it was ail -part- of hh/.era '.fuli /of /gran
Corneciy. was broad.. Virtue- w'as ti'iumphanti, V-illaihs wefo:
painted with broad .strokes iind heroine.s w'crc dainty, un-
soph/.sticated frealurc.s 'm be piaced on pedestals.
■ WHat,shemed 's.o . nathral at .tire ,tu .scem;s
'trllariOusToda^'- ■ -..So' .the^'youhgstcrs,■■,w
.tHei'r--.-.sid'e.s', ' while ■their'-'.p.a-rents, or ■grandfi:a.!’e,nt,.s, e.itWer'; fill;
:-their .hahdWch'i6fs -with;,nostalMe Mai'S, Or Won'de
<iiw' in the old .songs 'to make, tliem pry.' /, .„/ , ; ; : ;
The boy.s in the .service canin.s at whidi I .sang have the
'•'saMo-i'lking for 'cD,ih6dy--: ttm e,iyi,l'i:ife. ,- They/.iik'e .th.te
.■hid't.ime tu'he's.' cbmpletc '■ wit,h,-:,:ge.stures,-.he
to tkeir .-ch.se of humor., ' But oddiy enough the na.sccnt
quitity and high moral tone of the lachryraai f.mos .some-
limes hit.s tlicm hard. lot of these kids arc away from
!-,o]Vio fur the -first- time and anythin).' remini.seeht of the folk'
iji.ck humc, or the corner drug .store, appeai.s to them. '
Much has been written on war songs, and for all we know
we may already have the ‘Over There’ of AVorld - War II.
After all, Cohan's epic never got Its fullest recognition nor
did it-.attain its full- -stature until- long after, we were in the; -
strife, and the: same be true of ‘Praise the Lord and Pass the
./Am'iiiunition' oiy: 'This,' Is; Worth /Pightihg: For,'i./or, ‘Gomi .■
On. a Wing and a Prayer,' .or '-This is’the Army, ..Mr. Jones.’.
Fact is that nobody has yet been able to lead the nation to
. the ,i4uSieal tfoUgh ’em dr ink, ; You .can -pounil .at ■
. ’em through all manners of high-powered songplugging , and
’em through all manner: of high-powered songplugging and
. exploitation, but what they Tl - accept. One never- knows until ■
the copies move off -the racks- - \
We may deprecate the ‘Goodbye Mania, I'm Off to' Yoko-
hama' ah'd.‘Rqniember'..Pea,ri Harbor’ and ‘Don't Sit Under
the Apple Tree' type. of .song, hut ncveiThoIess they did enjoy
a certain vogue, puerile as it may have been regarded, and
did sell a sizable /.amount of sheet; music and records.' . .And.
that -.proves plenty about any pop song. ■
■ -We've seen -this to-be the case in and out. of the Army.. This ■
; ;wi'iter ■ Was .app ■ consHltaht - to, the/ Office, ;6f War i
Information, but found that b-scar Hanimefstcin, 2d, and his\
Music , War Committee of /the, American: Theatre Wing had
. already, .delved intd .the .same pl'oblem^that of getting the
'eorrect' war .songs.: What happened? Nothing. • -f
I ■.-./ ■/.;'/;'--/'Berlip'’A .Tlie ory, -Correct '. I ■'■
, Irving Berlin has since been proved perfectly right when /,
he wTqte ’Vaeiety’; that nobody has yet cooked up a, song hit -
via a eontest, This. Was in answer- to the Theatre , Wing's idea
-of a songveritin^ contest .True; many . good tunes Were- thus ,
. ipspired. mec.hahicai as rnay: hate been the artifiee.' hut the-
alpha arid pihega . of everything is public acceptance. ; ,
In the two years postiPearl Harbor there' has been noted ia
certaiii sequence of pppular though t. First was the attempt at
bravado and threat, Viz;, ithe/Yokahapia and Pearl Harbor.and -
marching-to/Berlih cycle.: Pretty, soon if became apparent we -
had nothirig to eheer about; the reverses were grirn, the prep-
aration slow, and, while Victory was certain, none the less we
•Vi'ere in nO-pOsition to do any bragging.
■ I-' i' - •- ' . ■/■.' ' V : : :; ' ^Tthef^Faith’i'Cycle;'.";' ’ , / '--V'.: ,'4 ;|/ i -
Then came the faith (‘Praise the .Lord’) and sentimental
- cycle, iriterspersCd. W-dh / the;- !iow;-dhh’t;.b6-nau'ghty . t'rioughti
(Miss You,’ a 1931 pop, w'ritten then as ,a ;nostalgic song of
• longing, took on new warlijne Ciinnbtation. The patriotic ‘This
Is Worth Fighting For' was mafred often: in the early days
by ribald cracks from audiences directed at bands and sing-
ers, ‘Then, why , aren’t you in ii niform?’ The 'Don’t Sit Under
'. the- Apple /Tree’ idea, was a bit , aliead of ; itself last year', , but, ,,
given a reverse twist--i.e., . where the girls/ back home fe-
assure their sweethearts in uniform-''it'S now a popular
. vogue/ For irtstanoe. ; ‘No /.Love, -’.Ni) Nothing Till; My Baby .
Comes Home,’ ‘Theylre Either TOo Young Or Too Old,’; etc. '
The .‘faith’ note, always ;a: Wartime 'evoluH^^ epUtse ;is /
exemplified /by ‘Wing: and Prayer’ and; ‘Praise the ]4)rd;.’ a
The attempt for ‘corfect’ songs; even for the' boys iti the. 1
service, also proved somewhat abortive, as witness the Work ’
done by the committee which picks the Army Hit Kit albums. ,
Sometimes we vote for certain ‘properly in.spiratioriaT tuheS, .
but even the soldiers themselves yen for the sentimental
oldies, again proving the axiom that you ban lead a song to
the mike but you can never make the public buy it. :
For . some .reason, a ‘Di rty Gertie 'from , Bizorte,* a- ‘Waltzing
Matilda’ (Aussie), a ‘My British Buddy,’ jcving- Berlin’s show-
manly interphlatiqn jnfo •'This- ts the : Ariny’( m^ its .pon'don;
premiere, and even a .novelty .like Noe! Co'ward's'satifical' -
.‘Don't Let's Be Beastly to the German',,’ get more attenUon '
!-’!tb”SS-t;U,hes:iprwSh’d."/^'*ma,,%"ahp;ea^ '.'iCi.'.Si 1!
Of all t.hc pat,r,iotjC--,Songs, ‘There’s a Star .Spangled Bahhor;--
Waving Somewhei'e’ continues the marvel of the business
as a solid seller, Ii has long paAsed I,0()0,()0Q copies/iand
while a trank 'hillbilly’,. type song (Paul Roberts and Shclhy
Darncll wrote it; Bob Miller piiblishes) and it's still big- on /
the coin-machines.
In line with.:'Wirig and a Prayer’ (by Harold Adamson and
Jimmy McHugh)/ it points up McHugh as one of the fore-
most .mngsmiths.: Of this '.season 'with sonie 60, .t(ines tb his
.credit /this .year,. Hi-S ‘Say A Prayer for the' Boys Oyer There.’
. has been a best seller for the past couple : months, too, and it
evidenCe.s'-strehgth .tdv.cbntihu^ -for .a long fun, in, the top 15. ,:■/ .,
Other War -Seng .bhenombna. tftust incliide -the 'jh,- :
/. . terhati'on.al - atten tioii gi ven ‘Lili - Marlene,’ This- :frahk, Nazi :
.'song;, clicked with bur .troops., in. Ncirth. Afr^ having been
beamed ib .them for propaganda purposes, but the Allied
,, s.'iidior.s gave ' it .-a ' lyrical switch so that . it \vound . up
.:- very. ,a'nt-l-Hitlef.., -.jb^^ Sie,ihhqck , and, othe,rs/ wi’ote:..'elahb»
. -.rately on it; .and: Chappell -Was for publishing' it: iir.; AMericia/
;when, ,p..scar ,lMimmef.4,ein. '.aiitl .others ' pointed ' out ;; that /it.-
' --iniighf . have ', ah ' iHy;idi(iU:S ' c.onnblatioh' -to', ‘hbri-oW’: from' .the,
Nazi.s; /even thnugh.-.-thci'heW, .wbr-dage ., waf./give 'anti-
.Nazf/’-switeh."' :.•■:• '//, .■
' There .'ivas, '.sortie: tb-/do. 'ahouf ■‘'Whert ;the -M.bd.f®,' Go ■On:■.All■:
.■ 0%'cr,' ,the-;:,Wbr],.d’ ' as/'tt'is'h.fui .Thinking'-; -'and in /anolhe.f' wa^,
■a' he'-w';Briti.sh'';4^^^^ says: ,, the '.bairt'e.,-.tHing,.,,‘i’m,,p Lit
Up, W.he'n-:('-!ie ■pi';-'ht,,s:pt),;Up.i,n;.-Eondon^ ;-
Thlrly-f^lghth Annli'ersary
Wedne^ay, Januar^^
Bandleaders In Service May Find
Post-War Road Back A Bit Rocky
I .. U) BKKMK WOODS
Many of the banclloaclcis now jti i sale to assume tlial tlio same I'eac
“I,; a.iic&s- of eitficr 'classicaj ; Of semi- i
dassica! musio.
1 ' . B.otly of ■tlJese. .ae^pnrpjfslied:a '
J daiiKy expect io- layatioue 'this jiivlss-
crossfitg diivestighti^ . .of. . ihusicait'
i .ptigses ' askfe- te tiipir majoiy in- .:
I . . terest.- afioiVC\ ei’ llie oppphtutiities; ,.
■ , pros.eht ..tlremselyes. For tben'i.. .ft is .
a sborpe:of reUtxiki^^^^^ of course,'
■ :U little., adbilional !rcv;eiVtie.' which:;
1C- both claim they don’t need btit
Bv DON WALSH
a.eryice'.w.ho oxpPct ;.ib'..itcst!n)e..fiusi-; ■ appiy'y. i. Iloweyer., .'■ this' .■ wluyh , ly do. yiiiy
ness at the old stand when Imsti'.ilies doesn't iiccossarily m.can that the . 'i' ' I;. '■ V':'.'.':;'.' ;; v:''
' cease may. be. in fpr.a ..sitrpiise .iyhep i :senrice;lib\v \Vd
' they . shed .thcii*.. tipifovnis,' ■ifv'.td he" cbittplctdy ' 'out .. of tii pic.tiire -
. stvugg.Ic , .is, tniich .fnore tpi'oloivaedi * vvhen'vt:liey'.'.dbn .civvies, :;iflrpacy cori-.. '
' They hiay. be' faced; ydth. the:, tasly. o.f if eeri,ic.d'..«it|i. .the pi'cvsentatiin
.ret i’ac i h.g the sic ps th.a t.. led; ,t b : pfer
.'W'ait pi’ 0 .'n.Tiponce,'.. s' V‘'.'.v
., It is .now more ' than
si.ncesFea'rhlimtb'of,, and;'by' tlve;;tiiiie
theV. AX-is ' jxS,., booteci on ' 'junk
heiip ah .ohtircly'. pew genCrati;on: of
, % . . . . s...,.". years. ;A,s .a . leader, progresses so
l^awl ,Iotl,.wors,^yi« hav-e .griKto^^^
band.s adndt lhat the naine maesiros | By I VCK HKI.I.M.W
.who i'.avo been In 'circ.i'.aUon longest . -
draw the bi.dic.s! avcra.go check. It ; ■ ; ; V ■
.«coms . :!uit a goodly (>crcenla.gc of .'. ■./■■).' Hollywood. .Ian. .1.
%b; fails’ a Ica'de'f dra ws'' to .his music ' . ‘1 mi.sscd th.c boat before Inn tin
in early day.s clir.g.s through the time ,1’m packed and fcady. ^
Bon l-oliack taikinc.. back
■ ‘ ' These )iu/. guys keep halting their tormance.s outside of New York dnr-
brains out and nothing ever ha'i- mg the past .soveial years have been
et 1 r* 1 between. In a New
vUllO DADQ rind 6 r ‘‘ Willv ; the.., CNception of Frank York Herald Trib column about the
D 'IJ It I i D* Sinatra and one or two others, the band at Nick's, the paper ran a pic-
DUIIQS It Into DIZ gang playing at Nick's in Greenwieb tine of Ru.<scll in iTie .space gencr-
By .I.\C:K HELLM.VN 'Village has recen ed better publicity aljy 'rcscri ed at the head of the
' breaks in class mags, newspaper col- column for operatic bigshots, or
. Hollywood. .Iar.. .l. . irons and fan pubiiciilion..; during stars of the concev! circuit,
i ./mi.ssc.d th.c .boat ibeiy)i'e,.;but recent months iiKiii i|Hjy:piHer 'entei^^ Bddie. Cohd.oni. iniofbcr. ineihbbr.' of
ne I’m packed anil read,'.’ tamers and .slid nollung happens | the Greenwich Village mu.sical stock
il’s Bon I’oUack 'talkvn.g',. back- .i”*' , cbm .strums' a battered
. r, , ■ „ w'hen shown a leatuie story in the
ickm.g down the yeais and iM.slung Timc.s’ Sunday mag seldinllitotir-st.npg,, g,Uit
the memory of a do/en name band .several w'ceks a"n in winch the bandTunit in the ili.'thm section, was
Holly wood .Ian. .1.
.. . . , . . ■ i i:. s ■ ‘ cues .a lair. Slice oi,.‘;ms . .caxiv lot- i ■ i , n ■ iv.a . a 1 k..' i i..'a 'vnen , .snowii, a. lean i c, .swny in me, ..
lyom; I’.op-scotch to teen-age cor- ^progress' in linancial hfal'dre:] and .basking x, y. Timc.s’ Sunday mag ; sect ioP^tir-sdriPg,. gulf ar ; bud : Ik;. strictly;; a
scmi^iiess.flt Jive masic.. A.s a rcsiill 1,^.^01110 equipped wit!-, the cash ’ bi the incmory of a duzen mmU- band .several w'ceks a.go in wliich the banti [ “''it in l^e rlyj-thnl; . section; was
tpes Aiticv'bhaws.. ij en.xi jvii ei^s, an blip '■■..into a.nv..\K U'l'ight' loaders ■lie disebvefod .iind iafmchod. '\vas roimclly p'iuu'sed..raytiitC(i '.to' the aiamcd tlie; i,va,Uon’s.;out-
:n^wa"i:m nmgs \ 1 : on careers. And imihing m show for bottom of ,hc_ page on which iho standing _guiUr_ player in a musk
ptc \\,ai .lop.iiings. ma,' PC .raceci. w i.,in ,. . . ■ ... ■.. . . ..miisicvana' '■.•n'u4nri>S'., iionf*jU’f».rl ■; aiirl:! mag; poll. .Naturally,., .,:tIuS'. doesn t
utlicr maesfrus who occupied the
pre-war’ lop .rungs, liiay’ be. I’acod witli
' the propOsilion of .cOnV ihciiig a new
army of band lullowers, that they
Miller and Bhaw
, i: 'it ; but a memory.
if band followers tiuit they ; H’.s a- mailer of record Ibat wliile Bin Pollack, says it’ll be a dill’crcnt ,,'s 11 richi’’
sllifl’’ and ra,te.a.cbn’cen't:.ratibnl';'Gl’eni1:Miller.!i;h; his; h'otte.st,. da,vs hold, ! ....
are hol.stlifl’ and ra,te.a.cbn'cen't:.ratibi
of al.tcntioM. Kid.s, not . ad lilts. '. do
ferminc'. a band's popularity..;.- ■
musicians’ pictmos apiicared and mag poll. Natur.dly, this doesn’t
said will’, a \yr.v .arm. ’Yea’n. that’s make Condon, a gicat .guitar iilayor,
us 11 righil’ ”, .i' j nor does it prove anything about tlic .
Ihe attendance mark at several spots.
story from here . in.. He’s .still im- | He wa.s poinling in the printed .slo- . musical knowlori.gc of tliose partici- .
o'lrlhiiip nilcvt .iccbssorv ' to the ' rel'crving to the ncws|.Kipcv’s :ir.- ’.paling in the poll, but it docs pro\-e
“ band,- popuUint.v. ,bp yvas .surpaxsem u. c u acccssoij to the .;Christmds- charity drive. The that Condon, and the rest of II, c ja/.z
,11 ;the .'vaivdasm.another,;lour:.,,wi;.l^’nmy;outfifs,<hat,didnf evoked 'Oon’f forgcf'vfim lOU aggregatitin..:arc>,,k
A "’‘“•'stios in the ranks same sou ot Ian iicn/>,;, l-pr a long of ,,vcry one from now cm who neediest fuses.' H,c> counli v and by the .same, groups
Sl'£'i,SiSS 2 i? 55 ,SSfi;SS,S:’Si^
reuirn they will be faced by fans or .- drew patrons . wdiose .aycyage cheek .
laioii i 0 ,r,at,.tcasi six .vears. - .un .ttieir eiceuiauciH miicn. ionger ™an .»uner, ” a,-,h ■’ntbei- ' oinsie 'nimTOilion ’ onlllts i cmapoccac
returp,-lhey; wilbbe.facodmy :fa^^ drevy paii’ons . wlioseravcya cheete pNot lhaf he's upcagairtst thcyfinanclal .iaav. ' mhui g .
prospective fails who’were,.ilV.loweri'were;miieh higher. . So. m, mattci' oiglit-ball: lie ’nw:ns''''aif,'.18-ufrit, hotel no 'manor 'hoW’ '1- ii-iii Bed Nichols Bonanza
grades in olomcntar.v. schooi when .i i'ow- .much older tlie fan.? he had by, ;u, .Simla Monica and a. ranch in tile populW' tliev m'ay'be in llieir Own ” PeihiipV the liuist sucees.sful ven-
they (maesiros I were on tO|i. AniT tl’.e lime. Miller.gets out of tli’e Army, val’.e.v. bu*. bo :”gets. a cerlaa' .sails- locations. Dcsl'i’uo the enoriiious lure into informal jazz was the ;)reh 1
it’s a one-sided liel that at that age ’ iie is gnarameed a liclty audience, taction out Of possession tmd want.s cirawing iiowcr ot Bonny Goodman, cording bonanza struck by Ued
the kids ^wTre.n’t among .their Spllbwk; [.Sahib.’ ■! ’ h' to/'bb ’ profbssicmailyh'tdhntified with' .Harhyv •James,,' 'the. D ; Nichols, and yhrhius^ CbOTbos-.!'
■p1:s,; The youngslerii may Vaguely re-4 However, it’s iil.so a proven fact jhb ymmtisters he ' iiiirl in'es; to the Geiie Kruiia and other iiimi) bands! 4hme 12 years, or sb ago' W'hpiviprac- ■
roem.iiev tlio pre-war prominence tbti! to be XubceSsfUl to; the pre-war tiig time', '4 V - ”’4' ; :4’h - 4 ’ 4 1 4 no cine ycl has atlemiiied in reeeni tioally every disc ilrni was turning
that Millei. for. example, . acb-tevedt ,.; .boint o.fjIVIille.i and Shaw , ma.jbi ity Pollack whb' foot -tabbed - the years to ■ cash In on ' 'ti -real, siiiall ■ out. ■ up-to-date -v.cM'sto ns, ;of 'jaza t.,i-
but it’s civiile po.ssible that liecausp of .. porcicnta.ge of yotiiiger fans is a mirsl. ,,.,q ^|_|,, ;,ectjon back in I jax^. 'bahd; 4 ”' [ 4 4 4 4 4 4 ;- 4 ; 4 , yorites week after week and mark-
■^®;,*’^b4may.bebhrder. to Con vincb; ;j. Which ppiceS^^^ 4 ciipbeyhp.. .jgjji htid-sooiy aftFr ascended tcvftie 4 Of courser Iboiic. wei'e 'ipwiy 'vlio / ing .up top: 'ships; records ;’;Cby th^
Trade ,pcdplp;..\vh,o 'come; i.n •ofl,;.the. . agai.nst.the.pro-spe^^^^^ I baton artisloeraCy can \vc>ll look felt the ex'pcrimeiit , \vith.,‘ the:: first tea.so.s.: ... •;
road the.-c days and iiave .ciue.stioiied . now ;uiriienco to add to llic ' down the. vista of voars wit), dewv Cloodman and Artie Shaw banOs Insteac! of following in tins' groove
the Siiiatra , geheratio some in- .they 11 iiiido.ubledly. J’ob.v .fro,nj ; pre- , a; f,„jjdiinnrs ‘P Would' . flop; . .Sxime ' bOokers ; .just.' .'vhen .b.c,; decided ,, to .go put ; oil ;;tbp .
teresung stories. ,■ .. 4 ; 4 "[. Jb[’ow-ers. ^ 'Miller, ■. ofie of the of llio.-e w‘lio oauglit iiis'rb.vthmic couldn’l .see how ■ a; loud, swingy road. .Nichols, surroinided himself
I : • A soiiiirc ■ : : , ' ., . 'visost. los)dor.s in llie bu.siness. im- I , ,.;..|hov:ite one — mini os g.i'Oup of. pxpeftjaa/;':nju.s'iciails could :wltii'a:Big band. .'nijiHiK'. the names he
tere.stihg Stories. ' ,■
' A Stjuare ,
o- L-l^i 1 list of llio.se who oauglit iiis'rhythmic couldn’t see how ■ a; loud, swing.y road. .Nichols, surroinided himse
w.ibcsL. ^acicis in tiie, DiLsuiess. un^ : ^ i elaborate oiie— haitie's gi'bup olVexpOil jax/i U’bift- band..nVinus'tlie names ’ll
I clotiotcdly .IS aware ,p.f Thi:‘ro . • . .t. • . .. ■ — .. ....-eiiw...... w-,v .a» — ,,...,.,....1 ,. • ...u
When cuoried about Suuilra’s'holci: ' have ho'en ' 'vhi.suers' of''the sni'i4h : '"J =*. audience and bad feaUn-ecI on bis rccord.s witl,
> thorn 'f*r whvr nni' Riho' , V -^ 4 ;* ® 4 ^ 4 ' Pollaclc • nuiNod ’ thonv alOnfl .lii h'lS. make, a .Comnicixaal 'success ,ol. a\new .:.,thc^^^ that..;c^o^cds atU'acted by
0 of .music. V.’luu l.appened .is, Ihc Red .NichOl.s Five Pennies billing
; tl,ie , (luestioricr .. is immediate;.'’ business. His job probaidy
i ’"pvciihm'?;' ononglr ,he class of i wL' Russcrf^Ull:^^ mIo
I hve.. u.scd to ■ .shout ' history. , ... . ■-. ; felt lot down, when f liey disciOvered
V back hi the 'tlO’s’i With the fouiulation laid in llie ' iha! Miif Mole. Fnd l.ivingslon.
a patern-d pat 01 ; tlic f’”’’’* Ibrongb milional mag. Arthur Scluitt. Vic Berlon and
ey vomnrc.;l I’drli! writeups and pics and widospiead others wci-o not ."'itl, the band. ' -• ■
•om under hi- baton salesvof rOi.s.sued records by .some ol onlv a few yCar.s. ago Muggsy
Pot^and th 4 ^;y:^«crfha,r t wSI mvnP
tlic 'idol' of ihe leeRTagers- of that day li member wil! have" vlrtnalW ’ iio ’ '’‘'■''h ‘ Spivak. .hick Tcagar- j ^’[‘’Ic. it ‘■’uuUl be lhat .. another, niu . lair innii ession io Y. "'itii a,,sm;Ul,
makes 'hinv:basse 'vhh 4 thecbriS 4 toSSuibin-- husbfe* « - ‘4 .^vo'tlhS;;:' PWn ^
ct'op. They wp, rh. acceptpflrp torch stand; ., Beadersl 4 tlie. S'lccksWlP of ^
Hiatv f>lr opc- r*..PVAf PAi. mi,.,,; V. c.- 4 .. t.-’* r V , ... .. .fonoc: nnrf .Tiino 4 r>ftp»*v . TivviMi..: n r/ bUllU.... UUIU. • .IM I ' V rui.Urt n I’Cnil t Ml.! (irl. - tm* ht> mitftt IM
tlieir dklcrs, carry /for Gro,sby. :Tho.v ‘ 'I'liusie,, Kiiyg featured will find’ the
prefer to, light up for a perso'nalit,y- ’ audieiiccs intact ;mri hardly’ di
of ihcir own selection. ' . ■ turbed by their intervals in scrvii
, While the hame;band;;bus:in,es.s, as: -The.se leaders have an aduit apiic
It’s known today hasnh 'been' in. ex 4 i ::not’likely to. be :up.set .bv. the w
isumce.more ti-.an one general lun. it’s sics of-jiuorbug kids. ,.;4:
Musical Switch
Froiii Back to Boo^ie-W'oogii* ami Buck i<;
I-onghuir Stuff — BG, Itiirhi, El VI.
vr [ ' 4 ’.'' 4 .—— By LKSJKR 'll KOI I-
tile unit for Victor and built up
quUe a rcputafim. f.n- the outfit in
.\yheii the DixiPltuKl ..Tazz hand was, 'a I
, ‘N8Pp4 ; ,Latnarc,;.;.4h^^^^^ sciisatibo . ih:’'cabarets-:and.i:^^'='’«5^4^^
.Bay . Ba.ncluc . Opffi ,Catc,.^ :. However, .. this,.
LauScn.',Erii.Laino:,.J,'>iin;V ■’'xlcParf- ca.shod iii mo,re . as ii Treak’' al^ ho.'liogged down;.,
.: lat.id, 'Bud, . Frcerrim tion that' -. as .-a. loptlight .iazz.- banct.,1
; BOZO, Base ’Fa , B myon. ’Tiny’ didn’t’ know ex’- j The Spamer unit .Has. . since; , dis- :
Copsey. ilubey Wei'i-Unn. Barney were lislwiing to- H lo.st SaO.OQO,.. ___
i lCa.s.s.el .ai.id BObb,'- CU'i'k. To, coin- ajj.. ^lYgy kno'V .'C'ils thiil it wa.s. difi'Cr-
p etc tlio Imcim i-.e orga-nzod and ient and ’exciting,’ - ■ ; 4- ' 4
’ iui-n.od;,,ovcr to,',ChiC(i Marx tiic hand -—s-i;- .-.----"-v’’ •■■-■a4'- .4 4/ ■ .4 .
■ i,A , lA, i, ' AW ' lAj, . 1 ,,.'., ■ i.-Aui., liitii.vulual .la/.z Tooters W.K.
’ ;l*!iicc for Small Bands I
Tl'.cvc would seem .to be a phicc
ill (lie commercial .scheme ;of .entbr-
As if., to prove that llie gra.ss is He later played ai fbiiU ■reyilal; with '”c
always;grecflar.,pxi :tha.:Othci-' sidc.of ; Joseph. :.'aM'geti4at' Gaihr^
the fenee, .therB, i.s.. f Iflr'pa’radoxical ,N. Yi, in- the premiere perfOrinancc’''l[
situatJOii:;‘’dft 'twO' indi'jid^^^ each 01 Berir Banok’s Sonalii for ■Clarinet ?
■well known it tho.ir, .partictilar nursi- ’ and Violin. Goodman’s , other .con- ' : /
cal spheies. ;ci..iSs-prpsslhg ;path;S.. to . -Gcri' daies' have inciuded appehrances ■*
take SliotB at the, other’s ihetrer .and'.jwith practically every sympiumy or- ' '
with apparently.;, the sitmtv reas chestra in me connlrv. Ho iias al.so !
- The two 'V'a’nder'er.s, along, ttic miisical’ recercied fdr, Victor 'some c'.a.-sica! ’ '
^ path are ; Benny . Goodman, clarinet pieces, siicH ‘as’ the .Mozart ’ QuliUet '
H viv...o.so and expo:;, -lit ot' ie hot,, for Sfriiig.s ’aikl, .C'iarinet. 'aiid , the'' ;-
Pt; ancl'JOSe; liurbi. '/lur.bu'l.qnt ..symphonic,' Dcbu.ssy RhapsQd.v’, for (.’lir. inc'; and4 [
s’;,: eoriduotQr,.and' ;co'.n-cc,r^ Orchostra,' ' .Hi.s' late.st'.yeivturc.''ahi.om
' 5 ®.''.*-’'. the ..lokies .has,. been'. a ■■seiHe.s. of di.s^’i'-
’.'"n>'?rK’:i'Ti' 'ti’ft4e:.,:t>'XBCrfS •■in':':,mchy:'ua iT.mi‘&.loii ’aikT £'ihTlci'sin''’ic[Fs>?es"^ ‘
ti.C,u.lar ci,deayors::vegula.i;ly',g.o 'a.st^^ with Ihe clarinet 'iia- swih!i.;and- the : .'
from tlieir normal pursuits, to. ;dem-' j cla.s.sics hold at the liistifut'b of Musi- ‘
oirsmue their yer.satilit.v and .yirtubBO'/', cal Art. . f,:;. division -dr the . Juillia'rd i '
abilities : ;ih, the; Opposing musical i..Sciiool. Al' :lVrn.«;}o'.’ SJ'.' V ' '' ■.4’"', • . •4’.:' '1
v!p Iiulividiial ,Iazz. Tooters W.K. : ji. iii. (lie comniercial sciiemc iof .entor-
^sluih warWers ’^Is’m. Mol “ SinofT tiidm Miowevcg there has 4mnmen4ifil«;gs;. fur'
Tonne. Giark Dennis and Widiams .grown, up .a,:'d.cfinito. cult ot ’ho: juz'/’ out(it.s, r,lespite ...cci,. am .. o', cc- ■
Si.-tcr.s. To rh.'.!iH.!e,:.!'c li-i musi be lover.s. a sma’.l hlirary oi books about ' "e"4 «-nsis , oily raised by ion i-
'.^ ..; Now It’s Iliz Biz ' I to fan's’ that 'rocoixi , 'companies a fe.'V . a manager "'ho could proiince .some ;
4\bove tiiea'i-ch Ioadiii.g''h. I>..llack’s “go found it acvi.sabio to prin’ real money and a-, nppuruiriiy .fi.r
’ ancl JbSe: liurbi. lUiibu'lqnt .symtfiiohlc- Dcbi^sy Bhap^ Iv^ of the;. World business icenteiv oncbcads ’ °l'f? 4 'l'^.’?f.^ji, 43 tl^th,than,,r^^^ .f tdex. .I’bmt'n|4!, .'*4
«,«ductar,:;and',canecrt4pun,L;|i.b;a Grchl^^.a'^llSeity^^^
tipii|arcndeayors4re^ula.i:I^ thi? clariaei Ja. swino: Icon
from tlieir normal pursuits;' hi. xiems/ cJasMCs hold at the Iiistitiite'bf4\iusi4 h(.iw Pol- ^Av/’i4;;rn4ri-T('ib 1 i' qh'si'i ■ i ",?( 1 [44 ‘4' ums .ind. bidhiddlc I ■ ;
onstratekheir.vBrsatilityand 'VftteOStf^cal Art 1 ' I viErn^ busiiieSs4te 'bn- - tn^Gopdm^, and, .Shaw, t nd musicians; yoai, , carr^^^
abilities :;ih. 'the; opposing musical bSchbol. of # ’ ’ ’f ’ir/VciuheMiaving' . ^ probably
; arena;.', and both of them, do it bo-., j, [a "ii^^ A 4' • • i” '! l'”->i'’ble ju.sl send a call to SOS' t4 he /bcst^know,r,'Ch,rio(A.'playGra wouldn’t; need, a frupktul of ,.
■ causti: ;dl> a. sheer love n'tt all .tv'oes of ' ' rttn,bi.,s bail cut, .is pt the .move .rg-., '.w. , ,■ ", the Gountr.y,;ippo,ng;..3a.zz ifans; ,is.,Fee 1 truiiks.. to; ,ti‘au.sp.ck a iyast ;.l,i,br.ary
mUsic andheciiuse each gets iBea^ ,,cotit,h’:int!]ge; thaii .Gpydmaiits'.i-eturn , , - T!^ .ytn!ngstef,^alh.^^^ pn Wee Itussell. Goodman on his lours of .siiecial ' aiTangc:'.icn!s and trick
but of nlavinp -nu, m 'ciivpnlOcK’ 4*® 4^0 chissios.,, ,It[irbi ;ihas appeared |he hall i.s the. apple of Pollack s eye ■ lecture ' Appearances ' is con- orcbe.stralions. Their iro'usiC?, 'These
'The longhr.ir eniovs becomir." ratiin for many years, '..but.he had | [[“4/:; v‘ “*4[[l'4'[”’®4orniti-,[,^^^ beingyiaskedhaboUh Busshllis;: jazz .g'uja.eawy that ;around; iiv-tbciim
'•ieucat while the iVve- bohtbe? : iV •’‘ntis’fied his' desires to pu.blicly, ■,‘'"h.P'’®*4'T'''’®?.v®”B’®4'f ^^.\^4'[fA4'4h.j ,sthtin;e' as Ah -cliunnet , player ’ancl: tM ■ought;,
r'L:; A ; .Tm in n- c : .1 r . 'gr. 'thb- type' of artist wiio is at his best s.ometlimg to give to ielevisnm wlion , , _4A_^.:.^,A--T4d-. '''...‘4 ■ ' 4 . ’ . 4 ,, .. ' . 4 44 ,
G;O0dman icGei,ycd, his fiis.t.foi.malJ ^Yheh,: playing' to a largo audience h breaks. But 'vliat’s really digging - ■ ■;;;' , ,
*4^' ^h'^every for the': h»>Hh P teiuial g eulnc^ sort of T17Ar,ARnFN HAS TWO
tutc, Chicago., tui.cl then...loolc •.lt;ih,so,n.s,. , •M/i’c.i.i uik •„,.,iia l hnhiiV'. tvofip .stioks oUt soTOcwhors and 'Oiie can t. ■ iliAMtAIVlf lilll - llAi3. A if v •
'ilpth; Sehoepp , and ; Scltiniiliger'. At
16; he; isla'f ted '. i vVith'' Br.pad wa.v ; /pit
TEAGARDEN HAS TWO
Ui the largest, part .of. that audience.'
'iTf •![*** h ; Uli'cs ''irito , thc','’realni. :oi’.: the sl'i-oiig
■orchestra in T938. ,Ilurbti received his.; ' ■ ' ■'
:say.s ti-.ere just , isn’t any. and tl-.al’.s P'oegs.’ ',■' r'.‘ '''' '.'i. ' ■
"■Iicre Ids si.ghts are .-el. ' ■ ; ;, Pollack .gave up th.c bund front Iasi
1 .kH.t • .lia nd’i ' -TItG' h i ah 1 1 ahty, ol 'th js 6 X r j '.'hb. ..v. . v. . v.j • v«., • w, , < 1^ 4 ■ ^ ■■ ' nriin n f'/oa in i '«i 1 m ni’m m ".i di
oaily. tianting' at the-yalenpa;:^oii- ,,,|^iQj.jj£j^,£p^£^ 'the ipbrfbrm- .1 Orlcan'b’Bhythin, ;Bihgs :at;the BlharS T'.hb .talenti takc-them/ ^ j . ,
WWr:;',;Mortort. ;.;:i3ould’a.4'dr4i Iiin .ip ;.undep /personar:;.maiiageinent'
^ T'TT[;fc')^®'^4ra ;i of,v Oo own, :’Bbbgie-4 was back;;hi:;iB21 and ' he ' jobbed ’at [Bpn them l4ybr: jo . agents, yLegalliPr, jhg:.io;neo
, bf .^Inlals-end Slaub.^ ;,J''hbh;'[''T 4 vas;,,:j^QPji.y,, jtjoiJcertiiiUe fbr,.j;ibiij''’trsi:cle,4h'ifr,l;,t!!b batint idleh could: ’he', says, . the selup’.'v^ast'lt'l'ictilthy; 6pk;jneiB, ay’ 4^^ 44^
sill! ■ay.sliuiggjiug- niusietam .'n4;.! ;Pian6,,and,' b'rche^ on .t'ne Cresta , no ion.ger . bo suppressed. His first WW personal managemeht ' angle is ition (if’ the 'iiaiwli'h^^
a .pop ularyprchesti a m a ! at'JS.;cal,c..,[ fflanca program. Gould ■wipte’.thei^discbycry ''yas.’Bfeniiy .G'oodi^ who 'n't and he’s doing ins o'yn booking j.,i] ,,i, ,,,■ ..i.iK-m
' i Biiscuttiii' Io i.uiiBiiair . . 1 [ ,c4!u'd,e'.qspoGiall.'y4;iior, Iturbii.'i':,Tb 'd;hte ['.at ’the age/iif l(l;’used,; to harig.’a.rotthd ■ .at' .the lawfi(|..'riitc. of Id.':-, ... ;.... , ■'.':Jaei4'’'Te^^^^ .fr
■ Gilbert. 16, . ts"a;, trumpot'er'. Accord- ;
in.g to pcoiiic fanv.liiir witli t’ne band,
'Mack, J;r„,:, is assi.sti.tig 'ip ■■the ' op.era-
;tion of the band to Uie point that he
.' Qoodihaiy...s'bai’tcd .his .lonMhair ud- . he. lias made 23 a.p'p’o.aikn.icen4 eri: the[^ 'g’iv
Teii'tu.i'e's,;,a.i;,! s£i]o:’c1ariuO'j‘s't; 'witli' ■'t'h.'O'Lfad'lbxi'n'. the','.ro'ltr':bl’;',li'ti' in.icrpvoicr .‘No oi
,, Biidapest QUitytet at,’Tb\'ni/ffltlli N; Yl, 4 ’ 0 t 4 the/liglitci-:.Cae^^ ‘m(isic.;'or,aii 4 ’PoHack,; .,’biif .1 ;,cdii 1 d ; see .'th’;it’ 4 the [assures .hiiVi;seif 4 •Ttte’:quirb;'daF 4 are 4 group ’otv ljiuctor’s' prders'' and ’ivas
-aft<l,at'..Miij' 4 ,,ColIegb,,,,'Qaklahd 4 .G^ t/g ' 'eon'.gdian.’ 4 dn'l)';i'A( 4 uS';.'poi;torni- ';,k^^ ’Spmcihiii'g/’a'titV tqbk him; hi; 'fiohe.’ ■■ /‘4 , 4 ' ;’bul 'ot’' acLkhi'-a^ etiup'le'bt’'rnbjilhsi''
Wednesday, January 5^ 1944
Thirty-fijigkth P^SRIETY Aithiversdiy^
MUSIC 189
NoveltY S6ngs, Per Usudl,^
Way In Critical ’43
A Mouthful of Band Billing Music Biz Also Rode Wartime
Prosperity Crest-Y-R0Q,000 to
Hearst Columnist Recalls When Maestros
Really Spread Themselves
1,000,000 Sheet-Sellers
Most Big War Songs
Not Written As Such
By REG CO>NELLY
By LOUIS SOBOL
■ It •occurs to me some oithe 'coipr^^h eya'portitfea trbm^
name bands. . The boys whip out scorchy ; licks and the inelo- ■■
' dlous' id va, bolls from; the. Kot^tiru.m biit. ■
where O -whci-e has their imagination driited? ■'
• ; What I mean : is what has happened to the elaborate titles
the bands used to carry as descriptive decorations? :
Keniember the Hot Shot Hoosier.s?-:t Sissle and; Blake and
tlioir SluifUe Along Orchestra? Paul Tremaine and his Band
Horn liOnely Acres? McKinney and his Cotton Pickers?. The
laic Louis Katzman and his Por.sians? ; ' .'y..: ,
Now what. do. you ; gel? .Just name of a leader— Benny
.Goodman, Artie:' Shaw, Vaughn Monroei Tommy Dorsey, Cab • ■
- Calioway,. Duke tEllington, -Ozzie. Nelson, Glenn. Miller; Xavier '
Cugat, Haimy.' Jaines; . Names, that’s all ' ■ ■’ J_ ■ '
There are exceptions. It’s still, as far a.' I know, Guy Lorn-
.. bardo arid- his Royal '-Gaiiailians; Abe Hyniaii ' and his.. Cal'i^ ■
.fornian.i, .Fred - Waring and liis .Penn.sylvanians, Glen; Gray
anti hi.s .Casa Loma orchestra. . i •
Bui do you go back to; Earl Fuller and hiS' Rector Novelty
Five (a fellow named Ted Lewis was the director), Frankie
Napoleon and his Emperors of i Rhythm ■ ' nothing less . than
’emperors’). Clyde McCoy and his Sugar Blues, Harry Rcser.
.and Ins.'. Eskhnbk . Husk O’Hare and his Genial Gentleman
t w.ak ■. i t . pf his '
Victor Recorders? ;
Hero are .some more: Eddie South and his Daik Angels,
Harry H.orlick ..and his. Gypsies, Jimmy Carr, Doctor of
; Melody; ■La'rry .Fuhk^ a of, a. 'Thousand Melodies,
Artie Hand .mid his California .Ramblers,: Duke Ellington and .
. His- Washingtpnkian.'^^^^B Bappl and his ;New, Ehgla^^
Hong Kong Bijly-Herr. and. his; Crei^
his Dctioitcrs, .Samniy jiobbihs and his Hailtlmdreahs.; '
I can keep this; up for dayS; NeilT Goldenland. His .Blue and
White Diamon'ds, Freddy Wiedete^^ his 7-11 Orchestra,
Merle Johnson and His Couriers, JTack Craw'ford. the Clown
Prince of Jazz, Paul Biese and his All-Stars, Lloyd Huntley
and his Isle of Blues band;, Wi'IW’d..Iiobi.nson:^d his Deep
Piyor , boy.s,, Giis Arnheim arti His Calitornians (what, an-
other?), Paul Specht and his, .Georgians,. Shep Fields and his
'Ripplittg Rhythm.s (not too long ago. of qqui'se.f i i
Want more'?:' Weli, how, about Joe ilahi^ and his Hot Shots
of Drumastics, Hud Freemaii and his \ Sumptia, Cum Latide
orchestra, Jimmy Grier and his M;u.sibkk Hosts of Coast,
Danny Barkins and his Fly-gats, Katz and His’ Kittens, Jan
Savitt and the Top-Hatters, Ace Brigode .and his 14 Vir-
ginians, Johnny Johnson and' his'.Hoosiers, Harold Leonard
and hi,s Red Jackets, Ted Fio Rito and his Oriole Terrace
Orchestra, .^rt Kassel . and his Kassels-in-the-Airv Horace
Heidt and his Heidt Brigade, Coon-Sandexs,. and; the Kansas
City Night Hawks?
And more: Les Brown and the Duke' Blue Devihs, Hal
Kemp and his North Carolina Tarheels, Chai’ley Kerr and his
Quakers, Irving Aaronson and his Commanders, Buddy Rog-
ers and his Collegians, Dan Murphy and his Musical Skippers,
Jean Goldkette and the Vagabonds, Sam Lanin and his TrOU-
badour,’ Florence Richardson ; and her Queens Of Rhythm
' fiv ' dance band), Louis 'Arn-istrQn'g and .His Hot ■;
'Take it from there, chum.s. Tiuit's ail my memory holds. ,
By ABEL GREEN
. , eoming, year. xnay see . a greater. ;ch,arige in band .styles
■: J”^.n: ;any . period 'since the so;,-:callert ; tsWing era’ diverted al-
tenuen from the Guy Lombardos. Wayne King.s, et al. In
, ■ the pa.sl few montlis an increasing trend lias been' noted
. . omong , sweet ..and: swing bands ...alike toward a tno're com-
: ■Htoir.grdun.dn a; happy, medium^ as „it. were', (between the tWo
V,astI:y'. oppo'sed. iStyW^ •
leader.s •diyeitgcd .,'si'!glit'f;y'.' from the bumn’eSs'.. of caving
: .-eardrvinjs: of anyone :; unHicky: or: foorishii eholigh to get too '■
cio.se to' a liand.slanci " they (iccupied. Since then virtually .'.
;,y every, maestro .who, employed this, styie .Of musie has: learn
,; , bn.; irioti to Hiarn, to play a ballad straight . (not all have
sddcecdod yet), Many have added sHtings,:'; : , '
during the swing era the style of bund the trade hli.-;
labeled ‘mickey 'Hiouse’: continued -on' iiv ih'
.. Hut, to be w'orking'sleadiljh a,« mo.st do'. Many of the leaders
, in .this: field are ; hdn-instrufnentaKsts, apd ,,npi as. .ydung, : as:,:
, , their ‘.swing Contemporaries, . For; .this xea.son .spriie felt ; they: ..
couldn't compete with the Goodmans. Dor.soys. Hermans. .
, et al. However, there has been an upheaval in sweet ranks ,
and almost every week there is new.-; of a sweet band warin-
ih" up. Such inac'.stros a.s Jaii G,arbcr and Tommy Tucker
,. ,,^i*Hcd themselyes, of, the Honey and formed oiitfits designed
, , ; 'to. juinp as well as 'lull. , .They,, now. have Icombinatlons that, '
'. are flexible. (.V; .T:,
; , . ' .Op , tog 'Of . the, :Vi,tamin-taki;hg By, these, leaders 'cahie Coun.^^
■ Ba.sie, who Is an outstanding example of li;e way swing
Battds are .softening up more and more. B.asie i.s leaning ,
; backward away from the brass-busliitg style he formerly
, ■ employed. When ' ’no ■ opened at the ' Lincoln ' hotel. N. ,'Y.', a
- few I'nonths ago his baitd was drowned out by tlie tiormal
' ; conversational buzz of : a large openin.g ■;n ight crowd. This
, -s in the bandbox-sized Lincoln's Blue Room.
' , '.Basic has discarded almost completely the. lypi.eally-Negro
' ■ I'icieoui style that for _noi.se always, fur surpas.seci the loucie.st
(Continued on page 191)
, • ..Let’s face it. ' Here are the: mcontrovertihle faets, the No.
1 and No. 3 songs of Wartime 1943 were ‘Paper DolT and
•pistol I’ackin’ Mama’ in that order. In the deuce was ’You'll
Never Know.’
iSistoi'ians may well point out . that in the midst of crises,
. whether it’s war or depresaion. seme novehy and seemingly
...pdintleFS tunc co:ncs along, whether it’s a ’Ja-Da,’ ’Lily of ;
the Val.cy,’ ’Mu.sic Goes Round and Koui'.d'. or ‘Bel Mir Bist
Du.Sehoen;’ and as.scrts itself, Thal’.s.iill there is to it, .
,' accountin’ for , people’s , tastes’ is never truer ; than " in show
business.
But despite tiuf editorials deriding and maligning the aL :
legedly . inane lyrics of, ‘I Want a. Paper DoH That I Can Call
ily Own.’ etc., or, as. ■ in case of British Broadcasting
( Corp., it was tabooed for a time because it supposedly repre-
sented women to be tickle arict faithless, the drama behind
this Ciifarter-oLa-century-old song made good copy none the
...less.; ■ It .spanned a curious .saga in tiie life of (Mie Johnny S.
Black, who died in a roadhouse brawl some years ago, ., only ,
to have lii.s 'I’apcr Doll’ a po.5lhumous smash with tens of
thousands of dollars, accumulating to the benefit of an in- .
digent father, now some. 91 yeans old, .and an estranged wife..
JBlaek, who with Felix Bernard composed the yesteryear
sensation, ‘Dardanella,’ thus never tasted the economic fruits
of. two of perhaps the. world’s top poq 25 song smashes. For
, ’Dardanelia,’ too, wa.s sold out by the hapless songsrnith to
the publisher long -before if; w as disked into a many-m.illion- ;
■ copy recording hit. .,
V Other big .songs of the . year,, besides me above-named;
; were ‘Wing and a Prayer,' ‘Sunday, Monday and Always’
and ‘As Time; Goes By,’ the latter starting a. ‘revival’ ypgue
, ' which pitched ‘My Ideal’ into -big brackets, also. ‘Time,’
having a couple of tired 1931 Vallee and Jacques Reriai-d
; recordings which- sold. he.avily; in view of the Petrillm ban,
and .'Ideal’- was a bit more fortunate by: having been re-
corded extensively more in the modern idiom.
J Direct Parallel to* England
For the annals, ;i94S :r0de the (va^ prosperity crest in
a direct parallel to England, where, too. they found few
luxuries available, hence they spent so much more on sheet
music, records, 'btc.,: among other amusements and diversions.
Were It not for the Petriilo recording ban. plus the materiel
restrictions on shellac, etc., there would be no ceiling per-
imps, to 1 943’.s music prosperity.
Regardles.s, the 400.000-500,000 copy hit saw itself almo.st
doubled;, and a 800.000 to 1,000,000 hit became no longer a
kheet musib Ditto^the records. Those few. baek-
cataloged platters . being doled out by the majors to the
'* public sold like barga,in day at the rationing board, For
instance, , an .’ operetta ' .=core like ‘Oklahoma’ ' Richard
' Rocigers-O.scai- Hammcrstcin 2d) will probably .set something
• of a record witli a 2,000,000-copy .sale for the entire score.
:■ which borders .on the sensational for high-priced (28c .whole-
saie) .silccl music. Not forgetting Jack. Kapp’s daring with .
; a Dccca alburn,' :of the, .score, made by the original cast fa.s
.. soon as the Dccca proxy made liis peace with Petriilo). The
; $5 album, la record high for a book of records— no pun in-
tended) will hit oVe;- 200,000 books easily, it not more. Fact
..i.s. Dccca can't pre.ss 'cm fa.sl enough, and Kapp is simulating
this marquee .siiowmanskip by recording other' miisicbmedy '
'■ scores with the original ca.sts in alburn form, viz., ‘Con-
, nccticut Yanicee.’ 'One Touch of Venus,’ although in the ca.se
of 'The yierry Widow,’ Dccca pa.s.seri up Jan Kiepura and
Marta K.ggorl'n imd utilized Felix Knight, Kilty Carlisle and
, ■:'''^'r)bur'.Ev;a;its'.’'ii’is’t(;a'd',.' C
E.oi-cnz Hart.. Joe McCir.-ihy. George Whiiin.o,' and. others. '
Dfiilh of Bnriiii*
Among the tragic iiiahlight.s ol Uic year was the passing
of the Oie Mae-'tro. Ben Bornio. a favorite son of Tin. Pan
. .■\iley. himself an ASC.APcr. a boor, companion at golf, bridge,
etc., of many a mu.-;ic , man. .and-- it i-nay now be told— a
.ready ’stake’ in limes of need for the big and the .small in
the : ■b.iisi.ne.sS'i ■. ;Amdng .the- .topflight.,, music , publi.sher.s thi.s
year are numbered thd.se whom the Ole Maest|^d succoreti
;iii. iea.n'er,' 'yca'ii's..; ...
. Ar.di <!n'..,n.g tiie .ioy.s-. certainly no .songwriter achieved, the
'..Haiitrc; of Ir-viri.g Berlin, who. everyone feels, is,; a'; natural
candidate for the Congre.ssionai Medal of Honor given here-.;
toforc only to one otiicr .showman. Gc.ar.ge ?vL Cohan. There
.:,:have been divers .mOyes' to- insure this si.gnal honor, but
friends of the famed son.gsrnilh have always di.ssnadied that
'.'natii'i'al. 'cntBtiSiES'ih;- '.All, ,:fe'el that Government itself viiil
.-get' arplind;- to ; this diesei-vod recogn ition (or ii .great guy. as,
, ::i.i,'-:'fin'aliy''.diii'.';W:.ife
Songwriter, Biog Film Cycle j
The .smigwritir.g cycle, accented by th<? Cohan saga. ’Yankee
Dcocilc Dandy.’, touched off another, cavalcade of no.sUilgic ,
musicals, of wliicli. Borlin’.s ye.storycar 'AioxarKier’s Rn,gtirr.e
Band’ was a highlight, lopped only by the job Warner Bros...
.; did . oh the fllmu.sicnlization of bis ‘Th j.s Is the ' Army,’ whic’
i.s primed for a *7,000.000 gro.ss on behalf of the Army ■
- :. London, Dec. 15.
Considerable discu.s.sion has been evoked et dift'ereat times
during the past few war years on tiie .subject of war songs, or
the lack of thein, and lois of reasons liave been given explain-
ing the apparent abseiice of such; songs , during the present
. conflict. ’';k . "i
There is some substance in most, ot the rea.sons advanced, .
but. ,in my long experience- most of the really great songs
that, have lived were not .specifically written as war .songs.
It is true that such cla.ssics as ‘Yankee Doodle,’ ‘Dixie,’ 'Brit-
ish Grenadiers,’ etc., came into being as an expression of the
fervor which lighting and war develop, but-had they not been
■primarly good -marching songs It is highly questionable if.
they would have lived tlirough the years. . Another point
is lliat there were far fewer songs in those days, just,
as there were fewer means of communicating them to the
masses. ..■ '-V -ii/V; .T', f,: 'd--:',;'. ' ?
It must be remembered during the last war there was ;
. neither radio nor films as a inoans of exploitation, and a
song liad literally to. catch on with audiences before becom-
. ing a hit; so song.s. that, went with a .swing, or a- march
■ tune , that people could , readily tap heir feet to, stood a
better chance then than now; No one ever bothered about
the all important propaganda aspect in . those days. Today,
no matter how great an inspiration a songwriter may get,
unle.ss it conforms, to the national propaganda requirements,
its chances for surylval, let alone' success;, are pretty slim.
. ':y ...; ;;Colia»’8:‘Qyer,Th|ereH j’ ;' .
Perhaps one of the; best examples; of a good Popular song
that was primarily,;a,mar. song: was , .George M,. Cohan’s ‘Over
There,', but neither this hdr, thergieat British .song of World.'
War I, ‘Tipperaryi’ have reatty survived to serve their drigi-.
,nal purpose in this ;war> It is a ditterertt wat, ; of course, and;
• the high degree , of niechanization .definitely qutdateS .the;
-.'.purely : marching Song-, and it' is. my g,uess that the .soldier,
sailor and airman, -when they are: on the .job,; whistle and''
sing the songs that they have learned and enjoyed bit
leave, which in the majority: of cases have no bearing: on the '
war at all. Song.s that become standard favorites invariably
express the mood of the people. ; I think this : particularly
is - the case with: Irving Berlin’s 'Gdd Bless America’: and
with the great British .hatiohai sprig, :t'rhere’li'A Be, (an:
England.’ .iTnyone could sing tho.se songs and feel very
strongly convinced about what he was singing.
Why was the .sophi.sticated ’Nightingale Sang in Berkeley
Square’ so popular? Perhap.s because it brought’ a touch .
of light, warmth and charm into blacked-out homes. Then,
; too, the amazing . popular!. y in the current year.. of ‘Whisper- .
’ ing Grass’ is, not easy for sbme, to understand;:; I think maybe
( the, wistf;ul.;qua!ify M this, ballad proved; very soothing and
peaceful . for these war-torn .; days.’,' (To ..some, ;extent ‘White
Christmas' commuiiicated the same feeling,; but in that great
song, Itviiig Berlin painted a gldwlirig picture of something
we all love, and which no war could destroy.
'. i-T’ ■ .' \lways Love Sotiga . ((. | ';
■ Of course, (ihere’li 'a be ad.ave song, ; war; or no war,
and ari examination' of the .really. Gutstandifig sorigs that haye,';
.; 'ertaeated lhGm.sel;vos' in’ the:war years, .:both In Great Britain
. (arict Ameri'da, -shows these songs ;Gasi,ly- hold the lead.. ‘'Yours,’,-
‘My .Devotion,' ‘dealbusy,’; ,. 'Only Pot’ever,’ ‘.hs Times Goes
By,’ ‘South of the Border,’ to mention but a few, ; have won .
their place in the Hearts of people ''joth sides of, the At-
;:;lantie:.
Much, has been written about ■cscapis.' ideas being popu-
l.'ir, and a .song like 'All Our Tomorrow.s’ can be considered
'( '(in that' vein. To rn:y ntfnd,-, that'i.waS j'ipt. res for its
; s -riatheij.'th^^
'‘(trs'e-'rbr the -Ttfiure,,'--' ’rrt'is';a-pp'Hes-'(tij-,i:dariy- IreaT'so
■( :‘SDme::(vhere Oyer' R'a'ifihow,? 'T-l! :Sce.' ’yqq . Again,’: .'Look '
for the Silver Lining,’ 'While Clifi's of Do-vef’ a.hd others too
' . numerous- to name, whicli ail liold out hope ol happier times
.to be without undue wishl'ul thinking. . ' , :
When a writer caii , eorrcc.ly convey that fundamental hope -.
,. in attractive ; and,' inspiring form,, as was the case long ago
;\yith 'La Marso.iliaisc’ and in our own time with 'God Bless
America’ and There’!! Aiways Be an Engiand,’ then in the
-,- result a great national .song comes into being. •
' gency Relict Funti. .The George Gcr.sinvin. biog. already in
: ' the can; the .somewhat .-lonsational $300,000 paid for the Cole
Porter songs and .screen biog right iboth Warner Bros.);
: the I'orthcomi.n.g Jolson sa-^a latter ali; he’s an ASCAPer
of long standing"! and other similar works punch up the
year's event.s„ 1..:'-
. Berlin's .-chi.«m with Saul H. Bonistein, 25.years his partner
in Berlin, Inc., is naturally a major trade event, but the .;
iorma) cleavage pends bn the .songwriter’s return from his
■ ■ B:-itisri ( pos-sibly : inter North Africa and ' Italy) ■‘tour ' with
Thi,S'. Is the Army.’ . - . , '.
■ ,. .‘'’-'f he; year'.s kucce.is ; .stories Would; be incomplete , without
.highiighting. the ciickerqo of Brngrnan, Vqcco & Conn and
.' Edwin H. Jvlorris companies, relative newcomers, whose
'You'll Never .'f<now’ and ‘Pi.stbl' Packin' Mama’ put them to
' he fore, ■' among ' olhcr 'w'prth while song properties. ,
190 MUSIC
7'liiiiy-pif(lit\ P^’RIETY Amlvorsary
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
■'l| i! '■
■K
i J
I Ban Points Up Importance of Discs to
Success of Pop Crews >
Tile, 14 ,ni0nt'fts qX tliC' AFil-irHlMlecl;
i-ecording -baii- pl'ioVAld' feCQ't'ct-l
, ijig . : contract ■ ;iS ‘ it.ViG.' : prj'W' ■ ■ i'lbiii
' in a X.banclXca'de-r-^ basic. i;«;qriir,c,^:.
mcnts. for sXiCceks, 'it .tir.oi'e iss;anj-.
body/ .still .riiClioodst.a- .aiXguc:' oil. ,rOy
CQrclijit!s \%s,
Aug. 1942, t until liv'tc 'Nai'c'mlioi:.;-.
1943. \vhens ,I)oo,ca : ste^
AF.M'.si opon aiaiTS,;.\4rttaf.lly ..ijio .o
disc.s ntarketect Iby. tbe ■ nihjbr ■ nTOij'ii-,
.lactu.i'ers:;,'\vere . p.ife-bivn , cllVrt.s.V
tlic lop ,ban.ci; 'aani'ps.; . ■Ml , ■'Othcr.S;
Were .c,s..clucleci .(roiii ; cliscrcircAilaife
' and as, ■ a rc'.sii’li:, llieVoniy'.'.ljiiknViiv'n,
to . .a.cHiex’C -ally' ,nollecs.:,WaS';'^^S
J onos', ' 'wb.p. ig I i.rlea'Xo; ' liio ‘ '"of, tlie
liG,np tenipOrayiiy .0.11 .the. stia'irgtli . ot
‘Der Feiihrer’s Face;' ■ ( V.rcU)r i. ‘imd
A1 Dexter, w'Ulv ‘Pistd.l 'P,ac'U}:i.i‘ .Mania',!
lOkel; I . v'/gS/;'''':;-!.!''.,; ?
■An;' exa.nip,lc !' o,£,: the '..Irein.eiTclOri.s
, force rccording.s or the XaCk ojElih
:can 'exert,, on;, ■tii.eiiS'elXareXo.i ■
is Cliar,(lc - Spiyag's: ■ orches'll'ai .■ ..Da's t ■
year :lhis thne ■ Spivafc , .was; .bn v.ihc.
first log of .;a.,'driyc.,..’a's'. a.^M
‘White ‘Christinas^ tGotumpiii.i, :tha,t
! could have Sh.b.t'fiim ,ttp’. ;i'he' first
five; tpp . bands.! He chds.c ■that' tltitb
to move away from Co.Uinibsa to
Victor. ' .Qti.'. .the! .surface. 'his ,;h
the other' . coin-pany .wa,s jtisillfed;
since !at Coluinbia ;,he. '.was ; !aiWfi.ys!;
secbhd .to' Jiarry . Janies; !!!\Vhp ;:a.lsp'
tools a , hor,n' ,(;iiV,;fnct,.!'.'!Sp.iya rer,
corded .■Xmas’ fbr! Golumbia .bectiusb
Jame.S didn't! .like , the, turio: and re-
jeeted! it, for .recordiiig-.r, ' .Huw'eyof.;
the circiimstances., .of - Spiv;ak-'.s shift,
peeved, Cblurabia to .the '.extent that
it withlield from the '.'niarfcetv'si'x
sides the' ba'ild .had tnade .belbre; ;lho
bah. (it cplild 'afford to do, this, be-
cause everytliing. else.: the,.'fcOihpah,.v!
was , Biarkcting ; by Jarao,g.: Ftank '
Sinatra, et a.,! was! selling; and .it had"
no special need o| ;the Spi\;,ak ,si^
Spivak nbw has gone more . fhaii
a year without. ■having; a : recordiiig'.
on the market : and,- its ; eif ect bn his
■■ career, is .ohyi'bus.' He’s less /Stro
in the east, .despite ;a! fine ' band, than:
he Was last year, , arid K.is recent trip
to the Coast.'did. riot, caii.se .ahy oX’
. citem.ent. Spivak may also be a
test case. : for: recordings vs. films.
Some bandsmen feel lhat film.s are
niord important- than recordings.
That . should soon be do'.enr.ined.
Spivakis fir-st 20th-Fox film. ‘I’in-Up
Girl,’- will bo released soon and he
has .been called' back . to Holly-.vood
for two more films.
Despite the troublo.s that be.set
the recording biz the pa.st year, the
aiino.st crippling lack of inanpovver
and the niuch-abu.sed ‘lack of ma-
terials.’ the di.se indii.stry didn't
starve.' , ■irt'lace, despite, all that arose
to bar the way. the ’43 total sale of
'approximately 75, 000;000 recbrditt^^
remarkable,, That’s only $40,000 off
the modern peak .. of approximatelv
115,000,000: sa-les , reached in ’42.- And
it's, unlikely! that the industry 'could
have done better , withbut, Petrillo's
ban-,-
Duriiig' 4.‘i ti'.o - laelt (if. maloriiiis-
beas-ed' tb beebine a.virrochvc'i w proi.i-
;l 0 'in,.,.,-.!-Jjaiip!o'wpr,,:-:''-\v;!i.s::
, 0 -bs'Ui.cle: and -.it '■ ,s.l-!i!l-,i ■is:;' clespite! .i 1 1
,()lti,er:i tei4.rii.olog-ical,. intpro-yeiriri
rc,pprd!ii,vg.s,-a.re ,st'lli ■riiiintifaci.urod Via
the.slbwiprcice.ss; of .skipping' , a h.md-
i'Ul of batter info a pressing machine
and lakin.g it 'fun agani wiien cooked.
.O^bv-rousiy.,- ■lhis-,.'fecpiires ; (ipri
indsexpeHcri'ced men in ibis !i:ie
.,'dc.serted .. last ;.ye{ir, iii ■ .dt'ovc.s. -to', gb,
into’ war ,f;i'Gtories.-,,''iX!!...tlie,v '■ d jd-n't - '.eb;
fiv.o' uniform.. !i:'
Ti-i;if '43's. sales tfital-,,\vas' .so large'
.iy'lk . 'cl'uo.; entirety to i!ie fact that
:tnost ■:rel.oise.‘>-; -were ;r'e.st.ricted ' to'
git'aranteO,drsaies;;ftari*^^ ' By::market,-
lire ofily the siu‘cs!(' sellers on tl'.c
rosters!.; the -varibU'S Vuiripalile/; tve^
corlaiii : tlVal there '.Would 'be liUlc
•if any wa.st.cd. prociuction etVor! on
■ieiGas'cs! tl'.al. would I'athor !,dust,' '
:' An example, of the sales aehievc-
iriei'its '. b.i' . -scimo ' of - ttie.so, ..i'niffi'vicU
■art'lsls ■■' .is'.' Harry .lanies. hi the
initial six mouths pt '43 James- .sold
3s5.()0!,Q0p. cop.ies ot h.is Culsmbia
.discs. White, hi s, .sales kip Wed; up dur-
ing ‘die latter lialf of the year. James
was. wilii the ,po.-J.«ibki cxeoplioh of
Bing .Cro.'iby, tiie ioiV di.se' salesman
of. the year. He cirou- son.unvl’.erc
around. $112,000 in .■royalties' irom
e(rlij.mbia. foX, !ll'ibse flrsri '.nio.iiths.;
and hi.l; toial for llie year can't bo
too far .a Way. from $150,000. As far a.s ^
Columbia is concerned, the slack
that, Jaine.s leff Tn ,salo.s. In the final
six mbiilhs was. more thaii taken, up
.by Frank .Sinatra, whp.se,; recQfding,s
.without .inusiealibaekgrpurid couldn't
iie matie fast enough to satisfy the
demand, . '„;!, -.'XX'- ..'t
(Inly other important facet re ■ the
recording busine.ss will occur po.s-
sibly tomorrow (Ti'urs.l , when the
War Labor Board is expocled to
deliver ■ its decision on the contro-
:vorsy : still '■ existing lietwocn AFM
arid Columbii. aiid Victor, both of
which refused to ;iain in Decoa’s
keftleriient •.with, th'e musicians union,.
Both ! manufacturers have from the
I'lfst Viplently disagreed . with the
pi-iriciple. of paying royalties directly
to die unioiv for each side - mahufac-
tuied and they have .stuck by that
stance.' If .the: WLB doesn't disturb
the Decca-AFM deal, and few ex-
.p.ect , that it .will be reversed, ■ liicn
Columbia and Victor wiil . h.ave to
capitulate or virtually go out of
■business. X.. ' ■!■''
However, it l;a.s been asserted by
an executive of one of the cPiriy
pahiek (.which., have, .beeri .actirig-. in!
concert during the dispute and tirq
agreed to maintain the reiationship
in any! ! arid , . all ifritifre ■ :;aet ipii t .' that
if the iVlLiB :decisi'pn is . agaliist their
. cause ' . th ey! ' Will' ■ ta k.e ; t h.e !, ca se i p ip
court in an attempt to. break up
pecca's' setflement;, : ;Ori ,\vhat basis
that, can be accomplished is vague.
British Best Sheet Sellers
tiFeek EiirfiHjt .Peri,. IS.! ■ijjllt -,
'■' London, Doc,' 25,:
X.'rr'’''l''HacL,I#-'WayiVi^
jl(|nipc(Hiiiivg, ,,\y:iltz;. . ,!, ..C-C'"'
. .My 'Bftte,,!',Eye.s',;.. ...Sriiithbru
’ !Siihd:a;y '.Mtinday ,-;'..!Victbria, '■
' ;S’p.iticd;iiy " Meet.- 'Ag.aXn .i,.C1ialr|3
, , This, 'is' Ai‘-niy , I , ■,-....■ I, .Chappell
■ S.u-.V\:.P,r.iV'yer;,!.;.-.--,i ;,-,',Sp''i,iilie)‘ri--;’'
! ';5i(i!ifl| iNever ' K mqW I., -.'phapM^ .
I’ul Arms Aiound Me ... FDH
j ■; ;'\Vilig ;uirt 'Prayer: .;
' !Ee,(t, J-Ieart' at-.!GaHie'et.l /,Ghappeli .'
■Silver. -'.Wi'iig.s. ,;'!!'■ .',.,1. . X;.N-a
Bands’ Last-Minute
Camp Bookings Hurt t
Their 1-Nite Stands
,j-'‘ U-i,j,whodiilcd;',Arrii,\v;c a.ppc'n'r-
j.-anccs, .-'have.,' , scyet'al . ‘tiri'u'S. c'airicid
; coritpIai,rit;s;'-ln ■ -titc' ijaSt. fe\v ':.w,eeks '
I treirir--;- : oil.e-rilglit'.i'.l !p')-)ei'‘a!t'prs . . ■ Who-
I 'cdatriuri,l.' fhoy. W^^ liuf t .by free;
; 'dates played.'top,,ctp'.^^ t.p 'dieir;'.pW'h
jxfidbrpefaflQns, pat.o,st ,Q'ccitri:cdfi'a
week' ,(30.J:'.;lii Wi Slhl .E'afl
niiios..\ya,f!bo()kedirit(.i' the!®
!a-l!fe--th,eiVe,-'and titat afternbpri,';pn;;t.Ho
iyay.'t'o;- iti.-.stoppocl pH' ■ 11- .'Cliiiiip Bai>
■tpw.'f ■:¥opghlV',' about ■■ 1(1 ;':-uulcs!. , from
■Wfri'tc'rhavc'iv.'.'-'.';' " ;■ •■,-,!■ ■ !!..!'!■ ,
:! .-■.Qpcf at'pr . O'l'. -.'ihe :, clritp. .si -.'W’plriri.n.'
Ibng-di.s'tanCcd.^.the --Willi-arif '"Morris
j,. agency ' 'in N-.' Y,;. -.to-. 's.ctUaWk
■j Hi'rie.s’ date at the: cariip. Xyould ' vif-
tually lrUiri her Ip'rombtiprir-Slneb .slie.
cteijended : oh ' 'iriiuw soldiers
shit'lohed Ihpre.fur ibusine.s.s; , 'SI'j.e as-,
serted that -, more than .lot) .service-!-
men ; had , ' advarico, tickets' - for ;. hc.r
show and li'.nl Hines lificl gi.v'eri. then.i ,
the ,;safnc'. eritertainnierit''',tha'(, 'a-ftorf'
■Upon. .for' free. ■' ■'.■!,■ ■:".■'.. i,:"-:,'
, ' -IVIPrris agoriey ■ cxeelitiy.eS ; ; knevv '
nQlhi'rig:,:, abpt;itt 'H^^^ iiri.oiitipri-, .1,0:
pliy thq. bainif artd it .tvri.sfnot ;a -PSQ-,
scheduled affair,.; Loader'.s. rpad inan*
j ager, had. simply been, a.sk'bd to shciw
if the camb, ahd.did so wi.Uipuf coiiy
suiting, anyone'.;-- ;■ ■ '';•■,■!■ !■ y ; ■ !'..■.■ '■■■..!..,'■'
Post- WarBandmzWiUBe Big,
But Chaotic Without Itoforins
Rv RKRMIt: >VOODS
AFM NIXES SWITCH PLEA
Benny Goodman and Music Goi'p.
of America have been at odds the
past couple weeks over ...various ob-
:ieetions the leader has voiced re
tile -' haridling of ,his (bari'dw. Leidey
want so far as to ta.ke;!his. complairits
to the American Federation of Mu-
sicians recently! in an attempt to
get ■ permi,ss,ion :'tO shift: to another
agencj, after which he would have
eontinued ; to,.. pay MGA.' commissions
.due 'acCordirig'to. hi.s !epntract,; 'which
still ha.s about,, a year and. a hall to
run.. . AFM rejected his plea
: Goodrri'ari is currehtiy at the Stan-
ley theatre,;: pittsburgh,,' thb .last; of
a trio of theatre .weeks .b.etofe going
to Hollywood for another 20lh-Fox
film;. Following .-the IRicture Wrick!
he goe.s overseas for the USO.
', ..gtihe ■bindrisuriMes^^^
! pecied ,;tp' cHyavf .-.the strides" that liad
been taken up to Pearl Harbor, And
!.un.!css- .''agen.ey. men. aiml '/xpme'-.mari'i
'ag'cr.s cp,U,(lucX-,it,s.,.rei:va{)ililatidri
inw'.e.'i'actime.n.thari
ing the pcuod ot 1938-41 the field
:WUi again;,' experlence!-'.the;iclrabs ,..o
ttuisri' ycii's, ’tberi, L'iv
pf.'handSi; -organized .b'ecfi
greally. .■iiicrea.sin'g lritefe.ri ■ i-ri . 'diiiw
];'rixii.sip:,':. :i;ndueed! . :sucli- ,! eompeUtio.n,'
.i'rii'ring"-.; the agencies I'fp-r :.-brpivdca.stri
,-\yiie ;jobs l-br thtu'ii.elionts .Ih.at they
, v6hi!vfaril'y.''bega!n' mi'akirig^
■.of.-'ConcWss:i.bii.s^-:,:;^T -buy-::
.fir's !inafket.;t!hat'tO'f :a, !bn,g, tiine hid
a ,ma;iority . of the' hancUeaders -in-
; ail 'Uriten'ahle pp.SUiOii,;, ; Ahnpst ■ aii
of them were 'so deeb ■ 'in Uie red
it ;W:aS a : Ipng tin-ie .bofcii'e. tiicy^
oai'riing-.inbiiey .instead of iris ing. :au^
'1; 'gppci; iriany;;'nevo,i, bi.eak! ovem
■'.';!!, The. eliaot-ic .-staleyof t-h-at ' pef ipd
couid easily be diiiilicaled .-by .'-the!
expected floo'.: of new buiu.I.s ■.miiri.o.-!
.diatply': after the Wa;r. : And '-,as'.Pe-
.criirred .'then,;, the ' 'loser', s; w'iil -bo -'the
.iriac.Stroy thera.setrios 'ancltheit- fiiiari
ci<d backor.s.
: What this ki,it'ci; of ppB'ralio'ri 'caii
mean, it contiiuied over a fair-
lenglh ,'pf ,. ti.irie, -is clearly.'.p^
Xu ! , the:!;, .ba.iikriiptcie.s: ,!.sririve, , baridB
h.i\e (iicd ill the pa-.! couple year.s—
Jack Teagarden with $34,000 in
debts; Bobby Byrne with ,$58,000,:
proliably the champ legal ijath of
all time by a bandleader. Bob
Allen, who recently broke up his
band,: and iMuggsy Spanier'arb ptbe'-''
examples." though they dicln'l file
baiiki-Lfpt'cy, .pf.oeeediiTgs, ! ;.B
111 the red for over ,$,50,000. Allen's
backer vva.s: France.s Dodge, of the
'auto-bui|'ding family, and iSpanier.’s
backer was a Chicago moneyiman,!
Byrne arid Alien, howe\cr, were
given ; -.full: opportunity : to ■ .'hit.:, tjfe
jackpot. ,; Booked -into tile Pennsyl-
vania; ; hbtoL , 'N;!. Y.; ... New. Yorker
hotel. N. Y.; Gleii Island Casino,
Frank Dailey's; 'Aleadow, brook and
Terrace Room, Shormaii hotel. Chi-
cago, and other .SpoLS rated the most'
important .bpokingk- tn ■ the.!,country,
each had all the' opportunity in the;
,W'.orld to, .click -With, the iSuhlio. That
they didn't 'is no fault of. their
■:'-a’gonc!ie.s.';. ■''■' !
Byrne and A|Ien.: are .oxccptiGnal-
exainples, howeyer.- It is the leader
with . a short bankroll, llie one who
is on; the financial boi'derli n'e- who .is:
Jbule.d' ! ! 'when". . c.ii:eu riista n.cos that
shouldn't .be-aUpWed ,t(), bCGuf 'foix
him to accept' loss dates' ;Wh:ile, he's
trying! to ! bu'iid a ireputatiori, ,! Such
iniives are almo.st always brushed!
aside liy . some agencie.s with th.e
short explanation that if the band'
inercases it.s reputation it will .spoii
o.Nvrcomc' the, coin drilicien.cy :c,a
by the bpokirig. ; That rma^
but;: it 'Slill dopsiVt! explain. !'Wh,y ,iiri: ,
.lipteLs, /night club.s, iipadride' dimeef--
ips, etc.;, that;: benent..fr6
:iiig,ri sl^'ould ' rn.ake nronoy o.ff . j , leader! '
who'.s losing money to play the da'e,
regardless of. his increased \aUie
a.s a result ot playing it.
! Loss-Dales Dcercasiiig : v
:! ;'!.Loss! : ;dates;-.,hay;e':;f^
passing into limbo since the .start o’c
the.:, .'war:, ■ ..They': still'- ex i-st-! in ■'N. Y,':!
to.. ..'sp'roe;, .''cxteitf;' ubfit! Voubo.t-toW'iv.
'.salary,:: quotatib'i,v.s !hayC: ','rlseri ! eo:riT
si.dcrahlyi Thi.s :-.':'was-, a sut'pfise,
.‘■■iiu'o it had been ffgurod tlic. ia-
iibiUty :pf -,the recpi'diiTg. coinpahios;
■to ma'ricet di.sb,s,;.,hy/ aity' but the hole
tost, .baudriwo'rild. put',
: rit a,,.prcmi!irin,. 'i'e'sUlti'irg ,!in-"'t[i'o^^
'38'::’41',\un|Veal,thy^;^ !H.(iW.-''
ever, ■ ■'lop . leadfir.s,; k.np.w in-g! ' ;' t lio'i.r !!
.fiOaitioris'iarp-seeufe- Wi^ tiirt.in'i'iriiijri
tri'- disc' . :aivd.!;';radiri ' expl (iitat joi'i. 'iiit
l'.,leB.s!t:' for !, ttie'- .-dui'^^ -’have bcen':
' iivo'id'iiig ,vtsi.ttirig.:.dri\v-ri'- 'A
•!tl!vcnv.selves,. . T-his' .hari tend
erc.i.se .sakiry oilers and freciueiitly
'i;nnifpim,e:,s' : bfiyers : inip .! ii.si n,g !le.s.S.cy '
names at good price.s.
Il's quite possible that the great'
many bands ' that; i.wiil -i be ':!i'ormed ''
po.sl-war .will find a band business
sub.sfa.ritiaily.: 'diff'erentl lrpm
was bclore Pearl Harbor. Besides
:the; band spots that have shuttered'
for .the d/iu'atiriij lalid. which .will .uii-. '
doubtodly reopen, it's expected thal
iliei'o ' will be a string of iiew spot.s. '
Some far-seeing agency men fully ex-:
peel virtually a world-wide market,
predicating their beliefs on, the inff-,i-
eiicc of Yank soldiers abroad, lo
wliom American inii.sic : has .been; '
brought via recordings and shortwave
radio,. Thi-s expectation will probably
he fulfilled within cortaiirtimltations;' ,
'England, France, Belgium. Ihc
Xcihorlands and siin.ilar cpuiitrieS
in tlie European area have loiig
been devoted to Amorican music,
proven ‘ by the ..successful .toui'S,
through those areas liy Duke Elling-
ton, Jinjriiie Luneeford. et al.
- Australia.; from its recent. reaction'-,
to Artie Shaw’s Niu'al orchestra and
the reeordiitgs.'s.hipped to U. S. sol-
diors stationed tliore, seems to be
the, torrilory that harbors a . more '
goiuiiii.e'!; feeling for our; style of
.swing, , However, the limited mmi- .
bbr, of dates ' available tliere. 'When
compared to thri~distan(:e to be trav-
I eted, may; have a negirti.ve influence
: on bookings in. that direction.
Max and Archie Tarahis, both for-
irierjy - band . lea.(ier.s in . .tiieir own.
rightv-np-w : iri hPiise ‘ orch at (Sasirio; ■
Pittsbiirgh, ., with" -Max Tarshis -also
doubling as 'staff' 'bandleader at KQV,
Pitt, and with .llernian Middleman
breh for daricirig fotir nights weekly
at Bachelors Club.
I.
Asserts Itself
Tliat Treml PaveU^ lo** New Record-
ing Success Era
By :a Maf jU’o
hi a ..fit-a.ff cond.uc.tpr ..-at .on.e. bi' .'the' top. recrirdirig :,stticlib,s;
It's wi.ser my byline:: bp .aiifiriy .space- ‘Variety’! de- '
voteg -to m-e-. is,,' it:.hD.pe.s, for a.'cpristriiptlvci and; iriforinative^'^
purpose: whatcyef eritertai'nn’.oii.t 'inay go witli .the ' reading Is
,but:i'ncictfi.ri-lah ■.-'-! .■!' ! , ■ '' !
■ . To, begiil with, ::e.ye;r siii,ce',0nc: re(;0!xliiig. executive .set "tiie '
vogue of .‘iet ’erii.'.'hea'r.^t^^^^^^^^ Xhat- riVatked' (he begin-'
mug of a' rteW:Sticce.ss- ,era: fpr .(i)e. :di'skeLs Why' .not-,, s.ly! it’s ■
Jack. .Kapp. president: Of .Decicn'.’ Ma.vbo bth.ev vvax. work.s-had
the same i.dea-i- , bid no\v''.;axibrria:tie',i'n:''fhet-t.rado!'^
idea of nia|nlairii,ng‘ purit,v 6,f. incipcly .ha.s been the Irey noie
ol. sale.s, sacceris, for. ail ihe throe tup cpiripanios,! which of
- coui'so ,m,ea,i.is .Victor; CoUimbia. aitd Eecca--. , Whatcy'ei’-'qUirif
click; a ticw Outfit-..s(ieh. gs Capilpl!, for iiistaneo: -ha.s 'made 'vyas
more -with sora.ething, of;a,' iiovcliy' natin'fi— yOii - knb.w! ''Stri-ri -
PoJka,’ .‘/Criw-Glpw;, BbggievV'Biks: Ppra ■' !!' ' .'-'i!
The. wi.sdoni , pi'-. pu-ri-:f-y.. Of , 'riK'l(id.v.,.isVpci'haps bfiS'l' demon- ;
- .strafed next. 'tiino; yPu .tvat'cl'i 'a -grtiiip ' of, dancers whefo.'.'peia
haps, a ; ■mic.key--mot|.sp;, ritaest of :-;'samb ! p'\*erl,f 'e:lab'.pfal.e!-
gonftis: p-f ,Pr'c'hes;t,i‘nt.ip,riy:a.rid';'cL^^ fiifth. ' . YPti’'i'l' '
see. that '--.mpst "rif ,.;t(Te';,bo.y.s-. and ..will .Wiiil /arpii-n.'fl .tiptil ''
ovcV '.thc-.fvjlli: "aii'cl. lV*Hi',cU’cv' ,ci.tid,Ns-H')u'L'’s-ln.rt’-.daii^
. Thi,s. gen'ei'al!!simpliric'alio,!ii ■ of -the. .scriimne 6C ,thi.i,tgs:.m,!'(he ■ -
rceotdin.g ' biisinegs '.ha'is ,bpen '-.reilepfecl 'right down! the .line..'.!
.Ju.sf ■like .' the Srif'onkG.wshhUw'' a .goiKl ■.f<)r'...rioVoHyi but .-no:' '!
solid .for C(riisi.stent .,cdiifmofciali-qi.!itrii,' 'so has' .fhe
sencri-frf-~Pf«t-biiritiess-ei-i-ai'ig'ed;/-4-Theri}iws'!tg,et'^
hour date arid it’.s rare that four tunes aren’t recorded within:
that iieriod; it usually takes less time. i'; --';!;
i . cTlO OVER J
Eprriiei'ly the .. jazz' , geniuses! like the Dorsey brothers,
, A,*’lic Schutt. Msrifiiie Klem,- !et .al: .fppled.arriuiid, and-if '.there
were, lb: instrumental .stars i.n . a band, irivariabiy there. Were
!10! ideas; /Today the ‘ieadeit ha.p. a: couple of crack arrangers
, Who. 1 nuist confess.:; arc. ffeqliently the true 'genuises, of the
name iriae.strP, Theft .there's/ the personal" mana'geiv p'f busi-
;; . iiess .advi.sof,,- or an atttjrftqy . daubTih,g -ihW 'fpfmef 'cate-.
!■ gory, ; aiso' a siriaiit ! pre.ss . agent. !ln, gciierai, iii's ..set, up like '
’■''■:-!a'T)fiSufes8;”ttriib)'h'.1T';rh‘®te
: ,'N'e ,c)o'wnin'g;:.,ii(!),',slalliiig,..bu,^^ clP -a : real, jcib: - . Softie'!'
are 'gpniiisesr-yespecially the; y'ocalists-mat;! being a: quick take,
' Biiig. Crosby 'ririd Barrjr.'Wood.are.nbied.fpf ; that:, aiso'Eraftces .
Langford.!, ,' Some:,. are' bpti.er, .known... as' .ast.-utc' perfofmef.s',
-.hrinee.-,- wii'cii' the .dispaksioned,: wax . reeOrdS; the -!'(;1 in-kefs., ;it
...eal!s';'fOf truly ' .painSfaking , ajsplication.,', to ■ fa.sliiou a strong
! ',eriiri,mefcial ‘ •product.. ■ ' ■■',', ■ ! '! ' '■ ' -:,i
" . Sibrie; artists, dgp'tf know. W'hen the',yY,o- .good ;p.r. bad; and'
ri'iiist rci.y oft. the frarik .and,'frcq.ue:nI]y!cfLiel apiiraisa-i of the
house rijaestro 'aj.id expctifiyes. .' Some'. kh.oW'sWhen.-'t^^^^^^ Click,
' ■ as ■•iridel:lbiy:'.,',,a.s'.,'a, fifst-night ! a'udi.oiice ;!kn:oWs, '■vvhcn a .... new ■:
/play ,,'hak ama.shcd'.;,aci'^^^^ ;'’rhd.se!alri'ist's:U.-^,uall.y'.tell.li.Si 'That's
; it-,.-: boys-!,/', and ithey're : usufiUy':' always '- right.-,'.',
The nuisieians are a .sinfpier problem today. No ‘shpiiani-
gaiis'. '.iio;' rioiVseh.se.!! no cut'.ing-u!). no- iiTuggilig,' no wacky ,
ways. The Mu.sicians Union would stand for iionc of 'this.;.;
nor do 'v'e;! :-,'! Life's loo siiort nowadays, for .such childish :
; .ri'ay'si- a'iidV'cbnrideririg: the : value of avti.st to di.sk. and vice
versa, it's to the commonweal that all hokum be eschewed.
I ! ^TIIOSIi/TvC'ClbENTALmim^
Jangle .Tingle' and ‘Piaise the Lord’: or Sammy Kave’s ‘Hut
but’ and ‘Dadd V.’ ’
True' Birig, Crosby can sing anything— from, ‘Please’ and
* i.ri’c in January’ to ‘Adeste Fidelis’ — and click. And cer-
tainiy A 1 Jo Ison Wa;s and is .'a: great .star,, wuth or witlioril,
records;, but: his; old ..Brunswick boff, Setlef ■ of - 'Sonny Boy'
; dfdn’t hurt Ivim either;; .Thiit^:^ tlie
great Schnozzqla ‘Inka Dihka Dp,’ ai)d Tittle Judy
Garland, but nonetheless'her recording of ’( 3 ver the Ram-
bovy. gavcfextra homo . vidUes'tO. that talehted.:litHe.!sorig^^
And so on dow.i iho lintf, . ' Along .eoh-ies 'Lll Never -Sniile
ihapetu s;'to-Tp mmv Dbrsev; '! This. -
:■ ':Sb,. ..w'hilp! idibs-yncras.ies;' are' !:now': thin the pasl--it :'
•went out .-With' the :proh,ibilii),n . era, !it seems,: to ,me-^thore fire.;
-''/b'ririty. '.ot:. little, wrinkles :to-: watch., Th
.. fs .always'. a: recotdiii^^^^ 'the ■sibilatrl ..E'sv'ibu
thats e.ssei-itially a .n'latt.er./pf- proper mike bularieo.-^^' ;■: !■ '
' ! 1 .4" 'driririe arrajigeiiw^^ excepting fof the but-fif-thi^^^
killor*dillt'f Jiiri'ruW .V'agafie.s -which sonie jive 'le'adci’.s, '
, , es$riy, .ypu'l 1 note' httw!. mb'st ;-.of -'’em,- riowadays open : \vil.h ■ a ,.
yocal cho.Hi.s dircelly-, and. Ihencp into tlie-midsection in.stru-
,-- mentation:" ■' . '■.'/' ,
■i 'r; "
WHY "thk" vocalists STICK
: .'!A)iov6’aJl;'d(i the, ;baiidlc,adcrs '.know that .a.i.kOlld'-fciio.iTding
.,- will ■■Ciitaplilt , thc-m -t:'0'::fenewed: fairie. ! ■ Theu'0:.!'aig
igalbfC. ■ .So'ineiiinfiS 'it'% ; tlripr(?l.nedU;at:ed '.ap'd '!frap1dy. iaccu
dental, but- riyha,‘;''tloesVit '.rijnttfn- /if '^^^S Jones; and .■Victor
, tliiiri’l' ki.U)\\':-'iyliat! they had, whwt'.tpoy . reeled off';‘Def 'FUe'lii"! ■;
'.'cf’siFaoc?'! Bi(it'ypi,i,'-'gG:'.clO;\yn.!;,thD:line:-’a
''.ihois: big .divid.ontls'! We.fe.-'paid the Ink .Spots .■bec'au.s!p-p'f-,th,ei'i'! ,
.'If I ' Didii’t! .Cai'o V 'or,, Jiirim-y, 'Doi'sby with ' hl.c' ‘Green Eyc.s;! -.
f"k I adame ’ La'ZorigiV./’ahd' '’Arii'lipoiat;.,/ .of-' !Kay ; -Kyse.r’s , ‘Jingle .
Speaking ol vocalists. I’ve been asked often how'eome .soTne
.of'the prpminonts don’t break away on, tljeir oWn. But .ybu' !
.^.an'.tho-,list-s--i;he'J^^^ (j’C-bripcdlviHaff.vv-'
.'.-Babbit, fRiise, ..Blane. et f!,-,.'.''.'-'arid..,'^bu’Jl ..fill'd' t-haf, ■■■firstl.V;
.they re pontfiwtGd,.;a.nd- lliuk apc^ but-.'abiive 'afl thtiyi'o.!'
(^t'^rifc 'ril^ cpnsistenl'. 'tvo,rk-.!ari,d'!dbii’t. have to woi'i'}'
abo, ut ;.:hoak-.ings; 'ugGpt.s,;-' e.onlf act ; negotiations, - '.c.lc i ./
■ , :i/^lJri:.yo(( hafk back ,,tb', the 'iViildfed BaHcy.s vaiul Rambuns.
■ the, Cro.sbys 'a:nd: Mrir:tori,.Do\Vn,ey,s arid Jack FtiU'ons 'Who ic'ff
Whiteina^^^ many-ptiiei's have; clicked, .pit'®
'.Ginny - Siaiift.s;. .yep, ;,;She'S ; ex-Kay. ',R^^
...in the .fria.1 ft .the bp,y.s pnd gifl.X who, w'afble'.W^^^ trie ' big- b.iinds'!
X . j-P- ' 'whor-q .'they'./ urP.. • Somp^’ ppiMiupH,. .. dv(‘^
jPUiize. they ffpd. tiVetiiselvpK-.in- top .
•u'Pvo. fa,eod •
lp, -mjUulQ. . A’ h,ti|i'-rViLiiutc dr su-
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thirty-eighth
Anniversaty
MUSIC 191
Yank Concert Artists Have Open
Field Ahead in Latin Countries
By RAY JOSEPHS
■ i. ; , ' ;Bu'enqs.. A'ir'e$i Dec. 25.
Mii:s;cslfl'eW,‘Pafci’ic(iUn'lycoiT thegreat-,
c.st immodiale nof^t-war, Lii?:ii-An’.eHcr.ii opportunity for Yar.qui artists,
jn the opinion of mi.«iciil kuUioritic.s .here. ■■ ' ■
01' aU the entertainment big fields, Latino concert and operatic have
suft'ered the least during the war. B. A.’s municipally-owned operatic
center, the Teatro Colon, and the chief opera houses of Rio, Sao Paulo,
Monteyideo, ' Lima' a Santiago— most of them ofi'icially operated— have
continued full blast with Nortcancncano stars during the entire course of
the .watVland are rarin’ to : 0 ;pen up even more. ■ ■
In fact, no sooner had the U boats gotten in the way of the transatlantic
■ greyhbuhds than Latin America .siiiftcd eyes, long fastened on Paris, Lon-
don, Berlin and Rome, to New York. Anri there's no doubt today Uiat
Manhattan is conceded to be the musical eapital of the world by even the
strongest anti-yanqui Latin maestro. v': ■ '
: * Top. pcr.sonalitios from the Metropolitan in Manhattan and from the lead-
ing .'iTth street musical agoncie.s have firmly established themselves both in
opera and edneert, and 'their job has been reqogniz'ed. as Important enough
. to rate them ihe hard-td-get priorities and iilane passa.ge. ;.h; ■' ■
Once Goodwill for Axis
' r- ulv:-..!-: ; :..r ' :
;■ Before the war bc,gan. liowover. the Colon and other Latin houses would
lake, practicaily r.othing else but singers who had been Okeyed by La Scala
in Milan or the Kroll Opornliaus ih, Berlin. The Axis' always- considered
operatic personalities .so important, a pre.hige ,v.id goodwill builder that
■ they s.ub.sidized. stars and had .'. their embassies give them every sort of
official. attention, t.. i t /'. ■ I' . ,. 1 ■
tVar gave such U. S. singers as Helen Traubel, Edward Kane, John
Cl'.iefncy. Rose Bam'pton. Florence Kirk. Leonard Warren, Norman Cordon
and Fredci'ick Jaegal an oneninjj, . and po.st-war opportunitic.-t; musical efc ,
ports say, will bo even greater. : 'i' ■ ■ . 'V'’; ; ; 1
■ It will 'be a long time before European stars of stature and- calibre will
develop. :. Furthermore, indi viduai =''U: ' .artists , will be able to hoaii south,
into Latin America ju.st a.s .soon a.s the war ends and priority restrictions
of planes are lifted, for the space thej" occupy — wi'.ilc vital for military
. purposes, today— will . be plentif ul and easily . available -once the .war . ends.
Operatic stars rated' hero as U. S. include not only American artists
bt;t tliose Who now make their home in ih.e States. They’ve beeif by far in
. tl'.e ir.ajority of all foreign singers ever since ‘41. ’ ,
Most Popular Standard Tunes
(Computed from Audience Coverage Index reports for 1943. Based on
network perfcrmaiices from 8 a.m.-l a.m.) •
hi Order of PopuUiHty
Embraceable You,-; , .
Tea for Two
Begin the Beguine..
Star Du.st. i
'.Summertime ; .
Lady Be Good. . . . . .
Blue Skies
.. . . . .Harms:
... . .. .Ha.rms
Harms.
Mills
Chappell
Harms
. . . . . . .Berlin
I Know That You; Know .... . . Harms
Tye Got Rhythm . . . . , . . .New Wo.fld
Night and Day Harms
Man I Dove Harms
■Melancholy Baby . ... i .-. . . .SB
St. Louis Blues. ... . . . . . , .... .Handy
Only Make Believe . . . . . ,T. B. Harms
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. . . .Harms
Pretty Girl Is Lilce a Melody. .Berlin
Fasciria ting Rhythm ..... ... /Harms
iiancing in the Dark. . . ... . . .Harms
Oi’ Man River. . ; . . . . . . . . .Harms
Crazy Rhythm. Harms
Why Do I Love You.' . , . .Harms
Somebody Loves Me..- Harms.
Always Berlin
■just' One of Those Things. . .Harms.
Where Or When T. B. Harms
Hallelujah t. , Harms
Who T. B. Harms
Sometimes I'm Happy . , . . 1 Harms
I'll See You Again., i Harms
Siboticy , ; . Feist
Shine On Harvest Moon . . ; . . Remiek
, Say It With Music . /Berlin
Time bn Myi Hands: Miiller
All tile Things You Are. . . .Chappell
Three Little Words. . . . . . . . . . .Harms
. My Buddy. . . Remiek
Take Me Out to the Ball Game. .
• -Broadway
Sweet and Lovely, ., . . . . . . .Robbins
What Is This Thing Called Love? ;
i:, - ", ■■': Harms
Ot Thee I Sing. . ... . ....... . . .Harms
You Made Me Love Y’ou, .Broadway
. ■ Service Songs
Anchors Aweigh. ,, . . . . .Robbins
Marine’s Hymn Marks
Caiss'dr.S ■ . . , ... . . . . . . . . . .SB
Army Air Corps .Fischer
Bands
To BiidgieiJm From Coin tuid Sun
■ Hollywood, Jan. ,1'.
Name a name band and the eluincos are six-in-10 the
crew .is basking in the California sun. It they're not
here they’ve, either been- or are due soon. Gone Holly-
wood? Not exactly, but rather, dr-awn here --by - what
the ci'ncma center has to oiler in the way ot a lush
livelihood and climatic advantages;' Don’t sell that last :
item short and if you think it doesn’t figure ask any
band leader how many men he.’ came hero with and
how mai’.y were missing wisen he left. . , '■
- ...It's: a ; simple .'matter of calcalatioh as to .Why, bands
like to come west. Naturally the big reason is the pic-
ture break, which is higlily linportant to a band's
career .and financial standing. Radio rates next, which
is the same,. ' east and west, and trailing off in the tri- '
umvirate is the theatre or nitery pitch. To those who
know .show biz, it’s Hollywood throe, to .two,', If the .
Coast has become the world’s band center, then the .
band biz has no one to blame but the bands. They
became such an influence or. iho .public's lighter side,
thanks to j ukeboxbs and radio, t’.tat the film barons
couldn't stop the onrush Of musical pictures now if
,tbey; .tried. ..’ - ' i.-:;
RKO: -Freddie Martin, Les Brown, Freddy Slack;-
■- Kay. . Ky.<ier. '■ - ' '
PARAMOUNT: D’Artegn, Milt Britton. . j
; WARNERS:; ' - Paul Whiteman. Spike Jor.e.i. .
., REPUBLIC: Jan Gar’oer, Freddie Marlin, .Count
Basie, Ray McKinley, .
Rcsoiic Passe Stars
I
Bands at All Studios
There isn’t ■ a - major studio ■i n.:, town that hasn’t at ■:
least, one band booked for ’44 i;nd those who have the
figures to back up their judgmenl are iilunging like
never before. Out Metro way. where musicals hold -,
sway, there'll always be .a name band .working. There
won't be any ;.lpng spells between bands at 20th-Fox,
either, ' Universal and RKO have been smitten — no
doubt by ij.o. returns — ar.d .-where,; there’s Hope and
Crosby i Param.pur.t ) there's, bo.mti to be a band or two
around when their -pictures are in ti-.e works. Columbia
ha.s -Stirred, as has. Republic, and V'’iiriun's. which really .
started the. filmusical fad many years ago, is slowly
coming back to its fir.st love. There’ll -.be indies, too.
sound-tracking, the tooter.s; so it looks like the biggest;
niusicel year in pictures lies iu.st ahead. ,i -b'
; This bonanza is ;- no flrsh, go.ld-rfrike, take it from
those who have an ear to the ground.' and , a thumb on
the public pulse. Studios .will , continue to. pour, out
melodies. \Vlth their .;cihematies . as long, as ..tile puMje,
keeps buying them and . the be.st barometer in the
world, the bio.,' . is flashing, green and that is the un-
mistakable sign to keep ’em ; CGmirigv First ones to
know when the public is ' fed u'e are the men respoiir
sible for fihnusicals. the brass I'.aLs behind the mahog-
ar.y <ie.sks, who make it their business to. keep close
tabs or,, trend.s so that the millions poured into the
production .stream will pan '.gold for .the. stockholders. .
Thu.s far this screed has dealt largely in generalities.-
Factually and with a normal iiinmml of dis-a and dat-a
it .sounds even better for the batui boys and wliafs in
store for them. Dismissed in a sentence, the year lying
just ahead will set ai new high that may never again
be reached and certainly never has been touched be-
fore. Now for a jaunt througli tiie studios to see who
made music for the pictures in. '43 that- rolled up the
biggest grosses in the industry's history. Studio by
studio the roster reads something like this:
Just as important fo .studios as the coin these bands
fetch in i.s - tile .indisputable; fact that bands h.nve
rescued many stars on the. downgrade,. tho.se whom e.x-
bibs like, to call, ''o.o. poison.’ Without going into the '
harries, .it ;is, too well known that at least a halt
dozen nanies on the way out were resuscitated by the
.band draw in their pictures. And to oaiance the;,'
scales, bands have rtiade a.s many new .stars as they've
salvaged. Put. the . que-stion to any studio, ’has a"
■- picture with a name band ever lost money?' and the
reply invai-itibiy i.< a firm negative with the added comi- '■
. ment .in;'most.,ea.'joS, 'they've, been our bigs-;e.st money-
n'.aKcr.s.' ' '■'. -i. ' '■
- -. .Mt.-'.w.asn'.t as ea.sy a.s just put a band, in a picture '
.and. '.count' 'thc.-.pfofits. , 'tittle over two yours ago
;-' Metro p.u .Artie Siiaw in 'Dancing Co-Ed' and ' was
:. ,<o:'cly tried by h.is iempera:pental spasms. Studio ap-
parently was was’ncd up with tho.sg knights of tiie baton
.-until.', the gro.sse.s .started rolling in. Th.ht changed ,
their mir.d and Tommy Dorsey was hurriedly signed
for. 'Sliip A’noy.’ All that gli.stened.from' musical instru-
ment.s was gold aiid the vogue took hold. Metro is .
ttow so all-firod .sold on oiehestras that it is planning
to build a .special studio on fr.o lot for T. ; Dorsey's
nigi'.tiy b-ro.adcast.s for Ford. .Nothing succeeding like
success, oliier st'adios boca-mo hep fast^nd swung into
- .the jive, tempo with a vengeance and juicier finan-
; ciai state.ment.s. :
Those :who' like tp .ilpbk Micadltthe ■dceiilt-mihded, ,,
say the fad will last j usi as long as: the war does. Their '
argument has its point', iiarlic'.ilarly the conviction
, that the return of one-nighters when transportation
becomes less of a problem may dull t’lc public edge for '
; bands,.:;. -The conterr.ion hero is that- if the public can’t
see the name; outfits in person they can .satisfy their ■
cravin.g -by watehin.g them on . t'ne screen. In other --
, W6rds,,:the films have 'orought the big bands to the '
.small lown.s. And thousands of smali towns, which
tiieir- pictures play, have never seen the bands, they.
; view on the' screen. Tliis. is the basis of the studios’ '
u.sc of tap inaesfros; they have found that band pic-
tures draw big in small towns and are stronger, com-
paralively. than in major keys. It listens logically in
many front ofl'iees.
Plenty Okay f of MacstroB
FHnis’ Baitil Roster
METRO. Tommy Dorsey. Jimmy Dorsey, Harry
James, Duke ; Ellington, . Biob Crosby, Vaughn Monroe,
Spike Jones, Xavier Cugaf; Kay Kyser, Benny Carter.
; 20th-FOX: Woody Herman. Benny Goodman, Jimmy
Dorsey, Charles Spivak.
: UNIVERS.AL: Count Basic, Harry Owens. Leighton ,
Noble. Ted Weems, Al Donahue. Skinnay Ennis, Johnny
Long, Henry , Busse, Wingy Manone. Aivino Rey, Jan
Garber, Mitch Ayres. Louis Prima. Eddie Miller, Stan
Kenton, Eddie LeBaron, Glen Gray. Freddy Slack, Ted
Lewis, Charlie Spivak, Ozzie Nel.son. Jack Teagarden.
COLUMBIA: Louis Armstrong, Jan Gar'oer, Aivino
Rey. Teddy Powell, Glen Gray, Jan Savitt, Charlie
Barnet, Hal McIntyre, Cunt Basie, Duke Ellingtoh,
Bob Crosby, Stuff. Smith, Ted Lewis. . :
On the financial side iFs: this side, of Utopia for the
maestros and their top sidemen. Let’s take the case of
Harry; James. For one picture at Metro the oand ;
budget called for $65,000. Shooting time runs around
. six week.;. . Following the holidays the outfit has been .
booked info t'ne Palladium ballroom al $7,000 for the
week. Both figure.s represent peak coin. Top that off
with . . the S7.500 weekly the Japies boys rake '. in on
radio land records when Petrillo gives the Word ) and '
it can be readily seen what they mean when they say
’it’s out of this world.’ Where else can they lay up that
kind of coin .without back-breaking ijutnps. Little won-
der then that James, the. Dorseys, Les Brown, Jan Gar-
ber and many another will do most of their voting here
from now on. I-,..- '
What goes for James prevails for at least a dozen
others— the three-way killing in stratospheric figures.
The others’ may get only what might be called the
crumbs, but they’re golden crumbs. Another angle
figuring importantly in Ihe anchoring here of big bands
is the temper ot the crack sidemen,: They like it here,-
and whaL bandman has not: always wanted to settle
somewhere. Studios are always on the prowl for good ;
. niusieiaris, and it’s a case of losing a fistful of men
by pulling stakes or remaining mere with the outfit
intact and the bankroll bulging at the seams.
All this and California sunshine, too. : . , ;
plans aceordingly. .Our Metropolitan Auditions of the Air
have annually brought forth a wealth of sin.ging talent, so
much talent that the management is embarra.ssed in its
choice. ' '
The Man in the Street
Changing Band Styles
(Gen. Mgr. of the Metropolitan Opera Assn.)
Like many other features of American. life-/-and of life ii
. the world today;,— opera is going, through a. transition periot
Evolution, nob wasteful and destructive revolution, is the
manner by which the pattern of our every-day lives is bein,t
: changed; a carefully planned evolution of the great tradition!
of the past is takiiig place at the Metropolitan Opera House,
where we must meet the requirements of the mid-20th
century if we would survive. Looming againsth the po.st-war
horizon is an endless array of problems — problems which wil-
try .the :stoutest heart.s, and not leas.. among them is the
. queStipn of opera in the U. S.
Grand opera in this country began with a completely for-
eign complexion insofar as the artistic .side of it was con-
cerned, and from the audience angle i. was very definitely a
social affair. Today wc have an internatibnally artistic, view-;,
point at the - Metropolitan and our audience is assuredly
■ democratic.. Where we were once .busily engaged importing
’ artists wc now train our .own , talent: and we have already
started to export .singers to Mexico and South America. A
quarter of a century ago the gateway to ai! the opera houses ■
.in the work! was La Scaia, but after this war the Metropoli-
tan will be the great export tiiea re. .
Wo must remember that the first World War upset the
- applecart, operatica’.iy speaking. ... The Metropoiitan suddenly
could not count on .flic .Eui'cnc!;!-. ■nailtct. for singers. With
the present war the situation ha.s been reverse j,' but we were
prepared for this contingency; we saw it coming and we made
Opera is now accessible to the man in the street; the Met-
ropolitan has a democraiic, audience' and. wo must thank the
radio for having made this possible. Every Saturday during.;
the season an estimated audience of 10.000.000 to 12,000,000
efi'"
;;ihe:'TCixa.s Coin:pkriy. - T.he -miracle "'W
a' -large audience for grand opera is .sometliing which never
c' 0 ase.s' to .startle the unimaginative citizen who has normally
looked upon opera .as a luxury for the wealthier members
of our society. ■ ; -;};b. .
Fifty years ago wc had perhaps half a dozen symphony
orcheStras:.in the. Uriited States, whereas today we have more
than 2.")0. This growth of a musical audience has also made it
. p(xs.sible for lit.Ie opera companies to travel from one end of
our country to another. This increase in symphony orches-
: tras. and opci'a companies . has perforce brought a greater
demand” for conductors. (Competition among conductors is
Olio ot tho.heaUiiy musical signs of our times. Add to this
fact .that'; we now have several of our . leading .symphonic
organizatidns with nalive-born Americans on the podium.
The liiia! step in our development is the ■problent 'of the
composer, the co.mpo.':er. who wilt write, in - the American,
idio.T., a work a.« popular as ’ll Trovatorc.’
The public progrGs.s.es:: add . asks for :m ore music. Public
npinion is O'ar .strongest arbiter und the que.s.ion - is:-: . Gan,
We keep 'up with the demands of the public? With all the
; musical media today, r.ndio, recordings, motion pictures ami
' ;sD on. with all these facilities; the public lias developed
.-•o that we eanno. keep up with its demands.
The; future of 'grand opera is bright: In the Broadway
-■ucces 5 ,b:'Oklahoma','. we.'see' a example .of : words wedded
■o music: Rogers’ mu:-ic fits the libretto like a glove. Rodgcr.s
: has not tried to become philosop'ntcal as might a contem-
porary composer Who write.s for the Metropoli'an
: (Continued from page 189) :
white band. He calls the development ‘sublle-swing’ and
for pure rhythmic kick it’s more exciting than his former
groove. Lincoln opening found him fully equipped, too,
with, the pop tunqs qf the'day, items 'that most Negro leaders
, .*11.'’® ; Lionel Hampton’s band also
had a’ subsf?.ntiar‘tibr.9ryiVd'r'’b8ps^^ffi it<- recent “stay at,
the Famous Door, N. Y. ■
. 1.. - ... , - 'ReagQiiB. for :Chang«;B.- .;;; '.i:':-
As to. the more startling renovation of the sweet bands,
many questions have been a.sked regarding the. reasons these ;
leaders made their moves. In Garber’s ca.se he apparently .
enjoys telling how his daughter influenced the .shift by ask-
ing him to ‘get a band or get out of the bu.sinc.ss.’ Tucker’s
story is franker; he asserts his changeover is ba.scd on the
.''act that better paying jobs, in hotels, nightclubs, theatres,
etc., were closed to him 'by the limitations of his style and
the rather small personnel he needed for a sweat band. He
increased the instrumentation, revised his library; added .
some men, and one of the first important jobs be was assigned •'
with the new band was the Astor Roof, N. Y„ which didnT
pay too much money. But there’s no doubt the Astor was
.1 prestige spot he would not have gotten with the old band.
Tucker is ‘Currently at Frank Dailey’s, another ]Ob he might
not have rated.
Like all leaders who move from sweet to. swing, Garber
and Tucker have found that the caliber , of musicians needed
!o staff the jatter Is more expensive, as are arrangements.
■\s a result, Garber .still has not recovered fully the money
he has poured out to become a swing band leader. That’s
because he made his move more abruptly than did Tucker,
Sammy Kaye; and others. Kaye’s band, for example, has
been a swCet-s'win.? outfit for almost two years, and th«
( hangh, over was accomplished gradually.
W^dhesday, January 5, 1944
Annlvpfsjafy
Thtrty-Pighth
Jack Bregman
Rocco Voccd
Chester Conn
..4ikjr'w.
Ira S. Wegodsky
Business Manager
And llis Oreliestrai
The Band Sensation
of the Nation
ARAGOX BALLROOM
Vet'sonal lUrvi-tion. SS’. 1.pviu
KA¥ KYSER
Management "
artists. LID.
Wediiesday» January 5, 1944
Anniversary
thirls-^eifthlh
★ LISTEN TO THAT PIANO! ★
==========^1 Now In Their 7th Month
io<o“^ EDGEWATER BEACH HOTEL
I CHICAGO ILL. I
©vy©y
BROADCASTING OVER THE
BLUE NETWORK
Nightly 11:30 to 11:55 P.M. C.W.T. . .Suhdays
11:05 to 11:30 P.M. C.W.T.
MANAGEMENT
Amenca
Personal Manager— JOHN SHANAHAN
To the thousands of musicians
serving Americd and Canada
on the fighting fronts and at home
May Qod Bless You All!
Cl
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
■etglilh P^SlRIETY Anniversary
LOUIS ARMSTRONG
Featurng
JIMMY ANDERSON
BEA BOOZE
JOE GARLAND
LES BROWN
And His ORCHESTRA with
THE TOWN CRIERS
ROBERTA LEE and
BUTCH STONE
Week /December 31
PARADISE THEATRE
DETROIT
Now PARAMOUNT Studios
HOLLYWOOD
. Shooting ■
“BRING ON THE GIRLS"
RUSS MORGAN
. and His
MUSIC IN THE
MORGAN MANNER
Featuring ; .
SYLVIA GREY
WALTER LINK
PEE WEE LEWIS
JAN SAVITT
And His ORCHESTRA
•• With'
BUDDY WELCOME
Just concluded, sensa-
tional, to ur with
Frank Sinatra
TEDDY POWELL
And His ORCHESTRA
■ Featuring:
PEGGY MANN
GENE HOWARD
DICK MAINS
JACK PALMER
CHAS. VENTURA
Now p I ay i n g a d d I ti 0 n a I
■■ theatres. . ■ .
Just concluded
PALLADIUM
HOLLYWOOD
FREDDIE SLACK
And His Orchestra
JUST COMPLETED
“7 DAYS ASHORE"
for RKO
ANDY KIRK
and
HIS CLOUDS OF JO\
Vocals by
JUNE RICHMOND
LIONEL HAMPTON
And H's orchestra
F eaturing
RUBEL BLAKELY
DINAH WASHINGTON
EDDIE SOUTH
'THE DARK ANGEL
OF THE VIOLIN"
RED NORVO
“WORLD’S BIGGEST |
Now
PERSONAL
APPEARANCE
COTTON CLUB
NEW YORK
Starting January 20
CAPITOL theatre
NEW YORK
JUi: INC
RADIO CITY, NEW YORK, N.Y,
CIRCLE 7-0862
REGGIE CHILDS
a n d H I s O R C H E ST R A
Starting January 11
TUNE TOWN
BALLROOM
ST. LOUIS
KED ALIEN and HIGGINBOTTOM
196 Thirty-eighth USfUETY Annh'ormry Wednesday; January 5, 1944
And His
Music
VOTED the
‘HIT BAND OF THE YEAR’
at the Aea^on, Chicagoi
THANKS TO
WILLIAM KARZAS
' for a most
delightful engagenlent
Directioii: MUSIC CORPdRATIQN^^^^^^O
VICTOR BLUEBIRD RECORDS
Personal Manager : Gy SHRIBMAN
Direction
GENERAL AIVlUSEMBINT CORPORATION
THOMAS G. ROCKWELL, Pres.
D H LS O R C H E ST R
VIRGINIA MAXEY
Dynamic Blonde Song Stylist ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Goiitinuing eminently successful personal appearanee tour
Jan. 7— Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh V
Jari. l4- — Roosevelt Hotel, Washington, D. C., for four weeks
Feb. Jl^Earie Theatre, Philadelphia
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thirlymghtk t^fHETY Anniversaiy
\
Hcomzi Ml?
I'm the first gal In many a year have my picture
on more than d million song copies ...
I’m the first gal in mddy a year to have my picture
on more than d million song copies • . .
I’ve been the queen of ?O cOnsecutiye hit PARADES
and Tm still right there vvhen they svvoon over
.Sinatrd''
The Mills Brothers have Oe'cca’d me countless
myriads of record fans . . .
I may not be a sweater girl but I’ve proven myself
the JfT G.I.; pin-up cutie in every bronch of our
ormed forces . . .
’ Now I want to wish all the flirty-flirty guys dnd
everybody else the best possible 1944. And jet me
tell you about the fOllovving songs I’m prOud to
be in the same catalog Vvith thern and I kodw you’ll
like .them:
r
I
OYE EL CARBONERO
ehpreoql Mon
PARE COCHERO
L Go Easy Taxi
L ROSA DE ABRIL
April Again
N
TUMBANDO CANA
Wh«n Th*y Cut th« Can* !n Cuba
QUIEREME MUCHO
'Yours, ' ' '
TIO SAMBA J
Unci* Samrba
ww
leco
ono ^
lOllOWNj'N.ff
viHtniouHMS
(So Wh'/
Do You Won' Me
OM.e T.O.. H.odee - To.
HOLKA POLKA
A Great Authentic Polka,
Equally Effective as a Fox Trot
ro
L O
/
THERE ARE MARKS TUNES FOR EVERY PROGRAM
EDWARD B. MARKS MUSIC CORPORATION
RCA BUILDING . RADIO CITY . NEW YORK • FRANK HENNIGS, Gen. Prof. Mgr.
LARRY NORRETT MILT STAVIN FRED DEMPSEY FRANCIS MAGUIRE
Founfoin Square Hotel ® S08 Woods Theotre Bldg, • 1651 Cosmo St, Tuller Hotel
Cincinnati, O. Chicago. Ill Hollywood, Cal Detroit, Mich
IQ
/
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
CHAPPELL & CO., INC.
CRAWFORD MUSIC CORP.
T. B. HARMS COMPANY
RKO BUILDING
RADIO CITY - - - - - NEW YORK
ART KASSEL
AND HIS
“KASSEL’S IN THE AIR”'
Happy New Year
To All My Friends
SAMMY FAIN
SAM WIGLER in association with ELI OBERSTEIN announces
the launching of a new. music publishing venture
FORD MUSIC/ INC.
and concurrently offers a timely tune
DON’T WORRY MOM
Introductory performance hy KATE SMITH this Friday ( 7 )
FORD MUSIC, INC.
1619 Broadway, New York COlumbus 5-4766
Season Greetings
Famous 3Musie
Corporation
Paramount 3tusic
Corporation
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thirty-dghlh
Wedil6sday, Janiiary 5, 1944
Season Greetings
From
SPIKE JONES
And His
CITY SLICKERS
LHOm COMMOOflRE, ll
m
fl
ONE 0 LiHL« tm I ttHK
aughn
onroe
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
★PHYLISS LYNNE
★BOBBY
(drummep ;Boy)
RICKEY
Personal Mana9er
SID ROBFfISH
Exclusive Management
MARSHARD’S .
Direction
GERSHWIN CUP HIGH
SPOT OF M.O.T. SHORT
: Topping an aVl^Star . pop . aftci sym^
phonic • mlisica.t .c ’ 'in , the / latest ;
.March 'of. Time, release, *]Llp,b6at. in /
, Mnsic,i -is, the late ..George .
, seen- .anci-;hBarcl .in. a rM'c pllp piahQ.'
soloing ‘I Got Rhythih/tThe sequence,:
shot ,ih: the formative stag.es of sOuhd'
pix has. Gerslnvin and a band on
stago,.with. ho 'scenic elt'Octs'. . .
Sound Is . only fair, 'oased on cur-
rent standards, and chief appear, of .
'the '‘scene .is its' historic interest. It.
also: .serves as a conv.incihg.Vr.em
that; the late ■. genius, iri/aetditidh ' to-
, beiirg a seldom, equalled corn poser ■ in.
his idiom ' was also a finisi-.od ami
wellrgrourided pianist.
,;f.ihn tvm.iGhrdeala v/lth musicts- part;
in the ■ war./ eff.ort' also ..is highlighted
..with an i.exdeileritiy .dOne.bit of $erge
■ Koussevit^ky , Eehea.rsihg the Bostoii
Symphony and:-, include, s shots, of
, Mischa Elman,- Marian Amierson,
Ser'gt. Eugene List. Deems Taylor.
: Artur : -Ro.damslji aneV: dthet's in .the
symphoriie brackets, . .Pop .ranks are
/represented :by '' Capt.: 'Glehn ..Miller, j
Benny. Goodman,' . Paui ,- Whiteman,; i
Tommy Dorse'y, , Perry Como, Art
Tatum. Duke; Bllington, Fred ■Wa-rlng,.
/ Mark ,'Warnow, Bea Wain and other.s..
Recent llareup in recording iiidus-
~ try ;,is.-"iriei lided -wlth. /chunky , p,ortio,n-
ot IG’/i-minute reel devoted to Jame.s :
C. Petrillo in . a personal explaiiaiioh,
of his po.sition oh behaif of AFM
V membership.-,;- ,1' ■ Doiiii. ■';',
Barnet Also Due For
Overseas USD Tour
Charlie Barnet's band ha.s been .
.- added to the group of names headed
: for overseas . lours by USO-Cnmp
: .Shows,- .'Baf'het'-.HTay'^^^
; .m'ediateiy :aftec ./cdmpleiiii^
: at the , strand, ,: K,:- .Y-d whicm opened--
, Friday (31) and lasts four weeks. ...:
- Abo ,. Lyman, Jimmy Dorsey and
Benny /Goodman - have .a.lso^^^,^
a deMfe fo gb,..'over.seas. Goodman
, may go In tiie spring and Dor.^ey
about the. same time. Lyman’s , de-
' parture has been hanging lire for
■ .several monihs. ' ■ ■" ; .'/.. . ','■ /-/ -
Slack Out of Navy
' Freddie Slack was turned' , out ; of .
the Navy la.st week on a medical
diseharge ' aftei" -. 0 ^^^ .week , "and : a
half in uniform. He is l),1cli iii cir-
ciilatiOh on the Coa.st and may ro-
or.ganizc his Dand. .
; . Leader ; was workiivg, part time, in.
; a, war p'a lit near -Holly wood : before
/m-it'eidiig ■■.service-;' -I' ' ■ ;
,''■ .'■'i ' '■ ■;. '.'i
Oberstein Buys Up
GenT Studio’s Gear
. ^G, lassie ■Recopds last, wee,fc'/’b'ought :'
'the 'equipment. , of.' General . Sound
Stiiflids’ (BrihkerKpft)'. and .took: pycr, '
the lease of a recording studio in
-N; ..Y., : - wh/ioh. :'-wili. . supplemeht/.'it
eurreivt varrangemont for .the . t,i.se of '
.Muzalt atudio.s.. ■ .‘Ghatfel' ‘'mortgage ;.
held on General's equipment was
foreclosed last week, which paved
the- waj/./fpr . Eli-, Oberstein, 'Classic ;
head, to make a deal.
,' I.t'k the: .fi'rs,t time .Oberstein,:, has,.
had a studio of his own. Before
the band he was making his Hit
label disc, s at , World and, since - sigh-;
ing the APMis ':ne\v lieensG:.-Has:.,:been , .
working at klur.ak.
Philly-Opera Co. Due
For a Record Tour
. Pliiiadclphia. Jan. 1. ,
■ The Hhi-Ilyt-/ Opera Go. - is preparing
■for- the .longest -tour - in - its six; year, /
history.. The ..company leave.s here
: the first week in January and ./ re- ..
turns late 111 .March after a tour
which .win include approxirtiatoly 70-
:engagcmeiits. -The itinerary .includes;
cities 1 , 11 , Penn.sylvama, Ohio. West
■VU:Ghia, Indiana;,, ifc
■'WiscQhsjn,' , Mihliesot-a, ;■ Iowa,; MisK.-;
: soLU'i, ' Tehhesaee, Kan'sasi Oklahoma, ,
Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Ala-
bama, Florida, Georgia,, the Caro-
, linas and Virginia. ■/■,
' : :Visit,'will '--aise be -made’ to .'Wihn'i- -
peg and otlicr Canadian cities.
Ray Bucchner, baritone, and. Ellen
,Npyel.l, : sopranbj -first n;ewcomers to'
. .Mus.Ic,, Bar,; P'ittsb.urgb, talent liiTeup'
in more than .six months. V';. ■'- -.
GEARED TQ THE
WAR EFFORT
DAVIS’
ORCHESTRAS
Chok'e of the. ’
n^HITE HOUSE Uiirwii
FOUR Adininislralions
ORCHESTRAS
EVERYWHERE
M*« ^OKK
McHt r.:ni st.
rillliADKTJMII.V
.Tlic llrlloviiv tSli'silfonl
\\ \SIM\(iTOX
St. X. w.
Coveted Pennsy, N. Y.
. ,Hr.an.kie'(Jarle‘s,' hew oreheMfa. -Will
debut at the Pennsylvania hotel,
N, ; Y., one of tlie ^,es.tige.,:bpbkingf'
in the eoiinlry .and a .spot that few
established bands are able. to .secure.
Outfit, ivliieh i.s being built on the
.Coast,'.' will follow the current
'Charfio'/Spiyak- opening Feb, 13, and
will run from .six to io weeks.
' : Carie, ,a pianist who accounted for :
the sale ■ of 4.000.000 rocordin.gs in '
album form for Coiumbia last year,
recently .left Horace Heidi to forni
the now ' group. Band Is managed
■ by General Amiiscir.cnt Corp. . - ;
AND HIS SILLY SYMPHONISTS
Slarriiig RED MADDOCK
CKLEBK VTIXG 52 SOLID WEEKS AT TIIE
DIXIE HOTEL, NEW YORK
lIROADCkVSTING WOR^^^^ft^ 5 TIMES WEEKIA
RECORDING HIT RECORDS
Management— STANFORD ZUCKER
Wednesday^ January 5, 1944 '
Thiiiy-eightk Anniversary
President Roosevelt’s New Year Suggestion
Verse
All of us are working hand in hand;
We’re workingid {preseiye this wondrous iand;
But there is something more we aii can do
That wiii heip to bring our loved ones safeiy
through:
Chorus
SAY A PRAY’R FOR THE BOYS OVER THERE
When they piay the Star-Spangled Banner
Picture them by the dawn’s early light,
And ask the Lord to watch over them each
night;
Lift your eyes as you siientiy rise
When they play the Star-Spangled Banner;
As the song of freedom fills the air,
SAY A PRAY’R FOR THE BOYS OVER THERE.
By Jimmy McHugh and Herb Magidson
(CopyiiglU 1943 by Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc.)
DECCA RECORDING BY DEANNA DURBIN
From the Universal Ficture l^^^
RALPH S. PEER, President
CHICAGO
54 W. Randolph St.
NEW YORK
1619 Broadway
London • Barcelona • Toronto • Havana • Bogota • Mexico • Rio de Janeiro • Santiago de Chile • Buenos Aires
202
dnnlc(^rsairy
Wedrtesd#, January 5 , 19|4
WHO SAYS THAT ROMANCE IS DEAD? THIS PROVES IT!
LEAVE US
IT
(WE'RE IN LOVE)
T.^rios. W<M<ls and Muludy ^uoic hy ‘‘ARCHIE” of DUFFY’S TAVERN
Vidod and imlH.K d l>y ABE BURROWS ami FRANK LOESSER
W really publish it !
FAMOUS MUSIC CORP.
1619 Broadway
New York
TOMMY REYNOLDS ORCII (14)
M'l.h TniilV: I’owcrs
Uappv Hour, Minneapolis . ^
. , This, jS'.a cliit'eieh't '.piicliesh'a ■ as fei-
' *S pergo’nnt'l ,is, cbhdei'iled . W'om .itie'
one ; ivliicll : Roy iroliJs - . fef plight , Kei'b
h CTbrp, bii.t it is tili jl t along the same
hot s\vilig^;.^inp■s:and isv.eiiual^
at jive/. .Con, prising four saxes, .six
brasses ..and three rhythni,. . together.
.v-ith. .Reynolds .hiniself., on the Claris.
net. it.liii'S a .last and noisy ..jazz; .pnee.
■With; .the boys. I'dally / bWisting, .o.iit;,
there’s a hi'ass .potv,e.rhdiiSe. - ' '
. The band', has .oidginal and cUstinc-
■tiV6 viPinp'os..lpi\,p,op n,M.inbej:s,iahd Its
rhythm is . bey bn;cl .criticism- Reynolds
hot ; on.l.y ' makeS.;;a g.ooddo6^k
p.ersOnabre .Irpnt.i'oi/ 1^ gang/ .but he;
.■aisbysKi'ntil;lates'''.iy.i'ih, hiS .cla'rihet;,;
' At .this' popiilar night ;c.ljib' spot .tHo
band' iprd.yide.s, . the ; entire .' lldprsbbtv'
in additipii'-tb dishing out the danc.e.
humbers, ■ It ;iosgs,n.O. time ih . getting
red' hpt. yyiih an ;pr igina.l. lii-ely .nuini
ber called ’Happy Honiv-Blties'.’, Their
.Trudy .Eoiyers, . its ; V.o'e.alisf,;' cph-
tributes iNight; and.'; Day’’' .and;;'
Blue Hbaveh.,' uith,. the /musicians al-
most /drowning, bbt her' .'fair. 'yocaliz-'
-ingr 'g/Jr .//,r..<^
■ Charle.s .Qumlanne, ■ tenor saxo-
ph'o'n,tet.:',;CXhibbs' Showmansbi
/dvill/.wHeh, he' ppines ,.'i,n ifont .ol the
inike ■ to ; .give his'., torrid; jntorp're..a.-,
tion.s of 'It Had tp .Bc iYou’ and
./Thhi’C Coihe>' a, Tinie/ .'A hot- dru'm;
solo; pavc.s the iVay for. ;sbihe,;se,6rch-- '
ing clarinet; didoes ,by Reyhpicis','; An.
original arrangement rif . ’The .BluC-s’
is. a .standout. .With, brasses, ’/miifed, (;
‘I'm. .For.eyer'- Blpiving ... B.ubbles/ alsp,i.
ia'.'li's..t,eiVab'lei' .' ' , I
. ;FPi/..'dan;c'ihg (he ,;ba'nd: trequ.onfly
;to'hfes/do\vir..ii,s/y.biurhe;, ;.dempn.strat-
i.hg .that .U!s cap.ablb of /'Sweet music;
too. , Rees.
Inside Stuff-Music
‘Holiday for Slnngs,’ instrumental writlen by Pave Rose and roeoulccl
by him '.ahiipsi.two; years.; agp'fpi;..y
at pop prices within the next couple weeks. Lyric for it has been wiitten
by three difloronl lyricists and it’s not yet certain vihich will be used.
Breginan, Vocco & Conn publish.
After Rose recorded and 'Victor released the disc nothing unusual hap-
pened until aboiiLsix .m'biltrvs ago/'when/R^ populiiriiy
and .sales williout any publisher pressure. This forced BVC to go to work
pn, ;it.i’-i./- ./ ; :V.. : -
; ' CeOrg Aiiid - was, ibrpod’ to drop'.' two/ regular trumpet .mini' 'rrom
band ,d,uring ;;its . date '/at; the i Stale,; H-' Y., ivhich , ended / Just \yock because
they were noii-802 members. Since la.«l week was the State pit band's
regular; week off, the; prespncd of tlie/ f w;b trayeling , m.en ..w'o'uld;^ ha.vp .rc- ;'
quircd': thc,;; ihayi.nent .pf,; standby replpecd - th/o / (\\Hj.,'nith{^
Georgp-Schwnirtz /.and ;A,l PPrcinpi; \vi;lh Ralph MUzzillot . tn^
pets .fvPm'.-fo.u'r'- to. .m ;■ ; . ; '',/■/ i, r'
Reg Connelly Finds
London Night Life Gay,
..: London, Dcc:' 21. :
Enilar;' ‘V:S'hiy':;: ' '■■■[
- The .,gro;v\nng. interest, among t)ic
.ma.ss'es ih hYeLvthing'.p.ertalnihg to
nuisic. is one of the most ehcouraging.
factorf! of Hhis present; pehod, / The
‘Best; Seller’ .sitiiatioh .. is so 'splendid
that.T i'fcally am a't a.Jpss tp descri
it. Here we are'bnce again \vith the:
No 1 Be.st. Seller, Tf I Had- My Way''
.and the isjp.’. .:2. ,‘Thc Homecoming
WaU?C .hreeclless to say, it keeps Us
.a, 11 pretty, tliorbughly ..oc.cupicdv 'for
there . are quite eonsiderable staff
.shortages' and paper, difficulties ' to
.eoritend ; with. , However, the .time
passes pretty/ rapidly,, and; in ' these
days; W.e have the opportunity of wol-
;eo.ming. .numbers of /'AnieriGan; v.is-
itors. / - :/■
You ■ will smile wlioii you ’.hear of
Sgt. :s.ydney .Mills ■ Irving Mills' boy)
directing a taxi to take him to 10
Downing ..street in mistake for 10
Denmark street! ..fust after his ar-
rival .we also welcomed Al Goodlairt,
Who has even more hits to his cre'dft/
iiero Hum in America. J. ' '
This qidte;: exceptional success .'ive
arc having ;,at the mompnt .with. ‘If/ 1
•Had; My Way’ empha.sizes .the; trehd^'
towards, old sbtig.s/ which, of counse...
haa. been;, .a ■ similar ekperi'cnce In'
AmeHca. ; . .The .rea.SGn, T imagine, is
that , they .are invaHabl.y /woll written ^
d!l ties , a nd ; .have , good/ solid , ■ uhs'd-
Phi.stica.ted .themfes.. . ' Naturally . the
’'W£(r;:i«esa0nsiffe
3j3pGlxl of .SUCvh. '■
Our othcr./curreht hit, ‘by the wav.
The Homccomiiig. -VFaltz,' I/w-rPte m
•cpnjuhetion . with .ypu;r . . owh Bpb
Musel, who is py.er' 'here for Up and
tab'ly 'evenly dis-'-
tr ibuted ..over British and American
compo,sitiOns, the; /.Rust . - fdar . sonirs
rnnnm,g; . as ;follows: .Z .No, ' .1, AmeN-;.-
Can;^No,;.;2'; .Briti.sh; /ITa,; 3/ /Bri.fis.h;
liNOt; 4,wAnier.iGan',,..'- : . •' -
Lomlon Night Life Gay
. . ..Our; night -life :i.s \-ery;:
rGcent raid-s. , ..had ; l.i i t 1 e , ' , . effect./
Maunce.Vginnlck'
Giro .s Club -is probably the only
ically ci'ack dance -iband that coni-
parc.s;., favorably. .. with , thd' ' pro-war/
.pne.s, ;'rho ; sam.e 'goes' /'fe.r.'. ' Ci/rP’s.
.which is , cater-ifig lpr: the,.
smart 'and e'Xclii.siye;' /crowd; ...Waliy ■
Ghapman‘s',puUi:t’;;.m
1 .S very popu lar, a.s. is the room there,'
piRt icitl ar Jy , With'/ AnteWeans. / It- is
.within .... qaisy ■ ■;waik.rng .’;;'d.i.stance . -i a’
very-;- im.)5prlan;t //cpn.si.deratloh '- -.in
the.sp ■laxilos.s; tilghts') ..of the ‘A
BpUle' 'Parly ..w.bore Ednumtl'd Ros
■aiitl. his. Cub.ai.i Qi’.che.stra .'/is it / great
’.Success,. : .. Itieidoilttilly ;;/. /W / .'and,
ipbre/ of ..the.se xmumba,,coinbinat, ions'
tire (Springing , iip / wbieh l.s ■'quite., /res.'
/markable . when. . 'you . con.sider /-the ;
shortage; both of niii;sicianK,,. aiid .the
ttew, Inatrumeiiis./: .There is; in , my
opinion, .a;.’ very mark/od inlcrest in
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History of Minstrelsy
By JOE LAliKHj:i JR.
villo from 1893 to 1898, \vlWo with Primrose for another groat
minstrel show which lasted for tive .yoars. Lew Dockstader was the high-
est .salaried minstrel man iij the, liuSinc.sij.
B irili pjtici; I'oy »
IVIy old pal Bert Swor has gone to join the Great Circle Upstairs! He
hits , gone ’.to :8ft; Wi^ bticidies, in, hlae.kfiice— th^^^ ,'elbw.n,s .Of the;
Kingdom of Coik—Lew Dockstader, George Primrose, Will West. Bobby
■ Newcomb,’; Billy Bice,,
‘ At :G.. Fi'c.lds,. '0011 ’IJ.nUiIahr John Hehshaw; preas’ F,l(li;id,gC, ..■NohC.y 'Boy',
Evai\s;, Barney FirgaiV; Hi- ilenry^ GCiy ’ Brothers,; Bill
Snw'fma:n/'Nc\y:,:Ba:w;kin;s:.-* Ed Cassidy^
Emev.'-'on,, •Add; Ba.ymond.;^ Bigbyi' ifo'c ;Nbr'e,r(),ss, ;Sanr Devero, ■paniel.
’ Emrao.itv .Baiii; ■prosscr and MeBil.yH' aiid.’H , I .Caij see "thenu all ;now,;
:: kantiihg rih. as Enrt makesslli'a ciitriince n)ifi. '.lakes '.his trlace oiv; fthe chd,’
'^W.liiiollthe IhafipS .plliy ■’’IVl •Ra.t,lwr.;BeAi,^'K
- ' 1 'Know.' ; .'^.'.';v, i;;';, ■'.'
There are..manr.;nren;aliv^^^^ .hare troiiped witli. .minstrel .shows
ast'song. and dahilc : ihcii^^ .slhgerS. ;bohe, aiidetarabbritle 'playc^^^ tuh:riy .
. niff \jbO',',got ra;ii'vv: ayyids.' i'r.oiii ,an 'atidion,ee.:'b'ht werein
t;geLlthe,'brciilrS,or,.’gh’tpd. :cnohgh ,to'g.et', the *Spcohil Bill-,
inur in', the . groaf .minttfel .shows. Bcrf'';B<V;Or'.W£i,s pp-xt'. to the last'.'.dt .the-
;;''gihaL'.;kT(m:;;.rb^^^^^ He; was; '4 :dtiird. line.llqyabto:.,^
. .a'rtd;';6ire:: o.f ' they card-h in '-thohsoiUh fOrnr .pj;
i.enterfatnihen'';''*''^^^ r'ino,.'yem'ahl;r.ot;'lhe ’■.groat. '.Kingcl^
; :Cof.kv; He ■J.y ;Noii,,;''0’.Bridn, 'vy.'hp can’' dt Cork, ,;s'pph,ge ;aild'^
-t'pnrbprin.e,' pyer lOiA'eafs;^;^^^ r;elii*eihfent..he stts . back, tlyni'fibio^^
.telnov.Y'S ..;'pag'cS.,:P;f ; one of .tbe ..greate'st '. brahChcs; of, loll show’, .btisihcsS;,
. 'ni!h'atrpl.sy;'.'lhc';cv‘a'cll'e;o'f’'Sta'K^^ ■ 't '■ .. - y '.’ ys '
iVIiiisli-clsy Siru-lly Yankee Uootlle
.Minstrelsy' is' as^i'Amdi'lcah ICirCus, .drama, '■’■yam
' .Opera'. ail'''h.a.d .,, their,' start/.ri’nf E but ;thp , nainstrei'.^sho,w, ,;ia, .^trletly.:
■ AiheriCah. ; was; a ...si'nt!iie,foiiip of ehtp'rt'a'.inhto'ivt; that .'y?as', fee, pt; as/Cleah
; as' .a. kidb;'. pa'rt’y;.,l;ac,o. ■ 'Fpr.’'oy it .catered;; to .,AnYcri,cah:;me^^
' women,. 'an;d,.,chiidi'C;H ‘'There;' Nn't a ,’..to:\vn.. \ cli,vt,;pr'. vUla.gpl in .the ■w’hp.lp..,
■Uniitfel,: Siato.y that .' l)oastcd;,£vh',.t'Op,.;r,y.'tH^^ Haitt, that '. didn’t'
'.'P'l .y/ a.'.'mihstrol’; shpXv.'.;' ;■ ;■ ;■ ■'■ ■' . ;
. Ihoiy .K:is 'bcoii. cfin.K'ideCablc dfaAiss .■the 'eka.Ct ;datp whim the
.fiiAt' mli'pj.rci ..show . iyaS', p’n.f .'p ■ .THo. kno'.vv'n’' voeprd. ;is;,,tha:t:.,';,i't,',\\m
pi:e'se'f'ited'' iii; New.' Yo'rk city, fti IlS'il The flfst ';recorded iblaCkfacc'' I'.ct
rhpt . Minstrel s’novv ' . .w’asf.giypn at' lhe..; Fed'.er'at ;thba;tr6,;;;;,Bo.sto,ni ..on ; pe-;
• cember ,s;o;' -IT.OS: iThcre \vps ';a; troupe . at .t.hbrpe .& ;pvOrih,V Tcrtiple- df ',
liltisic, N.. ;.Y;j;tn''T863 cai'icd ;''^in!HrCl;s ;o Alt; .N'atidn,s;V which advertised
‘N.iggoiis'. Qf .-all eountrlcs^^ thCre ; was . the Tepnesscc; .Quadiddn .M
, ;..sii:6p: '.t';l'86,.G.),;;\\dio, aclyert’ised ■;‘Pei'iect' deliiiCation
that., time;.: there' wore; .at.so ;'Chi)Se',, P.ui'dy, Murphy;. 'aiid BucidCjrij.Mjnstr
■ shows'.''; .; '. ..v.' ■ .' ’•'
. Th,e '.Georgia, Minstrels .\yero the i'.only ;ae.fu'M NcgiMoif in. th'e ;fleld,V.. ,They
' , plifeved the, Argns .:H-all'.at ''60Q;;,Broadw>ay;; 111 . 1883 there wa.s .the Fayette,
W.sisch'.s’ Mastaclon' .Minstrel'S, a-’ ‘lady. min.s'troF . organiCritioii; with p
.IMoore ■and Ella' Atkinsoife,; .In •18|33'' Lotta’trLolta,, Crabtree .the farnpus.
so'uhretto, ; blacked' .tip ;a.k :a'; 'member ;of a 'miftslvcl, shovv'tthal; pla,yed. at M
’ Gnii:o’.s tHealrc at Yir,giid;a' City, California. '.;; g.us., and Charles FrohnYa;n nvtt
■,OVi.t iitinstrek.show'' in ',1,882;.' calling: It Galtc.nc}ar.!s;G'corg-ia';M;ih3irol.S ;.T,
.Barhu.M’’ blacked ;iip ,OTm .ho. lost’ the services of -Jinr. Sanclfbrd.
.BanYunt '.went on and san.g.;lS,uch;a..;Gitti'n’. U.pk thcve'l'wiap <1
' ■ b:lu,p':ktacb;co,inie called \vho. isang - ;y: song cancd. ‘Battle
; jpiatisbjirgi; :. ' y ;t; ’ ‘s ;
There were many great coihcdian.s who first got their start in minstrel
shoYvs. Nat Gooclwin w’a,s \yith H(rvcrlys. Fred Hallen (Hallen ati^^^^^ Hart)
also; starfod,; with; Hayoi;l}^s; :'. 'i. :iVian, \vhp, was.
tile greatest e.xtemporanbbfrs; comediah and w'il in the histoi'y ;dt: the the-
atre, did a blackface act . with Charilfe Poekstader aijQlP .porid^^^
.Chaimcoy .Olcott . played \vith all the; ;great'.::minslrdi 'shows, ..^Baiiks .Whiter,
who wrote 'Vyhile: Wm.gs' .(aiid^^ the: dadcl,y of ,'Win.on.a, .W
a great tenor with miristroi;sh6’w'S. Jame.s Ben BrOoke was an hiteriocutor.
Eddie Girard ended his blackface career in 1885 and becatrio half ot the:
.team of: Donnelly , and Girard: ot ‘Natural' Gas’., fame. Jell.>DeAngoIe,s,':di,d
an end and sang in Bombay, India, with the Victoria Loltius; Trptipe. ;
dad W'Us a minstrel, too. '
.George Marion played bone,s'and did an end rwith: D.o.ck.stode.r'.s, in" 1,888;
Tony Hart (Harrigan and Hart) played with min.strol show's as Master
Anthon; Cannon. He did a ‘genteel weneh.’ Tom Lewks tfampti$.fOr' |iis
■'2S': ih’'’Jphnrt„y Jones' i’, 'sfopiiiocr ddihg blackface in 1900, '. He. was eiid. Man
\vith,;nparl,y ail. the-i big'^M .sh6w,s :,apd -diftiia .blaciitaceiaot' .S.am'
■Ryan,, apo •vyithiTonV 'LcMack '.an^d^^^^ Eri'ist.' ;:,9d'e_,Ca\ylhd,rn.e^,^a^^
:brothcr Herb; did a .Idaekl'a.Ce- aCt. in ,1870:,' Joe; vytis' with Sa Min-,
.strels ih.’.LiverpoOr in .,187ft,'; ;(;Huin:cs;:ahd 'V.idoeo l wel'O'.the^
"(6 dd;;‘oiant.ing; t;he .H,atchot;,it'i; th.b'te bit . i'h 1,877. ,, John ,
..j.b'hnsnn’ii pixie . Minstrels'; ; J;;im,os'’ Cdolt; ■tGo'O.k',;^ iLocenze ) '; was ' with
■B.orio.Wv. 'Wilson MhistV'Cl.Sr ■ , Bill.Yc’Van. was .with, 'all'.; kinds' "of
;:mins:lrO:f ■troup.es. an.d:,m,iisicaPacts.:’'. Andfevv Mack,,: as, 'Masten’^^^^
’ sang,. ; A Yiolet'-Fr'Om'’'Mo^ ;with ,;Thatch:er.’;& ^
„ : Dan Quihlan , 'Started; ''a'sC a:’ property man: W,,ith:' '300,10 W'S.': Mins,trcl^^^^^
b,Oeaihe:;one,:o;t,th'c •greatq'.stdl. all. i'ht'eij&.c'iitQrs.'ho 'teas' 'liian''
to ;;s.tep' out :,pf his cbaif . aiid' epmfc .tdown-i iront; to ftalli to . the end .Meh.: ; He;
play'od •'a ,, ldp o,f . .,vauclc'vi.|le ." Mack 'iand:;, Vic R'ic.hards, . /.Sam
Bernard did a .vyehch hi .■;The :;EeUoW’ 'rhat 'L' qoIm^^ hi 1:883,. •.■ Al,
RcevCs'.: tVou'';,kivcnv,. nic; Al.'TFfwa.s :;ypth i Cathefoss. ’i.n’ Phiiadelp'h
year. ,So, .was' big .Jin'i Koil^ and Jtp!nl i,;.whd;;\\:as: withyC &;
DuMo.ii.t ;foi';;,\tejrs. , Arlhuf .pinin , w^^^ Haverl.y;'s'. .’Stu.ivrt .Barnos'.:did
bl'acfefaee,, tt’ifh Clement .■;i,Cicmcn:t; &' ■Barne.s.i.; . .Billy .’ JcronYc.i a'i.ithai' of
‘.Bedelia’.attd h;iii(d;i’ccis'':6..f;other ;soisgs,:'Sat. pnl.fthd ;Wilson., ISs
Batifeih;, ; Hap '.Ward: (:wa;rd /and' 'yokes .) ;dt , llio; .Four Pia';;
.Mohds.'.clid a; blaqjdace aeC.w.ith: BarlpwS, ; iA'rtluu; PeM^^ blackface
monolog :wlfh: Vogel & Domnig’s Min.slrels. Richard-. Carle and, Jed Pr.ou.ty
'appe,ared as,;araa:teurs .i'n a; Min’stre'f shpw Great 'Hoad. Yacht .'eliib; in :
Wi),>.thfd'p;:Mass;, ;.Cavle.;:yveariifg ia red wig: w ;.a ncnsiai
tio'u; . Jed:::Bi'oi;ity: pij, ly cel ; hTinstrei .shows ever,v, .suminei-; With:'Fox .& ;Warcl:.'
Harry, B.Vilgor \y,as,’bne’;';of the .originai mom:b,ers:^^M the Al. G;. , Fields;' Mhr-
strels.' Mati.Keote was,a yodler witli the same show', in 1887, later doing;
a. va'.ideville act with Toii.y Poai!, , .:■ ' .'. '
Miiislrel Firtsls
Frank Bower made the first set of bones in 1841. Luke West w'as the
firsf. lO. do; sdlD,.vyhiStling jI,854 ); , Joseph. M^ foundei-s
of .The 'Jolly .Corks, (now- Elk wasi an .in.tcftqeliiot; hV;.J84i'. Bbbby New:-'-
comb'was.tbe.'.originator of .'.Tlie Essence ot .QlcI Virgimav’.a step still, used
;■ tylth .vafiatieihs.by all dancers. He wr,oto and’ Sang. ;his ;6\vh .songs,; .and’
; Wci'S the most famou.s ■pf;all;th'e :sbl,ts;hdq dahenrs mahy. year.s: before George;
Primro.se (1856). The fir.st woingn to aehiovir prominence m. minstrelsy
'\Vas jtilia.Gonld.i \vh!o w'as .\vi,th .the fam.6u's Blieid'y Seien'aclers'. in the 1850 ’sj
18,50’s.
. During the Givil War, WiUiam Harris (Harris: and. Carroll.) ,vvas:’a black,-
. face song ’:and dance man. Ho liiter bocanvo one of Aiheriea',S:,great. Ic.git
.Mahager.S; Tltigh, Dougherty starlod. w^ith a s fa inn speech in .18.58 with the
: ; Sandford's Minst.iM|.s and spent 'ohe.-half : oL’. his’.’mihsirei; earcer ol',:dv!or':;68
/years In .a theatre in 'Which 'he ■first; made Ifi.S debut, DumoiYt’sy, in Phiiadcl-:
phiti ; ;Christy 'Mtn.strels .was-' one ot .the first great minstrel shows. He
t took, part o’f his compahy to Europe in, .J8o7,; and eycry . Minstrel ; show .'iti
England .’has been called': Christy’s ever since.
'George,Gny was ihc. founder of the show, that bore his. name.: He. had
the . unique distinction of sitting in the first pml w'lth his six sons. The
three Gormah : brothers, John, Jim aiid George. . started with Hoplcy‘s
Minbtreis and later had their own shoWi Old Jim Gorman in later years
put bn dance routines for George M. Cohan, shows. Fox and' Ward were
, tke oldest’ pariner.s'.in.;sho:w', .busiric.ss. . They ■clicf',:a' blackface, aCt’ together
for over ,60 ybarsi playod jh: all the big (nfn.strel shows and did a vaudeville
..■act,'.' - ‘ ,,
Barney Fagan \vas one. Of thp fu’catest : of ‘heat’, song and dance men.
He was a producer and .started ..With Petb. Lee’s MMstrelSf^^'P Eldrid.ge.
. . who billed him.scU’,, as :,,*The ; CoMMand’er-In-ChiOft^^^M^ ;the. Army of Fun,’
was with Harry Bloodgood’s Minstrels many year.s before he itlayed vaude
vllle. Billy Barry, dad ol Lydia 'arid .Bo'oby,; .was with Hayorly’s Minstrels
long before he became one of Amcrica'.s fofeMOst Irish com edia ns.
■’■ -'.’Prihifosc’s- C»ini»anie» ■':■, ■'■"■ ■'" '/ ’■
Bolt Bhi'iia With Swor
B®b'’^‘)Zooka’ Bui'ii.s did a bUicktace acl,’w’ith:::Bert S.wor' under the name
of , .'Black arid'.:Bltie' in ’1930,, 'Eddie .Fo'y ..(poy and ThompsOri ); fvas ■vvi.th
Carncro-'- in 1883. Billy O'Day; (Geo.' W. ’Pay,K;.dld a .rough wciich writh
Shay's puf nemrcxal’ Minslrel.s.’liatoh doing, a.,mOn,olo,g. hr :-.v.a.iide.vill:e;' ’A
Other, groat . moijOlpglst ’that .was . witli: minstrel ; shows; yyas.-Pic Kri»wle,.s’,
Who ■werit tq.; 'England; and. Stayed there for over' '25 ..years;,. . Bert Marion
(Marioiv .and ., .Dean ) /.wa.s; \»:ifh';the 'Pcridloton. Miristfel’s,. r ’.Scamp’, .Morit-
gomcry. tyas; W'ith the Pbach .and:; Bowpr,,,shbw'j,lriter. doubled : with .Tony
Pcai'l for '.vaudeYitle, :■• biui Collyerfw-as :\vith,‘Pock.stade.r before ’he .W.ent.
rifjp Bi'oadwa.v''show;l. ; Lew/ Hawkins yyas.: a .ribtcd.eoriiic, with all the great.
Minstre.t tr,otipcs; .fohn .Fields ftl’iclds and HansOri ) -shvrted . iit '1865 with
(he Frisco M.ihs’ti’el.s;:a,s a bo.v ; vocalist,.,. h'e once liad Old Hos.s 1 loey .as-.a;
partner.. After th.cy broke up Field, s, had many parlner.s. giving fhein all
the r.nir.o ol liansuii, doing a blackface talking and inn.sical act for over
'4.0' .'years,'.;' :
Julian EUin;go, .\va.s ’’one: Of .the great attractions with the eohan ,& ’Harris
Minstrels. .-So .was .George, ‘Honey. Boy t'Evari.s;. 'who la ter took 'oilt the
Show ■under;': his’; name,' .Johnny. 'Queen and Dbri; Quigley ;:vy,o.r:e: gh&al'th’ih-
.slrel men. ; So was Dave Reed and Billy; Kersands. wlio wa.-, known as the
Negro,' Billy E^^^^ Weber, and Fiolcjs were once witli Bto Garn'ci‘Os.s
Min.sirtls. Joe Mnrpliy. of ’Kerry Cow’ I’smo. wa.s a!.«o an end man w'lie’n
h.o’;,fn'st ■.slaTto.d. : Beriritfh.-'Bunriy'’ .Gran'vilM .slanted w Hit ;;minsfrcl ■shows;.’
DenMan;'ThoMpsOn,:;oI;';6fd .ff’alitriste^^^^^ the end.’; The , Great, LOori
dean o.f. 'f,eiii;ri,e;, iriti5ers'oriato di.d a ’ stuhip; speech; w'ith KqU.y arid' Lcori
Mi,ns,trels. . ' Jrirr.y; Copan; (George M.’s father)' waS' a, .ta,mbonri;ne;', pla.'v;or
and .daneer, :His ..first eiigageirient .was ih 186,8' .With ■CampboH. ^ Huntiey's:
•Minstrels. . .
AI FioUls’ S|iv4'iul 'J'l'tiiii
A.1 G. Fielcts was the lirsl - to. carry his own, sets and scenery and the
Arsl to build and o'lerale a special train of cars for his troupe. Harry
Fisher, ol the old Harrigan and Hart days, noted for his German ehar-
aelerizations, did an ■Uncle Tom.’ So did Wilton Lackayo. ‘Pop’ Ward:
(Ward and Currari) : was with McIntyre and Heath Minstrels. Harry
Watson (Dutch coiriic) start--d with blackface song and dance. Paul Dresser
wrble arid .sang songs, Wiln Billy Riqe's show m 1885, John Henshaw
played tambohrine with. Harry Robinson’s Minstrels. Daniel Decatur
Emmett was a iniristrel arid wrote the im'mbrtat ‘Dixie.’ J.' Melville Jarisbn
'•, .George . primrose '.( PeUiney ) . was': the gi'c'ate,st of all dancing ininstrels,
played in; his own ;shb\v.s, aucl organized .''Many 'CoMpaiiie,syrBaribw, Prim
wtNr.n & ihoir T,ha;icritT,'’ Prinii-oseh;;or’'W'e^^^
Titatch’crftind .beeame.'Primi'OSo. & ■ W.es..h' 'iHe ;iAon ..ioine.d.Lew _Dpcfestaherl
■ arid'.as .Prinirose and bocliStader played; theif;;show. from’ 1898 to 1903. Then
Primro.ro wciit on his (>wn anil aUn played a lot of vauileville . ■ 1. . :
■ Frank McHish’; tho’-faMons, ‘Silence,; In - Frin;’ mail, started '.'with ..Barlow,.
Wilson. Primro,';e. & "IVcsl in 1878.. lii.eii had his ow'ii show.s. Ln.-^ter arid
Allen isaid to bo .the., grcR-.o.sl uvo-man act), doubled with I Smith and
... Waldron .arid ’wore the- ,ori’,giria,i ;Bi,g.Foiri;y;^^.B Lester . Was .the h;ushahd ’of
" : Annie Hart, the little lady who nuidri ‘It’s the Hat Me . Father:. Wore’ fa-
mous. Le.slcr and Al'c.n had their own minstrel ..show in 1884.
iMcIiilyro & Ilealh’s Slarl
Molmyre and Hcalh startedtheir caroers',i'n’18,74.;: Their first New York
appearance was at Tony Pa.stors in 1879. ;■ Their famous Georgia Minstrel
aet ' was produced with the Weber and :Fie!ci,s! orgariisation, ■ McIntyre and
■ Heath’,; ’were .th'.e highe'st', priced NUiekfacc act in shovy business... .William
' H. : 'WOsl,' ,parln.c,r.;,bf George ;P.rimfo,se; ; was’- .a. clog ;;d,anqer ;ajid, pr.odLieer;
will) started wilii .tlic Skill’ and Gaylord’s Minstrels. . His nr.$t Wife was
■ Fay: Templolon, ' .'phe. famo’iis .Rrissoll Brothers. ’The Irish Servant GirLs.'
changed from wliite to blackface in front ot Ihe audience in 1880. when
they, ;1o,iricd .Wood.mn’s & Allen’s Miiistrcli-. James doing an end aiici;Jolm
. „ sltiglng,: The' Bauma;rin brothers Maji;y ,.'.yo'ars,;’later...cUdra,,;'black: to . (yh^
• change in front of ail’ audience. '/ : ■ ■ ■
Hyde & Bellman were managers and proprietors' of many high-class
m.iristrOl/ShO'vs. Lew Dock.stader (George Alfred Clappi started in; 1873
as a song. and dance man with Fiank Lawton, He later teamed with a
fellow called Gharlie , boclretader (no , .relalieiii'):, but wore billed a.s a
:‘bro.thor act.’ as thal tyiie ’act. was.filie .erazc.; those days and got more
money,; .in 1 Low opened Dockstadcr’s Minstrels in New York and re-
mained there tlireo years; ’ H,e'‘tho'k''a; Frisco trip. with/his.cnUrc 'Goh^^
’brofeo hp .the shoiy and organized a new company in 1891. played \ando-
^ --- .'T' ” v*o... 4. « HI in. i ,w-c*a wxvu
Murphys Miii.strcls at the Steel Pier in Allaiitic City ni 1910, replacirig
Eddie Cas.sid.v, Welch's Minstrel.s was a great troupe around Phiiadelphia
after Frank Dumont passed on. ; : ■ .
.. Al Jolso.n was the big wow of . the Doek-stador show — the pnly man Lew
w'ouldn t lollow. Jolson ..pla,ycd a little vaudeville, then went back to th'e
minsirel show for half a- season, then came to Broadwa.v and became the
greatest single entertainer of our . trine. ■ ’ . ,
Eddie Leonard, the one and only, was with Havorly’.s in 1892. He sang
‘Plinoy Come Kiss 'Your Baby’ and ’Hiinna Lady.’ Havcrly objected to
Eddie's.. *wah-wahing stud .it ..made the song looii foolish, and made hi,riv
c.Lit it out,. 'Primrose and . West also made E'lidic' ciit it oiil,- Tiien 'he wroM
' ah -'SyMTod;/ -hf 'T'limriaiS f hai'ilrfei ’ '.!ffiAvas ; 'tEe'
'truly .groat iriimstrels. .. ■ . ,■.;,;■'
Ben Cotton, the grandlathcr ol Nick Long, Jr., was one of the tOpnotch
Miiistref iritht . of ’.years ago. . Sc wa.s Billy Birch. Neil Biii-cess. of ’Coiiiiiy
.years ago. . So : was Billy Birch. Neil Biir.ges.s, of ’Couiily
F£iir;”.jjl,ayrid with bis own. minsti'Clwh-Ow. ;Ha!T.y Kerneif jjohn’ anp.’Ha^
Korncil I. one ot the 'great.. Irish ,'comedi'ari.s '-of ’tft early 80’s. was an ond-
man Wi!!i the llydo & Behman .show. Edwin Boolli biiickod up and .sang
•nigger songs.’ played banjo and bone.s in 1850, Tony Pastor .Was. a minstrel
in IfMO, Friinci.-, Wilson (Mackin & Wilson) played violin and ■ baiiio in
mi.n.s'frel’ shows, lli. Henry vya.s a cornoiisl,with Sam Priee’s .Mih.strols iri
187.5. and a toiv. years later took out his owii fanunis Hi Henry Minstrels.
William H. Crane. ’the ■’rioteh legit actor, was with Young and' Campbell's
Minstrels in 1860. Will F. (Old Ho.s.si Ilocy, did a tramp with Cal Wa.gner’s
Minstrels arid played a skit with Bryant, his partner, called ’The Bciok
Agent.’ This was the inception ot the famou.s ’Parlor Match’ show with
which lie was identified for years. . . h ::" '' ': ' . :
Even Percy Wimains,. the great vandevil’.e mana,ger. blacked up. He
played the part ol the colored boy in ‘Echoes’ (1876).- He also had a .siriaO
wagon minstrel show selling elecliic belts.
Minstrols Start to -Skid
As late as 1912 there were over ,13 niin.strel shows on: thq,, road:, W^
;th 0 ri.so of vaudeville the minstre’i show .started to go— same as viuideyille
started to. go when talkin.g .iiicturos came ;i.n,
Yes, I can picture the boys ‘Upstairs* getting roadv for the ‘Parade.’
Shine those shoos, put on yoiir dusters' and high hats, grab your cane.
They can't, •fine’ ypit ■ now fellers for bcin.g ‘late’ ’or , ■ slohpy.’ : . Let that kid
curr.v the big drum, lot hi.s litllo pal carr.v the ‘banner’; who knows they
may be the fiiUirc ondinen. Look's Iifce,;a’soilout at the Op'ry House, ■
Oka.y boys!' Strike Up T’d RalheV 'Be’aMinbtrcl Man Than Any Othrir’
Man' I 'Know.’
FAVORITES
Riifius’ Lemaire; *1 think Aveling
and--Llo,vd -vme my favorite art, as
they 'were one of the few acts th.at
kept their inaterial up to the
’minute.’
Ted Husing; ‘Ak an inveterate fol-
lower of vaudevinri in lliosc dear ■
.dead days ot the past, I'd walk a
Mile to see Charley Withers m tlie
old Opiy House’.’
’ /Frank MeHuxth: ‘I can’t remember
iau,ghing at anybod.v more than I did
at ClilV Gordon, the German politi-
cian. His delivery and his material
of topics of the clay was great.’ ■ ,• :•;'
Harry Iler.shficld: ‘John and Emma
Ray ftviil al'wayS' linger in M.v niem-:;
oi'y. Just to prove that I never can -
forget ll-.eiri I am still using their
lokes.’
. Marty Forkins: ‘The one that .stood
out with me and .still doe.s. is, of ,
Course, Bill Robinson,' I think Bill
was ail ideal vinideviUe aet heeause ,
he was able to hold down any spot
on; the bill; m most cases he was
compelled to elo.se the show. . He
wa.s also, able, to . deliver oo.mcdy Eind :
at no .'tiiiie.. cliiririg his care’rir ,’\yas'. ;
e\-.er censored for using imi.lerial ■
that (vas olTon.sive.) , ',;■ .■' I', ■ ■
.; Harry T. Jordan, veteran Man.i- -
ger of Keilh Theatre. Philadelphia: -
'There, was one act. however., that ,
had no . competition as. far as box .
ollico, 'ability. 'to /entertains ami never
at a lo,s,s for something new; and
that was Harry Hoiidiiii.’ .,; ■ ■'
Singing Sam: ‘I shall never forget
Boworis, - Walters and- .(Srookcr, to me •.
the best act of its kind I e\er saw.’
Irving Berlin;’ ‘i: shall; never forget ■
the Thiee Keatons.'
. Cliff' Sterrell. cartoon i.sl -creator Of, ,, .'
‘Polly and Her Pals’: ‘Chic Sale was
tops with me :• for hi.s arlisl r,y : and. .■
originality,’ '
Gene Buck, cx-prexy of ASC'tP-
■f’or truly great arlistry (and I liave ' .
seen thousands ol acls), Bert Wil-
liams sang, danced and talked and
•played scenes like nobody else in
my memory. He wa.s one of the
truly groat artists. of both races.' . . .. '
; . Brims ..and ' Allen: ‘The . ':ae;t, '\vo en-; ;
tOYod most was Frank Van Hoven,
To mo it was the greatest cinnedy
act I ever saw. The act that Graeie
eiijoyed most wtis Roger Iiiihat.’ :.:
GroUeho Marx; ‘Mode.sty will not
permit me to mention the ■ nanK; of
the act I cn,ioyed most in the old
yandeyille days, but Ihe best moiir
Ologist I, remember was Jnlins Tan- -
ncn. The best comcd,y (fnarlct, The
.Manhattan Comedy Foniv’
:: Max: Gordon: ‘Among the acts I
cn.j oyed ' most . were '■ tho.se wim : , di d ■'
.woridrirCul comedy acts in one- Cam-
cron and Flanagan in 'On and Oil’;
my brother. CHIT Gordon, and Staloj
and Birbeok in 'The Blaclv.sinith
Shop.’ ■ " ;
Bing ;Crosby: ‘One ot the vtinde-
ville acts I recall with, considerable
pleasure, in fact, one I’d light ,niy
way in to see wa.s that artful ;
‘Reuben.’ Brill Wood. His type of
..hllnior never nYis.sed rvith ine. When
he sang. ‘Irene. My Village Queen,’
and. yammered on’ that mouth organ
of his I was a pushover.’ , "
Lucius Beebe, of the N. Y. Herald
Triburte; ‘Willard Simms’ wonderful
•wall-papering act in which . he ’
.smeared the entire stage with paste
and ilnaii.v fell off a scalToiding inlo
a huge vat of the stun.’
,Arthuf.;;;Wjlli. 'former vaudeville
booker of the Keith Circuit and now
scout frir Radio Pictures: ‘Blossom
Seolcj-Ysnu Eenm ' "icy.s, •■OT.tstjrt.-ii- ;
ers in .my memory.’ . ; .
Judge Frederick E, .' Gold.smith: .
‘Good acts wore so mimeroiis thal "it
i-is-har-d to enumerate or .to vciilure.
an opinion 'whiGh. one ’.I liked ..best, ;■
But . the one I really lilted tlio. best
was Ward and Curran in 'The Ter-
rible JUclgb'.’''-:. ' , . ' ,
Chic 7'oik and Rose King: ‘Proud
to ;say ‘we ..diayc- played ,v:iudeville
from Podunk to Capetown. Sou Hi
Africa, and I presume Ih.at Rose and
I have played with at least 10.060'
.din’erehi variel.v acts in oiif time,
and the act I liked most was Finic’s
Mules, -.vliy'.’ I jilvvays did like ,
mules and Moinmy Fink’s mules al-
vyays looked so sad I giies.s Ihey
knew vaudeville would play out '
some trine and they would have l:>
go back to dragging a plow. Mommy,
and ; Mules are . both iiard-headcd,
that’s why I like Fink’s.Muies ’
Louis Sobol; : 'I ean,: still . see Bis-:'
SoU; aiid ;Bestry, ,d.res,scd m Ihcif.
'straw liats, stock tie.s. and.' Hght. snits;',
d.aricirigi'vvhile siUing^’to Chaii's.'.Ihe
-same, 'Ntirry 'Besir.v who; is now 'an
ar.lisls, .'■;l•epl'esorita;tIve; . ..They had ■
1 Class’’ vvith' a capital C.’ .■
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
ITS OWN
^ ,Vaiiileyille^ Einerges F roiii
Moras First
Time Under Shelvey Leadership
By GEORGE ROSEN
;/■ a ycav.xagt}
Artists;’. stcpdiiUi of ihe ^Associated Acf(n'S anti ‘A'idistes;;, p
Aiticr)cK..Bicsenled ■ai.soi'ry . pictliK'd^^^ dt had',
ssii '.ed for three .years .lOKior a variety of regiines . that ■:
■ pfiihged , it. deeper a doppcr .into.; dpbf.rand'. diV'epute, apt ; '
pedredvimininont.. : -Waltpt'.;Nv ;Gr'e:‘4at;p^^
■. hrdnght in. D teifi -basis, as' .ftatidnal admihislra : '
; :Jast dospe'ra'te .bid ;■ to -hoid' Ihi; . y aude, , and,.; n itery. imidnt tp- - 'i
, l»,ethcr; ,';AUhost .wilhdut exception/ Uio .yar'ioii ;
■ -tlirDtfghdut. thcicppntry : N^rd,, 'in their per ' capita, .'
taxes '.to .tile. '.11811,0001 ..Pffie'ey, ,an,ct .latle'r;' clingiilg' to,' an,^
; ;alnipst., futile hppo that spine: .ihii‘a,clcv, Wp,i.ild.;'happc'n^^
mahaged to. hiake. . periodic; ipaiis. frdm ; Eduity . iUnlU ft ;'liac( . '
incurred, a . total, indphtedhosa of .$70,0,00;. sThe , in.fel,:nat.ipii'al'
lioard of the Kpur A's. l-.ad apiicaied to Epui'.y io absorb the
: jh.solveh,t; i'iinOii,,,i}itd,',il;s\orga'riizatiod-^ ■\vp.uld':'haye'
' iipiie',^ of ; it. ; .. AG-VA,'.';^^^^ \yas,;"a:s.:''clca'd’ ':as' yafi.d
,", itself;;:,';. t t
. . -'Hut ; tile hniracier Mappelied.' ;. Just about ;thb; liiiio 'w,ile.'B';'the '
.Auiude upbeat, vvail '.taeginliihg Ip.. a.s.sort itstdf,;Av.hcn . the aniplc t
. suppl,y of: defense coin throughout tlu; , Country-- -was bringing ,
', a.'demaiid froni oven, the 'smailef.. ediiimuniti.es ;toitdiyc ta'le^n
■and when the heavy spenriin.g of llie war .workers brought .
new-found . prosperity to nightciiibsi . Matt 'Sholvcy ' came, oh -
rfrOm the \vest to take oyer the national AG'VA oHiec in
Trying to bring order out of chaos was a job that
■: woiiid have floored a lesser man, but Sholi ey, as AGVA’s
local director in San Francisco, had. surmounted., similar
' obstacles oh the Coast and had ir.ana.ged lo niako the Frisco '
local one of the. few self-sull'icicnt units. ' , '
Wiiat Sliclvcy' r.ccoinpli.shcd ji.; his U) nioiv.h.s as national
administrator' i.S' now a matter of record, a recorci tiiat iias
won him llic rospcct of 'liic ehtoriair.mcnf industry as a
v.'i’.olc. . Fortunately; he had im assi.-'t fro:ii biic ;who knew
,'. AGYAIs',' . strength and-i'tVcakncsses ais' .nd other, ihan knew' .it ,
— -JoRa.s T.; Silyov.stohe, ilu; uniDh.'s;-;ii,ationiil coimsol. And
v.iion Sil verst one went into tho' army la.;l summer, the as.soy";
ciato counsel. Mortimer , S; Ro.scnlhai. ivati siiinciently
grounded in Uio .setup to lake over tiio work with almost
' eciual eifcclivcness. It was Roscnihal, in fact, who .sin.gle-
handodly put up a . bailie bei'orc IiKornal .Revenue Dept,
olficialis ;iu:.;yVashihg^^^ lii,st .ScUitcnibar 'Whieli woii .for. the
ilation's. vautfe. 'and n,itery.:,,ohtortaihors:i.ncfoa.s:ed excnlptio
<111 tile 20' ;> withholding tax, a haUio'lhat was predicated on '
. the fact that, ;bc.caUs'e ; of., th.O:.;ui.idort:airtt^^ of. ;ivoidri.ng,' kooks, .
tiu'oii.g]ioul :lic year for .iieriormcrs In tiioso .'ielris they
•were entitled tp' benef its. ..'A
I Ruling Willi Eiriii lluiul .
From tho .start Shelvey icr.li/.ed that only by ruling with
a firm ..hand could he- hope fo bring AGVA oiil'of the nioras.s '
of financial and . ‘admihi.slrativ'O ' predicaments. ' inrmediately ,
he set ' lo .work , completely ovcrhaulin.g the : entire AG\'A
,' structure, imiiatin.g . swooning reforms tiuit ''.eft its deep im-
print on every local IhrotfgiHUit tlto country. To all the
, .local: ;difoet6f.s went an ,ultimatu,m liiat unle.ss all per capita ‘
lax delinquencies were nict, and mot inslantiy. iiic locai-s
would be di.s.solved and placed uiuU'r national juri.-idiclion. To
allow for' niore on'iGicn.tifun'cdionirig,'',dcast,i(;; chan wore
; introduced hi' t.h<i: ' bookkeepiifgi.system tnid; in ■ other adniin-
'istraliVe; phases of' the work, wherever and wl'.cncvcr it was
uocc.«.sar.y, Sliclvcy ordered the iran.slor of ;prgahizers.t aii<i,> .
' key local execs from one area Of the . country .to another;
. when the vatidc and nitery np.sur.ge in any particular locality
or section held I'orUi the iio.-'sibility of 'pac1;n.g adtiitiona!
spots to AGVA contracts an.d increasing the performer mem- ■
bersinps. he augmented siatts. But evcrytliing -.vas done with
one object in mind — to bolter ihe workin.g conditions of the
iiertofmOrs. Sliclvcy in tiirrt .stuefe lo. the one .hard;an.<i ,fasi''f
rule;: that members pay up or. delinciueni dues, stay up to
.date, aiid, play ball witli AGVA by refusing !o play spdls do- ,
'.' dared . unfair. ., ' .Only; in that way. they ■ were told, could
; AG'VA gain stroiigih aiid: win the respeef of its .sister unions ,
in the I'our A's. y
; That it worked is mahifested b,y.. its position today. From.
, a bankr.iipt orgahization it lias enierged in Idss than a year
a.S;a tihahcially; sound, ,.snio,oth.-fuhiiig. union with . a record '
paid-up niernhershih; and l(i.s.s,bifckerihg witliin it-s ranks than
at any time since its , inception four years a.go. Because
of the place it now occupies ;i.s a fuil-llcd.ged iw'mber of the.
Four A's,. Sholvcy ha.s won tho praises of .oll'icials of the
strongly euti'oiichod .sister imions. ' ; ;V .v '"'
' When;, sre ihrcit of /XGV.A disruption in ,
• .Xl’os ;”piV.gel8ir”lOcal^~'Shc!.'y;b3?^i''r« ;t0.;kii„ . t5Ur;f
barriers. He hoppod out In The Coast, made liis own per-
: soiial inve-stigatibn' of the dissen-sibn ' lirovehlh,i.g.;prop^
., tiotiihg: of the .Ofitce and woii,hd.-up . %s»'dissplv.ihg ;th 'local ;
and placing it under .iurisdicU'on. of I'ne national otlice. If ;
' noco.ssary. he says, ’ho'l 1' lake, the .smiie nicasures , with any
: O' hor l.Ocal that ' f ai Is to toe ;he mark. _' 'i
I; , : Fiiwpr ‘iTilair’ Spols J
Today, there, are’ fewer nitefies ., and \uiu<le , houses : on the
.. . AG'VA uiifair. list' than ■at;..ahy, tipie ; .siii,GO,;lhe ,uhi Sbt, '
; nP: Yet. in pacting the. i'ceorei numiicr of spot.s. Shelvey ;
.. : has ^ never relaxed his . .standards and has dc.matidcd , maxi-
.m.iim benefits on pay and Working, cor.ciitions. WItoii he
, finally stepped iiv't6,;iielp .sottlo the protflictod IjG 0 iy& Eddie’s
- N';, Y, nitery dispute.', early last ; y.eairi' ihe' I'csultani basic
a.grccinent was to .^t:V.'Vs ad\'anta.ge; a.s .well,' ais the lalcnl.
Sore .spot in AGVA’s r'bgime during ihe .pivsl. year ha.s been
Ihe attempt by a rump comniiUce to resu.irc local a'ulonomy.
, to ■the N;. ,. V: local headed by Dave Fox. ll's the contention of
i, Shelvey. iiowcvcr. that "Fox has brou.ghl a prestige and
•sonndries.s lo the N. Y. local that's been hbre'.ofore lacking.
., .Shelvey is .solidly behind liini. Tlie nin.p coinmitleo. anneci
'-. ''Vith .'.signod .'.petiUbiis, carried ft.s ''case to ihc .ihternMiona.i.,
. board of tlio Four .'Aks,. whicii authorizeti Siic.ivcy and Fox
.'to ' set: up a commilloe of 21 to, devise, ah agc.ntla and hold a
, . yenib;orshiji; meeting, ';to .detehniiie': v ,.l.ii,fi,v6i'ity, wants
rcstohilion .of autonomy. .<\ltho-.;,i;h a.npoinicii five month.s
•■igo, the commfttoc. lias yet (o hoUi it.s first meeting. .Sliclvcy
: it's bcica rise' :t coramittpe dbcsn't il’ave.r.aiiy '.t'ha.ugc id .
the .local's status. : > ■
Thtrly-oJfrhth p^filETY
Anniversary
VAUDEVILLE 205
Vaudeville Stages Comeback —
But Don^t Count On It
Even the Slightest Post-War Econoniie
Setback May Again Bring Out
the Crepe
Bv ,|OE SGIIOENFELD
; It's no longer. ‘poor viuuicviUd.’ The pc.st yoar took it out
of th.e pcorl'.ousc .inid.' e'Gmpafa'tiyeiy,'. speaki'n.gii'ga.v,'^^^^ .yautie,-'
ville and air of an'iuimcc i-t;:':hasn’t en.ioyecl .■sintc...,the,'.d,cbabie
of the iate '20.-. ■; y.r "':''..v.',.v- I ' ''.
Whether .'lyaikdcyilic . kae slugged, ;or’ ■wheth.er it^ffl.Eighiall.'i'
fell of its own decacionce has r.hvnys been one 6t the puzzles
of show bLishio.-,s. B.til there car. be in nuosUon of wliat
lia.s happened in the pi.sf yciir. V-uidcvij'-j was pushed to a
point up the ladder again— -pushed by c;."C'.'.nislanco:s which
yaudeviUe, with ;:li it.s shortcoinin.g.s in l,".l-::V. and ..sko\viiiaiii
ship, :jUkt''.'Cou.'l'dn':t'''.ci;biiy.., .. ,' '
; '.The' ’»far. .h':is';. been ihe .gi'ctit instivator of the re, hewed
inte;rest ih; 'stag.y''',s'H<)y.’s.'' ''.The;' ‘war, .ha's .'placed ; m 0 rtey:',''.
■'people; : ai'.d in locaiities long arid of 'tlio v.herewltlial to
alfui'd anything more' tiian the low-priceii udnii.ssions of
double-feature p'[:tu.re );ou.so.s. ' Tho wtir gav,e; li-.o luni-oii —
the world, in fact — y.SO-Camp Shows, whic'n has. given
millioii.s of sorvi.ccnicn a taste of live cn'.ci.l-'.imnom. , The
iioys in Uirn have imparted their favorabie i.iipre.ssion.s to
.the .hbfriel'olkis— and variety actor.s as a rc.-iiiit ..have found
themselves ugiiiii iii favor nearly ev.crywi'.ci'c. ■■' ;
■ , . But vaudeville's .'eomcbackl has had it.s i imitations, wiili ■
the rc.siiit . Iliat it prubr.iily lias .gone .as l;;r as it can go.
And the 'iiinilat ions' .oncompa.-'s ' chiefly, oiu; thing-— ;talcnl.
Ant havin.g had a l: leiit-d<.'vclopRH'iit .ground .since, the
Family 'Tiitie 'Pa.s.sod oiit in tlie. '20.s,. vaiid.ivtile .i irst h'a.siV.t
brim gill up, ahy nbw' perforiiiors; of note. At the, same time;
'as , .the ivar'.'.ha.s - .so ha.s' it .'takeh.’ ', ,^ .per-'
former.s from tiic nicl-.t club field who mig'il have well fit
into the vaucicvillc 'ebnioback.; picluvo have been ci'iiflcd ,
into, tile aimed .hfbrcb.'i; ;' many vaudeville iicts i'.ave bbcii
broken up by the- cbn-cripiion of 'key’ purtners. This has
milked liiQ va'.idoville eli.gibles dry. .. .
' Camp .Slum's Drai n on Talent : . |
'. . USO-Camp Show.-i. .with it.s furflung routes,;' domestic and
ovcr.seas, has likcwi.<o hecn a terrific drain on the variety
talent ranks. ■ 'fill is worthy program must be carried out lo
' .'the fulle.'t possiiilc extent and showmen agree that notin' ng'
must i:ncrfei:>' with .•.ho fui'nishinj; of entertaimnent to rmr
serviccnicn.. - If '.the; cohimerciar theatre, .sufi'<;rs in that process
then tiiat iC aiiotlior unfortunate war circumstEiiice.
B'..;t the most \-it:;l 'imitation of the viiudevine 'comeback'
!.- tho kick of headliners. Tills is not. a new story- but it's
;'a.: ponditibn; tiiat' s; wbrse;,, -now ■ thah' c.veir': beCbre^ .It's , als'o
.another .yyai’ .'ci'rcum.staiic:e;''.; I '
Vaucevi'le's .own , I'.cadMners have long been, ex! i.nel.
VirlunMy a;l of them wandered off to tlie greener iicki.s
provided by. ■' iilclures, ■ radio and . legit. On infrequent,
occasions they- came- back for a few woek.s oi iiersonal ap-
pearances. , But . even that's now out. Ili.gh taxes miilcc the
playing ot vaudeville dates virlually a .goyernmcnt-chaiily
ge.suire by tlie high-earning .stars .such as Jack Bonny, Bob
; Hope. Eddie Cantor. .A.I Jokson, et al. i
And now that vaudeviile again ha.s the opportunity to
'. develop its own licaditpers, , the yyar’S; .inroads , on , pief ure,
, radio 'aiid' ..legit .lalcnt .', has even .precluded, -that,' i For as
soon a-s a . performer' shows promise in the vaude-nitery
iield now. eiilier. pictures, radio or l(.;git,. or all three, grab
.'them. ■'
Thus, vnudovilic. is left only with t'nc bands ii.s .steady
■ hcadlihers. ' Afi,d.. thal‘s not yaudc'vdllc; . 'it's; . a transplanta-
tion (jf the Ro.seiand Baliroom, .san.s the dancing, into the-
. at res. It's .al.so a caicring to chiefly juvenile rather than
adult tastes. Wi'h the result that it's .. still the picture that
'. counts, except at malince.s. at vir'ually every .stage show
.house ill the country. Tho exceptions are rare indeed that
' a band proves a major rirnw to 'adtilts, too. . •, . ;
Whicli melts down the vaudeville •comeb.ack' to one
. salient and; inescapable fact. Th.e theatre opbrator.s full well
realize tlie importance of their pietures, and will continue, to
loan towards the col hiloid, If they arc playing vaudc-ville
' now if.s only ijoeiui.-'O tlie stage shows allord. them the op-
portunity of getting mtieh. higher 'admissions', than they
would dare charge with straight picture.s. It means that
'shoill.d there be an economic setback, no matter iiow brief,
after Uie wttr. viiudevilie will again find it.solf out <b'h 'the '
.sidcivaUt with II dispos.se.s.s n'otice. . ■
\ Up IQ the [ Ioiiu* coiniTig GFs |
■There can be one sa\ in.g grace for the variety .siiows, how-
ever — a demand by returning .servicctnon for. the types ; of . '
'shows;,' that entertained them when, they were i:i unifarni.
. .N'ew York hits ' been the key. point of the va'.tdcvil.'e.
‘conieback.’. And Xew York means Broadway. wlierG .ihe '
Roxy in the jiast year weiit from moderate bud.eol pre.s-
eittations to a Treosspendiii.g policy -with .■mltl{;ip1q''headlin'ef
Tl-.o house, wont as. hi.gli a.s $:i7,000 for bile slio-.'.' '.nanny
Knye-Ber.'.rieo .K.-.y-Tcmh'.y Tucker'.s band ) ■.phd.'','',gr.bssecl.';: .■■■'
';c'i;i;o,ugh;;td '.s.how,' a very l!ii;;ds(.ini <2 profit .tlie ;first,',',aiid' ■.seeb.hd;''.'
week,-', 'riiird anti I'oufth. week were not that good, but ; '
tlio del lixor. now operated by A-.'-'J.' Balabah :ind .la-.-k
Partin.g(on lor 20lh-K. x. eslahiished itself tolidi.v '.with the'' .■ ;
iiuiiliO as a p.iir'\'<iy 0 ,r,''.pf-
Tiio .!-Ct'ye-.Kt;y-T.uekcr .eonib.ination-.'-'vvas, .'n.bt,.'.' i'he-'.'fi'r^rt
..tile ,;R;o'..xy's bi'g '.shows,: bt.i.'t.''.i,t" .'ka's. 'its ■;;b:i,gge.s't.' P.';.ch;;.,,,'t'.i): tiiat ,
..'t'hc,;'B'e.labtt|,v-P.ar.ti'ngh^^^^^ l-.aci forced I. .C '.v's -to re-,
■in.stafe ..'.stage ■ 'sfe\V.>‘..'''a'-I.'i' its nenr-'oy Capitol, '..dh’f'e.; tli.e'.. lop •
'Stagg ;.sho,w :', house 'oh.. BV(.f;ic!way;.';'The;'. ■res.uiiiiki '. wJtii; '.,,'
a nitbaiid policy, iilayine bo.sl .orchestras -..it b;')uid.'ge,t,''dr' a;'
imnibimilioii of band anti ntimcs from other lieltls Like tlie ;,
Roxy, lliis liou.-e itr.s. also been doing woli al. the boxofiico.
;,. One immediate efi'ect of the Roxy and CapUnl's invasion
of Ihe namo baiid field was la spirilod competitirni I with the .
Pai-amoniU and WB's Strand, both lon.gor e.sta'uii''l!(.-d in the i'
.band, policies, lur lop. orchestras .and • headliners.', .Salaries, ■
■as a result, .skyrocketed. The Roxy, for nnsianee. weaned
tiwuy Jimmy Dor.soy'.s band from the Strand ii.y paying .
S12.500 a week. The Capitol likewise. ..signed Phil'Spiltilny's .
::ili-,giG oroHi and, Hoi'acc. .Hdidti's ban both Strand i'e--ular.s, .
by jumping Spilalny's salary to S12,500 a week ami Heidt's ■
to $11,000. The Par.iinount lia.siiT had a ma.ior; In.-s a.s yet,'
blit the Capilol now. lia.s Tommy Dorsey signed .for IIM-I. and
Dorsey lias never, played any other thortre on Broadway
bill the , Par. ,, .tatter theatre’ .s' .general. mrmii,gcr. Bob Weit-
niaii. iilsp frankly admit.-i. that ho has had to niake ad.jii.st- '.,
; I'pcpts 'tn'.hi's. ,coiiti\'ict;s..'with,,'se.'y'e,rar;persoh,alitic.s.;an(f: baiids^’ '
to keep their. Horn .iunipin.g lo his opposition. '. , .' t' '
^ • Bi« Salari es Evcryw lHM-c | t
A.s.Broiid.way .goes, so docs the rest of, the, counU'y. When
■ a i.band’s .'■alary is hiked on Ihb Big Street, if.s reficctod right '
. down tho line. Out-of-towr. iiouses, which u.uuilly gel t'neir -. ■
ail.raclion.s ckeaper because of limited capacities, ;mUsi;n'iake ■
s : 11 1 i 1 a r . a d .' u • t rii on ! . .This' i's; 'hat,ufally.-.,mcreasj'ng . the ..easts ;
<if .stage siiows to a point 'whore even the high admission '
•scaics may not bo able to counforbalaiice them. ' '
: In point, of play i.'ng . tim;e, there has been no i.pprcciable .
increa.se by the ma.hir circuits. Where vaudeville 'has made '
its chief 'comeback’ is with the independents — in the small
cities, in iic;,ghborhocd and in war factory centers. '. ''■:
Loew's. booked 'by Jqs.se Kaye, now has three. .fnU-wcdk.c.r.s,
lairiingrcase;; 'of '.bne,, over 1942. .■. They are tho Capilol and ' '
State. New York, and Capitol, Washington.
. ,'■ RKO. booked by 'Bill Howard, has lip inci'ctise .ill pjayin g, '
’ time',.' wilh -Boston', , Bo'.stdn.; .'J?,al.aee,: Cleveland: .Mbee. Gin,*;' ; ■'
clnn.'ili. iii'.d Goldeii Gale. Frisco, full-wcekcrs, and Palace, '
Columbti's. i-.alf-week. or. its books.. ■ ;.,:"■
Warner Bros., iiooked by Harry Mayer, a-ssisted by Don
Shei:\vobd, got, an. ladditional ..wc.ek; by the .cirbuit’s 'purchase
of. the Centra!. Passaic. Other time, includes , S.trahd, New . ,,
York; Eai le. Philadelphia; Stanley, Pittsburgh, and Earle,
Washington, all full-wcokcrs, ’ and Car.mon, Plilladclphia, ' ;
split- week. ''.r '.."'j
Parainounl. booked by Harry. Levine, assistci,! by Mickey , I
.Mdrich. ha.s hati an incrca.'d of a week and a lialf by having
the .Orpiieum, Omaha, on its 'nooks. regularly, aiid tlto hike ot
, the : Olympia, lUlami. . from ■ ;,a iialt-weck I to' : a full-week.
Otlierwi.se, circuit oiily has the Paramount. New York, and
Chicago. Chicago.' piaying show,' cons;tantly. ;■ - ■ ' ,
:Leadiijg; indepoheient booking office i.s siill lEddie Sher-; '
man's, where Lawrence Goldc has been doing the show-
buying. Flagship ot the Sherman liook. is Izzy Rappaport's
Hippodrome. BiiUimore. .Arthur Fisher, with a .'lock of one,
two and three-day .stands, is in second place among the indie
bookci'.s. .
The No. One ‘indie’ tbeatre of the country now, lio'wever, ,■
- is the Roxy, that being the only .stageshow house operated
by 20th-Fox. Show-buying here is done by Sam Rauch
under the superyision. of Br.labaii and Partington. In., second
place, blit only in relation to expenditures on shows, is :the;; '.
Radio City Music Hall, wlic're Leon Leonidofi' is both the I;-
.show-buyer and iiead producer. ; ■, , ■ . ' . ' I, ,'
ICE SHOWS GROW UP
I . By GFIARLE
■ As big oaks from little acorns grow, .so a revolutionary. idea
ill .sport.s eincrtainmciit ctm sprout to 'oecomc. the favorite '■
umusement of millions, thus.' creating a novel romance in the
,e.'t:bis-ne.w,r'.'e've,r-Ghah;gi'.ng,,f'h'OW,hy,sines,sl: ■'.■ , ■■.;■,: ,'■ ■;.
Such a paniiici is reficetcl In the Ice .show-s, inamniolh mu-
sical extravaganzas and' ''If.but-dimensi.bhal ' cnter.tainnteiit '
wi-.ich hti.s iilii'acicd mare than 20,0()0.0:i0 Americans and
Caiiadiaii.s in the pa.-t ei.ghl years, and millions of dollui's to
'arena '.bbxp'fficc.s. ■'; '>';■' ,'■' ;■ ■'..■,' '1. '■•"■. ' '' '. I ,'■ '.. 'I, . '.'''.v.', - - ■ ;
Ti'.e tbr'co.'.tha'lor ied revubs; ‘fhe Ice Follie.s'i’ Sonja .Meriie’.s, .
■HoUywooti Kcv.ie' imd 'Ice-Capadcs.' play .'mmiaily to a eom-
bified ii'.tciicncc of approximately .i.OOll.OOO. 'fhe receipts, ai:-
eo'rclingl'y.', arc of .'eVon ri.aiu't; proportioi!.-;. .'.I: 'v
Ti'.b.se pi'c.scr.talions iitivo . saved many ot tiic jnam.moi:;
arenas in p.ii;incip'.arc,iti,c's; of ‘.lie country from nceomiii.u park.-;
.ihg" af'eas.-and''. s'tbr'a.ge ‘;H'dii.ses. ■ -'rhey, weire '.b'ui'lt '..diirin'g .the
t 5 obm,'''.,'da.y.s:;,of '''.ihC' ' UiUv; , 26 :s.' .; The',:'
sal'.ilary. hypii'cloiTik'.' lor t'neir .ftnanciar.', mglaflig.S aiul .arc
i'lpvv, their prhicipaT -oui'cc iif revenue. The ice Sthow circuil,' '
ebnfprisp’,ibo.si'; .iif 'tlii.V'l citlo,ssdf IHe'.iountGl'.bXbhR^
Mto'sb 'in;-t:he:sijut.he'ii,s.tc.fn''slate .;;; ".r. , . .',
5 E. BURKE ■ »
The .succe.ss of the ice shows has been a phenomenon in .
show business. T'neir appeal is ba.sed primarily on the whole-
soipel character 'of thb.' ehtcrtaihihent .and/ the; fqrni: : i;
of proditcllon. Any one edition of the three major revues
will CG.st $200,000 or better to produce. The four-dimensional
production enables tl.c .'ho'.vs to play to the lar,ge capacities
.'■.Of .the' .ar'ifiia.tih birc.tis style.; .'th.e: speciatoits' viewing tbe, spec-;
taelc from t:;e front, rear and both sides of tho indoor amphi-
'ihea,ire,.s', ■■■'.' . ■' ■'.,"■ ■".;;' '/;'■■'■
' The expttrt:,. of the . ice show business arc very oplimi.stic
' concern iitg ,(h;e,;;cfi,n'tinued, 'pQ'p'ula'rify'loi'ithq extra B'dr-'
tainly there has been emninuousiy mounting pu'olie iiuoi'e.sl.
Wiih nc'.v profiui.-tii.m. idotis. improvement in .tce'nnieiii efif.ect,s ' '
.iind .ela'bbratibp'.oF fealure.S, pl.uS',an..lexjiiietc',d.'.
of skatiii'g taicr.i after the 'war,, the jiroduecrs are coiifidetiE .
..'’they. Can .s-nstain curroi;! popularity of liicir prcKiuetions .as ,':
.. W'i.‘'l'!,''a.s':aUrae,l 'h'C'iw '.. ■';'.■
■... ';.',U.';s,,a;far;'bry'Vft^^^ lirne of tiie fanieei Charlotte 'at. .■the ;,';,
,';t>l,ci ,.;N; ',Y.;'nip;p()di,;o'iu'G' .to./fh'e, ,£ab,u',] 0 ;tl,s';,'''fi', 02 ,o:n','fan'tasi,C.s,;th^
,iii'C..thc' •ki',.F<fl'l'i!;''.s'','''.t,h''(.‘'; .Biinjif'H'eniQ' '.iin'd '.'fiie;. ‘I.ce.-Cayades’',
' 're:v;aes';pf;'t(ic:i'ay;.:,-t.pi:-(f.C;l.n'g>'fKc‘if(''''i',k.'a!way.s bbstj. '.: ■
h'fss :,fifi;.,,'iic'vv idetf.s ''ahcl';''.''(i.:o'ed.s,s^ who execute t'nem. .
VAUDEmue
Thirty-eighth
mp Anntmrsnry
Wednesday,
PmceUirn Likely Followup
OfiF^i-Spending, USO, Army Shows
By GEOlWri: ROSEN
Midwest^R^ High
, ,V vt’ho!4’’Vi’^''S'134S lias hact Jiis liaiid.-,
on the sKoW biislnessVto tqet out the •quiakeiied
beat produced by the global cohlUcl is agreed or. one
thiiig-^VaudevSile ihaS. recely.ed' -a terrific^ hypd^’
For the pa.st decade ihe vaudeville d:ehard.« have
. periddicaliy . iaised the; etyr'yaiidevUlo, is' oii. the.: iySXi'
back,' only to find that the nebulou.s excur.sions into
wi.shfnl thinking were far removed frdih thft
condition. Try as they miglit to .sla.ge that comeback
and .rescue, vaude from its dog day.s. eacii succe.s.=ive
shot in the arm only- served to point up anew how
hopeless was the try. .; ,
Then came the war. And with it an unin'cccdcnted
era of tree spendin.:' on the homofront as millions oC
^ pieppie; .-.were chahnclied; into dhet nation's war pilahts.. ■
' As production in 19,1.'! reached now higlus anti .scut pay-
; chocScs .so.U'ing, .‘.he .spree-bent man and. woman on the
prod .lotion iino sought' any. am; every entertainment
held, with she va.s't lo'o'-incomo bracketed public that
had oniy known, film hou.?cs as the place to go. on
hight.s: out beginning to look about for other e.s'cap.;.st
,';;but:lets'..''.''h'':'';.V''.:'t,;..: '..f '.'a
[- .Thu¥ a wito'.e new audience, cnVin-acing nn.y number
of indu.strial towns, is. shaping;' up postwar, with the
; hankering' for. live eii t ort a inn-.e n I .see n restoring the
yaude circ'uits io' at least some S'omblar.ce of their
; . former glory. The bountiful coin i’.arvcst h'a's ■already.
reflected itsOit in the vaude up.surgo in many of the
.. nabe . houses around the country' whieh are swinging
into .vaildfflm ppliciefe, 'as a.gainst the dotibio-fealure.s
of the., past, and with, .split-week vaude hopses ..going
fuii-wcek because of upped attendance.^ and talent
,, slior'.ago.s. It's refleclcd. too. in the. unprecedented
; mein'oor.ship rolls of the American Guilii of Variety
Artists — tlve one .sure barometer- that vaude actor.s are
now working and are paying up on delinquent dues. ,■
.h I 'SO Paving th e Way ,
.But, ' takhig , 'precedence . over all ' tne factors con-
triboting Ui ward the. inevitable postwar vaude outlook
is. the unprecedented show biz circuit that'.s boon in-
. .. itiated on a .global scale by USO-Camp Shows for the
■ entertainment of Yank servicemen, for out of it is
.: emerging the vast .change' in the pcace-to-come entcr-
tainmer.t program, in which the vaude. upbeat wiil be
one of Its predominant characteri.$tic.s. The USO-
■ Camp , Shows exe'es, as well as jhe bookers, agents and
■ others ‘with L an:' eye focused on the postwar yaude out-
look. stand agreedion the rnahy Unusual facets already
.seen; .stemming from. the. reaction of. tiie fighting boys
■■ to the fox'I'iolc circuit. . ' ; .
, The. majority of the vaude acts, for, one thing, ..will
be keyed for years to come to a Gf humor, if.s felt,
with Army life proyiding ..the'principal "source for .the
addenda , to the Joe Miller gag book. That will go for
Loews State, Broadway, as well as Loew's Salerno,
for ifs generally agreed that the picture will take on
a global slant with Yankified humor a.s the predomi-
; nant note. ■. The foreign impresarios aren’t waiting, for
the war's end to line Up 'yank talent— already they're
making ovorture.s to pact the offshore U. S. enter, -
tamers, with some already committed to such en-
■gagetnenls'.,.'. ■'
llLindrcds ol thousands of soldiers who are seeing
the ‘in per.son’ shows for the first time will have a
.tasite,' for vii'ade ' ciTiortainment when tiie Wii'i;.' i.s^over
and tivey return t<> the coal mines and the. wheat iiolds.
'.Thus .the . .'soldiers .in gr.easepa;in,t’:,,ai;.e building. ,up . an
.entire now audience via the , USO routes— audi.encos.
that will have .retained a soft spot iii tlieir meii'iorlos
for tin; enlertainers wlio pitched in on the morale job
and made GI Joe's army life, and routine a bit easier
-to. ■.take/.': .
Builriing Up Popularity
Uiipr<‘C€Mleiited Prosperity for
Branches— —Filins,
Night Clubs
Show Business
and
By FRANK L. MORGAN
Underseoring the postwar picture is. the; fact that
already the . so’.diorrroactiou to the Camp Shows per-
formcr.s has resulted in even the iesscr-knoivn.s finding
themselves in demand at home for comnioreia! vaude
dates ■ after cliccking oil the USO circuit, witli word
Of thein Jock performances in the training '.camps and
in the toxholes preceding them home. .Factor, too, in
the. .promising ' 'postwar vaude 'picttife is the reception
accorded tiio new USO Victory Cifctiit of vaucic acts,
compri-sin.t', nearly . fiO units, which is seen as' indicative
.of the; fact that thal'.s wl’.at the boy.s. 'Want and will
favor ino.'-: in the way of entertainment when fney
return to. civilian life.
, GI ^hovys.'-afe" .lil<cwjao;;deye,lppin,£; .pplcht iai',.p.qst,\var
taiont benl on stage careers. Capt. Earl G. Thomas,
exec. v.-p. of the A. &■' S. Lyons a.gency in Mow .York.
: who .as- theatrical advisor to the 8lh Service Command,
cmoracin.g 128 post camps and stations ,in M'c.v Mexico.
Texas,. Okiaiioma, Arkansas and Loul.siana. had an op-
portunity to .size up I'rie picture in its true :vaiue, is
currently onfta.ged in the sotting up of the initiakprofes-
sional outlet for the new-found .soidicr-ac'.or talent.
Say.s Thomius:' ‘I know of at. lca.it 150 men wliosc
talen.U a'oiui. and witliotit previous tiieatriciil .experi-
ence. ciualify them to become proIe.isioe.al.'.! Multiply
' that/' to ; encompass all tho GI soltlier Show , activity
arouiKi ihe world, and you get a preUy good idea as
to wiial shapes up when tilings : retiini to normal.
'Significantly, the liomofront demand for vaude 6n-
' tertainment in recent mnntlis has bee;i par'.iaily sal-
i.slied by the GI soldier-actors them.seive,s. wlio have
, beatv; frequently, channelled into eommorcial theatres
around tiio obuntry on behalf of Army Emergency
Relief, thus 'grooming', llie boys for their postwar
civilian actor career.'. ' ‘
It's also of particular sigfiiflcance . tha f ' ■ the USO-
Camp Shows organization i.s projoctin.f; itself into tho
picture Us vaude producers in bui!din,i> up a .series of
units which, on the. basis of plans eurreiitty in prepara'-
tion, will be retained intact for commercial dates. 'Se.y-
jeral of these units comprised of ovorsna.s entertainers
will be incorporated into a/two-a-day -vaude 'i?hbw pro-'
po-ied for .Broadway, at an early date. That others of
■a similar nature will emerge postwar is accepted a,s
a foregone conclusion.
' With every branch of show busi-;
ness crowded with screaming ‘war
babies’ — witii theatres, cates, cock-
tail lounges and otlier , . forms of
amusement all doing capacity busi-
ne.ss. the. middle west i.s enjoying a
peak of prosperity never tiefore at-
tained. War conditions have made
thousands , and tho'.isands of new
amusement seeking patrons, their
pockets bulging , with more , moolah,
than they over had before, .who fte-
quent the class cafes, hotel spots and
legitimate theatres where they for-
merly couldn't alToi'd more than a
visit, .to', ' .a ; neighborhood'' jtikebox
joint' or a .subsequont-riin - film ; the.^
atre.' ■ ■. . .. . ■ : . '■ , ,
Today these patrons arc scon in
Chicago at such -places as tho Mnrino
Room of tiie Edgcwaier Beach hotel:
the Empire Room of tiie Palmer
hou.se, the Mayfair Room of tiio
Biack.stone hotel, the. Clioz Parec
and other .class spots. Tho bulk of
the logitimale .show atidiohcos hi
Chicago today ‘ have, never .seen a'
show bofo'.'o. They crowd five Looir
and come : downtown to the ■ fir,«t-r.;m
film hou.se.-; to .see pictures before
they f get to their iVoi.eliborhood
lioiiscs. 'and . drop into a night club
ol' . cocktail, lounge afterward to rid
theiliselves :-.of ia ■.little more of tiio
jinglc-jan.g'.c in their joans. AK of
wl'.ich '; lias I'cs'.ilted in iandoilice
business,, everywhere, , . '- . "
. Motion picture hoii-scs in and
around Chicago,.' hove, 'enjoyed un-
usually good biisincs.s. -.Oniy in
neighborhoods. . whore a groatei'
number of men have been drafted,
and in no:;-wai' plant town.s tiiat
have,' .S'.itTcrod b.v shifts in popiiia-
tion. have rcceitns fallen olT. . ';
Long lines are . the rule ai ' the
downtown. 'Chicago theatres, a con-
dition. ..also, prevalent; in the. bigger
neighborhood hon.so.s. ' :
Nitery Till' lia ways
Night clubs, and; cock tail' lounges
are turning customers away in Chi-
cago. Re.servatioils hay.G, been at a
premium at .«uch spots as tho Palmer;
House, which broke all-time rccord.s
in its Empire Room Ja.'^t year';' the
Panther Room of. the Sherman hotel
the Chez Farce and tho Latin Quar,
ter. Spots like tho Blackhawk, the
Walnut Room of the Bi.smarck iiotei, .
the Marino Room of the Edgewater
Beach hotel and others are catorm.*
to more patronage than thev ever
had before, and the smaller" places
are doing likewise. Cocktail lounges
in, the Loop are .so crowded there
are times you couldn't stand a dime
up edgewise; A lot of this business
can ai.so bo attributed to the thnu-
suuds of soldiers and sailor.s who
frequent the downtown .: .section, es-
pecially on weekends. -
Tiie !e,git theatre situation has '
been healthier than it has been m
years. Main drawback is Hie lack of
theatres. During the : year tiie sit-
tintion , , wins I'Clievod. .somewhat by ■
the addition of tho Civic .Theatre ,
and ti'.c booking! of sliow.s in the'
.Civic Opera House. Otherwise thc;o
ii re 0 n ly ; ;'s i-x . o the r ' houses rc/t nlarlv
playing show.s; , The Harris, whidi
stili iias ; 'Kiss and .Tell'; the Biac',;-
stone,,: with ‘Good Night ' Ladie.s' ia '
ifs,': second year; the. Sciwyn. witii i
i.Toirorrow tiie World'; ,tHo- Erlnhgcr, ■
wi'.ich will bo iiod up for some time
with ‘Oklahoma.’ an;t the Great
Northern, whieit. has.a local prod;!;'-
tion of ‘Unexpected llusbat-.d.' Not
.s;p many years ago the Apo’lo (now
United Artists' . the Olympic ' (now '
the -Applio Granci Opera .Hoii.se ar.d
p.a.i'rlck thbatre',' ..nind ..tiie
noi.si Coi't aiid Pinneos,s',,thcatrc,s were
part of the logitimale. pictiil'O. Tho,<e
still .'.standing -aS'o riovoleci t o imo.tibn
.pietuncs;/.'.;.'./;:;'': ■ ■"
Vatidevi’.le .situation in and around.
Chicago'', isn't much to brag about In
the iiumber otj, snot's pfeying'Shovvs/'
In Chicago the Oriental and Chica.go
ai'o full-week stands. Added,' to tills
IS;' a Saturday and Sunday at tiie
Stnilfoj'd: a Sunday at tiie Para-
mount.' Hammond. Ind.: a Sunday at
the Arcadia,,'. St,. Charles, 111.; four
days' 6f small time til the Englewood,
and a couple of other smalltime
nabe .spots,. Vaude -spots ground Ciii-
ca.go arc tho National, Louisville:
Riverside, Mii.waukee: Keith's. Incii-
aiuipoiis. and spot bobkin.gs in
other towns nearby, .h
Vaudeville— And Its
Traditions
Theatrical Historian Traces Origin,
Evolution and Dignity Before Demise
Of the Variety Art
Joe Laurie, Jr; ,
By JOE LAURIE, JR.
, Va'.idevillc. a world peopled with acrobats, jugglers, min-
Jlt'ol.s .and song and dance men. comic.? and hoofers. Vaude-
ville was a mirror, of the, times, refiecHng,,.the even'; .changing
fads and fashions of the day. Since its humble beginnings
in dime nTuseuins and boor gardens, it
has been the theatre of the masses.
I Opiiiion.s differ ;^as . to the origin .arid
I name. Some say her title came from
f a valley in Normandy, The Val de Viro.’
i While others, contend that she ' was
; 'Tu Wened--cft - tho- ba.nko -ot ■ the- -Seine,
I many; centuries ago, when "';'Napoiepn,'
Notre Dame and what we how call
French ttistory.'.were stilk irt., distant ..days
to come. Her sire was supposed to have
I been a Fuller (who, like most, men, took
I their names from their occupations, in
this case, that of .filling the ea’.'th. His
workers each evening after work gave
er.tertainrhents on the bank.- of tho river, and became, known
as: the , entertainers of 'Vifcvaudc’ or ‘Vaudovire’ or ‘Vire
, ;'Vir'e.‘ 'Maybe.'
VTuideviHe probably started in the tavern of New Am.stcr-
'. clam with itinerant dancing and .singing for ‘throw money.’
They ralcci as vagabonds a shade a'oo.ie the town loafers.
■ but they could entertair., and .so wore toiora ted j 'as', as abroad.
■ minsti'cl.a and actors were rated in tho soeiiii scale j'ust above
the gy|)sie.<. With tho coming p'f. theatres .some of these
. ..fcund cn'.ptojnnent fm the rogitlar. stage,;..: playing in the
■ ())joiiing farce and contributing' 'ttioir .specialties at other
. point.s. In those days tho theatre opened early with a farce
,. fokoweti by a short olio tine! ending \yith a drama. ; ■ Whe:i
.; ' tho march of ti;i'.o domiir.doc! quicker action, the farce was.
dropped, but as late as 1885 ..there, were many touring com-
panies of the. cheaper class which m.aiie the olio a di.stinct
• feature of the enteftainn-.cm; others', dropped the oUo but
Infiiuded .some sbecialti'es' .in' th 'Show proper,
John Wi Ransome. whpilate'r -gained vaudeville fame as an
Impor.sonator of Richard Croker, the then Tammany Boss,
was probably the first to u.-.e the, word vaudeville as the term
ot variety performandes atid this was at a time wlien B. F.
Keith was still a candy butcher on a eircu-S. Mike Leavitt
also claims to be about the fir.st to ti.se tiie tci'm; so do a
few others. It. is impossible to say positively who is right.
; One ot the first printed ; records, of the word vaudeville ' is.
-dated, . P'c'o. 23. 1871. Sargent.'.s Great V’audeville Co. from
the National Theatre, Cincinnati, played at Woi.singer's Hall
in Louisville. He claimed that was the fir.st time the
name vaudeville was used. The bill coiisi.sted ot, Kiraify
Troupe. Charles A. Vivvian, Prince Sadi :. d'Jalniii and J. W.
; Ward, Jennie Nen;-;on, William Cai elton. Ri.gii Si.stovs, Kynock
& Smith. Morrissey; & Emerson aivi Gus Williams, who later
becanie a vaude'Vi Ue' /he adliner and musica’. comedy star. .
;.''FR0M:;.FEBI CLES.;'T0:/T ,. KI,lz7\BETiL\N ERA , | ,.
There, •was a variety in Queen Elizabeth’s and Mbliere's
time:; in France. There are hints, of it, in the days of
Pericles' in Greece 2,400 years ago. In England they .liad -I
variety in 1723; in New Yo;k in the early ’70s; and in
Philadelphia in the early IT.lO.s.
Early vaudeville had an . early part, middle part and an
afterpiece. -
. B, F, Keith was the father of vaudov'iile. William Morri.s
the greatest independent. Percy Williams was the father of:
high; salaries, Marcus Loew tiio greatest of all smalltimcr.s.
. Martin ..Beck -and ,:Mori'is Meyerfleld, Jr. :\vere the most:
artistic, and Willie irammer.stein wn.s the fatiior of freak
headliners. ., E.. S’. Albee started,: as a; circus nian.:,, . Percy
Williams .started' by soiling electric belts, Sylvester Poli be-
gan, with four or five wnx figure.sji; Troy.,\Vilmei; ^t .V.ineeat
’■>efF'^;'origi'nS'Iy ,' t,wo7';,.va3ety.7:aGtor^
waiter; Meyerfield wa.s in the liir.i;);- bii./inuss. Ti:r. Su'.livan
: was , a politician and - John W. C6n.s‘i,dine . o w ned ganibling
houses ; in . the west (Suli; vaii-Con'sidine C i i-cuit ). ... Alexander
Pantag® ; was. a waiter in a’ .Nome i Ala./ka ) concci't liall.
- Marcus Loew. and William Fox were in lhc tiir busiiic.ss.
; F. F. Proctor (Levantine ;i wa.s a fool juggler. William. MorrU
was an advertising solicitor. , O.sca:' Hantmei stein Was . a, cigar
maker. Mike Shea was a sailor, .stevedore and iron foundry
worker. ; The.se wore .the King/s of tiie Vauticville , Empire in ,
America;, '; V-' 'i" ',i ' /
Tony Pa.stor liked the word Variety while B. F. Keith
faviired Vaudeville. "i'-'
■ The Olympic Theatre wa.s Uic first Vaudeville tiicati'e. in
Brooklyn, .a"':
4 MAJOR SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
There were four or.gariizations t'nau y^fro str;cl:y vaiKie-
ville. While Rats, Comedy Citib. ..NanrSna'i Vaudcvilie. Artists
, and lai'hls Club. The White Rats .iii/its original 'inceptibn
had no thought of gain, or rh,:ater:i,al ;ad'y£intage,:;n
. intrude aiiy f«*m of businc.-s. It , wa.s';''a bdciai,,prdei:;;a'im:ing'
;at the - .sr.cial ' and intellectual beitevme::t of the pr.otcs.«;on.
It later received an A. F. of ,L. ci'.artor and became a union.
Ttie. N.V.A.- was organized a.s a company union to fi.eht the
White Rats. Tho Vaudevilic Comedy Club started with only
vaudeville comedy acts ami 'the fir.st to start a .‘protected,
material department. It. later also worked lor bctler con-
"..ditions in ti'.e vaudeville field. 'i, . ■
The Lights Club in Freeport was .strictly a social outfit
for vaudcivillc actoi'-s, ,Tlie_N.V.A. i.s the only; one remaining.
It Was this saihe ja'i'rie.s J. Morton 'w.ho wa,s. the first fnastcr;',
of cerembhies ' in tills ■ country. , Ren Siiicld.s created .Jiie
m.c. fornuita at the Comedy Club and James , J.-'.Mdf t.o.n'.'Wa.s
.the first to use .the fnrmulu on the vaudeville stage. In 18(11
i.n ;England ' they . had -a :‘Judge'' and Jury’ . show w,liere' the'
originated. . Only he wa.s called . 'The Chairman.’ He
would adlib, sing .a.nd'- introduce acts and. celebrities: in the -
pla.ee. - :- They lieid mock , trials of tiie scandal.s of tiio d;iy
(Irisli Justice?) The Fi'ee-nnd-Easie.s were cniiod 'Song and
Supper Room.s’ (recognize : if.’ I Ladies had; ;tb .give their
nahie.s and addre.sse.s ,to; be allowed in. and thoii'bhly'in the; ,
back behiiitj the. rail. Ti-.ey also had ' tiie 'Cyder Cellars' in '
1840.' They would' advertise ‘Larkoy After Darkey.’ In 182!)
there was the Old Rotunda Asseii-.bly Room.s, Eifglanu'.s lii.st .
music ha’.I. like our Tony P:i,‘:tor’.s, 'I.";/ .. - '1,
. Tony Pa-stor was tiie iir.st to cienn up Variety and cater
to ladies and chiidreii. - B. F. Keith cleaned it and Scrubbecl .
'.it for family u.«e. I-",'' -
F. F. Proctor wa.s the fii/st to infeu'gu.rate': continuous p,ef-
l-torniaiiee; Vaudcvilie has created, more thillionaireS than
all the other branches of the amusement busiiie.ss combined.
If was vaudeville 'actofs wlio organized the ‘Jolly Corks.’
later ; to be known as tho Benevolent and Protective Order
of the, -El'k-s, '7 ,,
One of the greate.-t arivnn'.a;/e.s in vaudcvii'.e tor the artist
was the prerogative of delivering.: niaterial as tie .saw Ul.
witiioui any restraint. He worked according, to tlie litiood
'.Si 'b.is.:.nuSign£g,..ah(}.,.p,rey!rjtbn,g:^^^^^ f'ceedofn' to;':
a.s«:crt his individuality tended to bring out fne bc.sl iiv the.
actor. I ;":/-
VAUDEVILLE VS. THE LEGITIMATE
; Henry Dixey (fnce ciefeuded Vaudeville against the
T.egitimgte. (There was. always a fetid between the i.egit
-aiid .the Vlaudevlllian.) ■; Ho sai'qt,; '.‘VVhateyer is artistic is
legitimate. Legitimate .sliould be . abolished from llic tiie-,
atricai vocabulary. It came into use' with a lot ot ui'.i'i-
, spired old fogic.s who .could: only speak their lines by rote
and servilely,', .follow ■: tradition. The ; .same non-crcative
crowei who I'.avo no idca.s. who never invent anythin.t'..
wlio.se talent lies in .stereotyped and hackneyod, ; swear by.
the word 'Legitimate.’ ’ ;■..
Many eriiies looked do'.vn on vaudevi’.le. George :'Ade.
once said-,- ‘'When 'a Legiti.m'ate. .actor lases I'.hs voice he, gnes
into. Vtr.idcviile.’ Alan Dale on.i.o wrote, ‘Vautiex'ilic. wiiore
bad acto'.'.s go.' ; '.'
Then there were many critics who loved ' vaucievilie and
defended if:. ■'■. .One . said. 'I regard vaudcvilie a.s. the cream 'O.C:,
tlicatrical.s; it . is the essence of what perlormcrS. spent years
to acquire. i.s tiie kp.riieir the long, drawn, -.olft, 'legitimate
■ show fs the kernel and slie'l loo.' .
George Ftilicr Golden .said, ‘yaudevillc, into its fank.s
, from, ali earth's clime.s. and from ail walks of life, come tiie
starry-eyed children of smile.s .' -.a
' Almost all great actons of the past (and: even prc.sent)
have playeci in vaudeville .some lime or other.
Vaudeville cau never really die a.s long a.s there is .some-
one who can do a specialty. Its spirit of music, d'ancing and
laughter will live forever in our memories. .
Jaiwaify I5r
•01
Anni^rm^
yAUDEVII.l.E 207
ABEL GREEN »♦♦♦♦«♦«♦ ♦ ♦ 4 ♦ ♦
\ that 'the 'joints alre;:jximpih', is; al-
most '£l saloon cliche nowadays; ; . ,
Efnfea'rrasslngly , gc>od business': is
nbiv as mucil:,a .stock-Rbrase 'as were'
tbO not'ifofl haiy' aljbis b{; yeStery^^
_'01i weil, it's always slow will; us
Mbiiday' . arid . or .;iYou.
■ ShooW have, „beeri. ; here, .last night;
.■you'd- iiave s'eCn 'some beal. .busiqpss,’
;.'AT-Ow;:’,'vvith Mondays.'- like; Fridays,;
' eve,; the bistro ,:bDnifac'es- hay
' .ly’learriedHb take-jlhis.-^^^^
: 'biz' in' '.'stride'; ,';'E;'ich ■',beripd''Of.';th'iS;.
' .iSlS ' gold;- rush , .has-, . had ..facets, ■:
of c'oursp,. -' ranging
abotit ;,s.uitablie, atfractiphs, . ;thrO,ugh
■:th 0 , -I'o'od ;ipQints ) 'problem.,. Ivnd n.ow,.
in'to- the '';bboze sh-ortagq:'.'illirig.;:'.,.'. ', I"
Broadway, , and' that means . all of
' 'Gotham, .from ■ the . :fashioiiab]fe' '.east
50s into the Village, was slow in
’. snagging the. defe^^^ 6n.ee.
.it'stafted ro.iiiiVg in.;therc: seenpingly,
ba.s been -no limitation to the spend-
: ■ The Jersey . .anti ^neivr-Cpnn.ecticut:
driller and riveter, both sexes, has
been heard to. speak his or her mind
. frequently that ‘wo may us well
; spend it now and enjoy it.’ ,
;; It was this altiturio. of course, that
brought about the excellent, idea of
the withholding tax, while the wages
still hung high, because it’.s a cer-
tainty many of those saloonatics
have little concern about the mor-
, row', W>en mama .goes back t «
'. 'washing the', dishes, arid ,thC, flio-a-'
week th-.iller returns tp..-hi,s $3,U, whitc-
■ 'calla..r job, they’. .w'ill haye,..'me;mories'
and a terrific hangover, no doubt.
, , but seemingly that seems to be al-
right all around.
kriowris vand eas.lrig the ..regulars' ...iri-,
side with a prop. ‘Oh yes, your
reservation is waiting for you, Mr,
Doakes.’ ■ The ‘reservation’ gag is the
only gimmick to work now .vvith an
open-door policy in. all spots. The
far-si,ghtcd ho.sts at lea.st stHvc for
a ■ dubby appeal. . leaving a sizable
quota, of , course, for the casual
visitor.-;.
FUNCTION FOR NI7ERY AGENTS
It'S Not Enough That, With Saloon Biz Booming, the
Bistro Bonifaces Scramble
Also Require Services From New Doormen to Smart Decor and Costumes
By GEORGE WOOD
(WiUinm Morris Agency)
Katidnal rteasure Jag
' ' Apart from the mas.s appeal, the
general attitude of devil-may-care
jollity, which is reflected from the
directly paralleled conditions in
■ London,' .permeates all walks of life.
. Hotels and bistros of class calibre,
from Boston and New York to the
midwest, and to L.A. and Fusco, ex-
perience: the same thing.
Tiiero are a few 'soots which have
. an eye to the morrow and are at:
least .attempting to regulate the traf-
fic with a view of preserving fu-
ture goodwill. New York's Stork
Club and Copacabana, for instance,
have their hcadwaiters patrolling the
.pavements, many ■ a Friday and Sat-
urday night, shooing away the iin-
S inatra, Brisso ii, Hildegi t rde , Et al. \
~’N(T()nly ihe cates, clubs and pub.s,
but •tlWhliotels;;. are enjoying un-
precedented happy^ays-.in-Dixie. It
it isn't a name band it’s, a, Sinatra
who made Ambrose, greeter , al the
tape of Ihc Waldorf-Astoria’s Wedg-
wood' .^oora, mto' a .hit, 0
wreck in trying to cope with the
tcrriiic trafl'ic. Speaking <if crooners.
Carl Brisson's remarkable click at
the Club VcrsaiUe.s. N, Y., as the
'‘olri.er. girls’'Sinatra,’ is-.npw 1.9^^
to.ry^nd :'the .,for,riier,..Coritiriental;star.
is repeating it nationally. And of
course Ilildegarde’s wow biz at Ihc
Persian Room. N. Y„ and point.s \vest
is as standard arid' perennial as Tif-
fany. The ; Hartmans likewise con-
tinue to . boil 'em. thraitgli the years'.:
1' 'Rersoriaiities ’: like Sinatra dopA
happen often, .of course, but the
Cf oori-swQO.ri, .cycle has' sCen ,a ,:con-.-
tinned vogue for the schiKiI of Perry
Como,' Dick Haymes. Dean , Martin,
et al. ' The Coq Rouge even ran a
Sinatra contest and came up with a
personable youn g man. M arlin Kent.
!■: '■ Thomas. D urante, Lewises ; '.'| '
Danr.y Tiionias is the hottest new
face in New York, emulating the
Danny Kaye tradition by bofl'iiig ’em
at La Martinique. Hannah Williams’
comeback at the Riobamba; the wow
bU enjoyed by the Groat Schnozzola
and Joe E. Lcwi.». both at the Copa-
cabaiia; Ted Lewis' comeback at the
Hurricane; Duke Ellington’s click at
the same spot; Georgie Price at the
Latin Quarter; the fantastic, $30,000-
and-over . grosses at Lou Walters’
Latin Quarter ■ and Billy . Rose’s
■Diamond' Horseshoe, are among the
1943 highlights of the Gotham saloon
season. '. ■. . , .-
And while it looks a.s if the joints
will continue to jump - right through
19-14 it’s not all ■ joy. The Riobamba,
above-mentioned, was an Ilth hour,
fatality, . 01 }.; the eve of the Now
Year's kill, arid the elaborate Folies
Borgere tin the Hotel Edison, N. Y.)
had .its compliba'tioris, :althp:vvgh since
back in business. ’
The niglit, club business is boom-
ing. But ;if -i.s.il't the unmitigated
.good thing that i'. miglit seem on the
basis ' of ' the ■ niimbei' : of ' people who
;elamor for. the privilege of ranging
themselves round a poor excuse for
a table, guzzling a few drinks and
wa.tehirig . a' show. , Those days . every
night ■ club ' owner and everybody
, who does .business with a night, chub
i- conscious that almost- every item
on fee credit .side of the ledger i.t
balanced by a debit item on ‘.ho o;i:er
.side. The difference between a suc-
; CeSsful nitery and an unsuccessful
one is the a.bi}i,y to ,bhalk, .up just' a
.slight- icred'it balance after the ac-'
countiri.g has been made.
, What has a night club to sell?
Liquor, food, service, atmosphere
and cnlortainnient. There are prob-
lems aplenty concerned with each of
these. I'll Stick to a citscussion of the
•last. That’s what I’m most familiar
with— lor Sunday, Monday and al-
ways it’s -my. problem and that of
every agent who sells entertainment
to a night club. It’s licadache enough
— '.hough, as a matter of fact, it is not
a rare thing for an agent to be ap-
proached by hi.s night club customers
for help in obtaining food, liquor, a
new 'doorraari or a gross of forks for
sea food Cocktails.
The geuerjil pattern of the night
club entertainmenf situation today is
a classic exampie of elementary
logic— of supply and demand, of
cause and effect. ,
From Cafes to tlie Heights
Business is good — in many places
business is great. This business
causes new clubs to open. The re-
sult:, a- sCratrible for talent. A new
club feels the need of a great at-
traction to build : a clientele. The
old ones, need these same attractions
to maintain their-, position. The num-
ber of top nitery perfoririers has
never been large. - Now with the
ranks depleted by the armed forces,
with few new names coming up for
this same u'eason, the competition
becomes increasingly keen. Radio,
movies, legit arid vaudeville are all
feeling the same , talent pinch — and
are going after whale ver nitery tal-
ent they lind.. Sinatra and Hayme.s,
Danny Kaye and Jackie Miles arid
Daimy Thomas arc all' young stars
wi-.o have started out aS ni.ght club
entertainers early in their careers,
: but, have boon, or arc in the process
of being,. Irirod awaj by ; the acimit-
lodly greater money and greater a'u-
dience of - iripyies- -and radio.
The competition for the limited
talent available inevitably booms the
s laric.s of the entertainer. Arid the
clubs, in general, arc quite willing
to pay any.hing within reason, Just
tleli'vCr tliosc names — for this show,
for the next sho w and the one after,
that. Everybody is anxious to tie up
performers for the first date avail-
able— whether it’s six weeks or ' .six
months away. ': Arid all tne. clubs are
anxious to hiihg onto a name'’ once
they ' have him. Options often be-
come ju.^t a formality. Siiows that
used to ..run four weeks now run
twice,' tiirec times that long. .AniJ
it is not unusual for a headliner to
be held - over for a period of many
months — sometimes because he
wan s to and sometimes because he
has:- to, by virtue of •;:ontracfual.,Cbm-:
.jn.-itrhents'i.' - " - - - - - ; ■ ’ .
Your ni.cht-club owner may resort
to one ol .several expedients — and
usually, it is,; a; Corilbination of ; many,
He might outbid his competition.
This iS; of course a costly procedure
with all the advantages lying with
the lew topnotch clubs .which have
the money, the,. -presti^;; arid the ca-
pacity to meet this sort ’ of competi-
tion. The, ni.ght-club impre.sario may
find at least . part of' the answer, to his
talent problems by trying to use a
fresh approach .to ; what is .often a
stereotyped entertainment program.
Singing, dancing and comedy have
always been the staples of night-club
enierfainment — and most of the
otj-.er branche.s of entortaininenl.. tor
' that matter. Today, the enterprising
night club is on the constant look-
out for : acts that might never . have
been considered in another day. .
Acrobats and Divas
,- They are receptive to' acrobats, cir'-; .
cus acts and What-have-you. The
Waldorf . Astoria .presents , .opera
sin'geli An.nainary ::,'D i.e'k The
.Hutrlcarie inaugurates a' night-club
bprid policy with Hukri Ellington and
finds it so succc.ssful that .Hal. Mc-
Intyre and Ted Lewis are booked to
follow. This is the rndst .satisfactory -
single answer to the talent problem
—new talent or talent that has not
been ephsidered in the night-club
category. ... ; -’.'.-.v,,' ,, i
A.s the competition increases among.
the cliib.s,' the tendency grows to pro-
vide increasingly, lavish, productions
to set off the talent. Costumes, dec-
orations, chorus lines, special music
are all being utilized , to such a de-
gree that many niglit-cUib owners
find themselves in the position, of
producing miniature - revues. It is .
this realization— together with the ;
pleiititude of casli on hand — that has
'given so many night-dub entrepre-
neurs the idea that they would not
be wandering far afield if they at- ,
tempted to produce Broadway mu-
sicals. ' ,
As .night-club' shows increase in
splendor of production, they take
either of two courses. The night-
club owner gets together his own
prodUctiori staff to put on the shows.
Or else he places an unprecedented
reliance on his agent to do so for
him- The night-club owner delivers
to certain agents the problems of
supplying talent, dance director, cos-
tumes, special .songs and lyrics and
special production numbers. In this
way he buys not the individual com-
ponents of hi:j pre.sentatlon but the
complete package delivered on; open-
,irig night. In New York, this trend
•is demonstrated to varying degree by
the Cbpacabana’s .shows, the! Hotel
Commodore 'Big Little Shows’ and
the Hotel Biltmore Ice Show.
This; to:’my mind,,:ri-iarks a. path’
that -Will be -followed -to an -even .
greater extent in the future..
Plus New Talent Source; Long Routes
By HAL HALPERIN
Chicago, Jan. 1.
Ill 10 .s’nort years, -or .since the re-,
, peal of . prohibition, the ' cocktail
lounge has become the big - pool ol
laler.i money in the nation. Singly, :
the cocktail lounge field buys more
; talent , than any other single. - enter.-,
lainment medium in this countr.v ,
tight now. It is today the bigge.st
user , Qf , varide yilie talent and has '.re-
P'aced the theatre stage: as a .source
- cf ir, -.pert ant rcvcn-.-ic for pcrfo-.-mcr.
*geiit and booittr alike.
With vaudevillu sfil! a hazardo'.i.s.
■ }V£c.k-io--,\cck bltsih'e.ts-,': acts
never having over (i to 10 weeks
, booked in adv.m-.ce; w'lh fairs and
cn’ciises strictly seasonable: with
legit and pictf.rcs .strictly catch-a.s-
ealch-can . and limited, except ' for
the bigger names' in the bifsincss, i.s
thoro any wonder why '- the great
: Wass'bf perforrri.ers 'ahd .btheK, woi'k.-i
, ers in show business have found the
cocktail lounge the haven of solid
'verk. steady employment and a new
career.
VaudeviUe ,pcrforrncr.s used to
h-avin,g .sea.son's. contracts, of
'havirig a 40-week route. Thero arc
; many performers in cocktail' Jourige,}
' who don't think they’ve got a steady
mb u:iless it runs a year- or two.
"io.?l contracts are 'tai- a minimtmi
ii :.;Wgoks,, and that is strictly
t :e !'.'.ininiuin for the great mass; of
the. petfej-niers, be they musicians,
s;n.gor,% eomcdian.s, novelty acts,, or
' .'What '-liaye''; Ypu. -■ - ■
. Cocktail !oungc.s started, out with
.musicians as the .sole means :Of' en-
tcrlainmcnt. . but in , 10 years the
; amus.ment end ■ of the cocktail lounge.s
has taken in every kind of act for-
merly used in vaudeville; the only-
iimiialirins heirig tl'.o.se imposed upon
the individual lounges by reason of
stage: space restrictions; These stage.s
usually .run in; front, of .the bar. or
the full length in. .back .of the -bar.
.Then : comes .the. manageraont’s ,prcf-
ereri'ce, ‘■citStoriiersf'.rea.ctiori,. ; e
the beglrinirig, arid everi ' rio\y, musi-
cians arc,, still, the,, backbone;'; of. the;
cocktail 'Jourigo entertainriientv'.setup,;
But' mere -and',, n }0 they're bci,n.g
pitsbCd':' to -the: . baCkg, round 'threiigh;
(he deveiopni,ent''pf ’more vatied, Cri-
tertaiiiinerit' .ideas for the drinkcry
cvis.tpmers,, and/ even . musieiaris' can
.rio rnofe bejust: tnuslciaris. They are
expected to' be critertainers, .ill theif ,
O'lvri ' right, '.arid tboN,-' - nutsical' 'aets
; which ,..cari.-'dei'i'\''cr the.' frio..st'.,eriter-
tairiinen.t ' iri addition - to their niusic
'ai-Q getting up into.' the -big;' :mon;ey.;
Lbcal Agency Setups
; .Cities which h'ay'eri’t .bad' ;agerieies
til, '.yccVrs, are .liow buzzing-' Dricb--:ri^^
with theatrical . 'o,fl’iC.e,s set._tip ' solely
' to: .s.crvice > CpCktail.: lounges' in,‘ the
icrriloi-y. Towns \C;ich hadn't had
fie.si: ei'.to-.'tni.nmcnt in a decade are
getting their prc.sont-day vaudeville
’.at the' 'iocah bockta.il ,lourig:e&'. - .
,, . For the cocktail ' lounge today is
Ihc great meeting place of the pub-
lic: with the coming of deluxe oper-
aiion and .Strict', shoW;nanship the
cocktail lounge has becomcr a.s ac-
cepted in Ihe .‘cemniurilty as the the-
atre. In fact', the present-day cock-
tail l-nn;,gcs arc 'ocing built with an
, eye fu'.st to the stage. '
.h.rdeti.s' for such establishments .are
being taken quite openly from the
deluxe theatres, and many cocktail
loungesitoday cost far more than
m.any a theatre. They have become
'an extremely important-; faetpr . in the
show business family.
Soft Drinks Big Sellers, Too
People today go to the cocktail
louriges; not for a drink, but because
people are gregarious. They go there
to meet, see and be with other pep-,
pic. They all go there because of
the entertainment that is given away
free to all comcr.s; and tbey buy a
drink primarily as a sort of payment
of admission ,e,harge’.-Mpf e: soft drl^^^^
are solcl in the average cocktail
lounge today than in any ordinary
■confectionery Shore; This is an abso-
'.ite fact., and has been verified
through, sui'vey.s, .of cocktail lounges
arid .soft drink di.spensers through-
ouL liUs territofy.
The ncavc.st approach to a modern
cocktail lounge is the oldlime iieer
garden or win'e ' s'tuben, and today .
they. haVeri't ' got ihc trouble of serv-
ing any sort 'of; food. , -Arid -iri 90%
'of : 'the., places ; there is no daitcing,
and mixing i.s a'o.solutely at a mini-
mum, Shows', come often , and fast
and ia.st , from ■ ' 20 minutes to 40
minute,--. Majority of the places be-
gin .their; ■ -shows,:’ at 7 p.m. and close
■gt 2 a.:ii.
' Inclicatiori of ■the: cbangc-;,of 'atti-
tiido toward tl:o cocktail loun.gc. and
its accepta;:ec by 'the;' public as a
place'-' ;of ; -amusenient first, 'arid 'a
ciri;;k;n,g place second, i.s .seer, in the
number of families w’nicii regulariy
maiie the loungc.s on their nights
out. In the old days of, the .saloon,
this wculci bo unthirikabie, but now’
it; -’is,., q-iiite iiStral to,., find father,
mother and the older ciiiidren ankle
into a , lounge , for a drink and :„ a
gander at tlie .show. ■
NeW'spaper Advertising
r In Chicago,'for example, this trend
i.s pointed up in the style ol adver-
tising u.sed ;by the cocktail lounges.
These placc.s today are or.c of, the,
big sources of advcrli.sing revenue
for the now'spaper.s, with: 'the ads
pointing up ‘die amusement attrac-
tion.s at the lounges.
For these places, ai;e .sold .strictly
from the eniertainment point of
view'. They are even labeled along
tho.se lines; they; are called stage-
bars, theatrebars, show ' lounges,
cocktail theatres, inusic bar,-:. ■
Thus show business, has won a
major outlet for talent, providing
more playing-; time in toto thari:
vaudeville did in its heyday. It
has been; a fine thirig for the' per:-.'
former, EspeGially since ,the,.:present-
day cocktail lounge is aceepted
within the jurisd,i.ctiori ofi thc actor,
unirins.;' It' i.s .ho' longeri th.c TO
performers;, work in these placc.s for
takes of .', 'throw-in money'. ,, The'
-unions „ have','’,eSfa'olish.ed , minimuiri.-
wage , .Scales ’ .plus -. a ■ s.etrip'.’for . wort -
ing : conditirins ■;-whiqii' have; .brought,
the lounges to a high level of finan-
cial se'cur'It-y- fOr thd p.erm^ ,
Ri.ght now and meybe for a time
to : o.ome both AGV.A and M-asicians
.Uiiion. ,gre polioing, 'arid, Watching-
the.-c lounges very carefully, But
iri the fe-.v short yeans that they liavo
beeri:';in ,,existeriC'e, - ye,ar- .by,'; year,' , a '
better band and; better lino of per-
for!r,e;\s. and more ,s,olid'; .manage-
ment has co:r,e into the picture. .. It
i.s nearly clear of gangsters, mob-
■sters , arid, ' rack'eto’ers,- w'r.o find it
ycry’-triugh' to get an .imusemont or
, drin-king. license,; 'T, he 'host' reforeric;
- prohabiy i.s ■ that . in 'the' city ' of ,Cbi-.
cagn. around 4.000,000 people, with,
over ' 1 S0;000 sOldiens contiituoiisly. in:
the town; no real cocktail lounge,
ha.s ever been clci.-ed or put on the
‘out of bounds’ iist in the past year
'■and:- a half. The uncto.sirables; of
which ‘.here ai'o o,nly a half-dozen,
W'c-re immediately closed almost a
year and a.. half -.ago. They cheated
just b'rice and', that finished them; -1-
: The cocktail lounges, , have spent
:a fortune in policing, their , own
,bitsines.s, , having a man at the door' ■
,to do', nothing; but look at soldiers ,
‘dogtags’; ; and . their ages. ' Chicago;,
was fortunate in having .such show-
minded N.avy and .Army men as
Lieutenant Gommander : Carl Stock-
holm in charge of Shore patrol and
Captain Fred Horton, Jr.’, in charge .
of Military Police.
To many a tro'uper the cocktail ■'
lounge, is .;npt 'only-, a .souf.ce 'of 'a
good livelihood, ' but; Ibe : smalier
lounge.s - have' proven to be fine
break-in spots for new acts and new
material. From these places are
coming, and will come in greater
numbers, the big-time performers,
the star entertainers of tomorrow.
For: the cocktail lounge today is the
only place building up new talent
■ arid g,iv3Bg new'. talent ..a chance, to';
emerge into the . spotlight of public .
recognition.
AMES-ARNO AWARDED
■', ', ', . Hollywood, Jan. 1,
■ Dance loam of Ames and Arno w.as
aw’ardcd $1,200 damages by the ap-
pellate court here for a display of
their names on an oukside banner by
the Florentine Gardens, local nitery,
e:,ght .'■weeks ', after' the,y had com-
pleted their engagement. Team re- ;
ceritiy, was granted $2,000 damages in
a M'urilcipal Court judgment. The
appeal court lopped off $800. ruling
that the team was entitled to half its :
$300 weekly salary. ' ' i- , ’
The court declared ‘fact, that plain-
tiff's damagc.s cannot iie racii.sured
with .mathematical accuracy should
not have the practical effect of ex-
cusing the defendant from a liability
■■fe,f its tyrongiu! ac'.'
Wednesday, Jaiiuai^ 5 ,
AnnlDersary
Thlrlv-etghtli
BUY WAR B©ND
BLOSSOM SEELEY
Exclusive Management
WM. MORRIS AGENCY
GREETINGS TO THE SHOW WORLD
ALL OUT FOR
From tlu^
ATLANTIC Cr
STEEL PIER
47th Year
The Show place of the JSntion
FRANK r.RAVATT
(Preaidenl)
LYONS
(Victory ami P
CURRENTLY
VOGUE ROOM
HOLLENDEN HOTEL
CLEVELAND, OfflO
New Songs By
JONES. LINICK & SCHAEFER
BLANCHE iMERRlLL
CHICAGO. ILLINOIS
» ...jiy,, W iC S' '
American GuiM of Variety Artists
EntertAmm^nl: Managers’ Association
AND TO
MISS BEE SARCHE
PAUL MARR
203 Noi'tli Wahiisii Ave.
CHICAGO
GIRO RIMAC
AND
ALZIRA GAMARGO
APf’E VRlNC NO\V AT THE
HAVANA MADRID, NEW YORK
W ish All of Their Arnif(os
A Happy New Year
Direction HARRY ROMM
General ArnMseinent
TWINS
Direction: KENNETH LATER
. GRIACTINGS:—
to all the men Me liad llie privilege of entertaining
overseas in Army Cainps and Navy Bases ami to all
the men we hope to entertain in the future.
THANKS TO USO-CAMP SHOWS
■^"CiUTently Tic, Toe Cluh,^ Montreal
Ppeniijg Cfover^ C in Jaihiary
, HARRY . KILBY,' 'O.AC',;' Ri?idio'' City, : Eastern'^ R'ep,;'
PAUt SANDERi Woods Bldg.j Chicago, to
W^nesday, January 5, 1944
Thirty-eigitth p^fitETY Anniversary
209
Amer\ca
f\ie VAa"°"
WITH
m
(Orchestra
MOKE AND POKE
EDDIE VINSON
Blues Song Stylist
SOCK VJInm
the
, theatres
TAPS BAILEY
The Century's Dance Man
48 WEST 48th ST. GALE, INC.
NEW YORK CITY
We are proud to be members of the Amusement
and Recreation Division of the Chicago Commis
sion on National Defense . . . Office of Civilian
9th Naval
Defense
Red Cross Drive . . . Army Emergency
District
Relief Fund . . . Navy Relief Fund . . . United
Nations War Reliefs
Kas' beerr S' tjmf!©oe 6rr<d oleajyr®
• 'I , • • ■ ■■ 'i , ,
to have been associated with the
various committees listed above.
We take this opportunity to publicly
thank each individual member for
the cooperation given us in fulfilling
our desire to make the Chez Paree
part of the war effort.
CHEZ PAREE
MIKE FRITZEL
JOE JACOBSON
CHICAGO
210
p%^iEfir Annivet-sary
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
the War
Effort of Show-
business
We are proud to be
members of
Aimihonienl and Recrealioii Division of
the (4iicago Coininission on National De-
fense . . . Office of Civilian Defense . . .
6lh Corps Army Area . . . 9lli Naval Dis-
trict . . . Red Cross Drive . . . Army Emer-
gency Relief Fund . . . Navy Relief Fuml
. . .United Nations War Reliefs.
The Smerling Brothers
iCONFECTION
CABINET
Company
ED FORD and
WHITEY
Beverly Hills C. C.
. Cincinnati
RAY MARTELL
Chez Piiree,. Denver
GIRL in the
BUTTERFLY
Matty Rosen — East
• ■' .■ • ■ ■ •(!.■■■
AL DAULT and CO.
USO Camp Shows .
JO and JOEY MACK
USO Camp Shows
*’ . Wizard of Nonsense
CLIFF WINEHILL
Miami
LADD LYON
Matty Rosen — East
LESLAMAR
and POPPY
Malty Rosen — East
BILL and
NANCY LONG
Matty Rosen — East
PETERS BROS.
400 Clubj St. Louis
CAMPBELL
and LLOYD
Matty Rosc'n — East
BILETTA GIRLS
400 Club, St. Louis
LOUISE SHANNON
USO Camp Sliows
HELEN and
MARIE WATSON
USO Camp Shows
DOLLY
NIGGEMEYER
Ensemble
HmSHB
KEITH HALL
Diamond Horseshoe
New York
3 COPY CATS
USO Camp Shows
LESTER OMAN
Overseas
LES NICHOLS
USQ Camp Shows :
CAY BAIRD
USO Camp Shows
1 EZ KEOUGM AGENCY 1
I;:,;.::-;,;..
1 EZ KEOUGH SADIE JACOBS, Associate I
Another Aiinwprsary For
hi Show Big li - Is:.
“THE” BOOK OF THE WEEK, MONTH,
YEAR AND LIFETIME.
Wednesday, Jaliiiai^ 5, 1944
t^SilETY Anniversary
PEMCITATIONS
On Its^
38*** Anniversary
RINGLING BROS
BARNUM & BAILEY
Greatest Show oh Earth
WC( \yis$h to cxt«n^ to all who have eoiitlhuod to iiiake Helping’s
Voilvil l^onajge ^ unusual night spot.
That w^ hayO heen $o siiceoisisful is da<h iii a laygc and coopc^ra-
tion ot all tho splonclid artists who ohtortained our patrons during the; past two years.
mu Heising
SHERIDAN
AT
MONTROSE
CHICAGO
ILLINOIS
FRANK J. HOpAN, PirsetoK of Entertainment
ludeii^ndeiiL^^^
NO STAR
TOO BRIGHT
NO NAME
Where Chicago sees the greatest 'namev ba^ leading
artists in person ... famous for booking top-flight acts.
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thirly^etghih
PART OF
niE NATION’S
“ALL OUT”
WAR
EFFORT
the greatest name-band
parade in the world
in the panther room and bamboo room
CO-OPERATING 100
cab Calloway
glen gray
jimmy dorsey
teddy powell
General Offices
^ ^ Melropolilati Building
131 N. LaSalle Si.
★ ★
Chicago, lliitiois
hotel Sherman
//OW
DOWNBEAT ROOM
A Happy and Viclorions IS etc Year
“BE A BOOSTER”
py Anniversary
:MILT0B^ SCHUSTER
the Future” . . . where disdples of
“hoogie-Wupgie” meet the famous
musicians and leaders.
Joe Sherman, Entepreneur
58 WEST RANDOLPH STREET
Be^^use: IttiUoii ’kour ^ooster ;
127 North T^arliorn Street Chibagh^ 111.
A Joyous and Vietorious New Year
From
HURRICAjNE
NEW YORK
TOMMY SACCO
iTlH^ilrit'ul Mart )
1G2 No. State St.
CHICAGO
Walter Winchen— "NEW YORK MIRROR”
. “In the oi'chid: garden : . . Dwight Fislce,” ;
Louis SqUp*— "NEW YORK JODRNAL-AMERICAN”
“Dwight- Fiske . (Melpdiaus 'and, verbal) to the delight of;-
cpfistant fans’."/ ;
WauhUlau La Hay— “CHICAGO SUN” . ,,
“Dwight Fiske hold.s the record for drawing customers to the
Mayfair Room of the Blackstohe Hotel. So it wasn't any sur-
prise toisee the spOtialnfhhd to thO rafters Friday night. . .
Charlie Hawn— “CHICAGO HERALD- AMERICAN”
‘‘Dwight; Fisko, he of the blushful songs with incomparable ;
piano accompaniment . is a leigning favorite with the
patrOhs, which mean.s Dwight Fiske is-no usual person in the
realm; of sophisticated entertainment.” ,
“FREE PRESS,” DETROIT 1
‘‘Dwight;Fiske, : known as king , of stories at the piano, has
smashed all existing attendance records. .... He holds.his. audi-
ence With his; tall talesi of; imaginary characters, and echoes of
‘ cPiiyulsing laughter linger. l 0 ;ng after his ta.sk' is. done.” ■ /
Les Rees— “VARIETY”
“Dwight Fiske packing ’em in at the Radisson Hotel Flame
Room and held ovei."
(and later)- :'
.H■ees—«VARIET.Y.’.’'
."Dwight Fiske...getting class trade . , . At the . show ..caught,
■ Fiske.; did 'six .numbers and w;a,S;’pn . for. .45. minutes, but lie loft,
■the packed room clamoring vainly for more.” -
Ann Meredith— “NEW ORLEAlfe ITEM”
“The Rabelais on caviar oflDwlgTit Fiske kept St. Charles hotel
cocktail lounge guests' cheering through six numbers last night,
in the piano racontem's second appearance there within six
months.” ./ / ■.; ;
Charles Gentry— “TIMES” DETROIT : ^ ^ ^ ^
. Dwight Fiske not- only- tickles the ivories;, he makes them
practically peel with. hysterics . ... he’s throwing customers into
convulsions each evening with his tall tales. The word ‘inimit-
able’ defirtitely fits Fiske,: because , his work is so distinctive.
No matter hOw many times yOu’ve heard his records, yon have
to see , him to, appreciate just j^hovv athuslng he is.”
William ihge— ‘‘STAR-TIMES’t ST. UOUIS
“At Hotel Chase’s Stailight Roof ehthusiastic crowds are ploy-
ing, on his second appearance , here, that he has won a big St.
Doui'a, following.” 'I;.,.': • . '.'' 'i,
. k.,: • . ■ V;.’.-,’ ' 1 :’a '
Heiiry T. Murdock— “CHICAGO SUN”
, ‘‘Dwight. Fiske. . the saturnine singer., of malevolent' songs,, 'is
. among, us, again.; illustrating hik: Eighty-Eight, Keys to‘ Popu- ’
larity in ttie Mayfair Room of the Biackslonc.’’ . ■ ■ .
Earl WilsOn^“NEW YORK POST”
“That .wicked , man,' Dwight ./Fiske; ■ :the'' master' -of ^ dQublel,;
; meahing, returned to New Saloon Sbeiety, last iiight. ' He
: Pp.ene.d at the. ■.Versailles , .wbere^'h titillated ,an apprehensive
throng ,. . .. King. Leer was applauded as robiistl'y as; ever by
those who could. get in . (hundreds ,w^ turned, away)',”:
Virginia Forbes— “NEW YORK SUN”
. ‘‘Dwight; Fiske, master- ;Of. 'the' double' entendre, the' hint and
innuendo, lia.s broken, ail record.s in tlie boxoflice at the Ver-
sailles; . . . Mr. Fiske .seems never to have been better, uses
• many of his/old. favorites. ilpon .reguest,' ha.s a flock of new '
■ ditties .■/. his eager .audience hanging on every syllable; — ^for ,
it . IS indeed on ; . the .. syllable . that he pivots' / many ’ of his
.subtieties;”
Paul Martin— “NEW YORK WORLD-’TELEGRAM”
■“. . D.wight Fiske,; that blank bid- man; is back at the Versailles '
With his; blank ditties: They, .should Wash out his blank with
blank, except that he’s blank blank funny.’’ .
'Lucius; B HERALD TRIBUNE"
“The old inaster snobterv le.erer . and. eyolyer of strictiy. tra.ns.-
. latahle double ent.endi’es, Dwight Fiske, is. in there pitching t .
again, this :time. for a- lQng4ime stand ;at Versailles,. With a flock
. /.;;It; occurs to . this depaftmen ,
while Fiske .has;; ’always' ;b'een'‘hilled.‘ as .‘the. lnimitahle,‘. he
might well., by right: of seniority ..and .accustomed, familiarity, '
pe listed., as .‘the classic,’ since' his ' routines' 'with little Vari'a- '
tipri ' of ... Style ‘have.;, cbiitimied. 'to faseinate ■ Ne.w Yorkers and .
.provincials., alike .. . . ” ■ . . ; = ■ .
Will Davidson-^“CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE"
“There is real genius in the amiable gent. He has a b'ilariou'S
penchant for the. unexpected,, twist ■.. . . What his leerics don’t
■ Say.;, his .unmi.stakably expressive , ' -pianistics.. and . faciar :ex-:.;'
Iire.s.sions do — in no uncertain terms.”
Music Corporation of Ameiica
PRESENT
BREAKING ALL RECORDS
AT THE Versailles
NEW YORK CITY
ORIGINALLY BOOKED FOR 4 WEEKS
(STAYING 14 WEEKS)
CLOSING FEBRUARY AND RETURNING
SEPTEMBER l.i, 1944
(In the interim playing repeat engagements at - the
folloAving places) >,
BLACKSTONE, jCHiCAG^
‘ (Where He Always Breaks ;Rec(>rds) .
CHASE HOTEL, ST. LOWjS
RADISSON HOTEL, MINN^
MAR JO CLUB, DETROIT
MOUNDS CLUB, CLEVELAND
ST. CHARLES, NEW ORLEANS
fell4g3|Sii\
■■ V- a’«''’’'\m'v^ Y . ■
' ■'■ '.I -JV ' iiV' A vW'\,iVt»vY«^& • \
• '• ■ '1 ‘"Vv. NV<‘^'® ”i \ U
5 S.* 1 SS:P
iulnll V' ;...,-.uU'V“
All My Friends
214
*Thirlyrfiighth %^< §^fW^ TT Annieef^ty.
Y^ednesdaj^ ^nnwary 5, 1944
Holiday Greetings to All’ Our Friends
JjB CHARLOTTE A Vk
ARRlN ^BrODERIC^^
PATTY and JOHNNY JR. too
5TH MONTH HEADLINING
HARRY HOWARD’S
HOLLYWOOD “PIN UP GIRLS” REVUE
liiM>ke<1 E)KoliiMV<‘ly By
(VILLIAM AlORRllS AGENCY RKO Bldg., New York City
ROY ROGERS
MARTY
HARRY
^Commandos of Laughter’
■ . 'Send'"'.
SEASON’S GREETimS
to ■
CAPTAIN SIDNEY PIERMONT
CAPTAIN MIKE CULLEN
ami ALL OUR BUDDIES in the
Wherever You Are
HAPPY LANDING GANG
R<-l)i'4'SPntati\p— .MKl El( NOllTII
MARTY and IIAKKY
15IM Rrouilway/ Now York; >. Y.
.. IV A
tflSVA.
Star of Stage, Screen and Radio
Who was jiaid hy Republic Pictures for permission to use hie name for .
: their cowboy star, Roy Leonard Slye Rogers
Now Appearine . ■
.Keturn Eng:agement ^
LATIN QUARTEK,
Boston, Mass.
Thanks: Michael Bed-
stone, Dick .; Henry,
Ben Shanin. .
. A
AT RANDOLPH
WEST OF STATE
STREET . . . CHICAGO
Management
RALPH BERGER
GIBBY’S
Meeting Place of Celebrities
’ . /Entire Second rlhor
192 North Clark Street, Chicago
Luncheons . . . Cocktails ... Dinners^a Suppers
LYRICS. ...MONOLOGUES
COMEDY.... DRAMATIC
■for Stasc' — Cabaret — Radio ■
H75 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
COI. !>-8340— RoOiii TC3 I
SEASONS GREETINGS
And May :the New Year Bring
VICTORY and PEACE
LI BON ATI TRIO
Dirert ion— MOKT I N JTKLD
D.WII) P. OMI \LLGi; OFITCK. Clilengo
>
I
Wednesday, Janijia^ 5, 1914
Tf>o'iv-Pighth
An/ili'(!!tsary
igStt fOft
AND HIS TYMPANY FIVl
The Country's
Leading
Personality J
Singer! S
DOLLY
Three Cheers l>r The Boys-^at Cnivers»l S^^ especially
Eddie Suthfcriahd. otar dheetdr ; CedrgC guy and
a gland pertorhiCr— and alL of the cameramen and techni-
cians for their help anti cooperatio”.
Three Cheers For The Boys— at Decca Records, especially
Jack Kaon: and Dave Kapp and the rest of the gang for their
siiggestiuhs and assistance in making our Decca recordings
such, big seliers.
Just compleletl triuinphanl engdgeineiil> LATIiN
QUARTER, Chicago; GREENWICH VILLAGE,
New York; Shangri-La, Phila. ; 100 Club, Des
Moines.
Management Phil Phillips
NATIONAL ARTISTS BUREAU
Room 810 — 2Q3 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, III,
Three Cheers For The Boys-— at Leeds Music, our pubiishers,
especially Lou Levy for helping us make our original tunes so
popular.
FOR VICTORY!
Three Cheers For The BoysT-especially the managers and
stagehands at the niihierbus theatres throughout the country
for the ediirtesies extended to us while appearing at their
theatres, :
Three Cheers For The Boys— and girls, too, the . millions of
record : f ans ’ wh* hnvd'm^ : it possible for iis to sell bveV 2 ' -j
million,: records during' the past year, and to the couiitleas
number of the theatregoers who ha've so enthusiastically re-
ceived oui type of entertainineht.
Three Cheers For The . Boys — ^at the General Amusement
Corporatio ', our agents, especially Berle Adams, Arthur Frew,
Harry Romm, Howard Sinnott, Arthur C. Weems, Dick Web-
ster, and Ralph VVonders for their guidance and confidence.
FINEST GROUP OF GIRL ACROBATS
PLAYING mi: AIVJOR TIIEATRLS
AND ITIK TOP CAFES AND HOTELS
Produced l.y MOLAY IIASSEA
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS GIGANTIC MUS I C A L
FEATURING LOUIS JORDAN SOON TO BE RELEASED
Refiirn EngagemenI , . . (iiirmnlly LATHS QLIARTEK. Itosloii, Uluss.
Thiriy-ififrhth
Aiinlmrsiary
We^«*dayv January 5, 1944
GREETINGS
DEL COURTNEY
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Currently
10tli Week
BLACKHAWK, CHICAGO
Heard Over
wgn-mutual network
1 2 Times Weekly : ,
A GEN C Y
(ftNCRAi exccuTiye omcts
LOEW BUILDING ANNEX
^^160 W.«|lh BUyonl 9-7M0 .
IUb
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
To All Our Friends
AND
Management^^MUSIC CORPORATION OF AMERIGA
AGVA Spends lOG |
^ To Control Agents I
American Guild of Variety Artists. .
: wii! set up an affcncy control de-
partment at an ainitiai cpst.'pf $,10,000
:: , to rcsuicte talent ofTices. New ,
■ ^ outlU. accorriinR ■ ■ to Matt , Sheivey;^ :
■: National AGVA Administrator. ■ is
, necessary to enforce inaintonanee-df-
membership clatise in its contract
with Artists ; Kepresontatives Assn.
, The union and AIIA iiave already
■ oka y e d .the new pact. ctTective. ■
t Jan. 1. ’
Agency control department will
check . membership records against/
talent office statements to see that
all acts handled by franchised
..' agent's are , AGVA , members. / Do-
■ partment head . will ; be named
shortly. ,
Bob Ripa KM In
So. Pacific Crash
Bob Ripa. .10, vaude .'uggler wh.osc
real name was E.iviti H. Hansen, was
■ killed recently in a plane crn.sh in
the South Pacific while on route
home after a year of entertaining
servicemen in that area with a USO-
, ' Camp Shows unit. New.s of his
death was announced by USO-
Camp Shows this week. ■
Ripa is survived by his widow,
Hazel, and a four-year-old . son. .
Other members of the unit escaped
without injury. „
CAPITOL GOES BUKLEY
Toledo, Jan. 1.
Capitol theatre here goes on the-
National Burlesque Circuit, Jan. 7.
Hou.se was on this circuit prior to
last season.
Third Time at
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, New )^ih
Thanhs to
LEON LEONIDOFF and DAVE SOLTI
INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES
SAVE MONEY BY FILING PROPER DEDUCTIONS
FOR THEATRICAL WORK
Kt-iisnnalile yiimtiily .tina Yra.rl.v ..
I'or GpupthI Tuxcb and BooHKpfplMNT ,
SPECIALIST IN THEATRICAL CLIENTS
, j.V»4‘ Hrotidtvay.
: KiMon Tdl.. l-iilnpn TiMMitre .HldR.
\**w' . Vork.. -New York. • '
JEAN TIGHE
' Now. “MarcdiinK With .lohnny’*
KrtiinKpr, I'hlliidplpliili :
Dir. KENNETH LATER
.Tnv roiiHirUiint .
ISKyant 9-JllU
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KKT \V. 1>A>'A, N. Y. Herald Triluiiie.
SUITE 602
1270 Sixth Ave.
New York City
CIR. 7-4124
DANCERS
Currently 14th Week
GLASS HAT, NEW YORK
, i'erNoiial Maimfircr: llAli UIIAVDIS.
Belmont .IMiixjk New York
LAFFS A MINUTE
AMERICA’S "DANCE-WITS” SENSATION
ALWAYS BOOKED WELL IN ADVANCE
SEASON’S GHEETilSGS
GREETmOS
KEN HARVEY
And His Vibralectron
Going Out on My Third Offshore Assignment
, -.-fo-" USO-Camp .Shows - -
•Miiiiageiiieiit*~-r.'\GG SAXDICR — BUIiCm CliletiRo. '
Phone O/.rx^.
CHICKEN BAR-B-Q RIBS
Rush Street, Chicago
■ FRANK HOWARD TOM McDONNFXL ■.
SEASO]\*S GREETINGS
LEONARD GAUTIER’S
BRICKLAYERS
Direction: MEYER B. NORTH
B^RT BERVIS
203 N. WABASH AVI., CHICAGO
PERSONAL A^ANAGEMENT
Wednesda^^ Jaittiary
T^hlrly-alghlK
Annivpr^ttrV
Irhirtyyeigh th '^^^SrIETY'\ Annivermry
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
GEORGE FREEMS
Congratulations to
BENNY MEKOFF
' IN HIS''
“FUNZAFIRE” .
■ I'OJII’ANY ■
(FIFTH YEAR)
THIKH WKUK
cpij siMovs. cmoAfjo
N O W .KNXEKT.IIN
THE novs m scotijAmj
CM
. HAZEL SCOTT
JIMMY SAVO
TEDDY WILSON’S BAND
JOHN SEBASTIAN
GENE FIELDS TRIO
KENNETH SPENCER
IiiUM 111 ' I B
PEARL PRIMUS
MARY LOU WILLIAMS
JOSH W HITE
COKER & CIMBA
EDDIE HEYWOOD’S BAND
CLIP'F JACKSON
BARNEY JOSEPHSON
■ Proprietor
Publicity: IVAN BLACK
WILLIE SHORE
roi'sonal .MniinRrcnient
AL BGRDE
OVERSEAS WITH
U.S.O. SHOWS
DM I iiirsn»i
‘TOLIES BERGERE OF 1944”
Winterland, San Francisco
AL BORDE
TRESENl'S
from the great yap^ of Stars
SEASOJS’S GREETINGS
Say New York Columnists:
“Rocco Is The Hottest
Thing On Broadway”
“They’ll be shouting the greatness of;
Maurice Rocco— rthe stand-up Boogie-
Woogie Pianist.’’ ■. v
— li.iil WiKon, N. Y. POST
• ^
“Here’s ■ rock that, really rock^.’’
" . — PM, .New York
“Orchids to Maurice Rocco at the Cafe
Za.nzibar.’’ " .
. — !iVViUtcr Wmchell
“Maurice Rocco is a star with a siz-
zling'future.’’.'-
—LOOK MAGAZINE
Personal Management PHIL SHELLEY
•*One of the truly, great artists of our day-rr-Maunce Rocco
possesses the left hand of a Fats Waller and the right hand
of an Art Tatum.'V ^"liOui.s Sobol
•
VMau rice Rocco is the most sensational act' to i play in any
N. Y. Night Club this season." —LIFE MAGAZINE
•
/ ^'Maurice Rocco was a sock!" AMon—VARIETY
'‘Brilliant on ‘Hall of Fame’"
—VARIETY
-Maurice Rocco takes Hollywood by storm/? —Li A. TIMES
Currently at the
CLOVER CLUB, HOLLYWOOD
Return Engagement January 17th, CAFE ZAN2IBAR, New ^York ,’
January 19th, RO)^Y theatre, New York
NOfF IN ERODE CTION
Paramount’s “Incendiary Blonde”
Starring BETTY HUTTON
New York Representative: STANFORD' ZUCK.ER AGENCY, 501 Madison* Avenue, New York
64- E. Lake Si., Chicago
have be6n priyilegipd toi
us>e our endeavors and. equipment and to
furnish the services of our artists in an
effort to co-operate in the salte of
stamps and bonds and to assist in recruit-
for the Armed forces of the U. S. A.
Novelty Acts and New Features
for Fairs^ Expositions^ Parks
and Indoor Circuses Contact
Us at Once. Season 1944.
FAIR BOOKING ASS’N, Ihc.
I'llONE; FRANKLIN 1561
121 NORTH CLARK ST., CHICAGO, lU-
HAZEL SCOTT
IMP OF THE IVORIES
At
CAFE SOCIETY UPTOWN
Fealurc«l in FcAir Pictures for -M-G-M and Coliimliia in 1943,
' With a Bright Role in -Warner Bros.’ “Rhapsody
in Bhic’’ Goniing Up
OPENING JANUARY 19, PARAMOUNT, NEW
YORK. 1944
HECCA RECORDING ARTIST
Managemenl: BARNEY JOSEPHSON >
Pnhlieity: IVAN BLACK
ALL
iVednesday, January 5, 1944
ThirtyretgHth
Anntverstfry
oOD^O
To the end that this nation
inav emerge victorious
...to a just and lasting
peace . . . this theatre has,
and will put, all of its effort
and resources . . . whatever
calls mav be made . . . for
Bond Drives . . . Civilian
Defense ... Red Cross...
or U.S.O. . . We stand ready
to give 100% of our services.
★ ★★★★★★
Tfiirty^i^^ith p'^RiEff Annirprsary
Wednesday, jahuary 5 , 1944
Variety Oills
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Cliarlesttiii'
A’ielory Cl-I)
• Ai.fi.iig' ;
(‘ohiinbia
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I3i'eeJing Alons
, A-ii-f^io H.onil .i
Ar.ntamToTs ^
Ann
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U Miini.n’irtrtro Gli'
■ Aom’ii. i'll .siiyimons
•la.i'k.-' 'lljirrh)
Ubii ll.nrold Ore
'I'i'Jt ivH - WarvVu diic.
Bill Bertololiri
"Xbrnia .Hayjubnd -
. r.a,ui’a ■ \V,il..s(?n
A'im'ent UlorOe .
.Sally- .Gbciilwiij' ,
Albyn 'Gin'ord ,,
fjoi'etlaUaiie
; .ViVl'br . DiVlzt - ,
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Vi'et brirV.': Urtbe
■ Ivos.'i S-is-.
-Jsoilh Mali;
Ivia- Barry. ; "
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...James, ll. Allison .
l.'WUr Ro.srt tSinls ' '
Wi.ll Quoni-mcj er .
Ro.saljb- 'GVoiU-
Hilly, Banks
Hobby Davi.s,'
F.rancvs IIot)der?on
CUl.n AVrtn ■ •
Via. Travers Oj'ch .
♦Ilniiny Piv.ver’n
Blaine Aindentt .
,Hv,bclr ..& l-iert-u -
Virginia- ;l*’ji.it “
,jnl,ia Ge.rity. , , ' •
Singiiig AV.'i iters
B1 CblrtO .,
BoHia &‘,;\'Gldro.,
T:'mV I
Hill 'f’jni'n*r«in- ,• > .i!
■.l'':-'itry...Vi(i.in»,-’. '-'.i
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Hotel SI. Morll*
n-?.oi'os-,4-)Fl; .f’armbn
Rob" •V’-orry
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. : Hole) Taft
'Viniv-iit li-obo'/, . Ore .
Iloiel %%’ablort-
, Vitoria .
A iinai>:yiir,y,-'U,fi‘Uoy ' ^
SvJvib' St,
ntrlijirtl Mniiniivg ,
ilipa'niio Alurnht ' . , ;
T^i’oiiii 'K-l'l'iot , ■ V "■
.IrmU.' '.l.uri.sl ,
tiiieeii- Marjk
N'd-ya ,G-rdc!'ji;,.
A''ora 'N-'lV’ti ' -.I'V" • .-
Cfistalno Barry
Guy- .- Vfariih., (Ui'ls
Hat Glayt.bn,. r
.Irvins Conii Ore '
•Hetor. R'm.umla Bd
KiiKers fneiier
Karn .IvoblUors., , ,
.iTrtrHy '^lybroouri, Hi x
>irt 1 irt'ya .niv.wrt i ia na
\nbtbviQufirfct,'
'Mrti’oUT' Gro'eii ■
Uds.sAlrteUdab.
Hliii; inAre.y , ■ .
A •i\jdrrynirti<ers :
.iSig -SnhQtb Ore. ■
. Kulmn Blew
at rt.x i;i 1 o .: S'l n I i .V a n._, i
'ilo'lid' Knicrson ■ ' •
.M.soUlnls .■ ■
lV-y.;‘ p.-i wii. -iV, Uusk
T rri-n n a iv ( • li i 1 1 i so » , 3
-.Tulins Alon.ic.. ,
■ Sidv.v’d . t^bnf' - •
up front, .is ii .personality 'ilopkcr'..\vho
.,:..stb)j.s ' ; li'.'af (ie,: ak, ,;Slie'.' ■.shakes': be'r'
chives and inuraeas. i,.,:';-."'....'.' , AhW.
I*1C\RI. BAILEY
Song.s
il Mins.
L'oUoii ClHbi N. Y.
■ An expi'C.ssiv.e ■ voice;; coupled with
'■a .geivinne'.fl , for riding ^a tPPe\
Wftbo'iit 'destroyiiig Its meipdic .'fine
makes Pearl Bailey a. song find .in
sPpi:a,"elrGie.si.-.:. ■pro',iectiori...aivd^:m
neris:n-i.s, .,hvc t’ops.i.and,' ,s6P.g solcetl'oi
■is 'similiU'l.v: go-od,'.. At -.sliow .cai.i.gbt;
she. did 'Pi.stol' , .Bdc.kih'.;,Martia'.. and
■Siv Louis Bliios' to get top" applause.' ;
However, Voudition , of 'Too . Old d.i:..
Top 'yo.Piig’ .tyiled , tp.;brihg,',as gp()d 'a
,:ipitti,.'',.:,',, , .
: ' ’I'hojiglv. tpyitig'.with :s inaferia! ,
I ieS" .■i,it.'.,artongqnieiits ajid hivripoii ip '
,e(fcoiS.\V'hich result hi ppiot'liil iv oca
bicnds,., .Strongest ibit, is' thipr .nar'riiT ■ .
live 'renditidiv Of the sPir>ttia,i ;'K.o;ah!
ill the liari-atlve. 'style 'made. :ni)Uib|e ,,i.
hy the Gdldeh date Quartet, ■ -
; , Tiioy ' jtre . also ' pi-pficiciit. at . pii'ps ' '
" inifti bhies iiPmbers, .aiid, eilorts, liet'C.;^
. woii theni good hand.s, . ■ ; Jose. -
Nitery Reviews
i’lieroII^iSj ll'wooil
. HOlVyw.0Oft:.:..Dee. ' 21 )
■ Hiidie Rio, PenKy. Uee, Beriii IViil-
/(ICC, iVieie Bros.;, Grace and Nicen ',
':R6mol)\ ji^dn : Richey., J.f’dn- ' Jmjr ,
, flail/, George SheUey, Siaiitoii Sis-
ierSi jiwiiip' ■' iVobthy., r«,ilpr . Maiils,- ■
■in iier'.Own"spot. Miss. Bailey . can . al^ ..Riiia i'Afnrtiiicj, :COTr
:.4pil'. inai:ei-iai,.'.uot ih.. .standard, eata-
'.logs. ■ In the top .vocal spot of a .pro- jt/p'lsj . $3.30 .tortii. ..d'tip u’li/t-
(iuelion Iniill around 'Hard on >ly . Ciit,.; ; V. v ;
.Heart', .slie gives Henry Nemo's .sliow to'”'-' '' j' 'i' '■ ;■
V ■' ) c. rtiiQ't) 1 Pile of’ lliat . ti 1 1 e 'a good .sendoff. ,
vi'naiv in'iiipw This: ;tall eolTee'-eoIOrcd,' lass is yo
BOOKING THE NATION'S LEADING INDEPENDENT
VAUDEVILLE THEATRES ?
EDWARD SHERMAN AGENCY
NEW YORK
paramount building
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HILLS,:;CAL.
BEVERLY HILLS, CAL.
CALIFORNIA: BANK BLDG.
' sfit'p. tot I'oi: tiifCrie.s or. .in' ;froPl..pf. jj;
. sepia ouch. Jose.
ELLA MAE MORSE
: SongsW
10 Minis.
'.S-TRANtoiXirY.;’. f;.,
. . Coih’in.g, here.;: w’ith a reputation.
established' by. a. SeriG,s of ..plick; roe-.
, 'o'i-dsy Ella Mae ;; Mor.Se 'gives:. out With
. a pleasant brtind . of chirping :\\’hich;
; ■ is , ....oiilraneed: . by a . goO'dTl'ooking
fraiiio cnca.sed in , ■ an. '.efl'ective
.;MaiiiJp . Sttond. ■preli, (. 14 :), line. .oj'. 30
:;</b'(,s-; "$ 3.;30 leitfi dilmeri ,$T.fi 5 U’i(./I.-.' ’
Earl Carroll had good rca.son ip'.,
'cel epra ie. ■.;start', 'bf the s:i.xth ■ year ■ of
h.i.s.' theati;e-re.stauigipt In live, toai^ of'. :,
’HpU.yw-oodV : When -ito pdilice mag- ;, . ;
iii.liti.iie ro.se from; a: ..vaeaut lot, tiie
wi.se 'ims began to size up its pOssi'- - .
bilit-ies as a garage. Tiiey even iiiul
Cni'i'oU. believing he ihiide ;a .bad,'
.gues.s: but after .untarli.ng'h.isiglilteiv.:. .
i li.g .piil.iide of food, fle.sh and fun , w i tli
a/apeelacidai' .flashlthat- even left this.;' ...
(iasli town gaspuig; tlie :tiiiie.eh,aii,ge.(.l.'
. iTiim: a ' dirge to one of liigii ,gl<’e:.;'.
Even tile skeptics had .to'iadmlt , lie , ,
was 'in.t' :... ■■: ,. .
.. This new. edition of .lle.sh ..and I'an.-':- .•
I .'.tod. Vviiisiii.iififon'
. , :p,OOk: & Browil :*
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ft-Dter (4) ■ ■
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Koaiioke
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Warner
IStbcl . .Gilbert . 'Ssirila Tlem>rsi
Jo, an. Reilly • ; AK^i.rt.l^<^ro %*lialta
(Uiaiies Xiosoff - . ; juau .J.bs<> Sai'O- .:
■ B'ernie .(jVauer : .Hilar ibiikinx '
;Uarol<l Wiliavd' F .<1e, Tlibinas .Ofc, .
.Jrt'<:k -Byrtb' '-Kl,..' .%i «r«.c'ro. •
.ciVai’les ,Si-rie.kland;- Cliatmcey Grey. Or/
Jlj.iiniy;, Burns ... Obiouitp Ore
JHlT Kelsey’ . - ; Andre. tJodp : ; , - ; ■
Gay 90’s- Ouarteile CbaH.os. Tnwnld.
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Muio. ,ll Alohiind liiWf ■
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l A’iiH'f iiv' CalsuVfsrt; Or .MibXrpiT I.J}ly -CIs
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Halmi’son & ;JaCl\s'n
Tops & VViltia . ,
[ non Hod.man Ore
' (;’niiay’s Bd •
eoutin'ieT .ioh.: . She 'h.a. 4 'a , .watnr slit tas.v; tabbed ''V ^fOT Venus;' -is in', f lic .
of pipe.s highl.v cflective on rhythin [.he.-a Cavroll' traditiontobeauitS, ■ Bitf- ,
tunes. : 1 . ' . fooi-.s and splendorou.s . inve.sUuife.
For her Strand bow .she selected Of the 10 revues he ha'.sisiaged in the
‘That Got Ya;' 'Shoo Shop Bab.v' past live years, the curtoiil c.xtrina-
and 'Co\v-Co\y; Boogie,' all of Vvhich I -aaiiza must rate with.
found lavorabte reception. She en- 'riierc's a smooth blendihg of talent
.ctoedTwith ,a .ballad 'No LoVe,. Mp.l 'l up for tto .lac^ of;^ ;^^
Nothin' t, saiid . proved equally ' as i pnd:,i,t .all .Cttinea: off: as. a, smart .pot- ...
efl'ective fit this liiie tif endeavor,: p;).u.t‘t'i, of 'noeturhal. divertisseh'ien.t.
' ■ ’ • Jose Ooening.night Gart-.oll came on .stage,
' .sh-eny-eyed and limp, to paiticipate
. ^ , , i'i the eei'CmOnial. oake-ciifting with
.UMMl SMITH llirce of. his, former slans: who were , .
Noyclly .. . .'Ci. ' ' lii : oh “Ihe gi'ound. breakin,g— -Eddie ; .
.IIMMY SMITH
Novelty. .'■
II) Mins.
Cotton. Club, N* Y.
-;..Ii)p,my smith, a; straight edition; of
WifV ' IVtalioiiey, di.splays neat foot-
work iii tapping out tunes on a. spe-
.daily constructed vibe outfit. : f ,
.Concentrates, mainly . ori melody
r.atiiei* than hoofirig which fpsultS,' in.
.iiiaiiy eases:.::ih .some, fine h'armpny:
;ancl '.strong. m.e:lpdie..:acceiitsl IViain-
C.uilor; W., C. Fields and .Jack Benny,
lie told of sleepless .night.s to wlup :
the shpvv into' shape. The efiort w.is
:not,iiir. vain for the. sh wa.s vtui.i ;
dll' .Without the customary :fir.st .nigf it
■'.bugs/,
Ma.ssive- sets that' roach to the (lies; ;
ornate .and eye.-fif:Ung. ■ give tiie. per-
formers V,ahd. .-Ghorines: ...a; .:fantastic,.
backclropi Parading tolore 1 ho.se
NIX 2 D ICE SHOW
Pittsburgh, Jan. 1 .
luuii sitnrj) . .Plan 'Ilf .Johnny :'Harris and .Al'ena’. ..'* .Mins.
D/'-ic-.-i., 1 , 1 ) ... , , 1 J ■ :'.C'oHon . ciiib,. N.' y.. .
A)U. Wamin Mah.'.gcr.s .A.ssu. to produce a second. . ' ^ Thompson, luiofing '
m- - caiWVi.m'ol^ lttrp':'wi.th,: dashe.s, 'of cceenlrk
i'l.iiel 'corilirioow^^^ •Ic-ecapiidcs. has been dropped, with is not yet roiuiy lot privsentation in
"<<'eii|:iir.v : lCbi)i«i) eonsummatiop of a dctjl between ace niteiie.s. Act .still needs consid-
1 * 1 ® ardhas,. in. th,e::oi'g'ani-. -f'r.aWo polish;, and' . rod
i.vititPtosa : ' ■■ 'aik'idn, and 'Ice. P'oUies.’.', . For a .time,' f’lhl'tTlRr’to. - .
i/i.i, , ,-:t..,appeafed, .titat;;. Shipsta:d-
v-i O : : 'rhltonittodsl : ' revuew oulci; pass up: seyerttf regiilar : fim^'bu,L | '
, ,{laies,,'qn' tom tlidtr't.hto^calibil of :this^
It ' .\Uj;ih)oi (loraei -,';3 , .'Vinter, ■whieh prompted: .IIam,s and. ■ ;■ , .: . Jase:.;-
-.st u if I'/'S'. ,v ,'i:i i-ii ■ his a.ssociates to announce that they ■■ ' r -yy "■ : ■■, ..:■;
' 1 ' ' 'i' ,W 9 dki :'p:ut :pn,.,andthd,r etoravaLdtiiza . 'T
11111.-1 nisic to (ii! . the empty dates on the Comeily-naiu-ing .,.;■:
(I>laii(ii.iiuii Kiioi))) vti.iYf.rinlp ' ■■ ■ ■ |.» M.ins, ■ , . s
,\i -rraco SI..1CMUC. , ' , Cotton Club, X. Y.
nv.,H‘irs,.,-nn^ However, a satisfactory deal 'va.s Tip;, pu, „f youngsters arc biisic-
a- IloWT Iliaiki- 'viSrk.ed ,‘ 6 iil: in;, Ne'v Ytjfk last ,w,ee.fc:,|,iv|l:,y.; gp f.,il bccau.se
'p . (C:«slii« on i^iriii ,b.v Shi}D 5 >lacl imcl Johnson, on one they Irosh ;iu:e weak
Nfil'fii' ••\be Ly-Jiirtn ..Q.r<' ' -\ ivinh - mVF * - -ai- -s. ! riis, v.iA'v.u: rpu^:;. i,:.
■ • 'iibKo .
■ to,: .,F.|-aulCNr,i\m.lioj.’» . ' ;A$ ii 1‘t’Si
-j ; . - to vV'.oi'Oi. • , dens • ixer
■ ■ IfOIrl l.t‘xliiCloii o fx 1*5
to. JIlawiiiljMi ;l{mi -Aiin iyh, lo
-. X;nui,M<.’T|Ltf('rt,,«'Ji',<v^ Cl«i
y. : y ii'ihUtitva' : ‘ iW'®- lieih g
, \ ii).sh-ritlM/f ",V T*i/1.'t'|-t'-i:iU.)lt .'Uii;l i
are . lie in g;:ia ken\ care of, too
. . tauis. .visnal interest with ;. an, occas .spectacular trappings tUT a- mPIfey
tin .Oi-r, sionivl fr.ieky torn; .but real :strength lot ..of ietite'rtainers. .Eddie Rio prfc- -.
'uhhirs ■ '■ 'ton ■i'S .abili.ty .to handle a tiine- . sides as host and indulges ii). a howl-: , .
■ : ..'Umh. ii.'i n^ as an-: orthodox hig takeoff of various ranks of sol- •
:vibe:(m.aetU.ion,er.. , diery and.'gbbhery at a. dance: . Pinky ■
'/lacks'll , , : Appe(U|an.ce. of a^ cotild bc im- . Lee . is. a hbldpyer \vith . his. quai.nt .
ii' bi'c ' pi-oved if: hi.yinstrumcnt had a. ioud^,' h.timoi- and eccehtito Ijoofidg, and an-
s.pciiimr: attachmciit or a table .mike. Other comedic highlight. falls to t!)c.
■ :wlu(‘,h. (■otild.lie pi.aced du-eetl.v. undei,-. i'Wierd. Bros., also relaiived '.from fast ,■
' llMi- I't? :llen'-i f'l'ilcb. h uiu- , (gisibnal changes in .)M''incipaLs.:: 'With :
> dcr tin- pipe.s Appears to be toady hats, liddles and precision .stepping
'unuf ™‘' incsenlcilion in vauders. Jose. ip ipund out their f urn.: they're .sock
inllW (-ve n to the repeateis; Comedy d.ioce
■ KAYLON AND THOMPSON team of Gi-aee and-Nipeo Romoll is
rUi. 1 . Hiineiiifj; ■ (Continued; :oh . page 2421
Arena •' Mins. ;a- — ' ---W-s;: .
. Cotton Club, N. Y. ' niD'T'UQ
SLCond Itoylon and Thompson, lioofing - OlK.lTlO,;
non to . .(m-,, with dasiies of ecccnlrk- work, , Mr. and Mrs. Pattei-son Giccne,
d, with is not yet roiuiy lot privsentation in daughter,' Santaii Mqnica, Dec. 23 .
■et ween aeo rnt/n los. Act .still .needs c.pnsidr Kalher is - screenwriter..
I s'pm to Aviation Ca 4 el ahcl Mrs.:' Bill Lud-
ohnson "’‘'''I' 'va-s hampered, when ' "’" 1 - "O"- Pittsburgh Dec. 25 . Motliei-
caught. b,v sub-.standard orch back- is the former Path Gene . (,Baldrid.ge) :
‘■“.to ing. Inij l.iik of musical cohesion ! ex-singer with tang Thompsoti. and ■
' 'd' '■ii®b'l i'ie'v calibre of :this , sepia pair. Ai Eavelin' banijs; father was a- P\tt ,.;
al^ they ~ :,brch- ;druimmBf ;: -before .going^^^^^^^^^
'aimh.zai’:l:'ftiirtcotAtt;B ■■■'' ''V:
)h ihe Comeilv-Dancing Mrs. Jack Edwards,, .son,
I 8 Mins. Dec. 27 , New’York. Father i,s v itii
Cotton Club, N. Y. Frederick Bi‘pther.s’ cate department;
'to : This I l ip of youngsters arc bii.sic- 'mother is (Sitiger J-Jarmon, vaude and
•! • flftiicovk -Ix.iit • full bcottitsc piifc SiiriCcrto ^ ■ •' -' )■ • '• \'
on one j they liiek: Iresh. ,i,dea.s and are weak '
I other. ;.on comedy work. , Tlieir footwork is * r»r*¥ vV'.r* ' ’ ' ' : '■
y Gar-.- ene.rgctic and contains applanse-gcl- , ' ' MAKKlAUtb
n^hnd ‘"crowRm M'lv'noo B h ' d'crfln’^it
.yeland „q.. ,,f ft.impo.. dancer. . F.a.st (um- , MtHe. .,I)ee., 30 , JJolly'yopd. ■, (jioom i.s.
r spots bling and aero windup, however, j "to . dt p- ' D- :Pv '.Milie; bride is . a ; ,
■ ■■■; give them a .strong exit. Jd.se. ' uimccr, ' '■':■'
e. Follies.' For a lime, -"‘'i"' -soeu u-icKs.
that ; Shipstad-Johnson I "'di'l' 'va.s hampered, when
Pass up, several: regiilar i
aA/ta- JRXJi ihU laok.'of, nxusioal cobcsion-
didn't .hicle caJibre of tbU sepia pair-
: Jbs?. ■
CHOt'OIaATKS
IRind: and Arena men- on the otheiv 1 -dn cohiedy %v 6 rkv Theij: footwork is
•As 'll • i-esiilt '‘Follies^ will 'play ; Gar:-'- /doe.rgotic.-a
L.^iiU-oh, .13 aixl dlten k 0 .:. 4 o Cie\ .eland j- jj danc.eri . Fast l.um-'
' fo.i* 'll’: ciays. -Cpuple of .other :S,po.ta- , jvncl ’■ a;cu‘ 9 ’:..WMndU
them, a str on'^- .ex 1 1 .
Wednesda:^^ jaiiiiary 5, 194 4
■eighth ' :‘p^^$iE’]pY' ■ Annimrsh^
LEGITIMATE 221
PROTEGTlNG^he PUBLIC
[License Lontmissioner of N. y. C.]
I have been reading so many years, just as
long as I .cad remember, that t arn grateful for the oppor-
' tunity tp cbntrib.ute tq- this anbiversary number.
A Licehse Commissioner in a city iql, 7,500^000 with an esti-
mated suburban grOup and visitors making a total of about
10,pOO,po6, has ;a great respohsibifity, since most of the popu-
lation, comes in Contact 'W
odd different businesses .we license.
. In' the last to yearn the department
has elirnihated the rackets from Coney-
Island, the greatest amusement place of
its kind in 'the. ’world, ,,', W also license
the motion picture theatres in N. Y.,
among which, are the finest in the
world, and we see that they operate
safely, and courteously for the hundreds
of thousands who visit them daily. An
innovation in the New York theatres is
the law permitting children under 16
years : of age to enter theatres after
schoOhhours without being accompanied
by adults, and when ih the theatres these children are under
thd supervision, of a Ufcen.sed, matron who has met the require-
ments of a rigid exarrtinatidn as to her qualifications, health,
niGntsl eguipmenV: gfirt^Tal. p.hysicaV p.onditi^^ ot.
which has worked .satisfaCtqr.ily .fpr many years.
Also the theatrical agencies who get engagements for
' artists ih’the various phases, m entertai nment world.
j Moss’ Star! in Sho w Bi/. [
When I was a youngster I was part of a vaudeville team
known as Clark and Williams, blackface singers and dancers,
arid played various clubs and cjiarity bazaars, but the neces-^^
sity Of helping m the upkeep of a large family required that
I get out Into the commercial world where salaries were
steady and regular. It was many years later that I was
associated with my brother, B. .S. Mos.s, one ot tho pioneers
in. the motion picture industry, pioducing early five-reelers
arid then in the operation ot many vaudeville and picture
■ playhouses in the City of JJew York.
tater 1 was asmeiated ri early years with the Theatre
GWild, a labor ollovej when they needed help.
I .produced .in association vvU Warren Munsell ot the
Thiati'e yOuild a; play,’ ‘The Mongrel.' \\ itli Rudolph Schild-
krbut,,; ihietl later,, as co-prodivcer with: the Neighborhood
Playhouse, of which Helbn Arthur was the head, the ‘Grand
Street Follies.’ There was a great actor and dancer, Jimmy
Cagnei',’ in. that musical,. ■ who. .of course, .received , a,, much., ;
smaller salary with Us than ho receives nou as one ot the
top artists ot-thc screen.
' After that, : with;, Marcii.s ’.Ha now president, of- the
League of New York Theatres, ue produced a great success,
‘Subyvay Express.' with Edward, Ellis and Dorothy Peterson, .
It was a, thriller vyhic.h told the ;star,v of a. thiirder: .in - a .New ,.
: ’ .York: subway train, arid, if inyst'fled audiences ..for ovfer a ■
• year in New York. It then lo.ivoc' for many months throu.gh-
out the ■country. ;
I Natural IiiUmtsI in Tliealn* [
i Then, in conjunction with, M iir.’ico Wertheia-. ot the The-
atre Guild, we produeod one ol .Nod Co.ward s .,pla.ys,' ‘This
Was a' Man,' with Pranciric Larrilnore,; A. E. Matthews, Nigel
Bruee :and others, and dii ec.lcd -by. .B.asil Dean. , ,,
- ’ M.v purpose in .relating this is to indicate n.iy great, interest ;
,in the . theatre; -Which ■\va:>'’fui-thcr siipplenieatbd by- seeing.,
every, production in New York, during m.V. adult years, except
■when I visited . the , Conti i'.cnt fq,r :^ year- .and;- a ‘half
tour from London to Poland long beloro World War II. The
; ; . theatres’ arid; :p}a,ys., w,6rLy a igreat joy' fine
■■• 'plays' W,gi'e.'Playirig:',iri,. jinc., theatres before ,enth.u
.dienceS.; Paris, .■of course, w;js dtdl'ditful. u'ilh man jVintcrest.T-.
, ;ing .theatres, ■bitf ,1, vvas handicapped'; byvh qrily a smat- ' ■
teririg of Frenchi In Baflin, Max- Reinhardt was represented
with many 'prodijctioris, ia \y.hich.’ .Was. Noel, Coward’s '
,'This;,W:aS:a,Mah aijd,unders,tand;0^^^
■ ., I enjoyed it very mucli. '
I ; Drama in till* OriiMii , ■ h
. Later, in Peiping,.’China,- I sa\V thc'cirama-.as' it, has siir^^
■ in its primitive state for t’nousands pt; .Veark ,,japani in. 193.1,
had many beautiful theatres, In; TOkyrnone rausteal produc-
tion was dqne. ip japanb.s.c^' ' .With .American, miisic ;
i and Am.erican . dances, but jti'ie .plti.y,s .Were, mostly . baWR :qh
the .deeds o,f ; Japanese .i Wa iriors;, \v |i i c IT the ;f oUC Wers of . the ,
..'Hhirito. ibligiori . seemed to thT,iq.y, vc.ry'
■ It : is ;my. beli.et: that, the .theatrev is'-qhe of . tbe. most im- ;
pdrtaht media, of educatioii a'.s irdil aW eiitertainmerit , w
the people '.have, and New York Git.v.: is .the Mecca, .for , ait
■ those who love the theatre, -.wbich is ai.suaily the -m.o,.st im- '.
■ pqrtant part of their visit... .;
. Public officials : iriti.st :'be op tti.o Idokotlt -.for . those , per-
. fo.rmances - which, by ptmu dniport' of lan.gciage: arC. rio; mole,
than an appeal to the salacio.usiy di.spused-. Such slrows tiave
a tendency to ■deprave and corrupt ■.riiindsT’and people, vslho
' . krioyvingly ..arid fqi'. profit present a , product iqtT fdr that, pur-- ,.
pose are a nienace to the t'oeatro, -r’;' ■';:■■..
, It i.s not '. a\: matter of cen.sorsiiip or personal view a.s. to .'
what; is dCceht of immdr.al; .;. Rathije a 'pubUc .bfli.cial-ahould. be.. .
i.tqleranR.'liberal .and: mihd.Ril. ol'' fbe-'timek'. j.' ';
' 'The. st'age'.oReirs. C promisi, rig; career to mahy. ybiing peqplC ;
'Who go- into 'it .expecting success, d.r .fame. ';. ’They, sh.quid :bC ,'-
,- given, every, ;eneouragement,:,= Ma';y.'lh^ da.’v soon . cbnTe 'Ayhe-n
' ' .stock ''companies,. , will again'dpt'the la;ncl: and; ..give young, hop
; \ fills . tlieir, .chanee, t. Stock. ;com'pani,o,s ,-ar.e' tl^C:,crut^ible, from. ,
: ' WlTlch.,-the 'Stars of '.the- .future , years, may. eom.'e, ' ; : .
BwayL^tiOnHi^^^
Prosn^ity to Cmtm^
' ' -I-- ' ;;■ ' ■ -i ; " - v;.:, . .; - . ■ v-’ ity lAric
..There will probably lie post-war attendance lapses
on Broadway, but the New York legit 'theatre ' should r
prosper for years to .Come, the mofropo'i.is beinS: tli'e
■ moeca it is; for coun.tles,s nuinbers ' qf pdople;; with , oecaf '
sional vacation time on their .bands and money tor
diversion, ■■'
; 'tlnpredictable' is jthe eftcet 'qf the proposed; 20''( . ad-
’rri.issio.ns taxi ’There is ,a ,,pbssibilit,y tRat . the lov^
be lowered before the i;ew’ revenue bi’.l reaches the.
. White House. It not. show . busines.s. is apprehensive
’ that the tax. which doubles the present impost, will
prove too licavy for theatregoers. All types of at'.rac-
■ , tions and, admissions will be affected, but the te.g it field
- may be dented more than most other- types of shows. ,
due to the higher boxoffice prices.
' To be expected are ups and downs in ti'.catre trends
-as .the war's end''. appEoac.hes.- and- ,-thereaitcr. ' War
plants whose payrolls have provic'.rd a new clas.s of.
. playgoers,'; persons wit'n money to buy die be.st scat ;
locations fqr die first 'time la the.i>-' lives;' vvill. neccs-
; .sarily close down for conversion to peacetime. pursuits.
Thai will mean that people .Ih'ind'ustry; will have lay-
oft periods and must revise their mode of living, at
. least temporarily, therefore fevver; pbleritiat playgoers.
However, the amount of materials to be manufac--
lured will be .so vast and varied that America's plants
■ ' , should be kept at . overtime pitch for many years to ,
come. Indications are that the rno.si prosperous era
- withm. memory .vyill' eventuate, and that would -natu-
rally be favorable to amusements,,'. In addition to the
needs over ’ here for .'products -not - now made, the
. amount, of recon.struetion to be done in devastated
countries; byerseaS ; is 'almost mtaltulable, and untold
quantities, of- heavy .materials must be. .supplied, a
goodly pereontage .cqminr' liom this side.
Prosperoun Scanoii ', |.
Since the first of the year 11943) there hav'e been
more .shows on Broadway almost contiriuou.sly tlian the
previou.s year. Season of 1942*4.5 developed later than
usual and the summer saw tlie strongest list of altrac-
. tions in many yearsi. There were six .standouts vvhich
got excellent busines.s during- the hot period. The
standout hall dozen -were: 'Oklahoma,' St. James; ‘Zieg-
; feld Follies," Winter Garden; ^Something for the Boys.’
Alvin, and 'Tomorrow the World,’ Barrymore. All held
up to. excellent gros.ses until alter Thanksgiving, and
■ most may slick into warm.weather.again. only; 'Boys’
being clefinitely slated out at press time, it; leaving on
: tour at the lend of this week. •Harriet,’ Miller, another
bi.g winner, laved oil through summer, then relighted
strongly. ;
Curiously, there was no pre-Easter slump for the
second successive' year. For- the first time. too. in
many, seasons, the ticket agencies conceded it was a
; money-making summer, mostly because' of Ihe strong
, draws of the leaders. There were also other shows
which spanned the Summer and turned a profit almost
- every week.
i Last , .season's musical sn.a.sli. ‘Oklahoma.’ is among
the present leaders and. tops all in ticket . dernarid. Other
shows, iget more money weekly bccaa.se in larger the-
, a Ire.', but few earn ;as much - prolll, and ■ the advance
ot none compares witli that of ’Oklahoma,’
! Criticism of Show (Quality |
, There were critical .squawks that the quality ot pro-
ductions during the first half ot the current 1943-44
' 'season Was under normal. That was somewhat equal-
ized as the fall period progressed, and then came the
new money shows, 'One Touch ol Venus.’ Iniporial. and
.. 'Winged iVidtory.’ the ;.Arm.Y;, Air Forces drama at the
44th Street, both bcih.g in the van until 'Carmen Jones’
arrived at the Bioadway and took over the gross lead-
. erstiip. - ’Othello’ l-.ad arrived at the Sh'ube'rt earlier
and sUirtod a cleanup that continues, havin.g already
broken the record for file Shakespearean tragedy in
; one stand. ‘The Meri-y Widow' is another revival that
entered the big*money division, it having been an early
summer arrival at the Majesiic. ' , ' '
The manageiial dream— a fhree-per.son cast and one-
set click--'-came late in the fail., too. when ’The Voice
of the Turtle,’ Moroscqs; won raves., Close to the straight
I - play leadership is .'Lovers and Friciids.’ Plymouth. ,
:. Tl'.o. slump that started in November may force out
' some former good things, but there are 'comparatively
; . plenty of ; real money sl-.ows on the !i.s;. . though , t.hc
■ .: nuriiUeri.'S'-'n'0'£eo';ih'R'a’f‘uRle:{q';ifie Broad why
liei'.r.e the deprc.s-iiqn, nor'fs it likely dial theatre pros-
; '■ perity will over ; roach 'that height again. The olTish
. trend' up to New Year’s has cased tlie house shortage,
partieularly the hooki ng .lam lor musicals.
New Hit Fcccciilajic '■ I'
Number ot new shows on Broadway for. the 12-niont'n
, period, late in .May was 55. a now low. as agaio,sl 66 the;
. previous season; when production 'vvas stippled With',
mcriiocritic.s c.sccpt for the musicals, which are not
co:;sidered among Ithe',; best plays’, excep; on rare occa -
sioils. f’kere wore 21 attract io.ris in the money. Of the
,. ' 1942-4.'! crop.. 18 Wdl'C’disfinct. sticcessqsl, w'rth' liftt three.
;- moderates. It vyas the higlie;sl hit percentage on record.
PIXASKI ==
Notable that 14 producers of recognized standing de-
,' livered the 'best sellers,' while seven newcomers turned ■ .
,;;in the balance. "
There vvas quiie a squabble in '42-43 as to vvhich
was the best play ot the season. Critics. Circle .called, -
’The, ■PafHots’' the'.winnerj' but the' Pulitzer prize went
to ’The Skin ot Our Teeth.' There were .some hold.'.)uts
among the fe'V'ievyofs for.''f^^^ rated the most con-
troversial in many years, arid later the qua rrel almost '
ended the critics’ organization. . Curiously enough, '
’Teeth,’ after scoring a long run on Broadway, ehc'.ed
. disastrously on the road. It vvas vvitlidravvn after : play- I.
ing pne weelt in: Bqstbne another hew low tor a prize-
■'■vyinner. I ;' ■' ■':■ ;. ■''■'■■
• '. .‘Teeth’ hh.i'ght; have, continued into this seas- n but lor
managerial interferen if not stupidity. P'av a so
aroused something, of a furore in liteiati circles as to
the source material. ' There is little doubt. how,.vcr,
that 'Teeth’ would have cleaned up -had the o.igiiial
cast headed by Tallulah Bankhead been retamed- Her '
disaileetion was. just one of the manager's mistakes.
'..j New Facc8 Amon;f Oiticsi ;■' ,
There were many changes among the crituxiTgentTyT
. mo.st of whom went into uniform. John Andor.on,
head of the Circle and one of the besf-liked revi'jvvei-s,
died, suddenly early in; the su.mmer, and n'lc IGn-
■ land came. back, front: refifemeht' lb 't he
Journal-American. Burns Mantle, dean ol the critrcs,
.retired, and John Chapman became crlac for. ■. -e U;--
.Nevys,'having feturned; from,,'. Holly vvood loi a ce k |sb
several months previously. Brooks Atkinmn turned
war correspondent fqr the Times, being r.-nlacod by
Lewis Nichols, who vvas drama editor, -Richard Lo k-
ridge put on a uniform, arid the Sun fbviewing |ob foil
to Ward Morehouse, doubling as theatre columnist.
John Mason Brovvh, who had switched from the Post
to. the World-Teiegram, joined; the bolOfs 'soon alter-
wai-d, and Burton Rascoc took over. Wildolla V/aidort
covering shovv.s lor the Post, she being the only girl
reviewer. ■';' ■■-' .'’I-' '■ ' .■'V-.s;'- ■''
Lockfidge cbme out a winner; of ‘Variety’s '42-4.3 box-
; score on' the critics. Robert Coleman, Mirror, was sec-
onds Nichbls fan third, ■vyhile Anderson vvas a good
fourth. Dick Watts. Jr., of the Herald Tribune had
gone overseas for the Office of War Information early
in the season, with Howard Barnes replacin''. Latter
is doing double duty by also covering "pictures, which
makes him the busiest reyjewer on Broadvv'ay.
j Managerial Diflflculties f
• Agents and managers union had a Jong controversy
over increased pay, vvihiph was finally granted by the
War Labor Board, increase 'followed a series of hud-
dles in which one se.gment of the mana.gerial League
of New York Theatres argued against the award,
squawking even after it was granted. Press agents,
company managers and house managers_ were finally
paid the increase, which vvas; made ’refroaetivc. V/L3
ordered that the members ot the Associatior. ot The-
atrical Agents and Managers be paid $13 more wcek'y. '
and as tlie grant dated back for nine or more .mon’I's,
■ the amount'due- each member of the uhion was more
than $700. .Tqta'l amount in retroactive com from the
managers topped $61,000.
Equity had a placid year, the ructions that previ-
ously^afouSed. the ;memborsM - That vvas: :
partly explained by the fact that most of the yoiinger
' • malemem.ber.s vvcHt intO'.serv Frank . GiUinore;, who'-
headed Equity during the latter portion ol it's tUrbu- J
; lent .years, died May 29, ’43, at the age of 7(i. Ho had ' J
, : withdrawn' Irom'-Equity Several . years previoti.s1y . and : "
held a paid job with the Association of Actors and ’
Artistes of America iFour A’s).. At the annual mc'.t-
ing held -late: in May only ‘200 quahtlod members were
0.". hand, proving how many were in uniform ami a'so
indicative that tlicre vvero no important issues to be
• argued -over, ; Bert Ly t ell was easily rc- clected. . ' "
j_ Exce llent Smhincr |
i , ; There were, fewer :;dark weeks onf Kewaad^and”^^
ness in 10 key stands improved. I Record.s ol the Hailed
. Booking Otliccs sliovved that 138 more weeks . wore .
played by louring attractions. TImt shout:! be in- ..
creased thi ; season because tlicre are more .smaller
stands playing le,git than in several ycar.s. ■
At mid-June there were 25 shows on Broadway, vvi.ii
,.:m'0,st,;',qt;-,,tHe hlgStt.'p.'-a'ntl;.,,,
. ih fact ihe -.weckehd's, -savy Broadway ■.jammpdV-,,a! ' -cst
as much as New Year’s Eve. Approachin.g the s-um-
. mer's end it. vvas estimated that the combined gfatPo's 'i
ot 22 siiovvs was $4,710,000, covering a Ili-vvocI; 'pe.-iod,
; vv'iid'. Pompareri with the lush .s'.ur.tner of 1923;;,: Dur- ; ,
ing. the same lime in the .summei' of !942 the np.uro.'a-
■ mate gro.ss of . 18 .shovv.s was $3.46.3.000. ' ■ I;/'-’- ■■■
, . .; Summer stocks declined further and. only , 10 vvvre
. oporaiing by the middle of J'.mo. Of that mi»ibc’.';. ■
nearly half vyere: spotted in';cities.'eurt'ailniQnt of travel
. and ,ga.s rationing cut dovvh private car '..sa.ge so m-jcb
i' th'at. the rural stock of slrawhaf booih I hid, .■st(Sj,si''ed'
, ' towards the 'vaui.shing point, ' There were very iPvv ,
new plays tried out in the slicks. Ot those that were,
none were good enougli for Broadway— as us;,!; 1. .
‘JOHNNY.’ REPORTED j
UNLIKELY TO resume:
, ‘Marching with Johnny,’ the CIO-
backed revue which closed iii PhiUv-i
delpl.ia on Xmas Day instead of tje;';,.!'-
ing pie.sented at the N. Y. City Cen-i
ter. as intended laSt week, vviil pr.ib- -|
®bly not relight. aPeordihg .tq.: insidp-;
reports, .show is ■ said to be in the
red. for around .$68.000. -It- would -re-
Iquirc additional money to rewrite
file ne-.vly rohoarseci ’Jolmny.’ -as. was
;iri tended . btu the un ion ouHit is .said
In -'hayc„-,ctpoici|^- not to invest addi-
li.priid . c/u-h ,■■.'■;,; ;■
■' -Wit'i’dravval ...of ‘Johnny’ left the
I'C-'ity'.- GPIntei'-,' which i.s the fordier
Mecca'.. ■;-ITe'm.plP:-.'-'.''';vviihqu^^^ 'a:'-;'stiovv',.'
Hoti'se ,,is ..qpcraled ,.b,y.- :a 'Civa 'grptip'
of -thp p.it.V'.qf, 'N.evv .York. ■A,:-rp'(iue.st
..vva.s ■ni:Vcle. .-,b.y; Miiy.c'ir La Gtriii’dia . to
Fr'ank'- C'r;uvp.ri, fo'appek^ in.: a revivai
ofOLir’-Town.' 'fq,rmer';Pulit2or'^p^
-vMuiieiVi''H'-P'-stqf-ax.‘s Drama
is slated for tlie City Cente:- Jan. 10.
'it vvas also a reciuest. from La Guar-
dia.tiia! resulted in John Golcle:! re-
viving 'Susiin ' and ;-.,Gqct'' 'vv-ith G ('■.■-
■t'f.ude Lavpi'ence, :pl;ay,. bp.ing' t.hp':^^
''a'lrc'-.iri'it'iai ■’a'tlr'a'cfiii;ii. ';fp-r'-'' (iite e'p'k.
-It’s ' rP'-porfp'El 'thap Miss l.avvrenco has
aeceiiled the po.st . of mana.gm.g d 1;
rector at; t;lio ,;pj:ty'''-.s.',,lhoatr,ibai^ project.
"As a fl.l'ler 6ii'.Fr:icia.y,,, Saturday ami
Sifiitia:.y',k;3l*'lr‘i)’''^^^ Diappr.'- daiic'r;
er. '.arid I.arr.v .\dier. inirmonica vi;--
luoso, apiieai'ccl at fne Center.' with
Arthur Forrante at t'ne- puiuo :-
Kober Has 25% Of
‘Bella,’ Golden the Rest
, ; ‘M.v ’-Dear Belia.’ Arthur Kq.bprl.s
nc'.v eomody for John Golfien. will
■have,, the aulliqr'.;in',for;',a..:2.>';' o'xii-
’.•r.ship a tthough'.tjlolc.leri vvil'.be solely
billed, .S'-.ovv opens Fe'o. 14 in Bal-
timore. ■ '■
C.'uirles . Fi'iecl.nian:.'- 'who ’.staged:'
‘Pins . anti .Needles, '■ •Sing Out the
■NPvv’'b;'''aiicl 'Cui'men ; JoiH*s.‘ ,nm
first ■- •.strai';ght:‘ ',pqinec!y a.ssignpt.eht'
Pit!sbur-gh, J f'h;: 1,'
. Ted Flo Rito su'd b.ere ' last "'vvpSli
. he .was worki.'ig on ar. idea for a
,Brp;ad'.vv'ay,-.,.sl:Tq,vv to' Ista’P iris band,
'anci; thal'.ds.PM* Ha-mmei'ktein 2cl...'vva's.,
'Iw.f.'vM'.iMich.: -intere.sted;, in', the' idea..
: :ll plan.' gqc.s tfiraiigh,' Ria 'Rito- -.vpill
j 'vv'i:,',ilc '■ the ; rhitsip. 'a
'Ltfie; bqqR 'OTdiiyH'Ps;':''
tEGlTIMATE
Thirl^piglith
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
WE THEATRE AND
Bv JOHN <;OU)KN
' T|r^! ■ AnveEicnn .T Sey vicP^ .
setvtatavie oi" .the'- UiOatEiy- .bo?i,)Va.ks
.the 'laifaiVih^ lUvfciioiv
i'iiBUs. t;.oi’ijs bfCsliow- bii.sii’ics,s v(tlinUcei\s
i, cx-iveci' by: -artather , >yomaij the . theati'C;..,
^Raehel'C.rftUiei'.-!; ' And'ittyhs-.sehiou.-'H
aftet Rear] ;%arbiH%; , . i^tpi-gSeivtatiyee . .ot/^
■ braricfi. cMlk.alicl’tlepartfe «t. the
ei'kanizc; thfi.';lh.eatre'a:c
•k't: tbat. i'llstoi'ie iw'ei'ipfe, rtobk eba.iyge'p a i'und , drive
: ihat ' ih’ :ieS.s.- tT>!in .'an,,'h,oui; ,0
■ ,\vilh. AV;hieh te hhiiieiv..thC:'WiU}'’s::\^^^^^^
an'cl Avith .-tiici. ai^pie . funds oiirhecl' b.y .tlii) .tnptitti. 1 . , 0 ^
■ nn-c based on the -Stage . Door. Canieen. ami the racfio
■ pr.ogi^nV-of the ..'.same', .nainc;: the. tying , is.iiotv .able to
.liirance ail its varied ;'vy.ai; 'seiM
. any.:. pub!ib' eonttubiltibn.s ; :\\dVatsOcn't^^^ Only., .at’e,::
: theSe. \v.av servicds -aMiiig inatariail,y:'-io\taird..Ou^^
■ tOryl.' btrt .they .\vili .cOntiriiie,:^ nset'ul,, .:d,niang. ;.tiie -
po.n-war demobilization.
■ it'.-did ■'n.otvgreatlyv’s see: the •inKta:iv.;;.., ■;
taneotis -.fcreatio.n. dttltO'. Wing, iOih it is One , of: (l.ittMine :
. bid ir'aditioii.s : ot.the. stage,. tii.at. , at , tlve .rresi .ery..fo,i';.Jiei^^^ .
from any nnartcr, theatre lolk are among tlie earliest
to resi)ond in oil'ering their free scmecs. Tlrere never
iias been a holocaiust, or deluge, an carthciuake or an
epideniie. in \vbich:,,.vept- 0 ^ the tliea.tye :iia«
not comd.'.fQrvihtrtl.' to give, tlieiiv be-stj. . often :-.at a per-; , ,
sO,nai :.safcrilice. ; Wi:th such, 'a recOrtl, in noilnal tiinea it^
■; is,.nbt. to bfe ,Won(lo.rea,. ai;tt re.spptise iinctor ; the
■atress..ancf''’exbitennc:nt'.pf As .to:. wlj.al: .
■tlie people of the theatre, can do -to .speed the. war ■
-tdi'on'is itbvv a needless question being, ans\dered nVag.-^
■f iMllecntly:;;':'-, ' iiV .y'
;■ :ir.dvillenuin%inte: koine ‘Pfithese.aciiiey
on. but lirst let me here.,point out a 'most signilicant
fact. Without to any degree dispai’aging the giant .fob
bein.g done by our incomparable indn.stiies engaged
. in. the .niantifaetui'e : 0 f :.tlie . tdbrs,'Q£ ,>var-r 7 frOin: b^
to tank.s — let me emphasize that every ship, evrery
plane, every gun. every bullet that has been and is-be-
iiig made by industry for the nation's use against our
,enbrnie.s is being paid toi— and handsomely. But what ,
the theatre Is eontributing. to tlie same end is,,.fo,r the
mo'-t part, -given away! , .
. Show folks, are performing noble tasks of! the war.
as well as the more humble ones — dirving ambulances,
.standing: watch, at night, and as a body they have
pro\ed thci-nselves the most elfeclive factor in main-
taining theinibrale of our lighting lorces: they are .
■Keeping 'Em Grinning and Winning.’ and have dem-
on.slrated to. 1116, world that ifun fosters freedom,’ that :
(air men, rvheret'er located, can be both ,‘scrapiiy and
happy.’ The theatiiei in a big city playhouse or in an
improvised stage-.in .the; jungle,' brings to large numbers
ot servicemen hi all'.the-bl-ancb^ armed forces
, Hr’ kind of pastime which. cOnverf.s fecfeation into Re-
Greation. USO^Camp Shows tfbupes, playing from
,, Bataar. to Aigieis,: from iSa'lerno to ■ Attti, are a sure
, cijre.. for honiesicknessvgn .the blues-: The ■ type ot cn-
: .t:erta:ininenti ig in, itself a (ibnditioning proce.ss prepar-
ing the inaujn the ordeal of long march^
jng and griip (fighting under trying conditions.
[ 5p t34,420 Free Ducats in i\. Y. |
A very iiotable contribution to the maintenance of
, .oui; ligtrlhig' meb’s 'hioraie .,wb^^ .the:.,cstabli.Bhment of ■ the
^x'w . York City Defense Recreation Committee, ot
:.whiblv b'ain'.prbiirt '.toilH^^ ehah’ntam '.UiT t^^^^
IS bein.g wriUen ilie ci)nipli'tc-a,,tVdit -shoti’s .tliat 5,334.42(1
free ftdnii.s.si.gns t()' the; bo, st. play pictures, eon--
certs, .ispbris .bycnl.s, .bte,, hai'e^.-b^ .soldiers,
kiiiiovs 'invd- ;aii'iiibii- (inifurl^^^^ in the big town. Tlie'
.iiverJige. iuu'nber .Of : grblVitious; ,a’dihis.sib^
cver> Week is now (10,000, . Thi;ie are iio strings attached I
In those free ticket.s — no l.Vx Or bther nbbd for a .service-
man's .spending.' The, UHiperalion ot the theatre man-
iig'ers and .sliow -owners in e\ei.v department of -oiiter-
tainmont has lieon. from llie ontlet, magnificent. T.here
is also the OlVieers' Ser\ ice Committee to whose pa-
I roils have been sold .some 00.00,0. ’do.wii front’ tickets
at one.-halt the boxoftiee rate., . bbe , help- of ..Char^^^^
.hucliineloss and Mrs. Mursliall Field to this .endeavor
;■ ,(s" lali.daidry'.:';,'.'
I h.ive wriUen elsewlioro lliat ‘good ideas liappen —
giiocl plikVs.lt):e,::planiH((i aird'i^^ ik aivvays a-mii’aeie-
(inality in the well-kmiwn acorn becoming a .tree.’ ’This
was brought home to me forcibly when a lead: pohoil
,|(ittmg down ot notes linished willi 115,soldi!Br.s,.\v.riflng
p.fay.s ihat' brought i.htg.b theatre in-, pne... nighfyt^
,!|i.l00,000i Tins was the (micoinc of'.the nbw-'famOn.s, Sol-
dier's Oni;-.Aol Playw ritiiig eonlc.st that was condneted
in collaboration with theiSeepnd Sc'rvice Command of
the Army. 'Die live pliiys Selected a.s the best were
,pro.sGnted...\vitli ' ah all-’riibkie’ cast.’ oiv the ,oyening-:ot;
,lun.c:14, 1943. belore a. brilliant-audience..-- Mrs. Roo.se-
Veit was. among, t he -..spcctaiin''s: tshc , insisted ,()nbphy in,g
iilioo lor her .seal). lii.glHst ranking officers ot the
Arm.v and Nav.vv . the Duke and Dudiess, of Windsor,
Ma.vor and Mrs,, LaGuardia — lame and fortune were
. w'Cil. rcpresenled'.. Alter 49 |ioi'lormanc.es. in New York
tlie produetibn, . bfstoricall.v noted as 'The Army, I’lay
by .Play,’ wrenl ,oil the wond. closing, recently after 121
periormanee,. The east from start to finish was entirely
made up of men in the .service. And the show was
produced not with customary Broadway elaborateiies.s
■ and expense but witli the simple sets of an Army earnp
. 11ieatre-T-wiiore tlicy-" were aeUvally, .built by soldier.s
themselres. There were eighty uniformed actors, stage-
liands, etc , in each show ing. ‘The Army, Play by Pla,y,’
is a tore-rnnner ot other thin,gs of a like nature that ,
will loom large in a post-war world.
Popular Stage Door r,antooii8 i
Picturesciue : and popular, are . the Theatre, Wing's
. Stage-Door Gdnteens. starting in New York and now .
- set up m most of tlie larger cities from Coast to. Coast.
Thc-e are the Iree rendezvous for servicemen wlierC
good lood . is., served bj’ wetl-known women players
and, men. stage stars of Ihe 'fli'st rank. Many a. rookie
ha.s: had five thrill of bis li'fe ; by being served a cup
■ ot coflee and a plate of hot .dogs,- followed . with -a
quarter of an apple pie by .kucli , notables as Antoinette
Perry or .lane (lowl. The sneeess ot the Canleeil is due
■in large mea.snre lo the- a,.ktute: management and ;Zeal
of Brock Pemberton., one of : America's Dutstancling play
pfbciU'eB,fs,'.;
. The tireless energ.v inid .spD.ntancO.iiS enthusiasm with
which so many ot the great. siat's-. ot stage and screen
are carrying pari bf the ' svaf. biircieii ls'-.ur^pr.e^^
in tile annals ol theatre' :h,istofy,,V Most .cp.n.spieu.ouk
example. of .thik;iihselli.sh devotion , to ihe Cau.se is that;
,ot Irving- Berlin. ,'In the last' war ho. ‘-.did much- to
..earn his, cbuhtr.vts gratitii.de yyhen. -he put oh-theVinem-
, orable .sbldler;, sbovv',. I’Yift Yaph'ank,’ - ;biit .he..',has
texpeGbed'ih'.bighc ilii'ili:;a,n,d 'iiispiratinnal force: that,
.. 1 - -. ■ , i.Gontinued on 'page 226)
Young O ’Neill
By CHARLES O BRIEN KENNEDY
It was Christmas time long ago at the old Green Room Club on 47th
.street that the present writer wins ha\ ing dinner with Aubrey Boueieanlt.
At aholher table nearby sal that eminent actor, James O’Neill, in earnest
conversation with a tall, pale yijtmg man wlios'C ^hyness was as marked
as the luminosity of his.eyes and the economy of his words.
- After; ciiiiher O’We.lll brought -the boy , over to- bur table. ‘Gentlemen,
t want;y:ou:to:ineet my said. The boy responded to our greetings
and- reiapited inti) s'sileifee. Shortly alter he took his departure leaving '
the father in our comp, -my,
O'Neill heaved a sigh before speaking: Tin sending the boy avvav on
a sea trip to gel him out ot the theatre.’, .
'Is that your elder son’.'’ asked Boueioablt. -
•No, he's the younger— Eugene He'.s a good boy, but the Iheatre is no
plaee tor luin.'
Peihaps he was light according to his lights at that lime. The writer .
has in his po.sse.ssion Eugene’s wriUen statement that his acting was open
io question, lo say thcTeast. .At aivy rate: he became a sailor.
But, 'Only dat- ole davil sea--i.slie : knows,’- ^ the grout, tlirob-
bing inlUieiiees Of -the sea were ul^ging; hhh to write its story as well as ,
of (lie ships that: sailed it and llie mei.vVvvhp inanned them. Soon he was
vyriting (ine-act iilays and event.uaii’y lliey ■ vVeve ptibli-khed... A' tihrilling,
new'- v'Oiee was insisting on being, heard... , . . , . ,
: ivlahy y^ alter the first meefing.at ihe Club, E. J. Ballant.vne came -
to my dressing room at tlie Plymqnlh theatie. He bronglit the m.nui-;
.‘ieTipt- Of a long play called •Dill'renl’ bv Eugene O’Neill. Would I direct .
if lor Ihe Prov mcetovvn Player.s'.’ . J ,iw ould. *
' I vsaVv nothing ot the aiithoi during the month of rehearsals, hut he
did .show np at the dress rehcar.sal. He was as silent a.s over but the old
shyness had matured into a reserve bom ol tiie inner assinanee that
stamps the tine genius. Rehearsal ovei he said in a low tone ’It's the
liKst lime I’ve sat through a dicss rehearsal ol one of my ptaj s. Where
can W'i go and be quiet'.'’
We repaired to the back room of a dingy cate. After- a .while he bioke
Ihrongiriiis reserve and talked ot many things, 'Diat talk left with me-
an incfl'aceable memory. . ' ,
The thought came to me lhal the .voung man who had been ejected ,
front the theatre- by -tlve . back- door, vva-s now. knocking loudly ; at ;llie , fiOlit';-
door, demanding entrance — and getting it
Legit Brokers On Edge
As Moss Scalps Scalpers
By JACK PC LA SKI ■
For a year or so there was no
•ticket .situation,’ but at the beginning
ol the present sea.son the ticket agen-
cies earne under fire, not . only from
the- legit code enforcement people
blit particularly by the Commissioner
of Liicenses Paul Mbks, at the evident
lenewals. Intimated that some
brokers will not get new licenses
and all wvill.be told (hat they can
only do business it complying
strictly to the letter of the law.
State - statute, which limits the
premium to '?.5c above boxofliee
Shortage Over
Tjvat .Broadvcay.' hiJiise, isho'rtagc is.
bverv •‘.-ivhat , :vvith' -closing
vycekend a;nd, those to' epme by :-
: iirday (8.)', - . Sonrie ,of the recent
, f,iYal!i,;ltt-G , -elite. .go. ,6lf and. the
. number of -.'exits hi: p.resS time : (.ll)
, n u mberdci :. f bti r'V'---:s6i^^^
. Bt)y.s.’.v .Aly i,n; - ‘A,n,Qtte
Evi:B:dn;.. ‘■'What’s, '1,113',’,.' N'atipnal.. 'aiib
y Tillar - to: -Post,’ Playhe""'' ' ’
y.l.ustleiijiipleteil; a-.y.eal'^
' 9.{her,s-;''w:creijn the flbP
:-. ' 'i?;illai'’.' 'called it
y>c:iifsim-i pf - i-he'- Nc-W' .-YAear'.s, CYcy per;
,' fni:iviin)co.;.. ihanagemcht . havin
' .it,:'- shai'e :pf .the,: pi.bture’ rights. . Show
■ : (ipeh.i'd on a "Friclay .and, .hy ■ elim in a't-
: i.ng .SaUirday,, adyance sale fo'.r ivvlTieh
, vva.-- . weak; two .eighths 'o'f. .a ..AV'ce.k’.S
,y^a:}!vr,vv.::..\y'ak 'l.o-pp6d 'oil- . (he '‘pa.Yroll.,
..‘Up'.'.AvaS.ian'nouncBd- 'th:.-sh.utter Tucit-
•'d:ii'y.:f4'i'ihel$‘liW^^^^
■'a :-vv,h’ihi.i:i,g:,'vycek, '.
DUKE ELLINGTON REVUE
OPENS IN CHI JAN.
- ;.pi!ke.::EliinRi'oii':^ re.scvveci '.the
. -(Jireatii ..'Nurthern ’’ theatre, .C1,tica,gb,
■iiiiv :a'.' rCvtte: ..Ijuic'-.' (if.:sbp w-.he .cxpocls
■t-.) npbn -..Jaij. 28, 'ft'ijlovviilg., hilt four-,
' 'week'uhm'- at tiic -.Ste.ven.k 'iho^^^^^
■' :N'(.'ib'()()y::.l,s';s,et - ,lbr:,.th-e.-' sli.6 Wy:bi'lt‘. El -
1 irigtiinh, ..banci, ' .'rand- .its -
, agi'tin.:b,(3-.’<Jt(nii).f.’:r ^ of a
mii.sical, he pur on in Eos Angeles-.
.'.:.-;on-ve''lim,e'':;'!igd,; y, y'. ...-I"
:' ■ Eiiin.gton is , ei'irrcntly on a. bne-
nigin . trip, ' , lie . ;p,lay.e<!' ' the '-Audito-
,,riti,m..-3i;:,;E(-iui.h^^^
'a .50'r'lfl. bhsiV'aiid' t'poK. out a
ir lf of.;;i .S7.132 gftjss'i: ; -■ "h -".;
urging of : New York’s, Mayor Da i prices: (50c fn the bclconv was un-
GCiardia, who; dpo.sh’t like brokers ; der Icgiil fire for .some (line. Until
alOngv wiUi a people and ] the court ruled on its legality there .
aelivitie.s. , • .wr.s liUle nro.ssurc on the ii'jeneies as
Last week It: becanie kniTW'ii,: that . tb' striet eompilan.ee.;:. Goniplaints: and -
;iio..brokerag'fi .lieense.S-' for 1944 had |■,policihg revealed ,thai sev'eral licket ;
been .-issued, .altimigh the dciuiliiie [oullits were gypping. Aricsts were
\va.s la'st Friday (31). Moss declared t made and lieen.ses temporarily mis- -
lhal none would be issued until he i ponded, while the code ho.iul al.'-o
iiiterv'ibvvs each individual- brokeh-, I nvc'icd., out. disci, plinc.-^’.'
Tt\c ' aj^44icic>s h,\yin =bq _ pcrmiited
opLbiate iia'der las:l yeai;.s ,licenv«bs. un- ! ;j{ier a" lapse followccl Ihc sea.sun o.f.
ill he deeul.es, .whether. they aie to get ;,if)4i,42, wivep .'so'-.man.’v’ .i-ticdiocritics-
- • • • I ' came to Erpadway ,:ihat the' urge fo.-,'
I .see shows except musicals ’iyari at a .;
: lo\y,:bbb. During lhe.p;isri
■t cYor;.: -ii ;,tlbek , of -ihit’s ‘capve . in'.,and
'• ihbre jieb'plb vv'hh.,rbah.y: ’hvbn,e,y' hi^
j l-loeii'-, .intent , on, seb.ing;ithe
|-ii,iai:!(linghhb'be.st lo.cafio'ns... ’ .
.'. Ticket Shor(ugc - ,j
j ',. . Ilo'p'iiVarily .(if -the stnrtd 9 iit.s-.:.c:rciileil ; -
,i.y '.v-.l ieket: .shoftage, - - vvl.tli 'w’ouIdUje;, ,: -
|.:p{iti-bn'B-,: oflerhig' : ivigli : jirices. i and '
h'ltaking It ,;'a , field Vday 'for i Ih- ■' ;'
hjlic; van: in - d.eipancl.vv.as 'O.klahoina’V:^^.;^
'.[■.('.St. -Jaihes)'. and -it.-, .still :i's,,^^b ,
. slitny,: alone . -.cah hiirclly , be blaibeil.: - -
fOiv the .vipecs! a'etlyitie.s.,,’1'or- .Ih'cr i»rey'-.
: o'.hcr hil.s - that could sell - (iolfelc
j .fhc ainoinjt of ti(::kct.s:’avai!’able, hight-- ,
after night.
I ; - Mb,st'--:0t ; , .:t‘he , 'a.geiJ.cieri , , ,h,b\v - -
;j.l)ave- becii ■sollin.gi.abcal’din'.g lb- Ihc ,
! jjri'cb. limitatibn l.a.'.v a-nd the general
j il,ii|):res.sio'n:is.'l.hat ail-.tho.w'elt kiixi-ivn.': ■ -
rlyrtikers h'av;q no,t :ri.CRpcd-;put,-<)f li
! 'The.y: are more pro.sperou.s tillin': in: i;, - ■:
hyearsi,: although fbrmoriy:-.,fhcre -was: .-
.!,':an idea, among agency people., .that
j: (he J5c :i a':w - migh'.t force t heiiT pu t - of '
'-;.bus-ine.ks. Tlie' vipl.U'me'-o’f'.'agchc-^^
.i-riess '-ha.s '-been s.o';iai-'go '■ 'dtiriiig,,-;'l'.hci - '
I hfi.st ,;ye'ai- .i.ha-t.,::if .'ad'diticfnal,' profit i '
,1 :w-cro. iiiadev 9Dri..'' vvbuTd-;'g .,10 1'h'c:- '
I' G'(>v-ernm'ent '-.i.h: „tase'.Si '-A.slOO ..i'.rohi '
.H'fial. ,;1)Ve' bllto .'{is -a. w'libic '.are , re-' y
j, ga i.'clod-;- as -, iiui i'sp.ctViiiblc ' .aid - in -the'
I (ilslribulibh ,ol .Uekets by the inaii-
'|agc,r,s,',
j 'Dvat o.'Von.ses againsl ti'.o .sla‘.o law
..'[(inid ' tlie- code arc hiado- ’ by '. v'irtual. 1
'■,;-:lH:i.ki:i:(nv'n.s.iii-;ih.e ticket- field lia.k
prin'cn by..thb recOrd.si.iyiitall.nlhq
HKt',: jiibiic'.brv'-less, ’uiKler, surye j,Iiniee',. ' .
C;i,i:n'nii,i.sri()hbr -Mos's- h.ak;
,:st,i-iBe bU'sine.s,s ',peo:piq
'l;-ro)p-,,--t)veii';‘.- b-fokers.; -att .
iiy(;:f:,’,to:gj'p,s,:’fa,.',sGir; high, 'price, s,.'.
-'-..T-b .ciatc :tliat.:ha..s:. hot: been .j'lr'iyen:.
thou.gl-i . such . reports yhaye.h' beeu:.':, '■
.jh-iiited by,- Sev’eral..cQUuipil»ts.-;-^.;& -'
eo'ilii.sion- ,ik -,ai- po.ssibility. but - i.y ,-tb
^ -:be. .-elj.scbuntet)',- --'Tlii's ,-:allO-gbd'-'’','-t-i-c'k'.bt
KATHARINECOPNiLL'aftay'GUTHRIE McGLINTie:|s';f£»si*,£:*£^^^
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Wedtte^ajv^ Anniiecrmty 2^
Not Everything
Mid-aittumn , found - the., critics, if Snot- , playgoer^,- rathei’ confused - dv'ei’
thd new showsj because in' sevefai instances the reviews tVere on tite doubt-
ful Side, if not definitely business yias good. One of the shows
that had the. critics guessing was 'The Naked : Gbnids;’, V^
Mrs. Carrolls' (Booth, N. Y.) drew thumbs dow.n add speediiy climbed to
capacity. Then: there was 'The Merry iVidow? (Ma,ie.slic>, which got. some
questionabie notices but proceeded to earn back its production outlay wifh-
in 10 weeks. Si :-vS-''- --i S: - SS;''' ,,'.SS-\ -.-''■■S; ■■'.S
The latter two shows were blithely: passed, up by the theatre commenta^
- tors, who said that there was nothing worthwhile being presented. ‘Genius’
took a proper panning, but gOt gOodly grosses, which; puzzled tlie' aisle hoys
all the, inore, since Michd sent word from put dl. toWri tpat he 'was
bringing in the show against the : wishes, of its. author, Gypsy .Rbse Lee, and
director George S. Kaufman. In three and one-half weeks the show
stopped at the Plymouth. -i.i:, -i' :■ '
Of course the critics were right in the fir.st place. What fooled ’em was
the good grosses, so the drama boys were inclined to believe that anything
, would draw paying patronage this seu.son. what with So many pepple corn-'
ing to Broadway who, had rarely before seen, stage: ptays.:,. As one- reyiewer
i in bis .Sunday 'colpnirh put. it;; ‘At least half a : dozed , ptays . which in,’- the
- quiet days- .of old," woul.d never- get. beyond.; the ■madusefipt. stage, are ibUsily
laughing their :heads off nigdt: after night; arid to packed or nearly packed
-. houses , . . Broadway , is perhaps .arriving at, the .epridition';^ .tohdon,'
where nothing heW edn open because nothing old ;wilT cibse-'^^ ; . '
tlop Percentage. G6es .-IJp
.Such comment turned ;ptit to he sanguirie,; for -Soon aftorwardS,:.the:; flop;
percentage- started, to; assert .itself and to good purpose, for it seemed that
a bunch of shows could not secure Broadway bookings. Suddenly the
conge.stion ended and at mid-season there wa,s little likelihood that new.
plays would be forced - to remain out of town boCause. of a house sh o rtage,
It was true that there was a problem in spotting new musicals, but that
situation has cleared up, too.
As for the spectacularly presented ‘Genius,’ the show drew strongly on
the road, too, where it was also razzed in the press. In New York the
play started to taper Jifter tlie first 10 days, but closed to : an operating:
profit: arid nearly, recaptured the production nut. That it would steadily
drop was foreseen by 'Todd, who was able, to make a tidy profit out of the
^ picture rights sale, which he arranged prior to opening. Before he could
' participate in the film coin, 'Genius’ would have had to -play at least three
weeks on Broadway. He made sure it did.
There have been :riihe new money shows starting with ‘Widow.’ Not one
drew unanimous praise from the critics, -the possible e.zception. being:
‘Othello’ (Shiibert). Even ‘The Voice of the Turtle’ ( Moiosco) , rated the
best tiling -,:ih comedies in. inany: moons, drew one dissenting opinion, it
coining from a sub who was acting for a reviewer who was ill.
Even the Army Air Forces smash, ‘Winged Victory’ t44th Street), was
given ; a couple, of adverse notices; Some doubt was expressed: anent
‘Caimeu Jones’ (Broadway), although the new gross leader was generally
acclaimed in the press. .‘Lovers and Friends’. (Plymouth) hardly got
friendly notices., but has been close to the top of .new straight, play money-
getters. , ‘One Touch of Venus’’ (Imperial), which has been , selling out
since opening, was accorded a good press, but hardly critical raves. Critics
still say they didn’t like , ‘Mrs. Carrollsv’ but it still is a magnet for play-
goers. ‘A Connecticut iVankee’ (Beck) was not so cordially received,'
but appears to, be well iip in the money.
’43 The Best Yeajr Itt L^git Year Since
Depression — Oh Broadway and Road
By JACK PULASKI
.. 'There are more shows doin.g big business on Broad-
way than at ariy-.time ,s'inc'e:-the:,depressiori,’ said M
quS :Heiman, .talkirig ,e of " the, period: up to thd
pre-holiday downgrade. Head of the. United Booking '
Oflrce, which supplies most of the country’s legit the-
atf.iis, ■ is al.-io enthu.siastic anent the road, where more
smaller stands are being supplied with attractioiis
than for years.
: Heinian .states that this season legit road .shows may
not have gained in -the volume of business as friu.e.h
as. more popular-priced attractions, but there is rela-
tively a definite improvement. , As for sho-ws that, arc
tofts . ;in popularity, the increases in attendance are .
aheafl of attraCtioris comparatively as strong in recent ,,
seasons: T'v ;■ 'v:'"-
That is explained by the financial capacity of pa- ■
ti'oiiage outside of New York. Many people with
money to spend come to the metropolis and attend
Broadway shows, a ma,iority seeing stage diveitsions
for the first time. There i.s, - however, 'a vastly larger
audience in communities too far removed from Broad- -
way for ca.sual vis-itk , .and: this i.s supporting the shows
oil tour. That is reflected in the ticket agencie.-; in the
big towns, where it is definitely proven that a new
clas.s of patronage ha.s arisen — people who once never
could afford to attend legit show.s.
Frequently in B'way agencies and at the boxoffices.
...persdris who are unkempt in appearance seek ticket.s
for the top shows, -displaying,: roll.s of banknotes. They
want the 'best loGa;tioris: almost : invariably. , Treasurers
are now used : to this new class of customer, minus
collars or ties rind hot irtfrequentiy in work- clcifhcs.
If that applies on Broadway it applies more sb. out-
of-town, where war activities have provided the high-
est wages in a generation.. V
Theatre ' Owriers-Guaranlees
It had been predicted that this season would be favorable to theatre
owners and that has proven correct. Stop limits have been boosted in
tovtii and outside while new :-,shows coming to Broadway must guarantee
the house so that, .theatre operators are- in.sured a profit. Even some:of
the bettor known managers are compelled to lay it pn the line in order to
gel bookings. . -
f Tcchnicaliy it makes no difi'crenco. for in. tlie case of a hit the theatre’s
share tar exceeds the guarantee figure. However,- the risk-, is all on - the
producer's side and it increases tlic red of flops. Because of the demand
for theatres, there-haz been: more:, activity, in theatre- realty than for, years.
The Shubens have absorbed at least four additional legit theatres. They
owned some, but let go when the firm was in receivership. Downtown in-
terosls took over three Broadway houses and spent con.sidorable sums in
refurbi.shings. Quite a perceritage-of leglters are ovyned by bank.s, latter
waiting a realty boom or aii opportunity to unload really they took over
Auditoriums Prosperous
Auditoriums on the road are reported to be partieu-
lai-ly prosperous this season. The large capacity spots
have been playing stage shows now and then to vari-
able results, but managers are now. booking auditoriums
whenever possible, although only a limited number of
tou'nng attractions can play the big houses.
Transportation problems have been vexing, some per-
formances, being delayed and others cancelled because
of the rail movements of war materials and troops, but
the idea that tours might be seriously interfered with-
has not yet been substantiated. : There has been bag-
gage car. trouble, but the Ofi'ice of Ddferiso Transporta-
tion has quickly dissipated- those 'bot'tlehecks,
Tliere also has beer, .bodk.irig congestion,-, .mostly- at
the season’s start. Principal reason was -that managers,-: - ■
wanted to play eastern territory and work their shows
to the ;frtiddle west.' Now. i-t is. indicated that there will -
be less pressure for out of town time after New Yeav‘.s.
Some .new- (ji‘oducti,6n. has been delayed, not only Ixi-
cau.se. of tryout booking ’ difficulty but questionable
spotting on Broadway.
Chrs Tigh t Situation :|- -■ -
Tightness; of : bookings has been more pronounced iii
Chicago, than, any other key city. That partly explains
why small stands in the midwest are being used for
the first time in .sea.sons, some shows playing that lime - '
waiting to get into the Loop However, the real rea- ...
son for the comeback of those one-iiighfers is the day
arid night activity in war plants. --
Multiple touring of Bi;oadway hits of last season was ,,
a factor in out of town bookings. There are for in- :-
stance three companies of -‘-Kiss and Tell' touring and
two. each of .‘The ;poughgiri3.’ ‘Abie's Irish Rose’ and,
.tBlossom Time.' 'This is: a , favorable sigtt but . when
the road Vias in flower there were half a dozen com-
panies of hits touring while the originals played Broad-
, lyay-,-;-- '
l.’'( ,:-Abic’8 - Lomebaidk-.: 4 :) :-
The comeoack of ‘Abie’ is: one of the season’s high-
lights, The road .sucees,s of ‘The Corn Is Green,’ in
its fourth year, is .sensational. The continued road suc-
cess of ‘Life With Father'; is another indication of the .
road's vitalil.v. the original being in its fifth year (Em-
pire. N. Y. .I. and that goes . too - for ‘Arsenic and Old , ,
Lace,-! : which .reee-ritly its third year (Hudson,
N. Y.). Most of those shows are, playing repeat road
dates, .as is 'Tobacco Road' — again.
During' the late;:,fail. the biggest- grosses out of town
were scored by ‘Sons O’ Fun,’ but the current road
standout is ‘Oklahoma.' as it is on Broadway. During :
its Boston tryout. 'Winged Victory' drew smash 'busi-
nes.s, reflecting its success in N. Y. (44lh Street).
Smaller stands actively supplied with road shows this
season after a lapse of years include: East Liverpool,
Steubenville. Ashtabula, Canton, all of Ohio; Oil City,
Pa.: Huntington. W. Va.; Hastings, Nebi; Mitehell, So.
Dak.; St .Joseph, MOr; Saliha, Kan.; Ponca City, Okla.;
Green Bay, Wise.;.New Britain, Conn.
Moss Hart Proves He 's A Good
Reporter In 'Winged Victory'
By DON WALSH
The night Moss Hart's ‘Winged Vic-
tory’ opened at New York’s 44th. St.
Tlicatre and chalked its unmi.stakable
message that anoUier smash had ar-
rived. one. of the nation’s most im-
portant newspaper publishers re
through foreclosure, indications are that there wiM be additierial changes I rnafked as he shouldered his way
in theatre ownership. Ibee. tlirough the crowded lob
lobby. ‘This
fellow narl— I wish he wasn’t doing
so well in the theatre so I could
offer him a job. He’s jii.st about the
best reporter live ever run acros.s.
That’s what makes that play so good,
-it’s j list e.xceilent, ban.gup reporting.’
Despite the minor tinge of selfish-
ness contained in the remark it still
Hart in Battle
Larry
gers
Battle for the; estate of the late
Lorenz Hart,, who died Nov. 22,
started -Wednesday '(29) when Hart's
brother.. Teddy, principal coriiic in
'‘Orie Touch of Venus.’- .filed: affidavits
in; SuiTogafe's . Court, Now - York,
picturing , tile lorig-time lyricist and
collaborator of - Bichard: Rodgers: in
m'tiny:,; musical hits, a.s a chrome
. alcohdliC- who for the- last three
yCafs' lacked niehta.l .sobriety. Value
of the estate was estimated at. $500,-
Hart, 48 and a bachelor, directed;
. that of hi.s estate go to his
' brother .arid-- the - reiria'inder td . Wii'r:
: Haih . I’.fi. Kron, .Bart's'; busirieS^^^^ fiiari-
ager for the last eight years. , , • ,
:Te’dc(y Hait',s , actioii. rev-oived
around the share lett to Kron,
- chai-ging that, the .'manager;; eXCicised
.undue influence over his brother,- ■
. .: , .Coritesting . Hart's: claim', '.Rodg;ers
filed : a-n: . afiidavit -:'sta ting, that whiie
Lariiy’ij ;:- dri)-iking: 'pioclivifles :,
known, .h;e .at- ail. times, had -1011 .pos;'
sessioi.i of his .mental factillie.s.
Rodgers c/.ed the amo-.iiit of work
' done during the last six months of
,: Larry's life to point up the fact that
: -his ; - mind;' .fii'as clicking properly.
. , B'lir.i ng thal lime. Rodgers , an d Hart
rewrhte ■.mQs.t-.,-df the...:';‘C.DrinedtiGut
. Kanko.e’ score; - latter- being g c.uridrit
' hit : at -.the; Martin- Beck,. .iN, -Y,’ -
Rqbe$<»n’s Voice
■ U nless : :Pa,ui: Rdbesori’'s ..-\vea.kGni;n;
.- voice regain.s luU”strength, ‘O'.hciio'
faces a Clbsedo.wn for .several- day:
pepding the singer’s. :vo, cal :reooyGry
.Robeson’s - doctor ' had ; prohibited
, nim; frorii a, booking -fin ' the Bhiico-:
Vui'iety’;. radio ‘Kail of' Fame' pro
t’tam . last Sunday ( 2 ).'
SLASON’S GREETtSCS
CORNELIA OTIS SKIKNER
stands as one ' of the - finest compli- :
ments . to the unpredictable - play-
wright who amazed even some of his
staunchest ;supporters.. with . the priid-
li'ct , he. delivered for .hiS; Arrny Air
Forces show. .'The:.trairied,nBw,spape.r ,
man : spotted, - that quali ty in Hart
WhicH. enabled' him to 'capture .-the
^Spirit of : AniPi'ica’.'j‘ y-riung- fiiers. ;4nd '
drive it :,-.home .In dramatic - form'..':'
'bther;:..playgders can .appreciate ; this: '
quality .as'.they 'Sit .thrOiigh the- pei'-';.-
forrnanCe ' biit, '. iri- mp.si ;- cases, they
arc unable to put their finger on the
one facet, ol, -craftsmanship;' . Utilized
by Hart fo put his story across. . '
Hart knows how to listen to people
and, what is probably' more Inipora
tank he knows-'ho.w, to- .steer eonver-, ;
satibns , ; to bring out ' underlying
'charaCtei’istics in: thd indiVidualshe^is '
studying. Also, he:, eari conceal the .
fact that hi.s: obnycrsatiohal partncis
are being .studied and that: what they ,
say---and how they Say .'it-:^is. being,
:s,tored away, Ibr; future refererice.
, , It : is . Hart's almost uncanny mas-
tciy ol this reporter’s technique: that
enabled him to make ‘Winged Vic-
loiy’ the moving document it is,; He
didn't -..remember so, much what he
sa.w . on his i.whiriwind eight-weeks
toiir oi -Air Force, establishments as
what-he heard.- Arid what he heard
he transferred faithfully to -paper
and from that to: the lips of his uni-
formed cast at the 44th Street.
Heretofore renowned a.s a writer
o;f wfityr irgtTt .a'haf'mky^Ti’vs'ti pldys;-''
'Bafi. emerged '.with the- Air, .Force'
show a.s a craftsman weU equipped:
te' handjq;'serioilS'.'drarri:a^,ari
- the way ;whl;eh :he: s.et;for .hirnsell ;iri
early days of his career.
.i '.His, fir'dv’Plby.-’ -‘Pariic;’ --W in :
1929, ;::w‘a.s , , serioii.s -' in vein bu t was
thumbed down -as- -riot, commercial.
This experience sent the young-play-
, w'right- on a ,- definite 'and successful
lack. Ho. decided to write commer-
cial plays and did so with ‘Once in
a Lifetime,! ‘I.ady in the Dark,’ etc.
But- even while .these were being
created, produced and. scoring smash
suqeei'sies: Hart had an. inner longing
:.;te :'(vri te serious stutl. - , .
The war provided . him with his
opportunity and the manner in which
he :gfasped:'’-it-, -is:...stfikirigiy dqm’ori,-
■stra'.od 'ay what goes, on .•it t'ne 44ih
Street nightly. Mo.ss got away from
Broadway w.riiie' . gathering;, fnaterial
for -Winged Victory' and discovered
-a difl'oreiit type of .fierson in the
.."ranks . of," the: -Air' Corps. His play
'ui'ing.; that nei-.-on . to Broadway so
that tliou.-aiitls of others might dis-
- coyer: liim. , The thousands seem to
like the un-Bi'oadway guy. ;
LECITIMATE
Thirty filghlh
Ahiihwsary
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
A History of An Actors' Clniriiy —
62 Years of Funds' Fine Service
Bv .Vi;i'KK VhMiK:Vr
(Presidriit, .tvlors I'niid of Amvriva)
Rb'Ie'''.day\"J!:}»e>l5^
l:ack's^1f1c,attd;- -at a'fld,;13tKVstrt>H'.v'<'' . ’.biii'Vbci.' ;
tiVe;:'idbst 'ii'oKkl ::)mmTbers';o4;
slDn, infcnt :biT an,' organi^ijtipiv^So 'b:c known' ■
■'.as ;t.lie'jAW0,i-s^Fund;;Of Am ''k';..
,Foi’ jimarsl jHe.rp had .beeti': ah 'iVet-inerpasiiig. d >
for suelr aii ; oivgahiza'tibn;,. Raiov to May' ll, ,lM2, the
iiidiient of the dhedtribal profesaibh often beGame,.iiiib-:.,
,liq: chat'gek'/; Why bAV'eim :'the: 'peo;de'.A
' iinpecunibuS. even in lir.io.s of plenty? .. Tlic only roa- ■
.son which held in tho.-o year? and holds today is the
precariOUshess of; theiv tValk th ,llfe~the,^hpt’h period- of -
the year when they r.ave income and the long terms
dfjdlehess .-- /'
1 : 11 : 6 :' big inen.bf thb'tbea.tre/reeognii'.ed and deplored .
; thb;:ihmehtabl^^ condittons fthkt : .obtained
unfortunate of.; the'' profession^the -.f-act . that a .. ptoyer .;
. of no little. : ability and. . some. . promin.enoe: npon. ,his
death would- have been toiried iii Pbtfer'^
^ for the cliance inlormatibh that caiiie to: B.ai:fley Cafiip-
bcll gave theni>deep .concern.. .Matters. *ere:'approach- .
dug a: head in 1880, . .whbh; many sterling maiiagers,.,:
.ac.tor$ .and; actfesses .were .seriously ;,studying the. :fp^^
matibn.df ton .aetors’ relief sociefyt- Lawrence Barrett
wrote a letter to the N. Y. Herald .with a toliof 'Plan
he- had in mind A. M, Palmer ioHowed this 'llp.;by
sayihg he had.a;i’'eh‘ Wtythe.;est
which should be open to all - the needy in the
profession.- There, followed 0; series of discusSiOhs' and
conferenees, and; in- the- winter/ of 1881 ,a cbmpaiison.
of views o.f the. New. York and. '.Brooklyn/. managers
■- showed that ihey.' were . .alnibst .uivariimousljs h favor 'of.-'
the establishment of a fund for the needy. to '
' In. the- oil' ice of the. Union' .Sduafe-.,fheatre.on -.March
12, 1882, ' a meeting of . manager .i'representing the Pfin- -
eipal . theatres in New York and Brooklyn was held, ■
and a . preliminary organization, '.butlined., . . There .; w/as .
rearactibh’ at;;this;.meeting.. ' AS .a .rOsult;; simtiltaneona
boiTelits wiere arranged in the .-theatres of New, -York
and Brooklyn to take place April 3 of the same year.
The newspapers gave .the pid.iect..,miich helpful .pub-
. .iicity and /the great; public itospohded: handso.ihe.iy ,; the
rc.sult 'be;ihg that /tlirough; the'/sale ' Of ticke.ts .and do-
natibns$36,582.30-\y.aYr.calizcd:-
.Sevdra.Vineetings. to; discuss the/pertoaiienf. drg'anizn--
tton of- the Fund followed, the one on; May 11, .1882,
bein.g fruitful in bringing about - the; decision Hint an
'appricatibn should be made at once, to the, Ne\v/ York,
Lctoiiilaftire for , a charter. / The /act of:' incorporation',
became a laiv /Jime -S,, 1882, and one;;week..'iater the
: Fund held its/ ftrst' me,eting under ' that . law: at W
tKeatre. -- Since /then the organization / tiaS held ..the
respect,/ the sympathy and the high regard of ilieatre-.
goers'; all over ; the land, for the functioning of tiie ,
Actor.s’ Fond of America, is, a.s its title impUc.s, na-
tional ill scope. ’
1st Officers of Fiitul
I.
ni,cr, 1885-9to' ;:LOivito .',l|0toi901,; '-/A'l. .ifay.m^^^^
liH!l-4: Daniel P'rohinau, H)0;l-4(). ' ' ■/;,
' Hettv (Srecii’s .Alaiisioii for .Actors [
Of these-‘men,/al-l dttoervb.;grea,t,'praito for/the :vvhple-.;:
hearted ,'effo,rth they.',g to the-. Fund to, -bring; it 'to thp;
state iti Which it is:fbday. .To Louis Aldi;ich, more fhaii,
’;t:0' any. one; else;,, goes credit ,f Or untich.bf tlie Wmt-k; that
. .led tb-.;the Establishment; of '.th^^ first Ae'tors/Eund/Hpme-
This' was /located at /We.to /N'e'vy Bf ighton,; State.h Island./
/and was opehed with impb,.siiig' ,,tmitomohies in 190^
was not '. .until' :19,28 , that the . Ftuid . decided , / .to 'fliG
- Home to; .Eiiglewpod; Nfi w . '’Jersey../ The / eh was
.cohsidered; a good one; :the hi.g. hvhi.te, , house bn/'.tbe hill'
. being, .commodious/ /and' the grovuids.; in .connection . with.
; it being extensive, in a way there is some historic
,/, interest ; connected .\vith-fhe itowse.. ■ wlimh.; was oiiee the.
property of Hetty Green, one of tlic most noted finan-
cial figures of her times. '
Various additions have been .made- to the property
since it .W'as taken over. The whole air of the liou.se
is homelike; // Its rooms .are pleatont gnd 'comfbrtable.—
there, i/s nothing'.stitl or stilted about them. Tlie .din-,
mg foom i.s cheerful. A billiard table occupio.s another
rooin.and the hbraO’ is ^ich in books pertaining to the
theatre,,: .The/lmuse.. is always ‘playing to eapacity.’
There is nothing a'ooul the life at the Home that is
in any way drab';p:r. tawry. : The rule.s and regulations
.- thah preyair/jn 'most /.'homes/ '. are entirely, iunkhown. ’
Everyone is free to. spend his or her time as he Or she
sees fit. One and/ all are treated as if they were guests
at a country mansion — for such they are— gue.sts wel-/
come to make. a loiig, ;long sta.v;.' There are the spaciOils
|rounds with-, their flo.wer; beds, and the. vegetable' gaiv
dehs,;. in which ;eyeiyohe takes . the . greatest interest,
to hire -the residenfs. into the sun and air. Ner'Cr did
- the gardens produce so , much fine vegotablc.s as they:
did d'jring the past .summer. '- '' '/ ■;
■ Alm6st:/fi‘om the establishmeiit Of the Fund .the trus?
lees, /have seen/ to /it. that there .ha.s also, been a /reading
-and - writing fopm in conneetion. \v/ith the N,'. Y., :btt'ic
To the, veterah- the 'Lo'unge, is; always, a resting, place
after he. ;has/spent , the’-;raOrnihg ;tfudging' around; the
agencies.- During the fall ahd winter .months.. it. is the
' '.scene /of mfiny happy / gnthef ings, .ttopecia'lly thoto .pre,^
.‘-ided.,o:Ver by. Jdrs. Prebie'-Tucker. ■ Once: h -week this
/ -lady/giyds a- tea; for the old .popple; and the affairs are
tremendously popular. While never having lieen on
the stage or . in .any waW /connected' with-, it, she lihs
been/presiding over these.teas for a long time, defray-
ing . the expense .tlirough her- . regard for the older
people of the theatre. -V ' ;/.'./ ■
.Atow'/'Vtork;,
Few ‘Dea<l Beatg’
/ ,, .At the meeting at Wallack's / Lester Wallack was „
elected /president;. Ay M.- Palmeri vice-presidenf; Daniel
Froh/toan,;//;. secretary ; Thebdore Mos.s, :' treasurer. 4 The.
board /of trustees for:/;the first/year; was made iip of the ;
. first /Seyenteen incorporatorsi;. namely: Lestef; Wallack,
‘ A.,;m; Paimer, Edwin Booth, 'Edward Harrigan, ' Henry
E. , Abbey; ’iYiliiam Henderson, Joseph Jeftersort; John-
F. Poole. M. , H. Mallory, . P. T. . Barnuin, Lawrence
/ Barrett; W; J,’ Florence, H.; C, Miner,;■Frank;S; . C.han-
f ran,' Wiliiam :' E, Sinn,;. Bartl ey . Campbell . and /Samuel
' .Colyille;.': Ail, haye .pas.sed awiiy, and of the:;248 oiig-
inai mcQrporators nbt . one, is alive today. . /
: Tlm/fijst/’exeeutive :committee named to pass upon
the, .appeals for. /aid wa.s' .;eomposed of , H. G. - Miner;
Edw'ard; Hbrrigan, John F. Poole, William, H. , Mallory
and William Henderson.
: At .last /the liifant prganiziition vvas' beginning; to
stand on sturdy legs/' Through the courtesy -of Har-
I'i'gan and Hart,, .the . Fund's headquarters .ivere- e.stah/,
: lislied Oyer, the entrariee of the. heW Theatre Cbmique,
736,Brbadway,,,,hnd reniained;:thOre ,untii a;flrc,,,bii, De-
cember 23,/ I8£t4,: de.stroyed the playhouse and many of
the early records. of the .organization, its’iiext bfl'iqes
' Were established at 12 Union Square, East, W’here a
free reading /and writing rboi/ti . was,/ established, for ,/the'
li.se of members.
At the '/Second aniiual .m.eetipg Daniei /Frohman;: as;
secretary;, , fepbrte.ct that .he had paid otit in/, charity /
during the., year ending June 8;. 1883, . .$12,349.07, To
.spem in carrying, out its avow'ed. aim.s ‘-to; .care, for
and,'l‘el|eve, aid and benefit the ;Gphdition Of’ destitutb'
persons, . eoiine'ctod ,\yith the. theatrical ’ pr.bf O.i’sibn; . and.
, also ' f b , yoUmtarily , defray,', in/: whole 'or in/ part, the.
yfUneral andto/urial/ot/such destitute. peir$0:n.s.-co.n,n;ec,tefi.
With the theatrical;:pi‘bfessibn,‘ the Fuiid -last ybar ,'speh-t
:$i3fi,:i'56,84."/ ./ii;'/:'. ./''i' ■'';•'/ ,1''',/'- '.'i-'/-'
I F roiii /E v0r gf ceii; tb . Ken g i<-o I
' Upperihost in the miuhs/oftoHe. tfustees from the -be-.
/. gihriing Was the need of. htirial .-plots, ;afid;'ih -1884 ten .
lots; were ptu‘cha.scd 'ih;Evergrcen Cemetery, -’rhe.;'^
Acre'/, was, -later increaafid and/ ihrough .a., subscriptiph ,
..list '.Started, by James -.G.ordOn ^ehnett/ in the .Heralci.a
moniimeht 'lyas .efeoted and ;t/h0 plots '/dedicated
.imposin/g/ceromoiiies 'b/n -Jun,e:'6';,:,'1.887.;.//
, roiled on ihe Evergreen plot became inadequate and
in l917'/tho'.triiS'tocs /pUrchas'ed^ a ia/r|e/'’-plo,t doyprihg
hill; in/ ito-eturo?m^ /R'ciisiCOj/,.wilhih/ a'.''shbrt distah.ce
"' the ,',c,i-fy. ' The ir.oiv.-.iner.i. a ...'huge /’o.be.li'sk";-; c;‘ectod by
- the .Ftih/d .'iri ,'me:m'or,y- ;of '-'il-.s''' dead , bn -'pefobor.' 1-.?, .'.'l-gl2;
'doriiii'iaf'bs; the imraeefiate ,b/otuiiry,sld'e,,-,-aiid. ''at,,-;it.S'/'d
, 'ealipn/./caine' "a '-tortbiitb- 'frbrn' /-t'K.c ''pre.s'i.dto 'Fran/klin
' t)/ ' Rbbseyelt./-'T-li:e/.'iate'-,:'Pr.:-; Wi-'lli'hm' Lyoii .Fh-elps
.. Ya'l'e:/''an ’,h'o.hbr,ai;y'’.Jii'o ..'rnembei/ pf. .-th'c.:Futoi/''ni'ade/ th
, d.cdicalor.y "a'dcl'res.s/ ■ /.■ ' /'':-' to-
A notewoni.y .litot-;'-''re/ghrdins.'/'' l/bo-- .Actof.s:-' Ft'M'td.'-/,lS',
. that, in - lij): ;i.ta'/year,s';-,it 'ji.a's / Kad'-.pi-ily' .sc'ypii-. prcsi.detils..'.
■' mG'l''ii:dlng'.'i'-he'.’prRse:at'-i-iicu’nibeiit.- '--These -’i'l-icl'ufled'Lc.'i-.'
■■-tbr ./Wal,iaek, :iS82484; :-H', C. - ?i/irie,,t;' '188/4,^8,1;'/, A^.M/- Pal' /
■In many -w^ays the Fund ha.s been fortunate. There-
is probably not a Eharitable organization in the world
-that has not been imposed upon at some time or other;
-This is- not written boa.stingly. but wemll feel that the
Fund has 'Suflered- less/ from ‘dead beats' than any other;
wellare/ :b0dy in ,/the' :cblmtry. -We did' -have one . case
, which wa.s such good drama llial it will not .soon lie
;'of.gotten. It q->ute nettled Bob, Campbell; /the Flrnd ,
secretary, and sbn of Bartley Campbell, the Americari
.dramatist, and, one of’ the /fpimders of' the. Fluid-. Camp/-
, bell before, /cbmih^ ip the Fund years; ago prpduced a
. . 1.1 umber of plays and, his /vvhble. life lias: been: steeped
/ in' /the theatre, / / He • prohably - knows .personally more
..actors .ahd; their histories thah ahy bther man alive. :/
: The day Of the itnpo.s.itiph - last- winter- Was /stormy;
: There : Was l-ain .followed by ' sleet/ and' a wet, /mushy
- siibW. -The '-afternpOn was growing /dark- rapidly and
the lights had ; been: turned . on when . into the office
■ stumbled a tall;, .slender- indiyiduah He ; was hatless,
, hitothin, sae/k : coat ; was :wet .and- didn’t fit bim, ;ahd his
worn sKbes were wet. The man slumped -into a ehair.
.and mumbled, ‘I’m' hiingry I’ve .got, to' have 'something
to eat.’- .CampheU saw; theimkn at once. The derelict,
for Such he - seemed to/, be, gave his name : and' told Of
.companies he had '.been With. ' This was all - verified
..While he .was teiling his story /to Campbell, / : ‘I /have
. Uioers,’ the rhah 'decl£ired,-‘aHd the doctor s'ays -I .mustn’t
. ’attempt to 'Work.; I don't Want to, die .in; the; street.’
. .Slumped in a chair, witti his gaze riveted on tiio lloor
ho was -the picture of deje'qtiOnr— a man. without hope,;
. licked by the vvprld. John Barryhipre, irt: his portrayal
pi, the / cheap .’little; clerk/ .in tophn ' Galsworthy's, play,
:. . 'JUStiee,' -didn't; do a finer piece of work.
. F/or , cases like this the ; Pffice , is ' prepared/ ’ ’ All alipl i-
catipns for. relief have to. go before the executive com-
'7hrftoe -pto/wBieSv^ l3&w TJ!aiW‘'is '-ffie' cha'ir-man.'
, ,This,co.rh,mitto,e ;meet.s pno;e a: W to fipetid from two
lo three.; hotirs going over- appeals for;- aid. . .’-In a case
’/'like this ,the.. applicant -might, ;s,tarye-, tp , death, vvliile:
waitingtoo have hiS applioation passed upon, -So there
;.;is a, reaspn.-fpr- an/'emergcricy/fund. that is always open,
-The man's ' stpry ’ had/tlie young .Women -in the’ Office
- Hiding .furtive; 'toaiW;/ /Campbell Was , M to.' the,
cxloiit that he prompliy gave, the man meal tickets,
ah o.rder'./for; groceries 'and eiliough money, . and ..a little
/ oxtra, : to tide him,; oyer tuitil. the 'chmmit'teo 'took. of-'
ficini action regardin.g hi.s condilion. '// :' 1;,/ :,
All that night the ease so . lingered .-iii/; Gampb'ell's
- /mind, that . in- the raorhing h.o called; up,/; the doctor
- .; iyiio.se name Was; gi ven and /told 'the,’;st,pi-y/; of - /ihe derhr
; ■. .t/ict'S'-.-'yiSif,,.;. - ' .'■// '/'- '.'-;//;'/. ■/•
(>o«d ■At'liiij' .loll
- ’ 'i Uni -afraid- ..someflii/hg has -.been -p'ut ;;ov'er; pnlj’ouv’'
.said.'-' the/'.' dO'ctor.' -‘'rh'e -'-ma'n'-, is/.siok/’-bu/t''/ .'to-- 'the
■eXtoirt that he can.'t-work. His trouble has b;cbh.''a‘apidV
- jy. resp/on.dihg to, -treatment and ,-he -i.s 'ghod arid, /strong,
/ ;C;ori't ’/give’ him any .money. I am /arixious/ no.v*' • tp- gfit
;,.'ho;'l,d P'f'.-him.'’";- The .doctoi- never d;id' ’get,';'h'pld’:;p,f/-'-,him-
-aiicl ,:;neithe,r', .did the .Ftliid,,'/ though; it inadpva gopd ef-
,;forf -to;-'do-',so/.- /Referring /to the-.ca-so- Campbell said, it
■ was as.n'iC'o/'/a. sariip};b/n£-;.;li/i.toil6nics,/ds'hc;had ;.^ .,'spph
’-' and 'hls'' a'.ss;i.sta'n/l,% 'ill -.t-im ofl/i-ee. .vyerc .of/'tlie
" -t'/h.c man /Was-;,,'Qrie '-'gi'',eat- ''aPlp'r .-.Who ' hacl-' '/gPrie ; ast-ra}-'.
'.■;Thl.s.'/is.,t:he,/,toily..,case ''-W.here;-''y,‘c. 'tverri ’- )nipo'.tod- u;pon'/of
'. 'ttli.i'Ch/ 'W'e; huyo:.,,any -I'oc.ord,.//', :
,. Leto/'-''Uian.;pii 0 ;-tlu.rd,,/;'thr^'^-n
pf-/- pla.v nuvnu'.to‘riP,tK .' intended;/; to
Br'oadw'a.’y' 'iiow/’bto.o.g.'Wjdtoi/'’,
cO-riip,iU'pd: 'Vith'.ptc.tolto’ri dAva,.,; phd
:tK6 mluiitwof thoto .'Vi'itto'U' i-s said ,td-
be./ .ill tor iort 'Wliaf. .are .the prospec:
ti;to’’BroaciWuy play\v,rig,hls' dp
; ,- Sev'era.l, hundred, ..are, /drawing,',' f/at.
woekiy-:’saiaric.s in Holly w.opdr
are/' lyr'iti.ng ' shtH‘t ; stori^^^^^
or. radio 'st'U'fl/,,
' 'Play n’lltiitg ik;6;rie-' of to .inpst -Clifi
ficulf "ri.f arts; /allhougli,' :|iko .a /plater
glas.s„’ Window, it .secin-S’ e;a.sy,:/to look
th'rougli, if: '''’It’:is'-/bes.t/toarned
-/experiohcc.'/but.l/lie; iieW ’wnlte/r'noW-;,
adays/ has'-li.ttlo ./oppoil.urii/ty/ pf-'g^
iiig the,: ricoded 'expocience,, because
he ntousi' e.nga.ge, /in ..so.me. Other oceii-
.patipn;mcan\yiiiiOi;,there being no in--
tovim rpw.nvrdi /t'(i /Pto?'''
writiiigt notliiiig, , in; fact, until , fhe-
pla-y ■ is plac.ed.
If the producing tnana^ers - \yarit
to: 'ericpui‘age.;toay '>v,tto''8:/to
.do ;three'',tlmVg.s':':'.’',: ’.-, ;
Provide iiitc-rim rewards;-.
Provide minor productions for
gaining e.xperieiice; . , . , - - .
Order plays written from synop.scs
submitted ///by .play-.wfights, //paying /
advance royalty on - optioning the ,
synopsis./ '/. '•/ ■;/'■. ■'■'/' :-/-
: Formerly tlie not-yct-arrivod play-
wright - cotild '. ,\yilte: ' ■.vaudeville j
sketches a.s/' a source of interim in- ;,
epme/ .Vaiiclevilic;- too,;was an pxcol-
leri/t sch 0 oi/,toi’ gaining- experience. : / /' /
...A , play today ha.s.t.o be offered to
the managerl-eadto'for' reliparsal./. It
is an/ all-Qitoiothing .propQSitioii.. It
should, be allr/;S.ri.riVethtn’g ’or nothirig,’.
; To; /provide' intcilm . rewards, let
the/'manag.ers. subs.Cr.ibe to a iuPd to
be'/ divided, .quarterly amongst- 'vin-
produced .play yvright-s, ;/ At the .eri/d :o£
a; riimith/ le.t, eatlt mariageiv eohsider.
the /plays he /Has. ..read during the-
.moiith .and ;i‘ecpirimend ; an hono.ra-
f lum to the - authpr, -pf the ' best; one .
tyhieb he has.decliiied, or to -seyeral
if- he .ha.s read/many arid foinid, merit-
•111 more /thaii 'orie,: ,;He.’m:ight’ grade...
them, as A. B and G.
A, -committee; should be formed to/,
tabulate the reeoipmen.dations from,,
the various managers received month
by month. 'The grading .should be
cumulative and when a title turned
up with recomineudations from vari-
ous managers: it should be -paased./fpr
an hQnora.t'lirin; A; systept .of p.oiiiis,
might be devised, as some- managers,
yvould-./ recorip-iiencl. a play- as A/
o’Jiers as B and others a.s C.
■; Tlio.se in clas.s A should receive
$,506;.;class B,.;,iti2r)0,,torid.,ela.ss ;G, $100,,
,/ A .total. of $ 2 ,'i,. 00 p quarterly- should:
/be awarded;. This tyould/provide in-
terim rcyy/ard's: of ./ $500 each' fori ^O,..
'$250, each; tor ^0, ’and; $iOp each, for
50 play,s. :. TiiiSi,. ho\vever, would: oni.-y,
coyer' 440 .aWart[,s/;-in a, year, which
would: .be scanty. ■■ P.erhapS some
phiiahthrppie. fpun.datidri would acid
K) the fund. / ' / ,
. Thp, avyards should be made . regu-
.larly ovCr a-periiod -Of' years to plays
.relativel.y the ,best,,'\v,hetheri or not
they ha’d. absolute nierit/'- the o,b;jeei'
beritg not; alone to aWard the aulliors
but to encourage others to WU-ite
■plays./', ;/ 1/,/ ;/
/ ,An 'ocfca.sioiial, /prize/ here .'a.ttd
there; .'at , randpin / for ' spine: , par ticu-
-lariy ineritorioti.f manriscript .would
be futile. A- single fair-.sized mdvie
eririipariy .will pay;:out in a year to
staff: .AVriter.s upiVards of $5.00,000,
.The ; 1 egi t iiria te . ni andgets. . should Cii t/
s-sm,e',,sMi’K->to ’riedt to they wa'iil- ttri get’
■riipr.e.play.s' wri't’teil'
; The . nia;nugefB..a;s a ..gfoiip shpiiUi
-Operate; several litf.l'e' theatres tie-ar-,
by, in o.rde r ; to-, perforiii the plays re--
ceivirig. ■aivaitoay’ or. soiiie ,’of , theiti.
Lef - the .onan agers '.-slage ' fiy e : ;;pla/y s ; .a
wEek ’id to competent hut' ec/ohomieril
, irianner... The- rchear,s.jng': and : -per-
fo|matiC‘Os .'ivtoiid.'./ give, playwrights
, valuable, ’-e.xpei'iehce/-4s6- that, they
’.c.ould get a /'-gooci ,-,iob In 'Holly W/ood,
■pcrchanCe-, -- ■ ' , ' '
, .Iinprp.veni.Cnts -In’ ,,lh inanu, scripts
shpuld, ehiiblc . the -irianagei's tp-. 6b-
taiii' n.piV- . pliiys- tor . .Broadway . aiid
'-mQr.fe;thah':'pay the- cost; .■.:-/This’'iS'Clif:-.
lei'enf froin . the slravyhaf / tryouts
Whto'C;, pla.ys aroiiitchforked Ontp '-the
..stage - willy, .in4dtoiuaio;rehea'rsaish
i'n'tprpp'criy . ■./'c'ii.st'--'''-a'clors, ’/’; 6,'r .■■'■'even
ainatoliis. ’-' ';'
■ -Iny-tho- :'90,s;,.riiaii;ag'c'f,s 'u/seff'-'to' -'read
syiippsos ■ of pi'ii.y,s,;- a;nd finding; .one
'they liked;;w'Oi;|/id pay ':th
-.-$'l;.9:09;:ri'l’d 'to/il'-hjn}/ ;/(:p /go'; ahead-. ■and
;.\il’ile; 'the- '.play, ''■/ -Th.is ■'vva.s;..’eq-ufvl- tri
:$2,P0.p;/ ,i'h -/dur; -inpney, ■'■/ This : W'iis' a'
:gob'ct;?',y-stcn;r,n-s--a'./playwrigm turri
'put/ -h.alf a.; -dozeii/ ,s,'ynppscs iri / 'tiTe'
time it takC.S''to, nhish P'vio- play' 'shilpt'.'
ripts
iTlius' Hi's chances of .■gotti'iig pr/nduci;
nraiitisCr.ipt, ihust be- .C:phipl'e'to /Arid
it;,i-S-.under.-’suspi'ciQn at ’Iri'af? '-to
■a;h'y:'’' good,-: -why 'hash' /./schri-e: ''qi-her' '
inaii.ifger 'snapped it;iip- ai-rcafly? ,
-' Rather /consistently; 'niihia.gers .iirp- ,
.d'uee 25.to'//htts; arid 75 t’k.'fa-jluvps, ' 'rids '
i.to.evidcrit'ly 'due , to the- iu.abitity ip, ,
/j.uci.ge ' a //.play ' j'ri. ■.rha'nu.se'r'ip'f, ' ; T.his '
ini;,ghf be impfpveci if:;inan.a,icfs.-eiril ■
ployed, .certain. -stage diroo^^^^
..riiayy ' , -play ' 'readers; --.those '/ who ,, eiiiv ■
'visualize '/a play .from the;, script, arid;/
who, call cheek -Where the lau.ghs./.the
siluatio.ns/.;arid .. the ; itpptauso; :,p('iints.
come. This is like an expert clieirist :
a.ssiiy i'ng a sample 0 ;£ ' orp .‘frOm a - new
min'i,ng:'prospeet,;of:..a, co,n,sultih:^^^^
giheer; -checking ’thri/ .hluriprints of h '
new bridge to be builti.
:/■ Mans'/ -good' play; mari iriaice ■
the rounds for years because they do
'ii'o't - ‘read welli- . .While.'/ nVany. Wiiic/h
read well do not play well, and fail
when produced.
It you think it is ca.sy to read a
play and tell what is in it, get a pub-
lished play before you liax e .seen the
performance and: mark the laughs,
liovv strong they are, four X'.s lor a
belly laugh, where the situations
come and where the audience -iipi
plauds-ror gasps, and iiow enlliusi-
astic the applau.se is at the' points
marked. Then go - to .see the play
and find out; whether .you are , a
‘picker’ or hot. Or go to a dross ito-//
horsal.and see if you 'tvoUld wartt'to.-
buy- a . piece of the production before
a paying audience .sees it and' tells
you . what's -what.
:■,.-'•/■ Edwin Ilopl.ins.
‘JACKPOT' SMASH IN
.Baltimore, Jan. 1.
, - ‘Jackpo/t,’.;. hew m/visical .sponspried ,
by,, Vinton Freedley,. w.i'is, -nicely'
spotted , for . holiday; 'fl'ade/ at , Fo’rd.a -'/
last Week , -.and drew .favorable ci'it-/'
leal reviews arid; poterit aeiion at- the- ,
b:o.- ; sold: out at ' Weekend at a . lop ■
of $3,32-, figure estimated at;-$30;000: ,. ,
On ’ tap currently, is a-ii.otlier pre-I
Broadway- musical, ‘Milria h nc,’ prO'"
dticed by/ Bi P'. Schulbc'r'g aiid Marlon
Gering, with cast headed by Ernest
Triiex; . Jerry 'Wayne, Mar.y Jane
Waksli and 'Virginia MneWaUer.s,
‘Wallflower’ Debuts
In Philly on Jan. 10
Meyer Davis’ debut effort as an
indie legit producer, ‘Wallfiower,’
opens- Jan. 10. in- Philadelphia, fol*
lo'wirig'.j.i.ts iYihnirigton- tireak-ih , 0 ^^
Jan. 6. Philly is Davi.s’. home town
and the Jan. 10 date is also the
blithday 6f both the: prodiiCer and
Reginald . Denham,; .'tho , .author-
director of, the/ play', / Wliicli the -ex:- ■
maestro (and: / morri- /roc'oi.itly ’ -a
prolific legit ' ba'cker.l 'regards as
a favorable omen.
: Ca.st of ‘Wallflower’ e amp r i s e ,s.
Walter Greazav ; Kather i no O i \ i ley,
Mar.v Roife, Surinie- O’Dea, Leona
Powers, Fred Irving Lewis, Mary
Orr. Ann Deere, Joel Marslein, and
■ others-.; . ‘ ; ;■':'/
Lorraine I)e Wood Suffers
Skull Fracture irt Accid^
Hollywood. Jan. 1.
- Lorraine de WpOd, -femme lead in /
‘.Yours /For_ B’un’ ;at_ the -Music ./Box,
la in the :.}a’-"p2Wb'ieY
.sk.uti - fracture and , o/t,h'cf.' ,i/n.i Livies as
re.sult of an auto cra.sh.
Samuel Norton’, one of the show’s
producers, who was driving, sufiered
only minor bruisevs.
Koenigsberg’s New Stint
- St. -, Loui.s, Jan. -1,. .
, Max Koenigsberg, 'one ,, of . the
founders ',--'p,f;/ the . Municipal 'Theatre/ /,
Assn,,, /sponsormto/' ril. toesco , enter*.
taiiimont in the Forc.si Park play-
house for 25 years and ,vvho' torned
'irh'pr/esai’ip. last,/' summer', -.'at . Dallas
ha's taken /’up ari.otheiv- ..stint'.' , Last ■
week Kbenlg.sbei‘s - / took. -' /,;(, ip,/ ' /as,-/
inac.-'iro of the C:v/o Ligiit . Opera
Assn, of Detroit, and '-.-/a/ . IfiTweck
.'■casoii toe.s off Jan. 11.
The ; indoor prcson'.aiions will / bo ■
along the linos of I'no local Miiny
opera. Last. sprin,« Kocni.g.-^bevK re-
.■'i.gncd as director of. I'nc .Municipal
Tl'.oalro Assn, to direct a Kl-week
outdoor .season -pf : 'Starli/ght' 0:ier- ,
curs' at, DaEas. Ho relur.ii.ii , to ti'a
Texas ir.ctropoli," ne.xt .season , to
!i, 'indie another 10-‘,voek season.
Wednesday^ January Sj J 9 M
Thirty-eighth I^^RIETY Ahnivers&ry
l.E 6 IXIWUVriE 22 &
Chicago. Jan. 1 .
i Nice.; figures, were rto by all
admissibhi^ oh New Year's', Eve atld^;
jrig,>su;bgtantially.>to;the i.‘Un-
CXjjcC.tcd Honey rnoon’ Was only show ,
to nm ah ;o?tfra, midflight; peffp inn
anC'o:.!-. 'v
tMi shows , got back into the money
groove, .With 'Oklahoma' again lead,-
ihg' with $ 33 i. 500 ,: afld ‘Kiss- afld ’reli'
topping all^ other , .shows .wilh $ 19 , 000 .
'BiithO: Spirit’ and ::‘3 .Is 0 B'am.iiy’
got, diT. .to, slow'; starts but chalked up
$ 12 ; 50 fl and $ii); 000 ; respectively, on
the w&ek- ,‘Soh.s o' Fun’ opened well
at the Civic Opera House on Mon-
d,ay' "t 31 ..;; ,
Estimates .(or Last Week
‘Btlithe ;. Spirit’ Studebaker ( 1 st
■Week > (. 1 . 400 ; $ 2 . 75 Started slow
imt gained .tbr hit $, 12 , 600 . '
• ‘Oeo'd : Night. Ladies,’ 'Blackstone
(■ 90 th>,\vecl<:) '( 1 :.- 2 Q 0 ;^^$^ Zoomed'
tb-.$i 5 ,()o(b. ■■■'(
‘Kiss and Tell,’ Harris ( 34 th week )
hllOOO; $ 2 : 7 , 51 . Bounced back to-
$ 19 : 600 : f. d,'
. ‘Oklahoma:,’ EHanger - (^th .. W'cek )
■<il 406 ; $ 2 ': 7.6 i; He tiout' $ 33 , ! 50 Q: ;
':t' Xs: a. Family ,t Civic (Ist ..Week)
. (. 3 :r! 06 t, ,'| 3 ,(i 5 , Opened,, ,‘.,fllpw:,^^
perked UD to around. SlOiOOO. .
. 'Tomorrow : the World,’ Selw.yn
( 8 ib . A'i’.Gok' i. , (' l.OOb;, $ 2 '. 7 ' 5 ').; ' ''Coii hted,
in' i:hkc' a'f,. .$ 17 , 560 , :
'llne.V'.coted Honeymoon-’ n-reet
NindliCrn :.( 6 th ■ Week) ;(i; 4 p 0 ; ■ $ 2 , 7 .i:)..
TWo 'Nenv;. Year’s;, , Eve .sho'w.s i'ibped,
rcecinits.t,p approximately $ 1 , 1 . 000 .
‘SONS’ TERRIF S44;000
IN 2D DEltmiT IW
: , Detroit, .Ian. 1 . .
' New Year's week was ,a binght Qfle
along the .. .riaito ; her.e . wit De-
;tr 6 it;'s,v. legit , hbuhes, ; .reUghted;;': and,
catching .boonjish . business.
, Olsen , and; Johhsph 's ' ‘Sons O' Fun’
pioveti a holiday natural, turning
into, a ,s,eli-Out. during,, the .second
week at the Cass. Helped by a spe-
cial midnight,; sh, 6 w ■ New'; Year’s, Eve.
at a $ 5.50 top, the show nailed a ter-
t'ifie,: $. 4 . 4 , 066 , -‘.'.With ' the;',, first -week's
gi.eahings- , it 'brought; the .'.tw.p Hetroit
weeks- tip. to, ,$ 69 , 000 . They were fol-
lowed Sunday by Waiter Hampden
in 'The Patriots.' ■ ’■;
/.‘The -Aldrjch.;^F settlfed jnlat
the Lafayette ; at the p,o;pLilar>,p.r.iGed;
'policy, got .bflf.to :a greab .startiiwlth’
the first week’s 10 performances
bringing, 'in apprOximatciy : $ J 7 -i 00 p;
Second .;.wdek'.s advancei- also; Was
■strong.- ':' 7 ;y.:;' ; y
Despite a going-over from the local
.cri.x.s,; 'Maid ' in .thC; ■.Ozark.?;’' com
'earlier by the'icert.sofv'moyed intp the
W.i;lsoiV,.C,hH .Day and ■; piilled
down a surprise $ 20,000 for the first
week.
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Plays Out of Town
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■ :.tliat Tod.d . -has.; , a ‘. bettor ., fhari . even-
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■ into; Broad-w'ay.iwit.h ,;a ■ w.innci'. For
~he“‘ha;t’‘iffe;;gl,abhm^^ in the
• pofOthy ■ flii'd Herbert - Fields, opni;;
■ he, has Hobby Ciark and June Havoc
;' a.-; iowens of Strength, and ,he; has the
, , .a torosiiid ' prod'uction,' whi ch -is. jaw-;
;; dropjjinc. . .
.'■'-.The;;, hoi'sepuwer is wnntir.g — but
soriouisly — in tlui Colo Porter s,-oi;e.
V. iiicli is bctlcf-than-adetiuate in .but,
, 01-0 or I’.vo - instances, and never
. ^ehU.v di.stingu;i'shed.’--;;It''is doubltul i.f
- .any, tunc but ‘1 Hove You' of the 10
m.; ;the- opchin'.g;.; sho-w will over
emerge to achieve note outside the
;sh.c)..w,' -A-hile the lyric? are ;in ;fl,o ,ca.?e-
■up '0 llio Porter . level. ' ■' '■;
; ; .Tlic vital force is also waniing. bnl
;‘, not so seriously. .;in the comedy. 'It
■seems ' to- ; be a .question of ■ al ml'esS-.
■ ness at the moment. , so this- 'do:part-;
ment \v.ill;;.;‘iindQubtcdly reb.ei’V'o
■spt'C.cly arid; ;etToCtive 'attehtion. 'At
; . V® bPe.hor. 'ori;l'y';.tWo .keg.Ueri botiv
■u':;tho sccoiid aef.,.;achicv;od -any .'■uS-'
; W ined com.edy ; .level, ; and; . both,' 'of
uicsc;, 0 1 , : CO u rSe, , i n vol ved ■ Bobby
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I- -^Earn, basica.lly;- sound, deyciops in
,™*micq : C| tiV ■when J une Havoc, as . a-
femme, btillfigti'ter,' .from .the; Stale?:
mtS:t'akn'i';gly..'iofe^^^ the ear.af a .van-.
. d.mt'Hed . bull , into the lap of. a fng.i-
t:vo Yankee con. mai‘i ;'(Glai'k'),,a, gos.-
,t;ure, .tylTich. ;plevatc.s ;hini..to the p.Csi-
■ , tum, ; of honorary ambassador of
gobciwiil . to‘,Mcxicq for one' .wieek.
:The coh; man .can't koep his ;flngers.
out of the :Me.xican lottery -pic. how-
ever, .and. thfbu-g'h;.;tbe •bullfighter’s.
.manage,r::'.esfabli.shbs,;''a-';tt 'in
competltifm, '.With; tbcA^ ; ;
'I The .Rlexioan: ■ , Charge '-(.d’.affaires
:(;Wilbu;r Evans i. -trie-s..: to pin him
do-wri. btit:'..lritCimat'ioi>a ';1 .lav'; hinders,
the , path of -justice, i Mean’time,, Miss
Havoc iMcets .-Evans and . a .tentative
.tomanco . , deyciops, . only to '.fizzle out'
in' airalCsa cxour.sions. into, .side plots-
with, various, tour i.ste, expatriafe.s and
btlier as.sorted .Character.S. ' Thus the
central .situation, a good' olie, i.s rtever ,
developed; , and ' 'audience . afteption
is never broug;h.t to a fo,cus. ' V
Frirraevv'ork' ;supplies loppQrtunitie.s
Tor; ; plenty; of prpdtictibn ; numbers.; ,
These arc ■■b'evorid. descr iptioh ill .Vi.s-
iiiil beauty; the;Mary Graiit' cpstume.s
absolutely floorihg, the audiehce. The
(Seorae ''Jenkins kety. too;, are terrific..
' Aside- .' froifi - Clark, '' Miss; :HavQG,
.'Gooi'.ge ; Givo: : t who'. ..is, : excellent
tl'roui'hout ) ;arid ■ Luba. Malina;. none
of the. sfippor;ling..ciistl actually staridk
0 :Ut.; .Paul; Haakon arid . E.icanoi' Ten-,
iris ■ click-; in -a .sliclf: .da.ncei-.nii'n'ibef.
irnd Haakon ,reai.s'.'ers. in'a Spectacular
bullfi.ghtin’g;;;..da:rice:' ‘.blit the .show's
...dairce'; ro,utiricS,;''Whic,h',,:he - staged,
jiccd' more -spigewll the way.' Of the
; nui.sic.al; numbor.s. only ,, ‘There -Must,
Be Someone for .Me.’ ‘I Love You’,
..arid: ‘Count Yotir Bleasingst . really
go . Over; ;big. The- ■ fir.st gains ■ MiSs;
■Havoc. .a 'big- hand;: the. second Plits
Evan.s over, and the- third, a comedy
t'i'io,; brightens ;up I the: last act cpnr
sidcni.bl.v.
. Snipping of a halt .hour, i.s ;a,.fore-
gohe cohclu.Sion. ;; . Show will - .heed
more than outtlng. thoifgh; but that's
what it's hero . tor. and Todd, has.
plenty ;bi 'know-how.' .; ■ Kile.
9 l»riann 4 ‘
. ' New Hayond Dice.' 30 .
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AlfvtzT (ihil , li, Kill It'.', ,l‘’i':i(urtLK.|'^FiiH.st
Alji-ry.f.Ta.ni' iii(.;ff.;’'.Mjtr’y-
SiirjfDiii; ' • HI.JiTiloy H''tl . iinti ■ J’li.iil UorO,.'
;bj", ■ .U.!rr:i«in'-';' blnH.mi'r'.'
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; Pittsburgh, Jan. 1 ..
Boston Opera Cori'.pany knocked,
doiyn a .sock ' estimated .$ 15,506 . at
Nixon last week with week Of Gil-,
.bert and: S'ui.livan Tep'ortblre. ,IHou.se_
got its' best .dpehing. in a'
year .‘with ‘The -:Mikado’ arid thefl.
moVed on- from' there tp. build s.tead- :
ily at.each 'peiTorniaheei Wisely elim- .
iriatirig operettas that -didn’t do -biz '
here ,. 1 'asf . 'season band playjn'g I .;only '
‘those,: -vyhich;,,were,-i in ■,;the chipk . on.
troupe's previous visit ‘here,;.:..;;--
: ' 'Engagemeril.. was' at ,;$ 3,,75 top. and
.holiday .crowd ate; it lup.:despite; stifl ;
nuisjcal- competitipn during the’; week'
Trom vSigmund Romberg ; and , Pitts.-:;
burgh Sy:nphony Orche.stra.
; .;Nixon currentiy has ‘My Sister,
.Eileen,’ playing.'its- third .eri
here and at $2 top this time, and then
gets 'Janie.' x-;,'
lEX HAYRIDE’
NiHY 18G IN
BOSTON
Boston, .Tan, 1 .
W ith ‘Mcxica'n . Hayrid o.' 'Slid s ;iri,l.
Your Eye’ and the San Carlo Opera
in last week, ‘The Student Prince’ in
thi.“, and 'Ciiorry Orcharii' and ‘Peep
■SKe\V’ '■confing; in,;, next-.:. -week; 'the
Tfub's; riaito; lia.s mrtiflg to life again:;
;af ter a', desultory, .fortoi,ght, :' All- signs'
-point to a' .whacking -..bi‘g 'winter. s,e;aT
•son.
: ‘Suds' opened Tue.'day ( 281 at the
Wilbur and caught droopy notices;
but hlz.,,is ;okay:, tMeki'cafl IJayride;'
Todd -‘Show Viiilh a ,;riut ■ stated well
above $ 156 . 00 , 6 ,- 3 .wham ; biz-getto'r:-
,;from the outset.' opened 'Wed;riesday
(291 and .should .eo clean from now
lintii: -.it move.s out on Jan. 22 . ‘Stu-
dent Prih.de’ followed; the San Carlo
■at the v'Operal :H,oifse.- ; 01 d.-.:;reliable
should do well. ■■
';EsUniateg . {Or, ■,L»st;'-;Week-.
' ‘Abie’s Irish -Bose.’.; Pl'yrn.outh;;,;;!!-',-
; 424 ;;$ 2.-75 ,);.' Ninth ;week Saw' general
, vioswing to $ 9 , 500 ; show ' . fini.shcd
-eight-week' st.ahd here pit; Jari. 8
.; ‘Dpu'jjfligirls,'- Coloniai ( 1 , 437 ;- $ 2 : 751 .
Steady at improved $ 10,000 'lit ninth
week-, ciosos: jan.; 8 after .eight-week ,
'.S-larid'. ■ ''.-I . ■;,
: .‘MexiGan Hayride,’'Shu:bert ..(L.fiOO:
■$ 3 -; 30 , $ 4,40 -.opener,: ;'.$ 6;86 New,;Year’s,
E’ve);..' . Mike' Tecld show ;goi;n,g very,
big with 'fine advance and sellout biz
in' prPsp.ecf 'for, heaT-mon th run,; herel
Five portormances first week (begin-,
fling Dec.;; 29 ): .shouid'.hit tnear;
mated $ 18 , 000 . including New Year's
Eve show, a $ 6 . 60 -top sellout.
•Snds in Ymir Eve,’ Wilbur; ( 1 , 300 ;
$ 2 . 75 ); ; . Opened Dec. 28 and drew
mixed notices, but should take about;
$ 11 , 000 . .seven performances. Re-
mains through Jan. 8 .
San Carlo Opera Company, Opera
House ( 3 ; 500 ; $ 2 . 20 ). ..Eitst. operfl of
sea.son here, and doWg comfottably
;at .an osUiflated $ 19 , 000 . 10 .; perform-
ances.;; C.ompany'begins .four here, , .
' Now Year’.s. week turned out to be
a bonanza for Broadway leaders
and new high grosses 'sprinkled the
list, despite the general absence of
extra ;matiflees: Wednesday rnatinebs
furnished the pace for baianco of
week, - 15 ; out of ., 24 .lshoWs'seHing-qut,.
All presentations boosted pricc.s as
'usual "on the holiday: ' eVe (Friday);,
The in-betw:eeners .did se-sd 'busifles.%
grosses ‘ in. those instances being;
cOmpafatively mHd.;,,.' ■ Ticket ■ sale':
slowed .down of; eve. performance.,
high prices a factor. \/''y-''~.y'
‘Doctors Disagree.) which arrived
last week, has a' fair chance, but
‘.South. 'Pacific” -lOok^ ' doubtful.-. Four
f'newfshowS' this week.'
Estimates for Last Week
' Keyx: C (Comedy), D (Driiiiin),
■CD' :fComedy-:Dfa^a),, R ‘(RBcue) V
,;JM (. 1111 X 10 ( 11 ). O iOperctui) . ;
. ‘:A; Connecticut Ifankce,! .Beck- ( 7 th
week) ; (M- 1 . 214 ; $ 4 . 40 ). Registered
biggo.st week , and with , ar. I extra
.matihee.. plas ;; $ 7-;70 top . for New
Year's Eve, accounted for approxir
rnately $ 28,000 gross.
: ‘A; Lady -Comes Home,’ Playhouse
■(D,- 805 ; $ 3 . 30 ).-: Presented by Georg-c
W. Brandt; written by Ethel Borden
and Jacques Thory; opened Tuesday
‘Angel, .Street;’ Golden- (108 th
week) (D- 789 ; $ 3 , 301 . -Has pas.sed
■twofyear m;ark.. land likety.: ,tp;:'sfa-y
thrOu'g'h .‘.-vf.inter; ..'last w’eek' buslflcs.V;
improved to around $ 9 , 500 ; ;
’Another Love Story,’ EuUon (G-
938 ; $ 3 . 30 ).. Final and - 13 th week;
staV'tod::r:athei.’ weVlvtlien tapor'pd'ofl';,;
. will not tOur; ' . around-,- $ 9|006 .'.estirl;
-ifla-tedi.'; , -- - 11 ' ' ; Tj-' .
‘Arsenic and Old Lace,' Hudson
( 156 th week); (CD-I, 094 ; $3 30 ). Dou-
bled: takiflgs;..of. ‘previous : week a;rid
'with aid ; Of $‘ 4 . 46 '. NeVv; Year’s ' Eve'
the count topped : $ 13 , 000 .
‘Carmen Jones,’ Broadway l. 5 th
wceki ( 0 - 1 , 900 ;. $ 4 , 40 ). Bigges
money in town; went to new iii.gh,
beftefi .thafl ,.$ 49 :; 006 - claimed; fop, for.
the. eve was $ 7 . 70 . ' , .l
‘Doctors Disagree;) Bi| 0 .u (GD- 608 ;
$ 3 . 30 ) . Opened Tuesday (28 l. draw-
;ing lair notices; , matinee drawf-iiidi-;
cated, fir.st seven '.performances ex-
pected to appyoxirflate $ 10 , 000 ,.
. ‘Early to . Bed,' :;Broadhuf.st., (; 29 ;h:
week) (M- 1 , 16 P;. ;;$ 4 , 46 ). ' Picked- Up
as,:,exp.e'cted‘ after slippirig- ‘o.oh.sider-
;,ablj);. ’ helped by' -ihereased -, holiday
eve. price.s. iridicated gross estimated,
around $ 22 , 000 . ■ ; I ' I '.'
‘Harriet,’ Miller ( 35 th week) (D-
940 ; $ 3 . 85 ). Came back, iiifp the. big
ll.iilntis
■ . I .MairitlKUii;.
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4<’i I’s t. (-I y.n Vt'i I iKT,n-4' ;
.( Waiaira! 3 u‘i' ilfilif'il ;
LiiFm’ii't.ff-’’;' . . f.-, .V
' A. ragged prcmici''c ‘didri’f hclpiany
in; peg’giivg- tfle ichaijces ‘.ofll' Itii.ls; one,,
■In 'any' ‘icage.'.-fhe; sh.o'w i.s;-,goihg 'to ‘re-
qiiire .j)leh'i.'y ;'of pcni'cii.nfl i!er(>y,e;:.it;
; . (Contiflued "on ■ page 240 ); ' . ,
‘Marianne’ Strong At
$ 11,500 in 4 at N. Haven
New Haven, .Jan. 1 .
Break-in of ’Marianne’ was aided
by ; sti'ong advance and New Year’s
Eye sellout to an approximate $ 11,500
,on, 10 ur shows- at $ 3.30 top, good. ■ .
. .‘Gherry Orchard’ Comes in .'Wed-
nesday ( 6 - 8 ). Next week ( 10 - 15 ),
,‘P.: 0 u,ghgirls.’ ' : '
JOAN ROBERTS
' - ''.(''lumml'ly ,it'iiti(‘iit‘i.i1g;"iti'- itii" Tlicat'r(:"f'ttrHi,V,s' .sta'.ge- K'ui.‘t''fs's'
“OKLAHOMA”
'I’li.inks In Theresa Helbiirn, Lawrence Langner, Reuben Mamoulian.
Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II I'nr ni.ikiiig tlii'< a \(‘iy iiIimh.uu
eM.gii.g'i-tne'fll. ■ - , I; 'I , ' I' . ■ -I.
SEASON'S GUEE'ITNG TO ALL
’ 49G, ‘Venus’ 39G,
’37G, New Highs
money .Again last' , week;,, when indi- ,
cated' gross vyas'aroimd $‘18,060v ,-i' ' . ; 'I
. ; Janie,’ Mansfield, <(i8th week) -'(cL; ■'
4,001;. '$3;30);. , Flayed :10- perform- ■
ancos,:,, extra ..matinees 'tSold: -o'ut ;■ arid --I
so did .holiday' eve;, :grbss-vdotibling ’
-previous,, week; ',. ,, $12,500'.'- ■ approxi- ■ '■
.-m-afely.'-'; ::--'l::'
. :‘K'iSS. l.ana . TcJI,’. . Biltmo ;(4'lst ■
.week) ,(C:-920;.$3.‘SO>i‘ Had'beeri'lotT ■
considorabiy, but: Came - back strong;-:,
ly„ '.and in nine performances ciaimeii' -I '
around. $17,500.
‘Life:. With' -Father,’ Empire' ,(214111
week) (D4;082; $3.30). Run leader
'(-•airie' baci.k: Strongly, ,fl'itli:;aid of hoi- ‘
1 day ..scale;: takings estimated to ha\ e
topped $17,000. ■ - '
‘Listen, ‘PrbicSsor,’ Forrest (2d
week.) • (CD-1,060; ; ,'f 3:30). Went to
extra : space taf ter ■ fair lopening; first
lull week e.stima ed at $6,560.' l ■ I I 1'
‘L6vei;s - and . Friefl-ds;’ :■ Plymouth
'(5tli; ' vveekj' , ',(p-1.0'75;, ,-;'$3‘,85').,;'' ‘H'as:v:'‘''
been ; in ' bi'g' .-.mpney since -'.Op'eflihg,
and; ■ la.sf' '‘we.ek • -.e'Stini'atcd ■ ,;'arOtind 1^
$23.opO;,-;
Oklah«ma,*, St, James' (40th week)
.(M»,li520;.- $4-46-).': Fla,yedl eXtra;:mati- I;
fl.c'e'; and:' with :.,$8.60'; top holiday. Ove -
ta.ki'i.gs went to around .5;i.7.400. fl- ;
‘Oiie Teueh of ; VeiiuB,’ Imperial
(.13lh, week). Another sm:ash .iflusi-l .
cal in a larger house, with the IVoli-
day scale also a t $8:80 topi gross i.werif,
to now high, $39,000. <' ■('
, 'Outrageous Fortune,’ 43th Street
■(Ofh w.cek) ;(D-873; $3.30,).': Moderate^^ ' '
.Srpsspr esUir.atcd at 'arOufld $9,500.. .
; ‘Over. 2i,’ Music Box (C-979; $3.30).
.Presented by Max Gordon; wiilten
.-by ,;>Rut'h ■ Go.rdofl; , d'id.lvefy -well -.'in -■ ':
■Washing;;on ,,laSt:. W.Gek;l opened
Monday (3i.
‘Ramshackie Inn,’ Royale (GD-996; '
, $3.30 ) .: ..'Presented , by ■ Robert Reu'd ; . '
.lyrilten • by George Batson'; alsol
opened :Monday.; (.3 ), being a coflfii'ct- '
I'li.g premiere.': ' "
‘Rosalinda,’ 46tlr' Street -..(624 w^^
(0-1,347, $3.30).:. Ahflouriced to; go. '
tq. -rioad ; after .another ..three ’;.weeks; ' I'
slipped .'after' Thank-sgi.ving, but , wi th '
holiday - scale ..double regular I- prices,
qi.oted; oyer $27,000; last, week; - ‘.One -
Touch ;of Venus) rnoves: in from Ims ;
perial Jan. 24.
‘Something for ihe Boys,’ Alvin
(M-1,.337; $4.40). . . Final afid 53d -
week; was .UP with ; leaders- for .most
Of: the distance'. and -.rated . excellent i
winner;, -;ofT .lately.- but last .week’s
gross. with $8;80 holiday tOp, around
,$28,000.
‘South Pacific,' . - Cort - (Dxl,064;
$3,30). Opened middle of last week;
drew doubtful notices and not indi- ;
rated to stick. . : I. , ' ''
‘Stars on IceJ Center (74th week)
(repeat date) (R-3,000, S1.65), Only
aCraction to . play twice daily la.«t
week, With gross • doubling that of '
the_ previous- ' week; , around, ; $46,000 : ;l
estimated. ,"l'
: ‘S'orm ; 0|iei'ation,’ Belasco (D-l.-,
097; :$3.,30). Presented by the Play-
wrights eo.;;:WHtten'byMaXweU An- -
dcrsQn; operi.S Thursday (6);
‘The . Donghgiris;' Lyceum (53d
week) (G-997; $3.30),; Came back H
a.s expected and went tp an esti-mS
mated $l9,060: vvith aid Of holiday ^
prices. '/'I:''- ..-li' , I'-l."'
‘The Voice of the Turtle,’ Morosco
(4th::week),. (CD-955; $3.30). New hit ,1
went; to its flew high at $23,060;yoa- ..
paeity all shows; increased holldayl ‘
.■•c.ale turning the trick.
"tomorrow the; World,’ Barrymore
ClSth week) (D-1,064; $3.3()i. .Any ,
other; -fcifl 'sho'w that came :back
rather weR: expected; to top $16;000.
'The Two; Mrs. Carrolls,’ Booth - .
(22d: week) : (R412;-. $3.30). Early , .
-succ.pss '.weiit to an ifldicatedi $14,86o: . '
came back well in limited-capacity
spot. 'I- 1
a..
veek) (a-1.018; ''$-3,30-),: - Did firiily---
wcii. and with the., aid 'of ■ on - extr;%
iflat.in.ee, ^.takirigs $10,000 or more,
‘VlrtoEF fehes,'' Amba.ssador (8tli
wcDk )' (G-:l,165;‘ $3.-30.), .Should . hav'.e ..:'
: got;ieri..s:o,rne bcn.efltf roifl.holiday 'gPy ; ■
ing. 'but. has Ibecri f'artrtg badly; 'mayi
'be '$4,000 .: I ‘I ‘'-l;/:;'
; 'What’s' ' .-Up,’. ■ National .' (M-.lvieZ: H '
$4,40:). ■ ;Ann,6i'inced ;.tp ..clpse- Tuesday , ';
'll at completion ■ of .seven ' red'
■weck.s;' .had been;;. do'Wn .arpflnd .llO,- :
pOOi '-bit, bfittor': last' week. at. arbufl'd -■
'$13:.560; neypr got, startecl.'-'
'Winge,a; 'Victory,* 44th. Street. (6th
'lyeek) . (D-1,325;. .-.$4.46). : .Went avv-ay '
;up . top; with an 'extra rhatinee. ahd' - ,
■,$8:.80';.ofl, :lh;e :,eve:, gross, topped $.45,-' .
;00,0,' .another .new .'high.
'Zie'gfeld .Fo.tlies,’ ' Winter Garden
(40th . week) ■ (R-i,523; ;$4:40) ., ,- Came-,
back to big money, ,i and with . the - 1 .
help of ;a $7.70:hdllday; tbp, -takings,
. were.- figured .over $38,000. '
v-'''.--:;,'-;-''''-.''..''.Bev'i'va-ls.-'-;'.';,-'''
‘M,efry ; IWitlow,’' -IMajestic (22d
week) (:0-l,695; ;$3‘..30.)'. Also climbed
.smartly during New Year's week, .
'aroufld $30,000; holiday: top; was .$6.60.1' ,
, ‘.Othello,’ Shilbei't ( 10th week)
(D-'ll,32.5;.; .$3l3bl, i.lOne ' Of ,' seasofl'S ,,
: .stundo:iits: likely '.tp .play ;-welI. :lfl;tb . .
' spring; 'aided , by 'hpjiday;;;scaie , gross
aroLiflfi $26,500,('new high. ■
LEGITIMATE
Thii^ty-elgfilh I'ersqry
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Inside Stuff-Legit
ArlUvir .M: .$1,0,000 as ,a b.oi.uts bct-weoh' nieiribevs ; p£ ‘SUU's
.oil K.c,' Ot'jiter,, fl. :Y.', and, So.nja Heiiie'ii Stadtuin,
Cliioaao. . ^ It ,\\uis. the 'aarae .ainp\iht'^;^y •.he two outOis at
,'G,Itfia{mas'';,)aSt;’ypar..'-:' .Vv, ' '■ -.i ■ ' ■
/ .M.i.s.s , Hen iels''sii,pw open oil; Chni.siniftA Dp}’, /wlren
•sale; \Ya.<i (iround' $400,(),00.,'.,SK,aIin.a stiu’.'.is ddc at , Mad.ison •Spiiarc^^^^^
,■ Ja'ir, A$..' i-v •' ■ i '■■5; . ;■ ;
: 0.spm:,' 'SwliiY hips Haiita-ecT the . iilay oan in' .‘Life. .HYith .Father, •I.,bol It at ■thP'
Hihp.ire, N,n Y.;, '.aiicl' HieVcahViiaii):' iiii, .iptujs'h.Wan to. $100 \vcrq,.'
tfi:0 li.ue.stiilts, 'expcnt' tP the ;fe^ • lipttiarct; Ijihtls'ay itn;fl,,,Duro,lh^^
jlii)o.V,iYalkfci: .fiiip.H'Ia Bannj.HeA ;)'e'ad.in,a the . tpsiie.eli.Yp h TGeei.\'c,i:l;,
gi.t.l.s.'''oth.P.i;;tHn-ii;,:bb'h^^^ ,.h' 'V-".;’ • ; .i ". .
i\t 'flr,st ifHfa.s denie'd',,iha’t BeiT, ,\la'i'do.iv-\\hlwv,epsp,urehas^^^ the Zie.i'ie.ld,,.
N,. Y., with:;‘Billy Ho.se,; b'U't' thtnlaltpr' iaterpi^^^ tha.t,-Marc(ei,T twa.si a;
aO'ii :p,ar,l|ie Umt tPgptliPr th,'oj'.,. l.iatl. up, $li00p,Q0d; • . dorporatiPn:
' was . iVi'rhiecl ' npt, ,.oniy;.inr. 't.h6t'.,'.fhoatrp ' piirGliii.^^^^ but .tutitrc
p.Md'uei'iPn.! ''h ' '■ ■ ■ '■.'•■.'s' '
. ..Understood ; that' Rlardeh. isi. llViauiah, vvit.h .tt.He'/i.ug'htPli wi.it
' dispose' -alV ,thp.,'',Bxvi.e)'a,. o'lr •Jorsoy.;, Side of;,; the. ’'UePrgcv'Was'Hiitgio.h
a bridge.' t;Sp.()t'h'as..'been'clpsed''. for.' 'shnio ■
Theatre iGuiid'' Ka.s .'placed ‘JaC()bpwslry.,.tn'id the, Col.biM^^
play bciiig'by 'Era'iiz 'Worfbl arid. Cliil'ur.ci Odet.s. .'Ne.'tt'riplay, on .vts.'.splipaul'c
is ‘Noah's. Ark,I;'- and due,.; too, thi.s. 's'.'Kson is 'The Beautitiil and The. Free,’
dii'i.l;d ,ha,S!.,alsoTacq;uired.';T:h^ .Sisters, ■! ay Ijieh.TOay.r.ea prpduet'ion.
during the .' spring', ' ■ It ' 's -by .. Elist) ■ .Blalk, :;a;.:'niagaziiio;t writer, ';.fc ,A‘l.deri
Nash, .scenai'i.st. 'I'iieir -first eollaPoriUimi. , ■;
. , ' 'South 'PaGifiG,; colored-easi draina '.which ppenedyal' the' Ob^^ Y., ’'last.
W.cdri.eSday; .,i;29)',' w'a,s.^,^ by ';Pa'S''i;d''.-£bwe;,' ;a iy ;shownian for-'
merly a s.rittuiier.:..'slpck ' Int'crosiecl' in the prodiibtion are Horabe
'Schihidlappi . who isupei’Vised; ,th'e ■ proseritatibn; .'Vintph ■Preedle.Y, Richard
Krakquf; Dscar SerHn,.;Emii Priod;lan,d.c.n..'.B'' PE Brooks eosfLimes,.‘‘Mar'jo.fie
'find .Shei'maii:Ew'mg'.';-y vj .:;.; '‘ .'i
Sarii VBehri'nah'sicptlkb'oraHpn with ■CliffQrd,. .O.dels.nn the. dranna^^^^
of .Franz; .itVerEei's .iJacObpw.'sky.'.u^^^^ Cbloriel’ ; hast been chi'efly . .in the-
natui'e^ p£. rbrnfirilicizing the iHo(',‘ a'lidi de.ieuipha.sizirig ..the ■ propaganda
va) ue.s'. . Annabelia : ('Mrs.' Tyrohe Power) niakes . her 'Broadway. leg'it debu.i
_ in the play, . , ;y 'i.;;,:;...! . ■ i... ' i, .' . '
: Sticcbss ,6f';‘Carrneh, Jones,' has tba;asGd .spbcial; niateriailyrldiststtp^.^^^
but plenty, ;P.£; routines 'based „oth the score, ■ . Tn piariy i.bf the-fa'lent 'agencies.
la.st .;webk, gals could be heard singirig' their.owii yefsiohio'f the. 'Tpr
.song. '''; -'t''' -!d;. 'V'-i ' 't '''.'i' .'.'.(..'.'i
., Stock at the Orpheum, Roadiiu;: Pa., folded recently, being the .second
tinie; that. policy flopped; at tl'.c same hou.se this season. Ca.st was on iriini-
: ii’.um pay. con.si.sting of local amateurs or .semi-pro.?, Stanley Wolf oper-
aled and:(lirected. '.'■ ■ ■
Walker Slaps Down Esquire
Secbnd-clas.';,' mailing privilege of
Etifluire magazine.. ; was rcyokctl
Th'Uf sday ;(.30;) , by Postniastbr;,.iG.Giit
eral Prank. Walker, effiectivb'. Feb.
.28. .. In .^iappirig dpwn: 'the,' 'lii.ag;
Walkpr oyemiled recpinrh.eridattphs
of his i p wn three-man trial, , board ;
to.ss ;of the .secbnd.-plass privilege,
Walker . ■ e s ! i ni ate d;- • .would ' .best
Esquire an additional $50.0,000 yeaiTy
' .fori liiailing-Henpugh, .tp. put it out p{
bus'in.cs.s'r’'
Walker , withheld .rewbcatloni.fpr. 60
day-s 'in order;, to proyide thei publi-
cation, ample. pppprtupity ' to' '.appeal;
this order to a court; ;pf ..cbmpetGnt
, iurisdtetipn.;;. to fully review. •.'■ii.«
'hi,a'tte.r '. i',.-.' 'i' '
Esquire', is expected to, .flgh
case ‘a'll itfie' way. to the ; Supreme
Court, a .scrap tliat would niakb
’ prc'Gedent.',ahd.'. settle the jnefinirig' of
, Ike act which allow.s cheap .sccond-
Clas.s ; postage ' rates for ..publications:
‘originated and 'published .Ibr.. dis,-
seminatio.ni of ' irifpr:mati.5h o.f public;
. ■ character,. ;p;r' ;dev,Pted to .Htcraturo,
the. .sciences, ;,ai’ts or, gome ;shb'c,ial .in-
dustry..' , •„ ; ...
■and sivster ;a hbllow existence iri .spite
i'of .his; wealth, fame and honor, m;
Cohan'.s losing tight in the Equity,
j battle of 1910', the mysterious;; breaks
j ing , up ipf' his . partriership; 'with Sarti
; Harris:, and .their ; get-together' year. s'
j; later, are the, parts; of dhe biog ;‘in-,
: sider.s’ ny ill. find, fauit ,w.ith, arid .there .
I, Will ' be; those who may .scoff at
Morohou.sc'.s version of Cohanis .first
riiarital. iyeriture.i . But, as noted, be-,
(ore, ...to .the general, reading public
these- points ' of pbs.sible; dispute ;will
not ', interfere, with their , pn,i,pyrnent;
of the' 'bo.ok:, , „ i , '
The hiistbry of Cohan's cinnposin.g
of. ‘Over There’.is brightly to I'd
sprinkled , .through , . the .; , biog; . arc
niinierous Intimate, personal touches
ciertaini to be;,rDli.thed ..by all 'who
;itnew:Gebi'ge.'rd;, either ;'as a persPiial
.acquaintuneb' or 'as;, a, colorful, now
legendary .sta.gc por.sonality. . ;y ,
Mbrehpusc's Biog of Cohan
, , Ward . .MorchpUse's^^^^ ' ‘
jk, Cbban’ iljippihep,tt:', $3) ,is; ;a , bang-
■ Up job, viewed, from the.. staridRoirit
k of lay'meir; bdt criticism UndOubtbdly
,, .W'ill;' be registered 'by. ..Broadw.a.'tit.ps
. and. . the. 'hundreds: pf ieli-appPintod
' ' ; ,'in’sidpr.s,’' 'Cvhd, . during ; .CP'hah's, life
'wo.P'td.',,havk- '.their' .llsteribrs; bblievd
they ; 'Iq'iow..',., George ''M,'s..'.eye'ry
ing’ thbu.ghl .and.icpuid 'interpr^^^ his.
' u.nre.veaied','''dr;ea,ras.': i;i;.
Admittedly ■ there is a .great deal
, . of th,6.;iale .actpr-a.uthor's.; career left
unpxpia'inedi .By. '..hhe, 'Sun’s,; drain
critie’; and • cpIiinjnisV but ’ it ijs; ap-’
parent, in ' reading, .;the ;Vp.lunie that
he did npt :sef out to ;'write ‘an expose
of : .shp.w biisinessi or to' debuhit ‘any^^^^
body or .:aniy thing, .From that stan'd-
. pPitU,, if '.stand’s ;upi t i; ,:;'.'i.''
. Ii’iferesting : are the .fabts , first'.' re- j
vealed here, iliat Cohan ' was born '
July 1878. and not on Ju'y ■!
jxpiiularly';,' supposed. ..that' thfil'. Ins.!
family 'nanio'’wfit 'Keohanejilater coil-
ti'actfed 'to Cohan. '.The ypUng, Gdorgo
, M. is traced, through, ithe : struggling
Vaudeyi lie 'days . of .the,; : Four i-Cohnns
tintili'his , .songwritin'g’ gertiuk w
St I'unien tal , ill briiigirig . f li,e. .turn ■' ,to'
i bo.ttor.iaiid; Brighter days,’ : ; 0 ,iie,,,.ihing
Moreho.ti.se does .and.i dpes; iyeR . iS A
tiriyei:,.h'ome, the; sincere,;' Iriai; ail'.efe
...fion . 'that bound the' Gpha.ns',. tpgcthPr.
nnd .tnade the 'Yahl5'eA;'PH
ftfieir .thetdeaths' of, his napther,' .iathor
. Allen Sm,ith’s;,Chores
. 'H. Allen Smitld :wh.p .was signed ..to
a ..Hararaount’ contract, by Buddy; . G.
13ei, syiva, ' has 'finished , Up .. at that
stu.dio,: iGonii'act was lerininated . by
;i;m'U.f.uM, , agreement, Smith . plans: to
I stay ' on;; in bollywood; un,t*l' ' eaifly
i February;: where 'he is inqw dpingi a
piece ; on ;the ; Edgar Bergon-Ciiarlie:
.MaCfirthy: combo,; ;;SatUrd
Post; is:, interested in ithe. latter^ b
no definite .corhroitment has been
.mad.c.i'' :i'':. . '
|. ' Smith ‘Is alsp, gathering, materiaron
the'' Coast for h..< next book.
' ,;.Do\v;siey • .Ctark.. has: moyed in a’s
chicf;,'pf:,thQ.Oiyi ..news. 'bur stie.-
ceecuiig, Charles L; i Allen; , 'Arie'fi re-
turii's. :tb .his ' post .a's assistant dean,
.aiid’ :di rcc for of re.search 'Ut ; the. Me'-.
'.dili.,:'Sclip;pl i ol.. JpUrnaiisin,. rjorth-
western ,;.Univ'orsity.''ittei: w^ pni- leave
of absence to OWI until. Sept. 'I, ’.last;
'and;ihen' Elmer Davis, gof the i'eaVe
stretch ed , Tor , .the., .remainder ;bf , the
‘yeari.'."'.i:i.;:''i ;} ,, 'U-
Clark has liad 29 years o£ newspa-
peir..,:0'.xperience : and Was managing
.ecH'tPr, of .'the Minneapolis; Tribune
■-intil 1941. when he joined OWI as
regional; .dire.Ctpr' ., for , ■ Minneapcili’s,
and Chicii.go. Recently lie lias been
;a.ssistan,t to the regional :direetpr.i of
WPB in Chicago.
The Thea^^^
' '.i: :'i.,;,:'V'h;' .iConUiiucd
p'ariier'ipftort,’ arid ■,c,$taBVi,shed .his geniuj!; in 'Tliik ls the.',
Anns ,' the production that will earn over $10,000,000
for 'the;'Arm,y i'Emergeney , Relief, 'To .this'; show, .Berli.h
is c6,iitrib;uii'rigi.;hfe';ta'le.n^^ ;drama,tist , 'and.
both here .':an4 . .itt 'UUtlddnv ehd'.is^'.i^^^
On a;ll the; .Sprigs . in, ';,lhe .'.Big ;.sp,ec.Uao’Ul,ar ,ni,usip
sanie iCiui.se,, Add ip thi.s :thti ,prpfit.s ,6ii .his,. Beautiful, '.
nati;oiliiliy'ce;febratod...so,n.^ 'God BlBfifi AWerlUfi,,’ ’ivhielv
.hfivp, been turiipd : pyor ,:tp .tlie'; Soo.lits.'to. ihe; ;fu^^^^ ;pi
SlOO.OOO.’ttfrid firid p.ga;iii the hall'shour'rad^^^^
in .belu'if .'of;i,’the. 'iTrea.sur,v. 'Departihent, fahiilipr, 'es.
‘Any ; Bo.nd.s. Today,,' , and iy;oii; haye =,thp .;R.Qrtrait; of.;, a
great ,.''ikihorioah.,'',of .,whp,m'';;tho'.l’h,ea
iinnfd. "i,",'"
.. :Shp>y'. biisiiies.s ;is '..al.so. '.prp,ud ,,.p;f.' man'y. ’Oth'c.rs :’'WiTO,'..
like iHcrliil;;' ill irind if ;ndf . in i degree, i;’r '.that pei'- ,
sdriiil.,;.pr,6llt;. ryysul,ting...from, '.the, -war ' i;t;;ri'iil,lipiis,
()f,;''m'e,n;. can '.givti:, their ,' liye's for '■Lib;ert;y,‘ ,the. ;'st'ay'-a't- '.
Iiomes can ,giyo their pockct'oooks. ..i: ' ';'i ;
' ' ivlrty. ,\ve.,fooalli the 'streh.u.ous,,' al'thb.st, killing work Of '
At j p'i.son i.ii. foreisn .ean'ips. ' He :. c;an, .:oommfirid thoii-:
,sari;d.s ,'of ’.doilar’s, a 'we;ok ,;iri; d^ theatre. He chucked it .
all and'gayg his epmedy geniufi to the 'dcli,ehthof. inill-,
la)yY.,c;a.mp.s..ih Alaska', Tririidad, .G.urfi'Cao,, .North Africa
aiid',:d:th’Gr''dista.rit' ,:,orio' ni.ght.^l'aridS.'i', U'' -i; .:
There is the spectacle of Katheune Coinoll earning
for. the vAripy. aiid',NavY;';.R $120,000. W'ith, her ;pi'p-. .'
:dud;tiPri 'of,';-Carididai'i; T ia that; aggregatioh"
of Stars troVipihgj tho.GOimtry, 'to nifiK^^ for .Uid
;sa:me. fund w.Uhi their 'Victory .■Cavaloade,'
A
arid'.
N.V. Co-op on Film Dfcals
; Amplifying ;' on t: recent,'.;: •'Variety'
■story abmii t'r.e ca.«tern film story
editors’.' , cio.sor; . liaispn ' with ■ th.y
Htera'ry', .markets ■ ' thari : .ever . Before',
oiie film executive strcs,scs the fact
{hat the N. Y. iiome-oXfices, being
c!o.«e.r to the X.Y. . literary market,
hence are in better po.sition to cn-
T<> tint Last Measure of ' Peyot ion ; ■ I
d ispateh ; from tRe,. south last;. ;year, told of Abbott .
i .Costello : wh'd; ‘for Iw'ent'y.-toUr.. .hpiU'S. th'e' .leiTgth :
of ' their' stay here;,' beat';. the.ir,,;^ for, the; Go.vV
efnm'e,rit's,,seGiri.tles.', selling :;cairipfiigrtv ' Not even tlie
;pldest fihdvvmcri 'can,; i’eriTember :an.y,. irist,aricc‘ in wltieh
celebrities ;\yo.rk. .so hfird 'fpiy ffee;' ’i.,.The:,.disp'at'ch^^^^M
thor; : 'riarrated .how , these, . t.tvp . .roistering, •.comedians, ;
.eritcrtairi.ed, fit, a; press radi;6;;fareakfas;t ;sooir after dheiir;'
.arrival at , 6;55 , .a.m/. 'i miagiiie ' actors, gpttirig; :iip: that:
eaidjTlh .visifed rallies in, the' foreri:ooh, '.a ..bond .splllt
UmclicoM ai noon,. more raliitw in tlic afler.noon and a
patriotic, bantiiiet ' in-, the eVeriing— result for tlieir one
b.tisy day, the sale: to. Citizens :ot over $l,000i000 worth ;
;pf, - War; Bonds. ' iii, fi single' .oity, 'Meiuphis’. RoOn 'after
.Lou 'Co.stelIo , was stricken '..W’ifh. ,rheuriiatic;,:;fever 'and ,
laid iip for eight moiilhs.. . . " ,
;Ri .a.: like whirlwind . .cariipalgh .th
a'nd ■gfeat. pot'sohfility, Carole Loriibard,':. lost her .life
. aS •.'iiiuch::. a .martyr '..to ; her ;;couritryfS'< ’cause. ;'as: ,':the '
so;ldicr . linder aiins who • ‘gives '.the last full iriefisiire' of
devotion."
;It is.'.insfru'efivehuid’:heartehing.^t^^
.fieWing-ropm.s, Which iFlorence 'Rec'cl is- riinnirig;'af Che
Ariiprican,:Theatre Wi'ri;g..h'eadqua’rlcri ; :Hpr
more, actresses -af e ::sitt:irig ..about 'efpsXlegged . iilfe'' so
many tailors; they jfire all sewing,; knittilig, d-,irnin'g' for
various .war ..relief iprb’ject.s..', .'They; are 'a’ll'::;serioUsv
tent; .some of them have, sacrificed good part.s in now
ca.sts; to do this luimBle work;. 'The, same earnest .and
busy;spir,it.,pfGya;i,is hi charming, iSclena Royie’s Actor’^
■Thrift Shopw,)n‘oc.eeds..tp. the;A,rm^ .' If you can .spare,
.the time, , sea Mrs, Brock Pcmlierton and let her tell '
you the number and .ea'gernoss of voUiritcer bipod !
. donOrs .of the theatre who , come, . to her ey ery day— i'
some, of them ra.artagerfi and play w^^ nofallof;
them .'young,, either:;,,..’ •;: '..•,'
•' ;;Thc;;ro.ster of .fahi;PiiS' oiies of the theatre wh'e have.
Been .solicited - by the War .Department, the' HavW'fc^
parfment mid the . U- S. ■ .Treasury 'Department 'tP ■aid '
lii the, natian^l , effort. 6n. the home Tront caiTipS,'
.' and; ift . some insta.ri'c;GS In , 'distant scenes of' conflict is an
.. impressive, honor roll. As' for the ladies' of the sta"e ■
they are. wen-r'epreSented'iiV the ..Ejiglish enc
:m North, Africa,; in, several of ‘the'.Paoffic bases of our'
.Na vy ; Tho.se wh o. eaiinot ge t' awfty are toUing . at home -
dQing.,.! eyer,y thing, from ; knitting ; sweaters- . to ,■ r'oii'irig'
bandages, , them ; .have, joined .the- WAG
A ..gill namccl Ei.sic Jan showed the way tp : useful
■ work ;by a .y Vpm an :qf : t he ; st.age,;;diiririg' .:Wor!d;. 'War I. :.
ooiira.se ideas. The book publishers
' and; ;l:iterary:' aS'ents, in tiriii, ;ci);e in-'
,starice.s ..where, the ' iilmers, suggest
ideas for .certain writers :arid. for ul-
iim.atc piibllealion.
The film company whicli created
■the. idea, of,, course,: go Is first' cffick
;3t .bidding .for the. cinema rights,.'.
; Gplin Miller's Latin Trek '
. -';Uofted , 'Features’, '-'salesmariagor;
Colin-, IVIiUer. has.' stai'to'd on a tour'-
t^.-wx*tnpnih .LarVtR'
tinerciuin'dise ':;t'n;e':syi'i^ ': .sundry
Gpltinins: Ab, .our :,good , rieighborsi
trarislalcd ' of t'o.U.rso iritp" Pprtugue.se
aiid 'Span ish, ' .Pylp,'' Pe.gler, ,;.eiappor,
'Pearson .are .soirie' of the coiumn's ih>
■the: 'UP,„;stable; ■ alsp. Earl, .WilsPiils
!„:‘booze' w-holicplumri 'frorri; the’; Y..
,Po;.st,'....altKoUidi, .iM.iiler '.fid'd^ thei.e’S
little likoliknPd the Latins w'PUld
want any of that odd phrascolo.gy.
' , ,;lw'eide'nta,lly;:.;WHson has. .broken
the Bible. . Beit .with a: ''eontract Ipf
die .Macon iGa.), .TBlegraph-News,
whieh.' makes.-,'. eight papers' iri :all.
;Gommensura.t;ei.Y, for .the;' samet' pe.-
riod of lime ipniy about a n-.onlh
that,,' UP , Bas ..Been syridicaHrig ; him 1
. tliat.s , riiore , ihari, ,;P.yle;. and PparsOh'
lande'd; i;ri-,pu Lot- town .papers. ' . "
from page 222) ■ • . x .'
She: carried lier'ait and her coutfige directly into (he
, vc'.st Bilk't.s of , oiu': , Y,a;rikee ; fighters ' just back the '
irencl.i's in France, Hers' tvas;, an- intimate, appealing
brand of entertairiinerit, .the kind that^ m each .sol-
, ..dicr feel |hat .iie'tyaXpart' arid.'pai'cel of the ahovy.;, Miss ■
;, (kiiii.s ;,'broughl:' tvitiv .hor^^ a npstfilgle ;nieriio,rY''.of ; hap-,
pier days al home .but she always left her audience
elio'cring and Uuig hiiTg— .belter fighters, better m cr,. ■
vf.’.',.; 1'ouf;lu*T (roiiig This Wai^ "
'But the going is tougher fOr tBday's entortainorsv
Thi.s i.s a global, an exacting, a 'gigariftc 'struggle. Stage,
folks going to foreign camps face unheard-of hard.shipj ;
and a difiieult way of lifo m strange, weird corner.s oi ;
. the earth. Ill the war pf today there is not .uist one
■coneontrated area .o£,;batt.le: as iri Franee durtng the
'■I'ast 'uplieayal; thove.' are, npW 'a; hund
bug iueii are clashing with a too of great numerical:
'.strength, a.nd ' uhknpwn ■■resources, -'xv here
''.struggie. ripy.e.r,' ceases, iday ;oi‘' riigliU ' .Of' 'fill: thlk ,Uie i
...theatre' ;iS; well aware, ; but .it' will riOt;ili from the
chalkm.gg.'of tUino and, xspaec; it. tvilL^do .jits’, j
wiiatover direction flic call may come. . • ,
.I' The. thespiari.s U'ho. are iii: service in tlie inmiinevti.ile •
camps are doing a great job in instructing tlk' soldiers
tiioinsclve.s how to; organize their own entertainment. ,
i-.ow among t:'.cms(ilvcs with their own talerif they may :
, put on ‘a good show,’ Many of the.se productions iiiulcr ,
I'ao gnidmico of sca.soned men of the Ihealre 'nave
proved highly '.S'UoeesStui;'
A enmparatively small, but always delightful afl’air
. for soldier. anci sailor guests is given every Th-.iv.siiay
nigdit at the Lamb's Club in New York. There is a
dinner tollowcd by a stage performance, sometimes'
'an all music program. Many of the members ot the i
Lainixs. actors and musicians of world renori'n, o.nU:r--
' tain an average of 300 fi.ghting m.en on leave every
Tluirsclay. A.s In ad ot tlie t.ainbs I’ve had ample oppor-
Uinily to see xvh.at an in.spiring efl'e.et tlio.sc weekly
gatherings have liad on llio informal audiences.
TliealTit Is Eeseiilial
. . _ Iri. the funefioriing.' of 'tlie theatre as; a' suslaiiip'r ' of ..
civilian morale,' the;; epiriinerit of Gubntin' ReyrioldJ,
based on his residence m bomb-shaltorcd London, 'is
..; wo'rti; rememiicrin.g. ‘I would,’ he says, '‘p.ut amusemenl ;
ill the same priouty li.--t as. iairplanes and gums' Tiro
theatre is the one institution of American life whie’h
. the nation cannot aft'ord to restrict nor hamper in any '
way. .:lt;..musUbe :ailo wed to do,,; ‘business.. a's xusuaT;.:!
heed, it m.ii.st do more Ir.i.sines.s than u.sual for file good
of the people, though not for the sole, purpose of 'mak-
; i.ng more. moitey than u.sufi!.. ;.Kee,pi'ng the 'U going'
,.is an esse.ntial, vvar.e.ll'ort— a. 'definite .'asset 't6. fhe public
; weiffire, t - :
.In .simple demonsir.r.ion of this fact, look at ;ho
'. ;e.itic.s abroaij .tiia'i lie iii.'thc' path ::'of i!ie. war's
conli'e 61' 'the iiTo.si- violent aslsaulli'
their niayhou.scs liax'e kept open and audieiieos have
:;.iT,ccl :n ihem ...to .-how their coinompt of the enemy,
Ihii.s ailaying fear, j.irevonling panic, .sliniulatiiig etnii--
' froin . the .first ‘aerial altacfc ;on Londoft
tlioir theatres, have dime 'btisino.s.s as usual. ‘ .We do not
.. know : hoW;. ma’iiy, • theaii-e' buildings, have licen demol-
i.shod and .their audiences wiped out.. But it is 'pvob- '
.'able trial even o4c..siicli instanbe::wbuid have foiiiid iis
xyay inio pnnl. Mo.seow. Leningrad arid other' largo '
: .-iUis.sian: cities 'have centinued their dramatic preX‘iiUi- .'
, tions.^:In.;Mo.seo'w .the Na'H pounding away
joss, tlian forty miles distant but boin'o.s, opera .arid ■
. pifiiys were . .iij . action Hiinuitaneously'. . • • . ■ ; ' ■ ' ’’
:.;;.,.Th.e:n;'ihcve. .ia oilier service. oG.tlie' tlieatr'c: tv
,is ovea more ;£ar-reachihg than jlist bnlertfiiriment' fin'd '
-a- ; pot ..Of it,... I moan the . deeper x
: uiydoi.sta.nding of tlig ■vvliy. and, wherefores of this, ;\v;ri‘ :
, and tri.e roason.iit iriuBt.be.,wQn, no matter: what lhc.,riost;
: do; what' xthe. triumph' of
. Fascism would ineaii, to, the .iiyea .o^^
..^.something .to work.a 'die,'fo.ri,'if;*de'd be.,
homo this truth' is;. '.'Worth; 5 . 'liuiKlr
piopaganda preachment^/ . .
entries.; may '; be, iby ■ ne w •' nr .e.s-ta.b'-. !:
.iishcd Writers; ..,0.f . any; .nationality,' j,
'rii;ay,ijbe ,011. any, the gnd' riiay be ;
'submjittea ;a'nonim 6 .usly’ if '■the^'c
testant wishes..,’'’.'
Nick Kenny's Bonk
:. .‘pay Unto ,Uay’','has: been b'rriUg
.out, by Frederick Fell' a't';;.$2., It'.s , a
..eqllGctiori .:of,,. 'Uncle'. ;N.1ek I'leiiny'.s
Writings ; i,n; the': ' ’Pi'; Mirror 'arid
.words .’by 'Hate Siriith,; ;E'i.sg MaxwcTl,
Ted Malorie,,; Uricid Do'iri.a
''Briwe.s„..'.'-",.,. ,
. $20,000 /Prize Novel Contest'
fiou.blodayi -DOran,.. arinoflriees a
prize'.;of '$,2d,oooi:of which $ 10 ',^
be a cash award and $10,000 an ad-
variee .’againK't ' tr,ade . 'and ' pos.sible
book ; ,cIuB .,. i‘Oya.Uie,s,'^^^^^ the best
.np;V6l '.subirikted : i'H a . oOiriest Which.
.Will , run '.ilront .‘June. 1 1 9’44, ttoi Jgri,'
1,, .1945. Not limited to . first novels,
Labium Into Ad Agcy. Biz
:■ .;.Th'pirias ;' J. Liibrum ihi.s week
,seyOr.s his eorineciio'ris. as:,a:ssi'sta'nt to
..Philadelphia: .'Record ' , Publisher ' J.
pavid : Stern 'to. :;;eBtabfi,sh' ' -an a’d-
.yerfisihi; agency .in’ par
. . ;.pfi-ri?p.ri, former; 'fidvertisirig.
director of the I’hilly Evening
; Ledger anci . pne-tinie .business inan-
ager ' of the : Pittsburgh Port-Gazette.
Labru.rii at’ orie :tii,rie,.vV:as dircct'or
of publicity here for the Shubcrl in-
tere.sts. ... .;■
Fublishing Flays al $1
■VVhat looms as Die biggest play
BuBIishirig :;proj,ect . ' is thfit of. the
World Ptiblisliing Co., huge midwest
rqpr i lit; h p u,se, ; W hleh • plans ' to ' issue
stage 'W’Oi'ks hi. book form /in a 'seric.s'
to be' kriown'. as .Foruna 'Books. 'WiH
'sell. .for. $1,:. .'
.W0ricl;;expfirimonled with the pub-
lic.atioK: of iLillifiii ;:Hellman'.s pl'ay.t
'Watch on the JRhine,’ at 49e a copy. '
Rold :;threei;pr;irit;ipgs :so'ifast'.,it; Wfis':;
.d e G i cl,e ,d that , a ''d:olIa.r,„a'' Copy for’ ■. -
publi.shed playsi cou.ldi.bo.'.gottcti just
as;;.e-a.siiy..: ,Fri‘st .'.do play in the ■;
Fm’um ...Book .serie.i: Will., bo: - Mo.s.s' .
Hart s :‘Lady .iri, the ■ .Dark.’ , '. .Hu b I i’- i ’
calioii: .date wili ':.be . tim.ed ; Withi 'tliG -
1 GlOas,e;,ot Paramourit's 'tilin ; version;
CHATTER
'jil..,KaBe’s';',Briq.'k,' iTria.,' B'liy.?. -
,o;us 'Of ;L,ottisiatut',' into ;a’ fi'h;h 'piiiVt- '■
i.ng wi.thiri .10 .vvccks of .' pUblieatioi.ry
. Glddys ;I-rasty.' Carroll, ktndhooried
by hfir .editor, Har6ld..'S,;::.Latliara, of
.■Macnrillari,., during. ;' the ;'.scrjbblcr.’^^
;'v:iSit;,: fe;;N;.;,Y.' I,.;.: x-. .. ‘.'xx
:.'Do:uble.d.ay Dbrari xhak'.irisst repub-..
lisfied: 'Qua. , 'Vadis’ -by' .pole,' ' Henry''
'Sierikie.w;iG.is,, .a .big: hit in the ': .'9.0s. .
.‘The Robe' by.;,Lloyd.'C., Douglas, also, ’
on ;ancicrit, .Rotrie,. still' best xsoilel':; ' '
;; Book-o'r-thfa-Mri'nth .'.Glub: ■ has , 'se-' "
..locfcd two ;;noveis ’..forf'.M£ri''ch ’dlstri,-;;..
.butiqiiG-Ludyyig :Bonvciiri'ans‘
Lisy .Me Down to Sleep' (Viking) and
GharleS.Li MeNichois’ .Grazy 'Weath-'
.■■er''H;M'acrriiliari);':.' ’■';',:
: Will :T. ;Gen',z,-'.'';copy. chief: fOiV' the.ri
Tliir'd, .War .Loan; drive .and before, ‘
that:. with , King Feature.s, isx-slated to- ;
take charge of the OWI overseas
riew'S 'and; feaiiii;e copy desk xa.bout'
the. middle of Ihi.s month. ■ ' .
' ',''Uro.ss. yeports.; ftom . 'the ;S,out,h .. Pa- •'
.e’ifiC 'eite ■tliG,,.brave'ry;' Lt;' ;
..Ei-arik .Earrell,' . former N. i- Yf Wo’'r)'d- ' .
■Telly ' amusement ; writer, .aiv 'pfricef !
in the first contingent of Marinc.s
:Wli'o' .fed '.the . sdcce'ssful’ .attnckj Oil
,.Japs;on Capo Gloucester.
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Thipl^-eiglith p^fiiETY Anniversary
227
HOWARD LINDSAV
DOROTHY STICKNEY
OSCAR SERLIN
presents
Clarence 3)au&
THEATRE GUILD PRODUCTIONS
Wedne$day^
Thirty-ei^jtlhr Anhipersofy
Season’s Greetings from
Presenting the Eighth Annual Edition of
"The Original and World's Finest Ice Show."
•A ISATIOF^AL INSTITITIOIS
1943-1944 TOUR
MINNEAPOLIS
SAN FRANCISCO
PITTSBURGH
BOSTON
BUFFALO
PORTLAND
SEATTLE
NEW YORK
PHILADELPHIA
MONTREAL
NEW HAVEN
LOS : ANGELES
QHICAGO
TORONTO
OLEVELAND
EDDIE SHIPSTAD
ROY SHIPSTAD
OSCAR JOHNSON
The Theatre Guild
WEBSTER V.
rt/'MiAflt -ft A
presents
i light***
Jono»
ohn
AAthSt.V/.o*
lea. vJau.
Py irilliO*" - ,
OSE ■
BETTY GARDE
' b.«y Sl'l'A «®P
6*W)E *>»''“ „,a
ST )M*KThea- "»■'■
ST. JAMES THEATRE
WEW YORK
Wednesday,
Tfifi^iy-eighth p^f^iETY Annitiiersary
Herman Shumlin
Presents
FOR THE FOURTH YEAR
In Her Great Triumph
THE CORN IS GREEN
By
EMLYN. WILLIAMS
NOW ON TOUR
KERMIT BLOOMGARDEN, General Manager
Ainatpettary ■■
Wcdnes4ay^ Jaiuuiiy 5, 1944^
JOHN C. WILSON
Productions
ALFRED
LUNT
LYNN
FONTANNE
‘THERE SHALL BE NO NIGHT’
By ROBERT E. SHERWOOD
ALDWYCH THEATRE
LONDON
. . ★ ★ -k
‘BLITHE SPIRIT’
NOEL COWARD’S Best Comedy
In Its Third Year
DUCHESS THEATRE
LONDON
★ ★ . ★
CLIFTON PEGGY
WEBB WOOD
MILDRED NATWICK HAILA STODDARD
Touring America in
‘BLITHE SPIRIT’
After Two Years in New York
Staged By MR. WILSON
★ ★ A
‘LOVERS AND FRIENDS’
By DODIE SMITH
KATHARINE
CORNELL
HENRY DANIELL CAROL GOODNER
ANNE BURR
Staged By GUTHRIE McCLINTIC
PLYMOUTH THEATRE
NEW YORK,
(Produced With MISS CORNELL)
JOHN C. WILSON
10 Rockefeller Globe Theatre
Plaza Shaftesbury Avenue
New York City London, W. I
The Playwrights’ Company
M\.xivELr. Axnr-iufcox - s. x. j3j;Finir\x - emii;ii ntca
KOBEllT E. fctlEKWOOD - JOHN' T. ^MIAUTO\•
■present
“STORM
OPERATION”
A New Play
by MAXWELL ANDERSON
MYRON McCOUMICK GERTRUDE MUSGROVB
BRAMVVELL FLETCHER
MILLARD MITCHELL CY HOWARD
BELASCO THEATRE
NEW YORK
ON TOUR,
WALTER HAMPDEN
IN
“THE PATRIOTS”
produced in association icith ROWLAND STEBBINS
. N.' y. Critics’ Prize Play of 1943
by SIDNEY KINGSLEY
wilh CECIL HUMPHREYS JULIE HAYDON GUY SOBEL
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Atinie^i^sary
HEI^IE and ARTHUR M. WIRTZ
present
World’s Greatest lee Skating Speetaele
HOLLYWOOD ICE REVUE OF 1944
j\ow on Tonr
§E€OM0
■'X
iy«dnesda3^ 5v 1944
Thlriy-rtilghth " 'J/^^iETT\ ■
Compliments of the Season
MARCUS HEIMAN
234 West 44th Street, New York
. ‘Student Prince’ ^ Opera , House;
Boston (3-15^. .
‘Suds in Your Eye’^Wilbiir, Bos-
ton- .. . - ’■
‘Tobacco Road’— Davidson; Milwau-
kee ■ , ■ -.'.i ■
’Tomorrow the World’ (2d Co.)-^
Selwyn, Chicago (5-15). >
, : ‘Unesiiectcd Honeymoon’-^ Great
Northern, Chicago (5-15).
‘Wall Flower’ — Playhduse, Wil-
mington , (6-8) (premiere); Locust,
Philadelphia (10-15).
‘Without Xave’---Capitol. Salt Lake
City (5); And., Denver (7-8).
‘Yours’ for Fun’— -Music Box, Holly-
wood (5-15). . ' '
(Jail. 5.-15) .
‘Abie’s Irish Rose’ — Plymouth. Bos-
ton (5-8).
‘Abie’s Irish. Rose’ (2d .Go.) — ,
Orpheum, Sioux City. la. (5); And.;.
St, Paul (6-8),
‘Aldrich Familv’ (‘What a Lite')---
Lafayette, Detioit (5-15).
‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ (2d Go.)^
American, St. Louis (5-8).
‘Blackouts of 1948’ (vaude)--El
Capitan; Hollywood (5-15),
‘Blithe Spir)t’--Sludebaker. Chi - 1
cago (5-15). .■■■;. . ■. -I
, .‘Blossom Time’ — Savoy. Ham)tton,
Out.- (5); Grand, London. Out. (6-8). j
.‘B lossom Wme’ ) 2d Co,)— Forrest,
Philadelphia ; (5-8).
. ‘Cherry : 0)rchard’--Shubert. New
Haven (6-8) i premiere ); Wilbur,
Boston (lO- IS) .
‘Corn. Is Greeii’---Marlow, Helena,
Morit. , (5): Fox, Butte; Mont., (6);
Metropolitai), Seattle (8 ).
‘Curtain ’Time’ (vaude)— Curran,
San FrarieiscQ (5-15).
‘boughgiris’ (2d Co.)— -Colonial.
Boston (5-8); Shubert. New Haven
(id-lS),.-')' ■
‘Doiighsii'ls’ (3d Co.)— Walnut.
I Philadelphia (5-13).
1 .Katherine Dunham — Royal Alex-
i andra, -Toronto’ (5-8). :
1 ‘Embers of Haworth’^Gallboard,
I Los Angeles (7-8) (premiere). .
Gilbert and Siillivan---Gox,: Cincin-
r.nati. (■5'-8)..
‘Good Night . Ladies’— Blackstone,
I Chicago (3-15). , ; .i
1 ‘Icecapadcs'---Bo.ston Garden. Bo.s-
ton..(5-12); -Aud.... Providence (13-15).
I ‘.lackpot’ — National, Washington
' (5.;8)’.,; '■ "'■■■'.’■''/r
‘Jane Eyre’ — Aud.. St. Paul (5);
Lyeeinn, Mi)ineapoli.s (6-8).
‘Janie! (2d Co. )-r-I[anna. Cleveland
,(5-8); Nixon. Pittsburgh' (10-15).
'Junipr Miss' — ‘Geai'y, San Fran-
■'cisco; 15-15'.).. .
‘Kiss and Tell’ (2d Co.)-— Harris,
Chicago (5-15).
^ ‘Kiss and ’Tell’ (3d Co,) — Locu.st,
'Phila'delph.ia i 5-8 ).; Foi-d's, Baltimore'
■ 110-15)
: (Kiss and Tell’ ( 4th Go.)— Biltmoie,
Los AngOles (5-15).
, ‘Lady Chalterley’s Lover* — B(ilasCo,
Los, Angeles (.5-15);, .
‘Life With Falhiir’. (2d Co.)— Shea’.s;
Erfe,, ‘ Pa. ..(5h:. Palacx).' Ashtabula,;.' ,0.,
( 6 )'; ' ' Colonial, .. A^krOiv:^^ . 'Park,
Youn.g.stown (8). . '
‘Maid in the bzai'ks’— Wil.s0)i; De-
troit ' (5-15). , ’ ' ; '. ’ V
‘MariaHiie’--^Ford's. Baltimore (5-
■8) ; Natioiia'l.’ .WasbinStOh .(iO-15). - ’
(Mexiean llayride’— Shubert, Bos-
ton, (5-15). ‘ V
:. ‘My .Sister Eiiccii’— Nixon, Pitts-
burgh (3-8),
‘New Meet the People’ — -As.sistance
League Pla.) hou.se. Hollywood (5-15).
‘Oklahoma’ (2d Co.)--Erlauger,
Cll)icago (5-13). ■ ‘i
., 'Patriots'-^Gass. Detroit (5-8). '
‘PCep SliO'iv’^Playhouse. 'Wilraing*
loh .(}3-1.5h'tpreiniere).
‘Porgv and Bess’*— Victory. Dayton
(5)! Hartman, Colunibus, G. (6-8).
‘Sous o’ Fun’— C ivic, Chicago (5-
15 ).,
St. Louis. Jan. 1.
With scale upped to $3.30 for New,
■year's E\e irom $2.20, ‘The Patriots,’
with Walter Hampden )H the top
role, closed a proiitable one- week
stand; at tlie American theatre to-
night (1). Eight- pei'formances
gi’ossed estimated $15,500. > Piece
clicked with the crix.
Boris Kailofl;, in’;‘Arseriic and Old
Lace,' with tlie house scaled to $2.20,
is back again for one .week, starting
Sunday (2). It was presented loeali.v
twice last year at $2,20 . top and
grabbed off, a total of .$30,000. ;
Season’s Greetings from
YOLAIVDA MERO-IRION
presenting
LODEWICK VROOM
presents
in the New Opera Company Produclion of
The New Opera Company
Production of
MELVILLE COOPER
YOIANDA MERO-IRION
General Manager
GEORGE ABBOTT'S FUNNIEST
comedy hit
RECORD BREAKING THIRD YEAR!
SHtPARO VTRAU8K
(In Association
with Alex Cohes)
V presents
NEW YORK
HILT-MOHI*:
TliEA'i'ltli
fc///? Jessie Robert Joan
ROYCE LANDIS -KEITH -CAULFIELD
StilfTBill I»5'
MU. TKAtlSB
PHILADELPHIA
J/K.’tJST , nil
TIIliA'l'Ul;:
Violet
HEMING
Walter Betty Anne
GILBERT • NYMAN
Katharine Clay Patricia
WARREN • CLEMENT • KIRKLAND
T.T\rA'irV' * i^^thenne ■ JacIc ■ . - June ■
fEATliE' ' AlEXANDER DAVIS’DAYTON
W'ri//cn l^yf. Hugh Herbert. Directed b) Mr. Abbott
LEO G. JUDITH FERDI
CARROLL EVELYN HOFFMAN
^ GOLDEN THEATRE ,
"Still the best pUy in New York” i
Mr —WARD MOREHOUSTt - 0
^e€ltiescla3^ Jaituarj^ 5, 19^^^
Thirty-eighth
Aiiniversary
HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE present
JOSEPHINE HULL and EFFIE SHANNON
A New Comedy by JOSEPH KESSELRING
Beginning its
YEAR
January 10^ 1944
Producer
WEST 44TH ST., NEW YORK
WE’RE PROUD OF SHOW BUSINESS
COMPUMEXrS TO OVR PROFESSIOIS AT W AR
HOWARD LANG & AL ROSEN
present
STUART ERWIN and SHEETS GALLAGHER
GOOD NIGHT LADIES!
Adapted by CYRUS WOOD
Staged by EDWARD CLARKE LILLEY
DORA CLEMENT : .FRANCES KNIGHT . SHEILA BROMLEY. . , .PEGGY DRAKE. . . MAX HOFFMANN. JR
LYNNE CARTER. CECIL ELLIOTT . . GLORIA HUMPH REYS . . . YOLANDE DONLAN ESTHER CORYELL
BEATRICE NEWPORT. . J. MYLES PUTNAM LUANA WALTERS AL DOWNING
■Dear Chibagd:": ■ ■ ^ ''I;'-
We repeat our grateful thanks issued a ye by “GOOD NIGHT LADIES!” company to the playgoers of Chicago and the visitors from
all over the world. We are happy to have been a small factor in the city’s activities in the war effort. And we are chiefly proud of Chicago’s excel-
lent record in every aspect of national support.
Sincerely,
srv imd SKEETS.
♦♦♦APPEARING AT THE BLACKSTONE THEATRE, CHICAGO, SINCE APRIL 12, 1942^^^
234
Thirty-eighth f/^nMETY
Anhiwrs^ry
Weiln^^a^f ^ 5 , 1944
i 'i .Mil
JOHN H. HARRIS, President
SEASON'S GREETINGS
m. “ICE-CAPADES OF 1944”
Sunny River
(Six Weeks at the St. James Theatre, New York)
Very Warm For May
(Seven Weeks at the Alvin Theatre, New York)
Three Sisters
-('Six W'eeka at the Ditrry Lane, London)’
Ball At The Savoy
(Five Weeks at the Drury Lane, London)
Free For All
(Three Weeks at the Manhattan Theatre, New York)
I’VE DONE IT BEFORE AND
I CAN DO IT AGAIN
WE ARE PROUD . . .
. . That “ICE-CAPADES'’ annually plays to better, than
one person in every one hundred of; the entire population
of: the United States and Canada , , . and this in spite of
; the fact, ‘that the show can only accept contracts from 19
major cities during its 47-week season!
ICE-CAPADES, Inc.
1815 RKO Buililing, Rockefeller iCenlcr,
. New York 20, N. Y'.
WE ARE PROUD . . .
' . ... to 'haverhad’ the ppportunity of entertaining as ,■ our
; . guestsv ■.in.:: cooperation with .the- arenaSi,. more than one
., hundred thousand' men and women of- the armed services.
W E PLEDGE . . .
. . . the continued sale of war bonds and entertainment of
. our men. and. women, in the ^Service , and ' continued support
of. the United Effort . .. .. UNTIL VICTORY!
W E ARE PROUD . . .
: ■... . of the 41 members of our cast now; serving their, country
in uniform!
W E ARE PROUD
of . the Citation awarded .by the -Treasury ■Department
to Ice-Capades for selling more than twenty-five million
dollars, worth of, war bonds, through special shows to which
admission could be gained only by purchase of a, War Bond!
Sfaged by.Mr. van DRVTSN
Sefhng by STBWART CHANBY
MOROSCQ Theatre
4 5 111 s t r e e t , VV e s t , of Broad way
Eves, S:3Q Shirp. Matinees Wednesday & Saturday
Holiday Greetings
author of
We^n^day; Janiial^ 5, W44
Thlrly-elghth> Aiimversaiy
235
of the Foarth Decade
^^INCE 1913 S. Hurok has been serving America with ihe world's
1^1/ best music, theatre and ballet, presenting stellar singers,
instrumentalists, theatre and dance attractidijs whose names
record the progress of entertainment in this country.
His name has become the stamp of excellence, assuring
satisfaction to audiences everywhere and box-office booms
to local managers.
For 1944 S. HUROK
RUSSIAN BALLET bv the BALLET THEATRE
Company pi 125 — Symphony Orchestra
MARIAN ANDiksON • ARTUR RURINSTEIN
Pianist
Contralto
JAN PEERGE • ARGEMTlNlTA aitd PILAR LOPEZ
Tenor
Company of Spanish Dancers
Original DON COSSACK pORUS anii DANCERS
SERGE JAROFF, Director
KATHERINE DUNHAM • CARMEN AMAYA
in 'Tropical Revue'
Gypsy Dancer Troupe
ISAAC STERN
Mezzo-Soprano
Violinist
Bizet -^“Carmen" : Rossini ■^"Barber ot Seville"
Strauss — "The Bat" . Lehar r^"The Merry Wtdov/
ANDRES SEGOTIA • ALEXANDER BOROTSKT
Pianist
Guitarist
PATRICE MUNSEL
"Baby Soprano ol the Met"
BUY WAR
Exclusive Management
HUROK ATTRACTIONS INC. - HUROK ARTISTS INC - HUROK PRODUCTIONS INC
Booking Direction: National Concert.and Artists Corp
BONDS
Plays on Broadway
THERON BAMBERGER
presents
TOMORROW THE WORLD
By JAMES COW and ARNAUD D'USSEAU
Staged by ELLIOTT NUGENT
Designed by RAYMOND SOVEY
BARRYMORE THEATRE
NEW YORK
’ with
’^alph Shirley
BELLAMY BOOTH
SELWYN THEATRE
CHICAGO
' with ; ■
El I'Ssa-' ■ ■"•'Paul'
LANDI McGrath
236
, l>.tt vld T>p\y‘o ’-.' -aivt .
nt*). )>y 'jlnwnrii jji^shy aii'd,. tb.ip.dlh^ ■ -
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, '•i'lHMVed.'.ut C'oi'U- X.- iV.,- L’-'i-; ;.-P. '
•toj).' •
; Sunj'.' Ji»h'nK(.»n i tiiu'l i ''Ijr- • ' '
W'did* ■! I.
■ I'm I h. i . i-xv'. Win-i' . ihtivti.Hcm
nariityl, .y.....:. Ih'iiluUdO .WhiinKcr'.
, Miililjoi. i,. . ...V. . i,. rv I b'u'i
,lny. '.ldiiu; ’Sharr*;
/ 1 ,’iin Tiii'limi . . . l'’r!in.U ;'-W'iTH{Mr'.
.iapaiK'j-O ,\‘oict*. ....,•. . . i 'nfi’i
. .’I' <-J'iVi-dmr.'ll»‘at.H
jioyh . •
:•- ..V ' • ..(/iMriii- iJdhinsiiiv
' '• .laiin*:-. dinas.mr' •.
: Negro-ciist':cU'ania. vviiiv exception ,
' of: one whit,e,iflayet% 'Van fVu
.rated as, divevsion.-It is a .pTOpasiurcUi :
I play with a .war baclcsrouiicl. ' Shows,
like this vYon’f inci’easc:tho supposeci
liowse ■shoftage. oh •Bi-oa.dwa.v. . ■
, Set on, ah island hi the South Ea-
eific, drama was first know'h as ’New
^Georgia'if :: eol’o.vl'ul; backgi’'onrid gives .
'the: impression of the place, .but, most'
of- the natives 'talk good Eivglish,
AVhieh seems .incredible, .O.ften .ineb'-'
, herent.,' the, drama is a loiig'draWn-
oiit . series . of sjieb.ehes,'. ,a. gen,eraiiy .
■ qiiiel p.ertprmahce,. . .I f ' ' t.
fOuto;; this 'isl^ndj^ co^ie. ■t«'b,.to,e.!i.'»i
:. 5 fu’vryor.f/ pT a’' tb'tpedoed, meroha:r 4 ;
vessel.. One is the \vhite ..taptain
.Dtmlap, :. W'punded- . ii,i fhe- ■ arm., the
other, being .'Sam .Tohnsoii,' strapping
■cplbred seaman. They take refuge iir
: the. :hbihb.:,Dt Butli, . wl-.lipse thatched
ci.wmlUng'js also a,conTthunity house
■ v\dlere, , she - teaches: the go.spel to the '
young, native.i :,Tapk : iyave had '-post'
session, bf the '.island fbr', two. years. '
,. 'Ruth is loved, by 'Di-, ',.lbhh, 'the
local , doclb.r, ■ a gentle, .civilized ''fel“
Ib.w', .She; ist.'wol! spoken and rerined'
for. her statioh., too,- but quickly ■suci,
cumbs to the amoron.-, advances of
- uncouth Sani and 'they' have an aff
fair. For a' time lie is in seventh
heavenr: fChen i c'omes an, attack \by
. 'Allied '-warshibs' tvhieh:^.'^ driven,
hlf, Attempting' to subdue Jail n1a'r'
Chine .gunners, .Dtinlap ;and file' dbe«
:tOr are killed, Sa.in refusing,: Itp,, help
. them,' The ::cas:u.altie,s- are Pit stage
■ ..evehts .and , w'liilo Japs' ' are .heard
■giving . prdor.s. -(iver 'a loucl spGa'kcrf
none appear in ii’.e pla.v.
: 'Whbn: the 'capt.aih a.nd ''dod^^
' .klaih, Sahi: defend's hi's ' posi.tjb'ii- -and
. loudly tells.::his ■ Reasons.' It (isn't: his.
. :war and he wilnt.s: 1101.10 of it, Sam
;tt'as' bofniin' Gbbrgia, X 7 .S..A,,, son' of:
: a : tenant ,farhie,,r ,w.lip wa.s , robbed by
' ' '(Cbhti(i-lied' -bn- page -ai!!)- ■
In Preparation
MEYER DAVIS
Presenls
By M.ARY ORR ami REGINALD. DEMI.V^l
Staged by Mr. DENIIAIM
Due on Itroiulivny Week oj Junnuvy 21
Ticket* for'; All Theatre*
BOX OFF0i PRICE
Plus 75c and Tax
TYSON
OPERATING CO., Inc,
and ■
SULLIVAN
THEATRE TICKET SERVICE. Inc.
Main Distributiny Office
NEW YORK at 45th Street
BRyant d-9000
ATI.
Thirty-eighth J/^^rJeTY Anniversary
Wednesday, January 5 , 19.44
CIIEKAL CRXVIEORI)
presents
,\ near approiich to heaven.’ — Nichols, N. Y. Times
KENNY
JOHN
OLES
ONE TOUCH OF VENUS
I* VI I. V
L\lREN(i:
TEDDV
HART
Music by IvUKT WEILL
Ituak hv
o(;den
PERELMAN and NASH
sieged hr ELIA KAZAN
SON 1
OSViU
Lyrirs
OUDE.N
NASH
Dances by AGNES DE 3I1LI.E
Settings by HOWARD RAY
Costumes by. . . .PAUL Dl POM & KERMIT LOV E
Miss Martin’s gowns Ironi . .... MAliNBOCHER
Comlneted by . . MAURICE ABR.VVANEL
Assoeiale Prodneer. . ..... . .JGlIiN WILDBERG
IMPERIAL
THE A., 45th ST. WEST OF BWAY
Eves. 8:30. Mats. Wed. & Sat. at 2: 30 p>m. ^
MOVES To THEA I RE, .! VN. 21
'A smash hit’. — Watts, N, Y. Ileraltl Tribune
George Gershwin
and
Dll Bois Heyward \s
PORGY
and
BESS
E'lT V MO TEA
ANOA LOAG
WILLI VM FR.VMvLIA
THE EVA JESSYE CHOIR
ALEXANDER SJl ALLENS
ilonduelor
NOW ON TOUR
Reliiriiin^ lo N. Y. Gtlv GeiitPr
For 6 Works, keginniun' Erh. 28
. ^ ^ Assoeiale Prodneer
JOHN WILDBERG
A. L BERMAN
551 Fifth Ave.
NEW YORK
'.^yr^f i(-
Theatre
VINTON FREEDLEY
“JACKPOT*’
ALVIN THEATRE
Beginning! Jau. 13
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York (lily
Circle 7-7150-1
Incorporations
, The liayelljeeri ihfijirpo'r-,'
vaiod -for t';e .prociuclibii of Broad-’
■way plays:
' , iiccisipn , & Gp. ('Decisidr)’). Gea-
eral., partnerar BiUvard'. C Eel-,
wal'd' .Chodprov. . , Liaiited : pai'tnOrs,'
.a red:;' thoii: , con.trlb,ut,io,nk Edward
GhodprQV,,s $12,500; JpsO^^^ Weiii- :
atcln, ,.$6.25.0;.: C.H. a r I c s, GoldPianv
I $6,250; 'EdWard lClhoate,: $5,00 Equity
l-botid;.,' ■';''. 1 ' '.d'l.':, ',■'''■''
i . ^ i : A.ssofiatps
j, M.a.i:.'': ■ AlG.xandei" .H., G:pheni : Joseph I'
K-ipabss, ,.' Eimitcd .paid.nei-a ahd^
; coPthibutipiis:'.' ,:M i c. Iv a’, e 1 ' lVIi.chaela,':
I $5,Qqo; ipav.id;^
A. .. Gross, , ;$2,5Q0; ■■■RalpU',' ileuburgev
'.$1,000: Arthur , ‘Eiasto;nl;.$l,o6o; Avt
, th,ur Klar:.i $500i Lew; Sarhoff. .$2,500;
.Gharles, . Brame, ,■ $1,500;' 'iviaHln':'. H,.
Pp]l. :$,500;,,, Jqcel'ytt -N. $i,500;i
llplen lfcipn.e.ss,' $,2.000; IRdbert: IJcn^
''der.SQ'h; $2.500.. '■ :■ '1. ' .' I:. .' '
, Koiilyn .-Xssociiites (,'A Lady Comt'S
Homed. General partner: George
, ly p,. ,Br a h d I . - L'im i ted . pa r in erg ; ' an d .
tlieir ■cohiributidaS: William 'M. .Ka,y.,
$2,500: Charles A. O’Reilly. .52.500:
Jack Mandeibaum. 55.000: Herman
.Mandcibaum. 53.000: Philip Levine,
$2,500; Goo.rgo W. Brandt. 55.100.
Creelings
MARYVERNE JONES
ISOBEL ROSE
TEDDY JONES
CAPT. STARR WEST JONES
Frank McCoy
Presents
ANN NICHOLS’
“ABIE’S IRISH ROSE’’
ON TOUR NEW ENGLAND
THIS WEEK
PLYMOUTH, BOSTON
Thirly-oifib th J/jB^iETY ^
Dennis F. Arthur F. Edward C Paul D.
O'Brien Driscoll Raftery O'Brien
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT
FRANK VINCENT
HOLLYWOOD
Wednesday, January 5, 1941
Season's Qreetings
ON TOUR MID-WEST
, ThisWeek
SIOl \ FALLS, S. DAK.
IMITCIIFLL, S. DAK.
SIOFX CITY, I A.
ST. PAUL, MIN.
^,1944
Thiriy-etghth Annicersarv
m
CARMEN JONES t
DIAMOND HORSESt
ZIE GFELD THE AIRE
240
flitrly^eighth^^^ p ^imimnary
Wednesday, January 5 , 1944
COntiuHed Irom pag^
.Marianne:^ ' '
can hope to takp, a place alohgsitle
' Cui’i'cnt Broadway cljeksi'' , .
Obviously, the V producers:, . have;
sought to: proiect something: difTereht;
in the field ;o:£. musicals: and, , at this
w rit ihg,, they IVaye' sufceeeded only in
presenting an opus that beats' k not
too cheerful storyt .with a', paucity
of cohiedy to balance bit the entet-
tai nment tscales, . Production: has ah
atmosphete ,,of unfinished .business
about if and although show ran for
almost: three : hours : this, was: due to
deadly waits ■ that :. drugged . the
brighter moments.
In attempting to wed music and a
theme ot stirring significance, the
ScriR;tcritunesmUhs .fired a broadside
at the jjyeem afidience. that , hot ofily
failed .10 score a. bhiUseye, :but. almost
missed tlie target, cpnipletely. A good
deal of this 'hegatiye ieae hbw*
ever,. Can be oflSet by sage doctoriiig,,
principally, in the humo.r departihent,
: Story pietures ITorii' Robert ; (Jefry,
Wayne) .as ,:'a young; Frenchmahitn.
love with, :;Mart.ihe ..tVirgiiiia Mac-
Watlers), .daughter of the mayor : Ot,
a town in occupied France. Lad i.s
working vVith the imdergrouhd, but
can't tell tlie girl for fear, the nows
will leak out. Coiitlict between the
two comes when she thinks he is
passing her. up, as well as his coun-
try. A fake epidemic that supposed-
ly kills off ail the young men ot the
town and allows thfem tO; c.scape to
free territory via a nearby ceme-
tery, separates Toni and Marline.
Eventually, they are reunited briefly
iu.st before the men set off across the
border to fight for Free France.
Ernest Truex, drawing the top
comedy spot, is woefully short on
laugh material and never actually
gets started. Wayne nll'ers an ac-
ceptable voice, plus an engaging per-
sonality. Miss MaeWattei's adds: fine
singing', as her . contribution, and
Mary Jane Walsh comes through
with the play’s only seinblance of
show-stopping by way of tlie title
song ‘Marianne,’ and a duCt of 'Pom
Pom on If our Hat’ with Val Valen-
tinoff. Latter scores on terps., Mary
Sargent does, okay /by a heavy rblej
Robert 'Vivian registers 4iv a comedy
:hit. V,' ; ■ ■' ' :'l:'
: Score, as a whole, is tuneful and
represents nice cleflliig. Standouts
JOHN OOlHEN
SHEPHERD OF THE LAMBS
SEASON 1942-43
‘‘The Army Play-By-Play”
PRODUCED FOR ARMY EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND
Gertrude Lawrence in
“Snsan and God”
PRODUCED FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK
«■ w mr 'Pllty S ■ : ; -
CONDUCTED FOR U. S. NAVY
(Scripts Now Being Submitted for $1,000 Contest)
III Pl*(Pfi£ll‘nti011
Motion Pietnre of
“The Army Piay-ily-i'*iay”
CHICAGO
lust Opened
“3 IS A FAMILY*
NEW YORK
Ninth Month
“3 IS A FAMILY”
LONDON
Opening Soon
“3 IS A FAMILY”
are ‘The Kind of a Man,’ ‘Always
Goodbye,’ 'Out of the Dark" and
‘Crepe Suzetle' (andther Walsh
click). Lyrics range from much-
ado^-aboutTnoth'ing to exceptionally
good. This Ittst particularly on ro-
mantic wordage.
Two bailets present novelty of exr
ccutiOn that should build to some-
thing unusual when staging is pol-
ished up. Attractive girls shine in
the bouncing limb category,
Frederick Fox, on settings, and
Ken Barr, on costumes, have both
done right by their respective fields.
■ ■ Bone. ,
Siidig in Your K.yo
Boston. Dec. 28.
t fifowri anil Dpi ' BoiuTip -production of
o(>rv»e<ly. In .4)ii‘pp..u(f(a' (fuUi* acenes) l>y Jai’k
Kirklinnli no'vol ,b 5 ' 'l/ii HS\ycII,
Still's ,JaiVo .DiU'vvcIl;. Slaved bj* ••Kb;klunO
sett ing; ,fp,kc.t'h;' J’latt :, .,'Kei;nU't'
j;ove; 'l»jienetl lit’ .Wilbur; BohIPu. Det'.- 28,
.'43rv$L>.7,T,t'Oiv^;;'’ •'
('hiuutown; . .Frodrlo- Munn .Sssoto
iciest .iriisseU;JS;i;ort;'tapn
. JvP:njii>lb, .Tohoy
.■Miss: 'lliuUluu'ii I , . . , * .'..’Brenilii. I'’brbt‘.s
A .CSirl. ,t. , , ...-lleleno Young
,M;rs, . Fecifty.. ; . . ;^.V. i, v.i . .'.i.Jtne D'arvvbll
'Sbiiiyai’d \Vor^kt*r. . . v..'!,'. ibaino Wick
ponchltUi .VlcSpitV.ryv / Vv;,;-; ,'Uulh ' OUbPi't;
.Mr. " U'eyimlils. I , . .’Tont iloler
. Mi'-.s. Ita.sni.uss(\n,; ' • '.iKa.sla:; Ovy.jizywaki
AU;k.' .Ua.Rin'.U8.sen‘s hiyauglit ■
...'V ' ; 'U''«iuTa‘-.$pbtnier.
riinci ....... .',..1 . ...John Uerard
' ICTitc liogaiv:.. /; >■. >
iVi i‘fi, -Fcrg/istMi ... ; r>u;jnir .Ftinne'Hl)ftck ;
'l\r:iUer . v.. *■. .Oi'hlbia, J^atlnVin
'Mr, WiiKtvn;., . Vv.Vi HborteM-
.Mrs'..'.-J<(Lt:4. Keniicy-
'M’oe. i'i,- •.’.’b. ..Ikiy.'iNUson
.'Dtuliiy' l'’eeley..\ ; . , . .'.'i . ..v.',';'WUVHare
, . .. , w >'Vf . ;W. ti. . Marfihiill,
l^bllconnyii. , V.. uhonys
Bay.Sdi’-B.v ; ; . . . ; . . . ,• . KolH'l’t. Mh.hoii
(irhipnd; Iltiimen . i... v. ; . ...;.,F)‘aivk Tw.ethlell .
BlnUy KpiinO.dy • ... i .',. ; iV,Tp»i •McElhaiVy.
As the . la test of a long line of nn-
butt.oned-vc.st comedies of the ‘Great
Big Doorstep! genre, ‘Suds in Your
Eye’ will need a tliorough reworking
to contend for a ■ mode.st run. Show
derives wholly from the bibulb, Us be-
fuddlemcnt of a trio of garrulous
tosspots., who thrash aimlessly about
in a jimkyard until — in the. third act
—tlmy manage to bring to a head a
slight and .UnappeaIing :i'oinance,''be-
tween brie, .pf '.the inebriated bid gal's
nephew and a schbol hiarm. Mcan-
tinio. the lau.ghs .spring almo.st solely
trom the elbbW^bendirig (about six
glasses of beer each an act) and the
whopping oaths cmnloyed. .
Jack Kirkland,, in, his dramatiza-
tion ;bf Mary Las-svyell’s ■ amorplious
novel of the srime name; has failed to
bring any riarrati've skill to boar on
, the .•story; seeming to have felt that
the , muddled :• characters triem'selves ■
■.h.i;o))rih.‘,theic. n.pyelty; arid' ,thb- locale
itsplf.thro'Ughiits novelty’ eould carry
the weight. Despite the valiant ef-
forts of Jane Dal'Well as Mrs. Feelcy,
the central character,, and the superb
acting of Brenda Forbes as the olc-
■;aht but impecunious: gentlewoman
who is .befriended , and taken in .by
Mrs: Feele.y, the lack of a strong nar-
;rative, destroys the .noveUy of the
.play.;;-.
• , Tlie first two acts are, devoted en-
tu’Cly. to,, establishing; (over. epuntlGss
mugs of suds ) the elegant Miss. Tiuk-
haiti and the earthy ,Mrs:.Bassriiusseh.
m Mas.- Feeley's ;iunfcy.ard' home. .Mrs.
Feeloy's nephew, a: . sailor, comes
holTife ipii. J.ea the, women,,.soe-
Dig; a... .possi.bl.c- .between hiiti
r a . schoolteacher; enroll in a
course in Spanish under her dited.
tlon, and thus bring the youngst&«
together. Meantilpe, they tipsily^L^
sault a well-meaning tax collector
: arid' when they are fined $90, thov
discover .that a wooden indian in
which they have cached; tlieir 'tax
mone.y, has been stolen. , V
The- third act alprie has any sem.
blance of 'dramatic situation; but it
culminates, in a completely incred-
ible auction when the schoolteacher
disebyering that the gob bouglit his
gift of nylbn stockings 'for a local
tart. dispo.$es of them to; the highest
biddeiy The highest; bidder is Mrs
Feeiey, -who is thus: unable to pay
either her riaxeri bf' her fine. The
payoff ;is : cute: enough, but by this
time the ebrnedy; has bogged down in
beer and talk. V ; .
■ Jane • Darwell, as the cdritfal char-
acter; plays filer rbie With a broad
.appealing humariity and sense of
humor, and frequently gives the
character point and focus, while
Brenda Fbfbes’ , coneepliori of. the
tragi-eomie Miss Tinkham is the
strongest single element in the com-
edy. None of the others in the cast
makes much of an impression, al-
though there are nice bits by Fred-"
fic Munn Szeto as Mrs. Feeloy's
Other : . ‘nephew’:; Wanda Sponder as
Mrs. Rassmus.sen’s ; daughter, and
Frank Tweddeli and Toni MqElhahy
a-s: the bai:l-gather.ers.v'.;Thc single set,
By Joaeph Platt 'is -suitably, bizarre.
Jack Kii'kland's directiou iri aimless ■
and rambling as .befits the .script,
wliich IS likewise but more so.
Elie.
2d Member of Faludys
Dies of Crash Injuries
Jozsl Me.snik, member ,o£ the acro-
batic P'aludys, last week became the
act's, second inember to die of in-
juries resulting from a Christmas
Eve accident near New Brunswick,
N; J„ when the: can in., which they
were riding overturned after a col-
lision with another auto. Istvam:
Papal,, raiddieman in tlie troupc.'.was
killed. Sandpr Faludy, -.sole, survivor :
of tlie: .crash, is Still, in tlie hospital,
wliere his ebridifion has improved.
He escaped .willi inlernal injuries
and a broken le.g.
. The comedy teqterboard trio were
playing Ihc ’^O.wer theatre, Camden,
wlicn they: decided to drive to New
York to .spend part of the lio'.iday.
Sleet covered roads- caused them to .
swerve iiitb, another car.
Meriiik;, tikb Papait'.was a natural,-:;
iz'ed Ainerfcan ..ci.ii.zen of '.Hunga
birth. :B:lirial was ; held;.-. Thursday;'
(30) oil the Actors Fund of America
plot at Kcnsico, N. Y. Matt Shelvcy,
nritiorial .admitvisfrator; of -the Ameri
can Gu ild :' of. Variety . Artists, ar-
ranged interment.
BERT TUCKER’S PNEUMONIA
Bert Tucker, Soph's son, has
:pneiriribriia''at 'Wickersham:
Now York.
■ , He's in cafe depanmeiil of Morris
agency.
AMUS. BIZ BIGBIES
AWARD ‘43 OSCAR
to
BROOKS COSTUMERS
Ditto Perf. Yearly for V 4 Century
LOS ANGELES
Biltmore Theatre
Playing Ail New York’s Important Attractions
PETER P. ERMATINGER, Manager
Anniversary
BIG, HAJSnSOME AND MELODIOVS .SHOr/” ,
ROIJKRT CARLAIND — N. Y. Journal-Aniericaii
RICHARD RODGERS
PRESENTS
A New Musical Adapta+ion of Mark Twain’s
A CONNECTICUT YANKEE
By FIELDS, RODGERS ami HART
VIVIENNE SEGAL
DICK FORAN
Directed by
JOHN C. WILSON
Production by
NAT KARSON
MARTIN BECK THEATRE, 45th Street, West of 8th Avenue, New York
Wednesday, Januaiy W
Americans Only lee Theatre
”THE DOIJGHGIRLS”
A Comedy J»y JOSEPH FIELDS , Staged hy GEORGE S. KALEMAN
Now in its 2nd Year at the Lyceum, New York
Special Company Playing Colonial, Boston
^ Special Company Pltiying Walnut Street, Philadelphia
On Tour
“M V:;?S IS TE R ■ El E EEN”
Second Edition
“STARS ON ICE”
MAX GORDON presentfs
RETH GORDON
In a new comedy of her mvii authorship
"OVER TWENTY-ONE”
Staged l)y tiEORGE S. KAUFMAN
NOW PLAYING MUSIC BOX THEATRE, NEW^ YORK
Presented hy
HENIE aiul ARTIIUR 31. WIRTZ
at the
CENTER THEATRE, ROCKEFELLER CENTER
New York
A Comedy I>y JOSEPH FIELDS and JEROME CHODOROV
Staged by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN
"JUNIOR MISS”
A Comedy by JOSEPH FIELDS and JEROME CHODOROV
Staged by MOSS HART
Thlrl^^^0hJth Annh'orsary
Wednesday, January 5, 1944
HOBART ROSWORTH |
Hgban : Baswortb. 7(i. cloan of film
■aqtbrs, 41eci; ,ot prieuitfoaia ,, is. Glen-
rial o ileseal'cb Hoiipltal in ;Olpnriale.,
Cal., 'on' .Dec; 'sd.;. H.o : waii .born In
. Maviotta;, D.,.;,the,.-Sriii of D.iniiel . and
Clara ; Bns\vpiHH.,' and, .rvas ■' a'',de:Sppnd-.,
ar.t of Miles', Stapc(islj.i '
His .first'; acting experience came
. in: l^fi5 :\vith 'the Rankin Stock Com-
pany. in San ' Francisco;..' .ftq. .later
' joined Mrs. D. F. Bowers for a Mexi-;
.can. "engagement be.foio. touring with
: Hermafiiy the magician. ■
■ Boswor)it'Vtflt^t '.'Ne
role was, .With Augustin, paly's, stock
unit, and he .soon became noted as
a leading romantic and diamatic
' player P(pt)eain.ng^ ;stars.
as Julia Mr.rlowe, ' Henrietta Cros-
inan and , Minnie Maridcrir Fiske.
In 1909. when the picture industry
was in it? infancy, he played the
lead in the 'first. Trim ;made ,i in ^Los,
Angeles, ‘The Sultan’s Power,’ and
became idonlifiod with film.s there-
after in capacity of director, pro-
duce)', actor and writer. He later
organized hig tproduciion, uniti,.
the- Bosworth Company, which spe-
cialized in screening ot Jack ,,.Lon-
' ■.don - stprips. ■'■'
. Unt,il:'h)C 4 ’etifem .yeab ago,
he played in more than COO pictures,
. mbst; noteworthy of which were 'The
Big Rarade.t ‘Abraham Lincoln’ and
‘The Miracle Man.'
H)s widow, '■fbi'mer .Gecile .'Kibre,
-survives., :"■
remained in A(her,ica.‘ U
a threeryear - 'C.o,iitraet :with'. the date
Florenz Ziogfolcl. aiid shared, s.loUai'^
hiiiing in two'' editions; of the "FolU'es,’;
He. lafer .'appeared', in' yaijde; in his
own act.. ''
Phapliii ;di;ver'tCd . to pictures'
dWring' the,.; ibtigti-sl.edding days be-,'
hire ' he,' ;,elic1ved 'pith: ' Essehay. , the
W'ar'rn. ftnondshiir' ,bct,)^^^^
and,;Chaplin .coiitinued, with Reeves'
being .;creditCd'. With giviii^ tiie cm-:
brydniq, b.bnfie valual)le pointers aiid.
encouragement,
. During the interim Karno made
.atiother,;p. ,S. tOur. in 'the .‘iHusic Hall’
.act, .-with,, Billy. Ritchie having the,
drunk role created by Reeyes„;Dattef
was doing the drunk bit, hr; hiS; b.wh
act ■; and there . was .. considerable
controversy betw'cen Reeves , ahd
Ritchie at the time, with Reeves ac-
cusing the other performer of haViiig
copied his business, which he created.
Karno then had his comic modify,
■the '■;tUrn'.: ' ;■ ■.■
Reeves went into silent film.?;
where his pantomimic training, stood
him in good, :ste.ad; .He, did , tyell '.even;
though ;.he;: ■-never,' ,,api)rdaphed tire
pinnacle. aehieveti by Chaplin and he
later returned to England wliere lie
did ' another wliirl of the- London
halls and appeared in several' musi-;
cals prior to retirement some yearh
ago.
became mdiiageV. , piindreds of,
arti.sts ill the musical World ap-
peared in concerts ; throughout the.
country under bis management.
Survived by his widow,
.iOHN;:C; FANNING
John C, Fanning, (19, veteran
’I’e-xus theatre operator, died Dec, 2(i
at'ErownsviUe, Texas, where he was
pert :o\vner and manager of the three
tiieatres. ;
,; Atter, serving as advertising man-
ager of the old Fort Worth Record,
he operated motion, picture theatres
at San Angelo, Cisco and Mineral
Wells, 'Texa.s. .He moved to Browns-
ville in 1922. .'
Survived by his widow, a son, two
daughters, and a. brotliei .
BILLY REEVES
Billy Reeves, 7,9; retired comedian
credited with' Having given Charles
Chaplin, advice, and assistance, in his
early film career, died Dec, 29 in
Sufiblk. England.
, Reeves:, began; his- , stage 'career . hi
■the iLondo.n music, halls, at, the- tm
of the century. He later turned his
eoraedie talents to panlon'.iir.c, which
was. quite tiie rage abroad, and ap-
peared in several pantomimic tabs
under aegis ■ of; Fred Karho,. , Reeves '
eventually came to America with
Karno'.s .'Night in An English Music
Hail,' which bowed in at. Hammer-
stein’ s; Victoria,.' N. Y, . There if re-
peated its : London click . and;, -then
toured . tha bigtini.e 'U. S. circuits, ,
• Reeves’ pantominiib drunk .char-
aeter.was 'staridcitit In 'the act and he
was ;;imniediately .giyen .star billing;
Associated. aneV making his. ,d'ebuf 'in
tiie same act wa.s Cliaplin. Both
divorced themselves front Kai-no and
did .not return to . London at the
RUPERT JULIAN
Rupert Julian,. 64. top director of
the , silent , area, died Doc. 27 in
Hollywood following a stroke. A
native of , 'Australia,' he; played stock
through : Australia and. :,South Africa
befoi'e , cbming tO; this' epUntry, to ap-
pear , in Shakespearian ; trepeidoir
witii ‘Tyronne Power, Sr.
He -moved tb the - Coast . in ; 1.91 3 . and
appeared as aii actor in-many silent
films. He then branched out as
writer aHd directorr At iThiversai
he turned 'out several, high gfosse.i's
of. that time,' including. ,Loh, Chaney
pictures, .. , 111 liealth forced his re-:
tirement il .years ago. -
Hi.s widow survives, ' ■;;.'■■.
ROBERT CL.ARK CAMPBELL
: Robert .Clark Campbell, 84; dean
of Albany dancing teachers . and
lormer presideht :of .the;llatibnal So-
ciety ot Teachers o( pancing, died
at ■ his home in the capital city. Dec.
28. He Griginated the ;‘Robin Hood'
dance :which : attained considerable
popularity, and for years was an
active , figure at the National So-
ciety's conventions in New York
City.
BRYDON T.WES
Brydon Taves, 29, war correspond-
ent and Southwe.st Pacific .bureau
manager for UP, died Dec. 27 in New
Gtiinea’l fi'bna finlurieS' .‘r.eceiyed in
plane crash,
Survived by widow, former Diana
Parnham, stock, actress in- Australia,
and a -sis.t'er.. ' . ' '
Nitery Reviews
5 Cohtiniied from piige 320 h
JOZSI .tlEZNIK
Jozsi Meznik, of the , .Faludys,
teeterboai'd troupe, died Dec, 28 ot
injuries suffered .in ah auto; cf ash; at
Ne.w Brunswick, N. J.
: Further i details in vaude section.
M.ARTIN HUNKER
: ivrai'tin Hunber. '72,;fprmer inCmber
of the ,Wheeiihg ; Symphbi^^^ brehes-
tra-'died Dec;, 28.iri,:Cantbh, :0.‘ , '
He.lcaves:-a son..
HENRY VOEGELI
.Henry 'Vpegeli, 67, manager of .the
Chicago Syrrtphbhy brehestra bnd
Orchestra Hall, ; died. at. St. Luke’s
Hpspifalv. GhicagOj Dec. 28. cf pneu-:
mpnia... ','■ :■ :.'■.■■
: 'ycegeli. had been clesely idehtified
With . Chicagp’g mu4cai; history since.
19.00,. when he ,became assis.taht : man-
ager of ' the symphohy, orchestra, : a
ADELAIDE IRVING
■ Adelaide : Irving, 55; , fbrmei’, '.stoeic'
and reP.brtbife actress in ini.ddie -west;
and' inwebeSr jrbars' , Q'h . Gplfsti; radio,
died Dec, 30 in Eureka, Cai.
■ B'ilUam J. Irving. 50, former vaude
actor and in recent years in fiims,
termination ot their vaude routes but i post he held until 1927, when he ^ died Dec. 25 in Los Angeles. /
BOB RIP.V
Boh Rip.x 30. vaude oug.gler, was
killed recently in a plane cra.sh.
Further details in vaude section.
I
Sn iHemoriam
1943
THODA COCROFT
DAVE E. ELDRIDGE
JOSEPH GLICK
JOSEPH GOLDIN
SAM MERIN
CHARLES MUNSTER
ASSOCIATION OF THEATRICAL AGENTS & MANAGERS
Karl 1‘arroirs, li*wo««t ;
surefire, with the, 'male nibmher
cull’ed and batted Urbuiid to Ihb de-
light ' of what', lie .calls ‘sadists.’ . It's
a whoppi'ng;act and. landed solid rvith
I he ;6vcrflQ w prem lere tu.r nb'ii't. An- i
other holdover is Jean :Hiche.yi; a.
curvaceous , eUtie, who .spins, whirls :
and samesaulte bn f oilers. StantblV
BistersWohtort their torsos with rub-
bef-iike agility ' abd, for a freak.; act
lit.s . in snugly. Jean, Jack & Jiidy
are tiimblei’s who db their rolls iif
triple layers.
Better than the usual run of vo-
calists arb Jimmy Nolan, George
Shelley, Raiil .Martinez; the :Tgilor
Maids - and Cafrblliei'S. .Beryl Wa! -
;:iase . both .sparks . the line, and foils
for the comics.', ■ She's still the most
gliunoi'ou.? .figure of all the Carroll
.rbvne.s ' and: troupes with.-the .refit.:.,of.
thein despite thtif she’s a fixture liere.i
and a radio star in her own right. ]
Piibsphbresce'iibe aiid feathers lend
a touch of. spectacle to the produc-
tion numbers, the. most eyerfeasting
being ‘Salute to Mexico,’ ‘The Cir-
cular Staii'Ciise’' and. ‘Flags of the
.Nation.?.’ All three fill tiie large
stage and to'wer tb lieretoforc im-
roa’ehed hei.glit.s ;in the theatre hei'e;-
about.s. ;, The fiag finale brings on ,■ the
entire company with the colors of
China. Russia' and . England which
a.re’ fovefsed to reveal; Old Glor.'r. ih.
a cblbrf 111 phbsph.brescent massing Of
the Stars and '. Stripes. Not even the
films hiiVti; approximated such a daz-
zlin'g tableaux.. It bfbtiglit the ..first,
nightei's .to. their feet,: choering.
Aliinny : Sti'aiid l.s 'bbGk, in : the . pit; to
pla.V .the show :ahd da'ifoe 'miisip. . • , ■ .
Carroll personally directed the re-
vue; Jean LoSeyeux: rates a bovi
for.: the cbstunies .and' scet.iery,' .apd
dance :;bnsombles arc choreographic
creations, of .'Eddie Gale and .‘Sleepy ,
\y'illiams,;; ,,,.:■ ■. rf 'f Hylrn-;-:
llo%viiiiiii llouiii. N. Y
(HOTEL BILTMORE)
■Joan Hpldoft, ■ Johij ■poiioliiie,
Arnold Sho&a,. RiitJi'-Sitari\ the De-
icers :t'4> , , A'lm : Worrcir
-Hedtherton dxch tl2):; - coder .$1,.
Gaily-costumed pbeket-size edition,
of an ice' ,shbw.,' ‘Ide ; Capers’ is, . the
feature 'bf, an entertaining diyertisse-:.
menti Half-hour, show : is made ;UP
bf ' three, productibn : numbers punc-.
tuated with solQ turns by Jban'Hyl-
doft. long. on looks but short Of' .wind;
John. Donphue and Arnbld; Shbda. ;
, Lack of' space :is:;the;factQi'; sb far
as bafiety atid , sk.tll . in the blade are
coiioerned. . Ensemble routines are
extremely simple while the solii
turns are. . confined . to sweeps ' arpii nd.
the. : pint-siz,e'; , rink '; culminating, in
spins of.'vafying speeds. Best skater,
in group iS the featured, Joan Hyl-
doft, a curvaclous blondb who starts
blit' strbngly, but; .who: tires quickly
and , frpm then oh is pretty . ragged,
■This is; the 'first N. Y. appearance of
this 1.7-yr..pld who 'stems from Clhcy.
JohnbDonohue goes through, his- sim.-;
ple paces somewhat woodenly while
Arnold Slioda is more .graceful but
bis attempts at.humor in' skating I'ni.ss
the .mai'klby a.wide margih. Both, of;
the.se bladesters were last, seeri- In
‘Stars: on Ice’ at^the ;Genter, N.,. Y;
; 'sti'cngib Of; the; lay Out lies : in the'
eii'semble nuhibers, . where the: indi-
vidual sliOrtcomings are .lost sight, bf
in. the shuffle, Here; the gay . costumes
and iehergetic imovemeh.t ,add:.up .tp
showi’s.,, highlights. ;
.'Ray Hegthertph’s, Orch pi'ovide.s ah
cxebllerit:. background for the ice pro-
ccedings andj ., together ; ;with Ann
.Warren and Hal . Chase, 'vocalisls,
does a ...socko' job- fpr, the dahco '.and,
its o wn ' she w sessions. ; ,
%Yalniil Rooiit, t'lii
(BIS.MARCK HOTEL) , ■
; " ^ Chicago. Dee. 29.
. Talia- Arthur Nelson's Marioneiteii',
Jiirtiup. Jov Orch ,(l2) with Belly
Burns;, hmuiiMM $l,50-$2.50. ;
. New' '‘Winter; Hevue’ marks- the re-
i,t,V'.fP..:of. .'i'aUa.
and Art!i'ur-,Ne!son , and, -his,; M^^^
ettes, 'Jimmy Joy :and;OrChestfh con-.
tiniie . to 'pufyey bnj'byablev d
music, and the:'iii,m.usioal bhd singihg
novelties' found' out 'the floor ■■shb;w.
Talia.is.the highlight Of;bjll.„:At-
■yirod' in new'boistnmos ishe ia'.'oll'ering.
a .hew comedy routine called ‘The
: Cockeyed Mayor '.bf ,Kaunakakai’ a ,
desefiptiye ■. .number, . neatly ■'., and-
amusingly; dbne,', . Other, huni-bers,, all
,pf . which she, does,,;!:!!' a skillful .ahd
gracefid;, manner.' ;afe a - .Portuguese'
■; cynTbal dahed, 'W'ith ballet;' . turhs:;
Spanish Flower;, Girl; a. Frehch ean-
'.can; a 'nicely . interju’eted ■;Hawaiia'h
dallce and .the fffawa:ii,an, Whr.,
All ..get' .'heavy:* pahh-whacking. . and
.■icr.ii her off a hit.
. ■ ;;H.cIsbn'S'. ■ meriohettes ' ■ af e ■ a :■ little
■ .different -than are' lisiially , seen. Some'
I of. .. the,,, littlo;;.. ■chara.etof.s: '. are" '. a
Haw,aiiah : dancor; , a. monlce.y doing
ti'icks on, a-trapeze';. a skeleton: dance;.;
a .dr.iinken man, that is 'a ■'.standout; 'a
Chinese ::po!b,; balahcef; :quartette of
.w0:pden,..soldiqrs 'jn a .parade,', niimbbr
and , ;a : Pagliaccf , ehai'ac.ter ■ with a
'balloon, all expeftly;', manipulated by
Nelson to clicko results. ■
9'b® of fh.o most entertaining
eonttibs oil, the. bill'.is; the playing, of
‘I’ea for Two’ . by “Snozz' . Dunn,
VtrumpeVpIayef from' the , band; with
the .assistance of Dopey, a 'fiagej
manipulated doll whose action<!
thb Keys look almost human.: A eiuS
novelty that wag well liked' - Bettv
Burns sings ‘Obi' What .a Bbau'HM
Morning’ arid ■ asists 'Hafry' Du
Eraw and .Dunn ill 'he. rendition of
‘Mairzie DOatbs and Dozio Dpates ’
Quartet, composed ot Joy, Dunn
Wayne Robinson and Wally Jyvha do
two coinedy niifnbers, ‘Do\yri B'v the
Old Mill Btream’; and ‘Alice, '^liere
Aft Thou Going,! with gestui‘e.s for
■good feturns. . , ■ . ■.■'. : Morg
Plays on B’way
Continued from page 236 ^
South Pacific
the landlord. Hi.S bitterness against
tliat man he calls a Cracker, js ex-
pressed in long speeche.s. At the end
'Sam, realizes he lias, the Wrong slant
and; thaf the Japs are his enemie.s.
to.b. ' . ,
i Candda Lee is a somewhat ruthle.ss
figure, as Sam. His extendnd spoeclies
become , boresome and he. has done
bettor ;playmgi Wini Johnson i.s- the
ebrnefy; native girl, Ruth, and Louis
Sharp is the doGtor; but both are tOo.
soft-spoken and civilized to .be be-
lievable on a jungle island. RUi
dolph . Whittaker is, the ybungster;
Danici,. fiinnei'-up in lines to Lee
and very good. Frank Wii.son plays
,;k.',native old' man whose, lingo, is," a
local jafgon. Wendell K.. Phillips,.is'
fair as - the only white man in the
east. ibee. .
lloci«trs IMnhiIi'cc
VriillHm' ;n^■mvn:..;^^!>lo’Il^*y '.'.rmiiUiCl.i't'lt ■11.110.'
rn'r'U-'Ari'iiifcnst';. anil .■r'lUfr.-lllivis.' 'a-O.il'mtt'R,
rii,- jVmJmHloa)'; bj-V'llose',. 'VriUilion, .'(iin'ciril ■
.l,.v .tlu,'',i;iltliuri:‘.-H.:' Sytf llls.-..Jl,,hn .llloat. ' Al '.
'nijaii' , tlipatec,- 'N. . :Y,'i: iwf, ■ CS,,'..ri;!; .Sll.'iiii,;
iMi, ,'($l';-)«';oiieWn'B,):.; ;■'•■ ■.;,:' '■ ■■ ■',,. ,: ; ,'■'■ ■
I't'Ua 'k.tii TfnfH.ntauin ■„
'i'lr.- MavK;in'iU..',r't'ri'ia.‘.,. ■'•■nai'Uiii'ii O; Neil.
■Atiifs. ,, I'leaiw. . .-At.,. .,.T>u:ilr--,llaHB.,
. .■.l■ac.ll^„ '|Vil'le,i,f'
rn', ■.IVliliani 'iiulliWnl. , .'.t ’ilil.ij, '
I, a'liva; I'I. iVk'I tiiU'fluiiiu
Hr. Sl'anle.r Iklles.',. . . llivll’e
.il.iSa,, I'lnn.f . . An.n ..t'li'ana.l'''
'Mi-.,. . I.leuiu'. ■; .,.; .■. .'■.■J'olui' ' i rnllnuV'
, Ro.se, Franken, having sufficiently
recovered from her hapiesk tiisste .
With the prof lindities in; ‘OulfageOus. '
EOfln'iie,’ has returned tb the. sliek,
aof|t,in'ientalkind;;o'f wfiting; at, vvhich. ';
she IS adept. Her neiv play, ‘Doctor's'
■Di.sagrce,/ is ' . bright', .patently,' - con-
trivecl.' constantly predictable and
moderately amu.sing. It is Iran?.- '- ,
pai'enily aimed for a pop fiction .sort
of feminine appeak ; Which ; should
give it favorable boxOffice chances,
particularly for the matinee trade. ■
'',; , Adaptcf(; from one of tiie .aulbor-' ,
0. ss's Ladies Home Journal .stones lof
about 10 years ago. ‘Doctor,? Disagree’ ,
miglif-be titled . ‘Boy Doctor Meets ''
Girl Dpctof.’.f Its; -.problem ot ■whether '
a woman surgeon can have., both ,
inarriagc' and a' Cafeer, its .aurfacey, ,.
treatment; "of the .qiiestib'n ..ot;.prbfes- ;
.sional ethics in 'medicine and its
stbfy-'pf b bfeiin pperatib'n that:;saye.s
a 'child's 'life and reunites his..par6nts;,
1. V radib.' Serfal ;S,tUff. ; In .'fact:,' if.;'’it'
brily had ’Rinsp-.wbitb’. spujfd e
and connnerciakblufbs. in tlio inter- ,,
'missions' it 'might- almpsl be tranf-'.
ferreri to the a;r intact, '
; : Even so. : Miss Franken obviously .
'lias' ail ;ihstinot for .What :w ill . appeal: .
to .the slick-paper type of feminine
audience. , .Her .; .fuiler-dim'ensibn
fenrme characters, her ..stfess'.Qf 'son- '
timentel, , .einottohal .' themes, her ■ .
knowing .blend.'of ' patho.s ..and com-;,,
edy, and hef; khack of writing ,g!is-
. teiiing dialog are all sound qualities -
;,for . cpmmerciai ; success .ih. .;the the-
atfej.'as she clearly demonstfated in
iAi'ibthef '. Bangiiage’ and; ‘Claudia;’ .
And; although': ‘Doctors pisagreb' is
plainly inferibr . ;to .either ;ol' those ; ' '
plays, it probably has the . proper .
. .values for, the b.6. : : •
As a ■‘directory Miss Franken seemS'
losk sure of. herself in ‘Db.etDi's-’ than
usual. ■ .'The' s.taging has: teinpo. 'hvif '
some of Ihe'Seenes seei-n .4'fa'med.,and;
certain of, ' the individual, p.effbfin'-; .
ances, app.egr uncbjnfDrtable., ,, As the
surgeon-hei'bine, ; Bafbai'a O’Neil
.seems' hiiscast.. ;;. Although .sh'e looks
the part, neither, her ■personality por; '
.her. ityte-nf :■ ;play;;«g^
■p,i'essiort'Qf,'waimith',and'sdbranee .the--
character should have; - Philip Obef
gives, a , difeetj' 'Competent and .agree.- .,
able ''performance . as - the fOmantie.,
doctor, but JUdson'Laire , laeks; either ,
the, Dothario air : or .the ruthless qu.al- : ,
ity indicated in the dialog.
Diilly Haas, "a 'pretty .German .' ae- ;
tress 'making Kef , Bf oadvvay 'debiit, .
impresses, in, an attractive, eraotional ■
part,, while'' Eda': Heihemahn; .Ethel ■■,
Iiitrop.idi; ;and Ann; .Thomas . click in;,
, good supporting; ' roles. J ohn .Irelaiid;.,'
and;; Jack: Wiliett are convincing, ’.'ih -
mihor :assjgn.mentS.. . John Root's set- ;
tings are :Iairly. practicable ahd'.deco- ;
rative, but suggest bud.get liinila-
■;'ti6,hs'.,., '•
. . .With ,,‘(i|,utfag.eous Fortun,e’‘ current
lat'.'' the ; 48,th' ,' Street : theatre, '■ 'klist,
Franken hag ..;twp shows On Broad"' ,
lyay ■simultaneously. ; '. Both are ;pre-,
serited by her hushand and.bccasion-
,al ' literary ,' coiiabbr.atbr,,,;''-Will'>'lnJ
Brown; Mqlon,.ey. ' A ':fi.lrn 'edition; pf',:
;Miss . Frahfcen’s' ‘Claudia’ ' is ';n'd,W, ''iri;.;
'subsoquent , .Iruhg ; tiTfoughout ' .-thC':
CQuhti'y, ..draWihg .'sucecssfUl.'grosses. -,
There,;is. also a ;;.fadio'::.sefM^
Of ;, the latter yarn' under ' .dpi ion to ;
,'FrpCter & Gamble and -a waiting only '
available time io go on the air.
Hobe.
Thirty^eighth Anniversary
Congratiilatioiis
to
on its
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NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1944
PRICE 25 CENTS
Berlin Gets SOS to Return to U. S.
Internal compliCatibiisJ within . '■
Irving Berlin, ihc,, music Neccssarv Prop
setap, atemihins from iaiiiup to
the saihfe honuses as last dbristipa^ Since Variety has gone on the
(from thfofe weeks*: salary. up to eight the walls m the office are
weeks), plus other ifactprs, : m ^ cases of Alka-.
chase Iryihg Berlin back to America
' as soon as his ‘This Is the Army’ four , n/ ■ii m i.ii , i . ' m i"
is completed in Englmid and. Irela.na: /I I
: He has practically wound up the Wni» I AmnOrC
, British: toUiV and ; is dpe • || |||: |/vUle vUillUulv
ti'.ree weeks in North Ireland. While a •
it ;.s known to have been the soiig- ,■ IIT* I
smith's ambition to alSQ:;pl'ay. foil our; ; ' Vti’llrAla' ' Ullth rIV '
troops m North Africa, - Italy, . UlTIIlvw if llll - T lA
he is being SOS'd to come home bj‘ ■
■ hisx^ and attoineysyin flew ..\vith. }„du.strial manpower ptob.-
York.- . ■ ■ ■ ' lenis highiighted.b.y strikes. and other
The strain between Berlin and his- disputes during the past year,
. longtinie partner, Saul H. -Bornstein, "War Department is , intensifying ap;-
Jor , ,25 years the, ' v.p; and .'g.ni., .of :tivity jn, production .arid distribution
Berlin, Ine„ is no trade secret. Briijg- of films to improve civilian : morale,
iiig matters to a head may be pos- Understood that: the appoihtmeht
sihle pay increases to certaiii ef the of 'Arthur who has been
Bornstein faction.: Meantime, Ber- serving On the film industry’s War
liii’s own buheh. rvithin the Corpo- Activities committee, to a post in
^tion, \vho had expected the same the War Department, is in line with
■ . Xmas bonuses :gs , last year, - found this developmeiit.- .
Anti'T rust Division G hi e f
Endorses AiheriGan ' Film
Industry’s Post-War Plan-
ning But; iCiautions About
the Sherinan : Acit.^Hblly-
vr o o d’s Dickering w i t h
Britain’s J. Arthur Rank
Gets the Q.O. in DiC.
‘DON’T DIVIDE WORLD’
Mayor to Push
i>Ug^^ From. : accounts War Department
■ ^ i ’■ — heada are particularly interested in
10 TOiiinc hf 9 ^fare ' 'getting' maximurn. results from those
. :.xy . icalllo 111 6 utal^a governin'ent ipictures^ made for exhi-
P:a/>li Will Taiiv IftA bition' tb wOi plant, workers. Woric
CavU Will lOllF iuU : ' stoppages have keyed up officials to
V A’i* ' T n I necessity of i'nipressing war work-
: ■ Apy vibes, tor DOndS :wifh the dangers to the war
Ti oi r- '-I t - effoid rosulting froni siich delays. ,
Charles Pi Skouras, national, chair-, ■ -
.u • J 1 , ^ i, ' War: Department reportedly ap-
,man of the. industry's: ,,Fourth, 'ffnx -poimd an adyisoi'y committee, from
Loan campaign, states that filin stacs the fllm:ind,u.stry,;to, ;,id lii the prob-
'will make a tour ' cOVerihg over 100 lem of producing and distributing j
' key oitieb bii connection with the ' .films to, war plants,' ; This commit-
drive. tee; consisted, of, Lt. Col. Emanuel
■One; groub; of ■ stari^Cfe^ Coten, Tom: ConfiorS:;' and Leonard
10 teams of two .players, . Wilt visit Ooldenson. |
. large industriai areas: but .,w^^i^^^ Appointment of , Arthur ; Mayer i
10 teams of two players, . Wilt visit Ooldenson.
. large industriai areas but will not ;Appointment of . Arthur Mayor
appear in theaiMs or ; other amuse- Way result in the centralization of
ibeiit places. Another : group of this phase of government flhn ac-
^ars will be assigned to nine 'Bond U'ity.
Battalions,’ one for each of the Army ■ ,
Service .Cornmand.' arc in the CUAW DI7 A1 CA: UAT V
■'■B '.S,' These baitalions, .accompanied .'urRI™ Olfj ALuv'.IlvI
p ON SOLDIER VOTE PLANS
Army transport planes. _. , -v. - . r ' :■ .
.CwnitT 111 r* -t,c< -•reiT’tr V*n1- • c»l-\'r\is + +V»c»
iranspori; planes. , - , . i ■ , rb '
: - ' ' - •- Show. biz is very h,et up ataput .the
f r ' ■ ^' ^ ■ .soldier vote question, w’ith many or-
JjOniinc^ ' lesson . FVOin , ganizatioitis around New York barid-
’■ NSG’ NpW Yv ’« Eva Rr>-- ing together in a'h Offbitt to,; g'M^^
ula'r; sentiment; for,, people in the.env
g ■*', ® -®UPpoihttrtg;N^^ Year’s Eve tertainment biz now in. uniforihi re
business,, ill New, York particuia Iheir right to 'caM; a ballot. Although
.IS legarded bj the sbbwrwise buiich there is hp one central.committee or-
lesson all around, gariized to cppi-dinate -the activities of
't re-educate, the the.,var,ious'':bran'che.s,:bf,-;shovv; b
SUddep^riph _ nitery manageitients A.ctors EquiVl Lo,pal 802 : of the . MW
“UUking a little more aboirt sieimis Union, and folk from the the -
tnpi-- clientele, planning their; wei- afre, 'fllm industry, music biz and
future, etc.; when 'many notable^ have expressed; a will-
ngviuose war-spending dollars aren’t ingness to help in the drive: ,
Pac*'- Typical of the activity now taking
durned ’ customer be place is the Win The War Council of
V ' Local 802, New, York Musicians
had better grosses Union, which has been circulating
eariiet in '"the week and on the Sat- -petitions, to.: its members ;and
after ;.th^^ Eriday ■ (3i.v eve: it ceived sorte. 2,000 signatures, . Peti-
. a'l to, tivp saiientk.. .Afi ‘overs: ti.bns :, ;,ha ve i'.alsb • been' ; cif.cuiate'd;
rciiing of -‘itis,.New Year’s Eve on through .top agencies, . such a,s :Wil-.
otoauway every^ so that the liaffl Morris, Music Corp. of America,
less-hafdy folk, didn’t want to go Obliercl Amusement, "as w'cll as most
(Cbiitinuc'd bn page 02 )
. - .. b Washington, Jan. 11.
Department of Justice is investi-
gating negotiations' between J. Ar-
I thur Rank, "kingpin of . :tlie British
film industry, and several American
■studios, in the belief that the.. ..first
world cartel in the production and
distribution of motion pictures may
b"^ in the making.
■: Probe has been ordered by Wen^
deli Berge. chief of the department’s
anti-trust division, and is now<in the
I:;-, ,,:.; ■ '’■■"..■■ "■; :■":■■■■ '■,:
Rascoe’s Comments On
2 B’way Legits in N.Y.
Dsujy Ixcites Plerity^W^
Efbadway press agents were agog
Iasi week over the play coverage In
I the N.Y.. World-Telegram, and news-
papermen 'commented: On the. ‘pecu-
liar’ tactics used.,
,: Paiiy’s eritic, Burton Rascoc, did: .
not;iike:‘Over .21,’ at the. Music Box,
arid'his; was the sale .dissenting notice :
-among Tuesday’s (4) press. Follpw-
,irig day the reviewer took another
p;oke_at_.‘OVeL;2'L’,Jibd^,b,n Thursday
, CG ) 3la,pp,ed^-i$-. do\5h-i
;w.ith,:his notice on ‘|lanish,ackle
which opened :at the Rbyale -the: night,
beiore, ‘Over 21’ is . clearly, indi-
cated to be a hit by the virtually
capacity first week's business. .'
, . .,‘ihn* is irate'd a: doubtless entry :an,d,
drc'w an otherwise poor pres4, One
.jiUblicity. Wan .expressed: the bpinioii ,
. tha t ■ he . preferf ed ; . a : negative notice
in 'the ■ .Wo rid -Telly for . any jijowvhe
:represehted;;, a , .favorable review,
.there,, h.e' said,;' ^ be. ‘the kiss of
death,’:, Rascoe’s notice on , ‘Inn’.: was.
headed ‘Masterpiece of Corn’ and the,
lead saidn 'It 'is a play that is 'not
irritatingly (and even disgustingly)
bad like ‘Oyer 21.' He then rcteued
■to three ‘p.Ueri ieiy bad’ plays-, which
were : uhquestibhed ; :,flbps , but : ‘this
play . b recommend is like ‘Arsenic
and Old Lace,’ a play so prepo:>ter-
(Gontinued on page 62)
More 1944 Greetings
FROM LONDON
On Payes 32 to 35
-f John Wildbefg jirid Cheryl ;Craw-
| , u' - ford, the Theatre GuiM.and tbe Shui , -
It S flere berts are, seriously considering :plac-
When the American and Brit- inS many of IKeir stage properties on^
ish air forces announce that the the air vvith comniercial sponsorship.:,^^^^^
j rocket plane, is here, it is time Sliuberts, with .Hairy Kaufrnan,
to start thinking that maybe their general manager, ' handling, :
; Superman ain't kiddin’. have two sponsors interested in a
'j,;-.--,,: b, webkly-r. ■series,.- ;,b.f.,' 9 p.ere,ttas’-:.'<.ising,':;;
' '' ■■■: . .,■'■ ■ ■ name Metropolitan Opera singer.s.
fH/l... : 'I.' : The deal would- Involve biripre than'
|yj2|V0|p J0 'If JjJlJ .ilil.OOO.OOO for operettas^ stars and air- .
Wildberg and Mi.ss Crawdord are
li* . ■ . : W '/’I ' 1 currently putting the, finishing . touch-
11 IATjI V lllVA I llirll on a half-hour musical show based ^
fwlIT T C Vlll M on tiieir current Broadway success.
, : 'One Touch of Venus,’ and scripts
• A- curfew for minors is likely ■ to . will start making the: rounds of ad- ' ,
be recommended to Mayor La Guar- vertising agencies: before the end of
dia'. and: Police Gbminissi.orter Lbuis, the mbnth. ' Other :.Wildberg-C
■Valentine in order tp: ebrnbat the ford pjays wkWh' h^ been pro-
luvenile delinquency pi'obierti in duced are being spripted for radio.
New York. A cpmmiTtebfcpmpOsed Theatre Guild execs have been
of the clergy, .women's club.s,. civic huddlingifor Weeks bn variou.> way.s
and welfare orgahiz’atibnS has been to tackle radio.; ; Understood idea of
meeting secretly, for about a month presenting Guild stars ; ; in , ,. that
in an effort to find; a Solution to bon- group’s plays ;bn drama shows, lenglb
I ditions tyh'ich ha.s-.reache pf-,tvh.ieh has not bepn decided',.' is, in ,.
proportions in Gotham. ,,: : lead. :,qt present. , ,■ ' ..;
ditions tvHich ha.s-. reached Scandalous
proportions in Gotham.
The epmihittee,: at its: last- m^^^
J'aii. 4 at the ^4th St police station, i... . lif . n ti
discussed: various remedies, hut cur-. Kl|nn WYli'PY Kpllc
few seems to be the one which will IIIILCI, iJCT
most likelY bP recoro- nroina tn Cnr
mendatibn: to,; the; Mayor. It is . ex — . l/I Hlllfl . 10 , ilD v 101
pected that .final- prbgram will be
drawn at a fiieeting to 'he- held .this' , ; 'RcCOlflvQ ':vvriCS •
V i,'"" - t „ r ■: Although blind, Shernlan ,S; Clarlq. ,
: E*-°blem ' pf of Beverly Hills, 'started -, off on
■wit: also, be at this con- ihcrigiit ■ foot in his, new vocation
fab, Comrnittee-members will, dCc-Jde , „ „ rbdio .Writer bv sellinB -NBC a
whether juves will be chased off the
(Continued on page 62) ' dramatic script la^ i s
■■V ' ■. ■ ..■■■ : . : ■' ■. - 1 ocorded senes, stand by ; for -Ad-, -,
--.■ :;:■ ■:■' ■;., - , .■:. ■'• , .vei'.Uirc.’ Clark reads by Braille
■Tallii’c Wavl Rw M'acc Harl scripts frorh 'play- ;
. Idllll -9 IiCaI Dj ITIOSS, 0911 backs, of a -‘talking .book -machine,’ -
. Tallulalv Bankhead’s next Broad- which.is similar to a phonograph,
way play will be specially authored Clarkts: brother, ts Fred G. fclark,
for, her by: Moss Hart. . chairman df,. the Ameficah EPpnomiO' .:
, , Tallulah Bankhead'.s next Broad-
way play will be specially: authored
for her by Moss Hart. ,■: ,.:
Playwright will produce it. It Foundation, which broadcasts llie
Wdi'tb.Upbii his retiirn -L’bin hi 20th- ‘Wake , Up America’ :fbrum;. . Latter ',
Fox : writing ‘ chore, adapting hi.s is also secretary oi the Metropolitan
Co'--''-''''’ r-::;'-". •
^ \ All -Girl Orchestra
Choir
4 'ondiivted
Phil Spitalny
A :
■i:
MISCELLAIIY
W«<lneBd»y, li, i9ij4
W6 Stsols $S(M),()^
Hollywood, Jan. 11. ,4;
A $500,000 damafio suit and an ;n-
jiuiction to restrain the Screen Ac-
tors Guild from enforcing Rule 33
against' -W Bros.: Studio anent
the 'prodUetioh ,of ^ ‘Iiolly wijod .Cahr
teen’ ' was; flled . , in' : Suiter
this (Tucs.) afternoon by ; Fcesdon &
• I’iles, :attorHeys>ior , Warriers.''a.g'ain.st:
the SAG, James Cagney, it.s pre.-'i-
dentt'Jo.hrt lOaleSi,' Jr„ executive .sec-
retary, and every individual :oi the
. boai'(i of dircctor.s.
. Suit . alleges yiolatibk. ' of ; .basic
; . agreement 'between “ the.’
,. Produbers As,sdGiati'on .pacie:d :ih ,1937,
. 'tvliich.;:' .fixes, .minim salaryV. for,
p'.iiypr.s. ■. .v
Complaint aUcgcj; that Guiid
threatened to restrict it.s members
; fother than those alre.ady uncim-' com
^ t.ract to . #arnqrs),,.frdm:' working, in
'Ganteen,’ and threatened to charge
those who did with conduct iinbc-
. .coming.. Guild , , members, via disci-
pline, ’isUsbension . and ' expulsion if
, : they, worked in;the.;picture for less
' : than their established ;salary, either
W:e.ekly .6r,,.per pirn ..
Warners asks $500,000 for stoppageT
due to Guild actidri^fter^ictulrediad.
bech in worlt three a half weeks.
Studio contends it Rule 33, stands it
■ win mean the junking of the •Can-
teen’ film, if full salarie.s, must be
paid stars and ^featured players for
, waik-through parts or k .few hours',
work. ' ■ . '
Trouble began when Warners of-
fered to produce an all-star picture
ba.scd on the patriotic work of the
local Canteen, something like ‘Stage
• boor Canteen” hil t wi th a Holly Wood
; angle; The local Canteen was, to
profit .by a dpWnipaymeht of $250,000
and a percentage of the profits on the
picture, it sounded patriotic ehovmh
until the Guild .swung into action
with Rule 33, which provides that a
film player nui.st be paid according
to l-.is or her customary .stipend.
Waimersihas ah imposing: collection
of stars under contract but ' not.
: enough : for the .scrip; of ‘Hollywood
Canteen,’ which calls for more mar-
: tiuee names than .any one studio : ckn
■ : mUster,. Other , major Jots, - Jon
ness reasons; were averse to lending
' their high'-salarled stars to .War tiers
for hit parts, which put it up to the
freelancers. That is where the Guild
came in, charging the studio with
‘coercion and cutratc tactics for it.s
own profit under the guise of pa-
triotism.’
, Rebuttal
in answer to certain WB siatc-
meets. Jack Dales, ■ executive .secre-
tary of SAG, declared:
: ; ‘No , matter how . many words War-
ner Bros, use to' explain it.s po.silion,
the basic fact remains that Warner
Bros, plan to get approximately 10
star names for its picture for a bud-
get; of .$25,000. That would mean an
average compensation of $2,500 per
. star. This was frankly admitted to
Guild representatives by . Warners
casting director when the question of
•Hollywood Canteen’ production first
came up.
, 'Tlie Guild can put no other inter-
pretation on Warner Bros, action
than that of an effort to get star tal-
: eht at CutrateS under the pressure of
.. a patriotic picture. Xo producer in
the ordinary course of events would
. start a production calling for the use
of 10 stars with whom he had no
commitments or contract relation-
ships without having in advance of
production negotiated an understand-
ing on wages with those -star.s.t .
Conover's 6ag Billings
For Models Pay Off
Harry Conover, the model agency
man, who has come to the fore, with
gag hilllrigs ; for liis beauts— Choo-
choo Johnson, Chili Wllliains, Mel-
ody Thom.son, et al. — now retains
proprietary rights in the novelty
jaameS: he ehristans his, girls with
Tints, under the Warner Bros. deal,
for ChHi;^ higiily public-
;y ized Gonovar, model (bifei e'.c.). the
agency head gets a sizable contract
ilidm . the stu to the
deal : tdr Miss Williams, widely
: ballyhoocd pinup fg;i.
Break
A fiiiendly gesture to Canada
. tee,.; who; was testing for a role
ill '.‘liifehdat,' also got John Ho-
diak that nitty a-'-signment as the,
ardent Czech in; tlie same 20th-
Fox film. , ,
: Hodiak came over with the
Hegrolactof when Lee was being ■
tested, but when Alfred Hitch-
cock saw .Hodiak he-also signed,
that player on the spot.
Awful Beating He Took
Los Angeles,:’ Jan. 11.
■ ’ 'Jess'. Willa'i'd,; who lost the’ heavy-
weight title . to Jack D.empsey in To-
ledo back in 1919, has filed suit
:agai,nst 20th-'Fox ifor an; ; accounting-
.’and .share .of the ’piofits oi the pic-
tures. of that fight. Film was .used
as part of the productipn',' ‘The Great
American; Broadcast,’ withou.t; liis'
permission lie charges.
,;F6rm^^^ champ maintains he; ownS'.
a one-third interest in the; fight ifllms,
with beinpsey aiid the late. Tex’, Ripfc
aid.
82iul WEEK !
KEN MURRAY’S
"BLACKOUTS OF 1944"
Ef Capitan /Theairef Hollywood^ Cal.
• "I tlon't ilvinU lUvi'e is anotbor
:i?vvninK’ ia tbe ihoati::<3 llk« it mi the
b<)iin,lii^y. ■ .AIUm* KC'eibg svnnp U
•bii;?'' lay • imusit'ivls ;
ri)i.-k- amt boai'lnK .iv feAv sea,ttei.'e(V
laii.kbs Uiirijift- ‘ tbi* tn'iiniiig-;. it .ts
f?*'. . to: ■- ’ a liil;
.Iicuv -a taiiy'b '. a iM i . • 't'
FRED AUJL.EN.
The lerle-ing Point
By Milton begle
: '’My .. Wife’; Joyce is', writing ah au-
tobiography after 1 i ving with: ^! e for
two : years;,. ; Ids' titled,’ ,'Life..';'With,
'Both’e.r/ ■ ■
If won't be long, I hope, before
that maxim is changed to, ‘When in
Rome do as the Americans do."
. Understand that the Music Hall,
ii'hich is .plowing Madanie : Curie,
had to f one dotun the ivaUage oh. its
proiector. the people in the first
'three, rows " luefe . getl^^ X-Rayed.
A cohple of mprehveeks of that pic-
ture and: it will hdiie to , change its
name td; the ’ Radium City Music
Hall.
.And if .we .ever .becOrne a movie.,
producer we’re going to make a pic-
ture about a poker game, We’ll call
it ‘Flush and Fantasy.' ,
In the battle for Russia, Ilitier's
route is turning into ;m6re of a rout
, . . Will 4he .new's of Hitler's death
be printed in the ObUtzuary col-
'umn?’.’.;
With the shortage of eligible men
1944 to some girls may become;
known as Wcap Year.
yTheme song for post^lOaf stocks
iiigs: Rayon, Rayon, Go Away.’
For His Walkout at U
Los Angeles, Jan. 11.
Robert Cumm i ngs, UhlVersal actor,
took the ■witness .stand in Federal
court and demanded $10,000 in back
sala.r}? in his Sbirtfact .suit against the
studio.
Actor^w'ho was suspended, several
weeks ;igo for refusal to play an as-
signed role; .testified that .tire com-
pany; broke 'the eo.ntfact., through
’failure, to reitore him tb'the payroll.
TIwb pli^t
‘I wpliid like to thahk Mr. March fpr being so, so sweet . . .’
Gertrude Lawrence verbally paid off Fredric March with the.se
words the night of Jan,; 2. ; An.d the trou with Miss Lawrence's
whole program is wrapped up in that sentence.
Miss Lawrence has now been on the air many weeks but she's still
very busy, being very adorable, cutei coy, and oh, how divinoiy per,
Bonable'>^he's everything except entertaining. ,.
Now this ’may be at the behest pL he producer, sponsor.
Who :knoWs7 On this show they havpit't relaxed long enough fa-pnl the;
strain of being elegant to spell out the. name of thetprpdtict, Revlon. “
Meanwhile, each announcer pronounces it his own way and the ten- '
scmble effect registers as practically being a mystery.
. MiS LawrC^ a much better performer than this program is i
permitting ;hei‘ to be. There are too few Gertrude La wrence.s— that's ’
how gbod , this girl is, and has been, ever since she came over for
Chariot.
’ ' Yet ybu hear her Oil the radio opening her show with, ,. ‘It i.s a .pr.jvi- ■
lege to appear with Mr. March . . etc. The occasion was an episode
by. At A: kihie called ‘Michael and Mary.’. And y pit cam guess what a. ..
ebupTe pf.’good perfbrmer.s^ G those .two names,; Michael and ’
Mary, when they go le— git— i— male on you. You simply can't .stand
it, that’s all. 'V.' .L
It'S’ a crime, jd’Waste 'talent to thiS’extent. . 'The;faulLi,S: not;;'otUy.,a
matter of njaterial. . Bather it seeins to be in .the entire set-Up. ; Every '
one connected with the . :shQw..' starids in; alraightM b-we ' of . MlM LaW '
rence. This Can be 'catchihg .in the .studio; not necessarily .oVe.r :ihp: air., i ;
The ftdse radiance radiating Mom the program’s leading personality ,
dazzfies the announcements, the cpmmereiMs, It’s everywhere. It is
an anVazing transitibn fpr Miss :Lawi'ence.; ’ was not like tliis in ;
other mbdiums-she/has chosen f^ herself in this country. ,
Altogether the program is vapparently so concerned with Miss Law-
rence’s dignity, that iL' just can of anything else. It M«o lis-
tens as having reached thei pbirit : where MisS Lawrence,: too, is solely ,
conce rned' with h er dignity and ch arm. This wasn’t tr ue w hen Mis^ : J
Lawrence’ Was in re'vtie. Then she had no need to. evCn think about
it because her Skill,; her ability, :ak a pefMriner;,t^ care of everything.
Miss Lawrence's cvirrent rbdio’ program is strange indeed. The em-
phasis is on 'dignity for , the ; is nothing else to ■,
emphasize, although the show was somewhat better Sunday (Jan. 8). ,
She didn’t gush, ail Over Biia;tt Aherne.
To remedy matters Miss Lawrence might consider a walk around.,
the park, a talk with Noel; or a good look at Snsith and Dale. She must
chase after her sense: of humor or radio will chase Miss Lawrence,: \
But ■what the program really needs is a ;good pratt fall. Sid,
Games of Chance Are
Banned From M-G l-iot
Hoil.v wood, Jan, II.
Slickers,, on the Metro lot were
warned to fold up their punchboards,
raffles, .lotterie.s; and other 'question-'
able:.games of chance.'.or the' studio
chiet'of police. will get them,
. Listed among the ,hot-,sO-legai, en-
terprises were ' raffles-f or autos,: type-
writers, watches, electric razors and
a weekly cash prize of $1,000.
Metro Signs Model
Eugenia (Melody) Thomson,; Con-
over model, has been pacted ; by.
Metro and goes on salary pronto at
$300 ajWeek pending. ;her Hollywood
.novitiate. She checks in: ;Teb,’ 1.
'Cover girl iiixed a'$250-a-week bid
from 20th-Fox becau.se ' the Metro
contract IS sans testing, and starts
at.’once.
Regan, 20th Dissolve
Hollywood. Jan, 11,
Phil Regan and 20th-Fox have
called off their contract by mutual
consent,
, . Singer's last job on the Westwood
lot was in ‘Sweet Rosie O'Grady.'
New York Riniaromid
By Radie Harris
Eleanor Eynh^ Who hasn't’ been ..seen oil the local boards since ‘Strip Foi
Action,’ will play tHe femme lead III Arthitr Kober’s comedy, 'Dear Bella,’
. . .it Is the same sort of r’ole. which brought Katharine Locke critical
hozann^ In Kober’s ‘Having Wonderful TimeL ; . coincidciltally, MiSs Lynn
is now the wife of Morris llelprin; rnrhier, groom of Miss Locke. • .don’t
be surprised' to find Ethel Merma;n $ing!ug the role of ‘Sadie ThompsOh'
in tlie Howard Dieta-Vernon Duke musical verslbn of ‘Rain’. . .Lt. Com,
Douglas : 'Ealrbanks,' Jr,;' .has joined his wife and children at Newport,
Where he will recuperate froth an illness that robbed him of 15 pounds,
before reporting for active duty again, . . Aiau Heed is planning to turtl
producer with a revival of ‘Sancho Panza,’ which served as a, starring
vehicle for Otis Skinner In 1911. .Reed hopes to have Jack Wilson join
forces with: him. . .Jimmy yaitd Bianea StrobOk’s photOgbnic 18-year-old,
. arrivals; 'Morthk' ’Scott at.'ine.;.'Gotham-.r’;. , Nahcy-''XeUy'at''rthie:'.P.ie'rre. t ;:'2la..Su’.
Pitts af , the; Ambassadbr ; , .Mbsiorie GOteson; is housegueM: o sistbr
In Kew .Gardens .1 , npw it's :Lucy Monroe who is writing a book of ihemoirs
and calllhg. it ‘Oh Say Did I See!’. , .do those hiiddies between Gertrude
Lawrehce and Jed Harrigsighlfy that/jed has the pi that Gertietstbeen
looking for.?, ; ..the latest wrlnkie- of actresses turning playwrights to Write
themselves their best roles (to wiL Ruth Gordon in^ '^ 21’ and ilka
Chase in; ‘In Bed 'We Cry’) will continue W'hen Margaret Curtis assumes
the leading role In ‘Highland Fling/ by Margaret Curtis . > Dorothy dl
Frasso; is :serlbusly , ailing Ih: Mexico. . ,0 correspondent; from England re-
;ports that London is so. oyerfuii with; our boys that the paraphrase now
is, IHusli, an Englishman is; heard oh Berkeley Square!’
'Out'.of'the'Mbe.th'".':Of.'N’ear-Veniis"
M«r!e;ie Dietrich toi)etn 0 i;.Mh sMtC;of oil the rumors to the contrary,
I am not goirtf/.uroimd Mckipg m my anatomy for turning
down ‘One toueh ’Of Venhsi' because it turned out to be siieh d, success
and Mary Martin's perfarhiaTice the toast of the toivn. t know this is
•supposed to be d slap in the fade at hiy lack of judgment, but ■t stilU ’
think that the reason I refused the part last summer is still the right
reason NOW I turned it down then because the role had been changed
as originally : conceived: for me by Bella and Sam Speiuack, to a com*
pletely different ‘Venus’ transformed by S, J. Perelman. 1 didn't ap-
prove of the. change then, and I don’t now~jor me.'
. The. $64 .Question-
When Dame. May Whitty was introduced at the Stage Door Canteen, a
marine turned to one of the junior hostesses and asked, ‘Why do they call
that nice old lady a ‘dame’?’ ' '\
By GEORGE ROSEN
Gene Fowler has. written of John
Barrymore; in his new biography,
flood Night, Sweet Prince; The Life
and Times of .John Barrymbre’
eViking) as perhaps no other man
could have done--f ot, he has invested
it with the Warmth, : sincerity and
deep compassionate ' understanding
that comes ffo.in years of clo.se ties
and associaRon. . Fowler is , .honest
enough , to concede that, regardless
of the ;arti.stic ; heights attained by*|
the Great Profile before the anti-
climactic Hollywood period .set in.
Barrymore did nothing in his per-
sonal iife to merit recording for the
ages. ■■: That he did di.ssipate a gi’eat
talent is made all too dear. The
question of whether or not, Barry-
more, on the basis of his greatness
as an artist, merits such a place
in the hall of fame, will perhaps
remain a debatable pointi
As a literary work, Fowler’s book
has its limitations; at no time is it
greater than the man of whom he
is writing. The book is overlong,
the ■ mouhtainous aceUmulatipn of
aneedbtes, ‘many of them pointless,
not; riecessarily: tending to make the
portrayal any clearer' and, Jb fact,,
bogging the work down with trivia.
On the other hand, there’s a wealth
of accumulative data that, under the
guiding pen of Fowler’s sympathetic |
treatment, makes for colorful, some-
times absorbing readmg, particulariy
for the showwise. That the author
tries to .Mrgive the ' .weaknesses,’ of
the man in his ackhowiedgement of
a. great artist is understandable, .
-BarrymsrA 'a'3S- recDgn-lzcd by fel-
low .artists and criti'c.s7to Have had
the divine madrieLs necessary to
make a genius. But the many stories
that; reached the public ivithin the
past 10 years have left a trail of im-
plications of ;tm<Jisqiplined ekCesSes
and jSrodigious Uvihg that. now over-
shadows his artistic stature.
His Heritage
Alexander Woolicott's theory was
that another .set of reflexes pos-
sessed and sustained the Barrymores
on stage. From his own observations
and from others who really knew
him as a person. It’s Fowler’s coh-
clukioH that BarrymoreVoff stage was
diffident, almost childish and timid,’
but With great : personal ch arm . His
.wildness was , mni’c ' uridiseiplined
than bbsdssed. ’: From ■ his' 'father,
.Maurice^ Barrymore, a man, bound
by no, ties, eithor marital hr pater-
nal, he ihherifed tendencie.s and
weakncs.ses that were hardly con-
ducive to a normal social adjust-
ment. Add to this the vMied and
undisciplined chiidhobd that fell to
the lot of the Barrymore children at
the Philadelphia hbihe of their
grandThother, Louisa Drew, and it’s
easier to Understand how this color-
ful,: but lidt fully matured characler
was formed. ,
Although brought up in the aura
bf greatness that: emanated from his
UnGle John Drew, Helena Modjeslta,
.Richard Mansfield. Edwin Booth and
Minnie Maddern Fiske, let alone ;
from ; his parents, both John and
Liohel fought going on the ' stage.
Both wanted to be painters, but act- ;
ing was' the field that environment
and heritage had best fitted them
for,: ; They 'loved inusie and painting.
Lionel acknowledged John's genius ;
as an actor, but refused to concede
k'im anything when they appeared .
together; it was a tooth and nail
fight for every scene.
Quarter of « Million a Year
Barrymore had no conception of-
money or its management. He spent
wildly and to satisfy ;eyery passing •
whim. In his 10 years in Hbllywood
he received $2,634,5()(), mpst of ; whith
■ Was' spent in lavish' llV’ing.- ■ ;In ’ the ; '
lean years; he maintained the, Mwe
scale bf spending, With complete dis-
regard ; of his dwindling resources,
His lo've for :his wives and children ,
seemed deep and sincere; he was
faithful to each While the feeling
lasted, but he himself knew that he'
could not be shackled by marriage.
Numerous anecdotes and conver-
sations are reported by Fowler that
allot to Barrymore , deep and intro-
spective thoughts as to his personal
future and the: possibilities of the
success bf . his .rnarfiages to Michael
Strange and polores Costello. This
man 'of -fabulbus :: spending,
and drinking couid not discipline
himself to life with another. In his
last marriage, to Elaine Barrie, the
romance of his ailing and late years,
the corrosion of disease and; drink
had so drained the man that the
result was a pitiful burlesque. L
, Many records of physicians .-how
that :this Self-ruinatibn was brought
about principaliy by his ddnLM‘'$'
arid, the tragic loss of ’ menibry and
weakening of his mental powers
could have been checked had he
wished to exercise proper control;
Proof that his ntifid ; was : “h
stable by his excesses Was evidenced ,
in his normal reactions during his
sea voyage -on the ‘Gypsy.’. During
this short, but- .ecstatically happy
time, when he ate, '' slept and lived
a normal physical life, 'he revealed:;
himself in his sea log as an Cnthusi-
astie lover of beauty and an enr.'UiL
tpred bbserver of nature. He revi"
elled in reading the; classics, both
prose ;,and poetiT, ;arid recorded .in .
the log, ;which was placed at Fow-
ler's disposal, exquisite appreciations
of beauty. '
Wednesaa^i JanWiry 12 , 1944
PSmEfr
PICTURES
RICO execs have beeh: i^^^ a
new radio venture; for Several
mdnths w-Hichi lf adopted/ Would be
in the form of a regular prograth, ; At
one time a plan, discussed reportedly
involved cost of over $300,000 an-
nually to thd; stUdidj with talent from
the lot used for the air show.
First plahs, from accounts, -might
have led to ' a reyisiori: of current
radio exploitation methodaemployed
by WCQi which: have so far proved
successful,; \
RICO toppers are now consideririg
a morning bipadchst,. emanating from
the studio commissary.
In case of Warners and other stu-
dio, various national : advertisers
have in recent months offered to pay
the studibs as much as $10,000 weekly
for packaged talent for radio pro-
grams. .
Toscanini Makes Gratis
OWI Pic; Turned Down
250GforFilm3Yrs.Ago
-After -turning- down _an_olIer._of
$ 250,000 to make a single picture
three years ago, Arturo Toscanini:
did , an about-face recently and of-:
fered his services, gratis, to the Mo-
tion Picture Bureau of the Overseas
Division of the OWI. The result
Was a short completed on Wednes-
day (5*. Film was. shot behind
locked doors at NBC, New York, and
informal takes Were made’ at the
niaestrO’S Ri vet’dale, N, Y., estate.
. Featured in the short, rvhich will
.;s6oh be distributed dyerseaS, are the
NBC Symphony vyltb /. Jan Peerce,
Bitetrbpolitan :0pm^ soloist,
supported by . tbe Westminster C
Short opens With thC orch playing
Verdi's overture, from ‘La Forza del
Destino* and is highlighted by the:
maestro’s V arrangement .of ;■ Verdi’s
‘Hymn of Nations’ and the United
■ Nations’: anthems, vrith PeefCe ;arid
the Westmitister Choir- The Gari^
baldi Hymn provides the background
music for the informal shots taken
at Toscanini’s estate. ■ -
Short was :prpcluced by. Philip
Diinhe, Wbo scripted ’KoW Green
Was My Valley,’ with Irving Lerner
directing, jpeter : Glushanok, Boris
Kaufman,; Don Malkames , were the
eamerkmen :Hnder the .superVisiori of
Alexander Hackenschmled.
■ Robert Sherwpody deputy director
of the Oversea, s Branch of the OWI,
aiid Robert Risking Chief of the OWI
- Motion' Picture Bureaui were in
charge of the proceedings.
LOOK, m
PAR COLLEAGUES FETE
ZUKOR ON HIS 71ST
Hitting . 71 years Friday (-7), and
saying he never felt more fit, still
being able to liave his martinis now
and then, Adolph Zukor was tendered
i lunch on the occasion of his birth-
day ait the Astor hotel, N. Y.; , by 6x1
eCUfive associates in- Paramount. The
Gurrent month al.so marks the 32d
ahuiversary , of the corapariy :Zukor
fouridecl,. originally in' 1912 being
knotyn .as Famous Players li'ilm Co.
Cliairmah bf tlie , board of .the pres-
ent Par company, Zukpr- , is ; at : his.
office ro guiariy in ; the Par building,
and- takes .On' acfivO hand in its af-
faiib, keeping in elpse touch with all
kc} executives,. pplfw’es, .'plans,' etc.
How About ‘Girl I’d
Idle to Bnra With’
: ' Hollywood, Jan. 11.
.Maria <dontez, , currently warming
up for ‘The :Piame b;f Stamboul’ at
Universal, will star as a prairie Are
in a western, still untitled, for April
:PrOdtACtlOn,' f
^ Lawrence .Kimble, : who scripted'
‘Piame,’ is Whipping up the boss pic-
luie, with Jon Hall a.s co-star and
Paul Malvern as producer. :■
Stars in Her Eyes
’• Hollywood, Jan. 11.
Metro is building up Ava Gardner,
who recently , divorced . Mickey
■^boney, ak possible star material.
3 vyrnl)' Pf her current role , in,
.^ree Men in ; White,’ studio execs
have orderedHhp flacks to cut loose
to the limit.
‘It is a dirty industry in which dirty men
of shady background have great influence.’
That’s yoUj peg, as of Jan. 4th, in your syn-
;<iicated column talking about the picture
business.
^hda. Peg. Let’s lopk around a minute.
The picture business has no halo shining
oveiV its perspiring hrpw;.^^^^ A^ least, we don’t
know of anyone connected with the business
who ever made such a claim. But once upon
a time, Peg, and it wasn’t so long ago, the
people of the screen were put on the stove
by the Legion of Decency, the Catholic or-
ganization which concentrates on and patrols
the amusement field— principally pictures.
That attack was a tough one, Peg, because
not only the Legion, but many other reform
elements Joined it. In fact, at one time it got
so bad that city editors were quoting state-
ments in their papers from third assistant
rabbis on picture production and, tie this,
even the manner of the distribution of pic-
tures. Besides which Cardinal Dougherty,
Archbishop Curley, and the late Dr. S.
Parkes Cadman each launched press broad-
sides against the screen just before taking
respective" ships out of ‘the -country; -
In other words. Peg, no matter what you
may say about the' picture business at any
time, it could never equal what was said in
and out of print during that Legion of
Decency fight.
However,: you talk about the picture lead-
ers having been practically the accomplices
of 'Willie Bioff, that , cherub, because they
slipped him coin.. Maybe the boys did fry
to be a little too smart and so gummed
themselves up, Peg, but when a guy points
a gun at your belly, threatens you or mem-
bers of your family, and also your business,
in which you and others in the same business
have a billion dollars invested, you sort of
lose interest' in being a hero. So, if you’ve
got the money you pay oft — hoping he will
grab enough rope to hang. Meanwhile, not
only your studios but also your theatres con-
tinue to stay open. With Bioff out of Holly-
wood, pictures and labor ought to be able to
get along.
We think we know a little how the picture
men felt though, Peg, because once, coming
back from Montreal by auto during prohibi-
tion, we hit the border at Rouses Point at
3 a.m. And as vve stopped for customs in-
spection three revenue men walked slowly
toward our car . . . each with a Colt .45 in his
mitt. Now we didn’t know who they were,
and they certainly didn’t know who we were.
All we knew was that here were three
strange fingers on as many instruments of
destruction pointed our way. -f. Peg, we
dropped any idea of even being indignant.
It’s an enlightening experience to look down
the barrel of a .45 when you don’t know the
man behind it. It does make a difference.
Oh, sure. We had a case of Scotch in the
oil pan under the motor, Remember those
old chain-drive Simplex cars? We got it
through all right, We also understand that
there is no one who is a better judge of
Scotch than Westbrook Pegler. So were we
with you on this one, Wes, we’d join you in
the corner and weep for the good (?) old
clays of prohibition when you could, at least,
get the stuff.
But, geez, Peg, no one would presume to
say that the film industry is without fault.
Yet, there’s another side, too.
The picture business has done one or two
things at various times which have won na-
tional approval. For instance, right this min-
ute it is doing a pip of a war job. The pub-
lic doesn't see all these pictures, but service
men are or have been spending a certain
number of hours each week studying a part
of- their ‘kno w how’ on t he screen. The W ar |
and Navy departments know, Peg.
People forget very easily but there is no
reason to overlook that the picture business
gave to the screens of the world ‘Ben Hur,’
one of the finest presentations of a religious
story ever conceived and worthy, as to sin-
cerity and delicacy of handling, of ranking
with the Passion Play of the Oberammergau
Players and, incidentally, witnessed by mil-
lions of more people. That was a long time
ago, true Peg, but before and since ‘Ben Hur’
there have been films of national and inter-
national import; historical and educational
films of inestimable value in bringing home
to a public more vividly than books these
subjects, and particularly to a people not
given to concern themselves with such read-
ing matter after leaving the schoolroom.
Let’s keep in mind a couple of things. Peg.
Is there any question that the picture busi-
ness is basically a national asset? And, from
the commercial angle, can it not be said that
the American business man owes a debt to
American pictures? For the screen has been
his silent salesman in many things.
No, Peg, the picture business is not' just
‘a dirty industry in which dirty men of
shady background have great influence.’ Nor
can any such brushoff by you reduce it to
that level.
There is too much else to be said.
Fair is fair, Peg. Sid.
LARRY HART CLAIM
Editor, ‘Vaiiely’:
: Your item regarding the contest of
niy brother’s will entirely incon-ect.
May I please ask for correction in
view of your reputation for accu-
racy. Present item is damaging to
me and very unfair. Following facts
can be verified in Surrogate court.
First, c.statc fall-s far .short of $500,-
000. My: share is 70%. of income only,
which ceases on my death and goes
to .Iewi.sh Federation. William Kron's
children, . , llie -' children ,, of ; my
:bi’ 0 ,the£^,V : nvanager, ; ; whorn;'
Lore/iz .Hart-had seafeely 'met. hall a
dozen times during hi.s lifetiiiie, in-,
licril the principal of e.state aiid in-
surance on Kron’s death, as do his
children's children, and on into gene-
rations. I have never made any
claim that I am entitled to all of
the estate though that was my
brother's .. wisli. during, his ;e
time and in all previou.s wills made
prior, to June, 1943. /'
As the will now stand.*; and this is
my problem, I take pot-luck on any
share of the e.state, while a business...
manager and his family, because of
undue influence and certain unhappy
circumstances, are assured of a for-
'tHh.e.;.:;;;-
Teddy Hart.
No Studio Gawking
Hollywood, Jan. 11. .
Ban against studio gawkers will
be screwed tighter due to ‘increas-
ing soriou.sness' ; of visitor ' problem .
Action was taken by the Producers
Association at a meeting Monday
(10) and. affects those in uniform as
well as mufti.
Jury to Decide Whether
Cohan’s Ex-^ Can
Keep His Original Scripts
' ■ Whether Herman Ackman iS: to re-
tain possession of play script orig-
inals written in long hand by t!ie
late George M. Cohan, or whether.-
they are to - revert to the actor-au-
thor’s . estate, will be decided by a
jury.'h
Dennis F. Q'Brion. an executor of
the Cohan estate, sued to recapUiie
the Scripts, being 'represented by his
F., Driscoll.
Hmahuel '’A"^
man, tbcluded in Ivis Jahswer an ap-
plication . for a jury trial; ,
Seven .scripts contested incl'.ide
‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’ (fUjn), 'Re-
turn of the Vagabond,’- 'Pigeons
and People’ and ‘Dear Old Darling.’
Understood that pencilled marginal,,
notes Oil some script.s are of a con-
fidential nature, for v.-liich reason
O'Brien and Driscoll do not desire
.such material to reach strange hands.
There is no monetary value placed
on the scripts, since playiiig rights
could not be disposed of by tlie de-
fenciant. : Ackman was once an- office
l)oy for Cohan. Allhough he was
later in , the',' realty business, he
alleges that Cohan engaged him to
type the scripts and gave !:im. . the
.orlgihais:,- h..' .■ "'■■■
Offer to di.spo.se oMhe Cohan scripts
was made in letters sent some months
ago to .show people by Jackson &
Co., a downtown N. Y. advertising
■ firm, which ' wi.thclr^'iy from the' mat- -
ter wlien it Was publicized. : Stated
that there were but three responses
to the letters and no offer* to buy
th# scripts.
ON HONEYBOY EVANS PIC
■ Memphis. Jan. U.'
Alger Lancaster, manager of Malco
Theatres at ■Stutlgart, Ark., and, for-
mer partner-manager in the famous
.old-time, Lasses White Min.strels, has
accepted an offer from, Metro .to
work a.s technical adviser on ‘Honey
Boy.’ ’.based on, the life of his friend,
George (Honeyboy) Evans, noted
blackface comic of the minstrel, era.
Mickey Rooney is to play the title
role, according to Lancaster, who
will go to Ilpllywoocf to help , with
the filming.
'H^hlie, ■and-'other mins;ti:el grhatS: as
early as 1:9:1 1, was a pallbearer at
Streater, 111., . for Evans’ funeral
along, with Lew Dock-stader. George
Primrose, A1 G. Fields ' and'. Jim
Corbett. ■ Later he was. a roacl.-^bow
manager for Klaw & Erlangcr. In
recent years he has maitagcdr pix
.houses . fohi Saenger, and lor Malco
circuits in the South.' ;■
Following completion of a Chicago
nltery date, which she opens this
week, Hildegarde will be starred by
Mike Todd in a Broadway musical.
Herbert Fields is doing the book.
Cole Porter the lyrics.
Ran Wilde’.s' orchestra will accom*
pany Hildegarde at the Palmer
House, Chicago, ■vrhete she opens to-
morrow (ThurS;) for a tluce-momlj
.stay. He is considered more in the
Palmer House idiom with heavier
bras.ses, etc Bob Grant, in view of
his transcription chores for World
Broadcasting (Decea), and his upped
pay at the Hotel Pla/.a, X. Y., pre-
fers to remain ea.st. but when tl(«
chanteuse returns to the Plaza, h*
will, of cottr.se., resume willi her. , ‘
, , Harry Sosnik. who is Ilildegarde’i
mae.stro oh tlte ’Be.-it Uie Banrl’ radio
program 'WedHBsday ; nights, will
commute weekly to Chi as he too is
tied up in N. Y. as a musical direc-
tor for Decca. , Jack Simpson takes
over direction from Brace Kamman,
who remains in M. Y.
Capt. Billy Bryant Bows
Will Have a Tent Show
Capt. Billy Bryant's Showboat, a
tradition of the Mississippi and Ohio
rivers for nearly half a century, has
capitulated : to the' ;war. It’s been
sold anti will serve as a wharfboat
in ;Huntitigto‘n; W. Va.
■ Bryant intends going under can-
vas next spring. He: expepts to -visit
all the. Ohio valley loWiis just as h«
did with the Showboat.
MEYER DAVIS RESUMES
Although Mbyef Davis’ socialit*
bandteading is on the downbeat, he
will take up the baton again for his
yearly stint at the President’s Birth-
day Ball in Washington, Jan. 29.
Davis; eiirreiitly DcPUpied; ; with
backing and producing legit produc-
tioms, has added a piece of the Cariy
Wharton-Margarct Webster revival
of Chekhov's ‘Cherry Orchard’ to
his legit stable.
An Appreciation
‘Variety’ wishes to publicly
acknowledge its appreciation to
tho.se who contributed ‘guest’
stories to its 38th Anniversary
Number publi.shed last week -and
date-lined Jan. o.
We don't know yet what
‘Variety’s’ readers as a whole
thought of the issue, and we care
a groat. ;d,eal What :they thjnkj but
to us the ‘gudst’ ■authors, and the
quality of the yarns they turned
in, made the 38th one of the
best Anniversary Numbers ’Va-
riety’ has ever issued.
OWTs Oui-Oui Lowdown
,y.'. Hohdon, Jai:; !I.
Office of War Infortn;Mioif 'is;plan
ning a screen short to prcjiare U. S.
troops for life in F.ranee and to
familiarize them ■with Frencit habits,
etc., with Burgess Meredith, now an
Army captain, set to. play, a leading
role. . He’.s attached to the - Public,
Relations office here. „ .
Picture wjll be patteroed along
the same lines a's ‘Welcome to Bri-
tain,’ al.so made 'oy OWI in col-
laboration' .with Brifieh ..Infbrrtiation
Ministry, to point tip what American
troops should do m Great Britain. ^
Trade Marie . Ucgiate.red .
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4th WAR LOAM
Vednesday, January 12, 1944
The film industry's Fourth War4'
i,6an drive wdll! be -ushered hi Jaii,
18' , with : church beHs ' peaiirig.. arid
victory 'eirehs blowing {br five, inih-.;
utes at noon in every city and state
in the union, Alaska and Hawaii,
under the general plan to attract
public attention to the campaign aa
quickly as possible.
Under the national chairmanship
cl Charles P. Skouras, the film, in-
dustry, in setting the sale of a; bond
for every seat as its . objective, isl
undertaking the- greatest selling job
In its history. The goal of 85,500,-
000,000 in' war bond sales, if accom-
plished, would be nearly three times
ae much as the bond sales recorded
for the industry during the -Third
War Loan drive.
All newsreels have sliced in ap-
proximately 125. feet of .film devoted
to the campaign, the supplementary
footage going into -newsf eels as of
last Thursday ' lO). Trailer has for-
mer Gov. A1 Smith addressing audi-
ence. -r O' -.'' ■-■I--' -
: Sale.'n-.en from all film companies
in all exchanges , will : carry Fourth
War Loan displ ay kits , which will
be offered to exhibs at 75c. Ned E.
Depinet, chairman of the distributors
committee of the campaign, stated
last week that this .should provide
greater explbitatibn impact in the
sale of bonds and provide ; added
Stimulation for war bond preems and
‘free movie day.’
Free Movie Day-
Tree movie day’ m the New York
area, meantime, originally scheduled
for Jan. 18, first day of the drive,
, has been postponed until early in
February, according to Robert Wolff,
distributor . chairman for ' this area.
Postponement was due to the fact
that many theatres had already made
arrangements for other rallies and
special events the opening day of the
campaign.
: Meantime, some 12,000 special cam-
paign trailers are now ready for
shipment to theatres. Release dates
on the first three of the five trailers
are: ‘Finds a Bargain’ (Ginger
Rogers), . Jan. 18; ‘Boxofflee .Maisie’
(Ann Sothern), Jan. 27; ‘This Is Bob
. . .Fourth War Loan. . . Hope’ (Bob
Hope), Feb. 6.
Dan Michalove, head of the exetu-
tive committee of the theatres divi-
sion, handling industry sale.s, held a
meeting to ' complete plans for the
drive last Friday (7) in New York.
' Earlier in the week Robert Selig,
Denver, was appointed assistant cam-
paign director to handle the 'honored
hundred’ contest. Selig is district
manager of Fox Intermountain The-
atres.
Edward L. Alperson, head of the
metropolitan N. Y. theatre commit-
tee, outlined plans for four awards,
in addition tb' the national awards,
for campaign workers' in the New
York area. Awards are $100 war
bond, first prize; $75 war bond sec-
ond prize, and 850 war bond, third
prize. V In addition, there will be a
$100 war bond prize to the captain
whose theatres collectively sell the
greatest number of bonds over the
quota.
Meeting of Boston exhibs is sched-
uled for Jan. 13, with some 250 op-
orators expected to attend.
Further .stimulating the campaign
. will be the launching of S. S. Carole
Lombard on Jan. 15 at Calship, San
Pedro. Scheduled to attend the
launching are Louis B. Mayer,
Charles Skouras, film stars, Treasury
officials, Army, and . Navy notables.
Press' Committee ..
Public Relations Committee of the
War Finance ' Committee for New
York State, organized to handle the
Fourth War Loan . campaign . in this
territory, includes group of' experi-
enced newspaper and public .- rela-
. tions men. '’ '’'‘y-"' '■
Setup, under the chairmanship of
John Price Jones, known for his
work as a charity drive organizer,
includes K.
New G.I. Show, ‘It’s the
McCoy,’ to Hypo Bonds
Madison, Wis, Jan. 11.
'Troupers in khaki from nearby
Camp McCoy hope to sel 1 $5,000,000
in war bonds during the 12-city Wis-
co.nsin ; tour of the soldier revue ‘It's
the- McCoy,’ which opens with per-
formances here Jan. 17.
In addition to Madison, Milwaukee,
Racine, Kenosha, Oshkosh, Green
Bay, Sheboygan, Watertown, Fond
du Lac, La Cro.sse, Marinette and
Janesville, will see ‘It’s the McCoy.'
The show is presented, in co-opera-
lion with the state war finance com -
mittee ill. connection with the fourth
war loan drive.
Sautcr Heads N.Y. Comm.
For Paralysis Fund Show
James E. Sauter, Air Features
exec, has been appointed N. Y. agent
for ■ the committee in charge of en-
tertainment in: Washington for the
President’s birthday celebration.
Capital committee heads are Carter
Barron and John Payette.
Sauter’s appointment, announced
by J. Russell Young, D. C. Comrnis-
sioncr, is for the purpose of lining
up talent to appear in Washington,
Jan. 28 and 29, at annual infantile
Paralysis Fund show.
Skouras Urges Smart
in
Reach Small Buyers
Charles P. Skouras, : chairman of
the industry’s Fourth War Loan
campaign, last week urged bxhibilors
to try to sell more ‘E’ bonds and
that this would not result in the is-
suance of more bonds of lower de-
nominational value whereby .more:
work and actual dollar loss would be
incurred by the Treasury.
‘Our industry,’ stated Skouras,
‘was requested by the Treasury to
showmanize the Fourth War , Loan,
the goal of which is to sell $14,000,-
000,000 in bonds. Of this total, $5,-
500,000,000 must be in individual
sales of E. F, and G bonds. We were
specifically asked to concentrate on
the sale of E bonds for which the
goal _ was set at $3,000,000,000 ' re-
garded by the Treasury as the infla-
tionary dollars. ■ ' -
... ‘But this does not mean that F arid,
G bond sales should not be solicited.
The Treasury still is interested in
the dollar value of all bonds. No
publicity, however, should be given
to •fabulou.s’ figures, of bond sales.
Remember— we are only a spoke in
the Treasury Department’s wheel,
cooperating with the retailers, press,
radio and outdoor advertisers, and
the cooperation we need from them
and the War Finance chairmen only
will he forthcoming if we do not
publicize large amounts.
: ‘In setting up our campaign we an-
ticipated that some overzealous ex-
hibitors, in isolated instances, would
sell four $25 bonds when the pur-
chaser prefers a $100 bond. la order
to simplify our contest we relied
upon the honesty and patriotic spirit
of every exhibitor to sell an ‘E’ bond
for every theatre seat in the denom-
ination requested by the purchaser.
If an exhibitor sells four $25. bonds
when he might have sold one 8100
bond the fact will be evident im-
mediately. . in the Treasury ' record.
Naturally, this will be taken into
account in awarding citations for the
■honored hundred.’
Skouras last week also issued an
appeal for the support of alL . pro-
jectionists : in the drive in getting
campaign trailers efficiently and
continuously on the screen. Also,
heirig'''racfuit5d. 'iri;,''iKei'dnvriim
effort to get sugge.stions for exploita-
tion ideas.
Prod, to Coast
Hollywood, Jan. 11.
Production of all Army training
films, under direction of Col. Frank
Capra,: will he shifted to the Coast.
Technical and other footage made
for the . Army at the Astoria (N.Y.)
plant will be among those to be
moved west. Many of the 500 of-
ficers and 300 enlisted .men now at
Astoria will he trarisferrhA here to
the command of Lt. Col. Paul Sloahe,
who will be charged with produc-
tion of -all training films.- Maj. Wil-
liam Holman of Signal Corps Army
Photographic , Section, and Capt.
Ralph fielson in charge of produc-
tion at the old Fox Western avenue
lot, are moving to Astoria, - . , : ;
Martin Still Eligible
For a Commission-
Latest in the affair Tony Martiri
is an announcement by Army H.Q.
in Miami; Beach to the effect that
the' feirraer ; crooner is still eligible
for a commission.
Maftiri, who was Iran.sfevred from
the Air Forces Officer Candidate
School one day before graduation,
had a high scholastic averihge, /hut
was shipped off to Seymour Johnson
Field. GoUKsboro, N, C„ on orders
from Washington.
in
Jim O’Donnell, staff s’ergeant in
the Ar.’ny lur corps, who was man
O. Smith-; .^^HfeSiffttran-;'- ,^er of the RKO 23d St., N. Y., prior
Queritin Smith. Robert Smith, Wil
lism Boyd Craig, W. W. (Jraig, Ed-
ward McDougal, Che.ster Hope,
Harry An.?pacher, Bert Stoddard.
Charles Briggs and Frank Vreeland.
Aiding in the special events divi-
•iori of iHihiic relations are two re-
cent voi'iintecrs. Howard R. Salis-
bury. asisistam lo" the president of
the Air Reduction Corp. and Daniel
; W. Asliloy, • vicc-pi'esicient ' of the
■'■'U. S. News.
■Rendova’ a.s Bond Trailer
•price of Rendova,’ short depicting
the grim realities of war in the South
Pacific, will be released by the WAC
(Continued on page 62) '
to going into the service, was killed
in a raid over Bremen, Germany, on
Oct. 8 la.st, according to word re-
ceived' by hi.s mother. He had pre-
viously been reported mi.ssing. With
the RKO circuit 18 years, McDonald
originaliy started at the Jeffer.son,
N. Y., as an -Usher..- ;.
Memorial .service mass will be said
at St.. Patrick’.? Cathedral next Fri-
day (14).
Frank Adam.<, ronner engineer at
t(ie RKO 81st St. theatre,- N. Y„ of
the Merchant Marine, reported
killed in action in the Mediterranean
on Nov. 20. - ■ -. ■ ■
Irving Berlin Confabs
With Harry Lauder;
*Army’ Tour Extended
Manchester, Eng., Dec. 25.
Although no : confirmation has
come from the U, - S- War Depart-
ment. ‘This Is the Army,’ which re-
cently concluded its engagement
here, is reported preparing to play
Northern Ireland at the conclusion
of its itinerary in England and Scot-
land.
Show recently concluded a run in
this city and went on to Liverpool
arid Birmingham. Irish tour may
follow Bristol and Bournemouth.
Irving Berlin, songwriter at the
helm of this show, during recerit
date at Glasgow, took time off to
visit the veteran Scotch comic, Sir
Harry Lauder; ! Berlin reported the
‘grand old man’ to be in cxceUerit
physical condition. They spent an
afternoon discussing old times, with
Lauder dwelling at length on the
late William Morris, who headed
one of the largest talent offices in
the States, and under whose auspices
he toured America.
The show is getting terrific re-
sponse at all stops. Audiences arc
taking to the material added since
its arrival here, notably a WAC
satire and Berlin’s new song-hit ‘My
British Buddy.’ Proceeds from- the
tune go to the British service char-
ities.
‘SCHWEIK^ AS SYMBOL
Looks as though the typical Rus-
sian soldier to evolve from the pres-
ent war is the ’Good Soldier Schweik,’
mythical character, who was the sub-
ject matter for a short film and a
novel by Slobodsky.
Newest treatment by the U.S.S.R.
is to make a series of films about
‘Schweik.’ depicting new adventures
Fredric March Keynotes
sin
Complaints about quality and age
of films shown abroad have de-
creased since the picture industry
st!arted its b fehore previews, declared
Fredric March last week at USO-
Camp ■ Sliows - headquarters, , - New
York, alter returning from a ; 14-
week, 33.000-mile offshore jaunt
which took in five continents, during
which he entertained servicemen.
There had been some grousing be-
cause of calibre of pix shown, he
said, but situation has been corrected
to a great extent with release of
fresh product to the Gl’s iri foreign
theatres of war. In fact, knowledge
that they arc often able to see a pic
before the folks on the mainland
gives them a terrific boost. March
;kild.!-’
March disclosed that troops like an
occasionaT .serious entertainment. He
learned that in his first try at troop
entertainment at a Brazilian base.
He was originally, arnied; writh ; a
script written for him by George S.
Kaufman, in which radio commenta-
tors were lampooned. However, from
a personality - , of March’s .. stature,
they wanted something more. He
subsequently selected a reading from
Tom Paine, an excerpt from Presi-
dent Roosevelt's . Foiir Freedoms
speech and wound up with bits from
films and plays ;in' which ' he ap-
peared. This routine, he said, went
over witli the boys.
Accompanying March on his tour
was Sammy Walsh, vaude and riitery
emcee, who with this trip completed
his fourth offshove-entertainirient
trip; Evelyn Hamilton, accordionist,
and Jean Farrell, singer.
: March expects to be in New York
for some lime fulfilling radio com-
mitments before going back to the
Coast for pic work.
Extensive Baliy^^
Set Up for Loan Drive
Washington, Jan. 11.
Powerhouse public relations arid
promotion setup has been organized
by Ted Gamble, director- of the
Treasury War Finance Division, in
connection with the 4th War Loan
Drive, which starts Jan. 18.
Some of those lined up include:
Arthur Sylvester, Jr., city editor of
the Newark Evening News, to -head
the campaign news desk; Carl Cefola,
New York Herald Tribune; Harry
Herr,; Akron- Beacon- journal: Lucy
Although the March of Dimes
drive is : Scheduled to start Jan. 24
for seven days of audience collec-
tions, a large number of theatres
plan launching the campaign Jan. 20
and 21. Several exhibitors have sug-
gested that those theatres which hold
over attractions and '.start their
week on Thursday or Friday should
not lose the weekend' crowds on ex-
tended runs. ^
Joe Vogel, XiOew executive, is in-
structing several Loew managers to
start collections J an. 20 with the
opening of ‘Madame Curie.’ E. L.
Alperson, general manager of RKO
Theatres, is also planning to start
Dimes collection Jan; 20 in ‘run*
houses. Alperson and C. O. Mosko- ,
witz of the campaign committee are
urging other theatres in similar sit-
nations to follow the same plan.
Meantime, while no - qiiota for the
1944 March of Dimes drive has been
set by Nicholas M. Schcnck, national
chairman, Alperson and other- drive
leaders predict that a $3,000,000 ob-
jective Is not too far out of line.
With the campaign opening Jan. -
24|| March of Dimes headquarters in
New^ ^York announce that pledges
have been received from nearly 10,*
000 theatres. -,
March of Dimes 1944 trailer, ^
Report from Miss Greer Garson,’ has
meantime been completed on the
Metro lot.
' FDR Salutes Film Biz
President Roosevelt, in praise of
the motion picture industry’s March
of Dimes slogan, ‘Make It More in
‘44,’ stated in a letter to the Motion
Picture Theatres Committee last
Monday (10) that ‘Basil O'Connor,
president of the National Founda-
tion for Infantile Paralysis, told me
of .some of the many things you are
doing. I was anything but unaware
of the time and : effort a cause like
this demands of you— and the thou-
sands of men arid women in the mo-
tion picture business who serve
with you— and yet -I can tell from
the conversation with Mr. O’Con-
nor, that the real size of this job
is never fully understood, unless one
has the lime to learn of the incred-
ible number and kind of things that
have to be done to bring such an ef-
fort to complete success.
'With the magnificent per-
formance of your group last year
very vividly in my mind, I am con-
fident that you and your co-workers
will live up to the campaign slogan
you have chosen for the motion pic-
-ture drive — 'More in 1944.’
‘1 convey my deep appreciation to
you and every one of the thousands
of motion picture men and women
who serve so well in this cause.’
‘Solid South’
With all the theatres of the ‘solid
south’ this year erilisted in, the drive
to- take audience collections at every
performance, it is ; now estimated
that at, least $250,000 more than last
year' will he collected in southern
theatres.
Bob O’Donnell, at a meeting in
Dallas last Monday (10), announced
that he expected to multiply collec-
tions in Texas' theatres at least eight
times, or $100,000 instead of $12,000
in the 1943 drive.
Charles Skouras, addressing •
Fourth War Loan meeting in Dallas,
devoted almost one-third of his time
(Continued on page 58)
iritprming the Ru-ssian people about
the hazards of war through the char-
acter. '' -''1.
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U.S. Rollcall
' Fred-
•iniWvrAino rKo »„oo.QA -.aaaIa aka..* I ei'ick Hpllowcll, OWI; Nat Williams,
Memphis. Wprlfl; Harpld Fleming.
Christian Science : Mcniter; Mrs.
Dpwsley Clark. Minneapelis Tribune;
Margaret Husted, OWI:„^%)bert
Phillips, Jr., Leighton Bleod and
Edward May. all of the Treasury’s
own public relations staff. l -
In. addition, Claude F. Lee, direc-
tor of public relations for Paramount
Pictures, was previoasly - announced
. as, special consultant on motion pic-
tiire.s and special events; and Thomas
K; Lane, fnrmerly of Young & Rubi-
cam, will work on publicity.
Lt. Gill Massing In Action
Pittsburgh, Jan. 11,
- Lt. Clair Gill, brother-in-law of
Sid Dickler, manager of WB’s Bel-
mar, reported missing in action, A
bomber pilot, he had been overseas
only a month. : -
Capt. Henry Boettcher, fortrier'
head pf Carnegie Tech drama school,
now instructor in Special Service
.school at Washington and Lee U.
' Capt. John Morin, ex-WB and
Harris theatre manager injured in a:
plane crash in England biit coming
along all right.
A1 Singer, manager of Warners’
Etna theatre. Army.
Bob Hardy, asst, manager of WB’s
Regal in Wilkinsburg, Army.
Ken Grimes, WB manager in Erie,
(Continued on page 28)
Stars’ Bond Platters
. Sollywood "Victory Committee has
selected 12 radio-film , harnes for a
serie.s of 15 - riiinute trahscribed
broadcasts carrying Fourth War
Loan appeals, to be distributed to
900 independent radio stations.
Among the first players to make
the platters, titled ‘Treasury Stpr Pa-
rade,’ are Dinah : Shore, (Jinny Simms,
Grade Fields, Frances Langford,
Roy Rogers and Charles Laughton.
N.Y. to L.A.
Herman Goldfarb.
Paul Kapp.
Molly Pollock.
Manie Sachs.
Jome Taps.
Andrew D. Weinberger.
L.A. to N.Y.
Muriel Babcock.
Francis Bateman.
Jerry Dale.
Jack Douglas,
Julien Duvivier.
Mildred Gilman.
Joe Glaser.
Gil Lamb.
Capt. W. S. Le Fian
Max Liebman.
Harry Maizlish.
Don lyicllwaine.
Joseph Pasternak
Mary Pickford.
Arthur Ripley.
A1 Rogell.
Carlos Romero. ■
Jack Runyon,
Ned Sparks.
Bill Stern.
Sylvia Wallace.
Lou Weiner.
Manny Wolfe.
^erfttcsdajr, January l94'l
P^UETY
PICTURES
RKO has reportedly set aside ap--f
proximatcly $300,000 for the em- '
pJoyeos pension trust, under the plan
recently announced by the eprpora-
tioit.'With jndicaiioh? .that the total
cost to the parent cOmbany Jand sivb-
sids will amount to $400,000 to $450,-
000. annually. This will be based On
a percehtage, of the wage.s and sal-
aries ; to , eriiployces from 30 to 00
years Of a^, which will be set aside
by the Oniploying companies at no
cost to employees.
UnderStopd that several senior of-
ficers. oiRKO .suggested that, under
one of the principal, provisions of . the
pension ' tihlst which provides
for a maximum death benefit in.su r-
ance poli6,V oit $20;b,d0. tlie maximum
shOXTld'djr $4O;00M^'m -B.-Odlum.-
chairman of the RKO board, from
retain the po.- , Establishment of an exchange sys-
000 maximum which IS lefeired to in covering 30 or more key ler-
thti pul?lishpd ; trust y I country for .the selJing
Under thi3 provision,
Tugend^ Leisen
Hollywood, Jan. 11.
Harry Tiigend’s first produ
under hi.s Paramount .contract, ‘Prac-
tically Youns,’ drawd Mitchell Leisen
as director. Tugend; nh'ot^^ the
screenplay from ; a story by ,, Capt,
■Norman Krasna.
Claudette Colbert dnd Fred Mac-
Murray have been . pencilled in tiie
top .spots.
Exhibitors Prod. Co.
Plans on 30 Or More
Exchanges in Key^l
Under tWS brwsion, me oene- . ^ bf, the: proposed
fleiary pr benefieianies of a,,membei j i;;y,uihjj,o,.s 5p,,ndi,pm£? Gorn.-. modeled
dying while einplpycd by the Cor
poration . and beloi-e his normal re-
tirement date shall receive a death
benefit equal to the amount of the
meinber's : aiinual Compensation on
the Dec, 1 immediately preceding
the death df . sueK menibei'rP^^^^^
however, that the ma amoihit.
of &ch , de.ath 'benefit .shall .not in any
-■'case exceed $20,000 (Or such greater
maximum amount as may be payable
undbi- the {»roup life insurance con-
tract then in existence). Tlie bene-
ficiary or beneftciaries of a member
dying after his ' retirement or after
hi.s normal tefiremeht date While in
tlie* employ of the Corporation, shall
receive; a death 'benefit equal to
■ . Provisos
Under the pcn.sion plan each mem-
ber who is an employee of the Cor-
poration at the date he retires from
service or after his imrmal retire-
ment dS.: efititicd tP .a mmbniitn
monthly pension benefit'. (in;,lieU. of
the normal pension benefit of a les-
. (Continued on page. 34) ^
N. Y. Labor
Plans Crackdown On
Child Labor Abuses
Albany. N. Y„ Jaii;. ll,
■In -a statement- released Tue.sday
afteinoon (11). State Industrial;
Commi|iSip:ner - Edward. .Corsi an-:;
nouricetl; that he liad direeted the
inspeCtiph force of the State; Ijabpr
Department to ‘concentrate* on vibr
lations: bl the child labor law and
to conduct ‘vigorous criminal prbse-
. cutions ; of )'ail ; .-.emblovers agains t
whom is fotiiid oyidence of such
Violations ' of . law;’ The ; Cbrnmis^
sioner, in; expressing ‘the, deepest
concern , With the .increased number
Of - child labor law violations,’ de-,
clared . that ; ’the '^’problem is ; par-
ticularly ' aggi’avated; by small . ■em-
ployers, bowling alleys, , industrial
homework, trucking, retail stores,
moving picture theatres, hotels and
restaurants.'
Violations by operators of smaller
motion picture; bouses ; are said to
include either.the;birih.g pf boys anh
(Continued on page .56)
IE mM MOVES #
Exliibitors; Producing COrp;, modeled
alter .the old First National com-
pany,- with . exhibitors in control
through franchises, i,s not expected
to pi'bve ;au obstacle, aceordnig to
inside. ...,; ,
; A Spokesman close to the situation:
States, that this, will be the least of
probiems 'to be me^ repprtqd
plan s ,tb :set ■ up ; a bOuntry wide; braiiCh
brgamzation put of nrtdcpendfent ex-
changes now In ■ operation. The mat-
ter of an adequate exchange; s.vstein
is said to have been carefully- ex-
.plored and definite plans' laid for
protection in that direction before
exhibitors were approached in con-
nection with franchises.
AUhoiigh numerous: circuits are.
said to be discussing the plan to be-
come franchise-holders of another
pre-FN (WarnCr ) company,, deals are;
still to be made, Mentibned among
tlipse who a.i^'' considering, .the
■ proposition and are . .leaning -in. 'its
favor are seyerai. eircuit operators
who have . major .prodiicer-distrib -
iilor atfiliations. They are not iden-
(tifieeb;
Though ho has pooling arrange-
ment.s with Paramount and Warners,
Si Fabian is not ammxg these. He
is reported to be considering tlic
■ franchise for .the .new pohfpany; cp
er' 'ig; the N. Y. and Albany sales
‘ torritPrlps, He is: ppoled ; with WB,
‘ and Par in Brooklyn, with Par in
Middletown; ^N.' .Yf,.. and .with. Warr.
ner,4 hi Albany. : Si's, father; .'the. late
jacob Fabiaiii originally owned the
FN; 'fi'anchise for the N. Y. and New,
'Jersey (territory.
Though Exhibitors Distributing.
Corp. , want,s ;to start operations this
fall,: with its first r.elea.se ready some
■time at the beginning Of the 1944-15
■Season,' .its; ability' -to do So will de-.,
pend ;on Organization of franchise-
hblciers; .meantime . and arrangements
for product.
Xost-a-Million' Lyons
Ends N. Y- Story Safari
Hollywood. Jan, 11.
■ ■ Arthur S, Lyons, back froin; a .story
'■■hunt ‘'in'
all 'iilriis ,;t0,: be ;made.;By 'Prbduc'i
Arti'.ts. Inc., for United ..Artists,, .ter,
lease will carry minimum budgets Of
$ 1 , 000 , 000 .
Stories bought thus far by (.Lyons
and his partner, David L. Loe'w,' 'in'-
cliide ‘Love Is Where You Find It, ‘
..'High ' '•Sbirits.’ ‘Singing City’ ■' 'and
.‘Bla'ck'biii^er,’ ■
■Streamlined ; ^television ■ . theatres,
with every conceivable modern gad-
get. win (sl>rinB(ap iii all’ key cities
Sh0l41y ; afie;r the :war, according to
the Uelief . .of . technical experts and
trade engineers famllia.r; ;wilh latest
developments. ( These' h
spotlight theii- television setup, and
will use it as the principal draw’, (hut
hulk of the perfbrminiee( will he mb-
iion pictures produced, per . usual, (in
H.oily.w;obd..' ; (.(
. That . thc:ti.siial screen pictures ac-
tuall.y.: ■v.dii:- be , telcvized 'and ;'shoWn(
b,n . the :screen' by ; m cans of; a televi-
sion prOjeetpr; is the forecast of the
more Optimistic, who: are convinced
(that, the motion pictures will go out
Trom~a'''eehtinl''television--station-in-
difterent , .key. communities, such. a,s
NBC,; CBS; DulVlbht.'Scophony, Phil-
co. etc;,; dependhig on what tieiip dif-
ferent .theatres have. Paramount,, of
course, wo.uld leaiT on DuMont and
Scophonyi while RKO conceivably
might depend bn NBC or CBS for its
central feedbox. This televizing from
a central point would eliminate
delivery ol prints and . obviously
badly scramble playdates. fclearanee.
etc; For these reasons, this part of
the televisioh theatre, setiih, might 'be
comparatively slow in arriving.
Would Foi'Csiail Depression
. . ..But. :.the sprouting bf ;numerp(us
television theatres in the post-war
era seems apparent to engineering
experts not. only as a means of at-
tracting additional patronage to pic-
turevthestres, but also as the indus-
try’s,' contribution' to forestalling any
(depression and its aceompanying un-
employment, 'Gf eatesl theatre con-.
str'iiction • aiid (reconstruction boom
(Continued on page 50)
Reissue Trisco Kid Also
(Dh the rbissiie of Jimmy . Cagney's
‘Oklahoma Kid.’ doing betlcr than
priginally in 50';;, of the towns
played, .Wainer Bros, is reported
plahriing to also reissue ‘Frisco Kid,’
ip-. . Which.' (jagney ( starred . for . that
company,' - '
; WB .sbld ‘Oklahoma Kid’ as a new
feature under separate contract,' put-
ting out a complete new line of ac-
cessories on it. .
BERTSTEARN’S INDIE
BOOKING COMBINE (50)
.... Pittsburgh, Jan. 11.
;■ Bert Stearn,, former (United Artists
e.xchange .hianager .here,;(who later
became (district ’chief for(:'same coro-
(pariy and . later, its we.s.tern . division
(sales', .head,; h.as;;retiirned,( to Pitts-,
•burgh again (to set up a bpoking.bom.i-
bine for indie theatre owners. .He
(has already established headquarters
on Film Row and has so far lined
lip almo.st 50 theatres to represent,
W’ith new ones reported to be coming
,ih- daily;; ’; 'y;'-c: .’ ' ,( :h '
It was reported 'here several
inon.ths .: ago that, ; .Stearn,. .had ( been
appi'bachcd to head a booking Qom-
bine'biit nothing came pi it at that
time and he loined WB sales depart-
riienl iri’^; Y. as a special repf esen-.
taiive oh ‘This Is the Army’ .conti'acts
and later, ( weiit; to Cleveland as an
exchange manager for Warners. He
left that post a . short time' ago and
the bepking thing has been in the
:work.s here,' ever sinqe,; finally mate-
rializing Clast 'ivePij..
Hollywood,; Jan. 11.
.Biifiis ; te Maire is; new executive
talent' difector at 20lh-Fox, shifting
'■ frbm' Metro,. ■ ,■': ■ -'(. ' b'
... ■ ;Ciifrent 'casting ■direetbr.b (^tobeyt
■.Palmei’, Robei;t Ryan, and, William
■blayberfy; .wajl, coii;inue .to: 'fuhptio.n
, on tile Westwood lot. . '■■ ■ .^ ■ .■
DEPINET’S SWING ■
Ned E. Depinet, RKO Radio Pic-
tures pre.xy, left for Dallas last Sat-
■ fii'day;'(8», tb.attend:;a Vvar bond; rally
there Monday (10).
' ..(F® loft, for .the, '.Coast; yeste rday
■(Tiiesday')'; for. ;stddi6 huddles. '.' with
Charles. W. Koerner. ' ' .
LICHTMAN, DIETZ TO .COAST
Former to Go to Faigland at Some
Later Date
N. Y. Theatres Co-op With
, . Legit and film hQUse . reifs in -N.Y.
I will meet .tomorro vv (; af terhobh , '.(. 1 3. )
on the 22d floor of the Times Bldg.
Tower witli tlie N. Y. City Waste.
Paper Salvage Commitsee and mem-
bers of the cooperating Pulilisliers’
As.sociation. to launch .'a , reclamaiion
paper drive in the city's theatres.
N. Y'. newspapers are backing the
drive aimed a I Imnsekoider.'-' and
commefeial ■ -.eslablishments' .in the
(metroifohtan.are.a well. as business
offices and all oilier pb.ssible, sources
of biidiy' noedoc! 'Cvas.e pipier. ' C,; .
Par’s Minhesola'And
KSTP in Local 'Radio
City’ Tieup; Tele Ideas
Minneapoli.s. Jan. 11,
As a resull of a tieup between (he
Paramount theatre circuit and radio
station KSTP. wbich eventually will
pave the way for television bioad-
. cast.s from the 4.000-seat . Minnesota
iheatre here. Minneapolis is to have
its own ‘Radio City.’ KSTP will
take over the theatre building’s, en-
tire second floor and part of the
mezzanine for three studios, inci tid-
ing one to seat .350; the largest in
this .section, to be equipped with
mdtioh picture equipment to pro-
vide quarters for special commercial
engagemenls.
The entire' project, will be .called
■Radio City’ and the Minnesota will
be; renamed ‘Radio Qiiy Theatre.,!.
Recently leased again by the Para-
mouiil circuit . which ; once before
abandoned it, the theatre , reopens
March 2 with a straight film policy —
a policy, however, ‘that will be siif- ,
ficiently elastic to take care of any
extra altraciions Whieii might be-
come available,’ . according to ,Tohn
J. 'Ffiedl, Paramount circuit presi-
dent. ' , y .(■ ■ - '■' ..
KSTP will broadcast from the
Iheatre at . re,gular intervals, it 'is.
slated by Stanley (Hubbard, KSTP
president. ‘The adjacent quarters
and technical hookup of the Iheatre
and radio ihstitutiohs; .look to. future
developments in entertainment— one
of which might be teievislon,' he
said.
20TH SUED BY COAST
A1 ' Liclviman, Metro exec who' has
been in the cast for some lime, re-
:.('Uf(n.ii';tp I'hb 'Coast Friday.' (1:4(,);,, and
will come back to- New .york. later'
to aiumge lor passage (to Engjaiid.',
Howard Dietz. v.p„ in charge pf ad-;
■vertising ■'arid ' p;ablicity ^
■gbp.s'," to; tlie .;'Coast((.witb;‘;LicHtman.^
botli . 'Joo.kiilg:,, bVer ' the ‘n,ew . 'Metro.
block of piclures v.'hilc there.
.'■■ 'Oil 'Dietz’s, 'return; to .(N. Y;,- uridor;-
stood that.Si Seadler; M-G' ad chief.
Will leave for the Coast,
Lo.s Angeles. Jan. 11.
■' Colorado Corp., operaling the
B.-ird ’s ' Ad a ms ; th eatr'a, here, .fi led (suit,
in Federni, eburt , ■against 2()th-Fox
Film,' .Gorp,,; Satii ■:Siiverman,. Reeve, s'
Aspy and Crenshaw Amus: Co.,
charging con.spiracy in vioialioi'. of
the anti-trust laws. . .,(',' (■■ ;
Action accuses the ; 20tb:-Fox ex-
change of. :licensing . picture.s. to the .
Cfen.shaw ' theatre bn the .basis .Of
finst run ' in .tity:'( zbrie . 15,’ a break,
.which the Bard’s Adaro.s (has .used' for.
.asks,,‘.Jb'e;,»!;R(nl..A^
;&B'fnbei(.,'.t:ite: d'isfributof ■'‘■to.'; ■lieeb.se
fll ms'-;t(,o:,;lhe>pla in tiff, oii ah e.fiuitablc
basi.s and , to pay .fl.O.OOO for attorney
fees.
Following withdrawal by 20th
eentury-Fox tbjipef.S; ( bf • (siveeping
proposals w'hich . they ( iinexpeetedly
iiitroduced into cbrisbht . deerbe; ne-
gotiations among the^ 'Rig' Fiye ;M
week, ;the latest, deeifee plan :fbrinu-
lated by tbe ■(epn.sent ednipanies, wa»
;.seiit.;,tb ;'.WasbiriAton,:;oa ;'M
This ificllides gradiiated cahcelialion
piivilegeS and 'restrittibb. bp ' chain
expahsidh, .(.tantamount to ■:.a(; freeze
on circuits, which was severalmonlh*
ago (reported in. ‘Variety’ : as tinder
consideration.
The 20th-Ppx proposals, 'wiiich for
a time threat ened to_ bfeaje decvee_
riegotiatibnS';' Wide open again', in-
cluded proyision tliat, where, an ex-
hibitbr formerly had a run wiiich had
been taken away from him, he
SbPuid be given the right to get hi.s
fun back/if he made a deal with .a
distributor on the basis of price: com-
petitipn, ; 20ih,, execs also contended
that; every ((exhiMtor sbbtdd be per-
mitted , to ;bid for.' prbduct against cir-
cuit houses :bu a cbmpetitive basis
for '.eitbef fli'st ■. qr siibsequent runs.
An independent second or (third nm (
thbatre wouid;thb,S be given the right
to bid against a(. circuit’s second or
third run house.
: Ne\yest'deGree,:proppsals were also
held (up, for''.' a (time . by; clashing
intefests . of ..■riia.ior ':pcoducing.-di.s-
triboting .chains .bvqf the graduated
cancellation privileges ranging from
5-20%. Paramouht,(:. among other
large chaih-bwhing distribs, was in
favor ; of : gfahlirig tmrestrieted can-
eellatiqris,: lip to 20(J.,( on (all prod-
uct.; Me with rniioh smaller the-
atre holdings, was bpposed: to grant-
ing cancellatioris of 20 ?!j, or 10% on
pictures costing over $200 in rentals.
Relatively greater advantage from
such., cancellations : to: the larger
.ehains was objected to. Understood
(that Metro reps held out for the
compromise plan, which was finally
agreed to, of a 20% cancellation on
(Continued on page S6)
Hoblitzelle R^^
$5,000 Fellowship For
Texas D. Radio House
Austin. Jan. 11. . ■
For the third consecutive year
Karl Hoblitzelle, of Dallas, Inter-;
state Theatre Circuit prexy, has re-
newed a $5,000 miisie fellowship for
the University of Texas Radio House.
The fund .maintains a student orches-
tra heard on prograra.s emanating
from the Radio House, as vveil as «
,'chorus. ' ' .:■
Programs are heard o.ver' the Texai
Quality Network, as well as over
WOAI, San Antonio, .
COWDIN LOSES A. J. PETTI
; . J: ; , d heever. . Cow'd in . ' cha i f ma h. . o f
DhitrOr(sal,';;l’of:,i' bij ,'v.et ■'assrst'a.rit; 'Ah%,
thbn'y('’d. (.(petti, .:.fhe;(.'fli‘.‘it;M^
W'hori lie 6 rtf(;r'o4 thg .;Ariii'y ■ as; a ;bticij'
private.;,.' .('petti (^Itad' ' bceii(t.-.GoWd(iM's
aide: .'p.'ri'or(:;i<):('.liie;(,l'atief'(y;(
iptii, Uiiiv.crsal.
;. ;,'Lbret,t.a Gassbr.iy; ',6nc<: "oi;; ,Co'Wcriri'’s'
secfeia.rics.'.witi .talic .(over 'm.o.st:.. of
;peu'i 's '.('(iu.tie.s':.." ; po.iii , ■ besides .■ b'Gffig, '
as'si.-itant to '.Gb't.ycHri, 'vvas. ,aiv 'as'si.stant
'(se.eretary b;f : the''feoi:pofatibn,;: ('
Benny in Greasepaint
For Pic of Own Career
'(■;.( ; ; Hollywood, J.'ir,. 11,
Benny Goodman checks in at 20ih-
:Fox( thi.s week', to im'ak'o; his, debut (as,,
'an, .actor, (alth;Ough, it '.W.ilL'hbt be his
flfst, job .in filin'S',' haviiig. appeafod ;;!is
a bandleader.
• '( Thi.s (thn.e '.Goodman., ..plays'.'.him
in' ‘Sweet and'Lo'w'db w.h,’ .V semi-bib-,
'graph'ica’l ■taie.(;;of, 'h'is(;. 'py(h'
bareef; to' be: (pfodti'cecl by,; (William.
LeBafon..'. ■;■■"■ '■( -i. ( ."- '" .(.":'. '(('
Sokolove eVice Mock
■(■■;■,-;(■ ■' ;,,'lfbi,iy'wbo,d,.:;'Jari:;'' fj
; 'Riehard'. ,SbltoloV.e,;' :subeeeda:',(.Iohn
Mock'.' i'e'sigi(ied.: a.s ,CQibnib:i:a;Pibtti,rbs
'Stbf y , edllbf :,( ■ ■(,'
;■: Frank ■Cloaver (has. bobb; m.ov(id .pp
in ihe iito.ry. departriieiit 'iis assistadt
;tO' Sokolove. ;
HIRLIMAN GOING IN
Film Cla.ssies, . heretofore handling
reissues only, is .piahning. eight, or, 1.0
cOrripafatively big independent pro-
ductions., George ,(;
pany prexy:,, gbes 'to Holly wood later
:this (I’nbnth to ■arrange,. his, production
setup.,;';''"',' :, .'
■ . Understood that Film Classics
rates the post-.war foreign , market
as an additional incentive for strong
feattifo,s available as sobii as. peace
arrives. .' Company ■'official.', are ron-
vinced that lesser productions will
be- shu’ntecl •aside in thisiihTarkef be-
cause so many U. S(' I'eatures (an
acuimulation ol several years i will
be available in pos'-war foreig'b. ,dis-
tribution fieid; ';(:' - ■.
SHEEHAN'S B'WAY PIC
-HollyWooci. Jim. 11 . ■
; '■‘Bi.g'gest .Street ril ; tiio WoriiiC ( film
abbut; Bfoadwety;, i,S: lk'.ing.(,i;ea^
Winfield Shechim. ' ’■(,"■■
He expects to Inue .script ready
tor skootiuf! .at ,con)pl't>i,oi) of filming
of the curienl Eddie Rickenbacker
yarn. :(■'-, y',"' , r;;':.,,
PICTURES
^ejnesday, January 12^1944
for Million
f
Hollywood, Jiin. 11. ♦
■ 'Flu - epidemic, Currehtly .raglHg in
the film studios has cost at least $1- -
doo^pop,' and the end; is sti)il in the
olf;ng.
, Estimatofs.on the- picture; lots ^fig-
- ure that another quarter-million^^W
he sneezed away ihefore : the ; gei'ms
are subdued. ::Estiimates are based
-on actual loss of ,time,;in revising
schedules to shoot around stricken
stars and featured players; on
salaries arid wages to casts and tech-
nical crews, idle but -still -pn the pay-
roll,- on work stoppage with scenes
■half finished, and on the general let-
down in -efficiency. . 'Most of the loss
is covered by insurance. - -;
David O. Selznick alone was
-; bitten for more than $ 100,000 when
work on 'Since You Went Away,’
\yith - a high-priced troupe was
suspended twice through illness of
Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones
and John Cromwell. In addition,
Selznick himself was sinitten when
he attempted to pinch-hit as direc-
tor -for Cromiyell. First shutdown
was for a full week and second for
three days. •
At Producers Corp. of America,
‘Knickerbocker Holiday’ got through
the shooting stage without delay but
suffered a loss of $65,000 through the
I’lness of Jacques Saihossaud, musi-
cal director, and John Link, ..ftlrn
editor. Cutting and scoring were
.held up two weeks, with a sound
crew and a 60-piece orchestra draw-
ing pay for idling.
- Flu bugs held up two productions
at Earner* where Barbara Stanwyck
twice stepped out of *‘My Reputation’
and Jack Benny, .Alexis Smith and
Dolores Moran caused four extra
■ days of shooting on ’The Horn Blows
■ at Midnight.’ - ,, ■
Virginia Bruce’s attack of near-
, pneumonia co.st eight days on ‘Ac-
■ tion in Arabia’ at RKO and in-
directly halted work, for 10 days on
the Angelus production, ‘Strange
Confessibn,’ , in which; George San-
ders was slated ; to start when he
’ completed his job as co-star m
‘Arabia.’
‘Hairy Ape’ Stalled
: William Bendix was hospitalized
for a week, delaying the start of
Jules Levey’s ‘Hairy Ape’ while cast
and technicians waited. Meanwhile
Bendix’s illness rebounded on
‘Greenwich Village’ at 20th-Fox,
where he has several days of acting
to do. Carmen Miranda and Vivian
Blaine are also missing from the.
‘Greenwich’ cast, for the same old
reason, flu.
Stoppage of work on ‘Kismet’ at
Metro lengthened the shooting sched-
ule from seven to 11 weeks, during
Which Ronald Colman collected a
fat salary. Understood he drew
about $200,000 for the picture.
Other cases were Roy Rogers in
'Cowboy and the Senorita’ at Re-
public; Bonita Granville in the
Charles R. Rogers production, ‘Song
of the Open Road’; Lionel Barry-
more and Van Johnson in ‘Three
Men in White' at Metro; .and various
■ featured players whose absence de-
layed work on Edward Small's ‘Up
in Mabel’s Room’; RKO’s 'Marine
Raiders'; Paramount’s ‘Hitler’s Gang’;
Monogram's ‘Partners of the Trail’
and 'Home in Indiana’ at 20t'n-Fox.
6 ‘Chi Boys’ Pay $10,000
FmesEachi^m
Mine, All Mine
Hollywood, Jan. 11.
• Frank Craven’s two-way deal
with PRC on the forthcoming
picture. ‘When the Lights Go On-
Again,’ is a contract that actors ,
often dream about, but seldom
achieve.
He will star in his own script.
Washington, Jan. 11.
Flood of queries on the possibili-
ties of getting permission to build
new film houses i.s- now being re-
efeived here by the Amusement &
Recreation Section of WPB, accord-
ing to George W. McMurph,ey, its
chief.
Letters are coming following Mc-
Murp'r.ey’s recent Invitalibn .to ‘the-
atre people and the announcement
that WPB believes about 200 more
houses are, needed- in crowded war
work areas to keep the war workers
in line - and ■ to prevent them from
quitting' their jobs.
Although only a handful of ap-
provals have been issued in recent
montlis, McMurphey foresees real
action- by the Government agency in
the near future.
Despite Big Writeoff
And Taxes, WB Profit
Studio Contracts
Hollywood, Jan. 11.
Monte Blue's option picked up by
Warners. -
■ Douglas Vanderyerk inked player
pact at Metro.
Russell Kimball, art department
chief, renewed by Republic,
; Robert Anderson's actor option
lifted by RKO.
Maxine Doyle drew player ticket
at Republic.
; John Warburton signed by Metro.
■; Joan Thorsen’s player contract re-
newed by Metro.
Laura Kerr inked writer pact with
Vanguard. ■
Tessa Brind’s minor contract with
Vanguard approved by court.
■ Herman Rosten, dialog director,
renewed by Columbia.
Edward Paul, composer, signed by
Paramount.
Charle.s Brackett renewed as a
writer-producer by Paramount,
; Hugh Herbert’s option picked up
-by Columbia. -
- Williarh; Watts; renewed as dialog
director at Columbia.
■ Maria Palmer drew player ticket
at RKO.
Elizabeth Taylor’s minor contract
with Metro approved by court.
Coast Exhibitors
Studios Start 52 New Pictures
The Trail Cools
Hollywood, Jan. 11.
Lindsley Parsons, producer of
‘Trail of the Yukon’ for Mono-
gram, waited weeks for snow in
the high Sierras to start shooting
his far northern -scenes. Now
there is plenty of snow, but not
enough gas to tran.spdrt his
troupers to the distant hills.
He is wondering whether to
wait for an easement of the gas
restrictions or to shoot his win-
ter scenes in Griffith Park, with
artificial snow.
- S
Payments of fines of $10,000 each
were made last week to the govern-
ment by the . six Chicago gangsters
who were convicted for extorting
more than $ 1 , 000,000 from- the mo-
tion picture indu.stry. The six, rather
than risk an investigation by federal
authorities into their assets, paid the
lines. , They were also sentenced to
10 -year prison terms teach by' Judge
John Bright, after a 12-week trial in
K.Y. federal court.
Louis Kaufman, business agent of
local 244, Motion Picture Operators
Union of Newark, N. J., the seventh
defendant, now out on bail, has
moved for a stay of execution of the
payment, pending his appeal to the
U. S. Circuit Court' of Appeals.
The six Chicago mobsiers were re-
fused bail by Judge Bright, and are
now lodged in the Federal House of
Detention. Their attorneys have filed
notices of appeal from the convic-
tion. Some time next week attor-
neys for ‘the boys’ are expected to
. file motion to the U. S. Circuit Court
of Appeals to fix bail for them.
'jV W 9
Despite writeoff of $4,537,222, re-
sulting' from sale of fixed assets and |
increase of, more than $3,600,000 in
Federal taxes, Warner Bros, reports
$8,238,483 operating profit for the
fiscal year ended : last Aug. 3 h, as
against $8,554,512 in the previous
year. Annual statement and formal
report probably will go to stock-
holders this week, company making
the prelim Statement last Thursday
( 6 ). The writeoff for sale of fixed
assets -represents losses incurred
from the sale of property, mostly p 6 -
tential theatre sites and non-operat-
ing properties; which the corporation,
sold during the past fiscal year, these
losses being parUaliy reflected in re-
duction of some taxes. -
/ Despite thisl Warners provisioh for
/Federal ihcqme ant} excess profits
taxes amounted to $13,890,000 as com-
pared with $8,250,000 in the previous
year. Company’s statement cited that
the operating profit is equivalent to
$ 2.12 per share on outstanding com-
mon after providing for current
year’s dividend on the preferred as
compared with $ 2.20 in previous
fiscal year.
Warner’s gross income, after elim-
inating / intercompany transactions,
tbtalled; $131,825,540 , representing an
increase of more than $ 12 , 000,000
over the $119,271,544 total for the
preceding year. -:
Report noted that the British and
•Aiistraliap- governments^ India
and New Zealand) removed princi-
:/pgf’*'iimlta'tTp;hs‘'^^^^
U./ S! ' -arising from distribution //Of
U. S.-.made films in those ‘ countries.
Because of this, and since the com-
pany previously had written off its
net 'investment in enemy--cbirtfolled
countries, no provision ' for con-
tingencies in respect of foreign assets
was required in the past year while
in the year ending Aug. 31, 1942, a
provision of $825,000 had been made.
Theatre Buy-ins
Los Angeles, Jan. 11.
Pacific Coast Conference of Inde-
pendent Theatre , Owners , adopted a
resolution condemning the trend of
persons connected with production
apd distribution to obtain financial
interests in film houses.
, , Such practices; the- resolution as-
serted, - amounts to ‘a form of com-
mercial bribery,’ through which
film rentals might be -more- favor-
able to those with studio or dis-
tributor connections.
WILSON VICE SIEGEL
AS REPUB PROD. BOSS
Hollywood, Jan. 11.
M. J. Siegel, who resigned Monday
( 10 ) 'as v.p. in charge of production
at Republic, for a berth at Metro as
an executive producer, has been suc-
ceeded at Rep by Allen Wilson. Herb
Yates upped Wilson from studio gen-
eral manager to v.p. in charge of
studio operations. -/' ; - /' ■'
; / Wilson will have as executive pro-
duction aides; Howard Sheehan,
Charles Loo ten, Armand Schaefer
and William O’Sullivan. ,1
Some Loew, Griffis Adds
Par; Other SEC Sales
Philadelphia, Jan; 11. ,
' Nicholas M. Schenck, chairman of
the board of Metro, disposed of 3,000
shares of Loew’s, iric., common dur-
ing November 1943, according to re-
port made public last week by the
Securities & Exchange .Commission/
Schenck's tran.saction left him with
a total of 7,517 .shares of the se-
curity. ;
Loew’s only acquired one more
share of Lbe w’s Boston Theatxes dur-
ing that period, bringing its total to
120,059.
Transactions in Columbia Pictures
common included the acquisition of
100 Shares by the Joseph Cohn trust,
biinging its total, to 2,604; 200 shares
to the Ho'oert Cohn trust, making its;
holding,-! 3.802. and 200 shares to the
J eannette ' Cohn trust.
.Abraham Schneider, New York,
sold 80 .share.s of Columbia, leaving
him with 7,880 shaves. '/';’ /- "/■-
..-Stanton Griffis,
bL'FaS.mourit/'SictureS^^^
aequisi tio h , of - 120 sha res of Par com-
mon, making his holdings 6,000
shares. At the same ;ime the follow-
ing trusts reported to the; SEC their
hbldih’^S in Paramount: F. K. Griffis
trust, ; 3,000 shares;; M. Griffis trust,
5.000 shares; W. Griffis trust, 6,000
shares, and , T ,■ G. Latouc'ne Trust,
6.000 shares. ■;'-';/
; W. Ray Johnson, Hollywood, raised
his holdings in Monogram stock to
15,771 shares by the purchase of 200
shares during the report period.
Activity in Trans-Lux Corp. in-
cluded purchase of 1,000 shares by
James K. Ellis, San Antonio, and sale
of 500 'py Robert L. Dainei N. Y.
; Brisk buying was reported in Co-
lumbia Sroadcaslihg securities. Isaac
D. Levy, v.p. of WCAU, Philadel-
phia, disposed of 1,100 shares of CBS
class .A common, leaving him with a
total of 37.776 shares. Dr. Leon
Levy WCAU prexy, sold 14,500
shares of CBS A common, with 14,246
remaining. Isaac Levy reported he
held 21,380 shares of CBS B common,
while his brother, Leon, reported a
holding of 40,844 of this security.
Vote to Strike
Hollywood, Jan. 11 .
Film production is threatened with
a blackout through a juicers’ strike,
voted by members of the Studio
Electricians Union, Local 40, on nine
major lots, -tinder authority of the
National Labor Relations Board.
Ballot was 372 to 63 in, favor -of a
walkout.
Results will be forwarded to the
NLRB in Washington and ' turned
over to President Roosevelt, with a
prpbability-tiiat a spefcial represeiita-
tive will be /sent; here to adjust the
dispute, which has been going on for
eight mon'.hs.. --
Local 40. affiliated with -the 'Iptar.-
nationai. Brotherhood; of- Electrical
Worker's, an AFL organization, or-
dered the strike vote when the Pro-
ducers turned down • their demand
for a lOCc wage tilt. Juicers claim
'.that ; under the Studio Basic Agree-
ment with ti'.e major companies they
were promised an increase any time
a raise was granted to crafts outside
; the Basic ■ Agreement. Tliis tilt, they
insist, became due when the Produ-
cers upped the minimum . scale for
studio ihaChini-sts, , Producers contend
they agreed that if any increase in
excess of 107o was given any union
outside the Basic Agreement, the
electricians would be given an addi-
tional tilt equal to the excess above
. 10 %, /.and that no such . increase has
been granted.
Juicers’ .strike, vote is the first
taken by a tU.m industry union or
guild since the passage of ahti-strike
legislation calling for a 30-day cool-
ing off period before taking a ballot.
Other unions are watching the re-
sult ciosely.
IBEW tomorrow , (Wednesday)
night will discuss a strike call by
studio electricians with J. - Scott
Milne, international v.p. of the union.
Reported that the local will ask
sanction from the . international for
a walkout, and if approved a call
will go out for ,a general member-
ship nteeting at -which a date, wili-be,
fixed lor cessation of- work. "
Disney’s 681G Net Profit
Despite Non-Profit Prod.
Although devoting major portion
of , its facilities to production for
U. S. agencies on non-profit basis,
Walt Disney/ Productions; net incorhe
was $$81,636 as : against , $ 388,930 in
preceding fiscal year. Actual net
income, after providing $250,000 for
additional possible losses 'on com-
pany’s inventory. Was. '$431,536 .as
■against jdss in ' prpoeding. fiscal -year,
of $191,069 after deducting $500,000
I 0 r similar pfovisip^^n Report reveal^
'incf Case, in, net current.-and/ Wof king'
/assets - of/ $6i4;274./ ■
' ; Report reveals that 94 % of total
film footage finished iri past fiscal
year, was produced for Army and
Navy and other government agencies
o non-profit basis. Bank loans were
reduced $1,206,607 , to total - of $ 1 ,-
442,653 within the 12-month period,
Release of frozen money in several
foreign; Cpun tries contributed sub-
stantially to this showing.
MAX LIEBMAN EAST
Max Liebman, having completed
writing assignment on the Danny
Kaye pictures, ‘Up in Arms,’ for
Goldwyn, , and ‘Ziegfcld Follies,’ at
Metro, returns cast this week.
He’ll/reopen his New York office
for legit play production.
Cliff Work, BiU German
Now on U Directorate
Clifford P. Work and William' J.
German have been elected to direc-
torate of Universal Pictures, ac-
cording to the announcement of.
J. dheeyer dowdin, chairman of the
board. Work is v.p. and general
manager of Universal’s Goast stu-
nio.s, having held these posts since
May. 1938.
German is v.p. of Jules Brulatour,
.InC;.„dj$ttiJjuj,gte of. Eastmaa-Kodak
motion- picture, filin.
Walker, Griffis, Mellett
Invited to Rodgers’ Meet
Postmaster General Frank C.
Walker, who also is keayijy inter-
ested in the Co.merfor'd circuit; Stan-
ton Griffis, chairman of the execu-
tive committee of Par now on leave
With the domestic film division of
the Office of War Information, and
Lowell Mellett, Presidential adviser,
have been invited to a meeting with
exhibitors which William F. Rodgers,
v.-p. over sales fbr Metro, will hold
in Washington nexj; Tuesday (18).
It is expected that their views, for
the record or off it, will be sought.-
Mellett was former film coordinator
for the OWL
The Washington se.ssion with ex-
hibitors in that area, served out of
D. C. exchanges, is another , in a
series Rodgers is holding to discuss
problems of a varied nature and will
I be followed by others. He held sev-
eral prior to the holidays, the Wash-
ington session ■ (a luncheon ) being
the first since then.
Hollywood, Jan. 11 .
Film production for' January 1 ,
geared at high speed, with 62 pic. «
lures going into action and 35 more
carried : over from the Deceinber'
.slate. Every studio in town 1 « step-
ping on the gas during the first
month of 1944.
Metro leads the list with seven
starters representing an aggregate
budget of more than $15,000,000. Four
newcomers are slated at RKO in ad-
d ition to two holdovers. At 20th-
Fox three big budgeters will be ■ 1
added to the seven now in work. • j
Paramount, with five before the I
cameras, is starting two more this :
week. Columbia registers seven
r.ewics and two hangovers from De-
cember. Universal is starting three,
Republic seven, Mohpgram four, PRO
five features and four westerhs, and ■
United Artists six and probably
'more. Only major lot without new 1
entries for January is Warners,
where seven high-budget productions
will continue through the month.
. Metro’s ‘Follies’ and ‘Anchors J
■A weigh,’ will be produced by Arthur
Freed.
Less extravagantly, budgeted' ‘but • ,
still in the serious money class are ‘ '
‘Marriage is a Private Affair,’
'Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo,’ ‘Mrs.
Parkington," ‘Natiohal Velvet’ /and
The Picture of Dorian Grey,’
■ Berman’s Five at Metro
Busiest producer op the Metro lot
is Pandro S. Berman, with tWo fea-
tiires before the cameras and three
slated to roll within a week.
In work arc 'Dragon Seed’ and
Tile Seventh Cross.’ Ready to go are
‘National . Velvet,’ , ‘Marriage is a
Private, Affair’ and ‘The Picture of
Dorian Grey.’ . ''
Color Classics Prexy
Arrested By G-Men On
lOG Bankrnptcy Item
Roger Stanley Barnett, president ■
of Color Classics, Inc., picture cor-
poration formerly of 302 Broadway,
N. Y., was arrested last week by
agents of the FBI and charged with
concealment of $ 10,000 in assets from
a trustee in bankruptcy. Barnett was ; ,
araigned in N. Y. Federal court,
charged with violation of the na-
tional bankruptcy act. '.././;■ . "
. Barnett had filed a voluntary peti-
tion in bankruptcy in 1942, listing
assets of $300 and unsecured claims
of $57,400. : ;
■According to E. E. Conroy, special
agent in charge of the FBI, Barnett
had ; obtained $35,000 from E. Small
Bradley, on the strength of a pro-
posal to film in color the ‘Nut Crack-
er Builet,’ with the mu.sical score by
Serge KousSeVitsky, director of the
Boston Symphony orchestra. The
film was never made.
Wcilncsdttyf January 12, 1944
his is not a 'product announcomont for
1944", fa ^ong oil companios United Artists
alone knows no formal selling season. Rather^
this is a report from the company and its pro^
ducers setting forth facts on productions you
will receive during the next months . . facts
on pictures finished, pictures cutting, pictures
ready to roll.
CiSor today United Artists is making that sort
of progress that will soon entitle it to its rightful
place at the head of the industry. It is our firm
belief that this con b4st b<l achieved by con>
sistency of procluci; consistency of both quality
and release. Toward this we ore striving.
3t is not necessary for us to make promises
or doimf Wo ore able tb let the facts speak.
You wM find no fqdory-madei prpdudioii^
line pictures among these rOlea^s. Each is
hand-tailored by Hs CrOatbr^producer; mode
to the best of his ability for the best box-
office results possible.
vfund we will continue to sell these pic-
tures as they are rnode ^ ^i^ The
values of each produdiOn will be carefully
assayed and it will be sold accordingly.
Here, theni is the report hrom United Artists
—to you.
y<Jag«day, January 12, 1944
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by Maxwoll Andarson
and Kurt Wain
ERNEST COSSART
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"UP IN MABEL’S ROOM’*
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MARJORIE
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PSRIEfY
Wednesday, January 12, 1944
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Vcjnesdity; January 12,
PICTURE GROSSES
t9
PipsQuBi^
Chicago, Jan. 11. -f
An aftei'*holi(iay ! Slump, coupled
with snowy weather, is slowing up
most theatres this week. Surprise of
week is combo of ‘Where Are YoUr
Children?’ and ‘tJnknown Guest,’’ at
the Garrick. Palace continues strong
with ‘Lady Takes a Chance’ and
'Gangway for ’Toinorrow,’ and looks
toward fine $2d;000,' . ‘She’S for Me,':
at the Oriental, with Smiley Burnette
week of- New: ' Year. ‘Lady Takes
Chance’ at Palace, and ‘Action North
Ath V ’c’. at Gapitolj.are paqing new-
and ' Hal McIntyre’s orchestra on the comers. ■
«0K onn - ,i Estimates Ibt-^
‘Lady,’ ‘ Action, V Each IIG,
Pace Montreal Newcomers
Montreal, Jan. 11.
Standout grosses prevail ::ihe first
stage, should land solid: $25, opo,
Estimates -for Last Week'
V . . .4pollo (B&IO , (1,200; 50-8.5)-
‘Happy Land’ t2pth) and ; ‘Aldrich
Haunts IIou.w’ (Par). Good $10,000.
Last week. Northern Pursuit’ (WP)
: Palace (CT) (2,700; 30-62)— ‘Lady
Takes Chance’ (RKO). Pointing
■smart $11,000. Last week, ‘Thank
Lucky Stars’ (WB). good $10,000.
Capitol (CT) (2.700; 30-62)— ‘Ac-
tion North Atlantic’ CWB) and ‘That
aiid ‘Behind Big Top’ (WB) (3d wk). | tion North Atlantic’ (WB) and ‘Thf
.5 days, and ‘Happy. Land' ( 20 th)‘and^Na^ty. Niusance^^^^^
‘Aldrich’ (Par). 2 days, dandy $15,000. OOP- _Xasi week, ‘Wintertime’ (20th
■ /w»o \ /a AnA. Art A»-‘i' .1 en-i/ri • Ahrt-ey* /TT A .1 AoVi • C i 9
Chicago (B&K) (4,000; 50-831
‘Young Ideas’ (M-G) and Johnny
Long br'chl: bn stage. Neat $40,000.
Last week, '’Kiding High’ (Par) plus
stage show (2d wk), great $M,0G0,
Garrick (B&K) (900; '50-85)—
‘Where Are Children:?’ . (Mono) ; and
‘Unknown Guest' , (Mono). Bangup
$16,000. Last week. ’Kansan’ (UA)
. and ‘Pistol Packin’ Mama’ (Rep)
(2d: Wk), :: 6 day.s, and ‘Children?’
(Mono) and ‘Guest’ (Mono), one day,
trim $12,000.
Grand (RKO) (1,150; 40-85)—
‘Flesh Fantasy’ (U) and ‘Moonlight
Vermont’ (XTi (4th week in Loop).
Fair $6,500. Last week sturdy $11,000.
Oriental (Irociuois) (3,200; 31-09) —
' ‘She’s for Me’ (U) plus Smiley Bur-
nette and Hal McIntyre orch on
stage. ■: Excellent $25,000. Last week,
‘Never Dull. Moment’ (U) and ‘Holly-
wood Pin-Up Girl’ revue, sma.sh
$37,000.
Palace (RKO) (2 ,500; 40-85)— ‘Lady-
Takes Chance’ (RKO) and ‘Gangway
Tomorrow’ (RKO) (2d wk). Great
.$20,000. . La.'it' week. ‘Flesh Fantasy’
(U> , and ‘Moonlight Vermont’ (U)
: (4th wk). 1 day, and ‘Higher and
Higher’ (RKO). New Year’s Eve
only; ‘Lady Takes Chance’ (RKO)
and ‘Gahg\va.y ’omorrow’ (RKO', 0
day.s, big $28,000.
Rooseyelt (B&K) (1.500; 50-85'—
‘Sahara’ (Col) (4th wk). Bright $18,-
000. L'a.st week, smart $20,000. :
State-Lake (B&K) (2.700; 50-85'—
‘Thotriands Cheer’ (M-G) (3d wk)..
Lusty $20,000. Last week. . sock
$30,000.
United .Artists (B&K) (1.700; 50-
851— ‘Princes.s O’Rourke’ (WB) (4th
wk). Healthy $17,000. Last week,
sweet $21,000.
Woods (Essanesi!) (1,200; 50-85)—
‘Heat’s On’ (Col) and ‘Gem of Jam’
(Coll. Nifty $13,000. Last. week.
‘Gangs, Iiic.’ (PRC) arid ‘Choo Clioo
Swing’ (WB) (2d wk), great $16,300.
‘WOMAN’ TAU
- . . .... , ... , ... (20 th)
and ‘Yanks Ahoy’ (UA ), smash '$13,-
000 .
Loew’s (CT) (2,800; 33-67)— ‘Rosie
O’Grady’ (20th) (2d wk). Powerful
$11,000 in sight after terrif 816,000
first stanza.
Princess (CT) (2,300; 30-52) -^‘Fall-
en Sparrow’ (RKO) and .'’rhis. Is
Washington’ . (RKO). Pointing okay
$6,500. Last week. ‘Heat’s On’ (Col)
and 'Chance Lifetime’ (Col), big: $7,-
300. ,
' XStrand (United Amusements) (750;
35-451 — ‘Crime Schbbr ' (WB) and
‘Girls on Probation’ (WB) (reissues).
Snappy. $4,000. Last week! ‘Cle-
mentine’ (Rep) : mid ‘Drums Fu Man-
chu’ (Rep). $3,500
Orpiienm dnd' (1 100; 30-60.'—
‘.lack London’ (LA' (3d wk). Good
83,000 after $3,300 second sesh.
si. Denis (Franec-Eilm) (2,500; 30-
40) — ‘Jeune Fille dans Detresse’ and
‘Vous Seul Que J’aime.’ Average
$4i500. Last week, ‘Coup de Feu’ and
■‘Glierie,’. $4,000,
First Runs on Broadway
(Subject to Change) .
Week , of Jan. 13
Astor — ‘Life Boat’ (20th) (12).
' (Reviewed in current issitej ■
Capitol— ‘A Guy Named Joe’
(M-G) (4th week).
(Retiicioed in ‘Variety’ Dec. 29)
Criterion — ‘His Butler’s Sister’
(U) (3d week). :
(Reaiguicd in ‘Variety’ NbU. 10) •
Globe — ‘Where Are Your Chil-
dren?’ (Mono) (15). .
(Reviewed in ‘Variety’ Dec. 1)'
Hollywood — ‘The Desert Song’
(WB) (,5th week).
(Rcbieuicd in ‘Variety’. Dec. 15)
Music Hail— ‘Madame Curie’
(M-G) (5th week).
(RcbiciB.cd in ‘Variety’ Non. 24)
Palace — ‘Government Girl’
(RKO) (2d week).
(Reviewed in 'Variety' Nov. . 10) .
Parambunlr--'Ridm'High’ (Par)
(4th, week).
' (Reviewed in ‘Variety-’ Noa. 10)
Rialto — ‘The Spider Woman’
(U) (14).
Rivoli — ’For Whom the Bell
Tolls’ (Par) (27th week).
(Reviewed in ‘Variety’ July 2!)
Roxy— ‘The Gang's All Here’
(20th) (4th week).
(RetiictBCd 'in ‘Variety’ Dec. ll
Strand — ‘Destination Tokyo’
(WB) (3d week); . _ _ ,
(Reviewed in ■Variety’ Dec. 22)
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Philadelphia, Jan. 11.
Business is taking a slight dip in
these parts after a bullish New
Year’s week. It’s the normal after-
holiday letdown, exhibs believe.
‘What a Woman' at the Boyd is play-
ing to nice crowds as is ‘Whistling in
Brooklyn,’ other newcomer.
Estimates {or This Week
. Aldine (WB) (1.303; 35-75)— ‘Gov-
einment Girl’ (RKO) (3d^wk). Sat-
isfactory $10,000. Last week, with
upped New Year’s eve scale, fine
" $15,300.
Arcadia (Sablosky) (600; 33-75) —
•Hostage.s’ (Par) (2d run). Sad $3,300
in till. Last week, ‘Northern : Pur-
suit' (WB.i, fine $5,500 for second run.
, , Boyd ( WB) (2,500; :35-75)^tWhat a
Woman’ (Col). Getting plenty of at-
tention ait $19,800 plus extra $3,200
dividend lor Sunday show at the
Earle, tast ;week.' ‘No Time for Love’
- (Pare i2d-Tvk), good, $;1S,900' •indiid-
ing 99c tap 'for New' Year’s eve.
Earle i WB) (2,'7B0; 35-55)— 'Pistol
Packin’ Mamma’ (Rep )' with Tommy
Tucker orch. Okay $23,300. Last
week. ‘Around the World’ (RKO).
: Ted Fio Rito orch. Marion Hutton
and Frank Fay on stage, fair $23,400.
Fox (WB) (2,245; , 35-73)— ‘Gang’s
All Here’: ;:(20th), (2d,: wk). . Holding
up nicely at $19,000.. Openef; sinash
$29,800 plus .$3,9Dd for ,onerday show-
,■ :ing at Eai’le.
Karlton (Gbldman) :i!l,000; 35-7.5)
— ‘Lady Takes: , .Chance! (RKO) ;(2d
run). Okayf $6,90(). Last week, ‘Girlj
Crazy’ (M-G) fair $6,500: for second
, trip oh Second run.
Keith’s (Goldmahj (2,220: 35-75)—
. ■ Crazy Houge' (U) i2d. run'. Blah
$3,000. La.st week, ‘Sahara’ (Col),
bright $8,000 for second run.
Mastbaum ( WB) (4,692; 35-75)—
‘De-StinatiOh’,. Tokyo’ (WB) '(2d wk).
Nice $25,500 after torrid $40,000
week starting Christmas
land’ Bright $8,000,
'Diary’ 14G, Ace New
Fix in Frigid Mpl
Minneapolis, Jan. 11.
Predominance of holdovers makes
the going easier for the two leading
newcomers. ‘Guadalcanal Diary’ and
‘Happy Land.’ : Both got off to ‘a good
start, but there’s a general boxoffice
letdown following sock New Year’s
week business. A cold yvave, with
temperature dropping to 13 below, is
no help. 'Those continuing their runs,
‘As 'Thousands Cheer.’ ’Lady Takes a
Chahee’ ;ahd ‘Old Acquaintance,’ are
still clicking.
' Estimates''fpi' This. :.We.ek: .
Aster (Par-Singer) (900; 20-30) —
‘Pistol Packin’ Mama’ (Rep) and
‘Good Fellows’ (Par). In for five
days, big $2,300. ‘Strange Death
Hitler’ (U) and ‘Ghost Ship’ (RKO)
open Thursday (13). Last week, ‘Tor-
nado’ (Par) and ‘Never Dull Mo-
ment’ (U) split with ‘Mad GhouT (U)
and ‘So’s Your Uncle’ (U), good $3,-
100 in eight days. V”
Century (P-S) (1,600; 40-55)—
‘HappYLand’i (20th). Highly regard-
ed film soaring to neat $8,000. Last
week, 'Old Acquaintance' (WB) (2d
wk), fine $7,800.
Gopher (P-S) (1.000; 35)— Son of
Dracula’ (U). Big $4,800 indicated.
Last week, ‘Heat’s On’ (Col). $4,500.
Lyric (P-S) (1.000; 40-50)— ‘Lady
Takes Chance’ (Par) (3d wk). Big
56.. 500 seen. Last week (2d), $8,000. .
Orpheum (P-S) (2.300; 40-55)—
‘Guadalcanal Diary' (20th). Given
effective campaign and helped by
book’s prestige. Sock $14,000. Last
week. ’Crazy House’ (U) and Art
Kassel orch, others, on stage, strong
820.000.
State (P-S) (2.300; 40-55)— ‘Thou-
sands Cheer’ (M-G) (2d wk). Hold-
ing up to first-rate $8,000 for five
days after powerful $15,200 first
week. i ,• ■
Uptown (Par) (1.100: .30-40) — ‘True
to Life’ (Par); First neighborhood
'sliowmg, satisfactory : $3,000. : Last
week, ‘Rosie O'Grady’ (20th ), big $4,-
500.
World (Par-Steffes) (350; 40-75)
‘Old Acquaintance' (WB) (3d wk);
Moved here from Century, strong
$3,000. Last week. ‘Riding High’
(Par) (2d wk), neat $2,600 after trim
$11,000 first week at State. ■
, . Cincinnati, Jan. 11.
Most major hou.scs are in clover
■for a big ■ hangover from .smash last
(New Year’s) week returns. Current
newcomers are: ‘What a Woman,’ giv-
ing ■ the Palace a sock week, and
‘Destination Tokyo,’ e.\fceUent at the
Capitol, former leading by several
lengths. Of the. encoring films, ‘Thou-
at 99c top
Stanley (WB) (2,916; 35-75)?-
. ‘Thousands ■■ Cheer’ ' (M-G) ‘ (2d wk).
Good $23,500 following husky $32,600
for opener. ' ' ■ ,
, , Stanton (WB' (1,475: 35-75'—
‘WhistMng Brooklyn’. (M-G). Profit-
able at $11,000. Last week, ‘iron Ma-
jor’ :(RkG) (2d wk), okay $9,400.
up the tall business. ‘Higher and
Higher,’ which was pleasing last
week at the Palace, Is way off in
moveoyer session at the Shubert.
■ Estimatei for This Week
: Albee (RKO) (3.100; 44-85)— ‘Gang-
way Tomorrow’ (RKO) and ‘Latin
Quarter Revue’ on stage. Press puffs
for pix arid flesh grrai’; not enough
to overcome lack of names. Mild
$22,000. La.st week, ‘Around World’
(RKO ) , plus : Grade Barrie ' orch,
Mills Bros.. Three Stooges bn stage,
helped by New Year’s eve sellout at
$2,20,. hew vaudfllm higii for Cincy,
zoomed to 837,000. city’s biggest take ]
in more than a decade. ' . ■'
Capitol ' (RKO) (2,000; 35-65)—
‘Destination Tokyo’ (WB). Excellent
$13,000. Last week. ‘Gang’s All Here’
(20th) (2d wk). hot $10,000,
Family (RKO) (l.,000; 25-35)--‘Uri-
kriown!GUes^ (Morio) ad 'Westward
Bound’ (Mono) split with ‘Ghost
Ship’ (RKO) and ‘Crime Doctor’s
Strangest Case’ (Col). Norma! $2,-
200. Same la.st week for ‘Isle For-
gotten Sins’ (PRC) and ‘Cowboy in
Clouds’ (Col) divided with ‘Rookies
Burma’ (RKO) and ‘Hands Across
Border’ (Rep). «
Grand. (RKO) (1,430,-35-65)— ‘Las-
sie Come Home’ (M-G ) (3d wk).
Okay $6,500 after last week's smash
$11,000. 'v
. Keith’s (United) (1,500;. 35-65)—
Thousands Cheer’ (M-G). Second
moveovef for third downtown sesh.
SOcko: $8,1500. Last week. ‘Heat’s OiT
(Col)‘ and ‘Battle Russia’ (20th), dull
$5,500.
Lyric (RKO) (1.400: 35-63)—
‘Gang’s All Here’ (20th) (3d run).
All right $4,500. Last week, ‘Women
in Bondage’ (Mono) and ‘Sultan’s
Daughter’ (Mono), wham $8,500. •
Palace (RKO) (2.600; .35-65)—
‘What Woman’ (Col). Sock $17,000.
Last week. ‘Higher ' and Higher’
(RKO). pleasing $13,000.
Shubert (RKO) (2.100; 35-65)—
‘Higher and Higher’ (RKO). Move-
over. Sinatra swoon fading to feeble
$3,500. Last . week. ‘As Thousands
Cheer’ (M-G) (2d run), lofty 812,500
for theatre’s top mark of season.
dip in business on Broadway im-
mediately after New Year’.s, trend of
the take has Improved since then.
While current week’s gross total will
not be sensational, it is generally
sturdy, and in a few spots, excep-
tionally strong. The past weekend
saw grosses pepping up consider-
ably and Monday (10 ) was particu-
larly substantial, amazing .some man-
ager. s. , ■'
While high in the profit column
on the whole, grosses over New
Year’s holiday, notably New Year’s
eve, fell below expectations ■ with; ati
tendance under : that of prior year.
Figure.s attained were largely due
to . high scales charged and long
gr inding, the Paramount , going . to as
late as 6 a.m. Saturday morning (1).
while oilters ranged from midnight
shows to around 4 a.m. . : Par, Roxy,
Strand and Rivoli all charged a top
of $2.20 New Year’s eve. while the
Capitol got an even $2,. ittcluding
tax. Other hou-ses charged from
$1.10 to $175. Extra stagoshows
were_.thrown m, Par and Strand do-
ing seven; Music Hall. Roxy and
Caoitol SIX, and the State five.
All downtown- houses held over,
their New Year Shows excepting the
second-run Stale and the Palace,
latter oit Thursday (6) having
brought in ‘Govermnenf Girl.’ It’s
doing well at probable $25,000, al-
though not outstanding. State, with
’Girl Crazy’ and a stageshow includ-
ing. Grace McDonald and team of
Smith and Dale, should get a better
than good $31,000. .
Among the large number of hold-
overs. leadiiig the street in a par-
ticularly sensational manner, is
'Destination To, kyp’ and, in person,
Charlie Barnet band. Ella Mae
Mor.se. others, at the StrancU- In-
dications point to a smash $62,000 of
thereabouts this week (2d ). The first
through New Year’s established a
new all-tiirie high for' the house of
877.000. Very strong is ’Madame
Curie’ at the Music Hall, now in its
fourth week, and looking a big $101,-
000. Holds a fifth as a result.
A replacement today (Wednes-
day) is the opening of ‘Lifeboat’ at
the Astor, following a: special in-
vitational premiere last night (Tues-
day), Outgoing film, ‘Cry Havoc.’
went eight weeks at the house,
showing fairly good profit.
Astor (Loew’s) (1,140; 55-81.10)—
,.!Lifeboat’ (20th); Begins continuous
policy, run today (Wednesday ), fol-
lowing special invitatiohatpreem last
night (Tuesday), Final (8th) week
of ‘Cry Havoc’ (M-G ) dropped to
nearly $12,000 on Six days, mild, but
over New Year’s week biz rose to
strong .$20,000. ,
CapitoTiLoew’s) (4,820; 35-$l.i‘oj7-^
‘Guy Named Joe’ (M-G), with Kath-
ryn Grayson, Richard Himber orch.
Lou Holtz and ‘Rags' Ragland on
stage (3d wk). Holding up stoutly,,
this week (3d) looking big $68,000.
Prior stanza, with aid of the last of
the year-end holidays wheri; $2.20 top
was charged, gross went to whammo
884.000.
Criterion (Loew’s) (1,700; 35-$1.23),
CiofAv’ /TTV YQ/1
Cleveland. .Tan. 11.
Loudest fireworks currently are
being supplied by ‘Guadalcanal
Diary,’ with standout score at Hipp.
but other new pictures . are merely
so-so. ‘Whistling in Brooklyn’ is tak-
ing a drubbing at State. '
Estiriiates, fof: This Week
Allen (RKO) (3,000; 35-65)— ‘Old
Acquaintance' (WB) i2d wk). Ro-
bust $11,000 on moveovor. Last weelr;
‘Higher: arid 'Higher’ (RKO) (2d -.tk'),'
nice .$9,500.
: Hipp (Warners) (3.700: 35r55)-r-
‘Guadalcanal Diary’ (20lh1. Excel-
lent getaway on round-clock opening,
and heading for great $27,000. Last
week. IHigher . and Higher’ (RKO) ,
had Frank Sinatra followers on ropes
for terrific 831.000.
Lake (Warners) (800; 35-55) —
‘Higher Higher' (RKO) (3d :wk). !
Slumping mysteriously, with only
fair $2,000 indicated. Last week.,
'Butler’s Sister’ (U) (3d wk), niucli
hotter at 85,500.
Ohio (Loew’s) (1.200; 40-60)--
‘Cross Lorraine’ (M-G) (2d wk).
Mild .$3,500 after garnefing: ordinary
$8,500 first stanza.
Palace (RKO) (3.700; 35-85)— 'Dan-
gerous Blondes’ (Col) plus Ritz Bros,
on stage. . Trim bill heading ■ for ■ oke
$24,000. Last week, 'Crazy House’
(U1 ' plus ‘Latin Quarter Revue’
wham $38,500. ■!,
State (Loew'sT "(3.450: 35-55)—
‘Whistling Brooklyn’ (M-G). Skelton
farce caught off base for sad $12,000;
Last week, ‘Thousands Cheer’ (M-G),
knockout $21,000.
Stillman (Loew’.s) (2.700: 35-55)—
‘Thousands Cheer’ (M-G) (2d wk'.
Hot moveovef at $10,000. Last week.
‘Riding High’ (Par) (2d wk), extra
good $7,800.
Wound rip second semester last night
(Tuesday) at fine $28,000. Initial
seven days hit smash $45,000, new
high for house.
Globe (Brandt) (1,416; 35-85) —
‘Tarzan’s Desert Mystery’ (RKO)
(3d-final wk). Entirely satisfactory
at around $12,000: last week (2d) was
$16,000. good. ‘Where Are Children?’
(Mono) opened Saturday (8).
Hollywood (WB ) (1,499: 44-Sl .25 )
— Desert Song’ (WB) (4th wki.
Moderate takings at about $21,000.
wHiie :Ks.C': " week' ^
Year’s, ; w.as . a , little- ' msappoihiing '
though okay at $27,700. No outgoing
date set as yet.
Palace .(RKO) (1.700; 35-$U6)X
‘Governtrient Girl’ (RKO). Opened
here Thursday (6) and doing well,
albeit not outstanding, at indicated
$25,000 and hold.s. Concluding :'(9,thj'
week for 'North Star’ (Goldwyn-
RKO ) at $1 65 : top, built to $26,000,
Hrgng.
Paramount (Par) (3,604; ;:35-$l,10)
— ‘Riding High’ (Par) and Tommy
Dorsey (4th-final wk)V Clo.sed oiit
third week last night (Tuesday) at
substantial $58,000 and goes another.
The second frame, including New
.Y'ear’S,: with seven Sfageshows played
and $2.20 top charged on N. Y. eve,
zoomed to a terrific $100,000. House
ground until 6 a.m, Jan. 1.
Radio City Music Hall (Rockefel-
lers) (.5,945; 44-S1.65)— ‘Curie’ (M-G)
and stageshow (4th wk). Doing tor-
rif business for ;postrNew. Year’s, and
with Monday's (10) take very big.
current (4th) stanza looks $101,000,
excellent. Previous round was sock
$115,000. Holds a fifth week;
Rialto (Mayer) (594; 28-63)—
‘Ghost Ship’ , (RKO) (3d-flnal wk).
Good money-maker for this band-
box operation, the blowoff appearing
okay $6,500; last week (2d) through
$9,400, good.
Rivoli (UA-Paf) (2,092; 75-$1.65)
-‘Bell Tolls’ (Par) (13th wk). Re-
newed vigor, probably as result of
announcea'ent of closing Jan. 24,
pushing take ■ to probable $27,000.
very good. Last week, over New
Year’s, take jumped to splendid $37,-
000. ‘Song of Bernadette’ (20th)
opens a run. on continuous basis,
Jan. 26 here, preceded the night be- ■
fore by an invitation opening. . ! '
Roxy (20th) (5,886: 55-$1.10)— .
‘Gang’s All Here’ (20th) and Jimmy
Dorsey, Bill Robinson, others, on
stage (4th-flnal wk). Holding up
sturdily, with the third week, ended
last night (Tuesday), fetching nice
$72,000, New Year'.s week, with ’Six
stageshoWs on holiday eve and a
top of $2.20 charged, $116,000. was
grossed, big. ; For seven days from :
and including Xmas day through . , ■
Nriw Year’s eve the take was $140,-
300.
State (Loew’.s) (3,4,50; 35-$1.10)— .
‘Girl Crazy’ (M-G) (2d run) and in
Dorson, Grace McDonald, Smith and . v
Dale, others. A better than good
$31,000 seen. Last Week, ; a bit on
tlisaooointing > side : for New Year's ■ :
at $35,0OO with ‘Sahara’ (Col) .(2d
fun) :ancl Patricia Morison and Eric
Blrire on stage. ,
Strand (WB) (2,756; 35-$1.10)—
‘Destination. Tokyo’ (WB) and
Charlie Barnet orch.: Ella Mae Morse,
others, in per.son (2d wk). Com-
bination of hard-hitting oicture arid ;
draughty _ stagebili hitting . .s'ensa- ;
tional stride here. First holdover
session looks amazing $62,000 Of : , ^
thereabouts. Over New Year’s ■week; !
first for, the iSho'v. a new all-time .
high of $77 000 was recorded. House '
played seven stageshoWs New Year’s
eve. with scale at $2.20 too from
shortly after sunset that night.
' Victoria: (Maurer ) (720; 53-$i.l0)—
‘North Star’ (Goldw.yn-RKO) (10th ■
wk). Closing of: picture at Palace
last week helping, with current ‘
■ week’s take looking strong $18,000.
Previous, (9th) frame, including New
Year’s, was $18,500
Tokyo’ Hi^ie 14G
On Seattk H.O.
Seattle, Jan. II.
City is mostly holdover after fine
biz over New Year’s. Oiitsfanding is
‘Destination Tokyo’ in second week
at Orpheum after smashing all pre-
vious records on fir.st session. "Thou-
sands Cheer’ at Paramount and ‘Rid-
ing High’ at Fifth Ave. also are .
strong : holdovcr.=.
Estimates for This Week ’ •
Blue Mouse (Hamrick-Evergreen)
(800; 40^75:)-r‘Gang’s All Here’ (20th)
(4th wk). Good $4,000 in five days. :
Last week, including New Year’s |
Eve show, $6,100. fair.
Fittli Avenue (II-E) (2,349; 40-751
— ‘Riding High’ (Par) (2d wk). Solid
$7,000 in five days. Last week, smash
$ 12 , 000 .
Liberty (J-vH) (1,630; 40-63)—
‘What a Woman’ (Col) (3d wk). Big
A9.000. and holding. Last week, grand
$11,300.
Music Box (H-E) (8.50; 40-75)—
‘Lassie’ (M-G) and ‘Aldrich Haunt.s’
(Par.) (4th wk). Strong $7,000. Last .
week, .wonderful $9,000,
Music , Hall (H-E) (2,300: 40-75)—
‘Old Chicago’ (20th) and ‘Banjo on.
Knee’ (20th) (reissues). Slow $5,000
in six days. La.st week. ‘Riding High’; .
(Par), forte ,$6.500- in .six days.:;:
■©rpheiim— (S-Ii) - (2, .).;■■
‘Destiriritlbn: '.Tokyo' (WBr (2d"Wk';
Giganti.e $14,000.' 'Last week; went .to '. .
town and helped by New Year’s Eve
'.S'noWi sock $22,500: to . break ail ‘ :i'ec-,
(irds.
Palomar (Slbrling) (1,350: 3045)
— ‘Clementine’ (Rep) plus ‘Pin , Up
Girls’ unit on stage. Big $9,500. Last
week. ‘Harvest Melody’ (PRC) and
•stage show/big $10,200.
Paramount (H-E) (3.039; 40-73)--
‘T.housands Gheei’ (M-G) (2d wk). ,
Superb S12,'500. Last week,: Smash
$17,200.
Roosevelt (Sterling ) (800: 40-73) —
‘Flesh Fantasy’ (U) (3d wk). Nice :
' .000. Last week, rousing $5,500.
4
Winter Garden (Slcrlmg) (800,15- .
30 ) — ‘Salute ' Marines’ M-G > and.
‘Holmes Faces Death’ (U ) (3d run ).
Okay $4,000. I.ast week. ‘Dood It’
(M-G) and ‘Holy Matrimony’ (:20th) .
(3d run), $4,600, big.
The Blow Torch, Bub
Hollywood, Jan. 11.
Universal assigned Will .Cowan a*
associate producer ori the next Inner
Sanctum mystery yarn, ‘The Frozen
Ghost.’
Filming starts' in two weeks, with
Lon Chaney, Jr.,- in the top role.
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Boston, Jan. 11. ♦-
Biz is springing back steadily here, f
Kew Year’s biz and new product hy-
poeing the upswing. A!1 theatres suf- i
. fered a shdcH- w^eb; the iietv^^b
regulations went into effect on Jan.
1. Many of them have lo.st plenty
of seats, and one has been closed
entirely. The first-runners are okay,
however, and tho.se listed below, with
exception of , the Met. have needed
; only minor adjustments.
On top this week is ‘Guadalcanal
Diary,’ at the Met. On a day-date
basis at Stale and Orphcum, ‘Thou-
sands Cheer' looks strong on hold-
' , over. ■
Estimates for This Week
' Boston TRKO); <3, 200; 44-99)--‘S^^
Dracula’ (U) plus Glen Gray orch.,
Ames and Arno, others, on stage.
Generally rising biz h.ere, should hit
nice $24,000. Last week, ‘Around
World’ (RKO) plus Earl Carroll
■ ‘Vanities.’ wham $34,000.
Fenway (M-P) 1 1.373; 40-GO)—
‘Woman of Town’ (UA) and ‘Nearly
18’ (Mono). Lively $6,000. Last
: week, ‘Princess O’Rourke’ CWB) and
‘Iraq’ (WB), $5,100. ■■
- - Memorial (PvKO) (2,900;'- 44-75)—
•Gang’s All Here’ (20th) and ‘Kdlmes
: Secret Service’ (U). Opened lues.
(ilV to big biz. Last week; ‘Lady
Takes Chance' iRKO) and ‘Gangway
Tomorrow’ (RKO), great $8,000 on
three days of third week.
Metropolitan (M-P) (4:367; 35-65)
—‘Guadalcanal Diary’ .(20th) plus
‘Good Fellows’ (Par). Smash at $26,-
500. Last week, ‘No Time Love’
(Par) and ‘Aldnch Haunts House’
(Par), $23,000.
’ Orpheum (Loew) (2.900; 44-05) —
‘Thousands Cheer’ (M-G) (2d wk).
Hefty $23,500, after great $27,000 last
. week.,:-/'' -Vi-:
Paramount (M-P) (1.700: 40-60)—
‘Woman of Town’ (UA ) and ‘Nearly
, 18’ (Mono). Solid draw here for
great $15,000. Last week, ‘Princess
O’Rourke’ (WB) and ‘Iraq’ (WB),
$13,500.
State (Loew) (3.200: 44-65) — 'Thou-
sands Cheer’ (M-G) (2d wk). Okay
$9,500. Last’ week, fine $10,700. '
Translux (Tran.slux) (900; 28-65)—
‘Sultan's Daughter’ (Mono) arid ‘Sus-
pected Persons’ (PRC). Good $5,500.
Last week, ‘The Ape’ (Mono) and
‘Corpse Vanishes’ (Mono), $5,000.
, •/ Detroit. Jan. 11.
The 10-day ultimatum given film
exchanges here ■ by shippers arid in-
spectresses. that they would walk
out in another strike unless wage
increases were granted has passed
without the actipn being taken. \ :
' The local committee which was to
meet with the exchanges to work
out a solution of the ' demands in-
stead has referred the negotiations
to the lATSE office in New York
which is understood to be filing ac-
tion with the War Labor Board. : (
'North Star' $12,000,
IIG,
in
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Louisville. Jan. 11.
Current week got off to a fine start
Thursday (6), but was slowed Satur-
day (8) by snowfall and .slippery
streets. Inclement weather didn’t
last long, but long enough to put a
dent in biz. ‘North Star,’ at the Rialto
with regular prices; ‘Northern Pur-,
suit’ at Mary AndersOn, and ‘Where
Are .Your Children?’ coupled with
Jimrriy James band and vaude, at the
National, look top newcomers. ! ' . - :
;; Estimates' for This Week
Brown (Fourth ■ Avenue-Lbew’s)
(1,400; 30-50)— ‘Gang’s \ All Here’
(20th), Still bringing in the shekels
on moveover from Rialto, for healthy
$4,000; Last week. ‘Las.sie Come
Home' (M-G)' iand ‘Something About
Soldier’ (CoH, took big $5,000 on
moveover.
Kentucky (Swilow) (1.200: 15-25)
— ‘I Dood It’ (M-G) and ‘This Is
Washington’ (RKO).', Nice $1,800
Last week. ‘Wintertime’ (20th) and
‘Sahara’ (Col), with holiday hypo,
■bi.g S2.300. .
Loew’s State (Loew’s) (3.300; 30-
50)— ‘Thousands Cheer’ (M-G) (2d
wk). Sturdy $9,000. Last week
zoomed to high mark of $16,000, ter-
rific.
Pitt. Loaded With H.0.’s;
'Brooklyn’-Pastor Sole
New Entry, Fine 21 G
• ■' Pittsburgh, Jan. 11.
Stanley is butstahdini fhis week
since it has sole new pietur.e,in'tovvn.
Combo of .-‘Whistling in Brooklyn’
and Tony Pastor’s band is heading
for best non-holiday session in
months. ‘Destination Tokyo.’ at
Penn, ‘Gang's All Here’ at Harris,
‘Flesh and Fantasy’ at Fulton are all
big holdovers. ‘Butler's Sister’ is
cpiri surprise in second week move-
oyer at Benatbr,-,
; Estimates for This Week
Fulton (Shea) (1,700.; 30-60)—
‘Flesh, Fantasy’ (U) (2d wk). Falling
off a bit on h.o;. but still in the
sugar. Looks like strong $6,500 on
top of sensational $14,000 last week.
Harris (Harris) (2.200; ,30-60)—
‘Gang’s All Here’ (20th) (2d wk).
Shooting for $9,000, line. Last week
solid $15,000.
Penn (Loew’s-UA) (3.300; 30-60)—
‘Destination Tokyo’ (WB) (2d wk).
First picture in long time to hold
here. Stays six days to get house
back' on regular 'fhursday opening.
Husky $13,000 looms after last
week’s socko $24,000.
Ritz (WB) (800: 30-60)— ‘Northern
Pursuit’ (WB) (4th wk). iVill ,be
lucky to do $1,700 on m.o. Las t
week, holiday helped it to nice
$2,300.
Senator (Harris) (1 ,700; 30 -60 ) —
‘Butler’s Sister’ (U) (4th wk). This
one’s proving top surprise of sea-
son here. Will finish up with at
least $4,500, big, which on top of
great $5,700 last week will give Sen-
ator its best two-week moveover.
' Stanley (WB) (3,800; 30-75)—
‘Whistling Brooklyn’ (M-G) and
Tony Pastor orch. Should ride to
nice $21,000, best nonrholiday, non-
Sinatra session here in months. Last
week ‘Gangway for Tomorrow’
(RKO) plus Benny Goodman orch,
strong $26,000.
Warner (WB) (2,000; 30-60)—
'Thousands Cheer’ (M-G) (3d wk),
After week at the Penn, ipoved in
here. On 6 days of second week,
nice $5,000. Last week potent $9,000.
Denver, Jan. 11.
Business is off a bit after big New
Year’s week, but still good. ‘Old
Acquaintance’ at Denver and Esquiie
looks top money. ‘Riding High’ still
is strong on third sesh, and may
stay a fourth. Last week five first-
runs claimed new records. Record-
breakers included ’His Butler’s Sis-
ter,’ at the Aladdin; ’Gang’s All
Here,’ day-date at Denver and Es-
quire; ‘Thbusarids Cheer’ at* the Or-
pheum, end ‘Corvette K-225' at Par-
amount.
Estimates foie This Week
Aladdin (Fox) (1,400; 30-65)—
■Gang’s All Here’ (20th). After week
at each Denver, Esquire. Good $6.-
500. Last week, ‘Butler’s Sister’ (U )
and ‘Spider Woman’ (U), broke Tec-
ord at $10,000.
Broadway (Fox)- (1,040; 30-65)4-
•Biitler’s Sister’ . (U) and ’Spider
Woman’ (U), day-date with Rialto
after week at each Aladdiri, Esquire;
Denver. Nice $4,500. Last 'week, .
•Government Girl’ (RKO) and ‘Rook-
ies Burma’ (RKO). after wfeek at the
Orphcum. big $7,500.
Denham (Cbekrili) (1,750; 30-65)—
■Riding High’ (Par) : (3d wk) . arid
, ’Mine, Sweeper’ (Par ). Strong $11.-
500, and may hold a fourth. Last
week, ’Riding High’ (Par), solid $12,-
000 . \
Denver (Fox) (2,525; 30-65)— ’Old
Acquaintance’ 4WB) and,jjShe's fqr
Me’ (U), day-date -w'ith' Esquire.
Fine $16,000; Last week, ‘Gang's All
Here’ (20th), also at Esquire, rec-
ord-breaking $23,000. : ;
Esquire (Fox) (742; 30-65)— ‘Old
Acquaintance’ (WB) and ‘She's for
Me’ (U), also at Denver. Good $3,500.
Last week, 'Gang’s All Here’ (20th) ,
also at Denver, record-breaker $6,000.
Orpheum (RKO) (2.600; 30-65)—
‘Thousands Cheer’ (M-G) (2d wk)
and ‘Seventh Victim’ (RKO). Nice
$13,000. Last week, ’Thousands Cheer’
(M-G), record-breaker at $24,000.
Paramount (Fox) (2,200; 30-50) —
‘Corvette K-225’ (U) arid ’Pistol
Packin’ Mama’ (Rep) (2d wk). Fine
S9.000. Last week, new reejord at
$15,000.
Rialto (Fox) (878; 30-65 )— ‘Butler’s
Sister’ (U) and ‘Spider Woman’ (U).
Day-date with Broadway after week
at each Denver, Esquire, Aladdin.
Trim $3,000. Last week, ‘Happy Land’
i201h) and ‘Crime Doctor’s Strangest
Case' iCol), after week at each Den-
ver, Esquire, Aladdin, fine $4,000.
STODDARD (SKOURAS),
IN N. Y., UP FOR SALE
The Stoddard, N. Y., . second-run
theatre of the Skouras circuit and
one of the best money-makers of the
nppev. west side Of N. Y., is for sale,
together with the two-story building
of which It is a part. According to
Robert G. Morgan, associate broker
of the Hammond, Harvey Braxton
Co., corporate financing concern of
Wall street, It is not being offered
for sale publicly. : Morgan declines
to name the price at which the own
er will sell.
Stoddard is under lease to the
Skouras Amusement Corp. until 1650
and is one of the leading Skouras
.subsequent-runs on the upper west
side, playing film of Metro, Para-
mount, Universal and United Artists
behind Loew’s.
Washington, Jan. 11.
Action of National Selective Serv-
ice last Saturday (8) in knocking out
virtually all occupational deferments
„ . , . . for those 18 thresugh 21 is riot ek-
* P^cted to clip Hollywood very, riiuch
!S"lhn!i&rs^bu'f‘smar ! it will bo hard on some the-
Ity hurts. Satisfactory $4,500: : Last |
week, ‘Old Acquaintance’ (WB) (2d
'V'-, • — 1 ii*e ttr\e\' '
wk). Dieasine $5,000.
National (Indie) ; (2.400; 30-65)—
‘Where Are Children?’ (Mono) and
Jimmy Jame.$ orch and .stage .show,
off to a brisk Friday (7) opening,
with Indications for nice $11,000. La.st
week. ‘Doughboys Ireland’ (Col) and
A1 Dexter orch on stage, strong
$ 12 , 000 .
Rialto (Fourth Avenue) (3 400; 30-
50)— ‘North Star’ (RKO). Off to a
good start at regular prices; looks
very good $12,000. Last week,
‘Gang’s All Here' (20th), packed ’em
for smash $14,000,- and moveover.
Strand (Fourth Avenue) (1,400; ;10-
50)— ‘Crime School’ .(WB) and ‘(3 iris
atres and may hurt a nUmrier of
radio broadca^ stations which hold
deferments for young technicians.
, . , , In the radio field, it will also hit
FCC, FBI and other civilian Gov-
ernment agencies which "were forced
to obtain deferments for young
technicians because of the scarcity of
older trained men.
■; The new move adds one more
point of confusion for theatres and
film exchanges which have entered
the new yeai deeply concerned over
the ; manpower problem despite the
elimination of ■' the non-deferrablc
classifieationf in the draft. They will
. have to seek their relief from State
'Son Dracula’ (U) and ’Mad Ghoul’ i tetain their authority to grant defer-
(U). horror combo solid $6,000.
Rogers Reps Wanger
Budd Rogers has been . appointed
representative for Walter Wanger
Productions, working with Univer-
sal out of New York.
He ' will handle ‘Gung Ho’ and
‘Ladies Courageous/ both being re-
leased by U.
ments in cases of special local short-
ages of manpower.
However, Major General Lewis
Hershey, national director of Selec-
tive Service, made clear on Saturday
that there will be a tightening up of
those local deferments among the
younger men, including those under
22 who are married with children.
Problem Is being studied here by
Claude R. Collins, WAC newsreel co-
ordinator, who, for the past year, has
also worked on manpower matters
for the entire industry. Collins fears
that, with the father draft now in
full swing, local boards are not go-
ing to hesitate to raid th'e manpower
of theatres and exchanges, partica
larly to clean out all non-falhers.
: In many cases, the.se local boards
cannot be convinced, that anyone In
a theatre is essential , and should be
passed over, . irrespective of what
guarantees are given by the War
Manpower Commission and Selective
Service. ■
Situation is figured particularly
lough for the exchanges which have
been forced to swing to women film
bookers, although men doing the
work are no longer listed as ‘non-
es.'ential.’ Loss of shippers m the
exchanges may become the most
serious problem. Number of prints
is limited due to restrictions on raw
film. 'Diis puts the shippers under
great strain, since they must receive,
examirie, patch, clean and reship film
' faster than ever before.
Exchanges claim they can’t use
women for the work because of the
physical effort involved. The large
cans containing .full-length features
weigh 75-80 pounds on the average
j and are too much lor most women to
rnandle. ■ ■
Chicago, Jan. 11. ■
Four new district managerships
will be created within the neilt 30
to 45 days to supervise Republic
Pictures’ rapidly growing business,
president James ' R. Grainger an-
nounced at the two-day sales meet-
ing held at the Drake hotel last
week. In' aj|dition seven divisional
publicity irien Will be put on
with the ■ $2,000,000 advertising and
publicity budget recently announced
by the company. Meeting for the
most part concerned sales problems
and coming pictures a;id was a
repetition of matters taken up at
the recent N. Y. confab. j
Meeting wa.s attended by mid-
western and southern district sales
managers and branch managers
headed by Edwarci Walton, mid-
western sales manager, and Merritt
Davis, .southern : district sales man-
ager. Francis Bateman, western dis-
trict sales manager and William Saal
and Walter L. Titus, Jr., from the
home office, were also in attendance.
One Man’s Anti-Dish
Phobia Becomes Quite
A Berserk Cataclysm
Detroit, Jan. 11.
A one man rebellion against dish
night was quelled here, when Alpha
T. Goolsby was sentenced by Re-
corder’s Judge' Joseph A. Gillis fo'
pay $20 fine arid to make restitution
for some shattered chinaware.
The most inexplicable part of the j
story is that Goolsby is a bachelor —
a man who* never had a dish thrown
at him in his life nor was dragged
off by the Little Woman every Wed-
nesday to the nabe to build up her
china collection. , He was just a guy
who didn’t like what he saw on Dish
Nights at the theatre and who told
the court that ‘you get your ribs
poked in by women guarding those
platters.’
' So Goolsby parked himself last
Wednesday outside the East End
theatre here arid as the , females
emerged triumphantly with their
dishes 'he smashed them. He got
quite a few by pretending it was
accidental before going completely
berserk and starting to shatter them
against the building wall. That's
when the cops came in and nipped
the Goolsby Anti-Giveaway Crusade.
Levey’s $500,000 Suit Vs.
Monograni'Pathe Settled
Notice filed last week in N. Y.
federal court showed Riat the
$500,000 damage action, for alleged
breach of contract, brought by
Arthur Levey against Monogram
Pictures Corp., Pathe Pictures, Ltd.
of England, 'W. Ray Johnston, presi-
dent of Monogram and William Gell,
distribution manager of Pathe, was
settled and discontinued.
Levey had charged that a new
contract for (he distribution of
Monogram films in England, which
the defendants made in 1941, liad
deprived him of 5% commissions.
:, Detroit Jan. 11.
Post-holiday season biz here con-
tinues good being helped by intro-
duction of fresh product. Last week
went to a high level aided by holi-
days with falling-off in the present
session as IJetroit settles back to war
work. Exhibitors are keeping out a
sharp eye on war plant work because
it is falling away fronKits fbrmer
peak as armament, stocks stack up.
Michigan is going strong with ‘Des-
tination Tokyo’ and ‘Petticoat Lar-
ceny/ but the Fox is current leader
with 'Crazy House’; arid ‘Son of Drac-
ula.’
Estimates for This Week
Adams (Balaban) (1,700; 55-75) —
‘Gang’s All Here' (20th) and ‘Strange
Death Hitler' (U) (2d wk). Pair
moved from. Fox, bright $8,700. Last
week, ‘Happy Land' I20th) a;rid ‘Pis-
tol Packin’ Mama’ (Rep), fine $8,900.
Broadway-Capitol (United Detroit)
(2,800i^5-75)-— ‘No Tiriie Love’ (Par)
(4th wk) and ‘Around World’ (RKO)
(3d wk). Combination bill moved
in from other United houses still ;
holds up with okay $14,000 after last
week’s strong $20,000.
Fox (Fox -Michigan) (5,000; 55-75 )
—‘Crazy House’ (U) and 'Son' Drac- ••
ula’ (U). Brisk $30,000 sighted. Last
week, ’Gang's All Here’ (20th), socko
$41,000 for holiday period.
Madison (United Detroit) (1,800:
55-75)— ‘Phantom Opera' (U) and
‘Swing Maisie’ (M-G). Back in loop
for great $5,200. Last week, ‘Let's
Face It’ (Par) and ‘Oklahoma Kid’
(WB) (reissue), big $5,400. , ;
Michigan (United Detroit) (4.000;
55-75 ) — ‘Destination Tokyo’ CWB )
and ‘Petticoat Larceny’ IRKO).
Bangup $27,000. Last -week, ’Fallen
Sparrow’ (RKO) and Ina Ray Hut-
ton (jrch and Kim Loo Sisters on
stage, smash $45,000.
Palms-State (United Detroit) (3,-
000; - 55-75),— ‘LSdy .Takes Chance’
(RKO) and ‘Secret Enemies’ (WB)
(2d vck). Should tuck fine $16,000
behind, last, tveek’s big $23,000:
United Artists , (United Detroit)
(2,000; 55-75 )^"rhriusands Cheer’
(M-G) and ‘Murder Waierfront’
(WB) (2d wk). Continuing strong
with $17,000 sighted after first week'.s
robust $24,000.
'Higher’-Vaude Strong
Hollywood, Jan. 11.
First Hopalong Cassidy pictute to
be produced by Harry Sherman
without Bill Boyd in the saddle will
be 'One Man Posse/ slated to start
in February with a new rider, still
to be named.
Boyd cut loose from the Sherman
payroll after a long association, with
the completion of ‘Forty Thieves.’
Lightman, the Winnah!
; Memphis, Jan. 11. ■ '
M, A. Lightman,, local circuit ty-
coon and former MPTOA president,
paired with Pvt. Myron Fuchs of
Second Army headquarters here last
week to win the New Year’s Tourna-
ment of the Tennessee Bridge Asso-
ciation.
Lightman-Fuch.s team scored 186
match points out of possible 312 to
nose out Mr. arid Mrs. Ned Turner,
who registered 18414.
Showman was also elected one of
the Association’s five directors for
1944.
Rousing $16,000, Solo
, Baltimore. Jan. 11. „
Good trade is being noted here m
spite of ample h.o. product on tap.
Of newcomers, ‘Higher arid Higher,’
spliced: to vaude at the combo Hipp,
is extra strong at the b,o.,,:and ‘Rid-
ing High' is also 'Speeding: along to
forte returns at Keith’s. ‘Thousands
Cheer/ at Loew’s Century, and ’Des-
tination Tokyo,’ at the Stanley, are
solid holdovers. ;
Estimates for This Week
Century (Loew’s-UA) (3.000; 17-
55)— ‘Thousands Cheer’ (M-G) (2d
wk) . Holding strong at $17,000 after
terrific $23i760Tast session:;
Hippodrome (Rappaport) (2.240;
17-66)— ‘Higher anel Higher’ (RKO)
plus vaude. Drawing big response
at $18,000 or near. Last week. ‘Gov-
ernment Girl’ (RKO). with record-
breaking New Year’s Eve under belt,
ran , up to socko $22,600.
Keith’s (Schanberger) (2,460; 17-
55) — ‘Riding High’ (Par). Attracting
resounding $16,000. Last week, sec-
Panta.sy’ (U). good
$11,000 after fine initial sesh at $13,-
',800.
Maryland (Hicks) (1.240; 25-50)—
‘Where Are Children’ (Mono). Av-
,erage $4,000. Last week, second of
Women m Bondage’, (Mono) added
ta '5 *3.700 to all-right first try at
Mayfair (Hicks) (980: 25-50)—
‘Hostages’ (Par) (2d wk). Better than
average at $4,000 after nice $5,300 last
session.
.New (Mechanic) (1.680; 17-55)—
‘Gang's All Here’ (20th) (3d wk).
Holding nicely at $7,000 after steady
$9,800 on second week, hpth good fig-
ures for this limited seater. t;.
Stanley (WB) (3,280; 20-60)— ‘Des-
tination Tokjm’ (WB) (2d wk). Still
booming at $16,000 after a sensational
initial .sesh at wow $27,700.
Valencia (Loew’s-UA) ('1.480; 17-'
55)— ‘Come Live With Me’ (M-G)
(reissue). Mildish $3, .500. Last. week.
Cross Lorraine’ (M-G) in moveover
from: dowristairs Ceritriry, so-so
$3,600.
They'll Know Next Month
■ >: ■ ' Hollywood. Jan. 11.
William Perlberg a:dded ‘Where Do
We Go From Here?’ to his: produc-
tion • schedule at 20th-‘Fox, ' with a
February start slated for Morris
Ryskind's script. ' ■■■
Others on Perlberg’s producing
roster are ’Too Many Wives, ‘Billy
Rose's Diamond Horseshoe/ 'Stale
Pair/ ‘Jean Ifaljeari' , and ‘Another
Claudia/
Wcdnes4ay» l2f 1914
PICTURE GROSSES
21
Saift Franej^^
With tjie flii cas6S: disappe^
New Ye'af’f eve shows at tdp. priees
helping, grosses
and pontinue strong currently; : Town
is full of holdovers, with ‘Riding
High,* ‘Woman of ToWn’; and ‘Higher
and Higher* helped 'by big vaude
bill,; Iodic best. ; ‘ What a ! Worn an ’ is
one of stout newcomers.
Estimates: for This Week
Eox <F-WC) :(5,0i30; ' 55-75 )— ‘I
Dpod It’ '(M-G) and ‘Man Bdwn Hm.
der’ (M-G). Good $23,00.0. Last week,
’Thousands Cheer’ (M-G ), ternf.e
:;$36, 500.
/ Paramount; (F-WC) (2,470: 55-75)
--‘Riding High’' (Par) and’ ’Whisper-
; ing Footsteps’,, <Rep) :(2d; Wh Fine
$21,000; Last week; sniash $29,500; '
: St. Francis (Ft WO (1,475: 55-75)^
*Thousaiid.s Cheer’ (M-G). Great
$16,000. Last week, ‘Gang’s All Here’
(20th), nice $14,000.;
: : Warfleld; (F-WC^ (2,650; 55-75)—
‘Hostages’ (Par) with ‘Show Bdat
Follies' unit, Robust, $25:000, Last
week, ‘Pistol Packin’ Mama’ (Rep i
with stage show . ‘Hobby Lobby,’ ter-
rif $26,500.
State (P-WG) (2,180; .55-75)— ‘Old
; Acquaintance’: (WB) and ‘Mystery
13th Giiesl’ (Mono) (3d wk). Grand
$14,000. Last week, great $18,000. ,: -
Ghlden Gate; (RKO) (2,850r 55-75)
y^'Higher and Higher’ (RKG) plus
Dooley Wilson, Pat Rooney, , Sr:, Jiihe
Preisser, otbers, 'on stage (2d wk)-
Big $28,000, Last week,, giant $35.()00.
■Orpheiim '(Blunaenfeld) (2,40(); 60-
75)— ‘What; a; 'Wdman’ (Col) / and
‘Doctor’s Strangest Case’ (Cdl); lNiit.v
, $22,500;' Last week, : ‘BUtler’s;’ Sister’
(U ) and ;‘Never Dull Moment’ t H)
,(3d wk).: exceptional $ld,600. ;:
.United Artists (Blumenfeld) (1,100;
6di75)--(Woihah of Town’ (HA)' and .
' ‘Larceny Mitsic’ (Cdl) (2d wk). oke
$10,00(j. : Last Week, good $13,700.
Key City Grosses
Estimated Total Gross
This Week $2,600,300
(Rased; on 23 cttics,185 thea-
tres: chiefly first runs, thciuding
Total Cross Sarnie Week .'
■.-;.;LasH,Te:an.-.;,;,.,..,';.;V,;^^^^^
( Baseti on 25 .cities, ;l34 therfires ) :
Last week ‘Destinatidh Tofcyd’ (WB),
big $16,000.
Keith’s.; (indie) 'G,200;' . 30-55)--
‘SevCn Sinhers’ (Indie) with vaude,
(3ff pace at .$4,000 on four-day run.
Last ; week hice $5;400 in same time
for ‘Deerslayer’ ; (Rep) and vaiude.’
: LoeW's (Loew’s) (2,450; 30-50)—
‘As 'Thpusands Cheer’ (M-G) (2d
Wk). : Sturdy $9,500 after sodko $15,-
300 opening stanza. , : ,
Lyric tKatz-Dolie):(l, 600; 30-50)—
‘Destination Tokyo’ (WB). .' Average
$i000 ; on. moveover.. Last week
’Riding High’ (Par), also on move-
over, flue $5,200. :
Holdovers Slow K C.
Best Picture in Omaha
Omaha, Jan. 11.
Despite severe cold snap, business
generally is hdlciinA up. Sinatra pic-
ture, ’Higher and :Bighe:r’ did a nice
: first week at the Braiideis but, when
held over,, sagged badly. Supplanted-
after the elevehth day: by 'North Star,’
which, came in Tiiesday XlD. 'Ridirigv
High’ at the Paraihdunt looks top
straight filrnei'.: Clyde Lucas band
show; headed by Jack Pepper,
cdupled with ‘Tartvx’ looks fairish at
Orpl'.euin.
V..'',-:,''r.':EsUihateS for 'This W^ ,
pciiheuiii (Tristates); (3;000; 20-65)
. ---‘Tartu’ (M-G ) and Clyde Lucas
band bn stage. Fairish $14,000. Last
Week, ‘Young Ideas ; (M-G) and
‘Hoilywobd Cover Girls’ ’ on. stage,
■with extra. midnight show, nice $15,-
'3oo;.'Vv;,
Paramount (Tristates) . (3.000j 11-
55) — ‘Riding High’ .(Par). Riding for
tali ,$10,500 or hear for solo fealure.
Last, week, ‘Gang’s All Here* (20th),
.With help of . midnight' show,' fine
$9,000.
BrandeiS (Mort Singer) (1,500; 11-
55)— Higher arid Higher’. (BKQ)
: with ‘Garigway For Tomorrow’
(RKO), ;Okay $10,000 in 11 days, riot
sensatioriali .Replaced bri Tuesday
(11) by’North Star’ (RKO). '
Omaha (Tristates) (2,000; 11-55)—--
‘Gang's All Here’ (20tb) arid ‘Gih-
derella Swings; It’ (RKO). Moved
over from Paramdurit, Great $9,000.
Last week, ;‘(irirl Crazy’ (M-G) and
‘Kloildike Kate- (Col) With ‘Girl
Crazy’, moved down for second week,
heat .$8,800) with : . iriidnight show
; . 'thrown in.- ■ : ’ V ' '
yvwvi
Kansas City, Jan. 11.
A letdown at the boxoffices here
tliis week is attributed to an almost
solid holdover situatipn. .: Biz sky-
rocketed to sock heights duririg; the
first week of 1944. Pace-setter is
‘Thousands Cheer’ at the Midland,
the bell-ringer of last week. ‘Riding
High’.is still Steady in its third stanza
at the Newman, after .smash biz the
first two weeks. : ‘Higher and Higher’
at Orpheum, and ‘Gang’s All Here’
day-arid-date at Esquire, Uptown
and Fairway, both are okay after
torrid initial rounds.
.Estimates tor; ThH 'Week
. Esquire, Uptown and Fairway
(Fox-Midwest) (820, 2,043 and 700;
40-H0)— ‘Gang’s All Here’ (20th) . (2d
wk). Nice $9,500 after hot $17,000
first stanza, fulfilling expectations.
.MidlaritI (Loew’s) (3.500; 35-55)—
‘Thousands Cheer’ (M-G) (2d wk).
Lusty $14,000 to add to socko $20,000
total for initial frame, considerably
better than hopes. V;'
Newman (Paramount) (1,900; ' 40-
60) — ‘Ritling ; High’ (Par) (3d wk);
Fine $9,000 to add up to .smash $39.-
500 for diree-wcek run, oiitstanding
biz for this spot at this scale.
Orpheum (RKO) (1,500; 40-60!)—
'Higher and Higher' (RKO) and
'Gangway Tomorrow’ (RKO) (2d
wk). Healthy $10,000. Trim $15,000
for opening sesh was about up to ex-
pectations.
Tower (Fox-Joffee) (2.100: 35-50)
— Calling Dr. Death’ (U) with stage
revue featuring Willie Howard.
Lusty $11,000. Last week ‘Pistol
Packin’ Mama/' (Rep) with D’Arlega
orch and 'Smiley Burnette on the
stage, great $14,300.
TLESH’ $11,500 TOPS
NEWiNDPLSi™
Indianapolis. Jan. 11.
. Biz, which rocketed here over the
New Year holiday, has levelled oil'
at most spots,: but offers few grounds
for complaint. ‘So’s Your Uncle.'
sparked by Gracie Barrie's band and
the Three Stooges, is taking the tail
coin with a new combo show scale
at the Circle. ‘Flesh, and Fantasy,’
at ttie Indiana, is top straight filmcr
this week.
Estimates for This Week
; Circle (Katz-Dolle) (2,800; ! 40-65);
;-^'S6's Your Uncle’ ■with Gracie Bar-
rie iprch and Three StOeges eri stage.
Oke $15,500: for breaking in new,
higher price;$cale. : Last week dandy
$13,100, for ‘Gang’s All Here’ (20th ),;
at',50c;'top.'''
. Indiana (Katz-Dolle) (3,30Qf 30-50)
.-—‘Flesh Fantasy’ .' (U) and ‘Lucky
Fellow, Mr. Smith,’; Mpdest; $11,500.
18G IN WASH.
Washington, Jan. 11.
Neither wind nor rain could stop
the New Year’s trek to downtown
boxoffices. Three days of driving wet
iweather::iiuvt *801100, hut gibSses are
excellerit. , : ‘Government. ; Girl,’ at
Keith’s, is still str6rig iri: .third;ies-
sipn, ‘Gang’s All Here,’ at fhe; Pal-
ace, is, nice - despite cris pounding,
but' behind ‘ThPusarids Cheer,’ at
same . house ' the previous week.
‘Thpusarids . .Cheer’ was yanked - at
Palace aft(ir one week because prhd-
lict is : piling up . /arid will give the
CoRuribia iis biggest week since 'Bell
Tolls.' ".■■■■■'■
; Esitmates for This Week
,’Capitpi ;(Loew); .(3.434; 30-66)
True, to Life’ (Par), plus Carlos Mo-
: lina preh pii stage. Hice $23,000. Last
week. ‘Lost Anger . (M-G ) with
vaiidev spek $28,500.
' Coluriibia (Loew) (1,234; .30-66) —
‘Thousands /Cheer' (M-G). Moved
■over for .second week for; boffo $10;-
000; Last week, ‘Lassie Como Home’
(M-G), solid $9,000.
Earle (WB) (2,240; 30-90)— ‘Desti-'
na(ion Tokyo’ (WB) with vaude (2d
wk). Good $17;500. Last week; nifty
$26,000.
Keith’s (RKO) (1,800; 40-65) —
‘Goyeniment Girl’ (RKO) (3d wk).
What this town liked, robust $11,000
after two sockei: weeks at $18,000 and
■$15,500.:'
; Metropolitan (WB) (1,600: 30-55)--
‘Northern Pursuit’ ( WB); Very, good
,$7.5()0. Last week,. ‘Heat’s On’ (Col),
hot .$9,400.
palace (Loew) : (2,242; 30-66) —
.’Gaiig's All Here' . (20th), Crix
pounded it but wilt get nice $18,000:
Last week. ‘ThpusaniB»OSLtr’'('fM^^)^
could have held for second week ori
fine .$20,000.
‘Diary’~wiiainWOO,
NWk;‘Tokytt'Hot246
Newark, Jari./ll.
Both the pictures and grpsse's are
off the top of the deck this ; Week:
take I'unning ahead ; of; last week’A
holiday session in; some -instances.
‘Guadalcanal Diary .’Proctor’s entry,
i.s. the ; current pacei*, tollpweci by
■‘Destiriatiori Tdkyo,’ at the Branf Pi'd.
‘Ill Old Oklahoma.’:;Paramo(irit item,
ii; also potent; ’ The Adariis is getting
■ all -out ; returns ..■ with -the .■Vaughri...
Monroe band oh stage tied with
';'Dcefsia.yer,’', ,.
Estimated for This Week '
Adams ;;(AdairiS--Par)..(l,9M 35-99 i
— ‘Dcof slayer’’ . ' (Rep ) ;? . v . ■ ■ ' ■ i
Monroe breh, ;others,. on stage. Tor-
rid $24,000. Last . week. ‘Campu.s-
Rhythm’ (Morip) and stage. show lea-
; turirig Milt Britton orch, frik ' Spots,
Grace McDonald: Shaw . and Lee,
.Smash $23,000. .:” ; .
Branford: ( WB); (2.80Q; 30-90 ).4
‘Destination Tokyo’ (WB ). SolP at-
traction reaping, fat $24,000: Holds,
La.st week, ‘NOfthern Pursuit' ('WB )
til Aa
1 3
In I Tokyo’ 46G, ‘Comrade’ 35G, H.O.
Grosses
Estimated Total Gross
This Week ,.$341,500
(Based on 14 theatres}
Total. Gross Same Week
Last Year. $496,000
(Based on I3:thea.tres} .
^Higher/ 2d, Grand
$11,000 in OK Prov.;
Xheer’Loudl6GiHi0i
Providence. Jan. 11.
■ This year is starting pvit strongly;
Holdovers are . Hplding up .well, these
includitig' Alhee’s ‘Higher; and High-
er’; State’s ‘Thbiisarids Cheer,'; and
Majestic’s' ‘Destination Tokyo.’ 'Rid-
ing High’, flhished’ a solid week at
the Strand; Srinbay (9).
EsUiiiaites for Thl* Week
Albee (RKO) (2,300; 30-50)4^
‘Higher ■ and Higher’ (RKO) -and
‘Gangway ’Tomorrow’ (RKO) (2d
wk.)i Strong $11;000; likely ,
wow $16,5Q(i in first sesh. / -
, Carlton: (Fay-LQew) (1,400; .30-50)
— ‘Crinie SqhpoT ,;('WG) and ■ ‘Girls.
Probation’ (WB) (Reissues). Steady'
$4;000. Last week, (Butler’.s Sister'
(U) and' ’Inner Sanctum’ (U) (2d,
run), hot $6,000. , '
‘Fay's (Fay) (2,000; 30-50) — ‘Hands
Across Bpfaer’ (Rep) plus vaude.
Good $6,500. Last week, ./She's , Fpr
Me’ (U) . arid- vaude, niff y . $7,500. ;
Majestic (Fay) (2.200; 30-50)—
‘Hestinafion Tokyo’ (WR) (2d: :wk).'
Stepping alPng; to nice $13,0()0. First
se.sh. wham $18,000. ' ■ ' i'.; .-
; : Meii'ppplitan (Snider) ' (3, 200; SO-
SO )---‘ThiS Is W.ashingtoh' <RK0> arid
Lionel Hampton orch .headiug stage
shoiri. ; Three-day ruri, good $6,500.
Last week, ‘Severith Victim’ (RKO)
arid; Jerry Wald orch, sock $8,000 in
fhreG-day holiday riiri. ,
State' (Loew) (3/200; 30-50)'—
‘Thousands Cheer! v(M-G) (2d wk).
Snappy $16, OOO;; ; First week, with
New Year’s. Eve, sciared to $22,00Q
for best biz in city. ■
Sirarid (Silverman) (2, OOQ; ; 30-50)
—‘No Time, for Love’ (Par) arid;
Miri.es'weeRer’ (Par)! Opened Mdn-
day (Ifi), Last week, ‘Riding High’
(Par), and ‘Aldrieh Haunts House’
(Par);: grand; $13,000; ;,r,. ^ ,/
and' ‘Never ;t)ull Moment’ (U), fer-
,rific'$26,ooo,;::
:/ capltol (WB) (1,200;; 20-55 )r--‘Las-
•sie Goirie Home' (M-G) arid ‘Every-
body Happy’ (dol ). Pallid $2,200.
Last week, ’True to Life’ (Paf ) arid
‘Di‘. Gillespie's Crimihal Case’ (M-
G'),-di.saripriiritirig;.$2,'6oo. ' "
: Paramouiit (Adatris - Par) (2,000:
35-85)— ‘In Old Oklahoma’ (Rep) and
,‘Pistp] Packin’ Mama’ iRep,). , Aiiri-
irig ., for;' smart $19,000/ Last . week.
.‘Riding High’ (Par); .and; ‘Scream iri
Dark? (Hep.) (2d, wk), stout $14,000. '
; proctor’s (RKO) ‘(3;400: 35-$i.l0 )—
‘Guadalcarial Diary’ (20th)/and ?Gii-
dorSleevo . on .Broadway’; (RKO).
Got away in high gear arid likely
wham; $28;0P0.. Last week,, ‘Garig’s
All Here’, ' (20th) arid ‘Ghost Ship’
(RKO), staunch $23,000. ;
State (Loew’s) ; (2,600; 30-85) —
‘Thqusands ;Chcer’ (M-<3) arid ‘Variks
Ahoy’ (UA) (2d wk). R6.sy $i5;OO0
in wake of swank $22,500 on initial
.riesh.
‘B’klyn’ $13,000, ‘Tokyo’
12G, Fancy Buif. H.O.s
Buffalo, Jan. 11.
Biz is tapering off currently: after
last week, ‘Whistling iri Brooklyn’
at Buifalo is best of holdb'vers, in: all
doluxers this sesh. ■ •■'■
; Estimates, for This Week ;
Buffalo (Shea) (3,500; 35-65)---
; ‘Whistling Brooklyn’ '; (M-G) and
‘Mari : Down;; Under’ (M-G;f. ;SnUg
$13,000, Last week ‘Thousands Gheef’
(M-G), lerrif $23,000.
: Great; Lakes (Shea) (3,000; 35-6.'))
—‘Destination Tokyo’ ( WB ) , (2d wk »„
Steady $12,000. Last week great
,$22,000. ,
Ilipp (Shea) (2,100; 35-65)—
‘Thohsarids Cheer' (M-G) (2d wk).
'Moveover: from -Buffalo, Griod
enough at $10,000. Last week No
. Time Love' (Par) and ‘Aldnch
Haurits, House’ (Par) (2d wk), nice
' $ 12 , poo.. ;
.Lafaycflc (Ba.sil) (3,300; .35-6.5) —
‘What a...W,Dinan’; (Col) and /Good
Luck, .Yates? (Col) (2d w]0. Trim
..$9;O00 iri' live days of holdover. La-t
week ,stro;ig $17,000. ‘
/20th' Ccntjify (Yellen) (3.000; 33-
65 /---‘Hig.lVer .arid Higher’ (RKOi i2c!,
' ;wlt )' . .arid ; ’Falcon Co-Eds’ ' ( RK.O .)'.
■Okay . $10,000. ’. Last '.Week,' with
‘Sailors All’; (RKO)', ;.,daridj',;?;$18,p0,p:
!, Present; /week is an aftermath, though, good, to the
usual stf prig New. Year's holiday .‘itariz which, how-
evriiv rated riot OUtstgnding.iii several, keys. Holdovers
domiriate most khV! cities, further slows the
pace. FfeSh fafe to bit ;first runs;;in pre.sent sc.s.sion
or .last,, week. irieludo :‘Tendei\;/Cbmrade'^ (RKO), ‘What
a Wqniari’ (C61>, ‘Goverriirient .Girl' (RKO), ‘Higher
and Higher’ /(Rkoj-arid ‘Worrianlof Town" (UA). But.
boxollice mainstays ..a.re;, ‘Thousand;^ Ciioer' (M-G ), :
‘Riding High’; (Far), ‘Garig’.s All Here' (20th), ‘De.sliria-
tion? Tokyri’ (WB)', ‘Lady Takes Chance’ (RKOI, : and
‘Guadalcanal Diary’ (20lh).
‘Cofrirade’, appeariri) m only L. A., is, fine ■4S5 ,000' in-
two, theatres on' second session, ‘What a Woman.’ do-
ing nifty: ; $22,500 -iri San Fi (nciscb, is: toriping: Cin-
cinnati ..with .sricfc/,$,l;7, Opp,,. looks; taU $23,PPp; iii.-Phila-;,
deiphia and big:,$9,0pP: rin: third, Seattle .se.sh.' United ■<
Artists'; .’Woman of: Towh';,appear'.s greaf'821,000 in two
Boston spots and okay on Frisco holdovcy.
‘Higher,’ which /launches Frank Sinatra a- a star, is
mostly m second stanzas and not near)y as strong as on
initial weeks. It is big :$28,0pp in Frisco witli v!)udc,
hcalthy...|l0,0()ri;rii.;k.;'C..,.;Arorig- $11,000 in Providence,'';
and okay $10,000 in Buffalo, all second .sesh. Opus’iS.big
:$i8;6p()i iir,,B,altim'o,re ,,vy .vaude. MoVeov'Cfs. in Glcye-
lancl and Cincy are rated feebio. Okay $10,000 is loom-
iri,g.,lii li-day run. in . Omaha ‘Govt. Gnl' look.s sock
.$50,500:, in. . three, L. A. spot.s, okay $25,000 in N. Y.
robust $11,000 in Wash., and trim $10,000 in Piiilly.
'do 1 h third sessions.
'Thousands Cheer'' spread.- all over the b.o. map,
;ai'jp;earing. iri some 16 keys either on holdover oi move-
over date.?., If ranges from lusty to smash and. great
in Washinglon. K. C..: Newark, Providence, Minne-
apolis, .Lqui.syiiie,; B Frisco,. Detroit. Buffalo.
Cliicago. Indianapol is, Seattle, Baltimore. Denver arid
Piiilly. ;Way fiirri has held up on moveftVers is oiit-
standirig. ‘Lady’ .is sriiart $11,000 in Montreal, gfeat
,$2p, Poo / m Chicago! in . seCorid .sesh, and fine $16,Ppp,
. ;see.end,';Det:..Week, :/■.'■
' ‘Riding H:fgh*‘c;ontinuirig :its, high in K. C;', /Proy,:,:
;Seattie,. .periver'v ■ and ;;n. .’Y.!' (stput . $58,p()P :,in ' third
'...Week), .is',, tali $1.0,500 to lead;- Gmaha’s straight,-. filmerS'
; arid rousiiVg $1P,00() in Balto, ‘Garig’s Here' ' ako is
measuririg up to’ its /initial; prpriiisc, being solid
to jjace ./straight, pictures: in Wash:;; riice' $72,000 third
N. Y,. weqk'arid robristion /holddiic^^^ rir., moyeo'yerS in
K. C.:;/Giriaha,,; Piff 'riiid Philly, ‘Destiriatipri.’T^
.1(1 like'' Situation,. being b|k^,p^^^ Seeorid starizas' iri Wa.sh..,
Pi'ov., Buffalp. Seattle, .Balto;. ;.L. A:.,;.Pitf,;N.. 'X', (Sirias,h
, ,$G2,OOp). arid.:;Ph,illy,, lt'.s,fat; $..24,Oo6: in-NeWafk:,;ekcel-
Icnl $13,000 in Cincy and hangup $27,000 in Del. ;■
■Diary’ iPoms smash in Boston, Newark and Cleve.
‘No Time For Love’ (Par) Is excellent $41,500 in two
L. A. spot.-. ’Sohg of Bernadette? (20th) is neat $28,000
in two spot.s on third L. A. week. ‘Flesh Fanta.sy’ (U)
; looks top filn-.er with okay $11,500 in Indianapolis and
■i.s strong on Pitt second week. ‘Deerslayer’ ( Rep i is
torrid $24,000 in Newark with a band. ‘Crazy House'
■‘■'(.U ): i.s' topping Dot. . with bi i.sk $30,000. ‘North ‘ Star'
' , (RKO) looks good $12,000 in Lpuisyilie, ‘Butier's-
Si.sler’ is .fiiie .$28,000 in .N.. Y. after breaking the ho.use
: : rec.orci ; /with, ■ $45.P0P opening week . at : the ? Crite'f iori.
‘Old Oklahoma’ (Rep) loolcs smart $19,000, Newark. ,/
Los Angeles, Jan. 11.
FirstrunS .are experiencing ; litti:*
post-holiday letdown. ‘Government
GiiT and ?No /Time For Love' both '
are pulling ririusually hefty biz,
former headiri| for estimated $50,509
in three houses and ‘Love’ copping
excellent $41,500 at the two Para-
mount theatre's. ‘De.stim/tion Tokyo’
still rocking along with second week
of $46,000. at three Warner spots
after - grabbing terrific - .$73,600 the
first week. ■■■/■'
‘Tender Comrade.’ in two theatres, .
also continues strong at $35,000 on
holdover after gigantic $61,100 in. the
first seven days. Advanced price iriiii' -
of -‘Song of Bernadette’ at Carthay
CiJlele and United AffiStsdoofcs.iiltely.
jzoiPOO m third session after big $33,- -
900 on .second session. It came close
to $40,0p0 in first week, figured under
original estimates. : v
',:.■ ;'■/'■ EaHmates for ■ This Werk ■ ,
Carthay (Dlrc|e (F-WC) 71.516: 85-
$l.ba) — ‘Song: of Bernadette’ (20tii)
(3d wk). Okay $10,000. La, si week,
nice $12,800. ,
CliiiiMe (Grauman-WC) (2.034; 45-
ri’':r‘f'U'’ernment GirT (RKO) and
Spider Woman’ (U). Heading for big
$15,5po.;- Last week. ‘Thoii.sand.s
/Cheer , (M-G), , -terrific $18,500 aideti
by holiday biz. - ■
Downtown (WB) (1,800; 45-90)—
De.stination Tokyo’ WB) (2d wk).
Hifty at $17,000. Last week, bigge.st
lo^T Warner gross at elegant $27,600.
Egyptian (F-WC) (1,535; 45-90 )—
North Star’ (RKO) (3d wk), Robust
$6,000. Last week, stout $8,000. --
Four Star (UA-WC) (900: 4.5-75)—
‘Thousands Cheer’ (M-G). Off to big
start at $6,000. Last: week., ‘Gang’s
All Here’ (20th) (2d wk), . solid $4,300.
Hawaii (G&S) (1,100: ■ 40-85 1—
kSeventh Victim’ (RKO) and ‘Ghast
Ship’ (RKO) (3d wk). Nice $5,000
after okay $6,200 last week.
HolIywopti i.WB) (2.7.56; 45-90)—
‘Destination Tokyo’ (WBi (2d wk).
Strong $16,000. Last week record
$26,000.
I‘Os Angeles (D’town-WC i ( 2,200!
4.5-‘90)i/:-N6ttK- Star’ (RKO) (.3d wk).
In the money at $14,500 after excel-
lent second week at $17,300.
Orpheum (D’town) (2,200: 40-75)—
‘Mr. Mugg Steps Out’ (Mono) i'4
days ) with King Sisters and vauda
on Stage (2d wk-4 days). Okav .$8,-
000. Last week, ’Hoo.sier Holiday’
(Rep) with first week of same stags
show, stout $20,000. ■ -
Pantages ' (Pan) (2,812; 45-90)—
‘Tender Comrade’ (RKO) (2d wk)
and ‘Moonlight Vermont’ (Ui. Steady
$16,000. Last week, with ‘Falcon Co-
Eds’ (RKO),; striash $29:600.
Paraniount (F&M) (3,389; 45-90)—
‘No Tinie Love’ (Par) and 'Tornado*
(Par). : Hefty $27,000, ! Last week,
‘Riding High’ (Par) arid' ‘Aldrich
Haunts, House’ (Par) (2d- wk), striash ■
$21,500.
Paramount Hollywood (F&M) (1.-
451; 45-90)— ‘No Time For Love’
• Par). Solid $14,500. Last week,/
•Riding High’ (Par) (2d wk l, robust
S1I..500. • / ■:'
RKO Hillslreet (RKO) (2.800; 43-
90) — ‘Tender , Comrade’ (RKO).. (2d /,
wk) and ‘Moonlight 'Vermont' (U).
Okay $19,000. Last week, witii ‘Fal- ;
con Co-Eds’ (RKO)v terrific .$31,500.
Ritz (F-WC) (1,372; 45-90)— Norih a
Star' (RKO) (3d wk). jSteady. $5,000.' ■
Last week, bingo $7,000. .1
. . State (Loew’s- WG) (2,204; 45-90) — i
‘Government GirT (RKO) and
‘Spider Woman’ (U ). Great $25,001).
Last week, ‘Thousands Cheer'
helped 'by holiday to .smash .$28,606.
United Artists (UA-WC) <2.100;
85-$1.65) — ‘SOrig : of Berntidetfe/
(20th) (3cl wk). Nice $18,000. Last
week, sturdy $20,200.
Uptown (F-WC) . (1.715; 45-90 )—
‘Government Girl' (RKO X and 'Spi-
der Woman’ (U); Big $10,000. I,i)st
week, ‘Thousands Chee'f? (M-G),
soclco $10,400 with holiday weekend. ;
Wilshire (F-WC) (2.296; . 45-90 )—
‘Madame Curie’ (M-G) i4:h vvkt.
Holding strong at $7,000 after hot
$10,500 la.st week. '
Wiltern (WB) ,(2.500;, . 45-90)—
‘Destination Tokyo’/ (WB) (2d wk). ;
Excellent $13,000. Last week, power-
ful $20,000./ ,
Beverly (F-WC) (1,270; 45-90)—
‘Thousands Cfieer’ (M-G ) . MoX'e-
over for second week of picture.
Okay $3,000. Last -week, sub.sequcut-
. run. '/'.'';■'/■ '/ ' '■'/
Kenneth Thpnispii\sPiitb
At Morris Agency Defined
Kenneth ’Thrihison, who iceentiy ;
resigned 'als ' secretary of t'i<‘ Screeri,/
Actors/ Guiid, /post :;/'vvhich he held , ,
for , Ifi /years, to. join /the 'Wnhairi
Morris, office, assumes his new duties-
011 Friday, /'(tfi) ,.■,'. ; ■'■ , ■ "•
Thofnson Will be in charge of
management and representation of
/Scroeri: iprodiicrirs, dire'clo(';./!,,,Wi;iters;.'
and 'actors :/ 'at,' thri' , agrincy, 'head-;'
quaitcred, in Hollywood.
Wednesday, January 12, 1944
Wednesday, January 12, 1944
FILM REVlI^WS
Wednesday) jannary 12, 1914
■ ' Jure wUI serve strong support on T
2fllhjK6x" i'Pkiiso ,ot Kemiiith JliiPKiUVan,, nil tVip victims are fOund
wlaellon; Slurs. Tumuah' Bnnlilii'inli teil^ . Strangelyi all we vicunis dje iw
An.lo,spr,,U,hn H«.llaU, l.Pnry H«U,:.» from^ WOundS inflicted by ^
: M* ♦ 1- ■ n * « . Iti comedy but because it sniacks^ a done a fakiv ; good job, with direr.
Mimature Reviews Argentlpe- neutrality anfp^articularly tion by ^
« i. .. ..woniu i iw j u-4 », those who’ve speculated and prof- Musical director Jterl Ha j os displayV
‘bifeboat’ (20th). Allred Jf itch^ Itea on the basis Of Argentine Jence- his wares capabl^ ^ *
hands Of
william Bwdu in^-j^n . psnei> ^ porter. / , ^
Iwr“u;Xn.ir ;:;;;;;:;;:iu:v ' ah : nab* ana so xhieTea- v*o.;rat0sv close to:; j^^u. h*;; a».iedr^
lv>'a ' « Jilin Hocii.ii. death twice at the hands of the gang, tCoIor) (Song) (U). Adwntur- Mexico's comic, Cantinflas, in overall R„(,ity caiperon Bob LivinjtBtoa
Jug”'!^ .VV.V///,V//)\ . ViJ^tida Lee . B^sil R^thbone, ;_.,ks ; Sherl^U: 'Charlie. Chatt In Uie Se«rH,^
service'/ (Mono.). Sidney TolW^
, ‘Lifeboat’ looks like a big grp.sset. oprformaWs ih this a. done/here in some Ji»d. .....Kerwlt Maynata
John' Steinbeck’S' devastating, 'Jeries.rf^vstefies. based oh' nbveis ■ *hcre,s Something., About u ., time, /for Argentine /'films; have 'been.:' ||'^dh/(('r'vr'.'/i."'r/v/rv-v”SUm;^^'W
:Hitit'i'lvuuHe. .,.;'....:.-ii,..'...'.. iTenry Hull :'„'n tUnv wind mi in the 1
/Mis. iiiwnw Hoathm; Aexer. and they .wina up m me r
' .Stan'Ky, ilivtirU, Hiuiie Cronyn thn-POHce/ ;>,■'/ /, ■^■, \
w : . ’ •-.N.,_,, . T • TD»SfV»l-«rtvsr» . dc f
nuJHica, OUU service: uviuno.;. oianey jgiei g„j (nnY-ln. niiainvi io rmo nf +Vip •,••••:•'•••.••!••••• v“'mKo uijesebrO
, : /. Watsoni grve their usual substantial : ju ^ ^ Hiosrana Larips onvari is one or tne M*rshai..:..i.;,;,.i..:,,.i.,.,i.john eii^^^
big gro.sser. npuformances ih this film one of a. ■ *t. first topical pig done:; here in some Jed..., v.i.....,.;.KerMlt Maynat4
itiog indict- , on novels ■ There s_ Something , About u time, ipr Atgentine films have been; sherui..is,..,i.,,r.;..^
r: ,.Slrom«.:...:v..y;.,/...,, Karl Haokett' ■
2 y fare fea- -
t : turing Bob Uvihgston and Al 'St,
John; is offered in PRC’s dualer.
.*TYoa+K i'hsa Plairte • / 'T 4 - 'oUa.^.TJ .
V^ys : parried ;alMg fer Strong mufij heCd/^f a' group 'bf kiilerS-forJife ;.. j Guerra^^^U ^
evcfiihd emSgeTai insurance benefits, Re4 of; the :piay- gentine ), Spanish langUager, one : Mste Arks/ asbhe co-nartner ‘P®ath Rides the Plains.' ■ It should
erfuL moSn^ f?rjnniUi>ing . Dennis Hoey, as f.ns- of best-made native pix of Ar- In® ' nefehtorho^^^^^ : do average b,o.
eriui douit motion picTuie;iare, .,. jgrade of Scotland /Vard; Vernon . oOnfiko spainri / ' W ? h®*6h"®*^“99“ .9^ stOrv .k than most iii tvii« ’
. ■This is one of the first film Downing, brothe’r of Adrea; , : Alec :. * "4 Vm.. ' ■ grocery, a. local , mstitut^^ series^ It cOhcMns
With the problem of the pe.Ople of Craig and Maty Gordon portray . ; ®rtl****-( Ibe, tradriion of Ray Bennett, who lures nrosbec?
. Germany, . It . is imt/a pi^^^^^^ pic- their small roles in: capabk fashion. ercaD (Mono.). Fairly neat,; G. . S. vm Sve buyers"d^^^^
turey however,. and: its .sociological Direction :by Roy William Neill, . production; strong dual :s.upporfi Anas and. hiS:;Spanish^^ ra tiv^
Implications are , expettly ^hb also produt . keeping; . j .^peath Rides ,, .the Pliina* . derine the victims and swipinB^
fictibhized, ; Neither is there any ef- with past; fllrhs in thik series. Screen- (PRC). Western diialer with Bob '“4 ^*?,9 buildup ot the early jjough. But Idvingstoh and St John
fort : to solve, any ;pr^lem,: ^et a play ;byy Bert^ Mfllhauser is > Livingston, A1 St. John; aveiS /: Sle S hiin^in^.”® ’://": '* ^^ /
provocative issue is; raised, one of too wordy, with action moving right. use bo ‘Whi^of middle-c^^^^ Nica Doret is only ' fair in mlrior /’
: nhihd oaleulated to stir theatregders .aiong^^^^ iihpressiori: that yagb ^f: are packed wifh laugh whi™ .
throughout the country. The ques- ,fne Sherlock Holmes series must be : i'm .rin-ig and sharp characteruatmn. , St^^^^ ,
tion :stembeek .doses n a good money-maker for Universal, iik ufci.’ ' t^ffts when Arias^
you do' with people; like that?’— since the pictures are so obviously tnarli© 1-han IM the^.; ^ he is. snubbed by the socialite mama .
, meaning .the (jCrpians. produced on limited budgets. Sten. ScCrct ; ,. 9* a^boy , interested .in his dau^
. The picture ' is based on ah orig- ^^ull^>Kram relea{?e. o£ Philip N. Krasne- 9?>; \ / :
throughout, the country. The ques- ,the Sherlodk Holmes series rriust be !
tipn : Steinbeek ' a good money-maker lor Universal,
you do'> with peoplp. since the pictures are so obviously
. fV. A nAvivv(r»Viei • ' a..'__A 1 1 4 - >. J "Uii . OAx/vi •
meaning the Gerrrians.
The picture is based on an orig-
, Inal idea/ of /director, ■ Alfred .Hitch-
cock’s/ : ■ ■Hilohco.ek,:, from ' accounts, ,
/ first; asked; Steinbeck to write the.
piece'.fbr book publication, figuring
that if it turned otit ..a big seiler/the
exploitation: value for film purposes
Would be , . greatly ; enhanced. , : The
produced on limited budgets. , Sten.
All Baba and th© 40
Thi©v©s
(TECHNICOLOR; ONE SONG)
Hollywood, Jan, 7.
Universal release, of Paul Malveni . pro-
. . 4 >luiu)Kram . leieHHB. oi .i'uiup , iX. j\TaHii©- ■ xt-i j.>„ _ . ii_ v « z. ■ ''
.James s. BujUeu pVotiucUoh.. Stars Sidney/ ?h® tire market. Success IS, Wk^migigi ^ I11I\IP
Tniev. teiuures Owen Ki'iiyoii. Mantaii immediate; and he expands into other KINIitl KANliX INIlll'
Mri»laml .an<l Lelah Tyler, ni.ected by Phil .Belds, Outfitting hilhsClf in a lux-’ •'M»UV WfUIW lIWlLi
'ilirectbr, /; George Moskuv. . ■ :At : 'Brooklyn Wltli a, liveried -chauffeur, and send- , -. . .. CiVlllD ' v.ll A vL
iftyami.: N. t.. Jan. 0. ’43, dual. Buhnlng; mg his son (Ricardo Passano, Jr/) off
lime. 65 .MJN.S. / /“ to a . swahg naval school. Handling
Chan... ,..(•' :0f ^bese sequences js truer to liffe ; : .
• .*• , ... , , •■ • universal rt*irs»H©. ul jtrui iviuiveui . juu*. v v •
author, however,, would not under- ductlon. stars Maria .Vlohtea. Jon Hail. Inez.,,,..,,,
take, the more ambitious .■assignment Turhah; Sey;;..featurea . .vna’y Devine, ;^r-. :BiriTii»gli;am.
and /wrote the .'story .'for kereen pur-/ wn'o ■ S’"*!’?*?,.. ??*''?■ St; ' '■ '
Wr»c6»c rmlv luifith Tn Qmorlnrvff Vtafia Ames. Moronl. 018611,, Kurt Ifatch. Directed Jones....,.....,...,,
only, ^ bwerlmg nan ; ArthUi* Lubln. Original screenplay by MrSw ^ inters
EXHIB OUT OF BIZ
[■ . ; ^ .3 ' tlL. ■• r» • C>U»MU, i.'i. x . o ctii.' v. -xo, . uuui. xhuiiutitie . aaa** .^vtaa .\A%AV(AA.uvf. Ji.cioaciiiv. UA. / UiL. • .*<4.1/, • 4 .
lyiyood, Jan, 7. ume. .65 // : to a swahg naval school. Handling ^ ^ Pittsburgfiy'Jan. 11,;
Paul Maiyem pro- chan,,,;...^ of these sequences is truer to liffe- / Bingo games, /fiances .and /socials /
. AndV^DeviM BirminShim/; / ! / / ! ! .'Mantan Moreiind than .any film /done; here since ,thfe ;bave. proven, too much for the Palace
nit Pnkiiii, Baws.iy Iris, . . . . Miiir.mne Quon Outbreak of War,; and the cracks at in; nearby Mt. Jewett, ;Pa;,/the inan-
/urt Katoh. Directed/ Jones A i iiuir iBof t Argentine ' price-raising, selling to aBeinent sadlV admifted recCntlv in /
Istol screenplay by Mrs,; W inters l.elah Tyler baft, the Allies and the Nazis etc , recenw .
mi; (■ameia.,; George Tommy .Benson Bong Closing its dOOrS for keeps. Wally / .
filing the, adaptation. Kmmy ./..Bensoh ang closing its doors for keeps. Wally
, ; Patterned along , , oiie pf the sim- ^ii§'"grapify joini p°'i?u!ton ' /S*"m' .’ .’ .' ! .' .’ .’ .’ .' le 'c Sr KSu^e”°'‘® ^ Anderson, ihe/v^^^^^ /who
plest, roost elementary-forms of dra- S ^ho^k.s.tt.; d.aiog dii-e-to.. vsTaCy: s tessey' Payoff comes when Arias, after owns the house, had been running
mati.c narration, the action Opens aQu . Kecich: asst. airGotor, chories (ioui<i: ,s('d?e Paui..o. turnitt^^ an Cn^lish offer for only: four dayis a week: usink a
eloses on a , lifeboat. It S a liisty, ; ana direction, Edwavd Wani; song. Ward, peter. .... , . .. .. . y. .Munl..S6rQr£ ■ Kis mahffanese sunnlies heraiKii fchaiiCP of “nrnWnm Frldav «;a+iivHnw
' robust storv. about a Broun of' sufi and j. K. Brennati PievieNved at PniW, ; i . - 2 a*
' ■ vivbrs from a shin sunk bv a U-boat’ tagea, Jan. G. ’44,- Running tip^e,; Cheirlie Chan has /moved- over to vh2x» ^ and Monday-TUesda^y but/it was
yivors prpm.a snip sun^^ ^ Montez +41^^ omb over the sinking of the dirp ^ h»» Wiit nrittf^d nn
One by one the survivors find pre- Aii Baba . jon Haii ,M lot trom 20thTFpx, shin on whirh nica, sO; ne sem , out
cariou^ refuge; bn the Meboat. .Jaipiei.. Turban i>y and the script supplied the veteran carried^beb^ nouncements which read: ... '. /■:,
naliy thby pick up a siirvivor from Abdullah... ,^idy Devina detective: for. his first venture un^ his nrice He awakens With b ; ‘Due to the. lack of cdoperatibn
Oermnn TT.bOnf . Khan Kuit icatch the new banner is‘ not one. of the Pr^r:!/
Czech, descent, the . majority vote Saiu iipmaayAmes Signey ’Toler, who shrftedtO; Mono- tne meagre,
against killing , the Nazi. - He ds first ?v v’ along /with the . Chan stories, :tioh ly on " *°.,2j9®*/fbe palac^^ ; ; ./ ..;,
tolerated anJ then welcomed into/ Im.ma Y?yite DOguay : tries hard tocreatfe interest in Chan’s ^ferfe’s a Raonv end^^^ ;Its, the first kfiowp case wher*
their midst: They share their food Hmgoi riptmn. . .JJJ';.'.'.'.', Noci-prav«t new adventure but is hampered by,: but^essenMll^^the eff4tiveM^^ ***ngo, which; in. some form:/or; an-: : ■
and water with the Nazi. And iii the. ytiia TWof ..iimmy Copun halting direction and wordy ;mate/ Other has kept mariy ; theatres Open /
end he rcimys; thek Maamoua . Ha„y corBpy ,/- . envpmmpnf ap.nf 'ig thlfflnmrfi^A^^Snb^S^ in the past, has' fever been credited " ’
fidence with murderous tieachery. ; aiSon^li to ffy finger/poihting at the with, closing one.
; The Nazi, who turns out to be ‘Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves’, i.S; a many Argentine: war-profit speculfe- ,;/":
the captain pf the submarine .which colorful and exciting melodrama that ;ifA that gives the: picturfe point and / . ,
' shnk; the ship originally, hoards vita-; Will play a happy tune at the theatre purpose./ Arias; dominates but COn- p... ,
, min-fOOd and water while the oth- wickets and ; catch holdovers genfer- ^ ^ah freras is excellent in a supporting l/fufOFCkllOSUrCrIltS '
. ers gn hungry and thirsty. He steers ally in key bookings. Picture is role, as are Passano, Jorge XlcedI ■ v i uta
the lifeboat , off its course, heading strictly escapist fentertammeht, but 9Gfi, fithe^ and Chela ;Cordero. Ray. HlAluk ft f* nn ^
it straight for, German waters. , He deftly contrived and presented for ; 9?, lllODCj A*V** OG AGClWll,
. torments the suffering group with iaaxiniUm audience ; reaction. / ; /^ AtlaWtie rifv Tan 11 ’’
finally disposed, of there is; a /mo/; (MUSICAL) Charles Place nud ^
mentary sense of loss among the sur^ ‘Ali Baba* second in croup. Nb bues- ThoB«4k*s ikAinii>thinc# , Monpf^aia^^ release: of phnip b. Krasne- was sold la^ Friday (7) at pubuc
: vivors. as if.‘the motor is tion ScSs * “/if®,,* ; cS? tZ Under Sheriff Philip B. /
when the group of Americans and^ or surnasR b.o. reaction of Wiphts.L . imIlOIlt a . hmv Tr©©« Bwnn 'IHie thektre was. built' in
vivors, as if. the motor is gone: Yet, tion of picture’s ability to duplicate
~ and' of surpass b.o. reaction of ‘iNighis.’
'RriTisnorc ic pnnTriSyvfo/l iQ’for xTriiV; t:. . /j.‘Ti.:.j_/- xn/--. ah tt-t.- .,- 1.-
. Luxjuciibb Lup . auiiciiug ^luup wiui MiciJkiiiium fciuuieuuu leacuua. - *av. *V 4iic. ««*A«w4iv4« ^ ' AilaWflA Pifw Tan 11 • •
finally disposed, of there is;B /mo/; ^ ' (MUSICAL) Charles Place nud ^
mentary sense of loss among the suri ‘Ali Baba* second in firbup. Nb tiues- Tfcoi*4k’« , Monpf^aia^^ release: of phnip b. Krasne- was sold la?t Friday (7) at public -
Vivors. as if. ‘the motor is tion el^ic“ cS? tZ Under Sheriff Philip B. /
group ^pf Americans end' of surpass b.o. reaction of ‘Nights.’ AUOUt a 30lttier .Ryan, Eddie Norris.^ Wrtuftm Gfavatt The theatre was, buili.in
Bntishe^ IS confronted later with jn utilizing the Ali Baba ideay pro- , Ooiuiribia release of pvp^ . Bonanova and Jack Larue. Directed by, Ar- 1911 and ran as a legit house. It was
another Nazi whom they. rescue from ducef Paul Malvefn exbertlv dishes AlfveJ,: B. Green. tl>ur DreUuss. screenplay, il. .M; Raison : iaa^l^ la^
■thp cpn +Hpv ar^nanr Hlualv +A .uuLtJi i*ciui Av+diveiii cxpei iiy uihae^, Fgaiurcs Tom Ne.^l♦, Evelyn Keyef*. Bnue arul Tim Ryan: music Kavl Halos- camera UarK WSt year and fOr SIX years pr«- ,
adventurous screen. ^ that Bennett. John . Hubbard. . Jeff Donnell, .Tohnnyv Alton- ^ viously played burlesque. ^ -
their first mis^^^^ is noteworthy for . fast pace and eye- Screenplay, Horace McCoy and Barry Trlv-. Brooklyn strand. Jan. 6; ’4J, dual. Runl The PirarH Triict r« nf PhUaM
forgotten Wilhe, the first Nazi? May^; appeal through costumes and sets camera, Bhiiip, Tanmira ...and GeovKe' ning; time, M mins. ® A^st vo.; of Pmladei
be not, but ks humans they cannot photberaphed^ in sorne • o^ thb best Ann Cotio: Phia, as trustee for sundry interests, .
mur^^Mer Tecl^cX v bought in the p^ : ;
^ I Tale centers around Bagdad at^^^t^^^ ' „ ' t Ry^ nominal bid of
•VVialter Siezak,; as the fat, greasy; time of the Mongol invasion which FVeivn^j^^vei .Eddie Nbrri« a first, mortgage ^foreclosure decrea
mitefi ;G«m^,/ conms tl^ugh ;ensia^^ gz<u...„._
K® ^ Henry caliph. But latter’s young son es^ Michael ,CvQcker(.,....wf....Joim Hubbard . Lua^^‘iff;. .4*.;,. .^<:Gene stutci5oth
Hull as the millionaire; to the hills an^d stumblesv on Bhripn,....,.*.. 4....,,., grt^ponneii Merchant....... Seltzer. Philadelphia as executrix of
dix as the rtiariner with a jitterbug, seefet cave of the 40 thieves to be-- Giybineki,. . . . . . ,.FraPk suiiy . Ben.'ion . ... ... .. .'. . ; , . ..loseph j. Greene *uk' Ai**a*A a# v»k vl- caivniai
complex wlm lo^^ a Teg,^ a^pted member mf the; band/ / mSt/StaS
diak as the tough, bitter. JJ^^azi^hatef, Ten years later he is the heroic General Sommerton..,';,.. ; .Jonaihah mie : \
leader, pitting his grbup against the L.c-ut.^Martm iiush Beaumont Monogram bmcials announced seV-
ruling;, Mongol khan ofi B,Mdad_until : eral months ago that-dfiring the 19.43- Pirarfi: Trust; m, the proceedings.
*‘9”s. the people can be fr.ee.fi;' There s the. jone-y.; ciaig wooaa 44 /season they plannefi to spend : ■ ' ; — ~'// —
/Tallulab Bankhead, as Mrs. Porter, ’ meyitable romance, w.fih . Maria i . / : ,: more ffiohey,;6n::§eyerai of. .tfie com-: , o* • *
9B adventurous screen, tale that Ben'nett, ;john: Hubbard, Jeft Donneii, .Tohuny;. Alton;: edit* Di* viously played burlfesque. / -
their first mistake. Have4lM is noteworthy for fast pace and eye- Screeuplzy, Horace McCoy aud Barry Triv-, BrobWyn Strand. Jan, 6, ’4.3. ’ dual. Bun- Thp Pirard 'Pru'at Pn nf PhiladeU’
forgotten Wilhe, the first Nazi? May- appeal through costumes and -sets rrsi. ca.mera, phiHp, Tannura ...aud - GeorKe’ niug/Ume, 64 MINS. . . . y? ' 9 GBrarfi Tl^st po,,_of Pnilanel
be not, but fes humans they cannot nhotoErabhed ■ iri some / of the best Paha Ann Corio : Pfiia, as trustee for sandry interests,
murd^^bhother defenseless; hfimaii fecl^cX to-^tfe;- 5^;/ * bought ill the property with tHefisual
. .n Tale centers around: Bagdad at the , irene;;::;:.::::r./::::v.:;:v./;:B™e^to^ ;npminai.bitfpf $i% ^
T/V!:alter Slezak,; as the fat, greas:^^^ time of the Mongol invasion which *Vivn 'T.^vci ......Eddie Nbrria a first mortgage /fo^^ decree
pftnPAifi»H frpvrnan pftmbc tK©rm«j>i :„i....a.3 au.. ^fiioiJ-UiiKness.. ..^\eiyn .Key es iCutla. ^.v. .Fortunio Bonanova : #5# *i »t»t t c»7
• J*u -i V*- ^v. ■•.r •” “ro* • cAiofiavcw oiic .aiivx . ^xixcu ; j 4 ’k;vt)k Mauov bruco -iiertneic Rata ... ;v* i.nik ' Jack Lai-ue w*. . .. .
K® - caliph. But latter’s yourig soil es^ Mu-haei Crocker^. Joim Hubbard LudyK-iff ;..d :Geni stut€i5ot^ Th owner was Mrs. Grace
Hull as the millionaire; to the hills and stumbles, on Merchant, Seltzer. Philadelphia as executrix of
dix as the mariner with a jitterbug, secret cave of the 40 thieves to be-- Giybineki,. . . . . . . . ,.Fi-|ibk suiiy . Ben.'ion . ... ... .. .'. . ; , . ..loseph j. Grcan'a *uk' Ai**a*A a# v»k vn- caivniai
complex wlm lo^^ a Teg,^ a^pted member ,of the; band/ g?S^ / mSt/staS
diak^s the tpugh, bitter, f^azis-hater, Teh years later he is the heroic General Sommerton..,';,.. ; .Jonaihah mie : \
ahd Canada Lee. as the colored leader, pitting his grbup against the L.c-ut.^Martm iiush Beaumont Monogram bmcials announced seV- 2?^^®^ *
ruling;, Mongol khan ofi B,Mdad_until: eral months ago'that.diiring the 19.43- Pirard Trust; m, the proceedings.
*‘9”s. the people can be freed;' There s the. jone-y.; ciaig woods 44 /season they planned to spend : ■ ' : ' — —
/ Tallulah Bankhead, as Mrs; •.Forteri’ meyitable romance, with . Maria Mon- ■ i - . / : : more money /6n::§everai of the com-/ r,. it ' , i. / . ,
( , , a cynical newspaper writer,: . is -;not : tez, daughter,pf;thetm^^ , An informal film, with the thread pany’s’ higher-budget . productions/ .01*008 IndlO . UniOll
P^otog“iically acceptable, in/ ttie ^glia, her /forced be W of a plot, this pic adds up to well- than; .ever before. Apparently, this ^ ai,„-«;«ii(.
. / interludes khan, .and .eventual victory for paced . entertainment whi& should pieture falls in t.hat category,: and it “18" May Dl© .ADOming , .
tre^s her Ah Baba. ■■ ■ do well as a dualer. is a step in the right direction. How- . ■, Minneapolis, Jan. 11.
unkindly throughout, except m ; one Picture moves at express speed Story concerns itself with the fates ever, ‘The Sultan's Daughter’ falls Indications are that W A Stfeffes’
. .-. and pauses but briefly for charac- ot five boys who go to the Officer short of the mark in a number of re-
■ has no top pictOT^ terlzations. Maria Montez, as the Candidate School of the An ti-Air- spects.; Result is a light musical that
names, it is a production that holds princess, catches attention with a craft Artillery Command at Camp will .fit into a dual program. , tors union, with its plan lotenaea
exploitatipn possibilities. good performance and many exceU . Davis, N. Ci. In this Way, a picture Ann Corio portrays the ■ sultan’s* .ebinmate present , strife between . .
r ' the ^ piece lently -photographed shots that accent bf the rigid training and discipline offspring in a. stodgy, rigid manner, the indies and exhibitors here and
SKiliiiuiy, ingenuously _ developing tiiate eye-reaction, particularly two that goes to make an officer in this giving stuffiness to a role, that called to create Industry unity,, may dio
suspense, ana action. Despite _that bathing episodes. Jon Hall, as Ali branch of the Army is well deline,- for effervescence; Her, good points aborning.
its a_ slow starter, the • picture, from Baba, is a fast riding and robust hero ated. Plbt deals; with: the wise guy are outlined expOrtly -by the cos- At a recond meeting to consider
thp hpe'irmin0‘. lPai>AC a ctrmher : tu aI-.,.. .i-Uil- rn.,i. '.m ■at-.-'tA At--.-i.iAii- _ ■ +iiW.«c. rn? - • -1 . -r: ■-/ -/ «%.VWXX6* xxxc^uix^ w w.y«»Mx _
’ —‘.7^ V f ease oi nanamig nis pariicuiai- as^, iNorin Airican campaign icruce iien- xesfeivuies uiruugnout . wirn ■ /Hieir, ex«,
With whiclv Hitchcock has: alwayS’ signment; Andy Devine is In for his nett)» sees the light and ultimately port nonsense and showmahship. Tim
been identified, Mon. ; . usual comedy' antics: that catch ' fa^ sacrifices his own arhbitions. Ryan, ihcidentaily, cbllaborate^^^ bn ^ ^
■•' ■’ vofable reaction: Kurt Katch deliv- interest is mostly developed .by the scr.eenpiay, . with M.. M. Raison,, Rionda,: leaving 4us .closest, follow-
itAlMBAfi amiil ers a solid portrayal of the khan,- and shots of the , training given the iix-- and they turned put a workm ers, to/make the, final decision as to.
noinif9» Itllil Puglid is prominent as the traitor* ture officers. Alfred Greeh neatly script, all. things cohsidered.^;^^^ ' ^ whether or not the project should
. the SpidSl* Vl^Olillin .Ramsay Ames is a formful slave girlv dovetailed the film’s information ^ Film has two production numbers be abandoned.
',U;iiiV(jrRjii re^ase. 0 Xeiii' and Fertunio Bonanova7dbes :well in . values With stpry, by his direction;^- .featuring a lih'e of dancing' .girls- , •-^-/■/■•- ■;• /■/' ■ ■'••■ '■■•■• ••/■ .. . • .
, -proiiuction. airected by. Neill; assistfint di*' brief ‘appearances as the original ' ^ ;• dressed as .members of the .sultan’s ' ' ’ : / ; . . ' *
■ ,,Shyer,,^-'Fentiire8,^ BaBi^^ -^Baba.;'-' '•./■ '.. ••• ’‘.v,^ • ' •' •harem, ,'..‘Clic,kety-CIack. /Jack/; 'suh ■ . ^ Mehtv«n’rA''rY<i' 'A'crain'' ’ ••"
Mounting is ; ■excelleht. : Xherfe’s. Xa €n©ri*a' Xa. .Can© Yo by Tim;..Ryan, and Td.,Love .toMafce ; •,. "loniy-ouacie .i^gain^^^^^;
. , SAnVMiiihaS^ .color in the :setk,and;/cDst . , ■ , ( I Win the War >) ■ Love to You,’ rendered by Eddie / Hollywood, Jan. 11. ■. y’
Ai-tiuir Conau Doyle ^:h-meVa,,' Charles Van gorfieOus eXteriofs that react to fiiil- , ^ ^ . , Norrjs, : have posfibilities/for /pop-' ■ : ‘Sally and thfe Senator’ will/ encore
x.Bnser! editor. jJa^ est Valties thfOugh; the .expert; pho- ; ■. :, ; ./ Buenos Aires, Jan'. /I.. / parity- with proper. expioitatw .M:onty:WoolIey:.and Gracie Fields..as ,'
■ 99/il'.;’S! tography of George . /RobinsOh and ; fiiimiton / prtxisctiph ■ and ferea«e. Stars Charles Butterwotth, as . the /Sulr - a , starring team at 2nth-Fox MonCy '.
a- wat”^^^^ Hfewatd Greehfe;. Action • predom-,. :Bew.:Arias,. features^ .'tan who:refus,es;to.have hiS;daughter is
' ■ inat.aa wif.fi rameras, pafpfiinrr wida .GyfiUy'y'’., V,lrSinia . Lun^^ G.oK? .Adr Sell :her oil /ororip.rtipa, t.n , r!p?rrian Banks, husband of the Enghsh COin
AiiVea'kijeaaink,y.\'.\"';;.Gaie'son<i .inaites. With canseras, eatqhlng' wide
• testeiaae. Dennis Hoey scopB of battlfe cUhiax in the .khan’s
. 'XTp,,.r«.n.A. . t' .raAlpn’ . ■ 1 M... p... '• ' .. / ■ ' . ; t /•" • ' ■ 4 _ . ' .6 ■ .••.■»/./,_
tirqu,. Oh,eJa Cordero; ;Peria:AlVR,i-ad<)i EsiJei-’
anza Palom.erp, Jorge- Salcedo.i Cerlos M.bri'
y sell her Oil properties to TGe^rhan "uspana oi tne ^ng isn C’tni- :
y agents; Norris, as a young. American edienne. wrote the film with Laszlo
. %.*xxxxwAfc XXX oxjv .dxiiMx.x p/nza iraioniero, jorKe. aaiceao.. ufirios Moiifi v* — > ax*a4V4*v-«xx. j •
. gormnn Locke........ -....vePnon.powninR ^alacb gTouiids when the populece talvan; Maiena Bodestav Bern Perrbne, vaudevilliah stranded i dbsert vadnay,
*t!‘l‘jAl®C_LraiZ ©ttoh . 1 V» ♦iti 4Afn 4 a +Blis3yoc fn Perclval ' MurraV/ M Glscer. Wally . Cblihttv Tirvi 1?v.nn arid. FAr- • Wnoll
- rush. in. to join the 40. thieves: in FereiykV 'M^^^^ Ryan, /and For- Woolley will be cast as a hoofer
. Gil’^lo^^er.....■l;.;d.V.V.^^?,^V^WtLr bv^ • ®onan^^ righthand who became a U. S. Senator.
Xahy . . . .Teddy miuiir , ^E^ward, Ward- did a slick job in iobS^ivVii, music, to the Sultan and .who. schemes
. ■• ' ■ • / ^ ’ • .=■•• ■ ../ preparing , the. musical .score and ‘di-. .Mbeito Ti'avci^o. .u Ambaksadoir, .Buenos with 4,he ,: German agents t6;.get'/ the ' , ■ •
A "mysterious .succession of 'py- rectihg the background muMc, join^t Airea. RunmiiK ume. 7i mins. , COL.^S ‘NO SAD SONGS^
Jama’ suicides, thibws London into a ing With J./K. Brennan in writin v- / , but .the ; production over. .Freddy wnii,r«rA/sA •
turmoil. Sherlock Holmes; conviriced a riding song, -40 Thieves arid One This is’one of the best local-mades fishers band swings but with the u W
the dead were all murder victimsj /for AH^ sung by male released here this seosonL’-a comedy corn in a couple of spots. .
rounds Up the gang of killers. It’s chorus when thieves are riding to with smash possibilities, especially Ail in ali> co-‘producers Philip N, *or Me by Ruth Southard,
all .interesting enpugh; and battle^ Walt, . in the Argentine, not only. because of Krasne and : James S. Burkett have Victor - Sayitte will;
C0L.^S ‘NO SAP SONGS'
Hollywood. Jan. 11.
Columbia bought' :“Nq fiad. Song?
Wednesday, January 12, 1944
P^^RMETT
2S
WANT SINCERELY TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO ALL THE
MOTION PICTURE CRITICS OF NEW YORK, FOR THEIR SELECTION OF
as; THE BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR
WE FEEL THAT THIS CHOICE IS NOT ONLY RECOGNITION OF A
FINE ENTERTAINMENT, BUT IS ALSO RECOGNITION OF THIS COM-
PANY’S CONVICTION THAT OUR INDUSTRY HAS A VERY REAL
OBLIGATION t TO PRODUCE THE KIND OF PICTURES THAT^WILL,
WITHIN THE.. STRICT LIMITS OF ENTERTAINMENT, HELP TO Ap-
VANCE THE FREEDOMS WHICH ALL DECENT MEN HOLD DEAR,
THEIR FURTHER CHOICE OF
IDA LUPINO
AS. THE BEST ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
FOR HER PERFORMANCE IN “THE HARD WAY” AND OF
MAKING THIS.
FOR.HIS PERFORMANCE IN "WATCH ON THE RHINE
YEAR’S AWARDS ALMOST WHOLLY A WARNER BROS.. “PARTY
MADE ALL OF'USiHAPPY, PROUD AND MORE DETERMINED THAN
EVER TO KEEP WARNER BROS. OUT IN FRONT.
Executive Producer
26
HOUSE EEVIEWS
PSkiiifY
Jattiiary |9 ti
State, N. V.
GrticC McDotmld, Smith Ji Pale,
The , Keddingtods The .Bie/vori/,
JVu-is ■(4), Gy Refpesi Satici Pup-
%ms;. 'Gm Crazy’. (Jfe.G),- rewiet(.’t’d
in 'Variety’ Aug- 4, ’43. .
, Tills stage bill at: the State is pin"
jnarily lor v'aude ad^ictSi. siece, it
lacks any outsVancling acts or sock
jiioments to- 'witi an ordinary aHdi-
ence. On the dtlior' hand; it ,ha.S: nb
dead spol.s. .so even though -it , runs: a.
bit too Tdug,, it vyoii’t bore, anyone
unduly.-' ;
Go-h'e;adliner.s of the show arc. .filni
aoubret Grace .McDonald and the- vct
eo in ies Smith .and Dale. . IVIiss ' Me- .
, Dortaidni fprnioid .With her
brothel' 'Kay McDonald . (-Who': , eiiri-,,
rt ntly. has .'a specialty. spot iorwiiigcd
■Victory.’ ';tho- Army - Air .Foroe, sliow-
at the' 44tii' Street 'theatre; ;N.; v;,) and
later danced ' in ..various - Bi'oadxvay,
TOu-dcals before being. '.signed .by
.Metro.', still h.O.Ots ekpei'tly; .btit..;heC
act. 'has jiot., bce'n. tOo ' woil..:.ih'ep.a'red, .
Der. oiiehihg-bit.dl patter with' cb.ntic
C.v K.oc.vos, is.; neither h.e\y :Or iast.e£ul;
rvinie her ' t.wo'Aong .huinborS and '^,0
dance - routine:' seem . the., reverse: proV
porthin, for a danoev:.. It's al,s.Q',a.ini.s-:
take to have her.nrili-'odu'ce.thc I'ol-,
loydng.-. act; Sniith ,' and pale, .when
she's'palpabiy out o£ breath from her;
terping. '.''r; '.‘t '..h
Sipi.th. .and Dale, twith minor- assj.sts
from 'UVo ..Uhb'ilTedi'.'fomm.cS, ':
1 h cir. 1 on ,g ‘ rahiil i a r ' ‘Dr. K.r on kh i t c!
routine.. . A.S aiwa.ys;:thi.s:..lo\v-eo.m'edse
ant'c convnise.s a sizable audience
and Icave.s-a .small. minority slightly
bcivildered. .The SatialiEtippcts, also
a long-esta.blished act. Is'- iho show-
eliiser,.;a,nd/tp ■ahpreciatiye retiirn.s ;as
be'toro*'.: . ■ , ''.''I
The. opening; a.Ct i.s . The ■.Redding- '
tOn.s; hi whicli \yhat appears , to be .a-
Jatberonitl-daughtei::: Combo do akill-
fl.il trampoline -acrobatic, sV lyith-: the
gj-rl's- mother;, as 'ih,C. In . this ::ih-
stance, the girl - starts- ' with a .feiv ,
.simple tricks, .after .which ■ wduld-be
t Linlblers I’roni the .audichce, arg used
for laii.ghs, ■ The man in: thC' act prcr
tends to be an'o.tlier tyro, but quiclcly
drops h:he . pose tUr .somG- ,exccille.nt -
comedy. ,st.u(T., The -Hickory Nuts,
three :mcn and ,a gal;; olfeirthe .q.sual ;
hillbilly vocal dikl.hisUafm.ontal stdil.
and the .remainihg ,aet is :,Gy ,RcoVc.s. '
a lanky 'comic with, a, slow,' . 'rambling
style of - dcliv'ery and .an- apsortment
of moderately; :amu.sing ’ ga,gs, . and;
EOn.es. ■
. House' .iva.s -fairly , well /filled at
■dinner shoiv Thursday (6). flobc
docs his share of sax and clarinet
.playing, .i
Trii 'Worth in ; the. opener /click.s
.with.,- nifty, exhibitio.il' of control
daricihg and cont'ortioh^. work. Some.
of her outstanding . tricks are' :the
back beiids and aerial somersaults
to. splits. / Goes: over bi.g,.
,. '/Steve; Evans, :wowed: 'em . with Iri.s
impressions, ' outstaridihg ■ Of which
ih still his Polish drunk sem. Gets
plenty of laughs .with .the:/.:diire.rcht:-
kinds, .routine. /and ■.:slo.se,s .'with a' :iit-'
terbug dance that sendsihim oT to a,
solid hit ■;
. Snailey: -Burnette: has an. act, good,
enough , to/ . pleaS'e,: ' mast. Of his .-f ol - ,
.Idwelys .' although ' .- it -lags / .i
.Burnette, comes on in his scrceti cos--
tUme. to. warble' -‘I Can Whip 'Any
Man Blit PopeyeV./tO:' his;;'own. gUitar
.aceompanime.ni; .pUils , a few,., wheezes,
■and ' introduces , . ",fde. Strauch, .■; d'ho .
doesn't do much/but .a.ct .as a fdil .lor ,
W'iviperaeker T.bd : Mason . /who -ap ■
.SinnU‘:^> l»i«
Pitlsburgll,,|an. '7, -
. . Tony Ra.stdr Orcit U5) Par-'
ben. . Berr.fr Brothers (2) , SPi.i’giiiia
Mu.vey, John nip: vpnrdiUMle pJoe)
Aforia'r, .Stiihl»u , Pastor; ‘Whi.stluig/ ill
Bropklyh'PtM-.G) .
/ Tony? Pastor band opened today
iFi'idayV Without the maestio, wlio
was rcmbycd to hospital just bctoic
show .time with a high, teniperature.
In . liife ./ absence, ,/. Oharlie. Trotta,
irthhpet; player; took, over the. baton'
and ;/ ,:alsb 'handled \the : -announce-.
;mehis.’ ' //Evei y.thing .considered, per-,
torhianee .went', off/ pretly / ainootblj’,,.
proving.' ■perhaps that .a Weli-.rc-
hear.sed . unit::.can.. pfoceed ..under, its,
own,.' jidw.er //wh'en . the occasion dc-
mand.s. . Sniart niov'e ,".wa/S, .-Ka-Viiig
■bb rs 'a W M la er^^^
HvV/bT^^ ' i" horii sbetidn. comb down from
a slnp.,of.,pap.ei l,,o stand ,,tor , a,,, solo .f-ight. aV l-lie
as Mason 'cut- it 'to/pieGes.-iyith' .h
wWb, adiltle/ mUd Obmedy ercabingj//^^;^^^^^
in here and. there \ia remarks .f*.'' • ,'"1;- ,Vid me f- im reurcsented^
Burnette.:., BUinetle brings an his , ‘‘-•'■f ;
Burnette,
aCCordio:ri
canyoji*. as
good finale.
tb^lidmtf Hown ' he . WhereUpoh . Stubby, steam aiy«y.
s be s^n^ It mi a li -I n ^ 'C«u't Get Nowhere With VoU-
s .he.,sings ,'A'flcr You've Gongv to heat up:
‘ . ■ , ilie iii'o :;hbun.d.s:rigiit at. the, giin. ■
■' .1 :,/ rElim.matiQh . of PaMbi': 'Scissored the
■running . . timb;- considerably', ’/Since:
abs.b/iice . df' his ; couple of sold /.spots
cut th'e- shbw. doUrn . by . at .i/lGasf/ 10
mihutoS..,..,Mahagernent ihastily cor,-:
rected ■ that, however, - by -'quick
b.iibkhig / 'of./a.-.nlagipi^^^ 'CUr,-
rehtiy -.playitig/- .in/,',.foWU.; at Nixon
.'eal'e/- ,y<'hb,/: /\vas pencilled i-nto . the
layout ' ..for.; 'gs long as , Pastor ’‘/TS" out
of , it; : Oahtu .'.went, intd, /the second
.show-.- .'///'■/-' ' ■'■’/ ' // ; ■
■ Band; made up Of five .saxes; fo.ur
triimjj.efS. . three, tr6mb.bne.s, : 'd riims,
piano and . ba.ss. ijs in., the .gv.oovey.
, ■ ■ , , - . - , ,, ■ I tradition, - brassv , 'and bounecy,. and
liasn t '-the . -precision, the, sty/le- -aiid j 'dth'anebitibnts show Pastor’s -iiv-
;i'he :'bOun,ce .itmsed -to::have,' and -.ilsii/y
t-wp'lw ttS^ bos^ .with befpre/.-gp-.
'itV^C ot the • pOSSi'DlllJviGS ,Oi .•••y,-- i 'Qfvlp '
'doiSc /-No 'Namb°'jiv^^ i ShaWs .and Gbbdmaiis ■..carefully
KKO.
Boston., Jan. .a. .
■ Glen Gray Orch (1,1), Helen
Barret, Lucid Sc Bob Lyon. Ames Sc.
::Anio;'.;.;Sow.',of, .Diyicillfi’ .,tp ,/ /■.,
' .'ilie , 'Casa -/.LD.hia. .bandi a -bit ■ the.
wo:rse / fbr the '/ :w.artim'e' ;iY/ea:iV'''an'd./
tear,; facing, all //crack bands these:
.days,- never, quite . touches its .fornibr
estate as, thb' .meat on., the:: RKO's:,
cru-rent .di'sh.but' its. wares /appear: gc-
i.ee'.ptable enough to the rbgulurs. .
■ /Fronted . by /Gten Giav;;' the' band
ilallo
Baltimore^ Inn. 8. '
,.me/dley.//.ahd ■ (Blubi; /Rhap.socijv: t-he? / 'Dushover' ■ Mr ■
.'liitte-r clicking: /, through . the' ,.:shiirp j
I oliirineting of ah' ,anoriymous..:yDung-,| /.DrShimpi. " -jo-hnni
I sfbr in .the bahd,/.A couple mo.rC: .iiv'C I t'D'mmei , ... Jpannj
■ tunes.' or smart /pops .might have go,?
the band going -fbr a .bcttc,i: ,/hand:
Audience Was ■oordial, though;' it’s,
just, a .qUestiort of contrast. ./ /.
' -Bob. /Anthony sings, /Wit-h avora.
rbsiilts;. . T-enaptation,’^^^/./^^ . SWe
You Are’ and .'Paper Doll.’ and,
Anita/ ..Boyer does bkay./iWitlr ‘.Sing
You. ...Sintters,’- ‘My / Heart Tells .Mof
and 'Shi.io Shoo Baby.’ ../:,,/-: ‘
Helen 'Barret Ibads' off the trio /of
the Ijobby-soeU'.j; and JfttefhW? go
for. in-a biif / vay. ? / . /
A sliuidtiut this week i» .JuUc
Hewitt, accordionist and contortion-
ist, Ahe /■ opens \vith. ‘Indian Dove
Call,’ first- /playing ,it ? .Straight .. and
then giving out : with it in boogie-
woogie style wlvich is really ./, sOl id .
■She' .follows;. / with ’Twelfth . .Street
Rag’ ill the same /Kroi>vish,'mahricr.
Closing w nh some bending .stunts to
earn one ol the bigge.st hanfls Of the
show, ' " /■ ';'''
■In the closing slot; Willie Howard
begins with lii.s fanliliar/ Ibsson in
French. Hi niug.vit across in okay
manner. Al Kg11.v ebines on to eon-:
fuse exerjbody with some speedy
double talk, and winds up by heck-
ling Howard as the eomie satirize.s a
SQap-bpx :■ orator., : HGW,«ird. turns to
Ibai the.: Imuse . pitch ,ih its finale, as
the diapcs close, in.
/.S.trbrig biz ■wdieii^,^^ , - .Erirh ■/
■ , . V. /: , ./ '.LididnapoHSi' Jan.'S. ?
■■':\Tlirva \ ■(Stcdd.tif s; . . Gracie i ;: -BUrrie
'0r.(‘h,:iwcniy '.Phlindr
Or.mny Diamond, Wcilly Boccy; 'So’s
Your ..Un-e'-iel !lUl.-.. .'/■/':',■ ,//' / /.'■
'/;,yV.:/|V:a«iioiiat,
/ Jiiiihijr johies’; ;Orch ieUh Betty
Benson :Si Jimmy Conley; Terry &
Ralph' Rio; 3 Bileita Girls; Elton
Britt; Ectrle KgUer’s House Oix-h
. 112 ); ‘Where Are My. . Childien’
tMonoi.
, ; Johnny (Paradiddlb.
J;oe ' ..Morris is /the featuvod special-
ist w'ith :1;he hand and he’s .filling' in
I /( /snots: First Is ,a nbveUy. tune,
'•Thafs- a Lot ; of SchickoTgrtiber,’
-,,.n ■ wttli /Morris lbuhahing :it; ih'a Hitler'
Uli,,. V:,, PP 1 ■ lampoon, but it’s a number in qiies-
How.: Sweet . q on, , bie /. taste. ,/ When: /the , bp'ys iiv.
tile back .joih. 'in -the /retrain, 'That’s'
a Lot.', etc..’- sounds, like what It'S,
■probably supposed to .sound like /and.
not too comfy for the .family trade?
In ' :h'.s ./, second , . spotlight-hogging...
Happy /: ;FeU'oii,: ./SKirley, .Wfl.lii’e. i/.spebiaitie,s with a., mixed/ tap-ball bt l w^,,;?m'ps/': pIpSOs iro ' -is iiSual
Jngtma_ Jewels 14)-. ..vO^sen:'.:; gv,' rou^^ -Ladd .'..||!?tv'p'i?a’didd1p .ItfeJ beaKng a/blue
Shirley, Three Mandelts,. Felice Tula
and House: Orch (12) .
This layout .Js- held -together and'
made, p.btent . by// the - presence . of:
Happy -FeltOn,. a/smart-wbrking, and
pac/e-setting emcee. Rotiirid; comic,
gives out: w'ifh / the 'persbiiality ,
throughout and handles a gag to the
lin-iit: pitchirig in/; with telling' v.oca^^^^
'W'hen, needed;- , He'.s on from the teC:
oil tO; the fihaT eiirtalh, .makin'g ivny
onl.v, foil the sttppbrtiog acts, it: adds
II!) 10 a smart bill. .
Brihging,/ on the, Juggllhg ;:je',wels,
quartette ■ Of- 'club swinging /femmes
who./ seU.' the .usual -th'rbw’,s'"/and
catches . for- . -'maxirnum response.
Felton does, -his. ‘Allegheny -Ai;’ : lb
keep .mattbVis. .moving:- wdth .aags: arid
fip.d.'fBolj -I;<y6n '.foll.dw .with '■icVn*;'?/ f/hc ivi’h’DcViii' -VogqI
Ici’-itation- -stinits, , and v- Ames .and
'.ftnteeios'; (in unbeat..- ''/■'.-:/" / .'
/-Biz.: was ofl'/:at '' openin'g.' /biit; Wa.s/
..building/... steadily;,’: /’,;EI iff .-; /■-.
Ailsiins, Nowai’k
';;///,- ' ; -Aeibai'k-, 'Ja.ii;'/ 7.; //'
■ Vii iccjlin ' M onro.e , Orch ) f cn f- ii i'-..
ihfj.r.PiiyUis Lynne Sc Bo.bbiF.Ri, eke y:
Dorothy Keller , Murphej Sj,y cKs , ( 3):
Gil- Mci.isbtt; '‘Pee:rsl.dver’ . tRep): .
,, ,bncl/ she's./ '.satisfactory ,, hi- bblh
'l.h-c--'’ -.'The/ ifipes, . aren't tori . good.-
■ but //thcy//.,ser:vb;':ln ‘Too /You'iig ■ Dr
.. Tri'),. ■: Gld’ -■' .'put . .'YpUr: Arms
' / Ai.'/ouiid ■ Mo:’:'/ blit:- what ''Miss - 'Maxey
!.'has//vis;iially could make/ ub for. even
i.i'e.ss'. c(f : ,a .'vpiCe; ■ /■■./ '
i. ,. . .Only , bhe/ word for the h'oormg/ of.
:'■(' Eevr.v Brothers, who have lat'e'r'
■ ivi iie-en rediVeed. .from .three tp. two
/;bv ■Uncle//Sarh; . The/:; .W'Ord’s .sensa-
■' iinn;<l:' And 'in-.their ‘/r>nse, it's, SRcIled
I with .'a./'/ capital'- ' Tim/ Plerbert . is'
/.!h/'ltir-g..:a 'fairly ouick' return,/.,l.iav-
in.''/ /vfiaycd Stanley only /li-'-./fe-W
The Throe ■Siooge.s are the - draw-
ing card on the Circle's now bill and
do a /good /-,1bb : of .eivtertalnmg/ /w’itlv
'tli'elr -speeiai .;b.rancl of hoke,' but /the
.article; that makc;.s :,tho,./big: /hiipfes-.
tiioh: Is .-Clraeie/ Baih/ib,,. -with hqr in-
divirlual ’st.ylc. Qf-.-siugiiig/ itt,,,.H^
an v/bkay .' bahd';,/ ' it's- her - flj'.st visit’
here, and iDlks hked.-her a.lot;.- S-Ue
clicks /f roin her. ■opening, with .-a '.nifty:
vocal 'o,f.;. 'SbmebQdy/.Lbvgs//Mp:;' ■ AG^
ter/. Jimmy Paliner;/' sells -.him.sblf
.hi'eelv wif h/ . ’a,: ;hot:yer;S,ibh‘. ot-.-'Ba.s.lh'-
.Strecl’ and /‘Star Eyes’ for an .en-
core. /-.Miss Barrie does, a, .medley
/to ; clineh/ .the cleai; she /.applies, . a
cute peisoualitv and voice to match
'.tb'/ /Pack . ;Up Your Troubles,’ .'With
some . added .verses dedicated /tb the
Axf-s/! ‘Beau't/ifui Mor.niug,’ .anct -adds:
a .clever 'hillbilly arrangement of
‘I'm /Just a Girl Who Can’t Say , No;’
She also joins Tex , Muleahy and
/t-iie -bbys in :a lively .vef.sio:n .of .‘.Plstql
Packin’ Mama.’ ':/' /..■ : -/
:/ The; ThrOe Stooges crack jokes
aiVct sktills. in their well-knowm slap-
.stiek: /nlaiincr for- -plenty of laughs.,
'.Their ihaferiul/. is .prbtlj; - well :‘shop-
wbrn, . blit the explosive .maiiher of ,!
presentation gets, results; ; ,
: ■ . W ally Boa,g st i f.s. -eustomer. . interest
■w'ith,/ ivis; ‘Rubber' .Seulptbe’/Speoially,.
in ...wdiic.h 'lm/hYoulds / various Gb.lebts,-'
mostly dogs, but of balloons. ,/Fbr::.a
linish,.. he / -goes: Into ■', a danee.. /The .
audience givbs hifn si nice, hand;:
Orraay Diamond also gets ii .ris'b
out' of: the .hdiusd with, .soihe fa.st -aiid;
/slick '..ac-rb. .dahee,: rbutiiie.s. It*s .a
plca.shig bill. : all. /-tbe/.-ivay through./
/Biz w’a.S fair -(vhen/bau:g'ltt:ii1 /spite of
a price rise pubinto efi'cct.this Week,
... Corb... .
■ Indiuiutpoiis. Jcin. 8.
/, The Hfbge.spns Lew Sifeeter.,:
Ned:' ■.Harerhi.. Dean Sister,s - (3)/.
GleasoH Sc -Saiiborn,: Val, Eddie. Sc
CbUi’e-n; . E:d: '.iie.sener 'Orch;'.:. ‘'Seven
Sinners' ‘tTndtef.
: Iiidio flagship/ has set :a' good show;'
c.urronllv,-. :la/ybut -featuring . Vau'/bn'
n iii/tro/ of/jOlsen and S-hirley" //. /i Monroe band as, th6 cente}/piecc/.bor- ■rnd'im’s nr^
Mixed duo /..of) eccentric -'hoofers raefed-;by_,three Adjunct. acts ./pf,,Jivcly.,/mmjj,bVO^
hang up. 'a: bell ringer' /vyith .lheir
gyrations/, to /make,;. way / fov/ Feltori,
Setup as; also key cd, tb/bai^
to join Shirley Wayne , in a . lan'gh
gelting sesh, / Miss //Wayne: with
grole.scjue,- cbstuming./.aiicl .'hep fi/d-,j
diing. In /conjunction . -W'ith Feltbil '
' earn a begbffi.
Three Mandells, teeterboard .;aci'.0-
comics/. WHlv. -punchy / tricks ■ make-
^ for a strbn',g finish. Bill is polished
&.off ' with , Felton’s “ patriotic .pitch.
j| ‘Piit a Stamp In- .the/: Bbok" and - a
y strong wind-up.
Biz very good. - Bunn.
Arif'iiial, Chi
. . Chicago,. Jeah/S. '-
Hdl McIntyre; Orch ' Tie) '..' with
Cto'.'ici Van and Al ■Noble; Tru
Worth, cSieve; .Ebd-iis,:. 'Sr.).Hle.y - .'Sit'C-
Pette .with' Joe SHazich. ajidiribd
Mason; .‘She’s for Me’, WT . '
Smiley, B.urnette*sagebrush'screen
coniic,. -aiid:; Hal Mcllityrc's/ .Oeheslra
sha’i'e topline billing this' Week.- : : /:, '
/Mcln-lyl-q/s ga/ng. '.shoW's- :--<'orsalilily
111 their ■sel.eetiiohg aiid- delivery, pos');
' s.essing the - ' instrumentation/ ' and
talent to, dish, :the tunbs 'o.ut hot ..lind
sultry , or With / a,, tinge .bC-.-th'e,- .s/vm-
.phdnic. In . such- things as- the. medley
composed of ‘All the /Things -You
Are,’ ■.Night, and Day’ and an exeerpt
front the / 'Rhapspd/y iri -Blue/’ 'ivhich-
is , outs.tahdihg in molodi/c/:/:nuanbes.-:
/.E.xce.Hent ; -alsb: is the.ir , -renditio'ii//„of
David Rose's' ///‘Holiday for Strings'-
and ;a. / nifty - ■.arrangemeht - of ‘St.
Louis Blues.’ '/.; .'
Band Jias a swell pair, :bf . /singers
in Al- Noble- . who/ -takes .'care bl the
romantic end with -‘Pepple .Will Say;’
'My Heart 'Tells MeV/a.tia/ .‘Bogin I he ,
Beguihe’/'. with ' -a iset / bf '.pibes thai -'
pleases .hcarers,:and . Gloria ■'Van,, who
.slays ’eiii , with .‘Either Too YOun-g -o.f
Too Old;’ ‘Einbraceablc Yon' and
‘When They Ask About You’ to
heavy - applause. '/o;Hiet iteniS by .the
band are 'Rbclcin’ .RHytltm! hot /open-
ing ‘Uumber-'/and- --Ih/e. warbling / bf/|
.‘Sho.o /ShoQ .Baby.’ by" John 'rurhbull.'
one of / Eie, ■saxophoni.sts. . McIntyre:
makes a hegt, unassttmlhg' front and
t'h.at he’s one ' bf the / stage's
oiinger come'ilians;', . A .Idosc-:
limbed -. j umping, / jack, with a ;soun:d .
fi.air' for miroiery'. .'in'c/l- an easy, way
.\v.!.t''i ,/'lhe: chatter., .- the. former .Her;-.
the Aniiy. : Lender., was . foreed to do ,-
some: tall scurrying'' to' ,roo.ouo his :'i single.- 0\ el
original cast, -most of: the bo.'i's ha'i’-. j.^'MK
/-up b'/b*- turnover.
/ ' Monroe/, whiilped ' Up Iris /present
'outfit /loS's- than' a/ inonth: a.gb, a:i'(cr
getti'n'g - the thumbs down- .sign .fforn.
/i;i|g:...already / -been: .set with, ■bilposi.sh 'j
'combos./
Best ...opening: /house , -has had in'
some time.- /.That -was due. i/n p'art,. of.
V - /(I’UriAht -.oUtfiL fherefeie,;^ imt. yet /I
in the pink, but listens- -vyell and: .hews - ./h-"' ■/ /‘r-I.ure, Whistling- ..in
elo.sely to past, Monroe, .stanclartl.s:
Per (.isual, bahrl/ Is. btlilt around./the
mab5t:rov whose vocalizing- anci bi'a/ss
work-build to .strong- appeal/ aiid has
a. Willie local following,' ■' :. /: ': '
:-/ -Orch , /tees//,//off :/.,-.With'.,--.‘Hot'va’.;d
Sqiiar.G,’ and' rebounds ...witli, a- ffajih
.dlll/y, ; .seltin-g/ the: -stage- for '/'Vaii.ahii/’.-?
Sfcick .iiitoning .pf ‘Em,br,a:OOabl.o'/-Yuu,',
My. Idcal’/ and ‘Pagliacci.’ :, tip frimt.
' :E.t‘()-o’klvn’ :. <:M-G)'. ill '/ town.: / Hdld-
pver.';/ evetwWhere , else. : T'Cblieh.
TO%v4‘1’, K. C.
/ Willie Howard Sc Al Kelly. De
’Barrie's Birds, Kdlena & Gene, Jttiie.
Hewitt. Naomi Siemens; Towe.f . Orch
iH.i '.'-leitlt' Jack '..parks: Marilyn.
B« (Ii ngef; . ‘Cailihg Pf. 'Pe.a,t)i’ .iU ) .' •
■; Currerit / hsyb.u'f .hak' variety, :, bal-,;
aheo/-. and do,ntain.s chough 'i/nlerest
to hold -regular ■ eustbrners-: The- line-? .
up ' labka- a : dravvm,g card,/ bu pre-
sen-t's a .s'olld ^lbnt,bf,epn 1 peti 2 ht/pel■,■/:-
fbrmers with -Us •six / a.cte. / ,Ed Rese-.
rtef and , the house ' orch/- pvot'idb t'iie
sh'ow.;: with :a. nitty , 'musical, - back-
ground from the .stage. /. . , ■ /, /. / . -
/ The .Hoge.so'Us, ■ circus a.ei'i al arti .sfs,;
are/': di,iic'hprs: in ,/tho closing / spot;
Their skilliitl tricks bn ihb. rings' get
earnd,st . ' attcnlibn,. 'Clbwn . .-bf / the
group/ , has a neat trick Of ./landing-
.upright when . .the. audienco is , .sure
he's going , to. fall .smack. oh his clDme./
, . /'Lew. Sirbetcr tlbes okay las/ , emce/e-
.ind a- -/ versatile: display// of soh-gs,
'clahee's' and gagk. /
Tlie Dean .Sisters, /hai'niony / trio.
re.gistcr., , plea.santly ■ . -with ' ‘In . My-
Arms,’- ‘Put Your Arms' Around: -Me,
Honey;' - an d. ‘Sund.ay , ' Monday , , or
/AlWa.vs;’ wlth/,/a.; .patriotic .medley fo.r.
aii i.e'fi'eeti'i'.q ■ wind.up. .. ;, Exit: with a
.dahee.,. ■ ■'.- '■■ ■-■/■
- Glea.'b'ii: /;and' .Sniibbrn' ’ .start/ : aC-
(jeptably.-iwith. a, .dance,., work into a/
sma.ll-.seale i>u,ppet, show //..aiid' . tiil?
I .is/h with , musical -bit ./during / w.hich
lein'n-io - .pla:ys: /- the .accordion ' whim-
■ jiimiiy' James, /qrch has /something -
ot a rep irv the,sd parts, having played
on an excursion, steamer, last couple
.summers, and a dance date or two.
While his name doesn't carry the b.o,
heft thivt some, bthOr hamb., Crows :ca,u. /
bo,tist,| the. /jtvveS' go' tor .his :jivO^^
big vay. James fronts for the band,
inlroes the acts, and gives out vith
a liokelarihet thitt: is- right, down, the,- /
alle.y for the .V'bu.hg.sters. / /He -ha's a ,
i2-picco eombp; strong on the biicis
sitlc,, /.«‘it/h'’ ’a .tr.um/po:tet. 'vvho can bl/ttsi
out the' -top liotes in the modern
idio'ni.'/ .C.nrries ah ehergetie gal vb- :
calisl. Betty BbnsOn, who d.iesn't
exhibit tiny unusual pipes, but has a
style which ploa,sc.s, goes over veil
with ‘People .Will Say’ and ‘Muraci, .
He Says.’
' / Bai/itohfi,?: er.ooh6.r :/ Jiiuln^^^ , donley/'--
also pleases ’em, with a plea.sjnt de-
livery and smoiith .singing style liis .
be.st tunes arc 'Blue /Rain’ -and 'When /
the . Lights Go On Agaih,’ 'the latier:
iheiuded.lii, .a’ medley. b.y the bah.cV bf .
patr/iot ie// airs./ .Incbi'poratihg, ‘Gotui ng.
In on a Wing./.l and / ‘Q.v/or 'fhere ’ :
James’, o/pehing :tunc ..was, /‘King/ Pbr- /
fcr..siphvp;-’-,With/,th.e. lads. 'really 'tiii
ihg .-Gii 'the,-, jive’. ...Take Hoke, drum-
mo;'. i.s featured in.i'WbQdc/hopber.’s...'
..Ball:,.’. . plenty ./■siyih'g,')''.'. / Bass, .licUtlgr./,'
also .come/s to . the fobts/ for /a ,dog-
hbUse.siHVeialty. ;■ Jambs.’ crew/does. a
good job, ot iirpViUlng ■ musical baek/- -.
/'.grotmd fur- 'the/a'cts. ' i.ryW-’f-i ■
Three - Biletta .-girls' open vaude -
portion of the bill. : Gals are aero-
//bats. WiOrkuig-.sm.Oothiy,' in .a/.roii.line /
bf/.sbincrsaults, hahdstahds, bouiidh
'bart'whebls, / and- /the . like. ■ I'ciiimbs ■
are young, and paec through a l.tst
assortinent of standard/ aci-o, sltmlA'
Wind tip .with a zippy ehalleiigc/rdn-
tine,'. remihiscent of, old-time i/Arah,
bounding/ /aets./a'hd- the galS' iu’e; bv,cr.y -/
bit- as good in this.dbpai/tmei'it/ n.s 'the .
/male 'acts, U.-ied, ;tb :bq; /.,,Bo-tved. bll' ,:tO:-
,a/ 'big .hand.. ■ ;.| ■• , .y-./. / / ■/
■ . Te'fry and Ralph Rio, male /.ami/ ^
diminutive/ fiimme,. open With sbme
hoke . b.y the. gal .in , little-girl Uiini-
I'of e. Gal gets plenty of laughs -wit li .
her orbss: talk, ■'ahd .juve, elownii'ig,
milking effective use of sbmtching,/
and ero.ss-leggetl, businqss. Patroii.') -.
ga've them an- enthusiastic hand.
Hillbilly -.singer,/ ' Elton- .Britt, tied:
the ' .show, up vdthy his: cowboy.,/ songs, ,
and .yo'deling: Patrons here like .the.
hillbiHy : s;tulf . ' 'Large, percentage .’of /
patron.s" at this:;/ house/ /are clelense
‘workers ffbm ruraT districts, of Ten': ,
nessee - and', Kentucky; afid / they .are
partial to, the guitar pla,yei‘s and -yu:
deters, ./ of, whom Britt /is onc/ bf. the
best to pliiy this .house. Registered
'sfroilgly/ Wilh,-a ttinc.ho-rnade oil: iree- /
ebrds. .’StaV;, Spangled . Banner-; W;tV-
i.rig/'Sbm'ewhcr'e-’ . Made-a strong/ fin-
ish ivHh a'.yodoling; number,/ -which
-had the ati.d|encc:' applauding Itisl-il.y,
, ./Nicely rolinded .bill, hea-vy on mu-
sic -and, vocals. Additib-h. of - a /cUm-e-
liig'.act ../-(vould -have made a,,,b.eUof
bahi/nced . JayoUf. ■ House w;is ’ -O'oin-/:
fo'rlabiv (Vlled -at, first show- Friday .
f'7ic ' /■/.-- 'lioldaw
Phyllis, Lynne sets -the, YOchl; pace/. ..... v,,,.,,.
/,.with/'.,/''No-'/Love; ' No Nbthin,g,’ ;'Shoo.'t; Gcinieci'y/' ,1%^^ '.o-f; ■the. i''gi,}y /' w'brk.s:'. :p!i-'., 'an,';/.;a'sSortment'- / of
Shoo ., /Baby/ and, ‘.PeOplo .Will.' Sa'y.' .[.c|/|r.reht; stage sho-w,/witH 'Willie How- i/hprn.s. ;
latter number 'also; featuriilg Monroe j biflih g 'and -tvo win' e/. ./' "^ tou'e-h" of ntinstrcl .da.ys is ad.dcd
in', an . alternate, d.itet;;/ , Chantei|-.s^^^ ' ■-^■' *-/ .. - ■ , ■
m eyc-filler./''artd . Okay. for. .4ouiid./al .
though she could: dp Witb 'bettor.V aeal
■.ilexibility,.;- ./'■ - •
, Bobby , Rickey, ■ a / Rbitcllc „ Park
/(N-i/J//) kid; grab.s/ the spot for /a pro:-",,
ionged slffU-p'Ounding .sesh' and-, giir
ne-rs ,:i strong, hand.- / Solo, despite -its
fla'sh.-'. Is . dverdon'e.. and.. , calls:' jiGi/' -rey
trehching;- -■;■■■/,■
; individual turns op/ch; ■with/, bp.r-
othy Keller, a clever; heei’n’ t/bc step-,
.per, who departs fronjl straight 'Jeg- j 'day. -.of.
mania : to compound a smUrf jitter, | MRii)')-’
tokebff /.finale that ;elifiks -strongly,
. ' ...Murphy' Bisters, /get /--aWay'/tp a, slow
..start:'. with ‘SaW My: /Sweetie' hi the.
Newsreel,’ a dullish ditty /that's over,-
long /and padks little punch. ... Girls
get into bigh/gear’ with ‘Paducah’ and
.wlnd'..up bn a flash note with their'
..Standard / s.ock versio;n , / bt 'B-I|Bi •
.'Enebro: is merely a .tiiWe-filler.
'./ Gil Maison, closes, with his.riTonkey -
:ahd- dbg dut-UPS, animals pla.vinre for
laughs, rather,. than 'adulat i.bn; .get ti n g /
■.strong risibility reactibn.- , Turn Is,
v'eH-ctied, smartly .paced, ahd- Mal-
■ Ison’s presbntatibh ■t.s-.botb''',adroit /and
beguiling. ■,,,-///.,'' ■ Jona. / /:
'em "h's//; usi'ia,i;/--Sho'w ::'f,unS/,49 -mi'h-
nlcs and nuivcs along at a fa.st
;eii/p ::'frOm// the .opening - signatU/re/ 'tO
l'hc.,'ctose'-/in/,'.. , .
■-Marilyn -Ballihger/ eye-pleasing
.hrupettc. who sings . regularly ■ vVitii:
the ,house-;orch. aets-as/.m;c, and -a'd^
quit's ' h'crself creditably/ .She tees
off /.with ..a - medley :o/f -pops. 'inelUding;
'As Time :GoeH,.By,', ’‘Pap'er Doll,’
‘Ybii‘11. Never . Know.’ .‘Sunday.. Mon-
Always”. and ‘Pistbi, .'Packin’
Slut'holderS give/ her "a nlc.e
to the biii by NeJ Hnverly, who
Works; Through a .blackface routine
p.f :./! 0 ng ai.i'd tomcoy patter/ to'pjaed-
by. -art oldAashibn.e:d .s.and .darice,’- He'
gelS; .'a . iTlbc ; reception., Val,-; Eddie
Apotlw, A. Y.
' Erskine 'hdibkins ‘Oivlp.W
Smith , & j.mhiie. Mitchell’;' Swing.;
Ma'diucs, : . the Kemmysj 'Btisincss--
ineii of RhytUin;.' ‘Submuriiie ’Ba.se’
’ipRC). ■";*
,-Thooost-hQ,lldayletdDwni,sn't:c\:i-
rlq;nt ../-at; this:, /Harlem /shbwcfi'i-e,^ . 11 .S:
’ Erskine / Hawkins’ openihg brotiHht
on a: packed: hovlse which .applaitded
evorytlUng .th/roivn. at them.. Haw-: .
kins /provided ■sufficient- variety. tiUd.
pace to,, the: .show to cover .similarity ,
of surrounding acts and lack oi a
consistent brand of .bomedy .
:; Sax /seetion offers /the kick, for the -
audfeilcc, ,■ althbugh. the ./maesti'o.'s..
.trumpet coiitributed, n;o little bit in
.itself, Howeyef, the./.feed-op.orators
.provided 'plehty: audlenee.' cxcitcihen't
W/ith their arias In ‘Beer Mash :Blue.s’.
and' '.‘F.rq.st;’ Band’,s ohirpers, Effie
Smith atid, Jimmie .Mitehell,; hot good .
response from the house.
Dahoo f ea.ms. constitute the. rest, ,bf '/
the acts.' /Starte.rs.are Swing Mn.mac.s,:
■( 3 ).,:a pair of -.sharpies in./exaggerated
zoot suits,,/ who go in .for/'/fast/ taps
with a ■ liberal, sprihklirtg of ■CQinetbl
.Fast/acro windup sends them off to
an Gx.c'cllent, hand, ./
' ’Busihessmeh./bf Rhythm 12) at the
ha.!''d.; , . , ,
. Kaleha & Gene, acrobats, follow:
with - fast/ routine of balahci.iw^ and,
.somersaulting.. , . Next - Oh . are';' Be
Barfie’s: Birds, ■ Six cockatoos lea?
tured'- in: a, variefy "o.f ' stuhts,' demoil'r
stralihg the ■ skill:, and. patience,, of
trainers; Tlic kids Were/. entra/hced-a's
the . birds ■; pushed -.carts, ■. rode ’ bn . a
merry-gb-rbmjd/ ahd ptherwi.se went
through ■■ their rbutinb. ' . — ■ ; ' .
■ Naomi -Ste'CenS/ is, a buxom blonde
.vvhcl- swings but ■vviKi-.-such niiinber.s
a.s T. ; Gotta - Get ' .Hot’ and ,/’Nob(/)'d.\'
Makes -.a' /Pas.s/ At Me,’ ' .She inves.t.'j-
:licr /.VOGals wi th an, off -beat whi ch'
iificl: .Cblieen ' b'cctipy ' the opening of 'thb program. proliably, had
— i P i 1ri out; 'Rnhrt. Ihpir Httnnl iSoi'ansp
.warm-up; spot.
: .Biz. , .sUfferi ng; from . the ' post-h(>li?
day. leldbw.n, just fair. W’hcn .ciauglit:
■ Corb , .,
Si. A. Oi
■ ' New Orleans', Jan. .6.. .:
, , Lee Sim.iSc . .llpniay .Bdiiey; Billy;
King,' Ray :;Sc Trerie Howard; Al Stone
Sc Lee; Net/: Stanley: Sc; .Martin; House
Q,Tt'Ji; , ■tSnlian’s : .pang%tdr’. . (Mofio).
■/ , Comedy predotniuales this one
W'h,i.ch/i.s, the best in some, weeks, ,
■ Topping the- flv/6. acts/. are Lee Sims
and Ilomay Bailey. .Gbuple present
-familiar, soiigs which Eie ; capacity
bp en i ng- d ay /..audience - went- for i n ■ a
big w/ay,; / 'tVith:' a , charming, 'manner
Her .:husb!,md ■ aocompanies her at the
to. cut. ’shoft , their Usual act bo.eau.se
time- allotment /had / been .ebpsunied
by ' Others Oh the .bill. . Iff a sh.brt ■
-number; /pair did /.a./fast softshoe rou-
tine for'finq results,'. •■ .. / ;/
. ..;Ke.m,myt‘5 '. (2),,' sole,-:o;tay: act; here
(New /Acts),. / do ■ a , , comedy-adagio.
-lyhlle. Tim Mb.o/re'.ahd; yhoan/Harri.s;;:
hbuse/regulars. kffoek ofr, a domestic,
comedy .skit. Jose.
plaiio and does some applnuse-pro-
vokiffg; piano ,ticklffig,. 6f: his; bwh's ./
/ //Bill King . juggles : niftily for neat -
aitdlence response, while Neil . Stan-,
ley and Marti run the gamut ol llol-
/■ iy wood imitations:/ .to’ .'get 'plenty ( of ,
pahn-p/ounding. ' /./'.,/
-Roy ...and. irehe ' IlbWard's: , eomie
'dance.Si; . .'-especially . ‘.Mefry'./-/ Widow,
Waltz,’ got. 'over , -as 'did.,:Sl.one nn(( -
Lee. with ' the;ir. .Camp Fire Girl .ih:-.
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PICTUBES
Wcilncsday, '■ January ■ ; 12 , 19 it
Thi Tay, Greer and ‘Parky'
IjIII Hollywood, Jan. 11,
I Hollywood, Jan. 11,
Metro handed Tay .Clarnetl the, dl-
rector job' on the. ..Career G.ax’son
stan-cr. 'Mrs. Parkington/ to be pro-
duced by Leon Gorton, . ■
; F.flto. built on, Louis Bromfieid's
iio\ el, goe.s into work Feb, 15.
Wa.diington, Jan. 11. I'"'”'
titles* '^Siv to the 1 , 0 ^ I Lesser’s Tort’ Closed
pions, .sh.Dwm , ,in.'^,'.t^^^^ Hollywood, Jan. 11.
..itnder oontrol,. 9,.*. ' Pi'odueti.oh: o ‘Erabarkatidn .Fort':
Biet,urc SerMCC, had to do uith the abandoned by Sol Lesser,
■conn-bat .units, following, a, 'request ■frbm, the, Secur--
250.,000.00.0,, It, toOKs, touoi ivciu ^ in ..the' San „',:w .:,a. . ■ • ,, : . ' ■ , .on, Ihe.'.theatr
^ Fined $100 for Admitting a Minor
Detroit, Jan. ll.,'
I n I n ai Managers here, where juVdnile
Tlcail In Farn llthpr Bv Now delinquency has become a civic cui-
useo 10 Ldtll VUICI vy gade, continue to get '.So'ckod: plenty
Hollywood, Jan. 11. \yhon kids get into the tlioatip'-
; William Cameron Menzios, cm- y\ryjjo„^ manager of ttio Loop, ,
■ rent)y,:,,:prpduciiTg . .Addrese, cn-
' ,kh'9wh> at Coluinbia, will be asso- j. Murphy because a H-
It, date producer with Sam Wood m the |^,tor.-d)S' girl was found in the house
.Wmi.ng oly'Tatiaha toh -tto; sanie Jot. ^ a. in. on a sch'o 6 lda,v.. .' Po-
, "ood and Menzies have woiktd ijcowomen te.slificd that they had
, ? together on various pictures, includ looking for the youngslor for
weekly.
some $12,000,000 to
huiosiry for ronlals. The serv^-g^
100 prints , of each new pietuic. and ■ . ,, '. ■•
they play tlie entire circuit within ; ; J. ■ ;■
^^Dii'cctor li. B. Murray of the Serv- Metro lnc(
Ice lias ccmpilod the boxoffice win- ir * • I
' nets as determined by cash receipts . ■ . . |0 Alll
from Jan. 1.J943, to Dec. 15, with the . .»
■ following ,re,stdts:: In Wd
,. 1 . •Guadalcanal Diary' (20th). ;
2 . , Crask p.ive ( 20 t^^ 5125.000 for u
■*' verseiy affecte
5. .‘Arabian. 'Nights , !U). , i. _ ,
6 . •The Desperadoes* rCol). « u oi^
■: , 7. ‘T'hi.s;iA'the, Army';(WB). " ±SLf in •
!',. -Happy Go Lucky* (Par).
, 9 , ‘Hcllb, *FrSsfco, Hello’ (20th).
10. -Stage Door Canteen* (HA).'
. Of v:;- -f-wjiorc -rauwray express is ,useo^.is.',fe--i
il-e.s ■ ■ doa.l wita the lives of .sol- in ■; an incrca.scd number :;Oil
the diers. in.',ji,'-.sliuton camp, in the San nnssoiute ' .ai-td-li hurrldd ' ,switohe.s. to:.;
Pi-joC sen area before shoving Oil for , . „„
Metro Incepts Plan
To Aid Smaller Exhibs
In War-Stricken Areas
billing in an incrca.scd number of ■.■.--■■.■ :-■■■' Special policemen have been p-.-.t
missduts ' and hurried switches in : .■ ■ ' . ■ w on the theatre detail liore to help
bookings.. . In; addition, .careless ex- ^^)r.g|Q.TnsSeS (irenaCle ' ““d-f isin an^ ft .-has- seryed to.^
hibitbrs .toid:.projectidni.sts or inex- k«*« 5 V. wviiu ^ chiU: On school-skipper.s.,',b;irt
peiienced managerial help, are cans- A| Frcalr War PlPU the ruiuuyays sWl siip by^^ w
ing mixups on films, with ■ result rtl Dldai£ ff 01 1 U.U>, ton te.stifying that he had not no-
numerou.s pictures are now going WnMl-e tliA 'Horil 'Faric I**'?! otiiers toslificd,
back to the wrong exchanges, cans- IfaniS 1116 Odlll lOvlo looked older than 14.
ing further trouble in the inspection , , '. : Hollywood, Jail. 11. ■ Theatres hero, however, have a '
and re-routing bf-film.: .'/■ ' ■';■ ;■, Soldiers in ’ far-nun.g caivrps and new. device which will lielp ii-.c.m
With ' Chri.stma.s and New Year's .-„x',,oles protcr documontary films to comb out .juveniles for whom they
falling on a Saturday this ye.ar, mid- : synthetic war dramas concocted ; in have to accept the rc.spon.sibility. The
Sarge Tosses Grenade
At Ersatz War Piets,
Wants the Hard Facts
: t' ,A r wL Wiffbis’ (TTl ' ■■ versely atfected by conditions phts are roporied to have occurred. ,pg c.B.I. Roundup, an Army ser\ ice ei-.acicd which required all tho.so bc-
' r .w! rim<.-f,orariops* (Goll ■ out of the war, Metro has started hs .cypiie, also, innumerable switehe.s in netvspaper for the armed .services in tween 21 and 25 to carry drinking
-■ .iff,. T,. tuo Ai-mv’ (WB) first-aid plan and, after local repre- b„ogipgs became necessary, . ,"y , cipna, Burma and India. Letter license.s, The theatre.s can dema.-.d
. aip-S is _ T ,,„w (Par) ' sentatives in toe various branch ter- Plus tiie difficulties of keeping de- read.s in part: '■■.',■ i’uit kids flash such cards to prove
n ''Wfsari hpUo’ (20th). rUories have had an opportunity to liycry truck.s rolling on a normal . ‘Xhis Is a gripe; The. olher night that they are of age to be admitled
' Tn- r (UA) ’ check on iiardrhit situations, the as- pj,s;s pug to breakdowu.s, tire, tips Central Iijdi'^^' Aijt.:. Depot was to tho.'housos.
ill. t?ti.p • .sistaiice policy will be extended troubles and bad weather over the host to one of the cornie.sl movies we However, the new licensing proved
Ti-.cre is nothing in sight to up.set throughout the entire country, hoiipoys, express companies were in have ever .seer.; a- little slice of tripe something of a boomerang in ttie'-
these: ngur.es. and they remain the Metro has long studied, the situation ,r.any instance.s late in clearing ship- called ‘Salute for Throe.* This was early .stage.s. The Slate forgot to de-
Ayiimei'.s. as determined by .the cash- .^fletofng' jm^I^rt.e'^bitors ooo to" .toerit.s: ;. Mixups there also occur as about the adyentUres; of ,:on.e ,pf :oiir ..mknd-'prliof of age. The result was
on-tho-line of uniformed men. They fore the curreut, (1943-44) sellin| 'j;pspi); Qf;. .inexperienced help, not to ‘heroes* returned ' from the war. ipat plenty of 17 and J 8 -ycar-old
■ are then- free and voluntary favor- ..stoson beg.ahj, e.OCh;;exehan'to. mtoe.^h. nientibh priorities and jammed ex- whose life was .juSt .to® 'F.S.p,: :can:- ij^^ one girl ot 16
ites„. . complete survey of every account to p,e,ss cai-.s. There was plenty of teen alter anbther.,'';The .attittoe to :siinpeij,j,n
■ The Army Motion Picture^ Service determine their condition. In some havoc in most exchanges this year- tlie men toward the picture could be leclmically, gave them the liglit to
f,mpto,'ii larger exchanges this work took as end not only because of various de- seen fro^i the jeers and cat-ca'ls. j,„o ni'teries and iheaUcs. : ■
. .diel'S, on their free time, in theatre rn-ueh as two weeks time, checking .jayg, but also due to late pickups There is all . tlie difference in the ...to, ,■ , , .V a',' i.-- a" i- ■
eperation. For these employed serv- books, gro.sses and rentals for the i,-om theatres giving postrmidniglit world between the reception that ' ,
icemen some , $3,000,000 is dispensed entire prior year. performances. , . ' , :: : stinkeroo got and the one accorded ooriccteci after scores ol auves. got
.; amumlly. The lop salary for such Meantime, recognizing that a con- one N; Y. exchange ordered three the docuineniary color film, ‘Battle the i'-oeoi 3 es, the lavv is coming under
servicing i.s $52 a month. All profits siderable number of exhibs in nuicli-needed prints ot a picture of Midway,*' .shown here recently, new tu-e from the s-iii red up young-
go to the camp commantor.i.and, .may ;;sjjballer.. towns, have suffered from from its Chicago-office which could The latter received ab.soi'bing atten- ‘‘*'®'® Rtobapiy ca^^^ be pioiccl
be'toisponsed with as he desire's.. The depopulation, lack of defen.se manu- spare them. They were due to ar- tion becau.se it liad the puncli and v '*
i Service operates without Congres- tactui-irig, gas rationing, etc. Metro rive in N. Y. on Dec. 24 for Dec. 26 kick that only reality can provide. ^i- 1®. mscriminatory legislation, ,
sional appropriation; and is a sell- has been making deals with these piaydates. They didn't arrive until ‘We're iioi 12-year-old children, roicing those between 21 and 2p, who
.sustaming and- profitable branch; of accounts at rental ‘mrms they can Llec. 26 ; making it nece.ssary for the We have to lead with the hard facts ® right to drink, to pay «
.sustaming and- profitable branch; of accounts at rental ‘mrms they can Llec. 28 ; making it nece.ssary for the We have to lead with the hard facts ® nsnt to oiiiiK, 10 pay «
srmy iccrealion. stand and still operate, also making theatres to pick up something else of dust, heat and dirt every day, and ‘‘'9 °"'y that one is
( Director Murray, in commenting adjustments. Many of the adjust- quickly or leave the doors locked. all we ask is, for God’s sake. Holly- for the State to change tlie law to
upon the value of pictures as enter- uicnts are made voruritarily before . , wood, if you must make pictures persons over 21 to get
tainment lias this to say: ‘I cannot j,„ account has. even made a com- ni j; pt g% 1 1 m i, about the Army and about soldiers, orinking permits whicii would
begin to .-ti c^s how important motion plaint as to busine.ss done, with Wil- rleilty ul VieieDS* nOyelty at least let them have some relation prevent the law from being aimed
;. picturts arc to the armed forces ua,,., p Rodger.s. v.-p. in charge of — ... .;: Aiif- 11 f to fact, instead of a glamorized col- .to- one particular group, an illegal
right hero at home from the -time the distribution, having adopted a policy DAfneV Ulfllielu 111 lection of childish drivel that no one measure.
. men are inducted, as well as in the of giving every branch manager the ■■ ■ ■ . * _ , . , ■ in his right mind could swallow.’ Nitery men are holding firm on the
right hero at home from the -time the distribution, having adopted a policy JiQf DAriiey
men are inducted. as well as in the of giving every branch manager the . J
■ combat zones. There cannot be the authority to make adjlMments with- Ffld-Sllinff
sliglitc.st question about the army's out homeoftice approval. And, as . * ”8 VJUiWjJ
tremendous reliance upon (Urns. They Rodgers declares, ‘no exhibitor has Editor, ‘Variety’:
form tlie background ot th.e army’s to come into his exchange with his I have had l\v
■ entire recreational services. And in h^t in his hand.’ -■ ■ ences over ' here
outposis,' such as Alaska and the May . Help: Q.ther, Disli-ibs the Belfast, Nor
Fog-Smog-Grog Routine
oiitposis.' such as Alaska and the
Aleutians, they are an ab.solute god-
seiK!.’
on'eripg its programs in the eve-
ning, the Service arranges its book-
I have had two unusual experi-
ences over ' here theatrically — saw
the Belfast, North Ireland. Savoy
The allocation, of $125,000 for the Players, a stock company, do ‘The
aid ot stricken exhibs, probably to Fur Coat.* and it reminded me of
. . •' -.-..'•I'.l _t_L L — '-i? ■Wta'Wv ri c**I^Q*
■ : / ■ -- ■;■ ■’. ■ ' . ■■. to" '; — - ‘""i';:'- :: '■ ' law — which helps take responsibili'.y
MA nni I V 1\AIIDI EC off them—aiid through eirm-Ls of
rlU Ul/LLI IMIUdLIjiJ) their organization have got it backed
irccci ■ . mr hri a vrn “P by ordinances : : in ■ nine of the
-IKtSS hi, “11, DLLA 1 LU la^sest Michigan cities which makes
■^' _ it a misdemeanor which can bring
„ .A,. : . Hollyf ood; D®®- IL, a 90-day sentence for any kid to
Difficulty in ftoding two accept- fiiigrepresent his or her age. Pre-
nlift oann-irtflilP'3 frtv ' tma narriP rAlPS ■ 't '. •; , •:
be increaiied as^ needs: afisei if they, tent rep in the old days Jn, liebraska. tolfe fM (^9 RdPt® Toles only the- proprietors and tVie-
do, is de.s;gned to help smalltown Also a pantomime, which is the most in ‘Dolly Sisters caused a readiust- alre owners took the ra)).
ing? at most t'aeatres so as to allow opevatbrs througli advertising advice, talkative thing in the world as done merit of George Jessel's production
1 -' . two ‘.special appeal’ features a week e.xpioitatiou and other means of try- over here. ‘Jack and Jill,* starring sclitoule at 20th-Fox. _ ': ' ■ ' ■': ':
to be .shown for two days, while improve busine.ss.. Pointed Celia I.ipton. daughter ol the band- . First of his three pictures to roll Urf DA fA niCTDIDIITC
.;i- ‘abo\ e average* attractions are run that this policy of Metro'.s not leader, Sidney Lipton, was the ve- will be ‘Kitten On the Geys, a Benny IHE 1 AU lU Ulijl AIDUIC
•i for a .single day. Its circuits aie so only presupposes a benefit, to the hide. Goodman musical, to be followed DDIT DDCCA’
if - geared that ' when, the; film is avail- .a,catre and Metro pictures, when Major George Stevens is in the by O. Henry,, unless he_. Is lucky dKII. 'ArKlLA rKllE^
f able th,ree :‘spccial, appeal’ features .iiey are being played, but also to same o.Tico with me, and Ll. Col. enough to llnd leads for Sisters. «n>eessnr 'to ‘Desert Virtoi-v ’ Brit '
NW FARMFR^’ MPRFAT pictures 6 hly decree company peSr- ■ Meredith is around studioing ■ U" .VwliPOaFU ; Afiica Freed,- stoiy of the Al-
KW fAKintKi UmAl for the Arniy Ran into Major Frank ^ Continned trom ,K.ge 4 = J
m, REFLECTED IN B.0.^B00M Um ‘Sdi'i oT a' toctm-e the mu-er "ight' ana“bav:d Niven^Ts ff •’
p,;: : ■ :; . .J^: Miitoeapoilto5torin,^
one ot the rea.sons for the brisk i.s not complaining of this po.ssibility. oUier Am^ ' . ’ ^Ctton by ihe end of January,
.v’.- bnsmehS. wluch, inany of the tern- hotvevei. . , ^ ,, . ' daV Movita (iviaria Luisa ■ Seymour Sanger, cellist .wilh.PittSr with Metro handling U. S. release. ,
,,y V: ^ory:s . heatres po^; are^blto‘to. :!^ : - 99 ‘^'^»^ supervision .Tames L. Hod.son, .British .film
found :n the latest Federal Reserve plan lor smalltown theatres: is un- 'f.',®- , 7 T i T ' ' .• ' , ' - . ' '■ ‘ ..-riter wlio worked on dialog for
i’ : ‘ baiik report .-‘howing that Northwest tier I'.ie direction of Howard Dietz, -igiiting Irish thriBh). wa.s .sweating Footers Go 'in' 'both oiclures 'now in this cour.trv
, farmers- cashjncome in November publicity-adxprtising v.^. for the ^ '' Pto^“i^;Ji. Jan. 11. 'rrCor^^-i;:;k'c:p:r’;^^
: I9i the, .sale ol nine nnpoitant p-.ocl- company, and William R. Fciguson, , ” and ineidontal’y to .see her Billy Leech, singer with Guy headed the U. S. Army photog-
... uct.« was an e.slimatcd $167,000,000, explmtatipn manager, m as.sociatmn tlie Air Corps Lombardo's band, Navy. raphers, and Col. Hugh. Stuart, who
- a gai.ri (if c.ue-thii-d over the corre- w:t;i sale.? executives. C. I-i. Garner. Run into Bob Mu.scl q-aite often- in Seymour Sanger, cellist with Pitts- led the British contingent ot photogs
spbn.ding . 1042 nionh. Incoino from liomeofLce exploitatior. ropre.senta- , live in the same biock' of burgh Symphony Orche.stra. Army, who documented ‘Africa Freed.* are
. h.-'.gs -.vas c-.stiniatcd at nearly S57.- live. i.? in the field per.<(mally con- . Pvt. Mannie Greenwald, foriiier now on the Coast completing editing
; ; 000.000. tlic highe.st on record. ; u ■ tacting ti'.e first group of smalltown- siicila'i Graham is trying lb figure Barry ir.ana.ger; transferred to :Army of the picture. Print ivill' arrive to
Dcpa-rtmonl store .sales ;n both cr.s m need .of. help. ... • i -ivaV to wangle a trip back to the Adniinislration School at Washing- N. Y. oaj;an, 20s.;',:... :;i. y '! ■ ,
city and country area.s together with r ■., ' ... I vn she can .see' the kid wlio is (on and JclI'erson College, Washing- . George Archibald, head ot the
U. S. Callboard
55 Continued from page 4 sa
Successor to ‘Desert Victory,* Brit-
ish Army made feature-length film
distributed in U. S. by 20lh-Fox, is ;
‘Africa Freed,* film .story of the Al-
lied victory jn the Tunisian cam-
paign, which is now being edited in',:.
-.ally con-
malltown-'
carloadin.gs rose, but the Minnesota . 4;' ,, ', . ■' to " ' ' ou ■ ■' ' J ' tlnn a 'vrian nir)
pa.vfo!; index recorded its sharpest Delmai' QuitS Caittp ShoWS toO''®
1^’ m-m" ■' To Resume in Ixgit /rr' 'T- ;i '' ''.;: '‘‘
' ' ' ■' Han'.v Deimar. .acneral maririge'r COSLOW’S DU
', ' .■;■ of production for' USO-Camp Shows. : 's '
ilhlVArcill"' Trtrtnpir^' ■ ’’ ■.''■b'®’-' si'OO®', 'ilt- .'fortoation,., ,'rtolgrted Lanioiii- Goes Redskin ani
UlUVClS.al, 'lUp|iC.I9 'Jast. week tO:' resume legit-producing. Btockeri. Teain -Ui
■■ f lf> I 11 Initial venture i.s .in conjunction ... ' Hollvwnntl
Universal Toppers
piano, from North Ireland the olher Army. ■ . , ,, . ri'ibution by the end .of January,
day Movita (Maria lAui.sa Castenada Seymour Sanger, cellist w.lh Pill.?- with Metro haiidlmg U, S. release.
Doyle, wife of .lack Doyle, the prize burgli S.i mphoiiy OrchesU'a, Army. .Tames L. Hod.son, Brili.sh film ■
fighting : Irish, thrush ■), was sweating ■, ■' .• writer who worked 0:1 , dialog for
one out. loo. She was t-.-ying to- got Tooters Go In bo<^ .oiclures, now ;n this country,
to England, to do a. few songs for : ■ : V : \ Pittsburgh,, Jan. 11, stated; that Col. Frank Capra, .who
soldiers, and ineidontally. to .see her Billy Leech, singer with Guy headed the U. S. Army photog-
broth.er. who i.s in tlie Air Corps. ' Lombardo's band, Navy. raphers, and Col. Hugh Stuart, who ,
. Run' into Bob Mu.scl q-aite oftc;-.: in ■ Seymour Sanger, cellist with Pitts- led the British contingent ot photogs
fact, we live in the same biock of burgh Symphony Orc'ne.stra. Army, who documented ‘Africa Freed.’ are
'flats/ ■ Pvt. Mannie Greenwald, foriiier now on the Coast completing editing
Siicilah Graham is trying ib figure Barry ir.ana.ger, transferred to:Army of the picture. Print .ivUl' ar:-ive in
a ■ way to wangle a ' trip back to the Adniinislration School at Washing- N; . Y. on Jan. 20.
states so she can see' the kid who is tori and JclI'erson College, Washing- . George Archibald, head of th.e
it bit more than a year old. ' ton. Pa. ' .-. .British* Ministry of Information film
Maj. Barney Oldfield. '■(': 'to ■ unit .in this country, will remain nt
to;*''..-.....,;:':.:j ■' -'Deti-oilci-s Marrhing . his headquarters here until rclca.?e.
p-.ni nUU’Q nun ■ 'Detroit, Jan.. 11. plan's for the film are completed and
a - wa'y to wangle a trip back to the Adniinislration School at Washing- N. Y. on Jan. 20.
' states -so she can see' the kid who (is tori and JclI'erson College, Washing- i;,: . George Archiba
han a year old. t°h, Pa.
. Bjirney Oldfield.
COSLOW’S DUO
- ' Deti’oltci's Marching . .
■ Detroit. Jan. 11.
t/amo'ii' Go.es -Kedskto and Hutton- Seth
Bracken Team Up . Servic
'1 I- U’urnnil HmiIiIIac; to .' u Hollywood, Jan. ii;;;, „ John Sleva, shipper tor RKO. Bi'itain. .fy; .J,.'
■j." : ■ ■ In O WOOu nUQQieS. w-:lh ^ Dave Wolpcr, Follow the ■■ Dorotiiy Lamour goes red.skin ■ in Army. ' , ■ ,
.1 Cheever Cowdin. J. H. Seidel- 1 'Princess on the Waqiath,* a musi-
mai'i and' C. D Prutzman. Univcr.sal ; suc cessor has been n amed. ■ ^al film : in Technicolor' at Para- Rome at Conference Slialtlinff fll Gfl '■
’ toppers in N Y are on the Coast mount, backgrounded in early Okla- Corp. Harold Rome, who authored upolUHIg lU UU vVC|yv<to
to' ■ to! important .^udio huddio.s this::;;:' APPROPRIATE SETTING I homo. Filming is slated tor early ' the ‘Stars and Gripe.s‘ soldier revue ' . Washington. J,-in. 1 1 .
moil 111 . Irving Le.sscr, managing director .“um.iner, with Sam Coslow, who presented at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., last ' Albert Spalding, American vioim-
(' • Bili'toully, .sales chief, is sched- ' of the Rox.v. New York, invited '.thbught .tip the. or.igtaM.J fall, ha.s^gone to 'Fexa.? to attend an isFpnd composer, i$ btong'serit'ovor-
: : ■ lilt'd to shove off for the Coast Fri- rcprc.scalalives of Broadway thca- ducer. Army coTlference bn soldier enter- seas this spring by OWI for spi cial
«lay 04). Scidclman originally bad I Ires as h;.s luncheon guests in the Betty Hutton and Eddie Bracken tainment. : ; ' . services to the,: psychological War-
plannetl going out with Prutzman. ' Bles.sed Event Room at the Stork team tip again as co-stars in ‘Out of Before entering the service. Rome . fare Branch of the Army.
' but sta.i-ed over in order to conler ■ Clrih ye.sterday l'Tue,sday)' to disctiiis : THis:;'^ also to be produced by was cotnposer and lyricist ot several I He is cancellmg rill hto . scheduled
' with Al tell supcivisdr of foreign Fotu'th War Loan Campaign plans. . Coslow at Par. Duo wdrked; together Broadway' shows, including ‘Sing , ..•|)iing concerts. He will nol.-ivork in
to riistributiori just b froib to Batin- Plan to give biith to idriasifor the in ‘S;ar-SpangltoV Rhythm’ and ‘The Out. the News* and ‘Pms and ] a nuiteal.capacity; but vyill serve
i Arnerit-aii trip ' ' driye. / ; Miracle of Morgan’s Creek.* ; Needles.’ ^ I a .special adviser and counsellor.
: Joe Hei.ght, manager of the Regent | .then, will return to England for ..a’
theatre, into the Army.- new post. Reports stale he will he
Seth Kar.tor. of National .' Screen, named' to /head the entire BMI film
Service, in to the Marines. ,
„ John Sleva, shipper tor
t ' . 1 , setup wheft ho arrives in Great
RKO, I Britain.
American'' .trib./
Miracle of Morgan’s Creek.*
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Wedhesdayr January 12, 1.944
US^nsfr
-it 1^ Guy ^
« Nn»»^
X® \yca^?
'«»!* A?:
P3. The reason is that
M-6-M’S "MADAME
CURIE" e^ned
in 4 Los Angeles
Theatres, 9hd It's a
leadii^ cdntender for
the Academy Award.
M-G'M presents Spencer Tracy • Irene Dunne in Victor Fleming's Production of "A Guy Named Joe” with Van
Johiistm • Ward Bc^ * James Esther WillutinS *^^^
Trumbn"^ £ Adaptation by Frederick^^ Victor Fleming • Produced by Evere^ Riskin
“Our Two Big Jobs in January: Founh War Loan and March of I)iniesr’
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PICTURES
Wedue$Aay> January 12, l<) I t
' Seattle,, flrianWal . secretai^^^^ . Mofe
■NTa\\f' 1 onn-Qpnier 'vt Port' Orchard** Colunihl^ . Hl'P seller,^ a\ as
boo.Xwn'a fw^^^^ secretary, , Harry
■ city, ,rBrei«erton,: and , getting tbe
overfiotv .pditwlatiOn ' tipsurge; prob
ably wiir be operated by John Danz.
and Ellis Levy. Rex Thomp.son has
the old-established house m Port
Orchard.
Now house wa.s built under bless-
ing of Government coin to ijrovide
essential entertainment tor Navy
Yard workers. Lea.sc to private op,-,
'erators is said to have been awarded
on bids, based on percentage of boji-
office. , V'-'",,;
Fui'st: who sells film tor Uniyersal,
tvas: elected sergeant-at-armsv.
Chlca.gi), Jan. 11.
,. ,To,m . ' GitIiiim,; ,,' 2dth,-,EoX ;: .b
manager,, tossed , a ] dinner I’hur.sday,
Tiliiiotcihn^ hnttft] .to
v.p.; Raj' Moon ( 20 th), treasurer;
Bob Fanhon (Republic i, secretary,
and Joe Felder (Monogram), ser-
-gcant-at-arms. Fannon is the only
reeiected olTicfir.-
Bernard Lewis* Chore :
' Bernard :,Lej,yistneiV^;2
licity department job, is to head the
national ne\v.s service- department
inVder.:.' Jaefe (joldstein,:, publicity
thanager;- '■■■i ■.■.'■,:
night (6) tit the Black.storto hotet ta
175 V exhibitors in appreciation tor
their ■■.svipport in waking .it possible , ,, :■ ,
k- 'hiS place in has operated in the southwest for
the . company’s recent 17-wcek sales '"any year.s w ill take pyev Levy
{rWaSr. iri. 1 c form I '«?« » district there, working under
LeircHen's Shift
W. C. tew'elleni district advertis-
ing representative tOr, Paraniount
covei iiig the Dallas, Oklahpriia City
and Memphis exchange territOrie.s,
goes to the; Par studio Jan, 31 ‘ to
handle exploitation On niore impor-
tant pictures of the companj', ; i;
Alien; S. Gleen, vet eKplpiteeir, vyhb
• Benson Shutters House
Cohoe.s, N. Y., Jan. 11
The Empire, nee the Rialto, has
shutterbd less thait a year after being
retLuijis,,hed,:anct; reopene'd.. The ; Fa-,
bian. eircuit; .-.operated, the, old, time
opera house- as a, first-ruh before. they
. bpilt the Bohoes; . , It was closed fOr a
W'liiiei and then, after,': a: lOrig period
.pt repairs' by, owner :Sam:uel. Benson,
.iyas' relighted, :wi tlrithe M-prse, circuit
of Bostpnias'ids.sde. ‘ Recently Benson
had beeh: Opera ting-, the. .theatre hiin-
,- -self. . .He'.:a,hnpun'ced' the darkoniiig
Tor the duration.’
’The .Regent,:,;. 'smaller ';b^^ .newer
Ehouse which: tfto' Fabiari .Chain - also
cliiv.c. Artair ,vvas also .in ,1 e form
of a celebration being the. first lime
a Cliicsigp filrn exchange: has w-on a
national sales contest. ■■'
■ Following; the dinheri Aernarks and
shoit speeches., were made by Eddie
Alperson and Harry Brandt, w lio
also spoke bn; the ‘Mareh .of "Dimes'
.cambaign: .lohn Bainban. J. J.
Rubqnsr Eddie Zdfn and Jack Kir.sch.
Lou Reinheimer acted as tonstma-.tor.
One of'lhe highli,ghts of the evening
was the talk by .Jack Burnett, Fox
Movietone cameraman, who told of
his experiences'' in the. war. zones* ■
Ilriiiemeii’s Swing
William J. Heineman. general sales
tile .supervision of John J. Donohue,
district sales managci at Dallas.
: Geo. Lynch's Alberta Berth
Toronto, Jan. 11.
Hauy A. Kaufman, Canadian man-
ager. Monogram Pictures, -has left
for Calgary to install George Lynch
■as. branch' manager for Alberta,
Lyiicli ha.s been connected with Par-
amonnl in that territory for 20 year‘-
Hc replaces Max.phillet in the .Mon.-
ogrum -shuffle. , - -y.',- ' I
Paramount will, hold a district sales
munager,s meeting on Feb.. 3-4-5 in
Under a unique tleup vyith; Vfarne.r
Bros., designed as an .explbitatioflal
angle for ‘Destination Tokyo,’ WB
January release, a country vvidd saly
vage drive, .'to colleet scrap, tin, fats
and paper is being launched by the
Salvage DiVisioii of the War Pro-
duction Board, Slogan of thejlrive
.\vili be; , ‘Salvage More in ’44
nation Tokyo.’
Iilstruetipns; on the campaign have
gone pul to 17,000 regio'ial directors
and eommittee.s of file Salvage Divi-
sion from,' Leslie G. - Merrell,. cam-
paign .inanagcr of the divisioM, . on
pi'peedui'e to be follow'ed.
(3n suggestion of Morrell commit-
tees /vyili seek to get governors and
ina.YOrS, to proclaim a Destination
Tokyo Week or Day. Radio will also |
be cinpUiycd in carrying out tlic
campaign. ■■
Kate Smith Being Set
By Par for Series Of
Air Shows to Plug Fix
: , Hollywood, .Tan, 11.
: Paramount has virtually com- '
pleled a deal with Kale Smiih. and'
Ted Collins for a series of broad-
casts from Holly woori to bally lino
forthcoming pictures. The .series of
Dcsli- ! six shows will proiiably start Feh.
' ‘ 18 ' With excerpts from ’Lady in tlic
Dark.' W'ith Ginger Rogers.
• Riytually the entire Kale : Smith '
troupe will cOmo to the Coast feir ,:
-! ■t'he-.'Series.-,; -
manager foi,, Sbmucl Goldwyn, left , N- Y- io discuss selling and exploil-
las.t . , weekend , for a .
leased, lieFbeeriHakeh oye Harry ■ .wing, around. ; exchange centers in
three-month I ing.plans for ‘Lady in the Dark,’ not
Lainont. 'ot .■Albahy;.ThiS' theatre -w'as
' also . clpscd: ,'f Or ;,a time,, and after re-
pairs 'Was. reopehed las.l, year by its
owner, W^ter , 'Wertime, . who oper-
ates the, Chester in CheStertbwn; La-
ment, .runs theatres, in Fort .Edward,
Saugerties' and Greenville.. He has
' ■ in.st.alled. Al,, Bothrier; :a veteran .Of 40
' : years. in the film busihess’and recent-
ly with .Heilman ,'rheatros, :.as' .in'ah-
■ ager. y'y; --;.; 'ey;;:
;Sau(lcrs Heads M. P. Assoc.
,]ytOe:: .Sa'riders; . sales ...supervisor' of i
the- New', Jersey and Long Island tei‘-
ritorite.s.£Dr. 20tIi-Fax, is l944’s, presi-
dent of .Motion ; :Pictur.e . Asspola,teA
replacing Jack Ellis, branch man-
ager; for ;United Artists, ■who, has
taebn particularly active in prombt- .
ing the -MPA over a period of many
years and stepped ddw'n to fake the
vice-presidericy for the current year.
Matty Cahah, former film sales-
• nian,' now not associated With any
of the distributors. Becomes second
v.-PE, while: Saul Tratiner, assistant
branch :fnanager for Goluinbia at its
R. 'Yt exchange, is treasurei;. Charles
, Penser, RKO salesman, was elected
thb'U. S. and 'Cabada
■ HO. plans to visit 40 American and
Canadian :; cities for talks with ex-
change' heads . and: leading exhibs.
; Ben' Caplon;; ' Washington, branch
salesman for .Columbia Pictures, ap-
.poiii.ted branch manager, there, pf[ee-
tivo Jan. 31.
^ FUm Board’s Plan
• With.'itrahsporfation problems, in- I
qlndihg deliyery Of; film, maintenance
Of: triiCksv gasoline ; raRpnirig, tires,
etc., in addition "to fire protection:'
measures, in exchanges : and other
matters calling for more Wartirne at-
tention, the' W-'/'X:- Pilnt Board of
T'rade, which flas just elected new
officers, will hold rheetings every twb
weeks to wrestle with any matters;
coining up.
Ralph Pielow, N. Y* branch man-
ager for Metro, is the new president,
succeeding Henry Randel, Par’s
branch manager. Who served last
year;' Other officers, all N. Y. ex-
change managers of the companies
noted, are Clarence Eiseiriah tWB),
first v.p.; Jack: Ellis (UA), second
yet being marketed, and other top
picliirc.s that will go on release the
lorepart of 1944, including ‘Story of
Dr. Wassell.’ ;
. In addition to Neil F. Agnewi v.p.
in charge of distribution for Bar. h.o.
execs who vv^ill attend bre.; Charles
Reagan, assis.tant' .general sales man-
ager; George .Smith. Western divi-
.sional head: . ..Hugh Orten, eastern
sales chiefta'ih: G..,B,: j. Frawley, in
charge exchaiige bperations; Bob
GUihain, publiclty-advertisihg head;
Alec Moss advortising manager; Al
Wilkie pubiicity. manager and Stan-
ley ' Shufbrd ; Of the advertising-ex-
ploitation department. . , ;
District sales ihanagers to be on
tap will be Bill Erbb, Milton Kusell,
M. R. Clark, Earle . Sweigart. John
Kirby, Allen- .Usher, Ralph C. Li-
Beau, Hugh Rraly, , Del Goodman,
jy J.y Dohohiie and Gordon Light-
stone., lasti-inehtiohed in' charge of
the: Canadian territory.
Howie Mayer Sets New
Col. Publicity Pact
Hollywood. Jan. 11.
Howie Mayer' signed a new con-
tract .with Columbia to: replace the
Old liaef as. publicity., direclbjt, ;orig-,
■inaliy .slated . to, expire next ..July.
Su'o.stitiite. document calls for May-
er’s .services Until February, 101, i. a.s
public relations counsel for the mid-
west, operating out of his,, own.pub-
licity office iu Chicago.
. Shift was occasioned by ’.the stu-
dio’s; recent deal in 'Which 'Wliitney
Bol’.on look over tlie studio jiubiicity
job. V yy. '
RKO Sets Campaign For
Juve Delinquency Film
AUhougli ‘Are. 'fheSe Our Cbjl-
dren?’, RKO feattire oii juvenile de-
GEO. FRASERS (PAULA
WEISS) TO THE COAST
Gcolge Frasbiv Who returned lo
Cohimbia’s hpiheofficc; publicity di'-
partraent as a feature .writer ai’icr ■■
being honorably discharged from tlio
'Arhiy,' .and hiS . wife, . .Fatlia;; .Wei.is:
:Fraser.,:are quitting their jo’os.to ,uo .
.to the :dpast .the , 'end : of this mtm.th
iii the; thougljt of ..'setHiiig.. ciolvn.' ou,t ;
tiioro.
..Mrs. ;Frasei',: with Paranuiitht, maby;'
years’ . briginally ■ as a, private 'socrcr
tary ,.:tb . varibus .exec'uliA'.Si.::!:!** ,.ot .
late : years:, been' a, .member, .of the. '
prossbook dcj^irlmcnl.
Col. ^ets 30 Fre-Release
Dates on ‘Escape’ in N.E.
Columbia set 30 pre-release nates
in' the New England tcr.'ito'.yv ;'or :
‘None Shall Escape.’ Piolure goes
out on national reloase,: .Fob.;,3,' but .
opens in Boston. .Pot Hand. Nevt, .L.nn-. .
don,: Hartford, .Providonc'c, Spring-.
fleid and ' otheh' key.y' i n-th at' terr it ory,
■Jan..,19.
Film is i.riitialer .cq.ybrlng' past-ivar,
trials Of 'Razi '■(vary .criiniifalis; Cb'r :■
lumbia hosted the pioss and exhibi-
tors -at Boston’s :Ritz-CaiTtOn. hotel .
at a lunChe'bn and forum session last
Holds .was,'
I
“FOR WHOM
THE BELL TOLLS”
■ Ctintiniioiis Ferformniices from
- 10:30 a.in, '
RIVOLI B'way & 49th St.
on.' ttic' Screen i
4th Week
Spencer TRACY
Irenf DUNNE
Ui
'A Guy I
Named Joe'.
8rd WEEK
CARY GRANT
JOHN GARFIELD
iri 'Warner. Bros. Hit
n
•ROUWAY 1 4T thllTUCTl
In Person
Kathryn GRAYSON j
Richard HIMBER
. and- His Orch
LOU HOLTZ
. amt Others
MUSIC HALL
«
w
Spectacular Stage Productiona
Dorothy;. Dick ■.'Victor
LAMOUR POWELL MOORE
ill “RIDING HIGH”
A ■I^flram()m)t •IHetur^ ,
; iN TECHNICOLOR , •
In Person •
Joint V PORSEV aiirt Bpiiil
PARAMOUNT Times Square
IN: PERSON ' ■
CHARLIE BARNET & Ore
,.’ 'Also Ella ,:.,Mae"%ohBe',.
Lowe, Hite i& Stanley
strand »
linquency, docs not - go on release, gafai.(jay '(8); QuelUirt Rey
until April, horaeoffice is readying i;,o,ibr guest and principal speaker at
a big advance exploitation and spe- jbe forum, picture being .shown bc-
cial promotion campaigns. RKO ha.s j fore the luncheon meclin.g.
made a special tie-up wilh Look magi
CkSMIH
' PLUS AWC o nif V ^
STME SHOW K W A ■ *
.Thurs;, Jani. ‘13
I , ON 'SCHEKN.
Claudette COLBERT
.Fred MacMURRAY
•NO TIME
FOR LOVE'
REDMAN
and Orch.
mm
B'WAY &
47th St.
OLIVIA DeHAVI LLANO
SONNY TUFTS
‘GOVERAMENT GIRL’
JiuWs ilt'NN Anne SIlIRLKY
■Irns B.AKKKK
ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S
LIFEBOAT
A c-rr) R &
■p'l '45111.. S®,: ■ ■
(■aNTINlIOVS rBBFOHM ANCKS
COOPER WITH SMALL
Bob Cooper has been appointed
eastern publicity representative for
Edyfard Sfai'U PrbductionSi
Former United. Artists publicist in
the midwest.
Deiwlller Wins Contest
PitLsburgh. Jan. 11.
Bert Detw'iller. manager of Grand,
Latrobe, Pa., winner of best exploi-
tation campaigri in. connection with
U’s natibn-wide drive for the. fea-
turette, ‘Roar, Navy, Roar,’ Received
$200 m cash and a trophy valued at
$.600.
M. M, (Wopdy ) Weir, nianager of
New'srcel theatre, home again, after
month's hospital stay but .won’t get
back .to work, for some limb yet;
Harry Gamble, assistant: at. the Gar-
dens, ffcplacing. '
Harold .Richman, son: of Jacob
Richman; local exhib, has joined Na-
tional .Screen Service here as a sales-
ihaii.
Frank W., Hainrb made district
manager fpr RCA Service Goi; ;inc.
SiiCceeds Charles R. Uriflerhill, , Jr;,
wflo was recently . transferred' to
colnpahy’s home -office in Camdep,
New Jersey. ; .
Irving Jacobs, Metro booker, elect-
ed president of the front office ex-
change employees union, LocaT F-ll,
succeeding George Ball. "Other offi-
cers named were;: Peg.: McArdle,
vice-pres.;, June 'Tolley, seC’y; Cel
Kieselbach. treas.; Orlando Boyle,
busihess agent; James Retter, ser-
geantrat-ariiis; Helen Garlitz, Goldy e
MandeU: arid Al LostettCr, tru.stees;
and executive board; J. Edythe
Angel, Bill Brooks, Josephine Beck,
Margaret; Casey, Peg O’Connell,
Agatha: Doribhue, Helen Kllngen-
smith and; Mercedes Miller.;
.".Austin G, -Bowers, hast returned to
celluloid alley as a rheinfaer of the
trailer, defiartment at National Screen;
Service, successor : to the Independ-
ent -oumt,
George, ‘;Mikolowsky, Mason town
theatre manager 'W'hO jvas recently
drafted. Is now operating a 16 mm
projector at .the hayal traihing sta-
(Continued on page 58)
iiADm
St Seadler, Metro advertising iriant
ager, was electefl chairman of the
industry’s Public Relations Commit-
tee (Caslerri flivisi, bn): at the
luncheon meeting at the N. Y. Ath-
letic club last Thursday (6). He
succeeds /Maimice Bergmah, Univer-
sal’s eastferh: ad-publicity Chief, who
has 'completed the; ctistomary *ix-
nionth tenure of office. ;
Seadler.; ' who also has . charge of
trade advertising the W AC, be-
comes chairman in time to have
charge of the;,;industry’s abhiynrsary
program marking the first cinema
exhibitibn inpthe U. S, PRG session
nert Week tyill Inciufle .discussion
Of o verseak film activities and the
War Eban drive, .with foreign ad-
:puhiicity chiefs, attending.
framed around Ruth Clifton, who ar-
rived in N. Y, last week.
; Miss Clifton, jyh° authored the
original Moline Plah for handling the
juvenile delinquency problem, also
served as technical director on the
picture. ■.
Coe Continues Talks
Following his appearance at the
Four Arts ; Society, Palm ; Beach,
Charles Francis Coe. v-p of the Hays
office,; spoke again Monday WO) m
Cleveland in the interests of in-
dustry good will. Coe is scheduled
to: talk , before another luncheon
gatherihg in Cincinnati today '
eWednesdav). He also speaks at a
Chicago scission, Jan. 14, and in
JaCksonviUe, Fla., Jan. 17.
'turnout in Cleyeland totaled 550,
including all, civic .leaders be.sides
industry toppers in that Ohio area.
Coe: spoke in the main ballroom of
the (Cleveland; hotel, stre.ssing the
picture business’ ' war effort ;and its
work in reihdoctrinating the recon-
quered, countries. ;
Charlotte, N.C., Premiere
For Metro’s ‘Hargrove’
Charlotte, N, C.. Jan. 11.
World prerniere of ‘Sec Here, Pi i-
vate Hargrove’ (Melrol -will be held
at Charlotte Feb 8, co-.sponsoi’cd by
the Charlotte ;;News, the paper for
which Marion. Hargroi p reported be-
fore hcentefed; the ai my, and the
Carolina theatre.
The book itself was ba.sed on col-
umns written by Pru ate Hargrox e
for-.the News :duiM:n.g:’ his. flr.sl. months^
-Of ■.military;' :train'ing in .:l04i at- Ft;
Bragg.
Parents Back Pete
Pete ; Harrison’s production ot
‘Deerslayer’ (Rep) is .getting strong,
plugging from magazines with jin o
reader circulation^ Parents’ Ma.ga-
'zine, ': January : issue, among others.
Carries a (favorable review on the
’. fllrn'..;
‘Deerslayer,' produced by Harri-
son at a cost of around $135,000, : os
-being; used: for , Saturday, matinee :
picture house bOokingr. -
''Simple! The cure. fo^our insomnia is two bowls of Wheaties before
retiring, 'nien you Won'i lie awake all night
yearning fbr breakfast time!’’
: Pantry commandos often make
Wheaties their objective. . . . Sat-
isfying indeed, the cbmbination of
erflnehy flake and creamy milk. Tbo,
'Wheaties fans insist that a noc-
tiirnai bowlful of The Cereal bodes
: Well for sweet Slumber, and the
brave clear eye upon arvakening.
* *tARiwnrr wnrooN omc*
■ W. Vrmlmlg»r ABu«r» )
51
, Australia, Dec. 15 . : ■
Edilar, *\’ariety’:
Here’s yOur Aussie
This •time Reportin’’ oa the camia’
and goin's ot the Big Noises Irpnl
the H.S.A., mea:nih^ ol . coursA' ^
Bolger-— Jack Little, Artie Shaw and
now Gary Cooper ahd hie Leadih’;
Ladies, Una Merkel and ; Phyllis
Brooks. .Well Uncle Sam may think
he’s sendiii’ these High Pressure-
Salesmen for , the uplift of the, Sery- ;
ice Men, ond and all, .but he cer;
tainly never, couhted: on the morale
Uplift it:, was ; giving the Hheilas
(damesl out here, Staging off with
Artie Shaw 1 nearly got . killed in
the rush trying to get into the Troo,
local dance palace . They’ll have to
take the roof off the pleasure palaces
if these- glamour boys keep on com-
ing. The blood pressure of the gals
goes up so high the teinpergture of
the Halls ate just— ‘toodop.’
Ray Bolget and his sidekick, Jack
Little, made a grand impression on
all and sundry.,:,, Ray’s talk • oh the
radio was 'a pip.' On account of the
•Wizard of Oz’ he is well known in
•Orstrylia ’ For one of the world’s
greatest in the. comic and dancing
Ime he's a mpdhst guy. Edvvin Mac-
Arthur, conductori and Laniirig Hat4
iield, baritone, certainly floored all:
who heard / hnd - saW, .ithem; • .The
Aus.sieS are a musical race arid do
they appreciate real artistry.
Now we've got Gary Cooper.
Well— I ask you? Most, of :the da.mgs ,
stayed up all night waiting for him
to come out of the hotel after poltndr.
i ng h i s ear, ' . When they’’ arihounced
his radio talk over the National strij-
tions, all the other networks hung
out the ‘no bu.sincss’ sign. I. muSt’
hand it. tq. the USO. . .The .way they :
are handling: these talent HambaSsa-
dors from th:e U-S. is enough tp make
any ordniary , actor, proud . to he - in
the ‘professiori’,:as they; say. out here.
By the : ti rne .yOii ■receiye - this :lit.tle ,
billet : doug, :'Jimniie:..:arid. I -vvili' be.
travelin’ north to eritertaih soipe of
the lads, Aussie and U.S.A., near the
•sectors’^we hope, w»e hope.. Ex-
pect to spend' six to eight -months ;
where things are 'really moying.
By the way wo celebrate our
fourth year of .strictlyron-th:e-‘CU-ft‘
, work for Aussie .Red , Cross, etc.. :;.^H
this war keeps j'rip much, lorigei’
watch out for a cbuple of oldtimers
panhandling alorig the Main- Stem.
Brotlier Muggs, four years is a long
time without coffee and doughnut.s.
But we should gripe! , J ust visit one
Of the hospitals and then worry
about next week or whether you get
a little extra:, butter. on your bread.
■Butter’s rationed anyway.
Listen. . .Time 4i30 p.m..,. . Place. . ,
A U. S. Hospital, So^iewhere in
Australia . . . They lift him out of the
Red Cross Ambularice and gently
Carry, him ou . a stretcher into the
receiving ward where the Army doc-
tor and his staff stand waiting. . .it is,
all very quietly done. . .they lift hpiv
over the rail— note his silvery hair
.. his suntanhed features-^his clear
blue ey es-^Iie looks . pretty : ' - tow,,
wonder- who he is — looks li’ice a
Ship’s Captain . . .torpedoed? . Now
; they place the strelcher’ on thp .flo.Or
...it has such short leg.s . . . only
about five. inches high... Now they
wheel in- a rubber-tired, stretcher-
. carrier and . lift . himv -stretcher,, , a
all, up on if. The doctor is taking
his, pulse,., ; , he. looks .up, his .eyes oh
the, doctor. That look tells a, story.
Wonder who he is. . .must look hiin
up next'.’ time -i; come out .,. iNOW
GUESS WHAT. . ! next time I go out
I see a big tall Slim... cane and a.
limp . . it’.s; that, silvery...haired' 'ebt-
case,i.I smile. ,,he smiles,., .an, d can
you beat it... it's dear old Bill Scott
. . . .of: Scott, & /Taylor;,.., Los, An
... known ■ to ■ many in. - the -bu'siriess.'
Was with Bernhardt and still tgik.s
about it. . .he is bn the mend:buf his
,: ticker. is giving :him tropble-. . ■here’s
guts.. .he goes up north again right
in the thick of it., A Special Services
Officer, he takes over the acts from
home : when they come, his way..,;.,
again ; r . guts; . .
Then there’s that boy; 19 years old
. . .deaf .and blind; . .no chance — .
organs , gone. . .. a - kid . . .deaf . . -arid
blind. , ,for always. . .YEAH. .;;and,
that: lad from Ohio, . this leg i. iswim
champ . ,, .swiinriiing . ■ days •. gone’ frirr.
ever. . .and there’s Pete — Mike — Joe
.. : So come on you ambassadors--^
the kids are waiting for you. . ;and
HOW , . .So send ’em alongvt-Big Uns
and Little, Uns, they are all welcome
■ out I'.ore.
. And no'vv some Curtain Mu.sic —
. heavy on the Brass — With Eddie
.Lepnard -Bows for , Billy G. and
BBC BANS WODEHOUSE
London, Jan. 11.
Whatever pre-war admirers of P.
G. Wodehouse may think of his
choice of Germany as a wartime
home, the BBC obviously is off him
for life. This has only just come to
light by its action in ; banning the
jroadcasting of several musical
comedies for which Wodehouse
wrote the lyrics. ,,,' ’
Leslie Henson, who has been stag-
ing revivals of famous iriiisicals, has
been forbidden to broadcast ‘Kissing
Time;’ ‘The Cabaret Girl’ and , other
shows for which Wodehouse did the
■l.vrics^ .
54% in Britain
Averse to War Fix,
COWANS SELL YARNS
TO BAICON, WILCOX
,, London, Dec. 27 . .
Lore Cowan (formerly Lore Leni)
nas sold an original comedy to Eal-
ing Studios (Michael Balcon), while
Maurice Cowan has provided Her-
bert Wilcox with the story of his
next picture, ‘I Live in Grosvenor
Square.’ Latter is based on the diary
of an American sailor billetted in
London’s Mayfair, and tells of his
conflicts with and reactions to the
British.
. Anna Neagle will play the leading
femme part and VViicox is negotiat-
ing -for an American male star to
come over here.
' British tliealregoers don’t like war
pictures, late.st Gallup pot! reveals as
uimouncod in London. Those attend-
ing motion picture theatres in Great
Britain were asked if they felt i;i-
: dined to attend a performance if the.
house featured a - war film. Poll
showed that.atCtj were less- inclined
to go to the theatre under such cir-
cumstances while felt mqre in-
clined to go. Only 17?i replied they
didn’t know.
War vehicles are more unpopuiar
with women than men, the Gallup
survey' showed. Of those questioned,
60 5 - of . the women said they were
less inclined to attend a show where
a war film is .featured, while 49,%. of
the men were so inclined.
Relatively wealthy were more op-
posed to viewing -War films than
those in lower wage brackets, but
there wa.s little variation o£ opinion
on dislikes whether young, middle-
aged or elderly. '
N. Y. Times Reveals
The Shattered Morale
Of Nazi Amusements
Following the opening of , the
Battle of Berlpi: Nov. -18,; 35 German
theatres and music halis no longer
advertise in papers in that city, an
indication that the Nazi entertain-
ment industry has suffered greatly
from the bombings, a bylined story
by Frederick Graham in the N. Y.
Times last week (5) revealed. .
. Significant is that, in view of the
city’.s devastated condition, German
leaders, who look upon entertain
rrient as a large means -of boosting
civilian and armed forces morale,
have made no endeavor to keep the
ho.uaes- lighted.. While there have
been snatches of information con
cerning tlie -status of entertainment
to the Reich from time to time, this
is the first- complete report on the
situation since the war. : -
Alt article in Berlin’s Deutsche
Allegemeine , Zeitung declared that
before the heavy bombings of the
city, German theatres, film houses,
cabarets and music halls , were con-,
stantly S.R.O.j often for weeks in
•advance.
The article quoted - the Germari
-Statistical Office,, which said there
wore 2G2 state, provincial and mu
nicipal theatres in Germany, besides
13 whose ownership was not re-
vealed. Occupied countries are not
considered by the Nazis capable of
operating their own theatres. Tliere
are 10 in Czecho.slovakia, ■ four in
Alsace, two in France and one each
; in Lorraine, Luxembourg.' Norway,
the ^’elhertands. Latvia and E.stonia
—all state operated.
.'Vccording tq the Gorman Statisti-
cal Ofi'ice, during the 1942-43 .sea.son,
42.244 members of the theatrical pro-
fe.ss;on were employed, more than
1,8% of whom were technical per-
sonnel: '18% : members of orches tras
and .slightly more than 19% were
actors, actres.ses and singers.
AGV.\ for the ‘'Varietys' — all being
.sent straigiit tip to the .footlights
w'lero evei-ythlrig is Double Forte —
ri.gl'.t 'tip to and including the last
eiglit bars.
Ta Cobbers— till next lime,
Annclle Kellerttian.
CoL Gets Higher
Aussie Rentals;
Others May
. :’;.--.:,i';,;'/.:-S:ydrie^^
: Permission for -a .10% increase in
flint, rentals, granted Colunibia Pic-
tures by Price-Fixing Commi.?sioner
Pfdfessor Copland, may result in all;
American distributors obtaining
similar,, film rental hikes. Learned
that ot^er U. S. ’distribs.plaii: Seeking’
similar.' rerital . increases on- the -same-
basis as Columbia — that higher pro-
duction, costs’- made it necessary for
distributors to seek better rental
terms. . .
Nick Pery, Columbia's mana.ging
director ■ for - Australia,, gained per-
mlssiou to seek 10 % rental increase
frO'm exhibitors on the grounds that
upped production costs made higher
.rentals pi'e-requisite if U. S. dis-
tributors are able to continue suc-
cessful operations in AuSsiet’efrR
Australian ^Exhibitors ASs’n is pro-
testing already against the increase.
Dolores Del Rio Named
Mexico’s Best Actress,
^Dona Barbara’ Best Pic
■ Mexico City, Jan. 11.
Dolores Del Rio has been rated
Mexico’s best actress for 1943.
Selection was made by Institute
of Cinematographic Arts and Sci-
ences. Her leading role in the Mex-
ican-made picture, ‘Flor Silvestre’
(Wild Flower) won the honors in
her first venture in Mexican-made
pix; after- many successful years in
HoUywood.
Jorge Negrete, Mexico's latest
singing seiisatipn, won the male act-
ing honors for his part in ’El Penon
de Has Animas.’
: ‘Dona Barbara’ was adjudged the
best Mexican production for 1943.
Its director, Fernando De Fuentes,
won an award for the best direc-
tion of the year, and Andres Soler
was named best character actor for
his pertormance in the same film.
h B. A; Discourages U. S. Productioiis
With Francis Alstock, head of film
division of ' Coordinator of Inter-
American Affairs office, back from
a swing through Mexico and other
Latin-American countries, plan for a
separate organization for the motion
picture branch for promoting Pan-
American goodwill Is gaining im-
petus. New setup would be com-
pletely divorced from CIAA, accord-
ing to ; present • interitioris, this de-
pending, of course, on whether
Congress supplies the necessary
money.
Felt not only in industry circles
but in Latin-America that such, ar-
rangement -would be ideal because
it means the continuance of the mo-
tion picture .activity, started by
CIAA, in south of border nations.
Also this arrangement is regarded
as highly satisfactory both in this
country and Latin-Aniericas because
the outstanding goodwill effort has
been exerted by the films division
For Gallautry
Washington, Jan. 11.
Russia cited 104 of its motion pic-
ture cameramen: for gallantry on lo-
cation in 1943. according to word re-
ceived by OWL
‘Valiant , Soviet cameramen ; re-
corded developments along the whole
front: from the Black to the Barents
Seas,’ it was explained in Moscow.
‘They filmed fighting in Stalingrad,
the battle for Orel, the Red Army’s
summer offensive, the liberation of
Donbas and Kuban, the forcing of the
Dnieper and the capture of Kiev.
’Cameramen risked their lives at
every turn and, at times when a
German ring waa about to close
around a handful of Partisans, they
laid aside their motion picture
equipment, and took up automatic
rifles to beat back fierce Nazi at-
tacks.’ : ' ' ' .. . . '
UA WANTS ‘BLIMP’ BUT
RANK IS A BIT BALKY
London, Jan. 11.
Arthur W. Kelly, v.p. in charge
of foreign distribution for United
Artists, has been negotiating with
J. Arthur Rank for the American
distribution rights to ‘Colonel Blimp.’
Understood that UA has made an
offer for the film, but that Rank is
so far unwilling to release the pic-
ture unless an agreement to handle
other Rank product can be reached.
Mexico City. Jan. 11.
Twenly-one .-. of . .Mexico, ■ City’s
largest - nipvie,' theatres: have been
■incorporated into one circuit under
control of a company headed by
Luis Legorreta, president of the
Bank of Mexico. Tlieodore Gildred,
former Uicatreman of San Diego,
Calif., and owner of a string , of de-
luxe tiieaUes here, was a prime
mover in ttie merger, and is a direc-
tor of the new company, .which
united the Gildred interests and
’those of/ several; Mexico G banks.
William Jenkims, an indejjenclent
Operator here, also is interested 'in
'the niergftr. ’..i-
.Tlieatres comprising the new
chain garner more tlian 50% of the
total boxolTice receipts in Mexico
City.
! .^Idred, who has been in Mexico
only a few years, started the It rst
chain of deluxe show.houses in this
city. His, theatres; all'.of yvhic fig-
ured in the merger, consist of the
Linda Vista. Lido, Sarov, Margcrit,
and one under, construction on the
Paso de: Relorma. . Oth.er: leading
theatres figuring in fr-.e merger are
the -Insurgentes., ,;ancl, .Uie Palacio.
Gildred said l.i of the houses will
show firsl-iun pictures only. ’ : :'-^:
3 More Mexico City
Houses Add Vaudeville
Mexico City, Jan. 5!
In an attempt to cash in on the
vaudeville upswing which recently
hit Mexico City, some film houses
are boohing weekend acts. Latest
to stage flesh shows are the Bueareli.
Palacio, and the Alameda. Average
show is of six acts, with feature pix.
Mexico Cit,y now has five straight
vaudeyille houses, all. doing two-a-
day to big biz.
ONIVERSAL TO EXPAND
: Forecasting a theatre-building
boom in South America soon after
the war, A1 Daff, Universal’s foreign
distribution supervisor, returned last
week from three-month trip of
Latin-American territory. , ■ .
’ He said, busines.s is running so
high’.; there .’that. Universal , is plan-
ning the e.xpaiisiin of its sales force
below the equator.
Buenos Aires, Jan. 11.
, Intervention by the Argentine
military government into the oper-
ation of Buenos Aires’ Teatro del
Pueblo (People’s theatre' was an-
nounced with official decree reveal-
ing for the first time that organi-
zation must now concentrate on
strict nationalism.
Theatre, which in the past 10 years
has gained ■ international attention .
for its presentation of U, S., Eu-
ropean and other - theatrical works,
has been until now an independent
group, although using B. A. munici-
pally-owned theatre property. Under ;■
new decree the city’s ‘Secretariat of
Culture and Morals’ retakes posses-
sion of the house, with Fausto d«
Tezanos Pinto, as director general.
Name also changes, new title being
‘Teatro Municipal;
Organization is ordered to operate
for six-month season, from March to .
August inclusive, to use selected lo-
cal arti.sts and to cooperate with the
National Gonseryatory of Music- and
other authorized entities. Although ' :
no .specific order is made ; again.st
U. S. or European works, emphasis
on nationalism is stressed in an-
nouncement of a contest for the type
of plays the theatre is to produce.
This explains that works are to be
inspired by ‘Argentine themes of ex- :
ailing national virtues.’ Authors are
also to dwell c;i Argentine history,
and observers say that the rule.s are
very much.; similar to those placed
in effect by both the Hitler ; arid
Miissolirii: gbvernmrints alter their’
coming to power.
Status of; Leonidas Barletta, pro-
democratic moving spirit in the Tea-
tro del Pueblo, is uncertain; Barletta :
aUvnys emphasized need for inde-
p e iiderice, and aside from using the
m.unicipally owned theatre property',
refused any subsidies from state or
private interests. :. Long self-support-
ing, theatre has included both the
best professional players a.s well as
actors and actresses, directors, com-
posers, scenic artists, froin indepen-
dent groups. Theatre unions have
given strong cooperation because of
Teatro’s status as a non-profit group,
arid its -importancie as a school for
training local artists.
‘Live Performances’
By Fi
InAx^HeMNo-Italy
■Washington. Jan. 11.
Ministry of Popular Culture in
Axis-controlled northern Italy has
issued an order forbidding film ■
actors to take part in any stage,
nitery or other ‘live’ perforiuances.
Explanation given being, ‘This was
done with the intention that their
activity may be exclusively utilized
for the sublime ends of the new na-
tional production.’ ' ' '.
Same ministry has cancelled all
subsidies to film theatres.
London, Jan. H. |
‘Acacia Avenue,' 'Vaudevilie. ;
‘Arienie and Old Lace,’ Strand.
‘Blow Own Trumpet,’ Playhous*.
‘Claudia,’ St. Martin’s.
‘Dancing Tears,’ Adelphi.
: ‘Dark River,’ Whitehall.
‘Flare Path,’ Apollo.
‘Flying Colors,’ Lyric.
■Ili-De-Hl,’ Stoll. *«
‘It’s Foolish But Fun,’ Coliseum.
‘It's 311010 Dunce,’ Winter Gardgn. -
‘Junior Miss,’ Savilie.
‘I.andslide,’ Westminster.
‘I.isbon Story .’Hippodrome. •
‘Live for Love,’ Haymarket.
‘Lottie U^ridass,’ Cambridge.
‘Month in the Country,’ St. Jameu
‘Moon Is Down,’ Whitehall.
‘.Mr. Bilfrey,’ Playhouse.
‘My SistcK Eileen,’ Savoy.
‘Pink String,’ Duke of York’s.
■ ‘Quiet Week-End,’ Wyndliam’S.
. ‘She Fallows Me About,’ Garrick.
‘Something in the Air,’ Palace.
‘Strike a New N®t*'' Wales.
: ‘Sweet arid tqw,’ Ambassador. .
‘The Fur Coat,’ Comedy.
‘They Came to a City,’ Globe.
‘War and Peace,’ Phoenix,
•Watch on the Rhine,’ Aid wych, , ;
Wednesday, January 12, 1944
Wednesdtty, January 12* 1944 » P^^RIETY •
^'1 Want To See Odw
Prdird Position As One of the leading
Exhibitors With, if Practicable, a Modern
Theatre In All the Major Cities of Great
Britain^ So That Odeon Patrons Wh
They May live Can See the Bes
In the Most Comfortable Conditions.”
Chairman, Odeon The^^^
London, Oct., 14th, 1943
u
IHVEEMATIONAL
Wednc^^ 12, 191 1
Admitting he still 15 seelfing a
laUsIactory distribution setup in
TJ. S. for j; Arthur itank but stress-;
ing the possibility Ot A^^R^
pany being forrned to
British and pictures in the oi;.-
cupied' GOUnteies of Europe, Barringr
ton C. Gain, now in this country
suryeying conditions for Raiik, stated
in N. Y. last week that he has
authdrity to conclude any compre-
hensive distribution deal. He ac-
knowledged that any such pact
could not cover individual picture or
lesser distribution deals. He pointed
■out that Rank could have obtained
any number Of these during the past
few months.
Gain explained that Rank might,
' buy:tnto any ohefOtVthe American
dBtributing companies’ if tliis would
accomplish .adequate . distribution of
his screen product in U. S. market.
Ho admitted several U. S. film com-
panies, had approached Rank Oh sbjne
so rt . of ; distfibutioiv, proposals wh C n
asked by, ‘Vari^^ about the possi-
bility of a distrib deal being worked
Out Ayith : However, he
.would .not .admit that, any .Par pact-
■.’Isnear'donelusiom
V ; goes to: the Coast latoi this
month, for .about two' weeks of hud-
dles. 'with: industry
' toppers and to, look over Universal's
.studios*; since;. Rank has' an interest
in He .likely will make no de-
.Cisipn as t6,distribution until. h4 re-
turns .tOi; N. V. sometime in Febru-
ary, and may wait until he gets back
to London. Gain ds a idifeotpr in
Geherai Film Distributors in Gf eat
Dritairii . He talked with J. Oheever
GoWdin, G. D. Prutzman and Joseph
Seidclrnan, Universal executives,
last .week.
Regarding the 49% interest in
Idetropblis-Bradford Trust, hqiding
cbmpahy and con troll i ng cbiji paby
of Gaurobnt-British, held by 20th-
Fox and Lbevv’s, Gain stated he
might confer . with Jv, Robert Rubin,
o( Loetb’s, and 20th, officials. But
he, ;gave. no . Inkling- that -Ranki .who
;hoid,s ,. 51% of , petrbpb^^^
voting ..shares, . -is 'at .'alt aiixious „iO.
bbtaiij. the Lbew :and 20th, interests,
leaving the impression that Rank is
.satisfied 'w.lih; .his present- 'status,
, Gain hopes tb seenve technical
men while in the U. S. especially
capable ■■ scripters . to help . improve
British prbductions so the\ more
.adequately nibet Aniencan a iidimice
requirements, . this. ..flaw 'in previous
iBriti'sh pictures having'he:en; ,pp'in^m^^^
;to :in t.he 'P.ast ;as,',having;^^
boxpMce'-valuein thC..U,,:S.' market.; ,V
Z. Korda Slays at Col.
, , Hollywood, Jan. 11.
''.'.ebiumbfa- signed 'Zolt'an :Korda,as
producer-director, yyith ‘Counter -At-
tack.’ based on a Bussian play, as his
first dual ciiore. ■>
Korda , recently,. , directed .' ‘Sahara’
on the same lot under a onc-picture
.deal,
SEASON’S GREETINGS
from
MR. and MRS.
AFRIQUE
ROBERT WINSTON AFRIQUE
MORRISON TIMOSHENKO AFRIQUE
and
U.S.- Anglo ‘Carter
Coiitinned from page 1 sss>
information-gathering stage, ‘Vari-
ety’ has learned. '
‘the motion picture industry has
every right to do post-war planning
now,’ Bcrge told "Variety,’ ‘but per-
haps it had better do it with an eye
on the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. The
picture people have made no secret
of their negotiations with the Brit-
ish. Announcements have been made
quite openly to the trade press,
which iiidicale that some of these
deals are of a type whicli might run
contrary to the law. Also, we have
in our possessioii additional informa-
tion of a grave nature.
‘11 is possible there may be noth-
ing to thi-. But we don’t want any-
body to think that the Sherman Act
is not going to be enforced:’ '
■ Borgo made clear that he wants
the industry warned about the Jus-
tice Department’s positiop before it
enters any deals, since it would , bo I
much, worse if the Justice • pepqrl-
:'ment: ■'Stepped :m' af'.’er;'any.thin of.!
a cartel nature had been signed,
sealed and delivered, . ■'■: ■' '
It IS understood that Berge's office
plans to call' conferences with sev-
eral of the film biggies reportedly
involved in' the negotiations, includ-
ing i-oprcscn.tal';v(.'.s of Rank, 'At lea.st
one major figure is expected to be
interviewed - in Now Ifork. by- the
end of the week.
There has never been a cartel in
motion pictures, but a deal of the
type reported, to divide the Euro-
pean market: righ'. after the war and
then:,; to iiianko! - the entire wo.rld,
woiild.be a 81,000,000.000 agreement,
in ti'.e opinion of. some Government
otfieials.'- ..
Information now in the possession
of -the; Justice Department shows, it
is hinted, that small independent
producers as well as one or more
majpr Ainericalv studios .are tied into
negotiations. _ it was made clear here
that . the impetus for the deal came
from England, as it has in most car-
tel agfeemehis in which American
firms have been involved.
Private Treaties
There is some feeling of annoy-
ance ih of ttcial circles that the
Amfericah picture industry may be
seeking to make What . re described
as ‘private treaties' at, the same time
that it is courting the State and
Cohiinerce Departments fpf help in
recovering its world markets after
the war, -
Any deal of a cartel nature would,
of course, stipulate the control and
division, of the . American, as ■ well
as foreign markets, it’s pointed out.
This could conceivably crush small
independent studios not tied into the
arrangement.
■ A parallel angle which . the anti-.
trust division may be studying WbUld
be the effect on independent theatre
operators in this country. This, of
course, would dovetail : with the pres-
ent- negotiations for the new Big
Five motion picture consent decree.
: ■ in general, cartels have resulted
in keeping American business out of
the Latin-Araericaii market. The:
Justice Department has smashed a
string of these and can be depended
upon to hit -]li,ard at: :Uiiything:.; \vhieh;
would curtail the participation of
American, films, in ; Latin America. . ...
PHIL REISMAN WILL BE
GONE 6 WEEKS IN ENG.
Phil. Reismaii, foreign head for ■
RKO Pictures, wilt be o.o.ing the
Britisli film scene for- some five- or
.six weeks. He'-s anolhov in tiie pa-
rade of.U..S. toppor.s slated for for-
eign junkets, witli an eye to post-,
war conditions. Maurice Silimrstone
(20th) is already back, but toppers
such as Spyros Skouras. At Licht-
inan, J. Robert Rubin, et at are due
to go over in time.
Reisman’s last Bi itish hop was in
1939
Lichtniaii Started i fCr abi'oad but
had to return from Canada.
Foreign Dubbing for U
Fix, Boyer As Starter
Hollywood, Jan. n.
Campaign for the post-war dis-
tribution of films In liberated coun-
tries is under w'ay at Universal,
where ‘Flesh and Fantasy’ is being
dubbed in French with Charles
Boyei speaking in his native lan-
guage.
Further dubbing of pictures in
various tongues will be arranged
this month following the arrival of
.Joseph H. Seidelman. chief of Oni-
versal’s foreign department.
RKO Penston Plait
Continued from 'page
Ian
,«er amount) in an amount, which, ■
when added to his monthly primary .
social security benefit will equal $60.
it is also provided that any mem-
ber of the plan who has compieted
five years or more of. continuous ' ;
service and who, after attaining the
age of 55, leaves the employ of the
company othcrw ise than by retire-
ment, shall be entitled, starting on
his normal retirement date, to re- ■
- ceive a monthly pension benefit
equal to lOOCi of the service pen-
sion benefit.
Any member of the plan who re-
ceived. more than $5,000 annually,
whose ‘services are unique in the
type of business ivhich the Corpora-
tion or an affiliated Corporation is
then engaged’ leaves RKO to enter
the service of a ’ competitor, within
■two years ‘shall thereafter be en-
titled to rights; priviteges, or bene- . :
fils provided; for in this Plan.’
It Is also provided that .‘no- mem-
ber or employee shall receive or be
entitled to any rights pr benefits pro-
vided.for in the Plan: if he .shall be
discharged from the .iSeiwUce .of -1116,.. t
Corporation, -for dishonesty, disclos-
ing trade secrets, or on account of
conviction of: a felony' or a Crime in- ' li
volving moral turpitudei' '^
Levy’s Sound Studios Ltd.
send you
Greetings
In greeting you at the dawn of the new year — a year of which
we all hope and expect so much-— Levy's Sound Studios Ltd.,
pioneers of recording and radio production in Great Britain,
remember with gratitude their many happy business asso-
ciations of past years.
Past
We recall with pleasure our countless friends in the eniertainment and
advertising worlds: I : . '
Advertisers
' 'Armours -
Bisto
Feenamint
International Chemical Co^ Ltd.
Johnsons Wax
Lyons Tea
Oxydol
•Turog
etc., etc.
Agencies
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London Press Exchange
C. Mitchell & Co. Ltd.
Alfred Pemberton Ltd.
Saward Baker
J. Walter Thompson
Present
Levy's are now engaged on work
of national importance. We have
beeti piivileged to work for . th^
».B.C,j E.N.SA., AmericdiT
Red Cross and various Allied Gov-
ernments.
Future
May we all soon be blessed with
Peace — Peace which will bring new
and greater opportunities for all
ARTISTES ON BOTH SIDES
OF THE ATLANTIC
But despite these vital war jobs, we
have in collaboratioii with Messrs.
Erwin Wasey, Ictunched tlio fam-
ous "Factory Fanfare" prdgramihes.
Ojeydors tribute to the War-Workers
of Britain.
who, like Levy's believe “SOUND
MEANS SALES''.
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IfTcdiiesdayr ^ 1944
Published the Bigg^^ Pfoducers!
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A HAPPY AND VICTORIOUS NEW YEAR!
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ye Jn<?8diy, J»nn»ry 12> 1944
jHollywoodi Jan. 11. :
‘We'll play these.’
What Phil Carlin was standing pat
pri was, ths iiin of daytime variety
shows on the Blue. Let the other
nets draw to soap serials and other
dewy doings, the indigo skein is
standing on rvhat it’s got. And, in-
cidentally, doing alright with ; the
chips down. . The Blue’s program
chief backs it up with figgers—
: Crossiey'i figgers. it you . please. ‘It
sez here.’ otters the finger-pointing
Carlin, ‘that the .Blue has the high-
est. average rating."’ for programs
aired between 9 a.m. and noon,
eWt,’’;'.. '; ■! ;v
Saiis.fied .that the formula is in a
paying groove. Carlin is going after
more' ot the same. He’s also con-
vinced that there’ll always be a place
and an audience . for. . the hand-
wringers so his job is cut out for
him. Contrast rather than copy is
his credo. Out here on the coast he’s
baiting the lines for talent that can
be wrapped up in a variety .show.
First catch was in Frisco where Con-
nee Boswell is vauding for Paul
Small. She’ll emcee the new entry.
Which’ runs to professional un-
knowns. When Boswell moves with
the show the net will follow her
with lines. Promise of a few of the
varieties from Hollywood are in Car-
lin’s prospectus. ’•
Carlin isn’t so sure what will hap-
pen later in the year when the po-
liticos startrstoririirig the networks
for time; The precious golden night
hours are practically non-extant for
time buyers and if the old theory ot
giving time to all schools of thought
on political issues is cottoned to,
therd can be only one solution— can-
cel commercials; Probably not eco-
nom.ically sound but the lads in the
halls of congress can make it mighty
uncomfortable for the non-conform-
ists. to the old free speech bugaboo.
The biggest headache, however, will
bo, ‘When, ds’ President Roosevelt
speaking as the chief executive and
when (and if) as a candidate seeking
office,?’ There’ll bo splitting of hairs,
and someone’s gonna get mad. The
nets have been in the middle before
and eased out without too many
scars.
Hi Browit to Produce
Blue's ‘
‘Passed by the Censor,’ a weekly
half-hour dramatic series of war-
background stories, will be produced
by Hi Brown ' over WJZ-Blue, start-
ing in about two weeks. The pro-
gram will take the form of letters to
or from soldiers and will be human
interest and ernotioHal In character,
rather than consbat stuff. David
' Driscoll (not the special events head
of station WOR, New York) will
script the series, which will be a
sustainer, with the ' Blue - paying ' the
production cost. Sunday morning,
11-11:30, is tentatively set as the
fims.'''.-;',.'’.'
. , Brown, who has ‘Tire Tltin Man,’
‘Inner Sanctum.’ ’Nero Wolfe’ (start-
ing Jan. 21) and ‘Bulldog Drummond’
on the air on a sponsored basis, pre-
viously produced ‘Green Valley,
U. S. A.’ as a sustainer on CBS.
Plnlly Educ n Bd.
Cues Change in Format
With character-comic Art Carney
slated’ to- enler , ■ the Army today
(Wednesday), the WABC-CBS dail.y
sustainer comedy series. ‘Fun With
Dunn,’ Is undergoing a change in
format. Henceforth, ‘ fhe singers
will be given-more prominence, not
only musically, but also in the
script. There may also be an audi-
enCe-participation angle introduced.
Tony Marvin will probably drop the
announcer spot, with Eddie Dunn,
the lead, taking over that assign-
^ ment.
John Speer and Norman Paul are
now the only writers on the series.
The . east ; includes, besides Dunn.
Brad Reynolds, Vera Holly, the
Three Sisters, Sandra Gould. Jack
Albertson and Jeff 'Alexander’s or-
chestra. Jack Carney directs.
Philadelphia, Jan. 11.
The publie relations cbmmiftee of
the Philadelphia ; Board of Educa-
tion is now issuing monthly bulle-
tins recommending programs for Jn-
school and out-of-school listening
for school children.
The bulletin is being sent to all
teachers in the school system as well
as heads of parent-teachers groups.
Each school has chosen a radio
chairman to help plug the radio edu-
cation program of the school sys-’
tern.
Programs given, the nod by the
committee for in-school listening ln-
clude: .
WEIL, ‘Magic pf. Books,* ‘Music in
the Air,’ ‘Quaker City Scrappers’;
KYW, ‘Once Upon a Town,’ ‘Our
Philadelphia Schools,’ ‘Junior Town
Meeting of the Air,’ and WPEN, ‘The
Zoo Talks.’
Shows recommended for out-of-
school listening: ",
WCAU, ‘A Salute to Uncle Sam's
Industries’: ’WEIL, ‘Land of the
Lost’; " KYW, , ’Let’s Visit the Zoo,’
‘Living in Wartime,’ and ‘For This
We Fight’; WDAS, ‘Aunt Frances
Music Hour’; and WHAT, ‘The
Jungle Speaks.’
Illness, Rehearsals Cue
'Hall of Fame' Switches
Kathryn Grayson, Metro star per-
sonaling at the Capitol, Loew’s
Broadway flagship, had to cancel a
radio guester on Phileo’s Hal’ of
Fame last week because of a bad
cold and threatening flu,, which later
forced her off the picture house
bill. : Paul Robeson, star of ‘Othello,’
was also forced to forego a booking
on the same show (Blue network)
because of failing voice, and lie
didn’t want to risk any possible
emergency which : might force the
closing of the Theatre Guild legit
production.
Another booking switch for the
Philco show involved Ed Gardner
next week, due to rehearsal com-
plications, arising from Lauritz Mel-
chior’s Met Opera performance next
Monday (17). This was solved by
swapping the ‘Can You Top This?’
comedy spots with Gardner, advanc-
ing the gag comedy show to neiM
Sunday (16), ■ Gardner to follow
Jan. 23. ' ,
Premieres
(Jail. 12 to Jan. 22)
J»n. 14
‘F reedo m of Opportunity,’
drama; 8:30-9 p.m., Fridays;.
WOR-Mutual; Mutual Benefit
Health As.sn. of Omaha; Arthur
Meyerhoff agency.
Jan. 18
‘Here’s to Youth,’ documentary -
dramas with ^est , names; 1-1:30
p.m.. Saturdays; WEAF-NBC;
sustaining.
' Jap. 16
‘The Life of Blley,’ with WU- .;
liam Bendix; 3-3:30 p.m., Sun-
days; WJZ-Blue: the American
Meat Institute; Leo Burnett Co,
agency.
(Woman From Nowhere,’ with
Iren* . Rich ■ and Bill Johnstone;
5:45-0 p.m., Sundays; WABC-
CBS: Welch Grape Juice Co.; H.
W. Kastor agency.
‘Musical Autograph,' with Guy
Lombardo orch; 10:30-11 p ni.,
Sundays: WJZ-Blue; Larus . &
Brother Go.; Warwick & Logler
agency. •
Jan. 17
‘Believe It or Not,’ with Bob
Ripley; 9;15-9:3p piin.,. Mon.-Fr
WOR-Mutual; American Cigar-
ette and Cigar Co.; Ruthrauff &
Ryan agency.
' ‘America Looks Ahead,’ public
opinion polls and comments;
10:30-11 p.m., Monday.s; WJZ-
Blue; sustaining.
Jan, 18
‘A Date With Judy,’ romance;
8:30-9 p.m., Tuesdays: WEAF-
NBC; LewiST/lIpwe, Co.; Roche,
Williams ' , and' 'Cunnyngham
agency.
‘Pick and Pat Time,’ with Pick
and Pat, Mary Small, Vincent
Lopez orch; 8:30-9 p.m., Tues-
days; WOR-Mutual: Helbros
Watch Co.; William H. "Wein-
traub agency.
: ‘San Quentin; On the Air,’ dra-
mas; 10:30-11 p.m,, . Tuesdays;
WOR-Mutual; sustaining.
Anne Nichols, Van Ronkel,
Pawley, EtAL, Doubling
Into Stage Ventures
RITZ, N. Y., RELIEVES
BLUE'S STUDIO JAM
Blue rfdtwprk has relieved the stu
dio jam with six-day operation of
the Ritz theatre, N. Y., which now
houses, among other shows, the
Philco-'Variety’ ‘Hall of Fame,’ RCA’s
‘What’s , New/ (Duffy'-s Tavern.’ Stu-
dio pile-up has been alleviated to
such an extent that the chain can
now .shift some programs from the
Coast, where condition has been
acute for some time. ,
The Ritz, starting Saturday (15)
gets the: RCA show, which comes
here from the Coast. Addition of
this layout gives the house an occu-
pant for every night in the week
except Fridays. The Ed Gardner
show also ; migrated from Holly wood
recently. ■'/ ,;';i
In March Blue Return
Dorothy Thompson ; returns to the
air on March 19 (Siin., t:15-7;30 p.m.)
for Trimount Clothing on 69 stations
of the Blue. She was last heard for
the same sponsor on Dec. 19. ■
Agency is Emil Mogul, and con-
tract calls for 13 weeks
KESSLER UPPED BY WOAI
San Antonio, iJan. 11.
Jack Kessler, WOAI account exec-
utive for past three years, has been
uppedUo station's commercial man-
ager by Hugh A. L. Halfl, president
and general manager.
. Kessler held similar post at
WBAP-KGKO, Fort Worth, and also
Was chairman f«r two terms of the
sales managers division ot the Na-
tional Association bt- Broadcasters.
Six radio personalities are- in the
midst pt scripting, rehearsing or
considering production of stage
plays. Anne Nichols, author of
‘Abie’s Irish Rose,’ originally " a
legiter, is putting finishing touches
to a serious post-war three-acl
drama, ‘If You Would Sing . of
Heroes,’ while Rip Van Ronkel, co-
author and producer of that air-,
show, has recently completed writ-
ing ‘Horses Are Like That,’ a com-
edy.
Edward Pawley, radio actor on
‘Big Town,’; has been signed for the
male , lead in Jerry McGill's new
play ‘Compromise,’: formerly titled
‘On a Certain Night.’ Dwight Weist,
commentator bn ‘Big Town’ and an-
nouncer of ‘Valiant Lady’ serial, and
Frank Telford, actor, have completed
scripting ‘This’ll Kill You,’ which i.s
now rhaking the rounds of Broadway
producers. . ' ■ : 'v
Van THorkelsen has written ' a
comedy based on ‘The Great Gilder-
sleeve’ airshow, which Joe Robins
and Harold Feldkamp, Jr., wilt pro-
duce.. Hal; Peary who plays Giidcr-
sleeve is sought for lead in the show.
If Peary accepts, it will be his first
Eastern trip in four years. He is
under contract to RKO. :
CBS’ $5,630,000 Tops Nov. Billings;
Total billings recorded by Mutual for 1943* ibere $13,841,608, it
was disclosed yesterday (Tuesday ) , This compares with a total ’ of
$9,636,122 for 1942, an increase of 43%.
Total billings for December, 1943, amounted to $1,603,402, as com-
pared to $86l,815/fbr »<*»»« month in 1942, or an increase of 86 VL
Another record hop in time sales was taken last month by the four
networks. At the present rate of progress the combined major web.s,
according to estimates, are headed for a 1943 windup gross even in
excess of the $150,000,000 previously anticipated.
Tabulation of the November billings gave a total of $5,630,000 for
Columbia, $4,959,000 for NBC, $2,640,000 for the Blue Network and
Sl.479,000 for Mutual, . The time turnover for the foursome came to
$14,708,000, or 34% better than it had been for the like month of 1942.
On the accumulative side the four chains are 32% ahead of last year.
The joint tally for the 11 months of 1943 amounts to $137,450,000. For
the entire year of 1942 the same Webs had a collective gross of $115,-
000,000.
NETWORK GROSS TIME SALES
(Estimated)
FOB NOVEMBER
1943
1942
. P C.
.Blue i , ;
$1,785,000
Columbia ... . . .
5,630,000
4,149,000
4^9
TSIutuaP 7.
1,479,000
910,000
+62
NBC
4,959,000
3,870,000 -
' +28
Total
$10,714,000
- +34
FOB FIRST 11
MONTHS
1943
1942
P.C.
Blue . . . . . . .. , . :
$14,104,000
■■:'':'.+7L
Columbia ....
41,296,000
+27
Mutual
8.774.000
+39
NBC
48,660,000
39,945,000
: Total . .
....... ..$137,450,000
$104,119,000
-f-32
Time4le News
j.
■ Beulah Straw way; merchandising
manager ; of WLW, Cincinnati, last
week joined the J. Walter Thompson
agency in New York, stepping into a
newly-created merchandise promo-
tion post.
Miss Strawway left Sunday (9) on
a country-wide swing to contact sta-
tion managers on behalf of the
Vimms vitarains-Frank Sinatra show,
which preemed on CBS last Wednes-
day (5). Account is handled by the
Tliompson agency. She'll visit sta-
tions in 30 cities. '
While the practice is common
among networks, it’s one of the first
instances where an agency has
adopted the technique of such mer-
chandising on behalf of its clients
through the station promotion
method. .
CBS HUDDLES WITH
CBS execs on the Coast have been
huddling with ' Nbrman Corwin on
plans for the latter's series of sus-
taining programs which will occupy
the 10-10:30 Tuesday night niche on
the network. The new program,
which will be a 1944 variation of the
‘26 by Corwin’ series, is set to debut
either late this or next month. ■ ,
, Corwin is currently on a ; Metro
scripting assignment. He spent con-
siderable time in London during the
past year, where hb scripted the ‘An
American in England’ radio pro-
gram.
BLUE ADDS KWTO
Blue network will add KWTO,
Springfield, Mo., as a basic supple-
mentary station next Sunday (16).
Move will bring Blue up to a 176-
station total.
KWTO, owned by ’ the Ozark:
broadcasting: Corp., .is managed by
Ralph D. Poster.
White Owl
Clapper; Mulls Switch
To fHr. Musicomedy
Raymond Clapper will not return
to newscasting for White Owl on
Mutual, it was learned following his
departure for the South Pacific war
front, with sponsor now considering
changing its Monday and Thursday
15-minute programs at 10 p.m. to
one half-hour : program weekly With
a name orch and a comedian. Deci-
sion to change format is predicated,
on finding of suitable Mutual time.
Meanwhile, sponsor, pioneer In
bankroliihg newscasters, having had
Raymond Gram Swing prior to Clap-
per, is continuing through Thursday
(12) with Henry Gladstone, Mutual
staffer substituting ’ for , Clapper.
Gladstone began pinchhitting last
week (3).
J. Walter Thompson is the, agency.
Merman Nixes Spot
' i J. Walter Thompson agency is
scouting for another femme stage
personality to take over a permanent
spot' on the Owens-Illinois CBS
‘Broadway Matinee’ program star-
ring Alfred Drake, following nix of
an offer to Ethel Merman.
Miss Merman, currently touring
with ‘Something for the Boys,’ which
opened in Philadelphia Monday (10),
said that when she bows out of the
legiter at the end of the Philly en-
gagement, she wants to rest and de-
vote full time to her family, i ; Joan
Blondell takes over in ‘Boys’ after
Philly.
A hush-hush attitude is bking taken
by Blue network execs and in the
editorial sanctum of Time and Life
with reference to expected sweeping
changes in the web’s news gathering
and broadcasting facilities. In trade
circles however, its generally con-
ceded that the recent entrance into
the Blue network picture of pub-
lisher Henry Luce will shortly make
itself felt in the web's foreign and
domestic hews setup.: V : '
Combination of the mag staffs and
the network with its shortwave fa-
cilities has provided the Blue with
a made-to-order worldwide reportor*
ial staff if, a.s expected, Luce throws,
in his correspondehts as adjuncts of
the chain in spots whore it is not.
now covered.
The deal, if worked out, will be
a ‘front office’ proposition ail the
way until it is ready to be: sprung,
which is making for some apprehen-
sion in and around the Blue news-
room where employees are wonder-
ing just how much of the present
network system will bd swallowed
up or eliminated in the expected re-
alignment.
. Staffs ot the present Luce spon- .
sored news shows. ‘March of Time’ .
and 'Time Views the News’ likewise ;
are in the dark concerning the fu-
ture but it was learned that un-
official hopes have been raised
among stalVer.s who are led; to be-
lieve they will be 'In on the ground
floor’ as far as any Luce-influenced
news policy at the Blue goes. ;
Developments ate being Watched
with interest by -rival nets, with ob-
servers being in pretty general
agreement that Luce will make his
presence felt early in the network
news picture. \Vith major story
breaks expected almost momentarily
on worldwide fronts the industry
feels: that moves already are under-
way to combine Life-Time beats with
present Blue assignrhents, which
would enable the net to match cov-
erage with CBS and NBC, hereto-
fore considered far ahead of the Blue
on a comprehensive coverage basis.
Ihe Luce influence is expected to
make itself felt fir radio not only in
the foreign news picture but on the
home front as well, where Life-Time
is bolstered with bureau and ‘string’
correspondent coverage in all sec-
tions. Political news likewise is a
Luce strongpoint with strong bureau
coverage as well as influential family
connections in Washington.
Feen-a-Mint’s Switch
To R.&R. From Esty
Ruthrauff & Ryan is the new
agency for Feen-a-Mint following
resignation of- William "Esty agency.
Plans call for "continued sponsor-
ship of ‘Double or NoUiing/ featur-
ing John Reed King as m.c., over
CBS. at least into March. Tony
Victor, of the R.&R; staff, succeeds
Harry Holcomb as director of the
show.
\^^eJnesday, January IjS. I *>44
■ The radio 'trade is still talking about the half-hour, variety show
that was auditioned recently for. a prospective client. The talent
lineup included a male siiiger, a gal singer, a comedian and an or-
cho.'.lra, all of whom had been hand-picked by the potential sponsor.
When the transcribed sho\v was played to the client, the latter was
iiked by the male singer’s pomment in introdviping his song that he was
Army-bound. The , agency rep admitted the; singer was in 1-A, but
Ve're going to rotate' singers for you andi.they'li all be good.’ The
clientumdded assent; but, asked if what hp had heard lyas true,., that
the girl stnger' was 'dite dn the Coast for ::a.'.pifct,ur'e soon. ' ‘That’s' true,’
he was told, ‘but we’ll Use the same rotating system for you.’ ;
That, too, was okay with the sponsor-to-be, bivt he dhally dW walk
and hixed the whole thing when, later in. the course, of thb aiidition.
playback, he learned that the comedian had a show coming up on
Broadway and ‘everything’ll be line if you’ll accept network time be-
foi-e 8 p.m.’ ; ,:;■■,■ .’y/y ■■■"■■y"''; ' ■■ ■■■■■■'■' ‘"■y ^'
f ABC, N. Y„ Utilizes Station Break
To Blurb Own Shows in New Stunt
One of the few stations in the-f
couiury that refuses to sell time on
'.station breaks, WABC .tr^iY.), in re-
ccLi.t. v/eekS. has! been epheentrating
■ ' on . the ■ deveropment . br an unusual
fephniaue; aimed at, utilizing
■tidn break; time for of .;
■ its ovvh 'shows. ..In ,, the few weeks
':uiat .the npw. plan has been in prac-,
; tice. the ' station; has. come up with:
’ some novel ideas combinin both m-
; ‘ formative ;and ■ ontertailiing qualities.
: The enteiTainment-.slanted station
breaks, conceived by Jules Dundes,
salc.s promotion manager for WABC,
are part of an overall promotion
, program inaugurated by the station.
. 'Ideas pro,icctcd into the breaks have
. already ,won considerable favorable
coniihent In industry circles arid are
being extended to embrace all pro-
, grains.
' Stafian-break announcement that
followed the Vimms-Fraiik Sinatra .
debut last Wednesday ’(5 ), aimed at
reaching tliosc who had just tuned
bfl Cantor or other opposition shows
and dialed in for . the' Jack .Carson
CBS program, is regarded in the.
. trade as of particular merit and Is
believed to have marked the first
time that a ‘flasiiback’ technique
■ lias ; been employed. Announcer
queried bis listeners:
‘Did you just tune in? /'Well, that’s
too bad. because you ju.st missed a
good slioW — the Sinatra program.
But don’t dispair, for you can itune
in ne.\l Wednesday night at 9 Valid;
■ hear, it then.’.
V Same idea will probably be used
. fbr Ptlier, shows rather .tiiah , giving;
. v il,;a;,4'cprj'sBbn; the same ''pribgrialri, . , !
'Youth on Parade’ Com'l
Series Being Lined Up
Dolph Martin, who cpiiduets the
‘Youth oiV; Parade’ series on WEEI,
Boston, was in New York last week
for confabs with a prospective spon-
sor for the program.
He wa.s accompanied by Harold
Fellowes, WEEI jnanager.
'roiiiGitKn)forWIIEW.N.V.
NAB. LaW Orgs.
;. In a further effort to imprPve the
handling of labor news ; on the air,
representatives of various :;major
labor organizations Avill. ineet, today
‘Wednesday); W the program
ft-tanagers cominittee bf the- National
Assn,; of Broadcasters at the Wal-
dorf-Astoria hotel, New York.
Among the labor men particlpatirig
in the confab will b’e .offlcials of the
AFL. CIO. United Auto Workers,
International L a d i e s’ Garment
Workcr.s, Textile Workers ; and
AnlMgamated CIoEiing Workers.
Also sitting in will be niembers of
j-the radio ;Coinmittee ■ of the Ameri-
; eim , CiV'il Liberties Union. . ' ,
'. The; ri'ieeting, arraVged by! th.e lat-
ter-group; ■iyill; be an atteriipt to sup-
plomcnt the recent compromise
ngi’eemertt'''workeel ., out’ by the NAB
1 code coirinTiitee .ali^ labor, permit-
! ting, imioris to -vpurchase;. tirti'e prt the
air under' ebriditions; similar to that
|. griverhing cooperative, groups. Be-
■ ;..v; ' , :'■ ' i .sidcs gaining the right to buy com-
. Alipe Faye,, is reported,,; sGrlously ' mercial time,;. the . ulilpn, representa-
veonsldering .lui pftcr t.p.star; v! t,i\gs 'have ' been .co at . v\»hat
hon,r ,a!r ;show ,in .vyhieh 'she will sing
and. do, a dramatic turn. . Phil. 'Harris,
, her. husband, ;is ;sought, a.s bandleader
on, thd 'progrann. lf heVpan ge
; from,, jaokv Benny i bn ■.wlrose program ,
.he'S; /also' icalrircd, '■ to . take' on! thp I'
siiii‘... ■;,;'■' '■■'■,>■■. ■;/■ V: ;, ■■■;..;■,/
y?-Hr. Air Show
they /regard as 'anti-labor .bias con
lained in many commercial pro-
g'.'am.s now on the. air. ;Today’s epn-
feb is , airiied to try .to ! soly.e that
si;tuatiOn;;:' ;■■ :■ ,■,■,.■
. / - Reports; in the east and on the
Coa:st for weeks have been, lo the
. '.that; Miss; Faye:!wduld
. fr, 0 i-)i : shOwouSinc'S.S! .following birth, .
rire c.hild.l^^ Cori-
■ aideration . of. the/gir .show, ^however/
’ ; b W® , a n end to the report.*-'. ! ,;.■..'
m WEIXES SHW
FLUX
/ ■,vThe;; 6 rspn;^ [or So-
.. cpny-yacuinn has again been .iidst-
.;■;. honed, '-this ■tiiirie . to' jan; 2(i. ■ 'Wpiies/
*'ncu.pcratin'g..fr6m a;.n attadlc. bf yclr
, . Jow. jaurid^te^^^ is .:now:.,!ih'G^^
, n is, wife, Rita Hayworth. !./
^ However, the.noiv date is also sub-
icel to change boCauiie ,o,f th.e .illii 6 s.s
; 0 CJatidia; Mbi/gan, ‘sbhed.ulod f or the,
■ '-..Show.;; Miss Mprgari: is ■reported.:.sti]l
, ; in a serious ciinditipn .'.With ' p
' Meanwhile,;" her. .spot. ! bn;
, GBS’.s 'We Love ah 4 ;Loin'n’ Is boirig
talcen by Helen- Ctairc; - ! ■: v
; .Socoijy show is ■.ctirrehtiy set 'ioi';'
S ;! 9 °-^ Statipn.s' oir. the ; CBS ■viiet..
More will lie .added as they t'Scoine'
.. available. .
By GEORGE ROSEN
On the basis of programs already-
set ami those shaping for the near
future,' netW:brk Otflcials believe that
1941 \yiil go down as a baiinet year
in Svhich the; full igSpurces of radio
will haVe : been ! utilized for educa-
liorial, purposes. ! :IFs ; view’ed; ds ail
the. more significant in view of ilie
limited hetwprH tinie . available fog
the ‘school of the air’ firograriisr
. Keyed. ..to !;t,he'; prediction ..,hy!soine.
exeo.s„that /the post-war .erg Will 'flrid
more 'sponsolgd /shqws/taking on '.ed-.
ticatibnai-htiblicV'servlce aspectsj trio.
194,4' pitolv, .tiwugh for ,'the .'nao-st part'
on sustaining .basis, is regarded much,
in . trie . nature of a; .‘prelude’ of things:
to coine., ■ it’.s . not Only; a; case of ; the
networks,; gettirig behiiid" the ;radl6-'.
fpr-educatiori ' stane'e;-. but local sta-/
tibn.s around! the country ;.;afe d'e vot-
ing ihoreasingi; tiirie .and attehtion .'to
exploriiig the educational spheres , iri,
registeririg ! impre.ssive cdm.muHity,
Service, ; P, or' one thingV:it’s. ppinted'
oiit; the /advent: of :i9.44 finds eiO‘‘?or
ties existing' between . school authori-:
ties.aiitf -ra/dib than, ever before; ■,
V Accepted as alrnost, a , •'matter ! of
course, today are such pr.pgrams, as
‘The Dept,' 6f.;State Spea;4s,’ an ambi •
tious series, laiinched last Saturday
( 8) on the NBC network. Iri essence
if is Vdesigired' as! a. 'course; for the .na-
tion’s listeiiers in the elemeritary
rudiments: bf political economy;, , cov-
ering; oiitstanding deveib]iments iri
foreign a/ffairSj descrlptlpris bf the
strueture and acliriiriistration of ' the
State /Dept, /and /foreign sery ice,! etc.
-./Maclieish 'Program : ../■
Ranking; among the! top educatibn-'
al-progranis launched tb, date. js, : theV
sigmflcdnt new series .' titied ,‘Aineri-
can , Story,’ ,!VwTitten by , 'Archibald
MacLei.sb, which preems on the NBC
net on! . Feb. 5. ; Program, .tracing ., the
history, development /'and , f ulfilinient
of the literature, of the! Americas, is
to: be pretenled In ■■ con junction-,; with ;
the Iriter-Americah .Univei'sity of -the
Air, and marks the first time in radio
that a .cphteiriporary literary figure
. . (Continued on page 44) ‘
Battle of Senses
‘ !; ' Nevvest gag making :/the rounds
. in; radio -.circles - has:, the 9; b’clock.
!Wednesdci.y .!nlght ./listening .spot
■ tabbed, ■ as. !/the " Battle . ..-of . ; tile- -
• Senses. ; ./
..! ! The ‘Eyes’ ■ (.Mddie Cantor) are .
on NBC, the ‘Voice’ (Frank Sin- /;
, atra), is: bn /..CBS . and -the ‘Brain!
iDurininger) is on .the: Blue. -
Agcy. Switches
P.&G. DROPS OPTION
ON ‘CLAUBM’ AiRffi
Pi octet- and Ganl'blb/ has rele.aspd
i (.4 option- oh! ‘Claudia,’ i/adio -y.er/sio'n:
j of .■tho-!t-tage 'play, a:i'fe'r .paying! a re-‘
' ported, .option! -ptfiee pf '.$50.0, ;a 'w'bek
for,! . 11 - .'Weeks.. Undevst'obd ; that the
.toap! /firm Was, ibokirig for the 7:15
p. hi. .stvi p across .the board on CBS,
but the. Cheslcrlielci i-encwal of
Harry . James.: nixed - the deal. /; P & ..C}/
dropped its option Dec. 25. - .■-,, '!!■. . ' ■
, Serial written and produced by
Bbb.!,Ma.X'ivell'i : !' ■ !.■:.-';
Denver, Jan. 11.
Suit brought by KFEL,.again.stVthe/
Denver Post to. force the newspaper
tbViist!stafion, program, listings along
with .those o.f other '.statibns in /the ;
territor.y has been dismissed. by; Dis- ,
trict '. 'Judge George A. Luxford.!
Eugene O'Fallon, Inc.. . owr.er of
KFEL. , W ill appeal ; the './decision to.
the flolorado Supreme; Courl'i ;attor-.
neys'-.said. ■'-. ■■"/./■■'
Judge Luxford,'! in, fenderirig the,
Wer.cUct, declared th^t . a!, riew-spiiper ;
•is' ;rie ' sole ! -judge of ,/the/- value of
lieW'S as Sitch’ ' ,a'nd- /deCTihe'd'.the; ala- ,
tioiv's -/d.eni-and .ihaf
bt .p,rpgralri.s- it/ vvould ■hfOadeast!,be
.includeti in/ tric /Post’s- 'radib-sectioh,! -■
.! The - suif .:a'-iso -sou,g^^^ -rccpyery : .’of./,
.'three VUrijes ■ tlie a,ctuaj . ain/bunt: of
/ , Holly W'ood-, Jan, ,11': !:
- Agency and network personnel
changes were nurtierous with the
turn! .ihtb::'’44. /Foremost. 6/f .the shifts
wa.s, that made by /Clare ., Oimstead,.
who ./resigned as Coast! taleni buyer
■fo.r;.,-'Young & Rubicani/ -to^ follow the
johit Ch'arles ’rhoTna-s-^estinghouse
program o\mr to McCami-ErickMin.
W'hich! he Continues; to -produce and
to set UP shop ' as veepee of the!
agericy In charge of radio produc-!
tion. ! / Y & R recently resigned the
■'Westirighouse: account'.' Successor to.
Qlm.stead at 'If & R awaits the ar-
/fiyal of Tom Harrington.
Over at NBC John Swallow; west-
ern, division program chief, lost two
bf his yalued lieutenants when lied
Tollinger ; shifted oyer to Y & R and
Clinton ‘Buddy’- TwiSs vacated his
berth as chief anriOuheer to tie m
with Carlton; Morse in produttion of
‘I Love a; Mystery i’: Tbllinger takes
ovei'v the V & R duties, of! Carroll
O’.Meara, who had been- producing
the Burns .and : Allen . prograin./ How-
ard 'Wiley is coming! in from Chicago
‘to take oyer Tollinger’s!' post as pro-
duction manager. .! ';! ; !! /!/; ..' -'
Another rietwork^Q-agency move
is that made, by 'Ted Bli.s.s, who ,take.s,
rein On Silver Theatre. He had been
produeirig three 'network- shows for
.-CBS.;!./!'. !!'-,!"! -y--!,! !
Other changes at NBC involve
Maryirt ! Goodson, who moves up
frOfn the; production Staff, to... replace
, Caryl'. Coleman,' resigned., .anci - the !
" transfer ! of ! D'oug Gp.uriay!: : .'from
Frisco to . take .'.'Ken ' Car.peMter's i
place' on .the arinouricing-' staff.; ,, to
Coleman , and 'Carpenter haVe taken '
to free-larieing,..-, / ■ !- ■■■ ! ,
Following reported sale last week
of 80', of stock in WOV, N. Y,;
held by Arclc Bulova,! to Murray and!
Mcitr MeslCr, of .the BalgO Oil Co ,
tor. $300,090, it’s been learned on .re- '
liable authority that Bulova had
preiiously liirued dpwn an offer of
M.2.‘i0.000 for WN-EW, made by a
.-ynclicale,/ . ■! ■ ■■. ■ !■; ,''!' ■!':;'! ’ !!
Sale of ;W,OV awaits .FGC confirmr ,
at.ioh, , arid' ;\v'ili. /rriark /iuifiai .-iUstance ..
:where :''aniy';.stat-iori;.. affected, 'by/^.r^
!;aga.in;st!, ownership of ' more thari-'phe:!
■ stiiuop- in any city, by''orie..;iridixud;Ual!.
will ! phange hands.'' Other !20,<r!!;^d^^^^^
W:0\r' '/stock./ is O'wried by Richard -
G'Dea. whO:'retairis, that .share. .;
, Bulova ’.spokesriieri deny that any
o;' llie other stations owned by the .
watch . ;lyc00n are for sale.- As a
matter of fact, they Stated, if he caii:/
.' find other- statiori.s - for : sale' in ' cities !
I wlicie he does -'rlo.t. O'peratej he would!
' tei lously coii'sidef purchase,
j -Byndicate which' ehdeavored to !
buy, 'WhiEW includes / Rush ■Fields-"
ixvortbi , ‘/Texas' ,bil.iriari and.: hor.«e !
breeder; "Boyal!McKriy,lbrge;g^
holder in the Kellogg 'Co:.' and Dion!
McKclve.v, Canadian lumberman.
T. Dorsey, Ford
Coming to Trnns
Tommy Dorsey is in the throes of
negotiating a settlement of his sud- ;
denly-canceiled contract to broad-
cast across the board on the Blue,
for Ford Motors. Leader’s contract,
calling for five 15-minute periods a
' week (8 p.m.) Monday-Friday, was
to have paid him $10,000 a week for
13! weeks.,! /.' -'!y ! !■ v'l-/;,-'!:
. Spot Dorsey was pulled out of
by .tonry -Pord’s ‘aversion to pop
n/lusie’ was filled beginning Monday-
■(10) by Ray Henley, news commen-
tator, who ' has heeli, on the air lor
Ford for several inonths.
to
Ameche^s Job in RCA
MM
spbh.sored by thp Americaii Meat In-
.stitute, , Program starts !pn / 1 . 45 / /.sta-!
ti.oii's of 'the Blue Web thi.S, ' Suridav!
(16-4 in the 5-5':3Q,.;f:FWT.) .sM
Bernard will! direct ! the p'r'ograiri. ! a
.-/plus- /int'ere.st,- ''\vhich . !/likewiSe‘'' , was , riy,- the William Morii.s;,.- -arjd
' chsaltowcd;: ■ Jridge';- Xtefeftfs , de- Marx:agenciCs,'-wi-th,,thc..Lep
D.iri Ameche’s, mc.ihg on the
fiCA-'What’s ■New!’’ /program will be
!diyided. three: . way.s, ! With ./Lepii'a rd
\Vafr.ori, Cole,ste. .Holm arid. Jirri;
AmeChc,' his -brbther,,/takirig: over aS
regulars when show mpves east, pro-'
■/ gram! originatihg for ,/thc first! time!
from N.! this Saturday, .(IS)/ Jack' ,
' DougUis!, also!, epnie-s;/., ph from; /the
, Cp» 4 aod/ s’tay.5-,wiih the show.- / . / '
I The./filrn star was forced to bow
pill of. th,e pfogtam hecause of pic
.- coram'itmcnts,. ,/ CpciJ B. clcMiJle i-re-
- placed:; hifri/,' on. the' -.last ..programs
. , ,, , .ori.Rinating from Ihe Coa.sl. If.s
- ' /'; , ! ii ' pliumecl'- to keep the .sho.w east .pe,r.-'
^ 'manentlx-, - ! ‘What’s- New?’ odcupics !
will-script :the new_, Lite of; Rijey’,^ Saturday .’night ’slot! on .the
show stavnng William .BendiX;: ah cl . ' . • . . . -•
SCOTT, LIPSCOTT TO
Cl s'iori'. was handed !tlP\vri:.:.D.ec.';
■/reprekchting / the
'Battle of Sexes’ to Be .
Replaced By Dramatic
Bond BfCad Auditions
Half ■■Hour Comedy Show
Bond Bread on '\Vedno.stlay (5.) au-
,d i t,i pridd ,a ! half-h p 1 1 r, - 'epip edy -show
called ‘Bro.ndWay Diner...’ based, on
evp'iits' pcciirfing in .■eate.rie.S' along-
the Main Stem whore entertainment
personalities gather. Show- features
Ann, Thomas, ;Kcn Dclmar anti John
■/Gibso.n..: -, - ; !.;.' ./■/ ■!/,■ !, ■,/■. !!■■■!'
B, B, ;D & 0 is tlie agency.
'.'Burnett . agency
j 'spohsor;':'' !
l! 'Due.’to ■pro.Wded- EoriaiUo,ri,?a
‘ stuclios'her,e,-t!h'e'pi''ograni, \yhicii!is
j, conicdy-dramU ..se,ripi.'r-eIatjng -advb’h- j
j tui;es, of ail a’ytp'agevfAnVeiri.e’arifatud^^^^^
['will -originate, in': the'.\ViLsh.i:r.e';.Ebon!'-|
;.::!Slww;Feb. 9 ;forFn 4 gi»e!“
. ■■■.■Eh'or-gi:h'fe.-/-Whic ■ ',,;!'! ■. /:.-■!
Le of tl-.c Sexes.’ hoard Wednesday : . r'''-''- '^-.■.■■''■■■
nights in the:!8;30-9 p.m. slot on thp AuthOfS
■'Blii/e, :ha:.s ,.d.doidcd ;on' a /.ncW '.drapi.al,ic i - 7 “ ^
!,.show/ a.s. ' a replacement.' -, It-'s,; td ; be
calfed -Three. Hearts for Fathci-..’-
Avrit.leP by' Lilfian/.Dayi’ihe auth.of . 0 ^
'The Y’Pltegest ■!P:imfo.s^
. Prpgr.iiiri; /this /Saturday Up) /.fea/-
'tuies/. t-xcer'p.ts/ -irdrii 'tiie ncxy .'y intoh /
Fi:et-dlo,v : /mu,sical ’Jackpot.' xvith-
Jerry Les/t-cr; ■ './Betty ' uod !
Beiiiiy! Bilker., '! Negotiations, m U.nr
(;l'e'j;.,(vii,/\'' .i'pr the 'airing ,of;-a .scene/
li‘(,!m "Vpice /of/ thc Turtle’ /the -.fpl- ',
lowing Siilurday '22 ). , ;; / : ' - ■ ’
‘Hour of Triumph’ Tome
WINIFRED LFNIHAN
BLUr WEB DIRECTOR
■! '•■ 'It'iirifrcd - Lenihari, .:Bi’pad/y/ay i-eglt' / .,
;ietixiss,. ' taec-om;c's :one of .. the -'fc'/y ', /; ' ,,
f-(-,ivim('.s'/''evpr' ,t,o/''''h(->Ici, /a',- p,ri^^^^ /■
:r>i;i e/et,or',PiV the- Blue/. ,/ Shp.jd'mecl,,the,': '
's-tph'/,a's h/epla^^ fpr; Joseph Beil, ' ■ .
.stafi-'.tl'i'i’eetPr/moW-pri'- the CPast:!d,ur-'!
-;,ng . a ■ . bro/e-mo,n'th' .leave, oh abseiiee. ' /
.Mb.s, ,,Leiiihiin;'; 'vvh’o ;pii!gariizefl,..,,: t/tie!’!
; Thef-tt'i'e G'uiidjs, acting .school,', will be ■
Mai. George!,, Fielding Eliot. CBS ,!a'''nefnri‘iri,crtt,.y -./ '. ,;/ !! ;, , :.
I'riili.tary' analyst',' has authored a fiew' j- ■Ari'ririer .BiUti'-.a^ is Bill 'V/'dss, .,
. /;Wb,‘f , /.'McKee iw-d neiv ', book,, ;!‘,Hp:Ur'/of ''..Tritim:Ph,: ' ri-hlc /Famous, 'Jury- /’Triafe^
shriri-', ; W'hich ;,bp.'\w '9,;!week,-afler,lsC'he(lule!d -fpr/, pu-bri'Catioh;! b,y IL •Ki'ltj' /FPy'le’ arid- ‘Mdjher'/ari.d Diid’
'BaUle ,'!of. /' the ., -.Se.'xe.s',,," ,.gPes. pfi',. & Ililchcock . soriici./ time -in 'Mal'ch,; it>i:,-;CBS'''arid! Whp'/j'diried
Whether or not .the Urtter progiam but may be ready earlier as a rcplaceriient .for , Jack Cleary,
will; be taken up" by a new spon.sor Its theme is the nece.saity for the (.irector, who; gde.sV piv, a temporary
is undelern-iined/as'yc.t '.,.! ; , ;./ .'UiiitcdV Natid,ri:S; to cop!pcriitc in' e,s- j:a-‘!sig.irintri't,!/lq,,- assist Spb; WaiPboklt, .
Y'oUrig & Rubicam is the ageni'y - tabiishing./and.nvaiptaiiiing /the peace 'Blue commercial, 'program . super-
for Energine. ' in I'neir coming iiour of triumph. ■ 1 visor. ' ■’!. ,-■■ "/ '.;/
RiOMO
Chicago, Jan. 11. +
With th& curre^^^ i'acUo I
This Is WiVBC
FOR POST-WAR BlDG,
Chicago, Jail; 11.
i , A ihodetn;- an'd:; spaciouss:- stTuclurc
six Or seven: stories in hoight will
be erected to house WON activities
as soon as ;possible after the \yai; it
was aimoiirieecl last week by. -prank
lyedncsday,.; January
1 Stages on 1 Show
Unusual incident Causing wide cpmnient in radio circles occurred
last week duriiig the brbadca.st iiv New York of onp of the newer net-
work: shows.'::-'
Agency . radio director handling the show became increasingly dis-
turbed at the network prodticer’s poOr timing in bringing in the au-
dience applause, vwhic'h /cut in bii musical cues,:; etc.' His patience ex-
hausted, the' director, midway thibugh the.pimgram, finally grabbed the
vu more'bf ' ' v' IS , : : :■ /: ,b;-::schrciber,: manager; of '..the : sta- ; p^difiSrbndltierally threW
■ writers becomuig'.mpie,. and Building will be erected. on. As. the eh
»' l-,AnrJ.Qr*1-i<S'..4A.C+nl-lrtnS and.-.-aEGllClOS, ,w.,i.N.U ■ I'-mc'. Kf»f»}n , isut. in • 4.|»N4-. Vvf 'T’filMtno 1 h i. j -
closing theme music wi
Agency to, secvire . original . pm ... .houses .th.e.tweb’s . parent station,
•’TinknQ'wh,. , ••authors . foi*’.-.'-,tneh .i^iirsc; : • .■
; .Nighte'r''?progran^ ; takea-t.pn in'dusu^ ^ ■„ rcisulf, : 'Pian ‘ Stanton
wide i.mporlar.ce With 609 per-- , CBS v.p.. has adorned tlic
ibrmances aired to; 'datC; the . W*^"P, ■ taeadb, bt the .new M ave-
Agency :has:, bad: to go . :fa m quarters wUh, a flashy 880
its eftort. to , gecure . enough three- ^ reminder to New Yorkers
.act., plays to keep the .show on the pas^jgrsijy,
■: altV '' Statistics- show': that-: plays -have- . :- --,; .-
been submitted'by 2,038-writcrs with ■■■ y,-.; -.
' 132 unknowns: making the grade. Of n I^*i P
: those accepted 26% were produced ham||||l KIV NtaifC
without n-.uch reworking. 36fc were 1 ClllllIV A lA Wlllt W
revised or rewritten without . the. •. .* ,
author’s help. 38% were rewritten ffl T| • II * 1
by the author and 4 % were rewm- I A KOnilCA tlllQ
: mh by both the author and the 1 U l\Cpi loC 111 lO
;agehcyy',,:,'':i:,;:;V'..,/.';:; i'':’
Significant are the figures that A A 1. Hi
show ithat 74% of the plays actuary : . i l|| l|AAf|Yf ^ :^|ini
produced were written by men and Vll I * VS"” ’
OHlv 26% by women.- while plays '1 ,
submiitbd-Show ,63%' SeM Format
houses the. web’s , pat’cnt station, edifice will be a 2,000-seat radio Ihe-
WANS;,' :;.i , •, atre with a regulation stage capable
, . As a resiilf. Fra'nk.i Stanton,' of .accommodating,, cbmplete. theatre,
CBS v.p.. has adorned tlie prbductions if television develop-
From the Production Centres
submitted' Show 63% . sent in; bY the Format and iptoducer for the new pf the. Mutual System.
femmes and only 37% by men. 61% Goodyear shovy wliieh bows Feb. 7 ■
of ail plbys submitted canie; from on .th.e CBS. network was decided on rin n :. v* _ DJ/i
New. York, : CWcagb .Or Lbs AngeleS, last week; ,: : OU 'VOIHpSiliCS SC
21% from secondary cities and 18% natmg from the Coast with W r ; . . ni ' / A : n 11
yca^e frpnyautbor^tpms^^^^^^^ Bally
; Half . of the the: Stbry.’ Rupert-Lucas will pro- i:«.A«iV OiikkA.- Plaiil
me Troaucuen ueoires
to accbm.mbdate a. cast . 0f, 260 ,mt'- . i;. ,- ■ I ■.
sLciarisU and:':: plkyprs; •' iri additibiv; ♦ ♦ ♦ »
there w‘,ill be' a, small. studio the '
pf /fiOO' seats, :cbmp,arabie An; b YtfKK ,,C.f-l I . . .
the. present VyGN ap.fiitpym Bob Hawk takes his 'Thanks to the Yanks’ program to GoIumbUs,- O: for
.will beabme: a ■ Pat"* Pt: t^ the Foiirtlv War Loan kickoff program. He'll be accompanied by Geo'reia
.Tnbunp s actiyities.yand a^ Gibbs ...Geoige Putnam, NBC newscaster, addressed the Advertising
dio With a_.yapaci,ty,.p^^^^^ ten pf ^g^^, York last week. : , iHpwaid Meighan, CBS eastern sales
smaBen studms a^^ m the iT„anyggi._ to Coast for month on business. . Paul Nesteh, CBS exec v
plans ; besides has returned from vacation in .the south Pvt. Joseph Ruscbll, ex-CBS
t;on :ropyas, m ' staff writer and now in the Army Air Force, has been transferred frPm
l.brarms, ^ae^ Greensboro, N. C„ to Lynbroofc;. L.; I.. . . .Marine Capt. W, S. Le Franco^
niiar wrote Original of Universal's ‘Giing Ho;’ will appear on Jan, 18 broad-
cast of CBS’ ’Report to the Nation’ (9-.3(j-10 p,m.) He was one: of Col.
- Evans F. Carlson’s Makin Island .baiders.- V : ,
oNthVM^^^ System^ announcer :for CBS and rapre recently broadcasting for
M titwai nrpapcasting aysiem. cpiumbla from Algiers, is now reporting from U, S. Fifth Army field
; . . ; V : headquarters in Italy. Farnsworth Fowell airs trom Naples and Winston
nil.rnirinsifiipC ^ : Burdett from Algiers, for CBS The new CBS ‘Meet Corliss* Archer’
■ ** VV -* • ?****^^^^ show for Anchor Hocking Class is being handled by .William H. Wem-
traub agency .and, not Monte Plackett as reported,. Berry JCrpeger^ h
been giVpn a five months' asNgnment . on CBS’ ‘Joyce Jordan'.;. . . 'Walter
17 i ib Lt , : ni —k Holmes, Staff anri‘ou&^ WBNX, Army bound;,, . lEd iStevens,
: JirSfttZ ' llUDDCr: r WUl .hieht inikeman at went into Army Jan. 6. : ; :
wait . 01 me oi7f sciib “J thS cjlnW ’ ■Riinpvt-T, liras w 11 Pro- T D„LL_,i Dli— 1 siau auaouiicer ai, siaiiuii vydisa. «.iiiiy uuuuu;., . Oievens,
towim authors came from New York. ‘ ^ ^ : ErSatZ ' BUDDCr "lant went into Army Jan. 6. ; : . \
Procedure followed' by;: the agency ; idea' will be to spot femme pic- ^ dbuke-barreted badib , shoW is ' Milwa^ as; ffbelance
is: to have a play : reading .jury in adaptations from their pgi„g lined :up tP mark opening, Feb. ^ewting/wml^- ■ ■ -b^^Fe^ cp^apthors Lorcrap, JMek yiflh te
four.; read: all scripts, after ;authprs top' screen hits; - BPsklind Russell is 4 : Port 'Ngchekk'T^^ Goodman Ace
names have been removed to insure , Currently being lined 'up for her role moth synthetic rubber butadiene: .specja| Mu ®*JbW^ ; W
fairnesS.to the authorsy; Jury them in -The planUbtUlt through eo-Pperative ef-
discusses, rejects, pr , aUditions plays jjggnlte as yet on the deal Like- forts Of five large oil Companies and : fiyotlpn ptaff. directed the^curreut QurA^^^^ at City Ceniei,
" according tO: the findings of the, play wise, .the show .:plans to istar Nrene ; the Federal govermheht.; Gompaniee but inclined prpgram/orediU back home froni/Ropswet
jury. About one. out of 10 scripts xiunne in scenes from ‘Cimmaroh,' represented are Gulf, Texaco; Ati hpspilal, but; npt yet able to rpsume her , dijecting assignment^ so Dick
are auditioned withActual casts: afteb Claudette Colbert in ;Nt: Happened larflic ^Refining, PUrmCil and So- ^anna conNuue
Wbich a final decision is made;; , one Night,’: etc. Bidgeoh^ will play cohy-'Yacuum, all sponsors of com- ■ '^rP^r J^oyym respectively. . . .MMlyPoIlpck to the Coast
. ^ ' ^ ^ , , Ik ■ A L . . . ^ ■ ' SAn. ;TaH noAalHffon whn , si^nAH ,n Poliimhia film CrnYfrapf Tlno WK1l^nla
]Percerit£iges on the types of -play? the male leads each weeki^ . ^ itiercia
that have, been aired, on the :‘First Young & Rubicam is the agency. Dual
Nighter,’ include romantic come- . . '. ''-., New '
dies,;:40,%; -'mysieiries 12%, rnelo- ipifviiji nif fiV 1 1? I'lTCC .Kalten
drama 31%; human interest-U'Boy vs j |jDH KII.M IXfl VKa handlii
Girl’ : 6%,: 'farce,;'3%. 'bpraance 7%, „ * -. kiAik- #ioirir '' » wheye^
sports 1%. In additiori the show us- P J&R FOR ESTY AGCYs
ualiy stages an annual Christmas and * :* * Dewey
.Easter show. Tom Riley, script edhor of Pedlar, &; tian of
unusual angle is the fact that the Ryan, hasYesighM; tp :NetwO:
departure of Don Ameche and Les department pf the E^Y m
Treymaine from- thP. show to
male ICads ekch week, .' C : iherciaT air programs. ■ ' ^ ^ who signed a
oung & Rubicafn is the agency. Dual cerembhies. Will be. staged in °v®* ,.“7^, ‘’ri David_HarUm,; while^p as-
" - --'- '- - ' ' ' Nevv York and Texas- .with Hi V. sumep the ‘Stella Dallas assignment.) . .Fritz Blockl scripted and directed
Kaltpnborn Pure Oil newscaster Saturday pight’s (8) ‘Bond Wagoh’ fpr : the Treasury .,;,; .Casting: Elaine
IM RH FY I FAVFS handling eWcee chores in N. Y.,' Rent subbing for JOy Hathaway in the 'Anianda’ ti’tle part;^^^H^^
IIU AILEI LLATlia where" ^ PebroleUm milyea? Madeline Lee,, Maurice ;Mimiick: t‘Dayid: Harum^
D f D EAR FRTV Arrv Harold L ickes and Col. Bradley Riohard., Gordon CFront Page Farrell’); Craig McPonnell (‘Plain;: Bill’),.
r.wA* r VA Epl I nUvl . jjg^gy Rubber Administra- James Al. GainCs, appointed, assistant to Charles P. Harnmond, NBC di-,
a one-wcek ' trip : to Chicago; Friday (14) . . . .Pete Barnum, Ruthraufl &
W u who switched from From Port Neches, Secretary : of Ryan v.p., left tor the Coast Wednesday (5). .. .Jo Ransoh returned to his
pmtures had lUtle if_an^ + head the radio depariment Of Commerce Jesse Jones and ' Other: desk at WNEW Monday (10) after flu. .. .Lois January and John Reed
the over-all rating. ■ fSi and State dignitaries will' King trip to Camp Endicott, near ErOyidence, R. I„ Sunday (16) to enter-
me over-du raiiiiB. Pi-ant asenev Federal and state dignitaries Will Rmg trip to i„amp Endicott, near providence, R. 1,, Sunday (16) to enter-
mat- of the the moving from Esty to Grant’s be piped in as part of commemOfa- lain soldiers. Journey to Laurinsburg-Maxton air base. N. C., for same
bc^ BS^L^ddy is^^^^^^^^ Ne^^Yrk offVce'am P. We-sley tive'broadcast Individual compa- purpose follows later this month.
staroftoe prog^ Combs, who becomes an executive ^ — — . ,
cause for script rejection is too con- ^ the posT'oT medto sLly needed war ptont but radio Iiy HQU YWOOD
yentmnal a plot and 1^^^^^ Lynch, taking post of m prograth is : being handled on co-op
ity. Second largest group rejected miJi-i- camp as con.striiction of buta- / Convergence of agency radio chiefs on the town has most of the agents
are those scripts, that start „out With - . , : ; • -■ , dipiiP - nlanf ' . . I : - ah'* shows hugging the.ir talent. All admit they're ‘just looking- around’
a good, idea, have a fair second act I MDp a’*'" *» ■ * ^ :■ ■ ■ v , ... ... .. , ,v„a ...n-- >> — .aa — -....i. i a -i,_
and.peter out entirely in the; last act. ™Dv
NRf fR^ Dlimnilt In N. W. Ayer agency’s N. Y. office is «'n<J what they forgot to add was ’with dripping j
llUb, VDO, 1/IUIIUUl 111 handling details of bioadcast undei ?>«>« soakers are Tom Revere (Ted Bates), Art Da
g-{ jb-wds;' ' Anibng,'the,..sUn-
Daly (William Weintraub),
Taboos on scNPts- include religibh,: Ir mJ iPAio f'nnAi/>l' agreement reached by participating Pete Barnum (Ruthraufl & Ryart), Dick Marvin (Ward Wheelock) and
:even mild profanity, women smoking ^ : 0I1 producers. Ayer is agency foV (Warwick & Legler). Bob Gblwell (J. Walter Thompson) . . . .
cigarets and' liquor; ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ CB'S share tHe AUahtlc Refining ' ' : , Nprman' Nesbitt ' leaving , KHJ-,Dbh .Lee and seven commercials behind.
: / ■ ;; /I : ;g.„„aTsFridavn ; / Ppening-Of plant will be plugged: heiPstrike out as coinmentator:-and in
. ,A : V- , >, ■ A video.: bhannels Friday night (14),a:nd "pp/gp.j,j, girshows between now .that /.respect -shouid match : John’s progres.i 'riiey ; sound almost ab. much
lfil\ ’ DrOnS 'IffniirSht '' • ® similar conflict crops up Sunday afitj :fledieati'on with Raymond Gram alike as the' Ameche.S; ... .ErSkin ‘Skinny’ Johnson turris bn his ‘Hollywood
1^1 9 Viypp '■guuiaul.y . -., NBC and Dumont swing (Sbcbny-VacuumU Fi-.ed AUett. Spotlight': for the: 500th eohsecutive time ort KECA . 'this week. . . .Who
'Sltirlrc ' tn ’ PllUIC* ■ ■ will be on the air with parallel hear- (Texaco), We The People (Gtilf).;an,d , said it wasn't, a seller’s ;season'/ : The Blue .net’s 'Phil Carlin; signed the tab
OUCKS; 10 apoi'- riugb, : . lo.r a'flock .of agents he- invited , to: dinner and cocktails at' Mike Lymans
CL;,. . broadcasts. ■ interviews during their regular air- • • - iHarry Maizlish east to pick up enpugh biz'to .completely biO-Ck out the
wHOW I 1O6S uUSlElOlilg CBS's regular Friday night show ^jme KFWB time squares; . , .Bill Demling /fhbved: over; from .McKee & Albright
PipT’s Bppv which drbbbed- soon- 'Will go : on ‘as usual 'this- Week,; with : -‘ to right bower Dick Mack oh 'Blue, Ribbon To.Wn' . ; . . Nate Tufts took Dick
_ . , .-:PP- ' P --y-m- - ■ Gibson off the Boh ,Bi irns show , martp him .Con. si falcni. hnver .for Riil.h-
, . ; . Harry, Maizlish east to pick, up enpugh biz ■to: .cbrripletely biock out the .,
KF-WB time squares; . , .Bill Deipling tmbved: over ; from .McKee & Albright *
to right bbwer Dick Mack oh 'Blue: Ribbon Town'. ;. .Nate. Tufts took Dick
WITH-
n?-S^ha=^ '..t « » :«■' flnAir ••i:-Health officials, called the: sweep of^^ ‘mUd’but Jim. and Marian Jor-
■fiir an intonciVp hatonaViJn of^ snnf ® Y.) boxihg , show. . Latter is ih SFI F IN 1 1 A M SPOT hpve mpre viTUlent ideas about those: pesti£eiou.s bugs. Knocked off
With NBC’S agreement With ‘ last weekN show .WereiRansbm Sherman, Billy Mills' fiaribw Wi^^^^
^ >. J A" ■ 1 + taiovwi* the purchase Of the opening .NBC’s pToductibri contact, .Franh“ Pittman . . Joe Bigelow surhitiohed to
apney, which handled Gai’den ‘Bicakfast at. Sardi’s’;p^ Chicago by illness p£ his% rnothOn . . ..Those, Golurnb^^ the
Ignorant ^how% continiung with th^ events, for. ben.efit of. invalided ,s6ry^ on WJZ;^ iBrowni , Derby en masse \ these - days include' H Meighan, Charles
acepunti'. ; i'qemen irt metropolitan area hos.- Blue, Procter & (jarnblo-will be corn- Morin, Don 'rhornbiirgh, Harry '\Vltt find: Gebr'ge.MbSkDvicS.’,:,; Hal, Styles, .
. ‘Ignorant,’ ; .as of next UpHais oeting. with itself, :..fbh,, that- : period. Whose programs have .found jobs and homes for 'thousands, has . a new ■
(17), goes sustaihing , ih the ; same :y . ‘ . . 'rhe aepount already sponsors ‘Road series bij KFWB, ‘Lest We Forget,’ designed to help ‘rehabilitating med-
time sWt, ' but will be available tb : - of Life’' on/'WEAF-NBC at that time; ically discharged; vetefans.:. . , Doug Goufiay noW doubling With Jim Doyle
the entire Mutual network. Fbrmat N»G: pn , with, anotner ivi&m spoiu Compton is. the agency bn the Raheho Soup newscast series, transferred here from Frisco.
.of thelshoW will :be:';the-'saihe '''With leature,: '.-pro-Nockey,.', and,, -Dumont' ',o,n.:botj,::'5hoWs^ :c' ‘'-.h::..,-:-'''-''.;. u'' l' ' '
' Tbm' Howard. Lulu McGonhCil, h^Sular Sund.a^ ' The. flrst-'haif. of '. th.e.v'Br'eakfast'' iivf
Hai’i’y ,' . McNaughton and .. George: , ^BC,: wl^ -fight program Jan., jj0r,je5:‘. jg ; fioW. bankrolied by Mihwte ii\
Shelton as Stars of the show', and 28 again; will be competing with CBS Mari. soup, biit- that accouhtls drop- La Wrerice Salerno, heard on several local stations, has opened at
Roger -Bower direefing; Several to'' tole audience in greater New pipg it. Jahi 29. ; Kellogg, which Spbn- Helsin^^^^ Lounge. . . .Holly Pearce, WBBM traffic managet and
: sponsors hre .understood • to ; be in- York. ^ ^ .,, , . * i soto' the secohd.' -half of- the, stanza, .sipdio superyisov, and, Jiin/ Coiniall,:, assistant, fp the ..ehief , engineer, are.
-teiested ')ln . bankxiollihg: .the show Li conjunction with former, s tele expected to take over the open- Army bound. .. .Paul Barnes, formerly ':e,hlef arinounoer:,and :newS editor
over the ehtire MBS' web., .Program., slanted .for. entertai,nment, of mg .portion as,, well. -
was: shbnsored fOi'i some: 60 weeks i convalescent soldiers, and sailot-Sh stepped in ahead. ‘Br
. .7.. I • ..... l- .7 ‘Inch \irAA1r' ‘ + V»o+ TuKl/ : f .. .. i. .... - f w. ‘ TJTxT 1 .. .i • <-i <->>-1 .
. . . 1 sors tlie second halt of the, stanza, .stpdio supervisor, and, Jim, Cornall,:, assistant, fp the ..chief , engineer, are.
former, s tele was .expepted to lake. o.yer the open-. Army bound. .. .Paul Barnes, formerly ':e,hlef arinounoer:,and :news editor
but P. & _G. at KQV, PittsbLirgh.- h joined the 'Wjj-D h.nhouooi slaN., . Pan ' Nj
by Piel's ■ - ' ' ' ' ' - . vva.s loarneci last vveeir ; uiai
■ a- ■ J ^ : ' ■ > ■'■ iw V which some time ago distributed
, I numerous tcle.reeeivers' among -radio
j editors' and bther industry execs, has
CBS program 8-8:,55 p.m. (EWT), ' . hebw r.seri
- f '• been recalling- thbse' hpt beipg .'used
with- eontinpame inhefi.nitely-.of this , jn roqonditioh the sets: so they.
convalescent, soldiers ..-anid sailors it stepped in ahead. ‘Breakfast’ orig- baritone, is new on the WBBM staff Don McNeill was the featured
was learned ,, Igst • W®®kj that . NBGi :inates in, . Hollywood, , with Tom speaker at Noile parrie’s 'annual- fOptbail/banq'Uet oH - Jan., 5,:,1 iVic Reed,
which, . some : tini'e . ago . distributed,. Breneman- as m-:P- ;- ,- , - member .bf . NBC's- .Centfal ’Diviaion 'news.-and special events . department,
numerous tele. reeoivers'. among -radio Has fe.sig,ned..f,p, ,j.bin tfi'e .O'Wf 'overseas, lirgnch San Francisco . , Jerome
editors'' and. Other industry- execs, ,,:h.as. - EiiYi- Meers, a neWs editpir'in'.'the-.same' departto^ is iii 'Stl'Luke's- 'hosoifal for :
TABNSWOETH’S switch
: Ken farnsworth, who Was b;
Wi,th ;'YrjZ (N. Y.) as a retail-st
editors' and. Other industry- execs,, :h.as, - DIiia'.Ma MncY Fsiij' Meers, a neWs'editpir'in 'the -same,' 'departraent, is iii 'Stl'Luke's-'hospifal for ■
Ipeeh ,rt!calling':lhbse;;npt beipg/Osed ■ z: UIHC ;:HIUTv»:-lMWo9 , ‘observation (.''vt^ord, -Gbrae,S;: frorn ■iYashihgtOri:''that. Blair;: 'WalWsteri '''WpN
and .will recondition the sets. so they Hollj-wood, Jan, 11. , prbduobr .until .he, jp,i,ned the; Coasf .puard'tVvo and :a; half years has
may be installed ih. goyerhmeht ho.s- got, Mos.s is being moved to New been pronioted froto lieutehant .s.'g.'fb .lieutenan.ttopmiWa'ndef ^
pitals hereabouts ', ; ; York, by tlie BUiem®twork' to , create' ,liieh; $hoW,:'‘yi(^^^^ From ' Nowhere,,' -)i‘hich replaces- ‘Dear John’, :over CBS.
' Understood -NBC. sporfS'.:.‘teiecasts new .programs and. look: after pro- from Hollywood beginning: Jans'/lfl, : is authored 'oy Chicagoan. Louis M.
are being picked up by about 10 hps- o action of the Coca Cola band series. Schofleid, ; ,>vho is president of the Radio Writers’ Guild'.. .WLS reports
guide broadcaster and station an- | work plans to install additional set? veturn.s ea.st. Smithi CBS Radio sale.s head, confined to his home for past few days by
.: liounc'br, joined that station’s, sales in hospitals as 'rapidly: as. they can :' earlin - spiked reports - the-re- would, iUness,.,. .Ueh;- Salvo., WGN organist, ;;leaves , the station this''mbn,th for ihe
staff Monday (10).
He’ll handle retail accounts.
be obtained arid rendered 'service'; bo an overhaulijig of the peisannel '-.e.st coast,'. . .Radio aetress Rena Craig awaiting tile stork at her parents’
able. : 'here;:-';,' 'If'-,-' home in Denver. ^ ^ -
Wcd«cs<lay, Jauuapy 12.
SURVEY OF
(Dedicated to perpetuate the ideals and ideas of American
Showmanship through the medium of radio broadcasting)
This will be the 11th consecutive year
VARIETY has undertaken this project;
A lot has happened since the inaug-
ural survey in 1933. This marks the third
survey pbst-Pearl Harbor.
Obviously, what the radio stations
have done to bring Victory nearer will
get No. 1 priority when we narrow down
our choices for this year's accolades.
To save time and give U. S.
radio stations greater latitude, in
reporting their accomplishments,
VARIETY is not going to send
out form questionnaires this year.
Keep them short and concise. Fancy
trimmings won't mean a thing.
What you did in 1943 for the war, the
listener and above all for the perpetua-
tion of free American radio is what we
are interested in.
Last but not least, don't forget the all-
important contributions you made 'to
commercial radio: What you did in
showmanagement to help the advertiser
and to promote your station in the com-
munity.
Entries are confined to radio stations
in the United States and Canada.
Address Reports To Radio Editor
154 West 46th Street,
New York 19. N. Y.
Deadline for Entries is Midnight, January 31
RAPIO
; BOUGAINVILLE- C]Bl5 Bums Up
•' ^rwr' r»»*.T * A ' fiinxnMiNfiER ' ' ' ' ' v.R'. America^
CBS Burns Up mth^rin^M^Ri^ei's Bert Wheeler With Joseph Dunnioffer, Glenn Bltfi With N^s6h 0lniste«d, Ray
KSre«:f5S;gS^^^^ !fS»«Srv.; KErS‘'.5S>,"„’
«srss?5a£«asj5s s?K.cBr.;» «,« ^
'LANDING A® BOUGAINVILLE-
Sgt. Roy Maypole,
Battle Correspondent
IS Mins.; Jan. 6 ,
TrahsbripUon; llii5,ll:30 p.m.
■; WABC-CBS, New Vork . '■ V:, ■]
®liiS one commands your respect 'i
^ but it can’t hold your interest.
^Nbt \Vhife sit at home and
listen to ‘Man Behind the Gun,’ or
go to theatre and See ‘Guadalcanal
Diary.’.- ■■■■.'. ' , ■'
, . The.;fact: ,is toat ;Maypole,: plus a
Marine Corps landing on Bou- ■ 30 Mins.; Wed., 9 p.m.
gainville island, station' WOR, . Vimms Vitamins
New. Tork, pulled, a neat.'.'one on . WABC-CBS, New York
its rival,; WABC, ' the ;hey .CBS d Waiter T}inM
outlet in .New'York.: The platter i-i-
was ' released hy the Marine The Voice didn’t pia)
Corps' ■puhiio U'clations,,^^ on his teeolt radio prpi
early in the day, but because of a tremendous buildup,
hetwovk Commercial ..coinmit- dowed with the uhtisu!
mehts, WABC yiaS: unable to , of; having himself starre
U/Vtmer pwmpson) snagged^llJoltsor, dfnti^^ Co.)
The Voice didn’t piake the grade same, fdrinpt oi. its s.u . Ifew half>hour program, sponsored
i his teeolf radio program. Given with Duhnihger carrying the, t,y the union Pacifle Itaiirbad, which
tremendous buildup, aiid. also en- bf, the .program: in an interEst-coro-. preemed last Saturday (8) byer a 45-.
)wed with the uritisual distinction :peiling maiinef that dl'bws a: sutn- station. NBC; network. Is ostensibly '
; havinf® starred .in What IS riWnt . amount Oi. audlSnce. gaspS, in nAlehration of fVie: •eai’rior'ej *7Pi4-V»- •
ble, others'
Producer: Lyle Dembss
30 MliiS.; Sat., K-5:30 p.m,
Union Bacifle R; R.
: This. Bhid.-built Show., now .having WEAF.-NBC,:Nevr Yort
(Copies Co.)
• sound . man In. , a studio, could prob-- ...put' it: on the air until 11 ;15 that
. ably raise your hair. , Xet on a BoUr ■ night, . whereas WOR broadcast
gainville beach, and truly under lire. . jj.gj. g o'clock. ' '
. h'e: has- a' tough: time .keeping, you . . . :\ Whatreally made the situation
on nis teeoit rat
a tremendous bi
dowed with the
: Whatreaily rnade thq . situation
rankle to WABC execs, however,
was’ the fac.f . th.at .,. before becohi.-
auspiciously. , :
Nor was it all the fault of those
gainville beach, and truly under lire. it at 8 o'clock. ' ; ■ ; ^ ... auspiciously. . .. V ' pick.s up thoughts projected from the attention, a factor reportedly
. he has a tough time keeping you. . Wha,t really, mad^ Nor :Was it all the fault, of those stivdio bbdiences,; calls o.fL^ made necessary because of the realii : .
‘^'Bnl'^'iinhl Of recordinr whinnying kids, although, that same cOmmiuiicati'ow:, with zatioh pf the ePnipetltipn Which the '
n ^pnm^^nt°cnrrpSnnnd^ W?® the fac.t that swoon-croon buUderTUppefing, which of. accuracy. He makes .it eWap that gjjjjpeg offer in. the peace tot
' ,’<n mtn wX a^Sftt .1?® did itiuch to projeot :Sihatra to the he is no magician w cbme. .The. initial such.: push by
what that cbrrl- -i * heights in an extraordinarily short and Oft'Crs a; of the major carriers, it’s likewise re-' .
'^‘SStaf,parentiy^:threW::this::«^^er'Me^ehea4.:_.N-^^^^
transcription on WABC [Unexpectedly *^W*d,/Blll;;Christie,. Rhod* Elaine adults.^^aKUmin^, that teen-agers , v rvhat yeneftts.’ either , the
, at l.laS.Tast Thu night (Jan, 6): ;.:>Villiams, Victor Perrin, announcer, have ^ o cXrt^Xtme h PbhlW 'd
tlist t^i6 - IVISriii© Cd^ps otli6rs . . SCrious* . snsSB^d s- suprcrjl© cou t ' , » i*ivp from itlip oroffram ■ othpr ■ fhnn
had then released it. i Maypole is a Writer-Pr^ucer: Arch Oholer : use a few extra vitamins these railroad president and a Meto
former CBS naan now a Marine ser^'.Sustainili^..:,.,. .^^ . ... . ; > ... ^ 'v i - ^ the Uiiioh . Paaific's^60, 0:00 ::employees. '
geant and here recorded for the first Sat.. Jan. 1; . 1-2 p.m. (Single ®tn»e) : Apart ; from this factor, funda- there, weie no on -merits of show-
time,; .and'.for, RUblie: disseminatm^^ ;WJE-Blue, h}ew York , mentally; Sindtra bnly, registered cha'nipal,.devices.used in manshipi the .’format will requ'ire ■ '
■U:. S., droops actually' under; ..Japanese ; ..'when. Hit-Para^ng; mven Ws salute numbers Senie drastic .revisiohs,, before it: can , >
fire, , ,, ; ’ far between. In perhapsrevery other to yipl^py hhd a toPner’ pass off as entertainment wbrthy of
.Earlier ; the _Mtne;;eyenmg. ,it; .is department bf: the industry^roduc-: Agamy; seemed a . bit beyond ..his birthdaig, ^r^ses a^ms a attentioh;:’ As .bres-
seriouSj
could use
since learned,. Mutual also broadcast diroclion. the technical facets, depth. .
. this-transcriptipn.,' .u;,:.: » .ry.oi,,rn.„ v.Ai«:-,.!Ao, .'r
pass off as entertainment worthy of
major network attention. A.s pres-
'bn+lAr nririof 1+1 i+'c! i/vM’a++<r rvni/iU •. .
etc.-^i’adid has . attained a maturity
' \ : : : ’ : ^ ^ - i- • S' m a of Ws ®»tly constituted, it’s pretty much :bf ’
’There’s no gainsaying ; The Voice f few fleetihg
ha ?5 : 0 nt. iRorriGth .1113 voriaiiv. and - that duct selected, in advance, py a D 'I TYiAivijan’f C • ++10 ' eSrh^tTrarn rMaii’o rta'^. .4 A
speaks five times. First.there is his fulness.; .But so far, a seri^ goes : also; for his pther nice; Style almbst Walt Whitraan-
descriptibh, plus. Ordinary back- pus Writing , for radio is concerned, of handling some of the dialog. But thoughf into ^ esque quality during, a vivid recital
ground sounds, bf ; a landing party it has yet tommerge from^:^^^ ® . ^S^l^hOd a hsteneis, weie asM^
going oyer the ship’s side, 'Then mg , stagea ; ’Those who^haye.. nm^ Wheeler it’s some- .name pf a soim the railroad, '‘'With an equally effec- ’
officer explains the preparation nec- an honest, courageous effort to drar thing else, again. To begin with, he banq , which entertained dignitaries tiye musical background But a
. essary for a landing; Maypole next; matize in terms of radio, vital almost killed Wheeler’s comedy gags- at Teheran. .„t„ dramatization of the chief disnatch-
talks with a medical officer on shore, issues of the day: an'd the hopes and although it’s apparent a'hy seasoned Kem-Tpim commercials, delivered gt’s story With the technieallv in-
ahd after that he is heard from his. asphations of' the future, ^without comedian could take it away from.a by .Glenn Riggs, come at^well-^aced Solved references to ‘eastbound man-^
own 'fox-hole, MaypolbAeohcludes' permitting to become vis-a-vis like Sinatra. , intervals; and are dehyered . in
V dping'a verbal exehange w bogged /dowmm saccto platitudes ^ ,t^ buildup arou4 general. publibAhtereSt, \Wiile
rine who has grabbed himself, a pair; and infantile scripting, . can . be yia Minerva Pious with her ‘Sam dluing these mteryals, but )t the nersOnab appearance of the eov-
of^apehoes:;Ali this;r Wpunted On the fingers of One hand, ; Cl4’ A
where^ Charming Fan Clubr is a bit on the background for the show. Jose, such weekly gubethato
, - narratipn by a de^ Arch Obolerv has consistently; been thick ^ide. ,. The. p.a.'s froni states served by, th^
scribes and .holds th^ ah exponent of grown-up radio Fred > Allen’s program is now. , Mrs. -SWEET RIVER* Pacific lines) was liot^ than
' ,1 x-Tx ■ . drama, : giving his .Tadid audience Fishbatim; The stuff about ‘the kids Cast; Ed Preniiss, Betty Arnold, Carl a nluc for his fair: state '
^ The results prove futility un- cTedit foi; the same maturity that throwlngVaWay their Tommy Kroenke, Kay Campbell, Helen GimHavlv +Wo n«n+riKn+fn«i ++.1
dfer. .present technical conditions, of m other creative endeavot^J records’ got a few more whiinhys. Van Triipl, Dickie. Tdrner ,
ernor PI xseDTasKa itne senes will in-
clude such weekly gubernatorial
p.a.’s froni states served by the .Union
Pacific lines)’ was nothihg more than
again^ sending Maypole ^into. battle ascribe tb. their audiences/ .lliat hot but the , hyper-emotional adolescents Writer:. Charles: Jackson
lor the same purpose-— to. obtain , a ay his the past have fulf* shrieked earlier in the proceedings Allan Wanace
recording^of : actual .combat You hear flyed this ^ does hpt detract when Sinatra pulled something about Narrator: Mbwar^ Hoffman
Maypole talk but it sounds like poor the fact that . his inte^ .‘throw that bum; put,' during his Anhouheer: Vincent Pellerier
short-wave; his vQice is low, piurreav meritorious and could do consider-- Wheeler crossfire. 15 Mins.; Mon.-Eri., 10-10:15 p.m^^
eirirl ciMvi^+irrino. irinicTinf'T : Ac fiSr+nG.. j _ii. -i i-u >.jr •’*;« ' . .« ■
and sometimesjndistmct, As for the : able toward raising the plane of ra- The Frankie-and-Girieer routine A. E. staLEY MEG.: CO.
barHing of a three-meh g«n an,^^ dio drama. • . ^ ' , with Ginger Rogers-^
:/ Similarly, Vthe eontributiohs of the
orchestra and 58-vbiced: vocad ehsem-
’ble and soloists suggested that they,
too, were designed for ‘sectional’ ap: . ,
. peal, aimed ’more’ at pleasing :rural ■ ;
audiences; Nelson Olrnsteadls Injec- '
tion of a tale of two marines, intendi
ed as the dramatic: highlight Of the
program, seemed to miss fire com? : V
WIUIIB oi .a. euuuic Bis; newest play, 'BOliaay ia«A' characters ih search of an aii (mU-Blacketty . .nosa we . vom-
adive-Maypolecoulffas_wellbepn thOr' H-es ‘toed” leeSingiy® lifes Afteh using: moMly spot adver^ pMely., The: enllr
a target range in North Garohna. certainly belongs among his finer ac- MXerS’ maiOr reasoh^ tiMng. the Staley CO: Aas come Program : \vas such that nt- no time
_ . Those in ' radio' .V/ ill groan in ah- ^nipUshments. Broadcast oVer^he naniepowef emphasis in oUr up with a hew entry which looks like was there a semblance of contmUrty^^
: “ . gulsh for Maypole when they: h^^^ Blue Network on Ne-w Years Day Government’s current anti - black a good bet to stick: Script, based on : Ray Olson did a better-thamaver-
this recording: :For;they know that in cooperation ; -with the^ market drive, which messa^^^^ she de- the ‘Our Town’-commentator format, age job^ on the announcing, with the
besides taking hiS chances alongside Writers Mobilization and the^ H^ succinctly ■ contains all the potential emotional railroad plugs built along the war-
the other boys, here he; is_^stpmbhng wood ,Vi«^^^ Wjll ’sihatra’s sOrigsXenPfi ^;m >cnobV' Sifuatioris that make for attentive themed line.s of ‘moving products
around that beach loaded down with ppbably be the forerunner of s ^ listening among the daytime serial from farm and factory to hasten the
equimnent: -which : must seem to plays by assorted writers: that wiU Victory.’ /.: / ,
weigh tons. And for what? delve into . the p^ost-War era, either states, the session is designed to show Broadcast’ originates from: WOW,
There is a parallel to be drawn be- through the m^ium pf realism or. ^ excerpt; Ana an K^r+Ki-aow +ka+ the NRr nffiiia+A nmoVia ttnon
. v-'jl'w»ir fc . 1 ^ _ _i'_ — ' t-i-— _ +ko+ , rtf fViA 'erkir'i+iial
mere is a paraiiei to oe arawn oe- ,y* everv timo The Vnina nrrtrtnnrT a W au tne neartoreaKs an
tween what: Maypole has done here that ; of the spmtual. Oboler ,hw deSa th^ Wds s^^^ humans are heir to. . ,
and May -IVirth, probably the great- chpsem to stay^ m ^e realm of real-
, est feminine barewback rider the dir- jsm, ;basing his story, on ^ .- - ^ * of a ‘typical’ small t
all the heartbreaks and trials that th® NRC affiliate in Omaha. Rose.
ciis has ever kiiown. : knowledge ; of a war-tom. Europe mixed up with a woman of question-
One. spring; .thW R^^^^^^ show “MONTY WOOLLEY WITH SAMMY able Character; ; ’The , cHurch board
. Stanza itself:. deals With a minister
of a ‘typicaT- small town wbb is
mixed up With a woman of question.- , ®J**'*™**' Anna Ne»Klei
rr“‘VO — o . — ^>rUi;rtii+ «^rte>rt«.+SnM 4rt •fon+Ac.v .AmvriR.R. RVVUL«lJi:<X WtXll OAiniUM, Vtl«*«xvuux, axxc.uuuxvu Mwa*v ,
came into old , Madis^^ rirwaVf^uth^* KAYE’S ORCH- x naturally objects, and the heroine of
den, when it ; was down on Madison ,1 In Guests . the saga, a elean-cut homebody, is in
.Square, and at awehearsa^^^^ th| mos^ Richards, the throes of battling the; evU influ.
opening Miss Wirth started to eanter ute drama that; utilizes the Broader Huston '
around the center ring ^ lv°af a°n times' a'mdS^^ Director: MaUry Holland
ite horse. Suddenly she did a for- iy a* all times, a radio drama. That »• afin«* W.h « v, m
■iward somereault . on the vpac^^^ OLD GOLD '
Irving: Berlin, Red Skeltoii, Har-
riett Hilliard, Oziie Nelson, Bi|d >
Elanagan, Chesnejf Allen; Brig.
Gen. WilliaUi R. Arnold,: Capt.
Glenn Miller and Ariny Air Forces
Training Command orch, London
Fire Forces Dance orch
, that horse, the first and still the only erence .to fantasy, is but onc£ mote ^
. girl ever to do it: • an indication of his belief m the ma- > „
' - " . • •■ . 4 -.iT.i 4 .ay • rtJS T.n/ 4 srt . naifli AVsnac. • .• I I U/ nlrOV ^
’-Nine performers fell off theiP^j^ all about everythihg that goes oh in „
Chairs When, they saw what; Miss Old^ld ‘Sweet River.- ' WEAF-NBC, New York
Wirth had doiie (there is a tremen- ft', ;to series with the, beard as emcee, , Proaram's weak .anot.a lie in lua Another exchanee s
(J. Walter Thompson)
enqe and saving the minister from wenn j^iiier and Arm
dismissal. Action of the script Is ®r“lning Command o
brOkeh up into: episodes, linked to- im.JA*'*
gether; by comments from a crusty
old character employed in the village 2?®™,'?'^: 'i® *
grocery store who obviously knows B'"*
norsei ana me, laie jonn ningimg lieo Viniioa ra.rir,,, (neme may result in some exception pivaeiuea in cooperauon witn wiiiAr;-
hiiPself, walked put into: the ring to „ Pifncioal chametem cmitaSs the part of certain religioUs^peri'-: NBC, which broadcasts .it ;yia the
plead with Miss Wirth hOt to do it ^eilOw^oassenser^ thefr brief ®Bd in and volSile regular network .Saturdays. The
again: to take ; the forward ^s . fe^ proving a . handmap .he hever was: commercials.' ■ The latter consumed Mea of: this show is enter-
sault out of;the act. His immediate Pa ris' and^fen^a'^whh^lvenhii^^ able to wfi)P-. H® showed enough; more than half the time. tainment,: With the added prospect
reaction was that the public wouldn’t W '’?s.first assignment as ^ familiarity With' each-^^^^
appreciate What she was doing or those who Remain rRErNFiFi n vii i xrv mniR music, cohiedy and show biz pet-
rqalize personal risk involved. ^‘.p^s might be expected after GREENFIE^ CHOIR Sonalities should strengthen the
But, for the:record^Miss Wirth kept on^| noS the opening: nlght^it^nks are ironed friendship, between the tivo coun-
it -in the aCt: ; :She,was^^ft^^^^^^^ out- ; , tries,. On that basis, : the initial in-
a perforraer. Head girl:
l and a cleaner more decent life for >phB emaf aT-i.wh=nk tk » jmiuxwk;
bJ^ tMre^htt op New York '.
IS Mins.;' Sun., 8 pirn.
FORD MOTOR;
And here is Roy Maypole doing poi'-nant beauty Sortie of the others he the failure to hit . on likely Sub
orir,rnvin.otoi« o SB oirters. Of chuck fi routine. WnnlleV,
; (Thompson) ,
music, cohiedy and show biz per-
sonalities should strengthen the
friendship between the two coun-
tries,. On that basis, :the initial in-
. stallment, ’Jah; 1. seemed only mod-
erately successful.
* , ’ ■ 'the cast was. unitormly good, par- ; ins its radio program lineUp 'Com- ^hi“P "i®i*y®l® i'®" i"® assignment
A man risks his life, but on the tiCularly . the prinGipal , roles of the ^ pletely Instead of the' editorially- ^®'^ With Anna Neagle ,
ir It ]ust amt necessarily; so. , mother, and father enact^^ wit^Kay™arirwhsraW children 'oF J^Ph^on-, W ^
. Sid. Moorehead and Norman; Field, Gor- times a week it is offering a new set- PB^ous exceptions, they did
; : don : Jehkms:,fii<l:;a ;slick; 3*; on. the IS'is /Umlf liS’ F^^ welF^nough, but ; the idea i :
■EERY COMO . : musical; direction,; v ac« has taken^ vjat has^ Sato‘S' a?^’^e^abUs^^
i-ith Paul Baron’s Orchestra, Three ♦♦♦»♦♦»♦» »♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ » V "verhear-
PERRY COMO
With Paul Baron’s Orchestra: Three
"" Sisters '
' t^5 Mins,; Sunday, 7;15 p:in, -
' Sustaining
WABC-CBS, New York
Perry Como, who has been doing
sustaining ;shows. on' CBS across the.
particular personalities for the lisr
- ' ; now ^athmis of He’nry“Snd might : be, . wiser : to^ a|:
■4 OSS s'x IS Pum piiMs own snow Mrs Ford ' ' ' guests, but to keep the same m.e. at ;
^ hyper-uncticusness ®P®B ®"B we^uffer week.:.;: ;;
in tharacter and still allow him to of ;announcer AhHodge’s intzoduction Another thing; aitbough one idea
s^niM :shows. ; Fred. Allen amd Ed. Ga^ of anhouncet Al Hodge’s introduction ; Ahother thing; although : one idea;
board m late _afternoon,, rplaced partey! . It couldn’t be ba of the shoW and his deference to; the of the program apparently is to
terrif when Allen guested on Duffy’s someth^ttB for the scripterlfOAgUre : sponsor and his Wife,: the: vihitial acquaint the people; of each country; :
r opposite Jack ^ an un- Tavern, and it was socko When At-, out ’ ^ ^ broadcast Sunday night (9); was no- ■lyith the; theaW^^ figures of the; ;
chie* (Gardner) reeiped, prl the Allen, v w ^ for the entire absence of cpm“- other, care^ (partic- ,
lighter than Smatra^. wrn his guPday night That’s comedy , Pomting. up: this angle yvas Wool-; m to 'the ularly in the case of comedians; most
task , much more- difficult tart from writing And if ‘Leave ■ Us Face It' 1®^® effeetiye work m' an i^e^tew ppenirig and closing spiels, there, especially dialect: comedians) that
the.performapce caught the listener,? dh- r>a,.-.a,. + 1-0 with Col. Jack Snvder. USMC, twice _* ; 1 - jux
the performapee; caught, the listeimrj makes. thC Hit Parade the boys better with Cpt jai^ Snyder, USMCi; twice were only the briefest of ahndUnce- their, sttiff is comprehensible to the
he^may cor^t 'ywn be very satisfied start putting a musical setting to W. 9 *mBed at Taraw by mcnts of the various; recitation num- foreign portion of the audience.
i V M WW.V...0 XX'l — O : XX Ij X— X.Jl XI X xX .. V, VI. X V MVAUUP , .W.., Vd VlUlt , 1 U 1 „- X.-** d«x., . VX VWd aiXdXdllV... . 1 .
1 With what they hear, . Lindy’s : menu— anything cah: lie reinforceraentManrtes^ a^ bers, read by Carol Bennett, a metti- Cjomedy IS apt to be extremely: ho-
. Comp’s Vdifce, pretty cldse to Bing plugged ipto hitdom. .Biit when the ®m th® .neach; The peargea, prof beg of the chapel choir.; mdgenious, so ,. 'what ; may convulse
.Crosby’s in style and timbre, doesn’t plugs for the mdefc' ballad run the Pw®d tnis sequerme . straig^m and, the: prpgrani waa the. esserice of con- one riationality may ihefely puzzlfe
sit tpo’well on rhythm tunes, but his gamut from Dinah Shore to Hedda. B"® ttm haif'.hours :gnly real ventiPhalism, hoitiespun Americana, another.: ■
interprefatibn of: a thing like ‘I’ve: Hopper, who could resist? :b“®, came when the corpo both ini content and per|ormance. That went for the. comics on the
; Had' This Feeling Before,’, which he : unuM With nis mother anm^ For those Who are entertaiiied, or premiere broadcast— Bud Fianagah .
: did on this broadcast; is: another mat- ; *F: 0.1 B. Detroit,' the Motor Cltyls surmise studio reunion, .Mr. aM comforted, :or inspired by standard ahd Gheshey Alien: and Red Skelton, ■
ter. It was swell. , V musical-cbated plug for free enter- WS._8»nyaer were .nrgught to the hymns and moppet recitatibns pf' the .Harriett Hiliiard and OzziP Nelson. .
Goteo’s teain failing has Pfis® i” SPneral and; the automotive Cpast from'Lakev.lffoore, Q., by the 23d ; psalm and Longfellow’s ‘The Seemingly the British :audience ,
been noted before and which Prob- industry’s contribution to the : war sponsor to greet their hero son. Children's Ho.ur,’ the stanza is un- thought the : Flanagan-AUen. hokum
weeu iiuicu ueiui.c axm vyiiitii tiiuM ^ - xix.,i„x l,„x .xut. ilx -x_ si..-:xxl jXxxx*.x«„x ,x x—„ .]x.;ux;i 1 .v xXx,~— A_j, _;_-X ,x ...x« x X.-~xx. ix lr c, x-x. 1 *
a lack of; warmth and excitement in
hii' vPice.; He heeds .more poise and
■conffdehce and the fault will wash
away. ' : Wood.
.ICbntinued on page 48 )' ;
I future airings.
Donn. I along with Edgar, Bergen, Hobai.
(Continued .pn page 48)
Wednesday, January 12, 1944<
P^UETY
41
f HERE is a fellow named Johnny Salb. He’s a
human jukebox.
Back in the days of silent movies, Johnny piloted
a pipe organ for one of Washington’s big theaters.
His job was to set the proper mood for the picture
on the screen, frohi Elks’ parades to train wrecks
to romances in the park.
Talkies ended his musical scene-setting. So Salb
started playing anything and everythm that Wash-
ingtonians requested at their favorite night spots.
Stump Us h now at work three days a wedt sell-
ing the products of a nationally-knowp drug nsanu-
facturer. But there’s no reason why some other
enterprising sponsor can’t come along (at a -brisk
trot) and sign up the Tuesday and Thursday shows
(5:35 to 5:45 PM.). They’re still available.
If you have a selling problem in Washington
that’s stumping you, better ask us or Radio Sales.
You’ll find that— -like Johnny Salb— we’re pretty
certain to have the answer.
He entertained for White House social affairs. His
memorized repertoire hecame*% formidable ware-
house of melody. Today, it’s a rare event when he
can’t play— without a second’s pause— any tune
you mention.
That’s why we’ve put Johnny Salh on WTOP
five days a week in a lively ten-minute music-quiz
called Stump Us.
Here’s how it works: Listeners are dared to mail
in the name of any number they think he cap’t play
from memory. He hCv^er sees^^ t^^ until the
program actually goes on the air. Then m.c. Lee
Vickers reads off the requests — and, if Salb is
stumped, a cash prize goes to the listener who
stumped him. ^
Represented by
Radio Sales, the
SPOT Broadcasting
Division of CBS
WedwcBcUyt January 12 , 191 1
Lt. General Carl A. Spaat/,, coni-
maaKUng .'gerioral of flae .Aajvei’jt'tiia,
sfrategiq boiwbibg' force- in ,Eirgiaa;iot,,j
a (id Act i ng ■Air ' Wa rsia a 1 , S i f R Lola ar^,
iiani*ifl ;:Poc!c^.;aSsfs^^^^ cliiof ■ of f he’
RAF air Slall'i.'ddll l)e:;:flU':prlaic1^
iiv i( , /traiJS-AtJia|di.C; .t\'’d-\va;y ' iproS-v
cc).l-lfereh.CGi'. .-by.'.;' Tadlo -
' (Tlaui'sciaay-i :;fhrovlglii'i1ae' .ibint 0
Of tiic Blue laciwork ant! ti'.o Na- |
tka.'nal ■Lr'.i’-OiiS.'Club;: ‘.-v ,■'■,-, , ' ■, ■'' ',1
-^©aklibab! j^ytb e-- bfult
■the reeorci’ 'lli-’ivclT'c()(i',each Th
l^(,)^vt‘\'e^^ d'hlt: one' is, vaivid.aie :ikat ,i
if''\y'ill,;be' 'loir- -t rfecord' ';a(ad,'rt.haf
.'it'-, will be ■■broa.cLcai.st ■di'a'tbe' nel'-frO'nV;'
1:30-2:0(0 p'.nt kvit.la . a ,grQU|b''-tl0:COr’^^
ro.sp«a5ide.nts divc.sti.oa.aiaig the fair cOnt-;
Oaiara.dbrs 'y-w'li.Q,. ■■bdll:'; 'sii'aaaaVOlr.-f'rbm'' --a ■
stiitiaan so,nfe'^i,drq':',iH, Eifelui.ad; The.
qi.iesfionqrs::' .will '■ iaaciaa.du '; . Joliav ,■ It.y
Hightower.’ 'Ap.!;0;. K;in^^
^ INS. and Revci S. Mcnarc. UP. ,
' Robert' .■feVBtbinel'lo;', proxy'. 'of .the,’
ASsii..' Of ■Aaaiericati.. Go.frc.'apohdOnts
iia' bopdpk,''’ ian,d 'Fe^i^'- e
NBC Sta. Adv. Group
Elects Morency Chmn.
.IPautw. 'Mor^
'washcleeted lelaaiV.iiian of; tlvS. NBC
..S.tafioii. . Adeisor,}; (iptiiiia1t|’ee. for. ;:tlie-
'ijpiiaiiag' 'y.earl- .fil' a:'/: m
'gro.Lip'; held .: Mo.ii.d’ay 'HO ) and Toes- -
.di-ni .'ill ■). iat '..NBC '' ii’eadquaiders.^- i .
■~'NlfM}iTier'P:'dfii,io7W(®
cilidc.ct;- ,G. .R ichiird , Siaa rtb.-.-.’WiiSy .Go- :
I'unabiii', .:' S.i . G-i' ' Jaiaaes '■ .t): .’Shbiise, '
WWV,' .'C'i.nc'i'n!\a'ttV ' SlaVi'e.k,
WMC. Mona phis;,' Stanl.(;.v' 'Hubbard'.;
.KSTP,'" ' 'Twita ; .,Gifie'.s:‘ ' pdgar' Bell,’
WKY:, ; ’ Clklhhbhia’ p CitAp ::.Bic;jl!vrd
■Lowis..'KTAR','Ph5G'n:i.x;''A Ardeh.,
X, '.:Pa'argt{ori.a,^^ pbiillahd,, .'Ore.,
and yiorcncy. . - .
cient . of the'., tf a tib'hal. . Presb GMb' w ill ;
aTs'd'; '.' e.x'c.han.£ie. .'.. gre'eti iags. ’ '.o'li.;. ; the,,
broadeasti,’-; •' ■'
John D. Fitzgerald, foraneriy ra-
dio director of the National As.sn.
of Manufacturers’ and : befoi'e tliat
salc.s promotion manager of Piths-
biii-gh Ptale Class, has joined the
Compton agency as an e.xectitive on
the AHii-Clialmer.s account
;. ntillas. Kenyon,.' formerly . Wit.h:
Paris & Peart, has joined Compton
as an art . diveetor. Carl. . Nickel,,
formerly with Lord & Thomas, Cal-
,'.V.ert ; ''131^111161,(1' and , Feigeii.spiv.h
Bred’iiigi , h;:i's ; joitied ’ ’ thd eoiiap.lon.
merdiandising .depairtmont,
FM B’casters Powwow
To Hear Fly Jan. 26-27
FM Bioadcastcrs, Inc., will' hold:
' Its .flfth iaiirtual meeting.' Jm 26-37
at' the GQmiijoddfe.',.ivo’te.l, N. 'Y.i ..w
James Lawrence Fly, FCC chairhian,
as principal speaker, and E. K, JeU.
chief engmcei-, and George Adair,
,'.asststant, .,,a.s. :FCC. i-epresentatixb's .'at'
-the panel. discussidh:. Glbs,in.g; da, y,^
'"'Walter J; ' bam'm is '’presi'etent .of
''-FMBi,
‘Lunchtime With Lopez’
Goinf Comi 2^Days a Wkr
Mutiial is endeavpnng to clear aiet-
\vork. time, for sjjoii.sQrs'hip'.of 15 itiih-
iitos of tlio Xuncheoh with' Lopez’
dance broadcasts by Van CahiP, Inc.,
makers oC Tenderianii spaghetti con-
diment, on WedncsdaijiA and Friday.
Briico Hayes and Karol Singers aie
\-ocalists witli the Lopez jn’ew.
Vincent Lopez and'his brchc.stra
arc curienlly heard over the, web.
sustamiiig on a remote from Uie
Hotel Tail, N Y„ grill live days a
I Week from 1:30 to 2 p,m. (EWT).
‘DEAR JOHN’ OnTaST
PAGE,
Hollywood. Jan. 11,
: '.Irene Rich is; closing; the.' 'book on-
‘bear . ; J'bhn,’; the" .sp.a;\\‘it ' and .' spoof
b'f ■ .more ,'.gags - than., aib other .,pJ-o-
grain on the laiiV;;' Beginiiing .laii. lli'
'SiW' b;c.edmeS',tlic ''d;6m,ah withbu
.past,. ;' the’ amnesiac. ' ‘Wdnian; ',Eroi'p'
Nowhere.’
.,: ■ '.piiethhe .5:1.03 .star 'is -. tunii.iig
page' lo'c .the ,11th. sue.ce.ssi,ve '"yda'i':
.with , her. . .Weiclr grapej uiee «pons.6r.'
Gordon ' FlugheS' ieoii'tj.n‘ii,oA^ .as; . pro’-:
. du'der. ■' ' '
mORE
MORE
MORE
MORE
WLW
ADVERTISERS SPEND
MONEY TO SELL
MERCHANDISE TO
PEOPLE ON
THAN ON ANY
OTHER RADIO STATION
IN THE WORLD / / /
DIVISION or THE CROSLCV CORrORATiON
THE NATION’S MOST MERCK ANDISE- ABLE STATION
A Crossley Job
•Minneapolis, J.m. ii.
‘The Prison Mirror,’ recently elfed
by Damon Rur,.you as one ,cif' the ''
most serloii.s: prison publicatjons in
America, has a radio column (hat
,mit-Cros.siey’s . Qrassley.'in ’ comh
radio personalities and Show.s.
' Tire Minnesota tab, e.slablishod ih' ’ ■
1887 supposedly by a brace ol le-
lired bank robbPr.s.- calls il.s liuie
air strip ’Radio Clips.’
:,' ..^’Typica'i : paragraphic--. shqis. .in'' 'the
weekly:;-.', 'i, ;; ,. ' - ; "-''i.i':'.;.., -
■Mak>r Bowes liiui to put ■ away •
his b'e’a'L.i'fiCui ,$88,f)00 : e,a.r,,^po&ibly"■
(or the duration. The ‘ono-room'-
s'uife' .on wiiceks took too much ga.s. -' -'
Incidentally, that’s one trouble ■' we.,' ■
don't have itere.'
; , . 'Dinah Shore , has . sold her' ‘1 ife '
story’ lo’ Motion Picture Monthly., cut
sa’.o in J antiary. 1 ■ wonder how :n.;eii ',
1 coiiUl .gel for miiieV-' . ■' ..
’Tite station mana.ger. the sth'-ipf '
cettsor. the annottiicor. in fact no-
body at KFYR, Bis, nark. S. li).': .is:,'
’ \Mill:ih.g .; .tq-;' t.-ko the ’bee;'' .for this ' '
Utile honc.v- that seemed to retid titui
.io,..nd pcri'ceUy hartv.io.-^s in the sttt-
diu. but witieli. when it wont .over
■ t he'.:.'a,ir, :t'ecent]-y-; brougi'.t ' a : ■,.ga'sp', to '
the coiurol-fooin en.etiieer: A little
lady ,, was ..giidiig a. talk o.il.,gard.e.hiiig, : '
and was. advising the roeihbefs. ct a
'.garden cUtl) tlui.s. . .’there ..will be a:
speciiii mceliti.a at the .iiome ot Mr. . '
and 'Mr.'i. D. ''ThiS ''m.e'etit3.g, pfoitiises
to be one of ti'.e .hi,i;liU,gh.t.s in' oi.:r
gardo.'i. cls;b life. Cross bfee,d:r,.g will
'oe clemonstriijod oti li'.e gmtin.d- by ’ ,
.' the. host. ''aiid .hqsfe.ss..: ,
Philly Columnist Blasts
Off-Cclor Air Gags As
Philadelphia. Jan. 11.
; '. Recent trend toward ofVrColor ga.g,s
by radio comics was hau’ed over the
coals by Charies Pi.shef,. Philadelphia
Record coltimnist, last week.
Fisher declared ‘it was odd’ that
Esquire should , be' ceiisofed by the
PoMmastcr General at the same time
radio entertatnment ‘is nibking some
interesting experiments in tite way
of;, bringing the burlesque -halt ■: into .
the home.’ ■ -< - .
'. The cohimnisf. wiio is syndicated
to a . small number of jnid-wesi
papers, said that' people Who 'bqugiit'.
Esquire 'knew what they were get-
ting^ .-namely, a vulgar magazine full
of pretentious bad taste and mildl.v ,
dirty pictures.’
‘The consumer, ot radio iiro.gratr.s!
on the other hand,; permits them to
be piped into the .oarlor on- the un-
derstanding that while , they might
be dull they will at least be clean.
When his ofl'spring and nice old .lady .
relatives direct their ears at the loud
speaker he, does not' expect thorn to ,
be perplexed by . ; bedroom .skits, ,
pointless ’ profanity', ' bioiogical .'eiiit-
chat arid barroom jokes only lightly
■spor.ged oil'.' ; ;i -,j - -; ;
‘Pick-Pat Time’ Title
Of New Helbros Show
‘Pick and Pat Time’ Is title of new
once-'weekly show starting over 12
Mutual stations next Tuesday (18),
8:,80-9. p.m. Program which will
emar.ale :in- .New York but Will not'
be heard locally., will be available lo
re.st t)£ network on a .susiaitiing
-basis:;. '; " j: i '• ;-'-"
Besides Pick and Pat. blackface,
comedy team, show will t'eaiure
songstress Mtiry Small and Vincent
LiOpez's . 'orgh,.. with- Titij’ RtilTner as ,
nt.c. Helbros Watch Co. will spciii-
;sor. Williapt H. Weintraub .agency’'
htmdles the accotiril.
Wednesday, Janu^y 12, 1944
Queer sort of a sleigh ride isn’t it when the more on board,
the easier the going? But that’s the way it is with us at W GAN.
For as iaore of you famouS^^^^^^ us, the great-
er our success. More and more the people of Maine tune in
to us to hear Kate Smith, Harry James, Fred Allen, Burns
Andy, Gladys Sw'arthout,
how good you really are. We’re glad to back you with the
best advertising we can give you — the most advi^ising any
Maine raidio station has ewr given to its stars. (2 colunin
spreads in nine daily, evening and Sunday newspapers with
virtually statewide coverage — for 28 consecutive days. Com-
bined with this we ran over 200 radio announcements as
well as a mammoth poster campaign featuring C.B.S. stars).
We figure it’s the least we can do for you whose
personality, charm, and ability have brought us our
great listening audience in the State of Maine.
^ ^ \ Our sincere thanks to you!
and Allen, Nelson Eddy, Amos
Gene Autryv Cecil B. DeMille, Ginny Sims and you other
great C. B. S. stars.
And there are no people more enthusiastic about you -A
arfists than these same *'Down-Easters.” We at WGAN
never miss an opportunity tO keep them aware M
National Sales Represei$fafives: PAUL H. RAYMER COMPANY
41
RAOlO
Wednesday, January 12. , 19 1]
(tf Receivi^ Set Production iii ’44
’I
' Wavshin'gtoii,' ^
, ■ . Tj. s. Dept, of Commerce secs ' ‘Freedom’ Program ■ .
link chance ; that radio receiving; , Qll Entire Mlltlial Net
sets . for civilian use .. will he ; .prtl-
cUTceci .af ■■ all diirinig 1944, .Inii .Says
,1116 ; output. ;. ot musical insiriuii.ents
Wi.il siltrt again.
■ ■,';‘Duriu,£;' ,i944;’- ;say.s' .a ; .statement,
'tli.e radio hidustry may expect to
.supply, . lionsurner-' 'demaricl, o.iil:' - tP
■ the . extent to . .Udlicb ..rproductipp .e:X.-'
cCcd.s war requirements. It ls doubi-
luT; that ladio receivins set*" w-ill be
' pi'od need fpr ■ ’eivili.a.n. ■ tiso .' .cluri.n'g
.,i944’.b.eoausc of the large backlog, of
'. w,ar''6.rdorSi- .1",' - '
■ ■ ‘i^tiisical :'.:iijstrument^^
Wiii' probably be re.siuned gradiiallv
in.:1944-. 'Consumers shotiM. .expect ,to
' .tiiid. Ie\V hCwt pianos in 1944,
stn.ee, ; it' take.s ;many. .mojithS.tp
. ■ 'pl.ete. ah ■ i nstr unien’t. after tiie iilan ttv
lacturm" process, is: begun. :. Other
limithig factors are the short sup-
Originally scheiiuled for 80 llu-
tiial statiOH.s;.: riC\V, tFreedpm'' of Op-:
poriiillitvl ’ ■prpg.ra . Spohsored .; 'by
iluttia! BCncflt Health;. .a iAccident
,a.sSn. of Qhlaha, .in coo^p^ with
; the U. S .Jiintor Chamber of Com-
I mci'ce, will be heard over the entile
MBS net nil 2ir stations. It goes .on
I the a.ir 'Friday (14) 8:30-9. p.m. . ■
WARING TO TELEVIZE
UNIT FOR CHESTERHELD
('ontlmtea .froih Kag* 37 js
■ has boCn ■ conimisslo.ned ; to pyoduc.e a
l. niasstyu' cycle of iiiter-ix'lated lite^^^^^^
ary works. It w’as disclosed:, this week
that more than 'lOO colleges lyill 'fee-.
Ognir.e the; Mac'LCish serJea as part of
their regtilar, oiirricuta,:.. with the
broadcast series, viritially an integral
part of. the ciassr.ooni lecture. : In ad-
diitipri. the Nv .y... ;Bo.ard ' 0 Ed.uc 4 .tiph,j
wJ 11 recognize .the . progrant as acCept-
a;ble.:.fo:ri tea.c.hers. ih:htlie: s
tern who arbi required to take re-
fre.sher courses (one each semester at
a recognized college) in order to obt
tain their yearly pay increments. Tliis
likewise marks a; ‘Hrst’ in such action
being taken by"a~boaTd. '
‘American Skhvl ’niarks the third
permanent series;, of .'the ■ NBC Uni-’
i vorsity of the .Ait,'.,. 'With the other
two. ’Lands of the JPfee’ and ‘Music
of the New’ \^oyk’ 7 --alI designed aS
adult education oit the Cpllege and
university le\kl---.a.is6 in, .Use ill many,
colleges throughout. rthevnation,’ In
same': Sperisor, with, . debut (date still
_ unset, over Dunumt facUities: in N.Y;
plies of sea.soned lumber, other ma- j Stanza will be half-hour in-stead of
terials. and labor. | 15 minutes as on regular broadca.sts.
‘The band instrument indu.stry is,| 'Waring plans to reduce his orch
Tlie Fred .Waring musical prgaivi-
za'.ion, currently 'airing .for Clie
Held ever NBC five nights a week, is
readying a television show for the | adciiumi to'\VSfog'j;he
at present very busy with war or-,
dei.s. However, some capacity is
■;ayallabie for. i.iisfcume.nt prpduc.tiop,
and output can gradually be ex-
panded as the materials situation im-
;pr6.vel’-'
/Schenectady ^ Lester Gassid.v, of
Brooklyn, formerly with WF.AS,.
White Plainii, has joined the sale-
staff of WSNY, Schenectady. H ilde-
garde . Brown is ‘ another WSNY
newcomer, working on promotion.
and chorus combos to conform to
tele restrictions,: but at last reports
had not fully decided just what form
his television combo will adopt for
the preem program. .
V Dumont's new tele studios, accord-
ing to latest reports, should be ready
for use first week in February.
. Bellegrin in No. Africa
Maj. Frank Pellegrin, formerly in
charge of Broadcast Advevtising for
NAB, is now in North Africa.
VENUTA
DUFFY’S TAVERN
THE BLUE NETWORK
Tuesdays, 8:30 P.M., E.W.T.
Thanks to ED GARDNER
Lei.sli will be narrator on all broaci-
casts.
Many Endoi'-scments
CBS's ambitious ‘School 01 the Air’
daily senes,, piped into countless
schoolrooms throughout the country,
has attained: Unprecedented popular-
ity. with endorseineht,s by state
scliooT boards and lop edueator.s.
; Mutual, already represented by its;
University of Ghicago, ‘Human Ad-
venture’ series, will utilize the net-
work facilities for a new program,
called ■Education for Freedom.’
■which preems in _tho next couple ot
weok.s. . New educational .serie.s will
be conducted by Mark. Van Doren. .
: O.C.' the" individual station sponsor-
ship ot the educational series, par-
ticular interest is being manifesled in
the '.serit# Which: bo.w’ed' in dan. 2 .on,
WHAM. .Rochester,: N. Y., in, which
the University of Rochester and Time
■magazine have also joined forces for
the v\ eekly series. Program^'; Ide-
signed to present a ‘realistic!; View of
the effect of scientific difooveries on
everyday .ilite, vyith 'Dr; (ie
Time sciefice editor, directing the
■broadca.sts.',:: ,
The Closer radio-schoolroom rela-
tions .also get a hypo from the na-'
tional c:onf,est:to Promote better, ,ama-’
tcur radiol productibn iij high sch^
via the Mutual nefs'‘Sup,erman‘ Mon-
(lay-through-Friday fories, spun.sored
by Kellogg. Radio cla.sses and work-
shops of all high schools will be pi’Ci-
vided' vvi'th a complete episodic, half-
houf : ; setipt . for, ' amateur; / production;
^ with technicians of loc.al ,MutUaI.,put-'
. lets coo.perating with advice and .conr.:
erete. p'rpduction info. Presentations
I are to be jiidgcd by radici»editor,s and
boards of education ol each regiqnaj
/district. ..Idea was inspired by many
queries '. bn radio production from.
.:high . school: workshops. .
:■ ■ 'CBS has' embavhed ■ oh / its third
‘diargi/sviryey,. a .'tet’hnk^^^^
meesurhig listeiiin/g .habits . of radio
families .which .never . before:, had
been stifveyed. 'The nibst intensive
.penetration into,.;, listenirig . habits
vsiiich: has yet been de.vised for the
ilidustry as a whole, the; CBS foliary’
survey is based on ah examination
of li.stehihg report cards collected
from thbtisands ot families. It takes
in nohrtelephone homes .in areas
irsuaily hot explored, tracking down
the same famiUes‘ dialing activities
for a full week. Thus the,:ihat
compiled , from the.se, cards gives an
insight into the listenihg : hab of
liacfi ;famil.y at each . quarter-hour of
the day for seven. cpir.sec'utive day^
As in :the. case bt',,thb thfov^
audience-measUr’emeht’ .siir.v the
.network flhdlngs vyrll; be hiade avail-
able' to any .CBS, afliliate. , The new
Study wijll.’CQ'ver. areas.:: of ah' 'entire
statioh , prevrbu.sly untapped, includ-
iitg tir.e home city (and eVery ebuhty
faiiiug,': within , the .Sta.tibn's ’ signal.
Program . managers.' report tbe prei;
vious:'.flndiirgS' haye, prbveh ;of, .hi-"
valuable aid,;'siirfie the:,:varibiis;h^
ings. provide them with a iliqrough
diagnosis of extent ahd rea.sbns for
switching of audience from station
to station.
Biow to Switch Format
Of Philip Morris Show
Blow agency will change format
of its current Philip Morris Pla.v-
house /show heard on CBS Fridays
9-9:30 p.m. (EWT). A comedy-
huisical program is planned with
talent hiring going on now, and
fol’mai announcement of entire new
hetup will be announced within tlie
next two weeks, according to Ber-
nard' Ri'oetor, wbb handles the show
for the. agency
; : MeanV’hild, Hr Brbtvn bows out as
director of. the program with Earle
MoGiil replaofhg this, Friday ( 1 4 ).
McGill continues fofoireet ‘Report to
the Nation’ for a pubiic Utiliti^l
grpiip, and the '.Philharmonic cli’i^
matic spot for U. S; Rubber, both on
CBS. V
( Brian Aherne plays lead in Fri-
daV’s . (14) show with Marlene
Dietrich pencilled iii : for broadcast
foltewing,;,'.:
CORONET ADDS SAT.
TO NEW BLUE STRIP
Chicago, Jan. 11.
i C/prohet Magazine ha.s' added 'the:.
Saturday'/hight' spot Trbni 9:55 to' 10
p.m., EWT. to the Monday through
Friday strip already ordered ' <)h
lineup.: of ,73, Slue, neUvbrk: stetfo
startmg .jahuary;.' 24. : Contract went.
I through Schwimmer & St,o!t last:
■'week/'..':'. ’-
: h Monday ,th:roug:h, ,F^^ ' time : wijl
he, used Tor a serie.s bf , short, short
stories, 'tehtatiyely titled: ‘Out :P{ !T.his
-iYorld’ and : the ' Saturday , night '. spbt
Wili-'be use.d’ for. the ‘Coro.hct; Q;m
■ Quiz’::kid.. to be. a iiev^^ idea in quiz
■’.pro'grams.
Sponsor's Repeater On
"Bleachers’ Sets Record
Minneapolis. Jan; 1 1
Cowinental. Oil again signed Stu
Mann’s :,‘ln the. Bileachers’. to ' set. a
:new ..rbpDrd here pf a national ac-
count. naaiptaining a' sports program
for three yearx on the same .station
at .the 'Same ■. tjm;,e~ 'WDGY, ■ 5:4.5;,' p.m.
: Mann’s daily stiwt.habs itk.siiarefof
Sports /personaiities . and ; has Becpjne,
,a. must for ail 'visitiiig'.fireinen ip the.
sports world.
, The. former credit manager who
tiu'iied .sports gabber because he
: thought ‘ihe guys in the , bleachers
I weren't getting ■ the dope,' has also
' tr.rned author. '
CBS Affiliates Board To
Meet in N.Y. Jan. 24,25
Fifth annual meeting of ; CBS
Affiliates Advisory Board, comprised
of nine station owners and. five net-
work. qfficiais, ■w’iil be held ' at . CBS
headquarters, in, X. Y.. Jan. 24 a;iid
25. ,:; Discussions will include post-
war radio plans and; problems faeihg
all web aft'iliate.s.
. Among: thpk. ' . who- m^^ up . the
board,' and (Who ;:w:ili be:, pr.e;sent at
the se,ssipns. are: C. X- ;Lucy, .WR’V
Richhiondi Val.'fohair'roan;: Arthur B.
■CHureh,' KMBC. Kansas City, :Mp.;:
Franklin Doolittle. WDRC, Hartfqrd;
Leo Fitzpatrick, WJR,: Detroit;' I. : B.
Lounsberry, WKBW, Buffalb; C. \f.
Myers, KOIN,: Portland, pre,; Clyde
■W. Rertibert, KRLD, Dallas: John M.
Rivers, wesC, Charleston, S. C., and
Hoyt B. Wooten, IWRBC, Memphis;
Also, Paul W. KeSteh,;CBS exec-
utive v.p,: .foseph H, Ream, y.,p. and
secretary; Frank; Stantbli, . v.p:; Frahk
K. White, yip. and treasurer, and
Herbert V. Akerberg, ■ v.p. in charge
p; slalion relations.
Okay to Resume
■ :- , : Chicago. ,Ihii. n. ■
Rebirth of WHIP is expected by
its reorganized operators. Calumet
Broadcasting Corp., sometime in
January, Application for license was
made to FCC.
Station was ill-fated WJWC. owned
by the Chi Sun. Marshall Field
paper, who purchased it in 1942 from
virtually the pre.sent owneis. Trans-
mitter is located in Hammond. Orig.
inal call was WHIP, w’hich will be
used when station reopens,
Doris Keane, one of the owners
before Field took it oyer, is mahag-
irig director of the propp.sed Slalion.
MisSi Keane also holds bit of vice-'
president and treasurer in the^p.
crating corporation, incorpoiSed'
Septi, 1943, in Indiana.
;Mis.s, 'Keane .said, that .some, time
has': already; (been.:',: . including' a
^'eeklyvS,uhday:,.:ehiw which
Bishop Noll Will; conduct.
When Manshiall Field surreiidered
his franchise on WJWC. he sold the
speeeh eOttipment ; to a new Cleve-
land ; station, .but, .according to a
statemeht made by Miss Keane, the
Cajuinet corporation made it.s bid in
tiriie to allow the Field interests to
recall: the sale.
.. . Joins Spieler Banks
Cincinnati. Jan 11 .
Ed Halloran, vet .rewrite man on
the Cincy Post, started last week on
the WLW-WSAI news staff, rejoining
Bill DOwdOllj /news: editor, wlio was
city editor, of thgPost bofoie switcli-
ing to rafo 0 (S 6 yeral, years ago.
KEEP UP
WITH THE
shifting
CBS’ 28^ Increase
A 28% increase in clients last
month over Dec,, 1942, was reported
by WABC, N. Yf, key station of CBS.
Five new campaigns and 14 renewals
were lisied in. the month's report
prepared .by . Arthur Hlilt Hayes, gen-
etal’.'m'an'age.r,:''
New campaigns: included Interna-
tional Salt, Ward, Balcing, R. C. Wil-
liams Co., Warner BrosI: and Repub-
lic Pics.
WITH
Rioio
MAN BIDES NOD
Si’rlptvr -with hoMorUihhs
Ariny. tieekH Httilf hr. rurtio vrit-
iiiir Mlhfi / KyteiiHlviv
hiirk^rhiiiid. iintl riiillu ; ex|it\rh‘iwv.”
liIiiyWrittMk, script iIocmm-
ihg'. lionet you need iinother ,’Wi*ner
to liypo yohr nIh^v? i‘VnrletyV lh»v
W;: IM W. St.. X. Y; 1». > . A ..
nr plirtiin (NYC) TKafnIfrar 7r4MO().
room SOfl, ..
Personal Management
WILUAM MORRIS AGENCY
JOACHIM’S WJZ PACT
: Maurice : Joaeffim ..has joined, . WJZ
(;N;:,Yi); .as that outieFs.'. fi.rst .excluslVe..
writer and producer. '
In,, .radio . since 1926,. . Joachlni lias;
written , and produced 23 ;jackagc
shows ■which have been sponsored on
.several stations and networks.
I
■■ An old cstablislied New Voi'k organization has ;an il>ip<>rtniit open-
ing for a seaspnedj experienced Badio Executive wh'b: knows Pro-
gramming, Production and; Talent; Who can evaluate the safos, power
of a program idea; Whb knows, sometjiiirg /about ;network facUitict.;
Who is a ‘‘sclf-gtarter’’ and Can produce under; his o'vrh . powers Who
is : creatiye and sparks ideas iiid has the afoiUty to pres.ent :tl>os<'
ideas cbnyinelrtgiy, to others, yfe ar'e prepared to BAif such a man
' WflAT: HE IS/WOBTHI if you fccl/YOU are that man, tell us about
.Yourself ip; a i®tfor. The >vay you tell your OWN story will give
us sonie idea of how you might tell OUBS!
Address 5151, VABIE’rY, 154 W, 46th St„ New York 19, N. Y.
Wednesday, January 12, 1944
umieFY
FROM WHOM?
S O it*s going to be a platinum-lined, plastic-
coated, helicopter-flying Post-War World?
Maybe it is . . . when things get settled down.
But this much we know won'.
Coniparing pre-war competition to : post-war
competition is like comparing muted violins to a
brass band.
The Manufacturing Plant of America will be
tremendous. Competition will be keener than ever
before. Vastly expanded war plants will cast
vhoxxt into other industries for new outlets and
markets.
New methods, new products, new materials, new
packages will come into being. The
American consumer will have a greater choice,
greater variety, better quality and eventually lower
costs than ever before.
Nobody Can hold back the hands of the clock of
Progress.
lust as netv and greater products and trade marks
tamer out of World War I, they will come out of
World War II,
fust as older, solidly-established companies and
products: were Outrun after 1919, so they may be
outrun after this war.
^ Whp*ll buy what, from whom?
Wartiihe scarcities of consumer goods, by bringing
on an artificial market, hecve lulled many a
manufacturer into a blissful dream.
Where once people weighed, sifted, compared
and shopped, now they must take almost anything
they can get in many lines.
But after the war? Competition will turn the pic-
ture upside-down. Post-war competition will put
the buyer in the saddle, with the whip of supply-^
and-demand in his hand.
And the manufacturer whose advertising fails to
(no matter how good the product)
may well starve in the midst of plenty.
When the going was tough
The progress of Ruthrauff & Ryan was greatest dur-
ing the ’’depression years.” Against all economic
trends and business conditions, the billings of this
agency climbed from 1929 (when we alreatfy had
been in business, 17 years) through 1943.
Today our business is five times the 1929 figure
‘ . . . and our own progress is the reflection of out
clients’ progress.
In the successes of our clients, as well as In the
faaual, down-to-earth Ruthrauff & Ryan story, you
may see new light on your own post-war problems
. . . how your own advertising may be geared to your
production, to meet the post-war brass-hand com-
petition.
We would welcome the opportunity of telling
you this story.
NEW YORK ADVERTISING CHICAGO
DETROIT • ST. LOUIS • CINCINNATI
HOLLYWOOD • SAN FRANCISCO • SEATTLE • HOUSTON . TORONTO
Clients of
RUTHRAUFF & RYAN
Acousticon Hearing Aida
Allen Edmonds ^oes
Alligator Raincoats v
Allstate Insurance
American Airlines
Auto-Lite Batteries V
Auto-Lite Spark Plugs
: Autopoint and Realite Pencils
. Bay Manufacturing Co. •
■Bild-A-Set Toys
Binyon Optical Co.
‘blue coal’
’ Blue-Jay Foot Products
Bozeman Ginning Company
Bromo-Seltzer
Brown-Forman
Distillers Corporation:
Old Forester, King Black Label ^
and Early Times Whiskies
Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
Chwsler Corp. (Dodge Div,)
Dodge Passenger Cars
Chrysler Corporation (Institutional)
Dictograph Interior
Communication Systems
H. Fendrich, Inc.
Florence Stoves
French Lick Springs
G. Washington’s Instant Coffee
and Cafemelo
The Gilmore Oil 'Co.
The Globe - Wer nicke Co.
Goodail Fabrics
Griesedieck Bros, Peer
Interstate Brewiry Co.
Ken-L-Ration Products
Krim-lCo
- La Corona Cigars
Lever Brothers Co.: wnio, Spry,
Lifebuoy Heidth ^ap,
, Lifebuoy Shaving C^jm, Govo
Lever Brotheraf Ltd. (Canada):
Rinso, Lifebuoy, LifebuOy Shaving
Cream, Sunlight
Marcus ipampbell Co.,
Publishers .
Arthur Murray School of Dancing
Oshkosh B’GOsh Overalls
. ' Pall Mail Cigarettes
Palih Peach Soils
: ■ IVesOOdUte patteriCa 7" ■ ' ' ^
The Quaker Pats Coinpany:
" 'Quaker '.pa|S-;;
Mother’s Oats '
Quaker Oaties and
other cereal products
Radio Cdspbiatipo of Americai
Radios, Phonographs, -
Television Inpruments
Red ArrOw Propriettries
Reliance Mfg. Co.
Khythih Step Shoes
Robh Reis and Co.
RUppeit Beer and Ale
Savings Banks Association
:.v ; ■ ■ of SiatWdf
S. A. Schonbruhii & Go., Inc. '
Southern Select Beer
Sterling Beer and Ale
Toledo Steel Produas Co.^
U. S. School of Music
Universal l^hoiite Insulation
Virginia I^re Wines
Wadsworth Watch Case Co.
Wheeler-Osgood Lumber Products
Wolverine Work Gloves and
Work Shoes
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.
USniETY
Wednesday, January 12, IQ 14,
CBS, American Hotel Assn. Team
, GBS, jn ■ coriperaticirt With thc:
Atnent'im ,. Hotel ' Assn., last , week
i evolvBcl an aausvial series of pro,'
‘ firams iii: oonneetion : with, the fortli-
■ cpinina. Fourth War Loan drive. All
: availahlc. top talent in 12 of the, key
: cities of the. country, w,ill be roeruitec!
. for! a dozen t2:30,,,l a.ni, network
I slrnws avhit'h \vill tee oil next .Tiies-
[ day iiisiit ■ (18),' the opening .day 01'
i the campaign, from the ballrodin of
/.the iStatler . hotel,, Boston'.,,
j ... As in the.case of the, Boston kickoff'
i affair, alT the Shows will emanate
I fro'm hotel ballrooms, with the 12:30-
1: 1 a.m, netwmrlc stanza in'eath of thd
' , 12 instaticos tnarkirig the culminating
] event, of a dinner tribvite tO; the top;
I bond sa.iesmeh.tn the Various cities, ;
Betails ' we.r'e worked out, Friday
(7) betwoen. CBS execs, . Young ■;&
Rubicahr, which handles the Ameri-;
can Hotel Assn, account, aUd. TreaS-,
iiry .p.ept. dfticials.' As the program
shapes' up, CBS is .assigtting its pro-
ducers to the various cities, w’here
they will work several dayS;, in ad>
vanee, in setting the shows, made up
of talent froin niteries, vaude, legit,
radio, etc. , .Ndrnian Coi'win and
William Spier ,\yiil handle the. sho.wS
in the Coast area, with William, Bob-
son, Robert Shayon and . George
Zachary, who . recently:, resigned a.s
radio production head of the OWl to
enter the Navy, ■ wdippi.ng up the
other shows. '.
Schedule for the bohd shows and
the hotels : in which , they will take
place, follow: . , ' , .
Tuesday ,(18). Statler, Boston; Wed-
nesday (19), : Philadelphian,- Phila-
delphia; Jan. 24, Commodore, N.' Y.;
jait; 25, Adolphus, Dallas; Jan. 26,
Book-Cadillac, Detroit; Jan. 31, Gos-
indpolitan, Denver; Peh. 2, Shermari,
'Chicago; Feb, 7, Jefferson, St. Louis;
Feb. 9, Gibson, Cincimiali; Feb. 10,
Los .Angeles, (hotel still to be- Set);
Feb: 14, Roosevelt, New Orleans, add
Feb. 15, . Mayflower; Washington.
Call Off Tour of Air Shows
Hollywood, Jan. 11.
A plan to route top radio shows
to key cities around the country as
a bond sale stimulant during the
Fourth War Loan drive has been
Galled off, when no funds were found
available, to pay traveling expenses.
Many stars were willing to make,
two-week tours, but didn't care to
dig into their own pockets for their
full troupe. ;
In withdrawing frqrn the project,
OWL in Washington declared it im-
practical and too difficult to handle.
When Red Skelton asked for $2,000
to cover expenses for a fortnight’s
stand in the Chicago area, and Was
told by the; War Activities Commit-
tee that' it. could not underwrite such
an, undertaking, eanceliation of the
entire project resulted. '
- Individual stars will be asked to
make such tours between broadcasts.
■WJW’s Daily Hour Show
Cleveland. Jan. ll.
As . a, promotion -for- .the Fourth
War Loan, WJW, Blue outlet here,
will stage a one-hour, show daily’
before an audience in the Union
Terminal Tower starting Tuesday
(18) with a. corps of , bond sellers on
hand. Show, from noon to !■ p.m.
each day during the drive, wiH be
aired from 12:30 to 1 p.m., using
Cleveland artists as well as visiting,
celebrities and : theatre and night
.club talent: , . ■ ; ; ,
Program will be produced and
directed by Arden Gifford, WJW.
production inanager, and wilt be
m.c.’d by ;Earl Harper, 'the' station's '
special events, directoi-;
WABC’s Night Club Idea
; . WABC’s. -tN.:?.) : ‘Night Clubs for
Yictbry’ ■ aeries, „ credited widi .rais-
ing $85, 0()0, 000 during, the last drive,'
will be’ repeated over CBS, with the ,
opening:' program set. for the 21 'Cliib,
fj. ; Y„ Jah. .20, Journal-Ameficari
night at the ,52nd street: boi’te. Bugs
Baer.: and Bill Corum will share
.emcee .duties, during the half -hour
air, staiiza from' 12:30 to 1 'a.m. .
In ;all ;18. niterie.s will take: part,
in the WabC ; camp.kign with four
other: metropolitan newspapers as
tieups. ■ A,lready set are PM night
at Cafe Society Uptoi.Vn, Feb. 4:
Herald Trib night, Fob. 5,- at ' El
Mo.rocco, and N. Y. Post night,: Feb.
9, at Copacabana. ;
GE to Put on Tele ^ ^
Shew for Publishers
Albany, Jan. II.
General Electric Co, .will entertain
New : York State Publishers A'.ss'n;.
member.s at a luncheon and tele-
vision show 1)1 :Schehectady Jan. 19.
C..D. Wagoner, head bf the.GE; NeW.s
Bureau,: has charge' of the affair. .
Publishers will hold their ' annual;
meeting : in Albany January , 17-18.
■ Fred I, . Archibald, publisher.,-: of..
Hearst's . Albany ' Tiihes-Uhion, i.S
chahman ’.of ; the committee . on ar-
.rangeineht.s,:;
: ; WGY.: will broadcast addreS.scs b.v
Bob Coni'.icUne, INS war correspond-
ent bn .Italian and African fronts, and
J. - Norman .Lodge, AP Solith Pacific ;
cbrrespcmcleht. at a luncheon of the
NSPA Jan.-18; in the Pe,; Witt ' Clin-
toh Hotel.’ ;Governor Dewey will
.'ipenk at dinuer;
i Lt. Ryan» Son of R &R.
Proxy, Dies in Air Crash
Lt. Bruce E, Ryan, 28; radio pro-
ducer aiicl son of Frederick B. Ryan, :
president of Ruthrnuff & Ryan, died
in a plane eCash ‘somewhere outside
the U, S.’ oil Peo. 29. Nine other air
corp.srhen were, killed in the' crash. -
Ryan left; the firm two ycaivs, ago
when be joinccl the Army Air Forces.
He was pilot of the plane.
Survived by widow, father,, inothef
and two bt'others. . ■
Central States B casting
: . Washington, Jan. 11. •
Series df important committee fand'
district meetirigs, scheduled thus far
by NAB,. \va,s. ahnounced iast week.
Session.s of the eVen numbered dis-
tricts will include the election; of
district direct oils for two-year, terms.'
Neville Miller,, prCS:ident:; Lewis H.
AVeryf . dirbetor of ' bfOadca.st adver-
tising, an.d. Willard P. Egolf, assisi-
ant to the pre.sidehti are to attend
all sos.'^ioias.
Pates are' as follows: :
Jan. 14— Board sub-committees on
conventidn site and program. Palmer
House. Chicago.
Jan. 18-19— Sales: managers execu-
tive committee. Roosevelt Hotel,
■•N'I'Y.''
: Jan. 20-21— Public relations execu-
tive committee. Roosevelt Hotel,
'N.:'Y.
Feb. 1 — 8th , Pistrict' . meeting
(Michigan; Indiana)', Golumbia
Club, Indianapolis. ■
Feb. 4-5— IQth Pistrict' meeting
(Iowa; Nebraska, Missouri). Hotel ,
Fonteuelle, Omalia.
, ■ Feb. 7-8 14th District meeting
(Colorado, Idaho, Montana; Utah,
Wyoming').. . Cosmopolitan ' Hotel,
Denver.
Feb. ll-^16th Pistrict . meeting
(Arizona, Southern California, New
Mexico). Los Aogeles. , ' :
Feb, 14-15-16— -Canadian Associa-
tion of Broadcasters. .Quebec, with
Nab represented offtcially by sev-
eral board nieihbers.
. Feb.: 17— 13th District meeting.
(Texas). Baker Hotel, Dallas,
Feb. , 21— 12th District meeting
(Karisas, .Oklahoma). Topeka.
Fob. 24-25— 6th District meeting
(Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Tennessee). . Peabody' Hotel, Mem-
phis. ■
Feb. :28-29— 3rd District meeting
(Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland).
■Pittsburgh. '
■March 1-2— 2nd .District meeting
(New York, New Jersey ). Place not:
I determined. \ T"
March 8-9— -NAB Board of Direc-
tors, Statler Hotel, Washihgton. . ;
March 1,5-16— -Radio No-ws-Commlt-:
lee. '■ Roosevelt . Hotel,: NCvv York:
Mary Mason’s Air Forum
2 Others Under FCG Rule
: . Omaha, Jan. 11.
Ordered, .to dispose of two., of its
three ’ station.s (KOIL. Omahay and ,
KFOR, HFAB, ; Lincoln ) vipder the.
•FGC ruling that, lid stalion owners
may hold . ino.fe' than one station
:serving the. .Same pfiniaf.v area. Cen-
tral .'Siates Broadca.sting Co. has.
elected to keep KFAB, Lincoln, ac-
cording, to Cliarles L. Carper,' 'piesi-
dent.
KOIL will be ; taken: over . by
Charles , and Jaines Stuart, of Lin-
colri. i who ;Werb: stockholders in the
Sidles Co. (holding’ an iiiterest ih
Central State.si until last. Gctobei;.
A ■ proposed, .ciinti’acf between ihe
Cenlral .State.s Co. ' and ' the Stuarts
was su bmitted to the FC.C. for ap-
proval, ' ■ ' ' ,
’ Under the. .primar.y, area service
rule, KFAB; and ICFOR conflict, This
however, is not; true of KOIL and
KfOR as the : latter is a Ideal 250-
watt station, .; . KFAB is Central
Stateis' largest . station and is known
,as the . ‘farm; station- of’ the area.
Plans are being . nvade to increase
its po'vver; after thc war to : '50 kilo-
watts, . '
KPO, FRISCO, IN BID
San Fi’anclsco, Jan. 11. .
KPO, Sail Fraheisoo's NBC sta-
tion’, has submitted three of -its top
programs fpr competition in the 1943
George Foster peabody Awards con-
test. ■
Included are ‘Nows in Advertis-
ing,’ which tafce.s all of its material
from national magazhie adverti.sin,g‘,
originated by Don Martin and writ-
ten by Ina Shippey; ‘Woman’s Maga-
zine of the Air,’ , five-days-a-week
program, featuring Jane Lee and
Larry Smith, former Far Eastern
correspondent for INS. dohig a flve-
days-a-week comnientary: on the
Pacific war,
YoiiiiK.’s Camp Tour
Cleveland. Jan. 11.
Murray Young, WHK news com-
mentator, left oh a radio reporting
toUr of military areas in’ the south-
east coastal states. He will send
recorded dispatches back .for his
regular .11 p.m. .. nightly broadcast
Joe .Black pinchhittiiig for him.
WHK (CIEVE.) PACTS
RKO PAIACE ACTS
. ; Cleveland. .Ian. H, .
WHK’s ‘Mutual Goes C.ivliiiig,' 'a
daily half-liour program, ha.s con-
.tracted with. RKO Palace .to line 'tip
the .headline star.s; appearing on
'stage,:.,
Agreement was reached between :
Walter Davis, daytime i-itudio man-
ager: .and; director of special eveut.s'.
at WHK-WCLE, and Louis E.-Mayer,
Palace manager.
. Also, arranged is agreement with.
Milt •Krantz, manager pi the Hamia,
legit theatre, ;for personal appeal -
ance of leading .actor.s and actresses
appearing there.
Sez FCC Cues WCI.E
Switch, Not Drop in Biz
' , V Cleveland. Jan. 11, ’t
United .Broadcasting Gods request-
ed tr.ansfervof WCLE from Cleveland,
to Akron is not -due to any ’drop .in .
busines's but is in keeping vvitli' the:
FCC deadline of May 31, 1944, for.
the unloading of .one...station ;by '
owners in multiple situations. ,
Three mbnths; ago WJW moved in- .
to Cleveland from Akrou and. took ■
over ■■ the . Blue ; NBC , from WHK-
W'CLE, leaving tile.: latter with Mu-
tual. .' , '
‘Pinky' Hunter said .no loss inliusi-: ;
liess has been suffered bv eithei- ’
WHK or* WetE because of W.IW .
and; requested transfer is’ iiv keep-
ihg with FCC ruling.
D'ARTEBA
.;i AND HIS
ALL GIKL ORCHESTRA
OPENING JAN. 14
ORIENTAL, CHICAGO
Currently Tower, K»n»«» City
Personal Mahafloment
ERNEST LIEBMAN
1440 Broadway, New York
pirFctliiu: William Morris Agry.
e-TrS r — y— r for aii ofl'rr ■
FREE! or {omkuv
IMIAMA txn
Ae'TOK. rortirdlan. ANNOl'XCKB
.Write, Wire or. riioiin lAbei i.r 0381
ROBERT J, CULLER
.4807; Oiikloril Ave„ MiiUo. i.n, ai,|.
S“u.e COACHING
AND ARRANGEMENTS
Hjt ' li'I.OR'KiK -
inonlH fov DtiHUft AuIh). esne
Tuleiit ]‘roin»lloil f!or|i., (17 tV. (Mil
St.. N. Y„ Morni.v :mil 'MOilS.
B,Vron Back Froin StW. Pacific
Capt, Ed ■ Byron,; formerly of the
‘Mr. pistrict .Attpi'ney' program, is
back; in this country from the south-
west Pacific,; ■Where' he worked with
a' radio reeonnaisance.. commission.
TT IIIO IT a V j ir»V«> .VllSUilUII
, ; . Washington, Jah. 11..
: Maiw Mason, director of the WR(5
Home .Forum; has lieeh given a cita-
tion from' WPB and the pistrict . of
Colurabia. .Salvage Committoo for
.‘contributing unsparingiy of your;
time and energy’ in the salvage cam-
paighs.. Miss Mason has plugged the,
drive.s regularly . in her programs
over the; local outlet for. NBC.
Sears, Roebuck Returns
To WMPS, Memphis
’ . ; Memphis, Jan. 11.
Sears, RdobuCk;. has ;, returned to
'WMPS, having pn,rcha.sed ' the 7:fc;
a.m. , quarter hour for general rner-'
chahd.isihg promotion, The mail-
order house ; was -.a fornter time-
buyer oyer that station. All. major
department stores here are now air-
ing, on WMPS.
mmuous ★ MERC HA
WSAI MerchandRing; Cooperation it no
mere opening bajerage. It con*»t< of a
definite plan of nierchandifing coopera-
tion, custont- tailored to the require-
ments of each Individual advertiser , . .
constantly supervised by a group of the
best nierchandising brains in the country
. . . contihuoufly ma\ntainid ihnUffhout
the life of every WSAI contract.
mt Wim- DAY Am NIMT
BASK BIUE NETWDR BTAim
CMSIEY BWNEO MB SKBAID
8ATI0NAI REPIlESENmiVES
SPOT SALES, Inc. NEW VORK
CHICAGO. •- SAN FNANGISCI)
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Wednesday* January 12, 1944
CriiAlAv In
*^Tke Sensation^^^^^^^
Is A Bigger^ H^ The East”
B R 0 K E T H E ALL - T I M E RE CORD AT
THE STRAND, NEW YORK, AND HELD OVER!
America’s No. 1 Song Stylist
ELLA
MORSE
On/' «^':;P«rsoiial; Ap^
COW cow BOOGIE-Capitors Biggest Seller
SHOO SHOtf BABY--Nation^^ 1 Best Seller NO lOVE NO NOTHIN^^Comiflg
: wmDttmQii bros.
' NEW YORK CHICAGO v :HOLLYWOgO.
Wednesday,' January 12, 1911
Resourcefviliiess ; sHown, :i>y - ■
‘Variety
I Show
Gincinnati,: Jati. 11.
Crosley slalTevs ; are originating a
Radio Reviews
Continued from pago 40
characterization must have been | riely. Initial program had a protu-
largelv tinintelligible to British dial- Ul®" °i.s*"Sers,, inclticling the he
ers* lEven' some American* laight Mareo Sisters, Harmoncttes, Rita Du-
S-.J' :'4-- . .w ■ I „Tlni « ’ ToTY^mV- PliRCiol.l anrJ • T'livw
crosley siaiiers = aie « liav« regarded it. askj»nc«. ^ -ppis,- •■Tommy RmssoU and Tommv
series of v % 'hife'-th* ..S«B0. -Way. the first Hayward. . All | hose. after a few in-
I^Y vt-
in the trade, :Thus.;vadio, tl
St.;;Boul,;Jan,,li-,
present coopor^tiotl ;\Vlth tlV^.; ' V eu icij^ - .nant «»>«*. . it — -V nt*A"4v>i
niiaie,; has takeii over tlio second l^i^U^nabie,
iBoard. IS mpviam^^^ Roor o£ ttie .Idiinier Minnesota tliea- ifitell gent thought is needed: m spHghtly scinpt and bricf.t
velopment o£ adaptp s, ^ ^ Scptt ,,agency,;ehicago,^tW ^ ting tiWr into. aKtual:^^^^^^^^ With selectees. „ , . :
well as technicians and aptois, wl>i ,1. WENR does the ouUeU . .: sevev&l . U^ . Show also gives ^ initial phiggii
irmay be able to absorh after de- ,„,.v sinek and Tglent linelVp . has; .Grandpappy
Keeping up with its .<
ails, .:KStPiiir,\vin., vGit.iinS^
S elnin^ br WSAI, ■ The programs, tagged pherics at the mOpient were rather incum^ em-
»f' ‘Variety Hall,’: started :four weeks lavorabie,'; "All.;tbis :■ nierely means cee, and Fred Gole, ^annonneor, to
ICS NBG af- varievy^ i^i;lrim,, .i knk,.n :A:ccriimt . that While: the^ i therp gloss;. Qver_;the ._ Oyei ahnndance o{
mobilization.
The Radio Gommitiee. headed bj
Mrs. Dorothy Rodgers, has been iil-
stniroimtal in . getting .ytly .7 coopeva-
‘ bat-i-ei tn liw now incaiton Mai-i'b 2 ^^^^ and Nanette; (Valloni ss ope wds Irving Berlins sjnging of the sheets, Entire compa
by .* V , w tive Teatiired comedy, team, Ralph his. :‘iWy British Buddy tune from i,j on, ‘Gheerio’: to , wipd up, the pro-
iil- .*’hb,,;nimhs the,,, u opening ; bf .j^j .Shannon :ini dra-' Bristoi ' (he’s , touring; England with ceodings;, .Joe Rinest:orch’di'd.'.a:c'red- i
strumemal in geuing u,e uuujwi'a. tbeatre,. Station w ill also have „, 3 tic.^ketches,:Normah Btivel. h^^^^ hiS; ‘This .Is : the Avmyhsim^^^^^ ja.ve.
tion oi the.indiltry ^hich is giving own; stii dio, seating 350. tone,:, DorihDi^K awing, wamm,^ :Sn^aS^‘?^agifrSS^^ ‘ ■
the oOnimittee scripts from’ it.-' had' -n ^ • ri r Mary,. JeanB & Betty, closp harmony pfg^Si 'chorus.. MeriVale And Near’
ing Shows These, after deletion ot Tgo HM^^ r3C6S hio, on vocals. With Joe Lugar di- „jg once they had finished their , WUh Atexa^
commercials, are sent , th,r.uug!! Spe'i.'. , .„ J recting a 14-piece staff preh,. overlong iptrodnetions and:, greetings, , ISiMins.; ,xues,.>, Thur^, Sat.;. 8 p. m. .
rial Services to GTs m. foreigh . war DahavI Ua "' gave a wmin,'.and .intimate .quality , ’SUN,' SHIPBCILDING iCp.
theatrrs who aie u.smg.thenvih top-’ , ::, aCriUlliny ; OH IVepOn HC ■ to the shovV. . The .London orchestra, .WIP-Mutu*l,..phlUy ; , , ,.,
' ^Sought Hooper Ousting FblloWrUv Climmeill
wave broadcascihg _ htati^^^^^^^ Washington, Jai}:: !!.^?;^^ !^^ from paxe 40 sssss. gpo. William^. R of the mike the Sanve’pimch and'^cokrp
generate .only. enough power t^ Clarence F. Leii. Of . Cali- ^ ,n Saturdays (sl , ‘^*’bPJ?:hs,:, Wax opt of mood tpj,t jg found in: his writings. Ai-
a limited area. Operation m. these chairman of the former «ell\\nitten s^peech. though a comparative, stranger to tlie
stations has given many..;. committee, yesterday-. laoh idhhiea taK^ioouUily devoid S2?it^kw'^n^Vmn ®/h^i^on (hg did a toort stmt; on a
expeileitce to qualify them.,iOi\pp newspaper reports that he was. piph- Uganda arliml nerformanre ' Onlfin
\var lobs ill the commercial .fi „i,ig to ‘summon’ FCC chai.riwan; handling of the’prpblem :Qf;P^^ P ' ffobe. tMioteif^/on^^m^
Smee scripts are sen:t 0 bt yirtually james L. Fly to answer chargfes. oftiplqFmCiit
as obtained off the ai.r, trbopS: have <hat he pressured the ouslhi|[;';'Of ' ■.He-.aSkqd ’Foi^’.dhragave ;a?9on,:in^^ Should rate hlg^^
: quite a .problem in adapting. them^to Admiral Stanford C. Hooper: pG^otoPldcent ‘STATE DEPARTMENT SPEAKS* He presents Hilnews in tte vivid yet
conform with conditions ; under Hooper, now- retlrto, had to’iticized : With Edwarfi S'- preseiiis ipe news in inc^ %
which they work. Foreniosl among radio intelligence work .:dbhe,:.by highly listen- ard Cv Harkness, Mic
them is the problem or.ehminating. fcC when he was chief of .payal: ?a'too?skw
or getting around femme parts. They , : the: breh and chbrus ^ musi- Dii-ectbri’llos* Fllion
must dp so . without destroying., the Lea said that the charges were comedy and; semi-classip tiines. jq Sat;, 7,p.iin.
intent oT purppse .of . the, original in into the .record,, of ' \ Snstairtiiig . : ‘ ' ■■
order to achieve i'its: purpoto. , cotoniikee hearings ..and , that h II. Leopold. : spUaIny’s . orchestra we aE-NBC, : New York
" , ; . , . . . * • . ■•ai': inteiliecnt illOUKnb is- uccucu. , jn v.wb. v. f..* » au.wa,
Septt agency, Cbicago,^un;W^^ ting tlwn into: actual: with selectees. ,: . ; , ^
WENR does the: butleiting.^,^^ , ‘There ' were ;. several ,: •genuinely: , .Show: also gives , an initial plugging
Talent linenp has Grandpappy worthwhile nibfnents on the oPtobv- : to a song Which they think will make
A, '■MA»V£»4f*>. YVaTirtn 1 . flS • • .l3ni*Ti«’e 'ciYiofinc# ’hr. i. ....... -i .
STATE department SPEAKS’
the h.Vsterical;knoW'lt-aliness of some
so-cailed eomnientators. Script is ex-
ceptibhaily Well piit, .together. Com-
mercials, plugging need' for workers
for Sun Shipyard, are: blended in
neatly With rest of 'program. Show
Also, Musical. Bridges: played the :pew^Soyito :.U; S. State Dept, blficials inau- neatly With rest of program. Show
Again they ;niust ‘be sufficienuy i \yhen the FCC chairman appears as tberniop .the Friday, (7X gipAted a series of four weekly half- is sponsored Ibcall.y by shipyard;
genious to get around musical a. voluntary; witnes.s to give the: cbm- the .Sernnad^^^ TMnerica , prog^ hour broadcasts, object of, which is sustaining thus far on other stations
bridges. This is often done through misSioivs side of the allegations bn to explain to the public the role of of Mvitual on which : carjded. , Sfml.
V,,. ho«n n.tri vp,- WS; the, piece, sounded department Jn carrying, into ef-
Ullages. Tins IS oiien apne inrougn mission s siae 01 me anegaxions x" ; veiicnrtahlv ' • f cauimiii lu uic. hic .avxc 0 *
rerordllieS or fewi'itines Which •’imvp been nut intb the rec- WS; the piece Sounded department m carrying, into ef-
„ 'Picn xia\e oeen put intp me let inipregsive; m;,,the ft.adifional man- feet the nation’s diplomacy as dete^^^^^ ,
, In all cases, soldier-radiQinen have ord. . ... . . _ ner of H.S,S.R, inspirational son mined bv Cbngfess afld President ‘BYLINES ON THE SIDELINES’
come: thropgh, : With sufficient inge- ‘Of course, added Lea, I assume but .the fact that the lyrigs wer Roosevelt, oh Saturday (8) from 7 to With Bip Collin* and Gren Rand
nuity to provide - Satisfactory pro- that some members ot the com- gvmg limited.interest 111 the presenta: 7.30 nm <EWTi over NBC Snorts Local
‘BYLINES ON THE SIDELINES’
gramining. In areas where there is niittee .will .ato.: Mr. Fly questions tion. Ax the program. was ^ Mins.;
no , , station, entertainment is sent and seyetal ,bf these may be on the iii ..'mahy l?te|ecfa,x^Blom ’Ihef ■ Sitro- ,SBp,I.-onU 'CO.
,, through a loudspeaker system or Hooper Matter:’: ; ; rS^"tvmuHon a^ tearaUatinS inSe: ductioii by uW'Secrefary of State VrU
adaptations are made to fit an im- The L.ea coinJh'ittee will probably S?" *1 ° ^ g g Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., to. closing WOKO, Albany
provised stage. . resume its hearings' At * comments ; Potent ^ are the names oC the by?-
They have had singular success' that tihie! the\door y^Ui- be- wide.,6peh shirlev Booth did a nifty job of chief' pf, the division oX , current, in’* liiievS: here, teaming foi the first time
witli comedy programs, which are to FCC; •charaote'r-comedy playing: Sjunday,-
: favorites with the bo^. However, ^tefhe ^id^tte teS.
those in charge of station .operation to present evidence refuting any le-wn-llaSom''-' ■ State ' DepL ’Wd its Yet Rip: Collins :gn.d Gren Rafid do
. are wise enough to provide variety, aud all charges made ae.ainst it dui- chf* offered a iane of a ities from the IT. S, public arbitrarily; not' .always pack the radio pim(;Ji
: They consequently get a .sprinkling ing the lengtpy sessions to date. emotin^.^^^^ rival Fariny Briee’x Qn the other hand; James C., DUhn, expected,; Biggest sock ,is whett.Gol-
of mysteries and ; seitous" attempts >¥/\*trs. Sriobks; then spoofed the same char- to ®eGretary',of ,Stgt^ lins, member pf tee origmal.St.X^^
such as nut out bv the ‘cBS Work- DAMO ^ADMV IIAIID’ ' acter as a teen-aser and finally as political arrangements in the Euro- Cardinals ‘Gas House Gang and a
:tonn’ ® the GBP woik KAUlU AKlUl HUUlV . • . who took paftdn chap.'with wide speaking experie^^^^
Shop. : . , ; .. . G; ; ' , . n.rn' Wlin * wiEii fni? ordw buf the broadcast, stated emphatically, is; spinning ;humorpus ;tales of his
As: a result of this type of work, ; ; , ,M.A|JVC :I'|'C ATU AMWI; ^ ,’■ . . ■ ; ‘In formulating its. policy, :the depaft» long,: cblorful . career in baseball,
radip . execs see a new: crop versed ■ ” ^ bealn- ihCnt must have the cooperation -Of definitely bhe.: of ; tee bettef , story
in: all vfiblds of station operation. Washington, Jan. 11. bibaxic rif brbadcastmk everyone in this ebuntry, which Is a tellers among sportscasters, he ap-
Wi'.ether they ..will be able to use all • Fourth anniversary of tee' radio oJflaU (sLo^f^^/star^ its ‘Do ®
RADIO ‘ARMY HOUR’
MARKS ITS 4 TH ANN!
qnohks then snnbted’te char- adviser to SeerCtary of State Hull on linS, memher of the original St. Louis
actew as and^mailW' as pblitical arrangements in the Euro- Caf^inaiS :;‘Gas House Gang’ and a
p Pvahp : Thev clicked in descend- pehn area, another who took paift in chap with wide speaking experience,
fni? enter but all were okav the brbaidcaSt, stated emphatically, is : spinning humbrpus ;tales of Ins
mg order„but all, wer e okay.; ‘In formulating its, policy, the depa^^^^ long; cblorful , career ; in baseball.
'an-.cic.e itieateat Aakn ' heein- ihent must ; have the cooperation -Of definitely bhe, bf: the bettef , story
, American Medical . Assp evcrvbtte in tbi.s cbitntrvAwKicb ls:a tellers amonc snortscasters. he ab-
iri: all vfiblds of station bpefation. Washington, Jan. 11. niito ite second everyone in this ebuntryj which, Is a ■ tellers among sportscasters,: he ,^ap-
Whether they^will be able to Use all Fourth anniversary of tee radio ei Ibf (I7 and sane procedure.’ ■p»teIiUy.-..«a.-lil»':.on- it. .The feeling
a btotto grade ^program: b^ : it^aS brigina^ in tete by (tol. SdbS^aSto^^^
skills developed by fresh :;talent. Edward .Kirby, Chief of the Radio tltude was one of unabashed inquis-: fid' preparation would: help. More
: ;Hbwevef, if more talent is tb' be Bureau of Army ' Public Relatipps, ambulances, u . itivehess, and he refused to be expert analysis-comment shbiiid, be
developed, the Radio Cbmmittee and has been under bis direction brUshed-off with answers that: Were forthcoming. Gollins possesses an
feels that it Will have' tov.ge^ an in- ever since:' Show, biggest of its S 'However major surprise toear to the 'average person, easy, likeable radio °nahg,^^ ,a^
creased supply of volunteer Workers 'kind,:: has ; fun without a break arid nj the opening session Was the : fact ?*“' ***9’'*S^ ?,*j*ll2'dfclten
to help edit and rewfite scripts. In ha.s originated from every corner of that it eschewed all propaganda for
addition to off-the-air showsf it has the world. Today it rates as one of frep medical /enterprise : This V is^ ^ *
processed around 300 shows selected tee . country’s 'top air features. doubly surprisirig ^nce the is gounded as if tlmy were reading a piSs°*’^Atea*stVoru°new^^ inter-
out of 1.100 sent in. /; : '. Kirby lelt NAB to joimtee M Sreff fhito'^^ S wMch’Uj^otet^ S : S« arli’ m-
.: — , in: 1939 at a time when Army Pub- Congress ^ Kee before,. Contiinuty was dimmed eluded. ' In spots, tee two-man
nii»* XfnninBBriBt lie Relations here had; only 10 peo-' oen 'Wof man T Kirk sUreloh sen- throughout by hesitations while they format is awkward. Rand, without
PHILLY NEWSMEN ■ ' Today toere.nre 390^orking Tritee^toaCUa-: to® '^ing their .lines te; ^^^^^Sround, and cOlor^
* A II krAlAUKl ' 3V\ . +U *» toDlan+a tf rtri j ■ ^ • _„nt_ i. Ji.. _ 106 . SCI lT)t< . • ' .;io .. »» oaoc-rwao/^ ihnilrftv f*Fisn fllTCl
PHILLY NEWSMEN • pl«. Today there are 390 working
iniliLl llbn anilin on public; relations in. the^^ P^^
PArTI?n iiC QPIPI building. : Recently Kirby took iirt-
/ 1 AvlIlU /tu uf IClililVu Uer his wing the radio section of
.. ; Philadelphia, Jan. 11. : ’ : the Army Services Forces, headed
■ Two well-known Philly newsmen by Lt. C ol. William Slater .
r ‘ ^ Moscow on Oct. 19. He pplntea out” .-y^uW^T^ ptead.;for
Philadelphia, Jan. 11.: - the Army. Sem neaaea jim,McWiilte^ akqulz- that four weeks were required to Blood Bank donations. Joco;
Two: well-known Phillj^ newsmen by Lt. Col. William Slater. xm'Mcwuii^^^^^ arrangements and set plans for PA “V e ;*:
have : been sighed fof: mlefophone : „ • ‘ to’ ' ' : '; heard'S^i/^ n^ Seefe- ^ .
'‘S;.rtAtori».K;c,.B»: .^: Free Radio /Semce-
2S.r-S«^Stto?i;;;VWitliiik^ SPiaaCHAlLENGED
ssisSiSti
Griffin, who recently authored native popUlatlbns hear propaganda for .right to:, pick ' out misstatements hbxt qarifrdav^^^ cb^Hpb ' boaf d 'has been takeft by
'Ship to Remember,’ best-selling broadcasts over the Sihgapore' tedio by Barnes, Each: right gijeas : wink Mteister rS ■Sorinirtel^^iS'' ' W ' '.itet^dWci^
saga ofc.tee; Bofnet, and^Her^Come teat they: are tovmng owneVs oftoe- : dou^
the Marines, is airing his Stufl over fectlve sotS: to: send them to; the Sho-: of . tMfri;j;®tateniente^^:^^'^^^^ Assistant Secretary of State G, How- WSPR news commentator Aecorcl-
a Mutual hookup .with a :fepeat show nan ; (Singapore) . Broadcasting Co.’ land Shaw. Stettinius and Haikncss. ^ Bett htod of llie
repairs:.^ llteg^S^^s S
' ^0®® who take th.h sei’.vice are re- .gunkret’s: IS-piece orcH. gives it .. ,, ' ’ riqUlum of 'tee coUege which is trani-
Peterman's ' stmt ,:is,: ; Over ..WCAtT qiiired to promise, they ■ will place out 'with :sUbstantiai;. diveftisse.ment , : , ing a'ir cadets.' . ; .
under , the. aegis , of the :,. rpod Fair their .sets to that their neighbors can between contestaiiis. While Kfen Rob- ‘6 n . STAGE EVERYBODY’ Kregeloh Who is married : has 'been
.supermarket criain and trie Jack also hear the programs, erts; does: , tee anncKincing. Kiiby With Johnny Olesen, Fred Cole, De nlaced in 1-A bv
Korn advertising agency. Plans arc — r Ayres directs. Marco Sis, Barbara Bennett,: H»r-; neld draft board tellowin-' denial of
u. .of Cal. Accepts 2 „„„
A,.ue„..« NBC Radio Scholarships ’SI,
month, , University of California, has built affair baekto by: Sandra Ml- 3d Mins'.; Sat;,: ll-ll:30 ; oai; exam,: said he doesn’t expect to
accepted two- seriolarships ofidred .ebaebs . script, : to Sustairiing^^^^ ,, ' ' bo called until tee State board acts.
; man ret'.irns to the batUei'ror.ls ne.xt
month. ' '■ •■ :■.
Dr. Ang’ell Named Head
Of N.Y.U. Hall of Fame
The U
accepted
by NBC, an outgrowth of tee .NBG- .Stewaft .and 'ebacted ,Wto .able casri .yi’JZ-Blue, New .A: torinef eonimercial traveler in Fu-
UCLA Radio Institute held last sum- 1 headed./by :p;r. Alfred :porf. Story Sbow must be a fUlfillment.oLtee. rbpe, he’s now oh the air daily tor
nier. 9” session caught .(Jan, ;^4 Blue’s New Year resolution to give Steiger’s local depaSment '.tore, and
field draft board, following denial of
an appeal from that board’s decision
by tee county appeals board. Ki’ego-
lob, who has not yet taken his physi-
cal exam, said he doesn’t expect to
be called until the slate board acts.
A imnier eonimercial traveler 1) i Eu-
rbne. he’s noW on the air daily . for
, ■ ■■ ' ‘-.J,' ' \ r : ,, , hn to >t-sclf With, tee.romanee: of a,. college better breaks tb new talent during V. dirt slinti for tee
Dr. James, Rowland Angell. edu- Fiee tuition will be aiailable to dean’s : secretary, who ;find3_ herself the ensuing annum. llaJr.KrilfSlit.ll^ ' '.2®- ebate and trie
cational terector of NBC and former any student who finisht.s the fiist enainbred of a. gent whom the dean rdurided, up a 'ha'tch of talent that’s A- H- Fhulips gioce^ chain ai i
Yale teiiversity president, has been year wilh high scholastic records and suspects of being but for nb; gbod. been.arbimd for some time Witebiit yhieopee Provision Lo.
appointed : director of : Ne\\ York who wishes to prepare for some T — ^ making any headway in this medium '
Universitv’s Hall of Fame Ic- Great phase of radio. ' Willie Howard really; Jet his yjd-; and gave teem what: atepuntea to : A . 'Mooseheart’.OR Air
' Ameriaaiie 'Hp Will I'pniimip In dishisms go bn the ‘Star foi’ a Nite: public attaitibh. Performers selected ‘Mooseheart,’. program spon.sored
Se in :tee pUblir servic^ diyi New Orleans-New additions by Lo^, G toe Wbf Moose e^anateig
of the network. :: ‘Jane Eyre’ : travesty. ^ ^ . T^^ :anoe,wite, the mike, ,|-.3 o'*1eWT) Sur.davs wound
Oiv Angell succebd.s the late Pr end Bill Dillner, announcers, ancl comedian: seeiningly forgot; that he Layout’s preem matched its laud- Mutual
William Lyon Phelps in the Ball of Jeanne Arnold and Mabel Thomp- Wasn’t playing: strictly to a L'ndy’S able; objectives: adding up to. a lis-,
Fahie post.; ■ ■ : ■ ' son,, continuity department. . circle audidrice,. .• \ feriabte.sessioh' .'although lacking va- undecided as to ,a repiacemeni.
,12* 1944
0RCH£SXIUS
49
Strained relations between bandleader's and senre mualclani lince
the shoftkge ot musicians: has put the latter In the: driver's seat has
been responsible lor many, outbreaks of bad feeling during the past
fetv months, bttt lately disputes have actually broken out durln'g per-
formances. :
Tomihy Dorsei?v for one, got into an argnmeht, with sax player Ernie
Caceres Oh the stage . of the Paramount theatre, N. '5f., New Year's Eva
and the mihloian left the stage during the shoWr . Dorsey stopped “"the
band in the middle of a humber to inform the audience Of whnt was
going OH and publicly fired the musician, who promptly picked
liis'.horn, and stalked off.
Seyetal weeks hefore :Behny Goodmah and .alto-sax Hymie Schertz
engaged in a dlsphtfe during a perforihance at the Earle theatfOi ^h^^^
delphia, .abd: when the show was over. Sohertzer .packed: tip and 'left
the theatre, without ;gi^^^^ riOtice, Goodman say^ he wasn't
aware of his absence, until Schfirtzer^^ to show up : fOr the next
' performance.
: llorsey parted with his' yoSalist, Teddy Walfersbm^ the Second time
last week; due to contractual disputes. . Walters left after - the vto
Show last Wednesday .XS) after his manager, .jack Gale, refused tO
sign a flve-year contract. Dorsey substituted again' with Jirtimy: Gook,
wiio is under contract to him.
On Fnre FoDowing Petrillo Huddle
American Federation of Musicians
called a njceting: of .band.'
miibagers at its .N.- Y;'' offices, Monday,
lib) afternoon for the purpose of
drafting an AFM form contract for
: Use between leaders and managers.
Such agreements: HOW rexisting , be-
tween: thosei'parties', 'are; ■wlnUen;
terras that, wary , in individual' c
because the AFM neYer has offered a
contract blank of its own.
Managers who attended, Arthur
Mieiiaud, Bill Burton, Moe Gale,
Milton Ebbins and Jack Philbin
(others were invited, but were out
of town), agreed to meet next week
and outline a form which will be
forwarded to James C. Petrillo foi
his guidance.
Decca, AFM In
Dispute between N. Y. Local 802
of the AFM, Decca Records and the
AFM's national office itself over
musicians? pay for Decca's recording
of pop discs and transcriptions at the
same time has been settled. Ac-
cording to all parties, there will be
no dual recording henceforth: re-
cordings and transcriptions are to be
made at separate sessions for which
the regular scale of $30 per man lor
three hours ‘ of recording and:' $18
per man for one hour of transcrib-
i;\g will apply; ,
Decta had bedn making both types
, of recordings at one, . time, paying a
special scale set up by the; ,AFM. ; T^^
this 802 . objected because the total
salary. , accruiirg to the iinusicians
. was not equal, to their rightful earn-
ings if the discing was done sepa-
rately. "b'.,."' ' '.V;'
Tony Pastpr Stdcken
, By Strep Throat in Pitt
Pittsburgh, Jan. 11. ■
Tough luck pursued the Tony Pas-
tor band opening day (Friday) of: its
engagement at Stanley. Pastor him-
self arriyed, in town with a high.teni-
peraturc, unable to talk above a
whispCr.^ahd walled a: doctor couple
of hours before' first . show. Medico
diagnosed: : it* as a strep throat ;ond
had ma.estro removed to Eye and Ear
hospital, where :hC was. Still; bedded
■ dvei'::weekehd. May be that he'il be
unable to show at all this week.
In Pastor's absence, outfit: was
taken over' by Charles Trotta, triim-
peler, but he was in for only; the
opening .show. Right after curtain,:
Trotta received a phone call that lii.s
wife was ill in New York and
hopped a plane immediately, to be at
her bedside.
That emergency sent Stubby Pas-
tor, Tony’s kid brother and also a
trumpet player, out in front, where
he'll stay until cither Trotla_or the
older Pastor returns: : " .
Chicago Janl Sessions
Debut This Saturday
• : Chicago, Jan. 11.
Series of jam sessions will debut
from Kimball Hall on Saturday aft-
ernoons beginning Jan. 15,. Under
the direction of Joe Sherman, opera-
tor of the Downbeat Room in the
Loop, known here as the ‘Carnegie
Hall of Swing’ talent nucleus of the
initial shows'- will come from ; that
spot and consi.st of Red Allen. J. C.
Higginbotham, 'Stuff' Smith, Alberta
Hunter, Don Stovall, Dahlia Daniell
and the orchestras of Pete Brown,
Pancho Villa and Sonny Thompson:
Other local name musicians will be
added each week.
A full liouc of each concert will be
aired over CBS, to be sponsored by
one of three companies now bidding,
for the show. Jack Van Volkenburg,
CBS eXecutiye; is expected to close
sale Of sponsorship this week. :
Spiyak^s Balk At D
Swap Held Key to Snag
OnYictor-ColumbiaDeal
, Charlie :Spiyak claims that .; the
swap of maestrhk worked out several
weeks ago between RC^'Victor arid
Columbia Records, for which he
formerly recorded, did riot go through
because he had certaiil, objections.
Columbia mrid Victor yiere negoti-
ating ra deal whereby six unreleaseci
masters by; Spivak’s band, held hy
Columbia, ;\vould he turned over to
Victor' in ;eXch;ange for shine Xavier
Cugat, Benny Goodman and Frank
Sinatra sides the latter coiripaiiy
holds. : The.se artists formerly were
With Victor, : but nhw are Columbia
properly. ' '
Spivak assorts the swap didn't go
through because lie pointed out to
Victor the masters held by Columbia
were made a year and a half ago and
couldn't be representative ot , his
present band. He says he’d rather
have no discs on tiie market. ‘ Co-
lumbia, during the negotiations, had
turned down the Cugat and all but
two of the Goodman sides Victor of-
fered ;;.in the exchange . and . was in-
sisting on two Sinatra ma-sters to
complete the' deal.
Columbia executives couldn’t be
reached for comment on the final
negotiations.
General Amus. Corp. took addi-
.tional office space in' Radio City la-st
week to liouse its cocktail dopart-
rrent, Upable to get adjacent offices,
expansion ipove spilled the cocktail
group onto the RKO Building’s
fourth floor, while the main office
:is.on the 23rd.
You Need a Philadelphia
Bookkeeper AND a Lawyer
To Figure This Mess Out
Some employers of name bands
are, by their methods of coHectiiig
20'i withholding arid social security
taxes from musicians’ salaries, leav-
ing themselves wide open to future
legal action by the Government, ac-
cording to accountants familiar with
orchestra finances. ‘
It’s cited that many employers are
still making deductions , the wrong
way, to avoid 1 oo much bookkeeping.
They, lake the .simplest . method of
extracting taxes mi the ba.sis of scale,
not on the salary actually paid a
.“ideman. ■. ,
It’s assumed' by this type of buyer
that the tax differences between scale
.md the actual salary paid a musician
will Come out of the amount left
ov.c.r for the maestro, from which
20'^;, is ai.so deducted. . Tliey prob-
ably figure: it's six of one and half
dozen of; ariother-^the- Treasury gets
its proper ta'x vVhethef ;lt . comes but:
of the leader's cash of ;the siderri,en’s
salaries, (When; the :20(J , law' first
went; into effect all . buyers, .began
dcduqtiiig, bri ecale :b
a iou.d ;\vaiI froifi tn:aestl'os since they
were being forced to partially; as-
sume obl.igiition.s of llieir meii).
Wlfen tax lime rolls around' re-:
tiirris; rife. - filed-; wW bi'er-
ainouritfr of 20‘-;;> deauetibris.theleader
ba.ri.p.aid -for 'hiri- meri;.iri casog.ryhere'
deductions: :are-;based;ri^^ (mo.st
name'b.ahds-'haye acDOuntahts bn sal-
ary- arid, they :--geti^
IKiinfe:),. andiaob or later;, i.t’s.;said;:
the. .Gdvei'rira.e,nt ' is ^ goirig: to : begiri
checking up and .thgre’Il be plenty of
headaehes due to impropef tax ex -
ti'aotibns,,'
it'.s also .pointed out by aceotmtants
that, though the. law is clear enough,
some spots still don't know what to
do' vyith ■.co:}Iected triX'^^a^^ Or,4
spot; .in ihe rariiWeft has.beeri^vB
ing ■'tax ca.sh;- in;. cscrow,.siric.e the stail
ot the 2(1';;,. setup.
12*|(j Plus % In
2 Theatre Dates
Tommy Dorsey is briing booked for
theatres in the; east; at. coin that prob-
ably; no other nariae. band has ever
gotten, with tlie exception of Kay
Kyser, who is ipoKed upon now.mpre:
as a f adio' perspriality fhari as a pop
bandleader, Dorsey already has two
W'eeks booked; arid may play six
more befrife returning to HoilyWopd,
bookings haying: been made : to,
in the tim'd left: open , by ;the can-
peilation of his Ford radio eomiriit-
ment. ,
Dorsey is drawing guarantees of
$12,500 weekly at the ; Stanley the-
atre, Pittsburgh (Jan, 28), and: Earle
fheatre, Philadelphia,;' against: a per-
centage of the gross up to a certain
figure; and theri an additipriar privi-
lege of a 50.-50; .split ahovpi another
figure. ; As it works . Out he’il be
draw'irig what amounts , to a 50-50
split ff rim the ,, first' dollar,.
Betwrien the. time Dpfsey 'finishes'
his ;; current : .stay at the Paramo u pt
theatre,:- N.''.Y:,: arid tb# Stariley open-
ing hri:w,ill takparieighl-dayvaca-
-tion, for which': he has,: tui'ried dowri
one-nightef ;and party, bids amount-
ing tp.; $25,000. Leader was - ill .part
of last 'wepki . Gene Krupa directing
the band in liis absence.
On TndepfndiWt
Shaw Goes 1 Way, Band
Ahether
Artie Shaw may have been sep-
arated permanently from the naval
band he took through a long tour of
So.uth Facifle fighting fronts last sum-,
mer and fall. Shaw is still in San
Francisco, where he was assigned
after the expiration of the outfit’s
30-day leave, which was granted the
outfit’s personnel after returning to
this country late in November.
Bandsmen were given orders to re-
port to Lido Beach, L. I., where they
have been for several weeks.
There's notliing definite to indi-
cate a .split up of the leader and his
organization beyond the fact that
post-leave orders took the nien in
one direction and Shaw in another.
All-Reed Band For
on
Dick Stabile, ex -bandleader, ;npw
in, charge of all music in the N...Y.
area for the U. S. Coast Guard, Is
currently building a CG orchestra
patterned after Shep FieWs’ . all-
reed combination. Stabile will use
four rhythm and nine reeds, ihstru-
meiltation identical with that of
Fields, arid: riegins a weekly radio
program this Sunday (16) on
WNEW, N. Y., 1-1:30 p.m.
. To get the Stabile outfit started
Fields has loaned , the former a
group of arrangements tailored for
his barid,: now playing at Frank
Dailey's Terrace Room, Newark. In
addition to the CG outfit, the WNEW
program will include Sidney Caesar,
comedian; Harry Rosenthal, singer,
atid a liarmonica quartet led by,
Homer Smith. Stabile wdll direct
and m.c. -
■f 'Treastu'y Departpient last week as- ;
sured band agency executives that
an answer to last summer’s applica-
tion for ‘independent contractor’
•status for name bandleaders could be
expected before B’eb. 1, Since some-
time last August the Treasury has ,
been mulling a plan fathered' by a
committee of agency men by which
bandleaders using more than eight
•sidemen could be cited as inde-
pendent contractors, henceforth U- :
able for social security payments for
their men, but not subject to 20' &
tax deductions as individual era- -
ployees . of those who hire their :
bands. . -
Soon after the Treasury received
the application by the agency men ;
the • American Federation of Mu-
sicians filed ' : a rebuttal ; to , the ' for- '
mer's argument. AFM lias cons is- ■'
tently fought any attempts to side- ;;:
track its Form .., B contract, which '
cites all musicians, leaders and side-
men as einployecs ot an.voiie buying ;
their music, as a means of protecting
the less riflluent leader who eah iil..
afford : to pay social security taxes
for his musicians: .: Agency commit- '
tee’s plan, as outlined, docs not at-
tempt to disturb the small leader’s ::
present .status under Form B. ■ It ,
seeks only to single out a 100 or so :
better-earning macstros who can af-
ford those payments and mark tliem
as independent contractors. . .i; ■ ■:
BILLY BISHOP
ALL 4-F
Billy Bishop has arrived at that
enviable stage for a band leader —
he has an. ail 4F crew.
Band bows out of the Belvedere,
Baltimore, Jan. 18, and heads for the
Highlarid Ca.sino, Quincy,- III., ' the
21st, to be followed by an engage-
ment at the Schroeder hotel, :Mil-
waukce.
COUNT BASIE DUE
Count Basic's orche.stra priibably
will return., to tiie Lincoln . Hofei,
N. y.. ill April as a re.sull of the
.strong biz it encountered during the
run that ended New Year's Day. Basie
i.s booked for tlie.Roxy, X. Y., some-
time in February or March and on
this- dale depends his return to the
hostelry. It's figured for around
April 8. Contracts ..are .. :not yet
signed. : ■ ' . :
i, gasie drew $2,250; weekly: for iiis
recent ■; 'siriy at the Lincoln, M.rs,
'M.nria.Kr'arhfer,. Operator, paying wire
charges and ' taxes. His next date,
it’s Understood, calls tor a .salary in-
crea.se. ' ,
Slmiiiir Joins Phillips
Shirley Sbamin la.st week joined
the Anthony. Rbillips agency' as a
booker after previori,s : association
with Genci al Amuseraerit Corp. l as
assistant to Harry Kilby and the
Dora Maugham office. ; ;
Sacks, Wallerstein To
Coast on Post-War Plans
Manie Sacks, head of Columbia
ftecording's N. ; Y... rifOce, and Ted
Wallerstein, president of the com-
pany. leave lor CaJifornia Friday
1 14;): to .formulate post-nar plans for
Coast production. :
A'mong .the' .thift.g.s. ’being cori.sidered
is a.phy.sical expansion of the Coast
plant.
Hold Off Regular Policy
At 2 Pennsy Danceries
Valencia Ballroom. York. Pa., and
Sunnybrook Ballroom, Pottslown,
Pa., both of which resumed name-
band operation; over the holidays' as.
tests ' to determine future policy, did
well at the b.o.. but won't return to
regular operation at the present.
J an Garber,, who: played the Valencia
Now Year's night,, went $300 into
his . percentage privilege tor owner
Sadie Tas.sia, and Bob Allen, at Ray
.Hai'tqnstein’s : Sunnybrook, -iS' said to
have done Well, loo. ■- .
Sunnybrook, off the beaten track
’sUSDTHp^
Off Agin, On Agin
Ab« Lj-man and USO - Camp
Shows, Inc., were arguing all last
week over cancellation of the lead-
er's projected -trip overseas, which
was to have begun soon. Lyman and
the USO cancelled plans, for the trip
last week for the second time after
the . leader insistedi that his men be
paid for the time they would lay off
between the closing at*the Essex
House, N. Y.. Jan. 6, and the start
of the trip. USO answered Lyman’s
demand by a.sserting it would ac-
cept no salary obligations until the
band actually lett the U. S.
. USO .stated yesterday , ' (Tuesday ) .
that t lie trip had been revived and
plan's may be consummated by to-
day. If all goes well Lyman may
b; given a new .starting da e for a
five-week tour. This will be the
lhii;d scheduled take-off time as-
signed to him since he and the USO
opened negotiations last summer.
.Lyman's band has not worked
since clo.ving at, trie Essex House
Jan. 6, and haX no immediate bopk-
ing.s. It has rime, until it returns to
the Essex . Ho.use early in April.
BAND FOR SOLO WORK
:. Graeie Barrie will disband her
orchestra following a date at the
and, difficult for patrons to reach: I palace theatre, Youngstown, O., next
with littiri gasdline, will operate oc- iig-20): and intends going back
ca.iionaily with local band.s and play . , , , . „.
■ ' into circulation as a soloist. She
■w Bs . pprtially ;, iriiilu enced ti ntp . giy ing ,
big names' . whenever, they can be
bought-. ' V alenciais Imiiriediate f utuie
'ditto.:'
3 in Gooidlnan Band
Hurt in Auto Mishap
lip the; bariff, Ipy. several radio .offers:,
foi’/ Herself: alone -. and ■; is :said . tp . be;
di ekering fop a N. Y. riitpJiy spot.:
Miss Barrie took over her hus-
band'.s '(Dick Stabiiei orchestra early
, 1 . T i li'.st year when he weiit into trie
Three memS:5%e-’?^enriy:[Con^l Guard and. ririri:beeri--op; the.
Goodman band, playing : the Stariley
theai're,. last, week. Were .Vinj'ured
road In the;atres,.;ph .pne-riighters rind
locations ever ' since. - She has had
UIKcUl'f JUHL vveuik, 'Wt*l e till; LU eu ■ , ' • * • ,- * ^ xu ^
when their automobile skidded
overturned , on the icy Slubeiiyille:| : the .inu,sic.ian .s,hcSrtage»
: Vincent Ochai'sky, drummer, made
a quick return to Stanley- theatre,
Pittsburgh, , He - Vvas ; there' ; three
weeks ago with .Tan - Savilt in the
Frank .Sinatra snow, and back again
la.st week with Benny Goodman.
Pike
Charles Frankhoaser, trumpeter,
’Wauriingtoii, Was removed tp MerpJ'
Hospital. -with head laceratipn.s, and
. while , improving was unable to
i leave town widy the prch ‘when its
Stanley engagement^rided. 'Various;
I horn.riooters frpm , Lorial ;60 replaced,
? hrnT.fpr thei'i’eiTiairi^er’ oTthe'.'syeBk.
Trio;-,.othe'r - ,;t.y?o : :m:usicla:ri,s. : .Albert
I Klink, and Edward Hosa:, 'escaped
.:.(viih priijPminor:^ T’ley w’ere,'
(;tpeated:.at.;lhG: 'hospital: and sbnt .back'
.to I'ncir 'n.olel.s".slior;!y after., .
. :Daye; Aliyn; vocalist formerly with
Paul Miu'lel, replace.^ service-bound
Charlie Kai roil wi Ih Henry Jerome's
orche.stra at Pelham Heath Inn,
N, Y., tonight (Wednesday).
the majcii' reason for giving it up.
Osborne Resumes
Will Osborne resumes work Fri-
day ,;:-<i4:);‘at the State-theatre. Hart-
ford, after a rest prescribed by his
physician, and has been booked with
his reorganized band into (he Capitol
'Iheali'e, N. 'Y:, following Lionel
.Hampton, Latter . date is indefinite,^
but l.'s figured about mid-February,
': Osb'iiT.e got into N; Y, : last week
fi'Om Florida, He put his band, con-
sisting of virtually the samp men be-
fore it temporarily disbanded, into
rehearsal Monday i9).' Mpry, ;Arifl,
.ypciili.sf.wlth tlic band prior to Mari-:
lyii Duke, i.s bade with the leader, ;
50
OECHESTItA8--*MIJSie
Wednesday, Jiiiluarj; 12, 1914
M, Chi; Pastor
Auld Set in N. Y.
Georgie Auld’s prchestva gdes into
the Gomraodove hotel, N. V,, S!eb; 3,
following the :.Clu-rent Enric
giiei'a, Auld's stay will be" for six
weeks and he may be followed by
Vaughn- Moiiroe, who is a bi-an|Uial
fixture in the hostelry’s Century
Room. iX'.'.
; Auld played the Commodore be-,
fore,, with the band he led before
going into service,: Howeyer^^
time lie was working relief for &lon-
toc'.s outfit, which had a radio com-:
■niercial..,.. '-i.,- '■
Justin Sto^e Band Breaks
Up After Roosevelt.
(Estimates for Tfw
Chttrlie Barnefc New York (Strand;'
a,7S6; 35-$1.10)-i--With Ella Mae
Morse, others, on stage, and ‘Destina-
tion Tokyo’ (WBiiVhligtity combina-
tion of stageshovi and. feature bring-
ing sensational business, with first
holdovev.session appearing $62,000 of
near. Over New' Year’s week an
all-time high of $77,000 was chalked
up.
Grade Barrie, Indianapolis (Circle;
2,8()0i4O-65i-r-’With ‘Sols Your Uncle’
(U« and Three Stooges, others, oh
stage. Band is.ciihchcr for this show’,
wHiich Wiliido.a nice $15,500, break-
ing in new, higher scale.
Jimmy' Porsey, New York (Roxy:
5,886; 55-$1.10)^'With -BilivRobius
oh stage and' ‘Gang’s All Here,’ (20t,h).
Finished 'third '' week' 'last ■; iii’ght
(Tuesday) at strong $72,000 and goes
another. New Year's stanza was
, $ii6,000',,;’big.':i;,;‘,,''-';r
Tommy Dorsey, New York (Par- | Justin Stone’s prehestth broke:
ariiouiit;, ;3,664;' ,35-,$1.10J--T'Wjth "Rid- j last week hpOaithe hOmp
ing Highl tPaf ), Substantial $58,000 relate; at thO ;Rob.sevelt hoteii Wash-
waS nabbed, for the' third frame end- I- ington,. ,Di ,'C., ■■ Stbhe. pnly- organised'
eb iast'.night dTu^^ Holds over. ; a' couple haohths'.rago, debuting at the
Last week, hicludiiig New Year’s, .,kLiiicoin.;hotel, N- ,Y., and , following
wont to sock 5100,060..
Glen Gray, Boston (RKO Bo.ston:
3.200;: '.44-99) — Plus, Helen Barret.,
Ladd and Bob Lyon, aA,raes and Arno
on stage, and ‘Son, of Drapulg’ (U), '
CaSa still okay
Imreabouts; biit, film is considered
strong epntributioh to good $25,000; .
Lionel ,Hampf on. Providence (Mef-
ropplitan; 3,200; 36-59 )r—With 'This Is
Washington’ (RKO). Good $6,500 in
three -day weekend run. ,, : ,
Kicharfl. Himber, New York (Gap-
itol; , 4,820; ' 35-$Li0)-- With Katliryn
Grayson, Lou Holtz and ‘Rags’ Rag-
land in person and ‘Giiy ,Named„loe(
,(M-G). Current 43d): week looks
big $66,000.: New Year’s; week': got
terrific $84,000. ,
Johnny Long, Chicago ((Chicago:
' ; 4,000; 50-85 )---With ‘Young . Ideas'
(M-G ). Neat $40,000, mainly bn the
band.
Clyde Lucas, Omaha COrpheum:
3,000; 20-65)— Plus ’Tartu’ (M-G).
Fairish $14,000 with small help from
picture. - „
Hal McIntyre, Chicago (Oriental;
3;20p: 33i69)-T-Plus ‘She’s for Me’ tU),
and Srniley Burnette on stage. Ex-
eelleht $25,000.
Carlos MoU"*> Washington (Cap-
itpi; 3,434; 30-66)— Plus ‘True to Lite’
(Par), Nipb $23,000. with not much
help frpni picture,
Valighn : Monroe. Newark (Adam.s;
1,950; 33-99) — With ‘Deerslayer’
(Rep) and three vaude acts. Terrific
$24;000, or fhereahouts, band accotnit-
ing fPr most of haul:’
Tohy Pastor, Pittsbu (Stanley;
3,800: SO-lSl-^With 'Whistling Brook-
lyn’ (M-G). BaiVd :fs leade^^^^ this
15 Top Music SelleW
in 1943
(Alp?iabeti^Uv Lifted) y
Army Air Gorps...,,.>
•Fischer
As Time Goes By, . . ; .
. .Harm*
Cornin’ Wing Prayer. .;.
.Robbins
Cried Last Nighti . . ,
..,.CPk. ,. .
For Me and Gal. . . . . . . .
. . . .Mills
I Heard Song BMPre . .
.Mayfair
In My Arms
. .Pacific
Johnny Zero
.. .Santly
Paper ::DoIl
. . .Marks
Pistol, Packin’ Mama. .
. .Morris
Put Ai*rtts Around Me . Broadway.
star Spangled Banner.
. , .Miner
. Sun., Mon;,,: Always. . .
.Mayfair
There Are Such Things Embassy
You’ll Never Know...
....BVC
Bands at Hotel B. O.’s
a>re»enfcd hefetUflh, is the tMtivtated cover
Cliorflfa btisihes* being done by ytfm* bands in various New York hotels.
Dimer business (7dP p.m.) not ratedi^^^ of hotel-give
room iapacHp and cover ciiarge, Mrger ahtdnnt d^^ weekend and
hbUday price. Cdmpitatibii tat based on period froin Monday to' Saturday.)
.Rand; ' ' Hotel ■
Ray Heathertonv , Biltmore (400; $I-$1.50) ... . . , . , . . .
Lani Mclntive*.. Lexington (300; 75c-$1.50)
Sonny Dunham.;. .New Yorker (400; $l-$l,i50)., . , . . .
Charlie Spivak. . .Pennsylvania (500; $1-$1.50). .. . . .
Xavier Cugat . . . Waldorf (550; (,2) . . . . ..... , . . . . . .
Jan Garber Lincoln (275; $1-$1.50)
Guy Lombardo . .Roosevelt (400; $1-$1.50). , . ... .v:
Enric Madriguera Commodore (400; $1-$1.S0)
n’mbs
Cavers
.Total
I’aat
1*Ih)'I!1|
Week
Oil Dnltt
. 30
1,150
42,050
.100
1,925
179,92,1
4
2,175
8,62,1
. 3
3.425
11,225
. 2
2.800
7,3j0
. 1
1,100
1,100
14
2,300
33,02,5
8
900
10,425
iin'inediately ', ■ with'- ■ the. Rposevelti
both Operated by Mis. Maria
.Kramer.
Breakup may be temporary, how-
ey.er, as Stone is supposed to be set
foil a spring date at Frank Dailey’s
Terrace Room, Newark.
$h 9 {iiro* 6 ernstein Gets
Copyright on W 97’
Shapiro-Bernslcin last week ac-
quiied the copyright to 'The Wreck
ot the Old 97’ from Fred W. Hager
and RC A-'ViCtbr, who jointly brined
the melody, :s,ihcb the se.ttlemeht. of a
dispute : Scycral yeaf Si. ago when Da -
vid George ;<jf aves claiined avithor-
Ship, Hehiy Charles W. Pew-
cll and Fred J. Lewey were adjudged
the true writers., 'ry’:' .
Okch ha.s a recording of ‘97’ by
Witter, backed liy Vernon Dahlhart’s
version of :Prisonor’s Song.’ ■' , ■
• Asterhks indicate a supporting floor show. New Yorker and Biltmore
have ice shoivs. Waldorf has Aiinamary Dickey and Rudenko & Zotitch.
Irving Berlin Awarded
Medal as Morale Builder
Irving Berlin, now abroad with
'This Is the Army,’' has been award-
ed the American Hebrew- Magazine
gold medal; for promotipn- of better
understanding between Christians
and Jews in America. Award was
based on his ‘tremendous theatfical
;cbritributions to the morale of the
natipn’ because his songs ai’C an ex-
presSiori of, better understanding for
all- rates, "Creeds-, and religions. '
Medal, last year, was given to
Wendell Willkie, and in 1941 to Sec-
retary of State: Cordell Hull. :
Victor’s Royalty Divvy
, ,RC A^-'Vic tor last iWeek distribaied
publisher royalty checks for . six
mdnths of the ; ’42-’43; fiscal period.
Victor’s . ..distributmb . is ,', aivi’a'ys ; a
mpitths ahead of the other cbmpanies.
due to its fiscal year ending in No-
■yemher,.'..'s’
Payments, of course, were lower
,thah .normal diie to the.'inability of
Victor to keep up with the demands
of the disc market. All other com-
panies' are fa,ced,;W,itht.h same manf
pov\cr pioblera. .
Chicago
Neil Bondsliu (Mayfair Room, Blackstonc hotel: 400; $2,50 min.). Boncl-
shu and Kenee De Marco hovering, around very good 3,600.
Cab Calloway (Panther Room, Sherman hotel; 950; $1.50-$2,50 min.).
Calloway hittin’ the high spots here with excellent 7,300.
Puke Ellington ^Boulevard Room, Stevens hotel; 750; $3.50-$4 min,).
.Newest .night spot; heeds, tiine to catch bii, but, Etiington did okay 3,500.
Jinimy. .Joy (Ne.w Wahiut.'Rbbm j Bismarck ' hotel; '465; .$1.50-.$2-50 min.). .;
Joy holding up business here with fine 5,000.
Eddie Oliver (Marine Room, Edgewater Beach hotel; 1;100; . 50c and 75c
cov'er charge, plus $L25 min,). Oliver did , big. 7,900 last W'eek.
Griff Williams (Empire Room, Palmer Hou.se; '750; $3-$3.50 min ). Wil-
liam.s, nearing end of long run, pulled around 7,-100. . , - ■:
Bobby Uackett, ex-NBC house
cornetist, has joined Dixieland band
for. road lour ot Katherine Dunliam’s
‘Tropical Revue.’
Best Joins Noble Music
Alleii Best, former personal man-
ager of Raymond Scott, joined Noble
Music Co., N, Y„ as general man-
ager la.st week. Deal was arranged
with Victor Abrahams, financial
backer of the firm organized last
summer by - songwriter Buck' Ram
and in which Ram is a partner.
Best split with Scott the week be-
fore. '
Top Tones of 1943
[From the copyrighted Audience Coverage Index report of Jan. 5, 1944,
by. the Office of Research-Radio: Division and reproduced by permission of
t-ic director. Dr. Jc?lm G. Peatman. The top 20 song hits, as determined by
audience coverage over, national radio networks fey the year 1943, are
listed below.] ■
POPULAR
People Win Say We're In Love ' , .Crawford
Los Angeles
Freddy Marlin (Ambassadoi; 900, $l-$i.50). Post-holiday letdown not
too noticeable and count-won’t be far oil 4,000 covers. . .
Joe Keichman (Biltmove; 960: $1-S1.50). Solid here and optioned for
another six weeks. Held pre-holiday pace at 3,850 covers last week.
Location Jobs, Not in Hotels
' -■ ■ .. :(Los Angeles) ■ ,
Harry James (Palladium B, Hollywood, second week). Harry James'
slick crew oii the stand and they added up a brisk 28,000 adnvishe.s- last
week. : Sammy Kaye on deck Feb. 8.
Fraiikie Masters ; (Trianon B, Southgate, sixth week). Rocking along ;
for a smart count of 6,700 tabs. Horace, Heidt, owner of -the spot, brings
his band in Jan.- 12.
Phil . Harris (Slapsy Maxie’s N, Los Angelos, lOih week). Harris and
the floor show good for smacko 5,200 customers.
Alvina Key (Gasa'Mariana N, Culver City). Back for the weekends and :
picked off 3.600 payees last trip. .
(Cliicac/o)
; Lou Breese (Chez Pareef 650; $3-$3.50 min.). Joe E, Lewis and Breese
continue to turn 'em aWayi. Capacity 5,800.
Del Courtney (Blackhawk; 500; $l-$2.50 min.), Courtney building; did
around 4,800 last week.
10 Best Sellers on Coin-Madmes
(Records below ore grabbiTig most : nickels this week in jukeboxes
throughout the country as reported by operators to ‘Variety/ Names of
more than one band or vocalist after the title indicates, in order of popur
larity, whose recordings are being played. Figures and names in paren-
thesis indicate the number of weeks each song has been in the listinai
ond respective publishers.)
1. Beautiful Morning (23) (Crawford);,
w^, ^atUbJ^w^ Y^u'irNev^'TStow ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Bve
with strep throat; But . strong $21,000 | Brazil Sn.ui
IS in prospect.
Tommy Tucker, ,, PhiladclpTl.n
(Earle;. 3,758;' 35-83) /— ’Aft’ccted by
; slight- dip in trade around town -but
> -. okay, $23,500: with, only:; slight assfe.t
from; ‘‘.Pistol Packin’ ' Mamma’ (Rep)',
Hal Le Roy,'‘Frank Gaby, others, on
stage. ■
That Old Black Magic
-4s Time Goes By
Sunday, Monday or Always „
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To. ;... .
I’ve Heard That Song Before
Don’t (Set Arouhd. Much Anymore ;
It dan't., Be Wrong
Southern
Famous
.Harms,
.Mayfair
Chappell
.Mayfair
.Robbins
Harms
Coinin’ In on a. Wing and a Prayer. .;. ; . f’. '^Robbins ,
■Paper,'- Doll . .- . . ,-;,Marks:
d : Put Yetir Arnis Around Me, Honey .' Broadwav
Uankie^Carle began, rehearsing Taking a Chance on Love Feist
' In the BUie of Evening ' SB
(^Uesd^), preparing it for its debut My Heart Tells Me ’ BVC
at the Pennsylvania hotel, N. Y„ in i Let's :Get Lost . ; ; iParamount
February. Warren Pearl manayiim 1 Picfdi Pd/.Vi,i* ■
band.
Warren Pearl inanaging I Pistol paclcin’ ‘Marha . -. . , . .. . . . -. . . . . ... . . . . , Mayfair
, 1:1 Heard .You 'Cried .Last Night i .Campbell
How sweet You Are Reraick
JAN RUBINI
.WorliT-: FttinOus
yipiil NIST AND CpNDUCTOp
iwliidl rcliicHcil: fcam .eniortnlnlii.k Jn'r
fiKlifliik bo.V« ..In t)i» Sitiitli - I'McIflc,
...at'.'.Ruit :E»k«. cur j: Ki'y,
.Simkniic, IVftsli. pec. .»J, : r«T«iu»r
THoifivi, (kcU Citimaii.
TOP STANDARDS' OF 1943
The favorite 15 standards of 194J. as determined by Audience Coverage
Index cover -national radio i network.
Begin the Beguine Harms
..Blue Skies . . , . ... . : . ...: Berlin ■ .
Star Dust ' Mills .
Night and Day ..... . . . .Harms
Embraceable You .New World
Somebody Loves Me Harms
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Harms
All the Things You Are ....... Chappell
Tea, for Two ( Harms .
Hallelujai} 1 : '. Harms
Summertime ..Chappell
Just One of Those Things . . . . ; Harms
Oh, Lady Be Good Harms
■Where or When Harms
I Know That You Know Harms :
, PATRIOTIC
Army Air Corps Fischer
Anchors Aweigh Robbipi
Marines' Hymn USMG
Over There ...Feist
Semper Paratus .....Sam Fox
■ (The above verified, listings corrects some of the listing in the Jan,
issue of ‘Variety.’) ‘ . .
( Frank Sinatra ■
j Bing Crosby .
2. My Heart Tells Me (7) (BVC) | Jan"oarbw- '
. .Columbia
Decca
. . . . .Decca
Hit
3. Shoo-Shoo Baby (3)
4. Besame Mucho (1) (Melodylane) .
,, J .. ( A'ndrews’ Sisters .. . . .Decca
'[Ella Mae Morse Capitol
( Jimmy Dorsey .Decca
5. Pistol Packin’. Mama. (23) (Morris)...
I Abe Lyman
( Bing Crosby .’.Decca
( A1 Dexter Okch
6 ; For First Time (7) (Shapiro) .... . . .Dick Haymes Decca
7. People Will Say (17) (Crawford) j S^Sra V.V.CohS
8 . Victory Polka (9) (Chappell) . : . .Andrews-Crosby . , .Decca
9. How Sweet You Are (2) (Remick). , . . ,Kay Armen . .*. Decca
10. Sunday, Monday, Alway.s (21) (Mayfair), ^
OTHER F.4VORITES
(These records are directly below first 10 in popularity)
Paper Doll (30) (Marks). ..
. . .Mills Bros
They’re Either Too Young
(3) (Witmark),
5 Jimmy' Dorsc’v, .
' ■ ( Jan Garber ....
Put Arms Around Me (21)
(Broadway)..
( Dick Kuhn , . . . .
■ ■ 1 Dick Ha.vmes ;. .
Take It .Easy
. . , .Guy Lombardo ,
No Love, No Nothin’ (BVC)
.... Jan Garber ....
Boogie-Woogie „ . . . ; ... , . ,
. . . .Tommy Dorsey
Holidaj' For Strings ( BVC)
Dave Ro.se . . , .
Speak Low (Chappell)
. . . .Guy Lombardo ,
My Ideal (Paramount) . .
. . . .Jimmy Dorsey ,
Musicraft, : recording company
which has done, very littla pop; WOi*^
beyond . occasional . releasija of Jilts
turned out during the ban : period,
like ‘Der Feuhrer’s Fage,’ is aitoipg
for a roster of pop artists in band,
.song field, etc. It signed Phii Bfito
to a three-year contract: last; week,
and the singer will cut his' first four
sides tpmoiTow (Thursday)' at Mu-
zak’s N, ;Y. studios, ;sceonipanied by
Paul Layalle's orchestra,
Musicraft at.;varibus times has
been in the classical, liill-billy and
party records end of recording.
The more IMPORTANT yo’j are
Ln the Musi; Business
The Mae VALU.ABLI
Wednesilay, January 12, 1944
Decision of the War Labor Board-f'
oh; the attempt by Cotunibia Hedords
and RCA- Victor to alleviate the disc
Gontroversy which still; exists be-
tween those companies and the AFM
was not delivered as expected last
SC use
Skylar Recovers ‘Cry’
In Lieu of Royalties
Sonny Skylar, songwriter and
WT R singer, has recovered the copyright
trhursday (61, Findings of the WLB ■pon’t Cry,’ which he wrote and
are expected momentarily, howeycv. \\as originally published ■ by ;
.'There is a feeling,, o£ ■ optimism, .Waltpn .Goldman,:. Inc., ,N. Y„ which ,. ,
among executives of the two coin- "’7
paniesr There is n reason i;eg jjy' (5pidman When the cbm
. for, the' feeling that the WLB decisipn^^ out-bf exisie.hce, and. in . lieu i
will favor them, however. of payment Skylar accepted the re-
This optimism is apparent in talks 7 the time.
these executives have had lately : with . in the Goldm^ ca^^^ I
bandleaders under contract to them Don t
who are becoming more impatient ^rough that firm_s :artiliatio|i,
daily because they are being kept Broadcast Music. Since its to
from the all-important record mar- Skylar, who is now an ASCAP mem-
ket while rivals working for Decca, ber, the melody is no longer: payable
which settled with the AFM last No- by stations licensed only by BMl.
vember, and Hit and Capitol are re- W'-, •
cording. Some of these leaders are Riarir niac
now thinking of doing single dates JOIIllllJf UlavA) Ul •; 1/ICo
for independent outfits if the WLB
(Week Ending
Paper Doll
My Heart Tells Me.
Beautiful Morning. .
Shoo Shoo Baby. . . ,
' For First Time
My Ideal
My Shining Hour..
Say Prayer. >
V ictory Polka j. . . . . , ,
People Will Say . . . ;
Either Too Young .
How Sweet You Ar
Pistol Mama
No Love, Nothin'. .
Put Arms, Honey; . .
NBC CBS, Nae, Motnal Pli^s
Jan. 8)
Marks
BVC
. . .Crawford
Leeds
i . . . i Shapiro
. .Paramount
. ... . .Morris
... . Southern
....Chappell
. . .Crawford
, .Witmark
■e. . . .Remick
. . .i . Mayfair
, . . i .Triangle
. .B’vvay
decision doesn't remedy the Colum- Broke Amidst Fight For
bia-Victor situation, regardless of . , _ ,
whether they can obtain permission KOVOltieS tO jOH S UOll
for such moves. ■'
: Another situation looming, if the _ Ham’ilton, O., Jan, 11,
WLB's report is negative and the John L. Black, 84-year-old; retired
two disc .outfits don t settle, , is. the and vaiidevillian. who. . al-
expiration of contracts between radio and nhvsicallv inca-
statibns and the AFM. These pacts though mentally ana pnysicaiiy ,inca.
. expire Feb. 1 ahd radio men ha^ , pacitated. stood to receive or partic-
fell all along that Pelrillo would ipaie in royalties fiom sheet music,
refuse to negotiate new agreements re ds and other sales of ‘Paper
Hamilton, O., Jan, 11.
John L. Black, 84-year-old retired
musician and vaudevillian, who, al-
Larger Catalogs
Tremendous biz now being done by
both big and small publishers has
caused unusual dickerings lor cata-
logs in Tin Pan Alley.
Most unusual, however, is the fact
that in some cases it’s not large pub-
lishers who are dickering for smaller
catalogs, but smaller publishers, with
plenty of cash reserve, wanting to
buy into larger houses.
i Shapiro-Bernstein Asks
1 U.S. Supreme Court To
Following lUt of th« most played popular tunes on the networks for
the week beginning Moniiay ^nd through S from s
p.m. to 1 a.m., te diufded Info ttbo secfions. TJif first section represents the
first approximately 24 leaders in alphabetical order (in some cases there'
are ties, accounting for a longer list), and the second section contains
the ‘also rans,’ but notated fn arithmetical >‘^der. The compilations em-
brace the NBC, CBS, Blue and Mutual Networks, as represented by
WEAF, WABC, WJZ and WOR, jN. Y., and are based on data provided by
Accurate Reporting Service, regular checking source of the music pub-
lishing industry.
title 1 PUBLISHER
Besame Mucho i .Melody lane
By the River: of Roses . , . ;r.". Shapjro
Candlelight and Wine^t'Around the World’ Miller
Don’t Sweetheart Me . . ? . . : Advance
For First Time : . Shapiro
Have I Stayed. Away Ton Long?. Famous
Holiday lor Strings . V ... i ; . ,. i BVC ' . ^ -
How Sweet You Are — t'Thank Lucky Stars’ Remick
I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink— -fHigher and Higher’ T. B. Harms
Is My Baby Blue Tonight Broadway
I’ye Had This Feeling Before— t*Show Business’ Santly
Little Did 1 Know . . , . . , . v Lincoln
My Heart Tells Me — t'Rosie O’Grady’ .BVC
My Ideal . . . .Paramount
My Shining Hour— fSky’S the Limit’ .Morris
No Love No Nothin’— t ‘Gang’s All Here' .Triangle
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning— ’•‘Oklahoma’ Crawford
Old Acquaintance— t'Old Acquaintance’ Witmark
People Will Say We’re In Love — *‘Oklahoma’ ; .Crawford
Shoo Shoo Baby— i’Three Cheers For Boys’. . . Leeds
Speak Low — *‘0116 Touch of Venus' Chappell
Star ,Eyes---t‘l Dood It’ . . ri - v. . .;; Feist
IRWIN DASH FOLLOWS
Columbia Broadcasting and Victor is Jan. 4 in a local boarding house;
ditto with NBC. where, through income from an old-
Disc companies got their expected age pen.sion, he had lived since the
break in shellac allotments last week, death of his composer-.son in 1936.
Government informed the ,■ industry , payment of accrued and future .
that henceforth an eictra .30% of its j^oyaities, which" will run well into
pre--ww fconsnmption WpuM five figures, is being withheld pend-
eated to supplement the ing clarification of the legal status
fore allowed. This extra 30 /o Can jjj the heirs of Johnny Black’s estate,
, not however, be drawn frpm stocks tvhich at the time of his, death
each outfit has on hand. It must be antounted to only $100, despite his ;
bought from an cve^supply now in, composition of the earlier success,
Jhis mc^a^ in .oardanella,’ in whicK Black collab-
ShellM will, noL incase produetiw; orated with Felix Bernard. Clinton
It ynll simply alltw tlm companies to Egbert, attorney and guardian of the
produce^a more durable and better- eider Black, filed suit in common
playing disc than they have since the pieg., court here a fortnight ago
war start ed. - seeking to determine which of two
women, if either, was the composer's
IRWIN DASH FOLLOWS “SS'S *.*. .< .h.
Y'AMMCri V Tli'liWIPI A Win Slack, Harry Wbnnell, local aftorney
LUriPlLLLl Iv tHulinNI/ ®’’d administrator of the composer’s I
After several attempts to get back "^earSg^e ^
to England; Irwin Dash is now set 57 flv '
to resume ai head of his music pub- v^urt southern ’ district ;
lisbing interests . in London-ttie ^o force an accounting with
Dash . Co., Connelly-Dash & CO., etc, “^^^^hose contract with Johnny
Both he and Reg Connelly, for a Black is said to have expired last
time, sought to keep active In the . 7^°,’ ®'^mmistrator
U. S. with similarly named outfits, olaims, has failed to file an account-
bul the Petrillo situation had me or make remittances, despite re-
stymied the ambitions cif most small claims. Marks. Is reported
fcfo .or newly-starting publishers. And :s6 nave entered into, a contract last
MW- I)ash sold his catalogs, to divers ihu- spring with the elder Black, who
sic firms, rnCluding ‘Silver Wings in i'ud up to the time of his death re-
^ the Moonlight,’ which has gone ceiyea less than $1,000 in small sums.
365,000 copies in England, and which He left no immediate relatives.
Miller Music has taken over. ' Although ‘Dardanella’ made song-
Corinelly returned to London writing history, its author sold it,
some months ago, also after a num- too, for only $25. The song has been
ber of delays in getting passage. It credited with earning $1,000,000.
was tougher for Dasii to do' so as After brihgihg suit against the pub-
he, unlike his partner, is an Ameri- Usher, Fred Fisher, Black reportedly
can although long; domiciled abroad, realized :$l2'00lj a$ fils share
Ibl
: , Shapiro-Bernstein has instructed
its attorneys to apply for a writ of
certiorari to have the U. S. Supreme
court review tiie recent decision bf
the Massachusetts circuit court Of
appeals; against S-B re ‘Caissons Go
Rolling Along.’
Circuit court recently ruled against
S-B, which had begun suit against
E. C* Schirmer, Boston music pub-
lisher, in an effort to force Schirmer
to stop publishing the tune on the
theory that Brig, Gen. Edmund L.
Gruber, its composer, had assigned
the copyright to Frederick C. Mayer
and Phillip Egner, who used it in a
compilation of West Point songs pub-
lished by S-B. :
Circuit court ruled that Gruber
had given Mayer and ; Egner ; per?
mission only to use the martial mel-
ody in their folio, which did not con-
stitute an assignment of copyright.
E. €. MILLS, RESIGNED
Resignation of E. Claude Mills as
general manager of the Songwriters
Protective Association became of-
ficial Jan. 5, when the SPA coun-
cil met and accepted. It is under- I
stood Mills leaves office Jan. 31.
Council plans to leave the office un-
occupied in the future, with the
members of the council and SPA’s
members running the organization.
Mills has left for Hollywood for a
combined rest and business trip.
Crescendo Music Corp. chartered
to conduct music publishing; business
in New York. Capital stock is 100
shares, no par value. , :
Surrey With Fringe on Top — ‘‘Oklahoma’ , ... ... .Crawford
When They Ask About You Berlin
You’re the Rainbow — 1‘Riding High’ ; . . . Paramount
MOST PLAYED AFTER FIRST 25
In a Friendly Little Harbor Campbell’ —
Take It Easy— 1‘2 Sisters and a Sailor’ , . ; Santly
Lovely Way to Spend Evening— t ‘Higher and Higher’,, . . . Crawford
Can’t You Do .Friend Favor?— ''’‘Connecticut Yankee’,; . ... .Harms
The Same Little Words Pauli
Music Stopped— fHigher and Higher’ Robbini
My First Love Dorsey
Pistol Packin’ Mama .... i ^....Morris;
Poinciana . .... ... .Marks
Someone to Love . . . i ; . ; , . . . . . . ... . . ; . . . . . . ; ... ....... , . .Block
Put Your Arms Around Me— tiConey ■ Island’. . . ..... Broadway
Say a Player for Boys Over There — YHers to Hold’ Southern
These Empty Arms of Mine Southern
Victory Polka ;; ; ; . . ; Chappell .
You’re the Dream, I’m. the Dreamer ABC
Home • • Morris
Honey Song . . . . . . , . . . . . . , , , . ... . .Am. Academy
So Goodnight— t’Hi Ya Sailor BMI
Starlight Avenue ; Wemar
Arkansas Morris
Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me .Robbins
I Wish I Could Hide Inside This Letter Shapiro
I Love You — ‘‘Mexican Hay ride’ Chappell
Mairzy Boats and Doazy Doats Miller
Mississippi Dreamboat — t’Swing Fever’ Feist
Paducah— t'Gang’s All Here’ ; . . .Triangle
Paper Doll .Marks
Suddenly It’s Spring — r’Lady In the Dark' .Famous
Stormy Weather — t’Stormy Weather’ Mills
You’re a Wonderful Baby World
t Filmusical. * Legit Musical.
Inside Stuff-Music
Am-Rus Music is slated to handle the U. S. distribution rights for the
new ‘Anthem of U. S. S. R.,’ which recently replaced the old ‘Inter-
nationale.’ Work was done by three Russians, each getting 100.000 roubles
for their trouble. Although there is no authorized English lyric, Am-Rus
is also skedded to provide English verbiage. March of Time preemed the
song last week. ■:■: ■' ■
‘Leave Us Face It, We're In Love,’ gag song cooked up by Ed (‘Duffy’s
Tavern’) Gardner, Frank Loesser (pro songsraith ), and Abe Burrows, Gard-
ner’s scripter, has been published this week by Famous Music, having
caught on when first sung by Dinah Shore on the ‘Duffy’ stanza ami
repeated as a gag by Herbert Marshall and Hedda Hopper in the following
weeks on the same program. Hildegarde waxed it for Decca last week.
Numerous rumors have circulated recentiy (not in ‘Variety^) that
Tommy Dorsey is disposing of his Embassy Music Co. Last week it was
said the firm has been sold to Southern. None of the reports is true.
(WE'RE IN LOVE)
THE HIT SONG OF “DUFFY’S TAVERN
FAMOUS MUSIC CORP,
1619 Broadway
Words and Music dy
MACK DAVID. JOAN WHITNEY, ALEX KRAMER
tTciIiiestlay^ jantiary: 12, 1944
And start • ing on
Complete with run
We’il go and buy
IT’S LOVE -LOVE - LOVEl
If you’re coo-koo 1 jke the coo-koo in the clock IT’S
SANTLY-JOY, Inc.
1619 Broadway, New York— 19
DAVE BERNIE
HillywMii
fam- i -
ly
tree;-
The ma-ma is
you
and
the
pa - pa
is
me..
dog_
and
cat
And we will have
wel -
come
all
o - ver
the
mat.
fork and
a
knife;_ ,
How ritz - y well
be
for
the
rest of
our
life.
VAUDISVILLE
Wednesday:, ^January , 12 »r 1944
The . American Guild, of Vaiiel>
Artists, in an election hcla yesterday
(11), by the State Labor Relations
Board*, , .iiaroed . the: ;,bargai'ni,ng
agent , for ihe, east of ‘Stars on Ice,'
■blade-show ' ciirrent at the Center
theatre,' ,ri, 'Y, AGVA defeated the
Brofessional Ice Skaters, 'Guild. :oX
America by a vote of 40 to 29. Two
votes were challenged andtwootheis
didn’t , want representation .by either
outfit. ■ .The .election results are siib- :
Ject to SLRB's approval and PISGA
h.as.fivp days to file a protest
Election was oideied last week by
the New York State, Labor Rclation,s
Board' after- ^protracted, ;' hearings,.
Bpartt stepped .info .the picture after-
' Professional Ice Skaters Guild of
Ariierica, an independent- ;unioh,
fornied last .Septeiribe by the; chorus,
nierobers of the show, protested that
contract signed with AGVA by
Arthur Wirt?; and Sdnja Hehie, bwn>
er was illegal since
aGVA didn't represent a majority
Of the cast,
SLRB upheld' this claim, but threw
put PlSGA’s. plea thpt chorus hold
separate elections since PISGA acted
on; line’s behalf only. Board upheld
AGVA’s epritehtidh oh this score that
AL ttORDE
PRESENTS
the. identity of :the entire, cast as a;
Stn,gie,:;:U,nit be';rnai;ntaihed,^ citing t.he.,|
fact that no show is ever d ivided into
.piihcipals; arid ■oiiorv'is' for^^b
purposes
.401'’.^ contended that the Henie-
Wirtz agveeriient,,; signed in . August,
was an e.xten.sion of. the pact it for-
merly l-.clcl and which expired May,
1941. Accoid:n,g lo Mortimer S.
Rosenthal, AGVA’s associate counsel,
Wir'.z. since inking of original pact,
, fevaraped th.e ’Stars on Ice’ cast and
eventually eliminated the AGVA ma-
jor i:y. Subseoiientiy Wirtz refused
to renew, but later opened negotia-
nt jpns'.'wliehhe^ had :diffieH'lty.:i
ting skaters from ranks of the Screen
Actors Guild for the Sonja, Henie
‘Hollywood ice Revue.’ He then en-J
:tercd hitp the pact with. AG'VA, .;
In the event of a PISGA victory,
show’s continuation would have been
doubtful as the AFL, of which AGVA
as an affiliate, might have ordered
the stagehands and musicians to
walk out. . It is also pro'pable that
tlie 4A’s would have extended the
.AFL stand by forbidding PISGA
talent from working any fields under
iits control. ,,
Icecapades' Team
Split By Army Call
Pittsburgh, 'Tan.' II.'
With induction of Robert Dench
by the Army liere over the weekend,
■Icecapades’ skating team of Dench
and Stewart has been dissolved for
the duration and Miss Stewart, who
is Mrs. Dench i n private life, will do
no more figure stuff iihtil her hus-
band returns from the . war. , She’ll
remain with : ‘Icecapades,’ however,
as an instructress in charge of the
line and ballet.
Miss Stewart will replace Mary
Simpson, who remained behind in
Boston when ’Icecapades’ , closed
there to resume tier teaching i,n, the
Hub. Bobby Spechl. who has been
in the army for almost a year, was
given a medical discharge recently
because of a heart condition and is
expected to rejoin the rink extra va-
.ganza in Chicago when it leaches
there In March.
WB DROPPING VAUDE
BENNY MEROFF
. 'tv jiia-.'"
“FUNZAFIRE”
■ COMPANY
(FIFTH YEAR)
FOl.'KTII WEEK
coMSiMo’s, eiiu'.\«io
“Tlie top ]hil pt thp night
is : execiited by the fumoui^
Broadway iluo
add the audience responded
enthusiastically to t he ir
grace and rhythm.” — E.
RCdelings, Hollywood Oli-
zen News.'
HELD OVER 11th WEEK
Featured in “YOURS FOR FUN”
MUSIC BOX ; HOLLYWOOD
LYRICS-... MONOLOGUES
COMEDY.... DRAMATIC
For Stage — Cabaret — Radio
1775 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
COl. 5-8340— Room 723 ,, ,
Warner Bro.s. is dropping stage
shows from its i ecently acquired
Central theatre, Passaic, N. J., Jan.
20. Tommy Tucker's orchestra and
a group of acts will close the stage
policy, opening Jan. 14 for one week.
Charlie Barnet’s band tFeb. 4 ), arid
Blue Barron's Grehestra with Tommy
Ryan (11) have been cancelled.
Theatre will continue with films
only.
Draper & Adler Draw
Sock $1,500 in Pitt
Pittsburgh, Jan. 11.
Larry Adler and Paul Draper
hung up a new money and attend-
ance record for YMHA concert series
in their one-nighter at ‘Y’ audi-
torium last week. Despite interest
in the concert, management refused
to tilt price.s, arid kept tickets priced
from 60 Cents to $1.10. Pair attract-
ed arourid SI. 500 and drew raves
from the critics.
Adler-Draper had previously been
offered to the May Beegle Con-
certs. which play at stiffer scales iri
the 3,800-seat Syria Mosque, but was
turned down, subsequently taking
the ‘Y’ booking. They'll probably be
a cinch for the Becgie card next
season on .strength of last week’s
showing. Previous record was held
by Marian Anderson, who was ' like-
wise taken over by the late Miss
Beegle after sepia singer scored sen-
sationally at the ’Y.’
A1 Dexter Replaces
A1 Dexter, writer of ‘Pistol Pack-
in’ Mama,’ replaced the western
singer 'group that' , accompanied him
on a string of theatre dates recently
with another out .‘it called the ‘Lone
S'lar Buckaroos.’' ''Switch occurred
Monday (10), when Dexter opened
at the Bowery, Detroit nitery.
- -Dexter -recently parted witii Carlos
Gastel, his manager, and tlie switch
in . accompanists " was due to the
charige':in handlers. Gastel and Dex-
ter par.eu amicably, despite conflict-
ing talk, when the former was forced
to return to California by other in-
NICK LUCAS
NOW 885 CLUB
CHICVGO
Management) GENERAL AMUSEMENT CORPORATION
Boston, Jan. 11.
While pre-holiday estimators stated
that Boston’s nitery liquor, supply
would- be in a ■ grave condition fol-
lowing the New Year’s eve con-
sumption, no niteries appeared to
have retrenched appreciably so far.
' Brand whiskies continue to be vir-
tually impossible to obtain, but bar
-ryes of varying quality are still on
hand. There is' a steady shift, how-
ever, to champagnes, gin and, rum
drinks in all spots, and most of them
are plugging house concoctions
based on gins, nmi.s. wines, etc., as.
the main ingredients.
Scotch, is to . be h ad at rare inter-
vals in the better spots, but the num-
ber of squawks about either quan-
tity or quality are remarkably, low.
The public appears to take th.e obyi-
ously tightening situation, with good
grace, Some spots have gone back
to a policy which allows customers
to bring their own liquor on pay-
ment of a ‘coik’ charge. Plenty of
•customer-owned bottles were ob-
.served New Year’s eve. and in some
cases customers hauled out their
pre-rqpeal flasks and polished them
up for additional service.
CARROLL SUBMITS TO
lA DEMANDS AT CAFE
Hollywood. .Tan. 11.
Earl Carroll has submitted to de-
mands of the International Alliance
of Theatrical Stage Employees for
overtime and scotched a threatened
■ .strike, of .stagehands at iiis nitery
■' here. .'
Uriiqris,.. ; which are' working on a
week-to-week basis, are drafting a
. yearly contract for di.Scussion with
' Carroll.
Nerrelt Replaces Senna —
As Boston AGVA Chief
Fred Nerrett, natiohal; represeritaV
live in the Bo.ston area for the
American Guild of Variety Arti.sts.
took ; over complete cliarge of the
j AG'VA local there Monday (10), siic-
1 ceeding Tom Senna, who was re-
lieved of his duties by Matt Shelvey,
-AGVA's national administrator.
Shelvey wired Senna last week
that he was being ousted as head
of the Bo.ston office, charging him
with failure to adeq'jatcly organize
the jurisdiction and ; allowing sub-
standard wage-scales and working
, conditions to prevail in that ter-
ritory. '.
Local recently voted' to dissolve
and go under control of the national
office. Senna,,, a holdover: fr'bm the
Arnericari Federation of Actors, dis-
solved i in 1939 by the As.sociated
Actors and ArlLstcs of America, is
expected to fight the ouster,
rffc.. ..
Ray Eberle for Yaude
Ray Eberle, former singer with
Glenn Miller’s band who has been
on the Coast with Universal FilniSj
is being submitted for 'yaude .dates,;
after March 1.
Charles Allen is peddling him. out
of New York.
. Sheila BarreU set into the Tioika,
Washington, Feb. 3, by Music Corp.
of America. . , , , - ■
Reports from John S. Royal,
then managing director of
105th Street Theatre, Cleve-
land, during the last World
War, as culled from the
United Booking Office of the
defunct Keith Circuit. Com-
pliments, complaints and com-
ment f rom Royal, now v. p. of
NBC, cover a period of more
than two years starting in the
spring of 1917 .
Charles T. Aldrich— ‘Cut his im-
personation of the Kaiser.’
Sophie Tucker (the rap went in
often )--v‘It’« unfortunate that a wo-
man -of fter talents should sloop to
such a low type of songs; all her new
numbers have a suggestive punch,
unless eliminated.’
‘Exhibition of a Naval torpedo to
stimulate recruiting. It cost $7,000
(peanut money compared to war
implements in the present, conflict).
‘Motion picture of Gen. Pershing
landing in Paris, July, 1917, went
over very big.’,'
Dave Manley — ‘A lot of talk on
income tax, J. P. Morgan, John D.
Rockefeller. Cuts were ordered , on
the feeling no criticism should be
made ' of the Government or leading
financiers.’
(Royal was death on the use of
the word ‘hell.’ . Jimmy Hussey
and two other acta on the bill at
a Monday opening used .trie word
and it was ordered out. ‘Gesuntheit’
also cut).
Eddie ; Dowling — ‘'Very ■ c 1 e v er
comedian with excelleht future.’
' Savoy and . Brennan — ‘Only occa-
sional humor, but ‘these ladies’ went
over very big.’ ■
, Nat C. Goodwin — ‘Went into Pat
Rooney and Marion Bent’s act, = as
‘did Frances Kenney,’
German retreat pictures (Sept.,
’17) held audience in great shape.’
Iinhoff, Conn and Coreene — •
‘Changed from sixth to third spot,
because Eva Tanguay refused to fol-
low the act.’
James J. MOrton — ‘Introduced the
various: Sets. Audience didn’t, Un*
derstand the idea and he died with
the rest of the bill.’ , [ ;
Madame Bernhardt — ‘Applauded
and cheered.’ .
Stewart and Donahue (Jack) —
‘Had hard going following Mc-
Intyre and Heath, so switched from
next-to-closing to No. 2.’
tfan and Schenck — ‘While it is a
fine act, it isn’t worth the prige;
only one ■ new song In five years;
Fire-Eater Told
To Face Real Thing
1 Buffalo, Jan. 11,
I : John T. Horn, 38, formerly of Cin-
cinnati is being held for failure to
notify his draft board of change Of
as the Great Roberto, has been ap- .
pearing at niteries as a fire eater and
consumer of nails, razor blades arid
similar objects. U. S. Commissioner
Butterfield stated that tha charge
would be dismissed if Horn consents
to induction. ■
Saranac Lake
By Happy Benway
Saranac Lake, N. Y.) Jan. 11,
I Bonnie Glai;e Richardson, checked
into her new home, the Schreiners
Haven. A hpuse-Warihing was.giyeh
with Mathea 'Mcrryfield and Tony
-De Bono acting as hostess and m.c.
Colony was well represented at the
.blow-out.
Alora Goodiirg, who did her night-,
ly routine at the Copacabana before
recent breakdown, cheered plenty by
surprise visit from her mother.
Goody Holmes and Dick Puff have
been added to the staff of the Rogers
mofilhly. : ‘We the Patients.’ , - ' Next
f uest columnist Will be ‘Senator’
ord with plenty of ‘Can You Top
.'This’s'?’'. 'laughs;,:: '
Jerry Rosenburg and Malty Pa-
gana (3 Kin.gs) going from floor to
floor flashing good report.s.
[ Hal (Warner Bros.) Webster back
to the Rogers after a 10-day furlough :
in N. Y. . :
Bill Schorl (Gus Ga.s), columnist,,
back' in circulation after a-serious
operation and enjoying; slight exer-
cise.
Thanks lo Weaver Bros. & Elviry.
Mannie Lowy, Danny Murphy. James
Lee, ' Jo.seph Vaughey, Joseph Mc-
Carthy, Max Pfeffer, Len Grotte.
Arthur, and Tootsie , Holmes, Nate
M u Iroy, , and Tommy , Vicks ' for gifts
to this, colony.
Write to those who are ill.
! big but not startlirig,’ Duo returned
j in a few months with a hew act,
I Royal then reporting ‘best routii .e
they ever had; would like them
back later in the season,’ They re-
peated in a few weeks.
Fred Allen — ‘On No. 2-^big,’
Nan Halpenn — ‘Best act she ever
had.’
Lillian Russell — ‘Went ratlier dull
until her Marines „ came oil, the.n
act picked up and sh.e went big,'
U. S. Naval jazz band — ‘Big.H:-..’ ‘
Gus Edwards— ‘A frequent repeat,
with Cuddles (Lila Lee) and Geoi-gio
Price. Same for . Hugh Herbert,
Belle Baker and Rae Samuels.’
Bob Hall^'Was stopped from ask-
ing audiences to take sides on tlie
-wet and. dry question,’
Phil Baker, using plant (Sid
Silvers) iri box— ‘Going to develop
much bigger: a hit next to clo.sing.‘
Olsen and Johnson — ‘Great with
nut stuff, next to closing.’
Victor Moore — ‘VaudevlUe seems
to have grown away ahead of this
act.’
Blanche Ring — ‘About 90% of tier :
songs are about the war. Got over
good, but lot of comment about how
weak she is this season.’
. May Wirth — ‘Wonderful act.’
Red Cross picture— ‘Good, but now
that peace is about to be declared,
people don't want to see any more
horrors of war.’ Theatre was closed
from Oct. 14 through Nov. 11, 1918,
because of the influenza epidemic.
On Tour for USO
DUFFY
DANCERS
Ilrwi'k 'An Kccords
In History of Famoul
GLASS HAT
24 Weeks In 1943
I’rrrannl MHiiiiser; HAI, IIBACDIS
ISelmWif :i’laxu . ; ; Now Yorli
|Y REEVES
CURRENTLY
LOEW’S STATE
NEW YORK
Personal Management
JOHNNY SINGER
ALWAYS WORKING
‘Whitey’ Roberts
eliiMi S Sui'<'t‘ssriil AVrrUH
Trocade.ro Cafe, Reno, Nev.
Nuay <.StarOncr fur 3 MUs:
“100” Club, Des Moines, la.
WccWsday, Jaiiiiary
■ ■ Formation of a national agents’V V; ' ' , . ' / ,
association, which will ■ eventually Vi. ^ « * r *1 *P
cover all vaude and nitery offices N. Y. Laie LOValfi 10 ■
in the country is seen by the Amer- a ^ ^ *
:lean (3uild ot .Variety Artistsrwh Ra OnikfaFAil Ac NltArv
late last week- received Word that ..■ VflCiaiCU nilCljr
Chicago and Cleveland bookers met Nat Moss has taken over the Cafe
with view to dickering with AGVA. Loyale. for years a straight Fifth
The Chicago, .brg has ahnounced it ave;, N. Y., restaurant, for operation
will send a committee 1o New York as a nilery. Opening date has been
to draw up an agreement with set for Jan. 20. Moss will use two
AGVA along the lines of the pact it bands and a floorshow. Carlos Mo-
receiitly signed with the Artists lina has been signed for the rhumba
Representatives AsSn., which is situ- chores, while deal with orch leader
aled in N. Y. Sonny Kendis is pending. Deal is
At the same tim.e , a group of a^^o on the tire for Mario & Floria,
Cleveland agents met for purposes; of .
dickering with tile union. Mo.ss. brother of Joe Moss, one-
Matt Shelvey, ; AGVA-s national «»« operator of the Hollywood; Res-
administiator; said that eventually m N. Y.. has assigned the
agents’ organizations will- find it ei- booking to Dave ‘Taps Schoienstem.
podient. to merge' into one national i ;
group. lie said he would welcome ipor AAA MITT PAD AI V\W
such a step, as AGVA would be able %4l);UU tUK- tLjlVIl.
to get. national coverage by a single i' '■ nW.A.ii
.' ijegotiatiori meeting. , ■ Pact . recently ...' > POI [f,F PFNSION SHOW
'concluded with AHA will serve as a 1 vLll/fi lLlliJlUlI OIIUTI
yardstick for pacts with other book^ Cleveland, Jan. 11.
.Ing ;.of iicesr iyitli all ’ agent .groups V 'Nearly 15 acts . are .being : added . to
;;gethng iiroUaypaots. Uinay;beheG- ‘Holly w
essary for them to meet in order to , * i A • i- • a . . . !
get the best common terms.:.,;:.';- penciling into .cmc.
May Rest New Yorke^^
ice Show Pehdm^
New Yorker hotel, N. Y., may
shortly .close, its ic.e. shovC for a few
‘weeks,, Repairs and afJjlistments
havs to be made on the rh’it ^ind the
, indeci.sion is .based On whether or not i
the materials can be obtained.
It the blade show is temporarily '
.eliminated, a' .regular floor show. will,
be substituted..
VAUDEVtl.t.E
To
Chi Ag'cnlS; Seek Change
: ; , Chicago,;, jafi. 11.-.
i impracticaii^ Of the.Gohteniplated
commission pact between .the Artists’
Representative Associatibri*, ,N. Y.,
$25,000 NUT FOR CLEVL
POLICE PENSION SHOW
. Cleveland,; Jan. 11.
;. Nearly 15 acts are being added to
‘Hollywood Cover Girls Revue,’
:wh,ic;h; MCA .is. , pe,nci}ing,;;i^^^
auditorium’s ;m Hall .;S,a turd ay
(Jan., '15)' for eight days to, raise
funds for Cleveland policemen’s; peii-
s;ibh' f und. ■'
King Sisters: ar-e coming in from
the Coast and Walter O’Keefe from
and the vAmerican Guild of Variety New-. Vork; tp 'guest .in unit, which
Artists,’; in its application to local Ayill have: a $3.30 top and a Iwo-a-
conditions, came in ; for hot discius- day . sited.; Stanley Kranier’s marion-
■siort at t'ne .special 'meeting called .will come in after, .playing
• last, week by the. Entertainment Man;-' 'dew s State, N. Y.
agers’ ;Associaticri of Chibago; So;^^-t' 0 acts being sandwiched into
serious is the' situatloh 'that,, Dave P. • hill by George Young, Roxy’s o.wner
.O’Maileyi'.rep.re.senting.the' EMA, and boting- a;s COordingtor, are Moro and
Jack Irving. AGVA local executive Novello, .Dolores Evers. Martel I
seerelary, have gone to New York to Twins, Ed Ford & Whitey, Bobby
'take up the matter with ARA and Vernon & Jesse -Diaper, Tommy
AgVA. Riley ;& Al Norman, Helen Leslie;
Local bookers and agents feel they &^Louise Glen. O’Keefe
cannot do business profitably on the '^drnon will emcee al-
. basis' of lOfi for agents and 5',!; for , . i,
bookers outlined by ARA and the. Nut lor entire show, the first twb-
rates should, bb ; reversed; giving ' a-day .yaude,,veiitur,e to, hit Cleveiand.
agents 5to and bookers 10% for cafe W ' years, is estimated at $25,000.
bookings on higher-salaried acts Spon.'-oriiig coppers arc putting oh an:
' A;;., joint : ’ board is-^hd^
comprising members of the EMA and if :d>=Pect,;. to
AGvA to meet :wheneyer necessary
to iron .out any 'differences between '.FigU
the two brganibatib'ris; their decision's m the 3.000-:seat.ed;Public;Musio %
jovEnoErs
Mimicapolis, Jan.,,:ll.'
In an efliort-to eliniinate juvenile
trade, ..Minneapolis ■night , club own-
ers are proposing the voluntary
registration of* all persons under 25
years with all those reaching 2i;
receiving credentials which tybuW;
iehtitle the holders . to ' purchase
liquor at their e.stablishments. tin-
der -the; plan... per.sons refusing; to
register . 'volunlarily’ and not haying
the. hecessayy .credentials, inighh' be ;
refused adnii.s.sion. ; ■; ;
' The proposal was made at a con-
ference , with: M... J.: Dillon, County
attorney, after two loop nitery own-
ers had been, indicted by the grand
jury for s.eliihg. liqubr' t<) minij^
after Dillon and local newspapers :
had charged, that the sale of bopze;
to you n esters was. one of the coiit
tributihg .factors, ,1(1 ■ a .’present wave
of juvenile cleliiiquency. .
Night flub owners convicted of
selling liqiior to minors face - loss of
their licenses. County Attorney
Dillpii charged ; thdt’ .a '10% outlaw
fringe is generally responsible for
sales, to j lives.
One operator. Nate Shapiro, co-
oWner -of .Curlytsi says he has a po-
licewoman bn the door to keep- juve-
niles but and the plan is working
well. . .
G, Haskins, state liquor eom-
missiorteiv has announced that he’d
revoke .the identification cards,
needed for legal ■purchase of . liquors,
from wholesalers, in cases where a
liquor dealer is convicted of selling
to minors or operating gam.blihg
:games. . The .state attorney-general,
however, declared that Haskin.s
lacks the power to take such a dras-
tic 'step,. ^ ;
— : — .■.■„, * The ‘celebrity nights’ problem in
ramtnl N Y '^liAur Ta nlteries and elsewhere
tapUDlv;l1. I;,y; 10 ,,.;n
Stay 5th. Mebb^ Anists. situa-
^ W •;■ , IVT '■b r' 4 ■.u tion was discussed at a N. Y. meeting
; Current Capitol. Ni; y,, layout with “
:tbu Holtz, June Allysbn, Rags Rag- Authority Thursday (6)
land, Maureen Cannon .and Richard when it was decided that since
Himber’s band will go five week.s narne-cuffo appearances couldn't be
mid , possibly -a J.S benefits, TA had no con-
the-sixth week ; will he made after '
tqnight's (12), receipts are counted; tliem.
Extension moves back the next ■’ Kroblein was subsequently thrown
' bill consisting of Lionel Hamptbny Jhtb AGVA's lapi and Matt Shelvey;
..Mills .Brothers,.’ Buck & Bubbles, '.'. hatibnol. exec sec^ of the latter, pro-
Pops & Louie and ‘Heavenly Body’ ppseij that cate owners be taxed a
(M-G). .flqt.anhu fee for ‘celebrity’ affairs.
‘ Rian is supiect to okay of the board
IVERYBODY LQYES-ONE ■
'ANOTHER 'IN PITTSBURGH b«pfte^^'onneiT'in atr'i-
” ' ^ ^ : • ....... •Ddcie peiuormers'i. jn ail .. ’fields^
Pittsburgh, Jan. 11. bomg t'c'ied at celebrity nighl-s. How-
; Cut-thro'at . • :Com^^ .eVcA' ruling Could, not: be
;,‘m: 0 ,s t■■;.^n^,ter,, '.owners. ..apparbntVy.. as :m,ahy ’'performers: feared, fcprisals
doesn’t extend to Pittsburgh, it unless they appeared
.spme,t,hing:’iyh,iqh, .happened h.ere:,l.ast..;,:.',''Sbl^^^^^
week cart', he ..takep as 'a, criterion,... 'is ■.seen .a’s 'legaliCihg'Ceiebrity ..nights
Dorothy Lewis’ ice show, after as presently constituted. ■ It would
.eouple; Of poslpQneipent.‘f.:.be(;au's'e.,of., aisb: per,mit, ;regula:ion. of: the'setUp
failure: of .■;r.ink ■■ to , ’af rive' ; in’.’Ume, ■ ■.;a,nd.;at ’the:.i'am'e ■tirne ’hiould. be ■ pro- '
,was ’ to have ■.opened: last Wednesday; -duclive of. 'roveiiuo which .'wohld he
i p'" a set aside for AGVA’s emergency-
Penn hotel, , so .spot naturally let it.s woiiare fund. ' ’’’ ■ ■ ' '
to be final on .all .cases..
OVERSEAS WITH
U.S.O. SHOWS
GEORGE FREEMS
; police; , hope ■ to . gariier. :-$35,pOO.; ‘for
, the.ir .pension fund ;.but’ Of; a .potential .
$60,000 gross'. ’ : ARhough super-y aude
revue, will cut into . their own at-
’ tcnda.rices, . local .exh.ibs .are: co-6pin’g
by,' runriirig ’.trkiler.S ;plUgging ’it in^ 3^^^
■’ key theatres. .
Como Into Versailles
’ Perry Comp goes into the Ver-
sailles, N. Y., Feb. 3 for, an ■.indefinite
, ■pcr’iod. . Length’ of his sthy depends
■pn-an .expected .call. frprn. lHPliywpiid
Ip start wark on his first film for
; 20 th-Fpx 4 w'hich must' give; the s.ihger
'■SOrdays; notice,' ■;;:^
: Como'.s initial nitery date in N. Y..
was at the Copacabana, which he
ha.s played twice..
Ops Must Warn Emcee
Firing, Plii
AGINCY
eiNCKAi ixicutivi Of nets
, LOEW RUTlDINis ANNEX
Wiv^tli 5t, M. Y.C. • Bllydhl »-riTO
Pliiladelphia, Jan.; 11.
, : A .cafe ’..Operator cannot fire an
mio, for . lewdness unless ‘ lie first
warns the n;aii to clean up his ma-
terial. ■;’■
: .'That is the ruHTig ; .of ..the , board'.cif ;
directors ;oI, the' Philly unit of the
..American' .(juil^^ Variety Artigts
'arrived 'at la.at. week .in; the; case. Of
Gene Rus.sell, ■who' was. bounced by
Joseph: :PeLucca operator of the Red
Hill Inu. Moorestown, N. J.
. DeLucca bouiiced Russell, after the,
first .perforriiaiice nf alleged ..‘difty
gags.*' ;Riis.scli;; appealed to , AGVA.;
DeLucca ., olairned ' ' that .his ; liquor
.licen.se' w.as ..' endah.gered. .; by': the
•lewd pcvrovmaiice.' ;
:' The;’ : AGVA board, however,
said: ' that DeLucca should; have
ordered ■ Russell to , clean „up :and ;if
the latter,: refused,, the .prop ;would
then I'.ave the right to terminate
the cor.lraci. To allow a cafe owner
to lire a man .summarily, the board
said, ■would.:.set ;a' bad;Pfecedeht.';Any.;
cabaret prop GQ.Uld, ’fire a perfornicr;.
; regardless; of ; Contract merely by, in-,
.terpretihg any act , Or .Word as; 'dirty.’ ;
DeLucca ; was ordered, td.’pay Rtisseil
'for- tile .w'ee'k.'
The annual AGVA meeting with
nominations for heiv bflicers will he
'■ii.e:ld': Ja'ii'.:;; '.25 : ■at .,.;the. ; Hbtei, . 'G,o.fn-
modore: ., .
Del. Judge Orders Refund
On I-,iqupr Sales to Clubs
■'■' ...DetroitlJan, ll,.':':; .’'
' '’in'a 'aignificah't .ru.Ii'ng, which bpei'is
the . Way for a kiekback to, a;U, niteries
which opera te ;.a,s cluhS)' CiroUit' J lidge
Chester P. O'Hara roundly criticized
the ; Mich igan . Liquor : .Control ConV- .
mission ''for', ■fallhre:'' .to '{allpw; 'sUch
; clubs a :i 5 ' I I’d i sc'ount . , ubrmah
cd all .such licen.sec.s. ■' '>■' . ■■,•■ •''-;'
: 'Thd judge ordered the eommLs.sion
to ’di.sgorgii’ more than $65,000 it had
‘wrongfully, .unfairly and illegally’
obtained . from two Detroit clubs
which carried the fight to the' high
.court. The refund, paving the way
■ for similar rchate.s, goes to the De-
troit Athletic. Club and the Detroit:
Club, 1' ' ■': '.’i,;'
Pittsburgh, Jan. 11.
; Cut-throat competition among
.'rri: o s t niter,, owners . apparently
doesn’t extend to Pittsburgh, it
.something which happened here last
week can he taken as a criteribn,..;
■Dorothy .Lewis’, ice „show; after
couple' of po.stponenient.s because . of ,
failure of rink to arrive , in time,
was to have opened last Wcdne.sday
hi. lit at Terrace Room of William
Penn hotel, so .spot naturally let its
other talent, go the night before.
:'■ Can-.c Wednesday, however, and
the ice surface hadn’t hardened suf-
ficiently ;,tb; permit the '■ .skaters to
perform with any degree of safety.
Terrace Room was Well . filled and
management had no show to ..give
them. ■ Tony Conforti, owner ol
Nixon . cafe,; : ju.S{.V' across .'the street
from the William Penn, heard about
the difficulty and sent over his en-
tire show to put on 30 minutes of
entertainment at Terrace Room,
even going so far as to delay , bis
own performance by 10 or 15 miii-
u'tes'.'’;';'.'.;:,
Acts went on without any re-
hearsal ■;: with Maurice , .Spitalnyis
band and customers went away sat-
isfied. ...
3d Op for Ada Dufor
Ada Dufor, outdoor show-woman;
who.se hip was fractured when, a'
chair coUtipSed ; |n, her, ; Kanisas,, City
hotel room last spring, imi.St be op-
erated on again for the injury. It
'will: be the third time; Mrg. Dufor has ,
gone under the knife sinc'C, the acci-
dent. She was kept in a K. C. hos-
pital until .xe’Centlyi when .she Was
brought, hack .to ; New’ ; .York by .her;;
husband, Le.w, Dufor;; She,; Wili-entCr;
St. Luke’s, hospital , today (Wed.).
Dufor and. 'Rogers bperated half a’
dozeh .gqneessiohs at’;the;New;,Ybrk'S
:WprJd’s Fair, and Mrs. .Dufor aided
tlipm; there. ; Rogers quit show busi-
ness and .is operating Rogers Corner,
formerly Jack Dempsey’s,, bn Eighth,
; avenue, opposite' ’ Mad;i^
Garden. ■ ■’'
MOKE & POKE JAMMED
ON REEFER CHARGES
Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 11.
Moke &' Poke, .sepia dancers play-
ing a three-day cmgagement at the
RKO Temple here,, missed the Sun-
,day shows', ’(9.)’. when ...they were
arrested on vagrancy charges in con-
nection with a probe of marijuana
traffic by federal and state narcotic
a’gents from Buffalo; : Arrests, wmre
/made at their; hotel.
-Moke, offstage : is . Eletchie Riv’ers,
Mi and Poke Is Leon James, 27. De-
tective Shay, . who arrested them,
said the vagrancy charge probably
would be dismissed and they , would
be: turned oyer tO' the narcotic
agents.
They are with Cootie WiUiams’
ba'tt'd;,':u.nit::: ; .',;■ ■■ ' '',■ : ' '. . '';■-'■
.; ’NOW ■|5NT.:15:IST;UNI,N<1 ...
U'llH «0\,S IN sro'l'l, \.NU
WILLIE SHORE
JVrNOiiiil iVlunaKKim^nt:
AL HORDE
First New York Engagement
AMY
ARNELL
LA MARTINIQUE
NEW YORK
Thunks to Dario and Vernon'
Perional Management
PHIL BLOOM
56
Wcdncsdjiy,; jaonary iSi* 1944
WEEK OF JANUARY 14
Numerals In connection below Indicate opening day of
show, wbetber t«U or split week. , ;
KEW YORK CITY
Cnpltal (IS)
Bick Hiinber Ore
Ijou Holtz
Kathryn Orayson
June Allyson -
Nuncy Walker
Ra^a Ra.Rlnnd
Fay & Gordon . .
Maureen Cannon :
State (IS)
P.on Redman ■ 0rc
tJna Mae Carlisle .
Holmes & Jeanne. .
Heckle &. Jive.;,
Hams & Hunter
riTTsnvKdii
Stanley (IS) V .
Louis. Pnma Ore •
■X s t e i n i a , 'W i e d I e r ■
Walter Dare- Walil'
WASinXtJTON
Capitol (IS)
3 Wellos
Cookie: Bowers ,
Hickory vNUts •
.Patricia Morispn.
Harrison & Fisher
NEW YORK CITY
Vnramoiint (IS)
Tommy Dorsey Ore
Paul Rejjan
Edwards. Sis
CtllCAtiO
riiieuffo (IS) „
Andrews S.is '
.Mitqiiell A7»^i;e3- Bd
Eieanor Teaman,- .
Gene Baylos; i
MIAMI
Olympia (13) .
Marilyn & Martine.z
Wally Hand
Dolly Dawn
:C liarleS' • S t.iia rt do
'■Siatto" Tr ■
TOX^EDO
Paramount (IS).
Glen Gray Ore . .
Ames & Arno >;
;Ladfi. Lyon .
Hjeleri’ .Barrett-. \
Anita Boyer.
FALL RIVXIR
Empira (1I-15)
Earl ^arrol^^M (’o-
llAKKISm KGH
State (i:-l?>
Dantt'*'..
HARTFORD
State (1l-1«)
‘Will Dsbome Bd
Marion' Mutttvn-' • ,
lii'ddtevshafpr '
Mha Ganff
JMMANAi'OLIS
Cirile (14)
Ton Rae Hutton Or
,'Kim ,Loo • Sis ;.
Heuny Younginaiv .
■o '.Samuels' '■ ■ ,
np:w\rk
■ Adams <14)
Chunt. Ba»^ie Ore,; .
.I’lavk -Bros
Shoit>' Dav
Apiis & Eatrilitn
Thelma CaTpenfet:
I»ATKKSOX
• Majestic (13-1U)
Arinand iilveinVar
Kellr *, Hayes
.The; HoUfrlitons
H(*rt -Wa-Uon Go
Trumpet 2
(U-H»
•Xei? t p r & Rb.Vl i n s .
Foolish-, '\Vise'
I,<eonard •&'..Le;wiH '
Robert. Sis .& While
PJlll;AI>ELPUIA
C'iirnian- (14)
Cp.nii & Connie,' .
Xice Rbss !
Bob; Ifiaston Co ,
Paul I.avarr ft Brb;:
I*KO%n>ENOE
-Meirb|>olitan (14-lS)
Earl' .Carroll's. Co . ■
SPRTXtiFIEtn
Court S«|, (13-1^) .
Todd. '& .AxnMer'dam
llermine's Midgets'
WASHIXOTT ON
: mWard (14)
Ethel ..Waters ,V' • '
Buddy Jhlinson .Bd' '
Derby' tyilaon •& F
The .Kemmy'a'' .■
WATERRURY
Poli'K (12-13),
E 1 a i n e . Se i d 1 e r . ' (3 Is-
Stanley- lluina
'Cti.h.in. GIa': i
,:i '.KdWfirds' •••, ' . ■' .1 •
WOOX.sOCKET
Xew Park (ii-IG)
liar in oh i,ca • Rascal^;
Roberta & Mack .
Stanley:. Burns
Be.verly Page. .
WORCP3STEB
Plynimitli (10-12)
George AuUt Ore.,
PiVt,i-ieti, .iMbrsdri' .
Wijuk.-.& Mae .
Seed ft White • .
Cabaret Bills
NEW YOEK CITY
BOSTON;
RKO (13)
Vaughn Monroe Ore
Dorothy. Keller
Murphy' Sis
Gil Maison Co,,
, <«)
Glen Gray Ore .
Anita -Boyer ,
Helen Barret
Ames & Arno ;
LaUd .Lyon
CINCINNATI
Albee (14)
4 Ink SPols
Cootie Williams Ore
EllA FitzGeiald
Eddie Vipson
Ralph Brown
Moke & Poke.
(7)
Lutift Quarter, Rev.
CLEVEI.AND
. Falnce (14) .
Ted Flo Rito Ore
Milla Bros ..
West ft. .page
Ben Dover
- (7),--:
Ritz Bros .
4 Franks
Susan Miller-
Paiil Sydell
Georgia; Sothern
Bobby Hbpkms
. Algiers
Bill Glass Ova
Claudia Kave
Mollie Tqwne
Jane Owen
Roger Bowen
Arthur Benson
- Casino Rmss -.
Xlna Tarasova
Dmitri Matvuenko
.N.ichoias Khadarlk
N l eralle^Ballet. .
Vladimir. Lazar'ey
C Co.dbiban Orp
Virginia Fait
JuMa, Gority '
Sloging Waiters
.. .B1 CliK’O
Dbrita: A Volcro
Sarlta licrrc.pa
Alojivndro ViJaita : '
Juan Jo.'3e Saro
Pilar .G.oine? ; ^
r do Thomas Drc
.ICI : ftiorocfo
Chauhcey Grey Off
Oljl^uito Ore
Andro.'.BodQ
Ch a r 1 cs In waid ; .
G r er II w u 'll V II 1 age
.. '.Inn.
Benny Fields ,
Fioiia, v-cst'pi¥;
C'armill't'a, rft ,:Leo -'■
Dino' ft- Rossi -
Mildred.; Ray . qia...
Ned Harvey Ore
Los Uhumboleroa
llavtimi-Mndrid .
Dio.sa Costello
I’upl Dancers .
JiihX'-S.utt'ii.ti:.
Rolando
Hilda Salazar Ore
Maya Ore
Carlos. Varelas Gro
. Hotel Anlor
, . (AKtor Roof) ,
(Gulnmbiau Room)
iny . Tucker Orc-^
jose- ,'Morand Ore
Coc.kf nil l-oiinKa
Dick , . Kuhn
Hotel ;. Belmont
' . ;.V ,'X,*l«zi».".
. <<*liisN Hall :
Mibkey Alpert. Qrc,
Diclr'^DUckloy -
Pi.oria ' ve.stofC ’
'Pat - Abbott; ' \ ’
Maria ; -
,Niho Rhumba Bd
. Hotel Blit more
JOnn ID-ddoft
John Donohue .
iArnohijShnda
■Ruth ■' SitaiT
-De-Icera (4).
Ann Warren
Hal OhaSc '-..
Ray Ueatherton Ore;
Hotel-' f'mrmodore 1
(Century Room )
/Enric Madriguera. O
Fernando Al\u
Nita Rosa
Bob Lido
oachlta ■■
The Graysons
Dorothy. ■ Keller '
Ray A-riiot.t . ':
Mischel Gomer 3 . - ,
..Stanley, ft Marti • .
Do'rothy Heller ; ,
Miahel Gorrjcr Orcb
Hotel niYlo
(Plantation Room).
A1 Trace:
: Hotel Edison
Ryan-Barran-;.Orc ; '
BOOKING THE NATION'S LEADING INDEICNDENT
VAUDEVILLE THEATRES
EDWARD SHERMAN A3ENCY
NEW YORK
PARAMdUNT BUfLDIIiG
BEVERLY HILLS, CAL
CALIFORNIA BANK BLDG
COXiEMBrS
V Pulfice (18-20)
Jan Savitt Ore
(U-IS)
4 Ink Spots,
Cootie WllliamB Ore
Ella FitzGerald -
Eddie Vinson
Ralph Brown
Moke & Poke
NEW YORK CITY
Strand (14)
Charlie Barnet Ore
Lowe, , Hite & S.
BUa Mae Morse . •
Bunny Briggs
(7)
Charlie Barnet Ore
'Lowe. Hite & S
Ella Mae Morse
Bunny Brigs
- ■ . PASSAIC
Cbntral (14)
Tommy Tucket, Ore
■"(7')-:--- '
Dante Co.
PH1X.ADELPIIIA
Karle ( 14 )
Ritz Bros
George Auld Ore
Bill • Bailpy : •
. .Susan MillfT- .
(7V..' •
Tommy, Tucker Ore
Frank Gaby ;
Hal ' Le ' Roy
PITTSBURGH
Stanley (14) ,
Louis. Prlma Ore .
Virginia Weidler .
Walter Dare . Wahl
Jeanne Blanche .
(7): -'
Tony Pastor Orp
Berry • Bros
Tim Herbert - ,
WASHINGTON
- V. . ISarle (14) ;
.Roxyeltes
Tim Herbert,
Olsen & Shirley-
Whitson Bros
.(7)
Roxyettes .; .
Sibyl. Bowan
Carr Bros ,
Eileen Ritter .
' Ted ft Flo VaUett
AQUitrluin ReMv :
M Powell Maniacs
Jerry Mohtanna Bd
Angie 'Bond 3
Afmando*i;
Ann Ftan.cine
■ Bal : iialMirla. .. ;
Roy Douglas
S Montmartre Gib
Acorn & Simmons .
Jack Barrie .
Lou Harold Ore
Frank Warren Ore.
Bill : Bertplolirs
Norma Raymond
Laura . Wilson
Vinfeeni Pierce
Sally Gobd'wln
Moya Gifford
Loretta Lane.
Victor. Diets!
Judith Baker
George Morris Ore
Don. Sylvio Orc
Roberto Ore
. Uiirs. Gay VO's
Ethel Gilbert
Joan Reilly
Charles RosofC
liernle Graucr '
Harold Willard-
Jack. Ryan :
CeniHPs .
Garland Wiiaon'
Eddie Steele.
Mae Barnes
Ma;xlne Johnsoo
Club 18
Roy Sedley
Vince. Curran.
Joe . Frisco .
Hal Hickson;^
Gaye Dixon.
Althea, •
Lillian Fitzgerald
Hazejt McNulty:
Gordon Andrews O
Club ni
Frankie Hyers.
Pat Harrington
Diane Fontaine
Marco
Peggy Q’NeilL
Marie .McCall ;
Marcia. Kept
Club l-2^S
Roger Stearns :
Myra : Kingsley,
Copii cabana
Jimmy Durante
Alary Raye ,& Naldi
Karen Cooper -
Larry Bfboks
Mildred 'Law
Alanri; ft Rnott'
NEW YORK CITY
Music Hall (14)
The Na.Uyity
Gobd- Cheer ' ; .> :
ROX.V (13):
Jimmy .Dorsey Ore
, Kitty lOillen
■Ray. Bngll'sh-
Pa.ul. Curley. -V
Bill Robinson ;
. Achdeiny (10*12)
Max & Gang
Robert sm‘ & White
. ’Harmonica Rascals
Anita .O’Day
Lee Davis
Crotonu (11) ,
Roy Douglas.
Jack De Leon
Ross ft IXamiltbri •
Donnelly & Betty
. - (4 to flli). - ■ r
LONG ISLAND
'. Jamaica (10t12) ;
Hal ATalvey & Rbbn
Marion Powers
. Bee Henderson
Tommy Dowd ,
Gathbrine Harris
Dobas Duo
B Feilder ft Harriet
Mack Sis ; •
DbwUng Gls
(18-16)
. Ted Leary .
Warner « Cole .
: to fill)
Xyhbt^k < 15-16) .
Bbhn. & MathbylTB
Murray Dee
(3 to fill)
Suhnyslde <15-16):
. isiaine Seidler Gle,
Peter -Chan ;
Bento Broa & RUa
. Suzanne
: Cy Reevei
''■■.'AKRON-, ■•.■■■
Palace (14)
3 ,. Stooges .
Oracle Barrie Ore
Wally . Boag ,
Ormay Diamond
AXXEXTOIVN
State (17-10)
Jr BUCkv/altei Co
Ted, Leary ,
6 Atarvelnttes
BALTIMORE
. Hippodrome (14).
Bob & M Clayton
Ross & .Bennett ■/,
3 Norton Sis
Ai Ferguson. ' .
Ethel Smith
State (13-15)
Nestor & Rollins.,
Hal Malvey ft, Reba
Kramer ft: AlcKee,
(16-10)
Jacquellhe Hurley,
BbbbS’' Bernard . :
Morris ft Ryan
4 Grebdons
BOSTON
Bradford Xfotel (IS),
Phii Brito^; , -
Artie Dann: -;
Deval, Merle .& L •
Jerry & J Braildow
. CAMDEN
’ Towers - (11-10)
Alviii ft Wayne
Johnny. Lee
Lee ft Lee ’
Beatrice. Howell •
Ted ft Art Miller -
Jr Buckwalter Co; ..
ELIZABETH
Liberty (lS- 16 )
Marion Powers
Catherine Harris
Dubos Duo
Verdi ft Raymon
■ , 3 IVEIXES ■ ■
..- .if-KAYS-:- ■'
3 HEARTS
■•■ 3 IVILSOX
3 SMITH SISTERS
'-.■■'STEP S1ST.ERS-
IVOODSONS .SLSTI-: KS
UllARLOTTE KING
4 CREEDOXS
•■ .' -.S ■llEliLES • ■
■ --4- KA'VRS.,"-
MgY; EDDIE SMITH;
15(11 iriViBy, New York .
Charles Strickland
J'lmmv Burns -
Bill Ivelsey
Li.iy DU'S- QuartcM*:
-Blue Angel
Nina 7’arasova . .
TJie Bernards '
Evelyn Krugii t .
.Ellis Larkina. . Trio
.Stuart Ross'. '
Bunty. .Pehdleton .
Cafe 68
AMnceiit iCatanese Or
Soter.O San Miguel
; Society
(MlfttmviiT
.Tiriimy Savo . -
.Maze I Scott
Kenneth Spenoer
John Sebastian ;
Eugene Fields 3
Teddy Wjlaon Ore
i-Cnfe Society
(VilIngeV
Pearl Primua
Mary Lou wniiams
PUyUls Stewart
Josh White
E(TdIe llcywood . Ore
Caabnh
Lee. Kuiin 3
Danny :Tatea Ore .
LoS 'Andrini ■ , ' -r'-.-
•Sainbu; 'Sj.refts ' •..
; J oel .Herron ■ Ore '
.. Frank Marti ,Orc •.
Coil Ruiigv ,'
Eiafne ijari‘etV '
Dick Wilson Orcb ,
Boia .Rizpny. V -
' *fuek . neiiipBey*it >
Victory Boys ftOIri;
Air: Lane 3 .
Don , Baker ,
Harbary Coast Boys
IHanumd llurNealioe
Bob Hall
Virjenr Fay •
ViCHiria. Hane
■Ross '■ S'is '■■-
Keith. Hal!
Sylvia; Barry ;.
Harry Meehan .
Jaihes . B. Allison
!'’our Roso Buds ..
Will ' Quonimeyer
Ro.sa.lie Grant
Billy Banks ; ;
Bobby Davis
Frances ;Henderson
Oh In Wrtn
Vln Travers ,Orch
illrpm.v Dwyer's
Elaihe Vincent .
Alarpha Fields
Brock ft Dean
Hotel ISssex IIoum
(C asino oh Park)
Abe Lyman Ore
Rose Blane ;;
Frankie C.onnors
Stanley Worth’.
Hotel 'i4exliig(on
(Hiiwaliott Rm)
Lani Meintir.e' Ore
Leilf . 1 '
Mokihana
Al Mclntlre
Harold Aloma
Monii .Kal
Kuulel Young
- Hotel Lincoln
. : (Bins R«M»m)
Count Basie Ore
; Hotel McAiDln
(Marine Grill)
Gladys Tell
Ernest Hatxiory
Johnny Messiter Ore
Hotel ;Xe\v Yorker
. (Terraco Room)
Sonny Dunham Ore
Dorothy ClalTe .
Don Darcy
Mnry Jane Teo ' .
Boh Russoll -
Bob Ballard
Jerry- Mapes . ' -
Mary Jane. l<awson
Biily Peterson '
Art Paulson.: Orch •
Peter Rent Orch
Hotel Park .Centro
(Coroiiinit Grove) ;
Shop Fields Ore -
G .-ft- G^' Bernard . .
. .(Rovoi Polmi .
Ragtime Smitty
Flo Hart
Prank .Rosatl
Linda Carroll
I’eiiiiMylvoiila
. (I’ufe, : Roiigc.t . r
Charlie,; Spivak Ore
; tlotc« ric.rre
'(Cotilllnii; Room).
Irwin Corey,
Fay ft Gordon, , . ;.
.Afargarel Scott;,
Forrest Goodenough
Kitt.v Crawford
• Sta nlftV ■ Ore
(Cate Pierre)
Ellen -Anp'hpn . V
■Stanley ' Mel bn Oro
■ , ilotei Pio.Ktt ■ -
; .(Pcrslaii Room)
John Hoysi'odt
G.ome;z ft: Beatrice .
Bob, (Sraht Uro
; Hotel!.- Roosevelt
Guy- Lombardo Ore ,
Waiter Periier Ore ;
Hotel wjtvoy Plaza
- (Caife l.oiinge>
Clemente Ore
;FIorinda '
Joseph Mnrvln Ore
Hofei Sheraton
. :(8fitire Room).
Ddncah S^is. .,
•Ber-mar
Tiiio Valenti
Pat Cameron
Jerry; Vannl
King. Johnson. Ore
Hotel , SI Mort»*
Dblpres
Ron Perrv Ore :
Hotel St. Regis
Ann Rob.lniPoh
B ft,; Peggy whighi
Paul Castle .'. .. r
Margaret .Parry
Marcia A! T?uh) '
, Shnrieo MUmder.
Helen-. THoihpso.n ,
Geraldine de.iLys
Freddy Miller Ore.
Theodora Brooks .
Hotel tuff
yineont : T.obez Ore
Hotel WnMorl-
; Azfoi'lh
Annamury Dickey
Koudonko ft . Zurileh
.Lina, iVumay' , ,
Kavier;,(.'ugai Ore
aii.scha Borr Oro ;
: Hurrlcnns .
Ted, Lewis 'ft Ore .
Reed Sisters
Geraldine Do RoiB
Paul Wiiilo
Teddj’ JHalo ,
lVebe-:,'F:ox- ,■■' ,
Charlcfl Whillier . :
June Edwards ;
Iceluml Itefilaiirniit
J'oey--'-Na'sh '
Dahhy Ayhite'
Rigolctto Bros
Aluriyn ft Martinez
C-ocJctfutDhci-H (6)' .
Ted' .Eddy'a Ore
Angelo Qrc
Jlinnny Kelly's
Glenda Hops
.Jeanne Lynne •;
,Jo; Ann CoMle'r , "
John Rockwood,
Burke 2
Terry Spike
Renee'
Mildred Truce,
■Roinera 'ft Itoslta '
Carter ft Rosa :
Ijorna Rhode
•Joe . Capello Ore ■
Ksily*s Stuble
Clark Monroe Ore „
Golejuan Havv-kins
Cla re nce Prod I . 1
■Dink 'Patterson- :
-:Biny .Daniels ■ '.
’Miss-]t-ha i>s»dv.. ... ..
I>u CollgR .
Carme.h , Aiwaya -
.■S.a'i*.ica’H
.Antonio' ft;; Lc.ohor ,
.Gloria :*‘Belmonte
PaCO
Gerdnlino A’ilhiri’iio '
.l.iarta.; Donii.ng.iiez
• , l;h .Marliouiue '
'..Zero: -A.lpHtel
.A.furtah
; Al arti n iq iicch s '
Maxi Bergere Ore
Socassea Ore ,
Latin Quarlsf
Billy Vine
Gar.dlni',' ■■-'.
Aluzzonc ft Abbott
Shea: ft Ra'yn'i^nd.;-
Chr.JHtinni Family .'
Henry .-.T-heVri'e-n ;
Charlo ft ;Dupi’eo
\,Ina. Coopei; ■ ’
Adeie: T^arrialr."."
Don; AlcGrane Orcb
JosOy Cortez Orch
Lfi ;Vis PariNirnns
Celeste Holm
. I^ebh ft Eddie's
, Eddie' Davis - , .'
Katherine L; Chang
Roberfa.ft Alicia
Alleri ft> Re\f.e) .
Jack !Mai\n
Sherry Britton ,
■■■Aiarv-i,n .S-is
Jane' Johnstone
Bmilee Adreon
Loti Martin Ore '
sioiite Carlo . ('nsimi
Dick Gasparre Ore
Alar'g.a ' ■ ' '
Smpien ft Rosa tl
i'llay.ne Hume ■
Sindlcn ft Rosati
Ralph Uolgers Bd
Olil- RMirmaniuD
Henny Nadell
Panchon
LOo Fuld
Sadie Banks
Joe La Porte Ore
Parts qiil Clmnts
Pierre de.CaUlaiix
Myre'tte PonHelle
Sylvie St; Olair
RtchardAlannini
Jeshne Aforain..
Leonajd Eilipt
Irma, Jurist
Qasen *tiiry .
Naya ■ Greeiai .
Vera Niva
Castalne & Barry ,
Guy • Martin Girle
Pat .Clayton-
Inving Conn' Ore >
Peter Rotunda Bd
Rogers Corner
Korn iCObblers
Harry .Lefcourt Ore
Papaya Hawnlians
Victor Quartet
Harold Green
Ross MacLean
Phil D^Arev
3 Alerr.vhiakers •
Slg' Schotb. Ore - '
Bubnii Bleu
Bernie W.est
■pete.r-s Sis' ■
Ma.vlne SuUivan
Hse. BirlX ■■■ ■
Herman Chilllaon 3
julina Monk
Splvy's , Roof '
C.6risueio Flowerton .
Walter TJbernce '
Rodger Vaughan
: Stork Club
Rus3'; Smith; Orch
Toii.v-S Troiivllle
Cy., WaU'er '■
Rita AT'oTina '
Ales Ciivaido ..
Harry Le Roy
■Eciy.'.-
Buji'- Davi^s ■
vIJbnngl .Club
Viola JelTerabti
Hot Cha. Drew
■ VerHalllee. ■
Joe . WaahingfpTi;
Cook .ft. Brown
Claudia; Wheeler .
Sn'raSsaa ■.p'r;’,; ,■'.
Dwight. .Fiske
Val Olhian -Ore
I^ihohito Ore -.
Lu-rCellla •,
. Criss '. Cros-«i''."
Corday .ft Triano
David - ;Brooka
Irene Hawthiorpe -
Da le', Bel'inbnt , '
:'Mairion ..Nilew .
VUIuge Burn
Dick Thomaa
Esteile Loring;
Tiny ;Glark
GerH Gale . ■
Eddie Ashman .Orr
.Village VnuKiiiird :
Albinhy!. Jones
R. DyeWBennott
.Gweh.Tyno
Joe Thomaa 8 -
VSl '
Bob;-;^Le,e-,
Cai'nion Alontoya
Tommy Hayden ;
Milo, llildeen
Gerii'Ude Hlld
The pa.ulensr ■
Rarry Horton Oyc
Zsnsibar
Buck anid Bubbles
Bin Bailey
Ads BrOW'n
Patlcrspn ft JueUs'ii
Top.s ft' WlUla
Don Redrnan Ore
Oanay's Bd,.
taevisian ; j
IS Continued from pn£C 5 s
evev known; by the film business
consequently ' is apparent, and the
‘television' theatre; idea: looms: As the
iogical peg oh which to hang the
entire: development. : , As one exhibi-
tor leader observed this- w
are plenty of theatres that need to bo ,
replaced by modernized cinemas.
The new television theatre will make
many of the so-called deluxe houses
even on Broadway look like ‘shoot-
ing galleries’ in comparison.’
Streamlined houses will have
fancy heating, fluorescent lighting,
special wide-screens,. especially de-
signed for television and irinhmer-
able other modern conveniences,
many stemming ffpiia technical de-
velopmen.s during the present war
period. Technical authorities claim
tiiat the performances in these the-
atres will be the closest approach to
actual lifelike performance ever ob-
tained in a film theatre, with . ill'usibn
of. depth and-uaH-dimerialoltta^
The idea of one control outlet lor
a string of theatres in many of the
principal key cities intrigues picture
showmen because it will make po.ssi-
ble the televizing of the entire the-
atre performance, including all fea-
tures and shorts. It would give 1he.se
theatres television equipment to tune
in on every principal public event or
sports meet, but at the same time
furnish a steady flow of regular en-
tcriainment features. Understood
that only an electrician familiar with
tei'eVisipn ; equipment and operation
would be needed in the theatre
booth under such arrangement.
‘Wiring’ Stage Shows
Television setup also would enable
picture companies with theatre af-
filiates to cash in on strong stage
shows, playing iti big housgs such as
the N. Y. Paramount, Music Hall, I
Strand , and Roxy by televizing the
actual performance for broadcasting
elsewhere, ’Thus Paramount might
pick up its stage show and ‘wire’ it
via televizing to 'other houses in the
Par chain. This is a probability that
has been under discussion by film
company toppers for some months.
Unless all technical signs prove
erroneous, exhibitor executives with
major circuits look on the televisioj}
theatre idea as a real boon to sus-
tained attendance. It will be re-
called that the picture industry
bucked the depression for three or
four years after it started early in
1929, because it was able to offer the
public talking pictures. Television
theatres and performances may well
fill the void after the present war,
officials claim.
Colony Club, Chicago,
Padlocked By Govt.
Chicago, Jan. 11,
Government, cracked down on the
Colony Club on New Year's Eve^
padlocking the place befo,.e; if ,. ,
cash in on its biggest night of the
year. Failure to pay certain in-
ternal rcv'cnuo obligations precipi-
tated the move.
Mickey Becker, operator of the
club, was' given until six o'clock
New Year’s Eve to pay approxi-
mately $5,500 -he had failed to pay
the Government covering salary
withholding and social security
taxes,: When the amount didn't
come through Government agents -
padlocked the doors and seized all
liquor on the premises.
New Decree
Continued from page S
Continued from page S
girls without - employment certifi-
cates (issued through schools to
minors under 18 years of age),
working 14 and 1 5-y ear-bids after 6
p.m., more than 44 hours a week or
six days a week, or working 16 and
17-year-olds more than 48 hours a
week or more than six days a week.
The youngsters, , according to a
Labar Department official, are em-
ployed as ushers, ticket sellers,
candy sellers, and sometimes in the
pictures wh cr e average rentals
ranges up to $100. 10% on rentals
averaging up to $200, and 5% can-
ccllation'Ton---pietures with over $200
average rental. : ,
Tom C. Clark, U. S. assi.->tant at-
torney general, from ail indications
will "discuss proposals made by the
consent decree companies with ex-
hibitor leaders before any further
suggestions are made by the Depart-
ment of Justice, He meets with dis-
tribs in N. Y., Monday (17).
' In general, consent companies are :
now mclined to fall' in line with llie
Department of J-aslice demands for
strict limitation of chain expansion
through purchase or construction of :
theatres. Some exception, of course,
is expected in case of replacement
of circuit houses by rebuilding.
In regard to cancellation-s it is con-
sidered likely, according to insiders,
that it the reported scale of , can-
cellation is inoorboram new :
decree, or even if the figures are ;
brought down, that decree distribu-
tors will be automatically forced to
selling larger blocks, such as Metro
is now doing. By scheduling blocks ;
a„ large as 12, Metro has been giving
a cancellation privilege. None of the
others, under the .decree is selling
more than five to a package.
Meantime, a moot question has de-
veloped within the industry and in
legal circles with respect to pools
where ' independent operators are :
concerned. Should the Dept, of Jus-
tice insist on its demand for a ces-
sation of pooling operations, the pre-
sumption is that the distribs wjjl ,
wipe out pools where it's only be- '
tween two or more decree com-
panies. Since contracts are involved
with independent Operators in many
instances and the indies are not a
jpart of the decree, such pools cannot
be wound up, from accounts, until
present contracts come up for re-
newal. Very often the pools have
been negotiated on a long-term basis,
in some cases running five years and
more. ■
Arbitration to cover some run,
designating it, together with the
clearance to apply, ; plus definition
under the decree as to what consti-
tutes ah independent exhibitor, are
also reported slated for inclusion in
the new decree under negotiation.
Exhibs going to arbitration have
long complained of the inability of
arbitrators and the Appeal Board to
specify a run, though they have -won
awards umler which distributors are
projection booth.
Normaily, 16 and i7-year-6lds can- . obligated to furnish them product
not be. employed after 10 p. m. if. under some run. The old decree pro-
they are girls and after 12 p. m. if| vided no power on rulings except
they are boys. However, the law that the distribs must grant a rim
exempts .theatre? ■ and bowlin.g al- upon terms and conditions not
leys. Thus, giris of this age can be , culated to defeat the purposes of the
employed as ushers,, for instance,
after 10 p. m., if .an employment
certificate is filed and oihef pto vi-
sions are. observed. Violations are
said to be far worse in bowling
alleys than in smaller film , houses.
Hotels and restaurants are also fre-
quent violators.
Acknowledging that ‘the war . is
largely responsible’ for the increase
in child labor law violations, and ‘in
some degree mitigates it,’ Commis-
sioner Corsi said that ‘We cannot
tolerate it. . .the child labor stand-
ards of New : York state must be '
maintained.’ If a child is injured
while Illegally employed in a mo-
tion picture house or any other es- ;
tablishment, his employer is subject
to a financial penalty equal to the
compensation award made to the
injured minor or double indemnity.
some run section.
In connection with some run, no
exhibitor could bring a complaint if
operating T, more than five theatres,
and then only if the theatre or the*:
atres involved were in existence:
prior to the date of the old decree,
or a theatre which replaced that
house. New proposal is to raise this
classification to six theatres in clas-
sifying an indie under this clause arid
to remove the other provision as to
prior existence or replacement.
Soph’s Copa Pate
Sophie Tucker’s starting date at
the Copacabana. N. Y., .has been
set for March 9 to follow Jimmy
Durante. ■
She precedes her N. Y. engagement
with a stay at the Bowery, Detroit,
Feb. 21, to replace Harry Richman.
Soldier Vote
^ from page 1 -ss;
Of the music publishing houses and
film companies.
: Deems Taylor, Oscar Hammerstein
2d, as well as other top flight people
in the industry, have gone on record
as disapproving ;the soldier vote
question, expressing dissatisfaction
with any idea that takes away a
serviceman’s franchise. A group of
people led by Joan Alexander, a
radio actress, took an ad in. the
N. Y. Times last Monday (10 >.
and there is talk of organizing
groups to take trips to Washington.
’Wedliesdayv Jauau^
I^tin ^iiartef
(MIAMI BEACH)
Miami Beach, Jan, 9.
Radio Ace*, Bibbeit Bj/rd A La-
Rue, RoUv Rolls* Ltli St, Gur, Bar-
Old A Lola, Cecile Jon, Doctor.
Mdfeusi Latin Quarter Beauties
(16), Joe Candullb Orch (12), Juan
Tineda Orch (5); $3 ntinimurh, ; \
Shuttered last season because of'
f as restrictions, this Palm Island
rancb of Lou Walters’ click Broad-
way hilery gets off to; its ’44 start
with the ropes up and a backlog of
reservations.
As usual Walters is relying oh
visual appeal and breakneck pacing
16 supply, the coihe-ori, but this ybar
. In' addition is making 'a strong play
for' the military by building . vhis
reyue aroimd ' Lilt. St, : Cyr, a long-,'
Eterrfmed: stripper Vchb is ;6ne Of the
hottest items to appear, in a local
class roDiri. (iial is as streamlined as
a P-38 and equipped with almost as
much fire-power, but is almost cer-
tain to offend many as routine car-
ries beyond the border-line of good
taste. She leaves nothing to the
imagination.:,,;',, -'i.vV
-Supporting--tuima-^are— SOlidly-.esi
tablished standards and they score
strongly, with the . Radio Apes (3T
hitting a takeoff pace that lifts din-
ers off their stools. Boys are in rare
; form with set of timely routines
which take them completely out of
mimic classification. >
: Adagio team of Hibbert, Byrd and
LaKue are sock attraction. LaRue’s
Always convincing drunk interrup-
tion causing customers to beef for a
bouncer, with few getting wise: until
the roughhouse breaks loose.
Impressionistic cobra dance by
Harold and Lola is another eye-
opener. Highlights ‘Pagan Love
Song’ production number with line
on in fluorescent flimsies for spec-
tacular effect.
Since his click at Jack Dempsey’s
here. Doc Marcus has developed into
a suave performer and is now giving
with line of gab that keeps custom-
ers howling; The rotund Doc has
given up bis legit magico pitch al-
most ■ entirely* and Chief asset is his
flair for working cuffo talent for
boffo results. - Under his tutelage,
corny old hat-passing parlor game
has become a guffaw producer that
reduces the house to shambles. ■
Wally Wanger has assembled a line
of gorgeously costumed .lookers for
the hoofing chores, but gives them
little to do by way of taxing their
tootsies. Solo stepping spot is filled
by Cccile Joy, a fresh-looking young
ballerina who earns: generous plaud-
. Its with her sprightly spins.
Finale, ;‘Garnival Time* bfihgs but,
the entire company including Miss
St. Cyr for a parting peek, and winds
up show with a colorful wallop.
Joe CandiiUo’s orch plays a
punchy accompanime nt ; for ; ffie
show, with Juan Tineda alterhatihg
at the rhumba romps. Leslie.
X. Y.
Persi|ui Room^
(HOTEL PLAZA)
Gomez .& Beatrice, John Hoysradt,
Bob Grant’s & Mark Monte’s Bands^
■■■ $3 'dinner minimum; $3 and
supper cover.
Heading the current layout with
Gomez and Beatrice (New Acts) is
Johii Hoysradt, mimic, who has been
at the: Plata’s' Persian Room before.
5he satirist introduces nothing new,
his stuff retaining the takeoffs on
newscasters Swing, Heatter and Kal-
tenhorn, plus the football nonsense
and the Hildegarde impression. It’s
stuff he’s been doing for years and.
seemingly, it has been durable for
years, but for so important ah en-
gagement as the Persian Room, at
: least a couple new numbers are well
in order.
Speaking of Hildegarde, who just
closed a three-month stay here, the
contrast , in business is remarkable.
•But,’ as maitre d’hotel Fred says,
•maybe it's just as well; we all need
a rest from that abnormal rush of
cu.«tomers.’ ■
Bob Grant holds over, ditto the
equally expert Mark Monte Conti-
nentals (relief band), but that $1 and
$1.50 dinner cover charge, for guests
remaining after 9 p.m., is not cricket
for the present show setup. Maybe,
When the attraction: is socko, that’s
all right, although in the pre-wafr
time boom days the Plaza's $3-
and-up selective dinner was a good
buy, with the $1.50-$2.50 couvert ob-
taining Wily for supper. Now the
latter tariff is $3 and $3.50. Abel.
'.'v La CoBga, N. Y.
Carmen Amaya, Antonia It Leaner
Amaya, Gloria Belmonte, Paco
Amaya, Sabicas, Geronimo Villarino,
Marta Dominquez, : Enoch Light
Orch, Mdchito Rhumba Kings; $2.50
minimum, $3.50 Saturdays.
Jack Harris has brought the Amaya
trpupe back to his Broadway hitety,
with result that La Conga has again
become the magnet for devotees of
the flamenco dance. ’ Headed by
fiery Carmen Amaya, who was iii
rare form when caught, the ensemble
put on a satisfying 40-minute show
mat also features Sabicas, the con-
cert guitarist, and Marta Dominquez.
Havana charmer, making her initial
fiitery engagement in this . country.
Singer, possessing a deep, low-
pitched voice, is reviewed under
New Acts.
The dancers in the Amaya troupe,
her sisters. Antonia and Lconor, as
well as Gloria Belmonte, although
both able and ■well trained in the
flamenco routines, arc dimmed to
background status, however, when
the turbulent, diminutive Carmen
takes the floor. Her feet beat out
the rhythms with an amazing in-
tensity. The lithe twistings of her
wiry body complement the sure,
swift foot work* which at times was
further emphasized: by the Clicking,
of the castinebs. Standout, as. usual*
is Miss Amaya’s solo garbed in the
white, tight-fitting suit as she as-
sumes the male part in stamping out
a terriflc^hjflhtnTDfTfleryyphwte
A closing ensembie number fea-
tures the guitar playing of Sabicas
and Paco Amaya, and the beating
out of the complex rhythm by hand
clapping, with an occasional vocal
assist by Geronimo Villarino. Miss
Belmotite, both attractive and well
able to hold her own. is featured in
the opening dance, with Miss
Amaya’s sisters spotted as a team and
to gethe r with the headliner.
Andy voices from a cfouchihg posi-
tion behind the foils. The act didn’t
move in these intimate surroundings
and .shows ; need of revamping for
nitcry presentation. ■
Funny bit at finish with Buckley
and one of four stooges in fast hat-
changing routine fared better and
would have been smart closer. He
continued* however, with unpromis-
ing imitation: of doddering oldster
which was abandoned midiVay when
comic pleaded voice trouble and
Alpert fpliowed -with expianatioh he
was exhausted after plane trip from
Chi. Buckley displayed plenty of
self assurance but little in the way
of laugh-getting material.
Phil Romano, band's ‘concert mas-
ter,’ batons for show while Alpert
takes over for dance portion. Latter
emcees . agreeably without too much
chatter - and gets the principals on
atid off in nice style. The Morales
I Hiaracas' Coinbo rates a nod along
with Alpert combo. . Donn.
Sabicas gets a big hand with his
skillful manipulating of the guitar,
pulling forth, as usual, notes of un-
usual beauty in, his twd.'shoft nuni-
bers. His soloing, however, is just
a teaser, preventing full presenta-
tion of his talents. He could easily
have stayed on.
Alternating on the bandstand and
both doing an effective job are
Enoch Light arid his : orch arid
Machito and his Rhumba Kings.
Rose,
:lA'MartiBique,. Y. Y;'
Sheila Bond, Murtah Sisters: (3),
Zero Mostel, Maximilian Bergere’s
Orch (8), Socasas Orch (8); $2.50
weekdays, $3.50 Sat. and holidays, . ;
What La Martinique has done for
Danny Kaye, Jackie Miles and Danny
Thomas in spotlighting their nifty
comedic talents should also be ap-
plicable for Zero Mostel, making his
first p.a. since his recent medical
discharge from the Army.
The Army hasn’t dulled Hostel’s
sense of mimicry. And the peak to
which he was rapidly soaring when :
his induction came along is some-
thing that seems inevitably near, iibw
that he’s in a spot where he can be
seen to excellent advantage by the
usual show-wise mob that frequents
this spot.
Some of Mostel’s stuff seems new,
while some is by now standard with
him. It’s a question, though* of more
proper pacing arid routining stuff,
;which is notably strong at the very
start with his Hitler and Durante
takeoffs, but then tapers off. It isn’t
that the rest of his material isn’t
good; -it’.s just that his fir-st two bits
are tough to follow. But, withal, one
of the hottest comics around.
Of the other two acts on the bill,
orie, is the comedy jive trio of the
Murtah Sisters, always boll and
seemingly more so at this catching.
'They’re fetching lookers, with the
tall, middle one the fulcrum lor the
zanies with her grotesqiieries. Their
material is mostly all good, origirial;
and they never let up for a moment.
Sheila Bond is a cute little hoofer
who opens the bill with standard
taps. Line was out at this catching
because several of the girls were ill.
Maximilian Berggre's eight-piece
band remains a solid combo lor
playing a show and also for the cus-
tomer dansapation. Ditto the So-
casas Latin combo for the hoof.
Kahn.
Glass Hat, Y.
(BELMONT-FLAZA HOTEL)
: Pat Abbott, Floria Vestoff, Roy
.Davis, Dick Buckley, Mickey Alpert
Orch (10) with G^ace Reiliey, Nino
Morales Rhumba Band; $2-$2.50
minimum.
New revue at this well patronized
East Side room has the; irigredierits
for good entertainment but as staged
opening night (7) was hodge-podgy
and poorly timed. After customary
greetings from Mickey Alpert, nifty
tapper Floria Vestoff comes on for
clicko routine of whirls and fancy
.stepping. She should have been
spotted later in the .show*
: Roy Davis, a hard working mug-
ger, follows with freak act in which
he goes through exaggerated mo-
tions ofj Singirig while: record-player
planted at side inike gi'yes out vocals.
Davis, off to nice hand, paves way
for tiny Pat Abbott, firecracker
comedienne, with special lyric triiri-
mings for ‘Somebody Loves Me,’
•McNamara’s Band,’ ’Hep Cat . in My
Heart’ and ‘You Made Me Love
You.’ Alnert does stooge bit for
last: named which moved in familiar
Judy: Garland groove. Singer has
looks, oodles of pep and personality
which brought customers into fold
at start and kept them there. (New
Acts.)
Dick Buckley, let them flet away,
however, with one of the slowest
movi ng floorshow ; turns ever ; on ex-
hibit hereabouts. . .
Tall, well set-up comic sporting a
Colonna like inoustache is familiar
to theatre audiences with his mass
ventriloquist turn using volunteer
stooges . to, ■ simulate , conversation
while he gives out with Arnos , and
€a£(» UptoitvB ;
Jimmy Savo, Hazel Scott, Kenneth
Spencer, John Sebastian, Teddy Wil-
son' Band 1 6 ), Eugene Fields Trio;
$2.50-$3.50 mimmum.
Jimmy Savo has returned to this
east 58th street spot, for what looks
BliA..anothei^;long.;tunj;.Hlejlmldlthe;|
/Vew Acts
MABTA DOMINQUEZ
Songs
8 Mins.
La Conga, N. T.
New Eatiri iDipprtatiori possesses
vocal qualities and .sufficient eye ap-
peal to indicate that she may have
unusual possibilities. She has a low
throaty quality that’s not often
heard and she knows how to use it.
Miss Dominquez was caught at the
opening performance here, marking
her:. iriitial appearance iri. this coun-
try (she had only arrived from Ha-
vana three days earlier). Though
suffering froiri laryngitis, she demon-
strated a fluent voice with its mel-
low contralto qualities. ,
: Senorita Dominquez’s songs are
strictly iri thri , Latin idiom, enhanced
by..an efft'ftivc..ihanner of presenta-
tion. Oddly enough,’ neither her,
features nor her mannerisms sug-
gest the seiionta type as known to
U. S. niteries. Rose.
spotlight here for more than six
months not long ago, and this time
comes back to round out a 65-min-
ute show 'Which leaves the custom-
ers sati.sfied. '
Rest of the performers in this
divertissement have also , proved
their drawing power on numerous
occasions. Hazel Scott, sepia jive:
pianist, net'er lets anybody down, be
it in a nightclub, stage show or on
screen. John Sebastian is truly a
virtuoso of the harmonica; Kenneth
Spencer, Negro basso who portrayed
roles in ’Cabih in the r Sky’ arid
’Bataan’ on the screen, held the
audience during his rendition of
several spirituals : and marching
songs when caught, while the Teddy
Wilson band, featuring drumin'er
Sidney Catlett, rounds out the show
capably. ■' Savo is the only new-
comer to layout, all others being
holdovers. Wilson emcees the setup
in a personable manner.
Savo has been doing the same act
for a number of years, arid, like all
good things, he improves with agd.
His itriafliriafy juggling act is stand-
ard by now, but the singing of
‘Dancing in the Dark,’ ‘Old Black
Magic,’ ‘Road to Mandalay’ and
‘This Is Worth Fighting For,’ with
original lyrics and briSiriess, kept the
crowded foorn filled with laughter.
He had to beg off.
. Wilson’s crew and the Eugene
Fields trio alternate for dancing.
Biz terrif despite Storm (3); Sten.
V;',Bowex’^9-DieirOU'' -i
Detroit, Jan. 8.
Dr. Giovanni, Hylton Sisters (3),
Helen Lane, Jimmy Ray, Checna De
Simone Dancers (5), Burton’s Birds,
Charlie. Carlisle, Lee Mason, Victory
Girls (8), Benny Resh Orch (8).
Admisston $1 week days, $1.50 : Fri-
day, Saturday and Sunday.
This sprawling nitery in Detroit’s
suburb of . Hamtramck which
charges more than theatre .admis-
sions, has dressing rporris classier
than the club itself and easily picks
up a nut. at the gate for $7,000 and
$8,000 shows weekly continues to be
a phenomenon in show biz. Al-
though the current show lacks the
big name Fank Barbaro usually has,
it provides a good example of the
Bowery formula where acts don’t
make two, appearances, but are
lucky to get a crack for their full
routine somewhere between 9:30
p.m. and 2 a.m. in the continuous
show.
Out of the Army, Carlisle, as m.c.,
knits the whole proceedings to-
gether with his plenty , blue gags
.with his new material consisting of
a comic routine on his experiences
as a buck private. ; ; He still intro-
duces everybody in the house, cadg-
ing for cigars; orders the waitresses
to ‘break it up. Everytime two
start whispering we got. another
strike,’ pans the boss and throws in
such honest self-appraisal about acts
as ‘They’re like me — no talent, just
guts,’ But that’s the stuff that , has
made the Bowery what it is, a spot
that holds more than 1,000 and turns
them away nightly.
Everybody works hard and long
in the floor show including amateurs
who are worked in casUally-:-g6qd
or awful. The line of 8 Victory
Girls is ; nicely costumed and open
with a Russian number bolstered by
the De Simone; dancers* two boys
and three girls, in conventional,
posturing routines.
Miss Lane -works through five
numbers on the steel guitar, riiixing
pop and classical riielodies; Burton
puts: his; love birds through their cir-
cus .stunts for a different type of
nitery. turn; the Hylton Sisters get
big appreciation on their live songs
including Tn My Arms,’ ‘I’d Rather
Be a Colonel,’ ‘Seventeen’ arid their
pat ‘Miss Georgia, MLss Alabam arid
Miss Tennessee’; the line and dance
troupe worked together in a nifty
'Bells of St. Mary’s’ number again
dressed in taste; Jimmy Ray does
his soft shoe work ranging from a
‘Whispering Samba’ to irnnersona-
tions of Frisco, Pat Roonej', Eddie
Leonard, etc., until the crowd had
exhausted him; Lee Ma.son was held
out on the floor to lend his pleas-
ant baritone to eight numbers which
BOY DOUGLAS
Ventriloquism
10 Mins, ■
Gay Continentai, N* Y.
Like many talking acts, Roy Doug-
las lacks sufficient material to put
piim-into:-the_bigtiirie,-J(lthDUgltwien.
triloquy technique is good and dum-
my is carved with enough personali-
ty to have audiences take to it.
He indulges- in long stretches of
dialog that fail to excite the crowd’s
risibilities. Editing of his present
script and addition of new lines
would aid him appreciably. He does
have some good bifs that could form
the ; nucleus of a better act. Ills
topper, wrestling with the dummy
in order to get him into the packing
case, is a well-contrived piece of
business. More novelty of similar
calibre is needed here. Jose.
LENXY..LANE
Songs
5 Mins. :;
Gay Continental, N. Y. '
Lenny Lane’s tiVo semi-classical 6f-
ferings at thi.s spot are sufficient to
stamp him as a performer to be reck-
oned with. While his delivery is
somewhat overdone, his robust
tenor, careful diction and fine phras-
ing more than compen,sate for the
exaggerations on the side of senti-
ment.
He is equally proficient at emcee-
ing. He knows how to give an act a
proper buildup and help his col-
leagues collect applause without giv-
ing, the appearance of. milking.
Jose. ,:,
MARIE CORD
Songs ■' ■
8 Mins. „
BiO; Casino,: Boston
Having cast a quizzical eye in the
direction of Ann Corio, Margie Hart
and. other brirlesque qdlens who’vo
‘graduated’ into legit* films and mu-
sicals, Marie Cord is embarking on
the same path via the nitery route
with a song and semi-strip routine.
Has possibilities. , :
Former burlesquer has a flood
routine of special material written
for her by Lee Morris, and while
she’s not quite ready to switch onto
the main track, chances are she’ll
get the stride of it pretty quick as
burlesque assurance and stage pres-
ence will see her through until she
catches on to the subtleties of mikes,
and bands.
■. Her! voice, a little bit hard at the
moment, is basically okay, and she
to: Minsky V' arid ‘Pistol Packin’
Mama,’ all with; special gaggy lyrics.
Only pop tune is ‘People Will Say,’
which she does pretty well. Natur-
ally, she plays up the figure depart-
ment, and does a suggestion of a
"^ip :rouUneTlo“poinfVup th
of:, the ’Minsky; ! tune. Still hasn’t
got quite the right costume, hair-do
or .style for classier places. She's a
good draw here, though, and should
do well in other places catering to
similar trade. At any rate, .she’s.off to
a good start, : and /so long as her
material is right, she should come
along nicely. Elie,
ILSE BOIS
Disease
12 Mins*
Le Rnban Bleu* N. Y.
Use Bols is from the Continent, in
this country,; and in retirement for
some years. She’s a sister of Curt
Bois, Hollywood character actor. On
her own she manife.sts a seasoned
flair hilt : in her cafe stint at this
‘continental’ boite she comes off only
fairly.
: She is given to bizarre getups, Rus-
sian double-talk, French pig-Latin*
arid the like, and it's funny in spots,
adequate for the cour.se, but nothing
socko. , ■ Abel.
took in about everything on the hit
parade.
Giovanni is a great closer with his
pickpocketry which now includes
putting back of a vest after taking
it off from under a coat and lifting
wristwatches and: wallets endlessly
from Rie eight., audience volunteers.
There doesn’t have to be any com-
ment on the Resh’s band’s dance-
ability. Dances would only inter-
fere with all-night floor show — and
the drinking. Pool.
Gay Gontincntaf,
Lenny Lane, Ruth Webb, Roy
Douglas, : Six Mamselles, Nick Ro-
mano’s Orch (5), Fred Fassler’s
String Ensemble ( 4 ). Saturday and
holiday minimum $2.50.
Site on which this latest addition
to the local entertainment scene, is
rich in theatrical lore being housed
on the premises previously occupied
by the old NVA. William Cantor, a
restaurant operator,; 1 has taken tJie
basement of ; the building, giving it
a tasteful decor in the continental
manner and opened just before the
New Year’s eve splash,
Highpoint of entertainment is pro-
vided by Fred Fassler's string en-
semble which in a brief moment as.
part of the floorshow, gives out with
Viennese melodies that fall delight-
fully on the ear. Fassier plays a
sc-hmaltzy violin and also shows
proficiency at baritoning. ■ Combo
goes over nicely.
Rest of the bill is made up of
newcomers. : Lenny ,; Lane (New
Acts) emcees and sings in a robust
tenor, while Ruth Webb (New Acts)
with nice arrangements and capable
delivery makes a nice impres.sion.
Roy Douglas (New Acts) ventrilo-
quist completes the line-up with his
skillful dummy operation. .
Nick Romano’s orch provides
competent showbacking. Jose.
■ Tony Pastor bringing a new singer,
Virginia : Maxey, succeeding Patti
Powers, to the Stanley, Pittsburgh,
with him on Friday (7). Miss Maxey
was formerly with Charlie Barnet.
GOMEZ & BEATRICE
With William Bender
Dancers, Songs
15 Mins.
Hotel Plaza, New York
Luis Gomez (formerly & Winona)
has a new partner in Beatrice, a per-
sonality vis-a-vis, and both should
go far, especially with their new set-
up. 'They have refined the Mary
Raye & Naldi trick of audible poetic
‘production’ dramatizations to accom-
pany their terps. Where Raye &
Naldi merely accented the ‘Sylvia’
number vocally, Gomez & Beatrice
now do the whole book. They five
William Bender billing as he visibly
chirps all the songs, thus forming a
vocal background for their dances, on
top of the usual musical support
from the expert Bob Grant band.
Gomez, a veteran of the Wars, has
trained down Marie 30 pounds and
looks at leasf 10 years younger for
it. He does the standard routines
from ‘Right Guy’ and ‘Black Magic’
to the bolero, paso doble and rhumba .
(‘Babalu’) For the latter he alsa
borrows from the ‘champagne hour’
idea, but his trick is shorter and
suaver, as both pick up audience
partners for ad lib participants. They
then shunt off the audience dancers
on each other, and the team finishes '
professionally, rather than in ama-
teur contest fashion. Abel.
PAT Abbott
'.Songs
10 Mins.
Glass Hat, N. Y. ,
Diminutive Pat Abbott puts heavy
accent on nep and gymnastics to sell
her stuff but has plenty of vocal
stock in trade to go along She has
good range, and mike knowledge
helps a lot.
Opening recitation-song calls at-
tention to per lack of height and fea-
tures self-kidding along lines of
what customers are saying about her.
Then into ‘Somebody Loves Me’ for
good impresh. ‘McNamara’s Band’
only werjk spot when caught (7),
with audience failing to join in as
requested; ‘Hep Cat in My Heart’
features so-so Hildegarde imitation
but rest of song is well sold. Miss
Abbott closes with Judy Garlandish
‘You Made Me Love You,’ using
Mickey Alpert, m.c.* as heart-throb
stooge. This strong finisher is good
for a return but gal chose to leave
them wanting more, » Donn.
KEMMYS
Cdiriedy-Adagio
8 Mins.
Apollo, N. Y.
: Idea behind the comedy-adagio
routines of thi.s mixed white pair, in :
an otherwise all-sepia bill, is essen-
tially funny, but needs further de-
velopment before they can graduate
to downtown houses.
Routine starts out in a serious vein,
with the gal; doing a solo garbed in
evening dress, but male’s appearance
in regulation street clothes, com-
plete to a : fedora, .starts off the com-
edy, which eventually winds up to
the point where the guy is more in-
terested in the position of the hat
than keeping up with the femme.
Keromys deliver some laugh-pro-
voking stunts, but, as seen at this
house,, fail to live up to their full
potentialities. ' Jose.
RUTH WEBB
Singing
6 Mins.
Gay Continental, N. Y.
Mi.ss Webb makes a favorable im-
pre.ssiori with strong pipes and classy
arrangements.
Best of her numbers is a lament on
the speedup of the classics, in which
she brings in quite a few standards
in regulation and syncopated style.
Other tune she dries is a good av-
rangement of ’Loch Lomond.’ Jose,
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the . stage in iits ^ to.O-trc'qti.o,n tly : cluU,
.obvidiis '.script,, and it’s bnlyl in. ,th’C:
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are bettcr tlian the play;. Joe Down-
.ipg ;plays the gangster with liis. usual.
vc'uum, and Haidan 'Briggs is amus- I
' ingly .hajhmy ’as, the constable., Ruth
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Gr.wOmanl; though she. ' ddes. 'credita-
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the nby.elist-'scenaidst ha.S' gbne lb '.be
■' witli '.her. ' Officer eandidate.shi.ishan'd.'
: iClro sketchy ; story deals, ;,ygith
topical .'matters as .housing shbriages
neaif Anny 'Cai'nps, the. comparative
diRibulty. of;' rneri, absbr.bing knOvvl-.
edge after 'theyire ove.r.21 (herice the-,
title); - the. .yaga.rles. of H.olly'b'bodi the'
. exigencies. ;bf ; newspaper ;publtshin
in wartime. ; the iheOmpreheh.sibiUty
of "Arbiy officer .'te.sts ;. and '. yaricius
other.' casual', matters, . The- action,
starts slowly ..guilds toa di.zzy .sebne;'
' of solo stage: busirio.ss' by Miss - Gor-
don at the fii’-st-act. curtain, .ebbs:
slightly' ip- the second .act; and pyra-
mids to. a. .crack-brained '.ffhal. act ’•
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\yith sparkUag . comedy .. lines', ... but
probably .not. since ‘Arsenic and "Qlcl
Lace’ has a Broadway play eoHtaihed
as much; goofy stage ibitsiness.; As the
a'uthofesSi .Miss. GOrdon may owe
.something to her husband. Army Li
GarsOn Kahin, and possibly to Stager
GeOrge S. liaufman.. The latter may
. also' rate some of the credit for-the
performance, ineliiding Miss Gor-
don's own; But in a show as skillful
■ and amusing as ‘Over, .21,' there’s
. plenty of credit to spare. ..
Miss Gordon's playiiig is, of course,
spirited and vei-satRe and incisive,
one of the genuinely standout com-
edy .performances;, . of .. '.the,, season.’
Loring ’Sniith' is. .excellent as the dy-
■ ilarnic.ibublisher. Harvey Stephehs.'is.
believable and likable in the straight
part of the officer, candidate, and
Philip Loeb’S cle, If and: deft .playing
of the' .Hollywood pi-odueer adds im-
rneasiirably ; to the third-act mirth.
.Jessie Bus] by ahd DehnicMobre click
.as the colonel’s dimwit ladie.s .and
CaiTOll AshbUrn is properly , dense as
the colonel. .Kay . Aldridge and Ed-
die Hodge are acceptable in bit parts,
but Beatrice , Pearson, and Tom Sei--
del fail , to extricate themselves from
the slow onening, scene.
. Kaufman’s '. artful.. ... invonti vc sla g-
in.g, .except for that Same bpeninh' j:
scone, adds enormously to the: play’s .;
clYcclivenes.s. and Raymond Sovey’s'
single settihg,: : although it' looks
somewhat 'Ovefsize, ■. admirablv cre-
ates an atmosphere of tawdry Florida
: splendor.
The click pf ’Over ,2l’ 'give.s; Max
Gordon.; t»i'o cojiciirrciit Bro'adwa.v
fiils.' The othcr is ‘Doughgirlk,’ which
afeo, has two.mombanies on ibur... In
.addition; there arc. currently road
comfiafiles of two bthpr, , Gordon pro-
. diictions , of prevfibu.s' . seasons.. ;‘AIy
Sister Eileen’ and '‘Junior bti.ss.’
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. rJllhnblH.vi. , . . .•-’...r,. .'I'.'.-l v,(ir«i'ri 'iluiii-i
I'l't'd i' . ^ ‘ •• gIvIu;)' '.■'T' ifiVf.Mi/
Hopkins’ Aid Proposal
b-. ■ New' York-:;'.
Editor, ■'Variety';
: .f ' ant ‘ a hack . puhlicist. Years of
iwritteg; a.i;X-page' daily, rei.ea
you feci that way. , .' .'
In bygone yeais, if I had lead
'Edwih.Hopk.in,s‘ ,‘yafiety:*'artib^^ sug-:
ge'sting 'that ..producers . '.crebtb...f.t'nd^^
to iivdf yoimg authors, all authors, I
vybuld have' reacted e.nthukiastically,'
sent letters :;tQ .'all', producers, calling
-atfen tioil to 'the and- then say,
•Well, fellows, come and get me. i'll
fake some ofi.those ,fund.s,.,gia,dl,y,’ ' .
, . But this letter, is'ta sheer. '. Where
does', Hopkins get the pipe';’ ' .. ., ' . ,
I, have .read such .Wishful: thinkings
before., -Ten .years ago I heard that
Broadway was planning such ven-
ture.-. . But the: Circle Insidiou.s must
, have' begun before that. . I am . too.,
.vonrig to have too many memorie.s
Of Broadway of the; Roaring
, Twentio.s, but. . . . ,
, 1 do remomber that only three pre-
'vv'ar :years. :agp ..I; sent; letter.s to the
story chiefs of Warners, .Cblumbia
and Metro, suggeslihg that this pro-
lific Industry needs nourishment,';
needs to be fed as much newnes.s as
pos.si.ble--;-that it could do .that easily,'
bcohomically, by establishing ,,a.
junior-wrilcr chore in New York,
:>vhiGh; would be attached; ’;to,;, the
Broadway . theatre, a combmation
stock company-Pasadena Playbou.se-
Yale 47 Workshop. Not even replies
did. 1 get. I knew it wa.s a pipe,
dream. I,-.'';',,'
Mr,; Hopkih.s, my sympathy is ior
you. Just think how all those guys
whoi, had. the same idea I have had
must be chuckling at you, and writ-
ing letters to the editor saying. I had
that idea many years ago. and no one
listened to me. but the editor gives,
you a column and a iialf to resurrect
U\e dead turkey.
George Lewis, ,
In ‘Wallflower; . .Meye.r: 'liDavis .has
picked ,a''c6hiedy7 vvi lh''';nnw^^
Ingredierits of a, .Winner f.ir, bis offi- .
eial bow as a ; pfoducer; .. ■It's,.:;fa,St,
funny, and a .grado; A'.;cast dclivcr.s
the Mary Orr and Reuie.aid Henha.m
saucy dialog with tolling effect. .At,
present the main dfawback'is .a, tli'a
gile, and always obvioi s pi(ii, but a
.hard-working ca.st give.- it ;fro.Sb,ricss,
and co-author ; .DebtianiV;:' . '.staging
keeps things ibOvlug al a last pace
Geared solely for Uui.ghs. the . plot
deals wifllT^wd stei)sisre'rl!7''ohc beau-
tiful and. a. Wbw:;,,wit,h.. ni:ch and ' thg.
Other. 'atffacti.ve btit, a .(lo.b.'.at love.
The, , setting Is a .small ,.;Ohio. Gown
where the gals' falhpf: .-ii .aS,si.sfant
district attorney and wiio.-e liobijy IS’
finding a cure tor. .iuveni’e dciin-
ciiiency. Nothing much !-,apaeiis until
Act 2. when the iiolioe raid a notori-
0 U.S roadhouse a.nd . the wallflower
•:girl ..a'nd her childl-.ood pla.V'ma.te'.aro
found sharing the same bed, Evof.y-
body is proity mue:H.tip.set. including
the authors, but everythurg works
out happily ill time, for the final cur-
tain. A funny siiieliahl ;i.s llie sud-
den popularity of the wallllowor gal
with the men atte;' it beconic.- known
she doesn’t always sleep alone.
' However, . it's the bright, .‘brittle,
lines, amusing , situations: and the
competent cast which hold audience
interest. , Mary Roli'e is a happy se-
lection for the title role, and. Sunnie
O'Dea. . heretofore ' .identified with
musicals, docs ,, well ;;;as . the flashy
■ sister. •'■■y
' Walter N. Groaza .sicais every
.sCeire in wliicH he a’ppears ' ns the
family head ’ Who , finds ■ his . ;i uviehile.
delinquency prOgrani endangered by
his daughter’s e.seapade. . The mother
; Is . capably played . by Kathryn Giv-
uey. and Joel Marslon. alter a .slow
start, builds tip to' a good comed.v
performance; .as ‘the, Princeton lad'
.whq Causes all the commotion.
Vilriia ., Kurer. as t!;e Austrian, maid
who has:- trouble wilh the English
language, adds to live general gaiety.
Minor rolekafe vYell haiictled by Ann
Dere. Leona P.oW.er.S;: Kurt Richards.
Charles Laft'in and Fred I. Iicwis.
Co-author Mary 6rr mako.s a brief
but effective appearance a.s a sophis-
ticated New York magazine editor. ;
Samuel Love’s single set of a base-
ment rumpus room is e.xecllent.
Klep'. ,
I’horry (kr<>li»r«l
New Haven, Jan. 6.
: .Ciii’Iy AVhai,’'t(iii . iuHl. AIhi’kIk’i'L .AVo)>stPi’
production . of 'dhoklios’* VitdieflJ: Id fot>r Ht’ts,.
tra,UHlHU?d , by, Irnisi Slit i‘« • Kvfi
Tift Galllenh.d ' and i(os»'ii)V.' Sf-lviiniO'H'iit;
j.dnKcd by M'.‘.ss Ciitilicii>.V<*.i' 'd’isiK'm'lV by
Motley. ,. ' Opened .nt-- Ktiiilifvl, -XfJvv. 'JUived,
Ja‘n;' 0.- '44;,$2.7r» top.
Exchanges
Cpiitimicd from page .^0
l.opatdir...,. .
Ounyaalnt . . . . .
I'ljiiiiodov. ; .
Anya. . • . . . .
'.'.Stefan Scbnuliel;
. Klis'ii VMdh. Eust'if*
. Ui.‘X;0’Alairey
. . i A: A!;: A'niii‘'»ns'H
. . T.m« IXaU
Margie Hart spurning burlc.sk bids while flaking acting lessons from Jay
Adler. . .Laird Cregar unhapny. out lou.d at Sardi's because he .stllh basriit '
found that certain script. . .Marie iLOUi.se Elkins returns to New York, next '
week to begin launching 'Shoemaker' .s House.’ which Joe Caileia may
stage... Jack DeShay, understudy , in .‘Othello.’ is the fir.st to hop:,.ontO-.
Equity '.s okay , on library: theatre prodltctions; Is .producing. Ibsen:’sh.‘Wilfl
Duck’ at the Ifl.lth. . .;Tlie grapevine .says DcLiagrc may have Miriant
Hopkins and Fraiichqt; Tone lor leads in the Chi edition of 'Tiirtle'; , .As
for Chi eo of ‘Oyer Ben Boyar says not for .six weeks. Half the nlfc
chib.s and shows ...had ;repvesontatlves at the, party , tendered Canada Lee,' ■
Saturday (8), celebrating his first big film role CUfehoat'). : ; ’ ■
They pul Renee Carroll on as a quiz kid at ‘Double or Nothing' ami
she vriilked out With . ; Despite: the ciioi moiis bankroll Mark Warnbw
blitzed in ‘Whafs Cp,‘ lie is now scrutinizing five plays, all musicals.
Lynn Kiggs has finished the first act of ‘The Valley.’ oemedy. and expects
the last curtain to he penned by Feb. 1 . ..Fred Keating has rejoined liis
spouse, Spivy: they open together at Spivy’s roof, next Wed.. Clare Tree
Major has been fighting a losing battle with the (ruck drivers of her lour-
ing children’s shows. : (They also play small parts in the show.) The last
one quit the show by abamicning the car and vanishing towards Holly-
wood.. .‘Kosalindat and ‘Allah Be Praised’ are vying for tlie. town’s quota
of singing girls. '-'
‘Awake and Sing' is on the boards again, in Cedarhursl. .; ... ... J/tc; ■
Ro.rjy theatre lei 14 of ils chorus boys out !o.sfl week . . . Tired of
wailing for a script. Whilford Kane has writum one himself. 'Sweet
Auburn' . Richard Rodgers is trying to find a tastij title for his
■ new comedy, due iu the spring .. . . . Frederick Fo.v tells Jriends Ins.
last year was so good, he has to work extra this year to pay up that
income tax . . . Max Gordon's ‘Great Waltz is oil agam. . . . A hor-
rage of leg publicity from Sam Goldwyn has begun h'ntiny the N. X,". '■
press on Constance. Dowling, who was picked up from the Province- :■
town tryout of ‘Plkylioy from Newark.’ ..
They expect Hi Kraft will direct his own 'Thank You, Svoboda.’
. idtirli Sam Jujje is casting now : . . Boujils and Sonnies are back
in the B'way news with .'Signal to Mars.’ a nie.lo ; Margaret Hewes,. '
■ whose . husband reputedly 'owns half of Bermuda.' is rcinrhing lu
New York this month to resume her career of play production ...
Si.v actresses met backstage a few days ago. compared notes on a cei tain
producer fresh froni' Hollywood, discovered he'd used 'B' dialog, ;
e.vactly the same, on all of them,. and are spreading the Jable all over
‘Dream Street’ . .-.'-Xf- ■'.■■X
The Theatre Guild liOw tops-all others with its list of prospectivcs; eight
scripts on deck. A few monlhs ago it was Jed Harris.
They say Piseaflpis has been dickering to put on ‘Winter Soidiei's’ at the
City Center. ...David .Lowe already has. new pla.v.; ;In 'Mexican Hay ride’,
even the lowliest extra's costume has $90 worth of ornamentation. :qh it..
SliiHuh'
... TlGwiitPEi
liutii' '(Jilt
'Hefe it i.s a week after ‘Ramshdcklo
Inn' opened at the Ro.vale oir Broad-
way. and the pl8,yi-',deSpite those no-)
■i; ticc.s. is' 'fnahaging to keep its head
above water. The. answ'cq- lies in
\ ZaSu , Pitt.s. The Hollywood fllin ,.
comedienne ;' ;is . ■ making bei' first
, Broadway legit appearance in this
‘ so-palled farce, and : Whatever b.o.
tion at Sampson. N. Y ., , where , he’s
stationed.
Gene ... Gaudette, . transferred by
RKO front. 'Cleveland, ., vvfli be in
charge of company’s exploitation in
this.'distiicf, working, out ;qf the local
; 'e'xc,.ii'a'u,i|o.., ''', : '
Tod 'folicy. head shipper at Metro,
reelected president of Fi'.ir.rovv Ex-
charige Empioyees;Uhiom Local B-11.
Sara. Kells', RKQ, vice-pr.es.; Mildred:
Kindliii. lAinners, secretary, and Al-
fred Kuhn, Warners, treasurer, also
rcoleotod. Other officers namcii
.weVc: Harold Stein, sergeant-at-.
arm.-; Celia Stuir.pl. Rose Ventrone
and . Hi Ida. Alvin; tr ustees ; and' eXecu'i ■
tive hoard; Mary Hu.giios. Gertrude
Bo.vlo. Anthony Weyraiioh. Harold
Tinker, Mai|e: . Eckerinan' and Bob
Dre'w. ■ , ■ "' '
Keller With Universal
Harry Keller, free-lance pa iden-
tifled with, William Morns office and
also with Colgate -Palmoliv e -Peel
radio show. ,is ’. jpihihifl ' Universal to
handle special assignments.
Keller will work under the super-
vision of Al Horowitz.
Max Filin’s Daughter in Opera Bow*
Springlield. Mass., Jan. 11.
Rebecca Finn, 17-year-old daugh-
ter Of Max Finn, general manager
for the E. M. Loew , company of Bos-
ton, made ’ner pro operatic debut
Wednesday (o' wilh the San Carlo
Opera Co., at fllie Court Square the-
atre. local Loew lioii.-e. She was
heard ’ as Rosina in ‘Barber of
Seville.’
Varyii , . . . , I'biiW'y.
Oyuhov Amli’Hiti'vnji . ; i fio (lalliHimi:'.
J<iponlrt An'dJte.vHv.ib’li , . . tfchililUrtuU
rhaHofta ivan()v«VH .' >, . liRona ItObevls ,
Semyornoy-fitHchiJ?. 'aH -i Sent on IleUl
. 1 . . * ‘ .SI iinlH.y PhiH1V.S
iVtya Ti’oliinof,
A 'lYami). ... .... . . ........... . . .i'.vucb Afluuis
7'ho SluLion MaHltb’.'; . AHcluif‘1 (tray,
.V Pbat-OtTiCf? <;n«‘TK'. . . i ; . TA lUls'.
Ji'fn'vunts ;,an<l l| IV'lii.H'.M. 1,5c-
atrii'e j5-.ta5ili?y;, Ainn'Lle Solclli 'H* bUi?iT!ie
It looks like someone . nihued .the
vvrohg'iouija board on tiii,- one. This
neWe.st; revival of Ihe Chejdiov com-
ed.y win probably be received polite-
ly, ,:but .it.'yyill hardly '.create the the-
atrical stir that; mi, gilt hav.ei been ex-
pected in view of its prc.scnt sponsoi’s
and delineators. ; ‘ ,
Here is the paradox of a glove-fit-
ting ca.st, .sterling direction, a script
of internatioilal repute; and a. hand-
some physical, production all hein.g
tossed into the tioppcr at one end of
the diversion mill ; and. , yet. . wiiat
comes out at the other end. does not
sum up as satisfying eiuertaimnent.
The answer prohaiiiy iio.s iu tlic fact
that this particular script, while re-
ga.ic’ A’ omeng ■ the. .topper,-, .some 4(1
yea.'’.: ago, . today' shajjcs up' as .mild
fodder to assuage a niodern aiidiehcc.
, Translation by Irma Skaviatina flows
smoothly and seems to give lines
their' full, significance.’ iiLit inflhe last
analysis, thread Of play i.s pretty
slim.
Viewing ‘Cherry Orchard’ once
again revives earl ior wonder as ..to
just why the play is classifioti as
comedy. If there i.s an.vflhing funny
about a woman lo.sin.g her small son
through ; drownin.g. l)ccomin.g the
mistress of a man vvho is dying,: and
fiiialiy haying, her o.-taie sold out
from under her. Ihi.s play-catchcr
has pever been able to airpreciate
that type of helijrtaugh; It this script
i.s accurate as a picture . of the Rus-
sian sense of luimor. no doubt the
siege of Stalingrad will one of these
days serve as a fine libretto for some
comic opera.
Admirers’ of the Le Gallienno-
Schildkraut . acting duo will find
here a radical ci'.ango from their last
•Vehicle. ‘Uncle Harry,' The change,
however, merely serves 1o display
versatility b.y these capable perform-
cr.s: it adds little, if anything, to their
stature. Of the two, Miss Le Gal-
lienne lares the better in the, role of
Lyubov Andreyeyna,: around whom
the story revolves. She gives to the
pai'tm polish that rates her porform-
ancb'ace-high. As the billiard -play-
ing brother, Schildksaut lias drawn
an innocuous role that is hardly a
challenge to the skill that made
‘Liliom’ a .-tandoiif Among histrionic
interpretations. He does, however,
turn in a good job with the material
at hand.
. COhystenll,y good support is; of-
fered b.y a cast of topnolchers who
are sometimes submergod by .incon-
sequential roles. Stefan Schnabel is
adroitly boorish, as the ex-peasant
who.- finally buys the Cherry Or-
chard; A. G. Andrews does; well a.s
the venerable valet; Eduard Franz
makes much of the role of Petya, the
eXpostuiativo student; Carl Benton
Reid overcomes the handicap of a
minor character wilh a sound per-
formance; Katherine Emery plays
'Yarya with sincerity; Lois Hall adds
youthful charm as daughter An.va;
Rex O’Malley ,han<Jie.s. Competently a
‘stupid’ characterization; Leona Rob-
erts brightens .lipf a small part'; Eliz-
abeth; Btistis and Stanley Phillips fit
as servants.
Miss Le Gallienne’s staging is ad-
missable. Her .skill in this direction
has been used to comlnne fine acting
.with gOOd-ioOkihg kets .and costumes
to produce some very attractive stage
pictures. But when the final returns
are in. perhaps audience reaction
will ask more for its money than just
this.. Bone.
March of Dimes
Continued from page 4
to the March of Dimes campaign.
‘Don’t be afraid ot audience collec-
tions.’ said Skouras. ‘when the cause
is right your public welcomes i;. a
ehance to contribute.’
.,; Nicholas M. Schcnck, national
chairman of the M.O.D. drive, has
wired all Loew theatres to support
the Fourth War Loan and M.Q.D.
campai,gns fully. , ,
Coast Unions’ Own Drive
HoRywood, Jap.- li.
Amoriean’ Federation of Labor
studio unions and ''uilcis will not
participate in the national March of
Dimes campaign, but -instead will
put on their own drive for TjOS An-
gcle.s polio sufferer,-.
Under tlie previous agreemen;t,
the local paralysis fund received
only SO fij of collections, but now will
receive all,
‘OUR TOWN'
(City Center, N. Y.)
Nothing that has happened in the
si.\ years since ‘Our Town’ was first
presented in New York has dated;
the Thornton Wilder drama, or tar-
nished its beauty. Offered now as
the third production at the New
York City Center ot Music and
Drama, the play - is ;iust a.s. simple
and compassionate and moving as
ever;.:'"' ■?;
Whatever the present production
may lack is in the physical defects of
the City Center, not in the play it-
self. For ‘Our Town' i.s an intimate
drama best suited to a small tliealre
and clear acoustics. Some of its
personal quality tend.s to be di.ssi-
pated in a large house, and the quiet-
ness of its perforinance demands
close contact between players and
audience. Despite these limitations,
in its most luminous; ’SCenes, Wilder’*
work is invariably overpowering.
; For this special engagement. Marc
Connelly is playing the part of the
narrator-stage inanaflor created by
Frank Craven. A turir.or Pulitzer
Prize winner, Connelly is one of the
eminent dramatists - directors - pro-
ducers of the American theatre, and .
considering the difficulties of the as-
signment, he docs surprisingly well
in his acting debut. He is natural
arid likeable and reasonably clear.
But he is no Frank Craven. It lakes
genuine acting skill to project the
sense and subtle tiumor ot the; part
and still retain its informality. Con- ;
nelly gets through the stint credit-
ahly enough, but Craven made it a
triumph.
Martha Scott, returned from Hol-
lywood for the engagement, .reefeales
the •. char, acter ot Emily. Wilder’s
lovely, fated lieroine. scemin.g even
more haunting and tender and touch-
ing in the part than 'whOn. she’ Jir.st;
played it so succo.ssfull.y. Evelyn
Varderi, also front the original cast,
clicks .again as Mrs. Gibbs, the doc-
tor’s wife, while Arthur Allen and ;
DOro Merande Ulccwise impress in
their former roles. Montgomery Clift
is. excellent as George Gibbs; the
juvenile, and Parker FennoUy gives
Air. Webb, the local editor, an amus-
ingly dry quality.
Always something of a pro'olem.
the City Center acoustics are still
not right. The sound system lias been
perceptibly improved, but in a quiet
play like ‘Our Town’ some of the
lines tend' to; be oniy partly inaudible
throughout ; the house. Hobe. .;
Emmet Lavery’s drama, ‘Murder
in a Nunnery.’ will ’ be publislied
next month by Samticl French and
is already a'vailable for non-profes- ..
siorial perforriiances everywhere.;
WeiJitresday, January 12, 1944
XEGITIMATE
'■ I.ee Shubert and the Select Up-f rr;-'
erating 'Gorpij' a Shubert c zS ' ' riv * '' ■» to
ownei-a oi the 46th St. theatre, 14. Y,; Comelia Skinner’s Play,
were charged with ‘sabotaging’ the Mara A««rw>iatpd
niusieal conredy, iVWrg YVCDSier ASSOCldiea
according to a $125,000 damage ac- Cornelia Otis Skinner is readying
tiori' filed If >t wcekin X. Y. supreme production of an untitled play by
court. Suit was filed by William ^ ,
Seligson, attorney for Irving Caesar. Elizabeth Ginty, probably for spring
the producer, . and : his associates, presentation. Her husband, Alden
Daniel G. Arn.stein, William Heller, Blodgett, is to be the producer and
Louis Lazare and Ellis Arnoflf. Margaret Webster ts • probability to
The musical opened last Sept, if®"*' Pss Skinner would star 'in
9 and was forced to close Oct. 17. role of Queen Elizabeth,
the complaint alleges, because of a Besides appearing in her own
Conspiracy by the defendants in serv- ‘Wiliiam and Mary’ comedy sketches
ing unlawful notices on them to va- with Roland Young on the Dinah
cat" the theatre. , Shore program Thursday nights cn
■ nnder an aereement for lease of CBS for General Foods, Miss Skinner
Underran ngiee^ent „,akcs her screen*&ebut in the forth-
he house de- Paramount fllmizatlon of
490000 hers and Emily Kimbrough’s 'Our
Hearts Were Young and Gay’ book
all gross in; excess^, the . suit reyeals. , reminiscences
If the amount of $20,000 was not remin iscences.
reached in any one week, defendants
were to get 3.’) 'ii; plaintiffs allege. nj| w
Contract also provided that in the |lf|AQQ ICCIIAG 1 1Y
event the gross fell below $20,000 in illVvw MvwUVv A I A
uvo consecutive weeks, either of the
panics, by oneweek's notice, had jl 1 •
the riglit to germinate the contract. ll fTIltlPV I IPPUCPC
The complaint further states that jTIEClIVjf.^.
the defendants imlawfully served no-
tice that 'Public* would have to va- After personal 'Interviews with
cate the tlieatie on Oct. 2; .plaintiffs paul Mos.s in hts office, most of
advising that this was a violation of g , . ; „ ig. «.gre
the contract. The defendants later r»oacways ucKCt agencies were
■withdrew the notice, but the damage gn’cn licenses last week, It being the
was already ' dort'e, the producer first time for such procedure since
charges, having; the effect of under- the licen.se commissioner assumed
mining the cast's morale. Shubert control. He’s usually okayed them
then started a plan and conspiracy to some time before the first of the
discredit the play, it is claimed, so year. Known, however, that at least
that ll .finally grossed below the re- half a dozen brokers failed to get
quirecl S20.000 for two con.sceutive the go signal from Moss, who is ex-
wcck.s. „ pected to make up his mind about
The accusations state that; Shubert deferred cases during the week. In-
aml his ompioyec.s offered poor seals timated that several will not be
to prospective patrons at the box- granted licenses because of violation
office though bbtter were, ayaihble; of the 75c premium law. Annual fee
two persons attempting to purchase is $200.
tickets were told wrongly that the Agency people against whom there
theatre was sold out; persons were complaints of overcharging,
deliberately kept waiting for tickets; either to the commissioner’s office or
certain brokers with whom Shubert to the legit code enforcement board,
wa.s m rfose contact were induced are those whose licenses have been
not to offer tickets; tickets for the witjjhc.ld. ; In instances where the
following week were not printed and enforcement board , disciplined or
available for advance sale. fined brokers, Moss contacted the
^ , ■;, ■■■' board to verify alleged violations.
Ql. n 1 n..LI* L n Commissioner took occasion to re-
ut. rdUl I UDllSil6r 1 &SS6S " mind most brokers that irregularities
lY 11 •>. I 01 will call for punishment, but while
up : Ads on Mpis. Shows the better-known agency heads were
' , r. ^ not lectured, it was necessary for all
If They Pass Up His City gtL“‘
Minneapolis, Jan. 11. State law’s provisions include one
Replying to a protest of Leo Mur- which calls for all agency employees
ray, manager of the local Lyceum, to be fingerprinted, which opens the
legit house. B. H. Ridder, publisher way for more probing methods. In
of the two St. Paul daily new.spapers, checking up on the prints, a girl
the Pioneer Press and Dispatch, has agency clerk was found to have been
. announced that , no attraction play- mixed up in a minor jrolice case. It
ing Minneapolis and passing up St. appears she was arrested for accept-
Paul e'i-er will be permitted to ad- ing a race bet, in the absence of her
. , vertise its MinneapoUs/appearance m husband, a .; bookie.., Commissioner
his sheets. Ridder apparently con- ordered the broker to dismiss the
sidors it an affront to St. Paul when girl. . .. . .
a show appearing in Minneapolis .. ' ■. ■; ■ ■ ■ " .
, does not' include the neighboring city tf.mmr v’l flTilll I IT' OIIPIX
Shows in Rehearsal
'Jacobbwsky and the Colonel’-^
Theatre Guild.
‘Decision’ — Edward Choate.
'Youmans Revue’ — Vincent You-
mans. ■.,,■■■
'The House In Paris’ — Harry Clay
Blancy. ■'
‘The . Duke in ' barknesa’— rAlex
Cohen, Jos. Kipness.
■4 Actors Equity Assn, has refused to
I take any action in the case of Paul
•me uuKe in • uaraness' — Aiex t __ rn. jj m me caac uj. x-«u»
Cohen, Jos. Kipness. JKCpOn. IzCe OnUUeri, lUUU Robeson, whose resignation from
' TnfArPciprI in RidUa Thi honorary membership in several CIO
inierehiea m nldUO, unions was demanded by the Central
• 111 l\ ' Chicago, Jan. 1 1. Trades and Labor Council of Greater
r ACt-i Wllir Knnm ' theatre, burlesque New York and Vicinity, AFL. In a
1 UOl II 111 vVUlll for several years, may switch to letter sent yesterday (Tuesday) to
■ ' ■';■■ '■■ legit, loomed as a passibility follow- James Quinn, CTLC secretary, the
A I 0, ing Lee Shubert’s apparent interest Equity council explained that be-
rAI* I A I AAlt property last week during cause Robeson is ihdt employ^^^
1 Ul Ll* il* LJVKII Ws visit any other field of activity’ besides
said to be interested in the bouse. acting and singing, ‘there is no ac-
Los Angeles, Jan. 11. Theatre, located on State .street in tion we can properly take in the
Indications are that I.os Angeles -Ilf ® matter.’ The letter concluded that
will continue to be a showiiiari's bo capacity of 1,600. with 1.100 seats on -many members of both theAFDand.
wuf continue to be a showman s bo , the mam floor and a 30-passenger CIO look forward to the day when
nanza in the post-war period, guess elevator to the balconies. Nate the interests of both will find a corn-
being based on theory that many ‘Jack’ Berger, whose lease still has mon meeting ground and the house
war workers now swelling the pop- several years to run. is not adverse of labor will be united.’ ^
ulation to the straining point will this time to retiring from the It's not known what, if any, action
continue to seek mild climate and purley picture and is listening to the CTLC may now attempt in Robe-
'iJ.' n-'i?-.'' OnGl'S. r*' i..
Los Angeles, Jan. 11.
Indications are that Los Angeli
work in factories in Southern Cali-
fornia. '
/ . Current population influx, ready
money and good shows gave the Los
Angeles-HoUy Wood . legit sector one
of its best years since 1928. Year
was marked by several tremendous
grossers in short stays, plus the ever-
lasting ‘Blackouts’ at the El Capitan,
now. in its 18th month of pleasing
the public.
son’s case. It might carry the issue
to the AFL executive council, but
it's questionable if the latter could
interfere in the jurisdiction of one of
its own internationals. Equity, as
an affiliate of the Associated Actors
& Artists of America, has autonomy
in : the legit field, so the council’s
•slaiid is presumably final. Robeson
now. in its . 18th month of pleasing . . :s currently starred in ‘Othello,’ at
the public. Two attractions on the road are the Shubert, N. Y.
■ slated to be withdrawn this Satin- Robeson belongs to Equity, AFL,
day (15), ‘Marianne,’ a new musical, and were he, suspended from the
PRAniirFR.rRlTir P.A'NSI . *My sister Eileen.’ , Latter was actors union he would, -not be able
1 lWl/UVljn~vl\lllV> 1 nllu recently sent on tour again but found to appear on the stage or in the
AWN ClinW DIIT IT’6 D A little business in small stands. anuiEemeut field because of an intcr-
UWn iJlllf If Py 11. t V D.Ut it scored a long Broadway run and locking agreement among theatrical
Rv PHii fliTvvivr' fared well on the road originally, but unions.,
, , repeat dates looked doubtful. • , Robeson Honorary CIO Member
Sap Paulo, Brazil, Dec. 10. ’Marianne’ is a musical produced : Recently Robeson was named an
Just returned from the hinterland by B. P. Schuiberg and Marion Ger- lionorary member of the State,
a two-day train i ide from Sao Paulo '”8- It tried. but raggedly, and last County and Municipal Workers
where some of the laree and small week’s bu.siness in Baitimore was Union, a CIO affiliate. He has been
wnere some ot tne large ana small disappointing,, around $10,09^^^ honorary member of the long-
coffee .fayerillas were visited. Many jg faring better in Washington this shoremen’s and maritime unions,
of the coffee trees were killed by week but unles.s there is 'a change both CIO. 'While the council will
frost this year. This coffee business in plans, will come back for re- consider the argument of the Cen-
ts .as, big' a risk a.s show business. visions. , tral Trades body, around Equity .it
Jean Coequelin is the producer of
‘Casa das Tres Meninas’ at the Boa
Vista theatre. ; ; Sr, : Coequelin is also
the: drama critic for the newspaper
A Nolle, bill he didn't give his at-
traction a very good notice. How-
tral Trades body, around Equity it
is questioned whether honorary
membership could be regarded as
an active participation in the CIO
unions, even if the actors union had
a prohibitory rule.
Alfred Harding, publicist for
iraeuony a wery gooa notice., now ‘Othello, one- of the season’s stand-
ever, : it’e^ doing. a fine business , n boxoffice clicks on Broadway, for The
XP^ of him. Sr. Cocquelin is really continues to amaze showmen. It ???
American films V „ J . r . perioim- the AFL the actor would have to
‘O.K.’ is the name of the leading ^rshlbert through th^^^ desist or be suspended. Harding
night club. The floor show hardlyi three n!^.
quoted saying that if Robeson had
lives up to the name. tihr.™: is tfettmo eloce trt hnrt <“*oi
Eva Tbdor is the ^ar of ‘Maria alfthe house will Md it t^ W
iimaca, by Xadislau Keketis, .trans^ *3 50 sckle tipn of the labor movement. It
Robeson, is quoted saying that
, , ' HAKKl liAUrniAN 5U£U
Murray’s pkotest was proyoked by . , . . ___ __ _
., the action of Ridder in throwing out .,. . RY KIN F(|R 'S7R fiSn
■the; ‘Corn Is .<3reen’ ad,s after they . ■., ' Mil rUIV f l7,D«IU
had been accepted by one of his Harry A. Kaufman, associated with
representatives. The Ethel Barry- Lee Shubert in musical production,
has been named defendant in two
gave St. Paul totaling $79,656, it was disclosed
go-by after playing there last ja^t week in N. Y. Supreme Court,
season. . _ ' • Suits were filed by Blanche and
, 5 George Boochever, sister and broth-
wanted to knpw,if the Rigder action er-inJaw of the defendant. : !
was ‘just another of those petty . . . , y
small-town affairs designed to. make Actions are based^on moneys al-
this section of the country a iaiigh.- legedly due trom their mtwest in
; ing stock.’ He also declared that the Greater Manhattan Knitting
. ‘Minneapolis, evidently being the Mills. Inc., of which Kaufnian was
' Norihwe.st’s metropolitan center, is president, and bave been due, it s
attempting tc act jts age In line with claimed, for, the past 17 yipars. .Kauf-
its dignity as a big city, while St. man’s attorneys last week moved for
Paul still sets its tempo to the days dismissal of the complaints on the
of the oxcart and the early steam- grounds that they were outlawed by
boat on the river.’ ■; the statute of limitations.
‘It’.s a good thing for St. Paul’s George Boochever asks for $50,-
theatre-loving people, whose news- 956, while his wife seeks $28,700 due
papers have failed them in this, that from their stock interest in ilje busi-
thbre is a Minneapolis Star-Journal ness, from which they withdrew in
which circulates in your city and 1926.
radio stations that can keep them in-
formed,’ concluded Murray in his
letter to Ridder. Corio s Coast Play
Ridder recently took deep umbrage Detroit. Jan. 11.
at, and bitterly resented, a claim . i 'i , z '
published in -Variety’ that St. Paul is , Ann Corio left here last week for
considered ‘a poor show town.’ He Jbe Coast, where she will start re-
charged John J. Friedl, Paramount hearsahs for the star role in Sleep It
theatre circuit president, with its Ofi; a three-act comedy by Lyford
re.?ponsibility. In his reply to Mur- Moore and Capt. Harlan Thompson,
ray, he played on the same theme Show opens Feb. 6 at the Geary
and declared that ‘St. Paul will dem^ theatre, San Francisco, with Harry
onstrate that it’s one of the best Joe Brown and Ralph Murphy pro-
■ show towns.’ ducing. Murphy also will direct.
Fumaca,’ by Ladislau Keketis, trans- iir M in wair tion of the labor movement. It
lated by Luiy Inglesias, playing at Padl Rbbesoh is starred in ‘Othello,t f°®|Y“o^^^^
the Sant ana theatre. being the first colored lead to be ^ Le nf
presented in the play over here In Iquity and Equity has none
T;*I« T« the summer of 1942 he appeared at with me. I believe this is the time
uhUbertS ll6l lllIC 10 Cambndg^ Mass., and Princeton, for unity in the labor movement . . .’
• G> I • TL- N. J., in the drama, and its chances L^tt^r of complaint made in a let-
Harns. Selwyn in tni on Broadway were immediately rec- to Thomas Murtha of Central
» VI ognxzed. Hobeson, however, had Trades objected to: Robeiofi ’lending
Chicago Jan. 11. concert date? lyhich held , the pr^^^^^^ and prestige’ to a CIO
Harris & Selwyn Theatres, Inc., this sea.son. union which is competing in the
new corporation owned by the Shu- bt organizing GovetTiment em-
hprt4 took title to the twin theatres ployees. Murtha was requested to
berts, took title to the twin theatres to one school for last Satur- ,„ake ’necessary representations’ to
last week at a reported purcha.se day’s (8) matinee had been .stolen iroiiitv and other staee unions
price of $500,000. Shuberts have had from the mails. Locations were held ■■ ■ ■ -■.:■ '.■■■... ■■
a lease on the two theatres since 1935 up at the door, after several were
under their subsidiary. Select Lake found to have been bought on the TnlliiM:’ Suntphiiio Tn
H&RRV RAIIFMAN QIIFH under their subsidiary. Select Lake found to have been bought on the
IlAlXIl 1 IVnUr lllnll iJUIjI/ city Theatre Operating Co. /; street near the ’ Shubert, and the
DV VIN CAD ®70 CCC Sellers ware Cornelia De Koven rightful owners seated. One kid ad-
Ol ftUl rUR $1 IljypU Douglas and the Hugh T. Dickey es- mitted having bought four tickets
Harry A. Kaufman, associated with
Sellers ware Cornelia De Koven rightful owners seated. One kid ad- ’
Douglas and the Hugh T. Dickey es- mitted having bought four tickets
States Trust Co. of New York.
By Increase in Admission Taxes
under their subsidiary. Select Lake found to have been bought on the ^FnlKac’ SluntrlimO Tn
City Theatre Operating Co. / ; street near the ’ Shubert, and the I UIIICo l/nllvllllig lU
Sellers ware Cornelia De Koven rightful owners seated. One kid ad- I ^ • I M V •
Douglas and the Hugh T. Dickey es- mitted having bought four tickets lllipcnal) I12iynu6
tate through the trustee, the United from another youngster at the „ « <
States Trust Co. of New York. school. ■. |i06S tO WlDlSF (lATudD '
Booking ,'■■ switches slated early
1 I * '0 ■ ll** f 1 1 this week will put 'Mexican Hay-
Koad Dookmgs oeen Hit Hard
perial, which currently has ‘One
n ■ f ■ ' ■ A Jl ■ • ■■ '• ■■ ip ■ Touch of Venus,’ latter moving to
By Increase E Adinission laxes
■ ■ den to the Imperial. Michael Todd
Should the Senate Finance Com- plays during that period. ReinrdS; has a contract to spot his ‘Hayride’
mittee again decline to consider were secured from the United Book- in the Imperial, but is said to have
amelioration of the 20% admissions ing Office and were surpri.sing to readily assented to the Garden book- ,
tax provision in the revenue act, it’s showmen because of the upbeat on ing instead, because of ■ its large
virtually assured that the issue will the road last season and currently, lower floor capacity; House shortage
be discussed on the floor. That be- In the letters it was ventured to say is definitely over, ‘Rosalinda’ leaving
came known before a delegation of that even fewer states would receive the 46th Street after another week,
showmen went to Washington Mon- attractions because the boosted levy Boston being the first stand out.
day (10) in a further attempt at would decrease patrqnage. , ' Advance .sale for ’Venus’ is pro-
freezing the tax at 10%, its present In addition to the League and the- heeding at the Irnperial but all tick-
figure. atre association efforts, individual ets after next 'week ar«. 'for the 46th
League of New York Theatres and appeals were made, among these street. That musical tihs ti^e dis-
the National Assn., of the Legitimate known to have contacted Washing- tinction of being the: first shoWio
Theatre were active last week in ef- ton were John Golden and Eddie change theatres after playing 1714
forts to have appeals made from all Dowling. Former’s letter to Sen. weeks during which every ticket
localities, from which managers and Robert Wagner received prominent was sold,
theatre groups are expected to ask mention in the capital pres.s. Golden i, ..-u.'.,
their senators to reconsider doubling also wrote Sen. James J. Davis, who, , ■ i« i
the tax. League sent telegram.? to as a member of the Finance Commit- Fflllltv RltV% fSU RaIHIS
some 460 theatre groups, to the tee, favored the theatres but was out- *'UJo . i wv wuuo
Finance Committee and letters to voted by the committee. Davis said Actors Equity Assn, will invest
every senator, protesting the increase it would be discussed on the Senate $50,000 of its funds, plus $25,000 from
of the admissions levy. floor and concluded v/ith: 'There is the treasury of its affiliate. Chorus
Letters set forth the reputed fact so little left of the theatre, .so far as Eqiiity, in the Fourth War Loan
that for several years road shows the spoken word is concerned, that I bonds.
have been confined to 18 state.?, and am in full sympathy with your re- "The association council voted that
that 30 states have not seen ;tagc quest.* ; action yesterday (Tuesday). ;
Actors Equity Assn, will invest
60
liEGITlNATi:
Wediiestiayi Jaiiiiiary 12, 191 1
. t’biu't Ijplwlds' poliqios/or practiK tib' is in one-mah
Mag title. Gr,i.ine,C6nl'ossioiikr;frVsnied"^ : ; ‘ ‘ ...
by 'Hlllwap Peidoclicals;'W;tsvM^ *>»''' "VlHs have. boon. con>
be . ^-on|Usiiifi/ aiW : intel’.to'iHg’ with
Fa\yaett:’fit Tihe.,.Gphtes^^ a; cle-
cisiop by 'tlie U. CoLiL’t bC.pusttehs
.Siul
ail earlier clecisioiv by , Uic. .,GpiU“;
niissioner ot Patents. ;■
OE ..si'gaificatic,e ,',on : the'. ,riglits.;'ol':
geiteina" iitlesy t thei lailibft . ' haitdotl
down by JucIkc .Bland , ■sbde.tb b .of .ir.eer
Iheret'ore, ; that’ , , the . 4.itrt . tuh -iii-nt.'. kT.i'jn.Hi’\- pH iinHOis
nientjng ecUtoi.haJiy .cUnihg the:. past
week. u,p'oir:.'the; deei^ tby -iWallier
(b halt ;k'ihibt’b's Seconctbc.las^^
.priyilegev yir^ pid.tin,g ',H,' oaf ot ’j
busines.s ' whcii bthe 'rullt.ig.' goes; ihtp, '
olTeet.lateiin Febriairyt,..''
,..Fa.ut : that Walltprs, decree . Is .re-,
.viexvhvbte by .theie(>ih;tX.P.H)y :sligH
niitigattvv' clanger.ihwdve
.se'eras'.. ' el.eaiv; .. 'tberetove;- ;pi;at^ : ci>c,iJ^^^^ tlh'. iH.e, pid's.V-™hdry.. 'edit^^^^^^
term ^ ‘Gopiess.ip.hs: , ’In;' the .; t.wfr/aug-; h;,v.e;.' pointed, buli;' . ■
ge.sts ininiediatcty. i:) .ihe piiroha.s- , .■ ;
jog ' public , Uiat Ihe lileialuie eon- j •lUicky’ Tavlov's Seaurl
' ■ fabls Wt.h^BubllOdaii :■ htBiiobyt ..:dayibr,t|,
,ter fab?ng..,ui,to. Ihe. saiiu.^ ta^
Written, a secjiiel tiS Ins: bboly,
tbo Bottleit-Avliich :be w
Ti,ber,e/.vviii be a .div,prsiiy bt', opipion
. , . ais to wbether the.seco.nd.opuSv'Sliake
of the magazine and. loi that lea'-on, i > ^^,11 5 ,iand comparison with
.w6uld .be that, portion :.Qt 'h.’® : »»'*■ njg,
wbibh :wotfld ;bave: :mb?v'te
indicating origin.
:‘Tlie' term.s .'Triie' and- .‘Giinip'
have diffleiibiit mcaniiig.s, cUherenl:
sounds, and cViiteibjit: appearances,
but, as pointed out aboye, a crime
confessioiv' niay be: embraced , in a
•tJn.ctuest.ion.abjy, t.lie.:,.wbrd .'Gople.s-i'
.sibiis' ill; .’the .title.s, ,o.f ..the inagazin.es
i.s the ..part of :.eaeli nva rk::\ybi,Glv... in-
dicator- the'.cliaract of:. . the eoiitents
of the magazine and, lor that lea'-on.
. trudi confession, and we ex
..ainine' the marks as. a: Whole- which! pjetm-es kulod the waxworks shows
. The original book contains more
theatriC;al' '.remmisebneeS^^.':^ .its
successor. It is an cne.yclopoedia of.
statis-tical ■ informiitibii .tOld” ihtere.st-
iiigly. .hlewspa’permen will ,fl
amu.senient - and eii te.rlainincnt in its
pages;
Accor,dip.g . to tire . author, - iiiOtion
We m.iist 'do unde- llio settled law,, it,
would .seem,’ that .the , worcts .‘I'rite.’
and ‘Crime’ in the I'espqctivd mal'ks
are not .Galoulaled to: eliminate the
likelihood of contusion lliat the two
111 arks are concurrently u-sed upon
literature of the kind described.'
Fawcett complaint pre\iously also
directed against another Hillman
mag, Real Confessions, but that
title ha.s since been scrapped.
Scully’s -Rogues Gallery’
‘Rogues Gallery,’ by Frank Scully,
V.M.S. :' t*'Var!ety’. ’ .MUgg, Em
had just gaineeV the;di.di^^ be-
. ing first bpdk. published Oil the. west
- coast. .' td, ^ gain; . :Bo6k-of-.tbe-Mohtii
eUib citation.: /;.Book,, out six weeks,
w'ent. into: dts : second edition a few
days before receiving Book Club
recOinmendafioh. . ■ i
.'Pitched on prihcipld it ta.kesj
a rogue to ' catch a rogue, book is a
tough: tkpestry pf profiles of. eminent i
eonteniporaries., Written: .'as if dli of'
them were dead a hundred years, i
Gallery contains such-; obvious]
rogues as Trader Horn, Jiin Tully,
Will. James, Hey wood Broun, Up-
ton Sinclair, Harry Bridges, . Theo-
dore Dreiser and Frank Harris, and
others like .tyendeU Willkie., . Somer-
set Maugham, Bernard- Sharv,. John
Sieinb.eck and Thomas Mann, . Whose
roguery takes quite a chunk of doc-
umentation.
‘Variety’: Wba.vbs in ’ and .put -pf:
the eminont company, and fiSreS well,
■ considering how badly the others
:Cpme .off,:- Its latb edi.tpr is : rated'
pue‘ of , . America's great'est; Book, is
loadedi with show' biz hits;
wood .funeral of F. /Scott Fitzgeralcl.
Wliich/closes the gallpry, iS-.a-gerii..: ''
in England . about. 11)10. ^hc first,
known.' advertiSeme.n t Of trabiecl seals
exhibiteffin Englaiid had.iiiei^^
as ‘peyfofmihg: C fls^^ .He .refers to
Huber’s MUse;Uin in Mew York as be-
ing located in . 'West - "42d ; Si-rect,
(Where it is!, now'),! Shacie.s ot
Luchow’s on 14th Street, which ad-
joined. Huber’s!
An interesting chapter is devoted
to songs of yesteryear, wliicli is very
informative. . .-
.../Among! the; oiiier comments are
that. daf . /women iafe' funnier.; than fat
men.
Time to go on sale- in California and
vicinity later thaii ! in other spots.
News angle made the condition in-
lolcrjlile foi the weekly., '
I.UCC Counters .Antis: With Sancton
■/ Po.ssibly as answer to critics that
Lile mag is anti-labor and anti-
Briti.sh. Henry Luce, .its owner,, 'has
weaned Thomas Sancton aivay from
.the editorship of New Repub'.ic to
stM've Lite Jis a special writer. Sanc-
ion.:!wUh.lJberbt \'!id\\;s,'m
of ..pi .0 weekiy'.s cclitovia'ls: aijd special
'pieces originating: at liome office.
Sancton is a former newspaper-
nitiif, ,liaviiig, bben':\vi,tli! .AP, tinci New
,Orleaii.s Time.s-Pjcayune bcloro join-
.iiig' contrihbed
to many niag.s be.sides his work on
New. Republic. . - ;■'■!■ .,/! /■:;.
Noi-niaii: Named to, Wl’B Post
AHen E. Norman is the new chief
of the magazine ' anct , librioclical. sec-
tion of . tile Printing and Publishing
divlsibii . of tlie WPB. sueeeecUng
Walter J. Risley. -'Jr.. . re.signed.
L'atler relurns. to. -the Ciirtis . indSS,!
after liolding down the post since
the da.v atter Petirt Harbor.
New appointee is regularly an
od'icia.l .of ■ tiu! Fawceit iiubs, and
has been serving as consultant to
the magazine and periodical section
for live months. ■ Director of the
WPB Printing and Publisliing cUvi-
.-•■ion is .Ai’tluir A. Treanoi'. Wlio made
the Norman appointment.
Bueno Joins Whittlese.v
Martin Foss,' president. of :,McGraw-
Hill, announces. that J. .R. de la Torre
BiienO will join Wliittlosoy House
as an editor on Jan. 15, and, that
William Poole will become cciiior-
.iilrohicl,'''':'-/''..-
Clinton Simp.son of Whittlesey re-
signs Jan. 1.
Schriftgicsser .loins Newsweek
Karl Sclwiftgie.ssor is leaving The
N. Y. Times., wiiere ho ha.s been .act- ■
ing drama editor for some months,
and IS clue to . join . NewsAveek as
literary editor. He took over the
Times desk : sonie. time after HeWis
Nichols, became 'drama critic, latter
post being: vacated for the duration
by Brooks Alkin.soii. Latter,. is.iiow
•a .iwar : correspontlent !. in China ; for
the daily.
. Sehriitgiesser is author ot a book
on President Roosevelt and another:
on Oscar of the Walcloi'f. Not definite
whether he will be replaced on the
Times. If not, Nicliols, w ho actually
.heads the drama depai-tmeii.t. iiiOy
.again . . take foyer; iir , addition to his'
play coverage. ■
Under liis holiday greetings at wbieh' Oscar Hammer.stein, II, had in,
‘Variety's’ 38th anniversary number last week, the lyricist .included live
flops for wliich he wrote the words. The theatres and the short iiunibor
of week.< eac.h: played ivvgre set: 'forth,!! .Two . shows were done in tondoiv
.'Bail at' the Savoy/! flye'/weeksf at:, the: Drury 'Lgne. ahd^l^ Si.ster.s,’ siy '
weeks iit the same libuse. , The Bfoadw’ay disappbhitmtMits: ‘Sunny - Rii gr.'
St. Jahios, six Weeks; ‘Very Warm For May.’ Alvin, seven weeks; ‘Free’
For All,’ Mahhattah (formerly Hainmerstcin's, now a CBS radio Iheairei
three weeks, yn'der that listing was the legend: ‘Fve done u before and
I can do .it ''again.'. ; , ’- .■■ :'/!!
Not hjentibnedv of cour.se, are Hammerstein’s sock succe.ssos- 'Oklaiioma,'
St. Jamc.s,; and 'Ciirmeii Jones. Broadway, both on Broadway’ii cuiieii’t
list, nor hi-s earlier ::eoilabprativC' s ‘Show, Boat,’ ‘RoS(i-:Maiie,’
‘Sunny,’ ‘Desert Song.’ 'The Hevv M^ Otto Harbach was eollabbraUn
in the/flrst two sliows mentioned, wllile Frank Mandel and Larry Schw.ab
wore. bi.s teammates, in- thc: latter pair; - Varied name compo.sors figured in
the se'oibs..
‘Ai-senic and Old Lace,’ on tour with Boris . Karloff as star, will plav
A.shoville. N. C.. Feb. 19, although the play was recently performed tlieie
by an amateur group in a charity affair that drew capacity., : It is not the
first time: that ‘Arsenic’ profe.ssioiial and amateur pre.sefitatioiis have con-
flicted. Last .seas6ri,;iyheivWarnei's pjanried to felease the .film ver.sum,
ainateitr, -rights ;-wer.e dispp.sed of Svith /the/picturb bn the shelvesf The'
Karloff company lia.s successfully toured regardless.
On one visit to Seattle, ‘Arsenict/went/^bh: day-ah a local
amateur company playing anotlier : theatre, ’ and both cleaned up. It ap-
pear.s that people who saw the amS then, attended tlie protes.sional show
to see the difference with Karloff in action.
; 1943 Theatre Annual
The 1943 edition of the Theatre
Annual. .; publishea ’ by - the Tiieairc
-IL’brary Assn., .appeared last Week,
ft contains' an article on ' ’Wartime
Drama in China.’ by George Taylor:
'A Defense oi the Professional Re-
viewer.’ by : Josobk Wood Krutch:
‘Notes on Jason.' by Sam.son Ra*
phaolson: ‘How tlie Theatre Is Rep-
resented in the Negro Collection at
Yale;’ b.v Carl Van Vechteii;
Arioiphe Appia's .‘Living Art or ' Still-
Life,’.- translated by. :S.. ! A, Rhodes:"
‘The School /Thealro of. the. Jesuits,’
by Henry SchnltHer, /and .‘The Me-
dieval. :Pageant 'Wagoiis; of Hotivain,’
by George R. Kernodle.
, The Theatre Library Assn, board'
Includes George Freediey, Sarah,
: Chokla Gros.s, Elizabeth P. Barrett,
Robert B. Bali. Barrett - H. Clark.
Rosamond Gilder. ■' May ' Davenport
. Seymour. Garrison P. Sherw'ood and
A, j. Wall, witii Richard Ccougit
chairman of piibiicatibns. , /. . , / . ':
See Danger to Press in Esquire Ban
, Over-all -o»in>on. 'of newspapers'
tiiroughora itihev country is that tli.ey
iookr with trepidation on tlie dati,gei'.
’ ' itivoiveci io freedom :tif the .press Z in
Postmaster General Franic C.
Walkor'.s closing liie inaiis to Esquire
. or ,aby;bther publicatiori .with ’vvho.se'
SAMUEL FRENCH
!! isiNt i: IS.30
Play Brokers and
Aiilliors’ Rei»rescnlatives
-' 3"»- It eat ■ S(.re*‘t., , New . Viitle
lUI IVest ftti Street, I,oa AiiKeles
Lolly the Litterateur
Some years ago one of Lo.iella O.
.Parson.s’. .logmen' wrote . a. piece for
the Satevepost wiiicii Was .fixed up
by Nunnally Joiinson, the film pro-
; ducer and play.vri.giit. and.' who, . in
refurbishing it, tacked ‘The Ga.v Il-
literate’ on the ‘profile’, of, Hearst’s
favorite! film/ chatterer. Lolly has
taken that tag and good-humoi-edly
adopted it as the title of her auto-
. liiog (Doublediiy, Doi;an: S2', mark-
ing .her second book scriver.iiig ,ln
more thaii a .quarter -of-a-eeiltury.,,'Ih
191.1. vvlicii siie .. was a/:story ' editor
and not a high-powered. Hearst-syn-
dicated Hollywood Bo.sweil. she did
a book on ’How to Write for tiic
Jlovie.i'.’ ■
Wilii , ■ a ; , somewhat elsiecUnsnioro
approach, Lolly ; Parsons lirccze.s
througb . ' her V career, . bandying big
n’ame’s— big in dnenmiic values, any-’
way— at will and , iolting- 'em .'fall
wiiere tlioy may.'-'' ■'-,-■// '-f
'Gay :]lhfe:rate’..is,, a.: pietty , good
approximatiO'n of, the sum, total; any-
way it’s gay. Tile siiow. bunch will
like it for i;,5 easy reading arid -its
oy.-n .very private reaclion.s to Lolly
as the Littcra feii r. -'/ ■ : ' Abet. ' ■ .
Time M.ag Plans L..A. Edition
/.; Time niag. going in ri'ioro and more
for regionai priniin;,-; .for iminediaic
on-spot salesb has ui f:in,gecl to print
125.090 copies ot tlie mag in Los An-
gelos. . P’ai;‘. • ot. liio I,os Angeles
DpAinTbvvpi'.Sbbp'jrjng';^ 'wi-il/print
(i4 ’ pago.s of current new.s .section
from plates fiowii irom ! nia {(! /priiit-
ii;,g plant !in/ Cftl’ .'■.''StartA'-Wifb 'Tirst'
:,Fcbriia'i:y:!.i.s.sue';''’' ■'/■/!.. /■//;/'■ !!'/-
Step -rieebssitateci: by .siewdown of
shitiping facllitic.s, wi'.icli caused.
CHATTER
• Former Ensign Sam Byrd is. novv ,a .
Lieutenant.
r Vanya Oakes is a distant relative
of the late Sir Harry.
Anya Solon is the daughter of
Ernest Thompson Setoii.
George Shively left Appleton-
Cebtur-v t'o join .Doubieday Doran. ,
John's. Daly in N Y. from Maine
, for . conforpnees with his publisher
on a; new book. .
H. Allen Smith’s third book for
Doubleday Doran will be ‘Like Ele-
phants Remember.’, ,
Knopf to publisli Jolin Horsey’s
novel about A.M.G; in Italy, ‘-A Bell
for .-Vdano.’ Jan. 17. ■ ■ ■■ ■, ■ '■
Joe ■: Margolies’, resigned his re-
cently-assumed post of sales man-
ager for Heritage Pre.ss.
. Phil Baker typing away on auto-
biog titled ‘Take It or Leave It.’
after radio show lie in.c.’.s
Viking will publish ' Royal Arcii
Gunnison ’s ‘So' Sorry: No , Peace,’
which is nearing completion. .
George J. Shiveley has shifted
from tlie Appletcn-Ccniury editorial
staff’ ; to . a sin-iiar. post with Double-
clay.
/William Cotton: bead of Ideal
magazines, in Holl.vw ood to huddle
on- s'.ory: ■ propeiHies witii studio-
execs.- ■ ■ ■ ■
Before leaving his: desk at .Time
mag for a trip to Sweden. John, Scott
signed with Hoa.ghton Mifflin;, to do
a 'bo’ok, .
! Karl Placht Ayjll manage . new
Brontand book-store branch in L.A.
opening 'March 1. This will be Kith
of cham. ' /,;; , ; ,
Ji’ustiji! Gi.lbert. of the : M.. Y. .Mirror ;
cditoi'i’al staff, lias, sold a piece on a
Jersey murder case, to the IlilliTian'!
nieft’s. mags. '!
- A. • Etcming MacLiesh, . , whose
first name is Archibalcl,: is not to. lie
confused witli the poet and Librarian
of Con.gress.
Pete Marlin of the Satevepost i.s
doing a yarn about Dave Chasen and
iris Hollywood eatery, jiangout of
fflm '.blg-gies: !: ' : / : ■
Mari'.la Wo! ft., who, authored
‘Whi.stie Shop’ and ‘Night Shift.’ wed
to an Army man,, and now living at
Fort Meyer, Va.
Houghton Mifflin Co. , will pilblish;'
early this Spring a iiLiory of Canada
written by Prof. Donald , Creighton,
of the U. of Tororito. ’ , \ , /, , /
':/ .’King !Featin-es .'WillS.vndicate a new
full! -.page:, riaily release of Hollywood
piciiures snapped li.v . Nat Dollinger,
freelance piiotograplier.
Evoroil Hale.v, film writer, who
died ir. a South Pacific battle, will
be remembered in a postlruinoiisly
pub’Ts.hod;! book, ‘-A Hero:-s:'Life,’' ;/'
Lester kinrkol. of ; the - New York
/Tiitife, lodlcing /over the Hollywood
studios , for .a .'rtionth: .vacationing and
getting, idda.s for fiituro writing, .
J. R. do la Torr'a Bueno, Jr., has
moved . lii.s desk from Knopf to
’.WHiiUescy/H:duse,.pvesag’mg:;a
of a‘-fiction line to that ' companyis
list./:' '../.
Doroli'.y Lindner, wiio - used to do
editorial work f-.o Good Housekeep-
ing mag. now a member of the
Catherme ■ Bioridift- :public'il,^^^^^
zation. ,
/ That H. \y. Roden, vvliose first
: Whodunit. "You Only Hang Once.’
, come.-! Clin iiiis week, i.s regiriarly
I 'load ,di tlie Ciapp baby food manu-
t/M'etdfers-.
Philip Wyiie. niag fietiOnoer, who
i lives ’■in /, M iriinii / n doing a weekly
Two Broadway tlieatres have increased their seating capaeilies witiiout
violation of the fire ’Ta-ivs. There Was one rd\v of 22 seats /added to tlie
front of the Music Box. which lias the click ’Over 21,’ while 36 seats were
added at the 44th Street, which houses ‘Winged Victory,’ the Army Air
Force smash. Latter house now has a capacity of 1,501, while tlie Box
.seats i.OOl. That was the fofmgf /capacity of the theatre, blit the orcliestra
pit was enlarged for mu.sical.s. Box is slated to have an Irving Berlin
’Music Box Revue.’ possibly next summer. At tliat time tlie new Jront
row will be removed to accoranvodate the pit orchestra
‘A Lady Come.s Home,’ a melodrama in whith Ruth Chattel Ion, Ralph
Forbe.s and Frank Conroy tried out, and which was slated to open at tlie
Playhouse, N. Y,; la.sl Week, was abandoned at the last minute. Show was
out for twoweek.s but a third week’s 88130’, was paid in lieu of notice.
George W. Brandt was the billed presenter, though J. J. Levenilial .signed
the actors' contracts as he' did ./on, 'other Bra/ndt:/tries'-,Of ‘-Lady’- represented
an investment of $27.5(10, seven backers Unknown on Broadway being
named. , • -
Critics in covering and commenting on ‘Over 21.1 at the Music Box,
N; Y., guessed that the character of a publisher in the play could be
Marsliall. Field, Understood that when she wrote tlie .play Ruth Gordon
had in mind Herbert Bayard Swope, editor of the former Morning World.
Miss Gordon, who starii in/ her play, and Swope, head of Now York’s
Racing Cominis.sion, liave long been tnends.
Lt. Col. Warreii Muh^ell, general manager of the Theatre Giatu (on
leave), and his wife, celebrated! thelt/ 3lst wedding anniversary last Friday
(7) but lie was in England with the armed force.s and she in New York.
Mrs. Munsell dined alone at Sardi’s, N. Y.. sipping a couple of duunpagne
cocktails as per his sii.ggestion upon a recent visit to New. York, , Their
son. Warren Jr., also in the Army, was recently released from a hospital
hi. 'Sicily,./.’ /.:' ./'./-■'_/-'’/ !.:■./'/:■/..
Major Clark Robinson, former Broadway sofinic des,igner’(; wiio uas
arijoirg those killed In a plane crash in India recently, concoi-yed the idea
of placing machineguns in plane wings 10 or more years ago. Such a
plane was built but crashed, and Robinson’s project was shelved. Later
the idea was developed and is notv in general air combat use. .
Tyson's ticket a.gency has added a new hotel stand to-its list, having
taken over the ticket privit.ege.s at. the P'ierre,' N,’ Y. -Tyson has been the
largeM distributor. Of theatre tickets in the field for years, and witii the
late.st addition now, has 31 spots, in metropolitan hotels. Pierre stand wai
formerly operated by tlie Union News Co.
Corriedy-drarna, ‘Lamb I.s My Body,’ by Francis Kev. an Army private,
is reported in demand 'oy a Broadway authorrproducer and a film exec.
Play is- said to lampoon Clare Boothe Luce.' the magazine Time and
Dorothy Thoriip.son. , Haila Stoddard is mentioned fm the lead, it and
when the show is produced. ' :
Buffalo had ils first legit midnight show in 20 years New Year-, Eie
when the touring ‘Student Prince’ staged a special performance at $3.30
top, Expei'imeni proved succe.ssful. gross running to aroUrid $2,500, brin.g-;
ing the week’s figure well over $21,000, second, largest legit: gross of the
season. ■ ’ ’
column for the .Miami Daily Nows
under title of ’Oil My Ciie.sl.’ Gen-
eral topics.! : ,’/ ■ ■
. Due fro:ri England are two books:
‘A Haunted House,’ containing Vir-
ginia 'WooiC’s s’nori stories, and one
on Jane Austen by G. B. Stern and
Sheila Kaye-Smilli.
Robert Gofl’in. /whom, ESqu ire’ mag
calls its .‘jazz' ’expeft,/’ has clone a
book ‘Jazz: From (be Congo to the
Metropolitan.’ which Doubieday is
■’publishing. It’s a riistory and devel-
opment of .American j azz. ' : ■ ■ / ■
- Major V. M. Culver, formerly of
the Meniphjs Comirierciai Appeal arid
Honolulu Advertiser,./ ha.s undergone .
a series of .operatipiis, including amp-
utation of .the left leg. at Walter
Reed hospital/ in Wa.shinglpn, as a
result’ of ’war. /injuries. , ,
; Edwina Se.ay'er, l(i-year-old daugh-
ter of Edwin Scaver, of the Book of
the Month Club, .signed as dancer
for now . Vincent Youmaiis musical.
At i-4 site danced in the New Opera
Co. .ballet,,: and. ’la.St, year in George
Balanclilno’s Ballet Impcriai.
Sylvia Damiett in coilaboralioi-,
witii : CpI. Edwin ' Bennetl. has writ-
ten 'Defy the Tempest’ to be piib-
lisitod by Julian Messiier in the Fall.
Mi-ss'/ Dennett’s unnroduced play.
Murder,. Kno(vs No Season,’ has just
been .sold to Republic Pictures. ■ , - ■
Martin Flavin, author of Harper’s
$10,000 prize novel, 'Journey in the
Dark,’’ g’Ms .pttWicity, because 60, years
old. William De Morgari; British
novelist, wrote thiee best -sellers be-
ginning at the age of 60. AH were as
long as those of /'(iharlcs Dickens,
The- following Hougliton Mifflin
books have beeri,;soW fol' filmiiig. to ■
RKO: ‘The .Robe,’ by Lloyd C.
Douglas; to ' W^^ ‘Forgive .’U.s
Our Trespasses.’ by / : Lloyd C.
Douglas; Metro, ‘Time of. Peace,’ by
BOn Ames Williams, and -’’rhe Suzy-
.Q,' /by Priscilla Hat'dison;. . to 20thr-
Fok,;jtDrag6nwyck,! by Anya Seton,
and .‘Laura,’ by Vera Caspary; and
'to! G.til.umbia, ‘U-Boat Pri.soner,’ ’uy
Archie Gibbs.
LaGalliennC'SchiMkraut
In ‘drchard^/N $8,000
. -New Haven. ; Jan. 11. /:!’
Premiere !of ‘Cherry Orchard’ ro:.
viVal: at ShUbort last weekend (6-8 i
gro.ssed an approximate $8,000. w:i1li
nice advance helping out. at $2.75
top.
..’Curr'erit is 'Doughgirl-S' (.10,-15 l-aritl!
next week- has •■Student Prince’ -sel-
foi- a last half (20-22).
‘Janie’ Slides .To
$8,100 in Cleveland
Cleveland.: Jan. 11.
■ Brock Pemberton's ' ‘Janie.’ v.ith
Edith Fcllowes in,- lead. . at the Hanna
last week fell iieaily 40 ' i below ex-
pectations.
-. Comedy ■' got estimated ,$8,100 for
nine pertorimantes at $2 75 top.
it^dnesday, Jamiary 12, 1944
LEGITIMATE
41
Chicago,' Jan. 11. 4
Most attractions hit an after>the- '
holiday vsllda last week, ‘Sons . 0’
Fiin* management Claims $37jpDp on:
its first Week at the Civic Opera
Honse and ‘Oklahoma* cohtihiies a
selioiit at the Erlanger with $3P,pap..
Business is on the upgrade
expected Honeymooiv at the Great
Northern with two-for-ones ; and
large advertising space i-espopsibla
for the increasei , other houses are
all down.
EBtiOiates for last Weefc
, ‘Blithe : Spirit,' Studebaker (2nd
week ) (1,400;, $2,7S), Closed two-
week engagement Saturday (p) to
-$10;500.''
•Good : Night tiadies/ Black^one
(91st week) (li200; $2.75).' May soon
leave. Hit $10,500.
‘Kiss and Tell,’ Harris (36th week)
(1,000; $2.75l. Dropped to $14i000., :
‘Oklahoma,’ Erlanger (9th week)
(1,400; $3.85). Sellout $30,000.
‘3 Is a Family,’ .Civic (2nd week)
(900; $2,75). About $7,000.
‘Sons b’ Fun,' Civic Opera House
(1st week) (3,600; $3.30). Top
grosser of town, ;management;'ciaim-
thg' $37,000; V
, ‘Tomorrbw the world,’ Selwyn
(pth week) (1,000; $2.75). Holding
to around $12,500.
‘Unexpected Honeymoon, * : Great
Northern . (7th week) (1,400; $2.75),
Building dp. Did close to $10,000..
Time’21G
In 22d Philly Booking;
'Dottghgirls’ Okay 14G
Philadelphia, Jan. 11.
Philly’s legit trade held up re-
markably well last week, the only
real skid from previous holiday
week being found in the boosted,
scale employed by all local attrac-
tions both New Year’s Eve and Now
Year's Day.
For example, ‘Blossom Time,’
perennial operetta, at the Forrest for
what was claimed to be its 22nd local
, engagement, collected $21,000 last
week as . against , about $22,500 during
the previous stanza. Romberg musi-
cal could easily have stayed as it was
clicking at capacity Saturday (8)
. when it left.
‘Kiss and Tell,’ which had faltered
considerably prior to the . holidays,
came back with a bang for its final
two weeks of its eight-week stay at
the Locust. Getaway session last
Week found $13,500 grossed as op-
posed to $18,000 New Year’s week.
, ‘The Doughgirls’ has been hitting a
fast clip since the start of its return
visit (different ; company, however)
at the Walnut on Dec. 27. Last week
the Max Gordon comedy production
breezed through to better than $14,-
004 as opposed to $20,000 with the
, tilted scale NevP Year’s week, ' '
This week brought two openings.
One — a tryput-^is. ‘Wallfibwer,’ pro-:
, duced by Meyer Davis and listed at
the Locust for two weeks. Other is
‘Something for the Boys’ with F.thel
Merman and Broadway production,
which is in at the Forrest for three
weeks. Latter is trying stillest scale
of the season to date with regular
$3.99 top and $4.56 top Saturdays.
Sale was good for last night’s (10)
opening. .
‘Arsenic’ $15,700 ..
In 3d St. Loo Visit
St. I«uis, Jan. 11.
. Boris Karloff in ‘Arsenic and Old
Lace* was another b.o. winner and
wound up a one-week stand Satur-
day (8). This was the third time the
piece was presented here in the past
two seasons. The 1,700-seat house,
scaled to $2, in eight performances
grabbed swell $15,70p. Crix were
generous with their raves.
Current Road Shows
(Jan. 12-22)
ffWVf
... Toronto, Jan. 11.
With business a sellout for latter
half of the engagement, Katherine
Dunham’s ‘Tropical Revue’ dance
troupe did a terrific $20,000 week at
the Royal Alexandra, with : 1,525-
seater scaled at $2.50 top.
Manager Ernest M. Rawley is dick-
ering -with S. Hurok for a return
date. .
Boston Opera Co. Duds
Cincinnati, Jan. 11.
, Boston Comic Opera Co. hit a dud
last week in the 1,300-seat Cox.
grossing a rejjorted $10,000 for eight
performances of seven Gilbert &
Sullivan operas at $2.75 top. It was
the first visit here by a G&S troupe
' since 1936.
Previous week also was a dlsap-
pointer in the Cox for ‘Tobacco
Road,’ with John Barton, which lost
■ for the show and house by an ap-
proximate $6,000 take at $1.65 top.
;It was a case of once too often for
the vehicle arid means its final ‘fare-
.. well’ visit to Cincy.
This week the Cox has ‘Blossom
Time* and, for the week of Jan. 17,
Walter Hampden in ’Patriots.’ Both
$2 75 top.
‘MEET NAVY’ 18G, MONT’L
Montreal, Jan. 11.
‘Meet the Navy,' at $2.50 fop in
f®ven nights and two matinees at
: 1,565-seat His Majesty’s last week
epme out at terrif estimated $18,000
.■■■ gross.
$31^ in Boston
Boston, Jan. 11.
The Hub’s mid-winter season of
legit is now well under way, paced
by the terrif biz ‘Mexican Hayride’
is clocking at the Shubert. The
houses have gotten over the shock
of the building laws which went into
effect Jan. 1. arid while all of them
have been hit, all are flourishing arid
making, meantime, the necessary
constructural changes, ,
‘Abie’s Irish Rose,’ ‘Doughgirls’
and ‘Suds in Your Eye’ finished out
on Saturday (8),- the first two after
substantial eight-week runs, the last
after a middling fortnight at the
Wilbur. ‘Cherry Orchard’ lit up
Monday (10) at the Wilbur; ‘Peep-
show’ debuts at the Plymouth to-
night (11). Premiere of Saroyan’s
‘Decent Birth and Happy Funeral’
takes place by Tributary (semi-pro)
Theatre on Friday (14).
Estimates for Last Week
‘Abie’s Irish Rose,* Plymouth (1,-
424; $2.75). Old timer finished 8-
week stand here on Saturday (8) for
a pleasant estimated $8,000. Had its
ups and down.s here, but generally
very profitable. ‘Peepshow’ current
here now. ■
‘Doughgirls,’ Colonial (1,437; $2.75).
Finished 8-week run here on Satur-
day (8) at tasty $9,500, estimated.
Starting pace close to $20,000 and had ,
uneven biz all tnrough, but no re-
grets. Show traveling prior to Balto
stand. House forced to close second
balcony as of Jan. 1, but necessary
building adjustments under way.
Dark this week.
‘Mexican Hayride,’ Shubert (1,500;
$3.85-$4.40 Sats.). Sellout with great
advance, doing capacity $31,000 es-
timated. Here through Jan. 22.
‘Suds In Your Ey«,i Wilbur , (1,3()0:
$2.75). Finished two-week stand
here on Saturday (8) with estimated
$9,000 and moved out for N. Y. de-
but. ‘Cherry Orchard’ opened big
here Monday (10).
‘Student Prince,’ Opera House (3,-
500; $2.75). ■ Neat estimated $12,000
lor old lave, first week. • '
i* 12G, Xhalterley’
), LA. Back to Norm
Los Angeles, Jan. 11.
Legit locally has returned to aver-
age weekly takes follriwing holiday-
flurries with no new: lightings sched-
uled for next few weeks. Down-
town sector has ‘Kiss and TelT at
the Biltmore oulling estimated $12,-
000 for second week after same on
first seven days. : ‘Lady Chatterley’s
Lover’ at the Belasco geared for
$8,000 on second week, with same
figure for first. Show opens at the
Geary. San Francisco. Jan. 16.
Ken Murray’s ‘Blackouts of ’44’
settled back to its customary $14,500
for the 81st week after going sky-
high for just under $20,000 for New
Year’s Eve week. ‘Yours for Fun’
has- $8,500 coming up on 11th week
after solid $13,800 over last holiday
week. ‘New Meet the People’ at the
Assistance League , also bettering
$4,200 current week after whopping
$5,700 for last stanza, its 23r'd.
‘Eileen’ NSG $7,500
In 3d Pittsburgh Date
Pittsburgh. Jan. 11.
. Coming back to town for :its third
engagement. ‘My Sister Eileen' was
just so-so last week at Nixon.
At $2.20 top, it played to around
$7,500. not too bad: considering fact
that comedy had been here on two
other OGcasioris arid the screen - ver-
sion had such a long and profitable
run. '
Cast got its notice opening night
at the -Nixon and show will end its
travels in Toronto Saturday (15)
after being ' out less than three
weeks. Before coming here, it split
a few nights among, Trenton, where
show -opened, Reading and Allen-
towrh
‘Abie’s Irish Rose’ — New Park,
Woonsocket, R. I. (12); Mun. Aud.,
Worcester, Mass. (14-15); Lyric,
Bridgeport (17-19); Bushnell Aud.;
Hartford (29-22),
'Abie’s Irish Rose’ (2d Co.)— Ly-
ceum. Minneapolis (12); Parway,
Madison, : Wis. (14-15); Davidson,
Milwaukee (17-22). .
‘Aldrich Family’ (‘What a Life’) —
Lafayette, Detroit (12-22).
‘Arsenic and Old Lace (2d Co.) —
Aud., St. Paul (12); Lyceum Min-
neapolis (13-15); Orpheum, , Cedar
Rapids (17); Orpheum, Davenport
(18); Shrine Aud., Des Moines (19);
Music Hall, Kansas City ( 20-22 ) .
‘Blackouts of 1943’ (vaude) — El
Capital!, Hollywood (12-22).
‘Blithe Spirit’ — Davidson, Mil-
waukee (12-15); American, St. Louis
(17-22).
‘Blossom Time’ — Drake, Oil City,
Pa. (12); Cei amic. East Liverpool, O.
(13); Park, Youngstown (14-15);
Colonial, Akion (17); PalaCri; Canton
(18) ; High School Aud., Steubenville
(19) ; Aud;, Newark, O. (20); Hippo-
drome, Marietta, O. (21);: Virginia,
Wheeling, W. Va. (22).
'Blossom Time’ (2d Co.) — Cox, Cin-
cinnati (12-15); Cass Detroit (16-22).
‘Cherry Orchard’ — Wilbur, Boston
( 12 - 22 ).
•Corn Is Green* — Metropolitan,
Seattle (12-15); Strand, Vancouver
(17-19); Temple, Tacoma (20); Aud.,
Portland, Ore. (21-22).
‘Curtain Time* (vaude) — Curran,
San Francisco ( 12-22 ).
‘Decision’- Playhouse, Wilmington
(21-22) (premiere).
‘Doughgirls’ (2d Co. ) -»- Shubert,
New Haven (12-15); Ford’s, Balti-
more (17-22).
‘Doughgirls’ (3d Co.) ^ Walnut,
Philadelphia (12-22).
, Gilbert and Sullivan— Studebaker,
Chicago (12-22).
‘Good Night Ladies’ — Blackstone,
Chicago (12-22).
‘House in Paris’— Royal Alexandra,
Toronto (17-22) (premiere).
fJane Eyre’---Hanna, Cleveland (12-
15); Aud., Rochester, N. : Y. (17-18);
Strand, Ithaca, N. Y. (19); Erlanger,
Buffalo (20-22).
‘Janie’- Nixon, Pittsburgh (12-15).
‘Junior Miss’ — Geary, San Fran-
cisco (12-15); Civic Aud., San Jose,
Cal. (16); Aud., Oakland (17); Senior
High School, Sacramento (18);
White, Fresno (19); Concert Hall,
Long Beach, Cal. (20) ; Russ Aud.,
San Diego ^ (21-22).
‘Kiss and Tell’ (2d Co.)— Harris,
Chicago (12-22).
‘Kiss and Tell’ (3d Co.)— Ford’s,
Baltimore (12-15); National, Wash-
ington (17-22).
‘Kiss and Tell’ (4th Co.)— Bilt-
more, Los Angeles (12-22).
‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ — Bclas-
co, Los Angeles (12-15); Geary, San
Francisco (16-22).
■Life With Father’ T2d Cq. )— Hart-
man, Columbus. O. (12-15); Hanna,
Cleveland (17-22).
‘Maid of the piarks’— Wilson, De-
troit- (12-22);
r . ‘Marianne’ ^^.Natiorial, Washington
(12-15). ■
‘Mexican Hayride’ — Shubert, Bos
Ion (12-22)..
‘My Sister Eileen’— Royal Alexan-
dra, Toronto (12-15).
‘New Meet the People’- Assistance
League Playhouse, Hollywood (12-
22), ' ■
‘Oklahoma’ (2d Co.) — Erlanger,
Chicago (12-22).
‘Patriots’ — Cass, Detroit (12-15);
Cox, Clncinriati (17-22).
‘Peep Show’ — Playhouse, Wilming-
ton 03-15) (premiere); Plymouth,
Boston (17-22).
‘Porgy and Bess’ - Temple, Sag-
inaw Mich. (12); Michigan, Lansing
(13) ; Keith's. Grand Rapids (14-15);
:Erlangef, A Buffalo _( 17-19); Shea’s,
Park
^ Turtle’ 21G
' San Carlo 10G, Buffalo
Buffalo. Jan. 11.
San Carlo Opera, in six shows at
the Erlanger last part of past week
at $2.20 top. rang up i csounding tally
estimated at over $19,990,
r(Z0J;
Youngstown
Erie, Pa.
(21-22).
‘Something for the Boys’ — Forrest,
Philadelphia (12-22). ,
‘Sons o’ Fun’ — Civic, Chicago (12-
22 ). ;■
‘Student Prince’ — ppera House,
Boston (12-15); Metropolitan. Provi-
dence (17); Bushnell Arid., Hartford
(18); Court Square. Springfield,
Mass. (19); Shubert, New Haven
( 20 - 22 ).
‘Tobacco Road’ — English, Indian-
apolis a2-'15); Hartman. Coiumbus,
o; (17-22).
'Tomorrow the World’ (2d Co.) —
Selwyn, Chicago (12-22).
‘Unexpected Honeymoon' — Great
Northern, Chicago '12-22).
- ‘ Vincent Youmans' Revue ’ —
Mosque, Newark (21-22) ( premiere).
‘Wall Flower’ — Locust, Philadel-
phia (12-22). ^
‘Without Love’ ■ — ^ American, St-
Louis (12-15). ,, ■; ■■
‘Youri for Fun’— Music Box, Holly-
wood (12-22). .
There was a natural reaction in
Broadway business alter New Year’s
week but the leaders stood up ex-
cellently. Several sudden withdraw-
als were not unexpected. Three
new attractions open, this week, one
having been postponed from last
week.-
‘Over 21’ appears to be the newest
comedy hit on the list While ‘Voice
of the Turtle.’ another fresh laugh
show, is definitely the most solid new
straight play of the season.' ‘Ram-
shackle Inn,’ which opened last week,
appears to have a fair chance. '
■ Estimates for Last Week
Keys; C (Comedy), D (Drama),
CD (Comedy-Drama), R (Revue) i
M (Musical), O (Operetta),
‘A Connecticut Yankee,’ Beck (8th
week ) tM-1.214; S4.40). After soar- :
ing ditring New/ Year’s week, busi-
ness dropped sharply to around $18,-
000, fairly good at that level.
‘A Lady Comes Home,’ Playhouse.
Was supposed to have opened last
week but date cancelled; ‘The Duke
of Darkness' due here Jan. 24.
•Angel Street.’ Golden (109th
week): (D-789; $3.30). Held up very
well last week and approached $8.-
500; was only show on block which
played Sunday (9) and drew okay
business. •
, 'Arsenic and Old Lace,’ : Hudson
(157th week) (CD-1,094; $3.30). Has
completed three-year stay and may-
go along through winter; turned
some profit last week at approxi-
mately $7,500. ;
‘Carmen Jones,’ Broadway (6th
week) (0-1,900; $4.49). Best grosser
on Broadway and aimed for cleanup;
quoted over $41,599 last week; five ,
parties at slight concession.
‘Doctors Disagree,’ Bijou (CD-608;
$3.30). In final and third week; had
fair first week, then tapered - to
around $5,500. ■■
‘Early to Bed,’ Broadhurst (30th
week) (M-1,160; $4.40). Has made
goodly run though off considerably
except during holiday : week ; rated
around , $18,000. '
‘Harriet,’ Miller (37th week) (D-
940; $3.85). Has always been Up
with the better grossers and last
week went well over $14,900; strong
for straight play, giving three mati-
nees and five nights.
, ‘Jackpot,’ Alvin (M-1,327; $4.40).
•Presented by Vinton Freedley ; musi-
cal with book by Guy Bolton, Sidney
Sheldon, Ben Roberts; score by How-
ard Dietz and - Vernon Duke; very
•well liked out of town; opens Thurs-
day (13).
‘Janie,’ Mansfield (69th week) (C-
1,001; $3.30). Holding up profitably
arid may extend * into spring ; i last
week estimated around $8,500.
: ‘Kiss arid Tell,' Biltmore (42d
week) (C-920; $3.30). While not get-
ting : siroijg grosses of autumn, is
still making money, and so are road
companies; $12,000 estimated.
‘Life With Father,’ Empire (215th
Week): (D-1, 082; $3:39). Reaction at
boxoffice ■ after excellent holiday
week expected but takings last week
very good, gross bettering $12,500.
‘Listen, Professor,’ Forrest (3rd
week) (CD-I, 060; $3.30). Was an-
nounced to close last Saturday (8),
then management decided to con-
tinue; got nit over $4,000, halt of
that on Saturday; three theatre par-
ties this week.
‘Lovers and Friends,* Plymouth
(6th week) (D-1, 0’i'Si $3.85). Got
$19,000 or slightly more last week;
while that' its under previous capac-
ity gait, figure plenty big.
‘Oklahoma,’ St. James (41st week)
(M-1,520; $4.40). Is still the favorite
among visitors and continues to sell
out all times; $39,609 with standees.
.‘One Touch of Venus,’ Imperial
(14th week) ‘(M-1,327; $4.40). Heavy
demand for tickets also applies here
and this musical, too, plays to
standees: $3,500. :
‘Outrageous Fortune,’ 48th Street.
Was taken off last Saturday after 10
WerikSi starte^ fairl;(r^^
week because of illness of a lead;
opened last night (Tuesday ).
! ‘The Doughgirls,’ Lyceum (54th
week) (C-997: $3.30). There’s a line
at boxoffice right along despite long:
stay arid should extend into warm
weather; off but very good at-$14,-
000 last week.
. ‘The: Voice; of the Turtle,* Morosco
(5th week) (CD-995: $3.30). Sock
comedy topped $21,000; standees at
$2.20 per; has advance , sale of
$129,000. ,
‘Tomorrow tte World,! Barrymore
(39th week) (D-1, 064; $3.30). One of
list’s good things; not as big as
earlier this season but turning week-
ly profit; $12,500 estimated.
‘The Two Mrs. Carrclls,’ Booth :
(23d week) (R-712; $3.30). Came
back strongly, ■ with • gross around
$14,000, not much under autumn
■p'ace,
‘3 Is a Family,’ Longacre (35th
Week) (C-1.018; $3.30). Getting mod-
erate money, with last week’s tak-
ings around $7,000. about even break
but expected to stick. . '
•Victory Beiles,’ Ambassador (9th
week) (C-1.105; $3.30). With cutrates,
weekly Count puny at estimated $2,-
500. ' .
: ‘Winged Victory,’ 44th Street (7th
week) (D-1.509; $4.40). Only ‘Carmen
Jones’ getting more; advance sale
seems to be getting stronger; gross
quoted over $36,500.
‘Zlegfeld Follies,’ Winter Garden
(41st . week) (R-1.523; $4.40). Has
varied somewhat, with last week’s
gross estimated at around $30,000;
costly to operate: may move to Im-
perial; ‘Mexican Hayride’ likely suc-
dessbr. .
Revivals
‘Merry Widow,’ Majestic (23d
week) (0-1,695; $3.30). One of the
season’s wirinors which is likely to
play well into spring; rated around
$25,000 last week.
‘Othello,’ Shubert (11th week) (D-
1,325; $3.30). Tickets on sale into
early spring; great business for,
Shakespearean drama ; close to $24,-
000, capacity.
Extra
,‘Our Town,’ N. Y. City Center (D-
2,693; $1.65). Revived for city-oper-
ated house by Jed Harris; in for
two weeks, with Marc Connelly play-
ing lead; opened Monday (10).
mKPor $26,000
IN WASH. TRYOUT
Washington, Jan. 11.
‘Jackpot,’ the new Vinton Freedley
musical comedy, gathered estimated
$26,000 in eight performances at the
National theatre last week. Sold out
every performance,, except matinee,
after Tuesday. ‘Marianne,’ which
opened Monday, came in with an ad-
vance sale of $9,000. :
‘Kiss and Tell’ comes in Jan. 17
for two weeks, Theatre has contrib-
uted house to President’s Birthday
Ball for the ‘Command : Perform-
ance' and the comedy will suspend
on Sunday, Jan. 23, to let ‘Voice of
the Turle’ entertain a $5.50 audience.
It will be followed by ‘Student
Prince’ for two weeks, after which
comes ‘Life With Father’ for a fortr
night.
•over . zi,’ Music Box (1st ; week)
( C-1.001; $3.30 ), Distinctly favorable
press with one exception and climbed
to capacity before end of week;
quoted over $17,300.
‘Ramshackle Inn.’ Royale (1st
w(:ok) (CD-996; $3.30). Drew doubt-
ful ' press but did fairly well with
around $7,000 in first five perform-
ances. : r:'' : '
‘Rosalinda.’ 46th Street (63d Week)
(0-1.347; $3.30). Leaving lor road
Jan. . 15; did fairly well last week at;
approximately $18,900; ‘One Touch of
Venus’ will move over from Im-
perial. ' ‘ ■ :■ ■
• ‘Suds in Your Eyes,’ Cort (C-1,064;
$3,30). Presented by Katherine
Brown and J. H. Del Bonclio; Written
by Jack Kirkland! opens tonight
(Wed.). :
‘South Pacific,* Cort. Was yanked
Jan. 1 after five performances. '
'Stars on Ice,’ Center (75th week)
(repeat date) (R-3:000;:$1.85). Under-
estimated for New Year’s week.
When in 12 performances the takings
were quoted around *46.000; around
$23,000 last week, oka.v.
‘Storm Operation.’ Belasco (D-1.-:
997; $3.39). Postponed from last
'Marianne’ Poor
Baltimore, Jan. 11. ■
‘Marianne,’ new musical produced
by B. P. Schulberg and Marion
Gering, came, intp' Ford’s last week
for poor take of less than $6,009.
Drew generally poor press.
Tatriots’ $14,500 _
In 1st Week, Det.
: ■ ■ : Detroit, Jan. 11
-Following after Olsen and John-
son’s ‘Sons o’ Fun,’ Whitih clicked up
$44,000, a new house record, in its
second week at the Cass, ‘The
Patriots’; emerged xvith $14,509 in its
first week at the house. It ; con-
tinues for a second wjcck.
•The Aldrich Faniiiy’ (ex-‘What a
Life’), in its second \veek at the
Lafayette with a $1.65 top. settled
down to $7,200 in the: po.st-holiday
week after the first week's 10 per-
formances produced ri great $17,000.
Tyre’ lOG, MpU.
Minneapolis. Jan. 11.
In three nights and a matinee last
week at the 2.100-seat Lyceum here,
‘Jane Eyre,’ scaled at $2.75 tc^,
grabbed a good $10,009. Critics
praised the performances of Sylvia
Sidney and Luther Adler, but panned
the play. ■ ' ■ '
Previously the same show grossed
a fine $2,509 for a one-nigbter at the
St. Paul Auditorium.
^dnes4ayt Janiinry 12, 1944
■. \:iiAP^''ivA»i>.';'''. ■■■;■■'■
Hap Ward, 7G, died at his apart-
ment in New York Jan. 3 after a
lingering illness.
Ward actually started in show
business .when he and a chap named
Earl teamed. Ward, then O’Donnell,
adopted the name of Earl’s partner.
Whom he replaced. The partner's
name was Ward. In his early days
in show business he worked at
Cahtaih Putnam's variety ' tneaUh-^i^^^
Richmond, Va., and a meeting, later :
with Harry Yokes began a friend-
ship that resulted in the two teain-
ing for a blackface act. Shortly
thereafter they discarded the black-
face and became a tramp act, which
became a spectacular success.
Ward, who.se real name was John
O’Donnell, began hi.s stage career
in the 1880’a, when he was of the
team of Ward and Voke.s, tumbling
tramp comic combination. The late
George M. Cohan in his early pror
fessional years w»s Ward’s protegee
and their close friendship endured
thereafter. La.st July 4, when the
first anniversary mass of the F bur "I
Cohans Was held, ' Ward . insisted on
attending, though illness had pre-
vented him for months from leav-
ing his home.
Ward and Yokes scored first as
‘Harold and Percy’ at Tony Pastor’s
vaude theatre on 14th street, N. Y..
and topped one of the variety road
outfits toured by the showihan.
Team then expanded and starred in
‘The Floor Walkers’ and ‘A Pair of
Pinks.’ They were pop-priced mu-
sicals not shown on Broadway but
presented at the Grand Opera House
at $1 top. Ed D. Stair presented the
icOmics in the musicals and Ward be-
came a partner in midwestern the-
atres with Stair, who later formed
the Stair atid Havilarid circuit, play-
ing pop-priced leglter^^^^
Ward’s last stage appearance was
In a Ziegtcld ‘Follies’ about 20 years
ago. At that time he was part
owner of the Majestic, Brooklyn;
Great Northern, Chicago, and the-
■ atres in Detroit, Cleveland and Pitts-
burgh. Upon retirement he opened
a road house near Boston but Closed
it when prohibition came. He en-
tered the agency field and supplied
casts lor shows produced by Cohan,
A. H. Woods and Sam H. Harris. At
one time it was said that Ward was
worth nearly $1,000,000, which in-
cluded theatre interests, but he died
Virtually broke.
He is survived by his widow,
former Lucy Daly, to whom he was
wed for 47 years. She was a Broad-
way musical comedy name on her
own, appearing in shows at the
former Casino. One of her brothers
Was Dan Daly, comic in ‘The. Belle
of of New York.
Ward was one of the .founders of
the Catholic Actors Guild, a mem-
ber of the NVA and a Lamb. A
requiem mass was celebrated in the
Actors Chapel of St. Malachy’s. In-
terment was in Meldeh,, Mass. - . ,
CHARLES E. KING
Charles. E. King,; 52,, Veteran vaude,
musical comedy and film star, died
yesterday at the U. S.. hospital in
London, of pneumonia which devel-
oped from a cold which he con-
tracted while on the high sea.s. He
was to have played army and navy
bases, under USp-Carhp Shows, Inc.
auspices. .
A native’ Now Yorker, born in 1889,
King went into vaudeville and musi-
cal comedy around 1915 . , when he
teamed with Elizabeth Brice in' a
song and dance act. At the peak of
their career, this partnership earned
$3,500; Weekly.; They starred in the
^'‘Zie,gfe!d Follio5’"and many Dilling-
' limn productions. While .still at the
top the pair .split and King married
Lila Rhodes, niece of the late George
M. Cohan , who understud ieci
Josephine 1 Cohan, of the Four
Cohans. ■ He subsequently a.ppeaVed
in many Geo. M. Cohaii mu.sicals. .
: He reached the climax of his .caV
roor with appearances in talking pic*
BIDE DUDLEY
Bide Dudley, 06, veteran drama
critie arid authCr, died at Polyclinic
hospital, New - ^ Jan. 5 after a
prolonged illness.
Dudley had been reviewing plays
over station WOH, New York, when
stricken. He had also done a col-
umn for the N. Y. Sunday Inquirer,
and- had recently aligned with Ber-
liarr MacFadden’-s Physical Culture
mag.
Dudley originally came to New
York from Denver and landed on
stall' of the then Morning Telegraph.
Ill .addition to reportorial chores he
did a column, ‘Smoke Wreaths,’
which attracted Fred Chapin, manag-
ing editor of N. Y. Evening World,
who brought him over to that sheet
in 1914 as drama editor and theatri-
cal coluniriist. : He remained there
until latter, merged with the Tele-
gram in 1931. '
In addition to his newspaper work
Dudley had authored and co-au-
thored a number of ' legit produc-
tions. including ‘Odds and Ends,’ re-
vue starring Jack Nor worth; ‘The
Little Wtiopper,’ ‘Sue Dear,’ ‘Oh,
Henry’ and ’Borrowed Love.’
Surviving are his Vdaughter, Doris
Dudley Leahy, stage and screen ac-
tress; a son, Bronsph Dudley, a dan-
cer; and a grandson. Jack Jenkins,
who played an important ■ rihild role
in the Metro film ‘The Human Com-
edy.’ Latter is son of his daughter
by an earlier marriage.
ANITA ROTHE
Anita ; Rothe, 77, retired legit
actress, and widow of James
Kearney, died early Jan, 9 in the
Home for Incurables in the Bronx.
She made her first stage appearance
in the production of ‘Nero’ at Niblo’s.
Garden, N. Y. She later played in
‘The Rivals’ and ‘The Road to Ruin.’
Following this she appeared in ‘The
Husbands of Leontine’ at the Madi-
son Square theatre, and was in the
original cast of ‘Captain Jinks of the
Horse. Marines’ with Ethel Barry-
more at tiie Garrick theatre, and
continued as a member of her com-
pany for a number of years, appear-
i ing -in ‘Cousin Kate,’ ‘Lady Fred-
erick,’ ‘Her Sister,’ ‘Mrs. McCliesney,’
"The Kingdom of God,’ and ‘Scarlet
Sister Mary,’ Her last appearance
was in a revival of Sheridan’s
‘School for Scandal,’ also with Miss
Barrymore at the Barrymore the-
atre. "
Retiring from the stage in 1940, she
became a guest at the Actors’ Fund
Home in Englewood, N. J.
Funeral services under tlie aus-
pices of the Actors’ Fund will be held
at Walter B. Cooke’s Chapel, 117
We.st 72nd Street today (Wednesday )
I at 12 Noon.
■ turcs, notably the . .first edition of
‘Broadway Melody’ in ■ 1928. Since
then, he iVaS seen iri the musical ‘Sea
: Legs’ in which he co-starred with
Collins and Slone, and later in ‘Fa b-
ulous Invalid.’ '
. For a while, his career . wont into
;■ an eclipse and he bobbed up two
; years ago in Billy Rose’s Diamond
Horseshoe in tlie John Murray An-
derson production ‘Mrs. Astor's Pet
Horse.’ ' He also toured with the
vaude version of this show which
later played USO shows in this coun-
try for some time.
■■■; His widow, a son and two daugh-
ters survive. He wil.l.bri '■ ■ven a milr
Itary funeral Saturday (16). . '
FRANK J. HOWARD
Frank J. Hoivard, 85, pioneer mo-
tion picture exhibitor, died , in : Bos-
ton Jan. jO, For a number of years
he had made his home in Brookline,
Mass. '
Howard was one of the first to
show moving pictures tn ibis' country
for acimissipn fees: when in 1897 he
flashed 42-feet .of fllrit; of ‘The Great
Corbett Fight' on a bedsheet using
an ' Edisen Kineto-scopc. , This . was
.said to . have been the first public
presohtation of mo.vies dn New Eng-
land; Later he founded a film ex-
char.go and in 1903 he rented films
to vauie: houses as added attractions.
We entered the theatre end of the
b'usiriess witii ■ Nathan Gordon, and
-was. president of the; cbmpariy 'which
built .theatres ' in . Boston, Lynn,
Giouce.sler and New Haven. . '
Allliough ho liad retired from ac-
tive busines.s for some time, he held
until his death, the presidency of
tlie Princes.s ■ Theatre Company,
'Which conducted theatres in Wako-
liold and Middleton, ",
He leaves a widow, daughter and
'an adopted son.
Aricihe 'League, 77, veteran trouper
who on'ee grubstaked Tex Rickard
■in .the Kiondike, . died . in .Memphis;
Jan. 3.
Born in Winchester, Tenii,, League
had already trouped over most of the
United States in vaude arid ' stock
when the Ala.skan gold rush caught
him in Seattle.- He worked in thc-
; a tries at Skag way ■ and Da wson City,
became a theatre manager in Nome,
befriended the late Alexander Pan-
tages when the latter was a soda pop
peddler in a far north op’ry house.
It was on a long trip down the
Y ukou that he met Rickard, then a
gambler and broke, let him have
much-needed cash. Later Rickard
reciprocated by making League a
bartender in the best Alaskan saloon..
JOHN E. COCHRANE
John 'E. Cochrane, vaude actor and
one time partner of Charles Mack in
the Moran and Mack vaude act. The
‘Two Black Crows,’ died at Veteran’s
hospital, Jefferson, Mo., Jan. 8.
Cochrane was one of several part-
ners w'ho appeared in the Moran and
Mack act after Mack’s original part-
ner, George Moran, walked out in
dispute over salary split. Charles E.
Mack who was killed iii auto acci-
dent in 1934 had owned the act out-
right and never split salary with any
of his partners; they being In on a
salary basis.
Since retiring from show business
some years ago, Cochrane became a
traveling salesman.
EDWARD McGOLDBICK
. Edward McGoldrick, 69, member
of Philadelphia’s famous old Du-
mont’s minstrels, died last week in
that city after a short illness. He
started in the theatre at the age of
14 and was known as the ‘Boy Basso’
when he sang with Frank Dumont’s
troupe.
After leaving the minstrels in 1917,
McGoldrick traveled Keilii’s circuit
with a vaudeville skit. Recently he
operated a nitery the Minstrel Tav-
ern in PTiilly with his son, Edward,
JOHN H. YOUNG
John H. Young, 86, retired scenic
artist, died at bis home in North
Pelham, N. Y.. Jan. 5;' . ri
A native of Grand Rapids, Mich.,
he began his career as scenic artist
in Chicago and later came to New
York. Prior to retirement he had
designed sets for many legit produc-
tions, including those of Florenz
Ziegfeld, Earl Carroll, George "White,
David Belasco and George M. Cohan..
survived by Widow, two sons and
an adopted daughter.
MADGE TEMPLE
Madge Temple, ^ former musical
comedy star, 'who appeared in ‘Floro-
dora’ arid other successful shows,
died in Sheffield, Eng., Dec. 8. Sur-
vived by husband, Herman Darew-
ski, musical conductor, and two
sons.
PATRICK COLLINS
Patrick Collins, ! 83, president of
the Showman’s Guild of Great
Britain for 20 years, died at Walsall,
Staffordshire,: Eng., Dec. 8. He was a
member of Parliament for Walsall
from 1922-24.
William Reed, 50, for 18 years as-
sistant director at' Major Studios,
died Jan. 7 at Veteran Hospital, West
Los Angeles,, of illness contracted
while making Signal Corps training
film at Astoria.
- Leaves widow and. two daughters.
Harry H. Schoneman, 70, former
orchestra leader, died Jan. 6 in Los
Angeles after a short illness. His
band was well known in Southern
California, beach resorts from 1893
to 1918.
Edward Hannan, 46, head of Metro
studio film library, died Jan. 3, in
Hollywood, of a heart ailment. Be-
fore he joined Metro, 10 years ago,
he had been film editor at .the Uni-
versal and: Hal BoaCK studios.
. John L. Black,; 80, father of Johnny
Black, wi iter Of ‘Dardimella’; and
‘Paper Doll,’ died Jan. 4 in Hamil-
ton. O. ■ . ',
Further details in Music section,
Frederick Dwight Raymond, 48,
sound engiHeef . at ■ Metro for 13
years, died Jan. 2. in Hollywood,
following a heart attack.
Ei J. Maier, 49, former Coast dis-
fr'ihutor foriMo.nograrri, died Dec.: 30
in. Los Angeles. He had retired from
show business three years ago. .. r.
Mrs. Edith Wagner, 81, mother of
Jack, Max, Blake and Robert Wag-
ner, all in the picture business,’ died
Jail. 3 in Hollywood.
L. I. Burns, 61, wardrobe head at
Warners for 11 years, died Jaii.. 7 in
Hollywood after a sliort illness.
August Goupil, 32, composer and
director of South Sea Island dance!
numbers, died Jan. 1 in Santa Monica,
Cal., following an attack of pneu-
monia.
Mrs. Robert North, 56. wife of the
Republic pl’pduber,. died Jan, ' ll in
Hollywood after a long illness.
Rascoe
— S Continued from page 1 'ss
bus that it is absolutely fascinating.
It is one of the be.st entertainments
available on Broadway (and there
are a lot of good shows available
this season).’ Reviewed had started
the luRice by saying It was a: ‘bad’
,playv''’,>:
After the first editions of last
Thursday’s (6) World-Telly, the no-
tice was toned down, evidently by
editorial order. In the original ver-
sion of the review, critic referred to
one actor ‘as the corniest, mUgginest
ham ill the business,’ wUh the pos-
sible exception of another actor
( whose name w'as mentioned ) in ‘21.’
Latter otherwise drew favorable
mention. As the first editions go out
of town, it is reported that drama
desks outside the city were confused
by several ‘notices’ referring to ‘21'
as opposed to the balance of the New
York press.
Directly adjacent to the Rascoe
notice on ‘Inn,’ Max Gordon, who
produced ‘21,’ inserted ari extria-spacc
ad, using hit quotes from other crit-
ics. On top of the insertion was the
line; ‘All Out of Step But Jimmy
Rascoe.’
Followup comment on shows iri
Saturday’s (8) World-Telly was
headed ‘Ghostly Ramshackle Inn De-
lightfully Ghostly,’ Rascoe ; referring
to the show as a ‘humdinger of a
play’. . .which I found as utterly de-
lightful as ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’.’
Latter has just passed the three-year
run mark on Broadway (Hudson).
There ■ was no further reference ' to
‘21’ in that article, v
N. Y. Juves
Continued from page 1
streets at 9 or 10 p.m. and whether
16 or 18 year-old kids will come
under the regulation. -
At vthis Jaii;, 4 meet, one spokes-
man, unofficially representing the-
atres, recommended that police per-
rnit a red-light district so that vice
elements could be drained away
from the stem and where it could be
more easily regulated. Some sections
of the police department wpre in-
clined to agree with this view, but
idea was howled down by the clergy.'
Committee also discussed feasibil-
ity of asking Army and Navy au-
thorities to double present comple-
ment of military police and shore
patrols and have them report for
duty on Broadway earlier in the
evening instead of around 10 a.mi
This is likely to be adopted along
with a suggestion that MP and SP
equivalent lor WA(3S. WAVES and
SPARS also be formed for Stem
buty.:.
Broadway theatres have had their
hands lull with juve delinquency
problem lor some time. Many man-
agements reported cases of erotic be-
havior in tlveir houses, but hestitated
to hand eases over to tlie police fear-
ing scandalous repercussions.
Showmen queried .said that curfew
would have no appreciable effect on
attendance, as most kid trade comes
at matinees or early evening. They
said they would be glad to cooper-
ate in enforcing regulations as cur-
few would ' also _ end a vexing situa-
tion with them.’
NSG New Year’s
Continued from page 1 ss
through any double-header version
when the real Dec. 31 came around;
and (2), it proved that the spending
is con.sistent, not sporadic. ; ;
Thus, the former pre-war bunch
who saved up for the big whoopee
have really been on a consistent
binge all through the fall and, winter,
so another night out meant nothing
unusual. And, of course, the con-
.seryatiye. bunch- stayed away more
so than ever before.
But on top of this, the bistro boni-
Xaces soon learned that* even amidst
abnormally good times, the bubble
can burst— but fast. It did for many
a spot New Year's Eve. '
Possible end of the ‘golden era’
was -pointed up by failure of two
N. Y; .riiterigs to resume after the
holiday. The Folies Bergere folded
.Ian. 3 after five days’ operation, and
the Cotton Club shuttered the fol-
lowing day. Latter may be reopened
by Artie J awitz, operator of the late
Riobamba, but American Guild of
Variety Artists 'insists that he’ll have
to pay $1,120 owed performers, be-
fore it will okay the move.
Bob Chester’* brqh to Salt Lake
City for three weeks at the Rainbow
Ballroom, followed by picture com-
initments in Hollywood. ■ >
MARRIAGES
. Dorothy Lincoln to Joe Freeman,
Greensburg, Pa., Dec. 24. He's •
WB manager in. Johnstown, Pa.
Lucille Manners to Lt. William J,
Walker, Jan.. 0, .Short Hills, N. J.
Bride is concert and radio soprano.
- Ge Ge Pearson to Hal Gerard. Jan.
1, Las Vegas, Nev. Both are in Coa.st
radio, teaming as ‘Uncle Ge and
Aunt Ge Ge.’
Iva Belle A.sbury to Leon (Zokc)
Cariova," Upland, Cal., Dec. 31. Groom
is a‘ film actor and hi other of Judy
Canova.
, Elizabeth Evans to Don Kaye, San
Francisco. Jan. 4. Groom is band-
leader.
Mary Treen to Pvj. Herbert Pier-
son, Jan. 10, Hollywood. Bride is film
comedienne.
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs, Mack Martin, son,
Hollywood, Dec. 31. Father is a
night club comic; mother is Shirley
Ray of the films.
Mr. _ and Mrs. Jean Yarbrough,
daughter, Los Angeles. Jan. 3. Father
is an associate prpdvvcer-director at
Universal.
Mr. and Mrs. John. Flmn, Jr,
daughter. Hollywood, Jan 7. Father,
son of John C. Flmn, is on Warners
publicity staff.
Mr. and Mrs, Lon Johnson, daugh-
ter, Detroit, Jan. 2. Fatlier is man-
ager of Lancaster theatre. River'
Rouge, Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Goldberg,
daughter, Detroit, Jan. 3. Father is
partner in Scliram & Goldberg Cir- .
cult. .
Mr. and Mrs. : Alvin Geilcr, son.
New York, Dec. 29. Father, formerly
with the William Morris Agency in
New York, is now in tlic Army.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brewster,
daughter. Dec. 29. Paterson, N. J.
Father is with the Glenn Miller
Singers. 'y
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sinatra, son,
Jersey City, Jan. 10. Father is
screeri rind radio singer.
. Mr. and Mrs, Enric Madriguera,
daughter, N. Y’., Jan. 5. Father is
the bandleader.
Mr. and Mrs. John Manning, son.
New Rochelle, N. Y., Jan. 6. Father
is theatrical attorney.
Pix Bond Bally
ss Continued from page 4 s
in connection with the Fourth War
Loan campaign. Purpose of short is
to show just what the price in men
and material is in capturing one
small island.
Complete story of battlefield
acturilities iricliiding dead U. . S.
fighters, surgeons operating near the
battle zone and even closeups of
casualties ; is giveri, ;aeGording to pre-
view witnesses. ' r '■
’Frisco ‘Jamboree’
San Francisco, Jan. 11.
‘The Greatest show in San Fran-
cisco’s history’ is t*he slogan of the
city’s motion picture thealrcs for the
‘Victory Jamboree’ which will open
the Fourth VlTar Loan drive here
Jan. 17.
Cliff Giesseman, RKO district
manager, chairman of the entertain-
ment committee, says that the Jam--
boree will last for more than three
•hours. Martha Raye and Chico
Marx are already signed for the
review with . otlier Hollywood
celebrities , . expected. ' The ' . city’s
night club.s, wliich will include Ben
Blue from Slapsie Maudes' * arid
Romo Vincent froni the Bril Tabarin,
will co-operate. .
Admis.sion will be by ttie puroha-e
of bonds only, and ticket sale has
already started at all downtovvn and
neighborhood Wioatrcs. -
D. C. Drive ■ ,
Washington^ Jan. 11.
; D. C. film theatres have set a goal
for the Fourth War Loan at 20%
more bonds than were .sold in the
last drive, and the town has been
blocked out into zones by A. J.
Brylawski, president of the Motion
Picture Theatre Owners hero, to
•holjfthe work.
Showmen are backing a War Loan
bond matinee of Ice-Capades ol
1944 on Jan. 29. Matinee is the par-
ticular baby of the Variety Club and
Radio Station WRC, the NBC outlet,
■which is plugging the bond sale
over the air. Carter Barron, Loew’s
division manager, heads the com-
mittee. ■■ ■ ■': ' ■:■,
Herb Miller; bandleader brother of
Glenn Miller, goes into the Army at
Greeley, Colo., next week. His band
has been taken over by Frank
Schenck, pianist.
Wednesday/ January;
CHATTER
6S
: Max Lief back to the Coast and pix
writing. '
Louise (Mrs. Bugs) Baer out and
about again.
Bill Rodgers, Metro v.p., to Florida
for a rest soon.
Bill (Gay 90s) Hardey’s sinuses
still bothering him. . . ; ■ ' ,
Anne Grosvenor Ayres, ill at Ashe-
ville, N. C., now improved. ; :
:0eoca hiaking disc albiirn of ‘Car-
men Jones’ with the Original cast. ; -
■ Leland Hayward back to the
Coast; still .suffering from laryngitis.
Mitchell Leisen, Par dirOctnr’ 1’®"
turns to the Coast next. Saturday
O')).
Milton Diamond, theatrical attor-
ney. to Hollywood for two weeks on
■ busmess.
Waller Reade. circuit-realty ty-
coon,, lo Florida to spend the icst of
the winter. , ..
Rex Stout back at work with
Writers War Board after seveial
weeks’ illness. ■ , ■ ■ :
■ Allen Meltzer, WB publicity head
in N. ;Y., on the Coast to huddle with
Charlie Einfeld.
Lb Richard Carlson, USN, around
town on leave. He’s the former stage
and'sereen juvenile.
.• Gardner Wilson is ahead of ‘Some-
thin/ior the Boys,’ Lou Epstein bc-
■ ing Gompany manager, . .
Herbert J. Yates off to Hollywood
following < conclusion of Republic
sales confab in Chicago.
; G.vnthia White’s 25th annual G reen -
wich 'Village, ball., will, be held. . at
Webster Hall Saturday il.5).
- Ed Sniderman, recently upped to
; RKO division manager, takes his
Army physical today (12).
Pat Allen’s theatrical model
■ agency, recently ' bufried out of its
offices; moved to, new tjuarlers.
Kathleen McQueeney, secretary to
Roccb'Voccp fpr past 10 year.«, leaves
end of February to be married.
Cliff Srhith," president of St. Cloud
, cir.Guit jih Jersey, ., corisulting N. Y.
doctors over a stomach ailment.
Nichblas Napoli, prexy of .Artkino
. pictures, , tb' the Coast jn, connection
: With distribution of : So\)iet fllths.
Margaret;Lindsay,:who closed Sat-
nrday 18) in ‘Another Love Story,’
will remMn east for another play.
E. K. ’f'red) O’Shea, back home
from; hospitalization for pneumonia,
eorning along nicely.; deSpile strep
. throat. . ; , ■>■■';
Arthur Simon, WPEN IPhilly)
gOTi, and Jack Robbins joining At
Jolsoh at the Surrey hostelry, Miami
Beach.
Boxing Writers’- Association will
. hold ahnuai dinner in tap 'room at
; R'uppert’s Brewery next WedUes-
day (19)., ,
Chucho Martinez goes into the.
Hayana-Madrid,; after having started
at La Conga where he first Came to
alteiitiom
Dan Parker profiled Jimmy Du-
rante in last week’s Collier’s, ianent
his show business comebackv ■Which
.■, is .‘colossal.’ '..., ;
The Nat Kahns (‘Variety’) parents
for a second time; ditto the, Don
: Walshes, also of the horhe-Office edl-
torial staff.
Jake Wilk. WB ea.Stem production
execi wintering in town for a couple
of months until the Westchester
■ winds relax.
Johnn.V Carroll, radio: singer mow
in ‘One Touch of Yenus,’; understudy-'
ing Kenny Baker, in ahticipatioh-of
latter's induction.
Arthur S. Lyons left for the Coast
Friday ,(t); While here he expressed
interest iii film fights to several legit
and book properties.
Mrs. Marjorie Wilton, Station
KMGX, St. Louis, visiting brother
Arnold Stoltz, director of exploita-
tioh for United Artists,
Storm last week obliterated 24-sheet
show business Service flag i(i Times
Square, It Was restored on perma-
nent plywood, foundation,.
Joseph . Feldman, assistant zone
manager for the Vrafner circuit in
Pittsburgh, was in town last -Week
negotiating booking deals.
R. J. .(Bob) O’Donnell,. v;p.. and
general manager of the Interstate
Circuit, ;back to Dallas after N. ' Y.
homeoffloe Par conferences.
Paramouht Pep Cliib starts a series
' of calisthenics and swimming; 'for
girl members next: Tuesday : (18) at
the Henry Hud.son hotel, N. Y.
^ A1 Knight will be in Charge of the
: legit casting department being added
: to the General Amusement Co.
,, agertdy , headed hy ;Tommy O'Keefe.
Capt. Dick Fishell, WHN sports-
caster . and ‘Variety’' football prog-
nosticator, ■ a , holiday ' furlOUgher
• catching Up with the: Gotham scene.
Sol; Jacobsoh,vof Richmond htaney
Ipgit publicity office, inducted Mon-
day : (10) in the Army at Allentown, ,
Pa, He’s now on a three-week fur-
.■ lough,
New autograph-hound fah at, the
major broadcasts is to ask for dis-
carded . scripts, rather than signa-
, Celebrities, participating
" .therein,,''
Delmer: Daves took advantage of
a D. C,.. to.' N;, .,Y. weekend to catch
up with ‘Oklahoma’ and other. sUows'.
before going back to Warner Bros.
■ studios.
_Tm glad to have done a part hot
'villianous,’ is the way Laird Cvegar,
. ; 20th-Fox player; expressed .himseif
after a Radio ;HaU of Fame broad-
cast Sunday night. ■
Jerry Cady, 20th-Fox sci ipler. will
r^prd the entire acting version of
Winged Victory while m.o.ing
Broadway. 20th -is filming the Moss
Hart Air Corps show.
Local press agents are sending a
regular supply of cigars to Cph ■Rauf
Benson, former Stem, press agent
how in india. Recent letters com-
plained of the shortage.
Zero Mostel has leased the West
46th street apartment long occupied
by Irving Berlin in his baChelbf days,
later by Moss Hart and others. Build-
ing is still owned by Berlin.
Newton. Mass.. Savings Bank seek-
ing Hector Dion, actor, with an un-
claimed account there. Last known
address was Screen Club. Broadway,
now out of existence. His heirs will
do. '■ ■■;'■ .
; Joe. shea, representing William.
Cagney produCtiphs in the east, doing
reseafeh On pirates at the Public Li“
brary in* , connection with ‘Port
Royal,’ forthcoming starrer for :Jim-
my Cagney.
Mortis- Kinzler named advertising
cbUnSellbr; for the trade relations di-
vi.sion of the Fourth War I.oan com-
mittee of the film industry. He is ph
loan . from the Kayton-Spiero adver-
thing agericy. ■
Margaret Becker, formerly w.ith
the George Abbott office, and'iher. sis-
ter Rpberta Becker, formelTy With the
Maurice Evans-Margaret Webster of-
fice. now doing nursing with the Red
C:rbsii.ui;..AlaB:kaii; '.i
Helen Walker, under contract to
Par, has returned to the Coast after
ioiii weeks east with her husband,
Robert Bhiniofc. of the Par legal de-
partment. prior to his induction into
llie Aviny in December.
Maj;:, Alexander MacWilliarn,; Aus-
tralian bomber pilot who was deco-
rated' by King George, hosted by the
Wirth family, at their Forrest Hills
home. Aussie hero, sole . suryivbr .of
a squad of 60. on way home.
'■ Sarah Rollitts is back in New York,
haying' spent: the holidays with her
family in Portland, Ore. Before go-
ing to Portland 1 she Spent three
weeks on business with her. Holly-
wood office, the Salkow Agency.
; Herman Goldfarb. partner in Gold-
farb, Mirembcrg & Vallon. Woody
Herman's managers, is scheduled for
an iiiciuction .physical llie last week
in January. : Mike Vallon has already
been in the Army several months. .
Leon Schlesinger, producer of car-
toons for Warners, was in Washing- ■
Ion over the weekend to confer with
the Bureau of Aeronautio.« on a fifth
short sub j ect he is to make for the
bureau.; He returned to N. Y. Mon-
day (10).
.'. By li'es Ree.s ,
St.. .Paul has Don Cossack Chorus
for one-night stand.
Norman Pyle haiidling ‘March of
Dimes’ publicity here.
Columbia promoted Byron Shapiro
from booker to salesman.
Hal McIntyre into Prom Ballroom
for one-nighter this week. ■'
Roy, the magician, back at Curly’s
hitery headlining floor show.
Northwest Variety club held New
Year’s Eve party for members.
; Beverly Kirk added to Hotel Nicol-
let Minnesota Terrace floor show.
‘Ice-Capacies of 1944' into. St. Paul
Auditorium for six day.«. Feb. 22-27.
, Andy’s nitery has Coley Bay,
trained horse, for ‘Gay Nineties' re-
vue. ,■..■,■'■■ '
. ; March 21-April 9 date for annual
‘Ice Follies’ engagement at Arena
here. "-■y:-'-.'
Eleanor Murman resigned from
Paramount office staff to become
.bi'ide,'''',''.
John Friteher, Paramount booker
manager, in Abbott hospital for
check-up. ■
Mar jorie Garret.son back into Hotel
Radisson Flame Room with Dr. Gio-
vanni, ‘pickpocket,’ and Joe Por-
reta’s orchestra.
Victory show at Auditorium Jan.
22-27 will display Twin City war
products and captured Nazi and Jap
fighting equipment.
Charlie Jackson, Warner Brothers’
salesman. Staging gin rummy tourna-
ment afNorthwest Variety cliib with
$100 and $50 war bonds for prizes.
J. L. Stern, ‘Bank Night’ distribu-
tor, Majestic exchange owner and
exhibitor, has acquired Independent
Poster exchange from Donald' Gutt-
man and Paul Mans. .
Record turnout of exhibitors, sales-
men, etc., at luncheon to discuss in-
dustry’s part in Fourth War Loan
drive, with J. J. Fried!, Wjar •Aotivi.
ties committee chairman, making
stirring appeal. :
Manor Club is newest ntiery. It’s
in a remodeled mansion.
Musicians Union, 161. gave a .sta-
tion wagon to the D. C. chapter'd
the American Red Cross.
‘Ice-Capades’ will give a special
bond performance, sponsored by . Va-
riety Club and radio station WRC.
Hays office giving a luncheon to
Francis S. Harmon of War Activities
committee, with all critics invited. ■
JIusicians have been officially
warned by union to watch their in-
struments. Ten have been stolen rel
ccntly.
Variety Club swore in its new offi-
cers at Monday 'Willard', luncheon.
John Allen of Metro is new Chief
Barker.
Gloria Lee Brandt, semi-pro ac-
tress at Catholic University, caught
by Paramount tklent .Scout 'and wRl
be given screen test
Phil Hyams is latest flu victim.
Mrs. Les Allen out of hospital after
major operation.
Noel Scott has finistied new play,
‘Malta Fever.’ Henry .Kendall set for
lead. .
■ E. C. Norman, signed .Mary : Morris';
for production of .‘Half Angel’ some
time in February. .. .
William Watt signed Edward Stir-
ling to produce stage version of 'Hat-
ter’s Castle’ in March.
Mbs? ■'■Empires declared a second
interim dividend of 5'i on. ordinary
stock for the past year.
.Tack Tracy quit cast of ‘Soinctiiing
for the Boys’ due to differences wit!)
Frank Adey, .stager of piece. ■ ,
An American canteen for, officers
opened at Grosvenor House, where
l;(i00 can be fed at 50c a throw.
■■ Freddie Crump has. quit the. Nor-
man 'Thomas act and joins Maurice
Wihnjtk' vaudeville Uhit early next
year. , ■■.,.,:' ;■ ',:v. t, ;■;■',', y-
Dq.spite the demand lor entertain-,
me.nt ■ , in ;. England, records are ' not
,seliing.'jin any greater quantity, than
usual. :■■'■
Stuart, Levy, former sales manager
of International Film Renter.s. has
resigned and. may align ' with Renown
Films.
George Robey’s daughter is doing i
canteen work lor the American Red :
Cross,, where she is. training, to be-,,
cpnie a, supervisor.
. ' Sir, Albert .Clavering's . Polytechnic
picture theatre, 700 seater. being
:takeh over.' hy tbe .Amei-ican'’army to
be used as rest, club.
When Hyams Bro.s. rebuild tiie
Canterbury, '.damaged " during . Lon- :
don’s 1940 blitzes.; they will turn it ;
into a .massiye.yaiideville house. , , ■
Firth Shephafd's. original companj- ■
of ‘The Man. Who Came to Dinner’,
had to curlail its ENSA run due to
outbreak of: chicken pox in the com-
pany. ■■■■.,;„;.'.■■: „■ ■ , ,. .■.'- ,
Stanley Duber.s. son of A. Dubehs.
'fheatrical . .ebsfumer,,., missing-i, slhce
British Italian invasion and reported
dead, is now listed' as prisoner ,ih
Germany.
Don Marino Barreto riaimba band,
regular .attraction at. the Embassy
Club, after .six broadcasts ;By the ■
British Broadcasting Corp., has been
.given another eight, airings, one per
fortnight. ' '■,,.
Stephen Palps, George Parish and
E. Carrearas h.-tve formed new film
company,) Ke,ys Di.stributors, to dis-
tribute old ftlrns made by Sir Alex-:
ander Korda When he was head of
London Films.
A threatened strike in - London’s
West End theatres was averted by an
agreement between Association of
Theatrical and Kmc Employees and
Society of West End Managers. Stage
staffs are to got a $2 increase. i ^
A Naval Offfeer, Peter Powell, won
$500 prize for a best play competition
offered by the Arts Theatre Club.
Show is titled ‘The Two Children.’
and was among 600 submitted. It
will be produced there early in the
new year. . : ,;■■■.'■
: ‘This Is the Gem’ RAF Fighter Sta-
tion revue, produced by Flying; Offi-
cer Cecil Landau, to tour the. pitove
inces headed by Frank Formby,
brother of George Formby. with 25''{,
of profits going to the RAF Benevo-
lent Fund. ' .
Week’ at the New York civic project
late in February. She’ll sing the title
role in ‘Martha’ and Micaela in ‘Gar.;,
men.’ '■ ■ '■ ■'■.
’ local
Shirley Ross divorced Ken Dolan.
Ann Sheridan aired to Mexico City
on vacation.
John Carradine's wife going to
Nevada for divorce. ■■
M;
WilUahT Brighton joined the Zeppo
arx agency as as.sociate.
Chick Kardale is the new
manager for Mills Music Co.
.M Borde repotted negotiating for , •
the Colony Club, recently padlocked | Ken Maynard haled into court to
by the .Government. '■ ,- ■■. ■ ■,, ■ ',■ | dc- ehn S3.000 aiimony suit. . ;
■ Will . Baker. Republic , Pictures I . ■, Charles Barton, film director, ; -re- (
branch manager, is back at his desk ' eoyonn.g from appendectomy,
after siege of iUnes.s. , i .Mary Astons divorce decree from
Peter Shayne, former president of Dianuel .Del Campo became final
• 'iSi'-i.. '• ** *i~.*-* . . T-Ti.. 'i '
Moving Picture Operators ‘Uhipii.
IPcal 110, is in Si Elizabeth's hos-
pital .with pneumonia.
, Joan Blondcll nnnoniieed she
would .sue Dick Powell for divorce.
Harry Friedman checked into War- ;
- Goldberg, ibo ,
Great, Northern theatre, has been in-
ducted into the army, and, reports iit
Fort Sheridan tltc end of the .month.
MaJ; Wayne King, former band
leader, is now deputy director of
public relations, in- the Sixth Service
Command under Lt.-Col. Yank Tay-
lor. erstw'nile Chicago Time.s radio
:■ editor. . ' ,■',; ',;,■■
Clearance, complaint of the Colony
theatre,’ McHenry 111.; a.gainst 'the
Great States Circuits Elgin hdu.seff,
the Miller theatre, Woodstock. 111.
and the El ■ Tovari) theatre. .'C.iyst'aV
Lake. III., has been withdrawn by t'r.e
complainant. ■ , ' ; ,; ■;
Reno
By Ted Friend
: . Harold's Cliib boa.sh advertising
.bilib’oards smack up a.Kuin.st. ti;e At-
lantic ocean in Florida. . . ... , ::|
Town quieted down since Duke
divorce letdown, All gamblers had .
a field day a.s to its outcome. ■ ., " ■
Club Inferno carries on with show '
.noUby, of eontinuous' ehtcrtiyjhmenfc.
Features ' Joy ; Davis and . ' Dedira.
dancers, phis singer Margie. ■ ' ; :
The Town House is featuriii.e its
food and the ouict music of Sam
Koki and his islanders, , with NapUa
Wood, island comedian. Joe Mazzeo
at the niano organ. '
' Rubindff’s opening at the Troca-
1 dero has manager Bob . Miller with
the hottest thing in ' town on . li'.s
hands. The violinist will have th c
honor of having all schools dismiss
children so they can hear him at a
concert in the'.Sta.le Anditbrium. .Ml
civic clubs are after him for appear-
ances. ■ .1 -f. ;•■.'.■ -il. '-I; ,' '
, By Hal Coheii.
• Joanne Holmes, sepia singer, has
replaced Betty St. Clair at the Music
Bar. '■■
Marion Diggans is the hew singer
with Bill LeRoy-Jaeques LaBcllc
orch. ■' ■' ■
‘Blind Alley’ will follow current
‘Petticoat Fever’ at the Playhouse,
opening Feb. 1.
Jimmy Balnicr celebrating JS years
of theatrical association with Harris
family this week. ■
Ida Rose is doing the numbers now
at Casino, replacing Russell LaValle
as dance director.
' Burton Holmes opens his annual
series here at Carnegie Music, Hall
next Tuesday '181.
Burns Mantle will speak before
the Pittsburgh Drama League; next
Tuesday night (18).
: Mary Ward in ahead of ‘Marianffe.'
and Gertrude Bromberg hero drum-
beating ‘The Patriots.’
Tom Troy, manager of William
Penn hoted, all right again after a
tussle with pneumonia.
Martha Errolle;:: although widely
advertised, didn't show up with Sig-
mund Romberg here for his concert.
Marian Abdou is the new secretary
in KDKA’s sales promotion and ad-
vertising department, replacing. Mac-
beth Mock. '
.Taney Knight new singer with
Marty Schramm at Hotel Henry, re-
placing Arlene Day. who has gone
with Tommy Carlyn band.
Among bequests by May Beeglc,
concert impresario who died here
last month, was a' trust tvmd of $2,500
to Carnegie Tech. : to aid studcqfS
seeking: a musical education. It’ll be
known as the May Bceglo Soholar-
ship, To her brother, Thomas P.
Bebgle, she left' hpr concert busine.ss
as well as $5,000 in cash.
. Mary .Martha Briney. local singer
and a KDKA artist for last! several
years, won recent operatic audition
at City .dehter, New York, and will
have leading roles in couple of op-
eras to be presented during ‘Opera
that Bornstein had okayed only two
weeks. ■; -: ■:.'■ ■■;■'■ . ■'!
The business head of the firm took
the attitude (1), that Berlin’s ab-
sence from the country automatically
ruled him out as an active director,
in; which legal: Rb/tion he is correct
technically; and i2), that the com-
pany’s fiscal year ends in June.
Hence, it is discretionary if Berlin,
Inc., can pay on the next six months’
earnin.gs expectancy, as had been the
custom heretofore, when, at Xmas,
the heads of the firm guessed the
earning potentials until the ensuing
June 30; Legalists Gilbert & Gilbert
and T. N. Lawler of O’Brien, Dris-
coll & Raftcry, respectively, for
Bornstein and Berlin, thus had to
face certain issues, In addition to
Lawler, Berlin also has Hollywood
attorney George Cohen looking after
his interes.s.
. SettllBg
Meantime, Eugene Berger, Holly-
wood attorney for Mrs. Tillie Wins-.
low, widow of Max Winslow, who
was the third partner, in Berlin. Inc.,
is finally coming to terms with Born-
stein for the sale of her remaining
one-sixth ownership. Berlin had al-
ready paid her $122,000 for her
16?j%, and Bornstein has to buy up
the o'her half of her 33 '.'a 'i owner-
ship before he and Berlin ean split
up the firm. Once both are estab-
lished as owning 50% outright, they
can start negotiations for the schi.sm
of their copyright: hoW Tbis,
too, is a complicated auditing and ap-
praising process and will not be set-
tled for many months,
; Berlin, in order to status quo his
interests , during his ‘Army’ tour,
merely had arranged for his attor-
neys, plus Dave Dreyer, professional
head of the firm, to - OK any new
publications; . or, if in doubt, not to do
anything unless consulted by cable,
which has been the custom in all the
time that Berlin has been abroad.
. The group loyal to' Berlin in the
firm also aver that the reason he had
better rush back to the States is to
preserve his manpower, especially
iii [a period when desirable man-
power is at a premium. Dick Arnold;
former Hollywood head for Berlin's,
and since shifted over to Robbins
Music Corp., is cited as an illu.stra-
tioh of having been ‘stalled’ by Born-
stein on a contract which, it is
claimed, had been promised hiin by
Berlin. The contract having not
been forthcoming, Arnold made a
new deal with a competitive pub-
lisher. : Other instances, now or im-
minent, are cited.
', Liberty Ship Cai’dle- Lombard :will :. .
Be launched Saturday tl5) at San
Pedi'd.
, Lieut. Col. Frank Capra upped to
full colonelcy with quarters. in Wash*,
■ingtoh.'
. Bob Hope elected to advisory
. board ;of':Profes.sional Goiters Asso-
ciation. '■■■.
Capt. Louis Hayward of the Ma-
rines ■hospitalized with bronchial ■
trouble. -; ■ , '■'■,' j ' ' ,;■'_
.. Andrews . Sisters " off on three-
month Ikcntre lour with Mitch Ayres :
orche.sfra. ■
:' . Errol Fly h n and Martha O'Driseoll , .
returned from a camp tour of the
.Aleutians, ■,.■':
Robert Benehley eheeked in from
New York tor .a player role m War-
ners,. ‘Janie.’ ■'■■ , .;■ ■■■■■'■■ •;
Franz. Werfel, author of ‘The Song '
of Bernadette;’ improving after sev- ;
crnl heart attacks. , . ' ,
Akim Tamiroff -was elected chief of
Los Angeles sector of Moscow Art
Tiientrc graduates. ' ,- :■ ' •
,, Edward Small arranged group in-
surance for all his etnoldyees, to be
paid for by the company. ,
S; Barrett' McCormick, publicity- :
advertising director for, RKO, in
town tor studio huddles.
■ Kenneth Thorospn returned from
Mexico City., to , assume, bis new post
with William Morris agency. -
George Lait, war scribe and son :
Of Jack Lait, paused in Hollywood
on his way to the South Pacific.
Lou Smith. Metro’s New York pub-
licity ehief, in town for studio hud-
dle.s after a siege of pneumonia.
: Jackson Parks;, resigned as Mary
Pickford^s press agent to join Lester
Cowan as chief of publicity and ad-
vertising.. ■;•") ■ ■ ■
Doris Dudley to Leavenworth,
Kas,, for the funeral of her father,
Bide Dudley, who died last week in
New York. .
Fred S, Meyer, of 20th-Fox, named
by Joseph M. Schonck as active '
thairntan of film industry’s Infantile
Paralysis Drive. , ■
.. Edward J. Mnnnix donated $2,250
to , build a bungalow after, the war
at Motion Picture Belief Fund’s .
Country House. ■ '
Lois Andrews Jessel, former wife
of George Jessel. filed a petition to
restore Iter maiden name, Kathleen '
Lo.s.saine Gonfley.
'. William Hbpkins, regional director '
Of War Manpower Commissibn, left /
for Washington after, huddles with
labor and studio exee.S.
Major Frank Lloyd, former direc- .
tor, awarded the Air Medal for his
work with the 13th Combat Camera
Unit in the South Pacific,.
Martha Raye was paged for $18.-
313, Eddie LeBaron for $3,918. and
Lewis S, Stone for $1,261 by Uncle
Sam for back income taxes.
Will of Gaylord Lloyd, former pro-
ducer and brother of Harold Lloyd. :
left a claim of $5,360 for the loss of
one eye in a studio accident as his
only a.ssct.
Mexico City
Manuel Gil and Elvira Lodi joined
floor show at Los Pinos, Guadalajara.
Dolores Del Rio, adjudged best
Mexican actress for 1943, honored at
Sans Souci club, .
Chema Davila, pic actress, planed
to Los Angeles because of the death
of lier mother there.
Waikiki night spot reopened. Using
five acts and orchestra. Four Cords,
American act, heads current bill.
Cinematographic arts and sciences .
institute rated 'Doha' Barbara.’ Mex-
made pic. as the biggest , drawing
card of 1943.
Dolores 'American singer) round-
ing oiit a year's consecutive booking
as featured singer with Vern Hoag-
lund’s band at Ciros. ■'■■
; Eduardo Hernandez Moncada, as-
ssoeiate conductor of ; the Mexican
symphonic orchestra, goes to station
XEQ to direct music.
; Lorenzo Carza, top matador, play-
ing the lead in pic Toros, Amor tk
Gloria’ , ( Bulls, Loye it Glory );' Marie
Antonieta Pons co-.starring. .
Bob Bromley, American pupeteer,
in for seventh week at El Patio.
Jacqueline Joyce, contortionist, in her
fourth week at same spot. American
acts go big at this nitery.
Roberto Soto, Mex stage comedian,
contracted to do movie by Films
Mundiales. Plata Films signed 'El-
vira . Rios, Argentine singer, and
Conchita Cintron, bullfighting girl
from Peru, coming back to Mex to
do film in March.
American films having big innings
here. ‘Random S Harvest’ in third
week a* swanky Metropolitan, Bette
Davis' ‘Old ' Acquaintance’ in third
week at Alameda, ’The Phantom of
the Opera’ doing two weeks at Olym-
pia, and "Thank Your Lucky Stars,'
after two weeks at Linda Vista, mov-
ing downtown to Margerit. . , >
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Double Scold for Sinatra, AFRA
Cracks Down. Army Frowns on Discs
Hollywood, Jan. 18.
‘The kid’s beginning to believe his
own pubjieityi and\that’s fatal.’ ■
'These quotes: are from an official
ol American :ile^ of Radio
■Artists and , the , bbjeot^ ' i.s
Frank Sihatf a,, tvhb felt the official
sting of the radio actors’; governing
■ .body . wlienl , he: asserted ' hiilhself with,
too much veheriience. Blowup came
\vhen The Voice demanded that his
Hit Paraide insert he moved from the
350-seat CBS studio fo the: network’s
l,4bQ-seat Vine St.: Playhouse. All on
less than one hour’s notice.
: ’ CBS. officials , .tried, to .pacUy. , him
' with :the fex^^^ Lux used
.the theatre fhivrehearsal on Saturday
night ahd::fhat;.it .would require con-
. Eiderahle time, and work- to iinove- all
their .special sound effects, which
are practically permanent there. The
swoohcr would have none ;■ of it and
refused to budge. Either - the pickup
comes from the big house oi he
ddesn’t go::.hHi Then AFRA moved
■ in on the*sc8ne
: Firmly and unflinchingly lie wa.s
told, ‘You either go on tonight or
■ you're through as far a.s AFRA's
(Continued on page 31 )
CBC Gets Set For
Invasion; Switches
Staffers Overseas
■ Ottawa, Jan. 18.
Shuffle of Canadian Broadcasting
Corp. overseas men, presumably m
preparation for invasion of ‘ western
Europe, includes , switch. ■ of Peter
Stursberg. CBC war correspondent,
from Italy to England with head-
quarters at Broadcasting Hou.se,
London. ^ r'.
CBC war writers now in Italy are
Matthew Halton, former Toronto
Star foreign scribe, who: supplies
air news for Dominion and Trans-
Canada; networks, and Mai'cel Oui-
met ;. for CBC French • Web. Art
Holmes and Lloyd Moore, techni-
cians, use special mobile recording
iinit, .send discs from Italy to Algiers
.where, they are DXed to Ottawa re-
ceiver and thence to nets.
Ouimet . was the first . war corre-
spondent to get a battle broadcast
, from an active front, his discs being
Widely used in Canada and U. S. : La-
fleuf was first writer into Corsica. -
PETRULO SAID TO BE
■ J. C. Polrillo will not call a strike
of musicians against any network or
individhai broadcaster following ■ the,
expiration Feb. I of the current AFM
contract.s with radio. :,
Petrillo appareniYy intends allow-
■ tng his iheh'to. contmue :Wb:r,lfing, iini
. del’ term.s of the old contract, so that
they can be pulled out any time he
Weis he is having difficulty ■securing:
whatever demands he figuies on
.'making.
At Time Goes By
Fort Worth, Jan. 18.
'A .jukebox plays while blood
flows at the Fort Worth Red
Cioss ; $lqod Bank, recently
opened; Idea is to relieve nerv-
ousness of blodd donors,
Records ‘will be changed as hit
tunes come out.
Philadelphia, Jan, 18.
Sam Balter, Mittual Broadcasting
Syste,m’-s:. news com'mentdt.bi', ■ has
been; ordered off the chain eflective
Feb: 2;Vby orders of: Mutual’s Board
of Directors, it. became known here
la'St.- week. ; '■' '■■
Orders to ban Balter is believed
to ■ have come following presssure
from Col. Robert p: McCormick,
publisher of the Chicago Tribune,
which Balter has consistently at-
ia,cked ;as. Isblatiohisf and .anti-British;
McCormick, owner of WGN, Chi-
cago,,! one- of the. rnain ,;iinks' in. the
Mutual chain, is also said to own a
large chunk of the network stock.
. No. one here would speak for
(Continued on page 63)
Nouveau Riche Tourists (a
Motlejr Bunch) and Race-
t r a ck Fpllowers Send
P r ic es "Skyrocketing ■—
Regulars Burning Afaiput
3S'S0c; For Cup of Coffee
— Class Hotels, Disgiisted
With Bad Manners, Lower
Standards-.
BIGGER CROWDS
, Miami Beach,. Jan. 18.
Miami Beach today represents the
greatest .extremes ..in winter ;!t6urisnfi.
since Pearl Barbbr; .ahd . i.t’S,. some-.:
thing about; which the local Chamber
of .Commerce , must - be . greatly con-
cerned. The - tourists comprise . the
face.traok 'foliowbrs, ;; touts,: etc.,.. On
the one hand and, on the other, the
newly-'rieh. wartime spenders.::, who,
wh.iW .hot laeking! ill .lucre, ..'are' much
devoid of lustre. , -■
Apparently, loaded with plenty
.: (Continued on page- 63)
New Slogan
.:! A new .slogan of the U. S. air
force IS: ‘The Squirts will soon ,
be : chasing the Squints.’ . - -
Plan 5,000 tree Movie Days,’ 3500
Double-Talk, Eh?
Down at Fort McClellan, Ala.,
there’s a class in military-dis-
patch: learning
what .it feels ia a unique slan-
guage as'.part hi the curriculum.
That's so. since if any of the dis-
patches fall into the hahds of
. the enemy, it would be more
■'confusing than enh'ghtehirig.
‘Variety’ is required reading.
By Rt'DOLPH EUE, Jr.
. Boston,. Jan.: 18, :
, ' The Stravinsky - ‘Star Spangled
Panner’ row,.- which up-ended Bos-
ton when the famed Russian com-
poser's arrangement of the national
anthem- was played at the opening of
a regular concert of the Boston Sym-
phony orchestra last week, was
dreamed up out of whole cloth by
the city editor of the Boston Trav-
eler.
- Arrangement drew mild rebuff
from Warren Storey Smith, music
cntio of: the. Post, who deemed it ‘un-
couth.’ Other critics covering con-.
‘ (Continued on page 30)
Motion picture industry headquar-,' '
ters for the Fourth War. Loan cam-;
paign,. fri New Yo,fk,!.:vyere! swamped
with entries from hundreds of the-
atre operators participating in the
‘Honored Hundred’ campaign as the.
nationwide, industry bond drive teed
off yesterday (Tue.sday) under the
chairmanship of Charlc.s P. Sfcouras.
Close to 2,500 entries had been re-
ceived, with more pouring in virtu- .
ally by the hour.
Film trade loaders iJbmted out that!
never before had a complete indus-
try been so! thoroughly :mQbiliz8d for
a bond drive. Enlisted in the cam-
paign to sell 11,500,000 bonds ai:e film
.stars, theatre operators, circuit heads,
distribution chioftain.s, - : publicists, .
projectionists . and : artists. Skouras,
heading up the campaign, took his
key men from the. Coast with him to !
organize and pace the effort.
! ; Some 5,006 ‘free movie days.’ and
a^pprbximately 3,500 bond pihmiere* .
m theatres haT.:e been lined up, in .a !
■.drive surpassing! ill scope all which !
have preceded it. '■
Spectacular rallies were staged
Monday (17) in cities throughout tiie
(Continued on page 63)
A BOND FOR EVERY SEAT’
The film industry has .set out to sell $5.?(X).-
000,000 in war bonds during the Fourth War
Loan cain])aign from Jan 18 to Feb. 15 — a
l)oud for every scat in some 10,000 motion ])ic-
tnrd theatres in America. That’s the talle.st
order the industry ba.s yet undertaken. lt‘.<
alrno.-il three times as much as tlie iudn.ilry
sold during the Third War Loan dri\e.
Someone ha.s said tliat ‘as long as they keep
on fighting and dying the least we can do is
keep on working and buying.’ To the jiiclnrc
industry and. in fact, all of show business, has
been allotted aii additional task — ^i.hat of seHing
and soiling. X .!s:!!': f'!!,'-':'^
■tie-- C'ommiUec. ha^ made two ohsciw alions
which should be noted, ‘Our theatres 1ia\e
luwer been homhed. We're still in business,
\\ e'rc pretty lucky.’
Well, that’s one good reason. J’ahian sa) s,
also. ‘When you sell your jiatrons a. bond
}ou're helping them build a nest-egg for after
Ihe -war. Movic-goer.s Avill always remember,
if the going- gets tough, tliat the bonds tliey are
redeeming, at a profit, were bought from y-fxu.’
That's an excellent rca--on, also.
As in the past, the tlieaircs are the spearhead
of the industry coulribiUion to the Treasure 's
c^iivitaigu for $14,000,000,000 in War Bond
sale, S'. ' I'he theatres, a.s the (ir.st point of con-
tact with the public, arc obviously the mo-.l
effective medium through which bonds can he
sold hv the indiistrv.
But in I'ememhci ing these two factors it
miglit he well to keep in mind also, tlie most
im))oi'tant of all.'Lnclc .Sam want-. \ Qii to Ini)
for yoiir'sclf and sell hond.s tlu'O'ngli your llie-.
atre.s because it will help bring' tlie vfar to :;n
end a jilile- sPoncr. : bring some . .soldicr-iioy
hack Home :i litlJc faster! and jirovide tl’.o luiys
: .pver, tlicre with the licst i'lossihle c(|;iipmcnt
(hiring tlic time they’ve got to go on 'lightin.u'
am! dving'.’ ..f ■ : i.. !, !:v:
The many terribly important rca.son.s. why
this, or an\ other, A\’ar Bond camjiaign
must not'fail have already been made almild-
antly clear. .-Xmong others. .Si Bahian, ehair-
man of the theatres dis ision of t!ic War Aefivi-
The'en lire 'motiou picture indnstry'- is mobi-
lized and already in. action. Jl's .the biggest,
nros’i aiuhilioits.nndcriaking the fdm ..industry
has ever beer, associatii'd with.
‘Sell a Bond for Every Seat.’
Houston Symph To
Background Wrestling
Show in Bond Pitch
Houston, Jan. 18.
Pooling of two dlyer.se entertain-
ment metiers — wrestling and sym-
phonic orchestra muslc-^may seem
conflicting for boxoft'ice purposes,
but down here this week they don’t :
figure it that way. When it’s for
War Bond sales, it seems to. be' per-
fectly' ■dkay::;'
What is called ‘the world's first ■
wrestling - .symphony ■ concert' !! . i s
scheduled to take place iiere at the
Municipal auditorium on B’riday (21).
In conjunction with the War Bond
Olive, the Houston sympiiony orches-
tra will play while professional
wrestlers will piit on their show.
And. as if this weren't enough, the
symph .wl|l . play , siich pop tunes as
‘Pistol : Fadkiri’ Mamd’. and ‘Deep in
the Heart of Texas’!
II. R. Cullen, independent oil pro-
ducetj has purchased SLOO0.OOO in
bonds to permit the orchestra to take
over the .stage a.t the War Bond
wrestling shov.c !:, ;!.■' , :'!■ ! ■' - ■ ' "f :
ROOSEVET TO GET
SHOW BIZ SCROLL
. Pcr.sonalitie.s from the! theatre, the
arl.s, radio, pictures, etc., are prepar-
ing an impre.ssive scroi! .'for prosenla-'!
tioiv to the 'Pfo,siclehi o:'. his G2d
birthday Jan. 30. , ■' !; !
! Topflight names in all \yalk;s of‘
.show business and .literaiuro are
signatories, and . the ‘prci.-ieritaUon’
wiil be made ' public .pi\. a national
radio! hookup that Sunday '30 1 , tied
in with the March of Dime.s.
MlSCEtLAMY
.20th CenUu’y'S'bx;, will'
,r plaiittcdV tvith: the ' release. p£ ‘Life-,
boat’ in its present form, and will
nmke no ; change.-? in the Alfred ■
Hitchcock picture to meet criticisms
of it from certain quarters. How-
’ ever, John Steir.beck, who authored J
! the original story but was in
Europe when it rvas pfodueed, lias
■: expressed indignation at the screen
treatment. He is now nr Mexico '
; and not available for direct Coni- '
. .nie'nt... ,'i'v ' V'';;,. 'r ■■
Opening a pro-iclease engagement .
last week at the AstorpN. iY;-,;,‘fcifci ■:
:.i boat' drew. , entiiusiastic . reviews i
from nearly ail the daily critics on ■;
its entertaimnenl value. But three
of the reviewers, nolaply .i Bosley
Crowther, of the N; Y. Tintes. Joiin T. ■
.. , McManus, of PM. and Lee Mortimer.
of the -Mirror, objected . to „ the',. pic- . ;
turo's treatment of the character of
the Nazi subinarihe captain and cer-
tain story incidents, it involves. :
, Crowther, in particular, argued that
the film seems to imply that the
Nazis ■ are more intelligent and
capable m a crisis than the citizens
of a : democracy. There' has subse-
quently been disagreement on this ^
and other points by audiences who
have seen the film. Walter Winchell.
in his syndicated column, 'defended
tiie picture ye.sterday (Tuesday).
Despite reports ' that. 20th-Eox ..
planned making cerlain cuts iii ‘Life- ,
boat’ and adding a narration to
cover what its critics feel is gn ob-
.iectionable slant of the pieture, of-
ficials of the company said, yester-
day the.y have no such intention.
' Joe Moskowitz,;of the play and story
department, said no changes in the
film are contemplated, and Bertram
Bloch, eastern story 'editor, said ihat
‘Lifeboat’ .had been greatly edm-
niended by most'reviewers and cx-
(Continued on page 31)
Spot Roimis Elsewhere
An idea of embrassment of riches
Is exemplified by the Waldorf-/
• .Astdria. which, iast'.week, with about
100 prospective guests parked in the
lobby, unable to get in, the asst, man-
ager subdivided the classified, hotels
section in the phone direefory, and
put four girls on the phones to in-
■ qiiire about accommodations, : After
■ .65 abortive . calls, the: . firgt. success
was the ' avail'ab.ility off opr 'rooms in
the Gdncohi’se i Plaza hotel, Bronx,
K. Y. ■'//..■
. That’s typicdl of ' the ; tufnaivay
trade howadays at. m'ariy hdtels, in
and out N. A'. ■ . . ,
j U. S. Jury Probes Into
Case of Ghaplitt Prpte^
Los Angeles, '-.Tan, 18.
Federal grand jury opened an in-
vestigation to determine whether
Itie civil rights of Joan Barry, who
claims .Charles Chaplin is the
father of her child, have been vio-
lated. Case concerns the alleged
railroading of the former Chaplin
protege out of Beverly Hills after
her arrc.'t as probation violators .
Among the witnesses at opening
session were ■ Hedda Hopper and
Fiorabcl ■ Muir, newspaperwomen,
and Tliomas H. Ince, Jr., .son ol the
late producer and manager of a
Hollywood apartment: house.
Como’s 20th-Fox Test May
Delay N. Y. Cafe Date
Perry Como’s debut at. the Ver-
/ saille.s. N. Y. nilcry. scheduled tor
Feb. 2, may bo postponed a week , or
10 days because the crooner flew to
. thd.; Coast.., yesterday U8) to make a
test for 2Cfh Ccn:ury-Fox. Idea is
to see how he registers for a rMe in
'Something for fne Boys.’ '
If tost is satisfactory, ‘Boys’ will i
mark Como's screen bow.
RKO’s Film on Gallup
Hdllywood,; Jan. 18,
; Character , modeled, after Dr,
. .George Gallup, will be dhtrodueed in ,
RKO’s ‘Heavenly Days,’ with Fibber |
, McGee and Molly. / . . ‘
: ./ Public .sampler was asked tb play.
■ hiihself. but decliiicd giving press of
business as the reason. Okay’d the
idea, however, of being impgfsOn-
. atod.
Nippedt But Good
Hollywood, Jan. 18.
The farmer wiio changed
; . horses. in midstream wa.s a piker
((impared to Riciiard Hageman.
After carving out g: career in
r.v.i.sic, which :, included.' conduct-
ing at the Met, composing and
' ...sooririg; pictures, he has changed
over to greasepaint and from
now on is an actor, under con-
. tract: for five years to Andrew
• Stone for pictures. ■/''■;
JOLSON DUE ON COAST
SOON FOR FILM BIOG
Miami Beach, Jan. 18.
A! Joison is due on the Coast in
mid-February to start on his Cor
lumbia Pictures autobiography,
•Min.st.rel .Boy.’ ',
The.'Star has been sojourning here
for several weeks, taking it easy as
result of the bad siege of flu and
malaria lasVfalV which followed his
return from a strenuous. ..overseas'
junket for USOrCamp .Shows, his
fourth off-shore trip.
Carole Lombard Spirit
To Wars As Liberty Ship i
Hoilywobd, Jan. 18. .i
- Carole Lombard's spirit went to
the wars again with the launching,
of a Liberty Ship bearing :the name j
of the film star who. lost .her Ufe . in j
an airpiane crash while return ihg !
from a War Bond selling mission.
Irene Dunne christened tne ves.seli
as it slid down the ways at the Cal - 1
ship yards, San Pedro. I
Mieh.' Honors Her Memory I
Detroit, Jan. 18.
An appeal to residents of Mich-
igan to mark the second anniversary
of the death of Carole Lombard
while engaged in a. bond selling
tour, by buying an extra bond this
Friday, was made by Gov. Harry S.
Relly. Gov. Kelly declared that it'
should be ‘a tribute to: those: in all
I walks' .of life who, have made the
I su preme sacrifice in . the ;cau.se of
I freedom.’ .
83d WEEK !
KEN MURRAY’S
“BLACKOUTS DF 1M4’’
El Capitan Theatro, Hollywood, Cal.
"Yes, it's true What they say alimit
Ken Muvi ay-^he's tope.”
ROBERT YOUNG.
Barbara Bennett, Mate
Dismissed from ‘Belles’;
; . Turbulence :’ 'vRich' recently ..:in ter-
rupted.. the stay of. ‘■Victory BellCs.’ at: .
the Mansfield, N. 'Y., sWftched to cast
trouble last week when Barbara
Bennett and Addison Randall,; her
husband, . Were dismissed, from tlie,
show,: currently .at the .Ambassador.'
It has continued tKerev’d^ the
lowest: grosses on Broadway,, by
guarahteeing the house.
‘Belles’ : Was produced by Henry
Adrian, a newcomer, with the re-
puted backing: of Mrs. Elliott tNellie)
Fisher, wealthy widow, although the.
manager is said to have invested his
own iCoin, too. Show is reported to
be in the red for $80,0(KI,; it’s spon-'
sors being hopeful of .gettjiig their
money back: through pmture: rights.
During one , Sunday : performance
the stage manager was on the verge
of ringing down the eUrtain because
of what is described/ as tinseCrnly
horseplay between .the actress and'
Randall. ,‘Doc' Howe, the cohipdhy
manager of :‘Belles,’ : represents
.Adrian, whd: is in art Army 'hospital!
on Staten Island; ' Reported that
Howe had preferred charges against
Miss Bennett with Equity but the
latter .stated no such complaint had
been filed early, this week.
Equity ;also stated that :Howe
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.//'^'/.''ByiRadfe. Harris''''/'/ ./ J
'The reason Roland 'Y'oung' is remaining in New York following the shtit- i
tering of 'Another Love Stbry'- is ‘Nobody's .Business’ except Billy Rose,
': Who ;Will p'roduce ,it/. .\.Mary::Grari£, .who . did, the costuming. 0 TQ,dd’s
’Mexican Hayride,’ has been ,Set by Sam Goldwy n to Wardrobe the Bob
1 Hope musical. . . ;;Wli6n Edmund Gwehn returns tO Broadway in ‘Sheppy,’
:he’ll have: Frances; Hehiu a his ingenue lead. . . .France,s Robinsori add Sid
: ; SWrtlton , haye called off that wedding date. . . -Tallulah Bankhead didn’t
attend the mvltatiohal preview of ‘Lifeboat’ at the Astor, but she sent her
two;, best friends, :Giithrie . McCUntiC and Estelle, ‘Wjrtwood . to report the :
news .of her: succes.s .Irene Purcell, now Mrs. 'Hcrbeft '.Johnson,' of j
: Rabine, ■Wis., ,is at the Pierre for a reunion whili w’itK her Broadway pals ’
/./.. .. Jimniie: Durante will bo ‘umbriago’ at the Capitol, starting March 9. ; . . ■
M-G’S SECRET /'V
Now that John Hodiak is the/ new male heart-thiob in ‘Lifeboat’
(20ih-Fox), it is interesting to i-ecaU that when he was making 'the picture
producer ; Kenneth ; MaegbWan of 20th,-F6x received a call from producer
Arthur Hornblow of Metro.
• understand you have an: aefow on your lot named tlodlak tyho,: they
tell me, is doing a gbod job in ‘Lifeboat.' We’ve exhausted every possibility
i on our Ipt for a leading man in ‘ifluo Vkdis.’ Is there any chance of oiir
■ borrowing him?’ ■■
tThere’s a very good chance,’ was Maegowan’s retort; lie’s under con-
tract to M-G-M. WE only have him on loanoutl’
DISSA And DATA
ip Jed. Hams:':Ma.r;p^^ iaapis .to staj/. on Broadpa'if i} -
■ .she cun find, another part lilcc Ewitt/ Webb Y’Oirr Toion’j. % . .Barbara
Bel Geddes, who went to HPUy.Viond far Hunt Strpmberg hist sutnnier
and is 1 /e t to jnitke her first: picture, .pot. 'tired of coUM^ a
weekly salary check, and will return tP Bfoddthdy to join Frank CraUen
aiid Billie Burke til Zoe Akiits’JBdbyipnian Hodday’. . . .Arthur Kpber
■ :..is pdging tphelnxa ' Schnee ‘Dedr .Bello/ .., Jean Bersholt, wfip is
doing such a magnificent job for the National American-Denmark
A.s.sn,, : will solicit fuiid.s neat tOccfc m Pittsbwfpli, iuhere' lie 'Utiil be.. .■
the house guest of steel magnate Iverson:.. .Jerry Dale is ot the
Sherry-Netherland. ., .
Perry Wilson’s .‘Post Mortem’ lo the closing of Broek Pemberton's play
is a happy one— she's going to have a baby .... Ethel Barrymore Colt, who
has beeii . quietly' 'studying voice with Gflcena .Mario, will, rnalte her; N; . Y.
I operatic debut/ih .the: title role of ‘MaHha’ at the Ctvie Center the: Week of,
; Feb- 20'; / ;Gertrude iileSen/iS at; the:- Waldorf, G/ Anthb.r arid
Eric Hatch, is haying a woriderful! time ' directing his: firdt^^hqw, Vineerit
YouiriaiTs RevUe---thefe are only three actors in the cast, the rest afq pup/
-pets!, , .That was Jean Arthur shopping at Abercrombie & Fitch for her
•Utisbaiid, Frank Ross, which belies current rumors of any impending
splitup. /'.■;//. ;;/''/i
January :/ '19/ ^
‘Pr. Paganini,’ Aijp Ain’t fciddm’
In the first place, Iqt’s get it dpwn fast that these fingers know little
Of nqtlu,iW,..abpUt .rti'usic, 'arid: les.s vvlieri it -coihes to the sys-
tem with which Igqf Stravinsky knock-s hitnself ! out. , What ive can
uridei-starid, however,, is when a critic tHe toi say soiriething is Icrrif
with one hand While apoloii,zirig fqr about everything except the pic-
colo: player with the other, We savvy that, brother,/ becau.se' we'\'e
written those kind ol revie, Ws ourselves.
The occasion- We’re talking about is the Stravinsky /dondiictod con-
cert by the Boston Symphony, in Boston,: last Fuday aftefnaori (U)
and the revieW of ; the event, that appeared the next day iri the Now
York ’’Herald Ti-ibune’' under the by-hne of Paul Bowles. The laUcr
.sent :us tri the ■Aika/Seltzer fountain ;in the :off.ice. ' : - ' ■
May we nudge you with a quote from Mr. Bowles’ remark.s? As
. ' follows: ' ' ■ . ' ":
"It is twentieth century riiusic which relies almost completely on (lie
ps.ychological overtones of sonorities and harmonies which cahio into
being in the nineteenth century and which could mean nothing to an
audience not conver.cant with romantic music.” Unquote,
That'k us he’s talking about. That, light there. The romantic muMc
we know: of Is • wrapped: up Ray Noble’s recording of “Melancholy
.■ /Baby,’’:' /Chase ;that' ‘disc :and you’ll, And s,qmethmg^ ,tnister. ; .Docs t:hht /
make us ’‘conversant?” ■
■ Still,;:it’s Sh;avi^ on. the mam title this time, /so., Mr. ,B^
'. his. revieWi: adds,' “And like. .thC' (his) -oth.er. recent works , it is classical
, only, in the (Sense that the music, is cJmiaXless.’’ . ■
Now What' kind -of music i.s/that,/“Gli'riiaxiess,’’ to a pair of, „ ears that '
grew up in the’ faith I’hat .Julki./'Lenzberg: W,as .king.of all he surveyed
from the pit at; the Colonial, especially when Hedges Brothers and
Jacobson played the house
•‘Incideritallyi’’: Bo^^^ ie\icw later continues, “the word ‘mood’
here does not/denbte what one might think, but is used in a generic
sense Which Webster defines as ‘distinction of torm in a verb to ex-
press the riianner in which the action of the state it denotes is con-
. . ceived’.”
This, to /us,, is the con vincer positive that .Red Nichols and His Five
■ . Penni,e,s Wefe'.one ;heU of a: band.
So Mr. Bow'ios coricludes by three time threemg Mr. Stravinsky
,, ';,with, '’’Arib: it'.is ,,this:revicwer's con trintlbn that the nipsic reipains, as.'
stimulating as ever.”
No doubt Sir. Sowles is an astute music critic, but it all means only
one thing to us. We’ve got to get near a radio Saturday night (1,'i")
because, this, Stravinsky: IS due, on the Blue yei, and w'e’ve got to find
. out can this guy make the “HaU of Fame.”
We listen and whaf gives out’’ Can he do to “Valencia’!, what WhitC'- -
man did? Has he got an ‘A1 Goodman kettle-drum ghssando which,, of
course, is a trick,, but buri lowly ear loves tiicks. Instrumental tricks.
• Yeah; we listen.rbut .we lose,' interdSt' fast because it comes back to .us.
that we have he^rd some of this Stravinsky’s music before. We also
remembef: that ;tb us som^ bf it sbiiridecl riot unlike a; ITatt Sc Whitney
doing an:qutside ioqp (forward .somersault to youi at ^ feet.
Hence, with:fyorir :permis^^ keep fight on slumming with
Tchaikovsky, Fqr some reason his “Romeo and Julief” doesn't seem
to need explaining; W® Uke the way Rapee plays it, too.
The Associated; Press also sent but a sfbfy. ori Sfrayinsky’s afleinoon
conceft in Bostoii, saying; ‘‘Igor StravJrisky‘co:ndUcted^^^t^^ Boston Sym-
- phony 'Orchestra in. his own- arrangement of ‘The Star Spangled Ban-
neiy startling a huge Syrrtphony hall audience into what amounted to a
;. .sturined silerice;’’ The) A. P.; further went on tq state, “Earlier Mr.
Stravinsky :expiained that he completed his harmonization of ‘The Star
/ spangled Bartheft uvo years ago on the Fouft^^^^^ July. He said he
,T retained the melody /but introduced ; different harmonies, .suggesting
PUritam tinaes with chords in the old contfaprintal style.’’
; Friends,! this final- quote from the master is the, one that blitzed us
no end/: In one feu swoop you could ; say.: /For has anyone •
ever' tossed that ‘‘coritfajpuntal” at even one so well ybrsed as Jimmy
Durante. And a good thing, too, or James might not be with us today.
It made us thipk we 'might like concert with
Jim — and a good deck of cards, That ‘‘contrapuntil’’: also shows what
can go on around you if you dori’t/pay atteritipn. 'They will simply
have to go on hittiug vis With that one 'till We; get useid to it.
Then, to top, off,/ bverything, don’t ymt knoW^^t announce-
ment breaks, bn; the air Saturday night relatirig that Stravinsky has
been threatened bg .the Boston pb.iice with a fine bf $100 for playing
his own arrangeirient of ‘‘Tbe /Star Spangled: Banner?” ; Maybe the
i ' boys simply didh’t/ bare/ to the; bid ‘‘Bariner’!; teke a pushing around.
I What bbthers :ris,/ though, is /Why they/brily picked on Stravinsky.
Don’t those cops read the reviews? Sid.
■■■ , Washington, Jan. 18.
Motion Picture and Radio Divi-
sion is set . up in the State /Dept, un-.,
der a Sweeping, reofgariizatinii/ an-
nounced Saturday night , 115) by
Secretary of . State Cordell Hu'.I.
Unit will be in a newly-formed Of-
fice of Public Information and w;ill
knock out the Division of Cuituial
Relations which has been handling
this work in recent years.
Head of the pic-f adio unit will be
John. M,. 'Begg,. who had corisidetablb
industry -experienee .in both lines be-
fore joining the department. Back
in 1928-29, ■ Bcgg took the fir.'l Fox
Movietone outfit to China and
.Tapan. Returning to: the U,. S. in
1930, he, becanie /an editor of Pathe
News, a job he held through 1936.
In 1939, he joined the Philip H.
Lord prganizatiqri, producer of radio
prograiris, where he did a two-year
stint as a,ssistant to the president.
Begg has been with the State Dept.
;since : January, 1941. '' 'He 'served: a.s
assistant chief ;o£; the Division of
Cultural! Relations in: charge of pic-
tures : arid radib,. /He ^^w be carry-
ing pri much in the
new ;slot/ ;Begg .Wriuld riot commerii
on postwar planning of the State
Dept, regarding either pictures or
radio, pointing out ' that his . job now
has a war angle and that he wil 1
work with CIAA and OWL He will
be in charge of one of a number of
units under Asst. Secretary of State
G . Howland Shaw, in charge of ad-
ministration and policy-making bn
all public information matters.
State Dept.’s film and , radio - work
has been mo.st intensive In Latin
America, with some work done also
in the Near and Far East.
‘The motion picture and. radio
division,,’ said Secretary Hull's an-,
nouncemeut, ‘shall have responsibil-
ity in matters pertaining to (a)
Uaison between the department and
Other departments arid agencies,/ par;
ticularly the Ofi'ice of War Informa-
tion, the Coordinator of Inter-Amer-
ican Affairs, War Dept, and Office of
Censorship, in matters involved in
the dissemination abroad, through
the media of motion pictures and
radio, of information regarding the
war effort; and (b) the development
and execution of cultural programs
through these media.’
Kern, Ex-Yacht Clubber,
To Direct ‘Doughgirls’
Hollywood. Jai» 18.
Warners upped James Kern, writ-
er^ to a director berth, with ‘The
Doughgirls’ as his first chore.
■■ Kern, a former member of ''the';
Yacbf Cilub Boys, collaboraled with
Sam Heilman on the screenplay.
Seek Skolsky Program
Sid Skolsky, the Hollywooii col-
umiiist for McNaught Syndicate, i.s
being sought for a radio program on
film comments and pic gossip.
NBC is endeavoring tb clcai 15-
iniiiute .spots thrice-weekly for ■ the
Interested -.sponsor. ' ,
ft':.
Wednesday, Jannary 19»
MlSCEI.l.ilNY
RADIO
In returning to CBS to do his
forthcoming sostainer seric'i, Norman
Corwin is giving up. a $2,000-a-week
picture contract ai Mgtro. His radio
series, not yet titled,: will pay him in
the neighborhood of’ $5.00 a week, a
substantial raise oyer his previous
salary from the 'networlc, .He .took
advantage of a special 10-week can-
cellation clause to get out of the film
deal.
Understood Corwin intends to
make ■ the program rather fluid in
pattern, somewhat as he did with
his ‘26 by Corwin’ series during the
summer of 1941, ' It’s tehladvely
slated to start Feb. 8, in the 10-10.30
p.m. spot, Tuesdays.
: ‘Romance,’ the sustainer now heard
in' the :Tuesday night time, will be
i'esolieduledi as a twice-weekly ever
ning‘ halfrhour. . it will c
be directed ; by Marx Loeb. The
iatter vvill also . direct, the, .network’s
sustainer; serial, ‘This Life Is Mine.'
. arid will aisp start this . week to di-
rect the' ‘Dateline’ stanza Friday
niglits for Philco, likewise on CB^
Report Jack & Heintz
Sets 50G Racking For
New Harry Green Show
The Jack & Heintz defense plant,
Cleveland, is said to have okayed a
; $30,000 bankroll for Harry Green’s
’ next legit production, which has a
patriotic ‘home front’ connotation. It
all stems from the J &H pleasure
during the past season at Green’s
and Jack Pearl’s cp-production of
‘All for All,’ in which they also co-
starred on Broadway. Comedy pic-
' turos the epitome of capital-labor
relations. J&H will be recalled as
being cited a number of times for
their excellent employer-employe re-
lations, even to the sharing of : ptdfits.
, ; Plenty of the J&H atmosphere was
present in ‘All.’ an adaptation from
the late Aaron Hoffman’s ‘Give and
Take,' which priginally .served as a
starring vehicle ier the l^te Sam
Bernard and Louis Mann. The in-
dustralists had : reportedly offered ; to
put 'up.: sorpt; ‘Coin for ‘All,’ but were
refused by the stars. While A. L.
Berrriani the theatrical attorney, was
the nominal ‘presenter;’ that show
is paid to have been chiefly backed
by Pearl.
Selznick Sues McCarey
For Fee on Hughes Deal
Hollywood, Jan. 18.
Myron Selznick, Hollywood agent,
filed suit lor $13,523.22 in Superior
Court , against Lep McCarey, film di-
rector; as 10% of the latter’s earn-
ings under .contracts negotiated by
the agenc.v. .
Complaint declares the commis-
sion payment was not pressed be-
cause McCarey claimed he had not
boon paid $137,500 by Howard
Hughes on a deal for a picture that
never was rriade. Later, Selznick
. charges, he disGovored that Hiighes;
had, paid off. ....Sirit. includes ;$1,:77,3.^^^^
lor a deal with RKO.
Freddie Bartlioloinew
Gi^ts Medical Discharge
Amarillo, Jan. 18.
Freddie Barthoiomevy is rip ,^nger:
a student mechanic at the locaraimy
airfield
He received a medical discharge
and departed for Lps : Angeles last
Tuesday (ll). Discharge was the re-
sult of a back injury suffered in an
aceiderit .several years ago.
Wiiichell Better
Miami Beach. J.m. 18.
Walda 'Wiftchell. 16 - year - olds
daughter of the coluiriiiist, is. now in
much better shape thari: a couple Of:
Weeks, ago when a flu . attack, heir
second ; in six rnpnths, "worried her
.parents. Mrs. Wiiichell (June), in-
cidentally, also. Was a flu victim at
the same timei Once before, last
; June iii? Hollywood, the child was
laid upi with a sCyere cold.
Ihciclentally, when she resumes her
acting ambitions, young Walda will
adopt a stage naine ill' order, to side-
step any benefits of her father’s
fame. ■
Gvet . on Mutiiat every Sunday afternoon;
there is a program called ‘Abe Lincoln’.s
Story.’ It’s a half-hour show sponsored by
the National Small Business Men’s Associa-
tion. It started Dec. 5th and is going along un- ,
der the usual (quarterly options. It is the
finest network program on the air; But of
even more importance is that this program
holds tremendous national significance for
radio, as an industry, if radio will reach out
and embrace it.
It’s one of those programs which comes .
along once in a decade to fit calendar and
clock. It is worthy of being adopted by the
four - major networks for simultaneous
broadcast every week. It is more than
just a program and there is more than just
a radio program involved in what we’re talk-
ing about. Radio ga^^^ of what
it can do along night for ■
the Bond drive. That was 60 minutes by re-
quest. we mean, however, is week
after week, of radio’s own volition, and on „
the house. ' . ' '
Bear a war year, a
Presidehfiai election year, and the year dur-
ing which -thd Allied inv^^ of western
Europe is~ expected. It is a year that can
become one long headache to radio. #
Here is a program which revolves around
Abraham Lincoln and affiliated with it is the .
National .Small Business Men’s Association,
the very title of which attracts public .sym-
pathy. And what is the program’s message ;
as;it w% 6n;^ 2nd shoW? Citizenship.
CpQd^ An enlightened citizen-
ship.; Wh^^ Of organization, dare
^parrel with Add to this the sagacity
of Walter Lippmann, as radio’s conT^tive
microphone personality with the public, who
would solely have to do with this program, or
as radio’s consultant dh policy in this direc- ;
tion, or both, and you have the objective of ^
this editorial.
The theme is citizenship and only citizen-
ship. The ppogram" would have no one per-
son, ho political party to sell. Too, don't
forget, this would help stand off the poli-
ticians later oh when they come around seek- ,
ing free radio time.
' The; qualifications, if the networks were
"vvilling tb; step in and take over, would be no
cost to - the Little Business Men’s Associa- :
tion which, in return, would put aside all
thought of discussing present or postwar
business edhditiohs and to ;
ment for sponsorship. A copy of the script of
the Jan. 2nd show, with the closing speaker
from the As.sociation advocating a thorough
understanding of our political system,, gives
a fine example of the program. And there
is yet a further factor whereby radio could
shape this program into its country’s service.
The opportunity seems to cry out for ac-
tion. If radio could once weekly give this ;
program, as proposedly set up, the impact of
full network coverage it could point the way
to a national awakening on vital matters. If
a simultaUeous four coverage is not pos-
sible, tliensUrely each of the webs can take
its turn at sending it out once a week and
waive any objections there might be to tran-
scriptions. ^
What is the use of trying to hide it? This
country has lost its balance on the home
front. We lost it ourselves and we must re-
gain it ourselves. No one else can help us.
And what difference \yhy we are stumbling
now? Not with a Presidential election grow-
ing, always growing, more forboding. Read
your daily paper. Recall the last election.
Remember that this time the entire world is
seriously concerned with what we do. Yet
how man j’" factions do you know of which
are only concerned with themselves’’
Yes, the press also has a job to do and is
already partly doing it. But, oh, that other
part! ■ ;;;;
Let’s get back to the program of ‘Abe
/Lincoln’s Story’ as the instrument in this
case. The period of Lincoln’s administration
convulsed this nation to its core and every
moment of its reenactment on the air seem-
ingly draws a modern parallel. Lincoln is
the one man in American history who uni-
versally, upon mention of his name, estab- :
hshes the characteristics of integrity, com- '
passion, and understanding. Seventy-nine
years after he has gone a radio program
about him caii reach out and shake the
ilm Biz Vital
listener to the ground. The mechanics of
this, of course, are a good-script and capable
performers. ‘Abe Lincoln’s Story’ is posses-
sed of both. Make no mistake. This is a
great program. The performance last Sun-
day, Jan. 16, was superb.
The expected Allied invasion from the
west will, for us, increase the war's tension
a hundredfold. And radio will bear the brunt
of this flash news. Between invasion and it
also being an election year, a tidal wave is
building up for radio which will need the
keenest judgment to steer the industry
through 1944 with the least' amount of tur-
moil. For radio must be made to see that if
any turmoil within its own ranks is not kept
in botinds, ' radio can become a national ag-
gravation rather than an asset and a guide to
the people.
The press, no matter how much it may,
hurt, must face the fact .that -/radio has cut
deeply into the strength of . the editorial page.
If this be true, and it certainly is, then radio
can do''Pp less than. Shoulder its full share
of editorial responsibility.
To do. this radio must muster the strongest
available manpower within reach. There is
a job to do. A big job. And for radio Walter
Lippmann may be the man to do that job.
There is no doubt in ‘Variety’s’ mind that
Mr. Lippmann is the man. The reason for
the above qualification is because Mr. Lipp-
mann may not be available to radio. In
‘Variety’s’ opinionWalter Lippmann has a job
to. do in this war which he has not yet done.
Who better could pilot radio, as an industry,
through a war . year and a Presidential elec ^
tion year with this Lincoln program as the
standard bearer plus the indorsement of the
National Small Business Men’s Association to
help gain and retain public; attention?
There’s the whole thing in a sentence. Why
didn’t we say it two pages back? We did,
but there seemed such a lot to talk about in
between.
Mr. Lippmann’s reputation needs no eulogy
here. Would radio not be a worthy service
to his country for Mr. Lippmann? Can radio
persuade him? Pay him? Obtain him? We
don’t know. Would radio want him? We
don’t know that, either. What we do know
is that no newspaperman in this country has
written as has Mr. Lippmann of this war.
A majority of Mr. Lippmann’s columns have
been like a cool drink after a hot climb.
Radio can even hear its own commentators
echoing Mr. Lippmann for days. His column
of Dec. 28 titled ‘A Double Standard of
Morality,’ in reference to the existing differ-
ences here between civilians and those in the
service, is an instance. This echoing hap-
pens all the time and it goes for column
commentators as well. It’s no accident.
There’s a reason. May we ask you to in some
way, any way, obtain a copy of Mr. Lipp-
mann’s column of Jan. 13, because this
column fully ihdicates what he could mean
to radio.
For a long time it has appeared that of-
ficial/ Washington has chosen Mr. Lippmann
as' a means of first presenting Capitol reac-
, tion, if not actual policy, to the country. Any
steady, reader of Mr. Lippmann will have
noticed this.
Mr. Lippmann’s name strikes us so strongly
regarding radio and the current national sit-
uation that it seems foolish to either further
promote or provoke. Mr. Lippmann is no
doubt quietly serving in some capacity be-
sides writing his New York ‘Herald Tribune’
syndicated column, but we submit. that both
the radio industry and Mr. Lippmann should
make a sincere effort to meet in the service
of their country.
Radio has met other situations when they
arose and. no doubt, will continue to do so
competently: But here is a chance to ride
out to meet a challenge which has com-
menced to rumble and will grow to thunder.
If radio chooses to face the situation in
this wdse, and as a unified industry, it will
have done something the nation will assur-
edly recognize and appreciate. In view of
this, the necessary technical adjustments can
hardly be insoluble.
Now is the time for radio .showmanship
to come to the aid of its country.
Henry Mocsenthau, Jr., U. S. Sec-
retary Qt the TreasLiry, addressing .
,'him.sel£ to. the motion .picture Indus- :•
try on the eve of it.s Fourth War
Loan campaign, siate.«: - ■, /
'The indusiiy is vita! to the .succe.ss
of . the Fourth War Loan drive — v
doubly vital beeause of the dual
function, performed in both .selling
the idea of bond bi\.ving from ilia
screen aneV actvially selling , bonds jri'
the ihonires.
‘A Bond for Every Seat' is a high
goal, for whici) to shoos. I am told
that there arc 11,500.000 movie scat.s,
and the sale of more than I hbOO.OOO ,
bond.s will be a lengthy .stride toward
Victory.
■/. ‘No inm-e ditficult a task has an
industry ever imderlaken. and yel it
k .with comicience in your success
that I appeal to yOu. .. Ti'.e movies
^S'ilLdo. theii'.job. : They always have.’
Wask Post Blasts Use
Of Tearson Technique’
On State Dept. Program
Wa.shington, Jan. IS
• The Washington- Post, in a scorch-
ing editorial Monday U7 », lit: into
the Slate Dept, for the manner m
Which the new.s of its leorgamza-
tioii was permitted to leak out, first
news of the shalceup having been
aired , in an NBC iuteiview with
Slate Dept, bigwigs in Washington
on . Saturday (15). - -
"The manner of the unfoldment;’
edilpriai said in part, ‘was anything
but conservative. In -points of lit-
eral fact, .it was in the current style
of radio .salesmanship whereby the
listener/,/ Is , /given preliminary bints ,
what the great American public has
long been waiting for will be vouch-
safed at the end of the program, if
he can possess. his soul in patience.
The revelation comes out when the
li.stener is supposed to be on the
yerge of -breatW exhaustion.
’Drew Pearson; in his radio talks,
ha,s adapted the new technique in
preparing the American mind for his
sundry prophecies. That the State
Dept; should ape the artist in com-
mercial plugs k something to be
wondered at.’
Karloif Out of ‘Arsenic’
To Scare ’Em in Films
/ ■; Minneapobs..,Jan. 18
/Boris Karloff leaves ‘Arsenic and
Old Lace’ permanently Jam 28 t'o re-
turn to Hollywood and pictures. His
first will be ‘The Climax’ for Univer-
sal, he announced here.
Replacing Karloff with the road
company will be Bela Lugosi.
The opportunity is here.
Isn’t it worth a try?
It is. It is.
Sid.
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INDEX
Bills
.... 58
Chatter
. 63
Film Reviews. , . . ; . .
. .30
House Reviews ,
. 38
' Inside — Legit r.,-..-;/; .
-62 -
Inside^Miisic
:54 :
. Iriside-^Di'chestras
■/, ...' .52 ■
■Inside-r;pieture.s/ . . . , . ; ,
42,:.-
■ rnternatidnal ■
. . . 31
* Joe Laurie, Jr . .
. ..16
'Legitimate-
59
Literati :.
40-
, - Music-'. , , ...V .V,-.
... .52
New Acts. ..V ,
. . , . 58
■Night ciub.s. ...... ,
..../56-
Night Club Reviews, . . .
.... .56
Obituary
.... 62
Orchestra.s. . ,
... 52
Pictures' / .
... 4
Radio
. 44
Radio Reviews
46
Unit Rev.iew / ,
. .. .56
. Vaudeville . . .
; 56'
War Bonds
4
IIAlIvY VVieiETY
fri, f loflyivWr-0‘ ..by.'’
.$10 ,’i ' (f; ffrrClfth;
A
4tit WAR LOAM
We^esdiy> 191 i
. ;industvy' leaders: j)lan^^te^
$500,000,000 in :wai bonds through the
Ihediun^ : of , . special ;;war ' bpnd.'; pro-,
mieres which are scheduled in
around ‘ '3,500 ■ theatres : .during: the,
Four'.li War Loan campaign. Thi.s
cpijipares with '.around liTOO bond
preoms during ■ the la.st War Lo.an
drive.
Exliibitors have ail cady .“ct 1 ,227
bond 'preinicres with tlie drive only-
having opened''y.ef'terday (.Tuesday ).
This compares^ with 1,473 bond
premieres held altogether iir the
Third 'War Loan Drive, indicating a
terrific opening day impetus which
it is expected will put the indus-
try'' oyer:" -the'. bond premier© quota
.'before'-hnbther . week or two. :
Severa.i; territorie.s have exceeded );
last year’.s'quota already.- Leaditigtj
the list is Denver with 207 war bond
premieres as against 60 in the Third
War ;Ldan Drive. Minneapolis has
.set 131 Fou’.th War . Loan bond prel.
mieres as- against 110 in the last
. drivel 3an iFranci.sco has set 122
war bond . premieres as against 80
in the last campaign. Omaha has set
44 war boiid premieres as against 23.
in the- last drive. Kansas City has.
set 54 war bond premieres as against
51. Cleveland has .set 25 war bond
prerniercs as against 14 in the last
drive; Boston has set 48 war bond
premieres -as against 32 in the la.st
drive end Gihcinnati has .set 30 war
bond pi-ernieres as against 24 in the
; last drive.
Charles P. Skouras. chairman of I
. the, fiinr.. industry is caipp'aign, .has, au-
nounced ■ .that. - distributors . have
; agreed: to supply one picture for one
War Bond preem -per theatre. This
, applies to any . film under contract
up td 30 days prior to availability
datey providing any exhibitor hav-
ing a prior clearance does not o’o-
.;' ject. .'.y'..,
Distributors have also agreed to
provide any picture for repeat show-'
ing, for any morning, matinee or
midnight -show, but this plan; is: not
too strongly favored, since ‘Free
Movie Day’. appear.? a better alterna-i
tive i for those theatres not staging
bond preems.
Iri order to stage bond preems. the-
atre. operators must, first cohtact':the
local .^.ar Finance Committee," Which '
.will .appoint repreSantatives ;to.: han-
;dle the . .Sale.; Of ',‘E’ bonds’ and the. al».
lo'catibn, of seat.?. ' Scale.? v/ould range
: from $25 bonds to .$5,000 bonds.
, 'ihihihttoi-S axe, ad-visedi’ -to
prominent , merhbero of the . comrnu-.
nity, disseminate information about
. .the :.b,dr,d pr'eem;
, sible through, ne-wshapers and haiiio,
and arrange . cficctivo bond booth
displays.'; Veterans from both-' wars
■ : ' are bein g invited ■ to , ; attend b ond
pr'eemSi , . along with muh.icipai ’ and
other leaders.
Limit ‘Movie Days’
Ned Ei Depi:net, .chairman of .
, the di.strib-.itors. committee of the .
Fourth War Loan ; pistes
that there will be no deviation
from, the’ original agfeernent by
distributors for pro-yiding pic-
tures for bond prefnieresr .
In re.-ponse to requesfs for
iiolding 'Free Movie Week’ or
‘Free Movie .Month,’ Depinet
emphasize.? that not more than
one 'Free Movie Day’ in.any one
theatre can be held., , ;;
vll
«D A SEAT’ SHOW
Principal Broadway picture: house.?
are ; preseriting a .cooperative ‘Bond
a Scat’ midhight show at. t’lo. Roxy
theatre,; New; York,, ■Eebi l'i,' .in’ con'-
necitiOn . with the Fo.drth War Loan
campaign. . Irving: ;Less6r„,. chairman
. of ■ the Broadway Mo: ion Picture
Theatre^ ■ (jomrnlttee, h.aS anhouriced
that, all .of the miahagihg directors
of the- Broadway , del uxers will’ paf-
tieipato, with ■tfleiit to be provided
., from the. stage, .shows .noiy.playihg at,
' their ':vaf ious theatres. . . No films Will
be shown.
Committee plans to sell 6.000 bdnds
; fo,f.: -the ’performance,; , . theatre
will have , 2,200 scats scaled at $25
in bonds, 2.600 orchestra seats at $50
bonds ,iand;. 200, ' seats .’at' ;'$ldO bo . d
admissions. The loge , settion, ,500
seats, will be scaled at $1,000 bond
per seat, and several seats will- be
-scaled at $5, 000 each. .
£a^]^24=HQiir
To Sell Bonds Jan. 29*30
Over KPO, San Francisco
San Francisco, Jan. 18,
‘Buy a bond and keep Eddie
Cantor awake’.’ '
With this as their slogan, San
Franciscans will participate, in an ex-
perience unique: in the entertainment
world on Jan. 29 and 30, when the;
ban.io-eyed star puts in 24 continu-
ous hours of bond .selling from San
Francisco’s Radio City. j
A . wire from Cantor to the
Fourth War Loan headquarters here (
yesterday confirmed the fact -that |
the comedian; will stay awake from
6 a.m. Saturday (29) to 6 a.m. tlic
followifig. ril.b'rnihg,' Sunday.';. It . will
be the first non-stop broadca.s-t ever
attempted by a single entertainer,;
No regular periods have been
.scheduled for his KPO microphone |
■appearances,, as ;thcy wili be almost
continuous; lie wili be hoard at fie- |
qiierit intervals; during programs . and, ]
between programs on , 'station j
breaks.’ ' . ■ ■ |
..Between times, he will meet a l
stream: of bond purchasers who wish
to buy a bond from ‘Banio Eyes' 'in
perron .and , whb’ will be , admitted
not’pnly during the day hut .through-
out' the entire' night, up to Cantor’s
6 a,m. (deadline Sunday morning.
Special.telephdhe lines, will - he in-
stalied . in ..thb: sttidio where ,, Cantor'
will /live' for.i thfi entire 24. hoUrs;
-those unable -to icpmc to the .stlidio.
in person will talk to the comedian
and order their bonds by tclephoiie,
Arrangerrients, are .being .made . by
John yV-;-':ElW(md.^-I^ manager.,, -in,
:ffiake the cOniedianis .sle.epless- iob
as plea.sant and safe la's, possible.
George Mai-dikian. owner of San
Francisco’s Omar - Khayyam, ’ restau-
rant,, has been designated hs : pur-
veyor . of . food and black coffee, A
..nurse .and , physW on- hand
'also:,' although , Cantbri irii. Holly wood;
, laughed , at :; repoi-t.s that he ' might
.find, his 24-hDur , ‘day’ tiring. . ,
. ./Tell that to . the : Marines at.
Tarawa!’ he said. .'And tell KPO
listeners tO Stay aw:ake .,:wit;h yne--f.
and buy bonds!’ . "
‘Irt But Bally
Ties In with Bond Drive
Tiriiiiig. screening with the opening
of the Fourth War Loan drive,
-Warner . Bros., specially . screened ; ‘In
O u 1 - ;: Time’ yesterday tTuesday)
aboard the Statue of Liberty ; ;bbat,_
following "h program designed to get'
the loan campaign off to a strong
Start, : This, included a broadcast over ■
Slatio.n M-INS with U. S. Gomfnis-
sioner , of. Immigration Earl G. Har-
rison' as .prihcipal. speaker,;.
Stunts [hclude a press .delegation
to cover the event, a press toiir of the
Statue; of . Liberty, mdsic ro^
tary bafidiand pledging bf war bond
purcha-ses bY representatives ;bf 24
foreign groups . ambunting to $100, r
OOO.OOQ, it Was ahnbunced by Willis
H. Bboi:b, chairman of the Foreign
Oiigins Group, U. S. Treasury.
Skouras on Bond
Sale Showmandnp
. By C1 IARL.es SKOURAS
(National Chairman)
The chips are down. The time
for speeches, brass bands aiid cere-’
mony is over. From here Oh it's go-'
ing to:: be work— hard* wnrk— but the
kind of work show business is geared
fov'— salesmanship, combined with
showmanship.
Our objective is clear, a bond for
every seat in every theatre in Amer-
ica.
We have the tools; we have the
manpower.’
Our allies are all the major 'bond
selling- agencies, of the . U, jS. TreaisV
ury Department, allies which arc
likewise geared to do a job Of sales-
mansliip. '■
Together we are (drivihg for a na-
tional objective qf $1^000,000,006 in
bond .sales. Slaybe that figure seems
high. Maybe it sounds' like ah im-
possible goal. But if the men and
women in service can do a job one i
called irnpossible; it’s up to us to
do our part also. .
: Our record in pgsl; bond driyeshas
been an enviable one, .biit this is hot
the: time, to sit back contentedly and
rest on pa.st laurels; hopeful: that
past momentum wili carry : us
through. Ev ery ounce of our energy,
ability and merchandising must be
electrified into action;- into show-
manship'.',
/A Bond For Every,; Seat must be.
more than a slogan — let’s make it a
reality. It's a job that calls for team-
work. .
, Th.i.s contest is (3pen to every; tiVeatro.managci United States. Tlie
winners v ill be theise Who sell the ino.st War ;Bonds during the Fourth
War Loan drive, in ;ratib t'd'the :niimfaef.:pf. seats, theatres. This
irt tije;case of a 50p-seat house seliing 550 bonds, the- score is 110; a 2,00()I
seat; theatre .selling 2,400: boncls- scores 120.
, AU npanagero should have entry blanks on hand by now; - If not, theaii-e
men ghoiiid ■write; to the Cohtest; Mahager; -1501 Broadway, N. 'V. city (18);
ThOse .whO have (he fot-m in promptly, sending one copy
to New York and another to the state chairman.
: Wihriere will be ghien a .trip to- Washtogton^^ expenses paid.
Yime limits 'gov'erm^^ the ‘Honored HlandrCd’. contest have been ex-
teiided hecause mapy' theatre men have been concentrating on bond sales
'since Jan; 1,; . while othei^ have, had^^b and other special events
roheduled before the: Jan;; 18 Official opening day.
.’As. a result the industrit cOiiuuitW^^^^ that all sales made in
Januai-y and . February will bC’ ednsidefod’eligibie for the contest, ■
; Robert Sclig; assistant campaign manager in charge of the ‘Honored
Huniired’ : Contest, . ekplail^^ signing of an entry, blank does - not
necessai-iiy ;mean a -pledge,, althoug every manager is expected to do his
uthtost., : Ah ;Ckhit 3 itor sighing afi form- merely agrees to do the best
job pb.ssible, in selling: a ’bdnd for.every seat.
All circuit managers ha-i'e also been requested to sign individual; eh try
blanks and send them in so that there will be compleie theatre-by-theatie
representation.
Any manager of a motion picture theatre in the United Stales, ’Ala.ska
and Efawiaii'is eligible to compete in the contest.
; One winner will be . named from each stale, one from the District of
Columbia; one from Alaska and one from Hawaii.
No'contestant may win two awards,
■; No’ bOncnsales will be recognized in the contest unless supported by
Treasury pepartmenl bond application blanks.
A theatre need not be an issuing agent in order to enter the contest. If
the application is taken by th^theatre the bond may be issued anywhere.
. Cpiitestants will retain the periorated stub-portibij (if the 'freasury. Dc-
partment bond application blaiik until- the close of -the campaign. Tl-ieso’
are then to be sent to the state War AfctlvitiCs Committee chaii man, to
reach him; not later than March 1, for checking .results. Theatres which .
have qualified as issuing agents may atte.st their own application. ; : ,
Ten winners .will be named from the entire country from cities ot less
than 5,000 population.
Ten wihriei-a will be named from the entire country from cities between
5.000 and 10,000 population.
Ten wirineis will from the entire country from cities between
10.000 and 25,000 population. W.
Ten winners will be named from the entire country from cities between
25.000 and i00;000 population.
; Yeh winners'; w^^^ from the entire country from cities of over
100.000 population.
v: Btate W’innefs will be determined by; the state chairman and the; state
■\Var ;Finanqe Committee, assisted by -certified public 'accountants. These
’names will be sent to . the WAC, New York, for final audit-8s well as se-
lection of Winners- On the population basis. Decision of the official ‘Hon*
ored Hundred’ contest judges will be final.
State-by-State Bally
- -Secretary of the .Trew;,ury Henry
Morgenthau, Jr, and Charles P.
Skouras, chairman- of; 'the film in-
dustry’s Fourth -War Loan Drive,
have asked the Governors of the 48
■ Statesj’tO take 'official recognition of .
state winners of the ’Honored Hun-
dred' contest via special; cefetponies
. '; following the contest. -
Governors are in reCtept .;of letters
’’‘‘explaining the reasons for the con-
test and calling upon them to serve
as judges.
RAIL PRIORITT FOR
S{iot Pix Stars Around
U. S. in War Boiid Pitch
Hollyw'ood, Jail. i8.
Film players are .spotted at- key
points- throughout the country’ tb
.help;;put over the Fourth ,'Wa!r Loan
-drive. -' 'They will .:carapaign -for
about tw'b weeks at bond rallies and
defense plants. ' ■■
; Among tliosc on tour- arc: Joan
-Fontaine; Brian Aheriie, Gene Kelly;
-Ella Raines;,, -Axlin.e : Jiidge, . -DenhiS ;
Morgan. Red Skelton. Charles Bick-
ford. Jo-Cari-oll Dennison, ' Albert
Dckker. Helen Walker, Edgar Bu -
chanan. Leslie Brooks, Lon Chaney.
Ji„ Ami Savage. /■
Also Cliarles Ruggles, Elaine
Shepard, Porter Hall, Lois An-
drews; Paul Kelly, Marjorie Wood-
worth, ’Raymond Walburn, Lynrj
Merrick. Edgar Kennedy and Ram-
sey Ames.
More Bbnd News
Further details on the indus-
try’s Fourth War Loan campaign
on page 35.
-.At- the instigation of C. S. Boll, as-
si-Stanf : to Secretary- of. the . Treasury.
Morgenihau, following the latter's
request, a general letter was sent to
all railroarts la.st week by M. B. Dug-
gan ail'd -Homes Bannard ' requesting
’.hat super-priority - setups be , laid
out to accommodate the 400 to 500
performers:. being ’used in the Fourth
War Loan ijrive.. Treasury Depart-
ment requested that priowtiesi-'second
only to the highest Govei-nmcnt of-
ficials. 'oe granted -and that railroads
should hoki themselve.s in readiness
to put on -special equipment if noces-
-sary." . .
Governmenf- feels that glamor oC
film stars and other, performers ■ are
necessary . to; great .extent: for sale Of
bonds and want them to have .same
accommodations they would, use -in
ordinary travel,, v.'ilhout loss of pres-
tige in that direction. Special serv-
icing arrangoments wiU only be in
effect until Feb. 15 until which- time
performers will be travelling , con-
liiiualiy.
Seat Charts to Hypo 4th War Loan
First Winnahs
: The first theatre manager to
sell ., a’ -bond;, for .ev’ery : Seat - and .
thus become eligible for the
‘honored . hundred’ ephtest - was
•Ralph J. Batschelet, ; Bluebird
theatre. Denver, Col.
Another early theatre sellout
to be reporled Monday (17)
'.was: the MoorO: theatre, "Seattle, .
Wash. : House; vfai; completely
sold out-lo emplOyees of Govern*
meat 'agencies for an- ’estimated.
gross Of $75,000. in. ‘E’-. bonds. ; : /
A third early bird was the
.; Giplden ■Gate, ;San Francisco, i with
. a bond show yesterday (TueS.)
netting S70.000 in sales. -
PHILCO'S BOND PITCH
Bringing ‘Rsidio Hall *f Fame' to
Pbilly as Sales Hypo
Philadelphia, Jan. 18.
Philcp ;Cprp, is bringing its Radio
Hall of Fame here Feb. 13 as an
extra .stimulus to the local bond
drive, tarry Giibb. chairman of the
board of Philco. is also chairman ! of
the . pennsy bond division and he
conceived (he idea of originatmg the
Hal 1 of . Fame , from ' the ' local Acad-
emy ot Stusic, 3,500 capacity audi-
torium. .selling seats via bonds, and
thus ; further swelling the gate. It’s
tied in with the local Retail Mer-
chants Assn. .
, Philco, for its contribution, : ;,is:
.^pending extra funds of its own,
both for the radio hour, over the
Blue network, and also for the gala
show after the broadcast, as addi-
tional compensation for the bond-
seat purchasers.
CAROLINAS’ 32D CONV.
Charlotte. N. C.. Jan. 18.
The 32d annual convention of the
Theatre Owners of North Carolina
and South Carolina was held here
Jan.' 16-17;'Among the .speakers Were
'Ed Kuykendall, president of the Mo-
tion PicUire Tlica'a'c Owners of
America.. . . , v
The theatre war bond rally was
a feature of the convention which
was held . at Hotel Charlotte. Na-
tionally knqwii : theatre owners and
ranking officials of the War Activi-
ties Committee of the motion picture
industry were Speakers. More than
500. Carolina' theatres were repfe-
sented.
■' Mrs. Walter Griffith is secrotary
and treasurer of the as.sociation, and
Tom 'A.. Little, -was chairman Of the,
program committee.
Drive’s Bally Setup
■; ; Gharies'-Finfeid.;;Wp^^ .v.p.,
in charge of publicity and advertis-
ing. .served as counsel and adviser on
the Fourth War Loan campaign book.
Ed. Schreiber, publicity (lireclor for
the War Activities Committee; Marty
Weiser, Warner studio publicist; John
Wentworth, designer, and Seymour
Pciser. Fourth War Loan publicity
director, collaborated in preparation
of the ihanual.
; Sam 'Shain. former ‘Variety’ mugg,
is serving as trade press contact.
He’s on loan from 20th-Fox.
Huge theatre seating charts, ; de-
signed to stimulate war bond pur-
chases through writing the names of
fighting men into the spaces de-
noting the seats, are going up in
theatre lobbies all over the country
to lend impetus to. the Fourth War
Loan Campaign. '
One seating chart, from three to
five ■ stories high, . Orected. in Times
Square by Broadway theatre maii-
ager.s, is to serye! as k -bond soiling
hypo, as- well as; a recorder of the
progress of the sales of war bonds
in all Broadway picturei houses dur-
ing the drive.
: This chart will contain . approx i-
raately 100,000 squares, each ofcwhich
will denote a theatre scat. Idea ';Whb. :
evolved at a meeting held Jan.. 11
under the chairmanship of Irving. ;
Lesser, managing director of the
Roxy ihcatre, New York.
The War Activities Committee is
providing managers with miniature
charts which exhibitors will blow,
up to Ihcatre lob'oy size. Exhibitors
can also use two charts, selling .space'
in one for the names of lightir;' men
and tl'.e other for names of theat;i-c-
goers buying the bonds. :,
As aimther means of exploitation,
some theatre managers are - gilding-
a Iheatre seat ’ vihich . is’’ placed on a
pedestal in the main public square of
the city, for a civic unveiling. .
Charlie Skouras* Statement
Charles P. Skouras, describing the
seat chart as one of the most out-
standing and showmanly icteas , to
come out of the campaign to date,
said ia.st week. ‘It is so basically
simple and at the same time ,aUen-
tiOii-arresting that I strongly recom-
mend it being used in every town
and city on a local scale comparabie
with tlial in New York.
‘Ill Times Square the copy atop the
huge .seating chart is to read ‘Buy a
Bond^ for Every Seat at New York’s
Famous Times Square Theatres.’ On
one side of the display is a huge
Fourth W ar Loan insignia. On the
other- is ovCrisize bar ometer towering
high above the display; marked off
in thousands and graduating upward
to the balloon. Towering above the
display is to be a theatre seat on a
pedestal representing the industry
goal. Each day during the drive the
seating chart will be blacked out as
the Times Square theatres make re-
ports on their sales. Special activi- .
(Continued on page 35)
Wednesday, January 19, 1911
Wednesday, January 19* 1914
EVERY BOND
PURCHASED
HELPS BRING
BOYS
BACK
Wediiwdajr, January 1,9, 1944
PiCTliRES
NEW
By MORI KRUSHEN -f
Joe Pasternak, Metro producer in -., >i» L '/i 1
New York ‘to see a few plays and |J S 1606190 vOnCldYfi
get some publicity," said Monday, (17) wniivWood fan 18
that producing pictures with basic- universal execs^ hdddla^
allv new ideas has become more dif-
flc^;it"th" n ever before. . poMcy pr^S fohl^
-When I get a new idea for a Pic- P New York tt oonfe^
ture, P^-’foroa’r, explained do I Blumberg, prexy, land;
to begin worrying about the public? work, production; chief, are 3.
No sir. First I have to convince a cheever 'Cdwdih, chairman of
=ta^ board:; William A; , SCuUy,^,g^^^
should do it. First the male star
says he won’t do it. I finally per-
salesmapageri, Joseph :H,SaldelMaiij^^
head of the foreign department, and
'i 1 JT Hi • ■ 1 At.: itcat* VA- AUA VAEAVAAK) U«S\.
suade him to take the part and then Charles D. Prutzmah, general coun'
the girl says she wont appear in it. ggj_
After I convince ’em both - the, real , , , ■ ■ ' .■■■. ,■
' job begins. IVe got to sell, the; idea -A ', ,
to some high clas.s writer. L «tn Afr MfClie A
‘I walk in on the writOr. and begin, 1 |lllv V 1 I Ivv
to give him idca.s. I’m in the middle ,,, ■ .llj,,;.
of explaining ho!w:' wfond^iu^ ni*1 • ' ' ’
idea is when , suddenly , it strikes,,, rfie. > ,, I a I & f m: ^ - 1 1 a a a
that that isn’t the yiay- it, should .be;, 1 lilt lilt LlU.Cd '
The writer should be giving- me
idea.'. However, I keep on. Some- 1\ /V' ■
times I win out and other times the |J || KAAtnAI'OIIII
writer loans back and says he would ' UsV* UUUlllvl ullli
like something really good; some- . ■■■■■■*•
. thing , he, could .become .interested in, . , , Going: over :’ figures ' and 'making
a little time to ‘sell a : new type of inclined lo the- yie*,,tha't,lhe P
picture to the people who are to of tryihg; to tSke advantage of the
have a great deal to do with the publie on holidays and also at dther
, ,, ' n times, sticking up steep prices with-
Before Pasternak could escape Bill . . , ; V .
Ornstein; Metro publicist; chiined. in out warning when a good show has
that he had a new idea for a picture been booked, is having a definite ef-
in a script titled ‘Genius Grow.s on feet, on business.
Trees’ and \vould Pasternak road it. Although earnings are at their
Pasternak said ■ no very o.uickl.v and peak and plenty of money appears
advised Ornstein and other aspiring lo be in circulation, it was noted that
author.s^ that one of the. first moves this past Christmas and New Year’s,
ill selling a script is to change especially on the eve of ths latter,
names, preferably to one like Eugene fell short of expectations. That the
O'Neill. public is getting wise to high prices
Pasternak recalled that when he soaked them, prices which are not
was producing m Europe he advised advertised in the papers, and are de-
a promising young writer to attach .Uberatcly staying away for that rea-
the name of Fere.no Molnar to one son. is advanced as a theory in both
particularly good script. Company rr.ajor chain and Independent the-:
toppdrki- Pasternak said, promptly , atre eireles
they found The gouge was out during the holi-
thal It was wn an unknown days :in . 1942-43 and people don’t ibr-
* ® get that, in the opinion of theatre
35^00: they oriemally offeref men. Fewer came this Christmas
Pasternak plans to stay in N. Y. New Year’s, when even the
The gouge was out during the holi-
days in 1942-43 and people don’t for-
got that, in;, the , opinion of theatre
men. Fewer came this Christmas
and New Year’s, when even the
around .three _weeks. He is sehed- smaller indies jacked up their prices.:
uded to prpdu^ throe films for Metro and fewer, as a result, will be dfawn
this seaso?i---<Thrill of a- Romance.’ when the ne.xt year-eod or other
Dear ^ Barbara and Anchor.s holidays roll around, it’s argued.
Awcigh. Some indies, according to sources,
■■■: , '■,,, , " ,. '■ ■ v, , ' ; were encouraged to boost scales by
Yniir rililfiran Ara Al the distribs, and while they did all
IvUl VllllUICll /lie ill right in terms of gross, the attend-
Tkn , MnviM ‘ In facn was aWay below the prior year. |
me ITIUVICO; 111 yaoC ; Managers and operators also noted
V lir A J 1 IT that many unattached women at-
lOU W 9111611 to lillOW tended the theatres, leading to the
Current batch of pix I: stressing conclusion that perhaps the boy
adult need of curbing juvenile de- fiends have gotten scared of
linquency is winning strong national and finding that
reaction-frdm the kids themselves.
Case in point is ‘Where -Are Your Not wanting to be embarrass^, ex-
Children?’ (Monogram), which has 1-5
opened strong in Richmond, New Wkh this theory, that they have had
York and Baltimore to prodom- * 0 , cough up double what they wanted
inantly moppet audiences. It’s be- to spend.
lieved that the kids are getting a Downtown N. Y. theatres are the
bang out of seeing thcm.selvcs de- worst offenders when it comes to
picted, it only vicariously, and cn- price. IVhcreas formerly they, had
joy : watching,..: their ‘problems’ de- established price-changes, now ad-
lineated and .solved on the' screen. ,: mission charges are stuck ■ up afbi-
Moral impact; if felt, is not taken trafily, with some houses getting
any too seriously by them. . evening scales at noontime. The dis.-
— r- — r-r-H-- concerting part of it, so far a.s the
n|Hr» OAI'II DirpirC public is concerned, is that the even-
nVlj ZUln dIuuIIjO ,,:■ : , ins prices prevail on some pictures
■ m/v" nnirin im nm P'”'" others are
I II RAnRiF.R IN FRK charged on matinees. One Broadway
lU UnuniLiU in lliU. first-nm stuck up a $2.20 New Year’s
Hollywood, Jan. 18. eve price the minute the sun went
. Five higli budget production.s will down. ' ■, ,
face the cameras at 20th-Fox next ; :' ' — ; — —
month, starting Feb. 1 with the A. J.
Cronin novel, Keys of the King- g^j, K996 Not AnXlOUS
Second to hit the starting line is
‘A Wing and a Prayer,’ followed in 16 lV6tUFll 10 ljn§19nu
Eyes Are Hollywood, Jan. 18.
Smiling, Where Do We Go From Reluctance of Robert T. Kane
Here? and Sweet and Lowdown.’ . return to Enel.md as production
New decriie .proposals presented in
Washington last Monday (17) by the
Big Five to Tom C. Clark, U. S. as-
sistant attorney, and :: John W.
Wright, contain provisions which
pave the \vay to sweeping changes in
exhibition and distribution through-
out the United States. The.se pro-
posals, embodied in the final con-
sent company decree draft of Jan. .7,
1843, are in the nature of an offei*: of
S; new deal fori independent thea-
,:tr:e .owners..
‘Big Five’ proposals, as outlined in
the Jan. 7 draft of .decree plans,
though considered far-reaching by
the consent companies, have not yet
been accepted by assistant attorney
general Torn C. Clark.
Understood that Clark is demand-
ing greater concessions than those
proffered by the decree majors and
a further revision of the Jan. 7 de-
cree draft is anticipated.
It is understood that all* consent
companies are agreed not only to
dissolve pools but to abrogate part-
nerships in certain instances. The
Big Five ik agreed, it is reported;
tJiat where defendant companies are
Unked in any pools,, these are to be
dissolved. Also, where defendant
companies are in partnership with,
other defendant companies, in any
theatre operations, these also are to
be dissolved. However, if a de-
fendant company has a pool or part-
nership agreement with an inde-
pendent operator who is not a de-
fendant in the decree, then such an
operation may continue.
It is understood that the Depart-
ment of Justice is to grant consent
companies one year after the new
decree is approyed in court to get
rid of such partnerships or pools. It
is understood, also, that all consent
companies have agreed to these pro-
visions in the Jan. 7 decree pro-
posal draft. ■
, Wide changes are also indicated in
Section 10. All ‘grandfather’ clauses
in the first, decree which expired
Nov. 20, 1943, clauses which re-
stricted independerit aEbitfation pos-
sibilities; : are to be dropped. Under
tile new proposals an independent
exhibitor would be able to go to an
-aibitration-board-and- -ask for la run,
with arbitration boards empowered
to adjust runs.
If, however, an independent is af-
filiated with a booking combine, or.
has over six theatres, he cannot ap-
ply for such relief, under the pro-
posals submitted. (Contention is that
such indies have buying power and
do not require additional assistance.
Under the new decree proposals
an independent, with . a large : house,
wiio , now : comes , after -a smaller
chain theatre,, will be able to de-
mand a run ahead of the chain
house' if he can prove to the satis-
(Continued on page 42)
— — ^ , — —4^ Threat of forcing theatres in N. Y.
M P D I D* C *!■ to either curtail operating hours or
lu?U D691S .rlr9Cy uUll close dpwn entirely one day a weeR
• Los Angeles, Jan. 18. is reported in inner theatre circles,
Metro was absolved by a federal where it’a , said ,,, that Mayor F. H.
jury in a . S50.000 plagiarism suit LaGuardla li probing the possibility
brought by Mrs. L:sette Clymer, ^ ,
■widov?. ■ ,'of John * Clymer, screen' . such.. measures as a means of savr .
writer, involving the authorship of tng coal.
the Hedy Lamarr-James Stewart There are also accounts that the
starrer, ‘Come Liye IVith Me ’ city fathers are looking more
Widow charged the screenplay was , l i, , ' ,
pirated from her late hustend’s than ever before at early
More Concessions
From ‘Kg 5’ Loom;
Washington, Jan. 18.
story, ‘Chinchilla.’ Sunday openings. ' While most
. houses do not throw their doors
9J| • open on Sunday until 12 noon or
Ifl0r6 L0nC6SS10nS ^^ter, some frequently actually vio-
late the law by admitting customers
n |V^e V earlier than this. Warned from
PirlUll A I flAltl* time to time about this, if continued
^ ® severe action may be taken, it’a
MvAVniOA I nnnMAA tors it’a understood that considera-
X I Ullllvv vIldllH vS 1* being given to restricting
3 Sunday .openings to 2 p.m.
' Washington. Jan. 18. ^ 'var began a large num-
The ‘Big Five’ and the Dept, of ber of taeatres in the Greater N. Y,
Justice were still at loggerheads on ^rea, as -well as . elsewhere, have
severar points after, a four-hour than
meeting here yesterday (17), the up- before, wjth:mM^ houses
■shot of which was a promise by the now giving midnight per ormances.
industry reps to submit an alternate the downtown area its now no
offer Thursday or Fm , see openings as early as
Industry spokesmen, alter making ® ?•'?• . li. ^ i H ,
:several proposals.last week to Tom from the fact that first-run
C. Clark, U. S. assistant attorney-
general, in charge of the hearing, f " .hand at
injected changes yesterday in their toeakfast hour to warrant sell-
original plan. Changes will be in- tickets as early as 8 or 8:30 a.m.. ■
eluded in the revised offer to be operators liaye beem epcoura^ to
made later in the week. ^.“®‘
According; to Ulark, major issues ^ha* ♦ -i®® ®/.!
in. dispute between the ‘Big Five’ so long that its difficult to get
and the Justice Dept, center pri- Proper turnover. ■
mariiy: around arbitration rights, ac- Operators of neighborhood thea-
quisitioh of; new: theatres and :re- J
glonal appeal boards. ; : it does mot pay to play midnight
: Arbitration , provisions sought by performances not
the major exhibitors are at variance being worth hie cost. However,
with proposals made by : the Tnde- : continued. Mayor
pendent Theatre Owners of America. Guardia is also said to have
■ Moot point in dispute is the Jus- "®®. "J
tice Dept's desire for a clause re- in tlie neighborhoods,. on the
quirmg Big f^ive to obtain court per- ground that they are wasteful not
mission before purchasing or build- a® , ®°f m other . ways,
inrlnnimy #>l<»PT.riral nnvvor w<»ar Ann
ing any new houses.
including electrical power, wear, and
Although Clark. ■ is in favor of tear on personnel, etc Some man-
agers are inclined to agree with this
(Continued on page 42) view. ' ■ ;■ -
■■ . : ■■■■ . — — ~~ In World War I. numerous thea-
lOFW.HAinM ^FTTINd tres dosed down one day a week as
linniwi iJIjI lUlU . a conservation measure. It has been
IIP NFW Plf niTTFIT talked of now and then since the
Ur llCfr I r IV UU l ril present war began but so far only a
Sacramento, JSn. ,18; comparatively few houses have
Loew-Hakim, Inc., new picture Yoluntari ly taken this action ,
production company, filed incor-
poration papers here, with David L. n . u HI
Loew, Robert Hakim and David dOFFIS JnOrFOS umV
Tannenbaum named as directors. __ , .<
Papers call for 1,000 shares with HaVft T alk ftn HimS fill
an aggregate value of $50,000, New :
outfit is negotiating for release Out aI 9 Hnnil U<
through United Artists. VHl V* 4 '«»UU W?
Out of 2 Good De9ls
Bob Kono Not Anxious
To RotUFu to Englund
Smiling, Where Do We Go From Reluctance of Robert T. Kane
Here? and Sweet and Lowdown.’ . return to England as production
T" ^ ; ■ head there, for 20th-Fox, may result
GF9U6t RKO PFoduC6F J’ea/s"
Hollywood. Jah. 18. Unless .studio execs can find spot
Beat Granet checked into RKO im- for him here, he’ll pack up for an-
der a new contract as producer. other connection. As producer, he
Until recently Granei worked at recently completed ‘The Sullivans.’
20th-Fox where his latest chore was The late Sid Kent, 20th-Fox prexy,
a script for George Jessel. was Kane’s brother-in-law.
Expressing strong reluctance
against making predictions because
he’s ‘seen so many go wrong,’ Neil
F. Agnew, v.p. in charge of distribu-
tion ^or Paramount, makes an ex-
ception, however, in firmly believing
that smaller towns ; and rural com-
munities ‘will not be post-war suf-
ferers.’ ' ■
He does not think the boys and
girls in uniform in this war will , de-
sert the towns they came from in :
favor of larger cities and desk jobs
rather than those they may have
had on the farm .or in local grocery
stores before, inducted. ; . ■:
' Agnew reminds of that. World War
I .song which went, , ‘How you. gonna
keep ’em down on the farm now
that they’ve seen Paree,’ but in ad-
dition to recalling that the smaller
communities and farm areas didn’t
lose so many men after ' that war,
it is likely the percentage of strays
will be smaller this time, he adds.
The boys saw Paris and other in-
teresting places in the last war but
in this one, Agnew points out, there
^ Hollywood. Jan. 18.
n If. V In his eagernes.s for a publicity
\|f|0|| I buildup for his new independent
, •* ■Iw producing company, Borris Morros .
M lY nv M ff y went off the deep end on two counts
: ■ , ,, His prcss-agented claim of United
' isn.t so much; glamour and Artists release for his product has :
j age soldier will probably be happy ^een refuted by officials of that
to get back to where he came fronr company. An ‘exclusive’ story he
There are no Doro&y Lamours wth to a syndicated columni.st to
a sarong in the South Sea island fhe effect that Jack Benny and Fred
I H’Ojs of the boys are would appear in the film
fighting, he notes. . . , , version of ‘Of Thee I Sing,’ which
Paramount s , sales v.p. does not ^ ^ produce, didn’t stand up. ,
venture an opinion as to small-town .P ■ ^ has been made with
view that for sentimenta!, family and the props from under that
other rea.sons, most of the uniformed
forces will return to the towns from • ; ■: ,■ 'Y ;
which the war drew them. A large ni» ADICC^ITII rAMlMiT '
number will recognize this ..as.'S- re- l\/ll UnlF 1*1 111 Vvllllrlu'
spon.sibility, iij, his opinion, ,;
According to Agnew, the number BACK AS PRODUCER
of le.sser towns at present in critical * . ,
shape due to wartime conditions, Hollywood, Jan. 18.
loss of populatipp, lack of defense in- Raymond Griffith, inactive ah 'piC*
dustry and other factors, is com- tures for three years. is returning as
cate that even if not so many s<l- an independent producer, with back-
diers returned to their native towns, ing understood to be around $500,000.
■Whe.ri;. consideredtas a whole the sit- , Former actor. Griffith functioned
nation would still not average up as a produce^' for several years at
bad. 20th-Fox. '.
Walt Disney Productions
;^ednesday, Janwary 19^
PICTURES
11
Louis Kaufman; former business*
agent of local 244, Motion Picture
Operators Union of Newark, con-
victed recently along with six Chi-
cago gangsters for conspiracy to ex-
tort «ibre ' than $1,000,000 from ; the
ftitn industjy; was, denied: his motion
for a stay 0^^^ execution of a_$10,000
fine, pending his appeal to the u: S.
Circuit Court of Appeals by N. Y.
Federal Judge ; John. Bright last
Week. In addition to: the fine im v
posed, KaUfibari #^ sentenced to a
seven?yea;r prison term.
According, to. assistant U. S. at-
-torney Martin Klein, the govern-
:'meht’s collector of fines,, imder
Jiidge Bright’s ruling Kaufman may
noW; proceed, to post a bond guarr,
ahteeing: the payment oyhe fine or
be subject to an examination and
Investigatibn Of his assets,
Kaufman, Kleiti stated, will be
brought into: federal court next
week, at which lime he must either
be prepared to guarantee payment
dr be examined by the government’s
collector.
; Kaufman is the only.: one. of the
seven defendant’s permitted to re-
main free by posting , $25,000, bond.
The other six alleged members of the
old A1 Capone mob were refused bail
and are now lodged in the i’edera'l
House Of .Detention . pehding their
; appeal to the U. S. Circuit Court of
Appeals from their conyictiort. The
Six mobsferSj, rather than risk -ari in-
vestigation Of their assets by the
government, : elected to pay their
$10,000 fines each last week. Atlor-
heyWfor the six mobsters- have not
made any move for bail for their
clients.
Mail Fraud Charges
In the meantime, Boris Kostelanetz
special assistant TJ. S. Attorney Gen-
eral, who successfully prosecuted the
seven defendants, is getting ready
for ,:the: second, trial of the, six Chi-
, cago gangster's, charged in a second
. Ihdiotmeht with mail fraud in con-
. heetiOH. with , the special, slush- fund
Of $1,500,000 collected from 42,000
niembers of the IiATSE. The gov-
ernment contends - that this fund,
controlled by George E. Browne, ex-
preSident of the lATSE, and bis per-
sonal representative. Willie BiofT,
both convicted for extorting $1,000,-
000 from the Motion Picture Indus-
try, in 1941, yvas being split with ‘the
boyW forni: Chicago.' Kostelanetz is
also presenting additional evidence
to thg federah grand jury, which Is
continumg. its investigation into
l-acketeerihg in the movie industry.
AdditiOiiar indictments arc expected.
His Design for Directing
Hollywood, Jan. 18.
: William Cameron Mehzies moves
into RKO this .week : on a two-way
job as directoriand chief designer of
sets on ‘The Gibson Girl.’
Musical gets tinder way lat« this
month with Ginger Rogers starring.
' , Chicago, Jan. ig.
The Minoco motion picture studios
in New York have befell: taken ovfer
by Souridies Distributing jCorp. . of
America, Inc., of this city, it was re-
vealed byHlordon B. Mills, president
of the company, who said that they
would operate the property as a
•bund motion picture service studio.
John ’T, Doran, Who has bfeen man-
ager of eastern studios’ at vapious
■times, has been named g, m.: of the
•tudio,
_ It was also announced that Wil-
liam Forest Ci'Ouch, productioh and !
promotion manager for , SQ-undleW
Will shortly estahlish headquarters in
N. Y. to become executive producer
of Soundies In charge bf /studio pto-
duetiphi. During: the past year "Crouch
has produced and directed over 100
musical short subjects.
Jack Barry recently resigned as
president of Minoco to go; into indie
production.
2 Canadian Exhiiiitors
Elected to Maydralities
Regina, Sask., Jan, 18;:
Alfred William Shackleford, 44.
manager of the Capitol and Roxy,
tethbridge, Alta., unanimously
elfected mayor of Lethbridge, He is;
the youngest, chief magistrate in the
city’s history. He started as an usher
In Calgary, Alta., at 14 and has
owned and : managed theatres in
Lethbridge for the past 23 yeais
- At^^^ Alta., I. F. Shaker wa.s
reelected to his. 10th tferril as: mayor
of the tp^m,.: . He operates., theatres
. Hauna and M Kihberrtoy. Sask.
and is oiyiier oi three Hdmohton the-
atres leased to Odeon, :
While Sam Kaplan, former czar , Of
Local 300, 'Mpyirig Picture Machine
Operators of N. Y* now a rnemher^^ of
the executive board, supported Harry
E. Storin for .;the .yiCe-presldenoy',
hitter winning, insiders, do nbt be-
lieve that Kaplan's strength is in-
creasing. Belief is that it is lessen-
ing. instead. Basis for this is the.
fact that records show the former
head Of the union polled fetver votes
for himself during the December
election'.; than : two .years ago. . Coun-
tering unfounded beliefs that Kaplan
may again accede to the presidency
is the additional, fact that, wliile he.
was voted into the execs board six
years ago. his vote in 1941 dropped,
the further reduction .coniing : this:
past ;December. . :
Out of a total of over 2,200 'mem-
bers, estimated that about ,?50 mem-:
bers of Local 306 are adheiients pf
Kaplan, not sufficient in opinion, to
give him controlling power in, spite
■ of the fact that ah,: old associate,
Charles Eichhorn, .Wps returned to
the exec board- after , a two-year ab-
sence. He was supported by Kaplani
as was Harry Gorfrhan, ahothet new
member for the board. Others on'
the exec committee :who are general-
ly regarded- as Kaplan- men are said
to be Sam Salvino and Eddie Stew--
art. . Group numbers 14 men, includ-
ing ll-who are elected and three .ex-
officio officer.';, tho.se being presideht
Herman Gclbei and the two business
agents.,
: Gelber, who succeeded Joseph D-
Bassoon as president four years ago,
is : ihtehsely , powerful : in the union,
an’d:, ;uniess . an :,in,iusually po.werful
.dark horse shows up, expected; that,
lie:; will ireniain: in . control.;' AlhoUg
otlier .things, his , strength lias vastly
ihci-eased : as; a result of ability, dur-
ing: the past; year to eflect a jnerger
between 306 and Empire Moving Pio-.
tul-o Operators, N. Y., state-chartered
union, all of whose members have
been brohght'into 306.
Robert %ight To
Handle Cartel Probe
, Washington, Jan. 18.
Investigation of the dickering be-
tween J. Arthur Rank, British fllKis
topper, and several American firms
ip set up an -alleged world cartel, has
been placed in the hands’ of Robert
Wright, special deputy attorney
genera', by Wendell Bergo, chief of
the Anfi-Trurt; Division; Of :tlie. Justice
Department. Wright has' specialized
in motion picture matters for. several
;y ears;
:; ‘How ; far we will have ; to go,’
Wright told. ^Variety,’ ‘depends On.
whether the Justice iD^iartment’s
./W-arning.; Is .heeded.' by. t fi.lih iridusi
try.’ Anti-Trust has clamped down
temporanly on any further informa-
tion. but It IS known that several pic-
ture biggies are being quletiy con-
tacted for,;disoussi0hs; bh. the,. iriatter,.
Meanwhile, , las.t week’s disclosure
in ’Variety’ tliat a probe was under
way caused a flurry of excitement
here, the J-jstice Department receiv-
ing numerous calls from interested
persons. : At lea.st one British daily
wired the story overseas for London
consumption.
Setting ‘Lady’ and *Dr.’
The sales policies to govern •mar-
keting* of two high-budgetprs inado
by Paramoum. ‘Lady in the. Dark’
and ‘Story of Dr. Wassell.’ will be
.set at the: lliree-day diiitricl .sales
ipeeiing ihe,. company will hold ir
N. 'i'.; Feb.’ 3-4-5. according to Neil
F .Vgnew. v p. in charge of disiribu-
ti6n;','v'; ,.■•
17 Booth GALS
Regina, Sask., Jan. 18.
Seventeen Regina women have
gradijated as film projectionists
, after attending a class conducted
by tiiie National Film Board of
Canada. :
The course is believed to be
the first, of 'its kind, in ; the . Do-
minion. ’
In Amiis. Shares
Recent stren,gth and stability in
motion picture shares is attributed
in Wall Street to more important
buying plus 'the fact :that the :group-
lately has given hints of being in a
.strong technical position. : Another
factor Which has given the amuse-
ment group a healthy tone is a batch
of investinent buying in Loew’s at
arpUnd $60 per.
Sho.wings: in- stock .m.a’rket transae;
tions recently has , shown up Univer-
sal, HKO, Paramount, Warner Bros:
and '20th-Fox' as., particularly strong,
evidencing ■ ; possibly ; strongest in;
terest in these shares.
Complete Wfi Report
Accents Co.’s Strong
FinanciM Position
The; complete financial report of
Wafrief Bros., mailed. to stockholders
last , week, revealing net profit of
$8,238,483 for the fiscal year ending
last Aug. 31, gives new details on
the strong fiftancial position of the
corpofation; Company shows an in-
crease of eafhed surplus in a year’s
time of about $4,500,000, even after
paying diVideiids bn the preferred;
plus accuiriulated dividends included
in redemption price Of the preferred
or .$3,731,116. Earhed surplus thus
rose froni ‘ $l7,4i0,973 to $21,918,339.
as of Aug. ;31,:; 1943, Capital surplus
amounted , to $57,37li955.
, . Warners’ actual profit, before
losses,' ;pn fixed assets and Federal
income taxes amounted to $26,665,-
705. ' -f he former '-totalled; $4,537^221
while Federal . taxes ; amounted fo
$18;89O,06o. .
Portion of consolidated balance
sheet' that interests Wall .Strpet most
is the vastly improved financial
status of the eprpofatiph accom-
.plished chiefly through the reflnanc-
ihg: program, finished last, surnnier,,;
Iriyeritpry Of the; corporation; show-,
irig an .ihcfease; of more than ;$7,00p,-.
OOO to ail ail-tiine high of $31;475,338;
was viewed as highly encouraging
because it shows ’Warners stroriglv
. e’iiirenehed pn completed: productions,
awaiting .release,; : AlsOi the high
negative value* 'iiidica strongly
that ;the cofpbralioh has costiy pic-
tures ready fpr release when market
seems suitable,. :
The financing program tpdk in the
redemptibri of the; preferred, calling
Of 6% debentures, and being replaced
by 4f!. bonds and retirement of
dornestic :bank loans totalling $5,500,-
;000, Of; current funded debt, the
cbmpany refinanced $15,000,000 at
considerably lower interest rates.
CatKolic Church Eases
On Willkie’s ‘1 World’
Sprihsfield. Ma.ss. .Tan. 18
' Lessening of .Catholic objection to
the fiimin^f 'Wendeii ’Wiilkie's ‘One
World’ by . 20fh Century-Fox is seen
in the removal of the book from the
‘condemned’ classification in . this
: mon.th’s; is'sue .:of the Ca.t,hpli,o::Mirror,
Springfield dibcesari: pubiicatibn;
The Mirror’s listing of current
books; this month carrjes:‘One, Wo
in Ciask ;2, ■ which-; is ‘ReoOminended
for Adults Only; too ' advanced for
adolescents.’ No explanation is given
for the change by; the paper., which
receives its list.s frbm ‘Bc.st .Seller.s.'
a bi-weekly review publi.shod ' at ' the
University of Scranton, a .Tc.suit col-
lege in Pennsylvania. In October the
.Mirror listed the book as not recom-
mended for any class, following a re-
view by a Jesuit who condemned the
book for its acceptance of what was
chafaeterized as Ritssian propaganda,
Willkie i.s chairman of the board of
20-Fox, which has film rights to, the
book. . ■
Other books slated for filming
which ::ai-e, ’not recommended' in-
cinde, .'Chicken 'Every Sunday..’ .and
Betty Smith’s ‘A Tree Grows in
Brooklyn! is in , the ‘unsuitable for
general reading": class.
(^r^d KasrS D. C.
Durante’s Metro Pic
. . Hollywood, Jan. 18.
Metro handed Susan Peters the
star role in ‘Dear Barbara,’ with
Jimmy Durante assigned to one of
the top featured parts.
Joseph Pasternak produces and
Henry Koster directs, starting around
Feb. 1.
Report Distribs
Favor 10% Boost
For ‘Backrooms’
In negotiation with ‘backroom’ em-
ployees of 31 exchanges, thfoUghout
the country, the distributor.s are re-
ported willing, to grant 10 % i'licf bases
and.fetroactive pay;,, the old contract
having expired, but: questibiiable as
to what, action the War Labor Board
may take. :
Should a 10% boost be allowed by
the WLB, an important precedent
Would be set in that this would be
over the so-called I.ittlo Steel for-
mula which ha.s been under constant
attack by unions and. others. Under
the old contract. Which ran from
Dec. 1. 1942, to Doc 1. 1943, a 10%
increase;, was given by the ' distribu-
tors. Due to delays, the. contracts
with . the various exchange local
unions , ’ -as not. . signed until last
■surrimeiv with relroactive pay . as 'a.
result covering more than six
months time. ■
Joseph D. Basson, assistant to
Richard F. Walsh, president of the
International Alliance of Thealrical
Stage Employees, is spearheadihg the
negotiations coyerihg ; the shipping
room help. He denies reports that
any difficulties have arisen. ; adding
that accounts of threatened strikes
in the Atlanta and Seattle exchanges
are untrue. To begin with, the lA is
committed to a no-strike pledge.
The many thousand backroom
workers involved in the present
ne.gotiations include shipper.s, film
inspectors, rewinders and others. In
the past the exchange employee
unions, set up : some six years ago
and organized by Basson. have
never had any trouble with the dis-
tribs though they are generally re-
garded as being underpaid and have
been , declared , extremely essential by
the distribs.
Reeves Espy Takes Over
Two Houses on Coast
* : Laguna Beach, Cal., Jan. 18. ;
Operation Of the South Coast and
Laguna Beach theatres, only film
houses in town, were taken over by
Reeves Espy in $107,000 deal with
the estate of Ronald Vincent. Con-
tract includes the leaseholds and
equipment but not the houses or
lots. ; :
South Coast seats 800 and the La-
guna Beach 375. Espy is an execu-
tive of Myron Sciznick & Co., and
also has an interest in the Crenshaw
theatie, operated by Saul Silverman,
in Los Angeles.
Consolidated Acquires
Gayety, Orph, Montreal
Montreal, Jan. 18.
The Cayoty and Orpheiim have
been acquired by C6hsoli:daled The-
atres, Ltd., and added to their
string which now , virtuaily covers
Montreal’s first-run hquse.s. It is im-
derstoocl that the Gayety , wii! con-
tintie to be rim as ji vaudeville
tlieatre. Intere.sts connected with
the Odeoii picture theatre circuit in
Toronto were also didkering for the
acquisition of: the Montreal houses.
., .Cost bf deal is s.et at' $450,000.
Farrow 'Before the Mast’
Hollywood. Jan. 18.
John Farrow drew the director
task on the early American sea
classic. ‘Two Years Before the- Mast;’
written in windjammer days by
Richard Henry Dana,
, ; Paramount launches the tale in
Apiil with, a high budget and Alan
Ladd in one of the top roles.
: Washington, Jan. 18.
Neighborhood expansion in the
Washington territory is imminent
with Garfield Kass; operator of the ■
Kass Realty Co, and Chevy Chasa
Ice' Palace, announcing he has. plana
for -20 motion piotUre houses in the
suburban area, with; one downtown
spot.;
Sites are now' being optioned. Kass
is w.fell supplied with funds, has a
contingent appropriation of S 1.000,- ,
000 for the acquisitiph Of de.sirable
properties. It is denied that Holly-
wood producers are behind Hie ex-
pansion plans, but it is whispered
that a prominent Canadian operator
of houses is eager to break into the
rich Washington neighborhood torri-
tory. Desirable locations .are being,,
selected by . James -Salkheld, realty
operator in. .downtown properties.
, Washington has not had a new
picture theairdin four.^^y^^ While ■
the .city has expanded "from a: popu- :
lation of 380,000 to a war figure of
860,000,; the same houses servo this
swollen addition, How' many of
these war ro.sidents will . remain
when peace c;imes is a problem. Kass
fi.gures that with, new agencies cre-
ated :tq supervise the peace terms
much of tills populace w'ill remain.
In other .w.ords he .figUres. Washing- .
ton is growing ,;]arger ; in Govern-
mental; p’ro,c'esses .and. that much of: .
this population will become perma-
nent. The Pix (operated b.v Sam
Cummin.s) in the reconverted Ma^
sonic Temple is the only addit' ,n to
motion picture ..seating since war was
declared
’locations. :
The following locations are an-
nounced for K-sss‘ new theatres. Con-
necticut .avenue at Albemarle street,
Inorth-west;, ■New,' Hampshire; avenue.. ■
and Etlian street, northwest; Tako-
ma Park. Md.. at Carroll avenue;
Fourteenth street between Vainum ,
and .■Crittenden; CJ^orgia avenue,
northwest;' at the District line; Wis-
consin, avenue, between 'Van Ness
and Brandywine; Connecticut ave-
nue near Dupont Circle. In addi-
tion the chain plans a smaller down
town ‘show window.’ and other; .
houses in Alexandria'; Va.'.^and Bla-
densburg, Md. J" '
All houses will seat 1,000 and will
have stores and other commercial
developments. Construction will .
(Continued on page 42)
REEFER PIC BE’FOGS
PUBLIC; FTC’S EDICT
Washington, Jari. 18.
. Advertisihg and titles in; fco;nneC'- ■
tioh with a fllrn dealing with the ef-
fects of marihuana haVe finally been
nailed doWn; Federal Trade Com-
mission announced Sunday (16).
FTC said that Al. P. Scott, trading
as the A. P. S. Sales Co., 6331 Holly-
wood Blyd-> Hollywood;' and <3eo ge
AvHirliman, of the RKO Bldg-, N w
■iforki havC agreed to (cease end ce-
sist’ ffoiii the use of false and m.s-
leading, gdvertising’ in cohaection
■With; the' pic, ‘Tell ; 'Your Children,’
which has also gone under the titles,
‘Reefer Madhess’ and
Question.’ , ■
‘The respondents,’ said FTC. ‘agree
to discontinue representing that the
film was based on authentic data ob-
tained from the Bureau of Narcotics
of the Treasury Department, that the
Bureau cooperated in prodicing it,
or that it has been endorsed by the
Bureau or by Parent-Teachers Asso-
.piation.s; or representingf by fbe 11 e of
the word ‘copyright’ that the film has
been copyrighted, unless such is the
fact. .
‘They also agree to cease and de-
sist from selling,: leasing or advertis- .
ing the film, or authorizing others to
exhibit it. under any but its original
title. The stipulation provides that
in evei-y instance where a new title
is used, the former title and the fact
, that the , film has been exhibited un-
der such former title shall be clearly
and distinctly set forth.’ ,
Hays to Hollywood
Will Hays, head of the , Motion .
Picture Producers & Distributors
Assn., is due to head for the Coast
some time this week, first trip to
Hollywood in several months. Ordi-
narily he would have gone to the
Coast either in December or early
this year,', .but press of important
business kept him in N. Y. Hays
had intended to head west much
earlier.
Charles Francis Coe, MPPDA,
vice-president, probably will stay in
N. Y. while Hays is west.
Wc(luiPS(l«y» January 19, 1911
THJS . AljydRTlSEMENT . TOO,. IS BY
IN -THE INTEREST. pF THE 4TH WAR LOAN
MNP .COUNT US - IN ON •TME MARCH OF DIMSS’I)
16
I^ICTIJRCS
Wediicsiilay, Jamutry' 19 , 1944
• . Washington, Jan. 18.
EpStniaSter :0 . Frank C.
Waikoiv told apprpjfimateiy ‘250 ex-
hibs, at an M-Q Juhchedh: staged by
William F; -Rodgers, :jletr,o' yip.' and.
general ‘Sales, nraiiager,' at, the Ste
liotel today ■ 1 1 7) tfia t. theatre interests
Have in the past been ‘too mode.st’
ahout their/cpntrlputipnS. to'the w
, efto.rt'.,',r'.. '■.i'-;': . '
‘We in '.the. indu-stry haye .been.^hidt.,
ing our. talents.' under a .bushelj^we;
don’t : .brag er.on.ah,* Walker wi’.o
It’s Cooper and Wood
in
oxyns' a; large .pai’t .of the: Co
tdrcpit, ..doclaredt' 'It-.'is time fe
wake: im, the ,'pepple't6:.the,;'‘jb^^^^^
being done by siiow business, so lef.s
not. be loo tnodc.st.’ ;v , " -
Rodgers likewise stressed .:= nnpor-
taace of the theatre's part in tiie war
f.llort and cited bond sale campaigns
and showing of CWI war films in all
hut ,500 of the COU.ntry’s 16,400 Houses
ainorig ' aoeomplishments of which
ti'.eatre owners, managers and other
execs could be pioud. , ,, „ , ' ■ .
•As an industry we have nothing to
apologize for,’ Rodgers said. ‘We are
sick utno death of turning the other
cheek because,: sho.w, business always
'has; been , tHe first ' to . conttibute— .
even before ihg war-i'ih every .emer-
gency. We are tired of taking it on
the chin from people seeking pub-
licity. ‘ .
The M-G exec put in a strong phtg
for a national organization of ihc-
. atre owners as a means of defending
the’ .industry . from- .unwarrairted’ and
unj ustifted attacks. He pointed out
tltat no one in the piisittess has asked
for any thanks lor their \var Work,
but. added that it was about time
some appreciation was exRtessed ini
official circles.
Rodgers also (old the guestSj. in-
cluding exhi.bs from D. C„: Maryiaijd,.
Virginia,: jDclaware and sections, of
West Virginia, that Metro will main-
tain .its right'to show. .ftlrns on 'a per-,
centage basis even though a fiat rate
. would sbivfe 'many; ‘small-house’ prob-
lems; The percentage bks^^^^
declared, 'enabled vthe ; producers .tO
evaluate :'pi:cl;ures, : .on 'a national
volunie- basis and eUmiriated: guess-
work in "'.computing .monetary worth ,
of releases,
Attending the: luiichebn; were. Ru-
dolph Berger, , M-G district manage
here; ■Lowell Mellett, former chief of .
owl’s, film bureau and executive as- ,
sistant to the President; Carter Bar-
ron, Lpew's regional manager; Ted
Gamblbi head of the Treasury’s War
FinaUec . division; .Stanton Griffis,:
. . Hollywood, Jan. 18. ;.
, : Gary-, Cooper Will, ii'ook up with
Sam ■: Wood for .the fburt,h time : as
star in ’Jubal ’Troop,’ to be produced
indepcudently .;by WPod:,. fbl’ Coltim-
bia.'Teleasei- startiu^^^ . ■
In the two ycar.s Cooper Ha.s
played for Wood in ’Pride of the
Yankees,! 'For . Whom the B:ell Tolls'
and ‘Siiratbga: ’rrunk,! ,-. ' ,
Par Stockhdder Suit
M M4 Travellalks
Hollywood, Jan. 18.
Metro handed James A. Fitz-
patrick a new contract calling for a
d.pzen Traveltalks on the 1944-45
schedule.
New program will be devoted to
the scenery and folklore of Central
and South America.
Loews Continues
Bioff Appealed in N. Y.
The : miiiority ■ .'stoClchb.lder suit
against Paramount for recovery of
extpidion; .mbhey gaid : fp .George E.
Rro,wne.i , ..for'm'eiy : prcsidcht of the
International 'Alliance of Theatrical
‘Stage 'Emplijyees,: and l\is assistant,
Willie BibftV may be ultimately car-
ried: .to the. U." S. ‘Supreme court. It
was argued last week before thb
Court of .Appeals . at . Albany, where'
taken by the stockholders. If / they
Ipse the decisipn ‘ therey' ; as Viii > the:
• lower, couttSi believed that .fhoy,. will.
, go to' : the highest ' trihUhai, of, the
land; It’s '‘virtually certain -that Par
would take this step if suffering a
reversal at Albany; . ‘ : .
Considerable disoussion within Par
and tile trade during the past week
centered ground the piece by Wo.st-
lii’ook Pegler, Scripp.--Howard col-
umnisl, attacking Austin C. Kcough,
v.p. and general counsel for Par
' who figured ■ in ' ' the ' Browijc-Bioff
.shakedowns. ' Oddly .coincidental, in
■ the ' opinion of observers, was ’the
appearance of the Po,gler item on
. Kcough the day after the Par .stock-;
' holder suit had been argued at Al-
ban.y. ' No other industry individuals
involved in' the Browhe-Bioff mess
wore mentioned.
Netter Off on Another
Swing to the Southwest
T.con D. Netter. v.p. of Paramount
T’r.ealres Service Corp. , contacting
'southern, partners of Par’s, left Mon
day 1 17.) tor Dallas, where he will
■ 'f ... . , . ‘ : . confer with Karl D, Ho’plitzclle and
head , of the motion picture bureau ’ b„i, o’Doimoll, heaps of the Inter-
state circuit, and possibly Julius Gor-
Talk of some .soft of retirement-
pension plan tor ail Loew’s, ' Inc.
(Metro), cmployee.s conliiiued after
yesterday’s (Tuesday) monthly meet- :
■ii-g of directorate with no Officials
.admitting any action had been taken.
Directors said tliis wa.s simply a reg-
ular. business .sos.<ion. bein,g post-
poned Irom Jan. 5, : This confirms
reports prevalent in tlie trade for
weekk that; the large .Wijm'heiV'bf vet-
erans, in- both the ptbductioii and dis-
tribution branches of 'the. corporation
posed a tough problem to iron out
if .Loew’s is to have , an equitable
arrangement. ■ ,
That top officials, who have been:
participating in bonuses derived from
strong company profits for ^ many
years, have agreed to forego all ; in-
dividual coin above $200,000 per year
was reported in the trade last week.
This would e.stabli.sh base c-pitai for
the pension .setup. However, book-
keepeivs produced figures to show, a
terrific outlay would be necessary
almost from the outset because of so
many old employees’ on tiie payroll,
it being found that hundreds would
retire in a few years. - This is under-
stood to be one cau.se for delay in
acting on plan. Plan would have to
go before the . stockholders, . after
having directorate okay, it’s re-
ported. ’
Major coiitrib under foregoing
bonus arrangement would be L. B.
Mayer, studio production chief,
whose drawing account and profit
participation totaled around $900,000
for the year. Mayer is under-
stood already to have obtained
agreement from other studio officials
to give up their bonus remittances
for the retirement fund. One point
being ironed ouf, it's Saidi ik that of
whether retirement would be at 60
■or 65, Employees would not have to
contribute to the fund as now
worked out.
for pWI and chairman of Par’s exec
committee; Frank Payette, WB zone
manager in Washington, and heads
of theatre owners’ associations in
-nearby -territories. “ ■
\
Abbott-Herbert-Col/s
Kiss and Tell’ Pic Deal
Includes a 2d Film
Hollywood, Jan. 18.
George. Abbott ■ arid F. Hugh Hor-
. toebt iw.ll 'prOduce the; film yersidn
ef ’Ki.'-s and Tell,’ their gj-oadway
stage hit, : in: .asspeiation ., wM Co-
lumbia,. which ,js ' <0 release. ‘.Kiss
and Tell’ Corp. Will handle-pici deal
with Col, concluded Monday . (17),
calling foi; , another: from the pair to
star Rita llaywo.tli. '
-Abbott will be.' executive producer;:
Herbert will ’nandle .scripting chores;
Sol C. Siegel will lie .associate pro-
ducer.,. and A1 Hkll: will direct ‘Kiss.’
Film will, not , be released until June,
1945.
Film Extras Divvy Up
Peak $352,000 in Dec.
Hollywood, Jan. 18.
Earnings of tilm extras in Decem-
ber dropped $15,000 below those of
November but reached a total of
$352,000,, , . the ■ hi.ghc.st December
liJUire in. the hi.slory of the Screen
Actors Guild. ’
Contnil Casting reported 27,734
l)iacemcni.s for the month at an
average daily wage of $12.69. .
‘Oscar’ Ballots Mailed
Hollywood. Jan. 18.
Academy of Motion Picture Afts
and Scicnce.s inailcd 220 ballots for
photograpiiic . ■ 0.scar.s in color . and
black-and-whhe.productions.- '; . :
Studio' directors of photography
. will nominate ■ ; 10 ' candidates this
week, and from these the winner, ih,:
each Clg^iflCatiort will be selected.
don. president of Jefferson Amu.s. Co
If ’latter cannot come to Dallas,
Nc’dor wiU .go. ou-to Beaumont, Tex.,
where Gordon .makes 'hpadquarters,
to discuss current operating ‘matters,
policy, etc, .( ' '
On the return trip to N. Y., the
Iiomeoffice Par theatre exec will stop
off at New Orleans to huddle with
Saengor circuit toppei s. and at Mem-
phis , tO., See .M. A. Lightman. Par
parnicr Uicre.
He ' will, be gone a week, itnder
plans, : .but around ' :Feb, 15 or later
that month will contact partners in
Atlarita,: Jacksonville and, Miami to
check oh the general, situation.
Hollywood, Jan.. 18.
WaUoh.BivllQck hiked) writer pact
at Paramount. ' .'.i-'k
' ‘ Richard. . Jaeckei’s . riiinor;; contract
with 20l!'.-Fox approx'cd b.y court. :
' ' David Horwick drew scriptcr tick-
et at rPafamiiuht;’;
: : Faye Marloiye's niiripr c.ontrac.t at
:20’lh-Fox apprdyed:.b,y: . colli t
, . ; Feter Whitney ,dfe:W : new .‘.actor
ticket at Warners;
., ‘Lee: Trent's, '.'player; dptioii picked
up by RKO. :
Harold :Gpiman ■ signed :by : Metro
as, composer ahd'-.VGeai coaeh.:
Eye WhiUiciy’s, .player option lifted-
by Metro.
■ Kevin O’Shea's player option;
picked up by 20tli-Fox,
■Vivian-. Blaine’s acting ticket r.c-
newed by 20th-Fox. .
■ .Gharles l.c Maire. wardrobe man-
ager at ’20th-Fox, optioned for a
ye.ar.
Dennis Day signed to make two
pictures a yc.ar for RKO.
.lames Cardwell drew player ticket
at 20th-Fox.
Don (Red) Barry renewed by Re-
pu'olic.
.;. Jackie Jenkins,,, moppet, renewed
liy Metro. ' '.'i '-, ' , ■ . ';'
Lowell Gilmore sigrccl by RKO
I to play in two pictures annually.
Harry and Jack Cohn’s
Columbia Salaries
Restored to ^9 tevd
Salaiics of Harry Cohn and Jack
Cohn were restored to the 1939 level
-by action -of - .'Columbia; : Pictures’
■stockholders yesterday (Tuesday ) at
their,' annual meeting;,; repre-
Sehts an annual increase of about
$52,000 .for; Harry Gpliny : oom’pany
prexy, ah(i abou: $26,000 tor Jack
■ Cohn, ; .execiitiye, ' v.p.; , per .: year;
PorrHer will get $3,600 weekly plus
$300 cxpense.s weekly as compared
with $2,500 and same expense I ,ac-
\C(innt‘, plus partieipatwn in commoh
stock buying. . Jack Cohn' wiii re-
ceive, $2,060 per week,, plus ,$26o .ex-
penses, per week unde.r new salary
contract, , . against' : $1,500, same .ex-
penses -.and ; like . partieipalion; , in
' stock .buying.:,;: ’ '
Stockwlclefs also Voted stock
purchase , hptions to '- Abe Schneider,,
v.p, and treas. .-This gives.
right,, to purchase up:, to. 7.836. shares
of cQmmdh- at a . maximuni price .of
:;$7.62%. I:';:;'-,-: v. -
■.Columbia, .sh^ .were.ih-
formed . that: the second .quarter of
.'thei ' compimy’.K : fi.scal year ' ending
last Dedeinber will be equal or a bit
. ahead of the first quarter w;hen: they
TolaTed- .|4so.ooo tiet-profi;!.. affer.' all
taxes and char.go.s; .
■ .Board' of directori3: c.leeted .co.nsistS
of -Harry and Jack Cohn, Schnetdery
A. ' klontague, .hr. ’B,‘ .Spingbld, '.L- ■. J;
Barbano and I.eo M. Blancke. . '
Officers fcolected: .were- .HaiTy
Cohn, president; Jack Cohn, cxecii-
’tiye:::,v.;p.;::.A,be Schheidery v.p; atid
treas;; Sidney Bucliman, A. Mon-
tague, N. B.'Spingoldi B. B. Kahane,
L. J. Barbano, Joseph McConville,
v:,p.s; , (Jharlds ' •Schxvart.Zv' ".sec.; : and
Warren - Sharpe. -'. comptrolier. . :
)..Vvh;'
pear Joel ;h.y ' . ■' ‘h,' : , ' .Cbolaeres, . Cal.' '
It was with a great deal of :sadness that me And Aggie heard onr
old friend 'Wilh’anx. Gplliet‘,goihg ‘upstairs’,. in my. fa greatest
wit and. adlibhbr'.of OUi5 time. ■ He w’as .Ameri^ supreme niity,‘the King
of Witland;:,; ' :.;y, -.'h : ; ‘ ■' ' '
So many gags; wisecracks. and ohseryatlons , that he made rushes through
my mind when 1 go back over, half a century of friendship with ihij '"
radium-minded .showman, who wag one of. our greatest farccitfs and light
comedians besides being a top-rank playwright and director. .
' Many people didn't know that Collier’s right name was William More-
mi u.-; he Wa.s of Ilalian-Irish descent. He took the stage name of Collier
from his father, tiie noted actor, Edmund Collier. Bill was very super-
stitious; he never went on the stage tvithoiit'-erbssing, himself and touching :-
wood. During lightning storms he would hide in a closet or pull the
blankets over him in bed. He, always went to bed with all the lights on;
When he loll asleep Mrs. Collier would put the lights out. His first wife
wa.s Louise Aiieh; the iaippus Kangaroo Girl— she did a .sehsational dance
in, ‘1492,’ in wliicii they- met. When she died he married: Paul a -Marr, who,
with his son Buster, .survive him.
Bill was .a great' sport, a , terrific ba.soball fan, and.-never missed a world
series until two ;y,ears: agof when.^ health started to lail and he couldn’t
make tile trip. He loved racing and would put down many a big bet
on the geogees. He also was a great , fight fan - and once had bis show'
routed to the Coa.st so he would be .sine to see the Jeffi’ies-Jolinsbn fight
at Oakla.Ud, -Gal. ■■yifhen. they. cha’ngcdi the -fight to Reno it was too la’lc for
the sliow to be re-routed. ,■
Collier wrote ('The Pa h’iot’:. With Haitley Manners. He took; it on the
road for five week.s and started eliminating Hartley’s lines one by one.
Just before lie opened in New York he told one of the aetors who still
had the only linerieft that ManUers wrote to cut it out. Wlien the actor
did Bill reniarked, ‘Well, that cufs the last Manneri.sm out of tliis sliow.’
'The: show opened in New ■ybrk on a Christmas Eve, and right after New
’Year'.s, Collier had ads in the paper reading ‘The Patriot, Second Year in
New York ’ ■ „:■ v
He and yictor Herbert were discussing music :Snd singers at the Lambs;.
Herbert reniarked that the 'singer who iinder.stands the management ot his
breath is cbnsidefed. a. good artist. ‘It ought to be the same way with a
barber,’ niftied Collier. . '
The time MeSweeney, the: Irish Patriot, was bn li is 26th day of a hunger
strike, and Was expected to die any day, Collier saw an opening or a
show:, at the Belmont theatre. ‘How is the show’.’’ 1 asked him. And Bill
said,' ‘KlcSweeriey will outlive it.’
■yte were, discussing actors and their families, and someone remarked
that the boy . usually follows in his lather’s footsteps. 'How about a
female impersbnator?’ asked Collier.
When Rube Bernstein was managing a burlesque .show at the old Amer-
ican theatre he invited Bill to see the show. 'Did you -see the show’," ! -
asked. ‘Yeh,’ said Collier, ‘Rube gave me a box,, I emptied it and sat
'down.':.' .
- . ,. ' About Nance ■
Some fellow .asked him once did he know Nance O’Neill'? ‘What's his
first name?’, asked Bill.:
About his pai; George M. Cohan;; he. claimed lhat. G.M.C. stood for Good
Morning: Gohan; ,,, : :
Collier came' to the ' club one day and said, . ‘I j ust: saw idarc Kla w and , -
J. J. ShUbert talking over 'old . times ■with their backs to each other,’ .
'While toastmaster at’: the Bay, Side Yacht club;; he called, on a well known
admiral . to speak. , The admiral :spbke for nearly an hour. Then Bili called
on a general to say a few words. He spoke alrnost as long as the adihiral, -
and when he sat down. Collier niftied, 'Now I know what they mean
when they say the Army and Navy forever.’
. 'felling us how big, they do things in Hollywood, he said he was Inyiled
to a Wenknown producer’s home for dinner, and everything was done
on a .big scale, '‘Would you believe it, instead of serving finger bowls afler
dinner, we all took showers.’
Meeting De "Wolf Hopper once after one of his many marriages; he .
said. ‘Wolfy. 1 wish' you.- would invite me to one— of your weddings -:
■SO’me .lime.’. ''I '.'X -'r'- 'L:'''
B*h Cherry,, an old, menlber ot the Friars, was a terrific eater. He would
order two full: dinners, for himself. One Friday evening Collier saw
.Cherry sitting 'down at a: table- and looking at a menu.. ' He turned to jUe
and said. Til bet lie orders a sohbbl of fish.’
That"-. pld'. 'Bathrobe- ■-
...When he first saw an. actor with one of those light polo coats with peart .
;hultoh.s, be remarked, ‘Isn't . if : wonderful what they can do with an old
•bathrobe?’
When Jimmy Powens once started his speech at a Friars banquet with
‘Ladie.s, and Geritlemen. .. .’ Collier leaned : over to him and .said, 'Be
careful, Jimmy, you may offend someone.’
He went to See a play that wasn’t doing so well and remarked to the
manager that it-looked like a poof hpusc. ‘We have $1,200 in the hou.se,
Bill.’ ‘'Well, if you have sprnebne: must -havC; dropped a $1,000 bill on the
;flbor.‘ :■ ■' ■,•/. I
He was asked by C. B. Cochran,; the) noted : British producer, what, lie :
would'-, take to go to London? Bill said. .‘A, boat.?. ;
Speaking of a certain' play, he .said Bie -play; was. a success but tlie
audience -was a failure, (This, last is one-.'pf .the classic, gags that’s been oft .
repealed.)
: He once said ot a certain, .star, ‘He couldn’t .draw a crowd if he wa.s a
:guttQ»< on New Year’s Eve.’
' Goliicr ‘bnee wireil 'Cdhaii; ‘Send me $5,006.’:;:’G:phah : wired back, ‘What;
for?’- Tor Willie,’ - wired .back Collier. : ;
:, Al- Wilson,- the Gerihan coi^ met. Collier at a depot' where both ,
cOmpahioS were changing trains. Collier .said, ‘What’s the. matter,. Al, you
standing here and all your compaiiy are at the other; end of the platform.
‘I nexier .speak to my company;’ said- Al. -ff saw your, , Show, Al, and, -I
-Wouldn’t -apegk to them, cither,’ cracki3il';;CoHieri';': jf?? ?
Someone ra.spbcrried a stoiy Collier-i.'was .’teBlng; -and one ot the crowd ■
said, - ‘Don't ‘do that.!, :’On . the contrary,’ :s.aid' Cbllier, ‘JeL. him - dc) what: ,
■:he’ can do liost.’
■ CoUier' once loaned; a friend $2,0Q61 fhe niah shook ' bis’.hand -ghd' said, "
, ‘A .thousand -thanks,- ..■Bill.’ .-‘'f.dU me TWO. thbUsand,! said .Bi.th
Wilton Lackaye, another -great: wit. was playing in a new. show, and
Co.llieV said, .‘I- want, to see, him tonight That's' the ..Only ,Unio, he is goiilg
to tic good. It .says so on the ticket. Good tonight only.' : . ; ' ,,
..; ,1 could- w'-rite ' pagc.s of nifties this ,:great guy ;p,ulled,' ; Now '.he.'hgs':' gone;
‘Upstaiis’ to join his bid pal, George Jil. Cohan. I can hear ’em .singing
‘Hero We Are Together Again,’ iike Ihey did in so many Froiies and
Gambols. Soz
Your pal, . .
” ■ Lejly.
Ingster Triples at 20th
Hollywood, ‘,Tan. 18..
Boris Ingster moved into 20th-Fox
Under -a' three-ply .contract' as writer-
direc'mr-producer. ■
Currently he is .studying' -.variciu.s:
studio story properties to pick a
■'starter. ..( 'f' ■.■'''■:'
Hot Springs Theatre Fire
Causes $45,000 Damage
Hot Springs; Ark,.' jan. 18. .
Damage cstimate|l at $45,006 was
caused by a fire- in the State tfaea-,
tre, local downtown house Ihst
Saturday : tl5).: . Blaze, started -in a
heating and air conditioning plant
f(t the rear. Of - the': theatre and spread ',
rapidly througliout the building.
Loss iucludcd two projectors, scat.s,
the heating and cooling sy.slem and
20,000 feet of film. George Jones,
hijiiiager, ; said, , lo.ss, ■, wds .partia.liy;
covered by insurance.
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PICTURE GROSSES
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Chicago. Jan. 18.
Only two new., pictures on .Loop ,
.screens this week, ‘Hostages’ at , the
Chicago and ‘North Star' at. .the
Palace. Latter, aided by extra, ad
baliy, is heading for smash $29,000.
‘Hostages,’ with stage show headed
by ' Andrews .Sisters and Mitch ’Ayres
band, should hit great $55,000 at the
Chicago. Second run of ‘Crazy
House,' coupled with D’Artega's or-
chestra and . Grace McDonald on
stage. ... isi . heading for... $26,OO.Q' at
Oriental.'. ■ .
Estimates for This Week
Apollo * (B&K) (1,200; : 50-85)—
‘Happy tflhd’.i .(20th);' and ..‘'Aildrich .
Haun'is House’ (Par) (2d wk).i Good
.£10.000. Last week,, snappy $13,000.
Chicago (B&K) (4,000; 50-85)—
‘Hostages’ (Par) and stage show
headed by Andrews Sisters and
Mitch Ayres orch. Great $55,000.
Last week, ”^oung Ideas’ (M-G) and
Johrifiy Long orch oh. stage, ,. .neat '
■$40,000.'
Garrick „ (B&K) - (900; .50-85)—
‘tyinere Ttl’e "Children?’; ' (Mono) and.
‘Uriknowh .(iruest' .(Mono), .(2d .vvlt).
'.Nitlvf . $14,(IOOr. .Last', .week, sookd,''
$i8;000;:. ." '.V
Grand : (RKO)’ (L150; 40-85)—
•‘Lady, Wke .Chane.e''' t^lK
neelt in.. Loop) and' '. ‘Sijuadron.
Leader’ ( RKO,);' Bf ight , $8.000, ■ Last
week, ; ‘Flesh ■ , Fantasy’- . '(IT), .-and
’iViobhlight ■ yertndnt’ (U )■ '. (fourth. ;
week , in Loop); fair $6,500'. , - '
Oriental (IrpciuoisO (,3,200; 3i-09.)— -
,‘Ci azy Hou.'^e’ (U) (2d run) and
D'.Artega orch plus Grace Mc,D.6.n-
'aid., on .stage.' Robust ,$26,000,: -■•Last
WQ»k:,:‘She's,:"for' .Me' (,B)” plus.: Hat'
Mcli:i.t'yre''''.bl'ch. on,, stage, 'excelleht
.$24;000;
Palace (RKO)' (2,500; 40-85)—
■‘North’. Star’ (RKO ) 'and ‘Sing. Jingle’.
(U 1. Smash . $28,000.: Last .week,
‘Lady Takes Ghahce’ (RKO) and
‘Gangway, fdr. Toi'norrow.’ (RKO) (2d
wk ). fine $20,000.
KooscvcH (B&K) (1,500: 50-83)—
‘Saliara’ .((Jdl ).. :•( 5th wk). Okav $13,-
OCli. Last -week, pleasing $10,000.:
State-Lake (B&K) (2,700; 30-85)—
‘Thousands Choeri', <M-G). :(.4th -wk);.
Slick $17,000, Last week,, lusty
$20.000.'’
United Artists (B&K) (1.700; SO-
BS 1 — Princess O’Rourke’ (WB) (5th
wk). . Smart $17,000, Last week,
snug $15,000.
■ Woods (Es,saness) (1.200; 50-85)' —
‘Heat's On’ (Col) and ‘Geni of Jam’
(Col); Sparkling $14,000. Last week,
.p’ci't '$12,50.0.-:
.vaude, Nice $5j500 .in four-day run.:
L.ast'.'vveek, :. ‘Seven Sinners’ ; (Indie)
SOJ-t
, ,, , , Ing
..Out ' Blues’ (Col); Hottest tiling in
•town’ at $12,500., Last week, swell
$9,500 bn ' holdover, of ‘Thousands'
Cheer:' , .'(M-C3 ) ' (2d ‘ wk' ), solid $9,500.
Lyric (Katz -(Dolle) (1,600; (30-50 )
-•^‘Son: of . '.Dracula'-, (U>: .and. ‘Mad,
Ghoul’ :. . (U ). ,. . Sizzling $9,500, iast
week;' .. ‘Destination Tokyo’ . (WB) on'
mOveoV.er,. ’fine, $5,500.
;-.:;JR.u.ffalo, Jan; 18.
Biz is okay but not sensational by
any means this week. Top entries
;for coin are ‘Riding High! -at Buffalo
and 'Government GrirT at Century.
:'Flesh arid Rantasy’ also is: in money
at Lafayette.
Estimaies for This Week
Buffalo (Shea) J3,500; 35-65)— ‘Rid-
ing High’ (Par) and ‘Minesweeper’
(Par). Bright '$16,000. Last week, ,
‘Whistling Brooklyn’ (M-G) ghd ‘Man
Down Under’ (M-G) , bke $14,000.
Great Lakes (Shea ) (3,000' 35-65)—
‘Lost Angel’ (M-G ) and ‘Pistol Pack-
in’ Mama' (Rep), Mild $12,000; Last'
■week, ‘Destinatioh Tokyo':: (WB) (2d
wk), fine $12,000 on holdover.
Ilipp (Shea) (2,100: 35-65)— ‘Thbu-
:sands iCheer’ (M-G) ;(3d wk ). : Turn
at $10,600. Last week, about $11,500
fbr first Week here bn rribveover,
’ Lafayette; (Basil ); : (3;30b;’ .35-65)—
: Flesh ' Fantasy’ (11) and ’ , ‘Cowboy
.Manhattan’,: (U)., : ’Sturdy; :$12.000;,
Last week.: ’.‘What a' ,'Womah’' . (Gbl )
aiidv'Good Luck 'rates’ (Col) (2d vvk)„.
satisfactory ,$8,500. : . ’
2»tli Century, find ) (3 000; 35-65)i— .
— ‘Governthent' Gill’ (RKO) and ‘7th.
Victim', (RKO:). 'Rousing, ’$17;obQ : or'
near; Last; week., ‘Higher and Higii-
..m-' , (RKO) .(2d, fwk) and . ‘Falcon Co-
..Eds’ ,( RKO l- ’t-pbust $10,000,
‘Higher’ ilM $10,000,
Indpls.; ‘Woman’ iZiG
. .. Indianapolis. .Tan. 18.
Boxofl'icb :is okay currently with
What a- W'omau;’ .at;' Lb^ leacti’Kg
straight ; fllmers...,.'Tepid ’ reaction’ to
Migher'.ahd Higher’ at 'the Iridiana is
hig.gest disappointment; ’. ■' . '■' .,
: Estimitles for This Week
; Circle: .HSatz-Dolle) .(2’.8b0,:- 40-6.5’)
. .^‘Never .Diill Mothent'' ,(u:) .vyith liid.
::,'Riiy. H'Uf tgh pi'Ch ■ knd ' 'acts, Stage
:shbvv. .'i'ols credit for- nice '$14',.500. ro-
tarboci • somewhat by .'vne'vvness,.': Of
'.P'l'ict' hike here. ,’effeCfive, ’la.st week.,
.■ when . 'Sb’.s:. Your Uneie' lUi an:!
’Gi'acie . Barrie .oroli; got.'big .'$1.5.‘200.,
, Iiuljiina (Katg-Dolle.) (3.300: ..SD-riO’i:
Rr'Hfsiier , .an,d;;,Migher’’ (RKO). ...TO
Gilddi'slbcve oh Br0adwa.v' RI<0'i,.
..Subrstanda^r^^
Flesh’ and.’.Pahtasv.’:. (U). ,a.nd ’Lucky.'
.Felloiv,. Mr. Sihi£h''. (.U), sr>-s6, $ll'.5()0
..^Keith’s' (Indie), (1;200:' ,'■30-55')*'^
Murder' :,:.Waterfroht’;;.:.(WB i ■ plus”
12G in Seattle
Seattle. Janv, 18.
Big pictures continue to hang on
■for moi'c coin currently; Give.s any
fresh product a .better break. ’Hos^
tagos’ looks ' tops ■ amon.g the tiew-
ebmers.
Estiinates for This Week
Blue Mouse (HamriclCTEvergreen)
(800; 40:7,5 )-y-‘Ridihg High’ (Par) (3d
wk)i: From Fifth Avenue,. with ‘Paris
After Dark’, (20th.) freturn).' .Good
$5,500. La.st week; ‘Oang's Here’
C20th’) (4th'. wk),' oke . .$4,300 in flye
.days.''.' ,, ■•.■.
■ Fifth Avenue (H-E) (2,349;, 40-75)
— ’’Hostages’ ’. (,Pai':), and;; ‘Mail D,owri'.
Uhdei'’:.(IVf-Ci),' Fine $I2;QflO in. eight
days, .Last ;week, ‘Riding High’ (Par)
.•,(2d. wk). .five. days, oke $7, '200.,'. : ’
Liberty (J & vH): (1;65D; 40-6,5)—
‘What Woman’ (Col) (4th wk). Swell
$6,500 Last vveek; big $8,600.
;V. Music Box .(H-E ) , (850: 40-75)—
‘Lassiic’, (M-G) and ‘Aldrich Haunts’
(Par) (5th wk). Gveat,:$5.500 in six.
da.vs. Last week held for grand $6,’'
'Boo;',
Milsjc Hall (H-E). (2,200; 40-75)—
‘Son bf Dracula’ (U ) and ‘Mad GhbUl’
(U); .Great $9,500’;, Last w.eek;.: ‘Chi-
cagb' (20th) and ‘Banip on Knee’
(20th) (reissues),. slow $3,p0p in six
da,yS.'.'.',' ■'.
Orpheum (H-E) fZWO;.; 40-75)
‘Destination Tokyo’ ( WB ) (3d: wk);
Grand $10;500,in six: days; Last week,
strph'; $14,300 oh. top of record-
smashing initial stanza. '
; Palomai'. tSteriing") (1,350; 30-75) —
.'Mbonlight 'Vermbrit’, (U) and vaude.
Coo(i $9;OO0. Last week, ‘Clementine!
(Rbp) plus ‘Pin Up Girls’ on stage.
$10,200. .’swell. :
Paramouiit (H-E) )3.049 ; 40-75) —
‘Thousands Cheer’ (M-G ) (3d wk ),
Holding for three stanzas at this' big-
scater, :lbr sbek $9,000 in six days.
Last week.' grand $12,800-
, .BbpseveW (Bterling) (800; 40-75) —
‘Flesh Fantasy’ (U) (4th wk). Modest
.$4.OO0. : Last week,, nifty $4,900;
Winter Garden (Sterling) (800; 15-
30 )=--‘Rosie- O’Grady’-T7(30th) -and;
iKmgdbm Cook’: . (Cbl) , (3d run).
Good $4,500. Last ■week,: ‘Salute Ma-
rines’ (M-G) and ‘Holmes Faces
Death’: : (U) ,: split ' vrith ‘Sky - Liinit’
(RlCO) and' ‘Kansan’ (UA)j oke $4,-
riOO.
First Runs on Sfoadpy
(Subject to Change)
.;: Week of Jan. :J0 ■";;;'
Astor — ‘Lifeboat’ (20th) (2d ,
week). .:
; '(Rebieioed in ‘’Variety’ Jau. 19);
■ CapifOI — ‘A Guy Named Joe'
(M-G) (5th week)," • .. ,
. . (Re,ntetoed :ilV'!Yariety.’ pec. 29)
Criterion — ‘His Butler's Sister’
(U) (4tli week).
, (Reviciced in 'Varioly' Nor. 10) ,
Globe— 'Where Are Your Chil-
dren?’ (Mono) (2d wk).
\' .iRepiewed .lir.’Variefj'’ Dec. 1)
Hollywood — ‘The Desert Song’
(WBi (6lh week).
(Reviewed in ‘Variety! Def, l,5i .V
Music Hall — ‘Madame Curie’
' (M-G).'''(6tii wCok);
(ReuiOwed' ;iii '‘Vai'.iely’ Nor..: 24 i ,
PaIaces--:‘Higher and Higher’,,
(RKG) , (2l,):.
< :(ReViejped in ‘'(laribty’ .Dec,; 1.5) ’
. Pai'amount — ‘The Miracle" bf .,
Morgan's Greek’ (Par ) (19’).
'■i(Rppiewed lii 'Variety' Jan, t)y ' -
Ria’itO---‘The Spider Woman’
(U), (2C week).
.; (RcVieul'cd; in ■ ‘Variety,’: '.In’n, ;12;)\,"
Rivoll — ‘For Whom the Boil
Tolls’ .(Par ): (28th week 1.
(Rer.ijir.ed in rypyietyy. J-Ulii. ',2ij :
■ '■:K,aXy^‘The Lbdger’.':-;::'('2pl;.'h)'':
■::(19),;.
. .(Reuieired , in ‘Variety’: Jan. S). : . ..
. Strand -- ‘Destinaiiolt , Tp,kyb’
(WB). (Mh.' week).
; ■ ( Reviewed .'in 'Variety' : Dec;,’ ;22j!.;
‘NO TIME lOVE’
‘GANG’S HERE’
: . Providence, Jan.“18. ■
’Most: iiqSv ’ product is shaping: up
well; ■ with ,, Majestic’s . ‘The .Gang’s
’All, Here’., riding, the crest. State’s
: ‘WhistHngJn: Brooklyn’ is also strong
as is. Strand’s holdover of 'No Time
fo’r Love.’ .
' Estimates for This Week
Albee (RKO) (2.300; 30-.50)—
’’Around the' ■ World' ' (RKO ) and
'Ghost Ship’ (RKO). May reach
good $11,000. Last week. 'Higher and
Higher’: (RKO) and 'Gangway To-
morrow' (RKO) C2d wk), solid ait
.$1’L000;' ■') ' ■
Cai'Ron (Fay-Loew.) (1,400: 30-50)
— 'Criinc School’ (WB) . , and ‘Girls'
Probation' (WB) (reissues! (2d wk).
Hit surprising $5,000 on holdover.
Last week, strong $6,000.
, Fay's : (Pay ) (2,000; 30-50 )--‘.Tiger
Fangs’ (PRC) and vaude on stage.
Nice S6.500. Last week. *Hands
Across Border' tRep) plus vaude,
good $6,000. :
Majestic (Fay) (2.200; 30-50)—
Gang’s All Here’ (20th). Jamming
them in for capacity £15,000. Last
W'eek, ‘Destination Tokyo’ (WB) ,(2d
v.'k 1. nifty £13.000. . ' ■ '■. .
Mcli'opqlitan (Snider) (8,200; :36-
■59 1 — 'Hoosior : Holiday’. •' (Rep) and
Earl Carroll's Vanities on stage.
Locals apparently going for stage
■.layout; robust $8,500 in throe-day
woL'kond run. 'La.st week. 'Thi.s Ls
Washin.gton’ (RKO) arid Lionel
llamiilon each heading stage .show,
good .S6.500 for three days,
State (Loewi (3,200; 30-50 ) —
‘Whi.itling BrookI.vn’ (ftl-G ).. and
‘Kior.dike Kate’ 'M-Gl. Not too
.-•.I'Oiig ■ at nice $15,000. ‘ Last week,
‘'fbb.Li'sanci.s Ciiocr' (M-G) (2d wk),
'■s.lL:ird,V'"$1.6',0bO.' '
Strand (.Silverman) (2,000;;. 30-50:)
'— '■IS'O '.'Tinie' for I.ovc’ , 'Par ) arid,
'Mini' Sweeper' (Par) (2d wk ).. Scc-
or.ci '.'.'cck opened Monday. (17) alter
! Iijltiiig .soc,k.'$14,00'P in first sosh. ;
jy vwy
Cincinnati. Jan. 18.
■', , ‘No, Time for" Love.’ currently i's
flirtin.g with the Grand'.s houso. rcc-
ord. City's biggest house, the Albec,
■is far in front.this week with 'Foot-
light Glamour’ and stage show
including Ink Spots, Ella :Fltzgerald.
and Cootie Williams’ orch ; . N egro
trade is big.gcst ever: for this theatre.
Estimates for This Week ; ;
Albee (RKO) (3, 100; 44-85) — -
‘Foollight Glamour’ iCoii and , Ink
Spots. Ella :Fitzgerald, Cootie Wil-
liams orch. others, on, -stage. Wliam
.$29,000. Last week. ‘Gangway To-
morrow’ (RKO ) and .‘Latin Quarter
Revue' on stage, dull $19,000.
. Capitol (RKO) (2.000: 3.7-651—
‘Destination .Tokyo’- (WB) (2d wk).
Sweli $9,000 after last week's big
$14,500 kickoff.
Family (RKO) (1.000: 25-35)—
‘Deerslayer’ : (Rep), and ‘Suspectad,.
Person’ (PRC) , split with . .’False :
Colors’ (UA) and Something About
Soldier’ (Col). Average $2,200. Ditto
last . week ■ on ■ ‘Unknown Guest’'
(Mono) and ‘Wes'avard , Bound'
(Mono) divided with 'Ghost Ship’
(RKO) ;. and , ‘Doetpr's Sti'aiigcst
Case’ (Col).
“■iffrand (RKdi” Tr430f ■■ '3.5-T)5)—
‘No Time for Love' (Par) Smash
$14,000 and close to ' House record.
Wil.1 hold. East '.week,, .'Lassie Come
Horae' (M-G) t3d wk), solid $5,500.
Keith’s (United) (1,500; 35-65)—
‘Thousands. Cheer’ (M-G) . .. Holding
op'.secpn'd'moveover: for strong $6,500
fbliowing last we6k’S':great' $9,0,00. :
■ Lyric (RKO) ' (1,400; 35-65 ),—
‘Pistol Packin’ Mama’ ■■ (Rep) and
‘Kansan’ (UA). Okay £5,000. Same
last week for ‘Gang's All Here’
(20th) 3d run). v ’d :
Palace (RKO) , (2,600; 35-65)-
‘Riding High' (Par). Thin £10,000.
Last . week. ‘What Woman' (Col),
.sock .$16,500. "
Shnbei-t (RKO) (2,100; 35-65) —
‘What Woman’ (Col). , Mbveover,
good £5,000. Last week, ‘Higher and
Higher’ (RKO) (2d : run), .sad
$3,000.
B’way Continues Fast Despite H.0.s;
Only four new show.s moved into
downtown N. Y. showshops during
the past week, the large majority of
holdovers being responsible for Itccp-
irig the ; lota! take. down. Howover.
generally the .situation is entirely
sati-sl'actory. with several pictures on
extended :,,v,«)i hiahitaiiiiiig ' excep-
li-anal cbhsjstency on draw. ■ ' . , .-
.‘Lifeboat,’ - ending':' its, first week
last night I Tuesday ). got S35.000. Sot::- '
.salional. at the z\stor. Another ar-
1 rival that is,doii^;A'ery;big- i.s ‘'Whe
‘Are Your Chiidron?’ which will get
the Globe .:a , rou.sing £28.000. . The
.s!li;-smal!cr Rialto is doin.g much
over average with ‘Spicier ’Woman,’,
anolhe;' now entry, take looking £12.-
000 or: better. . Both ' pictures: remain ■
lor iseconn weeks. 'The second-run
State .brought in a new bill.Thui'sda.v:,
( 13 ). consisting of ‘No Time (or Lave’
and. on stage; the Don.-Rodmair orch.
U:ia Mae Carlisle and , Willie Bryant.
A coot! £30.000 is si.gl)tcci. . ',■■■' "
Very potctit are the siiows at the,.
Music , Halt Strand :. and Capitol.
Sfagcbill bpei.’atibfis; ‘Madame- Ctirio,’.
at the Hat. continues as effective
as ,.a shot of radium and this: week..
:(5th,') .'tt'ill hit, $100,000, .maybe, .'a little .
over, to nearly match ', . thb, : prior
frame’s ; $102.000. , ; The Strand i i'.cc-
|) Wise is -maintaining a miraculously
.otcady stride, with ’Destination To-
kyo’ i.'and Charlie : Barnof '. looking':
around $60,000 this stanza’ iSd). as
compared with $63,60.0:. for the pre-
vious week. . 'Guy Naihod .Toe.’ ,, at
the Capitol with. Katliryn Gray.soii.
Richard Hiniber. Lou Holtz , and
'Bags' Ragland bn stage, is now in its
fourth week and shouki got a . very
strong $72,000 or close. That also. is
nof 'fai', behind .the previous frame’s
take of £75.000. ;
Ail these shows hold over, with the
Cai) already decided on a sixth. With
‘North Star’ holding so steadily at
the Victoria at $17..500 this week
(llth) as agaihst $18,000 the preced-
ing lap. picture has been taken off
the books of (ho RKO circuit which
had it scheduled for tlie week of
Feb. 3
Estimates for This Week
; Astor: (Loew’s) (1,140; . 55-$T.10)—
.’Lifeboat’ (20th) (2d wk). , Away to a
srnash start, first week liaving ended
last night (Tuesday ); at terrif $35,000.,
Final", six days on eighth week of
‘Cry Havoc’ (M-G) light at less than
$12,000.
,. Capitol . (Loew’s) (4,820;- 35-$l;10)---
‘Guy Named Joe’ (M-G) and. Kathry n.
Grayson, Richard Himber orch. Lbic
Holtz and ‘Rags' Ragland on stage
(4th' wk); Holding up stputly; . vvitfi
current take .ibokihg $73,000 01" hear,
while the third week h'it. $75,000,
■imm.ehse. , ■
Criterion (Loew's) (1,7.00; ’35-$i;35)
— ‘Butler’s Sister’ (U) (4th-final wk).
Ended third" stanza-lastiiifght ; ('Tu.es-
day) at $20,000, good. Prior (2tl)
week wa.s .£29,500. nice. . -
Globe (Brandt) (1,416: 35-85)—
‘Where Are (Jhildreh?’ (Mono). ‘ Ex-
ceptionally big .£28,000 likely. ;*Hplds.
Last week, third for ‘Tarzan’s Desert
Mystery’ (RKO). faltered , in the
stretch to end up at $9,600. but okay.
riollywodd :(WB) (1,499; 44-$l25)
—’Desert Song’ (WB) (,5th wk). Not
big but maintaining suitable stride at
$18.OO0 or over this semester (5lh).
while fourth week wag $20,700. Con-
tinues on indet.
Palace (RKO) (1,700; ,35-$1.10)—
‘Government Girl’ (RKC)) ■ (2d-flnal
wk). Goes eight days on holdover
for about $18,000, all right. Initial
week was close to 823.000, good.
'Higher and Higher" (RKO) move.s in
Friday (21).
Paramount (Par) (.3,664; 35-$1.10)
— ‘Miracle of Morgan’s Creek’ (Par).
' ,;■' ■'.■ Bo.ston, Jan. 18. ■ ■
Run of fine weather and popular
product is rc.spon.sible for good biz
this -week .here,': with ‘Guadalcanal
Diary’ proving the powerhou.se, even
on holdover. ‘Whi.?tling in Brooklyn’
Is stout at State and Orpheum.
Estimates for This Week
Boston (RKO) (.3,200: 44-99)—
‘.Ghost .Ship’ :, (RKO) plus Vaughn
Monroe ■ orch. Murphy '.Sisters.,. Gil
Mai.sor,. ■ .others; , on stage. ' ' Click at
$26,000. La.st week. (Son of Dracula’
(U) .plu.s .Casa Loir.a orcii. others,, on
's'tag'Q, ' $2 j;'ooo;, '
;■ Fenway iM-P) (1.373; 40-60 ’i—‘No
Time Love’ ■ (Par), and ' ‘Aldrich
Haur.t.s House' (Par). Neat .£6.000.
Bil! ,' came from :,Mot. ' : Las't: .week.
‘Priheesis ' O'Rourke' ( WB ) aiid. "'Iraq'
(WBi. S5..500.
Memorial (RKO) (2.900: 44-75)—
‘(Jaiig’s: All Here’ ' (20th'), and ‘Hbl.ino.s
Secret Service’; iU.l.;'. Big : £25.00'?.
Open eel ; Tubs. : (.11 > and h oldi hg, :ovei',
Last.,;wec'k, ;,‘Lady ' Chalice’ (R'lSO ). a{;d
‘Gangway Tomorrow' (RKO). big
$8,000 in three da.vs, third week. ' •
■ MetrppolUan, (M-P), (4,367: ,35-65)
— ‘Guadalcanal Diary’ (20th) . and
‘Good Fellows’ (Par) (2d wk). Ter-
rific $2.6,000 after smash $30.000 : first
frame.
Orpheum (Loew) (2,900; 44-65) —
‘Whistliirg Brooklyn’ iM-.G) and
‘Cross : Lorraine’ (M-G). Fine .$24,-
000. . Last, week, 'Thou.sands Cheer'
(M-G) (2d wk). strong $23,000. . ' '
,, Paramount (M-P) (1.700; 40-60’i —
‘No Time Love’ (Par 1 and ‘Akiric’i
Haunts 'Hbusc’ (Par). Here from
Met. pulling swell .£14.000. La.st week.
‘Princess O’Rourke’ (WB) and ‘Iraq’
(WB), fine $14,600.
State (Loew) (3.200; 44-65)— ‘Whis-
tliiig : Brooklyn' (M-G) a.nd ‘Cross
Lorraine' (M-G). Okay $10,000. Last
week. ’Thousands Cheer’ (M-G) (2d
wk I. 88.600. . :
; Trans lux (Ti’anslux'' (900: 28-05)—
.'Mad Ghoul’ (Ui ■ and ‘Calling ., Dr.
Death’ ' (U ). Horror stuff great £7.-
000. ': Last week. ‘Sultan'.s Daughter'
(Mono) and ‘Su.spected Persons'
(PRCi, $5;000;. . V;,
and Johnny Long orch. Hazel Scott,
others, in person Open this morning
.(Wednesday ■)' after four .strong proi’ii-
hTakiiig weeks with" .'Riding Hi.gh’ :
. (.Par) and Tommy Dorsey, finale be-
ing .£45,000. the third week $58,000.
■„ Radio Cil.v Music Hall (Rockc-
fe’.’ers) . (5.945; 44-£1.65) t- .‘Curie’
i.M-G) and slageshow lain wki. A
cure lor ail b.o. ills, thi.s week being
b.lg : at $100,009 or over and holds.
Last: sta:nza ■',(4th) , :$10,2,000; .wa.s' ra-
corded, very fancy. ■'.„ , :■■: ■■',.,
, Rialto . CMay'er) (.594: 28.-65 -
‘Spider Woman’ Doing 'awa.y.;
o'yef aV'erageiat $12,000:or better., and
holds.: Last week, third for 'Gh.os.t
Ship’ (RKO). $6,700, satislactory.
ftivoli.fUA'-'Par) (2.092; 75-.£165)—
‘Bell Tolls’ (Par) (14th-final wk). Ex-
tremely successful,.. run ■ co'u.ld easily
bo continued further, based on, conn
sistent’:;, strength .'showh: , this week
(14t!’) or. 'cohseeuti, VO: ‘basis , whien
follows prior foad.show: ; dkib;''.. still
very profitable at £28.000 or over.
Previous (i3th) ftame -wais £29.009.
'Song of Boimadette’ (20th) opens
h.orc next Wednesday (26,'i;, follO'iviii.g
invitational proem night before.
Roxy (20th) (5.886; 55-SUO)— 'The
Lodger : , 1 20th) and. on stage. Lower,
B.asin Street airshow, with Paul La-
val'.o orch. Milton Cross. ' Jack Du-
rant. Ha! LeRoy and Maurice Roc.-'o
coffstitute .new Show here today
(Wednesday). Blowoff. (4th) week
tor ‘Cang’.K -All Hero’ (20th). Jimmy
Dorsey and B.ill Robinson was strong
£60.000. the third frame £74.000. :
, Stale (Loew's) (3.4.50: . 35 -SI. 10 )—
‘No Time for Love’ (Par) (2d run),
and Don Redman orch. Una Mae
Carlisle and Willie Bryant. in person.
Looks good $30.000. : Last week;. 'Girl
Crazy’ (M-G) (2d run) and on stage
:Grgc,e: 'McDoriald, ,, Smith and Dale,
others, nice $31,000. . ;
Strand (WB) (2.756; 35-Sl 10) —
‘DestmatiQH Tokyo’ (WB) and Char-
lie Barnet.‘di*dh, Ella Mae Mone,'
others, in person ,(3d wk). Excep-
tionally ‘bigiplayicontiiuios, thia week
(30 1 looking around $60,000. right
behind second stanza’s whalisii £63,-
600. Holds further.
Victoria (Maurer) (720: 55-$l,10)—
‘Noi'tii Star’ (Goldwyn-RKO) (llth
wk / . Retains draught with probable
$17,500 sighted for current week
,(llt,h),:fine.' The 10th round went to
$18,000, strong. Continues on.
JOHNNyFAST
28G, PHILLY
Philadelphia. Jan. 18.
, Things are perking up a bit .alqng
Film Row this week with 'Johnny
Cgftie Lately’, grabbing tbp ; honors
a-rtio.hg the straight .'fllmc'rs. .Also in
the chips are ; ‘Happy Land' and
‘Cross, of Lorraine.’
Estimates for This Week
Aldfne (WB) (1,303; 35-75) —
‘Happy Land’ (20th). Fine $12,500.
Last week. ‘Government Girl' (RKO),
good $9,800 for third trip.
Arcadia (Sablosky) (600; 3.5-75) —
‘Old Acquaintance' (WB) (2d run).
Headed for a house record at socko
$9,000. Last week, ‘Ho.st.5ges’ (Par),
dismal $3,000 second run. ;
Boyd (WB) (2.500; 35-75 )— ‘ What a
Woman' (Col) (2d wk). Sloughing
off to fair $14,000 for holdover after
nice $21,500 last week.
Earle (WB) (2.760; 35-85)— ‘Some-
thing About a Soldier! (Col) with
Ritz Bros.. George Auld orch. otliens.
Setting,' nice pace at $25,500. Last
week, ‘Pistbi Packin’ Mamma’ (Rep )
and Tommy Tucker orbh slipped
badly after Jiice start to wind up
with so-so 818,800.
■ ■ ’ Fox (WB ) (2,245; 35-75 )— ‘Joiinny
Come Lately’ (UA). Red-hot $24,000
plus neat $4,000 for showing at Earle,
Sundav (16). Last week, ‘Gang'.s:
Here' (2pth ), good $13,700 for second
week. '.V
Karlton (Goldman) (1,000; 35-75) —
. ‘Butler's Sister’ (U) (2d run ). Soiid
$8,000. Last week, 'Lady . Takas
Chance! (RKO), okay $6,700 for
second r'un. "I:''; 'ri ;
Keith’s. (Goldman) (2.220, 33-75) —
‘Fallen Sparrow' (RKO) (2d lun).
Fine 87.000. Last week, ‘Crazy House’
(U). sad $.3,000.
Mastbailm (WB) (4.692; 33-7.5) —
'Destination. Tokyo' (WBi (.'Id wk,).
Wound up stay with fair $1.5,000. ;Las’t
week, okay $22,500. ■ ■'■ . ■■■’:
Stanley' :',:(WB) (2,916; 35-7.5 1—
‘Thousand.s Cheer’ (M-G) iSd wk).
Follorving trend of all rnusica's here
W.ith. bullish $17,500 for ., third: week
Oil heels of neat $21:',p,pp.! fiVi': :.S,eec);t’.cl
.se'sh..';'.'
Stanton (WB) :';;.',.('i,47’5..; ."''''.jj-tS')—
'Cro.xs of Lorraine' (M-0). ,GetUff.g.
good play from crix. nice S!0.:500.
Last week.' 'Whislling '‘Brooklyn’
(M-G), fair $9,200.
^RIETY
Wednesday, January 19, 1944
There
no
words
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than these
&/7 Aaek the
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Emerging from these friendly conferences we
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, peoples of the world may live free lives untouched
■'O'U.-''!'.'.' ’’N. •• ‘ • •!' '•.Vi'-'-:'-;"''' ••;'V'V rv .f'vx'i >. •••
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Wc came here with hope and determination. We .
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’ Signed at Teheran, Dec. 1, 1943.
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Wednestlay, January .19,
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PICTURE GROSSES
Wednesday, Jamiai'y^^
Clrvc'.iuui Jan. 18. ¥
Main : SU>mV/hfepsps , are
ero'c-rsirig tlia ; ■ eai'ly January ,,
liitort ICC .KOiily . fly in' exlitbrtors;
M'lip is opposislv ot, : ‘Hollywood'
Co\'#, Gi'rls’''unit,,/'cloj .t\y.o,^a-clay:.
at 'ci'vie llauclitdvjiiml^ 'wliiGh'. ,, Syili
fUvert an' osiinVatccl ^^O^OOO Into eo.!- •
I'orslofl paliod ,j>ehsi0i5' f To^iadd
ir'tmv .t<J' silualioii^; 35 tlieati'cs, rail;
ti-ailVrsl.iplugg'liig ■ cQmpp
ltnt'lht’''cops'.:/,:>',',’ : v ■' J-.- ,■ :
Palace Iiittirig/; . fl;,ywa1mpins;
err>sS'.'Wilh'r‘H'eat‘fi: On’ :plus- Ted .'Fto
RiUi band; 'aiid' iMills'-BrOa:, 'dii' stage.-
rxo Tiine ■ lor ■ Hove’ : alsb, j,s ■ ,s).i.'.dng . at;
Kstimatps for This Week . .
' Allen ■ t-HKOr (lii.'OOOV --35^5SJ'-S;
‘Gaada-leanal' 20th) .'2d .
\vkl,' lli.dh.^ihdytili'gr 'moyedyer.' at
SiO.SOt).' tfi.'-'t'.'Aveek:,,-,'DkV:.Acqiut,i,n;l-
ance' i Wfi-i .. i 2d' 'wk >i'' robust ,’$1 1,000. ,
. llipj). ; iWa;r'i.ieh<i" 35-5$l^‘
‘Govci'iimciit ' Ciirl,’.,- (RKQ). '.-. A ■ ;b,il,
Vii'ghtJ . 'but ''' expecting' ,' satihl'aetd
Si'a.Obo,. ..I'L'ast' '■ ’.tv.eejt,;':, .‘Guadaleahal
Dibry' iiaotfvi;.;.''$2T,,(iOO. '‘powor ful. \ -
.. Lake'.
AcqUaintantH£,'.'i'V\'B..,i; t3d{ vvk ).'' .StP'U
$4,500 mvi in.o"': ' L'iiSt, wcck,''..'iHighCt
Higher- ■, I RKO I .'iScl .Wk).,:s,aggcd- to
.$2.000, --b-cs/'
Ohio,, vLpC\vbsJ :r-M'.200;,, ..JO-BO')— .
, ‘W'bi.sllin,s Brodkly.it’.. i.M-’G).'.i,3d wk).-
■ Hnu.sot had .■■i'Wdi.rtc*.; 'in, ’ B-a.ndage’:
- , i.'itlond';)' '-..set',, but, '■.li.gurcdl. it .■-.was;;.'tqo-'
hca\"t' 't'wr -Ui.is raon-th. . . Fai-r $'3'.500.
Last-'' ty'cek: '■.C-ros'S ''t'D.vr'aine’;; .i-'M-O-l '
t2d \vk i.'-:anem;ic .$2,800. ’ ,
: ' pafkcc :-;.t-RK01' :-( 3.700: 35-85)4^
'•Hcal'-.s - On’ . ipol'l''.'plu.s Ted .Fio. Rito
: orch: and- Mfiis Bros, on stage. :,Sn-ia.s.h.
b’a.llylioo., ;o,ir;.. ,Map peSt’S fUcker,
coincback ' bavc i de 'Uixer .dhe d.f ' 'its
Stbii.ic.st- .’.Fi way dpenlngs;^’
toidd..', $20,000 ' .Without .any,; d.dubt.s.
tast ' ■ ..week': . 'i ,‘'Da-nge,rd,Us ., Blondes’
I G6W with -Hitz, Bros.'-'- on Stag'd, okay
$24:000; ' .'it i.;-:'" 'd:-?.;-- . -tb-d'.'; ., -
' State .iLocw -si \i3,'4'50:‘ , 35-55 Ibk^’NO
J'i'nje i;or.'BOve,'.;.i-Pav). : Prdyid-iiig; a
lot 'dt .laughs .for . ex ceptiDnal; ; $22,500.:
tast-,'’'Wdck ■■.'W:iri.«-tli’hg. .BrOciklyn’'
(M-G ), , not so "funny : $12,000. ' .;; ■ " ■ :
StiUman; itioe.\v's:) :(2:700; 35-55.)ri-t
‘ThO.usanri.s.’.Ciieer’ .itlYt'Gl i3d, .Wk).;
Still chc,erin& idvidiy ^ $8-50O,' fine,
jf>H h.o.j after, nabbing lu'sty.r $-11, 500
. 'last stanza. .1
WB White-CoHarites
Elect Officer Slate
i T.h'eb Motion Piciure Oa'i.oo'. Ein-
,,'pl.oy.eeS.- '110105;. 'Nod..,'2316 j , of y the
American Federation of Labor,
wh,fc,h ; . organ-iz'Gfl ' tyhtte't.coilaVite.st^
theiAVcirn'er h 0 ;mepft]c.ev exchjp&^
‘ wareh'otise;. tWO. 'yeais; 'ago., .held, ■■ aii;
eidcUpn -Monday.: nigh,
;,-i'ng-: rwre'.'ibaUpfc,d;, -ifvl.o. office foi'. ;lh,c-'
..eo'niln'g- y car':';' , '
'Leii'HaaS,': p.resid.ch,ytv:BoUk
v:p-rRu'sscU?Mo,s.S,:.ex'ec v,p,, who h.aS
1 cfigncd fr,pih-:'t\r;arh-er? to .give hi.s
full time ' to the " tinion;. George H.
.Imber,. general ,' ;aocrei3:'iy; . ;Had: jv
Bauniv tre^ajureri 'liillk Cotton,: ..'inr-
ternationai;'' secretary-i , l^prwa. .Gold)
.be'r'gv. t'ecprdihg 'secre,t JoKi'i-
iGlkn t.Pt, .;sergea.n G;a
' ■ .-^sidc . from Mo.-:s who joins. Uie
union an'd',Siiss.Gpt,tOni-w^
iy . as'sooiated , w i:th; it- ail other officers
arc employees, of WB.
RKO Salesman Saves
• E^jiect^itt^^^^M^ Eit?
Jan. 18,
. , Alili: tlpshei’e RK sale.sman, is
credited /’ivilh! saving: the-1^ o.f ia'p
expoctaht, 'ihothe’r when he rushed
her 28-;miles 'to a hospital after a
rescue, from a stalled aittOmobile on
the r.oad, . , ,
The woman and her husband were
en route, to: the, .hospital' at .Virgihia,-
.Mlritt,,,’ wlien: their autp trpitble de-
vt'loped', . , Lips.hei), , driving
from Virginia .to Gpoh, .lMih.h,l. turned
back to , take, the' .\\kman lO' the. h
pital. The baby was born three
minutes after the, woman’s arrival
and the attending .doctor’ said .that
■.heoause,,,.. the , , mpthev'; had. , high : bipod,
.;p’res.sure, . she . and ' the .babyl .rtight
ha-ve died, wUhotit.-.lhedic.al- atieiitipri...
‘Pursuif Fast 22G, Tokyo’ 20G,H.O.
‘nesV $18,000, ‘Curie’
Setfln| Gait P(^
D.C. Straight Filmers
.1 \Vashin,gton. Jan. 1 . 8 .
Grof.se.s . downiowis . are , back :to
' nbrnfaicy , , ‘Mad.a'mc -'Curie.’ JavisiTly.'
■-praised 'bV--eritics.’^ fe relatiye- le.ader.
bfit .‘Eiesh’ a.nd -Fantasy,,’: at Keith's',. iS
neorl.v a.s stron.g at this ..smaller
hptise. ;,i .- .: ;
Kstimates tor This Week
Capitol .iLocw) '.' 5 . 434 ; .SO-dli)-,-
‘Crv Havoc' ,i M.-G.) with vaude head-,
ed by Patricia Morison. Good S‘ 2 ' 2 .-
OQO., .Last Week, -True t;o: Life’- (Par)
with \’aude,;big' $ 24 , 000 ;. , '
eolunVbia (Lo.ew)' ( 1 : 2 ^^^ -JO-BBO-r-,
’‘Thousands’ .Cheer’- (rM-G,),': ( 2 -d, wk).
StPut „: $ 8 ,- 50 fl after . -:op|nin;gr '.-week,
smash $ 11 , 300 . '-' gi ,,, 7 ,
, Earle (WB) ( 2 . 240 ; 30 - 90 )— 'Wnat a
Woma .,.:( Col) with vaude; Looks :
like $ 22 , 000 . and no complaints. Last
week,. ‘De-stmation Tokyo' (WB) ' 2 d
wk I. siout $ 18 , 300 ., ;
Keith's iRKOi ( 1 . 800 : 40 -(ipl—
;‘Fiesh .Fantasy’ (U), Well received
,b.y orix. and is. due for great $ 18 , 000 .
Last week. 'Govenlmont GiiT (RKO)
( 3 d wki. solid SKl.OOO. ’.
-- .IMetrepoUtan (WB) ( 1 , 600 ; 30 - 55 ,)
•'Women in Bondage" (Mono).. Nice
$ 8 . 01 ) 0 . and rated a .sleeper. Last,
■(veek, .‘Northern Pursuit' tWB), .fair
Sti.OOO. ■
■ Palace (Loew) ( 2 , 242 : : 30 - 66 )—‘-Ma-
damc Curie’ (M-G). Crix raves will
i'ion(i thig" bnd'-,tb smasji .$ 22 , 000 . -Last
week,";, .‘Gang’-s All- Here’ . ( 20 t.h).
limped' 'tO $ 15 , 500 , 'failing to win hoid-
over.
‘Clean' Chi Ops Union
Be Decided Feb. 3^
r,v^A' ‘rFirYA ,4 tjirr «Mii _ Pi /»+ j 1 ' .O npl’atoi- s .Uiiiont Local ,1
mBS PORI., 2 SPOTS
,- ■ , I’orUand. Ore.. Jan. 18,
Curv(iat:':',siand-oOt. 'is. • ‘Thousands
Chew' a.t.ttic United Artists.. 'Des-
by 'Happy Land.’ day-dating at the
Paramount and Oriental. '
Estimates for This Week
Broadwav
40-75.):
(J, : j; : Parker) : (TOOO;
'Destiriation Tokjid’ (WB) („3d
wk-). ’ Nice $11.1)00, Last week, (great
.$ 12 :: 000 .
■United: .Artists (Parkpr) (900; 40-
75)-^-’Thou;sands ' ■Cheer’ ,- .(:M.-G):.
Strong ■ ,$11;’00.0.'.( .-Last . week,, , ‘Lassie
Cofne Hb(he',, (M-G) (i 4th 'Wk').', swell,
$8,00Q:
and' :(Tiger Farigsb (PRC ). - B.ig $14,-
000. -Last .week; , ‘Old . 'Acquaintance’,
(WB) arid 'AleloSy: (Parade' (Mono)
., ,(;2(f .w‘k.):,. ex6ellent.'$10,000.^^^ "
Paramonut ( H-E) ,;(3.,000; 40-75 )-7^;-
‘Happy La nd’ (20t.h)' ,,'and .‘Aldrich
H(iu.iit.s Hoti.se’ (Par). , Sblid; $13.00(),.
Last weeki; ‘Gang's All: Here’ (20th) .
and 'Tornado' (Par), (2ci 'V'k), :iwitd':
S8.000." ■ ; ■ - : ■ -
' iOrirntal „(H-E ) i , ('2:640;. 40-75)4--
'‘Happy, '.Hail (:!’:' ( 26th). .and - ''Aldrich:
Haim Is . Hous'e’ : ( Par );■ Hefty $5,000;
in .six .days.:; Last 'Week, ‘Gang’s;, All;
Here’ (20.ih) and ‘Tornado!,. (Par) ..(2d
: tvk,)...good $3,200 in four' days.; ,
Playhouse : ( H-E) (1,200; 40-75)—
‘h'On; Mai.or’, (RKO) and- 'Tiger
.Fangs”, ;,( PRC). .. Good: $5,5.00. ■ ;:Last
\veek..;,'0]'d -Acijuaitftahce’' (WB): 'and:
‘A'ielo.d.V Parade’,,, (Mono)h (2d. W|c),(
■fair ■$2.666:::
Alusic Box (H-E). (1.00; 40-7.5)--:
‘Olt]:- Accjua'intanee’-'-CWB), and . ‘Hi
Pidaie'';; (UA).,' Okay - $5,000. Last
■Week . (2d wk moVeover), , ‘Fallen
Sparrow!- (RKO). an(il, ‘True to Life!
(par),., great $5,600. ,bn .second week
of moveover.
Mayfaiit ,('Parkei*-,H-E) (1.500; 40-
. 75-)— 'Above. Suspicion’ ■ (M-G); and
‘■Voimg: Ideas’ :<M-(5) '(2d, wk),-. Good-
$8.,000. . : Last week, same :combo,
great.' $ip';-apo.;:
Gilihaiii Starts Drum
Beat for Par Biggies
; Hollywood, Jan. 18.
Robert AI. Giiiham moved. in from
■ ' New- York to set up a .studio oflfice
for -atlyrince campaign on ‘The Story
' bt ,: Dr,; Waste!!’ and ‘Frcnch.man'.s
Creek,' high budget Puramoimt pic-
tures.
W. C. IjC.\vclien. Pn.rair.oun1. district
exploiteer for . Dallas. Okliihoma
City . ;ind Memphis,' will take over
: the .'iudio Qfiico Jan. 31, after which
Gillham returns to N. Y.
Picture; Operators’ ..Union, Local 111),
who have'been clamorin.g for a clean
union free of racketeering influence, :
had .Ih.eir innings last week, when
candidates were nominated to .re-
place . officers ( ousted ; by - TATSE
Presideht Ricliard F. Waisli several
weok.s -ago. Virtually the entire
membership of 718 attended -..the
meeting.
A.s re.?ult. three . separate factions
are pre.senting. slates in addition to
several independent candidate.s fpr
the olfice.<. Heading one 'slate is
C.llenn Sweeney, ousted v.-p„ for
president; Ilarry Ragen, present
as.sl. biisino.s.s agent for business
agent; Ora D. Bc'ob. secretary-treas-
urer. and Dale Kephart, v.-p. An-
other faction is presenting James
Gorman, for president;: Gene .Atkin-
son feir bu.siness. agent, and Clarence
Jalas; deposed secretary-treasurer,
for the same office. Third ticket has
nominated Smith King, president;
Roy AleCi'acken, ' business agent;
. Eyerott . Hogan, .v.-ii., and .Gharl.e.s
Hall, secretary -treasurer.^ Independ-
ent nominees are, for’ president,
Peter Brid.gcs .and George LeRoy;,
for v.-p., Herman Posner. Frank
Galluzzo. John C. Mulvaney and
Everett Hulliday; for bu.siness agent.
Herman Goldberg. Hugo Krouse and
Joe Britsk. Election will be held
Fob. 3.
■' Walsh announced he will remain
in control of the local union after
the. election until he -- ,i's;,',; satisfied
that the new officers are cnpa'olo to
handle the. affairs of the union.
Local has. been under international
:conirol since old officers were forced
10 resign, following cU.sclo.?uros of in-
timacy with the Cap.ono syndicate at
the rcceni New 'York -trial.
K. C.; ‘Gung Ho’ Loud
14G, ‘O’Rourke’ 12iG
Ka’h’sal' City, Jan. 18.
Biz is fairly stout tisis week. New
product (ill around, after 'an almost
Solid Week of (holdoy.er.s, is I'.ypoing
.grosses. ' Dost inat ion Tokyo’ at the
Newmait Is .pasemaker, ‘Gang. H®!,’
da.v-and-dn’.e at -F-squire, Uptown
ahd,-;; Fairway, . opened- , .briskly, and
looks in. for strong session.- '
Estimates for This Week .
E.-quirei Uptown and Fairway
(Fox-Midwcsl) (820, 2.043 iind 700;
40-(i())— 'G-ung Ho!’ (U). , Strong,
$14:000 - or neaf: : Last-- week:.. ‘G.ang’s,
Here’, (20th). (2d wk), nice $9,000,;'
Midland ‘Loow's) (3.500: 35-55)
‘Vffiat' a'Wbman!’ (C.ol),,ahd: ‘SMdbg
Out ■Bluest:: ( Col). ■ Healthy ,- $14,000.
Last, week. 'Tho.usa-nds Cheer' <M-G)
i2d wk I. stcad.v $14,000. ,
Newman ,fP,a'rarti:d,uht') -!.l,900; 4,0-
()0 (-^‘Destination' Tokyo’ (WB). : Hot
S!4.5(;0. Last week. 'Riding High'
(Par) (3d wk). Fine $9,000',.-or.,he,ar
a tola) of $40,000 on thret; weeks,
outstanding for-' .the; house. , : ; ,
Orpheum (RKO) (1 500; 40-60>—
‘Priheess O'Rourke’ ; ( WB) and;. ‘7th
Victim' (RKO). Big $12,300. Last
week, 'Higher, and: Higher’ (RKO)
and ‘Gangway Tomorrow' (RKO)
(2d wk), SO-.SO $8,500, below cx-
poclimcy. -i
Tower (Fnx-Jofl'cc) (2,100: 35-o0)
—'This Is Washington’ (RKO) and
(Darling- : Gl’ementihe’ - (Rep) with
vaude. ■■ Brisk- -$10,000,. Liist week,
■Caliing Ur. Death' ' (U).; with -stage.'
show - featuring ■ 'Willie Howard,
lusty- Sll.ooo: ;'
1 Day’s Extra Clearance
Means Lot to This Indie
Delroit. Jan. 18. ,,
•' On a.grcemor.t. of all partie;;, Ar-
.bi'.rnt or- Fer ris. Stone, bus granlpd a
(consent ' award to”:'.th1e7CMW4^
afre. of CUuv.son, 'Mich., .giving the
house a reduction from 14 to 13 days
clearance over houses in . nearby
tpW.ns.,. The house had brought:, suit
contending, that the one-day difl'er-
ende in ,: clearance .gave it a better
break on playing time for weekends
and better advcrti.sing advantages. ; '
The award was made wifh the con-
sent of. tile. Washington and. Royal
Oak- theatres in Royal Oak,- Alich.,
which qlsb reeeiv.e(I sqrne concessions
in .Iheii- favor. The Clawson agreed
to cut, out 10c iiighis arid use 27o ad-
triissioiis' live nights, and 15c for the
(Kher two (dales ' with the. Royal Oak
(houses agreeing to maintain their
minimum for adults at 3Gc. :
One oddity: in the agreement is
that all three houses made the mu-
tual agreement ( to ;. rule out dish
nights and other giveaways. ■.-
SMP fi to Discuss Newest
High-Speed Film Cameras
■ Latest high-speed camera develop-
ments in the.fllm indu.stfy will be'
highlights of '.he. Atlantic, coast sec-
tion of the Society ot Alotion Piclufe
Engineers meeting tonight (Wednes-
day) at Hotel Pennsylvania. Reps
from throe loading manufac'mrcrs of
these fast cameras are principal
speakers.
■ , Frank Nickel, Jr., of Western Elec-
tric Co., is soiled uied to talk on
Fastax. u!tvarhi,gh speed motion pic-
ture camera' - covcrin.g both , ;■ 16-
millimeter and 8-mm. pictures. R. K;
Wag,gerhauser. of - ‘Eastman Kodak,
will discuss the Ea.stman High-speed
eamora, -Type 3. .Martiit: A. GUman,
of Ge(ieral Radio Co., will describe
which is supposed to bbiain 300 to ].-
500 e.xposiu'os per second on 35 -mm,
fihn. '’■'■■
‘What a Woman’ Aces
In L’ville at $13,000;
‘Flesh’ Hangup at 12G
■: ' Louisville.. Jan. 18.
Business ; is still , good in town. aP
though a sligh.t letup since Now
Year’s: ; I.-cadcrs among t'ne straight
filmers are ‘What" a - Woman’., at,
Loew’s State and 'Flesh <ind Fahta.sy'
at the Rialto.
Estimates for This Week
Brown (Fourth Aveiii.e-Locw's)
(1.400; ,30-50 .)-^'Thousands Cheer’
(MG), r Moveover fine $3,000. Last
week, ‘Gang’s Here’ (20th),: healthy
$4,000 moveover. ,
.Kentucky (Switow) (1.200; 15-25)
— ‘Ho'ly Mnlriir.on.v’ (20tii) and. ‘Sa-
lute Marines’. (M-G). Good $1,800.
Last , 'sveek,: ‘I , Dood Jt’ ; (Ad-G) and
■'This Is -washingtori’ .' iRKO), hicc
$1,700. .■'■..■,':7M;
Loew^ Slate (Loew's) (3.300; SO-
SO)— ‘What a Woman’. (Col) and
'Swing Out Blues' (Col). ; , Lpoks '.like;
sturdy $13,000. Last week. ‘Tliou-
sands Cheer* (M-G ) . ( 2d wk). led
town, at solid. $11,000 and moveover,
Mary Anderson (Libson) (1.000; 30-
50)--'‘Nofthern P(irsiiit’ ■ (WB) (2d
wk).' Probable $4,000, good: Last
week, healthy $5,000. .
; ; National t Indie) < 2.400; 30-65 ) —
‘Calaboose’ (U.A) and ‘Latin Quarter
Revue’ : o;ri : .stage: Fairish $12,000,
Last week. ‘Where Are Gliiltlreft'
( Alono) arid Jimtny:. Jairie.s- orcli.qnd.
-stage-':sho'ii’A-irie<Ji:uriT^ ' "
Delioit, Jan. lit
Willi biz on upbeat again here, low '
fresh bills currently have, .cracked . '
into the loop. Fox will shoot v.ay
but in .froiit, Witti ‘The Lodger,’ sma.sh ■
$35,000 being in prbSpBcf/'iFaihis-
Staie also in the big brackets v. nh
‘Northern .Pursuit.’' ’Top -hpidOver is -
‘Destination ’Tokyo’.,, fit: Michigan.
Estimates for This Week
' Adams (Balaban) (1,700; 55-75) — ,
‘Craiy House’ (U) and ‘Son DraeuUi’
(U) (2d,:wk). Pair moved,'byer.,fium
the Fox to sight bri.sk $9,000. La-t
week, 'Gang's Here’ (20th) and
■Strange Death Hitler’ (U) i2d w'k'f, '
fine $8.700.. ’
Broadway-Cfipitpl (United BoUoit )
(2.800: 55-'7.5)~'I,ady Takes Chari ce’ ", • .
(RKO) and 'Secret .Eneiqiqs*:-: (WB)
(3d- wk). Swilohed, over , fro.rii. Pahns.-. : i
■State: .Good- $14,000. £ La.st :W'cek, ■No ... ■
Time Lo've’: (Par) (4th wk) and
'Around World’ (RKO) '3d wk i, . .
moveovers fine $14,000.. „
- Fox ■(■Fox-Michigan) . (5,000; '5.5-:73)-. ,
---‘Lodger’.. (2Qth) and ‘Swing Out
-Bluo.s’ 1 Col ). : Wham ‘:$35„00,0. . L,a.st ■
week. ’.Crazy: House’ (U) and 'Sen . i
.Diaeula’ iU,i. brisk $30,000. "•
., Madison , (Uriited Detroit) ' 1.800; ■
,55-75 i— 'Glauriia’ (201.11 ) -’ and 'Bivt
Foot Forward'. (AI-G ). Back in loop
for strong S5.500. I.ast week, ‘Phaii- ' '
tom Opera’ (U) ,md ‘Swing -Maisi'e’ ' .-
I M-G )., robust $5.200. , •
. Michigan.: ;( United Detroit) (;4o60;
.55-7,5' — 'Dcslination Tokyo’ iWB)
and 'Petticoat L.'irccny’ (RKO) '2d . :
\vk). Strong $20,000 after last '.week's
i«3ekb.:,,$27.006.::.:.:,:’7':;''"^
. Palms-Stale (United Detroit) .i-S,- ,
000: 55-7.5.)---‘NoiTnern Pursuit’ iWB) ..
and 'Gildorsloeve on Broadway’
(RKO). Heading for gieat $22,000
Last week. ‘Lady Takes Chance’
(RKO) and ‘Secret Enernios’ (WB) :
( 2d -wk). fine $16,000 after first week's
big $23,000.
United Artists (United Detroit )
(2.000; .55-75)— ‘Thousands , Cheer’
(AI-G) and ‘Murder WaterfronC
(WB) (3d wk)! Holding up well with .
$14,000 sighted . after last . week’s
strong $17,000. . .■ ■:.,' ■-,■!■
Rialto (Fourth Avenue) (3.400; 30-
50)- 'Flesh Fantasy’ (U) and ‘So's
Your Uncle' (U). , Opened Thur.sday
(.13) and doing well at- profitable
$12,000. Last week. ‘North Star’
(RKO). Not up! to expectations, at
fair $10,000. ■ ; ■
strand (Fourth Avenue) ,(I;400;:, 30,-:
50) — 'Tarzan's Desert My.ster'y’
(RKO) ' and 'Never Dull Moment’
(U). Sturdy $4.500,- , I,a.st week,
‘Crime. Scliool’.' (WB) and. ‘Cjirls (Jn,
Probation’ (WB) . (rOissue) , snappy
.$5,000,
Delay ‘Rebecca’ Action
Under an, agreement filed by at-
torneys in N, Y. Federal court last
week, the copyright infringeniont ac-
tion, brought by Edtvina Levin Alac-
Donald, author of the novel, 'Blind
Windows.’ against Daphne Du Alau-
rier, author of ‘Rebecca,’ and others,
was reriioved from the court calen-
dar pending appeal from n dismissal -
of the complaint against Douoleday
Doran & Co., pubh'.shcf of t'r.o book.
Other defendants were David O.
Sci.zniek. Selznick Iritcriiaiiomil Pic-
tires. Inc., and David 0. Selznick
Production.s, Inc., producers of the :
lilm version, .and United Artists, cl is-, .
uitH.tors of the i)ic.
. The complaint ehargiis that the
author of ‘Rebecca’ had infringed, ou
■Windows.’ -■ ■-■'■.'■
Three for ‘Whistler’
'■; - : Hoilywooci, Jan. 18; '
. Columbia ,si.!(ned Ric’iiarci Dix, J.
Carroll. Nai.sh and Gloria St-uart for
top roles in 'Thp Wlii.stlcr.' a rinystcry
picture bas.ed on an aifshow; ;
. William Ca.stlo directs and Rudy
Flothow produces. ■ : '■ ' ; 'v :
AN ‘E’ BOND FOR EVERY
THEATRE SEAT IN U. S.
By f; II. RIC'KETSON, JR.
(Cn.i»pni!)». Vice-Chairmnn)
There is no holiday or time off in
the, , shpwma)i’s calendar * between
Jan. is and Fe’o. 15. He Is now a
I soldier' on the h.ome front with an
Objective that must be refiehcd in 28
days; : an ‘E’ : bond for every theatre
seat. -
: If the British Navy had taken . oil
Chri.stmas Day ' the Sc.harnhorst
would still be afloat. If the Marines
had;' quit, fighting on New Year's Eve
and New Year's Day, the i.m.portant
Saicior area of New Guinea would
have, been lost. That holiday action,
according to General Douglas Mac-
■Arthur’s communique, accouiited for
60 Jap planes shot .down.;. 1,500 yellow
bellies killed, and a smashing victory
for Qur American forces. Likc'.vise it
;.is; iii those hour;; when b.tnks, post- '
offices, and. 'retailer!! are closed that
.the. theatre, num can score the extra
bond sales that will .make his cam-
paign a succos.s.
Thi.s is a .splendid advantn.gc our
ind'hslry enjoys to the exclusion, of
all other bond-.s6ii;n.g agencies. The
eflOrt of. each individual exhibitor
'and '..his stafi', wiTelher operating on
Broadway or a . small town -Main
.Street contributes to the succc.s.5 of
this eampaign. .'■ ■'■ , , : ' .' ''7'
Lot's , sh 6 w nvnnizc the cam pn ign for
the War Finance Committee of our
rcsiieciivo communities and .sell an
■‘E’ bond for every liieatre .seat, i,:'-, 7,
XhOdren’ Wow $11,000
In Pitt.; ‘Woman’ 13|G
Pittsbur.gh, Jan. 18.
Biz picking . up .sharply hor.e-. fliis .
week Whole' Are Your Children”
a sock surprise at Fulton, where it 7
broke -Sunday- record over weekend,
and 'What a Woman’ holding io a
swell gait at Harris and .sticks: there.
Estimates for This Week
Fulton I Shea) , (1,700; 30-60) —
‘Wheie Arc Children?’ (Mbrio) E\-
ploi tation picture ; banging out ■ .groat '
session, best thing house has had in.
some time and getting all-timc top.
money for Monogram : film in . -.fi'f sL- ;■
■ruri -'sectOr; ■Bioke'Suridfiiy : house lec-
orcl over weekend and should grab ■
spectacular, :$ii,000: or iiear. Last
week, second of ‘Flesh arid Fantasy’
(U). nice .$7,000.
Harris (Harris) (2,200: 30-60)—
'What a Woman’ (Col). Neat $13,500, .!
which means it holds. Lasi week, : ■
•Gang’s , (All Here’ (20th) (2d wk), ,
better than $6,500 i,n four days., .
Penn (Loow’s-UA) (.3..300; 30-60) —
‘Riding High’ (Par). Crix lliumlis- ,
downed this one. aud it is. hurting.
So-so $13,000. Last week, second of
'Destination Tokyo’ (WB), fine $15,- ;■
000 in six days. ■■ ■ ■',■ .
Rilz: tWB) (800: 30-60)— ‘Thou-ands
Cl'.eor’ I M-G) (4th week ). Here alter :
fortnight at Warner and week at .-
Penn, Okay $3,000. La.st week,
‘Northern Pursuit’ (WB) (4th wk ),
weak $1,700. ■„ -7 ,.''
Senator (Harris) (1,750: 30-60)--.
'Gang’s Here’ (20th) (3d wk). Here
alter II days at Harris, only lair $2,-
900. Last week, 'Butler’s Si.stcr’ (U) :
in. five days of fourth week, fine
$3,000. ■:■■::■
, .Stanley , (WB) (3.800; . 30175)—
‘Around World’ (RKO) and Louis
Priirifi- qrch plus Virginia Weidler.
Stout $20,000, everything considered.
Last week. ‘Whistling in Brobklyn’
1 AI-G) and Tony Pastor orch, fine
$22,500. ■'
: Warner (WB) (2.000; 30-60)— 'De.s-
l! nation Tokyo’ (WB ) (3d wk ).
From big fortnight at Penn and still
plenty strong at $8,500 Last week,
‘Thousands Cheer’ (M-G) (3d wk),
nice $7,000.
Haymes Without a Song
Hollywood, Jan. 18.
Hired because of his sin.ging abil-
ity. Bob Haymes will play hi.s next
role at Columbia, without a song.
Warbler is;. .cast; in a straigh t ■ talk-
ing part in ‘Mr. Winkle , Goes to
War.’
It’s Closer, Anyway,
Hollywood. Jan. 18.
'■ Shift in t'ne productioi .schedule
at Universal .shoved ‘Moonlight
Over Las Vegas,’ a musical, into the .
.spot originally assigned . to ‘Sou Ih of .
Dixie:’;:':, ; 7,
Jean , Yarbrough will direct 'Las
Vega?,' Slated to start Jan. 24. ' .'; ;
W6diiesday> January 19> 1944
P^RIETY
PICTURE GROSSES
27
■ . San Francisco,, Jail.
‘Destination . TdkybV looks .
; at the Eoic 5,000-Seater to start a '
week of solid grosses here. ‘North
Star’ also - is strong at Paramount.
Holdovers still are: doing well
tiiough in .third and fourth week in
some cases.
EstiinateS for This” W :
• : Fox (FWC) , (5,000; 55-75)— ‘Des-
tihatiori Tokyo’. (WB), ' terrific $38,-
000. Last week, ‘I Dood It' (M-G)
and ,‘Mah - Down Under’ , (M-G),
baiisal>^® ' slightly below
'ahtidpations.,'-'
Paramount -(FWO (2.470; 55-75),
: (b^'North Starht.Gold). -Smash $25;-
000. Bast week, ‘Riding High’ (Par)
and ■‘Whispering Footsteps’ (Pat);
(2d wk). nice $17,000 after smash
■ first week.
St. Francis (FWC) (1,475; 55-75)—
W ‘Thousands ;Gheer’ , (M-G) (3d wk).
Excellent. $15,000. Last week, ter-
rific . tor this . small,, continued run
house at $18,500. ■
Warfield (FWC) (2,650: 55-75)—
‘CasatiOva in Burlesque' (Rep) with
: stage show .‘Shipyard ' Frolics’ and
■ ' Jay .:eiarke,:..irtehtalist, good $23,500.
Last., week, ‘Hostages’,, .(Par), , with:
‘Show Boat Follies' on stage, great
. .■;'$25,500V'''' ., '".i v ,
State (F:WC) (2.160; : 55-75)--:‘01d
Acquaintarifce’; (WB): . and.;' .‘Mystery,
13th Gluesf (4th wk). Fine $12,000;
Last week, strong $14,500.
Golden Gate , (RKO ) (2,850; 55-75 )
: — ‘Gangway Tomorrow’^ (RKO) ^ith
Stage ' '■ "
' and
Gangway tomorrow (KKU) with
ge show; headed by Martha Raye
c.d, ‘llOUywood Revue;’ . Fat $32,-
oOo in sight. Last: Week, 'Higher and.
Higher' (RKO) with stage show fea-
turing June Preisser, snug. $22,000
' ■ lor second week.
■ Orpheum (BlUmehfeld) (2;400; 60-
, 75)^‘What : a Woniah’ ' ((Sol;): ( and
‘Strangest, Case’ (Gdl) (2d' wk). Ex-
cellent $17,500. . East 'Week, terrific
$23,700.
United Artists (Blumenfeld) ' 1.-
100; 60-75 )--^'Buck Privates’ (U)
(reissue) ; hnd ‘She’s for Me' (U).
Dkay $8,500. .Last week, ‘Woman of
Town’ (UA) and iLarceny . Music’
(Col), $8,600.
Key City Grosses
Estimated Total Gross
This Week $2,800,400
(Based on 2o cities, 197 thea^
tres, chiejly Titst runs, incXuding
N. Y.)
Total Gross Same Week
Last Year $2,213,000
(Based .on 25 cities, l')4 theatres)
wk), . Rosy $15,000 following bright
$18,000 in original canto,
Proctor's (RKO) (3,400; 35-$l,10)—
■’Guadalcanal Diary’ ' (20th) and
‘Gildersleeve dh Broadway’ (RKO)
(2d wk)., .Looking for brisk $18,000.
Last; week, around, . $29,000, sock,:
‘North Star’ (RKO) opens tomorrow
; state : (Loew’s (2,600; 30-85) —
‘Wliat a Woman’. (Col) and ‘Dough-
boys in Ireland’ (Col). Bangup $20.-
000, and may hold. Last ■ week,
‘Thotisands Cheer’ (M-.:G..).. and ‘yanks
Ahoy' (UA) . (2d wk)i strong $15,500;
9GIN
’ IIG
Montreal, Jan. 18. ,
Busihess is back to normal cur-
rently. ’Flesh and Fantasy’ at Loew'S
lOOk.S tops. '
Estimates for This Week
Palace (CT) (2;700: 30-62)— ‘Lassie:
Gortie Home' (M-G). Pointing stout
$11,000, Last Week, 'Lady Takes
Chance’ .(RKO), okay $10,500.
Capliei (CT) (2,700; 30-62 )--‘Spity
fire’ (RKO) and ‘Adventures Rookie’
(RKO). Soilnd . $9,000. Last week,
‘Actioh North Atlantic’ .(WB) and
-‘Nazty Nuisance’ jUAi).ist6.uLL$li,50D.
Lbews (CT) (2,800; 35-67 )— ‘Flesh
Fantasy' (U). Stroh.g ;$12,000 to lead
city.: Last week. ‘Hosie O'Grady’;
(20th) (2d wk).:.$ll,000. . : • . :
■ Princess (CT) ■ (2,300; . 30-52 )—
- .‘Naughty Marietta' ( M-G ) .arid : ‘Uh-
p'uhlished . : Story*' (Ctil) • (I’eik'ities)'.:
Average $6,000. East week, -‘Fall eii
. Sparrow* (RKO.) and. ‘This is .'Wash -.
, ingtoh' . (RKO), $6,500. ’ : '
:Strai)d (United Amuseme.hts): (750t
35-4fi)r— ‘Crime . Schbolt (iWB) and
‘Girls On .Probatibh’ (WB) (reissues)
(2d.; wk); Smart ,,$3,.0QQ ,■ following
smash $3,800 first stania; ■
Orpheum (CT) (1,100; 30-60)—
‘History at: Night’ (UA) and ‘Trade
, Winds’ , (.UA) (reissues.),: Pacing fair
$2,500. Last week. ‘Jack London’
(UA). (3d wk); okay $3.000. . , ) ;
' S.t. . benis:'; (Frhnce-Filni ) : :(2,500;-
'30-110) — ‘J’attendrai’ and ‘Son . Oncle
deiNoftnandie.’ Average, $4,000. Last
. week, ‘Jeune Fille dans Destresse’
and 'Vous .seul que j’ainie,' $4,200, „
■Diary,’
$l3j500; Ginah
‘ Omaha. Jan. 18. ■
_ Perfeet Weather, is helping busines.s
in (dll houses, : w^^^
Diary’;‘smasK and' Way hhead of field.
Should ; be : cloSe io a; record for
straight pictures at^ to hotise; ‘Rid-
ihg High' is. still high oh. moveover
to 'the, Omaha;,
Estlmates for This Week
. Orpheum (Tristates) (3;QOO; 11-55)
'Guadalcanal' Diary’ (20th) ' and
Aldrich Haunts House’ (Par). Smash
$13,500, unusiiaj for straight pictures
; here. Last week, ‘Tartu’ (M-G).
■ With .■Clyde :Lucas . orch... others; on
stage.'. $14,300 .hot So big ; ( 20-65: scale)'.
■ , B,randcis (Mort, Singer) (1,600; 11-;
, 55)~;'North Star’ (RKO) and :Gil-
. deifsleeye . on ' ' B.roadway' ..(RKQ).'’
. . Good $8,000 • in .: iO days; .Last 'Week,
Higher- arid ' Higher’: -RKO) ” ' aiJd
■ Gangway .■'Tbmorro'w’ (RKO),: gtr'ohg
■ ' $ip.400:: in ' 11 days: .; ■ :■ ■'
' , .^Param.opht . (Tristate^ .(S.OOOO Vi:--
■ 45}’r~'ThdUsands (Cheer.’' (M--.G )..■ Big.
. $11, 0.00. , V East ... w.eek, ‘Riding . High’
, .(Par):, nifty, $1(), 200:-
; ^pmaha (Tristates) :(2,000;: ll-55:)-rb
Riding High,'' (Par); .;:Movepyer frorir
. Pai'amount for .second week o'u.s
Minesweeper’ .;(:par). : $8, 50,0.
Last W;Cek,':,‘Gang’s All Here’ (20th)
and ‘Cinderella Swings . It’ (RKO)v
moveover, stout $9,000. -
Baltimore, Jan. 18.
. .■ First snowfall of the season liit
weekend trade.. Of. newcomers, ‘Lost
Aiigci' is only faiv.at Loew's Century,
‘The Ep.dger' is .Strong at ; the . sm all
Now. Holdovers are holding iip.
Ksti mates for This Week
C entury (Loews-UA) (3,000; 17-
'55 )-■ •'Lost Angel’ .(M-G). Getting
scimo fracie at indicated $14,000. East
week, second of ‘Thousands Cheer’
(M-Gl, strong $15,800. ■
Hippodrome (Rappaport) . (2,240;
17-66)— ‘Higher Higher’ ' (RKO ) (2d
wk) plus new vaude layout. Fairish
$l3;6ob after ringing bell on initial
sesh at $17,400. '
Keith’s (Schanberger) (2.460; 17-
55) — ‘Riding High' (Par) <2d wk).
Maintaining good pace at $12,000
after rousing opening; round . at
$15,800.
Maryland; (Hicks) (1,240; 25-50)—
‘Hands ' Across Border’ , (Mono);
Nicely spotted at $4,500. Last week,
‘Where; Are Children’ (Mono), aver-
age $4,200.
Mayfair (Hicks) (980; 25-50)—-
‘Tornado’ (Mono). Mild .$3,a00; Last
week, second of ‘Hostages’ (Par ),
fairish $3,800.
: New; ^Mechanic) , (1,680; 17-55 )—
‘The Lodger’ (20th).: Booming along
for ’ big , $9;000 at this sihall-seater;
Last week, ‘Gang’s Here’* (20to) (3d
Wk), okay :$6, 600. :
Stanley (WB). (3,280; 20-60)—
‘Destination Tokyo’ (WB) (3d wk).
Holding in good style at $1E()00 after
strong second sesh to $16,200.
: Valencia : (Loew’s-UA) (1,480; 17-
53) — ‘Thousands Cheer’ (M-G)
(moveover). Drawing very steady
trade at indicated $5,.500 on m.o;
from Century. Last week. ‘Come
Live With Me' (M-G) (reissue),,
didn’t jell at $3,600.
‘Woman’ $20,000, N ewark,
‘Old Okla.’ Trim 15G, 2d
Newark. Jan. 18. ,■
Front-runner is ‘What a Woman.’
at the State, sole new first-run this
week. Holdover biz tall, high scorer.s
hein.g: ‘Destihatibh Tokyo,’ 'Guadal-
canal Diary’ and ‘In Old Oklahoma.’
Estimates for This Week
.4 dams (Adams-Par) (1,950; 35-99)
-■‘Jive Junction’ (PRC) and Count
Basie orch on; stage, ; Strong S'22.000.
Last week, ‘Deerslayer’ (Rep) plus
Vaughn Monroe . orch, . others, ' bn
stage,, .niighty ,$24,000,
Branford (WB i (2.800; 30-90)—
‘Destination Tokyo’ (WB) (2d wk ).
UontihiieS big :at likely $15,000. Last
week, stout $23,500.
Capitol (WB) (1,200; 20-55)— ‘No
Time for Love’ (Par) and ‘Hostages’
(Par), Light $2,300. East week,
‘Lassie COjne Home’ (M-G) ' and
‘Everybody Happy’ (Gol),; $2,300.
Parambunt (Adahiis-Par) (2;000;
35-85 )-y-‘In; Old: Oklahoma’ : (Rep )
and ‘Pistol Packin’ Mama’ (RCp) (2(4
‘Jack London’ Robust $43100 m
‘Time Love’
MmheapoliSj Jan. 18.
‘Higher and Higher' : and ‘Thank
Lucky Stars’ are the phiy important
.cUrrent HbwComers. Both' apparently i
.have ■ w'hat it takes, , and probably
wbiild have clear ■sailing even under
less f aybrable . . conditions. ■ . Hold-
overs' are ‘Thousands :Cheer,’ ‘Gua-
dalcanal Diary’ and ‘Happy Land,'
three showing :bbxbffi'cg' stamina. :
- Estimates for This ^ Week
Aster (Par-Sihger) (900; 20-30)-—
‘Strange Death Hiller’ (U) and
‘Ghost Ship’ (RKO). Good $2,400 in
five days. ; ‘Man of Courage' (PRC)
and ‘she’s for Me’ (U) open today
(18). . Last week. ‘Pistol Packin’
Mania’ (Rep) and ‘Good Fellows’
(Par); $2,500 in five days.
. Century (P-S) (1,600; 40-55)—
‘Guadalcanal Diary’ .(20th) (‘2d wk).
Moved . here from. Orpheum. Looks
good $7,000. Last week,' ‘Happy
Land' (20th), $7,500. ■ 1 '
Gopher iP-S) (1.000; 35) — ‘Always
Bridesmaid’., (U). .Good .$4;500 indi- :
caled. Last week, ‘Son of Draculu’
(Ui. big $4.500. .
: ' Lyric (P-S) (1.100; 40-.55V_‘Thou-
■sands Cheer’ (M-G) (3d wk). Here
following fortnight at State. Nice
:$7;500 after nearly $25,000 jn 12 days
at State. Last week. ‘Lady Takes
Chance’ (Col) (3d wkjjhefty, $5:000;
Orpheum (P-S) (2,300; 40-55 )—
'Thank Lucky Stars’ (WB). /Hitting
dandy $13, 000. Last week. 'Guadal-
canai Diary’ (20th), big $13,000.; .
Slate (R-S) : (2;300; 40-55)— ‘Higher
and : Higher', (RKQ). Tlie Voice
bringing toeto - in: for okay $10,500.,
Last week, .‘Thousands Cheer’
(M-G), big $9,000 in five days.
.: .Uptown (Pgr) (1,100; 30-40) —
‘Princess O’Rburke’ (WB). First
neighborhood: showing, big $3,500.
Last week, ‘True to Life' (Par), fair
$2,800.
World (Par-Steffes) (350; 40-75)-i-
‘Happy Land’ (20tli) (2d wk).
Brought heto after ^bsperOus: ini tm
session at Gentury ; for stout $2;8b0.
Last Week, 'Gld Aequaintahee’ (l^B)'
(3 wk), nice $2,500.
Broadway Grosses
Estimated Total Gross
This Week $555,500
. (Based on 14 theatres')
Total Gross Same Week .
last Year $468,000
(Based on 13 theatres)
‘Tarzan' Fair 18Gj B’klyii
. ’ ' '. Brooklyn. • Jan. 18. ;.
Holdover at Fabian Fok of :‘01d
AiMjnaihtaijce’ : and': ‘There’s TSome;;”
thing About ; Soldier! Vill bring in
good biz, !Girr Crazy' and 'Jeannie’
at Loew’s Metropolitan: also drawing
heavily on second week. ;
Estimates for 'this Week . ’
•Vlbee (RKO) (3;274;: 35-75 l—’I’ar:-
zan’s Desert Myatefy’ (RKO) and
■Around the World’ (RKO), Fair
$18,000. Last week, ‘Guadalcanal
Diary’ (20th) and ‘Hi Diddle’ (UA),
snappy $23,000.
Fox (Fabiah) (4,023: 35-75)— ‘Old
Acquaintance’ (WB) and 'Something
About Soldier’ (Col) (3d wk). Dandy
$20,000. Last week, first-rate $23,000.
Metropblitah (Loew’s) (3,618; 35-
75)--‘Girl Crazy’ (M-G) and ‘Jeah-
nie’ (Indie) (2d wk). ; Satisfactory
$18,000. East week, healthy $23,000. ,
ParambUlit (Fabian) (4,020; 35-75)
—-‘What a Woman' (Col ) and ‘Svving
Out Blues’ (Col) opened yesterday
(Mph). Last Week, : ‘No Time for
Love’ (Par) and ‘Minesweeper! (Par)
(3d wk). good $18,000.
Strand : ( WB ) (2,952; 35-75 )— 'GiHs
;;oh.: Probation’ .‘("WB) and ‘CHme
School’ (WB) (reissues). Mild $5,-
000. Last week, ‘Sultan’s Daughter'
(Mono) and ‘Secret Service’ (Mono),
about same. .
m DENVER
Denver, Jan. 18: :
‘What a Woman.’ heading dual
combo: at Denver and Esquire, is pac-
ing' town with big total at Denver
alone. ‘Higlici and: Hi'gheGV: Whibk
operied. nice at the Grpheum;, bei'
gab' tapering' off . after Sunday- after-
nboni :
: 'nils Week
Aladdin (Fox) (1.400; 30-65)— ‘Old
Acquaintance’ (WB) bbd , ‘She’s for
Me’ (U>)- after (week at each Denver,;
Esquife; Fine $7,()00. Last week,
•(king’s All Here’ :. (20th) and ‘Task
Force’ (WB), moveover from Dett-;
ver arid Esquire,, good $6,500, : :
Broadway , (Fox). (1,040; . 30-65)—
‘Thousands Cheer’ (M-G) and ‘Sev-
enth Victim’ (RKO )i after two weeks
ahOrpheum. Nice $5;50i). Last week,
'Butler’s .Sister' ; (U) and ‘Spider
W ornah’ (U ), day-date with Rialto on
moveover, gobd . $4j500.
Denham (Cockrili) (1,750; 30-65)—
‘Riding High': (Par) and- ‘Mine-
sweeper’. (Par) (4th 'wk). :Sturdy
$10,000. Last week, strong $11,500, j, :
Denver (Fox) (2,525; 30-65)--‘Whgt'
a '.Woman’ (Col) ■ arid ‘Swing , OUt
Biues' (Col), day-date with. Esquire;
Big :$l8,000, and leading .city, Last
Week,: ‘Gid Acquaintance! (WB) and
‘She’s for Me* (U), also, at Esquire,
fine $16,000;'
lb Esquire (Fox) (742; 30-65)— ‘What
a: Woman' (Col) and : ‘Swing:,BlHeS’
(Col). Also at Denver; Fine $4,000.
East week, ‘Old Aquaintance'. (WB)
and ‘She’s ior Me’ CU)f alto at Deh-
ver. good $3,500.
Orpheum (RKO) (2.600: 30-65)—
.‘Higher Higher’; (RKO),. .and ■'Gang-
:\yay. Tomorrow’ (RKO )." Nice , $13,-
0()0. but hot hbldihg up to; promise
of first few days, Last week. .‘Thou-
sands. Cheer' (M-.G) (2d wk) and
‘Seventh Victim’ (RKO); nice $13,000.
Paramount (Fbx-) (2,200; 30-50)—
JWhere “Are ’Chlldren?’T(Mow) a^
‘Calling Dr. Death' (U).. Fine $10,000.
East : Week, ‘GorVette K-225’; (U) and
‘Pistol Packin’ Mama’ (Rep) (2d wk);
nice $9,000.
Rialto (Fox) (878: 30-65)— ‘Gang’s
Here’ (20th ) via . Denver, Esquire,
Aladdin route. Nice $3,500, Ebst
week, ‘Butler’s : Sister’ : :(U) and
‘Spider Woman’ (U); day-date with
Brbadway, same m.o. route, nice
$3,000.
RKO Cutups Steaming
Hollywood, Jan. 18.
Cutting rooms at RKO are loaded
with 10 features and one short to be
readied for shipping before Feb. 15,
, Features in the editing process are ^
‘Show Business,':: ‘Days of Glory,’
‘Seven Days Ashore,’ ‘Escape to Dan-
ger,’ ‘Gildersleeve’s Ghost,’ ‘The
Curse of the Cat People,’ ‘The Falcon
Out West.’ ‘Action in Arabia,’ ‘Dan-
gerous Glory,’ and ‘Are These Our
Children Short is ‘Love Youi;:
Landlord.’
NATIOmi BOXOFFICE SHRVEY
Business continues, on an even keel in most .spots this ,
week, showing' an improvement nearly every place
where new product is being released. Best newcomers ,
look to be ‘Gung Ho’ (U).:!Liteboat’ (20th ). ‘Where Are
Chiiriren'.” (Mono) and ‘The Lodgpr’ (20tli).. None of
these showing in many spot.s. bui where booked, they
shape up well. This leaves brunt o£ real coin-getting .
itp; to •such picture.- a.s ‘Destination Tokvo' (WB):,
■‘Nqrth .Star’.' :;(RK.O.),,:/‘ThQUshhds' :G.:hqeto
a Woman’ (Col). ‘Fle.sh and Fama.sy' (U>. 'Riding High’
(Par). ‘Govern)iient Girl’ (RKO). 'Happ.v Land" (20th),
'No Ti;r.e for Lo\‘c’ (Par), ‘Guadalcanal Dia)'y’ (20th) ;
■.iihd ;’Hlghey "Higher’ (RKO).
..■ 'Gung Ho.’ prccniing in Atlanta and K. C.. is record
$16,000 in former and .strong $14,000 in K. C. TJfc'ooat’
i.s scr.,sational $35,000 on initial . week at N. Y. Astor '
San Francisco and K. C,. where leader. ‘Cheer’ still is
cheering exhibs. with strong $11,000 in Portland, an
outstanding new date. ‘Star’ looms strong $25,000 in
Frisco and sock $28,000, Chi. ‘Woman’ is picking up
solidly in current session, outstanding marks being
$20,000 in Newark, $14,000 in K. C., $13,000 in Louis-
ville (t()pper). $22,000 in Wash., neat $13,500 in Pitt.,
$12,500 in Indianapolis and $22,000 in Denver, pacing
last two cities,
•Kiesh.' with great $18,000 in Wa.sh.. is solid, $12,000 in
LoukvillA sturdy at same figure in Buffalo and tops m
Montreal. ‘Riding’ is continuing its fine showing ; in
aboil) six l:e,vs this week. ‘Government Girl’ is peaking
Buffalo and. okay in Cleveland. ‘Happy’ is strong
$18,000 in Port:, and good on Chi holdover. ’Love’ is
sock ir. some seven t)ouses. ‘Diary’ is shaping stoutly
‘Lodger’ is pacing Detroit with sma.sh $35,000 and fat • ’ with a batch of new accounts cin'rently. ‘Higher’ is
$9,000 in .s)nall.«eatef in Ballo. ‘Children,’ which looks sturdy in Minneapolis and Denver but not so forte in
fine $14,000 in second Chicago week, is whani $28,000 in : .' Indianapolis and Bal to. ‘Heat’s On’ (Col) , is doing
iniiial N, Y. sesh and big $11,000 in Pitt, I'nuch better this week with bright results in Chi, L. A.
‘Tokyo’ is mei'el.v. repealing its. strong showing of and Cleve ‘Lo.st Angel’ (M-G), a new entry, shapes
recent weeks with outstanding opcning.s currently in' only mi id to date.
■' .■'. .. Los Angeles, Jani 18.
. : Holdovers and moveovers are oc- ,
copying, most of.. local firstrun situa-
tions with only four new pictures ,
spotted in six of top spots. 'This ac-
counts, perhaps, for the heavy busi-
ness being racked up by ‘Jack Lon- :
don’ and ‘.S wingtime Johnny’ at the ’.
State. Cninese and Uptown, and by
‘Heats . On’ and '■'■, ‘Is Everybody ■' :'
Hap^/ at the Egyptian, Los Angeles .
and Ritz. Former is heading for ro^
bust $43,500 while ‘Heat’s On’ should
hit an excellent $36,000. , -
Big h.o. coin is being collected by
‘Destihatieh Tokyo’ with an esti-
mated $35,000 for third week in three
houses. Second session of 'No Time
for Love’ looks like stout $34, .600 in
two Paramount houses. Third stanza :
of 'Tender Comrade.’ being ;: soloed :
weekends, should hit solid $30,000 in
two spot.s. ’Government Girl.’ which
surprised with strong $50,000 in ini-
tial .ses.sion in three houses, will catch ■; ;^
hefty $2i,50(): for moveover in two
theatres. ‘Song of :Bernadctte' still
is steady at $25,500 or better in fourth
week at advance scale run. two spots.
Estimates for This Week
Carthay Circle (F-WC) (1.516: 85-
$1.65) — ‘l^ng of Bernadette’ : (20th )
'(4th wk). Good $9,000 after heat $9;- :
700 last Week,
Chinese (Grrauman-WC ) (2,034: 45-
90)— ‘Jack London’ (UA) and ‘Swing-
time Johnny’ (U). Fine $13,000. Last
week, ■Government Girl' (RKO ) and
‘S. Holmes and Spider Woman’ (U),
big $15,000. • : :
Downtown (WB) (1.800: 45-90)—
‘Destination Tokyo’. (WB ) (3d wk).
Strong $15,000. East week, hefty
$18,400.
Egyptian (F-WC) '(1,535; 45-90)—
’Heat's On’ (Col ) and ,‘ls Everybody .
Happy?’ (Col). Hefty $10,000. Last
week. ‘North Star’ (RKO) (3d wk),
nice $5,000.
Four Star (UA-WC) (900: 45-75)—
‘Government Girl’ (RKO) and
‘Holmes and Spider Woinan' ( U). Big > :
$6,500 on moveover. La.st week,
•Thousands Cheer’ (M-G). Solid $5,-
600. ''
Hawaii (G&S) (1,100; 40-85)—
‘Seventh Victim’: (RKO ) and ‘Ghost
Ship’ (RKO) (4th wk). Iti money at
$3,200. Last week, good $4,200.
Hollywood . (WB) (2,756; 45-90 )—
‘Destination Tokyo’ (WB) (3d wk). ■
Good $11,000. Last week, strong
$15,000. ■
los Angeles (D’lown-WC) (2.‘200;
45-90)— ‘Heat's On’ (Col) and Is
Everybody Happy?’ (Col). Strong
$18,000. Last week. ‘North Star
(RKO) (3d wk). solid $12,000.
Orpheum (D’town) (2.200: 40-75)
— ‘Government Girl’ (RKO) and
‘Holmes' and Spider Woman’ (U).
Great $15,000 on straight film bill.
East week, ‘Mr. Muggs Steps Out’
( Mono) (4 days ) and holdover Stage ;
show, good $7,800. House became
moveover first run Thursday (13),
playing off Loew’s State.
Pantages (Pan) (2,812; 45-90)—
‘Tender Comrade’ (RKO) (3d wk)
and ‘Swing Out Blues’ (Col). Sweet
$13,000 in nine days. Last week,
‘Tender Comrade' (RKO) (2d wk)
and ‘Moonlight in Vermont’ (U>, ex-
cellent $15,400.
Paramount (F&M) (3,389; 45-90)—
‘No Time Love’ (Par) and ‘Tornado’ .
(Par) (2d wk). Still stout at $22,500.
Last week, great $29,000.
Paramount Hollywood (F&M) (I,-
451; 45-90)— ‘No Time Love’ (Par)
(2d Wk). Strong $12,000.. East week;
hefty $14,800.
RKO Hillstreet (RKO) (2.890: 45-
90)— ‘Tender Comrade’ (RKO) '3d
wk ) and ‘Swing Out Blues' (Col).
Excellent $17,000 in nine days. Last
week, ‘Tender Comrade’ (RKO ) ; (2d
wk), and ‘Moonlight Vermont’ (U), ,
neat $18.70Q. ', ,
RItz (F-WC) (1.372 ; 45-90)— ‘Heat’s ,
On' (Col) and ‘Is Everybody Happy'?’
(Col). Okay $8,000. Last week,
‘North Star' (RKO) (3d wk), good
$4,200.
State (Loew-WC) (2,204; 45-90)—
‘Jack London’ (UA) and ‘Swingtime
Johnny’ (U). Robust $23,000. Last
week, ‘Government Girl’ (RKO) and
‘Spider Woman’. (U), stout $24:7fl0.
United Artists (UA-WC) (2,100: 85-
$1.65) — ‘Song ol Bernadette' (20th) ;
(4th wk). Rugged $16,500 alter last ;
week's okay $17,600. . •
Uptown iF-WC) U.715: 45-90)— :
•Jack London' (UA) and ‘Swin.gtiina
.Johnny*. (U), 'Trim'. $7;500. Last week,
•Government Girl’ (RKO) and ‘S. «
Hoh-hek and .Spider Woman' (U), big .
$10,300. ;''■ '■ ' ■ ;.■■'
Wilshire (F-WC) (2.296: 43-90)—
‘Madame Curie' (M-G) (5th wk).
Grand $6,000. ' Last ;sveek, sv\ ect $6 -
600. ':. h-
Willcrn (WB).. (2.500; 45-90 (—‘Des-
tination Tokyo’ (W'B) (3d; wk ). First-
rate $9,000. Last week, solid $12,700.
. Cline Draws O.&J.
Hollywood. Jan. 18.
Universal handed Edward Clinu
the dire-tor task. ...on .‘High. Spirits,’
next of the Olsen & Johnson star-
rei's.
Filming starts in May with Ec(-
mUnd Harlmariii as producer.
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backstage ,fU, musical xylieelcci but in
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f ul ■ style. iJisplaylng' "group '■ ot topr: '
’ ranlt .specialties aiid names among '
■the .':c‘:iitc.rlairtcr.$,lv .the.' .Iragtt^
hodge-pocige: yarn, stops periodically :
whiie the g.ucst stars appeary .For 'di- : .
vfii'Ung fdinusical ontortainment, pic.-;.,
ture \idli' do gotid biz. ;in thO' rcgUlar
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Gv.e.rldad...ol ..'specialties .and . dtag-
, ging , .stdi;y tinwinds the 'footage fpv.
: ! extensive ' running time !pf 115' ;niihr
ti,tes.. .Pieturolwpiild he tn.Uch sharper ■
, ■vvith at least, 25 iTiinutes clipped, even ,
'■ thiiiighisinli e shOuld.lose some ,
■ of the name, turns. ■ '.i'
: story 'follows, i, r.urt-ot-mill .formula ■ .
foii.a.'bac.kBtagor.. George Mu^ is:
a top ' mu.s'ical ;'comedy producer
t'cady ing'. his,; .next show for Bread- .,
way, Ginny .;Simii:is,. Hollywood film.'
star, hits toum; for , a. whiid at: .the
' stage: after :being tsly.mied on new;
contract in fil'ins. 'Charles Winningef,.
, yct.orah so,ng-a.nd-daHee man, is Mur-,;
phy's dad, wlii'le Gloria'noH.ay.ert, is -
the, young "sister with , ,st;a , ambi-;
lions, , .Prdduiiei', flirts ■With film, star;
■’ ■ 'tvinding' up by, 'Sighing , her;. .for big..
• show, .but '.shetturns. It down’ 'as.;a '
, floppo,.. 'WihhingCr .digs Put old play-
.script,, which, 'is ' u.sed for . Strawhat-
tryput in .tim. hinterl.and and .-cony
vincer fpr. lMurphy 16, stage fPr sue-'
co.ss on Broadway. 1
■ Tdmihy . 'Dorsey and Iris . prcHeslra ,
; provide the .mUsicar baekgrpurid.B,
and . are. , spotlighted' for. ppening
, number to get;.plcture ’.away; to : a,’
gopd' .start and" one.; other ' number.
, . , later. ' Eena Home .socks over : two :
songs— the ;Gorshw'in.s’, ...‘Somebody
Loves Me,’, and ‘Brazilian Boogie,’ by
: ' Hugh' Martin ::ancl Rali 5 h Blane— and.
■ both are smartly, presented for maxi-
mum "'effect,. ,
. , Miss "Simms capably hqndle.s . ten*
.. dition of ‘AmoiV by Gabriel Ruiz and
Ricardo Lopez Mendez,, assisted by:
background of maie’dahcers fpr.eye-
ful:. production hiimber,: arid. ‘All the ;
■ Tlr:U,g.s You Arc,’ from the- original
‘'Very': warm ..fpr May’ score., ; Jn the.
flr.st, iscqucnc'e, , .M'driphy . teams, '.with
Jane Hale-.for a .ismart. dan’qe .turn, :
but ...latter' obvidusly was trimmed
dceplyMor, final' runoff.'; ' Hazel SCott
also, ma'KOfs a solo' appearance ;for. one
. , piano, number, in' which she. displays
. iis.ual'.showmah,s'hip:''Btylo,'.;;;,
Gloria ;DeHaven gets .prominene'e
tcaincd,with Kenny BOwers for de-
livery of; the old-time' fave, '‘pretty
Baby' : and" ’Martin. ’& Blanc’s good
, tun'eV' ■Wt'iat . Do ’SToU Think; ; I 'Am;.’
k ' ■ Helen ' Walke.r ;.,and , B,en 'Blue ;'also;
■ ' . team fiir a e0,mcdy.song preseritafiori, ,
W " : Ro.ss ; Sist.ers' : deliver sho.wstp.pp'ing
■ acrobatiO turn.' ; Dean Murphy ..sfeore.s
with irapbrsouatioh.S.' ;q 1’. prominorit
. perR.onages; .Walter: Long ;.i,S on for a
fasttap darioe— and'.there.'s the usual
Kupor.-elabo.ratc finale... which ' is., rich
Ip s'o.rgeou,sne»s'and cblor: , : : i
George , :Murphy ." and Miss Simms
do much ,' to, hold .the ...■yarn: .together
■with timir; performances . in; :lhe lead
. . Rpo't,s.;.,.;Wi'nnin.ger, '.;Mis,s DeHavon;
'.Bbri ,BiU 0 .,ari;a 'Eddie .‘Rochester’ Ari-'
. der,.S0n '.are., most proriiinent ,• iri.. the,
. 'SUnport,:
; , Pr'oduetiori.'ls.'blab'orat'ely.mioimtod,'
■uri'th.ftill ad.va'ntag.o' takon in set .ooh-
Slructiori. ,'and' stiiging for ..the Teehni-
, color ph'otography'.'Utiliz'odi ,'Wn.lf. ’
. .. Till*' in;*
'., ( 0 ;NE .< 50 NG),
lt«, IHI'bll.tf ri;|r'tiSD (i1\' .A
;' flurtititii,, , ’j<iat;'S' ... .lo'lin .•'•’W'jby.'n'P' ■ !('n<l '• ,'j^aVivn
. il’;r.v\\’.ViVvlr ■i'i’itl.iir.DS'' 0,‘K<'c‘fi>, . VV.il-‘
li'n'i.u l■^•r}ly.Ju..v;, .K.'r,;-
' .AV.j'ird f ;u.'t;\viA'. ■ SI .* ‘iiiisp,;'.'
i'>(/i')U-iv . (VIiiKp • .'.lU.Hl' .•'A'Hii’iik ' Mji'f."
■ Pidt'i; 'iiP\ It.ayn 'iUul' l-SiVin- :.\F; ;
.. .M’H'VN'.Ih: '■iMUsIrhl'’ .
, AM S'S.'- ''
.'y’to.iBUil'BA'v- !,%■ . rri.t..v.\VHTi.T
: ■ J:t,i rvJHD'l’. ■
'3'3i'lrtii\ ij'viWDJ’ri.'. . •. :1'^‘'H\vll>y,;
, .ti-fiitiiy';. .S,‘iivasl?y,’,i . . ia .’y.I.aR)niiI,'kinh:)v(.'y
• . • y.'t.'V.-’k M.. . K't^i'rikiin'.
. .’.(Ji'anr; ;
. 'irli.nk '.'i.A . '-'Ftly'.
• -dTAV; .V.yi'.WnilH'm ..k’ti'vi'RHt'-
<’a!),1:VlfV' •.)'n.yr,<''% /..-AfliJIst'jji, Tll!’ka.rtils
"Jin' "P.r'rfMv.''. ...
’ Juail A;.',; e'.^. ,1 JU'D.c'u'li, lU.'Hilld.u’
■ , Republic' hdb: come, through .W
: .film on the .U." S; ■Nayy’s, ;, construe-
, : tiptt .liMtalioriS:, that, .will ' hold ’ its;; pwn'
as" a billtoppcr - on duals, , Explolta-
tioii. pos.SibiIU,ies,. ar'e ahuridantt and;
exhibit,brs have, plenty ,Of material, to
h.el.p .ili'em pin this' one over for good"
gro.r.-e,';, ' ■' I
. . '.lul in Wa yh e a n d ;S us,a ri ■ I i a y w a rd,. ;|
'W ilii',,Deivi.vrs, .OtCe'el'e , 'oon'iptetlri'g; tiuv
'.inevititbl'C: ' ■triiui'.iiic,,. ,us'; .-tars of 'The.']
.Fig'iVtiivi seabee's' dO' 'a "wo;rkman''likc...j'
j(ib..; ''hheir ; peia'oi'rivonee.s. tire: abovO'
av,(''ii';i;'4'b; a-s areitli'eire.it of the.tietQi's
eo'm'|.iri,,-i'ng;,t'fie'-.li:ipf)tri'ti.n,g ''c.a.st. -''H
■VipOii' wltieh'.' l'hb'. p'r,o.t!u'.ciiijn.'.,i'.s 'ba.sed;,.
l.s:','al';'<'i't,her''.m'r;.t,U''ii'''';;ii; .s<)'me .seiiueiices' '
|'jla,utii.'i lily ; is , gi'\"e'ri ,. th:e;''gO-,by
.'■(‘''Pri.'idiie't’i' t 'Aibcrt : '..i,' Cohbri' 'has'. .
;de!\'c,d'. into ‘t.he archi\'e.s .of; l.lic :Sca-
':b.ees, i'fro'm'Mhe" uhitls fornuUi'o.ri. '.to:
■rciund ;o'iit Ihi.s pioHire. . He h;,as ; had .,
;the''feehnienl advice ot Lt.; ;]C.mdr;; ,
Iltibert; lluhter and; Lt;,- .Gfhdr.'..Wil7 ;'
hain A. IVieMa.ftu.s." Fac't that. libCVties'’
ha\'c been, "taken by :\vriter . BprdciT
Cha-e -and.' hi.s ,eo-adaptcr, Aeneas
MacKen'zie;,'„lQ add. a.'ron'iaiVtiC'.arigk'
adds ,: .selling ..'p.o'ints',, that', will.swbrk'
tO' advari;iag;o.' .at the , boiepff ic;o. , . ' . '
Way,iiei': as-vhead ' of . iii ' construcliph
:'co;mp'aii..v, is vexed at the Navy:' fpr-
hot arming: .his.m fight'p'ff Jabs, ;
en'tising .lPs.ses. among , his perspnnel.'
However, he aids O’Keetc, a Naval '
offiebr; • in convincing ’Washiingtori
bra.s.shats. that the Navy should.,have,
battalions ,'of , iueh,'. .trained' 'in; war-,
fare, to eonsti'iict ' base.s, ■ ..Wayne 'is;
giV.en ja,';,epmjuissibn,.',,liel,pS ;.a;' re-'
'eruilihg did vc; . arid,' goe.s tiiro'ugh with.,
'hl.s;'';,niission .iif true , Naval tradition,,
bo'rig ■ killed iby 'Japs. bh hi ' Pacific,
Islaii.d in...thc,''process;, Mik' Hayward.'.
.pnrtrn,y..s . a ,\\ure-ser\dco eorrespprid-
e'nt; as.signcd :tO' .Au.sl'ralla. '.and fprms
'Iho . .prime; •.romaiitic .' interest':' with
Q'Koefe.':'.;.:'.; : i""''
.Spcne riear ihe .eibse of 'the, picture, "
ih.'.'Wliicfi, the , A'lneficEifts ' are. , out-;
.nuriibored" by Jap al'ta'ckers, but, .myb,
'the supply- debot.’ ■which: they .have .
"bben.b'Liildirigi is-one of the best, war.,
sbqueri.ees .Of' reo'ent yintage.' ' ,
..’■‘Soriig of the S.eabee.s;’ by. Peter,.be
,Rose:.a'hd Sam M.; Lewi's. i'S a ro,using',|
t'.ine with a catchy refrain. Sleii. .".'i
»K (li<> llonilliiie
, Hollywood. Jan. 14. ■ ,
1u'fH'lHi’liui.j..- •HtHV’B • VVvll'fiini i'kiy-il ;
Aiv- ly •.t.'-lytl'D ’ >in<l.;.,TimhXv J’tfW'V-k; .rH.t'tMittM.1 ,.
; liy -'libn-’
n'-U. , I fi'iun fi'y
• (/it't.i'Giii-'D .)1 nlfVrti ; i't'h.riuM’ii'., H.'usH’'Ti. Mp'rla.n
1 'DdhoiV WH.UfiHi. irii.iitU'niunny ■ Vrov jGwHMl .in
.jivo.itM'i Itiii I'iioui. Oun. U»; '.(I. KuiVnin>? ti'iiio,
1 rbjfriliVnk'’ •(.'’H.f^Hitly Willi |H.ny'(l' •
.♦■'.'fi.U'l'Gi’HiH .c'a.rlBoji A' vA^liy•.^'l^■(^f'
.f.iHn,n,y..,. v;' . ,'v. , . .'-i ... Ailnmiy
■ 'rink'’;,.',. ; V,;-. A' /. liU’liur.d i'O’vH'no''
: . ; . . .'i,'. , ;.V. \\k>(i(l\V!irH
.,A\''Uh'}i!n/;irat]l.Kiin.,.
Mniliytui . ... . . * i .’tony AVard
“■Uj-ago. , . . . .:yV, . ... , V ... . ; Mlt(‘llUin
Td-A*..! » • . • .'f . . ..i • r.liui Hfuinon
- .Mai‘i.i.n. . I’ imihSoj’’
TiVvif. BHwU.nson
ralliiiim. . , . . . , . , .-.i. .. . vAlOni io Altvntana •
. 'oijHdtitiK-h ... . . ... . ... ; . . . . . Karlo •.iltrdkln.s '
. i<i!v-ry. , ; .A hiU- R et-uronl
.Sandt 'As. .
i With ' this; release the Hopalong
Gassidy series hits, the ; 50 . rnark,';
Which .gives the; Hoppys. some sort of
distinction. - Blit ,'tho yarn ■ is, , strictly
for.muia - and ; oft-told, ' with ..'only, the
famUiax" .clmrac'lcrs fpf the; seri'es .and
the backgi‘p.uncf exterioi's h'plding’the
'feature >itp.-:f6i‘ "more .'than " passmg.
: attentiori: ,in the , western . houses. .
Hop'py (William Boyd), in, attempt-
ing; to got his young friend;, 'Richard;
Gra ne. ■ o.u t' , of ;, a .. ,i am with gamblers
and .sriiugglers,; gets phoney dismissal
'froiriv'.tho .rangers, to, .join' the outlaws
and', finally tab the top." man. Along:
the. line there’s some fast 'riding and
liberal, gunplay, ' ■ ■.
■Bbyd. is .in .his . .familiar, spot as
; Hoppy;, wdth; Andy Clyde , suppiying
.elemental coinedy, and Jimmy: Rog-
ers aS. tho-;.iuve, member’ Of the 'trio.
Willia'm.Halligari nicely handle's role
of . th.c town' banker, ,'f.ony.: .Ward, "is
the ', typical outlaw, leader; and Bob
'.MitehUro Is ..a lough customer who
contiriirally' tangles 'w,lth ; Boyd. :Girl
is ■Frahce.s. 'VV'podw.sird,; - Wdlt : .
P^TUETY
Miniature Reviews
'Hi'omlway Rhythm’ iSongs)
’;';j t;'’olrir;i 'i'M,-G';i ,FJiiimra,te'.,H,lnn!S.b
';":ca!', 'p;i)e'i;c'il'>ri;ith'' iiamC"^ .
,‘;Milo,ni','.;iiue. .'frir: ..uoo'd; biO',.;, ■■ ■'■,
. ,'']'hc I:'ij;hlins' Sciibecst. (Rep),. .
Ifoh'i'aritie'.'t,alo 'sd'. 'Nnvy's' base-
''■'bu;iiRers.,:'.;:',Slt'(',i|ig' bilU,0ppe'r' bn'
■iluilfe. ; '■ ,
, ‘Riders of the Dcivdlinc’ (UA),
■■ 'Ebririu'!.a'':'w'e.s'|e'i',ri,^;^
,:,,C,;v.s.sidy; 'e'rit.'r.'y,, ;','With;'',‘ s'ii,.ffiEierit. '
..gOriblhy'tio.r' wevkbrn.';add'icts.
‘V.rieeitvdrc'd'’,' 'l'2Qt,h), (British, ■'
' Milb b'(!x,Of,r'ee .likely , in States
':b'ecatis,(?' bi'Ie.ascr-Uhovvri .iiu'y .S;)' ;
'id'I-Brit;is.h;'.'C'ast.'' ■
‘.live Jiinetion (Mu.s.icnl)
b.,(PRG)i ..biekie. MoO're . and; ’liiui ;.:
'.’Thayer; he8<i,in.g' youthful .Cast' iit
. musicai .dtuiiie.r ■ ; for ■ ,i cive t rade.
' '"‘.’the : ’texii.s ■Kid’';(Mpno) ., .Aclc ■
;qu:ate dual .'Western ;;vvith ’ Joliriny'. :
Mack Brcm:.'' .,and,;Ray.mp))d Hat-.
ton. ' ShO'.iid do okay.
; . (.Sari nemetHo.^ton;dori’ (Bal-
' coH-British) ."Thriller 'abbut.Bri t-; ;
ish Mptieharit Mar;i'iTe;;,,b'ofI .biz .{h,.,,
. Eiigland, '■ ..'okay "for, 'U.Sh.,; .
'The Shipbuilders’ HBrilisli).
CUve iBrobk; starred; in 'niediocre
drama. ...about: .BrUaiii's shipb'uild- ;
' ing.'; ;;v'V'.. , ' ''i ",
•La Galliiia t’hicea’, (Mexican).
. Suitable: for Spahish 'houses, bo'-
,- mesfic; HbVy .saT.iS '.EngIifih,, titles..
■headed by Erie ' Porfmari, , ,i's. hot; fa-.
'mi,l,iar.‘ to Aineri'cari audiehees, . .; ,
. Director Anthony Asquith has
doiie ..miich .; fo. develop ,;;this '' ya,rri-
'.Whole, action. ccUterg' about the ef-'
fprts .of Belgium's patriots to , mam'- .
lain' regular publication of an urid'er-.,'
grbuitd.pap.er a'S .a ieonatant .thorn tb;
.Ih’e Na’ri .ouGupational troops; Script- ;.
,er.s ,-Rodri.ey " .Aekiand (arid; '.’I’errcnce
Rattigan'. liat’e takori Wolfgang WH- .
helri'''s story', a.nd 'framed it'.arourid.,
the. (apparently unpatriotic Pprtman,'
.)VhQ quietly,, ; co:ntinues;'. his , under-:
.'igrbund , o.pcrations while , enferlaih- ,
iirig.n.igh'tly at a cabaret: for Nazi top-
pers. .Walter Hudd is the editor; ' oi-
lpaper while' at the .same, time' turh-.
ing. out, m.aterjal for the Nazi , pub-
lication, at a fee;, Alter ;' Peter Gleri-
ville, .Portman's ; Cabftret ' ,;partner,.
jealously tries.; to .turn in, the urider-'
grourid paper's staff, a series, of In- ,
eide.nts and The ardeiit’: patriotism
of the Belgian uridergroUnd opera-
, fives -enable them to continue pub-
lication. .Story •endS' On the note that
'despite all. Nazi persecution, the Bel-.
:gi.an. spirit Avill carry on.
; Portman. slightly ■ remthise'ent . 61
.Gary Grant, contributes a; standout
performance. Phyllis Calvert, as the.
wistful, but faithful Belgian worker,,
(provides, several romantic iriterlucles;'
With,, Portmsn. Griffith Jones. ,SUp-
-plies a ni tty; eharacterizatiofi as the (
priest .udm na'anages ; to '.'maintain his:
religious' attitude while : aiding . the
; underground movenvent.. ; ’
. Well-'choseri. ; supportirig (. east . is
topped by Peter Glenvilie, Frederick
;Giilley, Walter Hudd,- Raymond ;Lo-
yell, Felix' Aylmer; and' John Slater..
Camera v'ork (of Arthur Crabtree is
uniformly' good, ; Wenr.
Jiv 4 ‘ •liiiiciion ;
(MUSICAL)
•T*'ri(' tiivcl I’.e.leasD. Slni'/? Tina
. I':,;. ;,t liiilyit.* ' •MoorD;'. fPuluPHS.! ■ Gbi'j’U
A'lbi.iii:’', .Ti.ihiijVv *AVagh 6 i’. '.luit
AVik'v, )|ill , ]>irf*.clb(l liy,. Tbtlgjir
. il'.b rin.’iPi', ., ' iRViiiK-',' .•AVa.IIiW’O,
.VViild; .•e.'nhiRl'ii', 'lr}»
' Moi’«i!.b:' iiu.K!-’i<A -i/'d "ICiTkKlyH' (tH'ncPS', ]>on
- iiblluiiVi ; '('iiil(i)', Iloliort ..r'l’iitKlsi-Il.' '-.Al.
Yiirk, A'.. ivDDk .jiin. . 11 ,. ' 4 -f. dual. Knii-
.IV'iw'., Moore-
JVoduosday, Jaiuiary 10 , 101 1 .
Tlii‘ T<>x;in Kill
SOfh-l'iix :1 'oi‘ ^
'1 id'll.."', ,l’'(Gi('in'c.s" ,J0Vi(‘
■'vi’t’t, 'Hii’IinfJi .InijcR.
A stfiii I lb .' Kf y,
Ti„’i.'i’,fm.’eV'3 lb, t,( ifjji ii; ' Tv
A\'i'!,»b;dtn:, ■•, ll}^..'^»'•([ • iijl: ;l'i
.'..'A'vl'k
■ f.'litiWH'iii ,X.': y. ,kiiV. ,
A.n'ik’t' ' l)(.‘liii;*T>.' i.-.-;',.
’.Ib'Ui) .'I'/imviJv.,'.’, A,
■ K'iiljii'r. rruyU'w
• XiH'ls. ;
(AditivV . 'i.
. V.bn (ls'o,dri'M‘r.,> i,j
"VAr •K.dDfVM-l’'.-
j'^('li'ljj'i('.f{M’', 'i . . ;.
,'l (.UXiVni’','
V'lin' ,l'l<iI)t>risi.Din .
b.Vl.l'ti .VU'kh’AV-'. > i
' VfiM. .il'MoiiHkt’i'k,
i-
''r.lic''d'iJ}Uii,'.,bV‘'-^ •
wr.ini'l.s'X •> X. HT... i-: .
I'neoiisoroil
(BKITISII-MADE)
:1 o.i‘ , 'iiroiliu’-
in f‘H .JOVic ] ’dVt niii n , '■ J’Jiyll i.s i'nli* •
'.fji .InijcR. •, i)y AiUhony.
'f.i.’Df.dvitii.iy, 'jl'(Hln(.‘y.,kVb’klH,n(1'.' ji.n'il
i}i,.''»'‘([ -iiil: J'ljitfk'; liy (i.s.t’iuv' K.' Ail'l-r,'
A': y. AiMi'.; ,is,, ‘- 1 }'. J-cvifioinW ■'ti’ini*.
-r'lii ii'.H... , . ,
vi . .".'V
( 'Grant
.CiVlHiy..
■T'A-inik .
'.(ilrl., ;■
. .Diekio Moore
i , . r'Pinji Thayer
,,i;.,.'.V'.',A:icrra,:': yoiinir.
. i.lolinny 'AEfKdut.elH
. ...J ii ok ■ VVn i?i 1 or
....ran.."VVlioy
. i ; • . . Beverly . Boyd
.... Bill HalliKiin
. * .tolinhy .Dunoii.rt
.Tnhnny'Glark
. ; . ..l-'rOilfTlAlc hYhdr
, . jCaral' Ashley
ii .•;..l >(U*Ssii i'lAdVrin
,'b . . .. Boh MrKeiiJflo
'.'i. i ;( iri'CfH h;.'.Times'
,A... . i'. 'i ':'l'’lHnr (llhnvilji'
]'■; iii'k' (i'k.Bey '
- l.i.f'n.o .M'aiull '
. . ..... . •..( ''y'.Dl '.fa tT(‘(
. l'ii.n''i.seU-
, V I'Mlik 'A j':)mor
i . ; l‘ll,iq( Makeha AV,'
.'vf, i.l. ' ri. .-Ud.horts'
-.y. ,v 'AVI Ilia niH
;Ar,UuVr ’U.ikil.let-
'.'.V. . lohn 'S'kitor'!
;; I'MiUip, , (I'lylfrey
w.’. . i.r.-.JbloyiJ '•■J’qar.kon
, Efforts ;of tlib .Bclgiaiv uridorgroijnd :
■m'.'.lKw'ri.rt' the (Nazi, grip',. form '.the,,
basis .for -this, .thriliing; ,meio:drpma,
whieh. often; reaches the .m.elbdrama-
tjb ,lie.i,ghts of 'J. 9 ( Sl;e,ps.'' , Publication "
of. La .Libre Belgique; put b.iit . by the
undergrorind in, .W.orld, Wbf Nb, I,, is'"
revised; 'in. . . .‘Uricenspred,’. . Pielurc,:;
eoritai.ns abbiit ari, hpiir of susppilsb-.
f 111 'aciion. ;,'Dc.spite infinite bare 'on
prpdiietion ;details,i,weil-pibked iCast
.and 'obvious appeal : .as - a .meller,,, this •
. 'fll'ni,:; released (inithe U. '.S.. by: goth-.
Fox, niust lean; 'on: ,a terrific selling;
j bb if if; amoun Is. to more ;thari aver- .
age, (returns at tlio ;U. R. bbxoffice.
The reason is;, that .all-British cast;
,; . Former- child . star. 'Dickie Moore
, carries" most, of . the Ib'ad. in- this .mu-
;;'.Sical. .which. as.;, title '.indie'a.tes.; is
! aiiried 'at, toenrugors who probably,
'.will ' accord .it fair support ,,bn' the..
; twp-for-ones.' "
'■ ReYplying ■aroitrid problems'- of .(a.
'rtiusic: '.e'o.nscrvatoi’y , tJrodUet'.' trans-;
plaritcd,' to; .."a .modern ' high'- school
.;wli,eib .Stud’ent body ,leari.s more (to.
Tin; Ran .Alley, ', tunes, tale, brings,
ypivng'., Moore into: the,. :jiv.e;, fold ■. ah'
loader Of :his.;sehb(jTs bre.h and: gibe,
club.'.. The urii.t .:earrios off (top honorS;.
in .hationw.ido competition, : iri elbsirig:
.Ibo'tage. , '■ ; :■,■;'■.■
,;in,eD'nsoq.t;ieiitiai ; tale . givo.s .; minor
,;focu.s,to ,a,(aolcsceril rom:a;nee: between
Mborb arid Tina Thayet arid. 'Struggle
by .former to, win popularity amOng
follo.vv stLide 5 .;'''A.fter. 'death, .of his'
a.vibtor dad bversbasi Moore switches
'into popular iiriusic; field tb provide,
.eritbrtainmbn.t', for ' servicemen sta-
tioned ncarb;j’;"as iriean's of forgetting
..'grieD;;': (..;:.(;> .'l';' '■'
"Gerra Young, a newcbriier.,;;has the
InipOi'l'ant. singing, assigrim.ents; and.
Impresses, with finished .rendltibn Of
thb' Bell Song froiri; .‘Lakme,’ ‘We're,
Ju.St. in Between;’ " ;Da.tter gels |jro-'
du,etibn :tr.eatm'e.nt iiv finale.
Musical , huiribers .; help, t'd offset,
; .story’s sorioMsriess', but a little more
' sweetness 'and light ■would help. .
"■■■'■.,,•■- , , ■ Dmn.
' ■ '.MiiiluKti'li) . : S" •'( (' ' li. ■:-'Ill,M.i(ali
;''|*h)'iVutvPtih.- ' Sia'r ' ' .Inluiriy'- •.Vl.-i.t k; -Ik'i.ivf .i-i;
■ I'l.'ini-.u. ■. ii,y
IliH.v vik’.io ititi.iil.'iMui’.y.T!;-. iitAit W ;
'-’•^'• 1 '-' ‘-.li'lO.Ak' . I '.o\v,«f: ‘
Ihiin y ’.■i.W'Umi.hit i'i(,;r’' (»n..''. VA:i,
"XdW ,A u.i’k;.;.'-N; ; V,.‘.\AV«,i’iv nf .h.-.tl. ; I I'. .' U, ''.
.'rlilri'i'. , , '
Ni’ViVa.i .Juliniyv-'.NliV.-k’ t u.',|
.“l ; . - .w'c’. .V. . Ikiyituiml' 'j. t .1 nlR '
' K-l'ii' . .>•; I
,'X:in« ji., . -i'. vl.'. .A .'A i . . . S'Jiit
• Xii.vliViV;.; llnh.'Vi .' |j.'.is;'k'p
•svul'lv',''.,;'. viv; .'.i!. K>run,Mi(l
(Bil.,. A'.‘. A,'; '■•I’l-ifc;,;
A-..',-,'. v-'.-.'r ^ . 1 ... ...'V-.' Lvn'i<'iy-';'Ui;» oi'.
., '(J tv vi'..' i • • It V .'D.'k .‘.‘z'- '
Alnx.'-.-;-.-'. .' i'-A;'. . KVi-'mit iVHt'li;,;
I'-ifA .. . /. . '-.iniiri, ■■iiji'U.ii'
A'fWmHl;,. ; ; . ..a'-A < -i',; v. G .vi Uh 'M V‘ 0 K ,
■ ; Tlvi.s Joh'ririy M:lele,,B'row,iv .w.c.stern.
'.slunild fill. ,tl>e. bill', at; .d'ual .'house, s;
Wilhout.' .much, frbuble as, reg.uUir
fbr-nuila ()f "giiniilay;, Wild ridii.ig .arid
a, sinattc.ring .or,:i'.oniau.ee" ifi.v fa.ll;bw'ed." ,
Fiim Is' light bn. eoi'necly; however,
with ' Raymond ' Hatton giV'cn, , .few ,
.chances (for; laiighk.iand. ricit (doing.,
triuch, with. .t,Hose ofl'ercd, HO and-
Brown aib'.H.,' S. .nvarsha'ls .dc.tai.led;^!^^^
■ 'wipe, out .'band, 'Of . liighway iricn, stag- ,
iing Scries. " oi’ islagocoaefr, ' holdups:
■\\'hich(-pre;veots; .'raiiclio.wn.ors;.. I'.rom' "
meeting payrolls .arid: .carry i ng on
'.'.their' ope.ralions. '
"Marshall Rec'd n'S.ihe, Texas. .Kid ,is"
iaufficieutly strong. ,;anci . silent ;as the ;
onetime,, merilber of ( the gang '."Vvho..
;gets shot aflef goirig straight,' t:ry ing':
to (butwit h'i.s ■Joriri.er (orihfinnl .sidi'k
kick.s .arid bringdhe- slagccoach ' .vvith"
its lo'ad of 'gold, throu,gb.,; ' Brown and '
Hatton, hovvbvci:; round tip iiVe.ig'arig ,
and gatlop; Off to neVv. exploits wliilQ,
the raridhers prjipare. fbr busiiie.ss ;as;
usual. "'
.;■ (Directioii holds,' to,; go'od '.lcyel ; and
There are. ; some be.ttG.r 7 lhan-avei:;a'ge'
outdoor sliols. ' ' Doilu. '.;
^an Di‘iiii>iri» — l-un«lon
(BRITISH-MADE)
London, Dec. . 8 .
••• .rok'itse ' ti.i‘ .,Ali(|un.‘l 'B.niVoh' .
'iiVH It i^'r : l'''jtx.,R(n‘!iltt. ■
„.\B‘i'yyn': . .'loKtiH',; ; HhIjiIi Mii Ihh’I., Itobyi't
BoH.Uy; ' GortUm' .l.tu’kh'oiV. I’ipDi’.'
■ Bii’tH’itMl, liy. '.Gkii l'Je.s '; .'-'7 Si'VDOni'hiy,.
.ilokci’l >rsvmf-r. ’.Hnil rfiRi’lfs , Oynn,
..(ift'in'.Hl, rPfii-H-fVH',: k.y .J'’. .N’ytjriys.uli.-.liJHSO. At,
' CjunbriflKt'’ Ah.tyilv’O, BiiJliiliviv, 7; .
IlunnUjj^’, .Vibit'j A> 8 ' .'.SlIS,S.' ' \
, H for ; only pne. reason-mbrid Thbre;,;
are a 'ritimb,er. ,of bthcrsrt-herc i.s brie
of the best '.factual ' thrillers to; t’oine
from, a British btudio .;sin.ee', the vv-ar
began. The' cast, ;is that: terrific; .
; If Afn.eric.an fllmgoer.s are (in the"
market for not only a . story of ;iiri-,j
.paraUeled, true-life .herbi.sm; but brie
that’s the' Very', reverse, of' the Holly-. ,
wood star system, hero iS one to line,
.them Up 'at the boxbffice'; Except, for
a short sequence in b Galveston .de-
partment Store, w'here members of
the tanker’s crew buy, silk; stbekings'
for . their womenfolk , 'from; a fly .,
femme clerk, there is not a woman
' in';the':cast. ■ ■■
Whether wittirigly or aeqideritally,.
the presentation (of this epic, tale,- of ;
the( British', M.erchaiit Marine; omits
the customary cast of ■eharacters.' in
•the screen . eredits.. Thus; does: it
emphasize the . genuiuencss ,p£ the
: personalities co.ncerried , in(Th.e " iin-
folding of .a. gripping drama.. . 'So one
,prefer.s to believe .the man who plajis
the skipper of the Sbn Deinetrio ' is
. tjaplbin Wbife*.'i'n’p'ersbn('ju 5 f“bS({h^
tough,,nameleSs Texan, who joiris the
,tariker,irt Galveston is (a tough Texan,
imbued with the idea Of Britain's
.'needing .help tol win the war. If, the
chief' epgirieerrirWho performs, mii'T;
: aclcs in the' half-flooded, . fire-swept'.,
.engine' room (by . not Only restartirig
the enginc.s, but by cooking a "pailful
of .potatoes in, ' live .'steam' from a
leaking vblv.e— is not a. e.e. . in real
: life, ;it really doesn't make any' dif-'
ferenoe, . Arid this, goes for ; all of
'•'theiri, from the bosun to (the 'kid;
appreiitice whose first". voyage it is. ,
To audlcncbs th;cy''re. roalTitc, char-
,:bc;ters'(
Mueh credit mu.st: 'go ' to . M.ichaql
Balcon, Die 'producer, , arid, ' ChbiTes
Fren.d, vyho '.directed, IIoW much’F,
Tenny.sori Je'ssC's official aceOurit bn.
salvaging'' of 'the San .D.briteir io, after
she had. 'been, abaridono'd: for tWo
days' .and nights 900 .-iriiles frOiii her
, port‘,.',hblped Rob'ert; Hamer, and the
dirBctbr In their .writing; of .the .serlpt;
can only be surmised,' blit Ihe.diaiog,'
is iinvaryingiy authciT.ic. ' ' ■ '( , ■ :
.. Want ‘Desert Victory’ did for
Montgomery’s ' 8 ,th, Army,; .what,: “Ta'f-
get for: Tonight’ did for the;''R.A.F.,
and wi'.at ‘fn 'Which We Serve’ did
for the Royal Navy , (and Noel. CbW-
; ard;), - ‘San .'Derrletrio— London’ does, ;
, ccftbinly :;'as; 'miicK' 'for; the ;Briti.sh '
• (Mercharit Marine; ■.('
Till* Kliip 1 iiiilili>r!>i
(BRITISH-MADE)
• .Loncipriv Dec. 1'4. ,.
f A•nkAf)•^v\m■D^.i^^^■n^ .Bilm;' ••Gor).)-.' ' .op
V. ':XHl'l(>iktBJ(th.ri,- '.Bn-xtcv'’
•'Kuu'.h' (tiv‘t'-;Bn'M')kj'I'iit'fi(’'((i>(l 'kij tTnlijr jiiixtor,.
. • ('ior<kii.i'AV.e:]!Hslf*\'‘a;-in'irsi('*, KhH-
• 'lUMly. i’'- civitn’r’fi.;.- ;),;i.mqH'‘.'\V'I'ls!i>n.. ' Ar- '
ihu'i' ;A t’ t'lVijibrltlRH, IzOivtlii'nV •Hviu*.
■ ' 'Granted it has a wealth,'. of 'd'e.tb.H
that's atithentic . and a.s cffectiyoly
; presehted .as; a,' ;‘i\jarch; ot Timc'; 0 Pri.s,'
‘Shipbuilders’ racks ; entertainment
value. .
In orie respect the fliek ; seemingly
establishes '..a. .. record, Not only' is
there rib'; love, .inlerest; ..but 'for the
first. tiine sin.Ge the'dbys. of the' Fort:
-Lee one-reelefs. , the heto, .' rharried
, and .the.father of a bOy,;lives'Thrbi.igh
the 13 years' .eovered; by the ., story
without orice mentibning, .rnuch less
, being shown .w.ith 'his . wife. ' As for'
.'the boy; about ' ■ri’ho.'m there j.sl a
prodigiou'S .bmount ot't’bik, he figures"
in one ' fleeting .scquerice.' with . his
I'fathor in ahiornave .nil!' "Tiw .'(vn Tie.
.sole .shbt .'tO;' 'e,stabi;isji . tliit tin,'' ui,ii( (
■'lipiiairo shiiiliuiidiir lins'a'; h '
": ' Admlribi's of 'Clive' ■B-ii'ih.'C'.-.'li.o '''
■.plBy,s.lhe(fifth;.ot',a tine.of Giyiif
.Shipbuilders,;; will' ;;luive ni); i.ri.nin.iR '
■' .for complaint.,' so "far . a.s:l:ji.s. ;d '
■ ing ■th;e ,;sto'i\v .■is'."c(,)rieti|'ii,e,i. ,;,:’ri'irv
; ■eiiSions '..whe!i tie, i,s : absent :l'ro'in . i.he -
, ‘ .s'eveC'iv a re few., a.nd e v(;i'i w.ften ' Iii'. is'",
' ('riot toeing .live oiunera .tiN' (ini.i'iislijk'i'i'i ''''
bid, voice. lroq,uei)t1y;.:ear.ri('s«',;t.i'>i': ''hP-, .
'toi'.y. of; B'Htish’ ■shi'pi.iu.i.ldin.g.;^ Mie,,."
■' ''.ii'ppr'oyed ' ''Mai'eh' '.'(if ■' Ti.m'b': , 'j.iuui'i i.oiT
: tii'e': idea''. '.behind ' this'; .'■ ('> 1 . 10 "^'!
.bnsly:"a'. (plea ";tb. 'keep ;: flriti,sii; :siitp4'. ;
';b(uIdlng.from.gbiiig to the.d'iris'.'alte'f .
the war. '-'I
Be.sidcs Brook, :',MO'rIi.n(i' :G’,'ii,haln,"
, as a ;':i'i veter( has th'o;' .be'sl; . aili iig op- ' '.
. ppi-'tunitieS, ;iind',tu.rn,s..iii',:a'.'W:iFl5'ri;i.a'n4
like ;(pei'fbrip,arieo, :'as : ';a' ;,,,f,a,iiat :
' loyal employe, ' ,(.iri'way.e'ririg' .■.iri.;'iliis ;
' I'aHh'Vlri ( the ',abi!.Ily.:'t)i, the .'bbs.s. to:
bring ' prosperity ' b.aekbfo I, tile Gtyde','-.
;frt the' friendship ;.betwi'eii .thO' inag-' ■
: natc ; and tlie:' .riveter (a .sbincwtiat '
' labored:; attempt. is' niade :. (0 sti'ike .'a-'
Human; ..mite .that's in,fena'iiicd'.'W.hbi‘i (
■newk' comes of ; the ...death' ;..,at'.;'Sea of '
...thbir;. sons.'"'',',,; , ;
I.a liinllina riuiMia
(‘Cackling' Hc,n')
. ( (■MEXieA.N-AIADBftiy^^
; (ir.AA iiR.ii;.''l iti ;i; ' F’LnU
: .ii.i’iKliif'liiiJ'v..' 8ant. (l':V»-(;ia ; Vi'Hl-tiri'ji lia- .
mih'lit). 'Solor, '• ''ICiiiin:!!.,’ Bi'ir.ln'M.V S.ij'v.i,
,('i U>via’ ; A.liirin.- • nji .'tAcfi, , •..lA-i-uaiiJ.v '• .ui
.('Hii'i'Ta'; .'.hitiRtv;'!’.' rji:i
,|l:iijl Al:HiA’iN|;.t, AhiVlii -ABVjH .M' '
.'Xt’W . VVm'U.' 'X; ’.V'.i , ])*’((.. •• I'l'ni'inintj;..:.,
’ I,im-Ovw»‘40 MINS. - ■ ..
.'pt'j't'.sfv .-'j,.'. f/'. . , , . S-U'i si, < I.iu-'ci'a
•ARROV 'Gll;i|jii'.'... , yj'.i,. (
',i;(isii’rit).A • ‘ .-Fkirulii.; .'
,.rusV>. s . .'I,. i Cl' • ,■'•"•.'•^•‘->'''.''1.' .S.i'B'ii'
I .ii II I'M Vi .' v.'.-,,,.'.'.',.-. V'.''... I'.',^.'M.uV (51 ''.W-Hf ill, _
; Gtimi', . i.,i vzA. iH'tliiir-' ■MiiRtoiHMATtf
,TU:i. : . A
: -Here Is',; a' 'l;ighl'riicaiTcd,;(dnmestie "
story ot a. mother’s/trialR In rearing
her four childrbri.;, ' Since it ' cari i'e.s '
'no': English tities, the film: is* ;s'uilable .
orily. ’to . those audiences, understand-' '
.i.ng' .Spanish; . ' .'(;
. :Sa;ra. Gafcia'-pla^s .a ■liioihe.r. who's .:
■'S.tranded. vyith hCr. . yourig.sto.rs'. ' hi' ;a
: .hvoken^dowri,' jalopy; Dom i t)gb : Solc'r:
;bO!ries '.along. Iri: hiS: truclc' and plays. •
, the belief aplbr.. The tvyo ( in,id,dle.T.; 0 :ged.
;folk: go ; into business. ■ and ni'ake.; a ■
success'..: The.y:''.firiaily riiaiu'y ..(up
official notification of; the. death ’ of. ,
Miss .Garcia’s 'husband. "
, ; ; ‘The '..Augu Fink;, prodtietion ' is
; CQiripelent with , good . dire.otioii' by ';
Fernando ,: de Fiientasi ( .RHbtogrhphy; '
by.; Jorge .Fernandez,' Is .okay;, and
supporting r.bles , were eapably .h.iin-'
,dled by Solor, Efniria Ro:ldah and Diir
' vid; .Silva, though’ Miss Garcia is the
standbut.';. ; ' ;
.tontiriued from paitc 1 sisJ .
cert.lhardly 'mentioned .it. . AR 'Writer
;Tbm Chase however, handling^it-as.
news, , retated' ,h,bw the, au.d.iericG,:; ■ '
shocked af: SfraVin.sky harnionie.s,.':re-;.
fused .tb.sirig: alprig ;asTs. the custoin. '
Traveler editor seized tlris angfc:,; .
. assigned a: (Writer :to, the.' ;jpb, '.arid, ;
pr i rited- - a y arri .-i mply ;i ng;-.that. ; ,S tpa- , *
.vinsky. had,' ‘violated’ nalionai . st.at-.
.utes. ,'oon'cerning, , .treatment ot ;ih'e '.
tune. . and saying', that .(cops .'were ,
"awaitirig, only .a'com'plairit;’tb m'ake;a^^,
'pin.ch. (■■ .
Gops in, turn"'pibked';thi's, tip,, iaiid
.swarmed 'into .Syniph.bny Hail for re-;-;
peat ebneert, to hab the cbnlpoS.er ;i.{
hi; playe'd his arrangement. . Mean'" ;
'while story broke.: riatioiially, and all .
;rad:ios were tuned to the B.S.O. Sal-;
■u'rday ■ night, to ( he'ar Stravi'nsk.y'S'
'■‘massaG'r.e,’
Sy'inphony- mana,gor, ala.rmcd by (the '
■.uproar.,, however., persuaded :e6mpos-'
er. ,;a half hour before' (cb.nccrt:, tiine,'
to play the ;co;nveniioriai - arrati.ge,-'.
nieriti 'arid' thi.s ■ he .. did,'. TliC;' coiri?
poser ■ stated',.,he;. bad,' no h;i.tGril:ibn, of -
.distorting, 'the a’llthein," tii'at llC: had
; perfornied, ' it; eisewhere,, :,w,itli (very". ;
favorable bom men t, , and. .that- t) i ere; .
';iiyasj'.,'.sb far (as',(.h:e, 'interpreted ''.the
■la'w;.s,' rio, .violatiori' ..of 'tliem whatever. "
: ' This view;,'^.!, statvri ri’pheld "by
the music crilic.s, wi-.o pointed out ■;
(that ..'Stvavinsky had ., not: :t;rinperecl'
with the melody .itself; had no; cm- ;
'.'.bellished if, .'added .ariyUling t0::'it; or ;;
.; done ':a.nythlng. else , in . specific!'' v.lol.a- .
.tion, of ■the;'law,j. wii^ch. i's itself y.ague- .
,l,y' . phrased,. .The ' arrangement ;(was.
merely one of harmonic character '
and employed, to a certain extent, ■
the dis.sonant intervals whicli are the.
coniDOser’s matural idiom. ';■' ,'
. The composer had tried to capture ':'
some of the; archaic flavor .Of the,
harmonics of John Billir..g.s. the first.'
,' A'ri'orlbari '"GOrriposer, • th-us (iin- .,
part an authentic ,' Aincrican flavor
to a tune, which was,. ; as everyone ;
knows, a bar-room ballad of 18;li
century England. In the con.xidci'ed
o.pift'iiiri . P.f ' {Boston’s '. mu.sic;,. crifles, ’
Stravinsky had actually given ..t.he ;
national anthem a dignity and., a 'fniit- :
sical interest it had never pvevio.ii.s^
ly had. They pointed out. moreover,
that . every recitalist ■ ustially ...lias -a,
■special; arrangement (of the 'aritheiri,
to perform prior to his, coricor.t, an.d
{that .Stravunsky,' who; .boniposed.'^ h
oWn arrangement, was p'nly .carry-
' ing on,;, a solidly entreribhecl ; tradi- '
tion.
B St. llaHBn'* Hineei T^irfcar Syuar*
IMtERNATIONAL
SI
Sydney,: Jan, J8. .
I>ienty: of ill .feeling has. arisen be-
iy-een. severah distfihuidrs; handling
newsreels liere and the... Dfepartinent
df lhIorma,tip.n. :on;. the -doyerihg and.
l-.andiing of the Teheran conference,
vfrhned ■ by 'CapK **rahk . .HudCy: for
'..the'.'^Sidtish, .Ministry of Infonna-
tihji. ■ .Gauniont-British. .and .'ZOthy;
Fox allege D. of I. scooped the dis-
■tntotors, »ho..',h
' clips ivia aerangemeht., ■With,®
t. by putting out the Teheran reel
ad!0;.'. .. .. ■■
■'.BMti'lb.s. at' odds \Yilh(D, of'I; 'a'rev
Parai'nounh';,. Metro,.;. ^th
an d ■ Gaumdiitr BCi tisli;. 1 2ij th ...cW ii»a, h
yas left wdil)- some 900 feet and G-B
. .with- about 1.000 . feet .'of virfhally
■ nselcss Teheran ; inateri4i;, b^^^^
, the solo handling by D. of I. Alan
\Vi lliao’.son, local rep for, G-B, : has.
.Bi'Olcstcd. lo Sir Bonald Crass. Brit-
'. is); envoy, stationed at Canberra. D!
. pi I. ’ . spokesman ihior ‘.Variety’
;. thaf; the department never at any
. tiir.o attempted to scoop 'the, .diStrih-
v.tor.s and that its job was to work in
ha r'l ho n y ' w.i't h all 'see ti ons of : th e, him
■)iidiistry. Regarding the Teheran
reels, he said instructions had boon,
carried out coverin.g h'andiing of
; ti;o reels aud that the D. of I. had
made' 34 prints for local showings.
National Films , Council, comprisr
Ing exhibitors,, distributors and 1). of j
, I. representative, will m to iron 1
out this .. matter. Appa'cetitiy': the i
storm arose because both' U. S. and
British distributors, with tiieir own
r.owsreel outfits here, feel that the
IX of I. action in .isspihg a •special'
for ; Aussie territory, '. apparently
. ahead' of. their own iicw.srcels, was
unfair to their Australian acoo.'u'nts.
MEX NimYioOM
CUES HIGH PRICES
Mexico City. ,Tan, 11.
: Mexico City is being delu.ged with
new night .spots, and tabs have Sky-
. rocketed. . Soine in the trade believe
a rebound will occur shortly. Prices .
nciw compare with. New York and
London. -
Holcls also falling in line, cashing
in on' the heavy lourisl trade, and
rooms now going for as high as $8 a-
da.v, which is. terrif for Mexico. Lik-
kcr prices fast .■ going ■ out of reach.
Scotch now retailing from $9 to $10
a fifth in liquor stores. Hotels and
night spots getting more. '
METRO MAI l^KE OM^
Sydney, Jan. 18.
: Metro is reported nearing comple-
tion on deal whereby it would buy
the Fullers' St. James theatre, Mel-
odurne. Metro' now has the house on
lease but -is: seeking to expand its
theatre holdings in Australia I \
Sir Ben Fuller denied to "Variety'
that an offer liad ■' been ., made by
Metro to purchase Fullers’ circuit of
nine iilm theatre covering Penh.
Melbourne. Adelaide and Newcastle.
' Ti'.e U. film company liow operatc.s
'seven firM-run.liou.scs in Aussie ter-
ritory. 'but apparontiy is .seeking ad-
ditional o.ii.tiets..'': ■ i ■■■'■
Devaney Heads Can. Ass’n
Leo M. Devaney, Canadian divi-
siop sales manager for RKO Radio
Pictures, W 'president,
of the Canadian Motion Picture . Dis-
tributors Association. ■■. ?■
.Ho succeeds the late Jahios P.
O'Logl'.Un; "v''. i' '■■■■;
lifeboat’
Continued from 3
a
Nazi
Argentine Anti-Alien Actor
Mexico City, Jan. 11.
Argentine's an.ti-foreign perforrn-
er.s’. drive most likely to ban Mexi-
can players ; from starting South
American tours. New Argentine pol-
icy limits foreighers work period in
that republic to 30 days. :
It costs $1,150 xo plane from. Mex-
ico City to Buenos Aires, which is
prohibitive:;,, for Mexican artists .for
30-day dates. I'V
‘Crash Dive Big
m B. A.
CANADA’S FILM BOARD
WTO OWN NEW BLDG.
Ottawa, Jan. 18.
eSnada'a, Sat iohal Filin Bbard d'lie
to move into new. 'niddei'ri . $500,000
ston,e'- buiWin,g-;-a.S soon as . the'.' war"
is over.
; i; Plank 5 U'sti comOieted ■ call ,f Or ■ sm a r t;.
.structure with SOO-seat Ihealre to be
.situated in . suburban Hull, Quebec,
opposite ijtta'wa : across i4he.,^:0
river. . Xy:';; X.y-' y
NFB d;vi.sinns at pre.sent located in
four' separate ; buildings;, main buildv
ihg , having: o.nefe. been a;,%wmi!l,.,an
other a school, 'third a gara.ge ‘and
the fourth a newspaper office and
bank. V ' , 'V ' "'A:
Mexico’s Tourist Trade
:ing in
Carpentier’s Nazi Ties
Surprises U.S. Showfolk
New York Times dispatcli from
, Berne (Switzerland); that .the French
underground ' . has ■.r'added Georges
Carpentier to its blacklist as a 'eoi-
' iahof atidnist,’ ■ is a ■ surprise to U. S.
showfolk who. while highly dubious
p,f ‘ Maurice Chevalier, fell ditfereiit
a'uout Carpentier. Some were aware
01 ■the fact ' .that Carpentier had
closed his popular bistro olT the
Champs Etysees, Paris, because he
‘didn't, want to be placed •■in'., the
. awkward position Of shaking bands;
with .Nazi occupation Oflicial.s.' At
least,, that AVas hisikti.bwh feeling in
, , the early days of the fall of France.
a’Uho'ugb '; apparently; he has . shifted
I'.is scnli’nents. This is cited ir, con-
; tra.s', to the attitude of Henry Lar-
., ti.guo, ;w;ki' to U. . S. . and British' ya-
riety people and .show’men ' because j
';bf hi.s associations with both ll'.c
Wiilinm . Morris ‘ agency; and Fo.ster's
agoi’cy ol London, as their Parrs iep.
; ■ This was at a time wiicn Lartigue
’ v.”as an as.socia.tc of Clifi'or.ci C.
■, Fisc'ncr, American. repatriated to the
: 'C, S. jus', before the coUasj.se of :hc
; Lowlands and France. ■■ .Both Fisc'ncr
and Lartigue , operated the pop.uia.r
; Maxim's, Ambassadeurs an.d Ciro'.s
.. in Paris, and ii's no secret ll-.at Lar-
; ligiie has grown ' wealthy calerin.".lo '
the ■Nazis and the French e jitabaf a'- 1
tionisis. Lartigue ha.s aiway.s been i
: a rabid anti-Bolsh.evi.sf and a^ i«ng-
ihne friend of Franco.,, the Spanish
.;■,. fascist,: ,■' vvh'ieh ; may" 'have ; influeHeed
''h'is , ; later ideology. • His associate,
Fischer, c'no.sc to ignore, those politi-
: eaj aspccis so long as France ar.d
■ America were out of the war. but !
■ once in !!■ their;, .irelatious ■ assltined.
diflefent '■propor^tioiis. ■:' hi '
■ ■■; ;■ 'As,' regards Carpentier, iGeorgeoas'
Coorge.s' .is. described a.s 'accepting
coilaboralionist nti’.iiaiioh on the oc-
, pressed.. '"the view that the
character shouki teach American,
audiences ‘not to uiiderestimate the
enemy.'
Writers’ War Board Scrutiuy
X'-'Meaiityfeile, fee Writers’ War Board |
i.s i'ookihg irito .tlie situation': ■ Various.'
of its nterabers saw- the picture over
the. weekend, and the matter will be
c.ousidered at the regular weekly
mcetii'.g. today (.Wednesday). Wl-.at-
ever other action, if any, the Iroard
iti'ay'take in. regard to,;the/picttirej 'iti
will be rated, according to its rela-
tive pi'cipaganda value, in - the next
issue of the organization's bulietin.
Although Steinbeck e.icpressod cx-
'tre.fne, ,d;isappro vai 'of .the ; tyay his
bfigihai',,.st0fy, 'Was adapted for .the
screen, h i.s o'o,ieclions are understood
to have been as nr.ich at the treat-
ment of other characters and inci-
dents as at; the'.handUng 6£ thp Nazi
captain, ■ Not only ; is . the ; 'Nazi.,
quite tinlifee . the Steinbeck .creation,
but the part; of . the Negro steward,
piayeii- iby. .Canada. Lee. has been Cut
wa,y down and given less stature and
syri-.pathy. ■' , The characters of the
aristocratic .\v:oman,played'.;by
lah Bahkheadta'nd. the tycOon,;piayed,_
:b,v Henry 'Hull, are- in, the-Stejnbeck
script Ob v:iot(,s portrait.s of; pu'olifc ■ fig-
ures. ; but they are changed for the
screen. And', the parts played by
Johii : :Hodiak and ’ William . Bendix
are also great;,:altered,. it ds held.
.Steinbeck ■W-r'Ote -the' -‘Lifebdat’ orig-
inal from ah idea suggested by Hitch-
cock. A ftcr completing the . scrip t,
he went to N’orl'n Africa as a war
correspondent for the N. Y. Herald
Tribune, ; and knew ’nothing of the
screen trealiuenf or production until
h.e .=!uv the pieturo at a preview
Khoi'tly 'before. : the. New York ; pre-
micre. The screen treatment of itlie
original story was writ'mn by Jo
'S.vverlih’g,-
Current London Shows
London, Jan. 18 .
‘.Veaeiii .Vvenue,’ Vaudeville. , '
‘Arsenic and Old Laec.’ Strand.
‘Blow Ow 11 Trumpet.’ 'Flay-h6u.se.
.‘Dancins Years':,’ Adtt) phi.; !
‘Dark Kivci';" Whitehall.
‘Flviiiff Colors,’ Lyi'ie.
::AHi,M)bSHi;’.-sistiV: y ,
‘It’s Foolish But Fiin,’ Coliseum.
.‘It’s ■■ Time Daii(cc',’.; W Gaidon
‘.Imiior ?.'Iiss,‘ Savilie, .
‘Landslide.’ 'WfeV'minstd'r.
‘Lisbon Story,’ Hijipoaroino.
‘Live for Love.l'Haymarkct.''
. ‘Lottie Dmidass,’: Cambndgo.
■ ‘aidilth'.'hrthe .Coqiulry.' St. James.
' ‘Moon Is Down,’ Whitehall. , ■
■' ‘.111'. Bilfrey,’ Piayhiv.;sc.
. ‘ jly ■■'Sister: Eileen,’; Savoy. '■■,
: 'I’ink Sirius,' Uui'.o of Yor-k'.'-'.
‘Quiet Week-Eed,’ W.\ ndham's.
‘She Follows Ale About,’ Gai'iick.
‘Somelhing in the Air.,’. Palace. ■
■Strike a New Note,’ Wales.
„■' Mexico City. Jan.' 11..
■ Tourist trade last year while: good;
was not as big as c.xpccted. A ; gov-
ernment report announces ti'.e- n.um- I
ber of visitors to Mexico in 194.3'at i
95.018:' mostly Americans. - ;
: Most of last .v'ear's tourists were
summer visitors and, on the wiiolc,
good spenders. . ' , i''
■■': : B.he'hbs Aires. Jan. L ■
' ' 'IJ; '.S.: ■;. and ' H.atib'nal}y'rTOadc: ■pictures
wore pretty well neck to r.Cck in-
b:0.:'g'ipssos' at fir.-;l-i-un houses here
during December. ‘La . Giaji'ra . La
Gaim .'If'pli' jhc :new Pepo .'\ria.s com a
edy produced by Liimiton, -.vas the
bc.st atlround. pulling ir. . over SO.OOO
to the Atr.bassador on its first week
and. Iiolding up strongly for the
second .wii-h; .^approximately S8.000.
Several Hollywoqd-.T.adc fi'.ms did
equally well on the firs',: week but
did not carry over..
Other eatimates. '«U uiren in Ar-
ge}ttihre--pe'sOii:riWTe^^
U. S. J'ol.’otc: :./V I,
.Ambassador (Lautarct & Cavallo)
<1.400: 2.50: 2.00). ■ ‘Carmen’ (Sono).
Did all right with 14.000 and 12.000
on la.st weeks. Total for the seven-
week . run of. this ' ' N ini Marshal!
stCri'Cr-wak 173'iObO' Which 'is.;p'rbbably;
top.s for any national during the past
year. ‘I-a .Guerra La Gano Yo’
(Luhiilon) ppehed: with.^'S
lowed by . second week . of 20.000
which wi-.i!e o.k. for. a r.ational, didn't
c.pmpa.rd- tvithithe ..Mars^^
000 opening.
Idea! (Lococo) (950; 3.00: 2.50);
‘Watch , on the Rhino’ (WB.X Opened
last month to ‘22.000. Did only 11.000
on ItS'second week, eight pii'ils .third;
ar.d five on its- last, principally be-
cau.so heavy dialogue made.- it diffi-
cult for local fihngo'crs to follow.
'Constant Nymph' (WB) w h i c h .iurisdicUon is concerned.' The
opened last week, did a strong 30.000 miiiutes were fleeting and it was
and wiii ebntinrae . for .several weeks. gelling dose to his broadcast time.
Bex (Cordero. Cavallo & Lautarct) , At Foote. Cone &. Bolding agency the
.(3,505; 2..50; 2.00 .X 'Cras'ii Dive’ (20th). : boys were frantically clavi'ing the
Holding’ over after opening last' air for a fill or standby. Then came
month, did nicely, drawing .20.000 ..tlic break. Frankie thought better of
■iF 'Changes in the United Arli.sts for.
eign distributioh diviripn ebme .faf)4 ,
idly;-'.last 'week as E. T. (Teddy) Carr
resigne(;i ak UA,: managing direetbr in
.England', '■wpIa;V'rthtir,K'eH^^
visor of. U.\ . foreign sa!e.=. relin-
quished that ' post,. . Cai'r;: ha.s lon.g.
been reported dickering vvit'n J. Arit',
thur Rank for an important spot in
his . British- . ;pr6d.uctioH-'di.sti'ibuiiqh- ;
, exhibition organiz,aiion.
V With Kelly di sco ut i n ii i.ng .« u per-
vision of L'A foreign Sales, though
■rcniair.ir.g a UA v.p. and member of
Lhe ■ board of directors, Walter Gould
'carries on. as heretofore, as UA for- .
ci.gn maua.ger. .’■,,,;'■■
'David Copian, ■vi>R6;:has'.,b'ecii hah:-."
dling distribution for UA in Toronto;
is .sCliedulcd to take temporary
ehJr'gQ of British'-affairs: 'for UA- qhtil, ;
a- p'Cr-maheht :■ managing ; director ..for;
(di’.eat .'Bfitaih is appointied.
; , ■Ahhp'i'tn'Sti.t'neht.- .oi' the' 'change' . iii ”■
KoUy'.s ■ duties came . after -he'-'.liiad, ar- v:
rived, in England for confabs with
Rank. Koily. according to tlt'e-'-an,-
nouncomer.t. will reportedly assume
‘supervision of television iactlvities’
fdr■^JA.^'■' ;'. ■;■■■:' ; ■''
in
;■ ■„ Landon, Jan. 18.
., Phil Reisman. RKO foreign sales
chief, lias arrived here' from th.o
Stales. . ■. ,. ■;, ■: . :'■'
Bob ; Wopl£ is 'slated to retain his
title as assistant, to Roisnian and re-
main .bere as managing director for
■ the United Kingdom and the ednti-
nent.
Scold for Sinatra
Caiitiniied from page 1 553
.forlits six. day. s.ecohd .yteek/ afier' a'
strong .44:000. openin.g ‘The Sky’s the
Limit’ (RKO) was the best of the
month Ihereafler, pulling in 29,000.
'Hatter’s Ca.stle’ (Par 1. and, :‘My
F riend Flicka’ ( 20th ) Which followed,
rated ;aboat.2Q,0()0 each. ’ .
Ocean (Coll. Gatti & Cia). (2.800:
2.00: 1.501. Generally indilforont
month here with I Walked With a
Zombie’ (RKO) be;t of the lo; for an
o.k. 18.000. I.,-.((V0l and Hardy '.s
his hasty ultimatum and back to the
studio be iiopped. All hands sighed
deeply and some made tracks for the
disjioiisary. . Thera , the boys started
bashing ■ 'the : thing over, one votun-
teering that the swoouer had been
badly advised. Sortie were inclined to
the other school ol thought, along the
lines , of wha', the AFKA official had
said, ‘believing his own publicity,
etc
Playing- the big studio, as he 'doo.s
Appolhfnveht'
did somewhat bettpvi dravviiig lfi.OOO
for ■ its first .week :aiid' 10,000 on its
iiokiover’ stanza. :;
■ Opera (Lococo) (2.400: 2.50: 2.00).
Filial week of '.ho month was the
be.st hove. ' Above Suspicion’ (M-G),
aided ,. by ' star liame.s. did 30.000.
■Bataan’ (M-G)',' : v.hicH preceded.
Report Carr Joining Rank
_ ^ ' London, Jan. 18. ;
Un.dersiood here that . Thddy Carr
relinquished his, post ■ as managing ,
director for United Artists' to join. J. .
Artiiur . Rank. Although Carr had
two years still to go Qh;.his ■ contract
with UA. it is reported that his .de-,,:
.part'U fei . was; aniicabto and that, th(>
■fteal was arranged by Arthur Kelly
at Bank’s request. It is. belicvc(:( that
Kelly elme over ,.■ specially for tliis ,
. purpose.-,'
! , Rank ;is , forming, a , distribution or- .
ganiznUoii in .America to sell top
English product. . Some of the.se. pic-
tures have already been ■ completed,
while other.s are in the making.
Carr, likely to be appointed head
of the sales force for Rank, is ex-
pected to iCaye'.for Aiperica , shortly,
.ioining Barrington Gain, who remains
in the U. S. to liandle finance.s.
Kelly is slaying in England pend-
ing arrival of David Coplan from
Canada. Sydney Jackson, assistant
to Carr, has, meaqtime, taken over.
35 ,fl(io.ooo-rr. raw
Mexico City, Jan. 11.
. Film production* in 1944 will hot
have lo be curtailed a.s at first feared’.
The on ICC of ti'.e U. S. Coordinator
of Inter-American Affairs has ar-
ranged tor ,35,000,600 ; fed of. raw ■
stock to be imported from north of
the Rio Grande. .-
‘.litlefijfig.s’ '<20lbl wa;s' a weak 12.000. for his vitamin .show, aliio has its
but .‘AppoihtmenP.'iii , .Borim’ (Col. 1 1 drawbacks. Unle.s,s the bobby- i
sbekers, ides.ist, from .■Whinny iiig' and
.screaming e.y.cry time pfariki.e lets
go from : the : lip, -the Army .has de-
creed that none of the records of that
.show; will be .shipped overseas; for
the ■ armed forcc.s. Despite pre-
broadcast warning lo the kids in tlie
auclicneC there' has been no appro-
dipped to 20.000. ,iu.s; un.dcr 'Hit thO| ciably Icltiiig-up of '.be c'r.iidish oin
Too’ (L'l wl'.I.e!-. preceded it. Opening crie.s. If anyone has .ideas .as ■how*:. to
■vveok .;:,had '..somewhat ■ better ■ .rfisuits I Stific , .the . yquh.gsto.r.s’' emotions'. J,
.With . •■\'our..'4e.-'i, Pra;'es.''tOi'.' (M-G.i WaUcr Tl-.on'.paonites 'wi.s.h ''."they
puH.ln.g, in a fair, , 23.C00. ■ j : would come forward , . witb ■ : them
: ■ Xormamlie (Lococo) (.1.400: 2.00; Tiicy've li'icci evoi'vthih.g ar.d nothin!'
1.5'J). -Moslly repeats or .secucirta- has worked.
ri,es.'hc.r,c; ' ‘BaiVda,m.;lj,iw‘vest' -(.M^^ Frankly .speaking, '.Frankie, is'; th.cA
■Fihi-.«h)hg ■bfiritS'J.hird .a.h'd ..last '-Week ^'.tjrbblem--, child.',/ ■ ,■.■;
p6'p-:p.ricb-:'fir.;'J-m after
previo'.is -Ki.OOO and 15.000 gros.sos.
•Tennessee ! Joi-.nsoii’ . iM-Gl, with
purely,.;; Ahi'Ci'iO'an., theme, was onl.v
ablu',' ;;t'q pul! 10.000 and ‘Sherlock
Jl,oi'mcS',;qnd';,lhe';; Voice .Terror’,
.(■& (iippccl' fiiili lower, drawing
about 7..500. ;;.T,iiy’'Mar;.s: ■ (.M-G,), . On
:lApe,a-t ■;fi.r.kt-.-!.'Uj;i;,vv a n..s,h. 8.000. I
Moniimcnlal (Coll, Galli &• Cia. )
■ (].3(;U; -Xl'af); ; ;.2,'0t)i'.''',:,Nut,i(jiia'i.4 . 'bhd-
,,Hb.H,y;Wo;ocl'-:nifjiii',s;. ;h:Ci% 'fbblh ■ 'wfeik:
*Cra-4i Dive' l.'2(3tvU-,- ili' repeat pop-
Jean Sablon Heads 23d
Carnival Show in Rio
By PHIL dunning.';';',
. Rio de Janeiro, Dec. 22.
Now , show at the Golden Room of : ;
thq Copacabnna Casino, tilled 'Car- ;
nival.’ will open Jan. 1 with Jean
' Sablon heading the company. Sec-
ond biilin.f' goes lo a ncWaWiCr.fj'Om
Buenos ■ Aii'c.s. MargavidF Kenny.
‘Caniival’ will'bc.lhc 23d .show , Max ;
Stukart :has stagedAsAvg-. , i;
Sr. Roho expects to op'en.ouo wing ,
Of bis cnormou.s Quitandinhii pr.qjcct ■
about the niiddle of January. With^
some name attractions from the '■■
'-States. '■ ,'■■■-. -'' V'--;'-'. ■
[ : . ‘.A Ga-tibla D’A'!«m-lVIar’:'is ,ph^
j .'thbtn -.iiita', the ‘Teatro.' Joao
i, defip-iic the v.’cati'.er. hh: '■
. . i HartwCi: Presto'll. Time rcprcKon-
oki'iyed two '.vocks pay, from .salar.v j lativc here, has returned from Chile,
guaratueo money on deposit.. to,.;!' , ..,(J■ej^sa B.oscqllrelcc'ted' president of
.;Randai-l.'. Aceoi'iilng .to;'-Eq'uity.';,Mls.s,,j-S,qeiedad(V:Bra.^ his ■'
Bennett wtis ‘emotionally utiset’ ditiy'.i third ■■tCTili; . , ■ ; .:'■
'iiig.' piie.;,;peiT’orma)iee' ''be,C.au ' Tiic ■m'ysto'ry' of Ithe. ■mis.sihg .liona’,;,
cbtiid hqt j’ijaChTKik loIe-;i Mas.icy $7,000 ring has- been- -.soivbdr’
Barbara Bennett
ss C)pntintU‘ll li'om pa^e Z 555;
,. Casibn bf'-his:'50th:'blrthday^ . ,■ ■ ■■ -,
. :'tho,so, ;oflngi'atqlating him a.t'.a.-pubii'c ‘Sweet and Low,’ Am’oo&sador.
demonstration ■ in ' Paris' were.', repre-'j ‘The Fur Coat,’ Comedy; :
sentatives of Gorman ’uoxin,c. liere- ‘J’liey fame to a City,’ Globe,
ccived a gold watch.’bouglu by pub- ■ ■ ‘War ami I’eaee.’ Phoenix. . :,
. lie subscriptions,’* ■ j-- 'Waleh on the Rhine,' Aldwyci;
phohb. Shij; Was. ;-f.ornierly :,niarned.'y.s-he-sa:ys, ‘It \vas.only-a press -story,’ ■
pVice''l:UytA’*un:-^rf^^^^ '.who. was given i But the taxi drivers., ■■otilsidb.c'th'e
en-,--'i;!.'' -liM 'hew ' ,ha-,:i-c«sio.d:y '.o.f ..tliq'.'.yoiinffiors .when .she Glory hold are still huntmg .fo,.r-'.i:t.',
t'iQ'hal W'.Hi'ch ;bp,eiU!d’:'::thb):hiDti.th. ;;at'- l-6nd:.l:iie were, divoticed. | Burton Davis, who has bacn-:he:}d-
tractcii'.-'fnilyt., :ii,<¥i6, ■ just.i-'A'boat: W'cte re- , jpg tlie Brazilian ’War Bond . :dr,i,ve '
SahTe -. as ■ 'CTirhibn,’ - . (SOnbi:.: hioyihg.! b^^;C^d ., b.y. Mar,garc,-t E.ckman and ; .here, -was ■ suddenly. caUed. .back to .
'pvhi’ ■'afi'b'r. ii-’ sfr.diig'-''? liu'h'-.'at ■.'W'Wi’C" L,von», There wore no per- . the Statp.s owing to illne.ss of , Mrs,
tornianecs Tuesday .-and' 'WerJii.C ,dav ' bavi-, :’ , ■ ' -
( 18-.19 ) 'SO -that -.'nijw' - .Hiie.s . cou'i(.i;, b,';','i.; -.:■,: .What 'bfingsr May: Fi.6W'6rs
rchetii';<ed,’:accoi:din.U to the inariagcr/'j 'pdo iiak.lratf nqthing.'qis.e h.ut. 'lor. file ,
You’ ,•"':( Col. X' -, 'oiv- ■ r't‘reiea«e,:.'';ji:tsi^ -Bt-kic's .. 'Dro.fi'i.i’- ' b.Af.Ne^
pusfced-above..tho ,5.,00(! mark,' .' , ■ ,,'R(id-r'ig:ues, iias :b'con .^.reliba'rSiii^
Suipacha . (Ltico-co:i * .■ .■(959f. :>..56': ; five • w'CeK's; -and t’h^ opens', qicxt;
the' Ainb:af;:io,d()r
' Hnnutway i Lautarct Ji'^'Ca-valib)
'(;2:8.5.'i;:' 2;.50: ,,'-'-'2-'.()(l:i...' ,:■D;i.^a
b'iisiiie'-.-S',aU'' thb way -.ti.rii.u'iitl-,
Wba't.i'i-er’-,.’-''( 26t'i,i I' , .pop-p-r^-i^^^^
teed o't liU' m'l.u.Hi with, (i.009 tmd
:‘B:chbal..f(jr;.:liu.sbaiidv’-- .'(Citii,,)., ;W*,hibh
ft»l,i.owed.,did; alxiut thb-sa.,nie;, ‘Sky’s
the Lim.f iRKOi, moving O'ver lor
pop-price run . from, q.k. . premiere
at the ■'Rcx:,'';iV',as; :.s(ihiewli^^^ bolter foi:
2.'<N1>- -'.Gvc h d ii r m-y; poscpnocido’,- .tyeck.: at the, Muhicepai ppera;
( Mex, I . : ■ (h'oving : -Avei' .■■ the',;' ',':'N.ew, pubUCaiibn' here Rib.
' ;rd .-for,', pop-price; fir.itA'ui zitic as s,li.<;k', a .-jo'C'-as’ ahylhi:
rt.g' .through .'.U.s. i.oiirth:!^ ■s,cvqi);i'.,i I'havc at hbiiiq; ' .Qassio Ko.rta, il
Opera .,
aion
.7,060 but 'You. Can’t Take It With i weeks' tn.oraging about O.OUO per. i cat agent, is tiic publisiier.
Maga-
anything w«
Iheatri-
Wednesday, January 19, 1914
PJRAmomT Will Help SellM
For liacli Victory... And We 'll Be Marching In The March Of Dimes, Too
NANCy
KELLY
^cdiip^ay^ Janiiairy
4th WAR 1.0 AN
35
-■ ilurru ' S>whmm thedlre,^:
Suiwt Jsknili : isj./ y.— AcliViiies Kerc-
ihclude, thd.,QVgaAi/.atiort of busuie®^
: Irafernajjvand clwli; groups, each wilh
,ii. quota to" reach,'' ■'Up td .. Jaii. ' ').5
■; $100,000 had boon pledged. Air at-
. . . tompV fo 'double /the ’.quota .will' :be
■ './ loadc,. '..Bdnd, stage, and s.ci-edn / show'.
■ , scheduled Feb.. 8. with, the bouse,
.•. sen'led, to , ^;r,oss '$,800,000, ^ Mefchan-
■ ajrc' donated by: /business :
" bd. auctioned .ott -to . highest , biddei’d
/ ; ja n,,:31'.‘ P^^^
. wilii. ■ ciyiC; '-groups , pa,iiti,oipating.
, Lobby.. and booth.s are nsanned at ail
, tinied , by/ Vin.iibiMned ' girls,
Trailer.S''.s,eibeiAd.’ at; alt ' sildws ' sup--
plemented by talks.
.■, ;.bec!ft . PwUi,s,'.;.i 'Bolder . iheci.tn’,
1.01, Angeles . — By Jan. 1 the Boule-
\ard had a bond booth and display
/ iiv the' fdyer,..A’ith': banners/'„marquee
and valance set in. Fourth Loan,
//■t'd A mobile unit for hou,«o-lo-
liduse! Canvas./ vvas ..arranged, fop and.
t\vo*days weekly for bond selling in
two schools added to the itinerary.
Boiid rallies' at two ehuvches have
j the ' .full cooperation ' of local mei-
/' '• chants,, aiid/ prd:le.ssidnai,- men.
.idast ■..oh.e,. thea,fre.,, rally' ;,;.ihas. .been
' 'i, 'planiiod by,., the . Merchant .Associji*
tioii, in addition to bond, sales by
','/ theatre: 'stafl: during every.: .perform^
..; /'a-rtCc;/;.!;' /■;/,/■,
.: LbaiV ■S)>qrhl.,s'bu,'/ ^ From,
.him, co'nies,, tvord -that, 'be'^^h^^ l,b.5i,
bonds practically signed, sealed and
.. ' vs'.aiti'ng for. dellyery/ as soon , as . the/
bond preeins s-tart.
d Rdntlolpii - M^ ' Rivgnd,/ e'lg '
... : Bri(.nih;,/.CoiHb',“
.bein,g made by. members of. .Women's .
' :club.s and organisations/': of ya;ripu's;,.
/;/ kinds', . such as auxihar'y policemen
; , and women, air raid wardens, Amer-
ican legionnaires and vet .organii'.a-
. / lions. '. , LioiiSf ; .RoUVrrairs/ hrtd^: O
.; civic groups.. arc,; cobpera:ting', in ..th^^^
sale of- bonds. Rallies on the .stage
/ ■ .vviih; prominent speakevs wdll be
; ■ held. Tiic entire Ihcalre is - dressed
. / ii.i a bond atmosphere. A lobiiy dis-
V play with name.s of localite.'-- killed in
■ ' .the, service ha.s copy next to name.s
sayhig; ,‘Ih'/ MemPriam..: . .Buy Bohd.s
Now So That They Will Not Have
Died in Vain.’ . .
,/ R ichn nl Fel cl mo ii , Keilh's Syni-
. : c’(.s'c. — Theatre dressed " in : a bond
motif, -with women from the Wom-
en's 'Vietory Centre sellin.g bond.s.
'• Front is decorated. with llag.s of ihe
United Nations and posters and
.sircamors on the marquee. Tlicatrc
participating in a bor.d proem to be:
. . hold at Loew'.s Slate Wilh local serv-
ico tierocs on .stage scUih.g bond.*..
Special Loan film being used at every
.show, and all ads are. slugged with
■ bend copy. All employees arc
.,. /,/ pledged: for an additional bond dur-
i* ■; ngT Ihe : drive. ■ Special : rallies away
from theatres arranged with the.
: h.eip of the local WAC. Public
•schools have been enlisted in Ihc
drive. Penny po.stcards have been
mailed lo preVioiis bond buyers so-
iiciting additional purchases an'd of-
fering iheatre's facililies. Auendam
at theatre aixswers all calls with.
‘Have you purcliascd an oxlra bond'?
We are ready lo soiwc you.’ Promot-
.,,iiig„ a', newspaper contesl pluggim;
: sides of iboifds; radio', laics’ anmn
: Top stiu-.t is a broadcast via short-
wave from London Irom IdcaL boys’
.now Ihci-e urgin.g I'a; pureha.se of
, ;, bonds from ‘yon .folk.s back hontei’ '
Ben Stein. Ruckne Ilieatre, Cli'-
. c:a.g6^. III . — Xlmalre using a canopy
. s;uTo;mding : i t;- completely plugging
bond .yvlC.si Cashier sells slamp.s and
bonds. Piu.gs made durii'..g amateur
.shows. All windows and counler,? of
/ • local 'merchants ' have di.splays and
local .newspapers /carry bond copy in
liieir nd.s. Tlicatrc ran a lOc war
. . ir. a ,11 neo at \vh ich ' ea ch chi Id that a l-
■ lended two con.seculive matinees re-
ceived a lOe war stamp and a book
'o: s,aye',';th;em', i’n;.-' ■ ' /,■; ' ,
' H- J. Roji.sler,- Porilund. Ore . —
: ' IJa’s arranged wilh lir.sl fu.ti do.wn-
, tir.vn Portland . Ihcatres i to stage a
.gi.ganlic joint bond preem with thc-
....; ^ atfes ./Completely/ ' ‘bond dcco'ialcd.’
Theatw '/staff; meetings *ai'e . frequent--
l.v held to pep up the boi’.ri .sale.s.
. From every indication the livcatre'.i
' i ' 1 .500 seats will be ' sold out/.;, : New.s-
papers. and i adio ' I'.ave been ex-
, ■ / iremoly cooperalivo and. have -given
■ , lots of .'pace to.th.c drive. Speakers
are on stage every night. Name.s of
.' .. boiid ljuyers are inscribed on special
. scroll lo be displayed during, the en-
. / tire drive. ' ./
Bonds for Babies
Voting in the RKO Theatres
Baby Beauty Bond Contest iniet-./
ropoiitan N. Y. area and Wc.st- .
chc.ster), : ' „ started : / yesterday
' T'ucs. ) in , eoniunclion with the
opening of the film, induslry
/ Foiu'lh War Loan campaign. ' , .
.;■ Purchasers . ; of bonds - al- , RKO
ihcatres for the conlir.ualion • of i
:lhe drive Will receive votes to
be used on behalf of tiieir fa-
vorite baby. A S25 bor.d is
.■worth 100 votes, with bonds of
higher vaiuo . rating •jri: , propor-
tion. : It. Is not • necessary • to buy .
admission in. RKO theatres to
. p'.irchase a bond., to. vote , or to
enter a child in , the contest.
■ Entrants, .'are ' 'being taken until
Jan. 23.
Irving Berlin Hosts
Mononede Dancer-Hero
At Lunch, ‘Army’ Show
", ' Irving Berlin reports '{.-om Bourne-
moulh. En.clf.nd, on the most emo-
tional ihcider.t. of his life \yhich was
evcii hfore ;■ efficetive than- /a. similnf
episode in hi.s own yiicturc, ‘This I.s
the.'Afmy.’:-: ,/i/.'li'V/.iw .'y/
Berlin took time put. from tour ot
‘Army’ show, enrrontly in England,
to. visit. Capt. Henry, W. .Dick, AAF
bombardier who lost his leg . in a
boihh'Cr ., crash: returning from a raid
on Cermai'.y. / '■ ;//;,: ■/■■’■’
;// Dick was a dar.ccr who had ap-
peared yin.: several; ;Br6a^^^^
amonc ih.cm /./“Thumbs' Up,' ‘Leave ' It
to Me’ 'Keep Oil the Grass,’ ‘Higher
and Hig:-.cr,‘ ‘All in Fun’ and ‘On
ii'our Toe.s.’ /■ ■:■", ■,' ' /«/,/,..■
Berlin lunched with. Dick and in-
vited him" to : be ' hi.s .guest at tiiat
evening's performance of ‘Army’ in
Bristol.' ' ■ ; ■ ■"
Duplicntior. of film'.': episode took
place when Dick .j/pined the group,
on stage for the linalo and stood with
the .cast 'during tfj.e playing of ‘The
Star/ : Spaiigled, Banner' and ,‘God
Save . the Kiti.g.’ / Thus providing ■ a
real life lake on the scene: in the
picture whore Gooi/gc Murphy joins
hi.s buddies on sta,ge in the finale.-
How to Use Seat Chart
/By ERNE.sr EiUEHLlXG
■I Asst. Dir. Advertising and . Pul)-
iicitg, I.oen-'s Tkeaires) / ■
Tile principal interest. . of motion
picture, theatres in': t!;e . Fourth War
LPil'iv campai.gn /ts ' lo sell as many “
'E' .bonds as po.s.siblo. ;; ;As,.'a means
to‘.:this'.' end. ihe goal'h'as /been/sCt?--''/
‘A, Bond For Every. Scat.' Pi'imarily,
litis is onr in‘.cr-indu:slvy q-uoia. '.but/;
Iho public, can 'be invited to parlici-
pate Ihrough , ihc graphic lo'qby ' dis4,'
pla.C -idea iliu.strated in lltc cam-
pa icn book and now being' tM.stalle'di
in hundreds.’ iof; ihealros. , •; / '■ '' ' ,
'Bond iniyers' are a.skod to bqy an :
extra,' bond during the campaign and
i'.ave the nanie of someom: in servT
ice :i, Inscribed/ on. a bilge' seating chart
efocUid ih.tlie theatre ' lobby., ' Sbiim
ihealros have amplified ihe slogan- -
‘A Bond For Every Seat— a Hero
For F.vory Seat.’
] . Til e : size/; of your ' .sea tin g : chart en -; ,
iargement must be determined by
.spacev, limitations.^.: F smaller lob-
bies:. .a 40x60 may he used, iiowevcr .
.If , space ; ; is : ava ilable, ■ tiie chart
Should aiipvoximalo a six-sheet. A
few of the larger . theatres ’ are plan -/
ning 24-.<!iect.s. . On tiio - larger d .s- ,
piay.s the nitme of liie serviceman or-
woman may be written into a .square.
The .smaller ' 'Charts will have, to 'p-?
filled in with water coior, or; gummed
S.t.teke'rs..,'.':/ /
Sliowmen .bcilcvo that the .seating
Chart;', blowup, in , titoatre lobbies is
one of i'ne most coiorfui and r-how-
manly idea.s of the Fouith War Loan
canipai.gn. To thorou.ghiy dramatize
the .seating chart, plans lia.ve been
pul in' operation for a natio'uvida in-
irod.iclion ot Iheso charts from ilie-
. ali'o stages as an import:;i:l pari of
.Ih.e . ‘kickoir night cciebrailor.s 'and
bond fallies.;' To'.utili^e liio all-ini-
portani ‘opening night’ in the most
dramatic manner p:),s.sib!c. ihcatfe.s
, wi;jl; keep the/ seafing, chart. .on their
s;a.ge completely di'aped. unvciUiig.it
only at ihe stall of their bond sales.
More Inici'statcrs Go In
Dalia.s, Jan. 18.
Inler.statc Cii-cuil lost .several oI
it.s .siaff lo ihu. .service. Booking of-,
lice ■ gave tip Dobbs Reynolds and
Venn Grc.gg lo the navy and Jimmy
Bra/sscU: to the marines. From the
main oil ice InPh Harrf/was, mdim
into. army. •' ■/ : 4
..War aclivitic.s Conimittee hits is--
sued a !i)-po:i'.t .romi.n.do.r lo exhibi-
tors. coverin." ail important phases
of i;-,e inclu.siry'.s. Fourth War Loan
campaign. Following points arc cm-
p'nasizrd: .. " / ■' ;■ ■
1. Read' your Fourth War , Loan
pre.«s ' book , thoro'aghiy. '■ / ■ ; '■ ;
, 2. Make ' your theatro an is'suing
agent.,' ::::
i. n^'ve'op / new . ideas for your
cair.pai.gr.. /■' ■,:,■,/,/■ : ■./:
4. Set /your- siiowman.sl'.ip ciYoi'ts
it h cno'ugii to win a place among
I'no ’HO'i.tored.' Hundred.’ ,,, ; '
a. Start blackin.g out your seat
char! wiiii immediate and rcgul.r.'
bond sales..
; C. Schedule one or more bm.ui pre-
mieres, ■/ /..:
7.' Invilo '.ocal service iieroos lo
yot:r .sla.ge for bond raiLcs. . : , ■ ... '
,,8. Stimulate /b.6rid ; .selling compe-
tition. amonr your siaff. .
, ■' 1). C.so the Fourti; War;' 'Loan ac-
'.'ce.sspi'i.es, . '■./ . ■ ■ ■■■■ ,■
!0. Keep yo'.ir bond booth active.
; ! !. Work out cooperative Fourth:,
War . Loan . ideas," ' with :■ your ; hews-f
.jiap'ers; radio ■.st'aliohs,' retait.-iinerg
chaivtS.:'; ■:■;■;
., 12. S'lig yo-.ir ads with bond copy.
■ :■ : 1 3 ,. Ha n.r the ' Treasury ; Depart
, mont ;, rod. wlrlto .and , blue Fourth
War Loan, seal in your boxoffice.
■ 14. Plan an ail-out. one-day. bond
;piish,': caU,i'ng.;in''aIl oilier bond soil-
ing agencies a.s suggested on page Hi
of’.i'he.'press book. .
,’..15.' Buy extra bonds yaurself and
ask yoiir empioyces to, do likewise.
Lt. Cradr. Doug Fairbanks
Awarded Silver Star Medal
, Washington, .fan. !3.
Lt. Cmdr. Douglas 'Fairbanks, .Ir..
was. awarded, the 'Silver Star - medah
by. ihe Navy, it was aimouneed here
■Subday Hf®k:/:;/,//.,'^ i/y//' '.:■/■ , .1,.
Hc received the award for ‘oiit-
slaiiriiii.g .service durin.g action at .Sa-
. Icrno' where I'oc .5lh Al-iny : cstab-
. lisiicd ils lirsi beachhead in the in-'
i v.a.sio.n .of Italy.
Seat Charts
Si Coiilimicd from page 4
ties are .planned, for each , day of the
drive. This is the type of .siiowman-
■siiip that we should all .get - behind.
If can be .last as efiective for yO;i in
your towns and maybe more .so tiiau
in busy Times Square. .■ 'i; ,
■ ■ ‘New?: York; tlieatres are putting up
: 1 5c ; ■ per seal to , linar: ce the. , d isplay
as well iis a series ot five bond-
■scliing adverti-semonls in ei.ght n.cws-
p:apefs.' Thi.s itioa i.s adaptable down
to, : the. a'malle'sf:..sifua.tioiv , 'Where a
.scal-diart can be posted in : ihc town
square or principal Inter.seclion. :
‘Oct your theatres:; together '/in
/cities :and. towns all over /your, . slate
and erect a bondboard along similar
.ilhcs:’/ '■/ ' ■■ ■ ,',:■".■ :.■■..■■./■ ■ '.,':./■
8th Service Command
Holds 3-Day ‘Scliopr
On Show Biz Technique
■ ■■. ■■ , Camp Hood. Texas. Jan, 18.
■A . three-day conference WSs held
here la.st week which was a’.tcnded
by. various .entisted men and . WAG's
;ih/ the 8th .Service Command under
sponsorship of the .Special'' .Service
Division,. Confab was aticncisd by
o\'er 600.
i’lirpo.se of the gathering was. lo
acquaint the .GI's in : the ; ar't ' of pre-
scritihg is.oldier/ .sho\y.S ;With .the Him-;
•led amOLin; of avaiiabic talent',' tirno
and material lo bo found in Ihe
.A.rmy' e.>pecia'.ly "in, oversoa’s out jits;.'
Alan.v in attc-ridance were formerly
pr.ofeSsio.hai ../actors,,. /directors.' ./da.Wc
ci/s andi itcchhieians in civilian life.
Mcciing was under .guidance of ,.Lt.;
Cai. Marv'vn , Young, of liic Special
Service' Division. ; Hedy Lamarr wa.- :
.proaci.ft . an,d' took part in the pro-
■gram:,',; ./■/ /;■ ./ ■ ■; ■.■;, /."
. Emuha.'-i.s ’.va.'. placed on the necos-
.sifY:' ;.'Iof" simp'UClty.,; ' 'Jmpl'oy/lSatiohS,'
ii'nias'ination' ,'and / suggestion , iii the
p/'c.scn’.atioi: of soldier show.-;. Cap*.
MacMulleri,/' ..was' ;■' niaatp^^^ eere-
nionies. ./Spea.k'ing on tlie .subject of
radio techniques and improvised
moiliod.s , ,bf radin . pic.sentat.fon was
.Norihair Corwin, d. rector of CBS .fa'r/
dio work.si'.op. '',/■', '
Barry : Trivcr.s. '.script wriier, of-
fered helpful' . hints on '/ .scripting;
Daqco director ■ Leroy., Brink .spoke
•f! n , incUiods. of a daptalion '/./to, A'r thy.
•show.: Gpl. HarolA Jr Home, Hie.
ceniposor. also participated. , i ■
Feature Pii Turned Over to GI’s
, ‘Just Selling Bonds’
. Charles ReagBn,. ; , Par'amoiint:
■: sales inanagor.. told ' B. Vi Slurdi- i
vant. Fo'.irth War Loan Gampa.ign,;
director, that the jndu-slry drive;
iia.s slowed down deal.«, ■■,,
Reagan said. ‘Evor.'V’body in the
film industry is .so busy scliin.g
bon d.s , limy haven't mucli time
for /tpiking ..business.’ . , .
N.Y. to L.A.
' Ffed'.Bethol.: ;
• Pi.rry Como. '
Jack Douglas. ' ' ■■•
Freci L.' Lynch. ■,/, ;';
■:' //.■;,; Oklahoma City, Jan. 18. '
/■ Sliow business came lo Oklatioma
City in a big way Iasi week via the
Army: ./-ft'ith the> presentation ol 'Un-
dbr Our Win,g,’ an .ofiginal' m'l isical
comedy .by the Oklahoma Ci I., Air
Sorvlec Command. Tinker Field, wilh
a ■/..east' -.d,f:.:,icivilian,s,:/, sbldiers', and
'WACs rslatiOned .'.or employed at thb
Field.. ,■';■’:' :■■'■./ ■■/:■ A' ''.A:
Show was conceived Iry li'.e Public
Relations Ollicc liere under Capt.
Richard 'F.. Marlin, ek-ayiation editor
of the Oklaltoma City Times, and
Lt. Stan I’ate. former spoi/ts : staltcr
of ihe same paper: I! v.'a.s wrillon
and originally cUrec ted by, Sgt. Dan .
Ryan, veteran . CBS pf oduebr o;:t of .
Chicago, who was called tb/OCS at
Miarnj Beach .wiicn re’c.car.sa!.-;. gut
'..lincler ' way. ■/ Hc was replaced by
Frank Lynelt lex-Kcller Si:s_fcri..ancl
Lynch 1. now , sales ' : manager,/ of
KTOK m Oklalioma City.
M.u.sica! featured 12 original tv.n.cs
wliich are being con.sidore.i iiy .sev-
eral publishers. Ahiptig i'ne song-
writers were Pfe. Reginal'd Ryan, eS-
Russ Carlisle pian'isl: Frank Lynch
and Sgl. Dan Ryan. '''
. : Show ' played .Hve . capacily per-
formances at Shrine And. one (.'f. the
five being a swibg: shift show at 1 :30
a.ni. Proceeds : go to the En’isted
Men’s Recreation ■ .Fund at; Tinker
Field.
■ Among the principals >\/crc ; S.gt.
Michael £11 is, ' ex -legiter last seen in ,
road company of ‘My Sister' Eileen’;
. W.\C-Pvt. Shirley Jena, daughter ;fft,
Morry Brennan, mid-western band-
leader now at tlio Jung hotel. New
Oriean.s; Sgt. Sam Bushman, former
nitcrj' press agent from Pliilariclphia.
Civilian principals inciudod Toby
Wilson, old.rtime vauder .(.‘Lone.some
Town.’ , ‘Cotlouworlh & Co..' 'Oh!
Henry’), who handled the comedy
lead. , In addition to liis war ■.york' at
tile Air Depot he is . featured i on
KOMA’s ‘Blufl Creek Rounduj)' .Sal-
■ urday ■dvening':\u|iial audience 'sho;^^^
■ ./ Wasiiingion, Jan- l'$..:// -,
. Ti-.e iirst coniprehen.sivc picture ot
; the ;u.i.g<! .gilt of 10 mm. films/ b,y Hoi-'
iywood to tlie armed forces Co;' over-
..seas screenings is contained in a
/ report issued last Sunday . iHi.i by
/HfAeAA'/:';:/:,..:/ /:/'.':;-/C:/,, V
' The report ul.so dte'clo:s,ek/tliat tlie
indu-stry has been givin.g . new pic-
tures and has /'hoi ; bceir/'unl.q^^ .
antique titles, contrary to iho beefs
made by some servicemen abroad.
, From the ou'.brenk of war, 'to Dec. : ■
31. 1943, the industry prc.- ciited 9..507
‘programs’ in 16 mm. Thi.s ineims
p,5h7. prints "bf featur‘d. ,b‘k*/'R
with accompanying shorts and news-
' rods to round out the programs. In
addiiipn ,tq the feature.", 13 027 prints
of shorts ■were; donated. / A; break-
■ down 'shows ihc foilowin.g: '/■' //, ■'.
During 1943, the i:alu'tr.v de-
livered. to the: Armv Ovi'rSca.s Ex-'
change in Now Y.ork./6.r<’2 prints bl
. 21 V eurrenl feature.", 'i'iu- c ir.ciudeci -.
; 5,089 '.pi'inl^oi 170 Icf.turcs produced
in 1943 fot' cohimprcia! /:i?eiea’.'':.e: ;’ i
1943-44. and 920 prini.s of 42 pix pro-
duced laic in' . 1942 Slid 'delivered to ,.
the Army:. duriiig ’.the ii:' 1 (i.uarter of
1943. /'/.;::/„ '//',’:'■/' //S''/"/.''A:'-///y'-^
In 1942. the / industry pS'o.sented
1.436 prints ol 272 fei'lures lo the
.'\rmy Ovcrsea.s Exchange in New
York. These features Were produced ■:
either in 1942 or during; the closing ..
■ months of 1941. . In addifiun. during
, 1842-43, ■()7'I/pi'ints weio ddivejcd to
..the. Army in London, . ■,
Finally. Army / .Special .Services
.specifically . rc(iue.sicd pr.ini.s. / of a
lai.'.gc number .of oUts.iianoijTg films of
. former; /yeiirs . . for use ; on :.ti;ansports
and for :!upp]emen.Uu-y simwings .
./abroad,. Hollywood gave 1.252 .priiits.,
Here, apparenlly, is one of the '
."ources of the .■ohat'','''Cs'?timt'''-f.!TC''Scr'V- .
icemen are getting old pix. ■ The'
other apparenlly, is eovoicd by old ;
films sold abroad commercially. Hol-
. Iywood is still circulating films more '
Hum live years old lo theatres in ,;
different: c.o.untrie, Sr . It i.s i-mown that ;
Americaq, soklierk' vis/itt/d. t|fi.Catrm
.North Africa and saw , stuff of the
Rin^tiiiTlin era. paving .good money
.it the boxoffice for the privilege. .
'In 'their,';: beefs,, soldiers forgot to
mention where they saw li'.c.se pic- ;,
turcs. /■' ■; ■/■..'/,. ' ; ;/'.■
Esquire’^ Jazz Gfintest
Hypos Bond Sale at Met
Last night (Tqes.) al the P.Ictropol-
itan.,bpera./hoitse. the hepcats.:ih
Esq-jiro ir.a,g's Um promotion., took
over for ; the fir.H ti-nc. thi.s inner
.sanctum of m Us'iCal rewWCfiJbfltty It ./
'was ' the opbni'ng d;\y; 'bf . the ..Fbui/th; '
Wav Loan li'- ivc. a" ' Esquire tied
Pit prcheSlra was the 'TinkCiy Field; ' into thi.s by iiavihg f;c iwu.tner.s.'of
Air Forces band led by. Tec):. S.gt
Loy S. Foster, ex-Bobby B,Yrnc'.;sidc-.
man. ■.? which numbers .scvci'a] .'ex- '
pros among its members. Orch has
gained a wide .reputation lobiiily,
where it has played at aii lypos of
service, dances. ■■, ■
■ Show's, times/ . were arranged 11,1'
Pvt. Ray Pearl, bandteade;' ■ vYhb.SC
:,.oi'gani'/,'ailQri,:, san.s . leader, / is ,:,a.t/ lhc
■;l'llC//Esqiurc. '1.044/ A''!-,5:'-eiiran Jazz
Band ■ Poll gi/vc ■ a :' .ti/ra. 'S't'i,sfbn.. w ith
admisKirtn by uurc'nu <;■ oi •-.•ar bond,
rf25 lo Si 00. Five .dayii :!i,fl;e:-/'t;h '0 sole
.of, ■ticket's'- ■’iV/as/alihiiv^^ hoti.s'c
,.wa.s/ cbrpp/lc.tcly : sifi'd
ilirri.awiSys.:;,-. ■' /;.;.: / '
, ,, The. radib tieu-p;.S’ o'|i:,.:i.h i'li , imorhiiition,
ihc'Urdfid' :Coca-C()!a’s '.‘.^■?>ot'iiy/h.t’-/,p^^
,.gra tp 1 .iiick.ed-, u p 'bi re c t ,f r oio.: the . Me t ,.
Mel.bcl'y , Mill' /Ballroom/; iti: /Chicago j/ vv/fth: /Benny 'Goo'cimibi piiiytrig': -from/
with .a;, CBS', wire. . He/ also - aided in/-,' California/ arid , rocoiving ’iii-/; award ,
direction:: .:Of, the 5P-persbri • inixO.d ./op/'i, ho :air iroW director Arch
.chorus../', ' ■:■■ ■:,' ; of 20ih-Fox. - -WllN 'Ca.ri/'ied/th'C'/.iiro-',.
At conclusion of ■.shovv’.s; fun, 0/29- ,igi/ara' 't'or.,';bn'e/hr1f '.hour .ii'f'w ‘Sp.ot-
town lour of Oklahoma under liic : .Went off/ t'he:/aif 'and ’.‘.’NEW
:au.sp.ices of the State War ' Bomi
Commiiice wa.s piaiuicd but iitui to
be canceled tern po rari 1 y bcca :-'c . of
fer one /hour. Both BBC and OW.I
i:chfoadca.st '.iho' 'c'pti-rh ,.eo:iiccrt;.: '
iAh.' im ustia!'.; pha.se' /■ 'bf ' l'hi,s; .super-, :
the;..e.xpertsC; /pr tran.sp,oriin,g/so.ts /aiid .] .promotion. '.wa.s' c.bvcraf'c 'iiy. Bi.f e.
L.A. to N.Y.
Soiiy. Baiano..
George Bagna'.i.
/LuCirie Ballr :■
/ Major Si Bavtlett. / ; '' •/ • . ■,/
Albert J. 'Cohen.. /'//., ,, ■'
Jack Cohn. ' '/' ■/; : '' /
Ned Dcpir.et,
';AlrK,y'Ball,V.//,4/'
Mrs. Mark He’iinger. .
Sam: Jaffei .
Id wail Jone.s. ■ '''■ i-"
Ben Kalmen-von.
' Chari tj's: Leonard. '■ /■ . , '•
Sam Levine,
Virginia Lotilo. ■ " /': ;'.'"/■■//■
Alien Meitzer.
Stanley .North.. / ' i
. .'■ibe ’Schneider. • :
Louis' Shurr. "./■•. •■'
■ Lee Sulliv'idn'i',/', '/' .. ■,■■/■:/'■/.
Alec Templeton'. ■■ '■
Jean Verdugo. , ,;■ , /'.■/.; ■'
Virginia Wallace.
G.Ii'Ckf Pic,' ''fimO;A'nd'’HcWfiwei plu'-s .
.wi.re ■:'.‘-:eryice /.'/k'-'prft'ib/fitati.dh^^ ,4'iki ,
c.y:c'i:y;-'/ipa-per,-'r'iipi'c.'.sUvt,cd'.-',-by .n-itisic.-;'
'eriii,c;-5. ■ ./'■-' ■' ,'../
■', '/ Robevt -/ Cfo.ffih',';.;. '..prosetit.e-^^^
.a''Vv‘'a'r-d.,s,:tp'''-ihe',''tvirin-c^ Which-.'Hvbfe:':''-
.'$500' b6.n,d.s'':to,. the,fir.st tcahi W-ini4Cf.s ■ .•
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S 8
MOUSE REVIEWS
Wedlledday, January 19, 1911
Stale, X. W
Don Redman Orch (16j U'it/i
Dolores Brown, Dick Vance; Heck c
. & Ji ve. Holmes : & Jeanne, Und Mae
Carlisle, Harris & Hunter.' WUlie
, Brumtt;\iNb Tirtieifqr Love^ iPar):,
Apollo is ti'ansplanted tp the State
this week, Don: Redman's, brehestra,
■fresh from a long run at the ! Cafe
, Zahzlbar, ■ ,oh , Broadway,, heads
combination of acts thal form an
' oyer-iong :!and ' too ■'heavily.' peopled
SfioW that’s long On, singing . and
dancing and short ■,on{.entertainment;
value.;,, ■ '!■, -'■■ ■’;, ■
Redman's group, consisting of six
brass, fi ve 'Sax,: four xhythrn, has the
advantage, of .the; :lead^^^^ o.u.tstand.-
ing ‘ arrangements^ : but ' that,-,, plus a
solid, : beatj .is.' all-it has,!'.;. However,
for the way it is used ’here, it -is , ade-
quate. Redman does two ururnbers
in the entire layout in addition to
the opener, both! okay because of, the
arrangihg;: and does a:capable job of
' accompanying the acts. -
. ,, Willie' 'Bi'yahti an ApOllo' standby
recently ':returnO,d, frorh,, ah: offshore
trip for the USO, ;mc’s. . In : Hat lem
he’s hot- stup, but ' at the State he's
considerably! cooler, doing hothing
until near the ' finale When a takeoff
On a;gai lrayelling,,.:,‘From Brooklyn
to the ; BrOnxh and- getting dressed
■ for a date; gets a. few laughs-.
Opening laet' is. Heckle!, and. .Jive,
pair : of ', tapsters' and! gag' .men.' who
'Waste !a , ! lo;ng time : doing ! nothing,
Their bert v cohlrtbutidn ! is rhythm
and fast ; challenge taps to clo.se.
Holmes and Jeanne make a better
impression; but the wild accompani-
ment by Redman hurts. Holmes
( former. Rubberneck Holmes) is
now doing a sort of magi act. exhal-
ing great gobs of smoke from com-
paratively few puffs on a cigaret.
His partner i.s on for fast terps, in
which he. partakes to, finish. ■-
Una Mae Carlisle does cbmpara-
. tively little : and makes an okay ini- :
pression singing and accompanying
’ 'herself on piano.. She does 'Walking
By the River’ and '.See a Million
People.’ , both of which she wrote.
' Final act brings on HaiTis and Hun-
ter. who were split up for awhile,
recently reforming. They're okay in
a routine of minor gags, piano
pounding and terps that .smacks of
the Buck and Bubbles act, soon to
open at ' t-iie ! Capitol theatre. N. ' Y.,
With Lionel Hampton’s orchestra.
Dick Vance and Dolores Brown
are the band vocalists. Vance, a
trumpeter. ..fe' first on. doing ‘Em-
braceable You’ in neat fashion
though Redman's; background was
disturbing. Miss Brown does 'Shoo-.
Shoo Baby’ .and 'They're Either
Too Young,’ both I’hythm tunes,
fairly well. .' ,'! •
Biz good. Wood.
KKO^ lloslon
Boston, Jan. 13.
Vaughn Monroe orch (16.) , Doro-
thy Keller, Git: Maispni Murphy Sis-
ter (3); ‘Ghost Skip’ (RKO).
. : Each time, Monroe comes back to
town, he gains in popularity to judge
by the houses he’s drawing here.
If.s woll-de.served. as his band is
easily one of the top commercial
outfits in the country.
A hew development here is the
recepfipri the leader gets as vocalist.
, It ; is evident the Sinatra squeal
started a - new trend, for Monroe,
singing a half dozen pop tunes in-
cluding old baritone war-horses like
. ‘Stout Hearted Men.' drew plenty of
squeals' throughout. , He takes it in
.stride, though, and there’s no pander-
ing to the audience to get this phe-
nomenal type of kudos. On the con-
trary, he has more di.anit.v and pres-
■ ence than rao.st band le.aciors. .;
' Besides hi.s own solos. Monroe
;. .joins Phyllis Lynne in a 'People
Will Say.’ duet for big reaction. Miss
Lynne, a hep W’arblcr, doe.s ‘Xo Love,
No Nothin’ and ‘Shoo-Shoo Baby’ to
go over fine, 'and the band’s drum-
mer does a skin-beating number for
a wow. ' ■■;.-■
The supporting ' acts click bigger
than any in recent weeks, too. Dor-
othy Keller, sets a . swift nacc with
snappy . terps arid personality^ -. The
Murphy Si.sters. new here, click
from the take-off with hottish vocal
trios, all with .special lyrics, but
good. Gil Maison follows with his
■^standard , chimp and pup act to
gather in swell hand. As indicated,
biz is uppish here and gainin.a. ' . ..."
; . ' •■''■;■ ■ '., ;'':, '!■■■ .'Elte. \
■ ''Oriental,..,, CW.,, ■ ■,..
Chicago, Jan. 1,5.
D’Arlega All-Girl Orch (20.1 with
Betty Lang; Grace McDonald. Wat-
son' Sisters (2); 'Crazy House’ ,(U)
Current bill is headed by D’Ar-
, tega’s .all-girl orch bn its first mid-
west appiearanco., Pius two subport-
• ing acts. .Grace McDonald, fiin’
starlet, . and'; the veteran Watson
' Sister-s. ! .,
D’Aftega'.s outfit is topnotch fror
' si cm to stern. Girls are well drc.ssp
lookers, instrumentation is well b;-'
anced and D’Arte.gn makes a shoe
manly appearance as ' cofiducto
Opening wit’h a' service iriedley. thr
follow with a clas’sy arrangemer
of D’Artega’s original. 'In Bltie r
Evening.' which brings out cxc-
lence of his string , section. Be'
Lang, better than usual band voe-
, ■irtth ..'..nice: ' feriditiorik of ‘Pi
Arms Around Me Honey' and ‘Err
braceable You,’ goes over big. Lo
. Marie, iiccoriiim.!.;;, plays and sings
,’Be.gin, the Beguine.’ and husky-
voiced Fiorence, drummer, gives a
good accoun: of ’oiip of Lip.' Other
hand . nuinbers are a ■ .swiiig-synV-
phorii'C arran.gc'.ncnt of ’Dark Eyes’
and iinpi-c.ssioMS of Hazel Scott. Fred
I.owory, Jimmy Dorsey and Harry
Jamosi They closed with 'One
O'clock Jump' lo heavy applause
when caught, ;■
; Miss McDonald .should have spent
more time in preparing her act. Her
.bp'enihg,. jokes: ; with D'Artega have
long been kicked around. She war-
bles ''Ain’t Misbehavin’ and 'What
Do They Do WiVir the Infantry.’ A
neat tap rd.utine ist.th.e, brightest spot'
in the act. Was nicely received.
The Watson Sisters slopped the,
show With their comedy chatter and
antics. One i.s eo.stumed as a WAC
and other as AVAVE. and ma-
terial . concerning the . services . ik
good' foe. plenty of laughs. Do two
Bong.s, ‘They’re Making Us Over for
the Army' and 'Music’s Whaf ; I
Need.’ and topped off with a short
tap. - Morg:
Circle, Indpis.
Indianapolis, Jan; 15.
Ina Ray Hutton Orch, with Roger
Ellick, Jack Purcell, Stmrt Foster;
Kirn Lob Sisters (3) , Henny Young-
man, 3 Samuels; ‘Never a Dull
Moment’ (20th).
Ina Ray Hutton returns to the
Circle in good company, with Henny
Youngman topping a choice set of
acts to constitute a , solid siiow.
Comic sells himself with fresh, orlg-
inai wit heard locally for tl'.e first
time. Quips and sallies get plenty of
cluickles i n a long but , nicely paced
monolog that keeps the customers
interested. He starts \yith his ; ra-
tioning complaints, takes’ some sharp
digs at Sinatvai, and' does, his. fiddling
number.
.. Miss ; Hutton fronts with her usual
grace and sleek glamour. ; Her per-
sonal contribution; includes a socko
vocal on ‘Shoo. Shoo Baby’ and a
sinuous dance in which she beats out
the rhythm on a jungle drum with
in’idescent lighting effects in ‘Dark
Eyes.’ $he also has several fetching
changes of costume.
Kim Loo .Sisters, three Orientals,
register smartly with some sharp
harmony on ‘Victory Polka,’ ‘Take It
Easy 'and ‘Pistol Packin' Mama,’ done
with plenty of bounce. Stuart Fos-
ter's romantic style clicks with the
distaff side in ‘Without a Song’ and a
medley topped by ’My Ideal’ and
‘How sweet You Are.’ Roger Ellick
shines in a trumpet solo in ‘Georgia
on My Mind.’ with some snappy sup-
port from the drummer, and Jack
Purcell gets a pice hand for his work
oh the. electric guitar in ‘China Boy.’
Three Samuels round out an enter-
taining bill With a crisp and clever
military tap routine slicked up with
some amusing business and a comedy
rookie drill.
: Biz Was fair when caught. While
no complaints have been heard, peo-
nle apparently are slow in respond-
ing to the price hike inaugurated -
last week. Corb.
I¥ali»nal, jlL’vjllc
Lou Walters’ Latin Quarter Revue,
with Dave Apollon, Bobby Mayt
Harris. Claire & Shannon, Arnaiu
Bros.. Billy Wells & 4 Fays. Manhat-
tan Trio. Mme.: Kamarova Ballet;
Earle KeVer’s House Orch (12):
‘Calaboose.' lUAi.
This stage bill hits the bullseye
with local patrons, including as it
does a swell lineup of standard acts,
and a line of 12 which gives out with
sophisticated routines. Layout has
smoothness, and continuity, even
without an rn.c. Shortage of singing
is made up by profusion of noveltie.s.
For music, there’s Dave Appolon's
troupe. Who: hold attention for at
least 20 minutes.
Opener is Billy Wells and the Four
Fays, acrobatic novelty. Turn rrioves
fast, with Wells leading in the aero
stuff. He also doe.s a bit of clowning
before the mike, and reaped a swell
hand. .,■■;..■■, ; ; '.;
' Harris, Claire and Shannon,, novel
balroom trio, has the male dancing
with two girl partners. Their fig-
ures and steps are smoothly done.
With the male doing standard lifts
and whirls , while supporting a girl
on each arm. They’re on for two
numbers, each a click.
, : Manhattan .Trip. ' hand-balancing
turn,' had the ' patrons gogeie-eyed'.
Men do hgridstands while the slight-,
built '.fenime.s.upports them in 'some
difficult tricks. Has Rlcnt.y of cla.ss
and bowed off tp'ri big hand.
Bobby Ma.v juggles Indian clubs,
rubber balls and other objects, wind*
mg up With manihtilation.s while
.standing , on his head.' He impresses !
's polished : Performer and chalked
. p a tremendous hand. ■ ,!. '
Arnaut Brothers, with violin, trick.s’
-nd love-bird 'routines made a real
ri with the audience.
Dave Apollon ; and throe Filipinos
■re a- solid, hit. Musically, they got
'■ne: returns with: Apolion’s mandolin
'laying., and the singing, of-pap tunes
y the boys. ■
The bill is one of the best to play
- house since inauguratibn of
'ude^film policy. ' House was about
.11' full at first show Friday (14).
Hold
Pittsburgh; Jan. 14.
Louis Pfinia.\Ofch (15). Virginia
WeMier, 'Walter Dare Wahl, Jeanne
'Blanche,: Lily Ann Carol, Leon
Prima,- Jimmy Vincent; ‘Around the
World' (RKO):
First time for Louis Prima's baud
around here and the trumpet ace
can come back any time. Co-head-
lined. with Virginia Weidler, the
flieker;stariet, and surrounded by a
couple of other crack acts, Prima's
really putting on a show for , the
WB deluxer, Guy's a keen student
of swing and a tlioroughgoing show-
man, and easily qualifies a.s the cuut
casian Cab Calloway, with enough
individual qualitic,s of his own., how-
ever, to eliminate the suggestion of
too much similarity. ; ,..
: 'Weidler gal has grown up into a
tall, good-looking kid and wraps
herself securely around a' singing
session, which is partiall.v. auto-
bio.graphical inasmucli as her first
number tells about Uie trouble she
has now with boys who remember
her as a; freckled,. pigrtailed.m.QRpet!.!
ll'.< a .good start but . she loses mo*
menturii by reaciin.g a couple of
corny letters supposedly . written Her
by service me:;. ., Commerits are,
pretty .. .seH’sconsclouS^hit .. is woe-
' fully Weak and. co',;!;; wisel.v bei dis-
pensed., with. . Miss Weidler , closes
strong, 'ho wover,' y^ith her inapreSsibri
of Virginia O’Brien dead-panning a
lullaby. . Altogether ■ satisfaetor.v ,fb'r
a Hollywood personality.- , but act
could be even better with sotne edit-
in.g. '■■: ■ ;■
: Show- opens wit's Jeanne Blan.che.
classy stepper who.,! 'is . currontly
.doubling from Ni.xon. Cafe a down*
;tb:wn, niter.v-..: .She , turris. in a crack
sessi.on; of hoofing ■' , ';■ '
: .Other, ■turn -is Walter Dare Wall!
who continues to be .one of .the most
arnuslhg'', and al.so one of : the most
skilled aefobats in .the,..buSiri,e,3S, Has
a ■ new. partner, since the la.st tiirie
around, arid the unidentified dimir.u-
live 'pun die of rubber fits the act like
a. glove. . r. ; ■ ;
Prima makes every one of the
orch numbens count. Outfit, com-
PQsed of five trumpets, five saxes.
. three trombones, drums, piano and
bass, looks like its age average can't
be more than a 'sweet 16. Prima’s
all over the stage and knocks him-
self out !ih every department without
ever getting out of line or becoraing
tiresome. ' And when lie .picks up
his horn and goes to town, the ratt-
ers'-rlng,, ,
He gets off with ‘Limeho use Bi.ues.’
which he sings in that husky New
Or’eans-jazz.; style of his, and then
switches fast to something more
quiet. ‘Tonight We Love.’ with his
brother. Leon Prima, taking the
trumpet solo. ‘Bluebirds tjver White
Cliffs’ is a okey hot novelty arrange-
ment in which he arid another horn
player ‘talk back’ to each other via
the brass. Prima's femme singer.
Lily Ann Carol, has plenty on the
ball. First time in several weeks
that a voice, instead of just a face,
has come to the WB deluxer with a
band. A dark looker, she stopped
the show em at gefaway this'after.-
noon (14) with ‘Had the Grazibst
Dream.’ ‘Can’t Give You 'Anything;
But Love,’ ‘Got It Bad and That
Ain’t Good;' ‘My Heart Tells Me’ and
‘Thi.s Love of Mine’ Mob simply
wouldn't let her off. '"
; Prima gives Jimmy Vincent, his
drummer; and Charlie. Kennedy, sax
man, 'each; an inning to 'carr.y the
ball, arid they take it over for touch-
downs and a' sock , platter Of ‘Sing,
Sing, Sing,’ maestro’s own composi-
tion, brings the curtain. Cohen.
the old hat trick to advantage
He . also registers! with vocals bn
‘Say a Prayer for Boys Over There’
arid ‘My Blue Hea'i'en.' Dianna Barry
coiribine.s , ail eccentric tap dance
with seyeial novelty songs in an act
tliat seemed a litlle risque for its
setting.
Biz good when caught. Corb.
Waisli.
: Washington, Jan. 13,
Patricia: I Morisori, Harrison &
Fisher, The Hickory Nuts, Three
Welles, Sam Jack Kaufman’s House
Orcr, An Brown; ‘Cry Havoc' (M-G)
Patricia Morisoiv looking smart
in, a green-silver gown, confiries
her personal appearance to singing.
Offers first the number which she
clairaecl . sqidiers requested most on
her recent USO tour, ‘Begin the Be-
guine.’ follows with a medley from
‘Oklahoma.’ For an encore, ’Em-
braceable You.’' Starlet would make
a better impression if she inter-
spersed her numbers with comment,
although her reception here at cold
first show! was heartening. :
Cookie Bowers hasn’t appeared
here in four seasons. He can do
wonders with his voice and in a
satirical iinpression ' of.' a , trip to
Colonial Beat'll managiM to ring in
all of ins impersonations. Encored
with a burlesque of a man getting
up in the mofriing,, ,and a middle-
aged lad.v taking a swim. :
' Harrison:, and Fi.sl'.or sliow three
new. numbers in ,!a , classical setting
by Gene Ford: Best appreciated was
a version of ‘Three Cornered Hat,'
and ; jitterbugs, doing, the rhumba.
The Hickory Nuts arc the first hill-
billy act lo play this house in some
time. They went 'big with this . jit 7
,tefbug;au'd!eric.e;.'although;cbmie .'pat-
ter .'.about; bathrooms is' .’distinctly
vulgar. The Three Wells go through
an; alert, and lively aero routine to
open the show. Art Br6wn'.s organ-
log which accents comedy lyrics,
puts the audience in a lively mood.
'''' ;■ ' '■ Arke.
4 f'lii
. Chicago, Jan. 15. ,
Andrews Sisters (3), Mitch Ayres
oreh' .O 5) . with Dick- Dyer, Ruth Mc-
Cullough. Johnny Bond; Gene Bay-
los, Eleanor Tecman; ‘Hostages’
(Par). , ,■
Intipls.
Indianapolis, Jan 15.
Five. Ahielaks, Johnny Laddie &
Dogs, Bozo Harrell: Fisher's Ele-
phants, ■ Tommy Tweet, Dianna
Berry , , W ilia. & Pat Levolo; ‘Murder
on the Waterfront’ (WBi.
Keith’s is clicking with an enter-
tainirig program based on the circus
idea. ' Acts, include trained dogs and
an elephant, clowns, jugglers, acro-
bats, slack-wire artists headed by
the Five Antelaks, with Tommy
Tweet as ringmaster and Dianna
Barry in an extra vocal spot. '
Heavy juvenile attendance gets the
bi.ggest kick out of Fisher’s baby ele*
phant. a lightfooted pachyderm that
waltzes, stands on its head, plays
drunk and walks a plank thai no
.bigger; for. the performer’s sizei.thari
a taut wire for a human. The other
animal act, Johnn Laddie and Dogs,
also .makes .a hit w'ith the kids. For
a climax, the well-trained . canines
join-: their master in a difficult .climb*
*ng and balancing stunt bn. art ,(inr
.'•upporled ladder. .;!
Pal Levolo also climbs a ladder
balanced prccariousiy on the slack
wire anci wiiiris. a hoop on one leg
W'hile juggling throe Indian ciubs.
He also rides a bicycle on the svvay-
, ing -'StVah.d and: docs a nimble dance
step with his, partner. , The Antelaks
'■:c1 a rise out of the hoiise With some
spectacular feats of balance iri; their
perch act Bozo Harrell unnoals
layer alter layer of clolhin;! while
balancing as.sorted-heayy objects, on
iris chin. He works up to balancing
a tabic and three chairs simultane-
ously, ;;; ■
Tommy Tweet docs a good job as
emcee and offers comedy relief in
his own turn. He .gets some Imighs'
matchin.g’ headlines arid luves thvee
boys up from, the audieiicC; to work
Andrew’.s Sisters,- excelieritly
backed by Mitch . Ayres’ orch and
two supportirig .; acts looks like a
winnin.g combination this week.
With ' the band’s-, two vocalists and
,the Aiidrew'.s. Sisters' :there. is plenty
<rt : singihg but othenvi.se the uni t is
nicely balanced.
Ayres has some flashy and inter-
esting novelties which leans to. the
s.weet side, .although -:inclined,: to be
too brassy occasionally. Open.s
with ‘Everybody Loves My Baby’
and is followed by Dick Dyer rtng-
ing ‘My Heart Tellk'Me’ and ‘Paper
Doll’ ; in, a pleasing voice. ‘My Ideal’
spotlights Several : sections of the
band including muted trumpets arid
a violin passage; by Ayres: Ruth Mc-
Cullough. petite songstress, does ‘No
Love. No Nothin* and 'Either Tbo
;YbUrig or Too Old’ to register. A
Make Believe Ballroom' .routine in
which the band imitates Jimmy
Dorsey, Harry Jrimes: Kay Kyser arid
others is a highlight of the band
entertainment.
Eleanor Teeman offers nifty tap
routines that incorporate ballet turns
and high kicks and Was well re-
ceived while Gene Baylos'had mod-
erate success with a line Of chatter
with a familiar ring, in fact several
of his jokes were done here a couple
Of 'veeks ago. But fortunately not
all his material is old arid he got
plenty laughs, ■ . ,
Sisters stopped the show
with ‘Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,’
‘?to| Packin’ Mamma,’; ‘Shoo Shoo
Bah.y, ‘When Shadows; Fall' and a
medley -of tunes associated with them
throughout the years. A solid hit,
Morg.
Hip'll,'. Baita '''
Baltimore, Jan. 15.
Ethel Smithy Norton Sisters (3),
Al Fergusom Ross & Bennett, Clay-
ious CD, Felice lula and House
?RkW " 2, id wkf*’’
Adequate layout rounds out h.o. of
accomnanymg . fllm' portion, ‘Higher
and Higoer’ (RKO). Paced by Bob
f ergus'pn :swift . working ' emcee ' -With
good, -materia], 'bill* gets .off .do 'mCe'
Start via Claytons, mixed hoofing
duo v/iio register to supply a brisk
getaway. Norton Si.sters. in three-
fiart harmonies punch out vocals in'
the deuce scoring best with ‘My
Ideal’ and ‘Shoo ShOo Baby.' .
Ferguson - contributes some funny
impressions of band leaders and
handles a parody to_good effect set-
ring the scene for Bennett & ' Ross,
mixed comedy duo wlio hang up a
Suow'-haUer lyith smart crossfire, and
funny business built around a card
•'■'ok; Team shows promise.
, ■ Ethel Sinitii, at the organ, is good
lor a potent niche ;dri any layout.
Handles her : instrument in unortho-
dox manner, arid has a knack of
mvihg; . her arrangements. ,Ren-
dition of ‘Who’ is okay and spot, of
rhumba also clicks strongly. Clos-
ing bit of ‘When You Wore a Tulip’
-which , invites, .a'‘ community sing, is a
strong blowoff.
: Biz okay for a; h.o Burm.
Mouis Jdtdan Tympany Five ‘Hoi
LipV Paige Orch : (Id); - Salt &
Pepper, Gertrude Saunders, Lerov
Watts, LiUle Voe Richardson, Vinian
Harris & Thh' Maore; ‘Chance of n
Lifetime’ (Col), -
Double dose of' jumpin’ jive is be-
ing dished but at Harlem spot this !
week with the Louis Jordan combo
and ‘Hot Liiis’ Paige orch as the
solid senders. Two instrumontal
groups provide the biggest helping
on the bill; with a few specialties in
betweeri, Result is a rhythmic rol-
licking, show that keeps the place
pulsating and; brtrigs the bucks into !
the b.Q. SRO when caught,
- Top' sprit bn show is held down by !
.jordan combo (Sax, trumpet, drums
briss and pirino), who live. up to their
biUirig and only . trianage to gel off
stage by going ittto the finale in spite '
rif the crowd. ;Band^ w up with
‘It's Low Down Dirty’ and really;
starts' rolling with ‘Shoo, Shoo Baby’
that sets them in a groove which
carries right thf riugb till bowing out.
Group; :alsri did: ‘Deacon Jones,'
‘That’ll; Just Abriut Knock . Me Out’
and ‘TVe Got XhOsc Nation Blues’ as '
part ;of regular Stint, but threw in'
‘Pistol Packin’ Mama’ and ’Five Guys
Named Moe' as a dividend. :
; The Paige ensemble (five sax, three
tromb^es, three, trumpets, drum, '
bas's,! piario and; Paige on trumpet),
are the ! backbone of the layout,
backing the other; acts and compe-
tently filling their own spots. "They
get the show, off to a flying start
with 'Air Mail ' Special’ and then
carry on with their background
chores until spotted with blues and
jump tunes which are' solid right
through, ' ' ■ . ■ ■ :
Specialties are handled by Little-
Joe Richardson making’ his pro debut
(New ; Apts), Leroy; Watts, tapper
(New Actsj. Salt. and Pepper, femme
tap 'team' 'IN.ew; -Acts), and Gertrude
SaurideriS. siriger of suggestive song.s.
Latter.;w.a;s',last.'.s'eeri :,around fronting' ;
a barid.and'h'ash’t chiinged her voca'l ;
routine - slrice. ,g'oiri;g single. She !■
.chirps' ‘Find; Out; Wpat They Want’
arid ‘Icp Man’ in the necessary sng-
gestive manner, but • her lack of ,s.a.
dqt.racts'somewhat.; However, lyrics
iri themselyes wefe adequate insur-
ance for Click 'reaction. from- this
audience- House' crimedians, , Tim :
Morire and 'Vivian Har.jis, fill in with
a hoary ' routine rif a cop and his
questipnirig girl friend which finally
ends up in the old ‘bear chase’ gag.
However, this ageless corn sets solid •
with Apollo audiences.
Biz big at supper show.
Ciiayety; Ufontroal
Montreal, Jan. 12:
James Evans, Don Reid ft Henry •
Tobias, Eddie White, June March; 3
phocbiateers, ' Odette AthOs, : . Mc-
Nallie : Sisters. (3)> Gaiieflf . Girts
(17), Len Howard Orch (8) .
Five sock turns plus an emcee who
knows how; to warm up a cold mob ■
to ovation proportions,;: wraps up, the
current display here.
In the beg-off, Calgary James
Evans ;.j,uggl:er, Wows the ■ 'customers
with his feet and harid manipulations
in speedy routines and builds up to
trie-tossing arid twirling a 95-pound
bed. He had to beg off. '
Don Reid arid Hpriry' Tobias, song
writert, ran him .close, former singT .
ihg own ‘Reitteiriber Priatl Harbor’
and ‘Sweet, and Lovely.’ Tobias ribs!
the stubholders to work up the act
to the hit class.
. Eincee Eddie i^hite;: a. hard Worker
grit the crowd Heated Up with his
stories, ' many:, hew here, and' later '
bis; siriging put him firmly in the
;gf oOVe for a srriackri' finish. Choco-
lateers, sepia irisde trio, uncork a
stomping, shouting, frenzied rhytlnns
jive that, the cHstoiners ate up. The
McNallie Sisters,, neat brunets, tee
off with songs; and segue into aero
taps that went over big.
Odette Athos, with a rich contralto,
pipes French songs that win audi-
ence appeal.
June March has what’s needed for
strip work.
Good looking wardrobes and cute
appearance feature the house line in
their routines and the Len Howard
orch handles all act's deftly. Biz
stfoftg at this showing. Lane:
Tmver, K. C.
Kansas City, Jan. 14.
Violet Carlson, Miller & Arline,
Dime Wilsoh, Betty Hill. McCready
Sisters . \tSj i Tower Orch (9) with -
Jack Parks. & Marilyn Ballinger; ‘So
This Is Washington’ (RKO) and
'Darling Clementine' (Rep).
Comedy themes of the; accompany- ',
ing dual screen bill are augmented
by slageshovv this week. Runiiin.u
time is 42 minute.s, and Iriyout is held
together by chain introductions, each
a:c.t being brought on by preceding
turn.
House orch opens with: ‘My Heart
Tells Me,-' pretty Marilyn Ballinger
taking the vocal ?in pleasing manner
to' win a nice round of; palm- whack-
ing.-,;;'- ,
First standard turn Is Dime 'Wil-
soii. clown balancer. , He tees off
with ti.me-tried comedji panto and -
for; a finale' Sways, back and forth on
a stool perched on small tables'
stacked four high, going into a fast
somersault as they crash. Kids
showered him with lots of applause.
The ‘Discovery Night’ winner!
(Continued on page 42)
Wctlncsilay, January 19 , 191 1
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REPUBLIC PICTURES CORPORATION
i
Wedncsdayv January 19, 1944
Boston, Jan. 18. *■
Theati’emen of; tlie Hub jnay have
rejoiced 'Vith . the; rest ;bt the country ,
at the prospect for victor j? in 1944,
butithe stroke ef' no;idnight, ,6n Dec.
31 brought thern chiefly a personal:
heada.fche, : For: BostOnJs . iormidable;
hew building code, laws ;got .theih
teeth : at that houf^^and ■there was
hob to . pay all around.
only one ; theatre was forced; to
ciose its do:ors ‘oh jan. 1, true, anid
that was the third-run Bijou, but hot
a single legit; or pic house in the area
has esCaped. ’oOhstruet'ura.l: alterations
ranging.frprn the,,, equipping . of . their
dodrs with ipanic.giiardSl' toia b.uildr,
ing job ; invblyihg 4,000 tons Of Steel
: work.
The new code, in the process since
the .CoCoahut Grove, disaster of Nov., I
1942i has. long been effective in a
niodifted fOrrn,: throughout the Statei’.
hutiBestOn'.has'been :ex,erhpt ..fo‘r rea-
sons not .wholly, .cledri , With the re-
peal, by the general . court of the law
. exempting . the,, city iri; its last session,
theatre owners, have had more, than i
■ -a “thorith to .: make ,;the. hecessary.
changeover.' They ihave worked like
beavers : to accornplish the changes '
suggested; by State inspectors— who
; have. been working in: Close cooperar-
tion all along— but by midnight, Dec.
31, fety if any had f ulfliled all the
requirements.
vSpecial .licensesr 'however, had
beeh issued. to all hut the Bijou, and.
these licenses Were based , on. an.
agre,ement. that; the seating, capacity,
of the theatres Would be reduced as
necessary to conform tO the new forr
mula of two feet of egress to every
100: persons admitted to the structure.
Schwartz Beeiected
Gleveland, Jan. 18
For the 11th time Errtest Schwartz
was reelected president of the, Cleve-
land Motioii Picture Exhibitors A.s.so-
Ciation. ,It also was 'a ballot ,walk-
away . for ; hiS;. cabinet ■officers, „ 'with,
A. E. Ptak being voted vice-president
again? ,G,eorge ;W; Erdmann, secre-
tary; James Scoville, treasurer.
Reappointed to board of trustees
were Henry Groenberger, J. D. Kala-
fat, Henry Barden. L. G, Baldwin.
Frank Porozynski. T. Vermes, Percy
E. Essick, Meyer S, Fine and James
Scoville.
Nat Lefton made chairman of PRC
franchise Owners' committee, formed
last week in New York to demand a
voice in deciding studio’s policy,
scripts, etc. Franchise holders guar-
antee negative costs of company's
pix. Lefton is head of local PRC
exchange.
/ Fire destroyed stage curtains and
baekstkge electrical; equipment of
Carter, downtown grind film house,
last week after starting ' from rub-
MsffrPile sparks. Damage estimated
at $10i000. Audience .dispersed by
firemen without any casualtie.s.
Milo reopened with George Bren-
ner house manager. '
. Thr.Se assistant managers sHifted in
Loew’s deluxers. Gerald Union
moved to State, Bernard McGrancr
to Ohio, Marie Seas to Stillman.
Fox Auditors' 0;0.
Annual three-day conference of
20th-Fox traveling auditors in New
York, under . supervision of comp-
troller W. J. Eadie. branch account-
ants Nat Brower and Maurice Good-
man, wound up last week. Auditors
who attended left last Monday (17) .
to report to their respective ex-
change territories. ;, '■, ; :
Dave Lipton Gets That
; David Lipton, Goiumbia ■ Pictures
ad-pUbiicity .chief, :was' inducied:. into,
the Army yesterday (Tuesday) and
has been given orders to report to
Camp Upton early in February. No
temporary successor has been picked
to fill his spot while in the service.
lapton came to Columbia from
Universal where he was assistant. In
charge' .of publicity, to John Joseph.
Prior to- that he handled publicity
fo'r .several radio shows for CBS, in-
cluding Major Bowes. H6 came east
after experience in theatre publicity
with Balaban & Katz. He succeeded
Maurice -Bergman,; when the latter
went to 20th-Fox.
TONADETTE' AS BEST
Hollywood, Jan. 18.
Foreign Press Correspondents of
Hollywood picked The Song :i of
Bernadette' as the best picture of
1943, with Jennifer Jones getting tlie
nod for the best femme . per-
formance. ;■.■■.■: '■ ■; ■'■
Paul Lukas was voted male top-
per for his work in ‘Watch bn the
Rliihe’ and Katina Paxinou . and
Akim Tamiroff, in ‘For Whom the
Bell Tolls',’ were judged the best
supporting; players.
No Plug, He
Hollywood, Jan. 18,
Highbrow horse, Starless
Night, strutted into Hollywood ,
for a film career and snooted at
the common equines of Gower
Gulcn. Steed is owned by Capt. ;
.William Heyer, valued at $100,- :
. 000, and ; too proud to gallop
that-a-way in yonder canyons.
He will do a dance routine
with Eleanor Powell in ‘Sensa-
tions of 1944.’
What the Well Dressed
Tiger Woman Will Wear
Hollywood, Jan. 18.
Republic picked a former dress
modeh Linda Sterling, for the title
spot in its next cliffhanger, ‘Tiger
Woman.’
Role was briginally; assigned to
Kay Aldridge, now busy • with a
stage commitment. . ■' , .■
Omaha Variety Peps up
, . Omaha, Jan. 18.
Omaha’s Variety Club, revived and
activated by new leadership, re-
news midwinter annual frolic at Pax-
ton hotel Saturday (22) to restate
Its aims in becoming active ih char-
ity work in the city. Variety here
always has been notably good in
raising fijnds fot worthy causes.. .
Milter Buys Esquire, Sioux City
; / Minneapolis, Jan. 18.
W. R. Miller has purchased the
Esquire theatre. Sioux City. la., from
Bennie Berger. He formerly owned
theatres at Cloquet, Mirin., and came
frpn^ Texas tp Minnesota as manageip^^
of Berger’s Brainerd. Minn., theatre.
Gilbert Nathan.son. former Reoub-
lic franchise owner, now general
manager of the Bennie Berge'- the-
atre circuit, sUcceediHg Gil Swen-
berger; Who entered the armecl forees.
Nathanson is interested with Bill
Elspn in theatres at Cloquet and De-
troit Lakes, Minn.
Biii Hook Hpned;
, Pittsburgh, Jan. 18.
, Bill Hook, manager of WB’s En-
right in East' Liberty, named city
manager for Warners in Wilkhis-
burgi taking over post of Dick
Brown, who has been ill for some
time. Lige Brien. of the Kenyon,
transferred to Enright; and Martin
Shearti Is temporarily filling the
Kenyon post. Resis McCall, assistant
manager of the Warner, has gone to
Stanley in a similar capacity. . ^ ■
Frank Austin, manager of WB’s
Fairmont in Fairmont. W. Va..
copped $100 prize for best exoloita-
tion and best b.oi results in this dis-
trict on ‘M.y Friend Flicka.’ Segbnd
prize of $75 went to Lige Brien, of
Ex-Film Editor, But Pix
Flacks Still l^rsue Him
■ ' Somewhere in England.
Editor, ‘Variety’:
Persistence is tiie word for press
agehtry,; so please run this:
When Major Barney Oldfield,
former motion picture editor in
civilian days, had waited for two
months for some mail to come after
arrival overseas, he finally hit a
bonanza and came up;', with -23 let-
ters.
Peeling them off .desperately in
search of a personal one, the count
was 14 from Warners praisery, 6
from Metro and 3 from RKO — all
chasing him since the day on the
desk (Lincoln Journal) three years
: ago.
T'lere wasn’t a personal one in the
lot .either. . Barney. '
Scouts Bally 'Aldrich’
In one of the most unusual tieups
ever effected for a picture, 1.750,000
members of the Boy Scouts of Amer-
ica, plus 10.000,000 alumni of this or-
ganization. will throw support
through Ideal : scout councils and
otherwise to ‘Henry Aldrich, Boy
Scout.’ made by Paramount. ;;
Endorsed by the Boy Scouts of
America, which cooperated in the
making of the picture, it. is being en-
dorsed for theatre showing.? during
Boy Scout Week. Feb. 8-14. It i§
being released to coincide with this
national observance.
Kenyon, ; and third, $5(),; to Kalmine
Erdeky ; of the Bolmar theatre:
J oe Cevario has purchased Valley
theatre, Brackenridge, Pa., from the
Disoon Enterbrises of Buffalo. Ce-
vario, formerly of Apollo, is a new-
comer . to exhibition, having pre-
viously booked and managed dance
bands in in -state area.
Dave Brill’s House
Dave BHll. veteran in the distri-
bution' branch who was formerly in
sales and at one time had his own
independeftt : exchange; has taken
over the 55th St,, N. Y., and will
play revivals there. House through
the years has played numerous pol-
icies. - including: forelgns, and has
been operated frorri time to time by
vorious independents: ‘ ,
The Vernon, Long Island City.
N. Y., ;ah independent subsequent
run. has withdrawn from the Island
Theatre Circuit, large booking com-
bine in the N. Y. territory headed
by Frank Moscatb; Theatre is oper-
ated by Henry Shulman.
POOUW OF PIN-DPS
; i Hollywood, Jan. 18.
Quantity production of pm-up art
fbr servicemen overseas was nixed
by the film industry’s Public Infor-
mation Committee, which turned
down a suggestion for a pool of re-
productions of glamour pictures
'made from original still prints.
Servicing of all authentic requests
from;.the armed forces will continue
to be handled individually by the
various studios as far as possible un-
der the limits ; imposed ;by the re?
strictions on the supply of film ma-
terials.
New executive committee is head-
ed by John Joseph and; comprises
George Brown, Alex Evelove, How-
ard Strickling and Perry Lieber, with
Arch Reeve ' as secretary.
Extensive Campaign Set
For ‘Gung Ho' Preem
• Extensive newspaper and radio
campaign, started off with Capt.
W; S. LeFrancois. U. S. ' Marine
Corps captain, being honored last
week in Boston at a dinner attended
by city and state top executives
and newspaper reps from 14 New
England keys, has been launched by
Universal on ‘Gung Ho,’ Garnpaign
was laid out by Maurice Bergman,
eastern ■ ad-publicity chief. Le
Francois, author of 'Gung Ho,’ who
was one of Carl.son’s Raiders with
the Marine Corps on Makin Island;
also, was hohored yesterday (Tues-
day) at- a luncheon at Toots Shor’s.
(N.Y.). He served as. technical ad-
viser on the picture.
Radio portion of the drive in-,
eluded ‘Report to the Nation' last
night (Tuesday). In connection with
the N. Y. preem at the Criterion.
(25), Capt. LeFrancois will be inter-
viewed by MaVy Margaret McBride
oil WEAF. Ad plans include full-
page advertisements in all key city
newspapers.
Bond rally in N. Y. Chinatown
will be known as the Gung Ho
Rally, It will include a; special pro-
gram arranged with U. S. Treas-
ury Dept, likely to be held on Chi-
nese New Year’s day, Jan. 25.
Hail Lige Brien Winner ■
Of ‘Proudly’ Campaign
In a nationwide competition to
determine the best .selling campaigns
on Paramount’s ‘So Proudly We
Hail,’ Lige Brien, manager of the
Kenyon, Pittsburgh, emerged on top
to win $500 in war bonds as the
-prize. ■ ;;■■
The other five managers or public-
ity directors eligible for prizes based
on the campaigns they put on and
amount of war bonds being paid
them are. in their order of selec-
tion, Harry Botwiek, Slate. Port-
land, Me., $350; Margaret Goyette,
Denham, Denver, $250: Harold
Armistead, Lyric, Easley, S. C.. $150;
Ben Rosenberg arid Paul Levi, man-
ager and ;publicity head, respective-
ly. of Met. Boston, $100; and Vernon
D. Hunter, Beacham, Orlando, Fla.,
Judges of the campaigns sent into
Par included Par homeoffice distri-
bution and theatre execs, represen-
tatives of other circuits and mem-
bers of the tradepress.
ARTHUE DeBKA BACK
Arthur DeBra, head of the Hays
office eastern publicity and informa-
tion division, just getting back to
his office after being laid up for
three weeks with a seriously in-
fected foot.
DeBra had to have expert medical
treatment before getting back on
his feet again.
Literati
; Ghl Tribune’s Overseas Edition
Following .the lead of many rnags,
Chicago Tribune is now publishing
an overseas edition. Called the Chi-
cago Overseas Tribune, it’s published
weekly in Honolulu tor fighting inen
in the Pacific area.
Plans now under way for an edi-
tion for the European and, African
war tiieatres; Both England and
Algiers being weighed as most likely
publication spots, with Idea being to
issue it there as supplement to serv-
ice publications.^
; Chi Trib overseas edition is about
letterhead size, and includes editorial
matter and plenty of . comics. No
ads. First issue for the Pacific front
said to have been 15,000 copies, with
subsequent ones to vary in accord-
ance witti demand.
Her Life With the Japs
Phyllis Argali, former editor of
Japan News-Week in Tokyo, who
returned to this country from a Jap
prison camp on the liner Gripsholm,
has written 'My Life With the En-
emy,’ which Macmillan will pub-
lish Jan. 25. ... ';.
Following her return, she married
W. R. Wills, former ‘Variety’ mugg'
in Tokyo, and is now living iiv St.
Louis, where she IS: lecturing and
doing some radio work over CBS
station KMOX.
Ed Wilson Starts at New Yorker
Edmund Wilson has started as the
new; book reviewer for the N,ew
■porker, succeeding Glifton Fadiman.
Latter . had re.signed because, after
more than 10 years at the stint, he
was, in his own opinion, going stale.
Wilson, the author of ‘The Shock
of Recognition’ and other books of
literary criticism, has a more long-
hair. reviewing style than Fadiman.
New Fan Mag Eds
Guide Magazines appointed ; Ddfo-
thea Lee McEvoy. former editor of
Screen Guide magazine, executive
cd of both Screen Guide and Star-
dom magazines. ' *■ :.
Janet Graves, former ' editor of
Stardom, appointed editor of Screen
Guide, and Virginia Williams, for-
merly of Chicago-American, editor
of Stardom.
FitzGibbon’s House
Springfield. Mass., Jan. 18.
Steve FitzGibbon of Boston, for-
merly manager of the Keith, has
taken over the Garden. 500-seat |
downtown third and exploitation run
house.
FitzGibbon has'; leased the house
and will manage himself.
Prize Contest for Negro Book
Doubleday, Doran : & Co. an-
nounces an award of $2,500 ($1,500
outright,; $1,000 as an advaijpe against
royalties) for; any book dealiiig with
American Negroes which seems to
the judges, to be worthy of this spe-
cial recognition. The offer, now ef-
fective. will remain open indefinitely
within the discretion of the publish-
ers,, and the^ . award will be given
whenever a full-length manuscript
meets the requirements of the judges,
who will be the editors of Double-
day, Doran. ■■■■ “■/■'■■■
Books entered for the award may
be fiction, non-fiction or poetry, writ-
ten by, anyone who illuminates the
Negro’s place in American life. Dou-
bleday; Doran reserves the right to
publish any book submitted even if
it does not. win the award, on terms
to be arranged.
Nl Y. Newspaperwomen’s Contest
New York Newspaper Women’s
Club offering two $50 war bonds for
best pieces written by sobbies on
N. Y, papers during past year. One
will be for best general news story;
the other for best yarn of special in-
terest to femmes. Irivites entries up
to Feb, 1. to be sent to the club’s
quarters in the Hotel Biltmore. ‘
■ Aviards committee headed by Vir-
ginia Pope, of the Times, the club's
prez, and. Sally MacDougall, World-
Telegrar^. Two ate picking a coin-
niittee to .judge the. entries.
• • Fawcett Comic-Mag Poll
Comic mags are read in three out
Of four American homes, according
,to ,a survey made by the Fawcett
pubs as the firs.t national , study Pf
t.iat 'reading audience:; Field' olaiihed
to total currently 25,000,000 monthly
circula'ion. , ■;,. ''
• Shows that comic mag readership
increases in lowering age fields,
ihus, men and women over 30
show a readership of 29 and 22%,
reading eight and six mags per
month, respectively. Highest reader,
ship. IS. in. the .six to ll'^year.' age
group, 96% of the boys reading L
average of 14 comics per month, and
94 of the girU' reading 11 of the;
mags. Fifty-seven percent of all
men in the armed forces read an
.aierage -of eight' cotriic.,:iriags every'
■month.
One of the most interesting fea-
tures of the survey indicates that
the . comic mag circulation figures
account for onlj? a small proportion •
of the actual readership. Total of
86% of adult readers pass their
comic mags along to friends, with
almost as many of the others doing
likewise. '
Intelligentsia reads comics, too. it's
shown. „ Readership of the cliff,
hangers professed by 29% of college-
trained adults and 41% of high
school grads. Faithfully read by
37% of grammar school grads.
> INS Shifts W»r . Correspondents
News services are shifting war
correspondents to strengthen cover,
age of the forthcoming European In-
vasion and lipped activity in the
Pacific.
An idea of the scope of changed
assignments may be . gained from
orders issued to INS men Piefre ;
Huss jumped from Africa to Loiicloii
when Gen. Eisenhower , changed .
headquarters; Bob Brunby, who was*
at Guadalcanal, is now due to be at- :
lached to the Atlantic Fleet; Art
Cohn, in Australia and New Guinea,
will be roving reporter in the Near
East, operating »out of Cairo; Jack
Mahon will return to the South Pa-
cific and Howard Ilandlcraan, .who
wrote the ‘Bridge to Victory! book
about the Aleutian campaign is also
slated for South Pacific duty.
CHATTER
Oscar Schisgall new chief of OWI
Magazine Bureau.
(jeorge Quigley ha.s quit Photoplay
mag for Moviel.and.
Jesse Stuart inducted into Army,'
ditto Barry Storm.
Nannine Joseph, literary agent,
now, one of the editors of Argosy ;
mag...';
John Storm, Houghton Mifflin au-
thor .contact in Chicago, into the
■Army. ,
Rumor only that Charlie Miohael-
son will tell all in a new book called
The Ghost Talks.’ '
Henry Alexander Grubbs named
associate ed for, the .Ziff-Davis book
publishing affiliate in N. Y.
Ellen Oldham in N. Y. from. Dallas
fdr q parley with her publisher over .
manuscript of a new novel.
'Hbilyiwood Writers Mobilization
sold publication rights on 18 war-
time itadioS'cfipts to Riandom House.
) Herbe^^^^^^ formerly book
reviewer for tbe mag Tomorrow, now
a regular member of the editorial
staff. ■'. -
; After selling a series of pieces to
Coronet, Barney Naglef has landed '
one in Collier’s. Deals with the
prize ring. '
David George, who used to be on
the Brooklyn Eagle, writing true- ;
fact whodunits for the Hillman de-
tective mags.
Ollie Andrews, mother of the An-
drews Sisters, is writing a st,ory ojt :
the rise of her daughters to stardom
as a vocal trio,
. The wife of Leo Margulies, editor
of Standard Publicatidris, is now Pvt.
Sylvia K. Margulies. of the WAC’s,
stationed ' at Ft. pglethprpe. Georgia.
Stanley Van Saxe, press rep for
the Hotel McAlpih, N. ;Y., .and; for-
merly in the amusement biz, doirig :
a series of bieefes for Movieland mag;
• 'Inkyl; Blackman, fictioneer, back
to newspaper ;wofk:qn the city staff .;
of the N. Y. Herald 'Tribune. For-
merly worked on papers in: the rriid*
west. ■■ ;.
John Wilstach’s piece bn Bat Mas-
lorson in current Trub Detective, and
is now doing one in Bill Cody, for
Esquire. As lad Wilstach aided: Ma?
jor Burke in Buffqip fill! press work. ;
Paul Denis, asst, amusement editor
of the N; y. Post j coritributed ,a;pleoe,
‘Rut 'f’hey Love. Hollywood,’ to tbe :;
March issue of the Fawcett mag,
‘Motion Pictu res---HQl ly;woQd. Gives
the Ibwdbwri on pix names in Bf bad- .
way shows this season. ' -■b--'
■ Ralph ; Biirkhpldef , former editor
of the .Indianapblis Times, and with '
the Office, of Censorship the last 18
months; has; been appointed editbr
of the Columbus ; (O.) Citizen,
Scripps-Howard sheet, succeeding
Walter Morrow, 'designed to join the
American ' Retail Federation in
Washington. ■ ■ ■' .; ;;
N.Y. Times’ Ted Stra^
To Par As Pm AYtiter
'' Theodore.'Strauss, N. Y. 'Times'sec-
ond-string film critic, left N. Y. Tues-
day (17) for the Coast to start at
Paraniounl as a film writer. Frank
S. Nugent, former Times critic, has
been; a 20th;-Fox serpen writer for
some time.
;; Bp'sley Crowther, of course, con-
tinues as the paper’s No. 1 film
oracle.
VedikcsdayV January 19i 1944
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Inside Stuff-Pictures
' George :.Fi-a7,iei'y :ihe.'IjifO;4ayoiit Igst' w'een'^xr'rth
Bob; Hope Oil .the cbvcn’— kivcvv’ . lip’ci .experlcnep /grief /galore ,'frbin ' IIkis.c
- omitted, bvit- ..wh’at >surpri;sed',’,,th'e XH'o /.'editors .more,, 'w/as;', the ma,piH',r-, iu
wJiich all and ,s(mdry diiTcred on \vhp. .avere .-tfe .lystlly
conie'diatisj 'lire: major /,,beef-,.:c3me' froip . friends ;o;,C,,Bd. Gn:r:divcr;^
khould'be addeci/.lbat Gardner .wavs /piniUed ch.iedy/ b.oeatise' of a .poor p/ie-
tiirei ■ . . ■ ■ , , , -a ■ , '.■■■■
■ Speaking; of bad ,stills,,;;friendk:&f Milton/ .Be ha vfe/prot tested;. fln that
: goofy' 0rie; he. posed /for, ''.but Lite, .brushes:'' ;ii ;OlT ■ by ,sta.tnig'.:;thaf .t.his - w
the eOiiTediai.vls ,owii iriea. //.Abbott iGc)sfclM;,'.wqre,e(wltfed' &
I'easOii as: Gardrter ' (poor./ pix.i biit/:Oan,toi’, /.J.essOl,.: et/,' at were, left oii.t / for
blher reasons, Gjv .the other hand, eo'r.tain cbmics/foiwd/ tlVeprsGlve,s/r
leisented, bpt; / witli' ,/itv\ddions ■■ cOnnotalion.s^ ■ All /admit . that ,'fhat :;(y.' ' ,Cr
Fieids /fiili Pa/gc shot-ig. a Itil u. h '"/ , r / ■ ; h ’/ ■
Okay, Give It a Million
' '/ ■ /' '; Hollywood. Jan. Ifl.
'■ Budget . 'o,n; ‘A tla n tic, ■ Ci fy ^ d t' . He-
pubtio /vv-as . lipped- tp .:f!.i,00t),0()l)' al’ier
a huddie boUveep Horbert;. J. Yales;
cxiinpai/iy' chief, /a.hd;, /Albert il; Gptveii.;
pr/pdi!e,ciS /■■, :■' ■'■'/ ': ■."'/■/ / '■ , ■:
// Goheu io'ayes, ,ro,r' ■No\v:/'york^^^^
to sign/ ..taleht, / tor ‘Atlanite.’ .and a
torthcopting,; / afi-femnie. ■production,,
.'.For'.' Wqmeii/ b'nl.v..l,' ■// /'/■;' / ' ‘.■ / ■/’ /,,:
Pan 'OlvHkpg . 'Gangw.ay .('or'-Tamorrow',’ vvritf,en,,'b,Y4ia'rb.Vd ;.Y; C’Oh.eri b't
Pittsburgh, Post.-Gazefie; brbuglvi a, letter 0,1/ exp’lanatioh/ froin .Arch .O.bolerv
who' \vas:/scfeenscfcdited as /the .anthPr. , ' RcyieW eOm/inentcd on the
■ startling l,a,c‘k' d’ti.origin'ality '/inHlie/ .script' ■for';'a/'te:llo\v,; of Obolcr's reputa-/
tiori,' an:d, ''af^r stating/ ‘tb aip/;ViOt;,,m ;disag.reem'eiit';^yith;■a. 'wo/t'd- /bt it
■ (the; jjotic'eL^ it coi'icorns/ the . 'picture/as/d ObOler Went
.On' to diselaim/.any/ of the '’credit',’ /except' about 20','. worth. './for' the .script;
, . . ‘And I /lt'ss.ui;e yp.u/that / the/ /riext. time. you'-, sob/ niy liaiho on . a.'Strip , 0 .£
eelluloid,’ what .wil/i/be :on./lhat sfcredn . will be at least. 50/',; .'bt, niy prociuot.’
Univor'sal's,' tGi'nig. ,H.b,/' 'a, /yarn about GoV'/Evans Ca'flso.vi;’s Makbt ,isM
Raiders, 'had its origin' as .3' tratlemark bt an ' heroic in'Ovement/ in, China
knovvn .as /the.'.Ghineae' In.dp.striai.; cooperatives; .Ii/;/is a slogan used by.
Chinese . gupridlla'fighter^^^^^^ atvd /is.'nbt .ot/irapanese- oiugipi/a^^^^
‘■Va'rieiy'’.:,hevie\y,; ,bf,; the pief pro last- Cec. /22. / :Col../Bvaiis,’;w so. .impressed
with the 'G.Png'/;HQi. spi'r5,t. of the 'Chu^^ producing .land mines, grenade/s,
etc,, in aid 'Of/ the .fighting foreeSi t^^^^ He'-taiight, tire, spirit : to fhe'/mcn /wd
formed his JIakin. Island battalion. /.
Mark. Heilmger .couldn't ..get away .for his' tather-inrlaw Nick. Glad’s fu-
neral servicer- and so: N. Y. restaurateur. Toots. Shor squired , Gladys Glad:
(Mrs. Hellingcrj whl'ie the funeral. arrangements were m.acioi Clad was 5G.
retired, and . a Jersey resident. Plano reserya;iio) 5 s. for: /both Hellingers
were unavailable, hence the 'Warner Bro.s. producer couldn’t come along;
His v.-U’c was slated to rottirn .to Hollywood yesterday (Tae.s.), depending
on traveling accommodations back wc.st. ;/■ , '. .’ ' ; ■ /,; ■. ■ '. ;■
An unusual plug 'for a pict ure eiirrent on Broadway was the lead edi;
torial in the N. 'y. Daily Mirror Monday 117) concerning juvenile delin-
quency and the first feature to boar on the subject; Mp.pbgrahi's 'Wljere.
Are Your Children'.” The tab, mentioning that the picture is now showing
at the Globe,, N. Y., rofbr'red to it as 'a powerful, realistic and fhoughl-
provoking film..’ -Editorial goes on t6' :cite/ soh-ie/ statistics showing the in-
crease in juve delinquency since 19-11. . .
. It, took quite some sleuthing, -by- the phone company, plus broker A!
Goetz’s ovvn ifigehiiity to finally gel hold of Al Jolson on Dec. 31, the last
day when, certain slock tran.saction.s could be consummated for the 19.43
year. After a number of. abortive' attempts. . Goetz thought of -Tropical
Park, in Miami, and that’s whel/e he finally, got the star to the phone for
his OK on certain brokerage matters.
Technical trouble, caused . b.y ,.the Shooting of a W'ater , ballet in . Techni-
color, stretebed/th^e, original 90-/dai,^Jj^iS schedule of ‘Mr, Co-ed’- to five
full months. It took Ihj-ee irmmT^n train 50 mermaids to perfect . a swim-
ming routine, which Required Speqial photographic equipment, including a
submarine camera and an overhead crane.
New York Theatres
rnr^inoiint’s
“FOR WHOM
THE BELL TOLLS”
(ConOiuipus l*erfonnniK fi’om
iO:HO n.ni,
RI VOLI B way & 49th St.
On tlie’ Siifo.eii '
Mil Week
Spencer TRACY
Irena DUNNE,
in MCJ-Ms
'A Guy
Named Joe'
, BRoawAy ■ AT lat staiet |
In i*ovBoii
Kathryn GRAYSON ]
Richard HIMBER
and His Orel)
LOU HOLTZ
and Others . .
R.ii)io
dry
MUSIC HALL
Spectacular Stage Productions
4th WEEK
CARY GRANT
JOHN GARFIELD
; • i.ri Warner Bros. Hit .
U
■ iN’ .rBRsoN '. V..'
CHARLIE BARNET & Ore
/ / ' Also. ;EU,a ■ Mae-;.. Morse ‘
Lowe, : Hite & Stanley .
i.o«« STRAND •‘■i'JJi; *
Jlrrle OBEROX • «e«. .SANRERS
' iHlr.l CRKti.lK
"The LODGER"
A 20ti| (,ciihir.v.-l)V»x ricLviro
Phis 'A'. • .’’f^ ^^ : \/ \/ 7th Avt*,
Itig StjiKe O X Y &
Hhow ■ CMMli Ht^
Earl
. 'O.V.. SClUCU-y ' ■/ ■ ■./'■'' : ;
/Red SKELTON /ToWnll’c
Eleenor POWELL UairOH S
■ -.iii: Jt'-U-'M'S , .-'I' '.
‘I DOOD IT’ I VANITIES
. In Pevfion. ,/X' ,
1.'"
J]d<ae JtK.\(!KlON
JolinDy f;OXG
.in ; ilHTuiDoiiht’s
ite Ills Orclioslrii
I
*the MfBACLE.ef
Hiwol scoa r
MORdANxs OREEK'
Cai
PARAMOTINlAiiw^
hikIiI ll?s»tMr«vNUel.v
'.'.'BCY'/.-nOKE H/.Vrt’
New Deal
Coiitiiiucd from pa^c 9
Hoiiie Reviews
Coiitiniicd from pugc 38
.faction df fhe arbifraiors that he. has
a better theatfo.
Should I’.iiS proposal be adopted,
ovdfy eirCui.t will likely have/ tb,;b,Uy
product 'for each 'thealr on, /an ..in-'
di.vidiiai ru/p .basis, /' An .upset iii the
cufren't: ,' r li n s. ,,, .ahd/ .;:',cloafahpc,s
thrQUg.Imvvt .'the epuiil^
.in trade clr'eies./.a.s a result.
Tivis prb'visioh for /arbrtratioii. ./of
run 'Will , /affect .-maiiy .iie\\' iiid^^
pendent houses who ; have been
obliged to follow chain thciUres,
particularly in -the, south .in- such,
sfates as Texas, Florida and Georgia
where VTiany new theatres have gone
up: in I’/ecent years.
In some quarters, it is predicted
that, it fhe.htw decree proposals go
through, many indies, will abaiidon
booking. . combines ,, (which were
never able to clvange run»: in order
tc;.beco,me eligible for relie-f;.,
: XJmitation on chain expansion is
also included in ■ the :clecree -pro-
posais', ■ ■/'/ I'-'
Permanent Basis ..
/.' The consent '.decre& 'now .iir hegp-/
liation is . expected to be formaliy
agreed upon at an early date, prob-
ably/'. Ip.ss ; til an a month froni now, ’
will noh-be for any set term . ..of:
years. but on a pornmhenl basis in-
stead. it’s understood ift iU'ner,. trade
circles: 'Gi'igiiial consenting agree-
ment '/was. for ' a . period , of .three,
years, .distributors . havntg .irisisted
on -. thiS;. liitiitation as an- experi-
mental .' term . to , test, ■ the decree/s/i
pvacticabtlit.'v. //'■: .■/
However, wlvile a second decree
is put on a contihUiiig-.baSis, there' is
always the possibility, that if ma.v be:
reopened, f<)r any / c'lianges Uiought
desirable: jii the face of industry de-
■veiopments; ■ shifting, '.trends. ; etc.
Requests for., aiiy. changes, in.'. the:
future could come from either dis-
tributors or exhibitors bl’, both but
of course, would have lb go through
the Department of Justice;
Cancellation proposed by the dis-
tribs, which i.s expected to auto-
matically Incioase the size of blocks,
ranges front 5'.. to 20'’;. For ac-
count.s whose average rentals have
been $100 downward. 20'.:- will ap-
ply. while where film prices have
ranged, from $100 to $200, it will be
10^'rf: / -Aceounts paying average
rentals Of /Over $200 will enjoy. a 5'!c
cancellation, under proposal made.
Producers have not proposed nor
have they been askeq/ to. /place a
limitation on blocks, the number of
pictures '.to go into . package being
left to the discretion of the distribs,
it is said.
Canadian Coin
i Continued liom page 11 a
■ foal iifed tills w<-' 0 k ai’c-.l/iio/MaCircady
.Sister.s, /throe lookeivs’ v'hff .sWiiig .ottt
witlr /Piit . Yoiiv Arms Around Me.
/ Honey.’ Tliey took three .bo.W.S -when
' caught. On next, Miiier & Ai line
have a combo, of ./unicycla' I’idifffii
. corilortioning ana dog tricks. The
/m'an': rides /the 'w e.ff’ectiyelyi'.aUd
his , ..pariucr does soir.c okay back-
bends. Three pooches go throu.gh
their rou'.ine sniooviiiy. As usual,
tlie.j lives- Went. for the cio,i 4 .s. , /:'
.■N'ekf-to-iolosi.ng Is ' ''Tlef ty .///Tliir,'
shapely tappci, who breezes through
/two fast./, nunibiirS. to rate an 'okay
hi'vnd.
...Viblef /Garlsdn,..blohd coiiiedi’gniie,
opens the la.-t spot with tiio. novelly
‘ tiiho,; ‘Nobody Makes, a Pass!. At Me.'
Nbkt /slio doe.s a comedy version of
‘Poet . and; Peasant” .dverfure ,/oii, a
soprano .sax am: sai/r/zes an opera
prima donna as licr finale. . -
. House woli filled opening night.
Wnsh.
. Jcii !!«!•;/ 14. '
Tint Herbert.’Whitsoir Bro .-::, Otson
& SJiirlsy, Roxy ettes. Jo Lombardi’s
Orch; 'What a Woimin’ (Coii.
Tim Herbert (nee I-Ierman Tini-
berg, Jr. ).,Iias many antic routines
.which ..registered ■ solidly w.tii the
oponin,g-day /au'dienae.. He coi'.;ri\-e.s
to get full returns/frbm hi/s, burlesque
of radio :singers; has a/cheeiful line/
0 f palter, arid ,. eceeri'tric danci rig'./ ■ As
it that wasn’t enough he comes ml
to act as stooge for the Wliitson Bros.
The Roxyetles open witli aii in-
tricate tap to ‘William Toil Over-
ture.' as one of their better efforts.
Olson &, Shiiiov -with their ecceri-
, trie stepping fol low,, a/ba d' spot af te'r
eight minutes/. of rhythm .daric'ipg", by
the line; - : .Teanr , works ,, /hard arid
earned an encore. , . . . ./
, . WhitSqii Bros, are among- the best
/of.'the risley, acts, Tliey contriye, to
work a good line oi comedy into
.their/ tficks.
Roxyettes. w'ith vocal back.ing by,
Charle.s Mayor, clo.se the trailers
.with ‘Ladies, in Satin.-’ ; Ark£:
/■Wolcoftie/to tiie, troops/ arid'A-eunions
.furnisli.an outstanding human-inier-
est yarn. Movi.etono at.so covers the -
Blis.siari front,, highlight being, a teie
pl-.oto closeup (a bit clouded for that
rea.soii) of a wrecked Nazi tank and /
two crew members scram bling out
when' it eateiio.s fire. / Same, newsreel
iias a batch of aertali Vie.jvs , on fight
against the Japs U'roni the Army <\fi-
Force camera ' crew i, .reaiisiri * of
wi-.ich IS accentuated with cair.cra
being jarred every time licavy gmvs
are tired . - . ■
Bolli Movietone and .Universal
coL'.e.r. the Italian lront,..lat:lor- having
the most actionl'ul riiaterial here.
Plenfy./.ol.gririi dctails in' thi.a.u/siiiiri'
With ..eameraman;,: gbtUng right .beX
.'bincl : nrtiijei'ymoi^ . and /' inl’anli'V,
Iroops. , ,;Tljis ■ phbt6g:ra.pber,' : DavV-'
-Oli'vef the forip/drlj', difL.eiiiriedV bits''
for L'nivciwal newsreel v is, /shown
with his.hand camera— a .piclufesque’
clo.seup; of an American newsreel '
iensman in action. Same. ree! covers
New, Britain ; aelioii, biit ' jorlLv /cam-
era movemeuvs mar ti-.is fooi-.ige. ■ . .
,/Pa,ranWurit does ‘.a /riiaslerf ul jo!>
on the landing of t!:c Acadia With
77(i; WDuridea u: Sr'tfoops at ari.casfi^
er« seaboard, //patho sliows Al Smith
asking fori salesman recruits in the
Fourth Wari Loan drive. It also has
a tine story about syrithetic rubbei'-,'
Par has the comedy . .yam,: of'-' tlic
show'r-ra , pel / squirrel. :dolI'oii ,:up ..itv'
latest fenime garb. Arthur Hale’s
‘Confidentially Yours’ is above par,
treating. :po.wsibi:e Europe iru-asion
routes, how Allied aviators escape
.Whcn/ forced) to bail out. war pris-
oner/. trials, and aspects of 1944 Deivi-
;ocratic preside.ntial campaign. ‘Task
Force.’ two-reel VVarnor Bros. Tecli-
/nicolor . short, provides ' .a .coio'fful/'
climax to bill. U-’cc . .
EhiImisnv, Ni’. Y.
tNEWSREEI.S)
■ Most graphic war closcups make'
current clips register far above aver-
age. Aside from footage on warfare
on Russian. Italian and South /Paoifie
fronts, rieatly,. compiled shots from
seized Nazi newsreels; done by 20th-
Fox Movietone with George Putnam
narrating, giye, ari insight oh propa-
ganda fed .Germaris and sateUte na-
lionals. Besides showing iirimense
factories turning otit tanks, planes;
heavy guns and munitions; these in-
clude actual. Views: of defense for.ti-
.flc.ationB.'he-w rioekel gnus and giarit
anti-aircraft beirig u.sod by Nazis to
ward Off any attack on German-held
Europe. ' Rocket guns fired at night
provide a weird picture. Intention
of these shots is to point up the
tough, proROsitiori/ , confronting .Allied
fo,ree.s; This / .outstanding' footage
trom the se,ized material /will go lo
make- up a four-reel sub, ie/ct soon/ to
be, shown, war, Workers .to aiej/ : in
maintairiing' maxiimmi production. /
Universal’s story on .the fall ' of
Bryansk is oric of most powerful to
come froin /tbe Russo-Nazi' struggle./
It s a vivid,, intimate . view Of what
conquering Russian troops cncoun-
tered and what they found Op. enter-
ing tpRt foi-nierly .hetd Geviniaii city
More Concessions
gjiS C'oiitmiicd trom pag* 9
.riegiona,i, appeals', boards.,: in /
ance wilii the .sugge.stions '-of Uie ;
ITQA, the, conscrit .'cieeree oompanros
favor .the- pyeserit 'Procedure ot con-
ce'nlratirig appea'ls , in New York. .
, : '”/rher.e . are a coiisiSorable .numberi
of; 'changes /tq be made , in .the draft//
.submitted last Week,! Clark said afier /
.the tneetiiig;/ ‘’pheir 'spokesmen :ea
here vyith 'a n umber , of new,, .ideas /■
which they failed to incorporate in
the draft. ■ Tliey promised to have a
substitute ready Thursday or Fr iday;
‘After 'iye receive. iti the .ne.xt step /
will .bp: 'to/ get the reactions' of . tlie
orgapizatioris riepreseriting the iride-
penderit exhibitors; ' , 'What will flap-/:
pen after '.that, i/canrio/l say.’
Among those pre.sent at yester-
day’s sesh were Spy rbs Skouras, 20Ui;
N;.. Refer RathVenj.RKO: J. Robert
Rubin -and Stanley Th.ompson. MGM;
Baririe.V Balaban, Par, and Joseph
Hazen and Howard Levinson, War-
ner Bros. - - - .. .
Rep Biggie for Wayne
Hollywood, Jan. It!.
. Next Johii Wayne slarrer at Re-
public wiir be produced b.v" Albert J.
Cohen with a $1,000,090 bud.gei.
, Curre.Btly, W’ayne i,s touring' A/rmy,
bu tposts.. ; in the Spulh Racifio and :
will; jvot return, iintil,' Abril;.,:
while, 'Colien; is . hunting, a .suitable .
B WAY &
47th St.
OLIVIA DeHAVI LLAND
■b., ■'.■', ./.■/:' SONNY TUFTS
‘(;OVER\IWE>T GIUL’
'."Jiiihi's ' I'J.PNN'/ ■■ ' 'Aii'rie
, JftH R.4RKEK -
ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S
LIFlROAT
R.v JOIIX STKIN'REXK
(.niltlluluilN ;/: RCm^p R’wh.v
roiHilui- -iatll S(.'
A BOOMING START
Hollywood, Jan. 18.'
Warners assigned Jean Nogule.sco
a.s . director of ‘The Conspiratpra/ a
war , picture, staflirig : next month. . ,
■ Negiilcsco was recently upped to
leature diiectorslup alter Ihriee years
as a .shorts pilot.
begiri a/s sdon as the War. Production
Boat;d releases the necessar.( ma-
terial.. .
The announcement caused torigue-i/
to wag in the Variety Club wheie
siuiwmeu gather. Warner Bros },
has a practical- monopoly on fno 1
Washington neigliborhood local iqns. •/
Warners has a v.'orking agroemoiu
with. Metro on booking.s Which satis- ;
: lies that production unit. Parainount
splits its -. product between the'
Loew houses and the Warner ■ then-'
./tries,'.,..':.../ '.
. Kas.s, • w h i 'l e. ■ iiide pendeni iy
w'caltlrv. is said . to haye'/Some./assUr/: '
arices frbrii'the iridUst'iw.that .be
, 'get first-run bookings, if and when
his/.th.eatre d.obrs/qperi:.' /Some/ pf\ the
large , .pi'bducing cbmpariies have, not .
been wholly satisfied with / the
Washing.tqri, exhibitor 'setup.,, Twen-.
tifeth/' ■ (JentUry-Fox.: . and. United
Artist's-, play ; the 'Loeiy hoiise,s,.// but:
'■ they ha,ye hot .. aiways / beefi satisfied ,
with ' the bookings provided.
' As, a ■.srii/ai'/t showman Kass is not
prieparecl. to .say .w.hat ^
he;, has, ■, made for booking.s and
finanemg; bUf l.t’s: he got
the. green light /Without /; some as-
surances .frot'n'.the: industry that his’
screens /will be; filled. With .steel
soori available fori; civilian construc-
tion’,;; and /a wider use of plastics-^
stressed in the announcement tliese
ho'uses /rn'ay beco/nie rieqlity/X^
'The •houses, he says,/ will all be mod-
ern in ' eo.ristrUetioni and - all except /
the/ .Gb'rinecficUt ■ ayenUe./ locations .
Will have riniple parkirig space.
.’Whe*tj9i":Mtl“flreiiIcfast 61 Chirapitma". urc
rcgntetol mirki of Cicnsral MilU; Inc/
“Now that you mention it, Miss Tut tle, I did forftet
something this morning ... my Wheaties.”
No, not that! . . , In a- fuzzy
moment, your tnje Wheaties
man nright cori'ceivably foriget his
britches, but never the Cereal He
Loves. . i , How could he, when
that / /Waeaties flavor does .such
wbhdei’s in dulling the brutal
pangs b.f getting Up ?
Wediiesday, January 19, 1944
Weilnesday; Jahuai'y 1 1911
Yai^i^ of Polish Unionist Honr
Go
„.r “ , To Meet Community Needs-Straus
- Detro'it, Jan. 18. ' +■-
Tvoubl.fca , oft An'iei’ican ,stat’loi« ali'r i
, ing,- ffttbigri Igiiguagg brbatlcasis gi’g 1
strongly vefested, ,Mrg;'ilV.
cesslve / Injuiictipna-; issued against;,
WJBK :ipi-bidding '
.the. a'.r .the Polish ‘Ray of Truth'
■Hour. ” P
F;or the, Uasft'twd :Svnid.aysi tll^^^^
iroU . statibri, ■ ,whiob '■ oir.Svi p.lcirfy oft- :■
fpl‘e;isn-,la,ngtvagc i'.. broads
■ beOl-v resil'airipd by .,c.purft bftdoEVfe '
jntofttorjng' '»''ith'.;,ihe' pftogranisVpop'rV.r;' •
;■ .sored.-,by,;'llie,Poli Un.ipnislsyHad.io: ■
Hour .\ss'n. Tlie row h:;.s p.-oducod ■
ra'iui’fiqati 0 ii.s ■ihat: haye 'rtOft.onry'.^
•.legal. V aspects 'ibuV..iiave'.sppa
intO’:Vlabbr- rank's. ' yy',;
- The statrou.; contends ' th at
grarii ha.S' ‘cQin.mUniStic: 's'j)O.U '
■ and' that contrOv'erslaV ;s,ine^^^
discu.ssos sUcli raattersyasythe,- Polish
boundary dispute ‘ovei- ;:' which''
Po.lish; people arc. divicled arid tyh.ich ;
tends 'to' s,cry:e' 'iri.;.a:.;lpan^^ Coritrary
' to our national 'unity.' '
■ On; the..,otheiiyharid, .attpfrieys';:lor
the, Polish- .Uhionists contend. ,tl,iat .'the,
' stati.on exercises' the, fi:ght,'.bft;o^o^^ '
ship .on ■t■he^Scripts;ybe^Oi•G■;ihoy: .
: used, that the group had dedicatee;
ins prog:a;ns ‘to .winnh'.g the v-aS :n
coltaboratiiir. with the United Na-'
t ions' and that it is not the 'L’nioiiists ■
but . ar.ot'ier Polls)) or.ganinalion
' . ‘whiCli believes, the Poli'sl'. bbun:lary
dispute should bo sett! on fu'st ;iri'.the,
intere.-^ns ot Allied unity." ■
Wlii.e the legal light wilt 'oe con-,
tinued in the courts here to .deter-
mine whether the -program- can con-
tinue. heads , of the sponsorin.g
group, including State Senator Stan-
ley Nowak, have carried their 'fight
to organized labor.
R. j. Thoinas. head ot th.e-ijower-
fii; United Automobile.. Workers
Union: declared that the station, has
; seiit him a letter .explamirig thatt'i^
. act in ruling out the program -tvas
not due to prejudice a,ga!n.st ; labor
but because ot the same ; reasons
WJBK Cited in court ‘contmunbiic
spon.sorship and being disruptive to
- national unity.' .
, . Meanwhile, the Polish la'oor Teij^cl-
ers have countered with a, charga
that. the. cancellation '. of their ,. broad
casts was due to pre.s.sure ptU on
WJBK by a: ‘cliguo of Betrbii .Polish,:
fascist!, in the guise of Antcrican
patriots, wlio have been-; trying to
force a rift between -the United I
Slates and Russia.’
Too Many Comedians,
So Gaxton Bows Off
Emerson Radio Corp.
Auditions ‘Green Valley’
; Emerson Radio Corp. auditioned
‘Green Valley. U. S. A..’ .serial dra- '
malic show directed by Hi Brown,
on Saturday ( 15 1. ' Show; hoarti lor
more than a year sustaining on CBS. ,
wei'.t oft' the air last Novombor.
Santos Orlcga is riarrator . on .‘Valley:’
, Wiliiam II. -Weintraub - agency is
i'.an.dling ,l'or Emerson. - , ,- " ;'
WJZ, N. Y., Developing
Own 15-Minute Shows;
3 Eyed By Sponsors
WJZ. N. Y., has inaii.gurated three
•stalidn-broduced , ,, nighttirrie ■ 5-.,
'minute programs, , 'vt'hi.ch . are : receiv';-
irig nibble.s front spon.-ors. '
; ‘Letter to Your Seryicomaji,’ fea-
turing David Bach.nrr.ch and a cover
,"iri. .which origiriaied on ,a; ' sus-
taining ba.sis, has been -.sold, to John,
"David -' stores, . with the -, , Gussow-
Ka'an agency hantilin,g. Sh.oW is
heard Fridays 10:.‘i0-10:45 p.m. ';.
. Musical ■ program featuring. Jack
Smitli, whispering baritone, ar.d an
ir.strr, mental trio, i.s heard Titurs-
day.s 7:30-7:45 p.m.. while ‘Girl Back
Home.’ in which Vera Massey drama-
.tize's inoidehts'. in life ot a. girl and
. her serviceman. i.s heard ^Tuesdays in-
the.'- 7:30 to. 7:45 p.m. .slot.
NAME GENE ROUSE TO
HEAD NEW BLUE DEPT.
. Chiea.go. Jan.. 18. -,-
Gen.e Rouse, former superyi.-,or of
aiinouncers in the cenlrai ; 'division
of ' the. Blue Network, has been ap-
pointed head of the nowiy-formed
ri.fivv.s.and -ispeeial evOrits'..departriienii
The . appointment, whicli is effective
immSdiateiy, wa.s annoimeod ; last
'week by .Ed Boroft',' vieotprostden-t;
the Blue Network in Chicago. .
. Roii.se 'Stated ! that !ie would an-
nounce the policy ot the newiy--
formed doparimcnt some time next;
week litter the StafC of the. .section
has been selected. New brass hat
was night supervisor of announcers
for NBC prior to his Joining the
' .Blue. Rouse is one of the first seven
' announcers en the air. in Antcrlea
broadcasting the eicefion , returns
- , over WNAL in Oma-ia in 1920. as
well as handling the lirst derby ever
; to be aired from Cinu-ehill Downs.'
(Jtiii, 19 to 29)
Jan. 20
'Viva .Vmcrica,’ niUsiral revue,
to be siiprt-w.ived to 20 Latin-
.Amc-ricari ; .eouiit.fies;;'.' ;'
midni,ght. - TIv.ir.sdays: WABC-
; CBS: sustaining. ' ; - . ■
.Ian. 24
‘Out of This World,’ narration
';6£ short, short .stories: 9:55-1!)
p.m'. Mpnday.s- . .tiirbugii ';Sa
days: WJZ-Bluc: Coronet mag;
Schwimmor- & Scolf,' agencyi, .;
Horace Ilcidt ami Orchestra,
music; 7-7:30 , , ■p:nl.;,'.'- Mondays; '
WJZ-Bliie; Charles E Hires Co.;
",N. Wt Ayer & Son, a.gency.
Lourll Thomas, newscasts:
: -■8:45-7 p.m.. Mo:iciuys thro'tigh. .
Fiidays; WEAF-NBC. Sun Oil
Co.: Roeiie,' Williams and Cuit-
: oyngham, agency.
Jan. 26
‘The Orson Welles Show,* va-
riety with guest stars; ^tSO-JO,
p.m: tPWT) Wednesday?,; KNX-
CBS Pacific Coast stationk only;
Socony Vacuum Oil Co.; Comp-
loii, agency. '
1," ';V'.;y , - ' " t*;-" ''■ ^ By LESTER TUItOll' .
Ton f{1 llphllt For ■■ - " ■ ■ ‘X-ocal .stations have not co;r.:-ik-;,-;.
Jan,' Oi UeUUl J w - - . . Jy ntet the public service needs 'o'f
‘Luncheon With Lopez llieii' cbna.miinitiek'nor ;fuU.y .'reali-zed .
: fAr Uicir potentialities along llio.se line-.* -.
the Cow h; n""y ’ rtem‘Stew WMCA'^New
otTendefonn-.spaghe. U condiiM Network'
Pro.gram , w.ll be iteai 1 ot ei 133 him ,lo dispose of. W.MCA. On '
Mutuafr^^ .tivktitg over , 'the ;staU
ftorn 1.30 to 1.45 p.nt. lEWT t. . - .. considerations , would not be permit-'- ■'
'- 6 :'' ~ led lo interfere with tlie proper
'D»wnerkSoiig;Sbin»^
|;'R«ns;InfeB«dget:Sni«^^
n T D" 1 D-f-. promi.-.e and are rcsponsibic for tire
Keplace KayfflOnO TalgC statcmprit regarding the failure of
.sla-fjza.for.Coc.a-pp . Stratus sees it, a loca! sudion
Eire-U.S. Radi
William .Gaxton .has stopped but -as
star ot the ‘Broadway Showtime’ air
show ; sponsored . by- , Ballantine’.-^.
heard Monday niglits in ■ the 10:30-11
p.m. slot over , CBS. Reported tlia t
Gaxton , felt there were too many
cornedian's on the ’prograWt. \yh ich also
features Johnny Morgan as a re.gular.
N 0 permanent replacement has yet
been made lor Gaxton: Barry Wood
does a guest, shot oh. the show next
Monday. (24). Program bowed in
several weeks ago, idea -being to re-
vive oldtime Broadway musiebinedy
hits. '.'■
J. Walter Thompson is the agency,
itioned By Blue
Blue, network officials auditioned a
15-m;ntitc variely show btiiit around
Clift’ Edwards (Ukelele Ike) on Fri-
day (14).
Plan, it approved, is to feature
Edwards' thrice-weekly over tiie web
as ' a showcase . for prospective , spon-
sors.
RADIO’S ONE WORLD
liniyci'sal Language in 25 Years
Forecast By MBS Prexy
Minneapolis. Jan. 18.
‘The world will iiave one coi.'.mor...
universal langiui.ge in 25 years if
, radio eontinuc.-j developing.’ iiiiicr
McClintock,, MBS. proxy, told Min-
neapolis. Advertising .Club la.sf , week.;
‘No parftoft the .world vi’iil,-b,e rit'of’c:'j'
than one-twelfth of a second .awa.v j
from the Twin Cities by radio.’ ho '
said. McClintock loreca.st develop-
inei'.t of international radio, with
■Amorieiin networks shortwaving
Am.ericari teessages.''’ai’pu.ncli the;g-l
Dick. Haymes’ Bourjois. Inc. I'Evc-
ning In Paris' face powder ) commer-
cial show on the Blue net (ThurS.
10130 p.m.) move.s. back lo Holly-
wood again next month. ..but .with
part of it-, ; emahating' from N. Y.
Haymes is d'ue to start anolher film
for 20lh-Fox Feb. , 7 and will leave
for; the, -Coast Jan. .28. His. first pro-
gram from. there will he bn Feb. 3.
, with Emil. Newman, 20th stud i o , c.bn,s
doctor, batoning accompaniment.
Ray ■ Bloch’s orchestra,. ■ which has
accompanied Hayme:-< during t’.ie
sirigei‘’,s .N. , Y. -, oitigi'natiori.s .the past
six or eight weeks, will remain on
the show, being cut in from N. Y.
Rickenbacher to Coast
As Y&R Talent Buyer
'. Hollywood. Jan. 18.
Pa-jl Rieker.bachcr i.s being trans-
ferred hero from the N. Y. oiTicc o;
Young & Rubicain. to 'tai;;; o\-er tem-
porarily a.s talent ij.uyer. Tom ' Hai'-
ririgioii frgui‘,es'-,.t'haft'',-w.lj,h-';^
Coast load . Rickcn'oaciior wili be
more valuable here than hi the easl.
Switches will relievo Ciare 0!:'.i-
sload of post. He. recently resigned
to go with McCann-Erickson as v.p.
in ciiargc of Coast radio and prod.li-
cor of .the We.sUn.ghotis:c. progruni. ' .
Atlanta.— Dixon Babb is Ihe now-
csf'-. addition to WGST. i’.aving .ibined
the ineVehahdisirig deparlin Babb
comes to WGST . with a background
of seven year,- mcrchamlising ex-
perience, He :■ w.as' recently rolca.secl
i'rom.t’nc merchant marine. : : ' ,
■ : Reports f rom Tamclon arc that a
major American radio outfit ha.s
lease,d::a station, in neutral Eire for
eommereial . and U: S. Government
purposes. However, the four major
webs last week said they had no
j" knowledge of :,it, .'n.lth nugit ' spokesmen
for the ch'ain.s -admitlBcl , unofficially V
that such a move would not 'iie a ban
idea.’ It was poiiued out ti’.at many
'obstacles wouiti have to be overcome
to obtain such an outlet. - y -;;i
Eire's neutrality has been .stricl’y
maintained ■ since the -; Outbreak: of
hostilitic.s. it must 'be noted, and al-
-though-obseryers: meri'tionbd. that of- '
ficial. Ireland may be leaning toward.-
the Unilod Nation.- in i!-e . face of
encouraging battieironi coninui-
itiquos, ; 4t was not thought ; likely
thei r policy ; would .change; sufficient, -
ly to allow American radio interests
to start operations on Irish soil.
: Tl-.e attitude of the FCC also was
mentioned as an import;-.:!! factor' in
such all : arraiigem eri.t, y.iti: little 1 ike -
libpod. .seen : that permis.sion for a
foreign " lease would be .approved:
.Without lengthy clelibera,ti;op pri the
part-:.,.of-.;the .Comntissionv . So far as
could bo learned, no petition for such
perrnis.sibn ,ba's been presented to the
FCC. ■' V';';-'':.:;;.;",'y ;;V''V-'"'i'
Possible kickback from the BBC
. also tints I'ne picture, it was learned,
, with '-fdar ^expressed ithaf :cdopefatM
by the British concern such da has
■been enjoyed by Amoriean radio i n-
terdsts" might .not be forthcoming it
the; Eiro-.'V.i'.icric;in deal were con-
summated. This, of course, is .strictly
conjecture, with other iriterested
parties holding to the view that BBC
would adopt a noncomir.iUal altitude
on the whole thing without Ghaivgirig
the present setup as rogard.s ex- '
change broadcasta, rights to British
materia'..- and sources, etc. ' !!
; ' Jol'.;>. Royal. NBC vice-president
recently returned from ucrcs.s the At-
Tantie. was q'.;iek to point O'.it ' , that
similar, rumors have, been circulated,
i;i England before, but' ihat no loun-
dalion , had been established for
them. He was. inelincci to put the
latest- report ..in - the-; 'same' category. ,
Mutiial. CBS arid Blue network off
. - ficigls'likewise disclaim.ed knowledge
of such a move, a rid ihe overseas
b'raric:! loft OfYI in Wasiningtoii arid
^N-ew’. York also declared that if
: American radio \y'as riiotfiri'g iritp ,irei;
. land it was nows lo tlieni. .
Van Ronkle Into Navy,
Anne Nichols to Direct
..•Vfr.ocl (Rip) Van Ronkle. director
ot ‘Airio's Iri'sii Rose' on WEAF-NBC •'
for Pi’ocler & Gamble, on Monday
(171 entered the. Navy: .as ,aii,: ap-
prentice .seaman. Ho luin in the past
oeea.sicnu’ly col'.aboralod with Anno
Nichols, r author ..o'f 'Abie.' ; Oii'-.i- the-j
script of, that' ■an'.d'Ot.her.,.'shows., '■ '■'> '.. j
.'' Mi'Ss ':';Nlchdts, will lake' over di-
rection of the program iiersoll'.. with
.Jamo.s Haupt, of the NBC stall'. anci.
Joe Rinos. musical director, a.-sisl-
ing, She wil- continue to be a.ssisted
bn the .script by Adelaide Matthews
arid -H.- lit, I’Bud’f S:!nso;i. ".■■■ f:,,-'- ■' '
work - has been renewed
:Bext, month; under the mwaT 13 weeks than that of a network mitlel. :The. -
,,Whh. renewaL^ ■local-^’.statibii : shbuid. " bo. "prini^
budget : conOMned with doing a loca! i,.,,;.
replace Raymond , ■ ,:,I,u other words, ..meetuv,!^ the public'
UyfMltyehclarmet;foot«vfi-hqueit^^^
-Spotted .on sustaining . shows a , 0 the test applied to: any ' pi'ogi'iini 'on'",
web. in line for maestro assnanment. ,,.,,ch -a stalion should be wheflu'r;
-Also planned. :.s a lediielmn m ij porforms this service aiid wiu'f'-.er
size, of . cprrihb, now .supporting it is a '.Icicai ' job - Which- coiLcin't be
ney and addition of vocal quartet to „utwork.
fl-bund out- ihe five-t;mc.s-a-woek ■- '
-program. Present oi'ch of 16 may be . 1*““*"* «
cut , to .eight men on now series. ' The I’osiilts ot ;, this vjewpoin! . are :
Smaller band, it is felt, would be best Ui'.i.stvatcd by WlVICA's rceeiie,..
available for road tours wit!; Do.w-! live-hour broadcast of ..Chrisl'niu-:
ney who last year was "spotted ih ,Mo.s.sa,gos from, me .arid' woiiien. iif
hotel rooms and night clubs in Bos- the Now York -area emanali:ig fr-rnu
ton. Washington and olher ci.t;o.s by yai'iqux ; 0 ve:r. 5 eas- pointy This.' ,pi'o- ',
MCA but continued his daily htbacl- gran', inot both tcsts;_ i’. die; a st'i:.\'-
. casts .supported by local mi.isi.ckefs, , ice io'r the gpmnyunit.V- aiid it was
' Advantage of haying a regul.ar' mu- ,Q,f. limited . appeal . iirisuifabl? , lor . ;i
: , .sicai background f by :: Irish, warbler's .rietwork. Thi.f .was the 11 rst n I tl'o
■program.- was empha.-ized by Paige'.s programs along the lines clolmcated
out-of-town experiences, on Downey's Straus' pohe,'.' biU tbore arc many
la.st .tbu.r. ,-Maestrp.' was-'forc'od- to de- 'Others set for - the .future anef iriu
pend on Hastily organized orchs. (Continued on page 4 J)
made up of local AFM's with result ' . '■■ ■ ■. ■ - . ^ '• ■ "■' -.'
that, musical 'performances' in -some ' Wnk’o Tki
case.- was not ali that could be de- ClUe WeD S till UlllCe .
Paige, conductor ori - .several*, other . " Switcll Ist Mdjor .StfiD '.
network .shows, . naturally felt that ■ _ _ ■, , .. ■' '■ ' .
sloppy music on the Downey stanzas in NnnafaiC NCtWOrkS
. was not booslin,!^!-.;.- rep as maestro .
althbugli this, according lo iri.-idor.s. ;; Chicago. .Inn. 18.
is,'.,pot tlie reason for h;.- leaviiyg the With work, on the new oiVices bf ,;
show. Switch in batonecr.- i.s budget (he. Blue Network on the 18lh ilnor -
matter alone, it’s reported.
of the Mercliaiidise Mart sciicduled
FROM SHRINE AUR
Hollywood. Jan. 18.
Nothing definito is yet lined up for ’>0 be, completed by Feb. 1. ih.e first
sirigei-’s:out--bf-town,''.ca,fc'.appoai'anees major' move of the actual separa.titfri.
this season alth.oii.gh he's- considering ' of tlie two networks ; 'will, got under-
theatre arid r.ilery - shots in - New way. Space was acquired . '.two ■.
York arid on. the road. .. ' ' • ' mon'.lis - ago When Marshal! Field
.. , ' and Co. agreed to sublease .-paei:
.CIII ITD A JC' DAMlik. liiTTifl i. th.e.v had formerly occupied on .’.ha
MIlAlKA u Ovllll ill Ln ■ floor below. the Blue Network biVices. '
— _ Mtintmir) i iiK ' • Xn listing some of; the oftiees, to .
, ' FROM SHRINE AUP. ^
: .r . . Borpfl. vice president of the Blue-?
- Hollywood. Jan. 18. central division.' said that .the enl ire
Sinatra will raise, his voice for the program, Iraftic. tra:i.-criplion: :i-
sale of War Bonds Jan. 26. when his brary, guo.sl relations and news ar.d
Vimms program originates at Shrine .. specie - events departments'' Woillci .
% make the change. Many of the other
700. AdmissiW.^^^^ be::,:by , senes but will
.war, -bond (318.7.5). and give.- adults, remain on the 19th floor. Tiicse in-
the . opportunity of viewing The, Voice elude engineering,,- prOmotioiii' sales
« • ' n- , .J 'bu.siness and publicit^y.
So that the screoehin.g kids won l ■ ..- " ^ .
be entirely overlooked, '.'they're being
urged to fill their stamp books or N V Illv I AfllPF llllAirfI '
sell a bond and get the ducat. Ameri- .V* ,* • vCIllCI vpcia
.can Women’s VoUmtary Service.- is RmUflracl'C Rainff Spt
handling the bond and ticket sale, . i,: DniaUtdJilo Dclllg OCl
and predicts a seKoiit. . , -., Radio circles arc exhibilin.g inter-
uc uvciiuiJAUu, iney It! uuiny __ __ ^ -
urged to fill their stamp books or N V mIv I Alltpr llllAFa
sell a bond and get the ducat. Ameri- .V* ,* • vCIllCI vpcia
■ can Women’s Voluntary Service.- is RmUflracl'C Rainff Spt
handling the bond and ticket sale, . i,: DniaUtdJilo Dclllg OCl
ami predicts a seKoiit. , ', Radio circles arc exhibiiin.g inter-
; est .-in tlie rcccnlly-amuiuneed ' wceic
^AVAral ^nnnenre FuaiiUT ■ ' ■ °X dpdraUc presentations at jlie ;-New
oevcidl oponbors eyeing York city Cemer of Miusie and
’■■ '" ‘Iaa PnInnLa’ Air <lfrin ’ Ope'-riVe company wi’.i give .
, ■ JUv rdlUUIVd . rtl* . mItHi eight - pertormane'es- of three operas,.
Several sponsors reported to 'oe ‘To;sca.’ ‘Carmen and ‘Martha ur.dei
in.lerested jn'SBfializirig.’JoeFaloOka,* XJa,«ip, former,
cartoon character created ' by ■ Ham ehroetor of the St. Louts Opera Assn.
, Fisher, over one ot the networks. ■ NBC has already made arrangcniont' •
. Script . -calls Ibi; a- , '15-minute sU:ip Xo p,ick.up -the second
■' iil. " i.i; ’ ' _ i • • 9.{\ iAApfnrmnni’’'P) ol’'' ‘nhviv\<sn. •Slii'm'’
' flVestimes-a-Week',; :
Newkirk Exits Don Lee
Hollywood. Jan. 18.
26 performance, of '‘Carrhen.’ , ShfiV' '
wili take, over the -3:30-4:30 ,'p, in. :spot ,
for the one day. WMCA, N. Y,. has
eVen niore:' ambitious -p'laiis .-pn tap i-t.!
they can be worked out * tp;' the Siit i.s - :
faction of alft concerned. The N. '.V*.
Van Newkirk -is eheeking but of bunion would like "fe air compile
- KHJ -Don Lee as p’.' 0 .gra;Ti director as
soon a.s'- : a successor , i.s r.nmed by ; !|
Wilict Brown, vecjree of the' Coast ■ ,;
chain. He has been a‘. the job for rr 'y. -'' ■ "ifi'-rt'o -n ' ■'' '
the past si.x years and with the net- LOnan,- Ltlgineei , ,';■,"
work on and oT for 13 years. 1?Aeio-ne "■ T ,nflo'A mAns; Til '
. Ile’n.devote full. tfmeitb'his agency ■^®**S**Vt , olCj »
biz. Broadcast- Acivcrti.sing, har.dlh'.g Eciwin K. Cohan has rc.si;;r.ed a.--
mo.stiy church and rcligio.ti:ii'ac.edunts,- . director of general -engineeriilg;, ,u.t,,;,
-. ■'. CBS. and William B. Lod.gc. wh.o -u-
Mcllwain in So., Pacific pcrvisocl the department -dur i n.g ,-
, '.. . Seheneclady, Jim. 18, ' Cohnn'.s recent leave of ab.-senco. wi:!
Donald . S. McIUvain. for;r.cr!y on resume siiperviisiori of the ite:twbr:lf'.s'
technical staff’ of WRGB, Geiioral .general engineering, dcsi.en and do-
Eleciric te'evi.sion station in Sehe- vclopmcntal activities, . ■' ;-. !
iiectady, is now a lioiitenant in the Cohan joined CBS in 1930 an:; was
XX. S. Si.gnal Corps, sUu.ioneci in named engineering director Xc'.ir
South Paeitlc. years later. ■'"''■'■'i
perfor;nancc of , ' the three ' p roci.ti e- ,
Wednie^dayv January 19, 1944
RADIO
45
A networlc e?tec has been taking a terrific; ribbing the past week —
and well he might. It all stems from his being slow om the uptake.
^ TO showed up at the Wednesday Xl2J afternoon
cocktail party \yhich Ow ens-iUmois and CBS tossed at the Berk-
shire ;hdiel,N. V., for AUied £>Fake on pehalf of the CBS ‘Broadway
Matinee’ 'program on which Drahe is starredt Fenirhe
Broadway’s top musicomedies also showed up and, in fact, proved the
i life of the party. There Were plenty Of enyious eye in the
; direction of the network oflicialj whd had . only then been ; i
to the current Broadway toast, when he was seen 'leaving the party
-with her.; V'.'
Qn the way down *o the hotel iobby lh the elevator the gal asked
the network biggie where he was headed for. T’m going to Grand
' Cehh'al,’ he re^pondedi aiid; hO in turn put the. same question to her.
’Oh, I’m going to have dinn^ then go on to the show,’ she replied.
W^heh they reaehed the outside of the hotel and a cab pulled up; the
'' network rep piped;
^ to have dinner and get to ypur show, you
■ better take the' first cab.’ '’-y
on
Won’t Drive Fans Into Ladin’
The Sunday night Blue network.^:
‘Basin Street’ show is undergoing a
gradual face-lifting in an cilort to
lift the program out of the ‘bobby
sox’ division and attract more adult
listeners with increased pbeketbOok
potential. Sponsor feels, it's re-
ported, that past accent on jive
; music from the Paul Lavalle toolers
and too much reliance on gueslers
failed to provide attractive conti-
nuity to bring listeners back week,
after week.
i Sirst step in revising format was
. intvb.cltiction, Jan. 2,. of ; Richard
Dubonnet, Montgomeryi Negro comib
out of; ‘Carmen Jones,’ in handyman.
, role 'for gagging .with. .Mlltoh ,Cros.s:
Montgomery, cast as Tschhikowsky
T. , (for .'ToScanini) ‘ JOhnson, new-
comer; to . network ' radic),, is', .a pint-.
sised ,‘Bochester’' ■■'.type, and ' before,
being signed' for the Billy Ro.m
smash was active in nitery entertain-
ment circles. |
,. LenHeii & Mitchell, builders of l
,;‘Ba6in: Street,’ are seeking o;her
characters to insert into the program
in' ah etlort to .build contmuing inter-
. estv. ; Writer ;; Jay.. Sommers . also, -is
; building. Cross as comic-emcee but
will", fcontinue ‘insult’ policy for
guestei‘s;On~the show.
. Lavalle combo has been swee'ened
tip ynth; addition pi eight; fiddlep and
will go in: for more obn'imercial song
selections, picking • mop and show
, .tunes rathor than jazz, bidies, here.tp-
fore'. featured in line with 'Basin
., Street’ tab..
. Although : sponsor and agency re-'
fuse to admit publicly ■,thah
.such.a thing as.a Fred Allen program
competing, it's generally conceded
that ‘Basin Street’ bow.-' in'.o to a
tremendous audiencf following the
Winchell 9 p.m. airing, but lose.s a,
good segment, of this i.o minutes: later.
. when the Texaco show ’comes on,
over CBS. ■
If 'successful in.; creating .'new char-
acters cap.abie of building, a follpw-
, ingj feeling is; the. WooclbUry, opus
will.ibe able to hold more listenprs-
;for last 13 minute.s rf air tune. No
. effort will. be raade,;how'oiKcr,, to hold,:
back any dynamite, for this portion,
according tO: the; producers..,
v .GueSters; lined ;up for'' ‘Basin Street’ :
, hwlude Lawrence Tibbett i2.1) and
. Gertrude Niessen .(30); .1
€. W. HOI Repeats As
ow Into Record
into Top Laugh Gag
LS-MFT, LS-MFT"— latest cryptic
slogan which has been igetting strong'
plug on ; cigaret company’s:; ..air-'
shows being repeated over and over
again in ;Morse, code and. ypcally-’'is
popping up regularly on .prOgrarnss
being paid fpi' by other .sponsors;
Fred Allen, Jack Benny and Stage
Door Canteen are the latest shows to
give Lucky Strike a free boost and
on Sunday night tlCj aione the LS-
MFT .-’password’,, garnered laughs, in
use on three competing programs.
Slogan is abbreviation 'for ‘Lucky
Strike Means Fine Tobacco.’
It's not the ftrst time; George
Washington Hill has, populafiged a^
catchword ..by. cohstant repetition so
that Other shows ;ado.pted |he, ’trade-
mark.’ . ‘Lucky : Btrifce , ,’ green, ...has
igpn'e to war,’ .‘The .Best: 'Tunes . bf Alt'
and the ttninteiligibie : auctidrieer’s
chant also were Widely used on
other programs'sooh after being in-
troedrby the- ciggie concern.
KARLOFF THRILLER
SERIES BEMG SET
. Negotiatiohs 'are ' neat’ cpmt)letibh
with Boris Karloff to star the pie
Horror; player iir a . half-hour: 'm-ys-
tery-thriiler’seiues :byer the'.Bi.u
, 'Program, .which '.would hmanate
frbih. the.;Coast, ;wpuld be bn a. 'Sij.s-
. tainihg b.a,sis, in line. With,,
:gram to build lip' its Open, time .Wit.h
. audienec-getting shows.
By bON WALSH
A very determiiied character
armed Avilh: brass Hnuyka and a loud
voice is lurking ; around the radio
corner and his. name is Politics;. 'This
quadrennial visitpr., brings ;npthiiw
but beadachek to the networks and:
more than a fetv: earaebes to the
radio audience but he shows up, just
as regular as Leap Tear, every four
years. , . . . ■■ ■
The airtime picture this year is
soniew hat more complicated than in
previous election years, but network
officials' are whistling their fears
away and, almost to a man,, insist
they will take the pre-convention
and election campaigns in stride with
only minor .disruptions of regular
broadcast prograbis. .
.; Maior Gomplicatio'n", of course,, is
the A-mr with its consequent increase
in network ; hours devoted to news
broadcasts and kindred publie serv-
ice or patriotic programs. During
the peak of the presidential cam-
paign, it’s feared in some quarters,
radio may be stripped of much en-
tertainment as. demands of the poli-
ticians forhea-vilypopuM^^ time
.spots eiiminate'; many top Tanking
•shows. With all .webs reporting, ;ttew
Higlts for timV sold, the prospects are
that, even ' with ; expected. . summer
wiliidraWais,. ' the , ..period .beiWeen
J.lirie and Novbraber will 'hot provide
many open spots tor candidates and
stump speakers ot national impor-
tance.-
Equitable Time
Already the cry has been raised in
'Wa.shingtoii by pqllticaT opponents
ot the President that they be allowed
(Continued bn page 50) .
Can’t Buy Own
' WGstihgbouse. Whieh, sponsors .
' John: Nesbitt once a week on the
.Su'nilay: afternoqnvBlue network
, show, ■ .atarring .feh Charles
Thomas,; last week found' itself in
the) peculiar position ' where it
couldn’t buy its own man for
additjnnal network time, ,
Westinghouse wants Nesbit for
three weekly 15-minute news
sessions on the Blue, but, with
Virtually ,;everythmg. set;;‘'iearhed.';;
that etiestcrfleld; holds an qplion
p.n;; the spieler, ,, which prevents ,,
NesbitL from taking on the Slow.
New Show
, ; jOe'BS ' BroAyh, ;th'e ftlm' comedian,.
'"'’*^.be iehiured ,qn a now audience
; Participatton : titlecl ’Stop
and Go’ Over 164 staiioh-s of the Blue
starting March 23. Show niilt -be
sponsored by MOkesgon & Robbins,
?Vith pibduiii to be plugged io be dc-
:cided upon, shortly, It will be heard
,10:30 to 1 1: p.tn. ( EWT:) and Will cma-
. (..nate from Hollywood. ■ ,
;; , William; Laro radio director [
: of J,,D. ‘I’archer fe Go., agency on the |
account, will liandle. McKes.son & |
Bobbins planb an advc ttsing budget |
. o' $2,500,000, c* vr-*'ii'; all mfedia, in- 1
eluding raclio, for 1944: J
T)it ‘H#of Fame' Show
. Bccau.se of his health and a de-
siie .'to take ; things.;. e'asler, .George
.Farilkiter 'cheeketl,' Off ' the, ..Philcp-.
■Variety’ Radio Hall of ;F.ame,.'a.s chief
.scriptcr following Sunday’s (16), pro-
grain. * He'S ; : been succeeded, by
Milton Geiger, ■W'ho authored the
poetic drama, .■■‘Mponiight,’ 'oil ■ the
Jan. 9 Blue;betwork, prograin^;w
Laird Cregar. 201h-Fox player. 'did
as a giiester,;:' Geiger also scripts
the Philip Morris 'Playhouse draina-
iets.; '■
DeVere Engelbgch, of course, con-
tinues as the producer of the .hour-
length variety program
iiiaiha, Who’s That Manf
San Fi'ancisco, Jan.T8.
Homefront dynamo i.s KPO an-
nouncer Ru.s.sell Snow, who. in addi-
tion; to. hiS;reguiar'm^i^^^ duties, puts
in 12 hours a week • in : volunteer .
division ot Coast 'Guard, besides
working several hours a day as mo-
tonnan on Market ' Street Railway
line. . -
In his ‘spare’ time .Snow commutc.s
to Berkeley to catch fleeting glimpses
of wife and son. ; ; •
Chicago, Jan 18.
Lehn & Fink and . the William:-
^sty a.gency are getting slightly
. dizzy mVeit. trying Jo, figure out .just ;
who (I'.vn.s ‘Blind Date,’ currently
aired over the Blue NetWork'.
: Show;, which ' w'a.s originally .pur-
I chaseff .from :TOni, Wallace, .was , ac- '
( ..q.tiired in, turn: by Wallace from Joe
' Floyd,. SioUx; Falls tbeatre'; manager
' -Eaiiy last month .Verl;;TOomp;s6n,
radio, announcer , at Sioux Falls, en-
tered -.suit against Floyd to give an
acco;.mling of all . funds received
from the show on the basis that he
'tVas' a partner of Floyd s in the show. :
Latent, development ;is that . Harold,
Gin-grieh , -Chi radio producer, for the
W. E.' Long Co.i formerly ,'of', Sioux
FoMs, IS abotit to- enter suit on the;
basis ' .tha t ;he ;:.is .another partner irt ,
the deal if not the' sole. Ownert; '
■ .PecHliar;: angle is. that Gingrich,'
who 'Origihaliy sold the show '. as a;
local program, still has ‘Blind Date’
on the air at Sioux. FMls sponsored
[. locally by,', the Mirin. ;Br'fewing , Co.’..
: and 1., Beal, Inc., local distributors
■ lor Minhchaha''Ale, at the same time
-jthat. .Lehn Fink are airing the
, 'Show (M-\(er;, the; Blue.
, ■Meg,nw,hile,;the shovi''s rating con-,
.tinues'to Climb.;
WttLES TO UL AIR
SHOtDERUTSW^
Or. son Welles heads from his
Georgia recuperative rest to Holly-
-Wood to‘.,i5tart his 'jriew, .radio, serie-t
for Socdny.'Vaettum, '^an.':§6L' V' .. ’
I After ivis; attack of yellow jaundice,
i which. ; bOspitalizOd .-the ■ star and
1 necessitated two postpqnement.s of
the radio program, plus OdhcellatiOn;
of several .guest . shtits which the
William Morris agency had . set up
for him,. Welleswas ordered south
to rest up. Continued warm weather
requirements prompted the shift
Irom. Ga. ' to- L. A. for the rest of
the winter. , "
Claudia Morgan, stated for the
show, has been dropped: and Welles
will select his entire cast on the
Coast. : ;
An-offer to Arde Bulova, majority
siDckhoIder, to buy WPEN, Philadel-
phia;: WNBC.Har^^^^^
Haven, arid ; WCpP, Boston, for $1,-
1 75,006,' has been made by a group
hOaded by ’WilHam'.p’Neil, president
of the General Tireiand Rubber C.o.,
owners of' the Yahkee Network in
HOw; England. Also ilicluded in the
•deal -wbuld be WPEN’s FM adj unct
in Philadelphia.
Bulpyaj -as of yesterday (Tuesday),
had not mad® a decision to sell his
nitei-est- in the stations, nor has he
accepted ah offer by , the. gi'oup ; to
purchase WNEW-, N. ■ 'Y,,,. at a price
equal .to that of any:, other' offer,
probably m the neighborhood of
$1,250,000
Harold LaFount, general: manager
of the Atlantic Coast network, w'ith
which the stations involved arc af-
filiated. declared on Monday , [(17):
O’Neil’s offer to buy the four' sta-,
tions was received by telegram.'
Bulova and I have dise'ussed it, but
no decision has been made,; nor vi'ili
one be raadeluntil possibly the end
of, the week.’
The ribbing taken by Frank Sin-
atra from practically every radio
'cciineiiian, combined hVith: ;t,he .almost
uriprecedehted; , wor.d-of-mquth at-',
tentioh and , thd . ihultiple-hammeied
pre-selling campaigh t»y agency[ net-
work and sponsor, paid off
in terms : of: , '2 , :Cooperative
Analysis of Broadcasting fating for
The 'Voice’s nevV program. It \yas the
highest opening 'couht for |my .net- '
work show :since the feteneriprobing
organization came into existence. : ,
While it’s the Con.senShs of opinion
in the trade that the 20.8 rating (the
Hooper rating is 19.6) is more than
likely to drop off, since it is predi- '
cated on the tact that a sizable seg-
ment of the opening program’s audi-
ence was conipiiscd of curious dial-
twisters, it’s nevertheless conceded
that seldom, if ever, has radio en-
countered such pre-program ballyhqd:
or exploitation methods. That Sin-
atra will sell plenty of vitamins, de-
spite .the.; wide variance , of opinion
as to the merit of the show, .seems
generally recognized.
: Just' what effect the Sinatra-'V'imms
CBS shoWV heard ; WedhiE|Bday hightg
in the 9-9:30 slot, had on the Eddie
Captor program, qppbsiliqn show oh
.the; NBC net, is undetermined, hbw-
ever, as yet, -since no rating was
made of the Cantor program on the
flight that Sinatra teed pff fog Levef
Bros.''
The Sinatra exploitation job, in
which Lever Bros.. CBS and the J.
(Continued on page 50)
HUBBELL ROBINSON
Hubbcll Robinson. Jr., has been
made a vice president of Young and
■Rubicam. Inc. He’l! continue as as-
sociate radio director at the agency.
Appointment was announced by Ray-
mond Rubicam, chairman oi the Y&R
board. ,
Since joining tiie firm in 1928 Rob-
inson has served ,sticce.ssively ■ as
a.?.--istan‘. to the. head of 'agency’s
radio activities, in charge of .station
relations, and pilot of producliori and
talent..; He was appointed associate
radio n;rector la.st year.
Seek Cartoonist Hix For
Air Show a La Ripley
McCann -Erickson, on behalf of a
client, i.s reported to be hogptiatihg
with; John Hix, caftoohi.st of . 'Strange
A.s It Seems.’ for a radio .stint.
Program, a la ‘Believe It or Not’
•Ripley,: .would .emanate from the
Coast, where; Hix headquarters.
Cregar's Guestar Series
'. Laird Cregar is adding to his al-
rciuiy prolific record as a radio
:gue.sl 'star.' [Heard yesterday (18) on
the: MplIe ’Mj’stefy; Theatre he’s set
tonight (19) for ‘Star for a’ Night.’
and IS due on the ‘Inner Sancturi’
show Saturday (22).
Cregar's also being paged for the
Kate Smith Sliow on Jan. 28.
.Ruddelt's New Post
Lawrence Emldcll, tiaft'ic manager
of niterruitipnal division of NBC for
past three and i# half years ha.s been
app.iinted ree.drding supervisor for
■th'e:BlUe.'h; '
Hollywood, Jan. 18.
Martin Gosch IP back on the bridge
of the Jack Carsqn soup show; after
having produced the audition ;wbifh .
resulted in the sale to Campbell. In
the interim: .Vipk /knight, ; blB;' LaW^^^
fence, TOd. Wick and Bert Praeger
tried to steer the Warners star into -.
the top com.edy brackets, but failed ;
by more than a mere margin. With i .
a change of - format Irom domestic
didoes to situation, comedy and the
addition of Arthur Treacher and Ag-
nCs Mporchead as regulars. Gosch is
hopeful of getting a two-figure
Crosslcy.
Continuing with the .show are
Freddy -Martin, music d. rector: Mary
Lee, vocalist; Edbie;Marr,’ com.ic, and:
Carlton ■ ICaPell,; . announcer. ..Gosch 'i':
will continue' to. prpduqti.Abbo.tt and;,:
Costello show' for Camels. , ; . : ,
'What’s New?’ Cast
Jack
, Cy 'How.ard. cur rently: featured in
the cast of 'Storm' Operation,’ -■'ihe
Maxwell Ander.son. drama at the Be.- ...
lasepf.N:. ..Y;, has.been..sf,gf)t:-l' as, c.om'lq , ,,
and script writer of the ‘What’S';
New?’ program 7-8 p.m. Saturday ,
nights on WJZ-Blue for RCA. Jack
Douglas, f.egular comedian bL the: ,
series, 'exited after last, ■tt'eek’.s broad- ,
cast, and has returned to the Coast.
...His -reason 'fb'i',,.;quitting ,\wa's;::that: he
felt he ."didn’t-, fit Jnto. the .‘RCA ,:
;family’; : pattern .iplarined . fo.r; the : :
.stanza.';'', .'. ; '. [
In addition to .'Howard. Irwin- .
Corey, currently appeal ing in the
show in' the. Goiillion room, of the i;!
rPierfe hbto.l,,'.N Y, also, joins- the /
‘What'.s New?’ ca.st. .Celeste .Holm, :
comedienne-singer who appeared on
last week’s broadcast, will continue
in the spot She’s currently in the
legit musical,: .’.Oklahoma,’ at the St.'-
James, N. Y.
‘HI, FELLOWS’ FOR GI’S
: San Antonio, Jan; 18.
New quarter-hour program being
aired by WOAI is titled ‘Hi. Fel-
lows’ and is beamed directly to the
enlisted men. Programs are written
and .produced ' by [ Harold Carr.
'Tfahsofiimd. -cqrhmprciais ,afe biter-
'wbVen'ip the continuity. [ '
46
RADIO REVIi:WS
P^fHETY
We«liicst 1 uyj Jaiiiiary 19 , 1 9 1 1
‘I^ET’S; Bt\CK.,THE-.ATl.’AGK
Cast: Mot' jfenthan, Jf., Capt,
: lipttaiti ; RcagiVn, Oen, : Dw'isht l>.
EiNOn'Ktwef, Acim. Chester \V.
NintU/.vBing Ci'OsOy, Giniiy Simms,
.loitit cWt'ics Thomas. Lt.-C'pi. vvii-
' liaiit ; Slater. ' Artliur B. JUngUCi
Ellis ..'Vrhall. Chlvc R.: ;S^ {
fccvcroil Saltpnstall, BeVv C. E. 1
Brcnncaia. . ?Aarlin Gabel. Ral ah I
EoPEe\;Bari'.v Erevy, Rbel Hendriek- '
. smv. alit'bhet Fil«mauiice;^Mau.ice
FraiiUiin. .Adelaide Klein, Joliniiy
■Gibsrn, t'lipl. G’cnil Miller’s Army '
Air I'orei i Band,: David Brockm in '
oreli, .lolin Srott Trotter, Victor ,
Yr.iii'.'i (ireli I
Writer': Sgl. Paul Dudley, Forrest.
./Barnes i
Director: Sgt. Paul Dudley - I
fib Mins,; ,Mon., 9 p.m. (Single Time!
Snslaiiiiiig
Ail Networks
' .-To ' in.inVch /Four,th':. War Lcin.h'
, BriS'C. iHfs.Treasury. toept. :bi’oa^
,M6iittiiy''iiiglnt (!'?) !bn/liVe.ioue. twiibi’
nhl \\i.vr.k,s airi eri tcvtainiiW^ Impress ive'
()()-minii:tiC: proju’aitt. ;:' v .pfl’prctl
■ Soiii'elaty ■ Hi’iir ji, Mdi'fiCnthau;'' Jr;-; -.in
a. ‘pdlvfor.n.i!rr..e0'' hs liimself.,'
po:als-b,V C-o'ii. Eis'sitbbwBr and'.Acim.;
Ishniitz.;,..ai|d appebivancds ^ V’is
vefsem'obpte' ks Capt^Bonald Keagrii-.
. Bing- Cro/'b.v.;' .1 blip ' Gharles/Tlibnias:'
, Giiirty' ShiViiis./ Govoriiprs^^
^ El'Ms’’ Al'na.li;
(Gedi’giai; Coke -R, Stevensort, ('Tek--
as) and. te\;:orbtt Saitaiista;ll ' (fflassa:-..
chitk’tts (;■ a.nd'. tho -mihistor; to
: gregaiion of :r .churG.h ;iii WiRiarb
- Bay, Wis'. It', .was .sklHfulIy '.hn'itt'cii .
by ' .S.gt.'. .P,aiil:./Budiey^^ Fpr-fost.
Bailies;, and. ■citreoled : by. the foniierv
And. it .jiad a '801111.11)017 distinguisKod;
. miisjca.rbao.kgrpimd by:David Bro'okr
liiaii ’ ail'd ill is orchestra,; wilb;Ca^^
. Glejin., ‘Milter -and. ibe .Army ./Air'
.Forces'. ■.;Baii.'i : as, h'alihs .'ffoni Now
.York. ' ' ail'd .John . Scott . Trotter.' lao d ;
.Victor.' Vbiing ■ .cph:trjbiitiiig .'.to '.that.
■ dep:tr’,ir.(u-i from the Coast. ...'
.Not phiy , from a : prodtietion .'stand-
. po:int,.! b.tit on' the basi.s of ‘the 'script
' itself;..' the :'.CDm|Rex,r pati)rc, .of .'Inc,
. Show . hiiicle -It .(i , tough one,' , Besides
the; pickup's from Wasliingtd.h; Holly-/
■ .wood, the four State . capitals arid 'tho
Wiscdhslft '.town, ' the show went to
. tKe Piiclnc :;md‘ to Lphdoh.for the .re-
:s:pcctiye..:spi,ols',by ' Niriiit?: a.hd. ..Eisen-
hower, ‘to: ;aft: .Ohio airfield lor. the
takeofl’ of one bf the, liew ict-prbpi.ll-
sibi) .pla.iies; and' even /used; several
different/studips .in,;Radip;,CR^^^ N, Y,!
■ All this. .was. . 'smbothly. wf.itteii ■ aiid'.
. prpcincod,/ w..ith the. rich, fiilt niusica.1
score invaribaly . ah asset,. ; ■ f . .
.Ih;:foriri,' the: show -was' direct; .and
: Jnsplring, : It' offered former film.' ac-,
, iof Reagan .hs a myfhichi .'Pvt,..;Jim
Jbnes. .. weary , and questioning in fm-
‘ hiiiba tiled ; foxhole,. ; being ..told; by ,
- Morgen thai) : ' What is. bejng' -.'dbne. to
help hirii, ;what: the Afperican pebplo
mlist do: to contiriue ari'd' exparid that
help; pnd what the. underlying, mean-,
' ing and ju.stiricatio'ri gf aR; the Work
, and sacrifice /and' suiferihg are: The
various .pickups anfl. dra'matized. spots'
w'ere all. illtiStrative/. of the Secre-.
. tary's slatomonl. " '
111 .a.' show sb . long and .elaborate.
, there ,\\ias.‘iiTeyitably;sbn)e',variatioii
The)
'.tlui
rhoro .'can be 'ho qiicsiibh . tha;t. ope .of, the/prodiiction, highli,gh,t‘s : 0 f
,i‘ ,i’iK,i:i().; seuiich, .to date w-ii'S ',the' musical, ac,coinp»niin,6nt, ..wh,ich ,supr .; /
po'rtoci -fl’illiulaii Bankliead 'p ml : cast; in a; seoiie fr.iim ‘Eii'eboat,' ;the pic-, ,
tiire: iis .pi-osciited.iipbn thei’Riidib Hall ot/Fainel prbgram .Siiiiday hight, ; ,
;:tu!r;:''';'/V''/i,/.P'.: ''v': /
't'hi.v i,s :iio(' .h'l/ilten . bQas.tfui,iy/ beoau.so' iVaribt.v’-'-i.sv ,'With.
'the ■I'Sall .cff Fainch.shoW, 'bu.l, to, give ,c„eclit to piic whalb,Q:t:.,a pio'ce,:ot . ;
Vi'oii;/ 'Atici that .is ',i\haf ‘To,ddy ,:Diile‘ turn'ed;.iti :oii , t life; arra,iig^^^^^^ .
.If (('•c/ii)’:.)t)Ser Was also ,'cd))cei%icd', tliop ;a':M as'welh; : ■ ; ,
. Wiilihi (he ‘ trade thi.s /kincl.'.'ol ..w'b'rU, is, kiiowh,; as' ts,u'p;jort.': ■ -HbilC'; .,
'lif'piii’ei'ia.fo.-.tt inorb .thiih .lbi/,'d'):aiiiafic.:p Ixw'eive .it, .a'il'd , res
. c.plv;e::it'''all"tob seldom. ■ /; ' P ■; : ■. '''/'/." '. i ,
.,''.'TliP)''e are other :hiti'si.cal di:i'bei:b'i> 7 ,^.^^^^^ who hpye. their. '
■■arr:in;ge)''s.:' alid Who kiio>y ..ho'W' .’to-: play :,and'. siipp.Qrt ;a • sli.o\W,r . lu^ tlie
ni,U:',ical;chiiied.y .field has ;thei‘0 .e.i.'e;r ‘been ;ati bqft'cr',thaiv’Al‘ Gbod,-.. ;.
,,i'n;'i.):.' Ask' ppr'forpier.s .,W’ho'/:l(aVC.':rvorkcd: vA't'h, Gbodma;i.i; .also,' thosfi .
' (n;oi',Wsi'oTiaiS i'\bho ;x-u,V)gli.t:,Cr'bbclnia'n;‘s,ho.,w.s;froni -bu.t’'.frp
sheer.:' itclini.')a,tib)i'.,''vvale^^ Gpbdmaii ,.w.o'fk .In., the, .pit. as ni'tiCh': as /theif
'■■(vytciied ',Uic ..slag,C,.; .Why-? ' Tlhi'/.'map 'kiiow.s. his.. b:Usinos’s...'‘':,S.a . ;db;ea..
' ■Wii itefiipi'i'. : So /do.cs / TGdd.vi ' Dale. J cis.t : tl7).- Hai'id. '
. 'B;ri,!e.k'in.i«\' a'lid ;.Capi. .:Giehiv'..MiRcf -did.p liW . music, al
' 'bi!'!'!:,'di/o.p:' fbi’''i'hC, Boiid xln'V.c,'''li,o)nh'',‘W'.,/. ' ../ '.'h '
Th'o . pi‘o,ffc.ssib'i.v lias ; khoib many m.i'ic. 'masioal. . a :br; ;
;,bai!k;,';r'OLmds,,:hi its.-'variouS briinc'hes. ' iVctnrcW.'p'articula'riy, .h
.'.';lo,ved,'; iv,iimberlCss' .expert;.' /o'xaniples. , But for ' piettifes . it 'all ■ at,!,irted
' with ; J'cWiph Carl .Breii‘'s . ;seO:i/eP£br'^ ‘Tlie Fiirt;h,',:o’f' /a. 'Nati'Oi'V.'', , still . : thc.>‘
!:,grC;it'est' :p£. anytpi 'P.m..'^: .:An:d ';.is .'it- W‘a.slinK.'s.p'ac.o. to /point lout '.iii'st. 'hbw .
■■inv'aiiiabic one 'Of; .these ace . 'scoros/cuh ; b,C---tPr. ;R'Kp.'s ' ‘K.i'ri'g.' Kph^
.'■.■thp.'p'iptiire 'We''''b.aye, irt 'hy^
' :.!pp .yo.tilre.ra.pmher '.Kbiig,' .'liie /s.t()r 5 y.p'f';'a'.g{gaiitic..a.p .Sttporroah...:/
--in a rug,. He knocked over -.l-.c Empire Stale builtiiiu! wiiile Fa.y Wray .■
■ sefeaiived ■ her / .Wpy . ;ihrei.igh ‘ wliat '.generously '-Was ' fcrhipd.. ;the,'.:St.o
You. c;m guei-s tlie kind of a fea'.uro it wa.'-. One of, those novel, fan-
tastic, impo./isib'o: films; but a good one. .Aiifi, why was it gooc.'.' Tlie
'■ sco:'c m:icie 'it'.g6pS,'wit.h;';t;hb ;niusleal '.buildup;; a)id' 'i.ht,rPdUC^U^ hoe ‘.;
vg'prilla's 'initial, appeara;hc'e';Somctiii,iv,g..tp;;i'ree'ze. ybu in ybti.r, sCat.;,’Tha:t.s/.-,.'
' wh.a:t a'. good sebre.. cap do spinetimpa, .saiycva picture,.' ; Max .Stciiier ■ did-;'
the one on ’Kiiig Kong.' He’s 'lov.' at Warnof.<. ./■ '
' '■So 'Tr'dd.V. DalC-alsQ./pusiitW^^ S,'cd.re.S.''l!np.,vigh;‘fpf ■Li.t’ebbat,
.■■.:Xl'"Was ■a'.'...job..' "A 'pip.."' ■/ .'-'.'.t .. ■ ■.'.''/
,.; 4tvciclCntally;,‘B'aie.'is th6',bp been doingphG 'mus,io,al: .paekr
.groundk ‘.for . the' draraaiic .episodfes; bh. T'lPli. P Fame,’ /That-, now;, Car-
; riiis 'b;;clr ., through ' p'alrd;/C:r-eW'ari' Bria'nh'Pppiev^^
: miSsi'Ctarhe; Niesaen;; .'Eathi ha's' beoii 'pobd; .a'pd.' further, ■
IJdlcii.s' alSoi tlie. /one' who inade;'‘Val.eiicia’, sputid;, as 'Whiteman '
.if, .(is if if had, beciV written, all Oyer again,' /but Without 'ipsing. the; Pi'ig-;* ;
■ inai melody;-. .'Re also/ tossed in. that .bit , of .no'edTe pb^^^ ;
; tow.W'whie'li,; Ginny Simriis; did' /sO' .'Joafi, /
Ed. wards’ piano. .
. If so happens that, musical accompaniments, backgrounds, uiuier-
toiies.. call ’ci-n what yo-.i will, when they stand Out. and no mailer
" where they fall, are gein.s and ju.st a.s (.irocious,: ,; .Sid.'. ■, ,
‘SOMETHING FOR THE GIRLS’
With Ensign . Anne FftiuleigB Burke,
Seamen (1st: «•■!. Rosemarie
Schiacki Vic Mizzy and "Irying
Taylot, Dick Brown, Merle Pitt
orPh, guests .■
Writer: Elizabeth Brener
/Director: WHIiam McGrath.
90 Mins.: Sat., 5 p.m.
Sustaining . ' , .
WNEW, New York
■ Second program in new series on
the' ■ Hew - York . "indie/; .desighod:' . to
bpbst 'WAVE recruiting, was; stanclout
in the musie; department, but, bogged
dPwn badly otherwise; ; ' Merle /Pitt's
hpuse; 'preh : delivered ; Its/ .usual fine,
perlbrmaijee,. and singing by tVAVE
Rosfii'narie .Schlack and; Pick., Bro-syn
was Well' rip to: 'netWbrk . stand.aydii,
in d,a.ality.;.and ■.effect.:: Although, tlve'l|>-^^^^
script, 'ingeniously , tied, . lihost ' , Of, IhS/l.^.^/fe
el,emcnte .irttb., the , ifiain/theme.. _t'he)/c;,i
Wfhe a-feW/ih.oments When the riiTp-.., - pi-irQmictory chattVr.by fins
vahc.e of the material , sedmed' a trifle
■ remote
entlr
more' ccfiiearye- '‘and :■ impeUina;/ if ' it
had: been' 'packed iptp a ;.half-,bour/
Blit; th'pae \ve,re ttiinor '(aiid .que.stipi)-
a.ble) ..flaws in a. gefieraHyl fine execu-
tiPii .'of ari enoptnbusly'' difficult, ;as^.:
sianme/rt,;: The Treasury, i those' who
actmUiy .prepared and peitormed the
slroW. im,d.,,',the networks. Wlio pro-
vided their f£’cilite.s,:,tbr it‘, may Share,
the credit, ■ './' llobe.
was; 'Wrong' -,with /the'.'; whole; shoWr-
the. music. ' ,
' Either the .leader .didn't .'cnrc' or. lie
didn't ..have the, experichee. , Iiv . any;
event,; the band n)iSsocl 'practi
every cue, ■. and:.;in play ing. ..for /Miss
Wain. /was 'a.'beht or; t,w:Q ,behirid ,hbr
on both her sb:)g.s. ./
,' ;■ Format of the, show , wa.s i it the.; ap-
proved A'ariety style.- After an iiitro- .
duq.tipir , i ebneern ing ,. ■ i ' s., a iiii-s. /the
band played an overture, followed; by
a solo by Pyt. Vince Darasi, at;-
cprdioni.st,:' Bea, . Waiji sang.;/Stbrray,
'WeatheF: tofij; 'Besame , Miichol and
the G j. a’udienee /showed 'stfeng ap- '
proval.' Folio wed., ::an;, Afniy ; Ai,r,
Forces he W,sree], sbundih'g off: ‘Story
of .the Week,’ ‘Highlight of th.e Week;’,
■Oddest Story, of the Week’/and , story
,,’of. a.'N/, Y-. 'o'f; N. ;J. fiier; Wbo -wa.s
/given ah ■aiit ihedal. A;,piieh;lor,.wa.f
, bonds, and . .Win air; force enlistments
,bY ybufh.s;,’i7.,;y.;etok/pf^^'a
: 'ih'blu'd'ed. '/'I;'''; '■ ■F'.'.. Steii'; .,,
.■THE''/HFE 'OF /■RIEE'V’,;':/..
With William Bendix, Georgia
Backus, ilahs eotirictlj Ken Niles
Comedy
Writers'. Alan / LlfiscOtt, A.shmcad
‘■"'Scotl. .' ■■/
Director) Don Bernard .
!!0 Mins.; Suii,, 3-3:S0 p.ni.
A MERICAN ■■; M,EAT;'/ 'IN STIT ETE
W.IZ-B1UC. New York
" (Leo Biinidt Co.) ■■;' ; /.',
Nc'\r half-hbur slxnv'whioh bow,ed
in Sithday afternooi), UC) ,; over' tlie.
Blue . network introduces, to- r.adiO',
au'di'eflee.s; thC: Riley faniily,: . Wit.h .
William,':; Beiwlix,;.. the film aetbr, ;a’a
the coGk;su,re.' notitoo'briglit hcad .o
the. ' libiiseiiold. ‘ Tire 'fiew; program'.
.spbu.’iOred b.y tlie Ainerican: Meal In,- '
rtitute, cbmprised bl 1,200 co)npeniG::i, '
vvii.s. Obviously built ,af(:)i:,hd its .star,';.
Will) . ill .slightly; ;)iibrq' thaii:'a ;ycar ..t:)a.s
;be.on / catapulted, : into .filn);. staidoi'n
a)id l)Ow. /has/ his bWti air shbvv. .
'From, -a: sofipfing'. ;sta)id point:. :tt)e.,
oiiariicfer. that -emerges, )S,;righ,t'dbw,n
f h'b /Bciidix. alley, ; Wi th ■ the' .initial cpi -'
sode; : stfoc'essfully prpjeCtiri'g the , sin,-'
gulaf , Bendix,, ti'.ait; ,; The ,- Ala'n Pip-/
s.cb,t'.-A.shmoad, Scott / stor.v trpal.ni.ent :
is ;of a, sOnieW.h.at: folksy ./viuloty,
Ihbugli aiiiicd, .strictly 'nt- exfi'actiirg.
laughs,, with the,,':bpe)i/tng:.iilstii]ime'ri,i^
bifilt aroiind 'a/kifiiatioh: exaggerated'
io, prodtiee a/'sioady .vtrcam 'bc ga'gs,''
; :';Despite ..the . fact; that' the,. pi',Q,iu'am//
kuecce'ds .in’/capturihg tho: spirit ;bl
:'lhc'Beiiri)x- character, ''aiid /scitiug-'up'
vlie; Riley hoifschbld , to. (ednyoy , the
; proper a t mospliere; ; i t; , r.cm,ai nS; qu,e.k-/ .
■ti.oitablc; /hoWot'C):.:' W.holher ; an; half-’
..hour, bt,,; fit i.s type,;. of ,/hiimbr.' cii))' be;
; takoii .undiluted. /.If, the episode . had:'
bujlt; up to an/hil:i)riOu,F.eli,niax,:.'/with
;fhe/,gags ii'iiserted'.to pbitVt up its high-.
'!i.gh(k it: WbLild:. haye/m'ado ,fo);;.))/)bfe.,
.satisfy in,.g /.e'li'tert.aihmoit. , But. : as
.produced: . the ./stopv, "Wj)8.-/hie,)dental
: iuid ,; .used . merei.v as: .a', pn
BcndiX'-slanted,. htij-rior. The 'casti))g.
..tibt.'biily,, bfi/tlfe piiH; bf/Beiidix ,:bui
'.the three bthcn' prmtliial.k .as - Well,
Wa.s exceptionally goctl.
. . Cbifimerciais, : handled ,. by Ken
Nile's. Wore;')))' keeping .wifli the t)a\y
.fprni' of institutionai./rbpy aimed at
holding-, before , the pubUe ; eye..' the
valiie of lhe’.spon.sor,’k:,'pfbd),iet...; de,'-
spiie.'warli)iie reslrictioiis and rfitjon-
ing;.- .In this ca.se. the Amorical) Meat
Ihstilule ; ,is 'tiWih'.r 'to‘ ieoduGate . the
:public' as /■ to/ti)o :prbtoi)V' 'v;al.lie o;f'
ineat. since ; thC':, moat /shortage. 'haS
foiled, the consumerAto : aceept .jii]-
merbtis , .substitutes. ; / l-lowe\/er; ;/ the
commercial tended to .becbm'o .over?:
on,lhu.siast)c, for- while it's, rea'spn^
to :ae:cept ;:tHat ‘meat i.s. .the' 'yardstick'
p£ '.proteinP: its .;ela.ssiflcaiion {'.s 'the
yardstick of lifel scons' carrying. it
just a, bit too far;. ' , , Rose..,-. ;
vci brail;, of ' the Siciliah; /campaign,
were; 'nbt.-.,.howevef,,,'arrio)')g the prb-
''gr.'U'n'.s. •■finer .'things. .Z. The wounded
sailor ...Who left his . ward ,’at Brooklyn
Navffi/ hospitai lo;p,articipatei,Db,vious-
l y W.as. .her vous afid ill at ease han?
; dlifi”: the , prepared : script. ;’ aiid :■ the
uriil'br,)ncd.; femmocee .failed to .snap
him but/ of it. '/ As, a matter /of fact,.
SoainaiVi;.; SrhillbGe’k ; :, :ne;iwbosri.ess
,ve,emod'. ’to .trartafer ;:. itSetf to ’Ens.
B'firlj.e,' whici) made; for, heavy.' going:
'aH ,-.lfound,/ ’ .. '
, Her '..feading . ,ef ' .fecruiting, ;pl,Ug.s
ati,'({ .otl)er,lncid'ental chatter likevvise
'iva. 5 ,. halting’' and .stilted tpf , the ino.st
/Part.; /Singers Schiack ."aiid //BiioWii
.boTstored'/things a let an'd. With "Fitt's,
iiiU.si,cke,rs. salvaged llie.30 )/tiinutes to:;
t he/ 'best ' .of their ' abilities. , : Civilian
ML’SICAI, ALBEM
With Guy Eombarclb’S Orch
30 Mins.; Sun., T0:30 p/m.
Ciielsea-edGeworth
■'TOB'AeGO.,
W’JZ-BlUel Ncw Vbrk
’ iWarwich & Eeplc.r),.
■ Guy Lombardo's neW commercial ini, »est :_ot tneir api^^
. Titled 'I'/I'ii, steal Album,’ it//featu,res ’.'.f,; (''AYd - loo. Young oi
' slmile<b'"§Sao?r^^ ; ,RL-/Y:)m:h.aY,possibi:mihsth^
fields It's § S ek for varS ! .C'^J-nert. . scriptifig ,, could,, 'develop . .if
^ ^ sa^O.Ct GJvGilSc ,ipi y ' ‘ ‘S ,! .f.U/.j I +>v». '•vntylp .fc Ivi’iitilvpH iiiY h'tifI,
what .Would: otherwise bo, an<w\r- /'® btusliect •, W inp;
vari’ished: ■.■musical; , program and/- - I'- ■■' ,1 '; ...
;■ which, "at this.' late’. ;.‘h,6ur,,’m'ight ./be
di.ge.s'ied as'ah oidia’ary;;bknd' f.,einotc'
, ,pi'ck.up,'/
.Howeveip;,'thts’:'op,ening; -.Show washT
too 'well .,p:iccd., at'i'd; the,:’ first ..'three
numbe'rs:,a'll cif/'i'enl pops,’,ga.Vp bii'lh.
■ ■ to ■'the'/'s'i.SRic’on .that, the., :'.'XavDr,,i|c
roelhd.'v’. :id;Ca;.,:i,,s,., jiist, another;: '.gopd
publicity ga,fe. -.‘Siirrey 'With 'Fringe',
■V'-a's. .fik'ii',’)/ ■■ I'fir ■::a',''.starte,r, ,bnt’ the'fr
' ■ cam.e ';M.V;' 'Heart' Tells-; ,',Me.' ’. Aside;
- frd!p,;;:t,wp ':::p,ops '■ ill ■ ,suec’es.si,on. , thpi'
, wfis'ali ri«ht:''but- fhb' next/W'as ‘Take.
. -' It. , ' 'Eii.sy';;; ’, pr'eferr,e.d ./’'b'y ' La;uvi iz,
. ■Hcl(:bior;'‘'';s:inge' , a reGOrdi:h,g' of thi's
tur/e', h,; no\v one. Is- a ■■curfenf 'caiii
ma'c'hine 'fatT , a.s, refior,dc,d' by ./Lon'i-
bai'do it' solirlificd the gti,g..iin,pre,.-'sioi,i,,
'and ■ df'dii't , help ':' ou;ciri.g. ■ Later ' .thO;
band/'./grop/'ied,' ''a'/Zstri of s'.andard.s..
Comm',e''./eisis', ''fot; :,Chels'ca;;; -.£1)1;!
WINGS OVER NEW YORK’
W'tli Bca Wain; Rvt. Vifice Darasi,
Sgt. Lyle Dcdrick, Lt. Wiiliam K.
Butler, Chief Warrant Officer
Elmer Reid,.. Mitchel Fiekl Band
Dircc.or: rvt. Richard Pack
30: ’M'lis.) Mon., 9-9:30 p.m.
.Sii.stiiining .
WNEW, New York
■■■'',''V;ings, ■ ,p'vor':H''ew; yo:i'k-;.fe^^ a G/I.,,
Variety, 'show puF Off , by. peksonnel at
the'. Ariny '■ Air; , Force; .ba.s,e, ’’;Mitehe1'.
Fi'e*/!/ Li I./ //'Itiitial prografn 'Mpncltiy
(17, .i; :.W£>s ;a,ti ' am'atefifish ,,',end,e.!(por;,,
which : i.s. bound /to . 'result; tri, sharp
drop.'ot'; ;ii-st.eherij, :fo;r 'en.su,in.g ; pro-:
i i:.nm.s; .'itnioss ■,fiiuch..,,i)npi/0vement 'is,
/shp.w.ii. '■;■■. /
’. Fla.n ,':is to' feature oac.b:..".wedk: -a
;‘P.j'ii-,lJp,„ Girl ' from lop.fiiglit radio
Bca Wain
, EdgeWorlh’.WofC'.ladled'fairl.v’ heavily cntcrtaiiier.s/; , Sea Waifi ' Wiis; ’first
in- 'two 'spots, at ’tlib/outset; but ' since, i gu.esf, 'and siie came through, okay.
Ghelso'a is .apparently'', a nevv py'Oduct/l But the. band; that backed her tip waf;
and tbi.s it.s /flfst.,' -program, , that- , can a; cress, betWoen Spike Jones and hi.s
be' excused. ■ 0./he,rs 'Were okay., : ; . rity Slickers and the/Korn, Kobble/'K.
// Wood, A.s .a miiite/' of fact, that was wliat
Follow-up Comment |
■ Every once in a while some clever
Scripting, material . .coniea along: to
give a; pleasant ' and/ sui/prisin.g :]ift
,to. ,'afi’ otherwise '/banal .quiz .show
/vvhich, .beca.usc.',bf -the /- intolligence
.quotietit .of . 'the partieipants ‘ and.
througi) no fault of the . presidihg
. emeoe, morC./efton. as /riot comes Off,
With . sad •results: : While , the; . Phil
Baker ’..‘Take ,It dr: Leave; It' SundUy
. night CBS shdw./geriertiRy , maintain.?
a high .batting average,, neyertheless
the; appeararice' of ; Maricne ’ Diqlr ich;
la/st Sunday (16), . with /an acooiri?
:panying ‘ script turned ■:.’out by Hal;
Block -1. who, ■ incideritally, was .given
a- credit tag .line 'at : the ’conclusiori);
gave /the program ’.a,; solid :hy po., , The.
;Diatrich’.-Baicer.. e.rosFfirc;. tehmipatirig
‘ iti’ lhe ine'bitable; round :pf ,qtie.stipns,
Vvas;„ d’f. a :s.dok ■./V.jiiety, ' / with the,
•glamor/ .giVl fro'm, ..films putting it:
, acTO.ssi ' lit ’ tinU-srially,; fine ,mannG,r.
.. ‘WhaVs' New?’' -was /a bi.t':. ragged
Satui’dax riight:, G5.I, it,? fir.st: .broad-
cast . from: New ‘ Yorlj.. via WJ'Z-Slnc;
Apparently' ; the ;. Thompitori / ageficy
/’and :RCA WiU 'havc to 'Vviii'P' the 'show
/into,, shape /, ,again,/ :,siriGC ’/ the. Im'ove
; f rorfi Fidlly.wQod . rtece.s.sitated 'wlidie-
saic .'‘Change.? iii’ cast and' pro'duotion
setup, , ‘.Coieste Helm, Whp joined t'hc
stanza: //as, regular- eoraedioririe. is' fi
definite, asset', if . ca.rofuliy u/sed. , AS
hoard :6n> this . ,:''oecasieri s.he; got' by,
.nicely in ■acverdl edfriedy .spots .With
/ethers, of the ca.st; afid; wn/s a defiirite
click "witia;, due ■speeitil. sdngy.T .Wish I
'.Were in Lovp: Agairi.’/ But. she.luckp
the voice to do sueh riumbers, as -Sur-
rey, With; ,fi /Friilge,;', uhle.es /before .a
,'Vi.sltal .auclience.,, wliere ; her . app
nricC i.s the .saver, , Still- a. copipara-
tivc ncwcqiner as a coriiio.’Mik? Hdlra
'.still ..ha.S,,’. lot to learn .about vatiation
ami empha.sis .'arid, '■timing, but. .she
; liris. "alt'ead'y^ 'made ,’progrc’S.k/ Jack
/poitgla's, /co-nlinUing as chief qomic of
the, .p-iovv,'/' still suffor.k/frdni .tineven
’mate)I,al,;: -a’/. rather ’ hea^ style arid’
rough pcrlormanco. Jim Amoclie is
a;ccdptaific , ak :,, m.d.. ’ 'succ, "
MEET CORLISS ARCIIRR’
Cast; Janet;/ Waldo,- Irene; Tedrow,
Fred Shields, LotiiSc Ericksoiii
David' HuKher; -Scotty BcckcU, Ed-
; ' die Marr, ■Virginia Sale, Ken Car-
/ penter. Charles Daiit orch
Writei:: F, Hugh ilei'hcrt
Director: Arthur Daly .
30 Mins.; Sat., S p.iii.
ANCHOR HOCKING GLASS
WABC-CBS, New York
■i : - ■,■■ (Weinirauh ) , ' . ' '
.Obviously the character of Corliss
Archer is ryeil dri ’ tlie Way -to '4600111- /
irig./an establisriecl .natiorial.figurc; in’
the - manner - :df ■ . Herii/y /Aldrich , and
Porirod., Already tlio/basis. for a mag-
azine. scries arid tlve.;, legit play. ‘Kiss '
and'TeR,,’ the' character lias retiirfidd
aS; the title part in/a radio 'seriQ.s and..
wlR. iiie-Vltably. bo'.trarisferrccl to/,the
.'scrqqri.' :■ ;■■/ ■■':■ ,■'■,/'■’■;. ’
' 111 its present: radio/ sprc'ad. (Gdr-,
liss/ is spohsorecl by Anchdr Hecking,
Glass Corp.;,' The/'shoW is und:oubt-
edly a / fedod; ,cdmmerGii.il , bet', .as ' itS
.succes.?-i,ri, magazine and 'stage, form,
and the clicks ot various other lu-
'vcriiie-family programs have dem-
oiisthit'ed;.;,-..Fo:r appaientiy a sizable
pdrtion , ,, pf ./'the. American public
avidly identifies, itseif swith the antics
of stlch/ show.?,, arid laps tHeriv u|i' in.
almost any .foi’in div rindor any title.’
.So (Meet ./Corliss Archer' , iS' liicOiy to,
find an audierice; and, .except for the
q'uestidnable, time, '5-5:3b p.m. Satuf’-
days, •should: have little; trouble pay-
ing its ■Way ■cd/mriioreial ly / ■■. , ' '
. ’ But there may. he at’/least/ a feW
.who, may; . listen to the ■ show reluc-
; tantly, it at/atl. To them, ‘Meet Cdr-
1 is.g Archer’ .is., an ; irrU'iting d;o,?e, not
to be compared wilv The l:i:,vely., iri-
vcntii’c ‘Aldrich /Family ,! They .wdn’t.
.flrid the/ Archers barticuliirlv likable
people, arid /they’ll /regard , the idei-
d.ett.t.s and. the 'ge’herai tone’' of the
.story as smarty,;. rather' than ingerii-'
dtig; , What ’is. .more;- 'j udging by • the
broadcast Saturday ’(15 ). the,Yll'''fihd’
/ the , fierld.rmarice, full :of ' fluffs and
,f0.ugh.,; .spots,‘ - tho, mu.sic, . thin .' lin'd,'
the .pfoductidn. shaky. Ho wo;ver;;e,v.6w,;
,ii' grouch, who,,’ habitually dislikes the
series. wP'uld have to admit that that.'
/one. .stanza, at least, had’ a 'elever/ siir-/
■prfee , climax' :and .le.?s ■ "repetition, of,
;,iis former '‘Holy , Cow’ kind of Uiigd..
The, coirimqrcial.,. aspect of the- pro-/
grarri;. is ’■■excellent. There dre, two
major blurbs,, the/first' bdiiig an in-
stitutional about the Anchor Hoekirig
plant at.- Connell,?viile,' Pa-., .. and ’the,
sceprid plugging the/qompany’s ’glass
kitehenw/are.' .Each; . a/ririounceirioflt
,cl,QSes.,.with’ a musical' sdlind' effect,
apparently played on a harp, and re-
; sembling/' tinldirig, :,glass-r-cute ..and
distinctive. . Kobe.
‘THE WOMAN FROM NOWHERE’
Cast: ' Irene/ Ricli, Bill Jahiistoiie
Gerry Mphr, Ann Stone, Herb .\L
len, Dean Fossicr
Writer: Louis M: Schofield
Direotor,: Gordon .'Hughes
15 Milis.; Sun., 5:15 p.m.
WELCH GRAPE JEIC’K , ’
WABC-CRS. New York
■ ■■■ .- iKn.?ioyi ,■■/ 'Y' .;
,;/ Having drawn a .sizable aiuiicnce
for year.? 'Wtth'.L’on'e.Rich iii'/a pit of . '
spntii-n'eiital, ta’ft'x eailcd' .'Dear. John ’
Welch’s grape juice shrewdly con’.,
tinues; the sairie .sdi’l of .iriateriiil' .h-i ■
its,, new ".scries; with' .the- , star,; ...Titled '
‘ Wpmaii .L'om .Nawh’ere,' the rev feed ■
stanza re;main,?.' slightly '.silly .e.scapist
fpd'der. for the/ iripul'ably .romantie' '
feirimes. E.xperie'rice ;• /litis .■'cleinon'-’
;s(ratdd: ’ , th;it '. .ttie;:,, hiUe.r. /ai'd’ plenty :
n ujrieroHs; ■ .so , there's .iio;', 'rdasd,ii , to -
suppose. /'Woman . I'rofn. .Nowher'et'
w'dri"t,;gd plafce.s. .corninercially, ,
.■.Siltiatldn of; tlie’ .ne.w- stoLv.;,' Obvi-' ■
:d.U.?ly, d’e.stined to :;d oil /and on, ii'ith'.',
ei,idtes,sl,v/ ; repetitious' . 'meideni., aiid '
pr.aclic.ally' rip' ./major' .ideVelppmerit,
ha.s /th.e ■ ti,tie:;,.cBaihictof,, ,p ,tli.e
U.su'at. ..radip ., herdiiie altriinites;.' of ’ ,
beaiity,. i toriderne.ss, ■' ititoili'g'ence,
.cppra.ge.nnd -lofty .spirit.,. 'bu to have
Sdm.etiiiii’g inystofiou in her past.
/The .yarn i:.?,, -in; tlie .foriiy df '.a narr:!i- ':
live by, a phony-acocnled p.svcliialvist
and .Suridiiy’.s opener quickly plantcrl
, .(he. fact, that /the' gdrgoo.us lady, t.s,>ret,
■fusing "to riiarry'.her ,a* ti’activc tiovel^^^^^
isi, .swcqti.e'/becau.sc, stic'.s, -an iimive.S:ia ■
victim,, arid, is atriiid slip' inay 'alrt>ad,v;:
he' married ;..to- / Sdm.o.oric; .iei.se, dr to , '
;have'.g.drie / ili'roU'gh s()ine /pther^
isler . /experience; iVortliy ; of .a . script-, -,
wri’a'r’.s imagination. .'; ■
’,. 'Mis.s.,' Rieh.„ u''’scasorie'd-, hand .at tlfi's ,
.sort: Of thi,ivg:;.filii.y.s ,th'e',..he:f()ino'^ w^
,8:11 ;tho,req,uii'ed;..?ofti:vess, andtreilVolp'’;
,stiiff. ,’ Bii j' , '.Tohil.stpno' , p.oui'.s , 011 , the /
/p,C’l'Kdnal:chariri; as::th,<i'de\'dt.e,ci
whilo .. Gerry Mplir VRive.? a’/ /Clijiiool ,/
.slvadiirg, '/to ’•'tlie ./,,a,ceofi.t,e.d:; iiarfatoiv,' ’
Tlic orran musie' ' bridges, stres.?-, the'-
'■■shnW.’-,s '.hemo tur.c. / ;,,■' /
‘i \'.;clc'i's commercial copy, as al-
W:iy.=,‘ tics, iit- M,i.ss,/R ichfe .beiitily with ;
tlie lieafthful' ofi'cct.s; of. grape, ,|uice,
’’arrd .;dn; the op.eiiirig .siipW there was
/a , driimatized,; .bij . fm" grapelade./ -a'
.sandwich spread. hy,-pl'ortUet.
■■■,,';_,/.,'.,:;/',;;;,:Hnbr.'v;,
‘ilERiEH TO YOU'TH’
Cast: Helen Hayes, Joan Shay, Billy
Redfleld, Pa/Uy / .Chapman, Dick
. : Keith. Jeaiinc .Elkins, Michael Ar-
' tist, Mary 'Michael; Richard Stark
Writer:/ gharles Newton
PfrOctot': Ef^
30 Minsu S:tt., 1 p.m.
SUstairiiiig.,-..
WEAF-NB.G,-N.,Y.
, ■ Fi.i'st'iri, serie.s/of 13; da.ytiinc sh;p;ws', ;
dealing Willi 'juve problems in war-
time, , iii which, 1() organizations Witli
a combined ’ merilborship; of over 31.-
tlOG.bOO youths are/iinked with NB.C,'
seefri.?: ’aSsuted . ot' . a large audience. ;
Judging;' from ' toeoff show, the net-
work, is/goiri’g to /iriakc the most, of
ail' oxcelleiit opportunity to reacli
■children and tlioir,. parents with a
sorely needed propagaiida campaign
Id combat orie ;o.t :the natioii’s riiajor', ,
.sociological hcadaclies.
Dramatic .p'crfofmahco describing
effects of the. whir on cliildreii ’.of the
Carter family in my thical Greenville' ,
after ,. Dad ..acccplcci an Arniv com- ;
missiori ' and Mr;?.,.'Cart'pr, 'fd/dk .a/ijOh
tb 'pay ' tho '.housoliold freight -was . a
finished . and , /Icllinf'. ■ .■ pcrtormaiTCe ■ '
from start tO finish;, What might’ have .■
been a jerky,, .(iricoiniected :sef ids . of .;
/incident.? Wa.s iii'cely: ;li,ed togctlier, by
Wulter, Cliarios,' Newton with effee- /
five ■ ,ifeo ' Of . boimectiiig :n'arrat,iori
voiced by . 'Richard Stark. Ctiap'.er
was.; titled; / ‘Yourig /American.? in
Crisis.’ ','■ ' ,:.',.h,'
.Scripter also wi8el.y, ref rallied /froni
going 'dvefboard on hoartbi oak angle,
.’telling; hi.? - story .With re/straint .arid
allowing tlie harried mo'.h.er (Joim
Shay) only './due Olianco to ' re:)H.y/
omotc at . end ot sketch. Moppefs
wore convincing and musical score, .
:arid direction by ' Morris. Maniorsky
kept pace, to /f o.il.nd out .a/ well-geared ;
performance. ' ? ’/ 'i
Helen Hayc.? was used -at firiish/ t’o.
plug cooperatirig 'yotrth , agencies and
.plead ' for public’s cohsideratioii ’Oj;
jiiyc /‘problem.?: . '.Pree'riy show '. (Ifi' ’
.merely, .stated; /present-day ronrli-
. tiori.s' in .many , hp.iri'es, but fiiture .air-
ings; "will dedT with .cause.; /q'ft'eet arici,
■ s„uggcsted reiriedics... ’ 'Ddiri!.. '/
(Continued on page 50)
Clevclaml— Thomas E. , O’Connell
ha.s joined WG.^R a.? a .stall' writer.
He. was fecentiy /giveii an .Army dis-
charge. O’Connell had been.',. doiri;g
ing 'hiii I I'rce’ance writing, specializing on
plays.
‘BET NOT FORGOTTEN’
With Herbie Mintz
Writer : Herbie Mintz
Director: Earl Bronson
15 Mins.; Mon.-Fri., 10:30-10:45 p.m.
JOHNSTONE DREG SALES EORl*.
WENB, Chicago
';,/.:■. (Armniul S. WeUl Co.) ■
.'. 'Combining Tiiusidal memprics with .,
'remiriiseeiice.? of bygdne days in Chi/- /
cago, Herbie Mintz. veteran local .
pianist, has concocted, ' a , ■prograiri
pieasantly filled with n.bstalgla:/,Clia,t'
. ting ' with apnouncer ' John B.rys.on:; ;
Mintz : connects eacli selection with
something that happened aroimd the
time the tune came out. Before do- ■
ing ‘When My Baby Smiles At 'Me’
he recalled a . local 'en.ga,gemeiit o(
the Ted 'Le'wls band 21 years -ago. -
Each selectidri is tied up with some. ,
event or person at the time ilie sor.;;
was irilrod;;cod to the public. On In'-
first airing he also did ‘Tea for Two,'
. ‘My'/"Hhie:Heaveii.V .‘Smoke Gel.? in;
.'Yoiir ;.oy,es’ and ‘Isle, .of Capri;’ em-
bellishing each with commentary o|
ihterpst, .both to old tiirier .aiid. ncw-
' cpm’er. ' , /' ' ‘ "/
Prograin is a. pleasing arid welcomr-
:'d-<i(ini' to hilt; hour . schedules Ir ■
the Chicago area. /; , ' ' ■ Morg.
Wednesday, January 19, 1944
RiUllO
4T
jRadio Slums Help M
Wooed By Top Coin, Desire for P.A^
Th^ wartime vaude booiiii c6u()lecl »
/with t&e dearth of topflight acts, has '
hyboed the demand for radio shows
to fiU schedules. Trend; is steadily
grWing, iwith air persohdlities great- !
'■ jy in th'e marfcet,^both'-fQr the.m
tary returns and the opportunity it
will give them to meet their listen-
ing audience. ^
Majonty of radio perfo)^ have
never been in vaudeville, nor taken
ijart in personal appearances other
than be£oCe> theiiv reg^^^ broadcast
studio.. :audienfecs>^^-^^ Q^^^ shows and *
.iaualehce participation programs are
receiving the greatest play, both in
inquiries as to their availabiUty and',
in bookings.
Three of the latest bookings in-
ciildc: ‘Music society of :Lovi'er: Basin
jgtrect’ unit; iwith'. Patil ■ La.^alle ;and
hig .orchestra and Bliltoh J., Cross,, fhe
;'shoW'’s 'announfcer; .which rcpca.t^
the Roxy, N. Y.. starting today <19),
along with Helen Forrest, former
.singer with Harry James orch. who
made her name in radio. Phil Baker
and his ‘Take It or Leave It’ CBS air
Stint Is also booked for a future date
at this theatre, probably i March or
Aprih :■ ‘Dodble dr Nothing.’ quiz
shoW heard Friday nights on Mutual,
is set for the State/ Hartford, •staft-
ing ; Feb. 18. witli John Heed King,
radio perSohality who ih.ci the sho\v
. on the air, also booked for the stage
appearance.
Valid e bookers, in commenting on
the sudden upswing of air shows be-
ing booked into vaude houses and
auditoriums, declared that this new
source, .'has .proven . its popularity,,
both ill prior Scattered appeaiAnces
in the deluxe houses, as Well as one-
night ahd club date bppkirigs ,whi^^
have been common practice, ampng
several shows in the N. Y. area.
‘6»y Nineties Bevue’’
‘Gay Nineties Revue,’ which last
year played several one-nighters in
NeW England' cities, ' gpes out . first'
w’cek in ;F^ on an extensive.,
toiir and ■will, play in auditoriums aiid
arenas as far west as St. Louis and
dS far south as. Roandke, . Va, JPe,
Howard, who stars on the show
which is heard Mondays over CBS,
and Lillian Leonard, singer, will pet*
, form with the troupe, reluming to
N, .Y; each Monday for the broad*
cart. /Collins and Petersdh; comedy
duo, and a male artd female quartet
eompfise rest of .the unit. Frank
' McManh, ‘Nineties’ director, will m
on vaude datesi
’Grand. Ole; Opry.’ hUlbilly Satur-
day night program for , Prince Al-
bert, whiehbrbadcastsfrorn an audi-
ence that', buys pickets: to see the
show, is another unit accepting
vaude dates; : put of Gbicago. Dave
Elman’s ‘llobby Lobby’ unit lias
...played severdl vaude dates thrpugh-
. out the country.
Capitol theatre on Broadway i.s ih-
: terosted in air. shows for- its' stage
layouts, , following success of recent
Ha'Pk Edwards^ ’ or Conse-
, '.queiices,’ Raymond Scott and his
orch and.:; Morton Gould and his
Cresta- Blanca. orch'.bookings.
WJZ, N. Y., has had a ‘Victory
Trptipe’ Of several personalities on
its programs .playing Skoura.s thc-
ip N, Y. area
.: ; ,fpr . s,cycr;al months,. . rnostly ' to sell
■ 'tkih^s, : 'WA.BC, N,. V„ however,' i.s
npiv molding a. unit of its better-
. known ' daytime ' shdw personaiiU^
' nicluding Lois January and the
iVlissus-Gpes-a-shPpping’ troupe, f pr
vaudcvhle bookings. '
Interest; has also been 'show'n by
agencies in securing ‘The Goldbergs’
fyPdAOhe Man's Fam with
: It Pays to Be Ignorant' and ‘Can
^ 'Eup This?’; which iheiudes sev-
crald bld-timc vaude^rt^^ on their
namely Tpiti Howard, Lulu
' McConnell, i George Shelton and
.. Hpfry .McNaughtoh oh the- former
: . prp^’arti, and Joe Laurie; ' Jr,; Sena-
' ,^1' ,ppd- arid ,Harry. H.crshfield oh the
. .latter, tp.;flll yaudeyilic .engagements.
Memphis MBS Outlet ■ '' ,
' fhu . Memphis, Jan. 18.
o WHBQ will become exclusive Mu-
tual; outlet in Meinphis .Mrirch 6, !
, Signing of contract ;io give his stp-
: tion its first network illfiliation Was
announced Saturday : (15) by Bob
Alburty, \YhBQ manager.
Gag Hold* 'Up War
George Grim, WMCA news-
caster stationed in Chungkihg/
. China, heard Loii: - Holtz* tel!. -; a
gag on a shortwave broadcast
from the states but the drily
thing audible/through the atrnps-
pheriq haze, waS the pUhchnline;
'It's, faritastic/ ■ iSmee that time
he and the others in the area
have been haunted by the joke
:' trying to flgii're out what could
have preceded the lihe. Grim,
in his broadcast on/Mohday tl7)j,
reported that’ they just cpuldri’t
concentrate on their work be-
cause they couldn’t dope put the
* beginriing; of the Holtz saga; :
Routine was from Holtz's stint
on the Dec, 26 Radio Hall of
Fame program and copy of the
story is now on its way to
Chungking so liiat the boys can
read it and get back to the busi-
ness of fightirig. a war.'.'-'
REilN TOPS
El
AJW. Spot Answer?
Chicago, Jj^i, 18.
;Nelsp,n Oimstead,. who does pror
grams of narrative drama over' NBC,;
is, easily the best known iinknowii
quaritity ih radio today. ■Afte'’ he-
ing on the 'air for NBC for . three
.and a half years, Oimstead had never
had a sponsor prior to last week,
vyhe.n , he' . sWf ted . with . the . Hnion
Pacific show, and has never had a
Crpssley or Hooper rating. Yet in
one week late last year the story
teller pulled lliOOO pieces of mail in
five days when he asked his listeners
Whether they wanted him* to . remain.,
on the air.
;; unique situation came about 'be-
cause, .oimstead. has always, been:;, on.
.the ,air , in the late.' night spots aftef
the survey companies cease their
'monitoring • service. / Hence: no , .ac-.
curate survey of his pulling power
has ever been made.
Oimstead has an; unusual approach
in his niaterial in that he takes
actual short stories arid ;except for
cuttirig therii to fit the time element
spiels them off as :is.. ;Stpry:, teller,
.rnaintains/ that; the ' minute that ”a
story is adapted much of the authors’
.meaning.'is lost; but .that tfie way .he
handles,, the material it’s all . left in
arid: who is he to argue with Dickens,
foe; pr any other of the great writers.
': ,NBC is about to air the program
oil the 9:15-9:30 iriorriing spot over
WMAQ in an effort to flnally get .a
rating ' ana .find . out; just ,'ho'W^',
a .iLsleber audience bimstead ha.s.
By HOBE MORRISON
‘I think you ought to Cut out Tin
Pan Alley and soap; ope ra.s.’ That
stateitierit. afldressed by Seriator; Bur-
top K. iVheeier, to 'Wilifa Si Paley,
CBS president, at a Senate commil-
tee hearing in Washington, is typi-
cal not merely of cei’tain selfr-ap-
poirited critics of radio, but is a
common attitude in the radio, indus-
try itself. Like many glib generals,
it ies'; based pn prejudice and hearsay
rather than precise ;kriowIedge, it hag
a semblance of jii.stification, biit is
rniSleading arid, unfair, and is diffi-
cult , to :refdte/'.' 'i ■ './■ i ■'
,, •Probably pop music doesn't need
any .champion against Senator
Wfieeler Or ;anyone else at this late
date. ' It is certainly true that many
silly, pop..;sprigs are published every
year/ and /there are probably hun-
dreds 'as . rriapy iripre. ' that, are much;
,wo:rse’ .that .'rievef' achieve even, the
qriestipriable 'dignity' of publication.
But the sgriie Tin Pan Alley thai
.produced' :‘Yes. We Have. No Bananas’
arid ‘Three Little Fishe.s' also was
reSpOrisible for ‘Over There*’ ‘Old
Mari River’ and songs that hayelifted
Artthficari ; spirits in .the; recent, t'ry-
iftg ' yeafs. -such as ; ‘God Bless ;Arri 0 r-
ica’ and ‘White. Christmas.’
, It takes ail kinds of spngs,; good
and bad, stirring and ; .tawdry, to
make a vigorous and representativa
rtational popular music. Similarly',
it requires heterogenity of ’ programs
to rrieet trip endless radio tastes , Of, a
country as Vast and varied as Amer-
ica.' Both popular music arid. crim-
mercial radio in Amer i ca have broad
bases of mass pppiilarity. That is
healthy arid sound. So when any
ill-informed ‘authority’ demands
'gOocV fn^eaning Highbrow) music on;
radiq programs, his attitude is un-
realistic and snobbish.
And Nqi only in Radio
. Admittedly,: most ’soap operas, V as
the daytime serials are commonly
(Conliriued on page 48)
AUDITION NEW
FOR STANDARD OIL
Standard Oil of N. J. auditioned a
25-m in u to. Show F-f iday ', (14,) drairia-
tizing'the .Outstariding.'riews' stoi’y of
the week as chosen in a poll con-
ducted ainonRst United Pre.ss editors.
.Stint' would, follow cither- the 6 p.fn;
dr 1 1 'p.iri, .Essri* Marketer's five-min-
ute nc'wsc'a.st : on ' . the ' Bine,, once
weekly. ■ , *
Audition by Maischalk & Pratt,
S. O. agency, was produced by free-
lancer Carlo DeAngelo with AFRA
actors’., ..'ri;'
Blue Network is launching a na-
tional ad campaign themed on radio’s
coritributidri as a public service dur-
ing war arid peace. This year-round
series is schedtiled for pripers In
New York. . Chicago, San Francisco,
where the Blue pWhs , its own outlets.
Iri addition, Forturie, the New Yorker
ariA'.Business, Week mags and , the
United ' States News , Will , get ' full
pages. Other natidrial publications
are under negotiation. .
Blue aftiliates have been requested
to cooperate in /.this campaign ., by
running siriiilar . dopy in ideal sheets
with their own eaii; letters inserted.
A merchandising campaign in adver-
tising arid trade papers and direct
mail to consumers will .sUpplernerit
Blue broadsides.
... In, ; additipri', recorded .anndunce-
ments df.'the '.eopy usirig 'Mil tori, Cross
and Hugh James have been produced
and will be given, to all.:affi.iiate.s. ,/
tVeslcrgaard Into Army /
Kno.willc, Jan. 18.
R. B. Wc.stei'gaard. vice-president
of Soripps-Howard Radio, Inc., and:
tor the past eight ycar.s gerierai man-
ager o£ Station WNOX, Knoxville,
has .been inducted into ; the Army,
arid repOrt-s to Camp Shclbj-, Hatties-
burg, ,Mi.ss., on Feb. 1.^
, His; SLU'cessor has not’ yet been an-
nounced, ■-
N. Y. Times 1st to File Application
As FCC Drops Press-Radio Bars
Time Salutes Durante
In a 'salute' to Jimmy Durante
for his comeback via the Camel
Friday night air show. Time Mag
is going to do a cover-page iob
on the Sc'nnoz. It'U mark the.,
second tirrie since the mag’s pub-
lication that the cover has been
devoted to a radio: personality—
Bob Hope being the only other
one to inerii /such recognition,
shortly : after returning from his
overseas USO tour.
TmtC; frpntjpieee will be a
portrait 'painting of the Schnoz,
for which he recently sat,
Shaves Coin On
The ‘guest; star’ problem: on radio:
shows, long a headache to sponsors'
.because of the: increasingly mounting
fees, is- 'being ; eased considerably
through a swapping arrangemerit
among radio arid film names in which
the monetary aspect is relrigated to
riiinof importance. As. a TesUlt, stars
Who usuaUy cpmmhrid $3,000 arid
upwards for a guCsi shot flirig are ac-
cepting less than half the usual ask-
ing fee through the reciprocal ar-
rangement, whereby he’li dp the host-
ing job On his own show urider sim-
ilar conditions. / ; /
’ SporiSors make no bones about be-
ing pyerjoyed at the Alphonse arid
Gastpri act, for aside from the Coin-
saving angle, the dOuble-barrel hypo
given the show through the presence
of the guester is rip mean factor.
Alinbst eqUaliy as iiririortant to the
.sponsor, as well, is the policy of
usually working iri ; a plug for his
product on the guest shot.
Mariy of the guest shots are also
predicated on the friendship basis
arid even embrace a pic-radio ex-
charige ill, talent. Thus Jairies Cag-
ney, in the S3,000-$5,001 guest-
shot bracket, did a stint on the
'Duffy’s Tavern’ program last week
(11) for a reduced fee of $1,200, with
the understanding that Ed ‘Archie’
Gardner, .star of the ‘Duffy’ show,
reciprocate in a forthcoming Cagney
pic, or possibly an air show.'
Morris Agency Needs
Chi Replacement For
Tommy Smith, Marine
. Tommy Smith., head of radio for
Wiliimr, Morris agency in Chicago, is
joining the Merchant Marine and
that ncccs.sitatcs a rcpfaceinent. Bill
Murray, general boSS o.t: the entire
Morris ladip ■.■d>pti,'i’,,vyrio.V >s coming
ea.-t tro'rii a Hollywood visit, and
Wally Jordaii, his chief aide in N. Y..
wiU meet in* Ch i' th is ;. weekend ■ to
make the necessary replacement.
Jordan is . rc’.urning to New York
with Murray, iitil is slated for a Coast
0 . 0 . oii his own in a few weeks. :' ■
Mrs. Murray (Ilka Chase) i.s also
returning with /a: rough' Ctraft of her
own dramatization of .’In ' Bed We
Cry,' her best-seller, in which she
plans to star. .
CHICK VINCENT OFF
‘RRAVE TOMORROW’
Chick Vincent has resigned as di-
reetpr. of.* the ; 'Brave Tomorrow’ se-
rial 11 '.30-1 1-45 a.m. on WEAF-NBC
for Procter & Gamble. The Comp-
ton agency has- assigned. Fred; Weihe,
already directing the .‘Right to Hap-
piness' serial on the same network
for the same sponsor, and . agency,
to succeed him.
In giving up* ‘Tomorrow,’ Vincent
intends . to. devote more 'time to his
own package serial. ‘Adventures of
Charlie Char.,’ which he will ; audi-
tion tor a client next week. Ho con-
tinues his,, regular directing a.ssign-
ments on the,' 'Pepper iYoung’ * serial
on WEAF-NBC, arid the weekly ‘For-
eign Assigrimenl' riri/WpR-Mutual.
Washington, Jan. 18.
First application for broad-
casting permit . by a newspaper,
following recent FCC ruling
okaying press - radio combos,
eame from N. Y, Times. .FCC to-
day was asked permission for
Times to enter FM broadcasting
field.
.Proposed outlet, application-
revealed, will cover area of 8,350
square miles on the 45,500 hilo-
eycles band. Location of trans-
mitter and other details were not
disclosed.
, ■ Washington, Jan. 18.
After three years of mulling the
question of newspaper ownership of .
radio stations — an issue which it
created itself— FCC decided la.st
Thursday (13) that it did not want
any part of the matter and dropped
the whole thing.'' FCG decided that
if anything \vas : to', fie dorib about
ctirbirtg riewspaper Ownership, Con-
gress was the body to handle iL
One immediate repercu.ssion is ex-
pected to be a rush of: queries , from
newspapers to find out what their
chances are, of obtaining licenses for
Ihe various types. Of service. * In this
connection ;nothirig will b,C done im-
fneriiately, since FCC will not 'know
for jriany naoiiths how much the new
•War technology has * enlarged the
usable speetrura in standard, FM,
televisipri; etc.
’The commission’s change of front
is a ' Victor^ for somebody — but just
tyhom is the question. Only a fort-.
night earlieri, the FCC stood .5 to 1
.against newspaper ' ownership, with
Ti A. M, <2raven as the sole dissenter.
He predicted at that time that some
of the: other commissioners would
come around to Ws way qf thinking.
Perhaps it is his victory. *
■ , Then Fpe was pushed into taking
action by the Seriate interstate C bm-
merce /Committee/ hqaririgs on the
■Whife-Wheele.r . hill. Comriiittee
members constantly asked when
FCC was' going to settle the matter.
Arid the rriajority of senators iridi-
cated rtrbngly that they were op-
posed to any discrimiriatiori; against
newspapers. Perhaps it; is * their
'yictory.:;
: FCCnriairmari: Jariiek L. Fly.ls one
of the ablest ear-to-the-groimd men
in the Government. It might even
be his victory, although he was/ long
opposed to new.spaper ownership.
In New York the New.spaper Radio
Committee, representing 140 radio
stations owned by new.spapcrs
throughout the country, hailed the
ruling in a statement issued by com-
mittee chairman Harold V. Houch,
treasurer of the Fort Worth (Tex.) ,
Star-Telegram, declaring: , ;
'Under the circum.stancc.s it is a
source of pride to the committee that
the record of newspapermen ' as
radio- .station operators was .such/ as
to iuK’.ify the action taken by the
FCC.
Kern Tune Credit Tag
On 'North’ Show Dropped
Beef from the Jerome Keip ofli;pc
has resulted m announcement on
.’Mr., and Mrs. North’ program. . N.HC .
'Wednesday nights, crediling 'orig-
inal' m.usie. ■ .and • arrarigcmenls ,' to
Charles Paul, to be dropped. Thome
.song.' ‘Loveiy to Look At,’ is a Kern
standard and obviously docs, not go
along with annoimecment. / " '/■; ,
' Rest of the mu.-;ie, ‘inside’ I he dra-
matic sketches, is Paul’s work, how-
; ever, arid will continue to bo cicdit-
i cd as such.
Philly Symph Pacts
Deal With CBS For
13-Wk. Concert Series
Philadfelbhia, : Jan// 18.
The Philadelphia Grchestra today :
(18) closed a deal with CBS for a .
13 -weok series o£ broadcasts, ■ " ■
".. The orchestra, which aired jts Fri- .-
day .aflernoon concerts over Mutual
for the past two.; year.s. has been off
the air this season because of in-
ability to get together on a deal
With the Musicians. Union,
The new show will be aired from
a studio, first time the Philly symph
has broadcast sans audience. Under
present plans the .series : will begin
Saturday, Jan. 29, and continue until
Apr. 22,' with the 3:30-4:30 Satur-
day aftefrioon • spot allotted for the
sustainer. Eugene Ormandy will
conduct most of the concerts, with
Saul Caston and Bruno Walter also
asrtgned to ri few of the broadcatsts.
Norris 'West will produce and Harl
M’Donald will bo the annotator.
Kansas City— Glenn Bourret. new
.spieler at KCKN, on the mike as
m.c. for several musical .shows.
4 a
RADIO
W^dnesdayf January i9?l4
Cbiitiinicd f rom page 47 5;
galled,:;
artistic^ staiMiardi;. If
mighf oct’usll.v bd ssud- lhat , tbc-.cO
)bon Ole.yer, pr. all ' njd ib' ■ pipg'mnis. ■ is ■
^ rcgro'.tabiy low. Ir. Ihc .sar.'.c way.
inbst JJpllj'wpod. pictui'es, di': Bl'pad--
' -Wfi y plays, . or, published', ilcf iop' ; is ;
pretty ’tiiiidi ; yAn.d, ■ ii; Saiiatoy '.Wheel-' !
or L'a.i'OS' tt( pui'sdd 'ciPiVpiM-atW
, uOs that, far, ' he ipay ’eyoi.i admil iliaf ,
llio al'dragdvStal&iiiansii^
g,veSs ■}sii,t'';'4iu'to''' as-; high'' '.a-s' .itym'i'ght ■.
, be, \ . ■/: y
KP',‘, \\diat; the, sel.I -appointed r
Crilicsh ibolpding' hiupopo'us Inteildr-
ity-opmhlexed, serial'
realize ,'that ■styeopififi ;gcneraliia- ,
tiop.s,' abQtvf''‘s,pap operas* 'arc ..neceSr;
sarily : ipaccurate andy p:t, little, .hse. :
ThoseAylrO. propose to
rather ,than,hiSc' ill ,:as’ a' 'wh
shovildldifterenl;iale''Betw htc>,
ritDvioti,g,,apdr'tho, t'va,s,h'y,j,p,rog'r,apisi
There are plenty of both. '
As it r.appcns, many of li-.e peo-
ple w;u) talk most. abo'.it radio d,rama
sccni, to':havo listeiicd iQ'. if :,at least;'
For, contrary ; lO.Vcon>nidn;f attitpdov
the’rei is,,.pro,ijabiy .'.inp widespread
presentatlon'ol ;spriQ,uS'.-ideas on
matio serials than, on apy* other typo
of prograras. ' S6;' if, . 'Anianda ' of
Honeymoon Hill* 'and , ‘Road: toy .Life’
.are incredible', ' or: yacuotvs, or Piere-
ly, soporilic;' others' -sueh 'as •■■‘The
Goldbergs.’ ~ A'ic ,'■ and Sade.’ ‘The
Open Door’ and ‘Lorenzo Jone.s’ eon-
., tain, woven into the fictional fabric
.that drayis and holds ' a ,mags audi-
ence., e;cmenl.s of life and; Ayisdoip.
and humor and warmth. ■,■
Of course, no or.o really k;iows
what 'Tl'.o Goldbergs’ may .■ac'tually
dp to promote tolerar.ee iimong its
listener.s. Tolerance i.s an intangible.'
and ‘The Goldbergs' 'doesn't, pile Us
ideas on with ' a trowel. ; Yet ; the ;
message,: is, there, and, in 'the seria.l.'s
years of daily bi-oadcasUn.g into mip
u,ppS:oLhprae'S'h'ipu.st^ a clef-
l(iite if. ,'ipiipea?virnhle,, olfect;: .'.S,,hp:'
ilarly, tl'.o e.ssorit i at , h.nncr and ' kin. d-
lipess'pC 'Vic an.d Sade.’ tHehgeiiialit'y;
and liiipretci'.tiou.s . .shrewdness of
•Lorenzo Jones' and the. molUesome
ideas, in ’The Open , Door,' can hard-
ly fall 'tohmak'ela, ,.t.r.e’incndpws daily
audience thlr.k. at Ica.-t occasion-
ally. ..V'V- '■'■:''y,,y', 'f*' '
Evening Shows Soinrthiiig Else
But there is no s.iich breadth of
ideas, ' expre.ssen , in evening pro-
giam.s. ‘One, Man's Family’ yp'i’csenfs
the , . their.o , that ,' fain ily : life br in gs .
spiritual fuUli.llment. hut it rarely
varies' that.yhiptif and; 'it.' practically
;neye.r ...Ventur.es, a' oontfo.yeraial idea,
When it was a; Ihrce-a-wcek 15-min-
ute .series; ‘.Easy. .Aces’ sparklcct : with
:Wise ;a;p'd,.wh',tty pb.sei;yatidp, .oti'l^^
,ent r day l i lie , a hd ■ h uma ii' , Pa tti re.- b pt.
.it ,te Ipp: 'eaidy.'to ;be s,ui'e,;w'h'plh.frf
.prograpi, will, be able fei retain those
ehkva.clerlsti,cs,.;i.p*.Bs',; nG\\t halfs^^^^^^
.weekly form.,,; :Ip the ;same way,
‘Amos '’.iV Andy,’ h.ow a hyeeicly halis
hour; ipay'. or, ,PP1 CPhtinvve . to have
exactly ,;th:e ,s,a.m.e '.flavor ,tha.t made it
Justa Fall Giiy
Hollywood, Jan.. 18.
Bill Murray, radio chief of the
William Morris agoiicy, missed a
,'.ytop at Bdrps -And .■AffeP's hoiPe '
and look a header.
It resulted in a .broken shoul-
der bone, lii.s arm.s in a, sling and;.
qUip,S t'ronr' coiPcmp's ; -dvah ha
..cjtmp by tl'.e accide.nt reaching
lor a client. ■'
From the Prodoction Centres
the Swing
is to
SKI YOUR EYE to the Hoopet Index belbw. ' Observe
WHB in strong second p/are ■«(;£/; f&y... only 4.3 belo'w Station
"C” in the morning; only 5-4; belo'w Station “D’' in the after-
, noon. At WHB’s low, rates, and with some, highly dpsira
ble ayaUabilities Open, VYbur Mutual Friend” is certainly
the best buy in Kansas City! .Available Eebniary 1944:
''The 'World’s Front Pagb”, fiye quarter-hours weekly at 6: 1 5
p.m;, foUbwing Fiiitbn Eewis, Jr- , Ask Don Davis fbr details.
KEY STATION for the KANSAS STATE NETWORK
Kantoi Giy • Wichita • vSaiina • Graaf .Bahd .• . Emporia
Missouri Kansas Kansas Kansas ; . .Konsas
•a, nationaf ,in-giituiipp,:a..s, well as a
financial .gbidmine. ; ■ f'v ,;'.; '
, '. . prograins .like Liix ‘Thcaf^^^^^^^
Air.'- ■ fScreep,;- , Gpik , Theatre,’, and
Fhiiip Marris -‘Play, house'. 6 ltcl';'.;fi,o-
liorr, blit nearly .alwayg adapted, from
.(i’l,nrs,; play s :'bp,l,ife^^
iy .escapist ,l,h;;slairtf.’,'‘Cava.lcadQ.^
Am.ei’ica’ ,is , sffipi-dochhientary and.;
generally ' .811X1118’ atty' ..'o.ufrighi 'preV
mentation'.: pl, . idpa-s ;.,as.' .sticli, ■while
.slioivs ' likor, ,*lfeppvi;,.,tQ . the'i'Nati'biij’
•Alarch ol Time.’ ‘Map ■Behind, • th.e
G.iui,’ 'etc.', are ,'but,righL ,d:pctjm^
aiid hot ■di:arnalic:;at' all' iu
kcn.'tb. : ‘Aldin.ch Faniily! occaSitipally
■.has,;.; an elemcnf' of ' seripushess be-
heath,.,'ifs' surface, humpi'.'/btit, p;thers
; 6 i; tile, fan 3 Uy-T-;i'uyeniie:;es ;a.re'
friink.iy e.scivpist; • ' That' leaytes only
;crinie'' a;pd, whpdupif :'sttift';: : thc; u
.riiate ■;p;f. escapisiP;.'':-..'.
.The., .fcason, ■ ideas i a.fe, . more 'per'i;
inissiblo op .idayt'imp. than ev'ening
■’Prb;grams.;.i.s,. ;0,byibu'a and ;ba,sie., : It
f esultS fropV-.lMe ■ fact; 'that ■..nearly : a 11 .
daytime draniat i.c, ;.programs . age- in
serial form, whereas most- evening
dramatie; ih'O'WS; are.' halLho^^^
the;/ StfirC.tyire of; ..a half-’hoUr v .dra:-
.piaiic . /prpgfapi ,;is; so constricted, .' it
proyides little ciiaftce for ;the, inclii- ,
sion. of. ideas. Tl'.at form ofl’ers a
iwinimxim*. of time to. get . the situa'-’ ,
lion, establish the cliaractefs, bUiJd';
■ to the :climax ;aixd c.linciV the depoucs
iltenti so; there siniply; isn’t any; ied- ;
'■’av,. ■ ■
In the serial, .'form,; .on' the' contrary, ■
there , js little lim;it':;tQ; , the ' '.maphe.r ,
of stoi ■y telling.. The sthietufe is
highly pliable, the tempo may be
varied and the entire technique of-
fers great freedom to stress ideas, 'or
•characters, or atmosphere, as well as
develop the basic' story, '' However,
that freedom can become the weak-
ness, rather than the strength of the
serial. For it is freedom not only;
.to. be eloquent or '.pi’obiPg' br 'amiisi
ing, but akso dull and fatuous and
unbelievable. ■
; Tiie answer to the faults of serials
is not in blind, wliole.sale condemna-
tion of the gpod ■with the .bad. It
lies in careful, steady .tireless, effort
to rai.se the standards of radio writ-
ing. evening, as well as daytime. It
means discriminating eriticism. en-
couragement and increased scope to
the more thoughtful and mature and
sliipuIatPig programs, and intelligent, i
painstaking work to improve the in-
ferior ones, In some cases, it ; may ,,
also -mean Gondemnation .severe
enough to drive specific programs off
tile air.
American radio, as it has devel-;
oped and pro.spored and will pre-
sumably continue, is- fundamentally',
commercial. That is,;. it is based on,
the idea of mass popularity, which
is what makes a financial investment
pay off. .Seinal . programs are more
numerous on the daytime schedules
of the networks, not becau.so NBC
or CBS. or even Procter & Ganible
or Stirling Products. , believes they
are the, ideal intellectiml-entertain-
ment fare for the American house-
wife. but because they Iiave proved
to bo the most economically popular,
and therefore most profitable, kind
of program yet 'discovered for ; the.
predominantly feminine audience
listening .;durin|those"hours,. So.-, no,
matter how the , high-minded critics
may . view tlie situation with alarm,
the majority of those people most
interested,, the; listening., public,
demonstrated in the most material
way yet devi.sed,. the law, of.'- eco-
nomic return; their preference for
dramatic serials.
MOHTHSi OCVOMR-NOVCMIKR, 1*43
HOOPER STATION LISTENING INDEX
lOrM «MNCIOmTM CAIU — THIS MRIOD 14^3
MORNiNft
INDEX
MOMMY
■•12 AM.
A
10.2
StaHon
B
9.3
Station
.'C
31.0
Station
D
15.6
WHB
26.7
Station $
E
6.0
AFTERNOON
INDEX
MOMMr
THRU FRL
Station
'a \
13.0
Station
’8
7.0
Station
C
22.8
Station
D
30.2
WHB
24.8
Station
E
1.6
NOTE; Nft ini
iiryNwing conduefad durin* tk« World $ori«< EnadeotH
41 ineludad in thit rapori.
Blue Stations’ P4
Committee Ejected
Blue network.' stations', planning,
and advisory committee elecUbn, re-
sults, .were annpuriCed,,yestevday:(ig)..
Reelectiohs : Include;;, di.strict .'I, ' Wil-
liam A. ; Riple, WPRY, . Troy,' ,N. Y.;
district 2, H. Allen;.Cam|jbel,J', WKYZ:;,
Detroit;, district , 4, Henry, jphnslcme,'
WSGI4*; ^Birmingham. Ala., and ; dis-
trict 5, Harold Bangle, KGKO, Fort
WPrth-Daiias; ;V
. Newly elected mem'oers include:
district 3, C. P. Flagman. WPCN,
Minileapolis-St, .Paul! - district '6,.
Frank Carman. KLT.'\, Salt Lake
City, and district 7, W. P. Stuht, KJR,
Seattle. . , V .
»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
. Alfred R. Beckman,, former asst; salc.s service, manager of Ihc Bliie, a'n-
poiiited commercial stipefvispr, of - the, Bliie Dept. Gordon 'Vai'uteV-
warker, recently honorably di.schargcd from Navy after two yeaf-.s as a '
Lt. (,i,g.) takes over as test ; sales service matiager. j,\
the NBC sales traffic dept. lor live .voars before joining the Navy. . Bing
network corralled tliree features in .Tan. issue of Readcr.s Digest. Duii-
nin.ger, the Quiz Kiris in the pcrapii of Joel Kupperman, seven-year-oM
mathematical wizard, and Henry J. Taylor are spotlighted in. the mag. ; ; .
Artluir Gary bowed in Sunday lUii as announcer on the Prince Malchal
belli show — More l-.\s among' radio personnel, from top execs right
ciown (he line. than, ever before. .. .Vick Knight will return to his Holly-
wood headqiiarter.s Friday (20), after a fortnight in N. Y Nick Kenny,
N. Y. Minor radio coiiimiiKsI, to Florida for month'.s rest; .New quiz show
■ titled ‘Hit the ' 'Target;’; agcnled by Mack Davis, of MCA, making the
rouiiu.s; . . , V- ’ .■ *
Jd; Rahson, publicity 'director at WNEW, N. Y., and , Oliver Piiat.N! Y, '
Post Washington corrospondenl, are readying a new, book, dealing with '
radio- fbr pubbeatioh ..by ,Dbuble'l«*yX-'- 'Petiert J. Smith, Mutual account
exociiUve, lias been gvartted leave of ahspnee dito to ill health. , . . Wi lliain
Larcombe, radio director at J. D. Tarclier agericj',. is iil.'. ; ,RKO and GoM
wyn Prod.s. querying statioms tliioughout co-.mtry for time availiljiiities to
plug Danny Kayo's new film, ‘Up in .\rms.’. Seeking five to l,5-in;r.ulc
pro.grani.s., .; ■ ' ''iA; , .■•, ■, 'i'..;, i'' V.,
' Dick Brown, wl'.o .started a singing .s'-int on ‘Keep Ahead.’ Edclbrow beer.,
show heard over WOR N. Y., last Friday (.14), will continue on his two
sliows heard over WNEW as leatuied ;B*rger', ., .Burns and Allen and
Edgar Beygen-CharUe McCarthy aie initial iadio acc,pUnt.s for new pub- -
licity firm of Dick Condon Associates. , Condon is former aide to Hal Horne,
pub-ari ehief at 20th-Fox. . . ; William 11. Weimraub, head of the Weinlraub ‘
agency, returhod Monday (14) from llio Coast. . . .Emerson Foote, head of
Foote, Cone & Bolding, is recent departure for Hollywood.
Ralph Edwards started his tour fur the Fourth War Loan drive with
‘Truth or Consequences’ broadcast over NBC Saturday (1.5) from Phoenix '
w liere audience bought $915,475 in bonds ... ; .Johannes Steel, WMCA new.s
aiidlyst, has. been appointed to faculty of New School for Social Research
Hc'ii conduct scries of 12 Icctiiie.s and cla.sses in political science
Francis, van . Hai tesveldt, director of tlie Ka le Smith . program , for Genera!
Foods (Young & Rubicam), (ailed to pass his Army physical and was '
classified 4-F; . .:. Stephen Fiy arrived back from England last week after
a six-week visit to the BBC homeofi'ice. . . .Dick; Richer, editor of -Radio
Reports,, due for Army inducUon tomorrow (Thursday) Charles Sciicnck
.writes and directs (he new 'True Detective . Mysteries' starting tonight
(Wednesday) on Mutual . . . .Ray Kelly, eastern production manager for
NB.C., out .this p.aSt week with; the- flu , . , -. Jack' .Hill 'lakes . over direction tiii.s ■
week of, KirkwbbdyLeigh’s ‘Mirth and Madness,’ early morning NBC
Show; sitcceeding :Rpdney Erickson, who left production staff S'riday t7)
to take over as radio consultant lor Pioctcr and Gamble in Cincinnali.
Alan H, Sefirpedeivh^ joined the Paul H, Raymer Co. radio station reps.
II\ HOLLYWOOD . . .
Every load has a turning, so Lux Radio Theatre couldn’t hope to go !
along unto eternity without detourjug for something more momentous than
soapy' dramatics. : -After nine, years it. finally happened^-cancelled for the
Fourth War Loan drive special. .Gracie Field.s has moved out of lier
M!ufual..str'ip with: Bob 'Ripley' moving in (.fo,r>ali;;Mall ciggies). . . .Torn .
Broiieinan had a ne-ver-ending slieam Pf; viiell wishers Oil third amii of
•Breakfast »t Rardi’s,’ which was celebrated iii high; conviviality .. On llie
guest register;. at Bums and Allen’s for tlie next thrbe --weeks are William
Bendix, Paul Hotyeid and William Powell Neariy all the execs of Leo
Burnett agency stormed into town for first broadcast of Bill Bendix's ‘Life ,
of Riley.’ To name a few there -was BurneHe, Fyank .Peri'in, Norman
Lavelle and Willia:rn Ki.nnaird. ... -Dud Williamsoh moved doivn . from Frisco .
with ‘What's -Name of Thai Song?’ sliow on Don Lee.... Don Thornbiiigii, .
CBS headman out here, was •elected to board of directors of Citizens Na-
tional 'Trust & Sayings ... I Or Welles will start his new petrol series
from HbJly.w.Pbd' after ail, with Groiicho Marx, who PWek' him two guest
shots,, on tlie opener. .Paul Warwick and Dick Mack haye time only for '
ciiacus.don of that midwest trek of ‘Blue Ribbon Town’ Bill Rainey's
Tieasury Dep't radio crowd moved back past after knocking bflf 19. quarter- .
hour discs in seven days. Don Bernard directed them all in addition to ,
producing ‘Blondie’ and getting ready (or ‘Life of Riley’.. . .Ralph Edwards
and his ‘Truth or Consequences’ gaiig stopped over for a day enipute from
Frisco, to . the first stop of their new War Bond tour at Phoenix. Most of
tl'.e locals were startled to read that Edwards underwrite.s all expenses of
the. trip. . . .Tom Harrington and Bill Baker, high in the councils of Young .
& Rubicam and Benton & Bowlc.s, re.speetively, soaking up our best brand
of sunshine. . . .Jennings Pierce, NBC's keep ’eni-happy lad, swinging up
and down the Coast to spread the good .word (it’s never anything else
with him) . , ; . Danny Danker sneaked, off ; to the deseft to bake but a cold
... .Frank .MPrgah atPeked .up with blopded' Cattle '. at DenyeT livestock
show for ;his, ranch , . .Frank Barton, got the nod from John Swallow as
supervisor .of anneuncerf;.. at vice ‘Buddy’, Twiss, who will help
Carltoh Morse produce ’I.Lbye a My.stery’. . . ..Murray Grabhorn in town .
to talk up spbt sales at; the Bltte.. . . ;Denny •Shahe;, newest of ;fhe chatterers, -
tQokthe;.fl^eount^ortwbWeeKs•
CHICAGO ...
Liberty ship S.S. Frank C. Cuhel, named; in honor of Frank C. Cuhei.
WGN-Mutual correspondent, .was launched at Richmond, Calif., Jan. 13.
Cuhel was kfiled in clipper crash off Lisbon while enroute to cover the;
African invasion;.. .Maybelle Prindaville, radio actress, is currently appeiii-
ing in the Panther .tbem flpbr. show .as, mistress of ceremonies. /. iDorotliy,.
Mc^^ WAIT,. Clhicagp, ' and ’WGAR,; iia.i
joined ; the ■WGN.'bphtirivtity' departeeht 'asX^s^ writer.-.., .’.Meet'; Your'
Navy’ -program has started a, search, for , the of ,1,944.-. Mother •
selected will be feted all over -the nation at Navy, sfations. . . , Out of tlie;'
1.50 kids whp: have appeared on the ‘Quiz JCids,’ since 1940 bnly 67 of. them
were, .girls','., Three of Curt' Massey’s'. Four' Vagabonds ; arei'. 1-A . . .Bfuee
Foote, ; , singer .On. ;'.the;. Garhation ; Gohtehted .Hour,;,. Was guest: soloist witii
the Cleyelaiid Symphony' Orchestra yesterday. (i8L:.'.'.Margafet L. White-?'
head.' former news writer at WLW’, and Myrtle Robison, graduate of the ,
Northwestern University Summer Radio School, have both joined the NBC ,
central division mSws and special events dept. It's the first time that
femmes have been u.sed ih...this Bept;, as ..hews writers. Marvin Jones,;.
War Rood Administrator,' .was. ;the gUest;.St.ai’' on the; ‘Rational Farm, and
Home : Hour’ O'ver ■the,.,BRie' , Jan, 15! , , .NBC - central . , division brasshals
Harry; K()pf, Jules Herbuyeaux. JPhn McCormick arid Jack Ryan attended
the- premiere of the U'nioh Paoifle’s. show* at Omalia last week.
George Herro. formerly with WTM.T, Milwaukee, has been added to the, .
Blue Network press staff here. . . .Chicago’s Mayor Edward J, Kelly made
a guest appearance on 'They Gave 'Their Lives’ over WGN Jan. 16
Bob Yoder. Chi Daily News columnist, new guest star on the Blue -Net- '
work ‘Sez YoU’; program. , . .Miles Lamphiear, epfatrbller of Mutual who
recentiy moved his office from Chicago to New York, is on a month's :vte
cation, ; . .Don' Mchleil, ;;in.G. of, the BKie Network’s'. ‘Breakfast, Club’ .sbox'V,
Will be the' master, of .GeremPnies at the Presideht’s, Birthd,aY ..Ball at.'Jack-
sohyiUe, Fla.i Jan, 30. .McN^ a two-wedk vacatiph therii , Witll
Durwood Kirby pinchhitling on the air show. '
tTedncsday, January, 19* 1944
RADIO
49
Nathan Straub
; Continued from paie 44
Gospel Broadcasting
sponsors two one-hour programs
over the entire 211 st'atioiis - hf the
Mutual Broadcasting System, was
. biggest custotner ot the ,web. d'ur,ihg1
the year ending Dec. 31, spending
$1,3$6,130 as sponsor of the Pilgrim
Hour .hear.d Sundays from 2‘, to , 3 p.m;
■ EWT). and the Old Fa.shioned Re-
vival Idpiir, with Dr. Charles E.
Fuller, saiue day • from ,7 ■ to .8> pun.
■ EWT). Both shows origii'.alo from
K.HJ, fjollvwood.
Brtyjn'. Wasoy & Co. was the big-
gest adyerlising agency spender on
■ Mutual during the past year, total
expenditures (or its clients amount-
ing to $2,128,630,, a breakdown of
total hilUngsiby the network.'reveai.s,
R; H. Alber Co., which handles the
Go.spel Broadcasting Assn, account,
■.follows . Wa.sey, ..with the same ex-
penditures as Go.spel. .
Total of 60 'Sponsors spent $12,527,-
800.79 with Mutual during 1943. with
revenue from locally spon.sored pro-
grants tWOR, N. Y.) totalling $1,31 3,r
807.21, making a grand total (dr the
jear of $13,841,608. ■ Budget of 28
sponsors exceeded $100,000 tor net-
: work time. Total of 47 agencies were
represented in the web's total bill-
ing.s, with 23 spending more than
$i00,000 for their clients.
Mutuails Leading Spenders
: Following is a list of the 28 leading
spenders oh Mutual tor '43: ...
Gospel B’casting A.ssn. . . $1,566, 1,30,83
:H, B: Semler 919,'440.15
.Kellogg Co 798,329;80'1
■ Pharmaco, Inc 6'77,132,92
Bay Ilk 670.230.82
' Zonite Products . ..... . . . 583.557.40
Sinclair Refining. ....... . v516,599.62
Barbasol Co 494,510.92
Luth. Laymen's League.. 477,729.91
Voice of Prophec,y. . . , . . . 474,786.30
General Cigar . . 439,352 41
Gillette 416 697.10
Anacin Go, 1 409,663.76
Young People’s. Church . , 395,420.32
Amer, Cig. & Cigar. . . . . . 388.462,00
Lehn;& ;Fink Products r. : . .341,494:20
Lurhbermen’s Mutual:.,. 279:395,69
Detroit Bible Class: 270,370.26
Campana Sales Co. .... . . 185;890,0b
Petri -Wine I84,d3b.4d
Wesley Radio League.. 172:384.70
Schrnley 167,116:01
Richfield Oil of N. Y 155.481,41
Ben.son & Hedges. ..... ' 137.942.49
Duffy-Mott Co 132.7:45,38
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 123,660.00
Chef Boy-Ar-Dce . . . : . 112,780.87
V Employers Group Insur . . 100 674 76
Top Agencies
Following are the; 23
which.; had the; largest gro.ss billings
with Mutual Ir-.st year; ;
Erwin Wasey .. . .
R. H. Alber Co. .......
Ivey & Ellington, Inc,..
Wm. Esty ; . .
Kenyon & Eckhardt-.,
Hixson-O’Ponncll
G. C, Hoskin Assn., . , . . . v
Ruthraufii :Ryan-.
Airca.sters ''. , .
J.. Walter Thompson....
BlacketLSample-H. ....
Maxon, in!^;
Gothani Aidy. . . : ; . .... .
Leo Burnett Co
Weintraub
Kelly,;,z:ahrendi & Kelly
Beriningharn, Ca.sllcman
Al Paul Lefton
Donahue & Coe ...
Wallace-Ferry-Hanly Co. ,
Duane Jones .- : , . .
McJuiikin Adv.;, ; ■
H: B. Humphrey Go:. 1 ..-.
■'a.geneies
$2,128,630.85:
‘ l'.56e.I30.83
1.076,10.0„18
: 997(167.12-
798.329:80
672.081.03
474,786.30
457,602.43
442,754.96
439 352.41
418.427.76
416.097.10
317.47,5.32
282,125.69
:i:67ai6.0i
160,254.59
14-7:945.50
132,745.38
123,660.00
118.9.53.60
113,d67.91
: 12. 780.87:
1.00,674:76
Ail NBC Programs Now
Ayailabie to Affiliates
FM Outlets
PQlent.hypb ,to/FM., hrbadcasUng is.
.'■ seen , in' -.-rbeent .KBG-: /policy',. .slant.
: makihg , all . '.progranisi edihi^^^
: and su.stalnilii, ■iavailabie'. to.: affiliates
operating frociuoncy mociulalinn out-
lets. ; Other:.,;: .networks: prcsumaLyl^^
. will ,, follow.'; with-- similar, moy.e.s.- 1)1.
.line;, With ge'nerai.cle.sife in the. intliis-'
try to boo.st activities or. the im-
proved transniissiOn bands.
. ;Por , the .present; .commercial shovvs
will be beamed to FM: affiliates; .at ,iip
. adtlitioiial.:Sportsbr costj wdtH rate: ad.,
.iustinents, forecast \\dien-:and, i
, audience levels .Warrant.:.' P'M feeding'
doliey' '.fpllpwed ; -recent : 'meeting^^^^
K..Y. ahd 'Washirigton.of NBC's. Pilin'-'
ning and Advisory 'Gommittce.-
others being planned.. CiOT
thg preparatory,' stage is a series of
programs oh Harlem and Negro Cul-*
tyre which; is being gotten up with;
the cooperation pf the N on-Partisah.
City-Wide Citizens’ Committee on
Harlem. Another series which bowed
in last week, dramatizes the, cases
of ' persons helped.,; by . the welfare
agencies and hOspitals affiliated with
the Greater New York Fund and
helps to present a picture of the
function of the Fund and widen the
Fund’s , appeal to New Yorkers.
Other 'programs being planned-' are'
a mobile recording unit which .will
pick up recordings of .spot ncw.s of
particular interest .to ;Ne'W;, Yorkers
and a model program' for , children
bdirig, developed by , Dr. Myrtle B. .
McGraW,': rioted child psychiatrist.
The latter is the particular pet of
Mrs. Straus, who. like her husband,
has a wide public service back-
ground— she i.s chairman of the edu-
cation committee . of the 'Women’s.
City Club and an ardent believer of
the efficacy of edueation by -radio: _
Straus’ public service, butlp'ok, , is,
derrved-from a long exper.ierice and
background. After air- early (-news-,
paper and rnhgazine, careers. he ;.sery-ed.
a.s a State Senator for five years and
their was named as Special Housing
Commissioner for New Y'ork to make
a European housing survey in 1935.
Upon his returir he was appointed a
member of the : : N e w Y ork ; Housing
Authority and in 1937 wa,s appointed
by President Roosevelt as .Admiiiis.-
trator of the U. S. Housing , Au*
Ihority. in which capacity he ser ved
until 1941. He Was al.so the spbtisor'
and first president of the Hillside;.
Housing Corp., the largest privately.
oWned low-rent housing project Ui:
the country.
Straus also has some pretty definite
;ideas about programs aside Irom
those of a public sersice nature. He:
is, : particularly set. in . his views : oh
commercials. He believes that they
should be shorter, that they should
contain material not as open to- criti-
cism and that a station should dis-
play a certain selectivity in sponsor-;
ship of programs. That Straus prac-
tice.s -what he preaches; is .evidenced
bv the fact that WMCA has rejected
.$150, 000 in' ;a4yertisirig ;-in the past
few weeks ' because the sponsors
did not meet his specificalion.s. He
also decries the use, ot disc .show.s by
the local 'statlpiis and. is , striving to
cut .dowui -WMCA's use of platters, as-
much as possible,. He says he would
ralher have live peiformhnce-s of
lesser ability than the -best perforhi.
ances via recordings. ; -■ : '. /
On the matter of new.s7repbiting,'
he believes that our present methods
have reached a point of absorption
.and.: tliai;;; the;; bulletin ■techhiqUe dh.
a lull 15-minute program will be ex-
tended -’oy. local coverage by the
local ..stations. This idea found ex-
pression: ;in ;the iWMQA - pews, pip-
gvain :. re.certtly : ; inaugurated which
igivefs; only the .human -interest .i'tems
from the day's .hevvs for -10 minutes
pf the peri'pd- end follows it with .a;
pickup bl five :;mihlites iroin Chung-
.;kuig,:;China,- Pf ' items of interest to
.\fw Y’orkers e.xclu.sively. Other
11 eW.s prograrris: in the planriing .stage
call (or one culled from the record
iugs of ■ the previou.sly-mentioned
mobile unit and a program based dh
the. communiques of a world ' at
war. The latter i.s to be; derived from
material gathered :hy the ,A.^^
Bress, the FGG: listening , ' posts arid
the British 'Nevvs Service.
, hi ;geheral,/Siiaus , intends : to pro-
vide public information and service
on local i)robioin.s throu,gh the rise
of radio techniques. He expects that
WMCA will use the. he west techriical
broadchsling; ', 'imprdvemerits to do
this - arid - bites the -station's aiipllqa-
libn for an EMi licerise: .dnd ..the r'erital
of :FM; facilities ,.p.endirig;the^H
app'roda-l 'by -thp- FCC, , On. the niatter;
of'., telev'is-le.ri,' .'Straus ;;B.ei^
\v,ill :.be;:'sdmp ,ti:m,.i., before -it.s,-u.$e', in;
Ideal,, broadcastihg will; be .develdpecl
and therefore has'-. made .no'lnrhiedl-:
ate ;plaris.'{dit;its-;u;s'e,.;;- Iibwlever^^
newc'dirior ;td ; adip admits, that .he .is;
not afraid lo rii.sh in . where angels
.fear- ; to tread ,;and ■ he’s 'Willing id ■ try
ariyth.in'g; |hat, 'wR';l' 6;nha'hce;fhe.,;sUG-
' cess of hi.s one desire — public .«crvicc
.'far 'Neiv-' Ydrif;,. .-
On 'Spotlight Bands’
Rofeerf Moss, Blue production man-
ager, in iHollyWdod, has been shiftdd:
to take over the -producing chores
on the Goca-Cola ;‘'Spotlight , Bands’
program ,(;M0tt,-F;ri.'9; 30M0 p.m.) He
replaces John Wellington who comes
east to -become Blue pro-
.duciri'g Staffer* under -Ray ' Knight,
eastern 'pfoduetion head.
Move marks first change .sterriming
from Coast vi.sit of Phil Carlin, Blue
veepee in charge of programs.
Jett Nominated
For I-Yr. Term
Washington, Jan. 18.
■ .EweU;K.: Jetti. . chief eri'gifieerbf the
FCC, has been nominated by .Presi-
dent Roosevelt for a seven-year term
to fill the vacancy by the expiration s
pf ; George H. Payne's term last sura-
rher.
;; The President sent Payne’s renom-
ination to the Senate in July, and
-.then.: withdrew it tvyo days.-lster,
Jett, retired Navy officer, entered
the Navy radio .school in 1911, and
has been in that field ever since. The
Navy' lent him to the Federal Radio
Commission, prcdece.ssor of FCC, as
a technical expert. He retired from
the Navy in - 1919. ; He has served as
technical advisor to the ,U: S.; at. vari-i
ous international radio conferences
and id chairman of the Inter-Depart-
mental Radio Advisory Committee.
N. Y. Indie Stations Veering
From Discs to Live Shows
New York City's indie pot con-
tiuucs to boil, with - , latest hypo
emanating from WINS, Hearst-
owned 1 0,000- wattei', ■ which '-, is
launching a -series of li\'e evening
shows in move to get away from
: recorded programs which heretofore
have been biggest stock. in trade for
metropolitan area's smaller outlets.
Trend among otlier N. Y'. indie sta-
tions has al.“o been to get away from
too much discing. Z
, Major move in this direction is
switching, efl'octive this week, ■ of
WINS stiKiio ■ Prch from afternoon
shift to'night trick where Hunk Syl-
verins coinbii will be u.sed to bol.-der
variety, shows and pitch in ' with
straight / lii usic ' pfogfam.'S. Station
does not employ a full-time 'oancl.
. Ne.'iv.s - ..brpadcaSfs . also .are being
stopped up with recent intro of Bub
Burns, bfolher of the netwprk^’ Bob
Burns. Former continues in .Van
Biircn . tradition, mingling hillbilly
.gags With straight news, and ha.s
been spotted at 7 p, m. Ylondays,
Wednesdays and- Fridays for 15 riim-
utes.
Station pre.-icntly i.s plugging re-
cent bow in of Til Old New Y’oik,’
v;ariety--;guest show featuring Judith
Allen, former film actre.ss and ex-
wife of wrestling champ Gtis Son-
nenberg, and .Tphmiy Kane. Show
is spotted from 7:30 to 8 p.m. Tues-
day and Thursday with; .scriptirig by
Sam Levine . and direction handled
by Mi.«s Allen and Bob Ea.stiriari,
Same time Monday, Wedne.<day
and Friday -is filled with show along
•same line.s piloted by Maggie Mc-
Neills. Slyvern orch is used on both.
In: addition WINS staffers are build-
ing a 'Party Time’ program, dealing
with the jtive delinquency problem
and :other.s in the public service field.
Big project around the Heanst
iiidiei of course, is taking over . of
Y'ankee-Giants baseball; broadca.sts
under Gillette .-^punsorship ' in April. , ,
A P re-ga me period of ,, 1 0 minutes , and : ;
a |5-miri:ute folfowriip ;are.-TC ,
Up.:_; for :■ sponsorship ; in . connection
witii tri;e,,vda_i'ly- 'spbrts':: :K
Spots probably :,w ill be. !t 11 od ,, with '
weil-ki'.own ba.scball ■ personality giv-
ing otil with diamond chatter. --V"'
N. Y. Press Dept Switches
Allan Kalmus. f folirii'er,.' publicity
director at WQXR, N. Y’.. lias joined
the NBC publicity department at the
home olTicc. along with Carol Davis,
who sliil'U’d from the web's Holly-
V. ood office.
Kalmus .succeeded Jo Hanson, who
is now publicity director.' .at WNEW,
N. Y„ while his post at WQKR has
been taken o\ci 'oy Eleanor Hurley,
who was with WOR, N. Y.j for eight
;- 5 *'.ea'rs. ' ';-.-.-, ; ;
Charles Pekor left the NBC flackery
for the CBS press- department Mon-
■da,y.' (-1.7). - ■ -
Nix Buffalo Wage Boost
,:,'ii?'ash'lrig,ton; Jan. .18.
W ar- Labor B oard ; tti rned thiimb.s
down - Saturday . ii5j oil .a w:igo in-
crease agreement betwei n . the
B-uffido Broadcasting Corp. and AFM
coverii-ig, 13 staff musicians, and 'dn'e.
librarian: Deal provided increases
of from 10 to 21.4'';, in the .weekly
/.contracts and 33 to 100', in the extra
service fee rate,- plus.;a 33'i hike in
; the; singie.'engagement rate.
W OR has an exlraordiiiary
abiliiy for gcUing into all kinds
of Iionies. We mean homes
that run the gamut of income
groups from A to E.
It is perhaps this universal
appeal that makes WOR such
an extraordinarily guccessful
seller of uU kinds of products
at all times,
AVOR lias, a splendid assortment
of coneretc listening facts and
99 great success stories to
amplify both of the statements
made above. "
that power-fall station
at 1440 Broadway, in Xew' York
MEMBER OF THE MUTUAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM
50
RADIO
Wednesday, January 19, 1914
FqIIow-Up Comihent
Coiitimicd tr(>ii| )>ag« 46.;;
brotljer, .Do:n "Aiilt;c!vei'b Met Oper,a
K,inKcrs. HetoiV .I'tawbel; aiM.-Lc^
Wat'ren were Db'ndorbus .a.nd. bogged
do\vrv the (5abe;;.p.4i-fie,vilai'ly tlie. com.-
edy passage,';;. . . oei’i'y" Lioster, . Benny
Baker .and Be«y .Garrett; guesting, to
present a 'Skcteli 'and , spng |l’pm the
Broad-ivay' .m.tisiX'ali. 'Jiiclcpot.'.ilbtln^
dbred. \v,h.tte Betty Smith;, atithor. o£
the ' mest-soller. 'A 'Tree Grdws ; ’in;
Bro.bklyn,' .sounded .atltmtedly syrupy
in an irttervie*;. '. ^ .I'i,' ■
Dick .Powell,: guc.ating 'oiv tho. 'Sil--
vcr.'. Theatre;. ',staha..Stutdb.yHm''e!U
( le) on W.ABC-dBS..jDr..Into.r.natiOnal.':
Silver.. , murt' :,positive and ineisive;;
tho'ugtr p.bsSlbly a trifle. 'bi-oad;: .The-
' script . was a featherweight ' comedy;,.;
. ‘Mr. Margie,': . about., a; chaser ; wh,pse.
■ a.ltempt ..'tb', .,sdUiive:;iHiiigs ;w.it.h." hi.s
gii'l . is. .'com:pliciitad'.'.bir':his. .having,
.bocoihe a meinher.' ;'( iii :'cpstiime ) of ;aii
all-girt baim... it wa.stall p.reHy .siH.t,,
if. : ■o.ccas.iO.nalty .. ;m: ild iy-;:ttrnn'.v; '.'with a ,
cDHpie 'Of .,s]ig.ht.ly': 'suggesti\:e lines; in.
what .appimrs 'td.be the.,curre;nt trchd';,
lne'ic!cnta.lly, ■ Jphh- '.Loddr.'s' portorht-
arice as ..m'iO'. '.tthey ;bill- him as ‘di^'
■ vector'.). ''ik.'.'.stvorigI..'i' ': romhiiscent'. vo.f.'
Gecil B: .DeMille .;in. , the .;SimilarV; as-
signment ,:.aiv 'Liix. Theaitr'e..'': .Go'uld
that be entirely coincidental? ; ; ' ..■■
Baymond, Gram : Swills took the
.initial .half .of 'iris :':'.S;Opqny-. Vacuum,
broadcast i Tiiursd^ high t.' ClS) . on ;
.WJZ-Biue‘ tp . 'a ' discussion, of U; S.
poliejr toward:.>the Argentihe. go'vern-
m.ent" dn.d '.S.QUth Amei'ica geh.erally;. :
The tenor of his remarks, while in
the Ipautipusly.' li'beral tone : .Swing,
normally takds, . raised the sometimes-,
heard .stfggest'ion '.that the eommentai-
tor. ha\ i,p ' recent' .months:. icnded.'to
be.cpihet; a '.sort; of;. .iLmolTictal ' State
Dept.' spokesnian. .Stieh a .role would
' otivnoUsly iit’d :Sdhivg 'access, to. valUr
able : inside; nch'.s s'fturces, tibiit ' it
''wo'tild'.iJibyitably lieSspn :'his stahdihg.
as ah indt'iicndent bhser.yer a.iid cdn,i-,,
m.ontatpr ■ of i 'Slti te ' Dept..' •; pol icHes,'
■With: '.'the; latter.; f.h .'such . a' .epht'ro-
:;ye'rs.i.al' position;, iii, 'current..p:itb.lic..dis-
cussibn... that ...vvotiid '.iappetir' td; b,e;,a
'real,t.rlsk'‘'i'or,.', ;r name ' sUCh';:^,^^^^^
t'0..'t’ii'ke. t',, .."
... .Qj'Uo'tes:. jl. -' V'/ .'Ka'ilOftboi'n,
'NBG .1 caileci the. .Presiden 'hs proposed
'lah'or draft the .tanswei- .to ttie,.eht:i%;
.manpower problem,'’ . rRupert .HhgBes.
.i WEAF-NBC ) a.sserfed the '■ 'Polish-;
'Soviet boundurv .dlspu'te prove's .the
';.£allaey of ri'sy droanns . 'of wrorM'
.federation,’ ' Edward..„'R.: 'MUrrow.
,'(\VABC-CBS ) opme’d.: ‘If Ruhsia ate
■ terapts .'t'o- Cdn.troT'th.e. populations of
the smatl 'nati.oiis, b'y, coercion, tries.,
to mold them, as .she 'has her own:
"pcoplev then no sane person, can. pr.cr,-
diet ''anything tor Europe , e.xcept
chaos and. ■ahothbr, .'w'ar.' ".lohanncs',
Steel ' i WMC.A’, tlfivv. ¥ork.)'.. cracked;.
'The ' picture ,o,f... 'B.ch.atd.r > Wheeler
Weeping: lor the Four Frep'do;ras, 'is
heart-breaking.’
No Help Wanted
'. Doug,, BrowWitig, Blue netw-ork
ahnOuncev .Who ,;spiOlS' the .coin- '.
morO.ialsi oiv the- ;Tovc 1 riewscasts .
and ',;;the : ‘Terry ..anci 'tlie .pirates’ ;
.serial' ahvpn'g; others, ' Was .placed
■iivi'dfP la.st :w.e<5k.;' Hois.'t,he;,'hihth.'
Blue , \yeb ' ahnOtincer' tp be. re-
..'.jecied in the da'St .'tvvo,. years. '
.Ray Diaz, ehief'.Of the rm;t‘S^a
i.ivhu.iieing' '.stafl';: reported, that, hd.
,:ha.“in*t;had :1b . replape a. mah'.'in '
' the 'pa.st year '.and a half.. I' . .'
Radio Reader's Digest’ slammed
across .a ', ■ stingi ng.: ., .'.eVoqueht : attack
Sunday night' Udl dn', WABG-.C&S'
'against ' the ' kind .;.dl'..thinkihg 'that
wbUld;'per:mit Gerraany; a soft peace,
or allow the hfazi .and J.ap leaders. tp
escape punishment for their whole-
sale . eriines agaihst :theif tellovv' men..
With Arnold', : Mps,s-. : reading the
caustic ■ running .'na.rratiye-Gdmmen-;
tpry, tbe stanza jumped back to 1919
to recreate the farcical :hvar.;;,:gui;lt’;
trials . after the las: conflict and to
show how : the Germans, with their
'‘mas.ter. ’.'race' .theories ; and, ; world-'
conquest ;tnentality;,’,eve^ then .Sneered
openly, at .justice and decency, and
planned for the ‘next tjnve.’:. It ,; was
an exceptional edition of this series.
Jimmy Savo can be filed away as ,
a potential .socko ah'shoWtperfornTer
■When television gets here.' : but ' his
shot on Stage Door Canteen' Friday
night (14) ,bn CBS failed to stir up
any great excitement.,. J immy Is' imp-
ish. delivery and altogether comic, ap-
pearanee, of course, is a big stock in
trade. Which;: coupled with his panto-
mimic genius, has rightfully earned
him a tup place among comics. All
this means nothing in radio so he
emerged just another script reader.
Savo got all there was out of his
skit with: Marlene Dietrich and: Anna .
Sten, but it wasn’t much; He was
cast as Henry Wadsworth Snafu,
supposed Washington" bigshot who I
only knew half of what was going |
bn because he hadn’t yet met Mrs. ,
FDR. ' :'
Real highlight ef the show was
stooge Werrenrath T. Werrenrath
(Ward Wilson) with a rapid fire as-
sortment of gags excellently deliv-
ered in an oddly pitched voice. Wil-
son and Bob . Marco , coUab on the
material.
Splitting Political Hairs
Cuminued from page 45 ,
Jack Joy, Veteran
Radio, Miisic^l^
Dies on Coast at 48
. ■ Hoily.vooti. ,lan. 18.'.''
.l,H''s ,Ioy. -IS. vcioriui Coast vati.o
and ipusl.C.;' direct Or, ; <iicd Saturday
(Ip i ; in Vricrau.s hospl:;.!. West I.,o.s
Artgeies, , from .€pm.pl:R'atiQ:p,S,:. result-
ing .jfr.pUi ; -two’ . major:, operatiphs,
Crem at ! on folio wed pr i y ate serv ices
';,iQda'y. ('Tuesday
.Naval. , 'veteran' of the ri.r-t World
War. Joy was ':; pianist','., for Sophie
Tucker after being miisteicd out and
later \ve:st to the Coast as program
and music .director: of KFWB. where
he 'vva.s credited with developing
more ., singing: aiui instrumental stars
that! any other Coa.-'t creative radio
head. , When .. the 'Warners station :'
underwent a chan.ge in management
he moved over to the Don Lee net-
work as pro.gram director and at the
war's butbr.e,ak': moved to. Wa.siting-
ton to direct the. War Dept.'s music
tr.ariscription dept. For the pa.st, two
..years: he supplement'Sd',.the-,e' duties
with nv.isic dirociion of . "Too Army
Hour’ radio show, and tor . some
months was civi.'-ian representative,
for the War Dept. On the Music War
.Committee.
Forced by ill health to ligliton his
activities. Joy transferred to Holly-
wood to lake over the post of West
Coa.-l ladio director Of the War
■Dept.’s, . public relations : . bureau;
Soon alter: his : Coast .arrival three
months ago he was moved to the
hospital lor major surgery which
was followed by a second, operation.:
He was moved to Veterans hospital
for a period of convalescence but
a relapse . occurred resulting In hiS'
.d'eatfa.;,
Joy leaves his widow, Edyth, one
time dancer In Broadway musicals^
his mother and a sister.
Talent Scout-Agent-Producer
..'Oppaiitunity to' sponsor no w,
tn IfnitOtl 'tiisvovory', A' ftaii? iit-
tfai.'Hvc. i*hpt«-j;’eulc; also expOj-ieiu'ed
;U‘i .SGvipt-.NV.riiUij^.'- '
KoplitfH '-CVt.rLACully' Consklored ; V
HOV m. \AtelBXV
iu w. l«Ui St, Sew X. y,
Davey Burns, comedian in the Chi-
cago company of ‘Oklahoma.’ guested
on the ‘Breakfast Club’ over the Blue
Saturday (15). Burns, who appeared
in English films with Vivian Leigh,
George Sanders and other stars, and
who also played in the ‘Pal Joey’
musicomedy. kept up a running fire
of stories and gags, during the 60-
minute show. He might have possi.
bilities:.:for radio, although . the. setup
employed wa,« not the best nor 'ivas
all ti'.e materia! fresh. One gag was
in ques-tionabie taste. ' Emcee Don
'McNeill, who apparently ra'.'eiy gets
a .signal from the v.p. in charge of
: fliiger, waving, liad .Burps., iiv the,
midst of a bommando: yarn 'when the
ftr.st , statiort break oair.o. and didn't
pick up the thread again. ■. , '
Continaed from page 45 ^
Hot , . Sprine:s.~Wi;iiain ,: E. '' (Bill ) :
Ware, one of radio’s vclo.i'an neivs,'
sports and special ' eventers. takes
over tl]e. .genera; .man,age:S;'s' desfc at '
KWFC. MBS. affiliate he'.'e. ; In years
past .Ware has been alTiiialed' wilh
WSRY. WCAU. WKRC and KRLD.
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Aar/e Z,',McCi/(> 'Producer-Director,, CBS .■ . ■ ; •
RADIO WRITING:
il/Oeri.R,'Pei'Aias; M:anage.r,. Ptc'gram;Wi'i(ing, Staff, GBS
RADIO NEWS WRITING:
. .Leon Go/rfsiem,' Director of 'News and Special Features,. WMCA'. ;
BUSINESS SIDE OF RADIO;
yofin-7, .-Krirof, Market Researcli Cquilsel, CBS
RADIO ACTING: Wei/ace liotjse .. '/■; '■
Por BuUeiin R /u/r/n/orimaif/on'^ concertnn^ hoi(rs', fiS&St 'etc.t ix^ddresS
Dirhion of
General Education
too WASHINOTOX Square E.\st , . New 'Vork 3, N. Y.
, " 211 Main Bfluii.NG SPring 7-2000, Est. 291, 293
Walter Thompson agency joined
forces, registered a number of ‘firsts’
on behalf of the swooner, in addition
to the top rating. While it’s.; hot un-
usual tor agency releases and
ballyhoo to identify radio stars with
their fll.m tieups, RKO has been re-
versing the ' procedure, with , the
studio’s exploitation on ' the Sinatra
pie, ‘Higher and Higher,’ also giving
prominence to the singer's, new air
show. Likewi.se. Lever Bros, de-
parted radically from the customary
in its one-minute spot announcement
procedure. For ahnost a month in
advance.: of the show, the Vimms
spot-ar.mnince;r,enl copy, represent-
ing .ah, outlay of more than ,$50,000; ,
included references to the Sinatra
sho.w instead Of the': usual straight
plug for the product. It was' spotted
not only on -the CBS web, but on
NBC as wcli. tho'dgh in the latter;
case; it ! was necessary to switch the
copy to avoid reference to a CBS
show. Nor did CBS’ multiple use of
its. sialion-break ' time to .bally . the
.show hurt it. any,. ■
Coriimeat aroused by the Sinatra
ballyhoo,' recalls ■ ‘die siiniiar payoff
derived r o rn, . the triphammer
methods ;.;scd by . George 'Washingtoh'
Uill. Atherican To'oacco Co, prez. in
putting across .. the opening of the
'..Lucky ■ Strike's' ‘Yo-ur -All-Time Hit
Parade' pro.gram on CBS la.st Febru-
ary. Introductory program , won a
, rating of 17.9 ''i. representing at. 'that
' time a record for ' a, new , sho-.v. Hil!
..used .three other'., programs for Ovree
weeits irt advance to pummel 'listen- ,
;.e I’s ■ w i ih the ‘Garae.gie Hull' .-lagan,
St times , to the point of borderiitio
iri'itation:--sbut , .. the desired results':
'.vero achieved. But in the case of
Siitalia. tite fact that he's lon.g been
the topic of pro .and con argument
has ; boeii or.e of the cor.tribu'.ing
;,factors.'l I':',:'.' i"..:., V.
equitable free time on the networks
to reply to sucii speeches of his dur-
ing comihg; months as Ihey 'might
con.sider political in content. 'These ,
compiaint.s refer speei fically to 're- .
ports to the nation’ ra^tio talks made
by the -Presidont in his oft'icial capa-
city which politicai'opponcnts main-
tain arc largc!,v political in nature.
;' Time for such speeciies. of course,
arc donated by the networks as a
matter o'.' policy and the ‘(mt.s’ ad-
vance strong claims that they s'nould
be aliowed equal free time on the air
to refute political, material allegedly
: broadcast by tiio • Chief Executive
during liie coiu'so of.hi.s repnris.
, ,Sti:!l; an.iritcr complication in the
offing h,a» ' 'to: do with demands of
minority group.s. labor . unions and
.'Other ov.ganizatioiis that they be ,M-
■ lowed to buy radio time on the same
basis as' political parties to voice
thoir views and .SentimCtits' during
. the , baqipaign, On thi.s subject, the
..networitB :are 'standihg;^ their guns
and fixed. policy of ne. saics. to unions.
Labor leaders, .like oilier national
spokesmen,: will be given free time,
on ,0 .public" .scryice basis, ' tp : discuss
'Matters, of. iriter.est,tO''^,t member,-.
ship i.n epnnecUon w it'n. .the election,
but unions will not bo permitted to
.purchase air time '. unie-s's :
change radically tyifhin: t.he next few
inonti'.s. " ■'■ , , . ; ■;
A spokesn'ian for one of the major,
webs intimated strongly that the in-
dustry is ready tp: wage a stiff battle
on this quc.slion no matter how much
pi'o.ssure mi.ght bo brought to boar
by labor or . iegisiators ' favorable to
' itp domand.s. - u ; : i/: : 1 .li '' '
■ : 'We foci.' tiio spokc.=man said, ‘that
opening up the. air lanes to unions
will only pave the way for ' many
.other ::TesS' Responsible organi/.alions
to acquire broadcast privileges on a
bough t-and-paid-for basis to fiU the
ether; With any- number of crackpot
ideas' and 'speeches. . Our stand in re-'
fusing to sell time to labor unions is
solely to protect the li.stenir.g public
from bein.i; bombarded with propa-
.ganda from oti'.er source.-. ; ■ I'’
‘Wateh-ToUi:-Stcir Attitude |
'The network e.xec emphasized that
policy on tiiis question was not anti- :
labor and there was no intention, of
including unions among the groups
he said the web.s were /trying to
.shield the public from. He pointed
tp: the many times 'spokesmen ; for
labor and all its branches iiave been
furnished tuU network facilities, as
evidence that refusal to sell. time to
unions did not mean their views
were 'ocing smothered by the webs.
The feeling exists in some quar-
ters. however, ttial with the .‘■watch-
yp.ur -step’ attitude itt'the industry, so
evident 'since . the opening of the
Semite committee bearings 'on : the
White-Whcelcr bill, labor , .leaders
will m,oT<c a concerted effort to
achieve their object of. being allowed .
to buy radio time. '.ii' .:.’ •'
,..:;if sUcce'ssful, the' ai:t(.w.ill be still :
further . occupied , with ' non-enter-
tainment programs during coming
months witii the result, some ob.serv- .
lers helieVe; that listeiv'r.g audiences:
will dwindle because of apatiietio ro-
•sponse to contin'j.ed blasts of oratory
during active .stages of the campaign. I
; That en.tertair.n-.ent nrust be cur-
tailed in favor of .war: news and
comments, election activities and
other public service 'program, s, '"Is a
foregone cor.clu.-ion. but .-.just bow
itr.tch ente'.'tainmcnt ■ will disappear
car.not be estimated .this early in the .
game, industry .spoke.sir.en agree.
, ;The problem also :'is bothering in-,
dividual .station operators in sections
where hot ioca! campaign.- will make
demands on station tinie in addition
,tb' .speeches:., and disc.is.-ions on the
prestdentia! fight wiiich. .as in past
electibn years, will be piped through
as ma.'iy stations as may be available.
For the first lime, full accounts of
the fco,nv'.entiqn's 'win be slion-\Vavcd 'I
to all theatres of operations on tlie , v
lighting fronts. Special attemica.
will also bo given to the 'woman's
angle’ .' on convention proceedings : :
witii plans calling for the introduc-
tion of tlie women whose ivusbands '
hold ikcjy positions in America:', pell-
;ficS( 1 '/ : . ■
Campaign 'Via Air in Min'ii,
Minneapolis, Jar.. 18. , '
Wttli file 1944 state campaign
scheduled for primary ybte Sept: 12,
with general eiecHon to loilow-Nov!
,1 I national presidential dale as
well a canvass of Minnesota cnr.cii-
daio.- shotv.s a gailop towards radio—
and' it's ear to ground stuff'. 'I';,
Prc.scni governor, Edward J. Thye,
ex-!ieuteniuit governor to LI. Comm, '
Harold 'EV ; Stassen. presently ' Hag' "
secretary to Admiral Wiiliam ila’sey,
will .undoubtedly . lead the way for
.the re-; o.r vote-consciou.s ie.s and .
'want -Ins towards the .mike.
■ ' Aithough not 'the polished spicier,
over, the, air a.- Stassen.^ Thye will
try. Voters here are notorious in I
puillirg for a guy who fluffs a word
or ger.ei'fiUy acts hum.an even if 'lt is. :
! on ice cream time. '
. Suitibn managers have' indicated at
this early date that by Sept. 1 tim.e
will not be on their hands,, the re-.'
quest for bookings having already .
started. ;i’ ...
■ Politicos know that busting around
the : s'.ale over rationed rubber and
gas"' isn't going to sit too weii with
tanner Jones ; and ' his city cou.-ln.
Ilciice radio will have to open its
waves to the vote-lor-me gentry.— at
double rates or. QPA notwithstand-
ing. m'ay.be ','rnore.' '
WTAG's
Hostess
MILDRED
BAILEY
makes y o ii r
brand name a household word
in Central ;N. E* .
WT AG
WORCESTER
Nashville. — Otis Devine, former
chief announcer at, WSM. has been
.liam'ed pwg'rani,, director uf .the 'IfB'C
affiiiate. He succeeds Jack Stapp,
who has taken leave of '' absence to
accept an exec's post' 'with the OWI
overseas branch.
M-G-M's ‘2. Sist ers anti a ffailorV completed
Now C'XMlhT I»RO(iH;V>r, IVUlay
iO p in., KWT;
MKi.i l^Oll OLAYTO^i
NBC Powwow’s Coverage
To GI’s on War Fronts : ■
NBC last week completed arrange-
m.ent.-: for complete coverage of the
iftepublicari. and' Democratic conven-
tions to be held in Chicago this
spring. Plans have been made to
cover the conclaves via day-iiy-day
reports . of the .prqoeeding,s, ' ■,spec,,iai
pickups; short-wave broadcasts to
the righting fronts and television.
Only date .set yet is for tlie Repub-
licans. who start proceedings on
June 26: the Dems have not decided
'b'n their date.s yet. 'i '
Pro-convention activities will be
' covered by. setting up for operation
several days before the . conventions
open. Tele broadcasts will be culled
from sound motion pictures made pn
the conyentton floor arid flown to
New York for broadcast over NBC’s
television station and Its affiliates.':
D’ARTEGA
AND Hial '/..Vi/'' ;
ALL GIRL ORCHESTRA
. OPENING JAN. 21
RIVERSIDE Theatre
MILWAUKEE
Personal Management
/ ERNEST LIESMAN
1440 Broadway, New York /
;. .bircciiOu; wiiliam tiiorvis .. Asey,
WANTED!
Radio Script and ■ '■
Writers!
Op'poft'uiiHy for exiiei'ieiiced :and
aspirlhs lyfiters. . Need new Ideas
and aiiproacli. , Small salary '. to
'start. .Mala and female, Write
(lietaila of , self-lnteresta atid am-
bitions, aga and pliohe iniinber.
Box No. 8182, VARIETY, 154 W.
46th St., Naw York 19, N. V*
Vcdiicsdayr ^niiary 19 , 19^^
PS^IETT
HADIO n
FTC in '43 Studied
1,045,000 Comm'Is
To Wipe Out False Ads
i ' Washington. Jan. 18.
Fedei-al, , Ti'^ ex- ■;
amiiied . m'bre .'tJian; ; i:,043.
CdmihercikI . cpittihuitiosli aiid 3
■ ^'ads: . In'; . newx'p^ Vnagazines ' and ‘
other periodicals' in 19^^^ m its con-
tiniiing sUryey Qtadybriisin^^^
. .. out false; apa- misleading representar-
. tions.y ' Ot . the. 'radio y eotnmercial^^^^
FTC said in jits annual : report to
: Congress, about 22.000 were set. aside ;
Tor iindher, study': ad \y ere .ahoiit .,27;-
DOO.. ads in .newspapers and other;
periodicals. •.;
. . ‘An average of G.920 pages of radio '
■ script; was tead, ■each' tydrlving day.’
. said . tile rep.ort,:, ‘A l.ar.ge jina.jority
j. o£; .the . radio : a,nd periodical cases .
j y.. thus developed . 'were disposed' of by ;
the Commis.sio'nls'. 'prOCediire;;
' tyhioii aii'advei%-‘ic.ryis 'ext.Giid^
■ : privilege of .executing aj stip'ula.tion
; ..to . cease ■.a.nd 'desisf . li'oin.. the use ,ot.'
false' : and niisleadirig , . advertising,
practices involved. .
; . ‘lit .general, the .Comihis.sidn. .'has.;.
' . had .the ' coop|ratioii' '. of pu blishers:
and ■ broadcasters and; .has .,0.6x0^^
a desire ■ On their .part tlo aitl . in.' the
elimination ■bf false . aitd .m.isleadi.ng
■ adverlising.'t .,t;' .
Godfrey Marks 1 0th Anni
As WTOP Gowitt’I Ribber
Wii.shin.gton. Jar.. IS. '
Ar'thin- Godfrey's loth anni\’Grsar.'y
. ; -tvith.: WTO.I?, the.'CBS ,;.outlet
, aij early nnbrhing ■ ‘niu.sic.ai 'clo,ck’'
man, was celebrated here Siilurday
115,1 with a .special broi.dcast from
I.ocw's Capitol thoafro, .
Godfrey ha.s been on '.ho air daily
.Vi; 11 1 (i:30 a.in. and was one of the oarli-
e.st broad ca.stors to rib t!;e connner-
, . rials who .sponsor him.. In addition
' ,, to the WTOP program lie does, a
. siiow for WABC and ha.s.beoii on the
air on a number of coasiyto-coast
■ ■ broadca.sts.. , He holds a 79 '.t renewal
j ratio on his commcrcia'..s, some of
. v. iVich have been wifh'.him since fhe
■.,, '■y'shoj'wi, began;.;
last
thret months! Naturally, we’re proud of this iaerease.
BALTIMORE'S DAYTIMI AUDIENCE
... ¥Ok THE
AFTERNOONS Of
ma.m m m
Washington. j.m. IK.
.Tiimcs I- Fly, chairman of the
FCC. is slated to testify tomor-
row (19) before the House Apr
propriations Committee.
At that time hearings w ill start
on the FCC budget for the roin-
liig fiscal year.
. Wa.shington. Jan. 18.
A budget request of SG.Hfi.OOO for
FCC lor the fiscal year beginning
.fiiiy K 1944. Is included in the over-
all request for. nearly glOO.OOO.OOO.OOO
which the Pre.sident sent to . Con-
gress bn .Thursday. (13). FCC figure
caiitrasts.Ayi'tK, $5,590 314 tor the cur-
jbn.t ycaf,' iPiirpose of the additional
i money is to expand the war work of
the comnii.ssion. '
: Indications here, arc j-that,.; unlo.s.s
■ FCC makes out a gooa^ case before
the I.ea Committee which i.s investi-
gating it, it will have hard sledding
to get additiprial money. Some Army
ami Navy officials, according to to.s-
timony presented to the comniiitee,
have :Ob.ieCted;i;to :.the war .cvork and
have indicated the .scrvice.s .should
take it over. .
The overall Federal budget did not
fi X, any . a mounts for; O W I a nd CIAA,
Tliey are inciudoc! in lump sum item
;ot $2, 385, 809.000 for ; ‘war ■'agencias;’
Detailed breakdowns of wiiat the
two agencies will need will probabl.v
not be available before March.
MDCj c — i- Cavalcade
to
, Ralph Victor is: writing and Fritz
Block! will direct ; the, ' sports caval- :
cade broadcast over the full Mutual
network Saturday r.i.aht . t29), 10;15
to 11, in connection with the Fourth
War Loan campaign. New '■, York
Sportscasters Assn, is singing the
show. ' h.,yy;,ii ' , ' ■ '' ■"h''i ■'■;■:'' ;
Billed as ‘Golden Ago of Sports.’
the prograni , Wiil feature , Jack
Dempsey, ,Babe , R u t h. Benny.
Leonard, Earl Sanrie, Vinnie Rich-
ards and repsj, from all athletic
branches. SeriRt will .aim to present
headliners in typical roles recalling
their pa.st glories. 'Mu.sic cued to
tunes of the ‘twentic.s’ , :is', planned. ;■
Recent, addition to cast, brin.gs in
Son.ia Henio as ‘daughter of Golden
Age’ to handle clpsing. plea; for boiid
pure, bases.; ; Committcb headed by
Stan Lomax. WOR .sports gabber, is
angling for ' other celebs . . of the
period to appear. Recordings ' of the
program Will be made available by
Mutual and the War Bond commit-
tee for rebroadcasting by any station
and plans .are . .underway to’- short-
wave the Jan; 29 show to service-
men, outside the country.
Memphis — Bill Marlowe has joined
the announting staff of WGHS.
In Passing
Hollywood, Jan. 18.
Tho.v come, and go in rad-i-c. ,
■ Tobc Reed, just cut o( the Army,
■W'ill' preside for the s.oonsor bn
iiic Bob Burns show. ■■-'
' ■ ■; He'-?,; replacing Yern ■ Smith,
who goes into the Army. ,
f'. .Cincinnati, Jan. 18.
Sweden af.ti Turkey have ■lately'
been added to WLW's schedule of
speeiah foreign' picku^S;.'and. af^^^^^^^
ir.ents have been completed for Hus-;,
si a 10 join this .global linking. '■ ■'. ;■ ,■
Crosley's 50,000-watter started re-
ceiving overseas broadcasts ia.st Eas-
ter, from England in cooperation
with BBC. Since then Canada, -Au-
stralia, China and .Algeria have been
heard from.
' ■ Programs '' acquaint WLW’s mid-
westein listener,s with warlime con;
ditions ill other countries.
Tiein with the Turkish government
is through. T-AP m Ankhara. ■ Nuz-
hetbaba, commentator for . Radio
Ankhara,- ciiscii.sses the policy of that
war-eloiided neutral 'nation. ; The
Turkish embassy , in Washington
started the .setup .several morith.s ago.
: ;;;‘The radio webs are .scit ou their
plans for Ih.o Fourth War Loan drive.
CBS, as proviousiy rcportc:i. has
hooked- up with the American Hotel
•Assn, in its drive, w'ni^ Muuuii and
NBC and the Blue announced their
plans this week. j ■;. T., -''
, Mutual teed off. the nets’ activities
by broadcasting the ringing; of iiie
Liberty Bell from Philadelphia yes-
terday (18) morning, together with
an in\-ocalion and prayer by Arch-
bi.shop Francis J. Spellman. This
was followed by a program from
jFprf -Dix bvefseas,,
fighting ..: fronts and from Halloran
ho.sp'iial, Staten Island. WOR has
also sot up a program, ‘Chtekering 4-
7110,’ a .special oond-.'elling. sc.ssion
that derives its name from the sta-
. tion'.s te'.eplione number for handling
bond purchases. 'This stanza Will' be
heard Mon.-Fri. (6:15-6:25 p.m. ) tor
the duration of the drive. .
NBC; in an effort to extend its
coverage, will join efforts v-’iih , the
Boy. Scouts of America, v>;lth,. 1.500.-
000 . boy scouts to ' ring doorbells all
over the country and working but of
NBC station.s as messerigerS.'; follow-
ing up on telephone order.s. ’The
canipaigii will be concentrated in the
week of f>b. 8-15, the 34th anniver-
sary week of the Boy. Scouts. Initial
program will l>e on Feb. 8. NBC net-'
tA’ork .doy,'and; (vili.be a sevoraiytour ,
program, beginning laic , in the eve-
ning. in wiiioh top-fii,gh.f radio and.
thoairical entertainers wil! . partici- '.
pate.;’ The. second prograni, on tl'.e
afternoon of Feb. 12, will be an i'.o'.ir
session in tribute to the Bo.v Scouts
and their work in the cainpai.gn. It';
will originate in .several pans of the-,,:
coii.ntry with broadcasts by scouts -
who ivill de.scribe their experiences
in selling the bonds and will a’..(o be
a. report of the , .success 'they
achieved.,, ,'.
The Bine ha.«n't .=« ;‘..s plains for
its day, Feb. 13. but a .sorie.s of four '
programs depicting what would hap-
pen if we were lo lose our civil lib-
er.lies, ‘Congress Shall . Make :,N;0
Law,’ has been arran.ged to - tie in "
with tile bond pitch. Skedded for
the first ..sessron ,,i,n the scries tbinor-'
row (20). are Katharine - Coi'nell 'aii'd
Raymond Mas.scy. The .second pro-
.gram Jan. 27 \t-iU feature Margaret ■
Sullavah, while the third, on Feb. 3, ,
stars Jane Cowl. ; Lineup for the
fourth stanza, Feb. 10, hasn't been
setj'yet.
' ;' All the , bets will use inter-broad- ,
cast spots for boitd-.selling plng.s.
Sues MBS for $40,000
Cleveland, .la:-.. 18.
Mutual Broadc.asting Co., oper-.
ating stations WHK-WCLR, was .sued
lor $40,000 last we.et u> Common
Fleas Court here by Louis G. Balsam,
former regional food rationing officer
for ■ OPA in New'; . England, who
charged that Fuiton -Lewis, Jr., in a
broadcast of Jan. 14, 1943.' used
erroneous ' ' information , - which j rc- '
; suited jn his being discharged from
governmental service.
Pinky Hunter, station manager for
; WHK . which . carried, the Mutual talk
from Bpston, said, his statipri is not,
, re.sponsible fpr network broadcasts
; and that the station from which the ;
talk originated is fesponsijjle.
More and more letters like this one are coming in
every day from Baltimore women.
With daytime program competition constantly
increasing, we stepped up our programming even
further. And the latest surveys tell the story !
It’s just further proof of what we’ve been saying right
along . . . that, if you want to completely cover Balti-
more, America’s sixth largest city, WFBR Is the
station to do it . . . with a signal that is strUtig enough
and clear enough to give you concentrated coverage
in an area of well over a million people 1
52
dRCHEStRA G
Wednesday, January 19, 1944
kl b'andbvjyeiv<!., w SeptpnYber thSt/thb^ inorQas^^
u;en i-eqUesU'd and that, if firanted. it would be retroactive to Sept.
N., Y/ lbcfil 802, American Federal Musicians. s.till .a wailing Wai'
Labor; Bqar.d action applltiation ,£or an increase In Scale;. will; collect
tbe .,'atnounts. eapli ' einployor bas ; been insti'uctbd to',' hold in, ps.crbw i£ tlM
WLB' .dociHlo:n : is favbrabie and. will, distribiito dhe liio'bey ItseiE'. Ldcal .in-
formed
had been
15. ;It asked the .extra cash be held, out. . , ,
. If the ; WLB allows :thb increase, SOa's. iob' p^ exira; Coin
to;, musicians; lidlf .be ;cxtremcly .difl'icUlt,, ,,, Men, inyolyed.co.uld by; now .be
all over the globe, since ‘the . Army has drafted mn;’..v since Sept. 1.5. '
; Jimmy i?aim,er, fOrmer. vpcaiist. Witir i^raqie .Barrlb's ,orcb^^
. being disbanded; ■thib, week,, has been ..trying; to inake^.^ take over,
. the; : orgahizatjpb,,,as; Its; ;ieadert .vtaS.-ruinorod .iast;';^^ .that -hb: had;
' completed ;sueh':;negoliati'o;ns^ wOuIrtyassUmC thq: baiid' . wvit.li
the hiumciul backing of A. Edward Masters, altorr.cy-inar.agci'. ;
NO ' dcai'' has ' .yet .been ;,made: and; .■■ae'eordihg , to Geheral ,Amu;s,, C.orp.,
'Which booked M,iss. .Barine, ho'nc i.s.Itkeiy to, •be .liiadek. 'Baitd' is psterisl.bly '
dis.i.ai’.dii'.g after completing its last riate tomorrow ni.ght i, Thunsday ) ;n
■ .■youhg.sldvv'.h,' '■ •;
In thfa’;; rusb of ■geu b.uf.itS 33th : anniversary rYuraber^
; issue ;inad\mr.tently,;li^teci;t3'el,;CpurthCy,i^^
eessfol .engagetnent at the;;BlaGkhawk , Cafo,,;Ghi ;being und.er the
injnage.ment '.of ■Gorp..: P,f America, .He's under direcllbn. o.f. Willi
■; Mon-i.s Agency, The error appeared- in an an. v , V- ;
Fio Rito-Mills Wow $29,000, Cleve.;
... , (Estimates for This Week)
George .Auld, Philadelphia (Earle;
2 760: 35-83)— With ‘Something About
Soldier' (Col), and Ritz Bros., on
stage. Nice $25,500. .,
Mitch Ayres, Chicago (Ghicago;
4.000; ,10-85.)— With .‘Hostages’ (Par)
plus 'Andretv? Great $55,000. ;
Charlie Biuhet, New York (Straiui;
2,756; 35-Sl.lO) — With Ella. Mae
Morse, in "person, and ‘De,stinaUon
Tokyo’ (WB). Currently in third
; week and continuing exceptionally
■big at around ',$60,000. •
Count ; Basie, Newark (Adams; 1,-
950:; •■ 35-99)— With ‘Jive Junction’
(Plic) plus stage layout.. Robust
$22,000. band being principal b.o, fac-
■ ■ tdr'.'-V;;.:'. ■■ .’■■1 ■ .
D’Artega, Chicago (Oriental; 3,-
200: 31-69)— Plus ‘Crazy; House’ (U)
(2d run), and, on stage, Grace Mc-
'i Donald. Robust $26,000.
.liminy Dorsey, New York (Roxy;
5,886; 55-$l.l6)—Wilh,,Bill Robinson,
and 'Gang’s All , Here? (20tli). Con-
cluding ,(4th) week,;ended last night
. (Tuesday),, ;a,t - strong.. .$6 •with
eni-a.gon'.cnt .d-.owing immen.se profit.
Tommy Dorsey, New York (Par-
, amount; . 3;664;',:.35-;,$1.10)—^:ith ‘Rid-
ing High’. I Pur ). Wound U!> fourth
and findi. week .of big mp.neyd^^
run .. .last night J’l'uesday)'. at ;, niee
$45,080;'
Ted Fio Rito, ' Cleveland ; (‘Palace;.
3,700; 3.1-8.5) — Plus 'Heat's On’ (Col )
and Mills Bros, on stage. Bc.st in
town, torrid $29,000.
good draw in the,se parts Fine $26,-
000 single-handed.
, Louis , Prima, Pittsburgh (Stanley;,
3.800; 30-75)— With Virginia Weidler
and 'Around the World' (RKO). For
iiis first' time here. Prima is doing
tine, with an aBsist,;,ol course, irblii
; Miss Weidler. Cri.sp $20.000. , .;, ,
Don Redman, New York (State;
3,450: 35-S1.10)--With Una Mae Carl-
isle and Willie Bryant on stage; and
‘No Time for Love’ (Par). A prob-
able $30,000 soon, good;
Cootie Williams, Oiheinriati (Albee;
3,100: 44-851— With ‘Footiight Gla^
■niour! (Gol), and on,' stage Inkspots,
El’.a Fitzgerald. Wow $29,000;
DENNY BECKNER ORCII (13)
W’ith Pat Ross., Gil Baker
Cocoanut Grove, N. Y'. '
-.C.ocoiahut .Gl'bve dnee .again side-
tracked its name band policy with ;
the debut of Doniiy Becluier, play-
ing iiis nrst N. ,Y. date, A Texas
..product from his ;. conversation,.
Beckner was playing in the south
when one Of the P. C. officials trav-
elled there to hear aiid hire him to
succeed Shep Fields. In this room,
which has more transient patronage
..than hip;st..br. Y, hotels, he's liable to
be more successful tluih the. name
policy. A fairly large crowd got a
huge kick out of him when . Caught,
Bcekncr is leading a band com-
posed of four siix. three trumpets,
two trombones, bass, piano and ac-
cordion handled by his wife. It's a.
fair combination m.usiealI;y;.he;wi.ng;to
a middle road between sweet and
sWiiig (not, novelty as was first sup-
posed), and: if; offers . a';. good,., clanc-
ing ;b.ea.t. (For the,' demands placed
upon it hero it is doing a good job,
Beckner, ;hDwevei% is. , the 'Outfit'-s
main selling . point. With a better
combo' arid better arrangements he
might go places He, personally,
vbas.Ystibng' pOtehtialitle's..'' v:'-’'':
Tall and lanky, Beckner is an
, unihbibited guy ; ,, who ; seerningly;
■Will do ahytb.ing ,;for, a ; laugh— and
usually gets what he's after. He
sings,:;, dances, is fast with a gag.
gets away with repartee with the
customers and has a routine wifn
Gil Bakdfi trumpeter, that's amus-
ing. though it’s based on material
that’s not very now. Briefly, the
guy’s got a lot on the ball,
Pat Ross is a fair singer. Since
Beckner , can ' do .the male vocals,
it might not be bad idea to pul a
femme singer in Kie place ol. or in
addition to Ro.ss
George and Gene BenUard act has
been slightly revised since la.st
caught; They're iioldovers from
.Sb'e'p;, Fields’ run. , '.They now ."have
the four girl dancers . do ,a panto-
takeoff on a Mills Brothers record-,
ing; in' ad;ditioh to. theii-: '.usual sock
'stuff and ;acf -is as funny as evci.'
■" IVooci. ■
Bands at Hotel B. O.’s
(Presented hereivUh. as a weekly tabulation i* the estimated cover
charge business being dotie bp mante in various New York hotels.
Dinner business (7-10 p.»n.) not rated. .Figures after name of hotel give
room capacity and cover charge. Larger amount designates, <weekend and
holiday price. Compilation is based on period from Monday to Saturday.)
Iliiml
Ray Heatherton.
Lani Meintire". .
Sonny Dunliam . ■'.'
Charlie Spivak. . .
Xavier Cu,gat .
Jan Garber. . . ,
Guy Lombardo
Ehric Madriguera
Ilwlel ■
tVoeki.
Coven
Week
Total
Cover,
O.ii Date
BiUmore (400; $1-$1..50)
1,050
. 43.100
Lexington. (300;'.,75e--$I.DO) .
....101
1,975
181,900
10,650
.New Yorker (400; $1-$1.50 ) . . , ,
.... 5
1,925
Peririsi'lyania (500; $1-$1.50) . .
.... 4
2,925
14,150
Waldorf (550; 1^2) .. ; .■., , ... . . . .
3,050
, 10,400
; 2.050.
:Liricolri (275: $1-81.50) , ,
.... 2
950
RoosevhU ;(400; $l-$!.50), . .....
.... 16
2.225
.' 35A5.0
Commodore (400; $1-$1.50)
.... 9
850
11,275
* Asterisks indicate a supporting floor show. ' New Yorker and BiUmore .
liOi’C'.k'C shdu'Si \Vdldoff has: Anmniarij Diekey 'Uhd Riidevkb & Zdritch.
Sherwood 4-F
, Bobby Sherwood was rpiected for
service in N. Y. ' last week; Leader
was hold at a hospital for three days
for further examinations after going
throu.gh the usual induction .physical
and was finally ..given ■ a 4-F Friday
(15'),';''''
Sl'.crwooc 'resumed ,. work.'.' im-
mediately (ills band wa.s laying oil
awaiting o',.tcome of tiie .test), play-
ing Manhattan Center, 'N.;''Y.', Sa.tuiv;
day. (13),; and Shubert theatre,., New-
Ha\eu, Sunday. ,' -
Eldredge Building
. Roy Eklredge's orc'iieH'.ra pf..' six
pieces starts a four-week date at the
Three Deuces, 52d street. N. Y., jazz
Ricliai'd. Ifiraber, New York (Cap- I spot, Jan; 20, arid thfe date will serve
tfii- . 4 avO' 3.S-S!t.;in)— 'With Kathrvn 'I. M
itol; 4,82,0; 33-Sl.lO)— With Kathryn
Grayson, Lou Hcltz and ‘Rags’ Hug-
; land, in person, arid- .‘Guy Named
Jon' (M-G). On strength of sock
. $72,000 this week (4th) will hold an-
Otiier.
Ina Ray Hutton, Indianapolis (Cir-
cle; 2.800; 40-65)— With ‘Never Dull
Moment’ (2.0th) and Henny Young-
man, others, on stage. Nice combina-
tion doing oke at $14,500.
Vaughn . Monroe, Boston (RKO
Boston) (3.200; 44-99)— Plus ‘Ghost
Ship’ iRKO), Murphy Sisters, Gil
Maison. others. Monroe, Boston boy
to give Eldredge time to construct
a 15-piece outfit, that may debut at.
the Tic-Toc.: club, Boston. March 5.
Eldredge is booked a t the latter; spot
with his. current . cpiribination, but
the cpntraci may be ebariged,
Eldredge, Negro trumpeter wTio
was with Gene ‘K.t'Upa?s prcheslra for
ai coviple .years, hris been working
with a six-piece group ever since
Krupa disbanded. ■ . .
Charlie Agnew’s band -set for 12
vveeks .at ’ El Rancho Vegas, . Las
' Vegas, Kev.
Mltcli; Ayres-Andvew Sisters, Jan.
28-30, 'Palace, Youngstown: Feb. 1-3.
Palace theatre, CoIumbu.s; 4. week,
Shpberl ; theatre, Cincinnati; 11,
webk, Palace, Cjleveland.
. ' Benny Carteri; jan. 26-27.. Poll, the-
atre, Waterbury, Conn.; 28. week,
Apblld theatre, N, Y.; Feb. 4. Royal
theatre, Balto. , ■ ;
• Jimmy Dorsey,; - Jan. 27, week.
RKO, Bbstori; Feb. .3, Terr.aee' Room.
Newark, k, j.; 18, Wepk, Buffalo the-
atre, Buffalo; 25, four weeks, Sher-
man hotel, ;,Chicago.
Chuck Foster, Feb. 1, six weeks.
Chanticleer; Baltimore.
Louis Jordan, Jan, 27, week. State
theatre, 'Y.; Feb.' 3, . Skateland.
Richmond,; Va.; 5,, Armory; (Sharles-
ton, W. 'Va.; 6, Hinbilly Barn',.Blu.e-
ficld. W. Va.
Will Osborne, Jan. 27, week,
: Adams, theatre, Newark; Feb. 3,
Capitol theatre, Wasbingtdn. ,
; Tony 'Pastdr, Feb; 11, week, Eailc
theatre, Philadelphia.
■Charlie Spivak, Feb, 11, Adams
theatre, ; ;kewark; 24, ; week, RKO,
Boston.
Puke Elling^n, Jan. 28, week, Fox;
theatre, St, Louis; Feb, 11, week,
Palace theatres, Ypungstown-Akron;
2g-March 2, Palace theatres, Colum-
bus; 3-5, Temple; .theatre, Roche.ster,
N Y.; 8-8, Stanley theatre, Utica,
N. Y.; 9, week, RKO, Boston.
Chicago ^
Cab Calloway (Panther Room. Shoinian hotel; 950; $1.50-$2 50 mm,).
Calloway hi-de-hoo'cd to great 7.790.
Duke Ellington (Boulevard Room, Stevens hotel; 7,50; $3 50-$4 min.).
Room ha.sn't hit stride yet although Ellington pulled good 3,300.
Jimmy Joy (New Walnut. Room, BLsmaixk hotel;. 465; $1.50-$2.50 mm:).
Business continues good here with Joy roijponsible for another fine 5,000.
Eddie Oliver (Marine Room, Edgewater Beach hotel; 1,100: ,50c and 7;5c
cover charge, plus $1 25 min ). Business oil some but Oliver played to
around 6,300.:'. ..■ ■.;
:Ran Wiide (Empire Room, Palmer House; 750; $3-$3:50 min.). Wilde,
newi in .this .territoryi, arid Hildegarde . pushed count 'up.: to ;Cx.colleni 8,600.'.'
, Los Angeles
Freddy Martin (Ambassador; 900; $1-$1.50). Starting to get back into
•stride again and pulling for 3.800. ,' '■ ■ ',' ■■, ,.
Joe Reichman (BiUmore; 900; $1-$1.50). Has floor-show support and
won’t be far off 3,600: ;
Location Jobs, Not in Hotels
(Los Angeles)
■ tHarry James (paUahu B,. Ho.ll,vw6.od, .third :\veek). ' ; Continues; Jo set
dizzy pace and. \yill got up to 30.000 admishes. ; ;.■ ; .
Ilorarc Ileidt (Trianon B. Sou'Jigatc. finst week'... Hcidt .owns spot but
.611 (he'ibaridstahd. 'fpi' ■first tinie rind may' run 'Couh't .tp..’j;800..' . ' '
Phil ILu-iis (Slapsy M.ixio’s N, Los Angelos, 10th week). SU'ong combo
6.1 ■HatU'is and hew fl^Oorshb-tv; ;:by Crept'gie-^ Prjce.'shpuld accoimt: fp'^
5,200'.tahs,'' ' '.' y-;- ''Y
10 Best Sellers on Coin-Machines
'. (Records below are grabbing most nickels this week in jukeboxes .
throughout the country ns reported by operators to ‘Variety.’ Names of
more them one band or vocalist after the title indicates, in order of popu-
larity, whose recordings are being played. Figures and names in paren-
thesis indicate the. number of weeks each song has been in the. listings
and respective .■ publishers.)
1. Shoo-Shoo' Baby (4 ) (Leeds) . . .......
( Andrews Sisters
) Ella Mae Morse. .
:2hM3f tHeart. TcJlsjMe fBYG);.y; .jt ; v,::; | Siu’(^rb« ‘
3. BeautiM .Morniiig ,(24) ; (C I 'Bihg 'G^^
4. Besamo Muclio (2) (Melody lane). . . ..
,.5„ For First Time (8) ' (Shapiro) .
6. Pistol Packin’ Mama (24) (Morris ) ...
' i Jimmy Dorsey
. ; .Decca
. . .Capitol
, . . . .Dacca
Hit
• Columbia
, . . . . Decca
. . . .Decca
Abe Lyman ..' . :v.;. . . .Hit ■
, ..Dick Haymos
\ Bing Crosby
■ ) A1 Dexter
7. People Will Say (181 (Crawtord) | ®ihg Cro.sby
Frank. Sinatra
i Kay Armen .'■.
I Jo Stafford . .
,-Andrews-i
t Jan Garber
I Elia Mae Morse.
Decca
Decca
, . . . .Okeli
Decca
.Columbia
. . . . ; Decca
... Capitol
. . . . .Decca
Hit
, . .Capitol
' 8. rlow Sweet You Are. (3) (Remick).
,. 9. Victory , Polka (10 ) (Chappell ' . . . . .
10. No Love, No Nothin’ (1) (BVC) . i'n..
OTHER FAVORITES
■' (These records are directly below first 10 in popularity)
Paper Doll (31) (Marks), .. .■.-. Mills Bros. ..y-.-. Decca'
My Ideal (Paramount) - ..... .....Jimmy Dorsey . . . ... .Decca
Mairzy Deals (Miller). ... . Al: Trace . .Hit
Take It Ea.sy (Santly) .Guy Lombardo . . . . i. . Decca
Holiday lor Strings (BVC) .....Dave Rose ... ....', .Victor
,„E 4TH war LOAN DR,
WOODY h«ma!?V
ODY HCRMAN, Decca Afo. 18578 STAN KritiTd^A.
■ Capitol No, i 45 ^
Words by BOB RUSSBU
ROBBINS MUSIC CORPORATION
Wtts/t by 0UK5 ELLINGTON
DIMES)
MURRAY BAKER
Oait. Prof. Manager
^eiincsilayi Jan
Tlicire ' is .a differ<jnce.. of: .opinio — ; ' : I
:;among perso,iat^mi?g^s Lec Cattle "6t-gai^ziitg; ■ ■
the Alfiprican' Federation; pi- Musi- , r
cians’:'etirrept' dfUp. to ‘foftnvu a JJariq.:ior ' r.eo, . 1 ueDut
-tuidard union ■contVaot f6i*.;xi^^^ be- . Lee , ■ Castle,' - who. parted . w'ith,
tween baiKileaders phd". their: ban- Gwdmmi^ . orch^
'.'i it it ■ : . , tlie latter left N. Y. and headed for
cUers; Approxirnateiy balf .the ppt. s Gaiiforhia, ' is. .ovga'ni^in'g^ or-
; who attchded . ■ last Week's initial ohestta, .which, will debut . at Feiharn
; )neeting.andth:e .seedrtd;;;heia.'MQ.nday,; Heath ,Ini)., ;Ni' V
(i7) in Moe Ga^'s. N-. Henry Jerome. . ; ■ ;
strongly in favor ot the unions move, ■.; Ca.st ie, a trumpeter, led a baud
..'while the r.ema.ini.rig ..hall'.to hf' :hi.h .P.wn' early ' last;, year,'' b,Ut;
sirongly against it. ... ; gave it up alter, a coir.paralively
V The managers ; lyhO ■, fesent^.the. .ghpi't period .to.go: back to sidenicin
union's idea point out that a siandard job.s. . . ' ■ ...
■' 'cdnir.aot'. wull' place them under the ' h"~ ' . r
cbnlrol and re.!Uilation of the AF.M. ' ■■ ■■ ' ;. ■ ■. V-
Tiiey assert a uniform contract can't r|1 ■, ■ , ■.. |>, , ' .; ' v l... •
ixis.dbiy apply to all manager.s, since ' I OV KP0lll!)TintlC
alniost every agreement between the A CliV llvKUICIIlUllu -
latter and l!;o leaders is dlH'are'ht' ■:■■■.•■■' ■:. r • .'v' ■ .■
Some manager.s finance maestros, »1 , 1*
■ gambling uWlth'.. them oh eventual rlTnVA 1* 0113 11701* >
.. <:an'iK.g.s: olhei's do nothin.g but ac- '. . A I VV.V AjillllCIllCiVl ■ ..'
cept payment for service.^., etc. ^ ‘
AF-M ini ends, to go ahead wit'.i the ' ■' ' f 'T*''. "■• .t .. ■
idea, rcgardle.ss ot individual objee- ' I IT ll 2||f|l||f(TC
. tions.:' 'At .Its annual convcrilion a ■ vl uClllllIlKv
year and a halt ago a rule Was .>;ou.i'ht ‘.'.V';' ■■
demanding that all . personal manar Tlicre. wa.s a more even 'spread, of
gei'.'i. lake out AFM licenses. ■ ... < prblil.s ' among upper and lower case
' It. was explained during the past ,,,.,es(.,.o.s ia.st year, the eqnalir.er be-
wcok that any p.m. who refu.ic.s to ii.so . v- ,
t!ie new AFM forin. once it is .«et up. the deeper b.ito ta.x reguiatipns
’.v;U be i;ive.“tigatcd to colermine :if: put' on higiicr incomes. 'Wit'n few
he's, properly licensed. , If lie'.s not exceptions.:.' ■ m.ae.stros Of all b.o,.
his l.etk!,er-coritacfs to qjasses pyramided .to higher - grb.^^^
cea.se doing bnsiric.ss with ii.nn. Tlion, i p'O ■ .v . 0 .x ' ' .
in order to .secure an AF.M p.m! li- after reinrns tlie top names net-
conse he will have to file a regular ted less while the smaller, name.s
. union contract between himself arid netted more. , . ■ ;■ ' ?
Ike leader or leaders he manages;. However refri,r.r,.sc n'f imrl
Miller Still Aces
. Philadelphia, Jan. Iff... .:
Although Captoin Glenn .Miller
has been ;in service for more
". than a year, his band still rates
.. tops among plauer-iistoners and
jukebox devotees in Philly, ac-
.' cording to a popularity poll coni- '
pieted last week by WIBG.
J0RCH1BSTRAS
LES BROWN’S PAR PIC
PUT OFF TILL SUMMER
, Brown's
rs he manage^, : However, regardiess of tnxe.« and
r .' increased operating.. co.sts tiie avetr
f nan ntn ' atl't band did very well for itself
j I AK 1 1C .financially... That the top 10 or 15
•> > loaders , weren’t able ' to hold on to
II I .\||]y||y|hP as .mu.c|v for .themselves 'as they did.
luu iJUmmiiU ; previous year, desiiite upped
Paramount . fiim, ..ariiuial grosses; didn’t mean so
Encountering Booking
Woes Based on Coin
, . Jjkilladi n rn ■. ballroom, „ Hohywood ,■
ha.s bec;i iiaving trouble ialely ijiiy-
ing the best . bands avai'.able. Where-,
as it formerly was able tc get the:'
pick ot lop names who were on the
Coast to make, films', it i.s now en-
countering balking leaders who feel
that S5.000 weekly i.s not too much
coin from ' a ■■, spot ■' that' earned a
$600,000 profit last year. .
;■■■ At the beginning of the bandfiim
booni .many of the ' r.rae.stro.s who
went west on pic contracts cashed
in by doubling into the I’ailadium.
..They soon found that eariy .studio
calks and late . hours at ti-.e dancery
didn’t mix and so booked the spot
before or. attor .the pic co.iiimitment.
Now some feel that this time can
be more profitaldy .s|)e:;t playing
: 'theatres at niuch 'nigher hioney and .
are pa.ssir.g up the Palladi'.tni' Cn.-.
tu'ely. ' O.thers a.ih' askirigt'moreVc'Oin;
' Hal McIntyre was booked for the
■ Palladium - .ia,st .. week, : . for . a 'stretch,
beginning early ; in March;. ' . .this
booking is the first 'Witlinin Morris
band to play tiiere. ' ■'
Kitty Kailen
'ly hicl't he i ivas to. have/o.ri,ghaally^^^& much to: the band busino.ss itself . as
g'an Doc. 6. Iheri. Dee. 27. hit.s been the fact that the majority' of the
pot otf until, later th;.s year. Browny iowor-lcyel maoslro.s did well, many
band .had been wailing around ' tlie climbin.g out of: the red. .'.
Coast for. the film. 'Bring on the . ; increased income for the.se less
. GJrls;’ ■a.nd , following;; ,fh'e' las? .delay, .hifluent leaders was based on the
h.ks contract; wak adjusted to. pay him acute shortage' of avaiiable eombi-
:f,or the . time he .waited, , and a ciaase natioh.s, " This kept, the ones still in
w.n.s added citing that the agrocmeni opcralion working .steadier. :in for-
m.USt: bo .fulfilled before N'ov. 1.
ni.ef: ycar.“ Classes ,B and.. ,C,. outfits
Brciwn'.s outfit .is thow- Avbrk.irig :it.s -fail in.to many open days„'ah.d ..since:
. Vyay cast. ; Nothing i's (iofiniie. but oven, this typo of . leader has men
it s pos.^lblo it will haye a location in oii play-or-paj' arrangements, tlicy
the X. Y. area beginning next monlit. l-.ad a hard .struggle to make ends
. incei. Operating costs ro.se so .sikarp-
„l|. ■ •'■ ■ ir '■ I 'ip'‘' ly during the past year that many
' cilinqion in Villlni^- Tnif^ l»lulci not haye sun-ived if the jump
..liUUiglUll .III Tduue. luur,. i„ ..wo,rk opportunltlesi hadfi't been'
Olliic fKi RavilO Plane Selling prices for this class
, yllUci vlll ..IlvVUC... I IdllS of band rose, too, but not enough
, . Duke Ellin.gtoi) iia.s dropped plaiys !.o i. cover the. incrca.»e • in ■, .costs, ,i It
for a rovue whicli lie was (i.guring ’‘’j'as ndore :\yot;k that '\vqs::re,sponsible
■ on; debuting Jan. 28 in Oiilcago. for better carr.in.es. r:.;. ■ . : ■
Leader . had re.^eryed tlie Great Perhap.s the sharpest earning in-
Norlhcrn theatre there tor the pro- croa.se among any group was among
duetion, which was never titled and tl'.e Negro bauds. They had what tin-
instcad will play a .string:, of, the-., questioiiabiy was tiicir best year,
atro.s. , ■■ ■' '. ■ ' .Dulfits like Lionel Hampton. Count
He . begins theatre work in St. Basie. Duke. .Elli.ngtoii and Cab Callo-
Douis; Jan. ,28,. and stays; in that way eafndd more than they ever did
metier until April 30. when the baiid bel'ofe, And Calloway, Basie and
goc.c back into the Hurricane nitory Eilinglon have for some: time' done,
on Broadway for 20 weeks. better than $300,000 annually. •.
(thiiek Foster's orcliosira. reorgan- Bob Nolan and Son.s of the Pion-
Ized. after, he .was , dischar.Sed. Iroin oers -slated for Civic, Auditomini,
service, debuts , at the Chanticiocr. Oakland. : Gal.,' ’ Jan. 22-23. . with a
Baltimore. Feb. 1, on -a six-week .guarantee of ' $2,000 per night
booking. ’ agaiii.st percentage. ■
kitty Kailen; vocalist with Jimmy
Dorsey's .; orche.stra. left that '.band
after, completing the .Ro.xy theatre.
N. It'., run .last ..night , i Tuesday ). and
.is .slated ; to join the Bing Cros'oy
Kraft program, next week (27.L With
: Cro.sby she will, solo and ..do ; duets;
and may work with, him in a filnf.,...'
Miss,, Kailen was with Dbr.scy
.^lightly more tlian a year, having re-
placed Helen O'Conricll.. Gladys Tell,;
from Johnny i; Mcs.iner's band, Is.
tentatively slated to .succeed her.
Chi, Chi, Refuses T. Dorsey
Terms; Band to Oriental
' Tommy Dor.sey’s orchestra will
play the Oriental theatre.,, .‘Chi.oago,
during its -forthcoriiirig;. theatre to'.;r,
instead , of the: Balahan & Katz .Chi-
cago; where most name bands work.
Chicago rejected the term.s on .which
• Dorsey i.s currently being sold and
the Oriental . made an offer : .that
'Dprse,vh. couldn’t , lui’ri down.’ He’s
booked for week of Feb, 18. . Only
two major name bands h.av.e over
played. ; the .Oriental — Gene ' Kriipa,
'W'ho,s:nd\V;,\vith Dor-scy as a, sideman,,
nr.ci Vau.ahn Monroe. . ' ;■
Dorsey will pla.y eight weeks of
theatre.s irt :;an before heading for .the
C.bast for; inbre iMetro film w-prk. He;
dp.eris Jan. 28 jh FittsbUrgh,. ..then
play s Ph iladelph ia, A1 bariy., ,Ch iicago,
'In dlanapolis, Cincinnati,: Cl'eveland,'
Aki'bn and : «'Po.iingsfo\yn. ' in that
order. V : '
Bob Allen to Resume
As Single, Put in 4F
^ Bob Allen drew a 4-F following
an induction pli.vsieiU in N. Y. Fri-
da.v il4). He will rc.sume work a,.'' '-a
.tingle. . So far no dates have been
'Set up for him. ;
. Allen disbanded his-, orchestra Jan.
i following a 'Hew' Year's Eve date
at Sunnybrook Biiliroom. Pott.stown,
Pa. . He had intended disbanding the
orchestra regardle.ss of the re.s'.ill on '
hisrphysidal.
Ex-Casa Loman
Sues on Share
In Co-Op Orch
Clarence Hiitehcnrider, ex-sax
player -with Gien Gray's Casa Loma
orchestra and cne :'.;of its; drigirial'
stockholders, ha.s filed suit ' in N, Y.
supreme court a.gainst . Gray and
Francis C. ('Corky'.) O’Keo.'e, for an
accounting of the , . band's earnings,
by which he .seeks to determine the
.value of the .shares lie. held in; ffie
corporation.. Hutchonrider lell tiie
band, during its recent . stay at the
Strand theatre, N. Y., disgrunlied
over a settlement he was offered.
The question of wiiethor H.utdieii-
. rider, is or is not a slockhoider .in
the .organi?atiph is' delaying proceed-
ings, and this phase wa.s turned ever
: to Referee Peter M. Sch.muck, for- :
mcr supreme court justice, by Ju.s-
tice Denis 0’I,eary Cohalan for in-
vestigation. O’Keefe, treasurer of
■the corporation, . .'iubmitted affidavits
alleging that. Hiitchenririer. is, no
longer a sfoqk.h'o;lder .bdeause'-he sold;
ills shares 'oack to the . corporation
some ; time ago for $7,000. O'Keefe '.s
affidavits further charge that the ac-
tion-. was brought to annoy the cor-
poration.
, Justice Cohalan held the musi-
cian’s application for ; examination of
the books and records of 1'ne cor-
poration in abeyance untii the ref-
eree reports his findings. ■'■ '
; Casa Loma orchestra, in cxi.sier.ce
for years, .was the top. baitii in the
country from the point of earr.in.gs
in the early ’30',s. Set up n.s a co-
operative band .soon after its in-
ception the ori,girial members be-
gan severing ':.rela:tipn.S,.,. a couple
years ago and during the recent
: Strand engagement the last of the
original group, of which Hutdien-
rider was one. cleared out. Sonny
Dunham, .whose, band is now at the
Hotel New Yorker. N. Y., is a for-
mer. mem.ber and in his trumpet sec-
tion is another, Grady Wati.s. , Pec-
Wee Hunt, tromboni.st, is a record
jockey on the Coast. Kenny Sar-
gent is a war worker and part-time
nitery singer in Memphis.
The band’.s corporate fund totaled
over $500,000 several years ago, Gray
revealed at that time in ^ a - radio in-
: terview. •
Band financiers, who hiive re-
mained dormant since the start of
tlie war becau.se ,:ot personnel :and
trail.spoitdtion ; problems, apparently :
are stirririg anew. "In addition to
Jack Robbins’ inanagcment outfit,
which So ' far : lias contented ' itself ,■
With, underwriting . Gcorgie AuUi's
new .orchestra, there is another or-
ganization now iiitcrested in provief-..
in.g cash for budding r.iae.stros,. and'
that, too, is- , aiso . connected wi.th
music ■ publishing, owiiin,g Weniav .
a nd Grand . Music Companies, botli
operated by George Weiner.
So. far tiie organization;' titied
Kamar C'orp; backed by 'tVilliani F. ,
'Marten.s, retired construction citgin- ■'
per, ha.s provided operating costs for
Heniy Jerome and Stanley Keller.
Lattcr'.s new band, which ■: was a!- ' .
loted 510,000 to gel rolling,, i.s cur-
rently in lebcarsa' in N. Y'. Accord-.
ttrig to 'Wein.er, 'three;..more 'butfits'arq;
ln,..,the works, none of which he will .
y.'e.f. ;l'a;lk...»,:abb'q.t ■;:.;, '.Gp'e,.. .ho.we\ie.r,.;'i^^
.sqtd:, to ■ be a com'oo fronted by Sy ■'
Baker, tnimpeter with various top '
'oancis in the past and now a CBS,
H. Y., .studio musician, Johnny Mc-
Gee is said to be ariofhcr,'., ,
■ Perhaps ' the only per.son coti- -
sistently active in taking backer
.risks. .. .smeet the ,. war's stun is A.
. Edwaycl Masters ' vPho.; his, continue :'
■his. support :'df various corirbos'
in '.spite of the situation that fright-
ened utlicr moncymen away. He's
i ntere,st,ed iri '3 pi'i'y.'Waid and jdhniiy ■
Long, among . olhcr.s, and is also
f'mahcially irite'reslod , in Reis . Music '
■ DPI:;,
■Martens la.st week made an ofl'er
I. qr Crawford Musip. to ' add to his .
Womar. and Grand lioiding.s. He of-
fered a 'Certified, chock for SIOO.OOO
to Ma.x Dreyfus as a down payrhent.
for the firm (Dreyffts paid .5280,000
, for.'it);, but.'the :bffer, was rejected.. :,:■
WITH N. Y. TOOTERS
Riif.s. -Morgan, resting in N. Y. with
his family over the holidays, reor-
ganizc.sihi.s orckestra within the .next
week or two ' and will resume work
im.mcciiately thereafter. He intends
setting up a combination from Local ■
802. N; , 'w '.
Mor.gan temporarily di.sbanded just
before Xmas to spend the; holidays in ;
N, Y,, turning down eonsidcrubie
'vork; inciuding ; .;al date ■' at 'a new
Berkeley, Calif., hotel, at S3, 150
.’iveekly.... ''.■'; '■;
Army Musicians Must
Take 13-Week Basic
., Los 'Angeies, Jan. 18.
; Basic training ot 13 weeks is now
rcciuired of all mitsicians .entering .
the Army,, under li new ruling re-
layed by American Federation of
Mu.sicians. .i '...
All outfits are cla.ssified as 'Arnly.
bands, with no permanent ba.s'e .or .
station ’ 'atlaclitncrits,;, under general -•
.supervision of . the.', adjutant ’s office. '
Musical training centers from now ;
on are at Camp Lee, 'Va., and Camp
Crowder, Mo. ■ • .■
EVERYONE’S FAITH IN THIS GREAT SONG IS PROVEN
HAVE I STAYED AWAY TOO LONG
BREAKS WIDE OPEN IN SALES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY ! ! !
FAMOUS MUSIC CORP. 1619 Broadway Now York
84
MUSiq
W^dncsdayi J$n 19, 19-1 i
' ^ASCAP begaiV advertising 'Mohdayf
(17) in various key-city newspapers
lliat the: complete it rep-
resents, is available, lor use .in war
lacto.ries^ for \a iicense lee ol $1
yearlyi .for the* dura^ Ads point
. put, that. 'music ia industry . . .prop-
erly . : used', .has- substantially in-
creased production, lessened latigue
.Viand improved rnoraie.’ ASCAP
has had ■ a natural interest in this
development both , In Great Britain
and America.
Ads li'ere alsQ placed : to
the fact that ASCAP holds the rights
to the majority ol those tunes pub-
lished through regular channels and
that alter the war ‘rates will be con-
sistent with the general rate sched-
ules lor' commercial uses.’ , '
The nominal lee ol $1 annually
was set up to avoid possible suits
against, war-work firms, lor unau-
thorized usage ol ASCAP tunes. In
Chas. O’Connell Resigns
RCA- Victor; Started ’28
Philadelphia, Jan. 18
bharles O’Connell, director ot,
Red Seal ai lists and repertoire at
the RCA-Victor plant, Camden, N. J.,
since 1928, re.signcd ye.sterday (Mon-
day) to devote most of his time to
writing and conducting. He will
.siiil be retained as consultant at
RC.\. No successor named.
■ O’Connell wrote the 'Victor Book
of Symphohy and edited the Book
of the' Opera. He has conducted the
Philadelphia: orchestra on tour and
at the Robin Hood Dell.
England the Government has appor
tiohed $250,000 annually to the Eng-
lish {terforming rights society, affill
aled with ASCAP, to avoid similar
.suits.'.
It Did Happen
Hollywood, Jan. 18.
This Is for the attention of Bob ;
Ripley.
Recently, Charlie Foy, who
operates a nitery in the valley,
sought out Dick Powers,
ASCAP's supervisor ; here, and
put it to him this way: ‘You fel-
lers were pretty nice to me when
things weren't so good. Now
that I’m doing well I’d like to re-
pay you. I want ray rate raised,
so send me a new set of license
agreements.’
Ed Marks’ Golden
To Be Celebrated in Feb.|
Golden anniversary of Edward B,
Marks’ 50 years in the music pub-
lishing biz Will be observed early
next inonth, with represeniatives of
the music, theatrical and literary
fields forming an honorary commit-
tee to commemorate the occasion.
Franklin P. Adams is . honorary
chairman of the committee, now be-
ing, formed,:
S^UMtla^ lit
We dpn't need to say much about this song — it
speaks for itself. Personally, we think it's the
most beautiful ballad we've heard in years. Hats
off to SAM LEWIS and GEORGE MEYER, who wrote
it — and to SAMMY KAYE, who introduced it on the
Old Gold Program !
CHORUS
Sentimento
s«» -
’T was SUN- PAY IN SOR -REN-TO, But the church-bells did- n’t
ring,
stood be- side an al • tar. And I heard an an- gel sing. Twas SUN-DAY IN SOR-
;
'
,fV: ^ .
REN-TO, On her head she wore a ' shawl, She looked just like a pic-ture that had
fal- len from the wall. In the si-lence of the sun-set jWe just said“Good-bye”, She
p o cO H t.
r .
smiled at me, But could see a tear-drop in her eye. ’Twas SUN-DAY IN SOR-
'Sub..-...'.... .
REN-TO, And I made a prom-ise then, ; I wopjd Vcorhe back to Sor-
I
ren - to, When the church- bells ring a • gain. V ’l^aa ' g
Copyright -1943 hy
☆ ☆
CJiiek Carcfa/c
MILLS MUSIC
INCORPORATED
JACK MILLS, Prosidenf
1619 Broadway, NEW YORK
Ben Gilbert
PROF. MANAGER
All Rights Reserved
☆ ☆
nil Savitt
HOLLYWOOD
‘Mairzy Dpals,’ novelty tune written by Jerry, tlvingston and Al Hoff-
man and Milton Drake, published by Miller Music,: is one of those pbenom-
cna— in overnight hit. With few radio plugs, and one recording on
the market, it .hSs' broken wide, bpeh and is selling at"The rate of- 15,000 '
copies a day. Sales wefe- apparently budt. up on radio performances by
Al ‘Trace, who has doneVit fepeatedly, andVa few plugs- by Sammy Kaye,
kay Kyser and iOzzie Nelson, all on coipinercial programs. Trace made
the only recording of it, on the Hit label. : ‘ v ^ ^
As usual with this,iype of sma.sh hitv'it has been kicking around among
Various publishefs for more than two years. Max Dreyfus had it for some
time, eventually returning it to its wriler.s. who'thcn offered it to a string
of other firms without success. Jack Robbins, head of the Big 3, which :
includes Miller Music, also turned it down, but later it was accepted by
Abe Olman, general manager of that combine.
Ciaitde Hopkins, who has been put of the mae.slro business for some
time, is back He is confining himself to arranging work for various white ^
and colored outfits and will not return to leading, for the present at least.
Since giving up his band due to war problems, Hopkins had been work-
ing in a New Jersey war plant.
Tain’t So, Claims BBC in Refuting
London, Deo. 30.'
The Sphinx - like - silence : w i t h
which BBC has for 21 years frus-
trated hostile critics, (with so few;
exceptions as to prove it is the corp-
oration's fixed policy ), is about to be
broken. In the very near future
Broadcasting House is to make an of-
ficial announcement which, in effect;
will be an answer to the thousands
ot listeners and the scores ot Briti.sh
song- writers who have been yelling
their heads off for many moons
against what they call the BBC’s bias
in favor of American composers of
popular music. - V
The announcement will be a flat
denial of these charges. Jack Payne
and his band will be cited as con-
slituting what may be considered :‘a::-
fair expression of the BBC’s atti-
tude in these lighter matters'— be-
cause the outfit is under a long term
contract. ;A tabulated record of
broadca.sts by Payne's band in the
first 11 months of this year will be.
produced.- .showing ■, a .total-- .of 193
.fc-itish-composod hvimbers put on
the air by this one. combination In-
ciudihg repeats, tliese 193 British
tunes figured in 563 broadcasts.
. Further to refute tiie: grou.sei'’s
charges the BBC will linderlme the
isigniflcance of PaynC’s/hayiiigigi.veii.
aio fewer than 119 British composers:
a- break-in this period; this iflgure rep-
resenting an average of one-and-a--
half songs per composer per broad-
cast. -Actually, ; according to tlie
forthcomihg; ..annouricemerit,' British-,-
corrtppsed dance numbers broadcast
by Payne from January to November;
this year total 38% of his programs
— the balance divided between Amer-
ican, South American and European
numbers.
Even better news: for home talent
will be embodied in the announce-
ment, following the publicaiion ot
these figures: The BBC will declare
its ‘aim’ to be for 1944 a full 50% of
British-composed; dance numbers— ■
by ail of, its ;cpnt:ract bands. Besides
Payne’s -'combination-, : Billy - ' Cptloh ;
and- his bari4 wilT :be.;:named as hav-
ing been asKed to .find t\yb new Brit-
ish songs a week to be. included .. in :
their broadcasts.. In Itliis connection
the announcenient will establish a
precedent:: For. the- first lime BBC.
will dig down intb -its; own pocket' to
pay for -:the .orchestration of Iheso
newisoiigS: ■ This. VviU' go ■ aito .in the. .'
c:a.se,,bf. tunes, by.: iin^ British '
composers,' one of vyhich the BBC ’
dance,- band.s . are: ■'expected, tO find
every week during the cbmin'g. \eai. ,
Teiih. Supreme Court
Sits on Juke Status
Memphis, Jan. 18.
The jukebox took On a new dignily
in Tennessee the past week, Before
five black-robed justices of the .State
Supreme: .CPUrt. seated In solemn
judicial proceedltig in the court’s
' Chambers at the capitol in , Nashville,
the juke had its day of glory as at-
torneys from Memphis earnestly de-
bated the city's legal rights in con-
I pectiori with supervision th'ei’eof.'! , .
■ ;whereases piled, up in the forrhal
argument.s faster than you. couti
switch the records from Frank Sin-
atra to the Ink Spots. And nobody
was kidding.
■ Crux of the court battle is whether
the city ol Memphis has the right to
I decide, who shall and who shall not
' own jukeboxes. , ■'
j. City officials for the past several
years have been employing a permit
system under which Police Commis-
sioner ,Ioe Boyle and Chief Carroll
Seabrook determine whether In.sial
lation shall be allowed. City fathers
claim that they keep nickel-in-slot
music machines out of di.sorderly
I houses and badly-nm niteries, as
well as at a properly respectful
distance from schools and churches,
by this method.
Certain whole.salers tell another
story, however. They contend that
1 the city uses its-permits to .favor par-.
I ticular dealers who are friendlu- with
I the city administration anSr that
other ‘independent’ agents find all
their prospective clients Unable to
obtain said permits.
‘VARIETY’S’ JERRY MARKS IN
Jerry Marks, of ‘Variety's’ adver-
tising staff, has been inducted into
the Marine Corps. Passed his physi-
cal Monday (17).
Marks reports for duty Feb. 7.
Mabel Wayne Asks 250G
For Tune 'Desecration' In
M-G’s 'Thousands Cheer’
Mabel 'Wayne. ;\vnler of ‘In a Little
Spanish ' Town,’ ' says >,-she .::;'has:-. ' in- ,
slructecl her attorneys to institute,
suit against Metro for misuse ot that ,
melody in ‘.^s Thousands Cheei.’
She aspects’ ;‘-Lhe .suit will seek .S2.50.-
000 damages for ‘desecrnlin.a’ the .
character of her 'music- by a .swing
interpretation repeateil tlirougbont
the li-ni, instead of its u.se.in the .
waltz tempo briglnally , outlined for -
it.
Miss Wayne’s damage action also
incliides Metro's failure- ip give her
screen credit as the tune's author.
If Mus.l Is Y-Jur E'ts.i.css
Check NOW H-r.v V,,:.;able
TUNE-D
Can Be to Yea!
Over 2,000 I;:;es Ava.'iable
1619 B'-vvay. New Ycyt N Y,
JAN^ ftUBINI
. World l''aniouH
VIOLINIST AND CONDUCTOR
' diiflt reinrned iroin ' niir
.lioVfi. In , Sn.ulli. PavUlc.
: Now 'at Anita I..r 1{0 ciiy j NeVUda ;
MpoUaiiOf YVaiiili: ; rahViiiar,
Xhoatre.^ Seattle; llieti Ca'iiada..
t/te €i/ii /ummiin^
EASTER SUNDAY WITH YOU
Words and Music by DON REID and HENRY TOBIAS
NEW YORK
HARRY LINK, Gen. Prof. Mgr.
Wednesday, jauii 19, 1944
, FoU 0 Win{/: list . of^ played popular - tunes, on: tlie networks: . for
! n e week begi nii in g Monday , and through ’ Sunday, Jan . , 10-16 from 5
^p.ni.-io i dJU,, is divided into. iiao sectfoiis. :The first section represents the'.
.' first': approxiniately 25 .leaders; in alphaBeticfil . pj'der s eases there:
are jtss'r accounting for a ' longer list) , and the ' second, section conta^^^^^^
: t ii 6 / ‘also rans,’ but ■ notated in arillinietical erder. The . .Compildtibns ein- ,
. brace ythe NBC; CBS, Blue' and Mutual Networlis, . as. .represented by:
WBAF; WABC; WJZ and IVOR, N, Y., and are based on data provided by'
:;fiicurate: RepOfiin.q ■Service,: regular cHeCking . source , of the music pub-
Ushing industry. . /jv . 'i/
TltLE . PUBLISHEE
Bcsa.me M.ucho . , ; . , . , , , . . , , ■. ■. .Melbdyiane .
By the River ol Roses Shapiro
Don't Believe Everything :tj Dream— -lAroniul World' . . . . . .Robbins ' ■
Don't Sweethe.<rt Me Advance
For 'Eirsf 'Timc . . ..... Shapiro
Holiday .for, Slrin.iis . r. . .;,::rrr. . -.i-i.'
Home .;v Vv .1, i .American' ' '
I. Cbuldiv’t; Sleep:a. Whiij-^’i-'Iligher 'and'Kigh^^^^ . ,T. .Bv Harms'.' ■■
: ,I'ora'.;l'Priend]y' Di.ttie 'Hafb.br;.':,'>., ...ii'.G'ampbeU '’'o' .
;ls .. My 'Baby ..Blue., Tonight’; V.;"..:.-.. ;■ 1':.'. , Broadway':
l'v.b''IIa',d This; .Feeling B.etore';^..i';slm\v,;Bp's'i'h.M '■.Sahtly',^ ■ .;'.r '
.lust Dreaming Rcmick
Liule Did 1 Know Lincoln
■Musib'. Stopp.Gd'{-^t;H;ighci: a i .',..i. .Robbins :
i\Iy Heart . Telis Me— 'fRosio O’Grady' r. . . . 'iy'fi.y . , .BVC ' ' ■■
' My , Ideal ...Paramount
' My Shining Hour— f Sky's the Limit’. J.,'.'. ;■ ; , . Morris -■
No Love No Nothin’— , '“Gang's All Here’ Triangle
Oh. Wl'.nt a Beautiful Morning— -'Okla'homa’ . . . ..... . . . . .Crawi'ord
Old .'\cq.uiir.tance— v'Olci Acquaintance’ .Wiunnrk ■ ' 'fi >
Paper Doll ,i i.,;.; i.r ; ;
People Will Say We're .In- Love— '’"Oklahoma’. :Craw£ord ..
Si'.oo Shoo Bab.v — v'Thrco Cheers For Boys’. . ..Leeds r' '.r- '
Speak Low — '"'One Toiicii o!'. Venus’ . . ... . . .Cliappeil.
Star Eyes— .‘I Deed It’ ...Foist
When Tliey Aik About You , ...Berlin.
MOST PLATED AFTER FIRST 25
How Sweet You Arc — y'Thr.nk Lucky Stars’ ■ .' . . ... . ;.. . ; .Rcmick ■
Lovely Way to Spend an .Eve.- -t-Hi,ghCi and Higlter. . . . . . .Crawford
Don't Woiiy Mom Ford
Ilcive I Stayed Away Too Long'.' Famous
.1 Wish I Could Hide.In.side This Letier. . . . . . . y. '.i . .■ . . Shapiro
Mairzy Doats Miller
Someone to Love . . . . . -Biook '
Surrey With BYinge on Top— ’'“Oklahoma’ Crawford
The Same Little '\Vords ....... r', ,'i :, . Ji ,'. . . .Paul!
.Candlelight and Wine — vAi'ound the World’.
I Love You— ‘■■'.Mexican Hayiidc' , . . .■,',■,■,■ . . .C'r.appcll
■. Starlight Avenue. . Wemar
Take It Ea.sy — ;“2 Sisters and a Saiior’. . . . iSantly . ■,■■.;. :
You're the Rainbow — v'Riding High’ Paramount
rii Be. Around ; ' Mon is
So Goodnight — ’'Hi Ya Sailor' BMI
They're Either Too Youiig Too Old — ■t'lm.cky .Stars’ .Witmark ,. ;
Victory Polka ; . :■ . ... .. . .Chappell
Journey . to a Star— ■: ‘Gang's All Here’ ....... : Triangle ',
Mississippi Dreamboal — i ‘Swing Fever’ Feist
: Padrcali — "Giing’s All Here’ , .‘.■j;:' . ... Triangle ■ v
Arkan.sas Morris
My First Love . . . '..tr. Dorsey ;■ ■;;■. '. .
Oklahoma — 'Oklahoma’ Crawford ■
P'.it Y'our Arnrs Around Me — i'Coney Island’. .Broadway
Pomciana Marks, :
; Siiy a Player for Boys Over There— 'Hers. to Hold’; . . . . . . .Sou’.hcrn ... .
Tieo Tico .’. Southern
Can't You. .Do' Friend Favor'.’— "Conneetieut Yankee’. ...... .Harnis
. Honey Song . . . .'Morris:,.,
' San Fernando Va'.iey , i-. , . .■, . ■.,. ,■■.■.. .■;,,,M,aytair
Someday Til Meet Y’ou A.gain . ..... . ;t .':>.V . . : ....... .Mayfair : ■;. ■ ■.
■ S'.idrionly Il'.s Spring — f'Lady In the bark’.'.;.': ,
Siliiouettes . . . .....fi. . .■iy.tv'L ...t:', . . .Marehanl ':
Y'pu'rc a Wonderful Baby .fi, ...VVoriRy.,;’'. ' '
•} Filmnsicul. ■ “ Legit Musical . ;
Helen Forrest’s Disc Deal
Helen Forrest lias been .sot. by
Dcooa Records as a soloist on a
three-year ^ deal .not yet formally
signed. She will do initial record-
ings (iuring tile coming week. .. . .
. Singer opens her first, eastern p.a.’
today iWednc.sday) at tlie Ro.xy the,-,
au-c, N. Y.
: Harold .-Vrlen and Johnny Mercer
c'.effihg numbers for ‘Out of Tills
World' at Paramount.
DAVE DREYER A GRANDFOP
Dave Drover, prof.' mgr. for Bor- .
lin's-,, became a .gi'andfather for ilie
fir.st: time : yestei'dtfy i.Tue.s.). ,' ■
, . It’s a boy for Naval Lt. • Lowi.s
breyor, , Mother is ' the . daughter .'of
Billy Chandler, also a mu.<io man.
.lames Monaco’ aiid; Mack Gordon
cleffod , ‘I'm Making Believe.’’ ‘Chu.g,
Chug, Choo-Choo Gh.ug',' ‘One Chord
ill Two Flats,’ Tsk. Tsk. That’S Love;
ana 'Key Bu'o, Let's Have a Ba'.i’ for
'Sweet and Lowdown’ at 20th-Fox.
Ed Murks Music has acquired the
Piedmont Mtisic .oatalbg arid will in
.i'lilure act as .sole selling agent. Pied-
mont essentially is of a hill billy na-
ture. founded in 1931 and joining
ASCAP in 1936.
Original owner.s were Arthur
Fields and Fred Hall. b’.;t latter sold
hi.s share of the stock in 1942 to David
■Lalin-,''. . ■: ■.,'■.:
Ben Bloom Leaves
Berlin’s for WB
■ Bei'ause oT a k'.iown desire to re-
main .heutfai: t,ri.^ the-. Irvirig''’'B’ei*l'h>
S.'iul H. Bornstei’ri;; diffefenees , which
;h,ave arisen 'Avithiri, Berlin, Inc., Ben ,
Bloom has finaily decided to go with,
: iV third, outiii. I.bngtime associate of
both. ■ .eVcr' .sin ce the. ■ founding, of
'Irvii.vg Be'rli'rii.inc,,: 25 year.s ago. and
:preferfi,ng.'';'.'fp. > makg -. no factional
fl'oice the partners . finally
■ split up.':;' the recordihg cxec. of the
:fl.i';ri'i':-aebepted -an' offer from Herman
'.Etu;rri'.',hea'i;!''''bf Warner ' .BimsV'; mui|c;.
■'’.hitM'eKts,;-..'.';.;\ .': '■:,'
Bloom, who had also been adver-
tising 'agency.';'' liaison 1 for ', .Bel:iih','.s',,
; will .t.n'Kc emir.ge . of Advance Music
Coi'p.' .' a','.,; comparatively;:. :'ri:e\<r,b'4lb- :
•«i diary of tite ,WB music syndicate.
■ 'hi' which, Mcc Gale is a partner.' He';
.starts Feb. ,,1 'as prof. mgr. ''..
■ There'.s no dispci.dtion, of course,
as ,':io .the ■..BerUn-Borristein; intcre.sts '
until the' former returns from his.
tour -vvith :Thi.s.ls the Army.’
Autry Sued for lOG
For Refusing Use Of
' Name on Song Sheet
■:-,:■'; ■ Los .Angeles, Jan. 3 8. .
■: Gone .Autry is dofciuiar.t in a SIO.-
.'00,5; suit .beeau.se h'6;debliried, credit
r.s a .songwriter. Action .was ■' filed
here, by Jack , Baxley, . tunesmith.
.who ■'declares; the cowboy star, now
a soldier, collaborated with him on
, a : dit ly';, liltl cd 'I Wi.sh All : My , Chil-
dren Were Babies A.gain,’ which was
pu'oiishcd in 1911 without .Autry
credited on' il:e hui.'ic sheet. ;
, : Baxley cor.teiuis the Autry .name,
woulti li.a ve made I'no .sbng. a success.'
Afee , named ;.i: the suit arc Dave
Gordon, the .Sunshine M'U.sic Co., and
West err. Music Pu'oiishing Co. •.'
Shapiro-Bernstein Sues
Vogel on 2 Infringements
, ■■■; Jei'rjt '.V'bge'l: .Mu.Bi'c was
■eh'M'gecl With Co'pjtrig.ht'.i,'n.fririge:nneht^
of :'w.o .-ongs. ‘Yip-I-Addy-I-.Ay’ arc!
: .'.Melai'ciioly,’. later changed, to ‘My.
Melancholy ‘:Baby,,’,' in. a suit '.filed on
Friday (!4) ;ih N. Y. federal court.
.Srapho-Bcrnslein js. -the, plaintiff., ;
Camplai.ht alleges Vogel infringed;
..bn 'Yi',t:-I-Ad<iy,' .after. S-B had ob-
tained, renewal ri.shfs from C. Lang
Cubbi in 1939.: Sbrg wa.s co.mposed.
by Will Cobb Unci John Flynn in
1908. S-B. be,«ides charging Vogel
with .infrliiging; ion ;i 'Melancholy,’:
, .-eeks to,.; be declared owner of the
, renewal copy ri,uht because Vogel, it
Morris in Deal to Set Up
15 Best Song Sellers
(Week Ending Jan. 15) • - , ■
Heart Tells Mo BVC
Shoo Shoo Baby Leeds
Beautiful Morning. . . . Crawford .
Paper Doll .'. .:. . 'i ■.'> . .Marks ’.■
Mairzy Doats. t .. . , .Miller
No I,ove. BVC
■ ShlTijng. 'Hpur'!.. . .MOrrls
For First Time..., .Shapiro
My IdeMr Paramount
' Bf-same Mudio. . ,Me> lociyianc
Little Did I Know Lincoln
Coulnr.'.t Sleep Wink. „ ■. '
■■■ti:'':':, T.' B: Harms
Star. Eyes. 1 'i... .'g,.' . '. ; ,.' . ,".:Feist
Speak Low V r Chappell '
Victory . Polka. . .Chajipcll '
Profo.s.siona! Music Men’s, meeting
in N, W. Friday (14) evening . pro-
d'.iccd .a discussion over the co.st of
operating th.'e benevolenj; . urganiza-
lion, v.'hicli culminated in the ap-
ppinlm ent of ■ a committee to investi-
gate the situallon and make a re.-,
port at the next executive meeting.
Some of th.e EMM. membership, Haye.
boon bb.iccting to the hi,glr cost of
i .administl’atirig .' . . the i organization.
These chores are taken care of by
Bob Miller, ■ who also conducts
similar duties for the Contact Men's
Assn., -songplugger’s union. ;
It is claimed by some of the PMM
members that It costs approximately
the same amount annually to under-
write office expenses, salaries, etc.,
as the organization disburses, in
benefits.
., Other item.s taken up at. the m.eth-
..ing, were .a possible 'increase in dues.
:the,,. easing of initiation fees so that
■ he S50 required can .fee’ ’.payable ..In
installments covering a year, . and.
. formulation of prelimiriary plan.s for.
the . annual PMM benefit; due soon
but for which. nt) date was dcfmiteiy
i set.ii'
is -alle.ged, asserts ownership and
r:,giit to, publish the song which it
acquired from Charles Edward Nor-
ton. Latter is the surviving ■ son of
George A. Norton, who was hired to.
edit and rewrite the :.song, ; fey ..the
original owner of the rights, Theron
.'fi6Hri.ett.,;,. '■ ' .■■ -
,■■ S-B ,: seeks an injiinclion niid
declaralory jud.g:r.ent on aUe.gcd in-
fringements and an accounting on
.the. second eau.se o£ action. Com-
plainant further asks that the de-
fendant deliver up to be impo'unded
all. copies and plates of the alieged
infringed songs during the action. ';
Buddy Morris is in the process of
'negotiating an arrangement with
songwriters Jimmy Van Heusen and
; .Tohniiy Burke wl'.ereby he will set
,. , up': a .separate firm to , publish'';, all
, Luhos. the' tw o '.wi ll write during the
■ forthcoming year. Burke ami Van
Heu.son are .under contract to Bing
Cro.sliy,, 20t!;-Fo.x and Metro for
" three years, to do at least one film
.score anmiaily. In addition tiiey ar«
, under contract for one lilm a year at
: Colum'oia r.:;d .one at International
: Piicttu’es;-.'; , '■’.' ,v
Burke and Van Heu.sen liave vir-
: ‘.'.laliy 'eoncliided arrangenK'nfs with
Morri.s to market a!! their ..works ;
with the exception ot. tunes written
: for Crosby, 'which go into Morris’
Mayfair and Morris catalogs thro'ugh .•
' 'a . p'feeyib, us '.arrangement 'oeiween the ..
singer' and pubii.-iher. It i.s figured
■ .that” the ' number df .scores involved
will keep oiie . firm busy constantly.
: At. .;fi rst' •Moyyis'.'was-'' mulling the ad-
" vi.sabiiity of using his Melrose firm .
. as outlet for the new ■ .setup. ' Start ,,
for it has not yet been .selected. ;
. . -\'p.W firm Morris inlends .setting up
.for the Van Heusen-Burke tune.s has
not yet been ■ titled, but ft, wiil be
alTiiiated with ASCAP dc.?pite the
.suit recenti}' instituted by .tlie two
writers to wi'Jidraw tUeif small per-
forming rights from the ,iuri.sdictioh
of f fee, Society. This action' seeks
to return, .such rights to the wi-iters,
who are dissatisfied with their rating. ; '
New Film Bids
For Song Catal(^s
. Film companies, which have not
; , been' seriously intereMed in acquir-
ing music company afIiliation.s for
years, are again in the market for
■ such arrangeinents?
Columbia Pictures recently made .,
Buddy Morri.s ah offer for. hi.s hold-
ings, and the same pubh-sher has :
had propositions from other studios.
: Various bicis liave been turned in' for -
other catalogs also. .'.:■ '
: Fllrri ;iriterest,. in 'music hhfe.lisfeing . •
: .stems, partly from the large- humber , ■
of musicals, scheduled, but most of it -
.'. is probably due to a desire to invest
excess profits in something fnat will ’
increase in value as time goe.s b,y.
RED AFTER 22 YEARS
Hollywood. Jan. 18,
. For the first time in it.s 22-year his- '
lory, Hollywood Bowl is, 0uf.:6f debt. .
C ; E. Tobenr.an, Bow! chairman ,. a n-
nounced b'..irning ot the mortgage
a f t or balan cin g th e books for 1943. , .
' .Amphitheatre is owned by Los
Angelos County and operates im-.
cier 99-year lease . by ■ the : Bowl
Assn. , Property is. valued- at $1.000.- :,
000 and has been visited by 6,000,000
persons iluring its. cxfetcnce. . .
Moorgatc Music Publishers, luc.,
chartered to, eohciuct music ymblish-
ing business in New York, with a
capital stock of $40,000, $100 par
value. ''■ '
VAUDEVILLE
Wednesday, January 19, 1914
Los Anneles, Jan, 11.
, Geotgie. price, SyWia Froos, .Phil
Hffxi'tS' Otcji: ' (19),.. 'Delta [ Rhytkvi
Boys, CHarleu. Kemper," Hdxei ''Mdrix.
geaii Girls;, : Joe ; Pakie,-.; : Arriapbld;
ipess Mack!; tGeprpe, Hagff .Ray
.Malone; / wiiVuTatiin, : :$3: weekends,
$2.50 other niglus; -
■ . 'Eriple : a t traction ' 6:f -!G cor gie Priqp ,
Sylyia^ FroOs and Phil Harris should
prdve. 'a ' winning- parlay for Sammy
Lewis with the clientele largely
fhom . picture's, sporting life . and
those -who .play alpng . the fringe of
■$ho-W'.!biz, it's :'a 'perfect .setting' for,.
■ the . ihirnicivie.s of IPrice .and :.lVIiss
. Frpos ; and thP ieg-itching . m.usic of
fiarris. .. Those .three ‘.names ■ heoned
out. front will keep the waiters
hoppirig.and the 550-scat room com-
fortably tenanted for the stand of
this triumvirate.
Naturally, Price is the; main draw
ahd rightiy so but, Sylvia Props gets
her., name : in , the same sized type,
being one of the better warblei-s of
early radio, but since most of the
names of show biz have -come from
the stage and radio has yet to horn
into : the public memory, so it's more
or less of a fresh start for Froos
' and what’s more she’ll cut it and
leave a fine edge.
Price is Price and that’s plenty
good for the Slapsy crowd. His
voice has lost little of its robust
timber, his impersonations of Harry
Richman, George ; Jcssel, George M.
Cohan, et al still sock and wow, and
mo
‘The Latin from Manhattan’
GOING STRONG
COMEDY and SONG
at the
MUSIC BOX CAFE
SA^ FRANCISCO
Thanks to My Agent
SAM ROSEY
Exclusive Mgmt. M.C.A.
— ;And to My Bosses
LLOYD CAMPBELL
and FRANK McCREEDY
DANCERS
Break All Records
In History of Famous
GLASS HAT
NEW YORK
24 Weeks in 1943
Personal MiinaaSr: HAI, BRAI5DIS
BelDiont PMza; Now York
■ straight singing : of the oldic.s iden-
tified with his., long;,. career had the;
over 38's pounding and pleading,
.Props: floods-, .the roo.m with full-
throated, sophisticated chants, that
give hoi- turn a,, wide and -.versatile,
range. She looks '.like a baby-
faced Sophie Tucker, a fact made
more '; pronounced with, her ‘Oh,
Jol'.miy.’ ■ - She might bru.sh ' Up on
her asides, •however, as they fail to .
..register; Something wrong w.ith. the-
timing, punching or infiections or
r.'.ebbo it'.s ju.st not the voice for it. , .,.
' Delta Rhyl’mi ■! Boys, five .sopians, ;■
have been arpund and' score handily ■
, with Ihoir .stylized rendition of 'Dry
Bones.' ‘Paper DoU' and other group
di'.tios. Charlie Kemper, a rowdy, ■
roisteroiis zany from Frisco. ■■ takes
care of Kic blackouts in the upstairs
chamber, aided and abetted by Joe
Oakio. George Haggerty ; ; and Jess ;
Mack. They get ho\vl.= mo.st ,of the '
.way with m.atCYial that would pass
muster anywhere. •
' Yep. the place has reformed. Tum-
blers in .: bloomers are the Hazel
Mangean ! Girls, four ; pin-down
femmes of the old music hall type !
.wyp. indulge ip agile acroViatics. Ray
Malone . is a young hoofer "with
plenty of promise (and a contract
Ivvith 'Universal Pictures). The click-
ing of castanets brings on Amapola
for a few spins around the stage. V
Music of Phil Harris keeps the
dance floor packed and the show
briskly! paced. When he’s not fuss-
ing around flicking stuff and things
off His finely taiipired effects, Harris
emcees after a fashion and gets in. a
■ hit of foiling; for the funny fellows.
His iniisic ts first rate all the way.
and he! works hard to keep the show
. on balance.
CBS has a wire in the spot for
three transcontmentals weekly,. Har-
ris filling on the net while Harry
James is keeping , the eats; happy at
the Palladium. ( " I: Helm, .
.Caf«!-':II©Mge';!:N,'.' 'if.!;-',"'
'■ (PENNSYLVANIA HOTEL)
Gharlie -Spihak Oreh; (18) wdh
Irene Daye, Dick JBaldwin; no mini-
mum, cover $1 weekdays, $1.50
weekends.
■ Charlie Spivak hasn’t had a new
record on the market for more than
a year. It is perhaps the only cir-
cumstance that has prevented his
band from achieving first five, if not
top rating. 'With a couple solid
discs Spivak should have no trouble
going far beyond his present popu-
larity. He has a solid band.
Listening to Spivak’s grouping of
four trumpets, four trombones, five
sax and four rhythm, you get the
idea that Glenn Miller is back in
circulation, ;; because of similarly
styled arrangements and ability to
draw the same type of , patronage.
Alntost any, night in . the week a
goodly portion of covers consists
of well-dressed high school and col-
lege kids.
As mentioned above, Spivak often
sounds like Miller’s pre-war band.
It has the same kind of color in its
ballad arrangements, played with
almost mechanical perfection. It
goes Miller one better, however, in
interpreting jump stuff. Where
Miller’s band was stiff and often un-
exciting because of its impeccable,
deliberate performance. Spivak
adiifeves a rhythmic spark that sets
the entire combination ablaze.
Spivak, himself, of course, is an
outstanding soloist up front. His
mellow trumpeting adds a lot to the
impact of the band, but it might be
wiser to keep his horn mellow and
avoid wherever possible, high regis-
ter : work iri which groove his play-
ing doesn’t have the same exciting
qualities hs Harry James.’ Spivak’s
playing in the middle notes is more
effective. ! Id addition, he has out-
standing soloists in reed and trom-
bone sections, who play with taste
and ability.
Irene Day, forrnerly vocalist with
Gene Krupa, came out of retire-
ment to join Spivak. She does a
heat .iob on ballad and rhythm
melodies. Dick Baldwin does ballads, ,
too. He's fair. . Wood.
Cotillion itobih;, V
■■■■■ (HOTEL PIERRE)
- Irwin' Corey, Fay & Gordon. Stan- .
ley Melba OrcU; $1 and SI. 50 cover.
Irwin Corey, who came to some
attention at Le Kuban Bleu, has
a tougher room to work in at the
Hotel Pierre’s Cotillion, but he does
all right with his ‘downfall of the
Roman empire’ comedy discourse,
and really whams them with that
hokum ’Figaro’ panthi.tq the accomp
of what is probably a Caruso record-
ing. Corey h'as , the : spa rk of a truly
fine comic but, as with almost every-
body in show business, it’s a matter ■
Of -.material, ‘Match: his zany style,
which is a sort of tongue-in-cheek.
Zeromostelesque.: . m ap n c r. with
choice material, and iCorey -vvili more
than deliver. ■ ■ !';
, The terping Fay & Gordon, now
(icublin.g. from the (japi'.ol! X. Y..
where' they, , arh .a.ddedistartors.regis-,
tor' wi' h : their suave da'iices.; They're
a 'fetcfflng .pair , and;: !of '::cour
reserablanco ' to Carole Landis has
been commented upon before. Ter
usual. Stanley NJel.ba’.s dansapation
.‘Clicks: In .aclditiori. the personable
maestro is a smooth confcrencior.
What isn't generally known is th.ot
he also sirpcrvi.«c.s tho general, over-
all entertainment policy of this class
hostelry. Abei . .
T(>rraeo ilboin, Pitt
(WILLIAM PENN HOTEL) h'
.Pittsburgh, Jan. 12.
Dorothy Lewis Ice Rerne, with
Miss. '.Lewis,; George Arnold. Bob
Fitzgerald, Line (4), Maurice Spi-
talny Orch UO)! .Eddie' Meicalje;
$l:-$i:^50, per! ■pcr.s-on cover. : '
Pittsburgh cafe , belt has ■ finally
gemten around' ',to;.. :iCe : sH.Ows ..after.:
they've been the rage .all ' over, the
rest of thevcpuntry for a couple , of
years. Old Yacht Club ■ tried one
more than a year ago ' but it was a
makeshift affair and : didn't- count.
Remained for town’s .top spot. Hotel
William Penn’s Terraco Room, to
come up with the first real slam-:
'bang;, s.how in the Dorothy Lewis
revile! which ha.« been playin.g flock
of Sfatlcr inns (William Penn is in
the Statler chain) of late.
' In Miss Lewis, show has a spar-
kling star who has both looks and
talent and same of the Stuff- she docs
on .the little more than- twQ"-by -four
rink is spectacular. There's a lot of
difference performing :iit; a big, .arena
and on the cramped space of a dinc-
and-danoery, which, makes Miss
Lewis’ jumps,, splits;:: speed and. sud-.
den stops here three times as excit-
ing and just as dangerous, too.
It’s a . short revue, about 20 min-
utes, but it packs a lot of action and
a lot of beauty as well. Whole thing
is done tp the ihllsic o>f TsChaikoW-.
sky's ‘Nutcracker Suite.’ ably -played
throughout by Maurice '! Spitalny
orch, .arid the, pace is : unflagging;
Four girls in the line are plenty dec-
orative and they've been outfitted
by Miss Lewis with three costume
changes that aro eyo-filling. . Star
herself also is off three times and
back with as many wardrobe shuts,
-all: designed with eye appeal for the
audience and sex appeal for Miss
Lewis, and she’s a super-showman
who knows how to give the ring-
siders that extra thrill.
> , Two boys* George Arnold and Bob i
Fitzgerald, are both crack skaters,
and they’re on first with the line,
(Continued on page 58)
CHI COLONY AUCTION
TOSAlTSffl^
Chicago, Jan. 18.
Liquid assets and furnishings of
the Colony Club will be sold al auc-
tion tomorrow (19) by order of the
igovenimeht!! to satisfy an internal
revenue, bureau tax bill in excess j
of $5,000.
. Spot was padlocked New Year's
eve by revenue agents who seized ■
all liquor until such time as delin-
quent social security, cabaret ' and
withholding taxes are paid: Sale
was ordered after owners of the.
club failed to settle. f
Hoffman Joins Hogan
As Glaser Replacement
„ Chicago, Jan. 18.
Dick Hoffman is joining the
Charles A. Hogan office as associate
booker replacing Marcus Glaser, who
reports to Ft. Sheridan on Jan. 27.
Hoffman bring.s with hiin the Tower,
, Kansas City. account. " a_ ' full week,
which , he , has booked for several
years. In addition iie takes over
': houses'! formerly serviced by Glaser
including the Stratford; Chicago;
Paramount, Hammond, ' Ind.; Elko,
Elkhart. Irid., and several Standard
Theatre circuit Wisconsin houses. :
■ .Hogan will continue to handle the
bookings • of the Oriental, Chicago;
Riverside', Mihyauke.e, :tVia,; National.
fc,huis\dlle, ;.Kiy , and. St, Charles, :lSiew
Orleans, La., all 'full weeks.
Agent and booking fraternity are
throwing farewell, luncheon to
Glaser Tuesday (25) . at Mann's Rain-
bow Cate. !■'■
Al K. Hall to Take
Vaiide Unit Overseas
Hollywood, Jan. 18.
Vaudeville, as their fathers knew
it, will be dished out to the soldiers
overseas by Al K. Hall, oldtimc
trouper,' who , is; leading a quartet of
femriie entertainers oh; a XJSO over-
•seas tour. .';,!
! Hail's group eompri.ses Virginia
Loti'.o. Jean Verdugo, Lee Sullivan
and Virginia Wallace.
After being associated with LoeW’s
for 15 years. Al Rosen has resigned
as manager of Loew's State, N' Y,
effective March 1, He will take over
management of a maniifaciurifig
plant in San Francisco Rosen
headed the State tor 11 years winch
is conceded to be tlie ace house of
the circuit and rated the top profit
earner. ‘ Before coming to the State
Rosen directed the Rio, Bedford and
Woodside for Loew’s. ■'
A popular Broadway showman,
Ro.sen was retired before ..entering
show, buairies.s and had an independ-
ent ificome. Nearly 20 years ago he
controlled the basic patents on music
devices now called juke boxes, but
at that, time manufacturers could not
perfect the. machines.
No successor, has been named. ■ :
Sands Gets Fla. Spot To
Break N.Y.-Miami Jump
Hal Sands, 'iNew .Y.or^
is ; now booking the Temple theatre,
Jacksonville. House, operated by
Paramount. . was : once ' i; booked by
Eddie S.mith. another N. Y.. indie per-
center, but' he soon gave up the op-
oration and manangement • filled in ,
with acts in that territory.
Assigriing the theatre to Sands is
seen as another attempt to get acts
to break the New York to Miami
jump.
A NEW singing star
SaraDac Lake
JEAN TIGHE
NOW CLUB JTALNA
Watihlnfpton, D. C.
Dir.: — KENNETH LATER
Unit Review
TITO CORAL
NOW IN .HIS 6TH WEEK
AT THE BEACHCOMBER
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
Ink Spots Unit
(ALBEE, CINCINNATI)
Ctaci’nnati, Jan. 15.
Ink Spots (5), Elio Fitzgerald,
Cootie Williams Orch (16). Moke &
Poke, H a I p h Brown; ‘Footlight
Glamour’ (Col.).
: This is the second successive sea-
son that the Ink Spots are heading a
unit Current jaunt, tabbed for 10
months, shoved off last week, split-
ting between Rochester, N. Y„ and
Columbus, O and appears certain to
rack up tall takes.
It’s the first sepia show to play the
Albee, and the response is terrific,
heavy play coming from sepia trade.
Com.bo is dicky and, in the tradi-
tional Negro pro-manner, all hands
work hard.
. ■ Cootie Williams’ outfit is solid with
jump tunes. ' The maestro's person- i
ality wins quickly and his trumpet
scores in ‘Concerto.’ Band also reg-
isters with ‘Things Ain’t What Used
To Be’ and ‘Roll ’Em.’ The ‘little
band’ :: socks with . ‘Talk a Little
Trash? !; 'This' sextet has Williams,
trumpet;. Eddie Vinsbn,. alto .sax;
Eddie ' ' IDnvis. ’• tenor , sax; : B u d d y
Powell, piano; Norman Keenan, bass:
and Ves Payne, drums. Vinson also
scores in solo parts with tho en-
semble. '! "-,!■ :; .”!!'
Ella Fitzgerald, whammed with T
Got Rhythm,’ ‘Embraceable . You.’
‘Tisket a Tasket’ and ‘What Are You.
Gonna Do?’
Ralph Brown, young and trim, is
socko in a tap and aero routine that’s
refreshingly different.
Moke and Poke, engage -: ir!: ' .f8.st
patter, most .. of which can .stand
cleaning for family audiences, but
score with comedy dancing. :.
Ink Spots have a record, radio and
screen reo. Deke Watson. BUI Kenny,
Hqppy Jones. Bernie Mackey on
guitar. Bowing , Bill Dogaett at the
piano gives off on ‘Put Your Arms
Around Me.’ ‘Lovely Way to Spend
an Evening.’ ‘.Shoo-Shoo Baby.’ ‘My
Heart Tells Me’ and ‘If I Didn’t Care.’
Look for their ‘Lovely Way to Spend
an Evening’ to let the record rooters
forget about ‘If I Didn’t Care.’
!:"■'/■■ ■■'■-:! Koll.
By Happy Bfenway i
Saranac Lake; N. Y„ Jan. 18. i
Margo Meredith, Rogerite and
chairman of the Bond and War stamp j
drive,, off;, to the big town for a 10- l
day furlough. . ':' ! .V-,-'-'-
John Eaton has mastered four
operations. '
Virginia Brown handed O.K. re-
port and permitted: to Indulge in
light exercise.
Harry. Barrett, that; 89' years young
Muggier, took a. short vacash in Syra-
I cuse, N. Y.: • :
I Richard Moore now cottaging at 24
Front street. Bedded with a . severe
I.COld,' ■
Pauline Russell received an O K.
from her medico to bowl, which I
means she is well .bii! the mend.
Write ;to tkose who are iif.
LYRICS.. -.MONaLOaUES
COMEDY.. ..DRAMATIC
For Stage — Cabaret — Radio
177S BROADWAY, NEW YORK
COI. 5-8340— Room 723
Cafe Loyale, N. Y.. bow as a nitery
has been postponed to Jan. 27 from
Jan. 20. Room will open with Carlos
Molina and Ted Black bands, Colum-
bis and Carroll, Georgia Cole and
Jimmy Dale. Two more acts are
still to be signed.
Spot, lor years a straight eatery,
recently changed ownership.
Port Worth. Tex., Jan. 18. ,
Clover Club, recently destroyed by
fire, will be opened Feb. 1 with floor-
shows and ofeh.
“The I nimitable f unster'^
CrURKXTI.Y
Hippodrome Theatre
K.U.TI.MORK, MM.
Personal Direction
Abner J. Greshler
RKO Bldg., Radio City
'! ■,- New York 20, N. Y
Available Jan. 20
Executives Attention!
! Former Stage shov/ and motion picture theatre o-'/vner and
marigger seeks position. Recently returned from sertrice.
College graduate.
WILL CONSIDER OFFER FROM ANY BRANCH OF SHQW
BUSINESS WHICH CAN UTILIZE THE DIVERSIFIED EX-
PERIENCE gained IN 12 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP-MAN-
AGEMENT OF THEATRES. '
Address Box No. 97. Variety. 154 W. 46th St., N. Y. 19. N. Y.
PEETA SMALL
‘THE CANADIAN NIGHTINGALE’
Singing Star of Stage and Radio
rniTenlly at tlie
HAVANA MADRID, New York
_ . AVttliablr for llimkine .April C, 1IM4
, E«. Mot.— HERBERT LYNN 1697 B'wiy, New York 19. CO. 5-0330
^dnesasy,; January 19*
VAUllEyiIil.E
57
Los Angeles, Jan. 18.
Vaudeville lost one of its: Coast
strongholds when the Orpheuin
shifted to a picture' policy after 11
years as a film-vaude house. 'Switch
was occasion^ by a ‘Wildcat’ strike
of pit musicians, whose wage de-
mands Sherrill CprwiUi OrpKeUm
operator, refused to meet.
Pitmen demanded $90 for 30 or
less shows a week, plus $3 for all
over 3b. They also asked $75 weekly
as standbys when traveling bands
are booked in, with the stipulation
that the house orchestra would not
; have to appear at the theatre while
Ailing standby time. Another de-
mand was a minimum guarantee of
I 30 weeks a year at S90. Under the
old rate they drew $63 for 22 shows
a week, plus $3 for each extra show.
' Almost a year ago, Jan. 29, Corwin
filed a request with the War Labor
Board to raise wages to $84 for 30
shows with $3.25 for each extra per-
formance, but was turned down by
WLB. He declared he had offered to
- take the latest demands to WLB, but
looters held but for an immediate
increase. Under wartime rulings,
Corwin , asserted, he cannot . legally
raise the present scales ' without an
okay. Local rates are said to be less
than scale for the same work in
Other key cities. ■
Meanwhile, abandonment of stage
shows at the Orpheum is a serious
Impediment to acts and bands head-
ing for the West Coast. With wartime
travel so expensive, touring troupes
; from the east require several proflt-
. able weeks in ■ • key , cities, ■ one of
which is Los Angeles. More than
one company is reported cancelling
Its western tour, which means that
San Francisco and other Pacific
coast cities will be affected.
New policy at the Orpheum is a
moreover first run, playing off
OVERSEAS WITH
U.S.O. SHOWS
Loew’s State. First program was a
double bill, ‘Government Girl’ and
‘Jive Junction,’ at usual 75c top.
Corwin served notice on the mu-
sicians, American Guild of Variety
Artists and sundry booking agents
that he is preparing legal action to
establish rights on future commit*;
liients.
Corwin’s position is summed up
in a letter explaining the theatre’s
stance. ■ , : ,
‘It is our intention,’ he asserts, ’to
take every step legally neces.sary to
protect , our interests and, : to , such
end to immediately file suit seeking
declaration, of pur rights and obliga-
tions, not only with regard to vari-
ous agreements for future services
of persons previously engaged but
those persons with whom we hold
contracts : covering present services.’
Hotel Commodore Drops
Show As Auld Bows In
Commodore hotel, N. Y., will drop
its floor show Feb. 3 with the debut
there of Georgie Auld’s orchestra.
Auld will be supported only by the
Glenn Miller Modornaires ; (formerly
Singers), working as a floor act.
Band and vocal group wiU break
in at the Stanley theatre, Utica, next
week (25-27).
GEORGE FREEMS
RHODE ISLAND SOLONS
RAP DRy
Providence, R. 1;, Jan. 18, •
Rhode Island Which never ratified
the Eighteenth Amendment, emphati-
cally wants no resurrection of the
bluenose baby of the last war.
Only about five minutes was
needed here Wednesday (12) for
both branches of the State Legisla-
ture to adopt a , joint resolution pro-
testing the proposed passage of any
national prohibition law, and point-
ing but that ‘millions of voters now
in the armed forcer of the nation will
be unable to express either their ap-
proval or disapproval of the position
taken by their representatives in
Congress concerning such legislation.’
Assailing this effort as ‘strikingly
similar to that which waS made in
the year 1918 when the wartime pro-
hibition law was enacted to conserve
grain and ultimately developed into,
the . Eighteenth^; ' A the
resolution said the Rhode Island
Legislature desired to be recorded
against reenactment of such legisla-
tion 'in the belief of that such legis-
lation has not only failed to accom-
plish its purpose, but has also
brought in its train conditions which
have pro veh detrimental to the pub
lie interest.’
Affairs of . the Boston local of the
American Guild of . Variety Artists
are still .up in the air, despite re-
moval of Tom Senna, local executive
secretary, and installation of Fred
Nerrett as representative of the na-
tional office. ; Legality of the meeting
which dissolved the Boston local has
been attacked by Hub performers,
who contend that they have been
legally deprived of their rights, with
dissolutibn of the local. ' ■'
; Matt Sheh'ey, AGVA’s national ad-
ministrator, is making a study of the
legal aspects. H ho finds that the
meeting was but of bounds, then Bos-
ton will get back its autonomy ... and
Senna will be restored as head of the
local. •: ’
In any event, it’s , doubtful : that
Senna will be allowed to hold on to
that post, Shelvey has charged him
with failure lb adequately organize
the jurisdiction, maintenance of a
siib-sfandard Wage scale and failure
Jo conclude minimum basic agree-
ments with most niteries in that area.
Shelvey will go to Boston to confer
with the membership upon his return
from a tour of locals, two weeks
l-hance.
_ Following disposal of the Boston
Situation, Shelvey will turn his at
tention to the Philadelphia local,
to
m
In an effort to secure pacts with
agent organizations throughout the
east atid midwesfi Matt Shelyey, na-
tional administrator for the Ameri-
can Guild of Variety Artists, and
Mortimer S. Rosenthal, ACSVA’s as-
sociate , counsel, will embark , on a
tour of key cities Friday (21 ) to
meet with percenter groups and sign
them to pacts similar to the one re-
cently effected with the Artists Rep-
resentatives 'Assn., New York. .
First stop on the Shelvey-Rosen-
thal itinerary will be Buffalo, Satur-
Springdeld, Mass., J^an. 18.
The Massachusetts Department of
Public Safety : has relaxed its blue
laws and will pbrmit dance acts to
be shown on Sunday vaude bills.
Bumps and grinds are still forbid-
den. A^'. a result Manager Gerry
Germain, of the Broadway theatre,
immediately booked terp acts for
this week’s show.
Vaudeville fans never did* under-
stand Why they couldn’t see live per-
formers do the same routines that
would be shown a little later on the
NOW KNTKBTAINING
IBK: BOYS IN SCOTLAND
WILLIE SHORE
Fermanl MaimKemeat: :
AL HORDE
Albert Mandel Breaks
Leg in N. Y. Theatre
Albert Mandel, of the comedy tee-
terboard turn. Three Mandels (ex-
Willie and Joe Mandel ), suffered a
brbken leg at the opening show at
the Academy of Music, New York,
Monday (17).
, Mandel wrenched his back while
setting up the apparatus, but hesi-
tated to call off the show. During the
next- to - closing trick, he again
wrenched his back, and a broken leg
resulted when he tried to catch a
partner who was catapulted off the
board. He was taken to the Colum-
bus hospital.
The Reddingtom, replaced.
JOE E.
LEWIS
CURRENTLY
CHEZ PAHEE
CHICAGO
St. Louis, jan. 18.
Vivian Nelson of the Kelson Sis-
ters (2), a trapeze act ; was injured
Friday (14) when she slipped from
the bar suspended from the dome
of * the Zodiac Lounge at Hotel
Chase, where the act is appearing,
and fell 18 feet. More than 500 wit-
nessed the accident. Miss Nelson’s
si.ster, Gloria, : continued the act
after the fall.
Miss Nelson suffered : abrasions
and a severe* sJiakihg up, but did not
require hospitalization.
Pitt Niteries Face 11 P.M.
Curfew for Servicemen
Pittsburgh, Jan. 18.
Cafe and bar operators hit the
ceiling here last week at printed
announcements that Safety Director
George E. A. Fairley would propose
an 11 o’clock limit for selling drinks,
but Fairley quickly denied the re-
port, claiming that his 11 ! p.m.
whistle would be for service men
only. ■/'; : T ' '' '
Insisting he is ‘not fanatic’ about
the question of soldiers and Sailors
drinking, Fairley said he was only
trying to put into effect locally a
plan ■ which has worked * successfully
elsewhere. ' Experiment was credited
with reducing venereal infections of
service men 50; percent in Harris-
burg, he said, '■ '■
Innkeepers breathed a little easier
at this, and some of them even gave
the nod ; to Fairley’s ! plan, since the
service men have been posing some-
thing of a problem in' many Golden
Triangle spots lately. Several month.s
ago, Fairley had proposed a midnight
bar curfew for civilians as well as
service men, but nothing: ever came
.of 'that; "v. '.v *; '
Carroll Darkens Nitery,
Then Settles With Union
Los Angeles, Jan. 18.
Earl Carroll re-opehed bis itheatre-
restaurant after two nights of dark-
ness, resulting from a walk-out by
seven stagehands in a dispute over
overtime pay. When pickets were
stationed in front of the nitery, other
union workers . refused to enter.
Strike was settled at a conference
between Carroll and Carl Cooper,
business representative of Interna-
tional Alliance of Theatrical Shop .
Employees, Stagehands Local 33.
It was the second time the Car-
roll’s shuttered because of labor
troubles, in two months. It was
closed from Nov, 26 to Dec. 4, 1943,
by a walk-out of waiters. ' '
Philly Midtown Bars
Philadelphia, Jan. 18.
Niteries and cocktaiTbafs in mid-
town Philiy; were ordered to keep
their bars shut tight until 9 p.m. to-
night (Tuesday) because of a special
Congressional election in tKe district
which embraces the .entertainment
belt. .
The election to fill a vacancy has
: caused little interest he.re and plenty
of hoisters are in for a surprise when
they are told that booze is verboten.
Cocktaileries just outside the ‘dry’
area are advertising that they’ll be
open alloday and expect to make a
killing.
Bonnie.’ Baker goes into the Boule-
vard Room of the Stevens hotel,
Chicago, Feb. 25 for .four weeks with
options.
day (22), after which they will hit
Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Cincin*
nati; and Pittsburgh.
Local executive secretaries and
national representatives -are pre-
paring for their visits by asking
agents and bookers in the various
towns to be visited to call meetings
for purpose of preparing agreements.
Situation, according to Shelvey,
looks good, but he envisions some
prolonged discussion in Chicago, :
where the Entertainment Managers
Assn, is asking that the bookers’ fee
be set at 10% and the agent be al-
lowed an additional 5%. ABA agree-
ment sets the commission split the ;•
other way around. Shelvey conferred
with Dave P. O’Malley Chi EMA
exec, in New York last week,* but ar- .
rived at no definite agreement,
Ohio Agents* Elect ; .
Cleveland, Jan. 18.
Eighteen Northern Ohio bookers, ■
meeting here last week to discuss
mutual problems, wound up organ-
izing the Ohio Guild of Theatrical
Marty Caine of the Frank Sennes
agency: was 'elected .president; Leo
Fredericks, vice-prez; Alfred Jack-
son, also of Sennes office, secretary;
and Merle Jacobs, from local Music
Corporation of America office, treas-
urer. ■*.; ;
In group which will be affiliated
with the Artists Representatives As-
sociation in New York includes
agents in Akron, Canton, Youngs - 1
town and Steubenville, O. Member- ■
ship is expected to jump to 50 after
their Feb. 6 meeting at local Olm-
sted hotel.
Formation of OGTA burned up
several dissatisfied downtown cafe
owners, who claim it will be used to
bludgeon them. One nitery proprie-
tor said he was so ‘disgusted with
low qualify of acts furnished him’
that he will henceforth do his own
booking via long-distance phone with
Chicago agents.
AL BORDE
PRESENTS
BENNY MEROFF
“FUNZAFIRE”
. COMPANY ■ ■
(FIFTH YEAR)
' ' nPTB'. Wbek
COLIfilHO’S. CBICAOO
Max Tishman to GAC
Max Tishman joined General
Amusement Corp. Monday (17) as
assistant to Harry Romm, act depart-
ment head. Tishman for years was
an indie agent.
Another assistant to Romm, Billy
Stein, .Was inducted last w:cek and
leaves for the Navy today (Wednes-
day).
Frank Sands to GAC
■ : Frank Sands, formerly with .Mop
Gale, joined General Amus. Corp.’s
cocktail department, Monday (17), to
work vtnth Mort Dayisi '
Sands fills the " vacancy created
with Danny Hollywood’s shift to the
GAC radio department, : .
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Wednesday, January 19, 19 1 |;
Variety Bills
WEEK OF JANUARY 21
Numerals In connection with bills below Imllcate opening: day of
full or split week. ,
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Funtami (2H-31) ,
Fraivcita . UoA^ .
Mobile
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The, Karsjcin. Show
Selinii
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Tilt tCiirsion •. Sho.w
CXISOKOIA
Awsrnsta
Mod^esMi (27-20)
. Rohtro Radio .fo-
NO. tAROUNA
Cliarlolte
Broadway (28-20)
. R.oa' of- T,(>morro\\'
Concord -
.Pnraniouut (27)
; Rby. Uf I'uitiorrow '',
DuMmin
Carolina' (27) .
BfeQ.zlng. Alontf
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State (28-20)
BreezihK', Aldus .
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State (25)
BreeKiUK 'Alony
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Carolina (28-20)
To jic ^ About GJs„ ,
BMAstdii Salem
, State (2«)
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Anderson
• : C’rltcrjoti ( 20 ) •
Rehtyo :vHadl(i jSbdA'
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Julia.' (MimAiitjiVH ' 7
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'Vlv'toby if'7 •' •'.'.'V
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Cabaret Bills
NEW YOKE CITY
AlKlora
Rill .G^lasH Ovc
GltuuTia Kaye
AlUllio Towne,-.
.laue Owen .
Itbffcr- Bowon .
V^iivco. Cnrraa:
Jo.o '.Pr'Isdo '
.TIa.1 Hib.kson-
Clave* Dixou «
T.ed' Sinitlv/.
iloy 'Rogers ,
Allic'rif) jrun'i'S J)
,,lpst' Cm'-bellu ,()i‘ch
Carlofi. VkirolaH Oro-
Jlotbl ANtor
(Astdr Biioi)
U.’oliimbian Room)
Toivwny Tucl5or Ore
- Ju'so Arbranil.'Orc-
CocUtnU l,>ouiigo
DleU .Kuhn
Hotel fleiinoiit
•••.:• Warn
; (OlasH Hal)
M [bko\v. Al jbrl Urc. ■
Jilrk 'RublUoy. .
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,Vnn ■ 'WtiVreh ‘
Ray Heat.Uerton, Ore
II otel .Coiiitnod<i re
(Century Room)
Eijvrlc ytadvl^Uera ■ O
Fbnmirdo Alva .
N:Ra.-,,.lV0H-a-.
P.ob Bitlo
(•'ucjvlla, ' ' :
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Jiurothy 'KvHvr •
Kay A'-uolt.
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tiordllvy KoUcr '
-Miahbl Go.rn'or 'Orcb !
Hotel nuio
(Plantation . Room)
‘•Al 'Trace' '•.. ;• '■■•7.
HOiel Edison
Ryan^Xlarroh Ch‘-c.. .
Hotel ENNex; iloiiae
(Casino dll l•arli),
•Abe Byninn '^Oi'C -
Rb.sc lliand .,
ji’i'iiii.kio .C'dnnbrs ; .
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Moini Kal
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Hotel T.ltieoYn .
(Blue Room) .
Cbunt Basie Ore'
Hotel McAlpln
(Marine Grill)
Glitclya .Tell ■
Ernest .Xlampry •
.Tbhtiby Mesaner Ore
Hotel New; YorUcr
(Terrace Room)
Soivhy Duhhain . Ore,
l>oi’X)ttiy CUviro -
.Pun: Parcy..
Mary .Trtne Teo
RrJ> 1 RiiaScll, , '
Rob Bftllard ;
BOOKING THE NATION'S I£AD1NG INDEPENDENT
VAUDEVILLE THEATRES
NEW YORK
PARAMOUNT BUILDING
AGENCY
BEVERLY HILLS, CAL
CALIFORNIA BANK BLOG.
V roinmbia
Carolina (20)
Talk., AbbUt'.Gl.s
(■reeiivllle -
Cdiiter (21-25)
Rentiw .Radio Hh<*w
TENNKSSKH
Kiioxvine
BIJoo (21)
•F^ratioitJi .- Key.
VlRCilNrA
, Ktnuioke
Roanoke (2<>)
R.ev bl Tonvbrrbw '
NEW YORK CITY
, S(ruud (21)
.Cbariio Barnet Ore
l.owb, , TlUo Si : S
'Ella' ..Mcirse ■ ■
' .Buniiy'“ Brings
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Charlie Barnet -Ore
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, Bunhy, Briggs
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F^irle (21)
I.nuiH ' Prhita ' Ore ■
Beatrice Iv.'i.y
Sydfd!
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• .Rit.Z Tl'ros •
Oborgie Auld. Ore '
'Bill :.BaMey'.': . .
Susan Miner ’ . : .
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Count Basin; Ore :
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Louis Pri-ma,’ Ore. .
X''ii*g'inia .YVeiiUer
.Walter nare' Walil
Jeanne Blanrlie '
XXASUiMt'ION
Earle (21)
Tb.o .Ko-vyb-ttrs.
Tim Herbert . •
Olsen &. Sli[v
‘.WhitKO.n BrAs :
Chua Oilaycr .
'i’h.e Rnxyettoa -
Tint HfU'beiU
()lsen Shirley .7
Wliilson. Bids -7.
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Jant': .'X)ouglaR •
(8. to fill) ■
(20-38)
Paul (luTHbn , . 1^'
Harry J.loso ' Cb
(8 tO' nu) '•
: (17-m
Silver Streaks . .-
.Jlovoi'iy '.Pa j?t*'
.Trumpet '2
George Jones
,17 jynes'. • .*. 1 '-erry '
J>yji>M'uok (22-28)
Crltiria...; j )uvis,. ! . .
■(Jeorge .Jidje's'.- •
(;rio; lilt) • • -.•J*,’
Siinii>sidc (22-T8)
M M'ark^^'- , . .- - ;'7-'
,,'Winl'k' .. ..
i7:M,e'kie': .N'lheiviit. 7 v-'.''
,To.d--‘A-7'.A-r,t •■Mill-.n'--
AM.ICNTOWN
Male (M-2(i)
■8,,'AVeiik,.
B.ob, Ea.stf)'ii;-,ro.,
8 'Virtory; (liH.-
II \M I.MORIO
Ili|jipodrOini 7 .( 2 l)
Vanglin. J'\r(TMro|* Cji;c
1 .'J>e)t'br,-’ •„
;( i['r -.M-ai-siMv.’; ■
■{] • IVIu'fp’hy '- Si';/ - r
State (20-22)
liiXhP : Av ilathyu's -■
.V ; if-ktigd
Robcvis. Si.s iiL- .'SV
..7 (28-20)
Trbley S.i,s-... ..-i-- •;
•i’,eVeiv«(-'iiaii , . " •■-'
,Le\v ■j;Hi'(iw.)i.'f'ci7
Jr,: Bjickwa'lier Co'
, ■ 140STO.X, •
Brudrord Jf4itcl (20)
B.ek-Mar 7
Jlalii' A Harl/ '
Andre\y.'j7--Hi.s'. ' ■■
Artie- ihimr ■. •. /
BhU Uritb,. :
(AMIM'IN
Towers (2 1 -28;
licnyis & Van
Arthur Benspn .
Aiiuarlum Rest. .
M I’owpll' Maniacs
Jerry Montuiiiia Bd
Angjc Bond 3
Arniando’t ^
Ahn' F>'hhcine
. Bal Tubarln '. .
Rby .Pouglas V - .
S Mon tm.av.tro; dls
.Vcorn. & Simmons
.Tack Barrie ,
;Lou Harold ' Ore •
..b’r.a nk ,\V arre.rt- ; Ore
Rill iicrtoiottPfi
Nonna ..Raymond
TvauHV, Wilson ,. ,
Vincent Pierce , ...
Sally GpocVwin .
Moya Gifford //
Loretta,; '.Lane •
'Victor Dietz, «
. .Tiu'iitl.V -BaUer
'Gcoi'B'e iforrls. Ore;
()0n Syivlo Pro
Roberto Ore-
BilPa Oay llO’a
FJhel GUberl :
Joan Reilly
• (';',lUu’l6s Roftoff:’
, Borhie Grauer ;'
Hitrold Willard. ;
.Jac.k R.vah :
(di.hrles Strickland
Jimmy Burns ’
'Bill Kelsey .
Gay 90’s .Quartet.ti
Bhio ;AnaeV
,Nrinn,-7rViras{)va
;'l.'ive.: rk'V, hards . -
ol.vn,. Knight .
Gordon Andrews O
Club 51
Frankio . Ilyera .
Pat’ Harrington
I)iane Fontaine
•‘Marco ■•.'-'■ ; ;
Peggy O'N'eni ■
Marie rAlcCall;.
•Marcia Kent: /
Club 1-3-8
Roger. Stearns - ;•.
Myra K.ingsley
:Copa('abaun
,Timmy Dnranie. .
’Mary Rn.ve & Kaldi
7.Kn;i’en (.'.tiop'er ’;
fuii rry, BrobJ<9
Ai Mdr'oJ' linAV
•Miiitn .Sc,;7\m)tt
Los Andidiil' -
Tiiamba Si'rfens
J(*fi,l7l,lerron .Ore •
Frank: M.ni t) Ore.
• Con Rongb'
.Riaino: .A^arrCfl',-
Pick;. Wilson, Orch
Bela Rizony
Jack tibmpsby**.
Viclory’ Bpys & Girl
'Air. Lane 3
Don; Baker
Barbery, Coast Boys,
Diamond Horseslioe
Bob Ban :
yivicn Fay
'Victoria'-' Ra.he
Ross Sis
KoUIi .lion
. Sylvia ■.J-Jarfy- .•,,•
. I.rarry .Meehnn
James 7B, AVllsoh
LOW, HITE
ami STANLEY
strand, New: York
WEEK3':-;/
Mgt. Eddie; SMITH
1 5,01 B roadway, N e w ..Vo rk
.lijlifi ■ f,.'arl<i hs-,’ :Trio'
•X.t,'im’r.L'. J.-toss".
Kuii'ty- '.iVvml Icl o'h-. .’
(’afe .fm
yiU.C'c.iit, Cal,ii'f)0'S0-;-p.r,
, .\1 i^u'ci'7'
Cull! . Slu'iclj
OliiUoWio
'.Ti.ihi.iiyS.'rt'O'
■.Jvcnh.eUi .^p.o.hrcr ,
John -
KuM'cne .l‘'i(vl,ds Py'..' ••^-.
•'.Tej.d'y. '.Wilaoh OrC
Caf© society •
. (VilluK©)
• reiirl . Primus 7
M u ry .Lou., W itl la hi a
•72.i.viijs .stc-wart '. .
.Jusij. 'Wlvilc '7-,
;Eddi.ci.:If,cy'Vo(>d Ore
Ctinbah <:
Lr-o KiUi:n. ?
pa in.iy. ' X^ates Oro ;' •
- CuHiiio Ruhr© :
.Nihft' •Tara.^ov’a
Ij'dvitrl. Malvicnlto
N I f d J 6 ) a s ' 1C li a.d a r i k ,
N'''Vm7'ill'e Ballet;' '
Vkullinir Lazarev ,
'C. COilolban Ore. .
• > Oriilli-8 ,
Cldi’lahd -Wilson
Kdd.ie tUeole .
Mho .'Ti'nrncs • 7-.
,Ma?vIh'‘- Johnson:;
(iiib 18 '
Roy Sedley • - '
Lsosh Bulls'' -■
. Will 7Quhhime'yer’ ;
.'ilosiVl-le -'.G ra'rif '
'Jiiii.v Banks
-Bobby • Da-vis •'• • '
'Fyrt-nfC.'l H'o n'd orsoh’.
;(71ri'u •\Va,h.'. V ...
'Vi.ii : T'ru \'crs: OhclV ,
•limin.v Dw.v«*r’i .
Khi.in'i?- Vii’ifVn.r-'-"'
7Jai'sl.i.a.7l''ieTt1'*' .■ '• - '
i'lrbrk .-ii;' Tif.a u.
.Virginia 'Ffi It '
. Jul';i;r;-(le’i;':i[y' .
Slnginfi-. -W niters !•;
El ('hlio
'll.oi'il.a: :•-' Vel'erp'
.ri I'li '7 f oi-.i'.f.' i‘a. : • ' •
.AhMlBuiro,, -N'lla'lLA '
■J.uati JbstrSiiro^ ••
.pdM'r .G'otnojs .
-F .do 'IhiOi.najf.'Orc; . .
El >ioroc('p
CI1 n ii ncey G 'roy ■ Or*.
:dtiquito ,orc
'A-.n(iy!3 i-:Eiod'o'.'
Clvarlca Ihwalij 7
GreeiuVlcli X'llluge
lion'ny Fi.cld.s; ,
.l''lfn'-ia X'ostbffr. ■
.(‘ariiiilila. Si I>ce
•Dlmi' Ilossl ,
Mihl'rbd. Vv(i>t Gi's
Ned T.lirrVt'y. Oi‘c " 7
Los, Ilhuiijboitd’o'H. ,
ilavana-Xlladrhl
(lhu-C-lurASiavtinc‘*4 '
Jerry. Mapes
Mary Jano Lawsoii
Billy. -Peterson-.
Art Paulson. Orch
Peter Kent OrCh
Hotel Park COhtrai
(Gocoanut tirovo)
Shop .Fi.elds Ore ^
G & G, /Bernard '
(Royal l*alm>
Ragtime Bhiitly
J,‘bo Hart
•Frank .Rosatl'
Linda Carroll. .. . - -
Hotel, runnsylvanfa
(Cafe RouBc)
.Charlie- ypivak Ore
, .H6tc« riorrel
(Cotillion Kmim)
lyiyrus'-', .
trvvin Corey . ' ;
The Itbben.Os
iVlavgavet .Sco.t't , .
.Forrest GbodeiioUgh
Kilty Crawford ..
•Stanley . Rielbo Ore .
(Cafe Pierre)
,;EMe,n 'Mitcliell,:'
Stanley Molba Ore
Hotel Plaza
, : (PerRiaii Romn)
John Hoyaruiit .
OomcT: & Beatrice
Bob-Grant Grc ' ' .
Hotel Rooscv.etl
Guy Lombardo. Ore
WaltOr PernOr Ore
Hotel bavoy Plaza
(Cafe LoiihRe)
Clcinento Ore
Florinda ’ >
Joseph' Sfarvln ;Oro,'
liotcl Slieraton
(Salire Room)
Diincan .Sia ; •
: Bc.r'-iTinr
Tihd :Vtti,oht,l.' 7 , 7
Pn't .GaihCrdh
Jo'h’y7Wain-ii'’',
. iCi n R • J ab n so,ri ■Ore '
; . Hotel St. Moritz '
Dol orCs,^ O.cr Ca rmen
Ron. Perry.' GrC ’-
Ifoiel St; Regia
•Ann. Robinson ,
B •• Sr, .1,’ckay • W h f gh I- •
.Pani',-c'asi-io' - • V I,
.Marg;ii.Vt -'Barrv " •;
,Mrlrf'ia.-:\i.,'’'Buhl'--;
.Si):a..!‘lce.,Muh'.''l'c-r' .. ::".
i r.ol'on: Th.d.m,ltsbhi -
( iornldi no' ido . T a *5 ;
..Freddy. .Mllkiir'.. O'rc
.7!heodch-a ".Brooks i
ilolol Tuft
,Vin ceht- T*6i,>0'/{ Qrc
Hotel XVrthiort- ,
Astoria
.'Aniiiantiry '.Ulc.ke'y-
•■Ko'.iril(M'i,ki> A' -ZorrlCb
Lina KomaV
X'lyicr' Cugaf Ore
, Mischa.’ B.o'iT-'O'ro"
Iliirrican©
Ted 7,-Cwls -Aii:' Orb,''. •'
'Rbe'd' ,Si s.lc.rs •■-.' • • •'
Garuldinc, IXg ; Rdl'a ■'
.7%Ul AVlitto- '
.T’b'ddy. Hnlo .' 7 . •
Bf'ho. . ,
Ciutrbi.s
June Kthvnrt'hs
Iccinml Kcniaiinint
•ji»<7v,. N'-ami.; • " \
lUfEi-iy. Wi.iltb. .
'U.tgTVh'ito 'Bros '
Alai !.vn Martinez
;(7ivkt5i;iJ. Duci'h to;,
j'Cf'l KdU,\ Oro .
•;Ahs-olb .'.O'J'c •'.'.' r'
Jitiuny Ivoliy'e
Glcndit Hope •
.'.70 '.',A'..ii'tr Citl'llfM''. ■ .. •
Jtilm ..Ituclfwubd .
.d’o-rry-.s-ildka _, •
.J-Veiiv-b".-. . .7''' •
Ali’l.dri'd Tn'ico'-^', .
ll.67it'»?V'd'vS:'-.Udsita'' •"
t'.arlO,i':At > Uoaa
tvoruA-Ubodo',. •
Joe ChpkilP Ore . ' ,-
.KcU.v's Stable -
Clark' .Uoiiro.o Oro. '
(k.i [ U i\ M, 1 1 U \ ',
:C71a.rcnV'o.'' I-‘ro’M:|-.' 8 '••.'
J)in-k I'al'tcrsb'u ■ ‘
Brll’y-' J>’?i (dolH
Atiss Rlih jtj^inl.v '•
La Conga
C. Mi’.Mh.'h- Ama.ya. . '
' ;• ,■'•'.'• .. , '•;' '■
Aiijdniti i.?r . Lermor .
(Jlbrin , .IlcUnonto F
'ibit'd- -7- •' • '
tJt'-ro.i.iri'i'vo -.■V'ilifi.r'in’Q
.Alan H . ''1 iohilnguc^j' ’
lyu .Alarliiilauo. '
7c'r<j7,''A.l.o.s't-bl ' .
.'Mu'rUVh 'Sis
-AlHnl)>Tf7ubcha.. -7
;A.ln.\i, Jlcrgero Ore '
.Socassfrj Ore 7-
'Latin Quarter '
•Billy. ,Vi(i;e • ', • ■ , ’• •
(.'anliivi;^r-'' ;
A.r.nzz.oiU' S*- Abbott-
S h 0 M ; vV K a';.v 1.U b > mT
(diTist ia.in -.b'aiviuy. • 7
llcury tl’hbiTicn . , ••
:<'hariov;t' .,i,)ui)vee V '
'Ad.<,.‘lQ.'-l?nprish -' .. •-•-■.'
Don AlcGraiie Orch
Jose', t'oKioz Qrch
I.a X 10 Purlslcniie '
Celeste Holm
. Leon A Eildle’i
'Kd’dia..Da,v.ifl : '. '.7 •
,I C u t U.b ri u b ' I A C li a h.g
Kjvl'jpria & Alicia ■
A lion ;•&, .R'eVb)'.:
J.nv k- A l a n n - ' • ’
Shorry; -p.riUon . !•
••Alarvlu -.Si,s..
J.ii.rio ' /rpliUHtib.)*© / ■ -
Eddlee ■Adrebh
TiO.ii Afai'ti-n' Ore ' .
(-arJ« Casino
Dick .Gttypdrre Ore
Marga . • . .
■Shiolc't) iS:. Rosatl : '
J'l,la'y;ue Hunio -■ '” ;;
& Rosati
. It H I i-ih It 0 tgoj’s Till
Oicl. itbiininiilan
Elenhy.Naden •.
Fahehon..' • -
I;e'o. Fuld'-..^■.■.. ,
Sadte Banks
Joe Lnf'orte Ore ■
ParlH qui .Cliuiile
Pieno db Caniaux .
Alyretto i-’bnsclio
Syl,vle.-,S't.. (••vfjd-r .-; -: '
Uichard TAIanning -.
JcuTi'ne Afo.raiii ,
I'-conan'l. Kllioit -‘ .
Irma Jui’.lHt
Queen Alary
Naya v.Grocia
Vora. N-iva 7
CaHtalho & Barry
Guy Mar.tin Girls
Pat C.laytoh- .
TrVihg-:Conn Ore .
Peter Rotunda Bd.
Rogers Corner
ICbrfi Kobblors
Tj a rry Lef.cou r i Ore
Papaya .Ilnwalians . .
Victor: Quartet . .7 ,
Harold Green
Roa3 MarT^ean • ■
-Pltir D’Arny.
3, AIcrryihaTcOvs .
.Sig, Sohoib drei, :
Rubaii .Bleu
•Born'ic :.A^■vHt••■•
•.:I*;^‘teVs ';Ki.f4-, 7
Afaxine SuUlva'h'
diHevBol.s
I ferhi an . (3ii i I ti son 3
.j.uVlus Afohk •
^ipIv'ylH Roof
ConsiicU* T’kayortoh,
.Wa K*‘j. 'TJ bo, race ;
RodgiM’ A'auKhair
Riiss SniUU Orch . .
Tony’s Trmivlllo
Cy.VVal.tcr
Rita. AJoliha •
'A'I(!X (Tri’Mldn. ■•■ '
Harry Lo Roy
.Edy.: , .••.■’7.'-'. .
: IJuH T>a vl«
.Uhangi Club., .
. Vi6]a.'%Terferap'n
.ITo.t.-.rha Dr.eiy
, X’ersalllei
jne A^7Mahingtpn .
Cook 'ife , Th’o\vh . '
Clauflja WiiCe.lor .
,/Sbca.>«H0v‘‘ -Ore '• , .
•.dwdg‘.'j!'t''-T'’i.sko ' •,
!Vi(,l \01man- dr.o- -
Bahchll-n' Ore •
..Lu-(:-jl'.lia.'. V
Crk'is ••-.Cross ■
f !.<) r.d i'i y , '«t.' . ^J’ r.i a n o ' • , ^
Dnvhl' ’■Tti;;nfikfl
•Trhnc ' I.Knvthorne
D. n.b' -Pelh'iont ".•
Alar.lon '-NilCs-'' •••.
Village Riirn
Dick' .- -Thom a 3-'.-.
'iGoi‘j‘i ..(.kill* . • ■
.•;Pun-,;p.ri'i\v'nlef‘.‘ir‘ H '
. X Mingo X’migimrd '
WUhnny Ji'inc?? •
• K . .D'yc'i.’-^Bcpn'b'tt' •; ;
•Given'- •'i’yhff '■ '.•.-'• •'
J-oo ThoiiVaa .3; •
* WUel
Bob !.;0«'',7
Ca.rjno.i.i A|(>n\i (vy'a'-. •
■■Tflm,.mv.- ' <I Inydcrt .--•:,
A’lKr. Tlihlcon •"• ■
.G.mmTc-„.Hnd. i,;’/
.n'iVo'J'rniloi-rf,',-, ■
ITarry/’ .It'drtoh;. Ore '
Zanzibar
AfauiMor' 'Rbcc^t.
’rihek’-jindiBiibliJca-.
/BiH: iifii'icy. ••
■A'da llU'own ' ;. ■ ;
j*at'li'.'.rKoii •*'?'• :Jfl-cks’n
.t,0l>H--fV.,-W'1ldM'-:' ...
.b^’ildi.y ;;Lou;,iK -Orch • '
O’xi.j'iii'.v'.'i Tid
Strand Sets Georgia Gibks
First theatre date for’ Georgia
Gibbs, Camel Caravan .‘•oug.’itres.s, ha.s
been set 'oy Willia m Morris at : the
Strai-id,. N. Y.
She opens early next month for
three or four weelts,
Night Club Reviews
Continue^: from , page 56;
TerrafO llooiii, l*iU
then by themselves in, some showy
:S,pina and. stunts ahcl -lafe^^^^ Miss
Lewis at the beginniiig of iter first
number. They disappciu’ tjiiioiny
then, leaving the-riiik^ tlie stfn' ox-
d^us,ivbb^■'/ '■./ ■: ■■
Show’s booiced in for six weelrs
\\hth , erptidns . iandi cllc'kiiig; SO' well
Jiere'' it.’ 11 probably stay fo,!-. ' some
tnhe. . .The Lowis;, revuc is designed
accurately, in every detail, for the
intiniato. cla.ss rooms, and that inaltcs
it a pnsliovor for the Will igrii 'Penn.
Spitainy foi’ch, , with Eciclie Metealfe
do:ing a nice job, on the vocals, totli
titoues tb .dish put some'' okay;, ;.dah,sb-
pation, dinner music and show ac-
compuniment. Colien.
1loiil<‘varil lloiiiii. i'lil
(STEVENS HOTEL)
CIncaqa, Jan: 6.
puke d:17:v rote
Betty Roche. Albert Hibbler, Ray
Nance, Rex Stewart: Johmiiy’ Hodges;
iniuimtiw :$3.50'..$4, . . tv,.
Newest addition to. Chicago'.s . night
spots, this room reopened New
•fear’s Eye after being dark for
severt : years Room seats T.'iO and
is:, of- French moderne decor with
coiorings ,; of. ;■ wine-red and blue
against white walls, . ■ ombelHshed
with rich draperies and mirror cov-
ered columns. In the lodesigning.
r.opin has boon terraced at several
levels' in a somi-circular sweep from
the small dance floor,
LDbke, ElliiiRton and his aggrega-
tion fui-iiish the entire show, provid-
ing a,, short sessipn of specialties, by
members of' the; 'Outfit iri addition: to
the, sinboth excellence of his dance
music , .rangirig: .fi-oin soft, miited
:melociie,s tp hot scorching rhythms..
Betty Roche, blues singer, is. heard
in:: ‘Sho . Shp .''Baby’ and .an .excerpt
from . the Rilke’S- bwh siiite - 'Black,
Brpvvn.,.a'nd',Beig,e’:,Alb,oft. Hibbler,
blind vocalist, cpntribs ‘Dp Nothing
Until: You. Hear From Me.’, ,aiid ‘S.urh-
irhertime’. to nice results. .Ray. Nance
fpllowe", with .vocal.'. 6C,;,'‘S11p: of the
Lip. Might Sink ,a: .Ship,': topped off.
by a few. bbo.gie-wQogie steps:
.lohnny ,'. Hodges solos , ‘Don’t " Get
Ai'ound Mlieh Anymore’ , on his alto-
sax: Rex Stewart does a ti-iimpet
concerto ..'.called ‘Boy ■ .Meets Born.’:
Highlight. ..of .. the : ' Short, show is
medley of,. Ellington , ttines featuring
Ellington at The keyboard witli
‘Mood , Iridigb,’ ' ‘Sophisticafed Lady;’
‘Solitude.’ ‘Caravan’ and :btlier of his
compositions lot a solid hit.
7%faxi««’'N* Frigieit
San Francisco,'. Jan, 14.
Ben Blue, Patti Mdore,^^:^
Austin,. Jerry Bergen; Ben: Lessy,
S’d Ton lack, \ Rica Marliner, Leo
Catalana Orch (U). Minimum $2.50
Saturday and Sunday, $2 other
nights, ...■'
. Sam Lewis,: the- reti.i-ed • vatide-
villian (Lewis and: Moore), who
found t’iie goose which lays the
golden- egg in San Francise.o’s Slapsy
Mpxie’s, is reaching; after more of
the nugget harvest .by ' routing big-
ger . and . better ' shows to his Ipc.al
spot:; . After;, a Hpll.y,wopd.':break-i’ni
Lewis lifted- his show bodily, except
Pbil Harfis’, orch,: and shifted them
,here . to, replace; the . Yacht , Club-
Boys -.who returned to, fllm,s. ' ' . ' '•
: ®bn "Blue, who bought, put, ..Slap-
sie’s .part in the Lewis beanery s,vn-
dicafe, IS';, funn.y an the blackout,
stage, .The . .audience , liked Blue’s
antics, : his . slippery-footed dancing,
and: " his . ' flare foil; hokum. ' 'He‘
operated with tool.s severely worn
.around , the edges, but it brought
down the rafters. ■• / :
. Jerry Bergen docs a good emcee
■TOb and .doubles in , bi’as.s, for a ' Tot
pt'; ;the gags, His' songs, while 'not
Life,. Thomas oi-. ..Crp.s-by. stylo, /(are:
f(p(Ki enough for. the;, smoky alraos-
phere. ,-; ,Sid 'Toma.ck and Beii: Lessy,
Complete ; , th.P masculine. .parade,
. theii- strip-up ; standing 'out, as their
'best .bit..:,.:S-
: .The feinme chores' ar'e .taken: care
of ..by . Marie ‘Bu tch’ ,Au,1tin; .a :Siire '
.bet: : ' : She .drew thg.. only two 're-'
caHs of; 'the ievening and could have
JUKen .rripre; '■ :Rica ; Martinez: . is hot,
stuff,';;, bred.,::, iri • t-he i chilpiCori-oarne
'cpyptry , arid.: has the ■;gbodT’rieighbQj‘s;
touch.: ; The. crowd, weri.t. for her : in a
,big_:way';; .'
Leo Catalano ha.s been around so
'ip.ng '. ev.ery brie k:rio.ws what .to, ex--
Pect. from .-Mm 'and his. orch; ■ ' He'
started as a boy" in the old KYA-
days .back , in .’28. arid .has been -at' it*
ever since. Lai-rp.'., ';.
Ii;iii|iir<4 Fill
(PALMER HOUSE)
, . 7''. Chicago:. jrgn,;M.::.:
A,. RohinSy N Long,
Jr., Ran Wp^e's ' OrcH .. XlAL w
C.dmilla.Pane; AhboW.Daiicefs :U2);
niiiiimum. $3-.$3..50.
•Hildegarde took, over this swank
'spot last night: for :i2 weeks and, as
expected, ; .captivated' .: the opening
night, ■& capacity audience 'with /Jlei-
songs,- ;. clowning; . showmanship arid
chatter. ManageiriCrit reports' that
reservations' have been. , niade«-. for '
weeks; .in -.advanoe . .so :,it:': iQoks ■liicS .
capacity; provylis' fin- ; gome time to
.epme,..: - .'
::^CQmirig7'oi7 to ,'aiv .bvatm^^ ''the ■
yibpant, . spontancops . .:charitiSotsiLv
irom Milwaukee, -has tiiQ,,au'cUoneb 'in ■
her. . Hand ;.froni,', her -opei.viivg -xolia
•Keep Your ; Sunny Side Up' u, he^
ffna e, a ' . plan arrarigonient ' of'
■Braluns... ‘Fifth Hu»gai’iaiv Dance'
Iri between .she .oft'ers irii Be Seeini*: -
You,’. . -EilhPr'. m Or Too
Old, a medley, ol throe ‘Oklahoma’
numbers, '‘LasSt Timo '1 Saw: Pai-is ’
‘•When, the Lights Go Up m Londoii’
among others 'ari(l.,-vriis a':so(;k-';iit.' , . :
: .FreCediiig her are the Abbott
Danebrs :.in',.'.a-:.fa§t', :rou.tjri'e '.ac't-'ob
number;- A.: .Robbins, who produces a
tricklo'ad ot gadgets, bananas iincl
.luimerPiia :: other items from his
overcoat, comes in tor heavv hancl-
whac-king.
The :‘Tcn O’Clock Little Sliow’
gives the Ran Wilde orch a chance
to make an excoilont impression lor
•his local debut too oil' with Tscliai-
kowsky ..tunes,, and a piano chiet
with Camilla, L'arie,. ',Mis.s Lane, also
the band vocalist, carves her own
niche with ‘I’ll See You Again,’
'Zigeuner,! .and -Begin the Beguine.'
and almost stops this part of the
.show. ■ ■
Nick ■ Long, Ji-., impresses with
clever tap routines that include
imitations of Buddy Ebsen and ILil
Leroy, an expert Spanish flamenco
wit-iv ballet twists and a boogie-
woogie tap. , "....•: :.
Wilde’s; -darice tunes are smooth
and en.ioy able with the four Addles
in the combination giving added
color, to the orchestrations. Morp;
Fred Jo^e to Direct
Stevens Entertainment
Chicago, Jan. 18
: ■ Fred Joyce .has beeii appointed di- -
.rector , of .advertising, - publicity /apd
entertainment' for the Slev'eris Hotel,
succeeding Carl Harris, : who re-
signed. Joyce: will ; be. .assisted' by,
Mrs. Palmer Glenn, tvhb did , pub- ■
licffy for the /Lake Shore AthlCtie
Club, :, and / Elsie . Sachs; of . the:
iIcCann-Erickson agency.
.Joyce was . forinerly with Uriited
Artists' doing territorial :exCharige ■
exploitation, prior to that was special
publicity representative for David
Selznick. :
LITTLE JOE RICH.ABDSON
Songs
9 Mins.
Apollo, N. Y.
This little West Indian boy vocals
in combination of jive and Calypso
styles, His thick accent overshadows
Jyrics ;most , of- the; tlpve,: thereby
obliterating whatever eoiriedy effects
he’s striving for. L,-./" : '
: Material is confined to tunes' :.like.
‘West .Inijiari BliiCs;’ ‘Haflem Man*
arid Ugly Woman;’ He- closes, with
a resurrected version of : that old
reliable, ‘And I Only Had 50 Cents',’
complete with new title, ‘Advantage
Was Never Done' but. the same bid
lyrics.
appeal is limited to
the. Negro houses where they’re
farniliar with the : acc.erit : and : ma- 1
terial. , Other .audiences will have.
difficulty , -tinderstandirig: , hini. ■
LEROY WATTS
Tap Dancing
6: Mins,.".
Apollo, N. Y.
;■ Although ;;ha:ving. '.motliing' .'but '-of
the 'Ordinary to. oiler iii' tile tap->lirie,
.Watts; 'attempts lo .get :-:omeUiing ,
difTei-erit ■ .by. ' 'introducirig- ' business ,
■with - a : Gh'a ir. but... it ■ ' has . so ' little ■'
firiesse ,:ari,d,no,velfy...tli.at pi-ovidt-is
np. Ihlt’.at, all. Opiy 'Ihirig that .stirred /
audierice to any- mariuai aotivity at.-
.all; was- short bit that Cliisod act -vvith.,'
watts, seated'/in ebirir .flingirig'h'is feet '
all over the place.
/No. cban'iie of ter:|3ef.,hi:ttin:g,.the':big
tune \vith,' 'pre.sent' i.liiie ':ihotif'h ;■
.glimmer of hope ,lie.s; in 'fact,' that he.,
haridles hirriSGlf wCll,;aiTd abHily.;,
SALT AND PEPPER
Tap Dancing
10 Mins.
Apollo, N. Y.
;Team :6peiis. wiik'sinkini intro but ■ :
,(juiekl.y ;,.:shiftS into, bUsiriO.s.s 'be.-,i :
suited to them--“tapping.' , From then.
on: 'they., are , in,, ■ sine© they- .-have. a. ;
roLrtine',;Which:,pCrmits ,them,nfo dLs-
,play ; their "riot - incohsidetable ' ablV
ities;:'i:6 good .effect. ' Female '- duoi
garbed , in. cream-ccii.p'red/tuX'edoes
display ■spl,it;-seco'(id ■ timihg:' and in-
ti ividual talent: ‘They look good 'to-,'
gether arid can ,h oi d the i r own singl.y. ■
•Wheit; eitughf ■ they, had' to beg'o'ft-
after', knocking: themScives, out ..with
a; lap, aiid acro rout ine.
: Co.lild .fill, the :biU- at better houses,
Wednesday, January 19, 1944^
LEGITIMATE
59
, V fey ; JACK PCLASKI ' . J
William Collier, master o£ repartee
" on both : sides of .the footllthtS) who>
passSfl- hway atVltis Beverly Hills
home last Thursday (13), was one of
■the most popular comedians on
Broadway .'lop more^ thari a!, genera-:
tion. He was 77 and had been in-
■ active for nearly two years. For
some time it was known that Collier
would not survive an extended ill-
ness, His widow, the former Paula
Man-, had confided to friends in the
ea.st that his condition was hopeless.
■ :■ She ■had; been his constant attendant
during his illness. i ^'^ ■'■"■ ■, '■'’■■ '■■':
Although ‘an autocrat backstage,
■'." there was no denying Collier’s abil-
ity at farce comedy, nor his aptitude
' in writing gags into average scripts,
thus earning him co-authorship
rights. As a star who provided
laughter he insisted on 'all preroga-
tives of his position, and when sup-
■ porting players . evoked mirth.
Collier not infrequently rewrote the
; script to his own benefit. . But that
didn’t go when he teamed with the
late George M. Cohan.
, ‘Cohan and Collier’
The combination of Cohan and
Collier started as a gag in the ..Friars
Club and they appeared in club
shows together, invariably the highr
. light of such performances.. Cohan
■ coached. Collier i n hoofing, ■ much to
. . ■ ■ the delight of audiences. Both were
dapper little men and both had small
feet, their shoes being e.specially
■ made with rather high heels. Col-
lier eflected derby hats, while Cohan
stuck to softer lids, with the bnm
invariably tinned down. , ■ ■■,■■,''■■
Collier was one of the mo.st super-
siUious . actors who ever trod the
boards. He never entered a dress-
; ing room without fingering the door-
. ■ frame from top to bottom. To
’ whistle in his dressing room called
; ' for dire ..threats Of ' felonious, assatilt.
The comedian, was an inveterate
horse player and in his prime at-
tended the track daily when that
was possible, usually accompanied
by the late A!f Hayman, an associate
of Charles Frohman.
Frohman Star
Collier’s heyday on Broadway was
between 1900 and 1920, and during
most of those seasons lie appeared
. i under thev Frohman management.
■ ■ Curiously enough, when Collier be-
came financially secure, he exhibited
a penurious streak. • /Yet, ■■ a pan-
handler asked him. for a dime one
evening and Collier gave him a
dollar. But he made the guy prom-:
■ ise on his knees to spend it on booze.
The amusing anecdotes involving
; Collier are legion, . but there’s one
not often mentioned. In 1906 Collier
. and the late John Barrymore were in
. San Francisco. They were about to
sail for Austrafia, where they later
appeared : together in ‘The : Dictator’
and ‘On the Quiet,’ when ’Frisco was
wrecked by the earthquake and fire
that followed. Troops took charge
and all hands, including Barrymore.
’ were ' forced . to help ' clear . debris
from the streets. When the latter’s
: uncle. John Drew, heard about that,
. he said: ‘It took a quake to get Jack
out of bed and the U. S. Army to put
: ' liim to work.'
‘Fastest’ Comic
.. Admittedly the fastest comic on
the stage when in his prime. Collier
had but one flop: when associated
, ■ With Frohman. . It was ‘Who’s Who.’
. Amoitg his sock hits were ‘The Dic-
. tator,’ 'Caught in the Hain/' ‘The Man
from Mexico,’ ’Xothing But Lie.?,’ .
fdiiowed by ‘Nothing But the Truth’
,. and ‘Xovor Say Die.’ Collier col-
; laborated on many of his. successes,
. but ‘Man from. Mexico’ and ‘My
Friend from India’ -wore written by
■ ;■'■■■ H. A. Dushouchet. •
.. With the late Sam 'Bernard. ' Collier
was in' the first ‘Music Box Revue;’
They were the star comedians, in
those . musicals. His other musical
show, appearances included 'Hello
Broadway’ with Cohan, the first
‘’inanities,’: ‘Scandals’ :and,:‘Svyeetheart
Time.’ He was at the peak when
. it the Weber and Fields revues with
; : other names such as Lillian Russell,
Fay Templeton and Pete Daley.
., Collier started in show biz as a
member of Haverly’s junior ‘Pina-
. fore’ company, got his real training
in Daly Shakespearean company,
then scored in London with ‘Hoss
. and Hoss,’ musical farce which he
wrote. He starred in many shows
including ‘On the Quiet,’ Til Be
Hanged If I Do’ and ‘Take My Ad-
vice.’ In 1920 he scored in “The Hot-
■ tontot,’ .switched to the Music : Box,
. ' (Continued on page 60) ■
Actor’s Condition Still
Critical After N.Y. Fight
Mitchell Harris, who toured in
‘Dark Eyes,’ which recently closed,
is in Bellevue hospital, N. ir., re-
ported . in critical condition with a
fractured skull as the result of an
altercation in the lobby of the Duane
hotel, N. Y., Christmas night. Al-
though he has been hospitalized for
over three weeks, no police com-
plaint has been filed. Attorneys ex-
plained that Harris has frequently
been in a coma and is unable to sign
the necessary papers. ■,' '■ ,
Alleged . that during an argument
with the hotel manager, Harris was
punched by the former, the actor
striking his head on the stone floor
of the lobby. Harris is represented
by the law firm of Ryan, ' Cassin &
Barry. John Francis Ryan, senior
member, was recently appointed as-
sistant federal district attorney in
New York. '■. ■■ •:■■
Victwy’ Tops
307Gin9Wks.
‘Winged Victory,’ which Moss Hart-
wrote for the Army Air Forces, has
grossed over $307,000 during the first
nine -Weeks at the 44th Street, N. Y.
That represents a capacity pace now
of $36,860 weekly, . although the
drama hit the peak gross, around
$44,000, for New Year’s week, when
an extra performance was played
and holiday eve prices applied. Only
at matinee prior to Christmas did
‘Victory’ fail to sell out, house being
several hundred dollars under capa-
city. Tickets are on sale now
through March.
‘Victory’ is playing percentage
with the house operated by the Shu-
berts, and because all the players
and staff are under Army pay, the
profit is $25,000 weekly, which goes
to the Army Emergency Relief Fund.
It was announced in Gremlin, week-
ly paper published by the show's
press department, that the backers of
‘Victory’ have been paid off. Total
amount advanced was $100,000, which
Was earned in the first six weeks.
‘Victory’ extended thanks to those
who put up $5,000 each, they being:
Gilbert. Miller, Jules Bache, Jules
Brulatour, Mrs. Bror Dahlberg, Sher-
man Fairchild, Marshall Field, Max
Gordon, Albert Lasker, Robert Leh-
man, Henry Luce, Walter S. Marvin,
Thomas Morgan, Charles Mupn,
Floyd Odium, W illiam Paley, Carle-
ton H. Palmer, Herman Sattorius.
Harold Talbott, Juan^S. Trippe and
Thomas J. Watson.
In Sunday’s (16 ) papers, ‘Victory’
inserted' ads ; thanking the manage-
ment of ‘One Touch of Venus’ for
switching to the 46th Street from the
Imperial next Monday, instead of the
44th Street, which had been origi-
nally planned, and in that way per-
mitting the : Air Force saga to , con-
tinue its run at the latter house.
While the length of ‘Victory’s’ stay
in New ■ York is not definite, settings
are being revised for touring the
show. Indicated that it will be seen
on the road next fail.
r
' Hollywood, Jan. 18.
Yip Harburg and his stage difeetbt-i
William Schorr are lining up talent
here for a musical, ‘Bloomer Girl,’’
which Harburg aims to produce in
New York. , < ■.
Play, written’by Harburg in colla-
boration with Harold Arlen, may
break in on the Coast before moving
east.
Pittsburgh, Jan. 18.
Frank McCoy has taken over pro-
duction of touring ‘Janie’ from Brock
Pemberton, who sponsored it on the
road for 13 weeks, and will install
it in Detroit next week for a run.
‘Janie’ ended its regular tour here
at Nixon Saturday night (15) but
most of the cast, headed by Edith
Fellows, film starlet, has been en-
gaged by McCoy for the Detroit en-
gagement.
Producer sent a representative,
Lester A1 Smith, who is out ahead
of eaMern ‘Abie’s Irish Rose,’ here
to talk to the players, majority of
whom signed up, and also to arrange
for carting scenery, which McCoy
bought from Pemberton, to Detroit. :
McCoy has pencilled show into
Michigan city for ,a„'. minimum of
four weeks but has hopes of stretch-
ing beyond that
6 N. Y. Ticket Ageies.
Refused Licenses 'As
MovetoReorgtheBiz'
On Monday (17) Paul Moss, N. Y.’s
license commissioner, announced that
he had held up or declined to issue
licenses to six ticket agencies lor
cause. None ^nvolved was among
the better-kn^vn agencies. Moss
said his; refusal was a ‘step towards
reorganizing the theatre ticket brok-
erage business.’
Understood that at least one
agency, Rialto, would go to court
to contest the commissioneris right tp
refuse issuance of its license. That
outfit declaring allegations of over-
charging had not been substantiated
and claimed the commissioner con-
ceded that point. . Also claimed that;
when the dailies printed the list of
those refused licenses, as many as
50 , telephone calls were ! received by
Rialto from customers : who asked if
they could help solve the problem.
Agency contends its customers, es-
pecially those with charge accounts,
want service and are not interested
in the ticket campaign. Contended
that. those brokers ruled out by Moss
will not quit the ticket business but
will be forced to use bootleg or' black
market methods, which will probably
lead to increased cost to customers.
Stated that three out of the half
dozen agencies frowned on by the
commissioner had lost their licenses
as the result of discipline by the legit
code enforcement board, which func-
tions for the League of New York
Theatres and Equity.
In one case excess prices were
charged by .city detectives, assigned'
to check the brokers, Sussman’s be-
ing the offending agency, operated
by Charles L. Moss. Latter is sub-
ject to punishment, charges pending
in court both for gypping and oper-
ating while his license was suspend-
ed. Other agencies on Moss’s black-
list: Park Theatre Ticket Office,
Acme Ticket Service, Circle agency
and Barney Warfield. Latter’s ap-
plication was denied on the ground
that he was formerly- assofciated with
the Park outfit on the upper east
side.
Announced by tiie Theatre Guild
that hereafter no agency allotments
for , ‘Oklahonia.’ St. James. N. Y.,
will be made every fifth week of the
run, the entire hou.se going to the
public either by mail order or the
boxoffice. Whether that plan will re-
lieve the pressure on the record-
making draw is prcbiematical, A no-
tice, too, will be inserted in the St.
James programs offering a rewaifd of
SlOO to anyone burnishing proof that
they paid exorbitant ' ■ prices for
tickets. ■■','’
: It , is an everyday occurrence .; in
agencies lor visitors to offer, to pay
any price for ‘Oklahoma’ ,j tickets.
Weilknown brokers rarely have tick-
ets for that .show available, allot-
ments being sold far in advance. : .
'Jesse James^ Revived
On Coast By Sillman
Hollywood, Jan. 18.
Leonard Sillman is rounding up a
cast for revival of the old . Broadway
stage musical, ‘Little Jesse James.’
' Play, breaks in at San Diego, Feb.
20, and moves to the (jurran theatre,
San Francisco, the following week.
Si^it Verdict on N. Y. City Center
As Rival to B’way Legit Honses
Prizewinning Author To
Have Play Done in N. Y.
Madison, Jan; Ifi. ,
Winner of two major prizes in
playwrighting,' Prof. Ronald E. Mit-
chell’s modern play dealing with the
Czechs and the Nazi- rape of Lidice,
‘The Shoemaker’s House,’ has been
bought by Marie Louise Elkins ' for
production in New York this season.
Prof. Mitchell, director of the Wis-
consin Players, the University of
Wisconsin dramatic organization,
won the $100 Thomas Wood fete vens
award for ‘The Shoemaker’s House’
and a previous award made by Johns
Hopkins university. He : has won
several other prizes in playwright*
ing;,.:;',.-:,,;;, ^
Joseph Calleia, ' now on a USO
overseas tour. Is expected to stage
‘The Shoemaker’s House' In New
York.
' ! V : Washington, Jan. 18.
U. S. Senate by a standing vote
, today (18) defeated an amend- ■
' went by Senator Mead, N, '■'Y,'"'',.,.
D emocrat, to wipe out the in-
crease in the admission tax. His
.motion would have continued
the present 10% tax on admis-
, ■ sions. ':
Senate adjourned then until
tomorrow (19), when additional
amendments, looking toward a
Compromise, to the admission' tax
will be considered.
Delegation which went to the cap-
ital last week won unexpected sup-
port for reconsideration from Sena-
tor White, Maine, who requested the
issue be discussed on the floor. Ap-
peal was also Tavored by Senator
Mead, New York, who is on the
Finance Committee. It was disclosed
that when the 20% clause came 'up
for diecision in the Committee the
vote was 9 to 8 to retain the in-
creased percentage.
Show business group in Washingr
ton last week included Brock Pem-
berton aind James F. Reilly for the
managers, plus stage labor repre-
sentatives: Triomas Murtha "of the
Central Trades Council (who is also
business agent for the Brooklyn
stagehands local), James Brennan of
the stagehands iritef national (lATSE 1,
John McDowell and Solly Pernick,
both of New York’s stagehand local.
Labor bunch, realized that if the tax
is boosted it may mean less shows
and therefore more unemployment in
their membership. Previously the
showmen’s tax stance gained the sup-
port of Senators: Robert Wagner and
J. J. Davis.
‘Hayride’ Preem For
to
Preem of Mike Todd’s ‘Mexican
Hayride' Jan. 27 at the Winter Gar-
den, N. Y., for the benefit of the
Jewish Theatrical Guild, is expected
to gross around $15,000, according to
Dave Ferguson, JTG executive secre-
tary. Ducats are scaled from $2.20 to
.$25., >.
Several blocks of tickets for ‘serv-
icemen have been purchased by Jack
Benny and I. J. Fox. ■. ■"
‘Suds in Your Eyes’ Company —
General partners: Katherine Brown.
Jack del Bondio, Jack Kirkland. Lim-
ited partners and their contributions:
John B. Rhodes, Meyer Davis, Mr^.
David L. Garrison, $5,000 each; Frank
Abrams, $3,000; Alan C. Collins,
Kathryn Walsh, Mrs. Harold Levin,
Sidney E. Kaye, $2,500 each; Arthur
Kelly, Maynard Holt, $2,000 each;
Rosemary Casey, Kathleen Casey
Craig, C. E. Willock, Jr., G. M. Loeb,
Abram M. Blumberg, BiUie Jacobs,
$1,000 each; Mary Baker, Louisa Wil-
cox. Mrs. L. Erwin Kamim $500 each;
EV, Quimby Smith, Irving J. Mack,
$250 each.
New Horizon Co. (‘Listen, Profes-
sor’);.' , General Partners: . Milton
Baron, Jean Muir, Toni Ward. Lim-
ited partners and their contributions:
Edgar J. Marston. $2,000; Milton J.
Heller, Ernest S. Heller, $1,500 each;
Arthur H. Goodman, Jane M. Tib-
bett. Hunter S. Marston, A1 Green-
stone, $1,000 each; Theresa Arnold,
Walter H. Liebman, Cherry Bala-
ban. Jack Harrison, $500 each; Vera
Rubin, $3,50(); Frank Abrams, $5,000;
Emil Friedlander, $500; Jean Muir,
$2,250; Adelaide Klein, $500.
* Whether New York’s City Center
theatre formerly Mecca Temple, a
Shriners edifice, is unfair competi-
tion to . Broadway is still a moot
question among some managers but
others do hot believe the project it
opposition to Broadway. Recently
there was a confab between show-
men and Newbold . Morris, head of
the city council, who is concerned
with the Center, one of Mayor ;
La Guardia's pet new projects. : ■
Morris expressed the. opinion that
because of the established top of
$1.65 the Center \yould develop a
new class of clientele for Broadwajg
He said the spot has been supported
mostly by CIO unions, explaina'ole
by the fact that the unionists agreed
to buy large blocks of tickets, in-
spired by the planned presentation
at the Center of ‘Marching With
Johnny.’ Latter was a CIO revue in
which some $68,00(1 was invested but ,
which floppy piit ' of towii' instead
of coming to New York.
Two Broadway managers have .put
•shows into the Center, first attrac-
tion being ‘Susan and God’ and the
second .the current ‘Our Town,’
which ends a two-week date there
Saturday (22). It was revived as a
filler for the open time left by the
cancelled ‘Johnny.’ While showmen
have not been enthusiastic about the
Center because of various drawbacks,
it is conceded that a new type of :
theatregoer has been seeing the ,
.shows. , That would support' Morris’s
contention but there is little doubt
that audiences are largely from CIO
groups. i ^ 'i' ■■ v -
Up ' to ■ now there has been disin- ■';'
clination of patrons to accept bal-
cony tickets, three reasons being ad-
vanced. One is the pop price, with
audiences therefore wanting the best
locations. Another is the many seats
upstairs, also the breakdown of the
amplification .system. There are 26
rows in the balcony, and back of the
15th row the actors could not ba
' heard. '■ On one occasion, during the
‘Susan’ engagement, around 300
people came from the balcony to the
boxoffice and demanded their money
back because they could ; not hear the
performance. Stated that the public
address system has been perfected
since ‘Town’ opened last week.
: .' There has been ' some confusion
oyer the similarity of names between
the City Center and the Center, in
Radio City, which has ‘Stars on Ice.'
Latter management did not ask the
mayor to change the city theatre’s
name but' did suggest that the ad-
dress and telephone number of the
house be printed in its advertising
matter. ‘That ’s been done.
Managers’ attention was called to
what was also regarded as unfair
competition last week in an extra-
space ad inserted in the dailies by .
WJZ and the Blue Network. It was
to the effect that $6.60 will buy, for
example, two tickets for the stage
hit, ‘The Voice of the Turtle' (at
the Morosco), ' whereas anyone may
turn his radio dial to 660 and get
entertainment without cost while sit-
ting at home. Understood that the
League of New York Theatres has ;
protested to the Blue, objecting o
that type of promotion.
Knight Heads GAC Legit
A1 Knight, who headed an indie
legit agency , ' for years, joined Gen-
eral Amus. Corp. to head the newly
created legit department there,
GAC got its Equity franchise about
a month ago.
Equity Nixes Charges «
By Jules Pfeiffer Vs.
Frank Lyon on Show
Charges of unprofessional conduct
made by ; Jules Pfeiffer, who pre-
sented ; ‘Unexpected Honeymoon’ at
the Grea t Northern, Chicago, against
Frank Lyon, now out of the cast,
were dismissed by Equity last week.
Manager alleged that the actor had
imbibed too much but other evidence ;
was to the effect that Pfeiffer was
peeved at Lyon because the latter i
handed in notice to quit on the open- ,
ing night. Manager did not appear,
writing that his case would rest upon
his written complaint, ,■'.;'
Sworn statements from others in
the cast were to the effect that Lyon
was not out of order. Another rea- ,
son for the manager’s anger was
Lyon’s failure to appear for a night
performance after playing a matinee.
It appears that when he retllfiied to
his hotel, he became ill and a doctor
ordered him to a hospital. Lyon did
not communicate with the theatre
and in the absence of an understudy
the stage manager played the part
for several days. ‘Honeymoon* was
presented in New York in 1931 as
‘Unexpected Husband.’ ; V
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'■ After . all ■ thp: ,:.&ch'ancet; '!iOQRla
■Storm' G'iiGra'tion' vtiiri'itsVtout,. to.i .be,'
juSt anoth.ci’ bad Rlay;: though ';s.oibe-.
what ■,mo.re;.l ptefeh.tm^ (haiV'.'most,
■Despite its’ enflitjeirt orii|iii.'>aiid. spoiv-
sorship, ' it-'s. a ipbticlevph:*.. 'iiiu'ddled
draiira that; lai Ls to aparlc’. ,th e , -i lo ag‘-
inatioptor om&liopg,-,:6v ifi.veh-.siislain',
}rt tei'Ost Its.' B.i:bii'd\vay cha.ti ces. :ar.e
si i m ahct.. its .picture prospoct's do tibii •
fill • - ■ , ; . i '■■ ;■'.'■.■.■■■ ^ ''IV- ■'
■ 'Storm' Operation’ .\va:s authored 'by .
MaxwellV' , 'Anclcrsoii,. .whO' rVisited'
North i African ■ battlefront; to . gather
the -materiai..: . ; His trip: u’as .made'
: \vitlr the bleiisihg’. of the ’War: PsParti
irientt . anit 4hp;. play’s .title, .was. 'Siig-..
. pested fay Go'ni.EisenhOwCr. himself,
. from:' the code, term foil. the 'pro
Sicilian . i'ivwasipn; : But these thing.?,
p.lu.s the,, fa'ctl .that Anderson i.s prob-
ably , the. outstmidiirg';piayutrl.cfat. of
the two 'World W.ars (:h.o: wrote ■'What
Price :.;Ofory?’::. in, collafa.pration /with
Laurence., Stallings and. 'ECe of St.
]Wavk:’':oh,.his' owh.i:fail to'^ apy-.
thing. ..in, the .case of ‘Storhi Opera-
tions.’
The. play is in two . acts, with a
: Prolog and epilog;, Tri: the’' pro.log ; a
tough ■Y:afak, tbp::sefgean't gives final
instructions . to a .'lari'd ing ' faa.rge sfiili
of, s.oidiers as they avyait erdora, .ip
storin a North. African faea'ch.,: , In. the,
epilog .■:‘he .' issues . his..; last-niinute
words tp,' the same (thofagh somewhat
depleted unit: ■just, before the, Sa-
lerno attack, '
. Tn .the proioig; he, tells the. men they
shouldn't:': Worry abouti women.., but
should ‘live O'ff. the cduhtry’.and con-
. . eentrate.on making, the enem.y. sorry
foh starting the war.; In. the fepilog;
he . explains, that :a '.soldier - With' a'
picture vin ,.h!s .pocket . is the ..best
fighter, because he has something to
■fight foi'i ', something: he ■wants; to :go;
back tol: .The' twO . intervening acts
show how the' .death': ;of ..his soldier-:
friend,, and' the realization' that; -he
needs the Australian; arm:y, nurse he
has fallen, in,' love . with,, bring ;.abQUt
the .tr'ansformatipn.iih his . viewpoint. -i
.The piptfthoug'h, simple enpug,h in.
outline, is turgid and confused in the
writing. And though' it’s Wtorthy in
them.e. it seems garrulous and largely
meaningless oil the stage. , For. though;
the play, deals: with great events, and
Ordinary .pebple. : its . story . 'appears
commonplace .ancl.; what is:' worse, its'
ch'aractets.r.emaii'i impersonal. . .Only ,
In a single passage between the Yank
sergeant; and a . .very. British captain
does the play-approach 'vitality, while
the loye sceiies; betyVeen ■ the :sarge
and the nurse are curiously » non-
combustible; : There is' one . sporadic^
ally 'interesting' part Of the playl at
least to attentive ears. . That is ;the
dOuBle-'talk running through much,
of , the action..; .slightly disguised.:
some Of this .is, unprintable stufi. and'
obviously authentic G.I. lingo..
Though .the basic trouble, ■y’ith
'Storm .Operation' is in .Anderson’s
.writing, thg:; production accenuates,
rather . than ‘Shmoths over these de-
fects, :MiGhael'. Gordon’s .:sta'ging. . the ,
' replaced Rusty Dane during the road
fryout-l is particularly Unfortunate in
this r,egard,;,:Hav'ing' takeh,, the as.sign- ,
ment at. the la.st minute, he is not
'responsible fOr; the WhoTesalo: mis,-
casting, : but his direction Is. stiff and
awkWard .and utterly fails 46, .inject
flexibility,' movement: Or tempo Into'
the performance. ■■ ' ' ; .
The individuai performances 'dfe
exceedingly: imeven* . undoubtedly
due partly ; to ' .the; lack of .direc;tlon ,
in.’sorne instances and Conflicting; di-
rection in .others, as well' as tp' the
essehtiar .miscasting. Myron IVleCOr.-;,
mick is- excellent .i'h the long; trying
part'of the .'Eank scrgeanththaugh ho;
went 'into';'. the. 'show; s.e.ver.al ', weeks ,
after rehearsals started' ah.d', has, been
handicapped by ac.d te ■laryngtiis', :
Withput . giving- .the; .appearance '; of
driving. he : manages ; .to' ' keep Aihe;;
actioininpying, ey,o_n 'though the, partli
Pli'ers, little', dramatic ..scope 'and' only;
a single. s'C.ene of .'i'eal: 'coriflict .or'
, stress.
Gertrude Musgrove ■ is clearly
stynded by .An'dersPn’s’ apparent. ePh-
fuslon about, the character of the
nurse: ,Ehe improves slightly as the’:
' pla.v; '.progresses,, but.'sh'e nover .over-.,:
comes a seeming alPofnes.s;ahd cPPl-':
'ness,, ;and .shc, isn't as a,ttraottV:e;loPk.- .;■
. lng;as .she was. in ‘The. Throe Sisters';
and '‘Hpari of; the City.’ , ;Bramwoll
Fletcher lacks ■varlation. aiid’iiicisivo-
■ness in .thet stuily:’ part'. o'f .the Eng-'
llsh captain, . while Millard • MifChel 1
registers. iiV hip familiar.:, Wril.y. hu-
. moiPUs . characterizatim'ii, ' Gy How-
ard, '.a, former comedy,; writer; .making
his B'f oadway actiiig' dplnit; .is. ainus-,
iiig .in; his lighter, seeilt'si but: i.s 'visi-:.
bl,y imocfuippcd: to pla)* .I've .emptioU'-
i:l'. passages. .;■ '. ■,
, : Kowarti .Bay’s settin.gs .are rather
elaborate, '.but „ ;nol . ■o.nt.i'rel.y; ..suitable
to the . plav.; .The false- prosGeniuro
add.? a; dCe.Pral,ivf ..find ihit. wirealistic .
elTc'ct 'to .the: prolog ,anci cpilo.g, but,
it.:, detracts' , from ■ the ■.mlmPsplierc. oi-
the: play.'.s .riiaiil portion. The, settings
■ -. i"v' iin.i 'M’.i rtPr l:tiP' t\yo dj'.fie'rcnt C'au'ip.:'sites :arp,
MiAir.i‘:'a:i.,ni.'-'.i' al'in'ost.: identical i- and' .t-he scttipg. for
" siirjifu;!, ...viii't;.- I thc .dry., vlrpr-bcd -looks .I'PO: artificial,
, iVIij'i'e tnaii ''anything' 0:1.*, 'Stornv;
P'tmra1.i'Qii',iS.:dis'apt30in.tin,g,:eveh:disf
1 c(',u.ie.tihg' :.'.io,r;'' a. ,"di:aii1'aUst;."pf .suc'i
' r'ejititc .a.s'Aiidcr.soh. ' It'isn't: so, much ,
llVat It'S' Unworlh.'t' ofl) :PuTitze;r. add
pv i i IC.s’' '■ Ci ieje.;' pri zp.-'W i,n nor, ',' for .no
ei''aft.s,nlaii. ,'Gan;..do ' hisi'' best'-work at
o.'ve,,rv’ atteiiip,i, .'It.:.i.sii't :.even that It'
'pbiiife: nip . the, fact that Anderson,
lia.«n't written a really fine :play .since:
■ Wintevset.,’'. . The ,. disguietin'g. thing.;
about 'Storm GpevatipB’ .is that .i.t is
so slovenly Written.’ It suggests thah^^
in pi.s -anxiety to get the play and its
’rt'iessnge', before' the; rpUbll ;at,-.
tempted, to: 'write jt, before' .he..; had
'assim'iiat.ed. hiS 'rn.atei;ial; , ; ., . Uobe.
Youmans Revue Delayed
opening of ‘The Vincent Youmans
Revue.’ skedded to preem Friday
i21) at tl\c Mosque, Newark, has
been postponed to allow for addi-
tipnai scaspning. Producer Cited the
heed for extra ballet rehearsals ahd
fact;,' that .;iight ing effects, . CqStUm.es
artd .seenciy weren't ready.
. Plans now call tor.si.ow to open
in Baltimore around Feb. 1.
, Uiiciorslood , that musical is being
bimkrolled by Doris Duke Cromwell
together , with 'Vincent , Youm.ans ; and
.his wife; ■
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::' 'Tha;f:' Vinton Freedley hasnit., hit
the jackpot with: .‘.J,ackp'ot\;ls -ofa vipUs';
.but' it’s a .musiconiedyv whiCh, haP 'if
b.qen,:lortificd with, only, a, slightly:
silirdicr book, 'would have made the
giiadc', ' As It is.' th'is musical .may eke,
out , a fair. Broadwa.y , sojourn.. . ai-
;(hOlvgh . the,; libretto '; deflCieneies, are
iso apparent it '.rnakes .all and; su.ndry
'Wonder 'why ;:ihe .impresario didn't
'keep, it out a bit longer. ': i
. ■ From the m,anageriai’ pdrspective,
what- happened 'itfie .opehing night is
.stiil ’ a... Ripley,. .: Lall’s.; and situations
.that clicked :,put-of-tpwn, .with , busi-
.nesS tO'matchi .just pancaked. . One
of those intangible prGm.jere, chills,
jiist . happened, 'iaXthough it; was the
typically distihgulshed F.reedley: first:-,
night audience; very friendly to; him
■:and,:'hi’s' artisan.s, ...but •unfriendly to
the proceedings. . .
' Show' played: better froim^ seo--,
ond. night on,' but the notices may ,
prPve ' too . much :'of ..a: handicap, . PI-;
though it was readily apparent; that,
most of the press was more: than
kindly disposed to a. gentleman of
the. fhe'atre’ whose post, record is too
'distinguished. ;to,. brook anything .bvit
the deepest regard. ,
::' ..'What Guy' Bolton, Sidney , 'Sheldon
and Ben; Roberts, dished UP was only
a ’ rumor.:’. The atmosphere, topical
and timely, is' the best thing about it.
But that’s too .much to pffset -with the
smart Howard Diotz-Vornoii Duke
songs, the capable :; terp . staging by
Daurctia .lelferSoh, aided by Charles
Weidman’s ballets, npr even the cast-
■ingv
; , Of the. cast, Allan 'Jones is, soUd as
the tophner,; and Jerry LCster; Renny
Baker and, Mary .'WiCkes Ulmpst-wbut
not. quite-r^overcome their come'dic
handicaps. And, of eourse. the in-
,'genue 'and soUbret .efforts of Nanette
Fabray and .Betty' Garrett are nn-,
deniable,, 'regardless , .of almost, any-,
■thing. In tact,: the pei't IVIiss Cal'"
relt ■ and the, ■, goodbumored Baker
could. have citiChecl; matters with, just
a. bit sturdier material; : ,
■ Tb 6. book . is . puerile .and almost on
,.tlve French '.postcard side., . Not even
the topical zing with the ‘band bride'
.gimmieki'cari'iQifsot. t^^^ lines. 't.hat
.leer, arid wf>ic.ii not even, the, clwrubiC,
bia ' Wheel 'burlesque' (‘magic .passion
'■flowdr’ :.bit ),; that's'.’ top ’much for' any
S4.40 cu.^tomor. . "
,;■ Freedley,; Of , '.course. haS'.dorie bis
'iisually svelte job productionally.
He’s' shot the .Worlcs in two .sw'ell: sets
and ,10 'Scenes; In .fact;': hO',. shot two
Works. :becausc ’Jackpot' is an .over-
lap from his abortive ’Dancing in the
: Strbels,’: and: .musti . carry a, .reported
$170,000 lo.ad to offset both complete
prod uclion inyesiments. .
■ Oh the song side. Dietz and Duke
have .fashioned a', few n;iftles in ‘Sugar
Foot, ’'‘Kissed. My Giri Goodbye,' ‘My.
Top Sergeaiit,’,.'N:ice .’.Knowing You’
and '.'tVhai. ’ Happened’.” There’s a'
clever. .satire on the ‘Oklahoma’ 'and
‘Vchu.s.’ ballets; .capliprt.ed , ‘Grist '.fpr
DcMille.’/with Ector .’ Hamiltoh arid
Flordnoe Lessing making th;C: first of:
two .ciiok appoa'ranGCs'’ (later in, ‘One.
Track' Mindl),; : aided by ■, .'Flpwer
Hlljef.; ,;,-Doh .'.Liberto also’ terpsi- .
chprlcaliy prominent in , a couple of
. ■ '; (Continued on page 62)
Passing of Alonzo Klaw,
Scion of Marc, Recalls
Heyday of ‘Syndicate
Alonzo Klaw, 58, retired New York
logit, producer, died at Winter: Lake,
Fla., Jat'.. 12. Survived by widow,
'soh and ciaughtor.,.'
, ' Klaw wii.'S tl'.e .son of the late JJa’rc.
Klaw. who, when assoeiated with
Abraham I.. Ei langcr. also now. de-
ceased,. rido.d ti;e le.git theatre and
pi'otUic'ing. siUiatiou throughout the
country i for moi'o than a double ’dee-:
ade. Klaw <V Kv'.an.gcr had the legit
situatioe. in: 'entire;. control, both . in.
New, Yor'.:. oti-.er key cities and road
stands, Ihrougii )’.avin,a long-terir.
;leaseh:oid.s , or,, owning all. available '
Iheatres ; wliereiii le.gil atlractions
'could,, be':' housed, ': .'Firm . eveh'.'ii'ad a.
tie h.'h; ’With' the': stair , &.;Havliri'. PPp-
priecd .legit; .circuit, ivll'ich got; the
No... 2; a.nd ', Np.', 3,’c0'nu>aniCs',, o'L.hi't
'legits', . display ii'ig ,. th;e'ni : :at' ,,$t.'’,'tpp
scaje,:l:'vv.hi,C'h : Was half of:.th%,, 'regular’
$2 ';t0p ■ta'rifi’:4vh;eri: playing hotises Of
the- Klaw'. &’Eriangcf ’CiroLl .i
Wit:', control of houses; and also
prOduCerSr .whom’ they, at .times; as-,
,yi.jted:;ijna.nciaUy; in . 'order , to ’have.'
■attraCtidns'fpr their' houses,. K..,'&' :E; '
had .things .all. fhplv ■ own, wa;y,:;'w:it,h.;
no ’avenue Op.appeal..:; ’They' set per-':
centa’ges. tp ;suit ;:themselves. and ’de-
Cla'red themselves . IntP partnerships.
' with' ' suc'cessful : ..prod-ucers, latter
.yield i'n.g to .aiinPs't any 'terms,, .since.
: there:. was. tip 'Pther,'.’ escape.; For eX-
ample. in 1905, ' when ' George M.
'C,phan.; m'ade , his,,'. B click .in
‘Littl’e' Jphnnyr Jo;nes’ at the. Liberty,
:N.. Y..,..'Kla:\v & ■Eida.nger.'s
ye'ait paitnership- vyi'tiH. the 'hew.; and;
youhg.,'flrm of Cohan & Harris, and
reaped .a. fortune; via: the.. Subsequent
Cohan isuc'cesses;..' .The' lale; Flo .Zieg:-;,
feld was .also pa.rtne'rcd in; simUah
famiOn' on 'the '..series ofjAnna Held
shows ■ and ' subsequent' ' editions ' .of
‘Ziegfelft ;;,F,oilje^^ In, fact, Klaw; :&
Erlange.r. ■were' ;partnerod ' wdth . Zvdg'’^
fold until their,; death,, and after that
the prod.fctcer .Wa’s. on his own for first
ti me. : ■ ,;'Th ey also ha d ' a : piece : Of many
Charles B. :Dillin,ghara': productioris
until the latter reyolted arid acquired
the Globe. N. Y., as a showcase' for-,
his :. 'productions,, .viz;, . Fred : Sfone
show.?, Elsie Janis. et al.
. Came the Shuberts
Ei-iu-ything wont rosy for Klaw &
Erlpngei': until the I Shubert ' brothers.
.i:-;,Sani;S. and Lee^eame down from
Syracuse iti lOOO 'and tilted the applet
cart; ■'They aequived or built ; thea-
tres in ' New York and, 'Bthef : cities.'
arid ' offered' ■ more, libC;rar:',sharirig’
ter'm.s to producers. .’. Quite a battle'
ensued- betweeri-lhe , Klaw & Erlan-
.ger,:lnte're.sts,'.then known as'the: syn-;’
diCate;’., aiicV: the . Shuberts, with : th eir
‘pperi dDdr’, policy.;': John' COrt,' Oliver
Mprpsco ,; gncl oilier producers, pro-
lific with successes, .'bo-lted ‘the syn-
dicate’, tp'.ali'gn 'With 'the Shuberlsi
t’huS; glyirig' tho iritte.r a potent .Igri'p
on the ■ sitnatiph.' • Aftei'.: a, 'epupie. of
year.s.: ' Of mtid-slinging' '■carapaign, a'
truce,’ 'was', deelared; .w'.ith, the, .former'
'‘'tru.slt.:shprh'''p{ .,'m.ucK of' its:''power
ari’d . '.the Rlriibarts forging’ ahead, ' to;
eclipse .the old .dyrih'sty rill ' around; : . '
• 'AlonzP, KIa\v,. 'wii.h hil!, ,bfot,h.e ihe
late : Jpseph K'law’. 'were asspoiated
with : their 'father in' the' Kla'.\vj. fc Er-',
langer'.'sctdp. ivnd later. . Mare Kia\v.
built,' tho.’: K la.iv. theatre,. bn;3V':est . 45th'
street. HP Y.. as a 'gil't. ■ to ' '".is sons.
Both tried, a hand al prpducir.g. but
xvilhoii! sigiiril succcs.s; Ilou.si! has
since beer, convened inlo a CBS
.r.adio' .".play house- ''.'A ..'■■■'
Boston, Jan. 11.
PaaDal .ami Hamnel . itninslow in;o-
dUvil'iun'’ of' .111 iMreo .iM'la
,»('oiioaL. by WKiiest . Piiaenl.' StnrM. TiiMiiu'o
(,?ovH aVil .Tolin .Kmery. iMvbl ,
llurCini; sfit,?,' ]*e.muel ’ A;vf*i:n.„ ;At. I'U'.mautbi
IbV.slonj; U' * 44 ; iPlV,'. '
..ronatiiiib' ,V( , .ii . . . linliii iCinery ;
n is ' OyiL'ic'bbU'e . , v .,i > ; . .-i ', , v: I)»v]vV ’ Ayayiio ;
.hiilim... 'jl-lom'l VM.ouiiK'Jis ,
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.Xurcirt. i rVi y,‘. ; . , .!^4U/.ubGtb,
Although operating, under-, a .ve-\
duced head of steam (thanks Ip:
Spencer, the .certspr,.: who pulled The
valve on sundry odds and enci.s of
dialog), ‘Peepshow’ doesn't appear'lo
have had too much pressure in the
first place. It's a good idea but hard-
ly sutlicient for (he needs of a three-
act. coriiedy. ■ Might enjoy a modest
run but not at ,Us present pace. ,
■ A comedy : employing the ■ disem-
bodied oon.science a la O'NeiU (‘Days
.Without'- , End'.), . , 'Peepshow’ intro- '
duces a cosmopolilan .sort of fellow
(Jphii'.En'iepy'),, whose engagBriioht,.to
a s.tlilly; cprive'iitional .girl' has . not
dulled his ta.sta for .the flc.shpots. '|
Readving their hou.se. he ' calls, in
an oldtime college-friend architect,
takes a quick look at hb wife (Ta-
mara Geva ) and begins to drool de-
spite a 'severe bufi'et i rig'.at the hands .
of his conscieiice. which, trots about
behind ■ him. (Title riioan.s 'peppirig '
into the mind of a wolf, b.y the way.)
> After a good bit of mooning-nbou.t
oVer.'eoektails; seritiomrital luiics an'd
.swank hidcaway.s. Emery and c'O. dc- ,
bide to ru.sh ofl to the coiintry.. ..This .
:epines. a-c.ropper when' their ear.' 'is'
.Siriashed .up. and .the' ij.itrigiio ’.aliriost.
brought to. light; Gonscipnee gets the
better of him atrthi.s point, and ho
'dismisses:; the .wife' through a, .stratc-’ '
,ge'm, ; irivolvirig ‘her. nOw-suspeCting
husband. This, leaves the field to. the.
fiancee, who makes tho most of it
with a surprise twist which culmi-;
nate.s , in Con.sci cn.ee ; taking a sw ift
posterior kick. ■ ■' '.,1
By this time, however, the play’s
bubble'.has: burst -to' reVease, a''ril ass' pf'.
motionle.ss dialog. . Tlie underlying
idea, however, vould be enough to
carry the comedy if the author
had .. relied more on .the In veritiOn .pf...
sltuatip'ri i (tor which there, is ample
bRpPrtunif,y ) ' 'thah. on in vontioir of'
bright dialog; Moreover, he lias hint
.;the pact' through; tlie ; Insertiori of,
scene changes .Wholly ■ unripcbs.sary ' ,
The cellar scone, though novel,
serves only a.,s a locale 'fpi' the spring-
in.g P.f: ■the ' 'strate,!;em; ' it '.ePuid .'ha-ye':
taken; -[jlace iri the iriain set,
1:1, is, 'also. 'Possible the .'epmedy is
'+■’ ■ ' altogether ; ' felicitously ' I cast.
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central Character a little' too huich'sex
'menace to be wholly likeable lo tho
female audience the .play, is -ai'med,
at. : ;TaiPara Geya; . (Mrs. 'Era'Cr.v'.iri
real. life.),, in. very , darlrig, getiips, i.s'
good Ip , 'the .'. lighter ■■ moraeuts, and '
Da'Vid Wayne, as the ;ConsCience,
makes wry faces ..and gosf'iires ' ade-:-
.quately., Mary Howard and 'Dwight
■WeiSt are competent. The prPducr
tipn: is 'magniftcehtly ipounted, Lern-
uel Ayers’ five sets being superb In.
taste, David .Burton’s direction em-
phasizes the script’s belter pOintS and
talaes advanta,ge of what action there
IS- Elie.
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Toronto. .Ian. 17.:.
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has, .: sp'lncthin'g;. iinporUiht ' to; ...T-iin- .
tribute': tO' 'humariUy-Aatyd .'iiri .'
exceedingly' beautiful' 'and'. :pp,A‘(;r.f
prose with which to do it.. Ye; IPs
‘DecBi.i.t', B'i;rth;,'.,:.''A; ■'lia^^^
'':world'-pK.(;miei'Cd.he'fe', 'lir.'a'.s'hain'.iilcs''; ■
simply.'.boeause ina.S;te.r William . hits,
both presumption ■ to. try to . ram .'liis
grolc.-quc dramatic technique du-.-.n .
the ;public ;s throat, w.hen .' he . ’knoivs
perfectly .well a, slight ,'.Cimccs,sii)ri , to'. '
the .theatre' ,,\ypii,ld'' mako’ 'h.is’^ p.ltiys.
pp,sstblc''t'p' :tafce. ■,; .'" ;■;,'■;
His new play,.'ripparonl!,v'au.li'Hii'ecl .
since hj.s’,:'irid.uCtion, tOucho.s a sub-
.jebt that; has; , .lotig, ',eri'gro.sAid ''hihi:.'.
the bi'pl;he,i|'ipod..;Qf ; botTu't,i;i'uV ijeo^p
In '.'tKi.s.'ca.s'e;.his ,p.’(ri.ii.t Is' .that.',.fhaso.'’
.,:;wliO' 'are ' dead a.ud'lbose 'Ayho .are':
about to .bo’,..b.pi'n.''caiVhbt''.retatt''. their.,,'
feel irig's 'yboui either 'oVetit. ..E)i boiva , ■
:in'l'a'u.t.s; may well .desp'air at the... pros!'
pect' .of being,: :sh0y'bd''i 'a,v
ho.splta'ble ; wpitl'd;.,'.‘wl^^^ the . dcaci :'
may :,.woll be .pyerjOybd’ at ':the; re-
lease • frcim .'life;.. ■ ■'Thercfoi'e', wliy .
celebrate what is po.ssibly a sad
ocGasi’Pn','.and:::iPouvn w.hal. might be'.
A' hi ppy one?
.This:: the'nTO is' .piad.e .epht'birip'Oi'jii'y '
In' ''ihp telUng :Of th'e:'..StOrA- o'f 'E:rii'e'st '
and August, Hughman ( :proiibuhcc'A
Of., course, ‘human’'). . Ernest,:. a ham
actor, :is accepted.' to hi.s!'va,st .dcl:i,aht;
by, the aririy because he .waiils a role' :
in 'the,: greatest .play. : 0 '£'.'all; ''August,'.
. .a.,; lawyer'; Is i'e.iGcted. : ag'aiiis't'.'.'.his ■
wi.s'hes because ■ of. 'la:'' Sinatra car, ■
.E,rne.st obtains' August'.s: prora,iso',.4ii
the ' event of his . death: ill actipn.’ io .
coitd.u'ct a tobiilous funeral at Ayhlch
ever'yone,' will rejoice'., I Metin.whife, ''.
August marries, a ,b,itrlo.sq.i.ie; ciu'Ceri,.
and: the day , his 'child,, i.s .to'be born,;:
Ernest is reported, killed.
; The fimeral,: a.s auda'Cioti.s. a scene.
.a..S ' was oyer' ’sta,g,ed .(and One.,, wh ich
cirew ..hisses ' a'ri.d' ,Hpbs . at;: 'the pre- ,'
miere'l.’ is symbolic of t,he coritinuU,V;
of'life a.s the. spirit: Of 'the .siildici' is:,
cPnve’.ved , to the , infant. :Thro;i:iKh'-
o.ilt '. this mad c,otT.eoetiOii;, ,, ramble
gyps.ie.S; ■fortunetellei'.s,,, strip queoi's, '
burlesque' ', comedians.' ' mii-siciai-'S;,
‘characters’:---'and -the , Lord ; knows
'\vhat all: All of them . have their,
minute Upon (the ', stage to recltC' ,
W'onderful 'sentimerits.T--.whicTi ,; they'
repeat to,:’flll out the thrCC-act run-
ning Ume.
;In . sliorti. ■' there , is- ’ material , ;he.ra,.
for a real contrjbUt.i;oli to the theatve,;
but the technique is appallirig'. Thiis
the play’s prospects are triple zero —
which „ls a: pity, since .its,' niessage is
of eorisiderable solace tp all with
sons,.' brothers 'or husbands ' in action.':
Foi‘ '.It .says,.. ' In ■ two interirilnable
hours Vbut with occasional great Im- ,
pact), what' John Domie Sgid in a
line:- ‘EaCh ' 'm.an’.s 'death . diini riishe.s ,
trie 'for 1 am .part' of mankind;’:,'
I". Elie. .,■'■
Mpis.’ Show Plaint
Minneapolis,. .Ian. 18.
'. ■ Alt ho.ugh 'Stag'd ShoA’is.,; ai'G' .having
by,': i'ar *111011;. bi.gg'est. . sealSOn,. here
:,tVith i lA .niOn-ior jv .'mari ager ::Leo.. .'IVIiir,*
r'ay ' of ';the:'.,Lyriotim is., .stymied. . bn
b.OOki'ngs; :i’oi;'4:he' balanC'e. of lhe. sea--
so.n. ■,■■,., ’e":"'
' ■ HC',’ has . but One inore at'tractiori
'deftnitoly-.'.' bobked'^'Blithe .Spirit',, in
Aprii. ' Local publ.i'c :’is 'demanding, to
know:. -'why .New ,, York,, is ;'ignpririg’
'the city.-'-. .'
.. . . . ; Y'Diii Kry .11 or.
.. . . .Kiirbara Keht.
■.iHliiVm tUmsilalilo''
;As- a novel;:; tKU. inay ■ l^aVe, been
stiriiul.ating roading, blit,. .'irt.. its. trari^^
f.er to .the; stage, ‘A. House .in .Earls’ ,
presents 'three lorig..h.o.urs Of maudlin,
■ plot. . eon.f used issues'; arid, :'e.hai'acter
motivations, with nothing blit long
-stretches of diill, sOulTsearchirig.eQTi-.:
versation. It doesn’t appear to have
much of a, chance. .
• , A straight ease history of sex frus-
tration, the' top-hea.Vy .plot deals With
:a:ri.' .e'goti.stlcal.'bld lad.y.'who'. lalls-'>iri
loyev .with': a'-. youth at le'a'st a score
Of yo;ar.S' her : junipr,' 'After fl've;-years,
he. li'.'c.s of her and then becomes
cnga.god to her daughter, whom he
cros.scs up by having a weekend 'with
.her friend, and then slash,es:his- A?ri$ts
in rcmor.se. The problem .Is; for , all ,
.to, explain to his .'illegitimate son ■
wh.Tt a nice gUy daddy really was
at heart, and that mummy, didn't
know any better either. This is done
in eight scones. Including flashbacks
’House’ is scheduled to mark the
Broadway debut of Ludmilla PitoefL
Ru.ssian-boni acu'c.-'.s. who had tier
own U'.or.tre In Paris before the
Nazis walked in. .Ml that can .be
said in Mine. Pitoofi's favor iri'.'this
pne -i.s ■ that her voice sounds like
:Madamp,,: Qtigpon.skaya’s: ’.'The cast
does what it can with the implausi-
Ijilities. ; Alastair Kyle, a youngster,
is worth catching. MeStay.
Willie Collier
; Contimied from page 59
'N. Y., the following season, and in
subsequent .seasons was jii ‘Nifties. of
1923.' ‘The Wild Rose’ and ‘Mei'v-
Go-'R(Hmd.’ He went lo Hollywood
iri 1829.'
Paula Mari', '.'was .bis, .second wife,
arid her son. whom he adopted, was
first called Bu.stor Collic!- but moi'a
recently known as Wiiliam Collier,
■ Hollywood Tribute ,
Hollywood. Jan. 18. '
Friends of William Collier In. tli*
theatre and pictures, numbering .
more than 1.50. paid htm tlicir last
re-speCtS: a't' fririeral iites m Church
of Recessional. Forest Lawn Memo-
rial Park. Glendale. Fiank Craion
delivered tHe. euiogy and .Dr, J. I-Ier- .
belt Sir, ith, lector of .Ml Saint Epis- .
copal ;' Church. Beverly .Kills;., '.con- '
, ducted services, which were fol* '
lowed by cremation. ' Ambpg those,
■at. sCiwices, .actmg : as; hono 1 ary b;i 1 1-
bcai'crs. wiire Fred Nibio. Geno Fow-
ler, Pat O'Bi ien, Walter Catlett, Dell
, Henderson, Howard Ilensbey. , W il-
liam Davidson, : 'William Earr.um,
Joseph:. ' Cawlhorn, Bobby . Wal-son,
William Caldwoll.' ..Gilbert Quirk.
Ernest Hilliard, Edward Sturgis, Fred
Halliday and Ted White.
Wednesday, J»»uaify 19^^ 1944
tEGITlMATE
«l
. . . . Chicago, Jan. 18. , 4-
Business ■ perked , up at all: houses
last . week and 'tnana.?ements report
heavier advance , 'sales., ‘SO'ns G’
Fiin’ pipked ' up. -flve' grand, at the
Civic Opera House to hit, $42,000. It:
continues the top grosser OH tpwn,
‘OkiaHoma’ is sold out ; fof several
, Sveeks' and.stays at 'yv'eekly flgure-pf :
$30,000. R.' H. Burnside’s Gilbert
and Sullivan ! Company, drigihally
booked for four weeks, leaves the
Studebafcer Saturday night, (22) to
open two days later at the Boston
Opera House, Boston.
' ^Esiimat«s’dbrt,i«*i:Weelc ,',;t
‘Gilbert ' add SulliVah Company’
Studebaker (1st week) (Ij4p0: $2.75),,
Open ed .slow. Cutting ; engagement
'in'half; $9,5pO. , ,;
, ‘Good Nlghtt tadleV Blackstohe
( 92 hd week) (1,200; $2.75). Gained
some to: hit $12(500.
‘Kiss and tell,’ Harris (36th week)
( 1 . 000 ; $2.75). Bolling along at $15,-
■tsoo..":-';
‘Oklahoma,’ ’ Erlanger (9th week)
(1,400; $3.85). Sellout $30,000,
‘3 Is a F«mUy,’ Civic (3rd week)
( 900 ; $2i75), . Close to $7,500.
‘Sons G’'F»n,’ Civic Opera House
(2nd week) (3,600; $3.30). Doing
terrif, Engagement extended until
■ 5,311^,29; ,,$42i000,;('.,
‘tomorrow ' ^ Selwyn
(10th wbek) (1.000; $2.75).. Eferked
up to $13,000. ■,
‘Unexpected Honeymoon,’ Great
Northern (8th week) (1,400; $2.75).
Two-for-ones keeping figiires around
$ 10 , 000 .
Casting agents in New York arc
reported making a fresh move to
knock out Equity’s 5% commission
rule lor legit engagements, as indi-
cated by a bill again framed by State
Senator IVilliam Francis Condon of
Yonkers and designed for that pur-
pose. Around Equity it - was stated
that the latest Condon measure had ,
been Hied without notice and it will
be opposed by the legilers’ associa-
tion, as the latter has several times.
. Battle over the limitations on legit,
commissions has been going on for
years. Newest Condon bill would
have agents file the amount c( their
commissions from actors with the
license commissioner and the mayor.
An Ecjuity rule stipulates that agents
must file the data on commission re-
ceived for securing stage engage-
mcnis but that doe.s. not include pay
for jobs secured in pictures, radio'
and other entertainment ficlri.s. ,
' The commish for radio, films and ,
other jobs calls for lO'/l, but Equity
. has been adamant on its ,5'% rule, al-
though the fee is double in some in-
stancies ' and some Equityltes are
believed to upped the pay to their
agents to obtain preference in getting
jobs., The legal rate for employment;
' is 5 % but it is explained that , agents :
are able to collect a higiier fee in
legit on the grounds that they give
special services or personally' man-
age' the., actors. ' ■ ■ ■', ,
’ 22G FOR SOCK
■ ,' ■ Seattle, Jan. 18.
Corn Is Green,’ with Ethel Barry-
rnore starring at the Metropolitan,
played to ,'ciapaCity for the slkiday
ert.gagemerit ending Saturday night
(15),.' ■■ ,
, The 1.500-seater did arouiid $22,-
000 at $ 2.88 top. ^
Jessie Royce Landis
Files Suit for Divorce
Legit actress Jesse Royce Landis,
cunoutly featured on Broadway in
Kis.s and Tell,’ js suing Lt. Col. Rex
, Spiith for divorce, according to ac-
tion filed Monday (17) in. New York
supreme courti
Smith is managing editor of News-
week, on leave to the Army. He's
making no defense.
Shows in Rehearsal
_'^ake It As It Comes’ t The
Bhvens’)TV-Armin L. Robinson.
. Jacoboweky and the Colonel’—
Theatre Guild.
‘Decision’ — Edward Choaic.
‘Youmans Sevne’ -- Vincent You-
mans.
,,,‘Tke Duke In Darkness’ — Cohen;
(Kipness.
Detroit. Jan. 18. '
Staying at a con.sistent level, ’The
Patriots’ omerged‘,jUst;Under .the first
week's $14,500 in its second Week at
the Cass theatre last . week. - It was
followed Sunday (16) by ’Blossom
Time,’ with the local Barbara Scully
In one of the leads. ■■
In its third week at the Lafayette,
‘The Aldrich Family’ (ex-’What , a
Life’ ) improved slightly over the
second week, winding up at the $1.65
top with , a tidy $ 8 , 200 . It Will be
followed on Jan. 28 by ‘Janie.’
Assured of emerging out of the red
on its first season, the Detroit Light
Opera Assn., which opened a 10-
week season last Tuesday (11) under
a plan of using visiting stars with
local dance and choral ensembles,
tucked in $100,000 in adVahed Sales ■
for the stretch. Curtain went up on
'Naughty Marietta’ last week at the
Ma.sonic Temple;
‘Boys' $26,000, PhOly;
‘WaUflower' OK %,
■ ^
Philadelphia, Jan. 18. .
Any "fear that Philly’s legit biz
wouldn’t rebound after the holidays
and resume the fast pace it set
throughout the fall season was com-
pletely dispelled last week, which
found all three of the city’s active
legit playhouses reporting plenty of
b.o. activity.
Easy leader Was ‘Something for the
Boys,’ but that was to 'be expected,
since the Michael Todd musical Is
asking the highest scale yet em-
ployed here this season ($3.99 nightly
top, with $4.56 Saturdays). First
week ‘s, gross for the big eye and oar
show showed $26,()00, considerably
under capacity, and the boys along
the street are predicting that its re-
maining two weeks Will see higher
figures, with better than 30 grand on
an average quite likely. Advance
sale ,is heavy, and critical followups,
on top of raves, should turn the trick.
Real news of the week, however,
was ‘Wallflower,’ at the Locust. This
comedy tryout, first solo managerial
chore by ; Meyer Davis, collected top-
notch notices and climbed in attend-
ance all week, with total gross hover-
ing arbttnd $9,000. This for a show
with ho Broadway rep and ho mar-
quee names in the cast was a real
achievement. Too bad show can't be
held here: it would be a natural for
an indefinite .stay and at plenty profit
because of inexpensive hookup.
‘The Doughgirls’ continued to click
in no uncertain fashion, although off,
quite naturally, from its original; hol-
iday pace at the Walnut. Last week
—its third here — saw the Max Gor-
don offering boat $12,500. 'I.,ast
week's are., being ' tentatively an-
nounced, but no farewell date is set,
and indications are it may run Until
Feb. 12 to make way for the Guild’s
•Jacobowsky and the Colonel.’ listed
fpr the 14i;i.
‘janie”nice
IN PITTSBURGH FINALE
Pittsburgh, Jan. 18.
‘Janie’ did pretty fair last week at
the, Nixon, doing around $11,500 at
$2.75 top. : .S'now got away slowly bui
* built .steadily and finished unusual-
’ ly strong. : Since comedy ;,was wind-
ing up 13-week tour here and.Ni?toiT
had a disappointment . when ‘Mari-
anne,’ booked to follow, was can-
celled. management had figured
'Janie' might play , another stanza but
nothing could be worked out.
There wOs ..a lot of tefrltory, still
left for 'Janie' but No, 2 camha'iiy
was dTsoahded '. becatise ’ . producer
Brock Pemberton wants to send the
original^ Which winds up on Broad-
way end of tiiis month after running
more than a year, into the remain-
ing key.s. . '
Nixon reopens Monday (24) ' with
‘Tne Patriots,' then gets ‘Kiss ant!
Tell’ for two weeks beginning Jafi.
-31. '■, ■■''■■■
Nixon, town's only legit .site, is
dark this week for the fir.st" time
since seasdn opened : early in August,.',
marking the , lohgeist uninterrupted
run ■ house has had in " the last - 10
years; gf ;weeks.
‘Meet Navy' $17,000
In Return to Toronto
Toronto. Jan. 18.
‘Meet the Navy,' after: a three-
month tpur in the : JJaritimes, is back
at the ’ yietoria theatre prior to its
westward trek to the Coast, and
gros.sod an excellent $17,000 last
week. , With house .scaled at $2.50,
top, revue is holding over an extra
week. ' '
‘Abie,’ ‘Arsenic* In
$20,300 Mpls. Split
Minneapolis, Jan. 18. .■
The 2. 100-seat Lyceum pulled a
magnificent $20,300 for a week divin-
ed between ‘Abie’s Irish Rose’ and
‘Arsenic and Old Lace.’ Four nights
:,and a ma.tihee Of. ‘Abie’ brought in, a
hangup $8,300 at $2.20 top. Tho
fourth local ‘Arsenic,’ with Boris
Karloff heading the cast for the sec-
ond successive time, was good for a
surprising v$12>000. With the house
scaled at $2.75 top, there was near-
capacity at each of the three nights
and one matinee for ‘Arsenic.’ i
In St. Paul ‘Abie’ gros.sed a good
$5,000 in three nights and a matinee,
while ‘Arsenic,’: which also played
Madison, Eau Claire and St. Paul
last week, grassed: $ 20,000 in seven
peformanccs.
Boston. Jan. 18.
‘Mexican Hayride’: .still clocks a
capacity gross here to lead the pack,
but the two new entries (‘Cherry
Orchard’ and ‘Peepshow’) appear to
be affected by a delayed post-holiday
reaction. - ■ At' least, biz is not up to
exjpectations in either case.' ‘Student
Prince’ moved out Saturday (15)
following offish week at the Opera
House. Kathefine. Dunham’s ‘Trop-
ical Revue’ feing big there this, week.
Coming week brings ‘Decision’ to
the Wilbur, ;, ‘House in Paris’ to the
Plymouth, and ‘Rosalinda* to the
Shubert, all on 24th. ‘Jacobowsky
and the : Colonel’ , and ‘Family Car-
r.ovsky’ l Yiddisii) follow. On 31st. ■
' Estimates for Last Week .
‘Cherry Orchard,’ Wilbur (1,30();
$2.75). Notable revival with limited
but sound appeai, drawing an esti-
mated $13,000. Caught fine notices
all arouiid. . Final week current. '
. ' ‘Mexican Hayride,* Shttbert <l,5fiti;
$3.85-$4.40 Sats.). Sellout biz every
show for a top $31,000 at scale, no
.standees. Final week current; show
moves into Winter Garden, N. Y.,
from here. ,
‘Peepshow,’ Plymouth (1.424;
$2.75). Opened to draw middling
notices and biz never developed:
estimated $8,000 first week. Final
frame current.
‘Student Prince,’ Opera ; House
(3.500; $2.75). Dropped to estimated
$10,000, second week. okay. Moved
Out Sat. (15), ‘Tropical Revue’ now
here.,.,
Washington, Jan. 18.
, , ‘Marianne’ closed Saturday night
for recasting and repairs, but despite,
adverse notices ' by ,: Critics, ‘ the musi-
cal comedy annexed $17,50t) in eight
performances at the National. :
‘Kiss and Teli.’ Boston company,
arrived with an advance sale of
$ 12 , 000 .
SOCK CLEVELAND BIZ
Cleveland, Jan. 18.
Sylvia, SidneyTLuthgr: Adler re-
vival of ‘Jane Eyre’ did surprisingly
well last week at Hanna. $12,800 in
eight perlornianccs at $2.50 top.
, After throe more weeks on road,
two .stars, who said .they need a ■ rest,
are closing, play.
Dunham Dance Troupe
Smart $12,000, Montreal
, Montreal, Jan. 18.
,. Katherine Dunham with dance
troupe company of 50 playing ‘Trop-
ical Revue’ at .1,565-seat His Majes-
ty’s,. seven night and two mats, scaled,
at $3 top; 'gi'os.scd estimated smart
$ 12,000 last week.
Press raves helped a .lot, but biz
faded a little toward end of week.
•BLOSSOM TIME’ 150, CINCY
Cincinnati, Jan. 18.
“Blossom Time’, racked up a win-,
.her last week' m the 1 ,,300-seat Cox,
grossing • , approximately: $15,000 at
$2.75 top. It was a sellout for the
.Iasi h'alf.'',','
House has Walter Hampden in
‘Patriots' this week at $2.75 top.
IRoadl: 12G, Indpls,
Indianapolis,. Jan. 18.
‘Tobacco Road,’ playing Indianapo-
lis lor . the seventh time, racked up
a torrid $ 12,000 in .seven perform-
ances at $1.50 top at the English,
1.500-seater, Jan. 9-12 and Jan. 15.
matinee and night. Show returned
for Saturday perfor.mances after two
days out- of town.
Advahee ‘interest fvely in roturn
of 'Blossom Time’ Fob. 3-5 and first
coming of ‘Patriots’ Eeb. 10-12.
;■■ , Business on Broadway bounded
upward last week, grosses going, to
better, levels, than expected. . There,
wore two conventions in town and a
somewhat surprisin'g; influx b.f buyers.
Two new shows fared better than
indicated by the notices. ’Jackpot’
drew heavy takings despite a doubt-
ful press. ‘Suds in Your Eye’ got
mixed reviews but encouraging at-
tendance. . ‘Storm Operation,’ how-
ever. appears doubtful. ‘Ramshackle
Inn.’ another recent entrant, may
make the grade. No new shows this
week, but foUr arrivals are listed for
next week. ,:',■'■
Estimates fer Last Week
Keys; C (Couiedy) , D (Drama),
CD iComecly-Dnima). R tHtmuc),
■M. (.Musical), O i Operetta). ,, '
‘A Coimerticut Yankee,’ Beck (9th
week) (M-1.214; $4.40). Bounced up,
as did ■m'ajorily: of shows bn the list
la.st week; rated ' over $ 21 , 000 : not
.selling out. but .substahtial business.
‘,$iigel Street,’ Golden (110th week)
(D-789: $3.30). Climbed to better
than $9,200, and at that pace can go
well into .spring period: : takings for
comparative week last I year were
around .S7.500.
‘Arsenic and Ola Lace,’ Hudson
(158th week) iCD-1.094: $3.30). Also
picked up nicely and rated over $9,-
500: excellent for long runner. .
; ‘Carmen Jones,’ Broadway (7th
week) (0-1,900; $4.40). Theatre par-
ties again, with business generally
. around capacity. ^ right along; over
$42,500 quoted.,
•Early to Bed,’ Broadhurst (31st
week); (M-1, 160: $4,40)-; , Figured to
benefit from upswing last week and
rated around $ 20 , 000 ; engagement
still indefinite.
•Harriet,’ Miller (38th week) (D-
9401 $3.85). Looks like engagement
will ektend well into; spring; strong
matinee draw, with gross approached
$15,000. . . ,
‘Jackpot,’ Alvin (M-1.327: $4.40).
Opened last Thursday (13); drew
■mixed notices; theatre parties will
help; despite press, takin'gs topped
$17,000 fir.st four times, and perform-
ance registered much better after
premiere.
‘Janie,’ Mansfield (70th week) (C-
1.001; $2.20). Ticket scale dropped
from $3.30 to $2.20. which may widen
'patrpriage;:, has been doing fairly
well: around $ 8,000 estimated.
: ‘Kiss and Tell,’ Biltmore (43d
week) (C-920; $3 30). Likely to go
through season; one-set laugh play
considcrr.bly better last week at
nearly S14.000.
‘Life With Father,’ Empire (216th
week) (D-1.082; $3.30). Not much
change here last week, - when pace
wa-s quoted oyer $ 12,000 again; run
leader set into summer.
‘Listen, Professor,’ Forre.st. .With-
drawn last Saturday (15): was slated
to close previously, but extended one
week without climbing: played three
arid brie-halt: Weeks: ‘Suds in Your
Eye’ moves over from Cort after this
week.' ;■:
• ‘Lovers arid Friends,’ Plymouth
i7ih week) (0-1,075; $3,85). . Jumped
to capacity again, with , gross quoted
close to $23,000; only ‘Othello’ among
straight plays got more. ■■ : ,
‘Oklahoma.’ St. James (42d week)
(M-1.520; $4.40). Visitors offer high
prices for tickets, but brokers have
.sold: allotments away in. advance;-
$bck holdover $30,600.
•One Touch of Venus,’ Imperial
(15th week) iM-1,327: $4.40). Moves
to. 46th Street Monday (24) arid will
doubtlessly continue capacity, cleari-
u p there,; gets $35,600 ' w.'eek'iy .right
along.
‘Over 21,’ Music Box (2d week)
(C-l.OOI; .$3.30). Played to standees
ail times last week, and grossed $19-
600: new laugh show regarded as
,sim&sh;:,' i ■/
‘Ramshackle Inn.’ Royale ■ (2d
wtok) 'CD-996: $3.30). Claimed to
have approximated $ 12 , 000 . which in -
dioivtoS' . good chance, ..despite , first*
ni,"ht doubt.
•.’Rosalinda,’ 46th Street .'(OvL'34'7;
$3,30),. Final and. 65th '.week; started
operetta vogue and has cleaned up;
road . indteat'ibn.s. bright.: tb'o; jumped;
to around $22,000; ‘One Touch of
, Veil usf move* In from Imperial ' Mon-
day (24),
‘.'Stirts .: in Your ■. Eye,’ Cort dst
week) (C-1.064; $3.30). Difference of
opinion at opening but new farce.
wa.s . q uoted getting $7,600 in . first
five psrformances. okay: but inove.s
to Forre.st after this week to make
wav for ■Wallflower^. :
‘Stars on IceJ: Genler. 'CTBth week)
(repeat date) <R-3,000;: $1 65) Talk
of a new .skating revue ('Hot Off the
Ice ) loliowirig here in: early .spring
but present. :.sho:W' : still making .some
coin; up la.st Week; $25, 000! claimed.
‘.Storm Operation,’. : Belasco (D-
1.097: $3.30), First seven perform-
ances approxiriiated $ 8 , 000 ; only fair:
most notices were adverse: report it
may be moved to City Center. ■ '
‘The Doughgirls,’ Lyceum (55lh
week) (C-997; $3.30). Jumped ma-
teriallv and the gro.ss went to $16.-
000 : ;StiH looks like ruri; cbmedy will
pl-f summer. ,'■''
‘The Voice el the ‘Turtle,* Morosco
( 6 th week) (CD-995; $3.30). Nothing
can .stop this : clicker, which topped ,
$ 21 : 000 ; - that’s ' ail tliree-per.son
comedy can get. here at scale.
, ‘Tomorrow the World,’ Barrymore
(40lh week) (D-1.064; $3.30). Ira-
pi'ovod with the field last week and
quoted over $15,000; goodly profit.
‘The Two Mrs. Carrolls.* Booth
(24th week) (R-712; $3.30). Another
of the Season’s clicks, which jumped
back to capacity. ■ With' last week's
gross quoted at $14,500. ' , ■
‘3 Is a Family,’ Longacre <36th
Week) (C-1,018; $3.30). Picked up
aga in and approx im a ted. $ 1 0 , 000 ; out
in front arid easily topping Chicago
company. '■■.■■,.,"■.(■,
‘Victory .Belles,’ Amba.ssadbr (10th
week) (G-l,ld5; ,$3,30). Playing Week
to week; with cutralo takings figured
:arourid‘‘ $2,500;: hasn’t had one Win-
nhig week. ;':.' '■ ■ "' ‘ '■, ,,■:
‘Winged Victory,’ 44lh Street (9th
week) (D-1.509; $4.40). Engagement
extended into spring; selling out all
performances 'and ■ the takings top
$36,800.
‘Eiegfcld Follies,’ Winter Garden
(42d week) (R-1.523; $4.40). Jumped
more than any sliow : on list by get-
ting play Irom but of towner.s: nearly
$37,000; moves to Imperial to make
Way for ‘Mexican Hayride;’ due here
next week.
REVIVALS
: ‘Merry Widow,' ' ' , Ma,ie.«ttc '■ : (24th
week) (Q-1,695; $3.30).. Nearly six-
month, run mark and should la.st out
.“bason; last Week. : estimated around '.'
.$26,000: improved, ' ' : , : '
‘pthelib,’ Shubert , (12th week)
(D-1,325; ' $3.30)1 One of season's
wonder draws; capacity all perform-
ances, With gross nearly $24,000.
EXTR.A ■'
‘Our Town.’ N. Y. City Center (D-
2.693; $1.65). Revived for two weeks,
which expires Saturday (22); doing
fairly well; next attraction not defi-
nite in city-owned theatre.
‘Hollywood Ice Revue.’ Madison
Square Garden. Sonja Henie’s an-
nual appearance started Tuesday
(18): estimated advance sale $250,0()0
at $4.40 top.
‘KBS’ $14,()fl0, ‘FUN’
, LA.
Los Angeles, Jan. 18. ,,
Three, new shows hit town within
the week, starting tomorrow, (19)
with ‘Sweet arid Hot,’ all-colored
revue, at the Mayan. ’Thursday (20)
Ray Bourbon briftgs his ‘Insults of .
’44’ into the Playtime, and Sunday
(23) ‘Junior Miss’ takes up stand at
the Biltmore.
‘Kiss arid Tell,’ : with $14,000 on
third week at the Biltmore, will
close final stanza with approximately
the same figure. : ‘Lady Chatterley’s
Lover’ closed Friday (14) at the
Belasco With. a poor $3,000 but plays
other Coast Spots. Ken Murray’s
‘Blackouts of 1944' at the El Capitan
clocked $14,900 on the 81st week arid
.should do as well this week. ‘Yours
for Fun’ at the Music Box finally
caught on with $8,900 on . the 11th
week find is shooting for same figure
this week. ’New Meet the People' ■
has posted two-week notice at the
Assistance League and caught esti--
mated $4,000 on 24th week with ap-
proximately the, same in sight cUf-
rent stanza. ':■: ,
Connie Bennet^love’
; St Loo
St. Louis, Jan. 18.
' ‘Without Love.’ ■ with Constance ' :
B,ennblt in the top role, drew posies .
frbni the ci'ix and the best one-week
/'take; of the cuiTcril road trek at the
American theatre, swell $17., 500 for
eight performanc(:.s. . The l,700fseat
house was scaled: to $2,80.
Noel Coward’s: : comeo.v, ‘Blithe
Spirit.' with Clifton Webb. Miltlred
Natwick,. Peggy Wood arid: Ilaila
Stoddard in.'theiilead roles, opened a
one- Week date at the American last
wight (Monday). . The luncie is scaled
‘,0 $2.80. and advance is .(feed.
‘Eileen’ Fair $6,600
In Toronto Folderoo
Toronto. Jan. 18.
Here for its thi'-d 'engagement. ‘iMy
Sister Eileen' chalked up fair $6,500
at the Royal Alexandra la.st week,
with 1,525-seater scaled at $2 top.
Troupe broke up here Saturday
night aftey four weeks on 'die road.
‘Kiss’ $20M Balto
- Baltimore, Jan. 18.
‘Kiss and. Tell' mopped up in big
style at Ford’s last Week, drawing
over $20,500 for the 1.820-sea ter at
a $2.75 top. '
Currently at same house is ‘Dough-
girls,’ with ‘Student Prince’ to follow.
62
LEGITIMATE
P^fUETY
Weclrt iBsday , January 19, 1 9 14
Tickets for fuliu'e .yb'mrnandfperformaftt^ in ;:tVashin,ston .will; be sold'
direCtiy: by' ..th'C cDnimitteev 'r,athQy,;,HTOn ■ at 'the
IJatibhal theStre,,;. Lines began to 'form at.,? t!m: tiiine the box-,
office openecl ‘ bn .' Wediiesday (121. .the .queue,. ^ blocks tong. ' The
1,200 tiGlcels.bn Isale tor ,*'Voibe ,b£;Tu,rt)e*, w.eib , disp.o'sed, oi within an hour,
leaving most ■■, ot the waiting '^custoiner.s disapbbiatqd, , A , flood of Ciftacal
■ietterS dos.Ge.nded .ubon'.newspaper offices .and, to the district com^
all critical bf the . theatre. .wlW ■the.;boxoffdee men tvero. booed, The .Na-
tional theatre contribhted.. the,, .h.pbSe .and cancelled two ■performances ot
-'Kiss .arid' Te.U’ . to give, this, 'special birthday ball benefit. ,,;lt' v’as a pa.se. of
25', 000 people .wanting, ..to sbe a Showi'n -.a; theatre which scats 1.500. Cabinet
members. Supreme: (^ouif ■justices, .senators and representatives were
aihong tliose di.sabpointe.d. Produc^ Alfred de Liaare. Jr., submitted a
request for 40 ticdtets .for ith'e New .York delegation. He bad to be fumed
dbwiv since , his .appllcatibn was received alter tiokels were sold Theatre
returned 800 checks with orders since ho phono or requests by mail were
honored. All patrons were limited to four .scans. ,
John Gblden: hak been advised tnat. theiflrst performance of :‘Tbe.A.rrh.y,,
Play By 'Play,l gtv.eh:at the:46thtStre^^^ Y„ early in the sea.son, netted
more thali , enough ■ to . lift the mortgage ,. bij, the,: Soldiers ...and .Sailo.rs;: club,'
:N.i, Y: : ■That.,.bortbrmahce,' attended , by hofables, ,. .was reputed . to ' havC
grossed over $180,000. -Early, week Gen. Tony was tendered a check
for $96,500, .the profit o tour 'which recently ended, the money
to, go to the Army . Emergency Relief Fund.
; , ‘Play By Play'' , has,' been , picltifize'd.' but 'there' is '.k ,,.liitch in haying., it. re-:
lea.sed.l, aUhbvigb..' exhibltbrsl 'ar^ to guarantee exceptional profits.
The Army Signal Corps filmed it. ' , ,
‘JaekpoY 'is ai holdover, of •Vinton Frecdloy^ previous ‘Dancing in the
Streets' (wdiich never got to Broadway), and between the two produciions
the show', w'hich -was brought into .the Alvini N. last Thursday (13),
fepi'escnts over $170,000. The backers ot ‘Streets' strung along with
Freeciley when 'ihe 'Original shpry was scrapped . and. an„entire.ly he'iv: pi'p-:
ductioh'.built.'..- ''.i ■ \ ' ■ ■■.,■ ■' '■,; ' ,
In last week’s tabulation ot legit gros.scs, ‘One Toucli of Venus’ was
estimated to have gotten $3,500, which was a prinlei'.s erior. Show regis-
:tered $35,600, .w'hieh . has been its weekly a\erage isince , Opening at the
Imperial, N. Y. Musical; switches to the 46th Street next Monday, ‘Ziegr:
feld Follies’ replacing from the Winter Garden, which gets ‘Mexican Hay-
ride,’ slated to open Jan. 28.
Current Road Shows
(Jan. 19-29)
‘Abie’s Irish Rose’— Lyric, Bridge-
port, Conn. (19); Bu.shnell Aud.,
Hartford: (20-22); Academy, North-
amptpnV .Mass, (24) ; Court Square,
Sprlhgfleld, Maks; (25-26); High
Schopl, Neiv Britain, Cpnn; (27 1; ■Vic-
toria, Greehfleld* Mass, (28-29);
‘Ablets Irish Rose’ (2d;Co.)-—
DaVidson,: MilwaUkee (19-22); Broad-
way, Denver (24-25); Pueblo Aud.;
Pueblo. Col. (26); Capitol; Salt take
.Gity.. (28,).
‘AWribh Family’ (‘What a Lite’)—-
Lafayette, Detroit (19-22 ); Davidson,
Milwaukee (24-29).
‘Arsenic and Olff Lace’ (2d Co.) —
Shrine Aud., Des Moines (19); Music
Hall, Kansas City (20-22); Civic Aud.,
St. Joseph. Mo. (24): State College.
Emporia. Kans. (25); Aud. Salina,
Kansl (27); Shrine Aud., Oklahoma
City f 29).
‘Blackouts of 1914’ ( vaude )— El
Capitan, Hollywood (19-29).
‘Blithe Spirit’-T^Amerbian, St. Louis
(19-22); Orpheum; Pavenpprt; la.
(24); Shrihe .Aud,., ,Des -MOines (25) ;
Omaha, .pmali.a ,; (26) ; Niusic ,}Jali,
■ Kansas. City (27-29). ■ ;
‘Blossom Time’— High SChpol Aiid.,
. Steubenville, O'. .{,19); Aud.,:Newark,
O.:, (20);; Hippodrome, Marietta, Q,
(21) :' ■yirginia,. Wheeling, ■(((,( Va.
(22) ; Embas.sy. Johnstown, Pa. ,(2;4)?,
Rajahj Readihg, Pa. (25); Karlton,.
Wiiliamspdrt, :Pa. (26); Stale, Har-
risburg,' Pa. (27); lyric; Allentown,
Pa. (28); Memorial Aud., Trenton
, (29')',,:;,' .. . ;
‘Blossom Time’ (2d Co.),— Cass. De-
troit (19-29).
‘Cherry Orchard’ — Wilbur, Boston
(19-22).
‘Corn Is Green’ — Strand, Van-
CoUYbr .(19): Temple, . Tacoma (20);
Aud.,. Portland, Ore. (21-22); Geary,
,San Pranoisco (24-29.).
‘C'lirtain Time’ (vaude) — Curran,
' San Franci.->co (19-29),
‘Ileelsion’-— Playhoiisei Wilmington
(2'l.-22) '(premibre); Wilbur, Boston
: (24-29) . . , y.-iy. A- ■ ■ .. J ; y',; - 'y'
; ‘b'ougjigirls’ (2d Co.) — Ford’s. Bal-
tiiBQrb,.(l9;22;); Royal Alexandra, To-
rbnto (24-291.
‘Boiighglrls’ ,(3d .Go.) , Walnut..
Phiiadblp.hm vtl9.-29).
. Gilbert : and. SiilUvan-^Studebaker,
Chicago, ..;.'(l!i-22): Boston Opera
House, Boston ' (24-29 ) .
(Good Night, Ladies' — Blackstono,
Chicago (19-29);
‘House in Paris' — Royal Alexandra.
..Toronto, (lp-22); .) Plymouth, :'Bosibh
; (24-29).
; ‘icecapadcs’— Aud., Providence' (19-
23)';. Tjltne Arena, Washington (25-
: ‘Jacobowsky apd the Eolpnel’'--
Shubpl’t. New Haven; (27-29') .(prem-.
lere).
■ .‘ia,he ; Eyre’-^Stfand, Ithaca,' N'. Y.'
(19); Erlahgbr,.BUflEaip ,l2qi22);; Eyi^
Schenectady, N. . Y. , (24); Lyric.
Bridgepoft, Cprin. (25-26);. Buehnelfl
, Aiid;,-:Hartfbrd (27 ) ; Playhotise, WiL
mington (28-29).
: ‘Junior Miss’ — White, FreShO, Cal,
(19); Coftbeyt Hall, Long Beach; Cal.
Flays on B’way
; .Continued from page 60 ;
flaCkpot
spots, later aided by Billie Worth
and Althea Elder.
Allan Jones. Jerry Lester and
Benny Baker .are the threesome who
pool' their ‘war : bond: :bridb’' lottery
ticket attd'Avind up. winning 'tljb, two,-'
way prize, $50,000 and the beauteous
Naiiette Fahray. Jones, of course, is
the dltitriafe romantic vis-a-vis, but
there’s plenty of double-entendre in
between . wbieh, had it . been funny,
would be less painful in its; creaky
uhfolding.
However, it does give Jones and
fiJi-ss Fabray some nice ducting 'op-
portunities.:' along with Lester, Baker
and Maty Wickes, the latter a Char-
lotte Greehsw.bodish typo of eomodr-:
enne, ■ Abel.
Suds In Y«»iii* Ky<»
.BiY)w?run4,I>t‘ HutulU) jH’oduciiuii of ihrpe-.
net farce .c«im*(l.V- (omv set)' by . JitrH' Iviiikr
UUKl; frour. Alary., .LnHSivpll''s
of..»atn(i IHle; ' J'^enlVJt’eW.Juiie
Kronclii • l'>rlii*H hnitl Kaaljv.i' Or/u’/owskl.
• by "Kli'k.iiiriii;.: . saftliiii" b>Y.,Jase;jih '1 i’,
Plait; open.ctV. at Curt', Jaiiv t-’, .’-tl.i
t0{'>. •• :
. . t \ ■ , ■ <.l'Y(i(ln<’/ .Xsol'ijv
f'hiiliitown . . I C’hiu>i'k\ Ar.iiiuV('hi.it. ,
Knypi’-. j ; try,-. . i , Aloi’l’ison
Airs; • .l'''eeley ,rJ;,iuo'-.J>a,r\Vell
,Alr., Iib.t5igera.ur. i.. Ytlplxn 'Adti Ir
AI.Iks. . Tiiikbit lU.- ■ . V, . } Sreni'iM
Hlilpyard ; AVprkeryVt* • . .. ... '.w Wick
O-ibHliltiu ; ... t. v.t-. .liUtli- GHlierl'
.Al'i,’. • iuti'nuUT.s';-!.-'. it . ; t,. vl',(i''m ltp.U‘r
Air.^. Uusniuasen, . .. .Kaaia'.,t>j’zafi(>vvsk1-
Jtak.smuflse.n’a DuUKbier. ,
-'AVKii' lit ' S|)on'(ler.
Bimei:;',-; , ... ; . . . . t. . .sfijUt), tji'a’a.rtt
Kkie, lsf»kau'. . i . , . jatief fi’yler,
.M rs; J‘’p.rKUH(iti. . ; t, ;- ... . Lujab l'’'ii.nnbHlM'C*k
AJr. tYlI'atb)) 'i i i . . i-i'» .''i.lblifM’l
Ati-.’i.' . Kii.tJi. it. .i . 'i'. Ariir’ie.- }y(Minpy
(20); Russ Aud., 'San. Diego (21-22);
Biltmore, Lbs Angeles (24-29).
.‘Kiss and Teli’ (2d Co.) — Harris,
Chicago (19-29),
‘Kiss and.Teli’ (3d Co.)-^National,
Washington .(19,r29).
‘Kiss and Yell' (4th Co.) — Biltmore,
Los Angeles :,:(i9-22); Lobero, . .Santa
Barbara (24); ;Ctvic And,, Pasadena
(:2,5); .'Municipal Aud., Long Beach
(26-271;,: Junibf College'. Aud., :,Ven-
tura,. Cal. (29 ).
‘Lady. :ehatterly’s Lover’— Geary,
Sah Francisco (19-29); .
‘Life With Father’ (2d Co.)—
Hanna, Clevedand (19-22): Michigan,
Ann Arbor (24); Palace, Flint, Mich.
(25); Temple; Saginaw, Mich. .(26);
Michigan, Lansing (27); Keith's,
Grand Rapids:. (28-29).
'Maid of ' the ' Osarks’— 'Wilson; De-
troit ('19-29);':
‘Mexican Hayrlde’— Shubert, Bos-
ton: (19-22)./
‘New Meet the People’— Assistance
League Plaj-house, 'Hollywood (19-
29). ' : ■ ■ ■ ■ ' '
‘Pklahoma’ (2d . Go, ) — Erlanger,
Ghidago ( 19-29 J.
‘PatrioU’ — Cox, Cincinnati (19-22);
Nixon,' Pitt.sburgh (24-29).
‘Peep Show’' --• Plymouth. Boston
(19-2,2 ).
‘Roi-gv and Bess’-— Erlanger, Buffalo
(19); Shea’.s, Erie, Pa. (20); Park,
Youngstown,’ O. (21-22); Taft Aud.,
Cincinnati (27-29).;
‘Rosalinda’ — Shubert, Boston (24-
29).
‘Something for the Bovs’— Forrest,
Philadelphia (19-29).
; ‘Sons o’ Fun'— Civic, Chicago (19-.
29)/.
‘Student ; prince’ f-- Court Square,
Springfleld. Mass.. .(lO;); Shubert, New
Haven, (20-22); Ford’s, Baltimore
;(24-29);:,';,;/ X';:, '/
‘Tobacco Road’—Hartniahj GblUm-
bus/ O. '(19-22); American, St. LoUi.s
.(24-29).
‘Tomorrow the World’ (2d Co.)—
Selwyn, Chicago (19-29). • . '
‘Unexpected Honeymoon’ — Great
Northern, Chicago ,(19-29).
‘Vincent. Yonmans’ Revue’ — ^Lyric,
Baltimore (27-29) (premiere).
‘Wallflower’— Locust, Philadelphia
(19-22).
‘Yours for. Fan’ — ^Music Box, Holiy-
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OBITUARIES
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WILLIAM COLLIER
William Collier, . 77; died at: his
home in Bever)y Tiilis/ 13.
Further details in Legit Section.
.■'"'■jAC'K''McCARRON
John (Jacic) : : McCarron, ; 68,
dropped dead at the Academy of
Music, Brooklyn, Jail, 9; where he
was manager. ■'' -
McCarron was active in the
expansion ot the Association of
Theatrical Agents arid Mariagers,
having been secretary-treasurer: :qf
the union When the organization
was revived by; boxofliCe men. who
joined in a body only later to: with;-
draw. At that time McCarron was
in charge of the: offices in the
Gaiety theatre building and al-
though; he was given a life rirember.T
ship, sighifled by a gbldv engraved
card, Mefjarroiri was forced out of
office , in 1938 whe^^^ the : agents and
managers; • :vbecame^^^^';p
21 YEARS PASSED AWAY
DAVID POWELL
GOODMAN
Died Jan, 19, 1923
A loviiig oiiio from ns lia.a gone;
A. voice we . loved is stilled;
A place i.s vacant in ■onr hearts
Wliich never \m 11 bo filled.
Your son, Jack.
JACK POWELL and FAMILY
Coast Co. for ladies’
Hollywood. Jan. 18.
Howard Lang' and A1 Rosen are
lining np local 'talent for a Coast
unit of their stage play, ‘Good Night,
Ladies.’ ;":::■■' : ■
■ Original, company is now in its
third year in. Cisicago. ■ ' '/,/'.;
McConnor Loses Appeal
; .Appeal;' by Vincent McConno'r,
autl'.or of the pipy, ‘The : Murder
Lssuc,’ from a dLmissal of hi.s
p’.agiarisni action against George S';
Kaufman, and Mo.ss Hart, authors of
'The Man Who Ca;nc to Dinner,’ and
others, was denied last week by the
United States ; circuit court of ap-
peals. : ■ ,, :■■
McConnor had charged Kaufman
arid , Barf' \vith piratirigv th^ plot of
his play in wriVing ‘Dinner.’
As. a. novel 'Suds in. Your Eye’ has:
been a fair seller. As a play it will
probably be fated similarly and a
moderately profitable: engagement is
indicated. ,
‘Suds’, is: a farcial comedy with
some comic interlude.?, but whetber
it could have been made into an ex-
ceptional laugh play is doubtful be-
cause of the story’s byefall diabness.
Fun ill a junk yard is; hardly feasible
arid the preseriee of fhree old cronies
on stage throu^ghout makes for too
much sameness. Gharices of the new
show therefore; seem to rest; oii. its
types, which are mostly a set of rion-
descripls.
Down on the water front of San
Diego,: old Mrs. Feeley r uns the scrap
heap/ arid an ad;iacent dumpy house,
with the aid of ChiriafoWn an Amer-
ican-born A'sialie kid of about. 12, his
duties being ;to make: oecasional sales
but mostly to fetch mugs of beer to
‘Aunt’ Nor ah FeeieY. arid her two bid
girl friends. That’s the .’Why : of ; the
title,, One: a.k. spinster,, Miss, Tink-
ham,:/ a worn out, ; skinriy , music
teaGher from Ohio, has an iricofne of
$28 per, month /from a house , •when;
rented, only: it happens that the. robf
was blown off; Mrs. Feeley, takes her
in,: .after ittltiatirig: the stray to beer'
guzzling. . Then there is , Mrs, Pas-
mussen who has a $30 per month
perision and ■who doesn’t care to live
with her moronic daughter. ,
That makes a thrdesohie of beer
hounds. The place has a wrall made
out of beer bottles, onb Of the au-
thor’s conceits. Among the junk is a
cigar store Indian iri ;which: Mrs'.
Feeley hides the tax money. Along
comes the collectpr who wants to be
affable but when the argumentative
Mrs. : Rasirivissrin steams the others
UP, the collector is roughened up a
.'bit. :'■'.
.They .are haled: to court and fined,
■returning ■with:, two sloppy cops in
. plairi- clothes, who are' , to '. get the
iriohey, Brit: the Indian .was stolen,
and though , just, before, tlie :;ond; the
coin is gotten back, it.is just enough
to pay the fines, Nofah’s. .sailpf son,
Danny is back on fiirlorigh and the
old .dames frame it so; that he. meets
rathef '.attractive. Kate, who-, teaches
Spanish in: a night School. . Maybe the
iritrQdriction of' romance doesn’t fit,
the a.etloh,: ..but ,;.it go:es ■ on; 'fight in
front ,, of all ..hands, after , ah alleged
party in the house, Danny’s 'charices
with Kate '..are nicked by Corichita;
a. trollop aecof dirig fa Mr*. Feeley.,
Then more beer.
What: fun.' is ■supplied: comes, from'
Jane iJafwell, , the .combative Mis.
. Feeley ■/, who hateS' references: to the
Irish . 'and pigs, . Brenda Forbes. . as.
Miss, Tinkham. ; arid :,Kasia; ; Orza-
zewski. 'as. the /Polish -.Mi’s-, Rasmris-,:
sen.; '/It is ,Mis.S .Forbes’, show .arid is
the :b'6st, perf0rrnance‘ she has- giveri,
Vising a, lorgnette, wearing decla.s.see
clothes, . belchirig-Lit’s, .the -beer-f and
.faintipg. Shb also .is f uririy, :■ W'ith heir
iVofcalizing,. which .:brdina'rily. w.bUld
gum .rip, any show; . . . :
/ Little: Chlnose lad is very well
played by Fredric Munn Zseto.
He is a likeable kid ;and; bit Vvith
Will Haye as Daririy, ilpon his le-
lurn from the: seas, is effeeti.'vely di-
rected. Hare’s part’could have been
Written betfeiv so cduld that 01 Janet
Tyler. Who is Kate, ; There is a flock
Of bits calling foi hjpre pebple than
usual for a straight play and airiorig
the pai’ta Which; also eoulc] have been
built up:are; handled by Frank Twed-
dcll and' Tom McElhany, tlie dicks.
Ibee.
Prior to his : union 1 organization
activities he was engaged iri the
yarideville field, . fepreseriting ' the
B. F. Keith interests in Boston and
was also connected: with the RRO
circuit.'",
GUY M. DAILY
Guy M. Daily. 64. one of the first
fagtiriie pianists iri St. Louis: a^^^
mer president of AFM Local No. 2,
died in that city last week.
Daily, who played with a number
of naine orchs, was best known, Wh.eri
he maestroed his own band at the
old Hippodrome and Grand Central
theatres here. He was activW in iriri-
sical circles in St; Louis for 4o . years
prior to his retirement in 193L
, His widow srirvives.
':d':''':';,',.:'joHN G.; Collins
John G; Cpllins, ; 63, riewspaperman
and bnetime, vaudeviiliari, died ’ last
Week in Philadelphia' foll^^ 'k
hgkrt attack. He had been a member
of the staff of the Evening Bulletin
for the past 21 years. He Was a mem-
ber of the vaudeville feana of GolUns
and Anger and later Wrote comedy
material for Eva Tunguay and Clark
and McCullough; ■'
JOHNNY NOBLE z /,'■■
Johnny Noble, 51. native Hawai-
ian coiiiposeV, died Jan. 14 in Hono-
lulu. where be had been band leader
at the Moana Hold .for 17 years.
Among his many tunes was ‘The
Little Grass Shack in Kcalakakua.’
:.,,■';■.'■ JACK''JOY„,. //■:>'•■/■
Jack Joy, 48, yet Coast radio and
music director, died Saturday (15 ) in
yeterans: hospitai, West Los Angeles,
followirig two operations. -
Details in Radio Sfection,
CHARLES BRAGG
Charles Bragg, 65, dropped dead
in the railroad station , at Sacramen-
to, Gai., Jam 3. yeterari advahee
agent was on tour ahead of ‘Junior
Miss':’; '■: ■
.TACK SMITH
, Jack Smith', 48; former songwriter
and character actor in films and
radio; died in Los Angeles, Jan. 14.
Between bookings he was employed
in a. defense plant;. - r
ALONZO KL.AW
Alonzo Klaw, 58, retired legit pro-
ducer, died at Winter Lake, Fla., on
Jan. 12.
Details in Legit Section.
CHARLES AUSTIN
Charles Austin, 63, veteran British
Vaudeville eomediari;- died; iri Univer-
sity College hospi.tai, Ldridori,^;J^^^
: 'Mr .s.:' , Joseplijri.ri ,' 'F.',".'Piaritadosl, ■■ ' 54,'
widow, of George PiaritadOsi, .sorig;-,
writef and mu®*d :publishef, died .in!
Nfe\y York, Jari. 17. She had beeri
engaged in i'eal estate business since
her husband’s death. ’
Margaret Le Vlriai 53, Wi’iter at
Metro, /died Jan, 13 at her home in
Los Angeles following a heart at-
tack;
Ma.x. Gellcrt, 54, violinist With film
and radio orchestras, died Jan. 11 in
Hollywood.
Max Blum, 70, character actor iu
films, died Jan. 10 in Hollywood after
a long illness.
: Mother of Harry Downing, 86, died
ili Boston, Jan.. 5. She had appeared
with : her son in many of, the latter’s
productions.
: Father;.: 56, "Of; Gladys;. Glad (Mrs.
Mark Heninger):: died Jan. 14, 1944,
BURNEnSKUbOEDAT
CLEVE. ‘CANTEEN’ ANNI
Cleveland. Jan. 18.
Brock Pemberton, Bert Lytell and
William Feinberg, secretary of the
New York AFM local, made the trip
here Saturday (15) to help Cleve-
land’s Stage Door Canteen celebrate
its first anniversary.
Nearly 1,500 canteen workers, vets
of at least one year, vvere congratu-
lated ill speeches by Pemberton 'and
Bert Lytell ‘for making the project
one of the most successful of its kind ■
in the country.’ Feinberg, also rep-
resenting the American Theatre
Wing, saluted the musicians’ local
and AGVA heads for their ‘outstand-
ing co-operation in-providing enter-
tainment.’ ' ■■ .:
Helen arid Niki Burnett came in
tor cheers as the hard-working co-
chairmen of project, which now ,hqs
4.000 volunteer members on its staff.
When they sliced up a huge birthday
cake, an all-time record crowd of
.servicemen scrambled for hunks of
pastry Boys also went on an auto-
graph-collecting stampede when Ly-
tell turned emcee to present slew of
griest-star.i
Line-up of talent included Sylvia
Sidney and Luther Adler from ’Jane
Eyre,’ King Sisters, Walter O’Keefe
arid, 18. ’Hollywood Cover Girls,’ in
addition to town’s radio and nitery
headliners. Bob Hope, canteen’s
honorary , chairman and a Cleve-
lander, sent a wire of congrats and ;
regret.? he couldn’t be on hand. Add-
ed that lie will put on a benefit ball
for project on next visit to home-
town. ;/
Actual date of canteen’s anniver-
sary was last Friday (14 ). New York
cqntlngbrit :cOuldn’t get here .then,
due to participation in American
Theatre Wing broadcast saluting the
Cleveland 'branch, so the Burnetts
arranged a two-day celebration.
MARRIAGES
Ruth Beardsley to Roland Schweer
in San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 16.
Gloom is Avith KTSA as an an-
nouncer.
.Marion Lucas to Lieut. William
Bafton Mallory, Cherry Point, N. C.,
Jan. 8, Groom was former office
manager for M-G-M exchange and
assistant manager for Loew theatres
in Memphis.
Jill Powell to Lieut. Orrin Tucker,
■Tan. 12. Chicago. Groom former
bandleader.
Rita McDermott to Ensign Edward
Souweine. N. Y., Jan. 8. Bride with
WNEW, N. Y., continuity dept.’
June Rozelle Johnson -to Marty
May, Jari./ 16, Chicago, 'Bride i*
dauglitei- • pit ; ‘(bhic’ Johnsori. i (.Glsere
and Johnson) ; groom' is stage cprne-
d'ian. ,•' ■■,■.
BIRTHS
Mr. ariei- Mrs/.Frank 'j; Lynch, 'son,
Jari;; 13, ■ Oklahoina City. : Fathei' .is
sales ,:mariagGi’ of .sfatioir .KTOK in
that city; prior to that had been
memrier , of vaude, cprnhp,; Kener
Sisters and Lynch.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sullivan,
.son, Jan. 8. Detroit. Father is con-
nected; with Cinema Service Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Jacobs. Hol-
lywood, Jan. 8. Father is; writer at
Metro; mother is the former Lillian
Willis, dancer.
Mr. : arid Mrs. Robert Taylor,
daughter, Pittsburgh, Jan. 11. Father
manages the Senator theatre, Pitt.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rausch;, son,
Jan. 12, Now York. ' Father is talent
booker for the Roxy, N. Y.
Pvt. and Mrs. Joe Pedney, .son.
Jan. 8, Now York. Father is former
legit director; mother is former
Mitzi Green, stage and nitery song-
stress-mimic.
. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fraser, daugh-
ter, Jan. 9, at Lenox Hill ho,spital,
N. Y. Father, special correspondent
of Blue Network, assigned to Cairo.
IS^diiesiiiay, January I9y 19414
Broadway
Mi'S. Joe Fasternak ill .at West: Side,
Can ''Song’ is Giarence
Gaskill’s latest lyric effusion. . ,
Jd Roberts, ; of ‘Stars on Ice’. (Gen,-
ter) staff; lost:, fftther last week. :
■Constance . Dowling; Goldwyn . ac,
■ tress a N. Vi vislto'^
•Barnaby,’ the .PM'.-’.eai’toon strip,-
niay hit the air, drahiatiz.ed by Paul
.Stewart. ■' ■ :■;
Nink— hoMngjWwet beaclwajter at
Astbr, . ,i,iv .•■Sydenham hbspital for
.■,;oiX'ratibn.' .■ .
Brunb' Walter, retiring for, a year,
. a.s a sympho'nip- conductbr ,at-:,e,nd Of.
' this, season. ,-;' V..'' :
Wasn't so merry a; GhKi.stmas for
CiislAdains, whose house ■■was. on fire
■:' lhat.;holidhyi'v' ■■■ -vh-t' ' •I,.'
' Arthtir;'.- Driscoll '. at home with
lieavy . cold. Capt. Dennis O’Brien
:;'stui: ill, too; h.'.;
Jed jlarl'is has acquired a- hou.te in
the east SC’s, ' evidently ■' having no
thoughts bflHOtTytvoOd;. . , '■
George Bait again on var corre-
spondent .duty; has started for Gen;
MacArthtir’s headquarters.
teohard .; MacBain back in hi. V.
-■- publicity; also . writing; .weekly col-
umn for. ‘About Town’ mag.
Fred i-ynch, director oi pub and
ad for Radio Cily Music Hall, to
iiollywood on biz and vacation,. ,
James Cagney ' and -Edward, .Me-.
Niimara' spending several days: :at
Caancy’s farm at Martha’s Vineyard.
Mack Hilliard, manager of-‘Angel
Street’ tat the Golden), celebrated
■ 3 ,Bth wedding, anniversary Monday
07).
Lisette Verea, the Cloelo in ‘Merrv
Widow,’ has just made a Decca re-
cording of her hit song, ‘Girl from
;. Maxim’s,’'" ‘ .■.■'•
Saul Abrahams’: son Robert, a cap-
.■ tain in the . Army, married an Army
nurse with a lieutenant’s latmg be-
:fore going overseas.
■ .Presentation or. -awards voted by
' the:' N.- y, .Fiim' Critics for- the- ‘bests
of 1943’ will be made Friday night
(21) on a coast-to-coast NBC broad-
■east. . .
Friends in the film offices . tossed
a- party-Uincheon, Friday... - t 14) ' for
Dave Goldihg of the tJ. S. Army, who
is one of : the editofs of Stars , and
■..-■Sh'ipes,"' ■■;■
Strep throat ; seiit Danny Kayp
into the hospital; for a final checkup
before he . goes overseas "for USOs
Camp Shows. Mfs. jack, Robbins. oUt
oi Doctors hosp. ■
■ Bester Santly . .(Santiy-Joy, inusic.
pubs) back froth the Coast, but will
only stay east for several weeks
prior, to resurtiing film contacts for
S-J songs on the Coast
Meyer Davis' boy, Garry, ex-mu-
Sicbmedy juvenile;- just got his -wings;
■ News; of Meyer Davis,, jr„-, ‘lost- af sea,‘
■'is still pes^imistic. The- Davises have
still, a third so.h in .the. service; ;:
Hugh Kent, , fornier writer who
■ turned- exhibitor ;and ,for- ,some,,years-
Miow . has operated- the Clinton Pplnt,.
C.lihtoiif N, :J.i has gone to Arizona,,
where he; plans buying, a ranch: and
•settling down.
G. B. J. (Judge) Frawley, assistant
: to Neil F. Agnew, v.p. over -sales in
Paramount and in charge of cx-
■ change , operations for the , company,
reelected president of N. Y. Athletic
Club, another, year. .
Billiah Heilman •will addres.s cast
. ,pf ‘Winged .Vietpry’ . Jan. 27 at .the
. 44th,' Sfeef, fheat're. . Talk will- be
third in, a.> series on playwriting and
the thfeatre. Moss Hart and HerihaU;
. ..(Shumlin..beihg previous, speakers.'
(Jene Buck for the Catholic Actors
Guild and other pr-ofessionals .will
present., a field ; amUulah.ee :, to 'the
Armed Forces bn Friday (21) at the
. . Aslor. It represent.s the proceeds of.
; . a; dance event .held by the Guild , in"
■ November. : .
Immigration and Naturalization ■
Service of the Dept, of Justice, N. Y.
...d.istrict, seeking whereabouts of Jack
and William Monroe. Contact with
• . duo was lost last June in Ciiaricston.
N. C„ when they were .supposedly
connected with Monroe Bros. Great
' Bakes F.xpo.sition .show. ", ■■ ' ' .
Union Dime Savings Bank. N. Y..
: looking for the following ‘theatrical
artists,’ or their heirs, who have un-
idaimed accounts on deposit: Harold
Russell, about 79:-, Charles. Hutchin- :
.son, abptii ;61, . who .formerly resided
. in W, Holly wood,, Gal.; George Kirt-
land. about 48, formerly bf Buffalo. , .
Melody Thompson, daughter of
the president of the Axtoh-Pisher
Tobacco Co., has been in N. Y. from
Bouisville, her hown town, only four
weeks, and during that time caught
on at the Harry Conover model
agency, has posed for Seven national
mag covers, aind signed to an acting
contract by Metro. ,.■■,-, ■■■ '
vacation at Miami Beach. She also
made personal appearJiices for
servicemen. ■
Roily Rolls, comedy pianist, at the
Batin Quarter, is a former ; Froe
French Air Force • pilot who wa.-i
recently discharged due to injuries
received in a forced . landiiig ovei
North Africa. ■" ' '■ i
Or.son Welles, scheduled :lb abpeaf
on ‘Contact’ in ,ah bri.gjnal drama
written by Tecfi. Sgt. Draper Bewis,
was unable to keep the commitment
due to :hls..,cn-rfent . attack of ,j£iun-;
dice. Rita -Hayworth appeared in-
stead.
St. Louis
By Sam X. Hurst .■:.-..:
, , Herman. 'Markword ’has' puffliase
the Black Forest restauraut, , which
I'.e managerd, for S27.000.
Maurice. Reic-hman, owner-fflafiager,;
of the Globe, : beaming overv eom-
pietion. of face lining job on the
ho'.ise. :''■;:■■
Gov. Dw.igh’. Green o! Illinois has
recommended that . county , fairs' be
hold this vear cesnite the w'ai\ Bast
year 53 were held. ■ , ,
.•red We.irenoerg. prez of MPTOA
of Eastern Missouri,' and Southern
Illinois and owner of , a chain of
: ffickef. houses ' in ■, St. , Bouis and St.
Bouts County, suffered a chipped
bone in his arm in a fall on an ice-
covered pond. -. . ; :■ .-;
Harry" C, Arthur, ■ Jr., . head. ,.bf
Panchon &' Marco’s interests here;,
/Thomas' B. Farrington, . prez of - the
St. . . Bouts Amusement Co;, ,and
Clarence M. Turley, sec. .of. the:
. r.mu.-emcnt co.. are ' members , of
Mayor. Kaufmmm’.s: S'JO.OOO.OOO post-
war public iir.provcmeni.s program
committee. •
Worries Miami
; Continued from na'gc t:
loose wartime 'Coin, latter bUnch,, ;to
whom the idea of a winter vacation
in Florida heretofore was a legend,
is intent on enjoying the sun.shine, at
any price. Result i.s that the sky’s
the limit on, , food tariffs, and ; the
regulars are burning at the 35c arid
50c-per-cup-of-coffee, which :is the
gauge on;. the general run of food
prices. Same for rooms,, apartmerifs,
etc., although there's ,.no gambling-—,
as yet. Evefi: the traditional .spots
have thrown j 11 caution to the wind
as regards the morrow or future
goodwill, and they are charging all
and sundry everything , that the
traffic can bear. The traffic— as uri-
choosey as it is--is apparently bear-
ing up under everything. ,
: Defneanor of the crowd is: such
that class hotels, disgusted at the
customer.s’ lack of manners, have
grown careless and lowered their
usual / standards considerably in
ortior to make the kill while it lasts.
Tb the surprise of local operators,
there are more vi-sitofs here than in
previou.s years,' 'Travel sltuatiprt Was
originally thought tb,:, be serious
enough to hamper any great influx
of visitors. However, train and plane
accomodations are proving plentiful
and little trouble : iS: . en countered in
'getting berth.s in or out of the city. , '
; With easing of the travel -.situation;
it was originally thought that
nitei'ie.s would start hooking high-
salaried perforrUers. . However,; busi-
iio.s's is , plenfifui ' despite; . .. lack,.' of
harries.
Miami
, Steve Hannagan in town for -a few:
.. days.
Jerry Wald's orch is at the Frolic
■:■; Club. , .- ■':.:■:,' .-
Marty and Bee Bohn have opened
at the Riptide Club. ,'■', '
_:Ff ankle Marlow is emcee of the
Hurricane show, which stars SaUy
Rand.
John and lElizabeth Ohadwick
leatured dancers at the Clover Club,
with Dan Harden doing the vocals.
Alee Templeton is booked for his
first Miami concert Jan. 24 under
the, auspieils of the Dade Business
and Professional Women’s Club. .
Yvelte, one of the survivors of the
Bisbon crash,' appeared on ' the
Olympia show ano remained for a
Balter Ordered
Continued from page .1
■ Glasa Films signed Martha Elba
Fombellida. ', “
.' ’.'Campaign on to clean up literature
sold to kids.
Harry Flannery, CBS. Bos A cl cs.
in town for a month.
. Tony Nunez has switched from El .
Patio to Ciros as m.c. ■':
James A. FitzPatrick due in short-
ly to do Mex travelog. '
- Tony Nunez switched his erii.ceeing
from El Patio to. 'Giro's. . ;, ' ',
: Martha Elba FambeUida inked as
exclusive player by Clasa Films.
J avior : Diaz Gutierrez of . XEQ's
press department joined the army.
Giro’s on 24-hour-a-day schedule —
breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper.
Toni and Diana. American ballet
dancers, at the Savoy Club in Guada-
,lajfifa>.:
; . Dolores aiid Jose Fernandez. Span-
ish datice team, booked at the new
Minirit.
Mex film bigv'rtgs at Monterrey (7 )
tor dedication a new movie house,
Palacio. .. '■
Tito Guizar. signed for Mex pic,
.dickering, for long Mexico City stajje
booking. - ;
Bolita Cuevas and Fernando Rosas
on XEW radio program slanted tor
Costa Rica; .
; Consuelo Velazquez, writer of
‘Besame' Mucho,’ to Colombia for
radio bookings.
Miguelito Valdes, wbb is working
here in vaude, radio and night clubs,
signed for pix, too. . ‘
Thomas P. Gale. BBC rep here,
back from a business trip to Havana
and British Honduras.
Myrta Silva, • P e r t o Rican
cbmedienne-singer, featufed with the
MarciLs show at the Teatro Iris. : '
U. S. Ambassador George Messer-
smith off to Washington. D. C.„ for
month’s trip, his first in a year.
Circo Argentino, one of. Mexico’s
oldest circuses, back here' again and
doing well on. a downtown lot.
Millisa Sierra, playing in a pic in
production at Acapulco, planed liere
for an emergency appendiciti.s opera-
tion;.'.':..; ,
Million persons attended free
broadcast shows at the three studios
of radio station XEW here during
1943.
Teresita Tallien planed to Man-
agua to establish Nicaragua ex-
change for Glasa-Excelsior Mexican
newsreel. .
Bob Bromley, marlonetta. closed
long run at El Patio and is now in-
definitely booked at Allantida Club,
Guadalajara. , . ' , ■
‘Dona Barbara,' pic based upon the
work of the same name by RomoUis
Gallegos. Venezuelan n o v e 1 i s t,
grossed approxi.mately $100,000 in'
two cinemas here. Pic cost $75,000.
Maria Luisa Carbajal, soprano,
featured bn programs at radio sta-
tion XEW after a tour of the
provinces. Linda Rev, new folk
singer, made her cicbut at- sta'ion
XEQ. -"y "
Julio Bracho. winner of two Mexi-
can Oscars in a row as megger,
started ‘La Corte del Faraon’ (‘The
Pharoh's Court), starring Mapy
Cortes and . Roberto Soto, veteran
comic. ■ ;'.■; ■■ :' 'i;
Emilio Azearraga, operator of
radio stations XEW and XEQ and
the cinemas Alameda and Bucareli,
and Pedro de Lille, head announcer
at XEW, back' from a fi.shing holiday
in Acapulco. . ,
Swank Cine Mc'tropolitano, first
run cinema that recently opened
here, charging high tor Mexico of 85
cents for the pic. . ‘Random Harvest’
: (M-G) titled in Mexico. ’En la Noche
del Pasado’ (’In the Night of the
Past’). Cine Olimpia, another first
run cinema. Is also charging 85 cents
for ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ (U),
•Kiss and Tell,’ d'.ie at Nixon Jan. 31
fp:' (wo weeks.
' Florence Fi.sher Pafry, Press col-
umnist. catching up wi'Ji the now
Broadway . shows. ■
Joe Muivihill. former WCAE an- i
ridu'ncer; ;' Itas' 'joined . the -staff .'./of j
WTAM in ClevcUifid. ' ; /
Tony Conforti'.s medico lias /.'bi--. I
dered him to lake it easy, -o lie's ^
going to Florida next month. : ' - 1 .
Benny - Carter band ■ booked into
Roosevelt theatre, in local ..Haflem':
district, for two days 1hi.s week. „ . |
Fred Rein, fechnical: director of >
Playhquset.Qast'.for a' rblo’.in: ebrijmu- 1
f.ity : theatre's . next show,. ‘Blind
iAUey.'’;:;:,:--,'. "
Tree Movie Days’
Coiitiiuied from page 1
pubJicatipn.. Neal Ivey, head of Ivey
& Ellington, agency handling Bal-
ter's show, although known to be
burned by Mutual’s action, declined
to comment. E. M. Hears*, adver-
tising manager for Bayuk Cigar Co.,
sponsor of the broadcast, said he
knew nothing of Balter being barred.;
‘As far as I know he’.s slit! broad-.'
ca.sting for Bayuk.’ said Hearst.
On Thursday Balter checked out
of Philly, where his broadcasts
originated via WIP. He was headed
for the Coast, where he’ll finish out
his serie.s.
, Reached by phone at W GN stu-
dios, Cliicago, where he had stopped
en route to make a broadcast Thurs-
day night, Balter also refused to
comment. ,.
Among the broadcasts. Which are
said to have , burned up Col. Mc-
Corrnick is one in which Baiter had
declared that' the .' Tribune’s '- nia.st-
head: '"World’s Groate.st Newspaper’
was a ‘bid for international fame
that was well jiustified inasmuch as
many of its stories are probably
well-received in Berlin and Tokio.’
Balter also assailed the Tribune
following a charge by the Chicago
paper that the .Rhodes scholarships
were part of a British plot to re-
.store the U. S .to the status of a
British colony.
Ivey & Ellington, it is understood,
is arranging for Balter to continue
his shows over a Coast network
after the Mutual contract winds up.
By Glenn C. Pullen
• Norman Khury’s new Mayfair Ca-
sino again postponing preem because
of building difficulties.
George Chatterton, nitery mimic,
to emcee Sportsmen‘s Show at civic
auditorium March 18-26;
: Howard Brush, forrnorly drummer
for Sammy Watkins, formed nevy
cocktail unit for break-in at' Fenway
Hail,'
\ Jimriiy Oriti, local ex-riiarine who
served at Guadalcanal and Sicily,
new crooner at Golden Dragon. Also
waxing platters for Comet Records.
Harriet Freeborn back from New
York to rejoin acting staff of Fred-
eric McCoririeH’s' Play House. May
do new play. ‘American People.’ by
Walter Hayward and Dorothy Adams
Hamilton.
country. ,ln Time's ' Square. ' New
York, those heading the activities in-
cluded many s'.age and .screen names.
Treasury olficial.s. U. S. Army b.incl.
motoriz^ equipmoiil and represeii: a-
tives of ■ every branch of "the. military
/services were present.
From Coa.st ;o Coast, and in A-a.ska i
and Hawaii, .show business ,mobilizCd:i
to ‘Back thei Attack’ by .selling a bond
for every scat in sonic 16.000 the-
atres. As .;hc campaign oiienod the
Governors pi all the 48 Stale.s. Alaska
arid, Hawaii and the .Cpmniiss.tpnevs
of the Dislrict of Col-oii'.'uia i.ssucd
proclamations caljing upon the ' ci/f-i,
izenry lo .sappo; I , foe campaign as
church bells an.d: sirens peeled the'
call for aid in town.s and cities. .-,
Bond baUalions, formed b,( screen
personalities,’'. Were given routes to bo
covered; The second list of 20 .screen
players .cprisiste.clpf Charles Bicklord
and Jo Carol! Dennison, 1st Service
Command: Albert Dckker and Helen
Walker, 2nd Service Command; Ed-
gar Bueharian and Leslie Brook.s, 3rd
Service Command; Lon Chaney. Jr.
and Ann Savage, 4th Service Com-
mand; , Charles Rugglcs and Elaine
Shepard. 5th Service . -Command;
Porter Hall and Lois Andrews, 6th
Service Command; Paul Kelly and
.Marjorie Wordworlh, 7th /Service
Command: Raymond Walbnrn and
Lynn Merrick, 8th Service Com-
mand; Edgar Kennedy and Rafnsey
Ames, 9th Service Command:: Charles
;:Wiiininger- and -Fay Baiiiter; 10th
Service Com.mand.
State by state; reports coming into
New York headquarters of the drive
sho'.vcd unparalleled industry entlva-
siasni.. Idaho. .. starts, the campaign
with a series ; ol . events imd . stunts
that pul that state well on the way
to its quota. Free Movie Day, as a
starter, is .scheduled for Bpi.se. Twin
Falls, Nampa, Caldwell, Idaho Falls
and dozens of other southern Idaho
cities, today. :(I9). Ceremonies in, con-
riectfon with, the opening of trie drive
include a flight of 13 Liberator
bpmbers 'representing the value of
the Ada County quota. At least 40
bond preems have been dined up for
towns from Feb. 1-29.
Denver theatres observed ‘Free i
Movie Day’ yesterday (Tue.sday).
Arkansas was ready tor the kickoff
with a proclamation over the week-
end by. Gov. Homer M. Adkins to M. j
S. McCord, state chairman of the
campaign.
Reports from other .slates are
equally, promising.
Free Movie flay in Toledo .
Toledo, O., Jan. 18.
Toledo Theatre Manager^' War ;Ac-:
tivitics Committee will .sponsor a
‘free movie day’ on the last da.v of
the Fourth 'War Loan campaign,
when every bond purchaser will be
admitted free to any theatre in the
city by showing evidence that the
bond was bought that day. The com-
mittee is headed by Howard Fcigley,
.sr., manager of the Rivoli: Marvin
Harris, manager of the Paramount;
Jack Lykes, manager Colony; and
Ted Te.schner, manager of Loew’s
■Valentine.
Pittsburgh
By . Hal Cohen:
Ed Shafer, manager of Casino, con -
fined' to home with the flu. .
Bill Household, • owner of Vogue
Terrace, pretty sick -with flu.
Harr^ Hendel appointed chairman
of Variety Club house committee for
1944 .
Tiny Wolf, late of Blue Barron
band, riew miC: at Don Melzls Club
Ca.sino.
Pianist Jerry Tagress back to the
Nile Court of Fun after working in a
war plant.
Art Levy, Col exchange manager,
■arid the missus are back from a New
York vacation.
Dorothy.' John son in town ahead of
Stearn Heads Col. Drive
Columbu.s, O., Jan. 18.
Max Steam, operator of the South-
ern . Theatre, has been renamed
chairman of the Columbu.s motion
picture exhibitors; campaign commit-
tee for the Fourth War Loan. He
served in the same post during the
Third War Loan campaign last Sep-
tember. Eleven local houses are of-
ficial issuing agents; ; ipalace; ' Ohio.
Broad, Grand; : Southern, Indianaola,
Olentangy, Cieve. Becchwold. Linden
and Dixie. Other hou.ses will take
orders for bonds, and all are seUirig
stamps. .
Janey Knight is the new vocalist
with Marly Schiamm’s Four Kings
arid A Queen at the Hotel Henry,
Pittsburgh, replacing , Arlene Day.
who left to join Tommy Corlyn’s
band at Bill Green's, Pitt. ’ ■,.■,'■ -.
CHATTER 63
Max Schcck. sla.ge producer,,. east,
to.iiiscii,ss cieal.s. . ;
. Cork: O’Keefesin Holty.wbqd :4ining, , '
■jp deals for his oliotits, . ■" : ;,-
Charles Leonard Appleton, scicen .
writer, sued for ciivorce.
Mar.y . Belaiia.'in;;xcrj,ous' .'cbriditio'ii .
,1'otlowing ■major . .surgery. ...
Mir.iric e Cohen heading -east fo hire, • ' ■■
name- bands fbe Jho Palladinin. ; ,
Murgi .1 to Mexico City for (he
proem of ’Boiiincl the Ri.<ins Sun.’ ,-"-.
Lucille Ball to Jame.stown, N. . Y.,
for t'no funeral of .he.r gratidfather, ■ ■
■ Mar'vlia Rayc filed suit for a .Mexi- '/ ,
can tiivoree from Cnpt. Neal Lang.
Eric Fcldary back .in', pidturcs.; after ■
medical ciischarge from the Army. . ■ ' ;;
Lc Roy A. Pawley, owner ol a
.string of liicatre.s. sued for divorce. '/ '': ■ '
J. Cheever Cowdin, . Univcr.-al '•'■■
chairman, .'in town for stuciio h'ad-.
.(Sles; ■
; Ben Kalmenson, gcncial sales man-
ager for; Warners, in town for suiCiio ' v
confabs.
Barbara Jo Allen rosumes her. pro
name. Vera /Vague, in. .shorts, series ,
at Columbia.
William S. Hart, former western ' : ; ■
slar, heired more than' S200.000 by
his: .sister’s /'will: ;■’■./';;■" ■ . ■ '
Freddie- Bartholomew returned to
Hollywood after a medical dischaige
from the Army. -,
Anne Jeffreys, we.stern film ac- .
tress, anriounoed her engagement to
Cnpt. Robert Serena.
; Raymond L. Schrock resigned as
story editor-, of producers Releasing
Corp. because of illness.
Eve. Whitney, screen actiess, and
Eddie Cherko.se. songwriter, 'rin-. " 7
nounced . their, engagement
.lacquoline Dalya. .screen actre.ss,
drew final decree of divoicc from
Williairi Cdnselman. screen writer.
: Mor.t Singer shoved off for the
midwest lo look over hi.s theatre :'
properties after a California vaca-
'tion; -■'■'.
: Frank Selteer resigned as publicity , .
chief of Jules Levey Productions,
witli Arthur Eddy taking over tem-
porarily. /.■./.■ . - ■ .
Ai Grbssmari, veteran New York
■ agent, " has operied office.s m Holly-
wood for film, radio and theatre rep-
resentation. '
Decla Dunnlngj short story writer
for New Y;orfcr, supplying added di-
alog to the Jules Levey, picture, :Tha
Hairy Ape.’
Gene Fp:Wler, Walter ■ Howey, /
Damon Runyon and Adela Rogers
St. John, old ncw.spaper pals, held a
■reunion on the 20th-Fox lot.
By; tes Rees
San Carlo Grand Opera Co. into
Lyceum Jan. 21-22. / : :
Four Barons back at Dome nitery
for return engagement. -
Joyce Elliot; arid the Great Roy
headlining Ciirly’.s floor show. .
. = J ohn Fritcher. Paramounl booking,
manager, .still in 'Abbott hospital,
seriously ill.
Marjorie Garretson and Joe Por-
retta orch held over at Hotel Raclis-
.son Flame Room.
Norman Pyle. M-G exploiieer.
Handling publicity on war bond drive
and ‘March of Dimcls.’ " . :
Fred Finnegan. RKO head booker,
celebrated , birthday by passing
aroupd ice cream and cake.
Republic gets fn'st picture, ‘In Old
Oklahoma,’: in Minneapolis and St,
Paul Orpheums Feb. 11 and 18. ./
Bill Elson and Bob Abk-on final-
i.sts in Northwest Variety club's first
g.n rummy fournarnent. and will win
war bond prizes. ■ ' ■
Guy Lombardo’s orchestra will
play at the President’.s Birthday Ball.
Mary Pickford will be a special
guest at.th'e Pre.sidcnt’.s Birthday Ball
White House luncheon.
., . Caryl N. Odell of Paramount gave
the critics -a; , luncheon . and showed
them ‘Stariding Room Only.’
‘Icc-Capade.s’ come.s into U.lino’s
Arena With a $30 000 advance .sale.
Variety Club and WRC sold the $1,-
000,000 war bond chair to a corpora-
tion.
■ Mile of Dimes stand in front of the
Capitol theatre opened Friday (14).
Expects to : take in $30.000 ' in , silver
bullets on a 24-ho'ur pitch.
Patricia Morisori made., the fest
.show at Lbew’s Capitol Thursday, by
paying $75 for a taxicab ride from
Wbree-stef;, Mass., to Providence, R. I„
to catch the Federal express from
Boston.
Lou Shainriiafk, managing editor
of the Chicago Herald-American, m
the Passavant hospital.
Griff WilUrims: Orch, Gertiiide Nic-
Seri arid Henny Youngman go into
the Chicago theatre Jan. 21.
Corp. Philip Truex, .son of Ernest
Truex. here visiting Yolando Dolan
of the ‘Good Night Ladies’ cast at the
Blackstone theatre.
Howie Mayer, of CoUiiriiiia's press
department, in town arranging lor „ '
his local office to handle 'die studio’s
iriiddlewest publicity. '
Midwest premiere of Warner's
•Destination Tokyo’ took place last -
week aboard the U.S.S. Sable, air-
craft carrier trainimf ship in the Chi-
cago harbor, for officcr.s. men of. the
ship and rnembriris nf I'-n .rrn.es.
Wednesday, January 19, 1911
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VOL. 153 No. 7
•published Weekly at -]r>4 West 46th Street* Now York ;I9, N., Yi, by.' Vadety, Inc, -Annual :suhR,G.rii>Uon< n^ Single codjcr,, 25 cen!*j
Lliitcted ,a« aetoiid-clabs matter December 22, ; iyo.6, at the; Post, 'Of£ice-;at ;No\y ,Ybi'k'» 'N, Y.,' uruler the act ot rMarcU .3,' lltiy ■
COPYKIGHX, 1941, BY V W
NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1944
PRICE 25 CENTS
SHOW BIZ’S “
On Auditioning Candidates for Sound g[j j(] "g|] ||||" Of Tele; Threat to Newspapers?
■ ' . Memphis, Jan. 25.
Sinatra for the Senate? Crosby
for Congress? Is that tiie sort of
linettp ’twill- take;-to win the elec-
tions of the future in these United
States?,
’ Political bigwigs; from one end of
Dixie to the other are asking them-
selves sucK .questions this ,w
the wake of Jiitimit Davis’ 35,000 t
vote plurality in Louisiana's hectic
balloting for governor last Wednes-
day (I9>.
. That the singing composer of that
corny , ballad, - ‘'You Are My Sun-
shine, My Only Sunshine,” could
aetually lead the ticket in the State
gubernatorial campaign was some-
thing the wiseacres irom tlie back
t'Opm had never believed for a mo-
. moiitv ,. Yet- there it was, in ; black
.and tthite, ; Jimmy Davis was more
than 10,OOQ votes ahead of former
GOilgre'ssrnan Lewis L. Morgan in
the race for : the Democratic iionii-
.'natiph on the basis of practically
complete returns.
• Ot coursOj there will 'have to he a
(Continued on page 16)
Jazziqur^
Hypo Met’s Staid Cafe
Nazis Guard Actors In
DanisiiPlayto^
-■ vlAinshiniitpO) Jau. 25.
■ Nazis have put :the entire . cast, of
the play ‘‘'Sista.,.lShriket’’ at National
Theatre in Copenhagen under con-
stant polic.e guard to, keep the actors
from skipping, .according to .reports
.fromiSweden.' play ls strongly prop-
agandist and , anti-Dniiiocratic,' and
reported that- the Cast ,.dpe.Sn’t;:.like it.
Two. actors disappeared, belofe the
police guard was put on the show.-
They are Lars Nordrum ; and Jorn
Oi dning, who had leading roles,, ac-
cording to Swedish repoits.
U. S. Cracks Down
; By abel geeen
_ The Metropolitan Opera House had
, its last jazz concert, in 1933 with Paul
Whiteman, George Gershwin and W.
C. Handy, but nothing like the
boogie-woogie wildness obtained
then as it did last Tuesday night (18)
on the occasion of Esquire’s all-
American . .. jam : session. The Met,
’ivhieh has just turned the goldenan-
niyersary has . g^i^^^^ . its ’ old
' retainers: something to talk ahotit for
another 50 years. Some .of the char-r^
actors seen in the Golden Horseshoe,
»nd in the other partierre bo.xes and
:oges. were enough to make even
Broadway Rose self-con.seious. '
■ : But that’s as nothing to the sedate
Louis Sherry cafe (saloon to us),
which saw a record biz. The bar-
kceps never hustled so many drinks,
and even a touch of the Stprlt Cl ub
luovcd into the sacrosanct atmos-
phere' when somebody started play-
mg ginrummy, while drinking, and
' (Continued on page 26 1
Kath. Dunham Terpers
Too Torrid for Boston
Boston, Jan. 25.
Atier plenty of weeks on the road
and in New York, without anyone
taking umbrage, Katherine Dun-
ham’s “Tropical Revue’’ inevitably
hit a censorship snag in the Hub
■when it opened here. Monday .■ night
(17) at the Opera House. r
Paine show drew rave notices
from all but Elliot Norton of the Host
®nd^ Margaret Lloyd of tlie Monitor,
both of whom attacked various sec-
tions of the show. It should be
“drastically altered in the name of
(Continued on page 16)
.. Continued publicity leaks in col-
umns and news stories regarding
performers about to take off on over-
seas a.ssignmpnts ' for USO-Gamp
Shows. Inc., has USO execs and the
War Dept, plenty worried. Up to
now, USO has been forced to cancel
trips where such leaks have oc-
curred. but . now more drastic action
is in the offing, as performers still
get prominent mention when about
to go overseas.
It’s been pointed out that such
news breaks, especially , regarding
name perfoa'iners, are a menace to
national security, as it permits en-
emy agents to watch talent and con-
sequently obtain vital : information
regarding shipments^
: Danger of this type .story has in-
creased, since talent is now sent via
troopships and convoys. Even when
(Continued on page 12)
URGES CLOSINgIaDIO
U. S. Networks, N'ewsreels,
Camp Sho>vs. Overseas
' Staffs Augmented As Zero
Hour for Major European
Invasion Draws Neavr-^
Topflight Pix Held in
Readiness
SOO CSI UNITS
. Cbihes the invasion of Europe, and
American .■ sliow business will be
ready to “go in’’ same as Allied
forces right from, the opening round,
or a's soon after as . miliiafy authori-
ties deem advisable.
■ ■ Plans are nearing, completion for
ilie covering of, the event by U. S.
networks and newsreels, with lessons
•learned in previous invasions both
in : the . Mediterranean and Pacific
areas as guides. The USO enter-
tainment unit.s, the OWI, which will
.handle ; propaganda and films for
civilian showing, . the ■ Army Signal
(Continued on page 26)
U. S. Jive Band Carries On
In Shanghai But Under
Japanese Surveillance
By HAL P. MILLS
/ Shangliai today boasts^the great-
est American dance bancT in its his-
tory, but tire Shanghai; public does
not hear it. .;A
The hepcats are prisoners of the
Japs and are interned at the Pootung
As.sembiy Camp, declared to be the ;
worst of all Jap prison camps in the
Far East. Every member of the
unit Is a leader in his own right.
While many are ' composers also.
Despite the Jap ban on American
London Philharmonic !
Asks 20G Per Broadcast
The London Philharmonie 0
tra, which will make itsj^sf.tb^^
this country next fall. Is asking $20,-
000 per broadcast from any .sponsor
desiring to air the group. Good-will
tour under the direction of Sir
Thomas Beecham, currently con-
ducting at the Metropolitan Opera in
N: Y., will probably extend over a
six or soven-month period and will
include stops in Canada.
Beecham girpacts to go to England
this summer and return with the
■ orch in the' fall. ;■
ins Tax
Wrangling on deduction of social
security and withholding taxes from
vaudo and nitery act salaries has
been ended by a Treasury Depart-
ment ruling handed down Friday
-■(21) declaring all performers and
musicians (except tho.se hired under
the American Federation of Musi-
cians Form B contract) to be inde-
pendent contraetbrs and,r therefore,
not subject to provisions of the
Withholding tax. -v -■
Theatre circuit- legal departments
immediately instructed bouse man-
agers to pay talent , full salaries .
witho.ut deducting the 20%. Ruling
takes effect with this ; week’s sala-
rie.s. ;
Decision settles the ticklish situa-
tion in whicli performers and talent
buyers have found themselves since
passage of the social security act in
1936. • Federal agencies, anxious to
. have employers responsible for pay-
, (Continued on page 16)
Opportuntity to use visual adver-
tising on the air in a big Way when
post-war television talces, hold is al-
ready intriguing somw pf thd large.=.t
women’s apparel shops in New 'York
and elsewhere in the east. A.s a re-
sult, newspapers face their first seri-
ous challenge; in^i/te of
clothing, funs, cosmetics and house
furnishings as future 'television, -us- :
ing direct eye appeal enters the dis-
play advertising field as an active
competitor. ■
Thus television is now seen as pro-
d iicing a new headache to nows-
papers, which in recent years
reached jg degree of complacency,
having overcome the initial shock
that followed the popular accept-
ance of radio as an advertising me-
dium, However, the blow was con-
siderably softened by the knowledge
that those ; products that “had to bo
seen to be sold” were largely de-
pendent on the printed media. For
while one could extol the virtues
of gasoline or a tire by a glib spiel,
one still had to see the svelte lines
(Continued on page 16)
S. F. Tells Tourists ki
NtT Ad Drive to Stay
Away Till War’s Over
San Francisco, .Tan. 25.
Touri sis, casual visitors ' and coi i-
vention delegates will be asked to
slay away from San Francif>co
through an advertising campaign to
be Initiated in nationally-circulated
' ihagazines fluHng February by Cah-
fornians, Inc., a group which for 22 .
years has been urging visitors to
come here.
Plans for the ad drive wore re-
vealed here Tuesday (18) by John
F. Forbes, president of the orgaiii-
zalidn, wlio explained the initial ad
-'wilT-sa^r- i'-;':-'-';.-- -y
: “We want you to enjoy San Fran-
cisco when you come. This city and
; (Continued on page 24)
Albany, Jan. 25.
J. Norman Lodge, veteran Associ-
ated Pre.ss wai correspondent until
recently in the South Pacific, 'urged
during a speech before the Nevv York
State Publishers’ Assn. la.st week that ,
war commentators be taken off the |
air. He asserted ‘Tlio only things
they tell you are the things you want
to hear, not the things that actually
happened.” ' . . i
Lodge, in a tough, blunt address
on the war, declared that after we i
take Bougainville Island, then, and i
only then, will the Pacific war begin.
He deplored the fact that the Pacific
area “is way down oh the priority
list . . .now we are beginning to think
It - is - at'-; the bottom.” ! He reported
that “the boys out there are saying,
‘the only thing we got last September
was Mrs. Roosevelt.’ ” He warned
listeners not to write the boys about
John L. Lewis or strikes.
(The vjnter, veteran Far- East
editor and pnhUsher. and .
■ ^ the first; ■ ’
trip by the evehange ship Grips-
ho'in, vies ■ for many years cor-
■ respondent for ‘‘Variety ’’: , in ,
China. He has been recuperating
in the midwest, since his return,
from an. illness contracted in a
Japanese internment camp. The
following information w re-
vealed’ to him by returnees oii'
the second trip made recently
by the Gripshalm.)
jntisic, the dour Jap guards ot the
prison camp like the band's music
and permit the band to play freely.
Jap guards , off duty flock : to and
obviously, enjoy the concerts. : ' ,
At the outset the leader was
Henry Francis Parks, of Chicago,
(Continued on page 20)
The Hour
Of Charm
All-Oirl Orehestra
and Choir
Condueted by
Phil Spifjtluy
hytl
MISCELLANY
Earnings a Break for Stars, Execs
\ Washington. Jan. 25.
, In tomal ' Be\;enue Bareatr. ■ cut = a,
melon liereVlaSt We (19) for
a large chtmk Of thO'S biz people
^\^ho are paid largely on . a percentage', ,
comniis.sipn, or .bohils .basis.. '.Bineaiv
niacie i'etroactive for all of .1943 the
order i!!.sued Dec. 30 last by Fred M.
Vinson,' Director of; EebhOm
zatioii.: At that time Vinson wiped
out an Internal Revenue stabilizalibh
ruling which had’ lirnited income <?n
percentage, s, -fapriuses, . : cOmmissiprts.
and overrides ,, based './on , profits, ' o
firms.
In. Septemberj; 1943, .inte.rnal/Re'V-'
. enue iia.d set- ceilings: bn^th is type. Of.
\vages .because' .earnings last/ yPar
were running ■ .generaliy ' above - the.
preceding, year, ‘vvheiieas straight sa
ary' people' hab/tKeirrearitings
As the revised picture now stands,
a person bn a percentage type ’ in-
come can 'get whatever the percent-.
Gracie Mfelds’ Waldorf
biz people Date; Thence Draper
ercentage, Gracie Fields opens St the Wodg-
D, wood Room of the Waldorf-A.storia.
f 1943 Ihe V., on Feb.,15 for foin w
■p , • the usual options, and will be fol-
ic siamiil ’.IdtVed'fay Psul Dfa^
. . I.arry Adler may bo teamed with
□Kiiivitirm ihe . latter, and then Amiamary
, Dickey i-eturns, this marking the Met
tp?r, Sinatra Problem
Wednesday, January 26, 1914.
‘ 1 hNGI«w*MH
-i' - Hollywood, Jan. 2.5.
. .Two. allergies, both posse.ssed by W. C. Fields, are cairsing confusion
orv the General Service lot, where comeciiau is flatwheeling betwee-.
two picture's, and can't remember which is which at certain . time's,'
When required to mingle witii trained bears, which he does not lilco,
on the “Sensations of. 1944*'' set; the; comic-is pft^ on the .st.igc
devoted- ts- hi.s other picture, “Soiig of the Open Road.” When tlie
script in that play palls for repart his other allergy, Charlie
Mc(iarthy,.he .is geherally discoverpcl on the other set.
Meanwhile Andy : Stdne and' .Charles R.' Rogers, ;are busy sendmu out
expeditions wnth inslruoUond to/flnd a,, red/bulb,
84ih WEEK !
KEN MURRAY’S
“BLACKOUTS OF 1944"
Ei Capitan Theatre, Hollywood, Cal.
, ■ :.“A' gi'eat: .sHow, ’ Kpn'
laiiah vizaid of .«(ellar;propprtions:”
LARAINE DAY.
Recalled By CBS’ Dawns, Back in N.Y.
were running ■ generally: ' above;, the,: HI ■ wiziird of .s.te,liar';^p’ropbrtioiis:’v
prececli'ng year.'vvbw |/|fw ..W.a|>|>» . |.:|/V , LARAINE ';OAY.
ary' p.eople' had.:'tKeir:.ea'rn;ings;'fr:62::e^^^ i'.: ■.fj'lt ''..■ff .'Ul'l 'T:' .'Ul '- . vWiP
,. .. As the revised picture now stands. ■■ '/ .^, /, ; • • ,:, - . _ riniiinirTff'
a person bn a percentage type in- CBS ex-ocs, it was learned thi.s rQNxTANf P RJ<p|NJj| |
come can get whatever the percent- week, are plenty disturbed ov'er ra- _ ^ ^
ffi iioy: N6f ;r: .; BARRY PLAYS ON WAX
have cliaiiged upward since the eco- Smaha Newest headache stems. Constance Bennett is waxing an
nomic , stabilization ' plair. went .into from the unfortunate situation; that album , for Decca of “Tender . Love,
operation;, -and '■(2) the ..base. :sa,lary, arose' ‘in' 'spotii^ 'Voice’s ■ he.w Scenes;*'- .fatir e^i^e'rptij^f L’Qrn iis rn;ahy
must not have -been adjusted up,wai;.d: half-hour Wednesd'av ' Philip-Bariy iDlays including-
in' th;at' time::. ,',:i:./ j.';,v:'.
■The new order permit.s firms to
the. .slot previously occupied 'oy the i.
out Love." in which .-‘lie 'yust . com-
pleted a road tour. The oti'.ei three
make adjustments for 1943 covering Lionel Barrymore program, ‘'Mayor ^re “Animal Kingdom,” hth'e,
the new ruling. ' of the Town.” . As in the case of Youngest” and“Holiday.” Her male
; Many studio big.sic.s, stars, film ' the Sinatra sliow, ‘'Mayor'’ was abio lead •\vill bo selected later. ■ / ' ,' .' ■,
salesmen., etq., will be benefited by .sponsored by Lever Bros. IncnleiBally this opens uP a new
the order o- .. o- , , , v : avenwb for: name playwrights and .:
me 01 g« . Since the Sinatra .show bowed m. „u,yer.s. that of phonograph record-
■ ' : . :' the CBS exec.s. have been virtually, ing for home consumption, and is an
Itnlr PtfAimnl-nmTIinc deluged with letters of protest from evolution of Decca’s innovation with
J.3CK 1 ariinglOIl lIlcS ; followers of the Bariymore pro- the original casks of current Broad-
Kl C^, n«iin|nn4A|] ; ' -gram. That the latter apparently '.’way, ■jtgg e;JTiusicals..: ■
“f ^ V vriglllfllvU had a loyal . following Was an ac-. . '/
Pl'A^Afll'SlHnil PolirV what particularly Brisson in D. C., on Last
1 1 CoCIlUtllUll I UlIUj disturbs the network officials i.s (he J „ ^ . . .
Jack Partington, v.p. and general b*.Stscr}pt in variably at Lap 01 otatler L'nai.n
manager of Faiichon &c Marco's thea- letters, complaining of ilie .new type ^ Wa.shii'.gtoii. Jan. 23.
tie and siagCshow cnterpri.sos, died .siiow. ■ v . ’,. Carl Brisson i.s on the last lap of
Jack Partington Dies
At 54; Originated
Jack Partington, v.p. and general lA6.Stscr}pt mvariably attach Lap 01 Otatler L'nftHY
manager of Faiichon &c Marco's thea- letters, complaining of ilie .new type ^ Wa.shii'.gtoii. Jan. 23.
tie and siagl'show cnterpri.sos, died .siiow. ■ v , ’,, Carl Brisson i.s on the last lap of
suddenly ol a. heart attack at his The more mature^ audience - that the Sta tier hotel chain circuit, open-,
home, 400 Park avenue. N. Y.. yestor- followed the weekly epi.sodes of ing here tonieht (Tucs. ), coming in i
day. at the a,gc of 54. In good health “Mayor,” although willing to give from . the. Budalo Slalier. , He may ,
right along, and rather a proud. new the. Sinatra Show a try, has been go to .the. Cleveland Statler, thence,
father-in-law, because of the recent regi.stering out-and-out di.sgu.st at the possibiy, the Brook club,. Miami j
marriage of his son, Staff Sgt. John screeches of the bobby-.sox audi- Beach, where Barry Winton is the
Allen Partington, Jr., to Jeanne ence,, arid the majeeup pi the show, incumbent band. ,
Brideson, Roxy theatre ;(N. Y.) vio- as a whole. 'To the CBS execs it’s / Brisson returns to the Versailles,
lining favorite, his associates at the the initial proof in answer to the N. Y., the end of March, wheie he
theatre" worked with him: the. night flue.stion long :ppsed m the trade;' first .cJlcked last .summer. aS' “the
before, with no indication of any- “Can Sinatra, 'build.. , up an . entire older girls’ Sinatra.”
thing untoward. ■ new listening audience” It’s like- —
Partington/ ivho: is largely credited ,j:«’i^, y'<;we4; as .aphstantiatii^ g sec-
... i . 1 . V.-. .1 -5 ■ - .. nnrf fpar ilTaf IHp rppnrH 90 R Pn_
SEATON’S PIAY
wim SaUfted the Rox; from its ond fear,'::tbat ■ fhe rec.o'rd::/20.8 .Co',
Snkrtmtev'’ depths into ifs present opei'afive Analysis of Broadcasting George Seaton, whp did film .script
^ccS^strictW rating attained:: by Sinatra on: on “Song of Bernadette" tor 20th-
Stase show poHcv^ will be^-emem- intioduetory program /was partially Fox. has written a comedy which is
v,«.wi tho l esult of cuilous dial-twislci s making the rounds of Broadway
Sof Stage pSa^ that/Wben the rati^ stage producers,
t'uealros It is a - colne dence that norfii, it will probably be con- . Harry Carey is being offered as
. A . -I ?idbi ably lower. possible lead.
A. L Balaban.' present operator of I possiuw leau.
the Roxy (for 20th-Fox) wa.? the one 1 — " — — . ... . — — .
who refined the presentation policy j M'f ¥T 1 H ' I
i.” ss.r“ . New; :iork Runaround
But it was Partington, whose
Imperial theatre, San Fiancisco; ; By Radie Harris
started the vogue. It wa.s there that , V' ;.’/:, ’■;''.// :" ■ I'.’;-'
he launched Paul Ash with li is pres-
cmalion hand .style which land once , Loy’s resumption of ner screen career in another “Thin Man'*
again coincidence asserts itself) wa.s /y,®VP being delayed until certain contractual difficulties can be ironed
to be catapulted to the heights in the 1 out., .. Miss, Loy wants. a one-pipture deal .so as not to entail any prolonged
mid 1920s under the Balahan & Katz separation .from liusband John Hertz, while M-G wants to bind her to
aegis. Of cour.se, all three (Parting- a series... Now denied that Moss Hart i.s penning a new play for Tallulah
ton, Balabaii and Ash) were reunited Bankhead. . .incidentally, Mr. H. is being prilled in two parts for the
once again at the Roxy theatre Satevepost by Mona Gardner. .Vivian Vance and Phil Ober are chucking
where the latter is the pit maestro, j all Broadway offers to go abroad for the L'SO. . .Reginald Denham is being
Panin'-ton to this day owns the ! to replace Marc Connelly as director of “Chicken Every Sunday”
copyrights on the idea of the mov- \ "°’‘";a. Barrymore confides that Harold Friedman has found a co-star-
ing pit band which rises from the vehicle for her and her spouse, Bram well Fletcher. . .they have all the:
trenoii, mounts the stage and then vecessary :backing, but are now waiting for the right producer .it is Jules
movek’ rVllers’ iinstai?p':tr> np, thp : Phil Epstein's quaint notion that -if 20th-Fox continues tb make any
aX to '‘’“' more period musicals, they should rename their studio “19th Cehtury”-
Pai tington is survived by his Just to put all the rumors straight re Margaret Sullavan’s vvitiulrawing
vyidow, Inner, and son; also two sis- from the cast of “Voice of the Turtle,” she leaves June 24, and Alfred
tgrs ill Caliloinia. de Liagre, Jr., will not attempt to have anyone substitute . . . instead. Elliott
, ~~ ~ “ Nugent and Audrey Christie will get an eight-week holiday until the play
tfH nriMV PAlnin iTinil reopens at the Morosco in tlie fall.. .Dale Belmont, singer, clicking off her
Avi/tl/bln: 1 1 * UIIItIIAI ION ism week at the . Versailles, screentesled by 20th. . .ditto .left Warren, who
. , pineh-hit for Kenny Baker during his absence from the cast. . .If Doris
TO FURTHER FILM ART *" “jackpot,” an she knows about it is what she
Hollywood, Jan. 25. I ZaSti Pitts corntiittUpg from Roosevelt hospital to Royale theatre
Papers were filed today v25) every uight' because, mith no understudy to go on for her, she has
in Saci'iimento for chartering the refused to call off any performance of “Ramshackle Inn,'" despite in-
Aeadomy Foundation which Will be an tensely painful sciatic condition . . . when Chick Farmer, p.a. for El
autonomous unit with a different gov- Morocco, introduced his dale, Marianne O'Brien, to John Gunther
erning body than that novy luiic- ‘'•t Loiii.9e Stanley's party, he never reaUzed that “ex" would murk
tioning for the Academy of Arts and i*'® spot!
Scion cc.s. Object of the now organi- . Michele Morgan's groom, Bill Marshall,, hospitalized and ;out of the cast,
zation is to embrace sociological and of “Winged Victory''— -and soon out of the .Array. . .Hollywood star , recently
cultural aspects of the picture busi- Visi.tecl the wards at Halloran and the Brooklyn .Navy Yard, and kept her
ness and. to promote better under- dark glasses on, so that a great many of the boy.s who might have gotten
standing among peoples and nations. ..a thrill knowing who she was, never recognized her'?. . .Lynn Riggs, who
Seholar.ships , also will be made has a now play half finished, recall? that George Gershwin approached
available for those in colleges- who him years ago bn the possibility of turning his “Green Grow the Lilacs”
slant their careers toward picture- into a musical. . .his death prevented any further plans. . .Melody Thom-
making. . : / ‘ , .son. 18, accompanied by her sister, Marianne, and a chaperone, trains out
Among spon.sors are / Cary Grant', Feb. 1 to check in at Metro. , , the frequent mention of her mother’s cla-ss
Donald Crisp, Howard Hawks, Y. magazine, interjected so casually by Ilka Chase in “In Bed We Cry," has
Frank Freeman, Walter Wangei-i inspired the wisecrack. “This bcst-.scller should be retitled, ‘In Bed, We
Mary McCall, Jr., and Janie.s Hilton. Cry Is the “Vogue",’!” );.y
New York Runaround
By Radie Harris
By FRED STENGEL
' Filins, radio and inu.sic are as much
a part of the war Ru.?sia is waging as
bullets and ar.o'iie.s. Russians are
swing addicts, and aie as hep as
•American jiUerbug.s. Playvvri.ghl.s,
autl-.ors 'and composers are among
the wealthiest people in the Soviet. "
:. Current Moscow ballot, : opera and
theatre s.eason J.? the biggest ever.
.‘jhe.atregQer.s arise at, 6 a...ra.;::for.m^m^^
line.s to purchase tickets even for pic-
turc houses, witti ti-.e ballet and
opera so S.R.O. that rcserva'uons
in list be in ade .six w eoks ,■ i n advance. •
These and many . more intere.sliug.
facts concerning , /sli.b wbusiness and ,
the arts in Rus.sia were revealed by
Bill Downs, CBS newscaster and.
■.'Variety” ' correspondent in Mo.seow.
: iipon his return to.: the.' network’s
headquarters in N. Y. late last week
for a new a.ssignment. : ' ./"'■
.,/ -The Bolshoi theatre 'has reopened,
comjiletely rotiovated following its
don'.oliton in June, 1942. . during ' a
Nazi bornbing raid on Moscovy. It is
housed by the Ballet and .Opera Co.,
vvbich has returned from Kuibyshev.
Tito new ballet. “Red Sails.” is iiopu-'
tar, a.s are , 'fechaikbwsky.’s “Swan
Lake” and ^'Rosemarie,'’ which has
been done for . years' and i.s , tiovv
standard. , ■, ■ ':' ,.
, Russian films are leaning predomi-
nantly, towai’d: tragedy, attd are a.s
grim as the people themselves. Budg-
ets for Soviet film productibh have
been increased .each: year since the
war .started. With the expan.sion of
U. S. Office of War Information activ-
ities in Russia, exhibition of: Ameri-
can-made pictures, , entertainment
and documentary, are on the 'in-.
crca.se. The Russians, in Downs’
opinion, produce the bo.st film docu-
mentaries in the world, but look up
tp Attierican .product because of its
iechnical excellence a.s compared to
their own pictures. Nows .camera-
men. since Russia entered the war,
'are stationed with front-line troops
'. at all limc.s,
. British Films Free I
British ftlnSs are- given for Russian
release free of charge, vv'.iile Ameri-
can product is sold, to the Soviet,
resulting in larger Bviti.sh distribution
in that country. Current film , sensa-
tion in .Moscow is “Lot George Do
It.” a corny, .slapstick Cpmeciy star-
ring George Formby, an Engiish-
; made picture. Latest U. S.- film .be-
ing dubbed for. Russian exhibition .is.
Col. Frank Capra'.s “Bailie of Rus-
sia.” Downs, who saw both ilie
American-di.stributed and , Russian-
. distributed ■versions , of “Mission: to
Moscow.” stated that only two se-
quences were cut from tlie film by-
Soviet officials. One sequence took
place in a room where one of the
actors said; “You can speak freely
here. The walls have been sounded
, for microphones, and there are
■ none.” The other sequence cut took
place before the emba.ssy vviien
, OGPU , guards .were sh own in a car
following Ambassador Davies around.
Otherwise, Downs said, the picture
was shown as originally filmed, wiln
Soviet audiences deeply impre.s.s.ed.:
' b.'v the characterizations of their ' .jf-
.fleiajs. ‘
. Moscow’s Art Theatre currently is
staging Sheridan’s “School for Sfcan-
dal.” . and did well with ‘'Three Sis-
: tars”';' : The ' play. “Front.” i.s nl.so a
smash' , hit, written by Alexander
Kornichuk, who wa.s recently named
.fi vice-commisar of foreign affairs
, under Molotofl. Kornichuk is the
husband: ..of Wanda Was.silev.ski, who:
is leader of the Free Polish group in
Russia. Russian playwrights got paid
by the act, vyhich is the reason that
plays are comprised . of four acta and
: are lengthy. ' <,
Since all radios wore confiscated in
Russia . when the country went to
war, citizenry are permitted to buy
speakers, which may be plugged in
at home to the intricate public .ad-
dress .system now used for broadcast-:
■ in,g official oomthuniques and. s'ym-
: phony music. Radio di'ama is on the
upswing, but in ita infancy in '.he
..S.b.v’iet.,:,,.'.,.;.:/.: .
, The Millennium / .
■ Criticism of films and plays in the
public prints are not made until le-
vieWers have seen; the'.. protlUeiion ;
foiir or five times. After a premiere
the critics sit ...down with playwright
producer and director, and di.scuss
the. picture or play thoroughly, iron-
ing out the kinks. Result is gratify-
ing all around.
Symphonies, such as Shostakovich’s
new Eiglitli, which was bought lor ■
SI 0.000 by CBS and brought here by
Downs for broadcast by (be N. 'Y.
Philharmonic, with Ai-tiir Roii'zinski ;
conducting, have been interpreted by
critics as portraying the tragedy, bit-
Icrnc.sR and hate that the Ru.xnans
are putting into their wag;r..c of tke,;
war.
No Nitei-ies; Vaudeville Yes
'There are no nightclubs. in Russia,
but there are •several vaudeville,
houses. -Only limited .satire of the
Red's war effort is permitted, how-
ever. The circu.s runs in a perma-
nent building in Moscow all year
'round, with the forenio..,t performer
being a clown who does a parody on
Charles Chaplin. His moniker is
Karendash, and he has a terrific rou-
tine, according to Downs. '
.lazz concerts, at which the Ru.ssian
version of American swing is .played,,
are popular. The orchestra is led by
Tfa.ssman. and the Soviet jitterbugs
“eat, it Up”’ i Downs believes that
shipment of records made by Benny
Goodman, Artie Shaw and other
swiiig bands to Russia would aid
greatly in fostering U S -Soviet rela-
tions. : .. /'i'-''
Soviet officials marvel at liie large •
amount of films and stage plays pro-
duced each year in this country.
They are studying the American
methods and using them as guides.
Downs, who was relieved by Jim
Fleming in Moscow after covering
the Riissiah capital for CBS since De-
cember, 1942, will be featured in sev-
eral CBS broadcasts this week and
Ilex’, and will then go to Kansas City
for a vi.sit with his parents before
returning to N. Y. for a new as.vign-
ment.
POLA NEGRI SLATED
FOR YAUDE DATES
Pol a Negri, who recently made a
screen comeback, in “Hi Diddle
Diddle” tXJA), is set for a series of
vaude per.sonals. After break-in dates.
Miss Negri will hit the Oriental, Chi- '
cago, Feb. 28. She will sfbek up with
a line of chatter that will enable her :
to work with a house emcee or band-
leader.
Miles Ingalls is agenting out of
New' York. ■ , .
Film Biggies Ailing
Hollywood, Jan. 25.
Ailments bedded two of Holly-
wood's most important figures in one
day.
Harry M. 'Warher. Was hospitalized
with varicose trouble, and Louis B. :
Mayer was eonfined at home with flu.
Guitry Does New Book
Washington, Jan. 25.
, Sacha Guitry, French playwright
and actor, who turned collaboration-
ist with the Nazis, has done a new
book called “Prom Jeanne d'Arc to
Philippe Petain.”
First run was only 1,000 copies.
METRO’S ROSS SIS
Ross , Staters, c.uti'bn in
a dancing spot at N.'5'.’s Diamond
Ho.rseshoe, have been pacteci by
Metro. . ; Trio . originally ..were a sing-
ing and hoofing turn in vuude.
. Leave for the ' Coast in a :■' few, ■
weeks,
Wednesday. January 26, 194-1
MlSCEttAMY
s
Hollywood, Jan. 25.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and iSeiences ordered an investiga-
'tipji of tde ..widespread distrlljution
of fake ballots for the sinnual atvards
df inerif, ■ cpromonly ; knovim: ; as
Oscars. ■ . While Academy
preparing 4|000 , yalid election blanks
lof the inatl, floods df spurious votes
are pouring in from Los Angeles,
^ San Fra'nciicO,^^ ;S
Pittsburgh and New York, 'making it
look like a coast-to-coast plot. ^ ^
V \ Phoney documents, labeled ■“Pub-
lic Voting Ballot for Academy
Award Candidates, Best Acting for
1943,"' contain: spaces for, the best
"pictdre, .best aetor, best actress, 'best
: supporting actor and best supporting
actress. One niysterious /dleme is
that the unflualified yOters have; hot
concehtfated oh; any partiGUlar pic-
; ture or star but cover a wide range.
In an official ' statement, the ' Acad-
emy said, in part: ■
“It is the first time in the history
of the -awards that illegal ballots
■ have been, secretly pNnted .and dis-
tributed ndtidnally, Strict rules un-
der which the balloting is conducted
doomed the attempt to failure. Dis-
. : tribution. opening and counting ^ of
ballots is handled by : the firm of
Price, .Waterhouse & Co., certified
public accountants. In the voting
for the Acadenjy Awards, the ballot-
ing is .strictiy 'secret, the sealed and
urtsigned ballots beihg mailed by the
voters directly to ;the Price, Watei-r
house ifirhi. ' As in past years, . voting
for thci Academy Awards is' restrictr
ed to persons employed in the mo-
tion picture industry.’' ;
' Vodhg for nominations ends , at
mtdhight, Feb. 2; Senior members
of the Screen Actors Guild will
nominate for the acting awards,
members of the Screen Directors
Guild for the direction, awards, and
members of the Screen Writers Guild
for the Writing awards, These
groups, together with the Academy
members, will nominate the 10 best
pictures to be voted on in the final
election. Oscars will be presented
at tlie Chinese theatre in Hollywood
March 2.
Washington, Jan. 23.
Piece of show biz moved in on the
red hot soldier vote issue down here
last week with a strong plug for the
Green-Lucas (Administration) bill
which provides for uniform Federal
ballots and a national voting com-
mission of four. ■
Peieggtion, Wiiioh brought a bun-
dle of peiUibris to D. C., included:
Canada Lee, Rhys William, Benay
Venuta, Howard Da Silva. Anne
Burr, Virginia Gilmore, Soho Osato
and Pert Kelton. Tliey bssued a
statement which said in part:
“Thousands of members of the en-
tertainment industry — - radio, films,
theatre, music and the dance — are
serving at the fighting fronts in uni-
form. The industry here at home,
to .the last man and Woman, is mo-
bilized in the war effort for war bond
sales, entertainment tours for the
armed forces both here and abroad,
and overseas brogdeasts.
“We believe that the original
Green-Lucas bill offers the men and
women \vho are fighting for our right
to vote the fullest guarantee of their
right to vote.”
Handy Recovering
; Wi C. Handy, seriously injured in
a subway fall recently, is on the
road to recovery at his Tuckahoe.
N. Y., home following . a. lengthy, stay
at Harlem ho.'pital.
Writer's falj occurred several
rnonths .ago when he n^isjudged. his
distance from the edge of a station
platform and plunged to the tracks.
■ Boor eyesight coritributed to the: ac-
cident.
Zorina As Cleo
Zorina is expected to return to
Broadway as star in “A Daughter of
the South,” play written by E. Childs
Carpenter.
despite its title, does hot
deal with a Southern belle, but Is
based upon life of Cleopatra.
Spend, But The Right Way
Radio has certainly never known such
a season as the present one regarding
the calibre of its leading programs. We
mentioned this a while back when dis-
cussing the difference between the comedy
shows emanating from studios and serv-
ice camps. That difference continues in
favor of the studio programs.
The entertainment going out over the air
these nights is astounding. And it is “Va-
riety’s” belief that less than half of the
people in radio actually realize the quality
of the shows they are sending out. That’s
because radio is too busy trying to sell the
time it’s got left, switching accounts,
checking program ratings (which do not
tell the complete story) , concentrating
on network extension, power increases,
and other technicalities.
There is a warning here, for the whole
thing blows up without talent.
Talent can’t be neglected, taken for
granted, or overlooked at any time. You
can also put it on the line that minus tal-
ent, television will have a very sorry time
of it regardless of what the scientists and
engineers ring in with after the war.
The key to the situation is that it is too
tough for new people to get on the air. :
This was always a cardinal fault of vaude-
ville, not something that killed vaudeville.
Booking office arrogance toward new acts
was a stone around vaudeville’s neck.
Vaudeville thought that by this attitude it
would get the new talent cheaper in the
end. In the end that same new talent
started to find its way into sound pictures
and that most recently born branch of
showbusiness, radio. The talent simply
became tired of waiting for vaudeville and
It no longer had to wait.
Today it is even tougher to break into
radio than it \vas into vaudeville. If
vaudeville acts couldn’t get a big time
route they genex’ally wound up making
the small time in some way. But in New
York radio today there is a pool of about
75 stock players upon whom both the net-
works and agencies constantly call. It
. explains why the public keeps hearing the
same voices all the time. This player
pool is the toughest club any radio new-
comer ever tried to make. While it is true
that from this pool many players have
graduated into legit and pictures, it is also
a fact that many secondary performers
from legit and pictures have tried to crack
this circle in vain. Why? Because radio’s
producei’s and directors want to stick to
their regulars. You may know the stage
or films, but you don’t know radio. That’s
their slant and it causes headaches galore.
It is easier to break-m with the networks,
via their sustaining shows, than into
agency circles. Yet the opportunities that
the webs offer are much too few. It won’t
do. The agencies don’t care but the net-
works should. If the networks have any _
intention of taking a firmer grip on pro- ’
duction, with television around the corner,
the problem of new talent is a “must” for
them. .
The networks have not been quite so
indifferent as was vaudeville, but the webs
are too concerned with digging up what’s
new the cheap waj'. There’s nothing es-
pecially smart about that, not when coin is
bouncing around the way it is 'today, v Be-
sides which there is the item of goodwill.
The advertising agencies’ attitude toward
new talent is j ust impossible. In this re-
spect they always will take and give noth-
ing toward developing people.
The webs deliberately let control of tal-
ent skip out of their hands the day they
decided they preferred to sell time and
provide the mechanical facilities of broad-
casting rather than be bothered with the
problems of production. It was the easiest
way and the agencies were so eager. Now
it’s time for the networks to start figuring
whether to leave their new talent child
entirely in the hands of its calculating
governess, the ■ agencies, or commence tak-
ing over the responsibility of faislhg their'
ageless off -spring.
It is a paradox that in a war year when
performers, writers and producers have
donned uniforms by the score, that despite
their absence radio entertainment has ac-
tually improved. You are entitled to your
guess as to the reason for this and we’ll
take ours. Our hunch is that the vete-
ran performers of the good shows are no
longer coasting on their writers but, due
to necessity, have stripped off their coats
and taken charge. They are working
longer and harder on their scripts. They
squawk, but they love it because the re-
sults are there and ■■ it’s their ' experience
which is doing the job. The boys are hav-
ing one whale of a time. And more power
to them. '■
Radio at large, meanwhile, is enjoying
this hugely (the ratings are excellent) as
it goes heedlessly on its way feeling that
it’s safe. It is not. If it ever starts to
rain has radio an umbrella of good reserve
talent to hold oyer its head?
Television is coming. All right. When
television says to radio, “Daddy, what did
you do in the war?” And radio replies,
“Son, I did plenty,” it will still be true that
that branch of showbusiness which has the
talent will get the customers.
Showbusiness has nothing to fear from
television. It will make a projection room
of every home it enters. So what? So
what’s on that screen had better be' good.
The phonograph, the silent picture, the
sound picture, the color picture, and radio
itself— all these were and are wonderful
inventions. But without talent? . Gadgets.
Radio can’t keep ’em home seven nights a
week and television will not be able to do
it, either. For six months? As radio did?
Maybe, but that’s all.
Right now radio misses competent criti-
ci.sm to spur it on, or a sufficient number
of reviewers who know enough to carry
weight when they say, “Stop sitting there
letting the agencies dp it all.” Sure, the
networks are trying a little something :
here a little something there. Dribs and
drabs. It’s not enough, but enough good
radio critics might annoy the networks
into reading what they have to say and
into paying some attention, v
Pictures suffered for a long time from
the same thing, lack of country wide
criticism upon which it could rely. And
pictures got over it, learned to ignore it.
Now the film business is chiefly concerned
with daily paper criticisrn as it affects the-
atre attendance and distribution sales.
The studios are cooly indifferent. Film
reviews in the dailies are mainly read in
the trade by the theatre men in terms of
what these reviews may mean to the box-
office. There is one house which figures
that complete indorsement by a certain
paper means arL.additioiial $10,000 to the
week’s gross.
■ Critics or the lack of them, however,
are not going to save radio from what
can become a bad jam soijie day. The
networks must dp something for them-
selves. In “Variety’s” recent Anniversary
Number several prominent radio people
placed their views on radio in print. Some
were kidding. Some were not. Radio
might glance at the things these people
had to say. They aren’t dummies. They
; know what they’re talking about. '
Look. The networks are loaded with
dough — and deliver us frorn trying to tell
someone else how tp spend their money —
but what reasons are there to prevent any
one of the webs from buying or taking
over a small station? Upon this station
not one minute of time in the 24 hours
would be sold, the outlet to be the tryout
and experimental seat of the web. Any tal-
ent or program which proved good enough
could then be graduated to the network
as a sustainer. Maybe even with a spon-
sor. It could happen but it won’t until
radio does something about it. The
smaller stations know how much experi-
mental time they can afford in their own
interest. If this were done writers could
be given a free hand, talent allowed a free
rein, or both could be guided into those
channels desired, by the network or sta-
tion. But the side-show for the reserve
fund of talent would alvvays be going on.
Ten cents, a dime today. What tomorrow?
■\Ve think this is worth kicking around to
see what comes out. But what we think
is not the final word.
It’s what radio thinks.
That’s the point.
Sid.
; Washte^ 23.
Theatres, : v sports, etc., can start
preparing for the new 20% aclmiS'*
sions tax, which will probably be
through Congress in time to become
law on March L ; Only chance for
a reprieve wily be if President
Roosevelt vet p^ the revenue bill,
: Bill. Is no\v in cofffeferice between
the House and Senate to iron out
differences, but there appears no
prospect of any chaiige ill the ad-
missions item that the Senate passed
last week.
Bill provides for 1% of tax on
each 5c of admission or major frac-
tion thereof. This is slightly los.s
than double the present Ic on eacli
ten or fraction thereof.
Senate pa.ssed the item last
Wednesday (19) after steamrollering
a final attempt by Senator Chapman
Revereomb, West Viiginia Republi-
can, to exempt film houses from the
bite. Day befoi e the Senate had
beaten .m effort by James M. Mead,
Ne\v York Democrat, : to keep the
present levy.
mmsm
Hollywood. Jan. 2,3.
Leslie Fenton, recuperating from
three years of war as a member of
the British Navy, was signed as a
director by Lester Cowan, indie pro-
ducer with United Artists release.
Understood Fenton will pilot tha
film version of Ernie Pyle’s book,
“Here Is Your War.”
Fred Stone Comes Off
Road for Selznick Pic
Hollywood, Jan. 25.
Fred Stone, veteran of .stage and
screen, returns to Hollywood for a
featured rqle in the David O.; Selz- ■
nick production, “Since You Went
Away.”
For the last eight months Slone
has been on the road with • a legit
troupe . playing “You Can’t Take It
With You.”
Collier Left !|I200,000
Los Angeles, .Tan. 25.
An estate estimated to be worth
$200,000 was left by the late William
Collier, Sr., who died Jan. 13 at the
age of 80.
Actor’s will provides that the es-
tate, which yields an income of $10,-
OOP annually, be left in tf ust for the
widow, son, a brother and a sister-
in-law. The Bank of America is
trustee. . .'i'.c'.,;.
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INDEX
Bills 51
Chatter 55
Film Reviews 12
House Reviews 24
Tnside^Legit . . . . . , . ..... 54,
Inside — Music . 48
In.5idc — Orchestras ' .. . ,' . . . 40
Inside Pictures 8
Inside— iRadio ................. 41
■Legitimate. 52
Literati . ... . . . . . . , .. . . ; . 54
Music 45
New Acts 51
Night Clubs... . . ; 49:
Night Club Reviews . , . ii.;. 50
Obituary 55
Orchestras 45
Pictures 4
Radio .32
; Bafiip.'BcvieWs . . . . 34
Vaudeville 49
War Activities. '. ' '4'
n.ui.ir
(Publi-slieil irv' IIp,Uy.Wn(i <3 by,
'. . Bally ■ t'ai'lety. 'Ltil.).,
11 fra year' — SI2 forcii^n ■
WAR ACtlVlTIES
Wcflnestla^ January 26, 19-11,
CP.
Norma Tertis New
liFhit for i Gattadiaii Tour
American branch of ENSA, Brit-
ish service entertainment outfit, ils
presenting ‘C Tor Yonrself,* a vaiide
unit' iji Canadian air tfafe
ters, unit being headed by , Norma
'-TcTrisii: ■■■ i
Others are Claude Horton; Rowan
Tudor, Jean Cameron, Theodore
;Tndustry*s- F(mrth\tygr Xoan-drive ■YcTrisi' i : ■ ; ■!
rollcA'jhto high gear during the past C AUA * 1 C M* Others are "Claude Horton; Rowan
week; Charles JplJ>,UUU in; ^ Tudor, Jean Cameron, Theodore
ehairman of the cam announc- A surprise war bond rally at the. Jackinofl and
Ing that a tieup had been effected Parampunty .N, 'Y.,‘ Thursday ‘.night l_J
Avith the Amerlcah; Legipn which t20) oust, taefpre W
■ tvould align every post; in . the coun- went on, .ihsulted ih the sale, of $15,. 11; , Q DIw fnv Vsilllr 'Waf*
try with the campaign. At the same 000 in 15 minutes. ■ 1 lA lOI Iflim Hal
time Sicouras announced that during ■ The rally,, arranged by Bob lYpit" |J • A L IJ
the first six. daj-s of the drive ex- man, managing director :of the house, - ;rFlS0n6rS ADfO&Q. Il2ZlS,
. hibitorh had made commitments for . featured , Ben Grauer,.. NBC , an- ... ^ ' w ' n* A ' ' ' ll '' ■ ‘
1,860 bond preems. mnincer, who made the bond-buying (|6.t'UWn FlX
, The American Legion tiCup. made ' o
v.th W. H. Atherton, national com- . m
nvandCr...is regarded as one of the PI p 1 , pictimes, designed,. ^
hiost - effective":' theatre” | VlfAllfOC \!|||irOC
; hond-sclling' plan's' so. far. developed.' | kJItlflll Civ. MMiUlCd. , : many,; is hue tpregch-the war prison
Prisoners Abroad; Nazis
Get Own PixOver Hctc
''‘i' ;..:'" - y ‘ :' : Initial shipment of 26 U. S. feature
'I'rt f '' , '.'hhpictvires;, .desighed^^forhshpwing 'to'
.|h|V|igiA«,’':\.*hm '■ ■Am'e'ricdn'. PEis'ohers '.oJE ;wCr',ih ;''G'ei;-'
..bond-sclling' plan's' So. far. developed.' unlflu Ctv ivCllUlCv : many,;ishue toyegch-the war p^
Calhng ' for Cooperation between camps, there r this_. month result
theatres' 'hh'.hevery x^ and '1 •'"■■■ ■■'■99 i il .
;seyeral Ipcar American Legion posts, I ITOnA T^ITAOC /Ifh'
objective is to sell a million extra llClUv;. -l .;l vVV ;Ct'C'
* bonds .through the theatres par- tional headquarters of Wot^lffs Cpm-
ticipating. nt ■¥ ■. »¥' mittee of YMCA in Geneva, Swrtzer-
of the Anmricim W^ip 1 1 Q O
in every .'.state; Children are to Charlie Skpimas hoste^^^ T'®'] c'hmvn rtaiian 'nris.-
register at their favorite theatre as press at Club 21 last Thursday night ready are being shown Ita a p -
Junior Home Front Heroes. With <20), ih appreciation for its- alLoUt ^
the sole, of one bond they are to be effort on behalf bT;the, Fourth War ^ *',*® shipment
awarded official American Legion Loan Drive, which the: N^ dramas and musical cpmc^
citations. Sale of more than one Theatres prCxy . is ; chairma
bond will give children additional tyhile speeches; were not on the
promotions. agenda, Rick Eicketsori becaihe un- political signlflcanee were _ip^
At the conclusion of the campaign official toaStmastOr and brother All prison camps_ checked .
8 special American. Legion Night, is Spyfos SkouriiS' kidding-on-tho- TMCA have 16-milhmeter projecUen
being recommended in: each .City or, squarg, observed . that .‘‘this, is a equipment,
totvn utilizing the Home Front Herb': challenge fo: the tracle press, and if
plan, as a means of presenting final our campaign flops it’s also a reflec-. nff»n imin AAIA 11 TV
citations to the children participat- tion on theLfade press,”^^:^ , ;v — ^ MLMu ANv KAvlv
', ;ing.: :':.Tom : 'Conhots,: ..as, '' final" speaker,' - *'■;■,■
Atherton last .Monday .(24) wired struck a keynote when he observe^^ TA IIYpA;p|]|r| V p||NnS
, in.stnictions to all American Legion "that there are 80.000.000 movie *" 1111 V 1 lUulil Uwll.l/U
State Commanders to cooperate fans, and if w-e don't sell everyone "' , ; Philadelphia, Jan. 25. .
with theatre owners in starting the of the 80.000.000 .at least one War The Philadelphia film and radio
Junioiv'Home Froiiter Hero plan. : Bond we will not haVe done our .industry, aided by the lociil hotels
Liaison Officers ' ’ job.” has teamed up as never before in -
lUeantime fnllovviOo ‘ Gprieval Ricketson read a cpngratulatbry the current drive to put the Fourth
George C Marsha^dS .Secretary,, Morgen-. War,,, Loan Over ‘the: top. ‘ '
Armv Service Commands in fefr who thanked each of the trade Tocoff for the campaign was a
U S^for cooneration the War De- ^®?hmg ; them ; by name, broadcast from the .Hotei^
nartment has anoointed nine ' officbts"'^e*'®“P°" Charles P. Skouras took phian, sponsored by the American .
' ' to ort as tor^hS'. '.to: stress again how the Hotel : Assooiatibh,; over^.
industry’s Bond S Job for tuving Fradchot : Tone, .Tvan:, (Cy)
the ppiinirv; , ;the; 4th 'War , Loan and for him in ..petermail; ' WCAU’S 'hew commenfa-. ;
‘ A D',,ii,o rtf lira particUlarv tor, and the studio : band under the
FILMS AND RADIO ALLY
Philadelphia, Jan. 25.
— ' ' '■*“ . March of Dimes collections in the-
Full Draft Hald::H«e :
. Holiyvrobd, ‘Jan. 25. ' ^be- 'Campaign,;. , will ' easily, reach, or -
Six players m Andrew; Stone’s top the $3*000,000 goal, since theatres
‘Sensations of 1944’: have been re- fur ahead of the comparable
classified LA and notified to report period during 1943;,.
for physical exams. : Lbew’s theatres in N. Y. City eol-
Ordered for draft tests are Emil lected $89,251 during the first five
Pallcnberg, Jr„ bear trainer, Hubert days of' the drive, as compared with
Castle, Mcll Hall and the Les Paul $65,989 ' fast yeari; Loew’s out-of-
'Trio,: : town theatres reppft $142,816' for
— : same period as compared with $ 113 ,..
I PI 338 during 1943.: : '
IVlfPh \hniAnt1AI1 Fo^ ■west, coast theaU-es, during
llllvlle Ollvyr lilvIZ the first two days of: the campaign,
, ; m 1^ collected : $l62,000, \ approximately
'Ho 17A K I‘0I1 KaW* twice as much' as, during:'^ .saine :
lid V v 1 1 d 11 .1 Ul period last, year. Gircuit has a quota '
Umm JKmjw llwaavAA chairman of the Fourth: War Loan v
113001111? IJriVcS drive, has also been closely super- .
11U11U1I1I5 ■ ■ T vv of Dimes cbilectioii In
Detroit, Jan. 25. his F-WC houses.
Jlichigan’s theatre men have grad- Skouras theati'es': in the metropoli-
tiatcd from salesmen to, ‘Safes, mail- tan N. Y. area, ard coflecting 65% to
gers in the current Fourth War Loan go% more than in the la.st campaign
drive as a te.st of the role the mo- while the Brandt houses are aver-
tion picture business probably will aging 100% more. RKO. Century,
play in such campaigns in the future. Randforce, Fabian. Interboro and
The new method, worked out smaller circuits and independents all
through the Treasury Department, report a rise in collections from 50%
Frank Tsbey, Michigan War Finance to 75 % .
chairman, and theatre or,ganizations, • Robert J. . O’Dpnnefl, , state , chair-
was reflected markedly last week in nian for Texas, wires that four Da'.-
the appearance here of Walter jas theatres, in the first four day.s,
Pidgeon to hypo the campaign. There collected $16,000. Last year the total
has been some, sharp c'riticisni, of sell- .for 'the entire state of Texas was
ing bonds as an amusement gad.get $11,000.
and 'Pidgeqn' reflected the-more seri- Carter Barron, chairman of the
pus trend. Tldgeort was not selling Distidct of: Columbia, reports cbllec-
bonds. His work was tp stimulate tions Of $31,000. duriiiT the first four
the press and to appear directly at days as against a final objective of
::\yar , plant.',- schools ''an (Continued on page 12)
issuing groups as a missionary to the . .
touring- the country.
Tnm'ps'A Riirlrp nrp'iripnt of the Particular. loi, diiu me Biuulu uaiiu uiiu«.'i; me
borough of Oueens N Y has issued ^bat the baton of Johnny Warrington.
a orodamati^^ constitutes , the amuse- First day of the campaign got a
B piociamauon tduiiis on du V.1U spd .pIv-Pp i p-t v... tiiA „„i« ti Rnnono
B m'np1am,a)iriri rat itlsi on all Citi- ““Ve '•-•o eo:,.,,,, ...ep ti.e ;pia.upe- r u'si 'Udy -oi uie tdiiipdiKi. sei a
Lns in Ws boro^ to cooperate "’®“* bidustry’s first line of ;de- hefty boost by the sale of $1,500,000
Eens ip ,mg borough to cooperate fensg, and that from this stems an worth pf bonds by KYW for a spe-
(Cpntinued on page 21) . . eyer-wideidng: circle of influence in ciaf burid matinee of the ‘‘Ice Fol-
, . — -■ .. behalf pt our industry. While the lies of 1944’' at the Arena.
• ilSl l>r ailir 1 1 a ntm AiDn 20th-Tox and National Theatres FiltHerS ; also are holding special
I.IMI I IllIVlIllY HAKlVlllN S ®^®cs 'iomiha^^ other bond sho-ws lri the campaign to sell
* film people present, besides the one bond for cac'n of the three csti-
Tfli IfH* F :RRnWN b®iy® bunch. Around 40 in all m seats : in the Phllly
IVUMvy , Jwli li. :it a .7 .p.m;---until:whoopee in the area. ; 'i’opper Will be premiere of
Washington, Jan. 25 : private dinibg ■‘Jatie;Eyre” ,at the Boyd Feb. 4.
Cameraraan-IIcro Northern Theatre and Garrick Stage
Detroit, Jan, 25. Lounge; Howard C>u:'i.stiansen, Art'
N. Y. Stage Door Canteen
Mulls NcWe Larger S
; Washingtori; Jan/25: , 21. I “Jane: Eyre’V^t the Boyd Feb, 4.
:U got in a nice
pass for Joe E. Brown at the for- , .
moir's pres.s conference here yester- -. : TT 1 O 9 fi 111 1 ..I
‘ Uncle bam s lallboaril ■
tiieatre, as.serted Brown was the only ♦ - • •
entertainer to reach that area. t-t ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦4 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦ 4 4 4 » ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 ’
‘‘Those Himalayas,” he said, “arc Cameraman-Hero Northern Theatre and Garrick Stn"c
too much for them, but Brown^^e^^ Detroit, Jan. 25. Lounge; Howard Chri.'liansen. Avt
tei tamed at eyeiy field m China, Carieton Mickens, former Fox. the- '.Kassel’s manager., and A. Gumbiner
and some of the boys laughed for j,ere and latef .k ‘Camera- of Gu'mbiner 'Theatre Circuit
, the first time since they ve been out man fo'.- Univer.sal studios, ‘.is 'ydue ': ::v " 1 '"'::'
, there.” ' ■ for a medal for heroinn in Now , Par Club’s .Ambulance Buy
^ ^ ' Caledonia. ‘.".'A.' chock- for S2.000 for the pur-
N V Ci n ' . . Mickens, .'.whose still camera has cha.se of an ambulance through the
. I. Utdgc Uoor t>3nt£6n recorded more stark drama for the Red Cross American Field Service
, ® j ' ■ n. U. S. Navy, than his pix camera did was presented last week to S. Ga-
'MillK NpW I Sltp home fast week: latti. sccretai-y for the American
muiio iivn, VHV - l^aye . and along with his medal Field Service, by t!i<; Pnrainour.t Fop
Idea of moving N. Y. Stage Door moves up from photographer's mate, sentation for tlio dub was made by
Canteen from present quarters un- first class, to chief. ■ Oscar' Morgan, in charge of< Par
'. dor the 44tii Street theatre i.s being . The former film cameraman, whose .shorts. '.skies. ‘ . • i:
muilou 'oy directors of American war stills have been ii.'cd plenty by ,'' . At the same time a citation tb:
Theatre Wing ,, which . (inar.ce.s the the press, took part in four major Paramount was presented by Jane
Canteen. : However. . the suggestion engagements incl'Uding the Battle of Co-.vl, co-chairman of the American
that the more commodious b,-..'em.ent ‘■Midivay, Guadalcanal, the Ea.st Solo- .Theatre Wing’s Stage Door Canteen,
'r at tine. City Center bo used has been mons and San Cristo'oal. 'Serving on preceded by a brief talk by Marion.
:.. dropped. Although the latter ,'pot the carrier Saratoga, he escaped Moore, co-chairman of the exec com-
could accommodate 1.500 or about death three times. - Returning from mittee. Acceptance was by .\dolph
three .times.: the number of service on photo mission, his pilot landed on Zukor, Par’s board chairman,
iftoif ho.sled at one time in the pre.'- the carrier Wasp to refuel just two ,
ent location, there is no way it could, hours before the carrier was. ■kiuik.. ' . BiU Rodgers, Jr., lii- ■
be air condiUoned. . ' Another time, unable to land qn the " ; W’iiliam Rodgers, Jr., sou of Metro
Also discerned that at the Centre deck of a foipedoed carrier nor its v.p. and general sales manager, has
the basement is two 'levels beneath sister carrier, which had taken .been inducted, into the Army. He
. the .street, necessitating the use of aboard all the planes possible, Mick- previously volunteered for set vice in
. Stairs, npt. easy to climb or descend. ..ens and his.pilot were forced to drop the 'Navy .'and Air Corps.
Figured that the kitchen was incoh- ihto the .sea. *
venien.tly spotted and still another The third . incident, . and modal ■ . Ready For the Big Show
disadvantage is the Center’s location, award for it. must be announced Hollywood, Jan. 25.
outside the theatre district. While from Wa.shington. Giemi Vernon, screen actor,
: the Canteen may find hew quarters. - . ''■■■■■.■':■'■■'.;'■■' : ■■':'-: : Army.
it is bxpfeCted the: second anniversary Chi Showmen Drafted Russell Hayden, screen actor,
will be celebrated in the original . Chicago. Jan. 25. Navy.
place Marcli 2. Draft numbered several show busi- John Craven, screen actor. Army.
ness personalities among those in- Ted " Bonnet, studio press agent,
ducted here last week. Army,
I aAw’c Cl n non non ^ included in the list, soon to don ‘ Max Gilford, film attorney. Army,
liwvn O ylvjvWvjVUV uniforms, are Hy Faine, acting local Earl J. Brothers, theatre operator,
Loew’s, Inc., will purchase $10,000,- executive secretary American Fede- Navy.
000 in Fourth War Loan securities; ration of Radio Artists; Pat Ballard, Earl Collins, film bran- 'i manager.
Bonds are being allocated among William Morris Agency; Marcus Navy.
Loew's theatres and exchanges in Glaser, Charles A. Hogan office: Joe Quillen, radio writer. Army,
various sections ' throughout the James Brailey, Music Corp. of Grace Eleanor Orton, studio sec-
country. ■ ■ I America; Dan Goldberg, Great retary, WA'VES. .
salesmen. The work is .as a- Sales M'P/^nACC^ DA'D'I' tW HMD
manager to the actual salesmen. ■ nCuKUJ^ ^ fAKI .lN WAli ‘
The new campaign . seLup here
now is to use war plants, schools, PirTIIR17FI) RY TODDY
fraternal groups, etc., as the actual ' rU/lUIVUiEiU D1 lUUUl
issuing ‘agencies , for; bonds while the F i f t e e n openings are slated
theatres do not make any drive until throughout , the country this month
after the quota push has been made for Toddy Pictures’, ‘‘Fighting Amer-
in all such places. The now standard ican.',” first feature-length film show-
of .success in bond sales also has been ing the Negro’s part in the war ef-
swildied from dollar figures to per- fort. Production, reportedly made in
centage figures with success measured cooperation with the Government,
in how many people bought how shows the Negro Tuskegee Eagles
much. ; : Army unit and Negro WACS going
through their paces.
Sidelights Following a holdover run at the
'Washington, Jan. 25, c Dunbar, Wa.shington, picture is .set
War Bond - Drive sidelights re- for day-and-date bookings at the
ported bv the Treasury Department; Orient, 125th Street and Franklin
Julius Lamm,„ : manager of a Theatres m N. Y., starting Feb. 12.
neighborhood Ihoatre .in Cleveland, . . . • — h ' ' -:: ' .;;
auctioned off 12 pains of nylon. hose
for $ 1,000 bond each. jCi!ool6r iicts Uclmar
“This Is the'' McCoy," soldier mu- n ■ ■ ITCA f* ni -.
,'ical put on by the men at Camp ; rftjSt gt
McCoy. Wise., is expected to sell up- _ „ . , ■ ■ ‘
wards of $5,000,000 in bonds during : Dave Schooler in charge of e
a tour of 11 dties in that State domestic, units at USO-Camp, Shows
a Ul 11 rules ,;ii rndi . ,, ,, . , „ -Kaon ,„^rtrtU \+rt oenCral
Emceeing the show is Pvt Dick Bar- ma,vager Of prodiiaioh suCcM
•Stow, former prociucer of floor shows va
for the Pil'n-.er floii'c rhiemo ' Harry Delmar, who recently le-
101 tne 1 a:ii-.ei House , cnicago. . .. ^p go into legit production.
p , - Schooler will also assume booking
rortiana s *eam ; of overseas units, previously •lian-
C . • ! Ol'c.. Jan. 25. ^led by Lou Wolfson, who enters
Spaikcd b.v persons appearances;, -in two weeks, r . ' : :
Hmah .Shoi e and Gene Kelly of ,jn another c’nange, Marie Slate,
.the fiims, fhp ,Foui*th War Loan cam- -assistant to Maxwell Fox in. charge. •
paign got oft to a strong start: in the of ‘ publicity, leaves today ( 26 ) to
big pubUc auditorium here last .handle syndicated publicity for Uni-
T‘ie.sday. ; .
' Mi.'s Shore planed b.ick to Holly- : -
wood after the show but Kelly stayed, «-„Ik' Qfsio-a Tlnni* fanfppll
overto, Eippo(ir at Victory Center and rtUO plage ITOOr T^diueeil
shipyards. Reoneiis in New Quarters
Inc., has been upped to general
it is expected the second anniversary
will be celebrated' in the original
place March 2.
Loew’s $10,000,000
; Ready For the Big Show
Hollywood, Jan. 25.
Glenn Vernon, screen actor.
Army, , '
Russell Hayden, screen actor,
Navy.
John Craven,, screen actor. Army.
L A. to N.Y.
Hni'pld Bucknian. ,,
Waller Bullock.
Herman Citron.
Earl Carroll. - .
. Loiiis Cohen.. ' -' ''
Ned, Depinet.
Bryan Foy.
Paul Kapp.
A1 Kingston.
Lo-u Levy.
Fred Lynch
Lester Markel. -
S: Barrett McCormick. '
E. H. McFarland.
Ray Milland.
Arnold Rressburger.
Tom Revere.
Gail Russell.
Eddie .Sherman.
Herbert Silverberg.
Ben Stoloff. , ,
Terry Turner.
Billy Wilder.
Manny Wolf.
N.Y. to L.A.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Zukor.
Dick Hiymes. .
Storrs Haynes.
• Edward J. Noble.
Jack Rourke.
Mark Woods.
versal films.
Hub Stage Door Canteen
Reopens in New Quarters
■ Bo.ston, Jan. 25.
Boston Stage Door Canteen, a -
.spring victim of a buiiding coiie
decision ' that its original quarters
were unsafe, reopened last night <20)
in. its new headquarters in the
building ‘ ; of the ’ - Young , , Men's
Christian Assn. V' ' ,y : ■' : ' ' ' .
New Canteen i.s larger and more
: centrally located in the center of the
theatrical district. It reopened un-
der the same general co-chnliinan-
ship '■ of Mrs. Malcolm Bradley
French and Mrs. Simon Waters and,
of course, under its original Theatre
Wing sponsorship, with Brock Pem-
berton on hand to see it off.
Aside from the more favorable lo-
cation and spaciousness, the new
Canteen, offers, through its connec-'
tion with the YMCA, tUlly equipped
gymnasiums, pools, game rooms,
reading rooms, music rooms and ac- ;
commodations for the night. The
Canteen has a large stage, more-
over, and with its balcony and ante
rooms, can handle about 500 men.
Opening night brought out talent
from all the local current stage and
nitery shows, including the casts of
"Mexican Hayride,’* “Peepshow,”
‘‘Cherry Orchard,” and "The Tropi-
cal. Revue.” Same entertainment
' and food policy prevails as before.
■ Wediiesilay.
Under realignment of operations
reportedly under way at United Art-
ists Glad ^ears/v.p. ip charge of dis-
trilnition, will assitpie : added duties
of supei vising all iOreign operations
also His status would be similar to
ttiat of Tom Cohnorsh'yip.vin, charge
of woildwide diMributioiv pt 20th-
tox. Aithur W. Kelly, UA V p , last
wheK relinqtiishhd^,® of for-
eign di^Wfchpn'tp^
postwar television; iV '' ’
; Carl ■ Leserman. uA general sales '
; ittaiiager,i uhidhr Spars, is reportedly
hiiaded for added respohsibilities xm-
dei tlie new older of things, besides
closing of deals m thh dorixestic fidld.
Wallci Gould, cpnchtly UA foreign
managei who foimPrly reported to
Kelh IS to take overiTOaiiy of the
lattei's duties and will ijeport dircct-
,ly:to>SearsVoh.tpreigit dis-
trihhtion,; salps probiera? and deals.
Tom Mulrooney, the company s ,ib,r-
eign sales manager under Goifld, will
continue in that capacity, but Will
take over many of the details dealing
will! foreign operations iotnierly
handled by Gould.
Kelly, now in England awaiting
the arrival ot David Coplan, who has
been named temporary managing di-
rector for UA in Gi'cat Britain lol-
lowing the resignation, last week of
E. T. (Toddy) ' Carr; is expected" to
return to the N, Y. homeolTice some-
time nxixt ntbrith,. at Which time ar-
rangements for completing the .sales
realignmont will be linalized.
Up They Go
Hollywood, Jan. 25.
Paul Malvern, Universal pro-
ducer, has developed ail; escala-
tor for writers, flye : of Whom
have climbed frorri; his 'scripting
mill into prodiicOrshipA
Literary climbers/ are, Qteorge
Waggner, Wari'e.h Wilson, Jfean
Yarbrough, Morgan Cox and .
Edmund L. Hartmann.
B’s to Lose Their
Sting on Par Lot
Hollywood, Jan. 25.
Elimination of low budget pictures
is being mulled by Paramount execs,
.with the dropping of abou six “B”
prodpetiohs : from I the annual pro-
gram in prospect. ■ , ; _
;■ Studio made a heavy cut in lower
bracket films a year ago and«further
cutting is takexx as a matter of
Course. Understood the unit headed
bv Waiter MacEw'en may be washed
■rip.:/ rf ■.,/V;:\'.h;'’-.h; ‘s /■'"-"■
HARRY ARTHUR WEST
ON EXiHB PROD, m
While no new developments i are
reported in connection with organi-
zation of Exhibitors Producing Gorp.
. theafrercoiitiolied pt'oclucing-distiib-:.
iiling project, expected that shortly
after Feb. 1 plans may be formu-
lated to bring producers’ into the
setup. Desire of backers of Exhibit-
'ors Producing are anxious to have
*, /first 'picture, for relpa.se Parly 'this .,
fall.
With a-yiew to tlfeiiig’ up,.pr6ch.icers
among independents as well as some
stars who are said to be interested
in making pictures lor (he new or-
ganizatiorij HaiTy C. Arthur, y.p. of
Fanchon & Marco, prime mover of
the pro3eeh ;is’.sehqdulect: fo/ hit' H pIt
lywood Feb. 1 to contact production
sources. •//' h- " ■.■''"
Arthur will be on the Coast a
month or. .so, it's uiidar.sloocl, to hud-
dle will! stars and various indie pro-
ducers who. are said to be ' inifTod
.about / the policy ot companies
. through which they release to hold
back pictures as long as one to l\yo
years. Certain indie ,pi/oducers : ahd
stars originally had broaehod: the
idea ot establishing aiibfher.' c'omr.
Pany on the type of First Nalionul.
hoforc. it Was merged inti) ’Warner.
Bros. According to Inside they arc
interested in 'formuiatiug. aii 'organi-
sation ; thaf; will ■provide :fapid oiiti
lot and, a quicker ■return on invost-
mont :than they no\v get. , , ■,
Morros Ties In With Loew,
Lyons on "Of Thee I Sing”
Hollyxyood. .Jan 25
. / , l^ew' , film-making company. .. ‘-Of
• Thee I Sing. Inc..'; ■ designee! to pro-
duce a picture by that name wilh-
Qiit tile ‘*Inc..” has been organized
^'by Arthur S. Lyon.s, David L. Loew,
and Boris Morros. . • .
Fihnusical. stated to .start in May.
■ will, bo relea.s'ed by United Artists
through a previous deal with the
Locw-Lyons outfit, Producing Avl-
l.’i.is. Inc. Mori’os had acqtiired screen
rights to / the., stage ' property. “Of
Thee , I .,' Sihg;“ / through’ purchase of
interests of the Sam H. Hiirri.s es-
lat.e, the George Gershwin estate.
Ira peilshWiii, George Si Kaufman
and Morrie Eyskind.
Nov. Taxes Reflect
Dip in Film Biz But
Legits Held Up Weil
Washington, Jan. 25.
Boxoffice receipts throughout, the
country went into a dive during No-
vember. according to the Bureau of
Internal Revenue, which has just re-
leased ; the tax figures covering that
period. . .■:/,■■■ . ■■.■.■' :'
Bureau figures revealed that the
.tax take for November was $13,048,-
274. a siiarp drop from the previous
montii and almost $2,000,000 below
qomparabie figures |bh
1942. Survey shows a dip of $29,-
000,000 in national b.o. grosses. /
New York figures underscore fact
that cut was felt by filmers and not
by legit or niteries, November taxes
for the Third Internal Eeyenue Dis-
trict of New York; ‘ , which includes
t!i c Man h altan theatre sector, were
$2,164,043. representing a slack of
Si. 000.000 Ic.s.s than tlie previous year.
Increase was shown, however, by
N. Y. tlieatrc brokers, who shelled
out taxes of $19,653, about 25% above
November, 1942, indicating that, all
Was . Well .bit the legit A
Maiihatlan iiiteries turncti in a levy
bf~ $S09,346, compared with $175,120
for November, 1942.
While no explanation wa.s offered
for the drop in picture biz through!
out tlie country, figures lend cre-
dence to the industry’s belief that the
pending 20%- federal tax on admis-
Sibhs will be felt at the b.o.
Substantially less than 200 features
now fill the first-run requirements
of downtown theatres in N. Y., larg-
est and most important key center
ot the country, according to flj»ures
which, for the entire year 1913, show
that only, 163 features were lieedqd .
tor 11 houses operating under a reg-
ularly-constituted initial-run ipolieyi
Extended dating, and the.aid tend-
ered by stageshow policies in some
of the’ Broadway theatres, has qrekted
a record low in the number of
changes made. While so-ealled .“run
operations” played a small :numher
of pictures during 1943, the amazing
minimums set by tlie large deluxers
With stageshows. . whlcii are in the
“weekly change” category arouse
e.spccial attention. „ ' / ’
The Music Hall and Straridv each
with stageshows but the latter with
name bands and special attractions,
used only 11 pictures e%ch in ’43,
while the Paramount, also with stage-
hands, played only 12. The Capitol
and Roxy, both of which have
splurged on stageshows during the
past year, filled their requirements
with only 16 features each. .
Among the. i'un houses, Aator and
Holly w'ood were* at the bottom, rec-
ords showing they played only six
pictures over the year, while the
Riyoli, . another ryn-time operation,
had nine. Smaller first-runs in the
so-qalled “weekly-change” division
rated as follows: Globe, 23; Rialto,
23, and the Criterion, 28.
While all these .total 163, they dp
not include the few first-runs played
at Loew’s State, seconcUruii house
ordinarily, nor the Palace which
only recently was thrown into a
.single-feature first-run policy. While
thi Palace played 68 pictures during
1943, mostly Secohd-runSj it liad six
films singly over the yeai.
Bond Deduction Plan .
VirtUaily all major film com!
panics are / setting plans xvhere-
by employees can buy an ex-
tra b<md on the payroll dedpo- :
lion system, duiing the Fourth;
War Loan di ivc.
METRO AND WB OKAY
16 MM. FIX 1ST TIME
Meti o and Warners have reppPted-
ly decided to / go. into , the 16 initi.
film field for the first time. Under-
stood that 16 tnm. versions ot M-G
and WB. pictures will bo permitted
for u.se by the Retf (iross in the
United Slates. No 16 mm. films from
either company have hitherto been
made except for free , .showing to
servicemen in combat zones outside
'of'the:L|.:S/./'.v:.’;;';,v'A-'
; Metro has always been .so strongly
opposed to 16 mm.- reproduction of
its p’.'oducl that if .a Metro contract
I : play'ef .vyas’.! loaned ,fo' 'aiiot^^
I Ihorb. was a provi.sioii thiit no 16 mm.
; versimus ot any picture in which liie
t player appeared; cbuld be' made, :
. Hollywood, Jan. 25.
■ Witli. 2p .fealui'os..ready for release
or in tire editing : rooms. Paramount
has 25 more in various stages ot
prcpai ation, incliidin g 21 under gen-
eral supervision of B. G. De Sylva,
executive producer, two by Cecil B.
DeMille and two by the Pine-Thomas;
unit. ■,// ' -:'■■/'■' ^
De Sylva's slate conaisls of “Two
Years Before the lVIast,.’’.'“Practicaliy
Yours,” “Stork Club.” “Duffy’s Tav-
ern.” “Victoria Grandolet.” “Cali-
fornia," “Out of / This World.” “A
Medal for Benny.” “Sbphia GoOpef,”-
“Mis.s. -Susie Slagle’s,” “Princess On
the Waipalh, ’ “The Count of Lux-
embourg,'’ "Ready. Willing and 4-F,”
“Torch Song,” “Salty O'Rourke,”
“Girls' Town.” “Feai,” ‘ To Each His
Own,’’. “Kitty,” .'.‘The TioUbje . With
Women” and an untitled , production
.dealing with the WAVES.. _ .
bcMille is working on “Rurples’;;
and /a modernized version of “The
-Sign,' of;, .the /-.Cross.’” On the Pine-
’rhomas piogiam arc “Tii ’under
Mounlani ’ and “Hell's Afloat." ■
I Langford’s ‘Showboat’
' Hollywopd;. J.ah:/ 25.
Producers Rjpleasing, .Corp. 'signed
‘Frances Langford to star,., ill the
I'lo.rthcqrping musica), “Dixie Show-
i.bbat..’’.'-.:';-.-,..’';.:,,'’
Jack Schwarz produces and Christy
Cabamic directs.
Hecht Back in H wood
To Script Hitchcock Pic
Hollywood. Jan 2.5.
. . Bon Hecht returns to filrn sci ipt-
ihg’.i .under contract to Vangiiard,
with ■“The, Hoii.se of Dr. Edwardes"
a.s his ili-.-t as.signniont. . ■'■■. ”■.'■ . ' ;■,/ .
: ., Alfred Hilchcock is as.sigi'ed as di-
veclor.
Freeman’s N. Y. Hop
Y. Frank Fieeman, Paramount
studio head, was / due to arrive in
New York Tuesday (2.5 1 to allond
sales confab called bv Noil Agnew.
Heads back to Coast ovoi week-
end.
. Sir Alexand ef ‘ Korda is slgnihg’
most ■; of :. the ' lop writing ■ taleii ti. in .
England for his Metro production bf-
gariizatlbh joyer thef P,*? with /arotiii^^
12' oL'the^.esf khbwn'iw
already under liis wing and deals
with others being mulled. :■:■ v. / : ,•
'While no corner on writing talent
is feasible, the scope of Korda’s, bp-
erbtioir is such that he' will take a
large' proportion of the. productive
writers out of the open market.
Among those with whom Korda
has deals are James . Hilton, who
has given the producer an option on
his ; next ‘book as well as on his
services. '=■
Others who have been signed by
Korda recently are A. E: W. Mason,.
H. E. Bates, James Bridie, play-
iwright, Evelyn Waugh and Paul
Tabori. Korda also has an option
on the services and books by Gerald
Kersh.
International Pictures (Leo Spitz-
William Goetz) has set a distribu-
tibn deal with RKO reportedly on
terms ah or close to those for Samuel
Goldwyn productions (17VV%) in.so-
faf "as distribution charges are con- ■
corned.
Ijnderstooid that distribution
charges are predicated on gross
rentals, with costs reduced as
gfpSses mount.
■ Acciuisition of additional iinpor- .
tant product on the- ontside permits
operations at RKO to continue with-
out crowding the normal shooting
slate.
. International pictures involved in
the deal are “Casanova Brown”
(Gary Cooper-Teresa Wilghl), ‘Bella
of the Yukon,” (Randoipli Scott-Bob
/Biu’ns), “Once Off Guard” (Edward
G,; Bobinson), and “It’s a Plea.suie”
(Sonja Henie).
The Goetz-Spitz deal with RKO
was closed folio will g relatively brief
begbtiations. International execs had
previously been dickering . with
United Artists and othor major dis-
tribs.
FDR’s Illness Forces
Cancellation of D.C.
"Command Performance”
By ANDY KELLEY
, Washlngtoh, Jan. 25.
bn the advice of h!.s personal
physician. Admiral Mcintire,’ 6
dent Roosevelt scratched from his
social list tire Saturday night , dinner
of the Democratic National Commit-
tee, and the ‘Command . Perform-
ance’ of "Voice of the Turtle’! on
Sunday' night
The Chief. Executive has lost ’lO;
pounds/ due to flu attack, with his
doctor’s/ advice to get to bed early;
conserve his strength. Had he given
th;e .usual dinner to the eompahy.
after the performance on Sunday
night, it would have kept him up
until 2 a.in. President Roosevelt
loves those parties, was reluctant to
cancel, but accepted the advice of
his M.D. /
The cancellation gave Mrs Evalyh
Walsh McLean ( Hope; Diamond ) ah
opportunity to spread for her hou.se
guest. Margaret Sullavan. Some 490
Senators, Cabinet menibers. Justices
of the Supreme Court, members of the
House, most official, Washington; haR
a chance to greet the Morosco the-
atre troupe alter “Voice of, the Tur-
tle’’ wa.s presented at the Natioriali
The pei’foimance;/ grossed $6,300 at
$5 50 top, giving,.a.,substantial::ne,t;:to
■.the Infantile Paraly.Sis ’,Fbtindali.ohi’
. : (C ontin ued on page 8),.
JACK GROSS SHIFTS
FROM U TO RKO LOT
,■.///' Hollywood. .Ian. 'i:j.
Jack Gloss has been granted a rc-
leasc from Univ.or.sal as exccufivc
producer, enabling Gro,s.s to accept
similiU’’ po.-it with RKO. where he
\yjll ; also' bet, as; .'.assistat-if .fp’
tipii chief. Charles- Kocrnoi’..
Both were with RKO thcalrc cir-
cuit prior to entering ., production
field. .•Koerner’ifs.ucccedinlf!^
Coa.st division manager when. latter
hooked up with Universal in 1939. / ■: /
Joe Gei’shon.son . takes over .fp;r
Gross at Uniyer.sal and will exercise
executive, suporyisiorf over producers
Paul Malvern. George Waggencr.
Edmund L, Hartman, John Grant and
the Mjqhael Fes.siei -Ernest Pagano
cUmbo.
fAE ST. R^ RKO
Continued strength in RKO pre-
ferred shares, ha.s resulted in Wall
Street reports that this issue may be
retired some time thS.s year. Pre-
ferred stock held up aroun d $91 even
after the large ex-divvy deductions,
indicating more than usual intere.st
ii. the shares. Partial , retirement
could be effected: more readily with
the rise in common shares .'inco the
preferred is convertible into com-
mon. While no offiejal word, has been
heard on this possibility, ;announce-
mcnt ivbuld automatically bring a
heavy Switch frOTn^ Rre^rred to the.
common, if the market follows ex-
perience with other share.s:
Although tire 128,170 shams of pre-
ferred currently outstanding would
require around $12,000,000 to redeem,
actually a fraction of this amount
likely would be: required: if ; there
is any considerable ' shift from pref-
erence shares into the common, via
conversion, poubtfiil if little more ;
than a small bank loan would- be ..
needed to redeem the prefened
under such conditions. Easy money
rates now naturally make such an
operation logical. Also it would be
another step in RKO‘.s coipoiat*
'simplification.
Zu1(ors to Hollywood
Via Stopoff in Tucson
, ., Leaving Prid.ay (21) for tlic Const .
ph his/first trip/v-wesl/’lnia long time, .
Adolph Zukor, chairman of the
board of Paramount, will check in
at the Par studio in about t\v,p weeks
to' huddle, witli execs there, see new ■
product coming off the assembly
line, etc. ,. ■:',.
, ./Fir-.st .:'Ke and Mrs, Zukor. who ac-/.
companies him, will stoii o ff at ' f uc- .
son, , Ariz.,. to yi.sit for 10 days or
two weeks with their ciau’.;hter. Mii-
.di’cd, who lives there. ■■ 1 n, .addit ion ■ ,
to wanting to visit the studio. Zukor
aind,’ :liis’ wife/'are blsi)' airxioiis' to see .
.4on .Eugene,' ;lieUto:h3nt-c6mmande.r
in the 'Navy, in charge of press and
radio relations at the. L; A. base. ,
; Big Mob ^Scenes Taoer Off
i . ■ Hollywood, .Ian, 2.5. .
, Serious drop in placements for, film
/ extras was .reported by Central Cast-
; in g' for the first halt of January with
I a likeHbob,d,' thaf .the -month's earh-.
i.ngs /Will', be the lowest /since last
.‘•■uminer. 'I,'-.,
Seasonal lapse was expected, a.s in
Ijygone year./, but the January ..d;;op
' this', year :1s . heavier, than usual.
[ MoanWhiie,: ;most ot the major ; sfCi» '
jvdid.s;’ are . announcing i esu mplion 'Of-:
■ heavy production this /week., .’ivith .
1 full .c'reWs:;to' be kept going until late
i in spring. ■
.. .
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WORLD PREMIERE AT THE /jjsrOfff WHERE IT IS
making hit-history at the house of HITS!
Wediicstlay, January 26, 191 1 •
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PICTURES
Wednesday, Jantiary 26, 1941
Two former Chicago residents, ¥ .. ^
Isaciore Zevin and Harry Hochstein, • ... ' n .. m ' ' m
Indicted by the N. Y. federal Brand lUn ftSS S talls iWO FIX
jury for swearing falsely in the film V
industry racketeering probe received , ■ ' Hollywood, Jan. 25.
postponements on Monday (24) from . Two pictures on the 20th-Fox lot
Judge Henry W. . Goddard. ; Zevin, were, halted by illness, most serious
fdriTier secretar^^^ to , George ^ E was. ;a.rt: attack pf .pleurisy
Browne, convicted , ex-presiderit of whiph : sent Stanley Prager to the
the lATSE, had his sentencing ad- hospital. With Frager in all the re-
journed until March 20. maming scenes of ‘I Married a Sol-
Zevin was indicted on a nine-count dier, ’ filming is at a standstill for
perjury charge, after he had told about 10 days. .
the grand jury,, that the special’ . scenes in Greenwich Vil-
sedsmerit fund .of $1/500, OdO collected la^e’ were held up^when Carmen
from members of the lATSE was be- Miranda and Vivian Blame reported
Ing used to pay salaries and expenses i“- —
of union representatives.' ■
According to Boris Kostelanetz, n, . ■ M V P*
special assistant U. S. Attorney Gen- jtrinS[6Dt N. 1. rlFC
eral, Zevin knew' that this fund, <ion- ®
trolled by Browne and Willie Bioff l|Ant' SllllArVICinil '
was being used by them and "the WCpU k)U(ICI ViaiUU
The two former labor leaders were Worrying Exchanges!
later convicted for extorting large The problem of what to do with
sums of money from the film in- the scrap film that accumulates In
dustry in 1941. “The Boys,” six mem- the N. Y. film exchanges and was
bers of the old A1 Capone mob, were formerly disposed of without much
convicted recently of a similar ex- worry, has become a knotty problem
Plenty of Cash
Washington, Jan. 25. ■
Cash dividends paid in the mo-
tion picture industry amounted
to $20,900,000 in 1943 , as com-
pared with $15,100,000 paid out
in ■1942, according to U. S. De-
partment of Commerce figures.
This represents an increase of
nearly 25% in total disburse-
ments last year over 1942.
This indicates that divvys kept
pace with net profits of principal
film companies since major cor-
porations net ran approximately
25% ahead of 1942. :
tortion.
for the distributors in the face of
Zevin, bookkeeper of this special stringent Fire Dept, regulations,
fund, had pleaded guilty on the eve During the past week it was ruled
of the extortion trial which had that a man who has picked up the
started on Oct. 5, last. He faces a scrap and dumped it somewhere
maximum prison, sentence of 60 could not do so anymore,
years and fines up to $42,000. , Question, as a result, is what to do
Hochstein, forme? Chicago morals with the loose ends which in every
inspector, got an adjournment of -his exchange are thrown into barrels of
trial , until Feb. 1. Hochstein had* water every day when cuts * and re-
told the Federal grand jury that the pairs are made. The average ship-
two former labor leaders and certain ping room collects a considerable
of the Chicago gangsters were not amount of scrap with an average of
present at a house in Riverside, 111., lo daytime "backroom” employees at
which was rented and maintained by work and 15 at night. As one office
him. ■ manager of an exchange declared:
: The Government contended that “You can’t Just throw it Into the
the house was the headquarters of garbage.”
the Capone mob and It was there The N. Y. exchanges, which have
that the mobsters had met and been carefully checked lately by fire
planned the election of Browne as officials who are tougher in their
. president of the lATSE In 1934 and regulations over exchanges In this
Hollywood, Jan. 25.
Film studios are readying a request
for special service .staUons. for motion
picture workers in case further cuts
in gas allotments are ordered by ; the
OPA. Similar appeals have been
made by airplane plants and other
essential industries in this sector. ■ .
Government , representatives have
indicated that if the gas shortage be-
comes more acute, certain stations
might be designated to serve essen-
tial workers. Even under the current
rules, many film workers find it diffi-
cult to buy enough fuel to drive to
and from work. ' '
Mull Vacation Pool
again In 1935.
key than any other, are also having
trouble getting help to properly
J. JeelsOT’*: Monopoly
C *1 V D Ji P L The distributors, when junking
uUlt Vs. DrandtS'l/OnOn! prints, usually after two years iii re-
^ ir iBBse, send them to various refineries
Reserve Decision in NX i^'set® for war
Decision was reserved on the mo- — • * ■■'
tioH by J. J. Theatres (Julius Joel- Theatre Damaged by Fire
eon), operators of the Time theatre. Canton O. Jan. 25.
West 42d street. New York, lor A fire last week caused damage
the examination of eight major film estimated at more than $5,000 to the
companies and other defendMts by ticket booth and outer lobby of the
,N. V. supreme court' Justice Charles Palace theatre. , ''Temporary. ^repairs
B. McLaughlin last week.; Suit were made' imittediatelv arid the
Hollywood, Jan. 25.
Cumulative pooling of vacation
time by all studios, affecting 20,000
studio workers is under discussion,
with Howard Philbr ick, general !
manager of Central Casting, com-
missioned to draft a standard 'sched-
ule assuring two weeks' vacation pay
for all handi
Under plan each studio would pay
proportionate share for each worker,
based on length of employment. Re-
serve pool would be set up with each
company making deposits to cover 1
its. personnel if. worker moved frqm
one studio to another after one week,
first studio would be obligated for
one-fiftieth vacation pay. It’s fig-
ured such a system would amount to
around 4% increase and would, stand
a better chance of getting War Labor
Board okay than demand for a
straight increase.
There was a .ime when bad notice.s from the Washington critics were
reflected at the boxoffice. But no more. In this overcrowded city they
are looking lor entertainment and the newspaper Solomons don’t count.
"Government Girl,” for instance, was royally panned, but it did $45,000 in' '
three weeks at Keith's. Same goes for the legitimate. “Marianne” was
slugged, but even with the advance warnmg musical did $17,500. Same
went for “Jackpot.” which collected $26,000.
Grosses in picture houses have been consistently 35% higher than two
years ago, regardless of- what the reviewers say. This same ratio of in-
crease applies in the neighborhood house.s. The population of the national
capital has doubled since the war began, with an extra 25,000 pouring in
over the weekend looking for diversion. Saturdays and Sundays in down-
town pix houses now provide about 40% of the week’s gross.
John Steinbeck’s recent criticism of the 20th-Fox picture, ' "Lifeboat,’*
was not directed at the film as a whole, but at the relative prominence
of characters in the story. Author explained that the role of the refugee
U-boat sailor had been too prominently portrayed, making it a symbolic
figure of the Nazi super-race boast. Original story idea belonged to Alfred
Hitchcock, producer, and was elaborated by Steinbeck into a magazine
tale and later Into a screen treatment. Final screenplay was written ; by
Jo Swerling. Steinbeck approved the general idea but declared he ob-
jected to the over-emphasis oi one of the characters.
New projection device which spreads the light more evenly on the
screen has been installed In 14 Los Angeles theatres. Ordinarily the light
is concentrated on the “hot spot,” but the revolutionary mechanism pro-
vides 50% more Illumination on the sides of the screen and 70% more on
the corners. In addition to added' brilliance it eliminates “rainbow effects”
and maintains longshot backgrounds in focus. Improvement is the result
of five years of study by Hal Huff, in charge of sound and pictures at the
ShritJe Auditorium in Los Angeles tor 15 years, and John R. Ranson,
optical engineer. Combination is known as R & H Optical Lenses.
“Reap the Wild Wind,” Cecil B. DcMille production sold singly by
Paramount at advanced admissions and later sent on general release in the
usual manner, becomes the largest rental grosser Paramount ever had,
though certain it will be topped by “Bell Tolls” and “Lady in the Dark.”
The DeMille picture has hit $3,800,000 and with additional engagements,
: Including repeats, will get to $4,000,000 or over; exclusive of /the Canadian
and other foreign markets. This sets a record for Par, exceeding any
prior release in the company's history.
‘War Department Report,’ four-reel picture compiled from captured
German, Japanese and a few Italian filmsi has been completed for showing
to U. S. war plant workers. Film gives a closeup view of the enemy in
action, and Intended to point up for those engaged in turning out muni-
tions and other instruments of warfare that their wholehearted coopera-
tion is needed to overcome these fighters.
Film studios are offered a chance to buy 21 used Army planes, veterans
of hard fighting in Russia and the South Pacific. Planes are not up to
present specifications for work on the battle fronts but considered safe
for flying in pictures. If not sold within two weeks they will be destroyed.
B. i McLaughlin last week.
were , made immediately and the
charges that the defendaht^ ■ created theatre 'continued- to operate without
a monopoly in the distribution of interuption.
films in the Times Square area.
Defendants are the eight major
film companies, William and Harry CvIwaA ITm!nn Did Ca«>
Brandt, Max Cohen. Anwell Amus. fiXlFaS UlllOll DlO TOF
Corp., Helgus Corp., Andear Amus. n . • • n • 1
Corp. and Iris Joyce, Inc., operators Dargailllllg KeCOglUZeU
film houses In the same West Hollywood, Jan. 25.
■JZd street area. , ^ ^ Petition of the Screen Players
The: complaint alleges that the de- consisting of film extras, for
fendants formed a con.spiracy to re- a collective bargaining election, will
strain trade a„d eliminate Mmpeti- a hearing before the National
tion. and that because o^ Labor Relations Board Feb. 15, to be
combmalion the plaintiff has been considered by Charles M. Ryan, trial
denied first run films. examiner, under supervision of E. J.
^ Eagen, local board director,
urn n *U* IAA it SPU wants to break away from the
Wll DUudlng iUU rieW screen Actors Guild, which now bar-
_ gains collectively for extra players.
Sets for Six Pictures designate d as class B memb ers.
Hollywood, Jan. 25.
Warners is spreading six pictures LOCW’S State Bldg., N.Y.,
over 15 sound stages and building * <»oa aaa rw .J.- .
approximately . 100 new sets to keep III $oU,UUU UVeitime blaim
up with current and future produc- Suit for overtime wages totaling
tion demands. , /v ; : more than $30,000 was filed by 37
In action are “Mr. Skeffington,” building service employees of Lbew’s
“My Reputation,” “Make Your Own State Bldg., 1540 Broadway, N. Y.,
Bed,” “The Mask of Dimitrios,” "Cin- owned by the Loew's Inc. Defendants
derelja Jone.s” and “The Horn Blows are the Marcus Loew Realty Corp.,
at Midnight.” Marcus Loew Booking Aaenev. Firm
W6 Building 100 New
Now He’ll Produce Them
Hollyvvood, Jan. 25.
Republic upped Ronaid Davidson,
writer of chapter plays ' for seven
years, to the status of serial produ-
cer.
Davidson takes over the job left
. open by the elevation of William
O'Sullivan to general producership '
of westerns and cliffhangers. .
Hersey Rings the “Bell”
■ 20th-Fox has closed for the film
rights to “A Bell for Adano,” John
Hersey novel being published by Al-
fred Knopf.
Purchase price was $100,000. ,
Loew’s State Bldg., N.Y.,
In $30,000 Overtime Claim
Suit for overtime wages totaling
more than $30,000 was filed by 37
building service employees of Loew’s
State Bldg., 1540 Broadway, N. Y.,
owned by the Loew's Inc. Defendants
are the Marcus Loew Realty Corp.,
Marcus Loew Booking Agency, Firm
Amus. Corp. and r Loew’s, Inc., all
charged with failing to pay overtime
compensation due under the Fair La-
bor, Stafidards. act, of .1938. .
■The '.oompiaint alleges that under
the law they were required to work
44 hours up to 1939, 42 hours up to
1940, and 40 hours thereafter, but
they have put in 44 and 48 hours |
since 1938. ;
“Hargrove” at Astor, N.Y.
“See Her#, Private Hargrove”
(Metro) has been pencilled in for
N..Y. opening at the Astor theatre,
following “Lifeboat” f20th). ' ' ■
Understood that 20th-Fox leased
the Metro .showcase 'for 10 weeks for
“Life'opat,” which ;is now in its third'
week.
PAYROLL AHER A TIFF
Hollywood, Jan, 25.
Irving Rapper is off the payroll at
Warners after run-ih with studio
heads. Last picture he directed was
“Rhapsody in Blue” and contract
has five years to run.
Repeated clashes over scripts and
argumentative mood is said at the
studio lo be the reason for suspen-
sion. He is a former New York
stage director and came to Warners
as a dialog director.
Studio Contracts
Hollywood, Jan. 25.
Carl Gose, logit actor, signed by
Vanguard.
George Tobias renewed at
Warners. - ; ■ ■ ,,
, Catherine Turney inked writer
pact at Warners. ■
Ruth Burch renewed as casting di-
rector at Vanguard. , '■-■',
; Nancy Gates’ minor contract < with
RKO approved by court.
iJavid Horwich drew scripting
ticket at Paramount.
Rhonda Fleming’s player option
lifted by Vanguardt
; Dorothy and Lucy Knoch, dance
team, signed by Paramount.
Marjorie Hoshelle inked player
pact at Warners. ■
Chris Drake drew acting ticket at
RKO.
DeWitt Bodeen, Writer, renewed
by RKO. / ■ :
Christopher Adams’ actor option
picked up by Vanguard.
Carolyn Butler, writer, optioned
by Paramount. ■,
, Edward Stevenson, fashion de-
signer, renewed by RKO.
Helmut Dantine renewed by
Warners. ■',''
Anno Baxter’s option,' lifted by
2Q:h-Fox. :
■' Cathfirine Turney inked writer
pact at Warners.
George Archibald, head of the
British Ministry of Information In
N. Yv this week denied reports that
he is either scheduled to join United
Artists as foreign sales chief or to
become a prominent official In J.
Arthur Rank’s American distribution
setup. Archibald made clear that he
intends remaining with the M. of I.
and will be stationed permanently in
London as soon as he returns to Eng-
land.
Archibald ds giving up his post
in N.yi, with Tom Baird, his assistant
here for more than a year, set to
have charge of the important U. S.
headquarters for the M. of I. here.
FDR’s Illness
ssss Continued from page 5 — J
House could have been sold out five
times, and "Committee made a mis-
take in not making the show a $10 !
attraction.
With 58 stars and starlets- touring
for the War Bond campaign, Holly-
wood’s representation at the Birth-
day Celebration in Washington was
slimmer than usual. Those slated
were Walter Pidgeon and Red Skel-
ton from Metro; Maria Moniez from
Universal; Brian Donlevy from Par-
amount; John Garfield from Warner
Bros.; Jinx Falkenberg from Colum-
bia. Music critics were interested
in the coming of Jose Iturbi. Lucille
Ball was a late entry from Leo-the-
Lioti. Red Skelton was selected to
be master of ceremonies for the May-
flower banquet on Friday night.
Bands will be Guy Lombardo and a
special Meyer Davis unit, with local’
musicians filling in at the hotels.
;; : Celebration ' this year „ covers two
nights. The Mayflower banquet and
the midnight shows - at the Capitol
(29) Earle and Howard theatres will
take place on Friday (28). ■ On Sat-
urday (29) the birthday balls will '■
be held at the Shorehani, Wardman
Park. Statler, Mayflower, Willard, ,
Hamilton and Washington hotel,?. ,',
■ All stars will make the party for
colored , at the Liheolfi Colonnade,
also appearing at the Howard mid-
night, shows. They are sponsored by
Abe Lichtmaii, who dips generously
I into his own pocket' to see that they
are the utmost in jive and hoteha
to vie with the downstairs celebra-
tions. ■
' The annual Wliitc House luncheon
will 'ne given on, .Saturday with all
stars present. Mrs. Roosevelt will
make all parlies.
Sell to Rank
; , London, Jan. 7.
After being on and off for months,
the deal by J. Arthur Rank for the
Hyams & Gale Super Cinemas, was
finalized this week. Houses involved
are State, Kilburn, largest pix house
in London; Trocadero, South Lon-
don; Trocette, Bermondsey; Troxy,
Stepney; Regal, Norwood, and one
provincial house, Gaumont, Oldham.
The Hyams are now left with one
small cinema near- Station,
having sold the big nearby Metro-
pole to Rank a few months ago.
Harry Engel to Advise
On Production at Rep
, Hollywood'. Jan. 25.
Herbert J. Yates signed Harry En-
gel, ex-music publisher, as a member
of the recently instituted production
advisory committee at Republic.
Engel recently resigned as Coast
manager of Broadcast Music, In c.
H. J. Griffith Succeeds
His Late Brother, R. E.
H. J. Griffith has been elected to
board of directors and presidency of
the R. E. Griffith Theatres, Inc., fill-
ing vacancy created by death of his
brother, R. E. Griffith. Circuit direc-
tors have : also created office of ex-
ecutive vice-president, naming R. 1.
Payne, general manager, to the new
post.
RKO Bonuses OK’d
RKO Christmas bonus, which was
authorized by the RKO board of di-
rectors Dec. 6, , was paid last Friday
(21) to a number of employees in the
home office, theatre department and
branch offices coming within certain
salary classifications. ,,' '
Bonus payment had been held up
pending approval by the War Labor
Board and the Treasury Stabiliza-
tion. Unit.'-
; COL’S REGULAR DIVVY
Columbia .Pictures fhaiiitained its
regular S2.75 dividend rate on its
convertible preferred last Week by
declaring the usual 68*4c. quarterly
divvy. No action was taken on the
common.
Preferred dividend is payable Feb.
15 to stockholders of record Feb. 1.
Wednesday, January 26, 1944
PICTURES
Detroit, Jan, 25..
Yuen Woo, 23-year-old Chineae re-
formatory parolee who used’ theatri-
cal makeup to conceal: his role of
killer, confessed last ; week .that he.
killed and robbed. Floyd Ackerman,
ijianager ot the.lButter.fleld chain’s
font houses in, Bay’ City, ; ^ ' ■
Capture and confession' of Woo
probably of $5,‘-
hO.O’T^the. biggeStriver posted m Mich-
,igan---t.o';the .daUghjer .of a Bay City,
policeman who told her father 'that,
her sweetheart., who lived at- the
same lodgings with the Chinese, had
seen him carrying a gun and ■ was
■ suspicious .dfi.his actions. .'When..' the
arrest was made' $1,070 of the SI. 800
taken from Ackerman was found in
Wo!)’.s room., concealed behind ■ a
. panel. .
. . , The entire story i-.as had bir.rirre
.Qualifies.' '. Ackerman was a .highly
■ regarded: citizen of Bay City, whose
war work had been notab'o. and his
' killing o.ulside a bank Uus- Doc. it as
he w as', depositing the Ih e a'tre .fC- .
ceipts, brought Q:iv .'a' tya've of.in'dlgna-
" tioh that sa w..the ..hugS' reward posted'
by both the State and local anthori-
■ tics. However, tl'.o search fqr."'ithe'
killer seem.ed to load .nowhere ■
Will! . the arrest of Woo, who in
1938 had killed a wealthy Detroit
■ Chinese .^nd '■vwas-.-i: on • parole- ’ from,
prison; some of the reasons why the
search had led up blirid alloys .be-.'
came clear. Tr.e’ Chinese, said he h.ad
studied theatre makeup, practicing,
for weeks before striking, on. ti;o de-
vice lit using pink powder and water
colors to change hi.s complexion and
the" con.fonnation of his eyes, ot cre-
ating a fake scar on his face to fur-
ther': topniuse. his identification and
altering the color of. .his hair. He
walked. 12 blocks to .' his . room.ing
house following the slaying, carry-
ing the m.oney bag in plain sight,
without being suspected. -. ,
Woo also confessed that he had
carefully timed Ackerman and knew
that at , a specific time he ' reached
the bank with the money from the
four theatres.' He insisted in his
confession that the killing was acci-
dental, that when he stuck a pistol
in the theatre man’s back the latter-
said, “You must be kidding,” and
that the pistol was accidentally dis-
charged as Ackerman turned to see.
“who was .lokihg.” Ackerman, who
before he died a halt hour after the
shooting gave a careful descr.iptipn:
of the holdupmaii, had Cited the scar
and other false clews the Chinese
had contuved with his study of
makeup. . . -"'I';'.. ''fv '^.i
FILM CENTER BLDG.. NX,
Canada’s Fayes
Ottawa, Jan. 25.
Canadian services headquarters
comes out with its own list of the 14
best films of 1943 and will show the
film.s to the Canadian troops.
■ List includes: “Pride of the Yank-
ees,” “Random Harvest,’’ “In Which
We Serve.” "Shadow of a Doubt,’’
“Yankee Doodle Dandy,’’. “Forever
and a Day,”' “The Move the Merrier,"
“The Human Comedy,” “Stage Door
Canteen,” ‘.'Corvette K-225,” . “Holy
: Matrimony;”. “Desert Victory,” “.‘Mis-
sion to Moscow,” ' “City That Stopped
Hitler.” 1 ,
SUES FOR 598
Suit to recover 86,598 taxes , was
filed in .'-N. Y.. federal court on Mon-
day (24i by the Film Center Build-
ing Corp. against Joseph Higgir.s. as
former In.ternal Revenue Collector.
Complaint alleges that the. plain-
tiff was allegedly assessed the amount
for the years 1937 and 1938. It is
charged that the Government erron-
eously assessed as profits the dif-
ference between the amount paid for
bonds and the face value of the cer-
tificates, when the corporation, pur-
suant to its plan for reorganization
in 1936, purchased in the open market
certain of its* first and second mort-
gage bonds. "
The corporation claims that they
were in.solvenl before and after the
purchases which were made during
the two years, it had realized no tax-
, able gains.
’s Sets »TolIs”
InN.Y.at
The Loew metropolitan N. Y, cir-
cuit has signed to play “For Whom
the Bell Tolls” in 35 houses at ad-
vanced admissions during February,
for which Paramount has set up. a
total of 85 , engagements ' throughout'
the country.
, By March 1 the picture will I'.ave
played over 400 dates at, 'minimum
prices of 75c matinees and SI. 10 eve-
fnings, wlth.' rentals in 'all eas.es :being
70% to Par.
Loew’s Net Income Up
Make Yipee With "Typee”
Hdllywood, Jan. 25.
Monogram goes back to 1846 to
revive “Typee,” an adventure novel
written by Herman Melville long
before the Japs muscled in on the
cannibals of the South Sea Islands.
Picture will be produced and di-
rected by George D. Green, recently
released from the Army.
Loew's, Inc., ne; income for the
fiscal year endin la.st Aug. 31 in-
creased nearly Sl.300,000 over a year
ago, report last 'Week .showing not of
113,422,853 for ' the year as against
312,132,606 in year ending ui August,
1942. This represents ' $8.01 per com-
mon share a,?a:nst S7.02 in preceding
fiscal, ..year,. Showing was made de-
spite Federal taxes amounting to
S21, 239,870 as contrasted with $6,932,-
512 a year ago. '':'o
Operating revenues . increased
nearly $23,000,000 to $157,236,944,
while operating and. general expenses'
only Went to $104,253,828 as com-
pared with $98,851,301 in the year
ended Aug. 31, 1942. Loew’s thus was
able to show about $23,000,000 in-
crease in oyerall revenue while hold-
ing expenses down to approximately
$5,400,000 increase in the year’s time.
Corporation’s net income before
taxes was $35,691,606 as contrasted
with $19,625,092 in the preceding
fiscal year. Earned surplus rose from
$63,961,242 to $71,872,167.
Inventories amounted to $47,662,690
as compared with $34,927,585 a year
ago. Biggest increase was in film
productions in phpeesk, being $25,-
238,089 last August whlfl in the same
month of 1942 they amounted to $13,-
616,889. Productions completed but
:hot released represented $12, 668;603
while ■ a year ago . they totalled $8,-
803,128. Pictures released after
amortization totalled $9,755,997 in
August, 1943, but only $12,507,568 in
August of the preceding year. : '• -
Company noted that the Statement
includes operations in foreign coun-
tries to Aug. 31, 1943 instead of the
end of July as heretofore. Total of
$1,150,358 has been added to surplus
from proceeds of foreign currency
not before considered income indi-
, eating this represents additional re-
leased money that had been frozen
in foreign countries previously.
Investments to and advances to Al-
lied Corporations remained about the
same as a year ago, being $4,053,587
in August, 1943, of which $3,590,000 is
interest in , Gauinont-British Picture
Corp., through holding companies,
Loew’s cash totalled $26,678,828, U. S.
Government securities, $14,515,506,
and U. S. War Savings bonds, $3,115,-
904. Company paid out $6,672,286 on
common stock during the fiscal year,
representing $4 per share.
“Marseille” At $2 on B’way
Followed By “Mark Twain”
Long since completed, Jesse L.
Lasky’s ‘‘Ady,entures of- Mark: Twain’’
will ..be .Load, shown; . under Warner
plans, with the picture sent into
selected engagements in key centers
toward the end. of April or in May
on a twice-daily basis. ','
Likely that it will go into the Hol-
lywood, N. Y., at S2.20 top following
"Passage to Marseille,” which is
slated to .-succeed . the. inpumbent
“Desert Son.g" but no date as yet set
f-'r this new ehtry';., ' '':' ,' i'; .;'''' ',"'."
Sales plan for 'Tw'ain” will not be
: set until after ; the picture has been
roadshown. i'-. ; ''
Philadelphia, Jan. 25.
City officials and Federal agencies
are . conducting an investigation of
black market railroad ticket traas-
actions by theatre brokers here fol-
lowing art expose by the ■ Better
Business Bureau.
An investigator for the BBB, ac-
companied by a reporter for the
Evening Bulletin, paid a markup of
$24.78 '.for a .train reservation ' to
Miami to the operator of well-known
ticket a.gcncy. The dealer .said $12.78
was his fee while $12 was a “tip”, for
“a fellow at the railroad" for getting
the tickets. .; " '
■ The Perinsylvania Railroad said it
would fire any em.ployee ' found tak-
ing a bribe for giving any customer
a preferred reservation. Tickets are
sold : on a first-coine-first-servod
:basis,:..Pe.ansy:-'off{clalS;'S:M^^^^ ,. '
But since a 10% tax must be paid
on ticket markups and an Internal
Revenue stamp must be borne .by at;
tickets thus sold ,f the ticket bought
by ’■ the BBB irivoslig.itor bore no
such sta mp), th e Revenue Depart-
ment is also looking into, the matter.
Otherwise, It Means
Kids Can Still Play
Hookey for Fix in N.Y;
, A New' York City ordinance pro-
hibiting children under 16 being ad-
mitted to theatres before 3 p.m. on
.weekdays was given the quiet -go-by
last week, enabling the law to' ease
out of a bad situation.
Kids; '"ceIBb'fhting a half-holiday,
lined up at 1 p. m. at an East Side
house, demanding admittance. After
the manager had read the law to
them, moppets descended on the
nearest police station with their beef.
The police lieutenant called the man-
ager for an explanation, and was re-
ferred to Mayor LaGuardia’s ruling.
Lieutenant finally combed embryo
delinquents out of his hair by order-
ing manager to admit ’em— law or no
law.. ., '
WB ANNUAL MEET FEB. 15
Television As Core for Fascism
Depinet, McCormick Back
Ned E. Depinet, RKO prexy, is
due in today (Wednesday) from a
HoUywood ' product Q.O.. and the
completion of final details for Inter-
national’s (Bill Goetz-Leo Spitz) re-
leasing through. RKpi,
S. Barret McCormick, RKO ad-
publicity chief. returns today
(Wednesday), from the Coast and a
New Orleans stopover.
Paul Lazarus, Jr., United Artists
pub-ad head; due Monday (31) from
Hollywood.
Oklahoma City, Indpls.
Now in Labor Shortage
The distributor.': have obtained ex-
emptions from ; the 48-hour work
week • regulation.^ in ' the Oklahoma
City, and Indianapolis, exchange
areas, which were recently declared
labor shortage zones. As result, none
of the employees in • the film com-
pany brandies in these keys will be
forced to work over the present 40-
hour schotiule in order to release
manpower for defense work.
With the O. C. and Indianapolis
victories, the slate remains 100% in
favor of the distributors. althou.gh
petitions , are;' pending in Milwaukee
and Seattle. In Chicago, Paramount'
obtaiheci an exemption for itself, be-
lief being same will naturally ap-
ply to the others. . 'fhey have
been on file for a long time.
C. J. “Pat” . Scoliard. execu-
tive assistant to Neil F. Agnew ih
charge of labor relations, eoverin.g
exchanges and other spheres of com-
pany activity, cannot ascribe any
reason for the lengthy delays in con-
nection with the Milwaukee-Seattle
eases. .
: Several months ago the Dallas ter-
ritory was added to the labor short-
age list. A' petition for exemption
was filed there, but since then the
war manpower situation has eased,
to the point where the key has been
removed from the 48-hour restric-
tions. '
Scoliard represents all distribs on
matters relating to exchanges and
the labor shortage matter.
SAG’S DEMURRER IN
Dec. Parley Set Over to Next Month
— Salaries Listed
WB’s “Isabel” Bid
Warners is reported bidding for.
the screen rights to “Isabel,” Chris-
tine Govan , novel being , published
by Houghton, Mifflin.
■yarn is. similar in fh'etne 'tp ‘■'Vic-
toria Grandolet,” Henry -Bellaman
yarn bought last season by Para-
mount. ,'.
Pecking Away at PRC
, Hollywood, Jan. 25
, Scripting mill at Producers Re-
leasing Corp. is busier than at any
other time in the company’s history,
with 18 yarns in preparation for
spring filming, .' ;• ' ''
■'. . Ready to face . the lenses within
twd weeks are two high-budgeters,
‘‘Minstrel Man” and “Dixie Show-
boat,”
Warner Bros, annual stockholders’
meeting has been set for Feb. 15 in
Wilmington, Del. Session usually is
held in December, but delayed this
year, as had been suggested, in order
to finish' the annual financial state-
ment prior to the meeting.
0 At first planned to shift the meet-
ing to January, but February date
picked last week.
Election of 6 Directors
Election of six directors, Joseph
Bernhard, Waddill Catchings. Rob-
ert W. Perkins, ; Albert y , Warner,
Harry M. Warner and Jack L. War-
ner to serve two years, is pri.-.oipal
business for this meeting. Also to
vote on amendment to corporation’s
certificate of incorporation to elimi-
nate any reference to preferred
shares, since they have been retired.
.. Proxy statement sent -stockholders
shows .. salaries ; in fiscal year ending
last Aug. 31 as follows: Jokph Bern-
hard,’ $131,500; Samuel Carlisle, $40,-
500; . Waddill Catchings, $330; Stan-
leigh ..P.-' Friedman, $65,000; Charlc.s
S. Guggenheimer, $360: . Joseph . H.
Hazen, Robert W. Perkins. . Herman
Starr, each $65,000; Albert Warner.
$104,000; Harry M. Warner and Jack
L. Warner, $182,000 each. Remunera-
tion for Bernhard represented a de-
crease over the previous fi.sca; year
because he was on leave, of ab.sor.ee
from. Dec. 1. 1942 to April 9, 1943. at
the request of and for duty with the
Navy Department, during which pe-
riod he was paid at a reduced 'rate.
Only m.aterial increase '.. was for
Harry Warner, who received ’ $4,500
more than in the previous fiscal yeaf..
Information bn directors, nomi-
nated for two-year terms, again
shows Albert Warner as largest
holder ' of common ,' with 231.550
shares. Next largest is Jack L. War-
ner, who also is listed as holding
$200,000 worth of 4% debentures. .
Permitted to develop internation-
ally and competitively in an atm.os-
phere of freedom, television alone
holds the promise of being “ambas-
sador of good. will” needed to win an
enduring , peace in’ the world. Paul
Raibourn, head of Television Pro-
ductions, Inc., told the American
Television Society meeting . last,,
(Tuesday) nfght at the Capitol hotel,.
N. Y. He claimed that the respon-
sibility for intelligent, far sighted
handling of television “ro.s‘.s on- the
Government a.s well as ourselv.es.;’’
, ' ' Raibourn, who^ has. chargq of all
television for. Paramount as wo!: , as
his work with Television Productions
and DuMont, pointed out that sight-',
sound broadcasting will be even
more potent an instruraent'for effec- ,
live reeducation of fascist nations
and maintaining international good-
will than motion, pictures, radio and
newspapers. He stressed:, that this
can: be brought about only by inak-
ing certain that .if iias the opportu- ','
nity to : grow internationally as a
free, .cbmphtitive bbsirtess , enterprise
with government .encoaragoment.
■ He .said the Nazis are well aware
bf, television’s importance. ‘.‘Destroy,,,
the Luftwaffe and t'ne Krupp Arma-
ment '.; Works but leave television in
their hands,” he 'staled, “and tve shall
be . leaving them the most powerful
weapon of all — probably one which
could do in two years what took 10
'years before'.”'
To make certain that television or
radio will be used as instrumont.s of
good will in post-war Germany, Al-
lied , control is not the answ'er. Rai-
bourn ; stated. . Instead he suggested,
that steps be taken , t,o . see that ; tele-
vision has a chance to grow interna-
tionally as a free, eompotitive busi-
ness enterprise.
Norman '.;l!>r Waters, . president of
■ the ; Society, emphasized in his talk
that television needs men of vision
and courage, and that the stake of
the public in television is far greater '
than that of. any individual or com-
pany interest. . t.
■ Hollywood, Jan. 25.
Hearing- on the Screen Actors
Guild’s demurrer to Warners’ suit
for $500,000 damages, in cbnnecUon
with production stoppage on “Hoi
lywood Canteen,’ ; is set .for Jan. 26
in Superior court. Among specific
allegations in the counter-action are
“In what manner the Guild’s rule 33
is in conflict with . basic agreement
between motion picture studios and
Guild. Guild has denied rule 33 vio-
lates basic agreement. Studio’s com-
plaint failed to state whether War-
ners at any time actually offered
employment to any actor iu picture.
‘Hollywood Canteen’.” Terms of such
offer, if made and names of actors
involved: whether any actors were
able or willing to accept offer and
whether Guild’.s rule 33 or any . ac-
tion of Guild had prevented an actor
from playing part in production; Suit
failed to .state how or in what man-
ner adoption of rule 33 by Guild
amounted to boycott of picture “Hol-
lywood Canteen” ' or “terrorized”
Guild member.s a.s alleged by ■ War-
ners. Suit did not state why War-
ners were unable to go ahead and
produce picture, using large number
of actors how in its emplo.v.” : , ■
Warhers , suspended , production , on
picture when SAG refused to waive
' rule 33 which prohibits an ' actor
from working for less than his nor-
mal salary. Guild later agreed 'o
Issue individual waivor.s whore per-
formers applied for them and where
pressure was not being used to get
them to appear in production.
BACHEIOR-DINNEKING DOW
Phil Dow, assistant to Harry Gold.
ea,stern division manager for United
Artists, will be married next Satur-
day (29) to Sally Drautz in New
York.
UA home office and exchange ex-
ecutives are tendering Dow ; a
bachelor dinner tonight (Wednes-
day) at the Warwick hotel, N. Y.
NAILED ON 2D STICKUP
Philadelphia, Jan. 25.
Two bandits who held up the Stan- ,
ley-Warner Strand two weeks ago .
were captured Sunday (23) in a run-
ning gun battle with police while
they were on their way to stick up .
the Carman, North Philly vaud- .
fllmer. The gunmen wore the same
men who shot and killed a salesman
for the Felin Packing Co. on Satur-
day (22). '"..'V
The m.en, Raymond W. Pierce, Jr.,
34, a paroled convict, and Leo Mc-
Mahon, 22, an escapee, from an in-
sane asylum, were spotted in a stolen
car by bandit patrolmen. In a battle
with police. Pierce was nailed by a .
Marine on furlough, the other getting
away but later being grabbed in the
apartment of a girl friend.
The bandits got away with $750 in
the Strand holdup. They fled empty-
handed in the fatal holdup attempt
at the packing plant.
Freon Still Frozen But
WPB Relents on Leather
Washington, Jan. 25.
Theatre cooling systems get
whacked by a WPB order yzhich ex-
tends the ban on freon till August. ■
Bars' had been scheduled for lifting
Feb. 1 which was important to the-
atres which • use freon as the cooling ,
agent. Many housps were unable, to.
purchase any last year and .were
forced to shut down the cooling sys-
tems. . ,
; ■ ■ WPB was forced to continue the
restrictions because freon .is also
used as an insecticide, and the Army
needs all that is made.
WPB will, however, shortly lift
restrictions on the manufacture ot
leatherette,': Plenty will be on hand
within a few months for the recover-
‘ing of worii theatre seats.
This’ll Raise Your Fuzz
Hollywood, Jan; 23.
■ Paul Malvern took over production
of “Chamber of Horrors,” originally
assigned to George Waggner at Uni-
versal. and changed its title to “D(;s-
tiny.” but the horrors are still here.
Picture will be a reunion of Dra-
cula. Frankenstein, the Wolf Man
and The Itivisible Man in; goose-
pimply roles played by their original
actors, '
10
We<1ncsday, January 26, 19 li
P^RiEff
\
TH6 SOt^G
\S!omcE
St tou
DR* LEO, THE
RHILOSOPIPR, says:
Harvest is sornethm^
for every year.
A good year,
two pOQ^^
does not make
for security.
The FRIENDLY
soil yields a
Golden Harvest
year after year.
“Not for
just a day, not for just a
“Onr Two Big Jof»s in JflnMrtr-y : FourtK Wat Loan and Matcli of Dimes ! ”
Wednesday, January 26, 1944
P^SStSff
11
THE FACTS !
M-e-M FIRST IN THIS SURVEY
“Random Harvest** voted Best Picture of the Year in
Film Daily polL^M-G-M was First on the 10-Best List
last year too— and the’y ear before! Also topped the
field. in Film.Daily*s*“Filmdom*s Famous Five** poll.
DAiiY
ni7CT
JDJCrid A
of 1943
M-G-M FIRST IN THESE SURVEYS
has 70 Box-
office Ghamps, next
company 44 in all-
time FAME (Quig-
ley Publications)
Survey;
More Top-Grossing
hits than, any other
company in Box^-
tofficei Magazine
Record’s Survey;
M-G-M FIRST IN THESE SURVEYS
LEFTtTops theTen lead-
ing Bo^^bffice Pic
with “Random Harvest.”
the: industry with 32
Top-Grossers in 1943^
DIGEST
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TECHNICOLOR I
P. S. AND SMALL
TOWN^NOTEl ^
M-G-M.led the field
in stars, and hits in
Country Gentleman
Magazine^^Annual
Survey!
LIFE
Magazine:
“THE NAME METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
MEANS MQRE IN THE MOTION PICTURE
BUSINESS THAN ANY OTHER SINC5LE NAME’’
vim BEVIEWS
Wedttesdiiy, ' Japiiary 6 j,
■ ' ' Rationinif . -V rtoda)f ot -Carriien, ,at>poarS
irctvo. voi.ns« ot: Ovviao irrt
tlniv. .SUiJ's \V«;naco:'Bni>l'y, ,ilii.v,|iivi« ASiVliv! to Sing a Bia^lVinil tU'lGf Chl(;K''Ee-
{.■iiiufcs, lioitaw Mwik, .. Ifti-iithi- Aim-fia. Oiick,” coiiiposecl by Jacques. Press
oioriir Pii’i<sw'.,.i>i'ai Aijn anci‘ Eddie ' Gherltose. Tiiomas .'Gorne?;'
jvu, HiiJ’iT- XfusHih: (‘amvi'd. siOttoy 'Wag-' lice inspcctpi, Ehbna _CooK^:Ji,, pio...
w'v: fVutoy.’i'Vnaiti Trailer vides fintj .character 01 the .dnn.Tjmer,
vides fih6.,characte.r ot the drui;rjmdr,'
, ^ Rminins tlnie... ?>3 arid AndrOw Tbhibe^ Tits ne^
' - 'Av^riVdCrt' a bartchdeiv Fay Helm: has one brief.,
Aviifjrd ‘ : uunam .Meak ' ;tally-deTariged •wpmanweareTvOf ;.th.e
i>ou.[U^v, Tuti]e;Vv.V.V,. i f i impoidarit hat. . ' • . .
<‘:isi.lr KIiUllo. . ^ . 1 award Fd’Cpnmn „ ' ‘ • . -. ' ^ :<■ •j,:. :i-wi 4..«>;ie v.,{4-u
rs. ■ .".V'. . . , . ..K f ^ .(^aihie.•^3iU‘hTist■. ', ^ -3ourid effects aiid-.sileri.t ti. ack- tvitlV;
3^u-nU‘.jkir(ou, ; /binimy 'iuiilrti out dialog. are .used. to riiaximilriTi ef«.,
Bliss' :vis-raio;;./;> .'.V,. .V ; ;;.:,vo^ n.icu^^qiv 'fect'.td.heigHicri the suspense .-pfr the . .
Spti;inir.K(i>\Mv-ii;:A; ,W iu'llli ' picttoto, Photograpliy b.y Wood^ Bre-'-
deliris. G.yqcllcnt: in raihPr^
ill-. r. ing tol’diighpaa, : ■ . Waif.. ;.
'llrili; V 1 ... . .-'I'.. ■> . V.v, Jii't'wi'H'. .-4™ — r ‘ I
MLsW' SMiMiiil-. .^.pdaffliinFu ■ . ■: ■ ■
lltflTOj'ls. . ■■,;.Teisa8.:.;MllSqW
Beery and iWarinric Main liave a Ho.usImi, amf .Tack..i.a^^i ,)i.., :fvom oilanio-
«iii\=anH.'i;ni.rtart\rin "Ral'iniiing Team Mriziainn.s cveatea liyft'lavoiH'PjMutfiu'il; eilv ■
slipsnoa eomeay ,m . Kayipnnig. . . Itoi*, AVallpi’ .Ilanneman;; ranif'i'a, . .lliipaeli .
lends' what little entertai'nj'nent value ; i farian. ; 'rvade..^howiv in x. '.it.' aan. lii,;'*!-!. ' .
this ■‘■iB’’ picture' po.ssesSes arid, rill ifiMiiiinB ifmej .'ll* "AilTis. .
their, help- will . be fleeded. for riiild i,... . , .tt'iniam .Tiord.
• - CHllfomla.-CarliSoiv.', .i AmXy '.Clyde-
iptiuns-. • . ^ , ' ' T ‘ Hoser«^ .,.
, .Original script by. W.illiam R.. Lip-. .•yirginia. 'OurtlK/v;../;.;^ .MiUiy. Co.rveVi
nian;:Grant :Oan*elt and. Harry •Rus- . Acq ' Miix.«on. . . . . Dnn < vstcivd' ,
kin has .nrit enhanced, eomedy.’s pal^ .'v-.i'; '..i . . irii.sssjj. ..Siiiipsari
: atability, Beei-y.plays.a stpiTkeeper ^IZVoZVy.'.::: ‘. i'V.niHn Xnntow .
and -local ibeatpacker, as . usual jokn Mariifvdare. v. •
squabbling- ' ' vvith Kiiss-;' Mailt, . -'b .Mrs. , .^kvitindine
mistress and 'in- charge of. doling 'oiit - v.- ‘ V' •
ration-; stamps. .,Beery^ adoptpct.s^:
301ns the colors ,a.nd there s. a slignt Sykesvf - • .'V. , , . ,Biii Hunter ’
romance between him and the post^ '..■••■ v,'.. ' • .'V- : i
K'lSmf S£hS *»"«»> »> 1'» n.p.,io„s C..s,a,
into fariiiliar . Slapstick. In the group of we, stei ns produced by Harry:;
reels, the yam gets down to; its M Sherman, “Tc.xas Masquerade” is
premise, the black mm-kebin' meat; better than par for the series and
Beery is as good; as could be ex- ahri^^^ do eommen.surately well at
pected with ithe iftfenor role. ; His boxoll'ice
rolo ris . one of the store customers. .5^® :®*to;V*Sh,.
Miss:Main.,renews heiv by -now stand- Erected well and. what s more, has
ard cinema feud with Beery, and is ri nnisical scoie that deserves nior<;
okay as hsual.. . Dorothy ..Morris does . .Blan its Jack ot.-bulmg; , ■
nicely as; :the .iDostmiStreSs* daughter . .. William Boyd, as Hoppy . is again
rind niariages to make something of. teamed- with Andy Clyde and Jimmy
. the. alt ! tqo-hrief love . Scenes rivith;: -Rogers as ...his. sidekicks; ;; This tims ;
TrimmT ;Ba.tteri, Latter ' shows:; real . they’re out to ’ .break . rip.; the com- i
possibilities 'as ;Beery?s adopted son; hine ; seeking to secure a. flock Of
' '. Doriald; ;Meek, has. virtlially ;.a bit,, ranches ■through the .u.toally crooked ;
While Gloria Dickson, appearing . a machinations. This phase ot. the
hit pivrinp,.is. okay,'a's the: lady harher; .yarn : has;' been done' .innumerable
and. town catch.: ; .. tiriies, of course;-, but there.'s enough
Support , is- . topped, by. : . Howard ; shooting.,. riding arid :fisticufl.s to war-
Freoipan. as BeWy’s partner; Henry rani . niore than 'pa.sSing attention
O’Neill . mid . :Che..ster ; Clute. , Willis frori’i the boss Dpry , fans, ‘ i' - ; ' >
Goldbeek's direotion.; was, fairly. well -ndvd riives’a hirirt 'nerformnriep as
paced hut routine, ; Sidney: Wagner, ,
hT*; miTihli(?d f*xrCllcilt raiTicrA work riips.t of .the otlicis. but some of
nas suppiieu., exceiieiu caineia^uoiK. dialog could have, been edited
' more closely. :;:Phptography, nibstly
m U. ■ I ' ■.exteriors,, is also topgradei .'
Plimitom l-aily . . . .. . Kahn.
Miniature Reviews
‘■Ratioriiiig” ; (M-G), Wallace
Beery , arid . Marlorie. ’Main com-
edy gbared, for mito returns;;. .■
. ‘'phairtom fcaily” tU) tSong).
Mystery irieller Vvith 'sustaining
suspense, aiming for profitable —
and likely — h.o.
“Tentas .Vlasqueradc” .(UA-
SlVerman). Betier-than-average
Hopalong Cassidy western star-
rmglWdliam Boyd.
‘‘Swing Out the Blues’’ (songs)
(Col). Bob Haymes- Lynn Mer-
rick ill:; whacky cbiriedy;' strong
dual .supporter; ■■. ; ' ::v. '■' '.:
‘‘CUWUoy hi tlie^C
:;.lAiestern..’;lans. will like’ this' one.
It should register : vvCll : at dual
houses.
“Casanova ill Burlesque” (Rep)
( musical ) ; Joe , E. Brown in
mild c.imedy for duals.
vtady. Iiet’s .Dance” (Mono)
( musical ), Despite eak,. loverr
long story, picture should ; do
well in regular runs.
. , “Wiiai a Alan'.’f (Moh
than-aVerage that will
-. fit ;siu(gly '.into] 'any dual hill.
tet also clicks nicely with “’Rookabyc
Baby,” with unbilled baby stealing
Closing sequences of film, ■■
; Haymes is a personable: chap with
excellent pipes, and a likely singing
flnei. Lynn Merrick, really blossoms
■outias a fust-rate femme star as the
.socialite who snubs her rich aunt: to
wed Haymes. The Vagabonds figure
ns vital ingredients to the whole pro-
duction. ; Janrs Carter is okay as the
agent, Joyce Compton excellent in a.
los.ser role a.s one of the Vagabondst
wives; while Tim Ryan does all right
a,s the, radio .iu'dge-; .: .Supho*'i;is Bead-
ed by Kathleen Howard and Dick
'En-toit.,:
Mai St; Clair’s direction has much
to ' d o wi ti j the ,<jy (jrall ;s trehgth of the ;
;eomcd.y. .; Jerome Thoms' editing, is,'
topnoteh. Wear.
C'o%vlM»y in i lu; Oiiiiils
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:C‘oliin)))j:i •• ikvli.’HsH ot’ ;F1 gt ; pro<lu^
ti()n- ►s.i'fih’.w i'haj'lqs, StuvrHl; iB’utureis
'I’Hylois -.lirltq’’,l,)iinH«v«l, ’\.liiniiiy " VViikoIy niul
jt'Sl,eVB. '.birc.i’iod ,i'iy Kl‘njiiiiiitv t’vUJK?. Stwy-
hjhI' •hx'Tf'ciLU.Iuy, ..l•X)izn.lt>lh ,>*in <>»•,’
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direcl'HV \V'.iIlhini .CV’( ’iiitnoi’: : . At Kew York.
N, ,Vv. Jail. 3d, -dd. .'-Jtuiiniiie linie,. 55
.MINh.
ertoirc. Also expeclmg the lead is a
wealttiy dowager, backer of the;fcs-
tival, who gets in a pitch, too; for Her
niece, Dale Evans, a .five hound.
Story, reaches its crux when the.
: cast wul'to oul beeau.Se of Miss Evans’
'Haraming,; and BrOwri,; well in his
cups, calls': his original . hurley; cast
to take over :for hurlcstiue “Taming
of the Shrew;” as the only way out of
a bad deal, CrossfKe jive talk aiid
imusical interludes are amuqhg and
cleverly done. '
Early, sequences pernift Brown to,
gag through : several purported htir-
ley skits; Coinic. is stymied through-
out by weak line.s and situations.
. Miss Havoc 'lui’ns in a middiing
cliore as: the stripper and Dale Evans:
and Marjorie Gates, :respectively,;are;
aceeptable as the. dowaget::arid her
niece. (Lattei' fiti’hishes;to
angle .and. together; with Miss: Ha- ,
voc, goes through a ‘hilid: repertoire:
of songri and dairces. Ian Keith : gets
by nicely as a Shakespearean tlies-
pia.p of 'the' old school.
I.a«lv. l.ol*s llaiute
(MUSICAL)
' I’oIi'iiHH «t >jcv)(T'H; IHin.ljip'')i«;o- ,
lUif.Uoiu ’IH'IU.a: fesilurAH'.laniAS '
sah';' liy,, j'^i’uiilt.AVooth’iViT/
1)1, ay, r‘q.iHr M thu» iint! .ruul ..OeiTihV
.aiiiipiVil. fi’oip Aii^ry.- lii\ UVadbwry Fi*d.le
"Sttoif : li';. riuivisipj-’HH 'SiqiiifiTri’
-qtliiiH*., Rii‘li,iu’i1‘ „ ' liiuslq •• :dire<’tpi%.;
.Kil-wa'hl -ka'y,: pi’iVliH'Uou nUiiib'ei’H slhifPtl By
kodlvh .. irirei-kHl By . .AllcliHyl'
- I’ltnrilqfi’;. Havld ( Te>T
Newman.
,.Fi'fy;i«=‘vyt>() ■ ill VRaraliVounti,, ITnilywoodi ...•Iiuu,
and newcomer Wanda McKay com-
bine to make ‘What a Miini’ an
amusing picture. It’s a beftor-tli ari-
average escapist film that win m
snuggly into any dual hill.
Surprise twists in a' story ha.w'd on
:‘‘the worm turns," offen-ii.sed fpr,
mtila, Will give this picture good
word-oj-mouth. Downs, a milque-
toast, white coUarite, ; becomes in-
.yolyed in a murcler when ho finds
that an attractive hlonde- ( Miss
.McKay) has nvoved intb his bachelor
apartment'^ To make sure she will
not be evicted; the yoilhg lady, who
alicge(lly is: on 'the lam, feign.= lU.
■ness.: At the office. Downs becomes
jinvolved in a financial scandal, iiis
transformation: from a meek elcrk to
ott'ice manager,:, and the i esullant
wdhning :6f the girl, who proves to
he the boss' daughter, add up to a
iie.it 67 minutes Pf film fare.
Etta McDaniels : (no relation to
naltie McDaniel); in the: role 'of cPl-
ored maid for bachelor Downs, gives
a good account, of herself. Robert
Kept :portrays a bra.sh s, desman
w'hose •’wolfish" tactics fail to score
vvith .Miss McKay. Harry Holman
as Prewitt the offiee manager, is also
a capable supporti,
; DireGtipn ; by ■ W illiam Beaudme
cuts corners: and molds the script by
Wiiliam X. :Growley and Beryl Sachs
into a, tight package in keeping with
the inodest budget obviou.sly allowed
for this .picture. sicn
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Hollywood, Jan. 21. :
t’nivpi’sfil' TGilbaxe '(T , Jqa'n Hai’i’l, . pi’o- '
U/n., 1 'St.Ti's FTam‘ho.i. Tpi'iAbLHna Ba’iiif’Ht
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. Ala IT Ciirtis - The AAguBfinfla.';: . ; I'eiVf ITIor.^on.;' Tijl-
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v:Ti.iidjVii.H.Gonio55 ; "Ddiln, . ’i'AlaniskVirtev'
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Amli.eW’- y>nnBqs . 1 Ari‘y si:i‘ingfello\y.’, .y.'-V. . Arlhiif; Br'yan
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ICOtl islVa A .H(>riH,-.-I>lqyd; Miilyoini i j*. .Fai'SliirKs;' , . .’Dick IClliott •
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BBilriot AlioiriH.v. i .' . . . .'.MillAU‘u.'.r?tiine ; A\’oigU|; larier;
. . i l..Tor‘ JoBnson
. ‘T’hantom Lady” is: an ■ expertly ■
contrived, ; . ' suspenseful ; mystery
meircr . developing along'-unusual ci:n-
ematiG , lines. Gatehing . and holding
attention at . the opening .Sequence, nt
rolls ■ through, a : maze of- episodes to
allow;, a. femme amateur 'detective to.
Unravel a .strange murder,. Piefurp,:;
as, iritrigumg and suspenseful' film
dramatics., of its .type, is headed for
pimfitable hoxpfliee i-eaction; and .cap
easily, surprise: as a: sleeper attraction:,
with expert exploitation..
Plot has Alan, :Curtis picking ::up a.
' strange vvdman: iil a bar, and he takes,,
her to ;a . show- v. During, the eyening.
his wife is inurdered, and he even-
tliall,y is .convicted. on cireumstantial
evidence' vv'heft : he ;cannot :'-find,: pr .
Identify his woman companipn of the
nig,ht,,'whpse hiain di,.Stingiii.shing: fea-
ture iS' :ah odd hat creation, 'While
Curtis' i,s faein.g execution, :SGo,retary..
Ella:: , Raines'; embarks . on , sleuthing :
tour to .find :the whman with the hat.
Blocked, at every tuini she finally lo-
■ cates the ovVner,:. and then .discovers
that .'Curti.s’ , best ' .friend', .Eranch'Ot
Tone, .is ,:a ■paranoiac anp the real
inurdprer during ri: fit of ' insanity. :
Th e audi ence . is. let . in, oh ’ the, .secri't
of ToneJs duplicity. at about the half:- ':
■vv'ay' liiark, to . acceniuate: .the , sus,-
peino ■and ' PrrimattdS . 'of the . latMr
poiTioii when:'.. Tone poses , a.? thP :.girl'S
friend ih,' tinW.indj.ng .the mystery,;
Naturally; .diirtiS 1$: savTd . to ' rea
' tile . love of Mi.s.s. Raines.. . ..
. Pieture ,is.':t'he first producer' chore :
for Joan Haiaas,bn. :.;Hvho 'vvas associ-,;
ated ; \vith,, .producer-direetpr :■ Alfred
HitchcocK ,‘ior: .eight years . as. .seerp-''
. tary,; '.'reader; and: seripteri. “phantom.
Lady” :: demonstrates thai,.Th,e:,;piip
absorbed' in.uch , PL Hitohpock's .tech-
niq.Ue i n displaying.' sereert ■ suspense
In her 'first , :prOdUctiGn..r:osponBibility.
In ..atlditio'h.vto: ri;:, fine . script pre-
pared b.'V Bernard G.( Schoenfeid,' di-
rector .Robert ,;SiOdmak riiriln tains an ,i
an’esting . pace. ; .utilizing.;; camera'
angles and : iilliraations to greatest
effect.- :--: r,-'
Mis.s Rpincs: capably handles the
lead ris-signmerit. Tone is excellent,
while Curtis clielto; too.. Aurora (Mi- i
'Wlracky comedy about ;s\ving musi-
. ciahs',, makes., no ’ pretense at b.pirig
anything but ,, a .;.B’. comedy with
songs, It.has turned, out 'as...firSt-rate
:eriterta.inment,,;and: never -.dull, ' ,
, “S'wi'ng"Qat thd'’Hl,ues” 'Serve's to
.Spotlight Boh ,Ha.ymes''hoth, as. a , new
.luvenile, and s:creen :crGonPr;rNPt:,to
he confused, with Dick'-Haymes; this
Haymes , 'eroons: admirably: like the
other. Plot is .’Iralned, around .him
and. his croonihg ability., one line, in
script referring to him as '“the poor
.man’s Sinatra;”.
I : Aot.ually, :;the farce .belongs to The
V.a g;a,hon d s, siii.ging-instruincntal,
foursome, whose, zany trieks: often re-
mind of the :Sitz Bros., though lean-
ing, on .vocalizing and, perfect timing
for :laurGls,’ .Swingsler eomho pro-
duces the: funniest, inost.-lively, mo-
inents in the film. '..Stbr.y' edneerns.
their, efforts: . to keep the ; w oil awriy
and prevent their solid- meal ticket:;.
Haymes:. from ■ to.ssiPg ■them ': :over-
..boai'd \v,he'n he weds: ri; young . social-
ite,. Lyiin. Merrick;,. Pable pictures
.this . femme ■ .as , a Ipy al spopse .. while..
,depicting;:HaymesV a,gent,; Jani.i: Grir-
toil-as.a connivirig,:yainp. ' i
, Fro.m a:”gp0.dwill court” radio pro-
:gram' opening that sppt.s The Vaga-
bonds 'telling their, problem,, to the
.“.judge,”-.- .’picture 'develops inio a
recital ' to the -: “radio j edge’';. , .of ', their:
e.xperie,nce:S. ,iri - night ;,;spo,ts.'.' ; ,Main'
iwoblem,-Witi.d,.4.u.p .os:a hattie.tolkqep
I the. erooner. Hay.mCS; - and-, his- . wife
[ happy,:: despite : the'’'.ipaehinalions ot
! .Miss -(Parter. Ple;nl,v ;’o,f , ludicruous
jiioinents em.erge.ih.'show'ing the har-
1 um.-seaf uih;- ekistenee' of the :f Oursorac:
rln. .'a theatrical- ;.flat. , ,’.Pilm alsO'. is
doited: w’ith other humorous incidents
such -as the .•rugcutting, Viigribofids
trying to'play.'sooiety .chamber ..music
at the home:-of the socialite's aurit.
Best, songs. h'V Haymes are “It Can’t
Be Wttong’’ rind '’Prelude ■ to Love,”,
first look in-g’li.ke’ a . riereeh, te.St for the
warbler, vjfgabhnds register- '.strpii,g-
e.st : with' .'.“Tahitian .Lilliab.V," :“Dark
Eyes.’’ and: the .cbiiiody . numbers, .‘‘We'
Bhould Be Ever Sii Quiet,” “Bcc-
th(iven'.s: Minuet’’ .and :“Tahitian .War
:Chant,” ia.st being a hula lidu.,: Quar-
Here’s a western : With a novel
■ twist' that; has; :rhore ’ thrills than . the
.::rUhvoI-the‘:,mill . hoss .opera.; It;
should register well at dual hduses,
Charles Starrett portrays the role;
of a raneh boss whei . goes, to the aid
of. the Civil Air .Patrol under fire
fr.onj the. richest man :in the ;State.
Story ca rrie.s Slrirrett .and his , co-.
hort’s -through dangers of thundering
Hoofs, .gUnlire. airplane ' exploits ■;and
the menace ot a forest fire, battling
their wav to final victory and justifi-
cation, of; the ; air •.patrol;;,,
Julie Duncan and Dub Taylor are
p.im.minen t in' the actiph, The Jesters'
lend' .: their: brand. . of . comed,y and
song to music supplied by Jimmie
Wakely and his saddle pals. Out-
door .shots ai'f> good and direction
b.y Ben,ian.iii, Kline: keeps the pic-
: ture moving, ' Slen.
in ltiirl<‘sqii«
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• Ut’imltlh’ -Ml'Brt L Coh'?u pro-,
HUf liOn.; l.vB'cctpil hy, In xlio (40pd\s’ins. Rlai's
Vloe ]'B . Jirovvii ::- }‘(‘hLiii:ph Juive Xl u toe,, . Hale
.15vaiiP.; ; Rp.i'PeripBiyi B’rHBk GllB^ Jr.,, 'Ba^eO '
Viii story i(|ea. By Johiv XViilpH: (:umehi; RcK-
Xie Idi.nninx; • )ui.i.si(?{i.l
.Sphiirf; iuuHl(‘al KUptn'vi.spr, -AlBoi’t -NTewnijin;
so'iJkS; KiJ'ri CJjinnon, iyaHet’ 'Kent:' eJIt.or;
Iflrni's.t .N'iniK; .jUinVt .(lirec'lBi;, .Dave GoulU.
.]'>revic\vpa ]u Jan. ;.21, '-Id. RuBuhtg.
•tiiViP. i+.JIINS-.’
Jopt'pB .-Mp 'K'f-lly; .Ti’l . . i r;.i. 'i ...JPe' R.’ Brown •
TillHUii ■ i ’o'liivan . . . . . ’.\lu,iie liaA’oo.
BaHiara . ,< 'oiiipUjii jDai.e ■ Hvanii;
':l'Hi<iT,lla XV)jBi)i()n . . . * . .Ctji i.pkoVi'
.f'(i,p.Br A Ul an l.’oinplgn,., . Luci elTTAU lenp lil
■j; iJOggs-rtoBBrson . .V. .-.V. .'TTafi
■;.liV.f'*'pl).'^B 'J<'‘liy,’Rr •H<)ge.r, Jp'ihpf
JBH.’ky'l-’iiv'rPll .;t,. . ; . . . I aPi’y' T.vlei'’
) Itipua,'** .-DlSoii^ .V,'.-. . rit'ia .l-Cnox,
BYrnikp.',.,. . .... y.,.,';,.'.’v^xixar Upise;
■A I,: G'uwIhii’. 4 .’.terBine Franks,. . J»’.
. " U'lif .St,. . , .> A.,.' .••.B'V.'.'. V' •.•'s- ’•^largu; ’.'Dean''
Compound of .loe E. Brown and
Shakespeare lends itself to exploita-
tion angles, but film should appeal
'mainly id Blip wn,. devotees; 'O,^^
bottom: rung: on duals.-.' :' .. . :
Ba.sic idea oi a burJe.sqiie company
■playing S.ha.kcs'pearc,-.in .jive genfe jg,
geared for laughs, but this interlude
:,doehi't:ei‘6p, up until .the: triil:.end :of
:.yril'n,:.by'.,.:vdifch :tlme:th.&e :ish‘t^,'m
:-,le.ft- -to- salvage.- :.
Story gyrates around efforts of
BroWn to lead a split lile. making
Ins .summer stand as a comic on the
I girly wheel and taking French leave
every winter lo act a.s Shakespearean
prohssfior .in : ri^::ta foliege,
Situatijm .heenmes' involved, when
BimViTs .stiei'et'i.s, tliscovered by Juno
Havoc, a hurley jieelor, who demands
the. leading role in the school's Mim-
nier fcstual of Shake.spcarcan rep-
■' ’TlVt .u.rt-hPsivi'iM .,i;C •3,ltPiy Busw>. BlilUie: '
. ■' ,A.y.i’’es, T-ou BHitk
. “Lady,. Let's Dance,” i.s. Mono-'.
. gram'.s' most ambitions . production
thus far, and company obviou.sly
tossed plenty of coin into this sec-
ond showcase for skating star Belita.
Latter, in addition to displaying ex-
pert skill as a skater, clicks, solidly
as a dancer, pciTorming both ball-
room and ballet numbers to make
her one of the most versatile artists
in Hollywood. Despite the story’s
overlength, picture packs plenty of.
dance and skating entertainment for
profitable boxoffice reaction in reg-
ular runs.
Story is a thin line on . which to
hang tile danec-skating, specialties
and ensonibles; Picture sags in spots,
and would be : more compact ;with
elimination of about lO mihutes in the
story, James Ellison plays, an ehter-
taihrnept director for a California re-
sort wdm’s' forced; to : get a replace-:'
ment for ghd member of dariee team.
A. refugee from Hdlland, Belita is
drafted and clicks, Eliison. sending
her ; along’ : with Henry; Busse and :
band for Ghicago engagement.’ There
she’ri picked up by ;agents .who .Spot .
her.: with an lee; .slioW: fpr '. eventual'
stardom. EMisOn loses, liis . job 'at the
resort and. bduhees aipUnd in many
spqts until he’flnally winds up in the
Army ; tor overseas duty. Invaiiiled
home, Beliia: grabs him foi the final
'.clinch.. ■
Busse’s orchestra handles maior
portion of the hiusical end. with
Busse also taking ai’rbie, : as himself,
for : moderate: results. Eddie LeBar-
ou’s rhumba. prcb appears in ;pne se-
quence for musical background of
dancie: by ; Belita and Maprice St.
Glair, with band soloist .singing the
standard ‘‘Esperan.za;’’ Mitch Ayres’
hand :’supplies background for ice
number of “Silver Shadows and
Golden Dreams,;’ capably; performed
by Belita ahd; partner With male
chorCi's background, . ; ,
Finale is: hilled as “Spirit Of Vic-
tory” nuriiber; With Belita soloing in
■climactic , ice: routine: that .is; a show-.,
stopper. It has Statue 'of Liberty backf ;
drop,. . with, skater . garbed ,;ln :white.
costume ; to accentuate . her whirls,
twirls, .sWahS : and jumps with triple.:
turrts, Tvvo ballroom dances b.y. Beli-
ta and St, Clair are expertly eon;
trived; and,;deli vered, wffh prie a par-;
ticular ..bpff. Skating : comedy :teaiici.
.of Frick arid Fi-aek is on for, two ice
nimibors and score.s.
BclHa: ab'iy crirries' .the lead,' with .
Ellison, adequate : as the: aggressive .
.and lliundcr-voieed end of'the fo-
mance. Walter Catlett, is neatly spot-
; tc!!;' a s ' aii eccen'triC" westerner who
, brings ' the pair togelher. GoOd siip- '1
port is provided by Lueien Littlefield,
Barbara Woodell .Taek Rice, Harry
Harvev and Emmett Vogan. Camera
work, of Mack Stengier is excellent
thronghouf.,. ospOo;ialiy on the :dance
a:nd skating :Sequence,ri,'. ... Wn(r. -.
Wlial a ]>Ian!
■ •,M(i,n!ixi‘;,nn rHUHisi*. .uf .. Baniey.' Ai' RnrK’[k..v
Biu«Ui(‘iIgiK ; .;Slyi;.v Jplinny.' ..DiiWiiK. . WAuBHe
A li'lCny :, .••.Xoyl UT’HS; . I>nBBi't'. Keitt’, ,,' Ettrt
[ UhVi’V TloBnati.-
Hofmil-iriH. ... (,)i’i'Kln'al, s.dApnpIay-;
' WiU:B;ijn,''N; ’ FvriAlHy ii'nil , 'Rin’yt, '
.tiBv i'l'irl J rhiiiu ; .'{’iiiiiH.vay'.JNrat'vei
.'i'lKsf-. (Hi'Pcljii-’A. Dli’k l,/l!k«t')’H;ng<i..'n,ud
•Kviintll’. 1, A.I. .'.Y'lr.vV ' Yffi’k .iBsiill’Sk’ Jan. fip,'
ll^)U•y - riumiAYA* • . Jblinny .DoAYnk.
, . jHnn. RiriiBiih.'. .Wanda itqlvay.
Stii.vi' [Ktuit
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T’rp\vjl.l'. ..;,HafJT • llolmii n-
'l.'f'liHtanff.B. » . A ;''.'THiHnn' •
,i * i ^ WIBielfr. 'Ofiknutn'
l ioiUfir. i ; . V; V. . . . . i .‘.tohn jtu e
Pa.i’.'Hinj?'. .K' 'Rt.fi nfoWB.' joUi^y’.
;.riB,v.lH,i iw. , . ..i . iy. i . i .TiUik , Gfri’diif-.r
Direetlon, 'Scripting and some .swell
make-believing by Johnny Downs
ConUmicd from page I ijssJ
$56,000: G. B. Akers, Ok lahoma
City, announces collections ot $5,-
100 the first day of the drive. Ted
Sclilanger, Philadelphia, states that
Dimes collections over the past '
weekend al'e from 25% to 40C;, of
total theatre receipts. Doii Jacoeks,
New .lersey ,, state chairman, reports
receipts in his territory running
from I0Q%;to 150% over last jcai
Show Biz Sparks “Dimes”
Campaign in TiiU^
Mayor LaG;uardja inau.gnraled the
opening of the IHareh of Dimc.s oam-
paigh ;in the: Ni/.Y. arPa,' Monday (24 )
when . he : miveiled a large glass
"Wi.shing Well” in Times .Square. ..
Sefeen, ,'strige and; radio; and
film execs participated in a mdtor-
cade' preceding the unveiling.
Among those attending were:
Brifriey Balaban, Gus Eys.seii, E. L.
Alpefson; Harry Kalmine, Charles G.
Moskowitz, Spyros Skouras and
Harry Brandt.
Slai's in the parade included Ralph
Foibes, Constance Bennett, Kenny
Baker, John Boles, Arleen Whalen, :
Mary Small, Dudley Digges, Igor
Gorin, Virgmia Field, Rise Stevens,
Jeriy Lester, Allan Jones, Paul Robe-
son; Victor Jory, Benny Baker,
Arlene Francis.
Philly Looks Even Better
Philadelphia, Jan. 25.
‘ . Scattered returns from variou.s
theat res in. this territory indicate that. ;
tile March of Dimes Drive will top
by a large margin, the :$65.000, col- .
leeted ■ in theatres, in. this IciTitory
in 1943
. Increased attendance al theatres,
iboth deluxers and nabes, as well as
bBtter-heeied patrons poi nt to a n all-
tifne feeord for the infan lile paraly-
sis .drive despite' the fact that, iti'is '
cOmihg in the midst bf.fhe .War Bond
. campaign and just on the heels of fhe
f ecentiy . completed War Chest drive, ,
A.‘ barqineter of . . the; increased
: .dimes collections ’ is the return : for.
the first three ; day .s' at. the mi d.town.
KaiTtpn. Nearly $l,20() wris collected
fromipatrons on Friday, Saturday
. rind .Simday. Last , yeai^ a total , of . $563 .
was collected at the same house for
the entire week of the drivel
U. 1 Cracks ItownI
jaa S CoiUiniicd from piige i 'jsssJ
performers traveled overseas by
plane only;: this: publicity was con-
sidered inimical to national seciirily.
Danger' has increased .since more
.means, of travel are used.
. .' Rerouting of .material. 'and troop
shipments and- delay in. di.spatchiug
convoys ' may be the re.suil . of siich
prc.ss-agentry, even if the perlormer
involved Is cancelled becuu.se of tlie
pu’olicity. . ■ ■■
;■ :. However, it was pointed out that
the greater menace lies in the fact
that the War Dept, is not often able
to catch all the leaks, and a mention
in some paper may give enemy
agents, vital . info, which the War
Dept, is not aware : of,, and proceed.^
as though no leaks occurred.
USO authorities continue to .stress
the “button-your-lip” policy regard-
ling overseas shipment. :
Wcdnefiday, Janiiary 26 ,
P^IETY
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Chicago, Jan. 25.
Influx of out-of“tbwners and con-
ventioneers is at a
Kood level, with new batch of pic-
tures helping. "Madame Curie"
opened strong at the State-Lake and
should garner a solid $38,000 and
‘■Destination Tokyo’! is' bound for big
$2.5.000 gt the Roosevelt.
•'Fighting. SeaBees.” aided toy extra
exploitation, dookS like strong $2Q,00d
at the small Woods. Oriental, with
‘■Casariova in Burlesque’’ and“I4tirt
Quarter’^ Revue: the Stage, is
headed for nice $28,000. '
. Estimates- for 'TluSJWeek; '
Apollo (B&K) tl,2d0; 50r85 )—
Down Under’r (M-G). - Mild $7,000;
Last week, “Happy Liand” (20th )’ and,
"Aldrich Haunts House’’ (Par) . (2d;
wk), five days and “Man Down Un-
der' (M-G), 2 days, good $10,000. ?
■ Chicago (BifeK) (4,000; 50-85)—
'‘Johnny Gome Lately” (tIA) plus
Gertrude -Niesen and Griff Willianis
orch on Stage, • Great $53,000. ; Hast
: w'eek, ‘Hostages’ (Par) plus Mitch
Ayres oi'ch and Addrews Sisters on ’
Stage,. /.ditto.:', r
Ga r r i c k (B&K> (900; :50)85.)—
“Where Are Chiidren?'.’ (Mono) and'
“Unknown Guest’’ (Mono) (;td wk),
Brilliant $15,O00. Last week, corking
$17:000.
Grand (RKO) (1,150; 40-8SV“
(‘Lady Takes Chance’’ (RKO) (4th
week in Loop) and “Squadron Lead-
er"; '(RKO) (2d wk). pleasing $7,-
000, Last week, bright $8,000.
Oriental (Iroquois) (3,200; 31-69)—
“CasanoVa in Burlesque’’ (Rep) and
“Latin Quarter’’ > bn stage,
mighty $28,000. Last; week, “Crazy
House'?. (UV (2d iUn) and; D’Artega
01 ch plus Cirace McDonald bn stage,
robust $25,000. .
Palace (RKO) (2,500; 40-85)—
“Narth; Star" (RKO) and “Sing
Jmgle'l (U.) (2d wk);. Smart $20,000.
Last week.' snug; $24,000.
Roosevelt (B&K) (1,500; 50-85)—
“DestinationTokyo’’ (WB). Big
$25.000; . Last . week, “Sahara” (Col)
(otb wk), nice $16,000.
State-Lake (B&K)) (2,700; 50-85)—.
■ “Madame Curie’? (M-G):. Solid $38,-
000. Last week, “Thousands Cheer’’
(M-G) (6 days, 4th wk) arid ‘’Curie’’
(M-G1. one day, fine $20,000: '
united Artists (B-K) (1.700; 50-85)
■ — “Princess O’Rourke”. (WB) (6th
wlO, .Excellent $12,000. Last week,
tnm $17,000.
Woods ) (ESsaness) (1,200: 50-85) —
“Fighting SeaBees” (Rep) . Stron.g
$20,000; Last week. “Heat’s On”
(Col) (2d wk), five days, and “Sea-
Bee.s” (Rep), 2 days, sparkling
$14,000.
“Higher” Zooms to TaU ^
ry
“Acquaintance” Best
In Mont’l at $12,000
Montreal, Jan. 25.
“Old Acquaintance,’’ at Palace,, is
far in lead ciurently as holdovers:
hold down overall; total.
) Estimates for This Week ;
Palace (CT) ; (2,700; 30-62 )-)“01d
Acquaintance’’ (WB). , Heading for
smash $12,000. . Last week, “Lassie
Come Hbrne” (M-G), Sock. $11,000.
■ Capitol ■ (GT) (2,700; 30-62)— “I
:Bood It’’ (M-G); and. “Murder Water-
front’’ (WB)i : Pacing slick $10,000:
Last week,; “Spitfire’! (RKO) a nd
“Adventures Rookie”' (RKO),; smart
$9,000.
Loew’s (CT) '(2,800: 35-67)— “Flesh
Fantasy” (U) (?d Wk).; .Pbinlirig to
; stout $9,000 . following; Wham $12,000
first;Se.sh.:'.
Princess (GT) (2,300;, 30752)— "Son
of Dracula” (U) and .“Mad Ghoul”
(0); Grand - ’^O.OOO; Last ; week,
‘‘Naughty Marietta” (M-G) and “Un^
puhtished Stpry” (Col); .nice $6,000.
: . strand . (United Amusements) (750;
35-45)— “Grime, 'Schebl’’ (WB) and
‘‘Girls bn Probation’’ ;(WB) . (reisr
sUes) (3d wk). smash $3,000 in sight
; after ; stout ;$3,2Q0 second stanza.
Orpheum (CT) (1.100: 30-60)—
“History at. Night’’ (UA) and “Trade
Winds” (UA) (Reissues) (2d wk).
Good . $2,200 ahead following ; nice
$2,500 first session;
St. penis (France-Film) (2,500; 30-
40)-y-“Gihq $pus de la Varede? and
’■Quand les Feuilles Tomberont.’! Av-:
eiage $4,000. Last week, "J’attendiai”
and “Son Oncle de Normandie,’’
$3,800.
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: Louisville. Jan. 25.
. Rialto is outstanding this; week
since it has Frank. Sihaira in “Higher
and Higher,” ‘ making it (op coin-
getter. “Destination Tokyo.’’ at the
(• small Mary Ahderspn; is off in sen-
satibnal fashion on its initial session.
“Madame Gvirie” at Lpew’s State is
catcihing fairish trade., ; “Return of
Vampire," at the National, with stage
bill headed by Art Kassel: band,
looks okay.
Estimates, for This Week :
: Brown (Forirth AvenuerLoew’s)—
; (1,400; 30-50)— “What a Woman”
(Cbl), and;“Swing Out Blues” (Col).
Continuing .strong on moveover at
sturdy :$4, 000. Last week, “‘Thousands;
Cheer’.’ (M-G )> $4,500 oh moveover,
Kentucky (SwitOw ) ( 1,200; 15-2,5)
—“Iron Major” (RKO) and“Fbbt-
Ught Glamour” (Col) split with; “Mr,
Big” (IJ) and “First Comes Courage”
(Col). Satisfactory $1,800. La.St week,
; 'Holy Matrimony”; (2()th) and "Salute
to Marines” (M-G), okay $1,700.
■ Loew’s State (Loew’s) (3,300; 30-
50).--“Madame Curie” (M-G). Catch-
ing hefty femme; trade: "Pr^
good $lli000: Last week, “What Wbm-
,;an; (Col) arid “Swing Out Blues”
(Col ), topped ;the town at greaf“$13,-‘
000 and moveover.
„Mafy Anderson (Libspn )(L0()0;
30-50;^‘’DestinatiGp. Tokyo” (WB).
; Zooming tp big $7,000 on initial Week.
H o; looks like a cinch. La.st week,
.-'■Northern Pursuit” (WB) (2d wk).
Stout $3,500.
(Indie) (2,400; 30-65)—
Return of Vampire’’ iColi with An
Kassel; orch, acts, on stage. Stage
Show continues as; main attraction at
.i tms spot, : Crirrehtl^^ Shaping for me-
dium $10,()()0; Last Week, ’‘Calaboose”
(UA) and Lou Walters’ “Latin Quar-
ter Revue,’.’ fine $12,000.
Rialto (Fourth Avenue) (3,400: 30-
50 )—“Higher and Higher” (RKO )
and ‘pistol Packin’ Mama”: (Rep).
Frank Sinatra is strong b.o. for
lemines. .Looks like easy town top-
POr, .Mg $13,000. Last week, “Flesh
?J’.(V,'^antasy’; (U). and (“Sb’s: Your
Uncle’’ (U), medium $10,000.
.Strand ;(PbUrtif A,venue) (l',400; 30-
oO ----‘‘Corvetto . ;(U) and
_ She’s ,fbr Me’’ (U),.’ ‘Smart $3,800.
; Last Week, “Tarzan’s Desef t Mystery"
and “Never; Dull Moment''
(U), snappy $4,000.
First Runs on Broadway
, (Subject to Change)
Week of Jan. 27
: Astor;— “Lifeboat’’. .(20th) (3d
week).
(Rcuieieed; in ''Variety’’ Jan, 19)
Capitbl— “A Cuy Named Joe”
(M-G) '(6th week). : ; . V ..
(Reyieuicd in "Variety’’ .Dec. 29)
Criterion — ‘'Gung Ho’! (W (25),
(Reviewed .in “Variely!’ Dec- 22)
Globe— “Where Are Ybur Chil-
drcn? (Mono) (3d Wk;j. • ■ 1
(ReuieWed in (‘Variety’’.. Dec. 'l) .
Hollywood— “The Desert Song”
(WB) (7th week). >
(Rcuieiacd in ’’Variety” Dec. 15)
Music , Hall— “Madame Curie"
(M-G) (7th. week), •
(Retnetocd in ’’Variety" JVof, 24) v
Palace — “Higher and Higher”
(RKO) (2d week).
(Rcmciucd in .’■ Variety’’ Dec. ’15.) • •;
;Paramounl-^‘’.The Miracle . of
Morgan’s 'Creek! (Par ) (2d weelc ).
(ReWeiccd in “’Vaiiety Jan 5)
RialtoW‘Return of the Vam-
pire”. (Col) (28). .
Rivbli— ’’Song of Bernadette”
(20th); (26)." ;■
\ .(Reviewed in ’’Variety’’. Dec.- 22) ;
Roxy;— ’’The Lodger" (20th)
. (2d week).
• (Reuteiced in “Variety” Jnn. 5) ..
Strand ^ ‘‘Destination Tokyo”
(WB)'(5th week).
(RctiieWcd in ’’Variety”: Dec. 22) .
31G, PHIILY
Philadelphia, Jan. 25..
With ‘‘North Star” and "Madame
Curie” pacing the field, PHilly de-
luxers are getting a heavy play as
the fill epidemic and frigid weather
relax their holds on the city. Be-
sides the two top-flighters,. hold-
overs are also getting a hunk of
.boin. ■:
Estimates for : ;TWs; Week
Aldine ; (WB) (1,303: 35-75) —
‘Happy Land” (20th) (2d wk). Fair
$8,700 for h.o. following ; $10,800
on . opener; . “Ciy Havoc” (M-G)
opens tomorrow (Wed.).
Arcadia ; (Sahiosky) (600; 35-75) —
“Old Acquaintance” (WB) (2d run)
(2d 'Wk). Still torrid at $8,000 fol-
lowing last Week's house record of
$9,000,"-.’
Boyd , ,(WB) (2,500; ; $5-75)—
“Madame Curie” (M-G). Splendid
$26,500, plus extra neat $4,400 for
Sabbath showing at Earle. Last
week, “Whal ,a; Woman’! (Cbl ), fair-
ish $14,100 for Isecond sesh.
Earle (WB):: (2.760: , 35-$5 )--“Tbp
Man” (U) with Louis Prima orch
and variety show. Just fair at $18,-
000 Last Week, ‘’Something About
Soldier” (CoU plus Ritz Bros, and
George AUld orch,, somewhat better
$22,800. ;
Fox (WB) (2.245; 35-75— “Johnny
Come Laiely” (TJAl fgd Wk). Taper-
ing off to: okay $16,000 after fine
$23,8()0, for opener in addition to $3,-
5()0 for Earle Stmday showing.
RacUori '(Goldman); (1.0()0: 35-75)
— ’No Time Love” (Par) (2d run).*
Getting great ; play, at ,$8,500. Last
week.; ‘‘BUtief’s ;Sister”. : (U), fine
$8,000 also second run.
Keith’s (Goldman) (2.220; 35.-75):-^
‘‘Iron Major” (RkO) (2d run). Sodr
$4j50o, : Last Week, “Fallen Spar-
row”’ (RKO);.. satisfactory $6,860 for-
second run.
Mastbaum (WB) <4.692; 35-75 )—
‘‘NbrtH Star? (RKO). Grabbing off
fine $31.0()b, , ; Last week,“Destina-
tlbn;uTok 3 ’o'’ (WB) :(2d-.wk)» good
$14,900.
Stanley (WB) ; (2.915; 35-75) —
“Thousands Cheer” (M-G)' (4th wk ).
Winding up long stay with fat $16,*
500. Solid $19,2o6 last week.
Stanton (WB) ( 1.475; 35-75 )—
‘•Crbss Lerraine” • (M-G) ; (2d Wk).
Dipping to $8,300, okay, after fine
$i 6,400 last week. .
mi TOLLS” RECORD
$30,000 IN
. Newark, Jan. 25.
Boxoffice returns are , holdirig up
nicely.; Standout cuffently.: is,;:‘.‘Fbf,
Whom the Bell Tolls” :which is reach-
ing for a new Jriark .at the Paramount
V, ith, $30,000 at lipped scale. Jimmy
Dorsey is .bobsting “Whispering Foot-
steps." tb big ,$22,()0Q at the ;Adams; . .
;Estiittales for This Week .
Adams ( Adnnls-Par ) 1 1 ,950; ’35-99 )
--“Whiiipering FootMbps” (Rep) aiid,
Jimmy DoriSey breh 0 >ni .stage. . Great
$22,006. Last week(“Jive Junctiori”
(PRC ) and Count ‘ Basie orch on
stage, excellent $24,600.
Branford (WB) (gjSOO, 30-90)—
“Phantom’’ (U) . and ‘‘Hi Sailor” (U).
Average $17,000.. Last week, “Desti-
nation Tokyo”, (WB) (2d wk), busk
$15,500.
Paramount ;{Adams7Par) (2,(i00;
55-$1.25)7“’‘Bell Tolls” (Par). Prices
upped here and record $30,000 is
likely. Last week, “Old Oklahoma”;
(Rep) and “Pistol Packin’ Mama”
(Rep) (2d wk), above average at
$14,000;;;..,
Proctor’s (RKO) (3,400; 35i$l.l0)^
“North Star” (RKO) arid “Sultan's
Daughter’’ (Monb).: Lofty $25,060.
Last Week, ‘'Guadalcanal , Diary’’
(20th ) and “Gildersleeve; on Broad 7
way” (RKO) (2d wk), hangup
$ 18 , 006 ." ;
State (Loew’s). (2,6()6; ;30-85)— ;
"What a Woman” (Col) and .“Bough-,
boys Irblarid’f tCpl) :: t2d Wk); Stout
$15,000.- Last Week, bbffo $19,506.
>>
) TOPS K. C
.Kansas City, Jan. 25.
With two holdovers at downtown
deluxers,: ;biz :is .a; bit spotty.,
“Madgme; Curie” bowing iri at the
Midland is the bell-ringer. ' “Flesh
arid Fantasy?’ day-and-date at the
Esquire, Uptown and; Fair Way, also
opened big
: Estimate's .'for'-This -.Week;
Esquire^ Uptown and Fairway
(Fox-Midwest ) ' (826, 2;043 and .700;
40-60 ),i--“,Flesh Fantasy!’ tU); -..Lusty
$14,066 of near. Last week, “Gung
H'o!’ :(U). 'big $14,5()0 in; eight; days.
Midland (Loew’s "(3;500;; 35-55)—
“Madame Curie? (M-G). Socko
$22,606. Last Week,. “What a Woman”
(Col) and“Swing Out Blues” (Col),
hot Xl7,500, far better, than hopes.
: Neivmbn (Par'ambuht) (1.900; 40-
60)— "Desination Tbkyb” . (WB) (2d
wk). Lush $10,696 after hefty $14,()60
opening round. .
Orpheum IRKO) (l.iiOO: 40-60)—
‘Princess .O’Rourke’’ IJVB) .(2d Wk)
With neW co-feature, ‘‘Goastal Com-
mand” (RKO). Rousing $11,000.
Last week, With “7th Victim” , (RKG),
splendid $15,000, a' bit over expecta-
tibrts. .. - ‘ ’
Tower (Fox-Joffee) . (2.100; 35-50)
—“Hands Across Border” (Rep) and
“Pride of Plains" (Rep i with yaude.
Nicb $9,500. Last week, ’“This Is
Washingtbn’’ (RKO) and “Barling
Clementine” (Rep) with stage show,
about same.
The number Of holdovers declined
on Broadway; last Week, but they afe
still in the majority and on the whole
are maintaining a steady gait. Past
weekend was ptfrlicularly strong,
while adding to the tide of the trade
are kids who are out of school.
Weather also has been favorable.
New arrivals include a smash show
at the Paramount in ‘’Miracle of
Morgan’s Creek.” the Johnny Long
orch. Hazel Scott, and others, Initial |
seven days .ending last riight (Tues-
day) took' the gross to $160;000. I
Hbuse did $17,500 on Saturday (22),
highest non-holiday Saturday in its I
hi.story. J
Another, that sailed strongly, into ’
port during the past week was “The
Lodger’.! at the Roxy,’ where the. I
stagebiil includes Lower Ba.sin Street
airshow. Paul Lavalle. Milton Cross,
Jack Dufarit, Hal LeRpy. ahd. Maurice
Roccd. Hbuse ririished the first frame
last night ’(Tuesday) at a terrific
$104,000.
"Higher’ and Higher, ’’’.teeofl starrer
for Frank Sinatra, is fighting tough
opposition at the straight-film Pal-
ace but ’’dbins very; well, at $30, poo of
near, alboil not sensational, and
holds oVer. ;/State ;ushefed in a neW.
program ih “i Dbed it”' (2d ftin) and
Earl- Carroll's “Vahities.” Strong.
from the: start, the week’s:, gross
shbuld hit $35,000 or ‘near, very gobd.
Holdovers at the Hall. Strand and
Capitbl’ are ; pafticulafly potent.
‘’Cufiej” . no win its Sixth Week at im-.
mense $168,000, , goes ’a seyenth and
becomes the fourth picture in the’lO-
year history: of theatre to stick be-
yond six. Another :ShbW well doWh
oh its fun but maihtaining’ fine gait
is “Gu.y Named; Joe,’’ which is now
in its fifth Week : at the Gapitbl,: with
Kathryn Grayson. Richard Himber
orch, Lou Holtz and “Rags” Ragland
in person. Close; to its previous
week's pace, the current (5th ) round
should account for $68,000 or more,
terrific. Goes a sixth week as a re- ’
suit, longer than any show to play
here since the stagebiil policy was
instituted. “Destination Tokyo," with
the Charlie Barnet band and Ella
Mac Morse in person, is another
holdover Which continues ; tb do , big.
with the Strand likely to get $52,000
or thereabouts this week (4th ). a fig-
ure that is socko for any first week
here.
: Two openirigs yesterday (Tuesday)
were “Guhg Ho” at the Criterion and
“Song of Bernadette,” latter on an
evening: invitational preem at the
Rivoli.
. Estiinaies fof This flVeek
:-. Astor (Loew’s) (1.140; 55-$U0)—
“Lifeboat” (20th) (3d wk). Cbntinue.s
to draw heavily, second week ending
last night (Tuesday): ;being resound-
ing $30,000; Tnitial seven days wOrit
to $35.000,. terrific. I-ooks in for a
long rim.
Capitol (Loew's) (4.820: 35-$1.10)—
“Guy Named Joe” (M-G), Kathryn
Grayson, Richard Hiiribef orch, Lou
Holtz and "Rags” Ragland (5th wk),
Holding to swift pace, this week
(5th) should get $68,000 or more, ex-
ceptionally fine. Last stanza (4th)
hit better than $72,000. Goes sixth.
Criterion (Loew's) (1.700; 35-$1.25)
— "Gung Ho” (U) opened here yes-
terday morning (Tuesday) following
a swank money-making run with
"His Butler’s Sister” (U). Final six
days of fourth frame was $20,000,
third week $22,000, both e.xcellent.
Globe (Brandt) (1,416; 35-85)-
“Where Are Children'?” (2d wk).
Virtually no letdown at big $25,000 or
better on first holdover lap. while
initial week was strong $28,200. Gbes
third week. , •
Hollywood ; (WB) (1,499; 44-$1.25)
: —"Desert Song” (WB) (6th wk). Not
showing great strength but okay
profit-getter at $16,000 or better cur-
, rently, while last week (5th) was
$18,500. No departure date as yet set
but probable that "Pas.sage to Mar-
seille'’ (WB) will , come in ' shortly. ’’ :
Palace (RKO) (1,700; .35-Sl.lOl—
“Higher and Higher'’ (RKO). Hitting :
a good though riot- sensational, sfrifte
at $30,000 or near. Holds. Last week, '
second ; for “Government Girl”
(RKO) $18,000. okay. , "
’ Paramount (Par) , (3,664;: ;35-$I.l6): .:
■‘’rt’Miraele; .Mqfga.ri’,s’'. Greek”.- ! (Paf),.. ,
plus Johnny Long orch. Hazel Scott,
other.?, on stage (2u wk). Coo; and.
very fancy $100,000 drawn . oii t're • '
fir.st .seven day.s throiu'ti la.st niglit
(Tuesday). As result, though oriain-
ally plotted for four weeks, run of
five' Has' been decided upon with this
selling back opening of “Lady m
Dark” (Par) to Feb. 23. Fourth
week for "Riding High" (Par) and .
Tommy Dorsey struck $45,000; good.
Radio City Music Hall (Rockeici-
lers) (5,945; 44-$1.65) — ’ Cuue”
(M-O) and siageshow (6th wk). Re-:
markable staying, powers of this one
means immense ’ $108,000 thivS . week ,
16th). to bo added to prior stanza's
;$i00.000. Goes seven frames.
Riaito (Mayer);: (594; 28-65 ) 7 “’‘Spi,-,
dec Woman" (U) (2d wk). Dropping
cphsiderably but oke on holcovci at
$7,500. Initial .seven day.? zoomed to
better than $13,000, big for this small- •
'Scstcr'
Rivoli tUA-Par) (2.092: 75-.$l .65 )—
“Sprig of Bernadette" (20th) begins
continuous run this morning (Wed-
nesday) following invitational open-
ing last night (Tuesday), Concluding
four (lays of 14th week bri grind fun
for “Bell Tolls" (Par) was $17,000,
strong, while 13th week was $28,000.
excellent. ‘•Tolls,” which originally ;
was oh a roadshow basks heie. turned
in tremendous profit. '
Roxy (20th) (5,886; 5.5-$U0)— "The
Lodger" (20th) and. on stage. Lower
Basin- Street airshow, Paul Lavalle
orch, Milton Gross; Jack Durant, Hal
LeRoy and Maurice Rocco (2d wk >.
Very big at $104,000 on first week
ending last night; (Tuesday ) and goes
another. Fourth round for ‘’Gang's
All Hero" (20th), Jimmy Dorsey and
Bill Robinson, stout .$65,000.
State (Loew’s) (3,450; 35-$1.10)—
“Dood It” (M-G) (2d run) and the .
Earl Carroll “Vanities" unit; on stage.
Things are humming ’here this week,
take looking strong $35,000 or near.
Last week, “No Time Love'.’ (par)
(2d run) and Don Redman orch. Una
Mae Carlisle and Willie Brant, close: .
to $30,000, good. ■
Strand (WB) (2,7.56; 3.5-Sl.lO) —
“Destination Tokyo” (WB). with
Charlie Barnet orch and Ella Mae
Morse in person (4th wk). Socko
$.52,000 or near that vicinity, and
close to prior (3d) week’s take of '
$59,560; ’ Holds ovefj
Victoria (Maurer) (720; 55<$1.10)—
“North Star” (RKO) (12th wk). Re-
markable con.si.steiiey of this one's
dfaught should bring another $18,000,
immense for this house, same as done
last week '(11th), Being held here
’indefinitely as a result, with dates
which had been set for the RKO N.Y.
circuit being pulled.
<(fl
“Flesh” IIG, “Curie
■ Wa.sh.ngton. Jan. 25.
Good weather and nice product
have brought grosses back. “Madame
Curie.” on scebnd week, is relative
top gros.sef. ■ "What a Woman.”
stronger than expected, which went
two grand Over last week’s opening
estimate is big on holdover. ;‘‘Fiesh
and Fantasy” also is stout on second
sesh after sock opener.
' Estimates for This Week
( apitol (Loew) (3,4.34: .30-66)—
'’Corvette K-22.5" (U) with vaude.
Looks like good $22,000. Last week.
"Cry Havoc" (M-G) with, vautie, , fine
;$23.060. '
Columbia (Loew) 0,234 ; 30-66)-r-
“Lpst Angel" (M'G). Bofl'o $8,500 on
moveover. Last’ Weak. “Thbusanfl.?
Cheer” (M-G), solid S8.800. ,; '
Earle (WB) (2.240: 30-90)— "What
a Woman” (Col) with vaude (2d
wk). Neat $19,000 in sight after
opener of grand $24,300.
Keith’s (RKO) 0.800; 40-65)—
‘ Flesh Fantasy’’. ;.(U.V.,; Good $11,000
for .second week, sock $17,000 ini-
tialer. V:;.:
Metropolitan (WB) 0.600: 30-.5.5)—
“Destination.. Tokyo” (WB),, Good
$7, .560. on . moveover. - Last, week,
"Women in Bondage” (Mono ) 'nice
.$7,800.
Palace (Loew) (2,242; 30-66)—
’’Madame Curie’ (M-G) (2d wk).
Look.s like swell $20,000 a tier opeii-
ing Week's: .smash; $23,000.’
” Phis Savitt,
Regan Nice $24,000 In
Cleve.; “Pnrsuil” 23G
■ Cleveland, Jan. 2.5.
Blue chips are being rakcci into
Palace by "Son of Dracula,” chiefly
via heavy pull of Jan Savitt's band
and . Phil Regan. "Madame Curie”
also is: ' drawing ; a full-house at
Loew’s .State. for one of outstanding :
weeks at this hou.so in n long time. .
Estimates fur This Week
., Allen (RKO) (3.000; 35-5.5 )— “Gov-. :
ernment Girl” (RKO ) (2d wk ). Okay
$7,600. : Last week,. "Giiadalcanal
Diary”. ( 20th ) (2d . wk ), .smash $10,500.
: Hipp (Warners.) (3.700; 35-55)—
’’Nofthofn .pursuit" ’.(WB)... Pushing:’
up,;tp, sblid:$23;.00.0.,. Last week, "(3ov-
ernment Girl" . (RKO fairly, satis-
factory $18 tOOO. ' , :
’ Lake . (.Warnei'.s) ’ .(800; 35?55 i~~
“Guadalcanal Diary" (20lh) (3d ’Wk ). !
Going well . on moveover at $1 200.
La,st week.' “Old Ac<|uain’iancc" ( WB)
(3d wk), stout $4,500. •
V Ohio (Loew’s) ' (1,206; 40-00 )--
“Thou.sar.d.s Cheer” (.M-G) (4tli wk).
Better than most m.o. .grossc.s here, '
forte .$6,000. La.st week, “Whistling:”'
Brooklyn’’ (M-G) . (3d wk). so-so
$5,000,,.":.?;'W; .' ’ .
Palace (RKC)). (3, 700: $5-85)— ’-Son
of Dracula". (U) plus Phil Rc, 3 an,
Jan .' Savitt orch. .; Stage layout ciis- ,
playiii” most b.o. power here for
forte $24,000 or near. ,. Last week,
“Heat’s On” (Col ) with Ted Fio Rito
orch and Mills Bros., terrific $34,000.
■' /State, .: (Lbew’.s) ''(3,460;. ’35-55
“Maclamc Curie". ( M-G i. Ol;c that’.s :
well liked here. Rou.si'.'.g $22,500 to
fate h.o, ’.Bast'’ week;' ’’No Time Love”
(Par), bright $20,000.
■ Stillmari (Lobw’ai (2,700; 3.5-S5)-rt,
“No Time Love” (Par) (2d wk), ,
Escapists’ eating tip this' eomedy; Jbr '
fine $9,500 on moveovci. Last week,
’’Thousands Cheer’’ (M-G ) (3d' wk),
nice $8, .500.
Wednesday, January 26, wit
"Wetlncsday, January 26, 1944
P^mff
15
with DANE ROBERT WARNER
CLARK ’ HUTTON • ANDERSON
. ALAN HAIB • JOHN RIDGELY ♦WILLIAM PRINGE
Directed fov OELMER DAVES • Produced bv JERRY WALD
Screen Play ty Delmer Daves and Albert Maltz '■ From bn Original , Story by Steve fisher * Music by Franz Waxman
PICTURE GROSSES
the. slate.. And .the vci^/jelterihg of
' his naiiie.'^insures the..: (kWler .first
spot on the ballot, a fact \yhich may ,
make considerable difference in the
rural regions where the unlearned
like .an easy clue to the identity
of their favorite.
Up to now, the Acuff candidacy
has been a joke in Tennesseei Some- .:
thing tor the, newspapers to write
about. Just a ga'fr But it: isn’t any .
more. Not with Pappy ' (“Beautiful
Texas”) O'Daniel in the Senate
. after h Spell as :Go.vernor of Texas.
And : especially not w’hh Jnnmy
$45i(|l Del.; ‘IVoinan” pi 39G^^
Boston .Jan 25 ^ has been a jokc m lennessee* ouint;-
"ACOiiAiilT^
: in increasing.: numbers this ■.week to. : .l*v * more. Not With Pappy ( Beautiful
establish :sound grosses all .down 1 he (M D AAA CC A TTI C A f p Teka.s”) O’Baniel in the. Senate
J.iiie: ‘‘Curie,” of . Cdurse,. is getting AlO.UUUt uEftl tltA. nv" after a Spell as:Go.ver of Texas.,
the lion's share day^date: at Dpew cu.a(tle T^n 21 And especially not ■with Jimmy
Exploiteers for f^l^tres : are, Dhvis ord; front down Louisiana way
MCtMLlUhiV putting,, theu- .tune ..and , thought.' to last: Wcek.^;^,. -
:tho 4th. W ?x> : In Tennessee, Prentice Cooper is
mrmandio^ai^^^^ ein5ion of publicizing.^ new for retiring- after; three terms. The
Phil Sbitaihy’s ‘^Hour of Charm? the most part ^locally. Olcl .Apr .adminis^ about
bhnd is bobslihg ‘‘Spider- Womai^’ to quahitance’’ is ,t5\e.ace r^2?- for ;:a’ successor at this point, hqa
ter'idfico$35;bd0 at the R Boston, the Or^ indicated: no fayorites,^: a yet. But:
nUtUne house back on pre-holiday .foiVa touiUh it wmiidn^t mind if there were a
putting house bach,;; oif pre-holi.day
■ level.::.::-;;, ...
Estimates for' This Week
Boston IRKO) . (.2.200; .14-99)—
“Sherlock . Ilolnies'. 'Spider . Woman”
. (ti,)' and Phil. Spitalny, oreh bn stage.
: hiid”: still ,, okay. . '■Secbrid b.to ft . .wouldn't niinf were a,
ebmer iS .“Gdvefnihent Gifi'’ at' thi? singing stutesnian. in sig-pt.
Paramount ^ Everybody in Tennessee rememr.
' ■ EMiniates for This -Week bers one : oh the_ state’s goy-
Blue Molise (Haihriok-Evergreen) ernors, Fiddlin Bob Tayloi, and his
(800::’ 40-T5)-‘,“Ridihg High’’ (Par) famous War of the Roses campaign
Shobtihg. up fo sock $35,000 to rbSUme (800;.,' 40"T5)-:,‘‘.Ridihg ,, .High’’ , (Par) fampu
brc'.;holiday level. Last .week;. ‘'Ghost (4th .wk): 'and .“HOStagesV (Par),. .(2d . agains
prc'*o)ida.y level. Last. weeki ‘'Ghost I (4th .w'kyrand . “Hostages’’ (Par),.: .(2d _
Ship” (RKO). plus Vaughn Moiircc vifiiibFrpnndth AvenUb.: Okay $4, 400.- Republican nominee.. Taylor was a
' orch,. Others;, oh'^tage,,...$26.900.: .. Last week, “Riding High” (Par) and statesman' all riglit, but that gifted
Fenway (M-P) (1.373: 40-60)-- ‘‘Paris: After paW' (2pth) (return), and that silver tongue put
. ^ Sood $5,300 },n eighl^^^ Idht in office. And that was before
“Good Fellows (Par). . Good. $5,400 - Fifth Avenue (H-E): (2,349; 40-75) , . . ,. , ,, monies—
attbr'. lwb--w«etos;;'atrtbe- --‘True to. Eife’’ (Par) and “Tor- the days ol ladio and the movies
waok. “No Time Love” iPar) and nado” (Par). N.s.b. at $9,000 but
“Aldrich - Haunts . House" (Par), pi ofithtas't (WebKi.. “HoSfa^ea" (Par) So hie boys m the back room are
$5,600. . . ' . and -Man Down Under” (M-G), 8 wondering. They’re wondering if
Ma.icstic (E. M. Loow) ■ (1.600; 28- (jays.’ nice $12,400. their hand-picked candidates of the
5.') 1— "None Shall E.scapc’’. 'CoJ) plus .. ■.tiiierty • ( J-vH) ( 1 ,650; 40-65) — future will have to be auditioned
, “Klondike Kate” ..(Cbl). ■;'Odd. . day- ,“what.. a Woman” (Col) lath wk) for sight and sound before public .
'‘'si?Zx'-S'*SsS“(Ss“
“Gr,n,g’s , All Here” (20th) and s7 ooo La.st week. “Lassie” (M-G) made a hillbilly movie or two m
“Holmes Secret Service” (U). Good ^n£,f “Aldrich Haunts” (Par) (5th Hollywood, long before he ran for
$18,000., second week; after, great v.k) solid $5 200 in six days. Public Service Commissioner, the
' $24,000. first. ; v", , yiiisic Hall’ (H-E) (2,200: 40-75)-— office from whic-ii he now aspires
MetropoUtan (M-P ) (4.367: ^35-65 ) “True to Life” (Par) and “Tornado’’ for the governorship. They recall
~‘‘0!cl Aeciuaintance _(WB) and (payy Slow $5,500. Last week, that the radio wa.s Senator O'Dan-
, V 1 n-fvl.l’ “Hostages” (Par), “Dra.cul;a.’’ (IW and iys" medium of contact with the
:: il^
wk). great $22,000. : ^ T ‘‘ni7 Acouaintance’’ ( ’Terrific mtp his Lone Star State
Normandie (Lieberman) (1.300; 35- “Tokyo” (WB) campaigns .with a ready-made fol-
63)^“Nbne;Shall E.Scape’’ .(Col) and ^1.' , . . *,(, .qq !„ mavs. lowing of listeners. ’They see in
“Klondike Kate” (Col). Day-date ; palom'ar (Sterling) (1.350; 30x75) — Acuff a man who knows: naugilt
combo with Normandie, unusual set- i‘gwhi°tinie johnny’’ (U) plus Dave about the problems of state, but
VPr.'uhay : $1 4,000. Last week, not ]gi[pan"s “Hobby Lobby” show on whose : rural rhythm records have
fr.st-run operation. , . . . . stage. Latter largely responsible for sold by the millions. And they
^ Orphe,im,(L^ Strong $12,000. Last 'week. “Moon- wonder. 1;
$,3o!oo 6. bh“ stuff for^thiLeason. Last 4^000^®*““°"*” vaude, okay WfU their anointed servants of the
week. ‘-Whistling Brooklyn” (M-G) ,,„4q. 40.7,5)-- people in future years need to take
and “Cross Lorraine” (M-G); nice Wfxovm'nment GM” (RKO) and “SiHg a screen, test before yielding to, the
$24„500. ■ ' . call of the electorate'? -Will the
Paramount (M-P) (1,700: 40-60)— ® “Thousands Cheer-’ IM-G), Frankie Sinatras of today be .the.
,^20th) awl six days of third week, bi:s $9,100. Franklin Delano Roo.“evelts of. to-
Roo.scvelt (Sterling) (800: 40-75)— morrow? Is the political success
against his own brother, Alf, the
fiddle and that silver tongue put
him in office. And that was before
inesweepei . . r;aij. pii.v .g “Hostages” (Par), ‘‘Dracuia," (U) ana .jel’s'. medium of : contact w the
). great $22,000. ^ ^ T ‘‘Old Acouaintance’’ (WB) Terrific mtp Ins Lone Star State
:ormahdic (Lieberman) (1.300; 35- iPamoff L?4" ‘‘Tbkvo.” (WB) campaigns .with a ready-made fol-
— “None Shall E.Scape’’ .(Col) and ^1.' , , *,(, .qq !„ mavs. lowing of listeners. They see in
or.diko Kate” (Col).- Day-date ; paiom'ar (Sterling) (1.350; 30x75) — Acuff a man who knows naug-iil
.100 with Normandie, unusual set- “g\vi„j,time Johnny” (U) plus Dave about the problems of state, but
Paramount (M-P) (1,700: 40-60)—- “Thousands Cheer-’ IM-G), Fi'ankie Sinatras of today be the
,^20th) and six days of third week, bia $9,100. .Franklin: Delano Rooi'evelts of. tb^
in ° W big'we4a^4^' jEf ^S^pteftTd Roo.sevelt (Sterling) (800: 40-p)— morrow? Is the political success
R 5 L^t week “No Time l4ve” "Tokyo” (WB) (4th wk). From story of posterity's years to be writ-
(k?) a|d ‘Wteh , Haunts House” 'te^ee stanzak at , ten in terms of yodcl-boy-makes-
(Piir). $14,000. ■ ; .
Stale iLoew) (3,200; 44-65) —
"Mme. Curie” (M-G). Very 'oig for
S7.000. Last .week, “Flesh Fantasy”
(U) (4th wk). so-so $4,100.
Winter Garden (Steriing) 0800; 15-
“ivinre. wurie: uvi-oi. very uig loi. ..mKo,-!- t tUorc” (WRl and I .
BroTivn’>kS-G) S Bi.e $5,000: Lakt week; “Rosie \V^
cross o'Gratly” (20ih) and “Kingdom foril—
lame (M-G), $9,000. . Gook” (CoDi nifty: $4,400. 1 .
«- Another
spotlight n
newcbihers,
“kinkdom for it= continued from pa*. 1
Traiisllix (T'rutislUx) (900; 28-65) '“ook” (Col), nifty $4,400. ' of a new coat. But with the advent
“Mad Ghoul” (U) and “Calling Dr of television and predictions by ex-
.. Death” (U) (id Wk): Fine $5,000. " an . ■ perts that shortly after the war there
Last week, stout $7,^00, l||||||iy .||4y|C WilT.be seyeiai teUlm^
~r — ~ ~ Ti,/, into production, and that the pros-
"S/lnATH ' HiI^hV 1/G *— 55: **'“*” *’*** - "^“* pective custbrneis .can get a private
^ uaiiai a liuonj second , primary before Yodelin’ Kear-see: of the product,; it’s gener-
B ‘‘Girl ri’a7v’^lFanf‘V 1 jimmy becomes the nominee, Which ally accepted ' that; peW^
B ; '*“ • ,1 ollvj is .taniamouht to: electipn in LouLsi:-- Ibolt forward tb plenty of epneerni
lr«iir MinnAomAKe ana. But even the guys from the . - stores Already Set Plans
lluy lfllllUCw|IUH* siTioke-filled : are , jn-'.. . alrfiad^ planning tO' give
Minneapolis, Jan. 25. clined. tp admit that. Morgan poSt-war television a big sponsbrship
Continued from page X
newporiiers, :Girl Crazy and pa- primary and , tnat we. wni pe, naiu ^
liara,'* b.ut both are doing solid biz. pressed to capture as much as half . announcement cbmpaifins.
“Crjizv” will bp nlrt in front at the thp hapWinff nf the defeated candi- o.,Aia , ’
“Crazy”_ ynll be otrt In .front at the the backing: of the defeated; candi- guch stores as'Bohwit Teller, Oppen-
Stete,. “Sahara ’ IS slightly behind dates .in tbe( runoff.. Even that heim & Collins and B Altman in
at Orpheum., , :O herwise holdovers wouldn’t be sufficient. ’ S #orfc:i h"k 4f the El^ft n
ai-p .s ill much in evidence. ^ wew . lorK inree oi me iaige.st in
‘S week : ' Jimmy Davis, who^ w^ the women’s apparel categorj^hbve
Aster (Far-Singer) (900; 20-30)- taken strong: heed of the possibilities
“Falcon CojEds” (RKO) and “Deer- for promoting sales m their fur,
slaver” (Rep). Should reUch good , Knees t«iothing, cosmetics departments^ and
- - • - - - . across the Sotitn. . .
“Curie,” Terrif $23,000,
Providence Pacemaker
Providence, Jan. 25.
Loew’s State’s ‘‘Madaine Curie”; i$
1 cally : ridihg: : . : high and .topping ,
everything currehtly.- ; Also b.ig is
RKO , Albee’s ; ■"Desert Mystery ’
paired ' with "Sherlock Jjolrnes and
Spider Woman.”
:Estim».tes:for', Xh.is: Week-.-
Albee (RKO ) (2,300: 30-50)— “Tar-
zan’.s Desert My.stery” (RKO) and
“Holmes Spider Woman;” ' Hitting '
strong $15,000. Last week, “Arbimd
World" (RKO) and “Ghost Ship”
(RKO), nice $11,000. ; : ;
Carlton 1 Fay-Loew ) (1.400: 30-50)
—“Gang’s All Here” (20th) (2d run).
Fast $5,000 on h.o. Last week. "Crime
School” (WB) and “Girl On Proba-
tion” ,(WBT (reissue^) (2d wk). ditto.
Fav’s (Fay) (2,000; 30-50)— “Banjo
On Knee” (20 th) (reissue) plus
vaude. Stepping right along to nice
$7,000 Last vyeek, "Tiger Fangs’’
(PRC) and vaude, $6,500.
Majestic (Fay) (2,200; 30-50)—
“Northern Pursuit” ; ( W B) , Nice
$10,000. La.st week. '.‘Gang's All
Here” (20th ). wow $15,000.
.. Metropolitan (Snider) ; (3,200; 36-
59) — “Gildersleeve On Broadway”
(RKO) and Will O.sborne orch. Pa-
tricia Morison heading stage show.
Fine $7,500 in three-day run. Last
week, ’‘Hoosier Holiday” (Rep) and
Earl Carroll’s : “'Vah!ti6s'’; on stage,
hot $8,500.
state (Loew) (3,200; 30-50)— “Ma-
dame curie” (M-(T). Wham $23,000,
great for spot. Last week, “Whistling
Brooklyn” (M-G) and “Klondike
Kate” (M-CJ), good $15,000.
Strand (Silverman) (2,000: 30-50)
— "None Shall Escape” (Col) and
“Beautiful But Broke” (Par). Opened
Monday (24). Last week, “No Time
for Love” (Par) and “Mine Sweeper”
(Par) (2d wk), oke $9,000.
Withholding Tax
Continued from page 1
merits,: have long classified perform-
ers as employees. Theatre arid
Mitery operators declared perform-
ers to be independent contractors on
the grourid that they are not part
of the regular personnel . and . arc
hailed in to perform a specialized
:; job;
: The question was (believed: tb have
‘ been settled two years: agowben
the New York court of appeals
ruled, in the case of! the, Mu.sic, Hall,
N. Y., that performers ai'e : inde-
pendent contractors.- However, the
Government refused to recognize
this decision as applying to all thea-
tres. .. i''.: ';.-.:;.:. V- -T
' Tlie independent-contractor status
of performers was made more im-
portant last summer when the
withholding tax act went into ef-
fect, Theatres, unwilling to take
a chance on being held responsible
for the 20”o nick, made these de-
ductions. In doing this they re-
( versed the stand they took during
the social security battle, when .they
refused tb take out the s.s. tax.
Name band musician.s, according
to, the Treasury ruling, will have
withholding and s.s. deductions
made on the same basis as they have
been right along. AFM’s Form B
contracts signify the buyer of the
barid as the employer, hence liable
for all such payments.
Detroit, Jarf. 25.
Only two new billk move into the
loop this week to give a frbsh lift to
already strong biz; Grosses locally
again are on the upbeat with the big
figures holding through three and
four-week stretches, Michigan will
shoot out in front this week with
combo of thfe Andrews Sisters and
Mitchell Ayres orch pushing “Hos-
tages” to sock coin. However, not
far off and getting a heavy play is ‘
the. Fox’s ‘%hat a 'Woman” and
“Spider Woman.”
Estimates- for This Week
: Adams (BalabanT (1,700; ,55-75 )—
“Lodger" (20tli) arid “Swing Out
Blues” (Col) (2d wk). Pair moved
over after a whammo week at Fox '
but won't startle at $10,000. . Last
week, "Crazy House” (U) and “Son :
Dracula” (U) (2d wk). brisk $9,1 00.
'BrbadivaK-Caliltol (United Detroit )
(2,800; 55-75)— “Destination Tokyo”
iWB) ' and "Petticoat Larceiiy”
(RKO) i3d wk). Pair moved over
after two .strong weeks at; Michigan,
fine $14,000. Last week, "Lady Takes
Chance” (RKO) and “Secret Ene-
mies” (WB) (3d wk), okay $12,000.
Fox (Fox-Michigan) 0.QOO; 55-75)
— “What a Woman” (Col) ■ and
“Spider Woman” (U). Pair of femme
titles ;are, luring smash $39,000. Last
week, t’lmdger’’ : (20th) apd “Swing
Out Blues” (Col), beat Expectations
with wham $37,000.
hladison (United Detroit) (1.800;
55-75)— "Dood It” : (Par) and "Sa-
hara” (Col), Pair back in loop, for
tidy $5,000. Last “week,: “Claudia'' :
(20th) and “Best Foot Forward” (M-
G), strong $5,500. ■'
Michigan (United Detroit) (4,000;
55-75 ) — “Hostages” (Par) plus An-
drews Sisters and Miteh, Ayres oriih
on stage. Stage is doing the Work
here with, a great $45,0()() sighted.
Last week, ; ■ Destinatibri; Tokyo”
(WB) arid “Petticoat.: tarceny’'
(RKO) (2d wk), strong $20,000 fol-
lowed first week’s sock $27,000.
Palms-State (United Detroit) (3.-
000; 55-75 ) — “Northern Pursuit”- t'WB)
and “Gildersleeve ori Broadway”:
.(RKO) (2d wk). Should add a strong
$16,000 to first week’s robust $22,000.
United Artists (United Detroit)
2.000; 55-75) — “Thousands Cheer”
(M-(j) and “Murder. Waterfront”
(WB) (4th wk). Still going strong
with $15,000 anticipated after , shoot-
ing to a choice $17,000 last. week.
"Gov'tGir^^^
In Cincy; ^^Moment” Plus
Me”' tU)ymite $3,200 in nine days. : natoriaTxandidacy of : Jiffimj’ Davis’
century .. (P-S) (1,600; 40-55) long-time friend, Fiddlin’ Roy Acuff E
“Thank Lucky Stars’’ (WB) (2d wk). of Nashville, the returns from the „ advei rising
Moved here from Orpheum. Neat Bayou State caused consternation . a 4 i t “
S7.500 in prospect. Last week - Krioxville to Memphis AI.so delving into televisions in-
“Guadalcanal Diary” (20th) (2d wk), „ • j- ^ r ,, 0^ Acuff tricacies are nitery operators, idea
finished with strong $6,400. ’ ^ being to present compact ; stanzas
Gopher (P-S) : (1,000; 35)-’lT:ar. ' « entertainers feariu-ed at
bait’s Dqsert\KIystery’' (RKO),; Smart v But weie J spots in a promotional effort tP
$4,500 indicated. Last week. "Always and Acuff. the star of radioV'Grand ^
Bridesmaid” (U), fair $3,200. . i; Ole Opry.” were chums. Tlj^ey bat* Kramer
Lyric (P^S) (1,100; 40-55)-^“Thou- sung together on many a tiiltbilly ; v . vi
£ nds: Cheer’* (M-G). Still bringing jamboree'.,, Memphians even recalled ^ Edison hotels in ^
’em in profitably at fine $.7,000 likely that they had appeared bn the stage 5- : Cafe . Zanzibar on
on:>seconcl session of m.o; after {soefco at Ellis Auditorium as recently as , Bf^Jldway,; Dewey Yes$ner, operator,
$7^00 last :We^, . . , a. year ago. And had packed the ,^:trie S^ngri-Lg nitery, Phi%,; g^
Orpheum (P-S) (2.300; 40-55) — nlace ^ Helen Hamilton, of the Troika.
“Sahara’’ I (Col). : Helped by big ad- ,,-iorp on his NBC broad- Washington. '
®§o’^ast?^-‘^^ ; cast' the Saturfe: night before last ; boxing and
• Litdcv S^ '"“k’s Louisiana election. ; Acuff btlmr,^ports; pi-escntations over the
Slate (P-S) (2 300; 40-55 )— "Girl took note of the impending reforen- medium m N. Y.. spcii is pro-
Crazy” (M-G). Soaring to fast $13.- dum by singing “You Are My Sun- moicrs in. several ojiier cities a-.-e
000. Last .week, "Higher Higher” shine” and announcing "This Is for, tcOevision. including Herman
(RKO), trim $11.000. ■ . . Jimmy Davis,, down in Louisiana.” Taylor. Philadelphia boxing promo-
Uptown (Par) (1,100: 30-40) — I£ Davis is elected, as a ncighborim; tci; Leo McGumess, who .stages -fight
“Northern Pursuit” (WB). First governor, he might make an inter- si'ows in Miami, ’and the pro footba’l
neighborhood showing. Good $3;2ti0. c.sling lactor in Aeull’s own . cam- mogu]s. Experience here in the
-Last.' 'W-eek,., ’ Princess .O Rou.rke .- pgigp ■ for, thi^ 'Tenriessce -, executive- sp.(5:rtirig,.-field . has -been- that televis-
IWHT S3.5W. „ mansion during the coming summer, .ing events does not cut ii,ito the
Aciiirs Chances Good Sros,^ and the added coin, either
M^ileover' from s4t?' Fair ' $2 OOo' Acuff is the only avowed candi- frrim bUtside sponsor.ship; or the ere":
ll4t weL, “H^ipy Band” (23(h)' (2d Mate:,,iri^ ter. His atmg ; o,t peyi fans by their own
wk); good $2,700, making: $10, 200. for 'ha.t is ;in the ring. . ;Ile has -qualificd-, s^^ has resulted m keen in-
forlnight, fine. ' : with tiic Democratic committee of tcresl all around.
VSSSS Continued from page 1 a s sa il
good taste arid common decency,’’
said Norton'. '
“Since natives seem to be con-
cerned with love m its less civilized'
manifestation,’- he went on, “there
is more than one dance which is
frankly erotic. .” Moreover, he
asserted that the show was “on the
pagan side” and that the dancers
were “dressed usually for tropical
climates.” These thoughts were
echoed by; Miss .Lloyd ot the Mon-
itor, who asserted the revue was
“levfd,”' :'---;,,-';: -'-;:, ’ '
■ . Immediately censored was the first
scene ot the second act, a dance
numhe'r 'entitlod ’’Rites de Passage.”
■ It, deals -with, the passing , from boy-
hood to manhood by means of for-
mal initiation. As always, censor-
ship helped biz considerably, and the
revue was virtually a sellout during
its severi-performanee week, , catch-
ing an estimated $23,000 here. Show ,
was brought in on Aaron H;idh-
morid's Cillc.lirity': Series and played
at the Opera House.
I Cincinnati, Jan. 25.
General biz is far below last week,
yet on the sunny side with only two
houses off key. Letdown reflects ab-
.sence of fresh product, there being
only one newcomer, “Government ,
Girl," which has the Palace in the
vfelyel. : Revival of ; "This Is Army,”
at Keith’s, is out of step from its
previous 10- week downtown strut.
Albee’s vaudfilm policy maintains
unbroken record of topping the town,
current lineup having “Never Dull
Moment” plus Dante, Virginia Weid-
Icr and Oxford Boys.
' . Estimates for This 'Week
Albee (RKO) (3,100; 44-85)—
“Never Dull . Moment” (U ) with
Dante, Virginia Weidler and Oxford
Boys. Good $24,000. Last week,
“Footlight Glamour” (Col) and Ink
Spots, Cootie Williams, Ella Fitz-
gerald, on stage, hit season's second
high mark at big $34,000, way over
forecast.
: Capitol (RKO) (2,000; 35-65)—
"Destination ’Tokyo” (WB) (3d wk).
Grooving $7,000 after last week’s fine
$9,000. ■■:
: Family (RKO) (1,000; 25-35)—
“Whispering Footsteps” : (Rep ) and
"Canyon City” (Rep) split with
‘‘■V^podoo Man” (Mono); and. ‘‘Return
of Vampire” (Col). Normal $2,200.
Same last week for "Deerslayer”
(Rep) and “Suspected Person” (PRC)
divided with "False Colors” (UA)
and “Something About Soldier”
:(:Cbl).,„ '
Grand (RKO) (1,430; 35-65)-“No
Time Love” (Par) (2d wk). Dandy
$8,000. . Film equaled house record
last week with rousing $14,000.
Keith’s (United) (1,500; 35-65)—
“What Woman” (Col). Second move-
over for third front-line sesh. Okay
$5,500. Last week, “Thousands
Chew” (M-G) (4th wk), w-ham $7,000.
Lyric (RKO) (1,400; 35-65)—
“Army” (WB) (revival). Forgotten
Since its great lO-week downtown
run. and dull at $3,500, Last ■week,
“Pistol Packin’ Mama” (Rep) arid
run. and dull at $3,500, Last ■week,
“Pistol Packin’ Mama” (Rep) arid
“Kansan” (UA), okay $5,000. ■
Palace (RKO) (2,600; 35-65)—
‘•Government Girl” (RKO). Nice
$14,000. , Last week, “Riding High”
(Par), mild $10,500. :
Shubert (RKO) (2.100: 35-65)—
■ “Riding High” (Par). Moveover.
Thin $3,500. Last week. "What a
, Woman” (Col) (2d run), pleasing
.. $6,500.
Wednesday, January 26, 1944
PSiRmfr
PICTURE GROSSES
IT
. San Francisco,, Jan. 25. ■
Biz is lioldihg up -Well a;l coh-
fiklci'Gci; ‘*Destihati6n Tokyo," which
torpedoed all wartime records at the
Fox last week, is still strong 6n
second session at $28,000. '‘Aropiid
World,”' backed by Henry Busse's
band- is, socko $32,000 at the Golden
Gate,. i
Estimates for This Week:
FOX (FWC) (5,000; 55-75)— “Des-
tination Tokyo" (WB) (2d wk).
Smash $28,000. Last week, terrifle
$39,500 to top town.
Paramouht (FWC) (2,470; 55-75)—
"Lassie Gome Home" (M-G) and
‘•Young Ideas'’ (MrG). Good $28,000.
Last: wteek,. ‘‘North ; Stdr" (RKO),
topped estimates for terrifle $29,500.
St. Francis (FWC) (1,475; 55-75)—
"Thousands Cheer” (M-G) (4th wk).
Fairly good $11,000. Last week, nice
$13,000: ■
Wnrlietcl (FWC); d2,650; 55-75)—
"Minesweeper’’ (Par) With Hilo
Hattie’s stage show. '‘Strong $24,000.
Last week, ‘'Casanova in Burlosaue'i
(Rep) with Stage; show “Shipyard
Frolics,” $21,500. '
State (FWC) (2,160; 55-75) —
‘•North Star”, (RKO), from .Para-
mount. Big $12,000: Last week, “Old
Acouaintance’’ . (WB) (4th Wk), good
$ 10 r 500 .
Golden Gate (RKO) (2,850 ; 55r75)
— ‘Aroiind World’ (RKO) plus stage,
.sliow headed, by Henry Busse orCh.
E.xce'Jent ,$32,000. ' Last WeOk, second
week Of ‘‘Gangway. Tomorrow”
(RKO) with Martha; Raye and Stage,
show,; tidy $27,0,00 but below hopes.’
Orpheum (Blumenfeld) (2,400; 60-
7.5:1— ‘What a Woman” (Col) (3d wk),
above avc,''hge; $15,000. ;;Last week,
whooping $17,600.
United Artists , (Blumenfeld (1,100;
60-75)— ‘'Buck ; Privates”' (U) .■(2d,
Wk ). Niee $4,500 in four days. Last
week, okay $8,900. ‘
‘‘GANG’S HERE” LOUD
$19,000 IN BUFFALO
Buffalo. Jan. 25.
‘ Gang’s All Here” looks standout
at Lakes this week. ‘.'Jack London”
is being pushed up to sturdy $22,000
at the Buffalo by Glen Gray's band.
Estimates for This Week
Buffalo (Shea) (3..500; 35-65)—
“Jack London” (UA) and Glen Gray
orch on stage. Sturdy $22,000 or a
little better. Last week, ‘■Riding
High” (Par) and “Minesweeper”
(Par), extra nice $15,000 for straight
fil m program.
Great Lakes (Shea) (3,000;: 35-65)
— ‘‘CSang’s All Here” . (20th:), Bright
$19,000. . Last week, “Lost Angel” :(M-
G) and ‘‘Pistol Packin’ Mama” (Rep)j
Bturprisingly; strong St $16,000.
Hipp (Shea) (2,100; 35-65)— ‘‘Rid-,
ing: High’’ (Par) and “Minesweeper”
(Par) (2d wk): Moved Over from
Buffalo: Fine $9,000: Last Week,'
, "Thousands Cheer” (M-G), .(3d wk),
bri.sk $l:0;000. .
Lafayette (Basil) (3,300.: 35-55)—
“Flesh arid' FaritaSy” (U:) (2d Wk)
and ;‘‘Lareehy With Miisic” (Col ).
Snug $10,000 or near, Last week,
with: "Cowboy in Manhattan” (U),
hefty $16;000 oh initial se.ssion.
30th GeiitUry (Ind) (3,000; 35 tC 5)—
"Government Girl” (RKO) and “7th
Victim” (RKO ) (2d wk). Oke $8,000.
Last week, fine $15,000. >
mich”-"Pin Up Girls”
Fair $14,500 in
Indianapolis.- Jan. 25.
Trade has taken a healthy bounce
back here this Week With strong at-
tractions drawing tall money. “Ma-
dame (3uHe,’’ setting a torrid pace at
Loew's, vis a cinch for a hold oyer.
‘Worth Star,” at the Inmana. and
‘‘Hehry Aldrich Haunts a 'Hpuse.”
With Harry Howard’s “Pin Up Girls”
on . the stage; at ■ the. Circle,, also' are
in the prosperous class.
Estimates for This Week
. .Circle (Katz-Dolle) (2,800: 40-65 )—
“Aldrich Haunts 'House” (Par) • and.
Harry .Howard’s ‘‘‘Pin Up Girls" on
stage. Pair $14,500 IPr .pleasihg con-i- ,
bo; ..Last week,' ‘‘Never, Dull Moment”:
(U • ahd .ina Ray Hutton, orch, aboiit
same:'-"'. ■ v; , ■ v'v--',
Indiana (Katz-Dolle) (3,300: 30-50)
—‘‘North Star” ; (RKO): Oke $12, 000, •
playihg 'Single. Last week, “Higher
and Higher” (RKO) : and "Gilder-
sleeve on Broadway” '(RKO). dis-
appointing $ld,000j Sihhtra build-up
apparently ; backfiring hei'e. : '
. Keith's, (Indie) (1,200; 30-$0)—
, ■'Doctor's'' Doti’t Tell”,' .(Indie), .and,
vaude, Average" $4,500 , in: four-day,
runr .Last. week, flhe $5:400 for ‘‘Mur-
der Waterfront” (WB) and vaude for
same run. „, ■' v‘»"' ;■■ ',■.'■.,
Loew’s (Loew’s) (2,450; 30-50) —
^Madame Curie” (2d wkl- Smash
$16(000:, .Last week, “What a: Woman”
■ ( Col) and “Swihg ' Oiit Blues’’ (Col),
liixr ,
: Lyric' (Katz-Dolle) (i,e0Q; 30-50)—
.Hostages'’,: (Par) ahd ■‘■'Pistol Pack-;
:m' Mama” (Rep). Fair $5, 000. for
fii'st-ruh combo. .Last week, “Son of
Dracula” (U) aftd“Mad Ghour' :(U);
• also first run, socko $9,000. '
Estimated Total Gross
' This ■' Week . . . :,.V ,.■:'■, $3,881,400
(Bastd on 23 cities, 185 thea-
tres, chief Ip first nirist incliidlng
N. Y.)
Total Gross Same Week
Lalt ‘Tear: . . ; ; , . .... .$2,624,300
(Sfised on 21 cities, 198 theatres)
‘‘London”-Basie
22G, Pitt.
Pittsburgh, Jan. 25.
Best weekend weather break in a
long time got everything away to a
flying start and looks; likd a. healthy
session. New attractions got the
bum’s rush from tlie crix but the
customers are buying. “Jack London”
and Count Basie’s band are putting
the Stanley at the head of the . class
and "Government Girl” is doing
nicely at the Penn. Elsewhere, It’s
holdovers, with ‘‘Where Are Your
Children?” still getting heavy sugar
in second week at the Fulton and
“What a Woman” showing no signs
of caving in at tlie Harris.
Estimates for This Week :
Fulton (Shea) 0,700; 30-60)—
"Where Are Children?" (Mono) (2d
wk). Management expected the
bottom to fall out of this one after
the original flush "but it's still holding
up. Second weekend only a little un-
der the first and should wind up big
at $7,000. Last week, great $11,500,
slightly over expectancy.
- Harris (Harris) (2,200; 30-60)—
“What a Woman” (Coi) (2d wk).
Another that’s not letting up pre-
cep tibiy With nice $8,000 certain.
Last week, grand $13,500. Moves to
Senator to continue downtown first-
run. ;■ ■ ;
■ Penn (Loew’s-UA) (3.300: 30-60)—
"Government Girl” (RKO). News-
paper boys didn't go for this one, but
it's doing well. Excellent $15,500.
Last week, “Riding High” (Par) .so-
so $12,000. . -
Bit*; (WB); (800; 30-60)— “Riding
High” (Par) (2d wk). Moved here
from Penn and doing no better at
small-seater.' Mild: $2,000 or near.
Last week. “Thousands Cheer”
(M-G) finished off four-week spread
downtown at first-rate $3,000.
Senator (Harris) (1.750: 30-60)
"Return of Vampire” (Col) and
"Crime Doctor's Strangest Case”
(Col). Will do fait’; enough $2,700.
Last week, "Gang's Here”; (20th)
after 11 days at Harris, okay $3,000.
Stanley (WB) (3.800; 30-75)— “Jack
London” (UA) plus Count Basie
orch. The flesh portion is Workihjg
a strong draft, and in main credited
for fine $22,000. Last week. “Around
World” (RKO ) plus Louis Prima
orch, Virginia Weidler, nice $21,000.
Warner (WB) (2.000; 30-60)—
"Destination Tokyo” (WB) (3d wk);
Staying here for second stanza after
previously at Penn, ■ Better than
$6,000 looked for arid moves to Ritz
on Thursday (27). Last week, trim
$8,500.
jvy V)
Omaha, Jan. 25.
' Biz is on upbeat currently, helped
by favorable weather. Orpheum is
pacemaker with A1 Dexter and his
gang and "Footlight Glamour.”
“Phantom of the Opera” also is
strong at Paramount.
Estimates (or This Week
Orphehm (Tristatos) (3.000; 20-65)
— "Footlight Glamour” (Col) plus A1 I
Dexter orch, others, on stage. Grand
$17,000, mostly on Stage layout. Last
week, , “Guadalcanal Diary” (20th ) i
and “Aldrich Haunts House” (Par), :
big $13,200. '" .■■"
Paramount (Tristates) (3.000; 11-
55) — "Phantom Opera” (U). Fancy
$10,500 or better. Last week, “Thou-
sands Cheer” (M-G), sock $11,300,
higher bracket for spot.!
Brandels (Mort Singer) (l.iiOO: 11-
53)— “Old Acquaintahee”. (WB ) and :
“Chance Lifetime” (Col). Great $8,-
300. Last week. “North Star" (RKO)
and “Gildersleeve on Broadway”
(RKO), nice $7,900 in 10 days.
Omaha (Tristates) (2,000; 11-55)—
“Thousands Cheer” (M-G) and "Two
Weeks to Live” (RKO). First is
moveover from Paramount for sec- :
ond week and latter is first-run. Big
$9,000. Last week, “Riding High”
(Par) (2d wk) arid "Minesweeper”
(Par), satisfactory $7,800. ; :
“Curie” Crack $22,000,
Balto; “Butler’s Sis”
Big 16G, “Love” 17G
■■■ Baltimore, Jan. 25.
, Healthy : action all over downtown
■sector is reflected in current grosses
here. At Loew’s Century, “Madame
Curie” is clicking sharp'.y, while “His
Butler's Sister” is faring equally well
at Keith’.s. “No Time for Love” is also
reported bullish at the Stanley. "The'
Lodger,” sock on opening week, is
strong on second session at the sfriall
New theatre. ,
Estimates for This Week
. Gehtury (LOew’s-UA) (3,0OO; . 17-
55)— “Madame curie” (M-G). At-
tracting extra-strong $22,000. Last
week,' “Lost : Angel” (M-G), fair
$13,600.
Hippodrome (Rappaport) (2.240;
17-6fl)-'-‘Falcon Coeds” (RKO) plus
Vaughn Monroe orch. Flesh portion
mainly responsible for fancy $17,500.
Last week, second round of “Higher
Higher” (RKO) arid Vaude, all right
$13,200, ' ,'■■
Keith’s (Sehanberger) (2.460; 17-
55)— “Butler’s Si-ster" (U). Popular
Durbin film Up to lush $16,000. Last
week, second of “Riding High” (Par)
(2d wk), steady $11,800 after big
opening round at $15,800.
; Maryland (Hicks) (1,240; 25-50) —
“Mad Ghoul” (U). Average $4,000.
Last ■ week, “Hands Across Bordet”
(Rep), nicely placed for $4,400.
Mayfair (Hicks) (980; 25-50)—
"Fellow, Mr. Smith” (U). Attracting
some trade at $4,500. Last week,
"Tornado” (Par), mild $3,800. ■ :
New (Mechanic) (1.680; 17-35) —
“The Lodger” (20th) (2d wk). Strong
click here continuing the socko trade
of opening round with stout $8,500.
First was $10,600, way over expecta-
tions. ■"■ .V. , ■■■ :■; '
Stanley (WB) (3,280: 20-60)— “No
Time Love” (Par ). Clicking brightly
at $17,000. Last week, “Destination
Tokyo” (WB) (3d wk). good $10,300.
Valencia (Loew's-UA) (1,480; 17-
55)— “Lost Angel” (M-G) (move-
over). Some action at $3,500. Last
week, “Thousands Cheer” (M-G),
good $5,200 on m.o.
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love' Fast
Broadway Grosses
Estimated Total Gross
This Week, . . , , , , . . . . .$641,500
(Based oil 14 theatres)
Total . Gross Same Week
Last Year. . . $485,000
(Based on 13 theatres')
Denver, Jan. 25.
Top money is being Registered by
“The Lodger,” backed by “Sing a
Jingle” as secorid feature, day-dating
the Denver and Esquire, ‘‘No Time
for Love” is making the, best all-
round-: showing at the small-seater
Denham. . ■•'
Estimates for This Week
Aladdin iFox) (1,400; 30-65)—
“What a Woman” (Col) and “Swing
Blues” (Col), after week at each
Denver, Esquire. Big $8,000. Last
week, “Old Acquaintance'’ (WB) and
“She’s for Me” (U), from Denver,
Esquire, fine $7,000.
Broadway (Fox) (1.040; 30-63)—
‘‘Higher Higher’’ (RKO ) and “Gang-
way Tomorrow” (RKO). after Or-
pheum week. Okay $2,000 in three
days. Last week. ‘'Thousands Cheer”
(M-G) arid “Seventh Victim” (RKO ),
after two weeks at Orpheum, fine
$5,500.
Denham (Cockrill) (1,750; 30-65) —
“No Time Love” (Par). Big $14,500,
and holds. Last week, “Riding High"
(Par) arid“Miries weeper'’ (Par) (4th
wk), strong $10,000.
: Denver (Fox) (5,525; 30-65) — “The
Lodger” (20th) and ‘‘Sing a Jingle”
(U), day-date with Esquire. Grarid
$15,000. Last week. “What a Woman”
(Cbl) and ‘‘Swing Blues’’ (Col), sanie
as Esquire, big $18,000.
Esquire (Fox) (742; 30-65)— “The
Lodger” (20th) and “Sing a Jingle”
(U), also at Denver. Good $3,500.
Last week, “What a Woman” (Col)
and “Swing Blue.s” ; (Col ), also at
Denver, fine $4,000.
Orpheum (RKO) (2,600; 30-65)—
“Best Foot Forward” (M-G) and
“Coastal Command” . (RKO). Solid
$13,500. Last week, -'‘Higher-Higher”
I RKO) and "Gangway 'Tomorrow”
(RKO), nice $13,000.
Paramount (Fox) (2.200; 30-50) —
“Hi Diddle” (U) and “Klondike Kate”
(Col). Nice $8,000. Last week.
"Where Are Children” (Mono) and
“Calling Dr. Death” (U), robust at
around $12,000, and above expect-
ancy. ■ ■ •' ,
Rialto (Fox) (878; 30-65)— “Old
Acquaintance” (WB) and “She’s for
Me’'. (U),: via Denver, Esquire, Alad-
din route. Fine $4,000. Last week,
‘‘Garig’s ' Here” (20th), via Denver,
Esquire, Aladdin route. $3,500.
ADAMS’ CLEARANCE SUIT ,
A. Adams, operator of the Park
Lane theatre, Hackensack, N. .1., has
filed suit in the NOw Jersey State
i court against Metro and the Skouras
theatres.
He is seeking adjustment of
clearance.
NATIONAL BOXOFFICE SURVEY
Batch of new features starting out m several keys .
is giving the bo.xoffice picture : a brighter glow this ,
week. “Ali Baba and 40 Thieves” (U), “None Shall
Escape” : (Col) , “Miracle of Morgan’s Creek” (Par),
“Fighting Seabees” (Rep) and “Tlie Lodger” (20th) .
are the big newcomers, - Considerable lift also comes
from “Madame Curie” (M-G), “Destination Tokyo”
(WB), “What a ‘Woman” (Col), “No Time for Love”
(Par), "Higher and Higher” (RKO), “Butler’s Sister”,
. (U), “Govt. Girl” (RKOi, “North Star” (RKO), which
were out in keys previously, plus additional playdates
for ; “Flesh arid ■ Fantasy” . tU ), “Old Acquaintance”
(WB) and “Phantom of Opera” (U).
“Ali Baba” looks a sock $49,500 on preem in three /
L. A. spots. “Escape” is nice $26,000 in two Bo.ston
houses. ‘‘Miracie” scored a wham $100,000 on its first
se.ssion at the N. Y. Paramount .with a stage iayo'at.
“Seabees” looms a strong $‘20,000 In Chicago.
“Lodger,” at a tenifio $104,000 in N. Y., looks, big
$18,300 in .two Denver spots, okay on Detroit move-
sock $52,000 4n fourth N. Y. sesh. "Woman” is in the
same category, only new opening being Detroit, where
terr if $39,000. "No Time Love” stilhcontinues its brisk
showings in some six keys. “Higher” looks outstand-
ing in Louisville with big $13,000 and good $50,000 in
N. Y. ‘•Butler’s Sister” is pacing L. A, with giant
$54,000 in two spots, and lush $16,000, Balto.
‘•North Star,” .still going strong on extended run in
N. Y„ currently looks fine $31,000 in Philly and lofty
.$25,000 in Newark. It’s solid on holdover in Chi and
Frisco. “Govt. Girl” is leading film in Ciney at nice
$14,000, strong $15,500 in Pitt, and great $15,000 in
■Seattle:;':, ■■ : :.■ ■,
/‘‘Flesh”; shapes lusty $14,000 in K. C. and smart in
Montreal, Washington and Buffalo on .second stanzas.
; “Acquaintance” is leaded in Seattle and Montreal arid
stror.g $27,000 in Boston. “Phantom" is -fancy $10,500
in Omaha. .“Northern, Pursuit,’’ (WB) is nice in Prov
and solid $23,000 to lead Clove, pictures. ;
, “Jack London” , (UA) looks big $22,000 in Pitt, and
also Buffalo, both paired with bands. “Lifeboat” (20th)
is resounding $30,000 on second N. Y. stanza. “Where
over and stout $8, ,500 in second Baitimore session after „ ,, _
sock $10,600 initial week. “Ctirie,” showing probably Are Your Children?" (Mono), with big $25,000 in
the biggest array of bookings in key .spot.? covered by second N. Y. week, also is strong for second sessions
“Variety,'’ is great $43,000 in two ' Boston theatres, ■ ■■ in Pitt and Denver. , “Gang’.s , All Here" (20th) looms
smash $22,000 to pace K. C., ' wham $23,000 In Prov., , , ; lush $19,000 to lead Buffalo, straight fllmers. ■ “Johnny
bright $22,000 in Balto, rou.sing $22,500 in Cleve., great Come Lately” (UA) shapes great $53,000 in Chicago
$30,900 in Philadelpltia, huge $108,000 in N, Y. on sixth with band. "Casanova in Burlesaue" (Rod) heads for
week, and solid second weeks in Wash, and Indian-
apolis.
“Tokyo,” doing strongly on holdover in K. C., Wash,
Det., Frisco, Ciney, L. A., is big $23,000 in Chicago and
with band. "Casanova in Burlesque" (Rep) heads for
mighty $28,000 in Chi with stagebill. "Bell Tolls”
(Pan looks for a new record at $30,000 in Newark.
“Guy . Named J.oe” (M-G) is big $68,000 on fifth N. Y.
sesh
Los Angele.s. Jan. 23.
Despite a rainy weekehd arid only
two new pictures, firstruns will coma
close to hefty $234,000 total. Leader
currently is “His Butler’s '.Sister"
with smash $34,000 at Pantages and
RKO Hilistrfet, Another Universal,
“All Baba arid 40 Thieves,” preem -
ing at tliree West Coast houses, is
close behind with rousing $49,500.
All others are holdovers with
“Heat’s On.” despite . bad press,
clicking nicely at $19,300 in three
Spots after a stout/initial, stanza.: Or-
pheum; : now with ‘ straight film • pol-
icy, took “Madame Curio” solo after
five weeks’ showing in town and reg-
istered $17,000. the. riormal figure, for
theatre with films, vaiide arid some
bands: “No Time for Love’’ is strong
.$29,500. in third sessions at the two
Paramounts.
-Eatiiuatcs for This Week :
Carthay Circle (F-WC) (1,516; 85-
$1.65)— “Song of Bernadette" (20th) :
(5th wk). Okay $8,500. Last week,
nice $9,300.
Chinese (Grauman-WC) (2.034; 45-
90) — “Ail Baba 40 Thieves” (U) and
“Sing a Jingle’’ (U); "Fancy : $15,500
or over. Last week. “Jack London"
(UA) and “Swirigtime Johnny" (U),
neat $12,200. :
Downtown : ( WB ) (1 .800 “ 45-90 )-=,
“Destination Tokyo” (WB) (4th wk).
Nice $14,000. Last week, big $17,000.
Egyptian (F-WC) (1.535; 45,-90)—
“Heat’s On” (Col) and “Is Everybody
Happy?” (Col) (2d wk). Okay $4,-
000. East week, trim $9,900; ,
' Four Star (UA-WC) (900 ; 45-75 )—
“Jack London” (UA) and “Swing-
time Johnny” (U). So-so $3,000. Last
week, “Government Girl’' (RKO)
and “Holmes Spider Woman” (U),
big $6,300, :
Hawaii (G&S) (1.100; 40-83)—
“Seventh ‘Victim”' (RKO ) . and “Ghost
Ship” (RKO) (5th wk). Good $3,000.
Last week, excellent $3,600.
Hollywood (WB) (2.756; 45-90)—
“Destination Tokyo” (WB ) (4th wk).
Neat $10,000. Last week, good $11,000.
Los Angeles (D’town-WC) (2,200;
45-90)— “Heat’s Qn” : (Coi) and “Is
Everybody Happy” (Col) (2d wk).
Solid $12;000. Last week: grand $21.-
,'600:
Orpheum (D’toWn) (2,200; 40-75)-:-
“Curie” (M-G). Strong $17,000. Last
week, “Government Girl” (RKO)
and “Holmes Spider Woman” (U),
solid $15,300.
Pantages (Pan) (2,812; 45-90) —
“Butler’s Sister” (U) arid “Rookies
Burma” (RKO). Terrific $26,500.
Last week, “Terider Comrade” (RKO)
(3d wk-9 days) and “Swing Out
Blues” (Col) (1 wk-9 days), sweet
$13,500.
Paramount (F&M) (2,389; 45-90)—
“No Time Love” (Par) (3d wk) and
“Hands Across Border” (Rep). Ex-
cellent $18,000. Last week, with “Tor-
nado” (Par) (2d wk), stout $23,000.
Paramount Hollywood (F&M) (1,-
451; 45-90)— “No Time Love” (Par)' .
(3d wk). Fine $11,500. Last w<fek,
strong $12,700.
RKO llilislreet (RKO) (2,890; 45-
90) — “Butler’s Sister” (U) an(l “Rook-
ies Burma” (RKO). Sma.sh $27,500.
Last week, “Tender Comrade” (RKO)
1 3d wk-9 days) and “Swing Out
Blues” (Col) (1 wk-9 days), excel-
lent $18,000. , .
Rite (F-WC) (1.372:43-90)— “Hcat!a
On” (Col) and “Is Everybody Hap-
py?" (Col) (2d wk). Nice $3,500. Last
week, big $7,200.
State (Loew’s-WC) (2,204: 45-90)
— “Ali Baba 40 Thieves” (U) and
“Sirig, a Jingle" (U): Great $21,500. :
Last week, “Jack London” (UA) and
‘‘Swingtime Johnny” (U), swell $20,-
■800. ■■
United Artists (UA-WC) (2,100: 83-
$1.65)— “Song of Bernadette” (20th)
(5th wk). Forte $15,500. Last week,
nice $16,700.
- Uptown (P-WC) (1,715; 45-90)—
“Ali Baba 40 Thieves’’ (U) and “Sirig
a Jingle’’ (U ). Fancy $9. 500, Last
week,. “Jack London” (UA) and'
“Swingtime Johnriy” ,(U), good $7,-:
100 . ■■"■■■ ■ ,■■"■ •'
' Wilshire (F-WC) (2.296: 43-90)—
“Jack London” (UA) and “Swing,
time Johnn.v” (U). "So-so $3..300. Last
Week, “Curie" (M-G) (5th wk), great
$6,400, for finale week,
Wiltern (WB) (2,500: 45-90)— "Des-
tination Tokyo” (WB) (4th wk),:
Sturdy $8,500. Last week, first-rate
$9,000.
Gets Another Toot
Hollywood, jan. 23.
Raoul Walsh signed a new direc-
tor contract at Warners.
Currently he is piloting the Jack
Benny starrer, “The Horn Blows at
Midnight.” 'i ' ; " ' '"iV'''
KICKETSOFS APPOINTMENT
Frank H. “Rick” Ricketson. Jr.,
head Of the Fox-Intermounfain cir-
cuit,, was appointed a member of the
board of the National War Fund in
New York, Monday (24). ;
Rickeisotr is the only, showman on
the National War Fund board aside
from Spyros Skouras who is on
Greek War Relief. ■“",• ■■: , ■
ZWM
trednc84a7» January 26, 1911
America’s
R K O
RADIO
Produced by David Hempstead • Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Story ond Scresnploy by Dolton Trunttbo
“Ginger Rogers in emotional yarn
geared for smash box-office.” ’—Variety
“Packs box-office kick . . . sure-fire ♦ . •
Ginger Rogers at her best”— Film Daily
“Finest appearance Ginger Rogers has
ever made ...Will attain record-break-
ing box-office success.”
— Hollywood Reporter
“Due for topline biz in all bookings
and rates holdovers for solid box-
office.” — Hollywood Variety
“Ginger Rogers has one of her best
roles > . . HQlds^^^^w^ appeal . • •
excellently performed.”
— Motion Picture Daily
“Comedy and pathos . . . a triumph
fot the star^ ind satiffac^
cpuntles^ admirers.”
— Motion Picture Herald
* 'The woman's picture of the year V. •
ToUthing love story ranks with the
best.'' — The Exhibitor
“A field day for women . . . destined
for excellent box-office career.”
— Shoivmen^s Trade Review
uFE^mmiBimrWomNm^
COMPArnkW FAN MACAim
CIKCVIATIOH OF
21,777,509!
OUR TWO Bie JOBS IN JANUARYi FOURTH WAR LOAN AN 0 MARCH OF DIMES
Wednesday, January 26, 1944'
tlCTURilS
21
Ilardi* ; BKO Keith’s,
Washingten,' p. G.- Re^ a lobby
stunt. c6ijs}sfii>g’ bf; h blowup of . the
thcatretS acRial seatibg chait flante
by wait trophy's, including .capt^^^
enemy nwterial.rand; unifomis. ■'
Alexander G, diKO
.Keith 's, . Wh ite . Plains, ' R, ■ Y, Ar fanged
a rally, for employees ot atl major
: es.fablish inents in ;'fo wh . w'fth;; stores
closed from 0 to 10 a.m. Also run-
.; hing...a. b.aby.h;.c,ontest .witlV .bbiidvS,’ as.
.' p; iy.es and bonds as votes. ' '
Clifford B. Xiindblad, Rio Grande,
Las Cruces, . N. M. Reports using n.,
■Speeiaf pbbbo operator, to eatl p
in town with a personal message
from tl'.o theatre urging them to ’ouy
■ tlioir bonds right at the theatre. '
. yiicharl Evan. Vogue, Ea.st Chicago,
■ inch;' . Arranged ; for huge Army .show
wi:h admission, by bond ■ purcliase
only. Also arranged placed seat
.' ‘'iionor roll’’ in lobby. with names of
purchasers in seat spaces pn a blocv-
■ Oscar F. Xyberg, Fox. Spokane.
Wash. Arranged bond show called
•'Heroes Night” with bond buyers
dedicating. their purchases to a Spo-
kane service man.
AI Meskis, Egyptian, ..Milwaukee,
Reports , many organizations, ;in;ycity
have agreed to hold their own bond
shows tt'neatre parties) With the ilic-
alre acting as the issuing agent.
Many ./industrial plants, churches,
women’s clubs and civic organiza-
, tions are participating in the. plan.
. Tom JIaiiic. Jefferson, Lafayette.
T.a. Enlisted the aid of the local Boy
Scouts and par, ish.es in a. community.
. clri\'e with a contest among U'.em for
fee best bond-seller. ’■ .' ■.■,> ■ ■
.. Harry II. Ilunsaker, Granada. Reno.
Nov. Personal appeals to audienebs’
, from tile stage. Made . arrangements
at the stores to have theji' Qmployee.s
buy at the tlioatfe. with the local
Rotary Cliib cooperating on a houses
..'to-hbus.p. canvass,, ‘
. A. S. Grist, Bailey. Wilmington,
N. C. Grab-bag auction and .war
'. trophy auction held at theatre. . Mili.r
: tary . parade held . on day of bond
preem with speech by past Xational
Commander of American I.egion. . ; ■ ;
George X. Hunt. Jr.. Loow’.s. Louis-
ville, Ky. Reports using bond pledge
cards at all hotels and restaurants. ,
. I.es X’. X'eu'kirk. Lincoln. Chey-
enne. Wyo. ' Arranged for business,
.men’s lunch, with plates selling for
bonds. y.'
George Limerick, Cherokee. Knid.
Okla. Arran.ged for public presenta-
tion of t!ie famous Six Horse Hitch
of Wilson & Co. to appear at two
bond rallies. , .. '.j' - y ..t f
Hai'Old in. Barnes, Capitol. Clinton, ]
la. Using personal contact, direct
mail, housc-to-hpuse canvassing.
Keynold Wallach, Strand, Cumber-
land. Md. Displaying a captured
Messerschmitt ' plane in the ■ city
'. sq-uare. ■"'.■■' '■'r.' /
David T. Thomas, Center. Salt-
Lake City.; Personal contact re.suit'ed
in virtually a sellout for the Fob. 11
bond proem.
A. Adiman, Loew's 175th, N. ■ Y.
Personal contact getting sat is facto r.y
results f roin ' schools. churches, clubs
and societies; - k '
Ben E, Stfozier, Stevenson, Rock
Hill, S. C . Theatre personnel making
rounds of friends, clubs and similar
groups. • ; 'f. ''f'.':'"''..
. Harry- Botwick. State. Portland,
Me. Using CD.VG. organization for
h.ouso to house canvass.
Byron McEUigott, Capitol. Aber-
deen, S. D. Planned bond auciion
wi'.h ariiclos promoted from mor-
'■ chants.. ,
Edward I.. Reed, Sirand Ptovi-
dene'e. Theatre decorated in bond
motif from, front to back. ;..
■ M. F. . Itlorrisoji. Sti'imd. Dover,
.N,,.'H,' Contest held in all schools
with every student competing . for
prizes. . ■' i / ■
George . A.i Mason, Great Lakes
Buffalo. '. Staging a “Mothers ■Nig'nl."
. '. . . S. Londev, Park Plaza. Bronx.
TJ. Y. Arranged for ;nerchnndi.-c aiic-
■ tions. Boy Scouts and AWVS Corps
making, house-to-house canvass.
Louis H. Kenney. State. East Mil-
ton, ■ Mass. ■ Reports . using telephone
canvass and direct mail appeal. .
' DiUon " D. Wolvei'on, ' Sylvan the- '■
atre. Chelsea. Mich. Secured backing
of . all local clubs and ' organizations
for bond preem.
Hugh Martin, Colfa.x, South Bend,
■ Ind. . Arranged for special ' appear-
ance of Guadalcanal hero. ,
Bill Fowers, Wilma, Missoula,
. Mont. ; Auctions every Thursday dur-
ing drive honoring heroes and war
mothers.
. ,Tohn W. Brady, Lyric. Bine. Island.
■ 111. ,A11 children admitted free it
they bring in completed stamp book
tor a bond.
:;:C; V. Roberts, Empress,. Fremont,.
Neb. Parades arranged vt'ith schools,
hewspapers/cboperatiiig.
.‘VI Smith, State,. Richmond,- Calif;
Going after shipyards and- iiKlostrial
piants. ;■
Evan ’Thompson, Colonial. Pomp-
ton Lakes, .N. , .1. ' , Tied : up w i th high
sch.ool as issuing agent.
Harold dc Giaw, Pklace, -.Oneonta-.'
X. Y. Giant rally with naval person-
nel participating. '. _
, Bob Anderson, Fox American.
Caldwell, Ida. ■ School child'.'on’s
Treasure Hum under, way.
Harold Ei .Bi,cc, 'Pa,r,ambunh'. Den-
ver. ■ Contest to select Jlcnvor's ■ 25
ihoatre service staff honored mem-
bers for bond sales. Staging a page-
ant of war exhibits.
' Lee Sills, Kingsland, S;, Louis. Mo.
Honor scroll in lobby.
Billy , Yarbrpugli, Pal, Lyons, Ga
Arranged for local State Gnavol to
cooperate with Army, t)ank and
speakers for big bond rally.
■ A. B. Clausen, New Adler. Marsh-
field, Wis. Arranged for an Army
show to get radio outlet. .■
. Melvin Gaitskill, Paris, Paris, Ky.
Using i competitive clients ■ in bond
boptil-;.!:-'.'.
Carl 11. Siegel, RKO Midway.
Forest Hills, : N, Y. Selects three
sorvieemen out of audience then gets
merchants or vet organizat’oij to
sponsor game’ with every $500 or fL-.
000 bond carrying a carton of eiga-
rets. •
Paul . Hudgins, Rio, Corsicana,
Texas. Arranged a Boy Scout treas-
ure liuni for stamp books; special
chilnron’.'/ matinoo; contest among
.'emplbyeos,,.i' .■'./.■zk/
Llojd C. Denton, Rex Calicnto,
Xev. Fann to farm canvass with ..a
I'neei of .iaiopics manned by local
volunicer.' ;\r.;i high schooi kid;-.
' , William Wi.iVard, Congiess, Wash-
ington. bircc; -.mail campaign, jeep
and .Army bund rally in front of the-,
atre. platooh.s of children 'rnaking
. bouse ''.to, bouse oanyass.’. ■
Kenneth D. Bruce. Granada.
Kansas City. Concentrating on sir.a'.l
: denomination bond.s, local women’s
; organizations ■ manning the booths at
i'all;fimes,. . ■'■/■..■.I.
Herman Kopf, Waller Lauiol Del
Arranged with high schools to have
p'.ipiis man booths.
1860 Bond Proems
Continued from page 4
with the film industry in the cam-
paign. V '.'/'. x '--v
A.: Rudy Valice bond show at the
Academy theatre, Inglewood. Calif ,
resulted in. the sale of 1,364 war
bonds totalling $201,569.
Forest Hills theatre. Forest Hills,
N. Y.. sold 981 war bonds lor a total
of $59.’275 up to Jan. 21. r-
■,■■■ In Chicago. John Garfield and
Jinx Falkenberg sold $75,000 at the
McKinley Higii. School. ■■'y"''': :
■ In Washington. Jack Fox. mana-
ger of Loew’s Columbia was the first
to sell a bond for every seat.- House
capacity is 1,174. - - ' « "
, The Brockton theatre. Brockton.
Mass., ' .seating capacity of 1 .700,, sold
two ’ E’’ bonds for every seat.
■ At , least three times as many tiie-
atre,s are soiling bonds for the Fourt'n
War Loan in Montana than during
any previous campaign. ■
Six different types of bond preoms
■are : bein.g fccld ; in Wisconsin , tiica-
,tres/--' -r-l k, k '-'f ' ■ '
Some .30 bond precm.s have been
•set in the State of Washington . •
In Minnesota over 151 preems have
already been reported .set.
Fob. 8 has been designated "Free
Movie .Day’? in .Massachusetts.
In Little Rock a Gorman: helmet
taken from a Nazi prisoner in Sicily
.Will be .awarded to the fir.st Arkansas
exbib who teaches lOO'ic ot his bond
quota
Tone’s 40 Dates
Franchot Tone, opening a ..bond
tour in Philadelphia, is scheduled to
make 40 appearances.
F ive more screen players have
been added to the Bombardier group.
They are; Fred MacMurray, Frances
Doe. Anne Baxter, Anthony Quinn
and Sheila Ryan. »
.: Identification cards rare being, is-
sued to bond ■ buyers at- Fox West,
Coast theatres. ■
: -In / Richrhond, Va., Robert P.
Beanjer. manager of tlie Pulaski tiie-
atre, has. sold one ‘E’ bond for each
of 545 seats in , the bouse, apd expects,
to -double the 'sale- before titc drive
ehd.si'i.d'-r'
Porter Hall and Loi,-; Andrew.s, ap-
pearing at the Madi.srm tiieatre.
Peoria. III., sold 1.739 ‘E’ bonds for a
total of $23L315.
An . ail-so!dier show, at ' the Yale
theatre. Now Haven, capacity 670
scats, sold out. . Admission price Was -
.SI. 000 bond. Same show will be pve-
..•,o:iioci at the Pqii. New Haven, 3.000
.‘-eating capacity. Fob. 26. ■ ■ , ■
RKO exchange. Washington, finst
oxdiange to come through lOO'i in
bo;id sales among employees there. .
' Jinx Falkenberg, appearing at tire
Natioi'.al Retail, Furlh.or Association
'oanquet in Chica.go last wce’x^ ac-
counted for the sale ot $2,000,000 ir.
war bond.-.
.. rTh- a city-wide Newark bond drive
tied ;,up with the premiere ot “For
Wltd.m tile Bell Tolls’’ at tiic Para-
mount theatre there, a total of 1,946
bonds were sold for a gros.s of over
S250.000. according to Adam A.
Adams, operator of the hou-e.
Newsreels’ Pledge
Ail of the newsreels pledged their
.support to the Fourth War Loan
campaign at a luncheon tendered by
Charles P. Skouras. chairman of the
Industry’s dfiVe, at, the St. Moritz
hotel. N. Y., Monday (24 .i. Ted Gam-
ble. cliairman of the War Finance
Divi>ion of the U. 5- Treasury De-
partment, '.,was/^
- Newsreels undertook, to produce
and release .‘ipocial subjects coneevn-
ing the bond drive twice weekly for
the duration of the campaign.
RKO’s $530,000
Hollywood. Jan. 25.
r Top studio, at ' close of the first
week of tl'.e War Loan, drive i.s RKO
with purchase's totalling $530,000. ■’
Amouiit represents bonds- bought
by corporation and employee.?.' ;,
Skelton’s $1,981,300
■ , Houston, Jan. 25,
Red Skelton planed out .of; Los, An-
-gele's ii'nn'.ediateiy - following bis
broadcast Tuesday night, arriyed fh
Hoiuston Wednesday afternoon and
sold $1,981,300 worth of .bonds- at
three rallies conducted at war .plan tg
Wednesday •aflcnioon and ii;.ght. . .
He was accompanied by Edna-
Skelldn, script writer, who assisted
in his progra.m. and Cap:. Lowell
May,: o.f , Reese, Texas, co-pilot of the
bomber Renaissance, inspiration of
tile song “Coming In On a Wing and
a. Prayer,’’
. They., left Houston Thursdaj to
hold - rallies .. in . Dallas, ; Oklahoma
City . 'and , ,, .THlsd; , piahning. to return-
to Galifoi'hla .. Sunday. Skelton will
be, .one of the stars in ..Washington-
foi the March , pi Dimes show. . ■
George Trilling, assistant to Bernie
Brooks, head booker of the Fabian
circuit, is the- ne.w.'presideht- of tlvp
Motion Picture Bookers Club of
N. Y.. succeeding Brooks, :who has
held the office for two years.
He and other officer.? for 1944 Were
installed at a dinner klonday night
' (-24 ) . at the Cafe Coy ale, others being
.ifrvlrig LiidWig,' booker, for the Rugoff
i& Becker circuit, vice-president;
Eo\'erly - MarldWe, of the-.Dave Snap-
- per circuit, second v.p.: Etta Segal,
ol Monogram, . treasuref. and, Anna
Piisoo, booker for Republic, finaricial
-soei'etary;,:
Fox -.Midwest Changes .
,- . Kansas City, Jan. 25.
Changes ;• at Fox-Midwest include
permanent appointment ■ o;f Seun
Lawler gs-mairoge''r.'c/f/Dlstrlct'5S'<)V'.li'
Ed Hans of District No. 2, and Jim
Long of District No, 5. ■
■' Claud .Morris has re.signcd front
Fox-Midwest and is now with United
Artists, handling publicity. ,. i
Ray , -N ewinan new manager ' of the .
Admirai. succeeding R. B. Kirkham.
M.C. Gocs Mgr.
■ San Antonio. Jan. 25.
■ Jack Mitchell, co-mie. of th.e.'Iiiter-
state. Titcatres’ Sunday ‘•It’s Show-
time" ' airing, heard for a -half hour
Over ' .the '-Texas; -■.QitalU.y ' , Network. '
named asst, manager of the ace local
,. Interstate house. .Ma.iestic, according
to E..E. Collins. Interstate City man-
ager. '-i'vi'
Bill Elder Vice McManus
tMa-iiagcfial; - shifts, . and hprorhotions:
in Loe w’s out-of-town theatres an-
notineod by J. R. Vogel; . William F.1-
der,. , manager ; of Loewis Palace, In-
liatiapolis. appointed manager , ot
liOew’s 'Midlandj'. KanSas City, replac-
ing ; John . McManus, resigned.'*- Mc-
Manus. veteran Loow manager, will
.loin his family on the Coast; future
plans- not announced. - -Boyd T.--Spar-'
row, manager of- Loew-’s . Park, Cleve-
land. succeeds Elder in Indianapolis.
Abe Ludacer, aSst; manager Capitol,
N. Y., into Cleveland vacancy.
In the Northwest
M-jnnoapoIis. Jan. 25.
, Exclusive of the Paramount chain
and -a- number of other of the larger
cncuits 160 Minnesota theatre bond
pvemicre.s already have been set. a
record number for any of the War
bond campaigns. North and South
Dakota' ■ also are coming through in
.record breaking' fashion and the coV,
ppdratio,ri all along the line is the.
best ■yet. - according to John J. Friedl,
W'ar Aclivitic.s Committee citairm.an.
: .A{ the first Minnesota 'pond pre-
miere. in the small town of Litch-
field near here. ii;e Hollywood the-
atre .sold $62,800 of oond.s. John Pil-
Icr, Valicy City, N. D.. theatre own-
er, already has sold .$200,000 of bonds
titroug-h his own efforts and claims'
ti’.o .showmen championship of. his
slate. ■; i,--,-'. -
'X’oilh Star’s’ 2.7G Preem
-i/'' .!'-!.. ,Atlah.t.a,--'JEin; -25.
.War bond premiere showing of
Goldwyn's ; ‘’The; , North Star" d id a
neat $2,5,;000 take last; ’Thursday .. 1 20) .
night. Pix is .skedded to open regu-
lar- run I'.c'.e at Rialto, where pre-
miere was liflci.
Jose Back for More
' Hollywood. Jan. 25, „
Jn.'-e Itiirbi. symphony, cdr.ciuclor
and concert pianist, will play him-
self again in Metrp's “pear Barbara."'
a tale ot women, who replace men in
■>vart:mc orche.stras.
- First film role for Iturbi wa-* in
“Tliou.sand.s Checi,’’ on the same lot.
WB’s Solo in Feb.
Warner Bros, is dropping to a
sin.gle release next month. "In Oar
Tiihe'’-'bcihg .niado;a.\fanabl^
So far this season tiie company has
been seiiing two a month. ,
- Aiken Succeeds Fr.v -.
Atlanta, Jan. 25.
. Wiliiam C. Aiken this week took
over as manager of , Loew’s Grand,
succeedirig Boyd, Fry,, now an ensign
in. U. S. Navy. Aiken, well known
in- ,'sho.w biz here having been con-
nected . wi-fh Publix operations in
.early : 1930s. conics to Atlanta from
Loew's. Broad. Coiumbus. Fry has
been -at Grand for past, year and a
halt'. -
Mrs. Jes.sie Rce.se. formerly with
Luca.s & . Jenkins' Capitol arid Roxy,
new mariagpr at -Garden -Hills ', thea-
tre. - recently purchased by William
Collins... arid as.sociates from ; Ben
Millet’., 'Collins. giroup- also, owns and
opevato.s de luxe Buckhead (nabo)
and .string of houses ' in ' North
Georgia towns. - - ' '
Mrs. Edith Petersen, manager ol
Buckhead, proudly announces she is
now a grandmother, child’ being
born -to her. daughter, Mrs, J. H.
Anderson.
Dempsey’s New Berth
Toledo. Jan. 25.
Jim Dempsey, for the past three
years manager of the Drive-In thea-
tre near Maumee, named manager of
the State, succeeding Elmo Schaus-
teh. ,, '■;
Harry Klotz. formerly manager of
Loew'.s Esquire, named manager of
Loew’.s Broad. Columbu.s. O., suc-
ceeding William Aiken. . now man-
ager of Loew’s Grand. Atlanta, Ga.
Car! Rogers, formerly manager ot
Loew's Granada, Cleveland, becomes
manager of Esquire. ,
; Coffey 3Iade Director
Kenton. O.. Jan. 25,
Ca rl Coffey, manager of the Ken-
ton theatre, has been elected a di-
rector of the Kenton Amu,sement Co.,
to fiU a vacartty created by the death
of G, H. Foster. Boyd W. Fair was
reelected president.
Hart Heads Court Corp.
Auburfi, Ind.. Jan. 25. ‘
' Court’ Theatre Corp. at' its annual
meeting ctoctod; H. E. Hart, presi-
dent: R. Wayne Smith, vice-pre.si-
clc-r.i: and i D: C. Schaab. ,'socfetary-;.
trea.surer. Directors 'inciude . Hart,
Smith. Dan M. Link. W. K. Schaab,
Charlc.s Schaab and W. H. Schaab.
C’s Two New- Salesmen
Two additions :tp -UniversaTs sales
staff were announced late last week.
. Isador Da.vnosky has been added to
the- .staff working out of the Kansas
City exchange, and Harry- Gilbert
.joined ’’U.’’ working out ot the De-
U'oit office.
Shepicr’s Shift
' -Wayne Shepier, former assistant
munag.qr.p.f- Loew's State, ;. St. Louis,
appointed manager Ma,ies(ie, Evans-
vilic. Ind. He replaced Jartles Garoy,
Army. . . ' ' v'
Belle Goldsleiii's New Spot
Belle Goldstein, for many.’ years
private secretary to Adolph Zukor.
who' w,a,s''pri the Coast for .some time
on talent scouting work, lias joined
Engli.sh 'Films. -Inc., N. y., which im-
ported arid is' distributing the British-
made; 'Jearinie.’, Picture recently
played an engagement at the Little
Carnegie. N. Y. ;,
Miss Goldstein is- on general duties
-foit,Eriglish.Fil:ms;-,lricTu.dirig ..pub.iicity
and - promotion wpi’k, - - ■!
Myers’ Piiilly Spiel
PhiJadelphiay.'.Jan. 25.
Abram F. Myers,, general counsel-
for Allied, will be main speaker at
the annual meeting of zVlliecl ot
Eastern Pcnnsylyaoia at. the Hotel
Warwick titls afternoon iTues.). j ';-.
Geiicriil indiustry problems will be
chScusS,ed -and officers- for the coming '
>*ear will be elected. -
LTiger With 20tii-Fox
Henry U-nge'f, . foririerly: booker- for
the , Skoiiras circuit ; in the east. has. .
.ioined the i 20lh-Fox N,' Y. exchange
in charge of booking iiewsrecls i add
shorts. ■'
The , .spot was. foririerly held ny
Seymour Jonas, who’s ' now on the
books for -Monogram, '-.i
Lipton’s Army Call
Ups Rosenberg And
Lipskin at Col. Pix
Frank P. Rosenborg take.? David
Lipton's ; place as ad-pubiioity-cx-
ploitation direc tbr -at Colum bia Pic-
tures while the latter is in tlie, Arm.V',
appointment being effective Feb. 7.
Rqscribergf Whri. has: been with Co-
lumbia for about 13 ybars,- has been
exploitation director tor the last two
-and a half years. .-.
Lawrence H. Lipskin. former copy
writer at Columbia, rot'.u-ns next
month as ad manager from Donabuo
,& Co., whore he went last August, •
Lipskin al.so goes in Feb. 7. Harry R.
MeWllliams, who. was named assist-
ant to Rosenberg last week, will act
as exploitation chief under the new
setup. , ..-'I' '
. Hortense'Sehorr continues as pub-*
licity manager.
REP HITS PHILLY BIG
TIME WITH “SEABEES"
Philadelphia, Jan. 25,
Repiibiic Picture.-, has finally hit
big time in Pliilly with the opening
of “Fighting Scabees" at the Stanley
tomorrow (Wed. >.
It marks the fir. si time that an in- ,
dependent production has bowed in
the house which is one of . the prize- .
deluxers in ; tlie Stariley-Warner
chain , arid has. . the - second . highest
seating capacity in the circuit. ,
, Exploltatiori treatnient' pf the “Sea-
bees’’ is ong^f the. mogf elaborate
ever given a film here by Warners.
More than $1,500 was spent in spot
announcements ' over the , two local
50,000 , watt stations KYW and
WCAU. In addition , the . town was
plastered with huge billboards: 5.000
lines b£ advertising was taken in the ,
dailies; 19 central-city store windows
were decorated to call attention to
the picture.
In addition more than 100 Seabees,
including se-veral heroes of the outfit, :
have been -invited to the premiere
tomorrow. ...' ■ - ; .
A special screening for critics,
trade paper reps and Navy officials
was held last week in the Variety -
Club.
AL HORWITS HEADS U
m
In a move to strengthen the east-
ern ad-publipity-explditation setup
of Universal, John Joseph, ad-pub-
licity chief, this week announced a
string of promotions and additions
to Maurice Bergman’s staff. Al Hor-
wils. who has been on the field con-
tacting staff under Bergman, east-
ern ad-publicity director, for the last-
14 months, ha.s been .'promoted to the'
post of homcoffico publicity man-
ager. Under Bergman, . he also will
supervise radio activities, with David
Carter, serving as special rep.
, Al Selig. vet in field exploitation,
has beeh named, for the Washington
territory, working under Hank Ilnet,
executive a-' si.stant .' to Bergman.
Harry . McDonald, former theatre
exec, becomes exploitation rep in
NeW England. Other; recenf additions^^
to the homeoffice staff include Harry
Keller arid. Marie Slate, both placed
on the publicity staff. Peggy Ma-
honey. who joined U’s liomeoffice
staff about a year ago, is contacting
N. Y. newspapers. '■
Wednesday! January 26, 1944
! 10%— FRIDAY TOPPED THURS. BY 12%— SAT. TOPPED FRIDAY BY 46% I
Starring
With DIANA LYNN
WILLIAM DEMAREST
McGINTY”and ‘^THE BOSS
Written and Directed by
24.
HOUSE REVIEWS
26, 1944
ll6ll,y>v<Mii«l Iloviie
'IMAiDlSpN ' ' SQ. GARDEN, i N. ' :y,) '
' j -profttRJPc! M,; Wii't r;-
:;ff . Bttfke, prodiietipn d'irev:-
iot' nnd' general ■ gmimgex; eliorcos-;
rapliy C«
jflclfi;. c.osttiwes Billu
Bfuibffstpn- piul e.vppiiic'tl b}/ Brooks
CostiMtie ■ Co .; ' .piipsic frtP'nHgcnfeiUs,.
: PaMi yrtii. . i/Ofii!; ; scuings, ■ Briino;
' ABirrte. ,,::;srn7's Spbjb.'H
Bii/07'd . McCtiskei',' 'MprsbliU;: ^
Cft.'ej/ ' pStste)%s\ ■ l2)vB*cdd!c:i
fffl tpt'i"- FltiJie-rty , -Joe XVaUers,; Fran-
kie Wai’d,' AiOx: Mndgrev. - Jolin Fdr-
rfs, Wllliojii, Gfivrpl; , Ccirtep,
Eddie . Bibsb.'.^Cfltplib
Freckles, 'Lyons, ' jcdu' ... Sturgeon,.
■ WllHanc'^XfdeU:; ' Gilds (31). .Boj/s
(161; Jack Pfeiffer Oich; opened at
.Madison: Sguafe Garden,. N.'.y..;-: JdH,.
18; ’43; $4.40 top.
■ With ’ ■tiia.fol , .eiflpbasi.^ ■ ,bii , Sonja,
Henip,' topriot'ch 'Bi'ddiictiaiv artd ap-:
paleiilly : , I bo
sovontli edition of the “Hollywood
Ice Bcviie,” which oixned at Madi-
son Squai'c:’ Garden, 'Tnc.sday ;!
■ adds ;tip A’o a .coioi'lti] and ,.fasf-ihoy-:
. ing. spec' wdiiclT.seems'hnord elaBo.rate
thaia ahy .pletd(3us item
Kew ■ York : by the Hcnic-Arthiir
■\Virtz . cohiWn^^^ , It’s due., fol bi'gi.re-
. tuyris, mostly: based, of .course; on the
• Heiiic draw'. \..! ■'
.. 'Miss ylcnie; with ' personality ■,'to
. spare,. ’i,s . backbOno of shOw> as: far ■ as
audicrice .reactimy goes. .Her .' abtlity
‘ to. crack ah raiKliOnce down.: to .size is
as .great !'a,S 'cycr. :. Intricate' ..dance
patterns and flo.wihg. mOv.epictlt.s may’
be )esS',evident than usnal, , bivt She
, ofterst: stylized, ■ tricks for an etlect
•that’s as tening, .its. ever.
' : Miss:. Bcnib;.; looks - best twhen ; sur-
' rO.uiided by v o,JabOrate produetioh.
Her ;hblaS ‘'W of the 1st
. lahd.s’t sediience necessitated three
encores. . Ih:, this ..bit: shc^S' aided by
a . slick Haw’aiiohlvocal and inslru-
mehtal trio w’hich , heightens the ef-
fect, Elio aksd " scores in the finale,
, With .'a- Frehchy ' bimiber.V "Her ' male,
partners, in th is sHOw; are Bu. ford Me-
CuSker .hud ''Marsbail Beard, With;
McOusker,. she polishes Off, a smooth
*‘Liebestraum'’ and an cldgant tango,
while Beard aids her in achieving a
hbge' hit Ofvpalm-Whackiufi with a
■Viehno.se waltz. Beard also puts
ever .'a'.Latin, solo.. : ’
; The, orily .riUmber in .which . Miss
Hetile hits shoi:t of the target is her
opener, in Which she attempts to sell
0 h:the strength: of her,'.spin.s;: v,‘ '.
Becausd of Miss Hen^^^ proml-.
... nchce ill: the show, few of the others
get a bvhack at the ball,' Freddie
Trenkler is ah exceptidh and he pro-
Videsdhe.comedy, note ih.a.Show. that
could be Imhrd ved with . inore. suSr
: taihed. humor, although hia antic ef-
forts dbmpensate for a flock of ,in-‘
ferior funnymen. Ih two spots, he
chalks Up distinct persohal .triumphs
wuth: sureflre comedy; .:.First turn is
■ , ih'rsdlb. in which he. display's :a .large
assortment of cohiedie footwork,
some of . which necessitates ' leaps
. over the boundary ■•■ and ■ into ■ the
■aisle, Whe're::.he '.Indulges in' the .by-
hOW. standard -gag of kissing a
fehime patron. SecOndlbbutihe is an
ice variation Of the aivkward'-stiuad
gag, done in cOmpahy wdth four line-
boys, and he scores in a similarly
handy fashion.
.Others .Who , get' Some . chahee : to
shine are,' the Caley , Sisters; two ex^
celleht.,' precision skaters .who; are
, long ob loiOks.. ,;They get; nice results.!
George ! Moore and Frankie i Ward
. have : 'a . .shot at coniedy,' carhihg! a'
fairish hand, with Ward, a juve, later
combining with .Tea* tSturge.on. in 'a;
cowiboy-,: number in ; which ..MisS 'Stii.r-
gedn,; displays . some fancy spins, for
.goad'results. ■
, Other than: that, . there’s a Seeming
dearth of higher-prieed performers.
What iriight have otherwise gOh.e! to
. talent is spertt on production, 'In this'
■ department. Catharine Eittiofleld has
endowed the proceedings. :wit:h fast,
pacing and sdek! routines. But it
seems odd; that with MiSs Littlefleld’s
background ; as a ballerina, ; tbere’s
■little, ballet shown here. It may have
been the material, what with.the war
and all, but a fine Sweep! of mover
nient' is" never achieved in the'' prd-
, ducticai' numbers. At. that the gals
do provide pretty formations on the
frozen surface.
The Hollywood, tfienbese.
Gay : ’90, : “Stdr Dust” and ; Farisian
numbers! are boffo fpiv alidience. the
force Of numbers! and elegance of
ebstdmes . being sufficient !toi!! bowl.
. over (he crowds.
\ViKi! capacity crowds in ;evidence
during this run at $4.40 top, and
talent nut apparently not too heavy,
the New York run ends Feb. 4, with
Jan, 28, 29 ; and 30 being blacked
out. Jose. ;
i.di is : a .indridolih, and. accordion
background while Burnette sings.
Finished with! curtain speech for the
Miu'eh of Dimes oolloctmii, ,
; Hejl ...stahley. .and Merti . satirize ,
radio celebrities and do them well.
Everything ■from .Chariey McCarthy'
io: B<n>'bara Stanw.yck, Vera Vague,
and Jerry; Cdlobna; Do Vai, Merle
and ; Dee have! sonie fun' with ; balb
room . dancers.. Girl ,1s .light. ;' and
graceful and act qpen.S: with .straight .
dancing, then goes into broad bur-
•lesciue to; draw- many : lauglts,' JamCS'.
,Ev,ans, ,1uggl,ea .ci'Crythiiig' .with . his.
feet: frorii brilliaiit balls to ftilb-siZed
bedi Act is'.sold well; aiid . went
'big! ;. ''■
'!. Sam. Jack KauCinan’.s overture this
\veck is . from .;:musica!.s;. with : L.vnii '
Allison : ' doing die Yocal.s., , Art
Brown's organlog leans heavily on
comedy , lyric.!, !, :regi,slor.ing,,' .solidly
with , the; s.T,'ddle... shoe 'and ..sweater
Cro Wd.! ' Finish ■ is, 'patriotic inedley On
war bdhds.'- r Good 'Show,. :Good re-
ception. . ',■ !.: ■ .'" ,■' '';;■■' ■ • 'Arke.'
CieveUind, Jan. 21.
Phil Regan. Jan SavUt’s Orch (19)
iL'tth Baddy .Welcome.;. BUivr & Dean,
Harry Savoy and Helene Holden;
."Sod: of Pracnia” (U).
' Army Of hepcats made a com*
mandpriike attaek on the RKO de*
luxer, nearly .starhpeding Phil Regan
arid Jab; Savitt’s band at opeiier with
one, . of , the seasori’s.. worst, ! displays,
of rowdy exhibitionism. "■',■■
Unruly kids, off on a school holi-
day, went to work on Regan arid:
totally disrupted the movie singer's
act. Irish ek*0op was; in 'Swell vocal
form, puriching but. .balladi with
'Strong, sweet teribr.. . He ;got- off; ex-';.
'ceUently ' with., ”NigHt and Day.” and
“Dear Little Boy of Mine,” It was
when he went" into “Hit Parade”
numbeis that the Sihatra-crazy inbp-
pets' began 'drbWriing him but .with
a bedlarri - of shrieks, .whistles, arid
'insults.':'
Regan kept his head admirably!!
Tried to pacify hecklers by!quipping,
■‘Wait ■■’■till I 'get bold of ;that 'Sinatra
guy ; wben : I . get home,” but ftnally
had to call; off: ‘‘M!y Heart 'Tell s., Met’ '
because of the hullabaloo. He \vas
in ' a particularly tough spot,' With
.newspaper reviewers ' and: theatre
execs present, and worried that kids
might riot if he rebuked them tbb
harshly.! ■Sihger neatly jumped the
hurdle: by sliding iritb lively, amus-
ing Version of “Danhy-Boy," which
.tnade them shut up; long enough lor
rest of audlericb to enjoy it,
: Even when Sayitt’s crew came on,
and Jan’s an old hand at ; keeping
crowds under control, it wal 'hard"
at times: to decide’ whether the paid
entertainers Or noisy jitterbugs were
giving ;tbe : show. Latter ; nearly
shrieked Buddy Welcbme off the
stage as he put : “Shoo Shoo Baby”
and . “Short, !!Fat; arid 4-F” in : a . hot
grobve. .^et rotund cVaririelist biari*
aged to sing louder than they could
yell. ;!... !' ..:■!
Despite iriterruptioris, the hew! 19-
picce outfit impressed with ‘ability tb
play swteet, .bot.'ahd; swing, 'tO; any-;
:body’s' taste, ' - Six-piece '.string sec-:,
tibiVs work in lending a velvet jiUal*
ity and rich harmonib complexity ‘to
a Gershwiri ibediey is tbpshelf iterh
that .drew; b'- terrific .bvatioh.;! Ovit-
, bursts ' of ! yOvihg, jivers during “9:20
Special”: and “(Sarnieri’' was so! dis*
tractirig.that Sbvitt wisely tobk sbme
of the heat biff his closing “One
O’clock Jump.” ! " ! , ; ' . ,
Blair 'and Dean sand wich, ip; a bit
,bf smooth, .exuberant musicai! .steps ,
with, first-rate soft-shoe Wbfk. Harry
Sayby &!Holcrie Holden, who blissed:
first p.erloimance .because bf delayed
train, give . shovv its .'only laughs,
■Savoy’s! shrewdly timed comedy. . hits,
the button, Bill is dressed ,,up by
David .'Bines’; attractive red setting,:
and.,: by his .Speoial, lighting, effects
that gave band’s blues numbers more
Vividness.'. . Pull.:
Johnny Long proh 014) ieith Patti
Dugan, Gene Willinii!.s,‘ Alfeii &
Kent U'ith Emma Francis, (3tl Ltmib
with Bob. Gojjey, Hazel Scott. “Mim-
cle of Morgan's Creek” iPur), re-
viewed in "Variety” Jan. 5.
Show Pa:ramount eoiqjlcd with
“Miracle of Morgan's Creek,” a sur-
prise package that drew rave notices
from daily , reviewers ..and doing
SRO busin.ess; is 'a; liikbwarm affair
in arid Oiit: lit effectiveiiess. Overall,
though; its : pleasibg enbugh from
the average patrob's vieOvpoint and
the erit'husiasm generated by! the film
\viil more thab;;qOVcr. the stage
show's' "deficiencies. ;
In these difficult , days it’s unfair
to Censure;iv bandlbader too heavily
for .a, poor 'hitisical " periormanee.
Many ■: maeslrp's, ■ for ' ,e:xa'mPl;®> ■ have .
been forced! ,tb Shelve for the ,dura-.
tioii arrangemehts.they c'aribof' play
.because'' the . 'calibre!- pf : mustciims
that cbb!'iriterpr,et ..th'em:is gbrie with
the; 'War. . Lorig’s . combt);,! ot ■ five
brass,; ! fix’d ' saxi' .three , .rhythfri' ..'is
probably;', in the ;saine . boat ; , with
many .:.oth'ers,';, bUt! he a.sked,! for! .live I
.spot he’s now . ib. :by.. ch.ap'ging his"'
style last summer fipm semi-s\yeqt
to swin.g, which; rbijiiires better mu*
sicians, better arfangements,! ete-.!, ,
. 'Pcrilormance' of* Long’s: 'outfit!, herb
is anything but satisfactory, arid it is
pliiying . ;arrangcrnents; ' that might;
have been ; turned out! b.v !£iri ama- !
teur.'.! Among Othersi.lbb does .ait ih-.
:. terpietatiob of .'‘Holiday for.. S|!firigs’:’
that '.ttirns an ''Otherwise" exciting
melody into a bbi'e. Long has two
singers, Patti! Dugtib and Gerie: Wil-
liams,! both pretty; capable, -each! of
whom' is! wasted ..becaiAsebl inept 'oc-
companiment, . Miss Dugan docs
“Take it. Easy,”! '.‘ShOQ-ShpO Baby’’;!
Williams, “How Sweet ; You Are, ’I
“For First Time’l and ;“Do Nqthihg.’’
Three acts aceoinpanying the
bbnd are led ' off by Allen and Kerit,
With; Emma Francis, ; middle-aged
daricer, who present modern and
bldtiibe dances, " i Allen ; and ; Kent
lead Off with ! a; tap routine, then
bring bn Miss Francis ! for a . cakb-
waik and jitterbug exhibitibb; It’s
a fair terp turri that goes over as
nicel.y ;as it does strictly! , bn the
novelty angle of Miss Francis’ li'yely
stepping and occasional! handsprings,
Gil Lamb, who -Has; iricrebsed his
Statiirb "bonsiderahly during the past
'vear.-'n'r !■ t.w'O' wit.'h: , . snccessfril . :film
of encores. Hal Le Roy, as usual,
beats ! but finely delineated taps to
Score handily,: and Whitey’s Co-EdS
work with the Gae Poster line in
knocking off a riubiber to the music
of “Carm.eri”, that’s .very inuch ;iri
the (‘'Cai’ri'ieb Jobes” rivanribr.!
Show was originaliy .set for two*
weeks, but lias been forced to an
added stanza, SRQ when caught.
Jose.
year t ‘ or two with successful film
foies, does the ! act he . was! using
prior! to his Hollywood trip. He ha.s;
done! the same material and the
same bits of busiriess at least twice
before in this hpusb: Yet his take-;
oil bn a Par jitterbug, and, the har-
monica business, .earns hiin a solid
and deserved reception. Bob Cof-
fey,' hanrionibatcbter Whb •has been
With Lamb for : sbirie : time, gets in
his .usual one; good inning with
“Rhapsody in Blue.”
Hazel Scott flbishes up. ; An at-
tractive NegrbssvC b e a u tlf'U.ll y
gOwried, ; She Starts roll ing at the
mike with ' a vocal of ! “I Never
Knew,”: then Shifts to the piano to
work over a tfio bf blues arid boogie
pieces! Customers loved it all.
Biz big. : . , . Wood, .
:' Roxy, !%'. Va-'h
"Giminber Music, Society of Lower
BnSiii Street” toith Faul LaUalle Orch
1 35 1 . Milton Cross; Helen Forrest,
Maurice Riocco, Jack Durant, Hal Lei
Roy c 4 Little Sisters, Whitey’s Cor
Eds Xii) , . Roxyettes (24) ; “The
Lodger” : (20th-Fox), reviewed in
“Variety” Jan. 5, ’44.
Sianloy, Phi.
Pittsburgh, Jan. 11, i:.
Count Baste' Orch ,(16),. .Jiiniiij/
Rushing, Bill Bailey, Shorty DflUi.s,
Thelma .Carpenter;: Apus:& E.slre-
lita. Earle WarreU; ”JacK- Lbudou”
(UA). 'X .!;;":■'!
'WB deluxor hasn’t jumped like it:
did this. aftenioOri tPiiday) since !
the days .of Benny ; Goodman and
Artie Shaw.' The, zobt; suit " arid
j.uke-;box Crowd was out' ip force,!
and Shook, the balcbny into c(v)vvul- ;
siobs. It'S' probably the bbisicst,!
rivost! dbmoristfative mob in the
Stanley's history. ! !; .! ■ '.“
! Basie is a wiz-iird at the keyboard.
He plays; a Wicked piano and his
band', backs' , hiiri; vvith. some .wicked
imusic, ' Made: up of five saXes, four
tronibOneSi.; four trumpets; : piario,
drums and bass, it's a solid; outfit all
the way. He cuts into all the syn-
* ebpated :• corbel's 'with craftily se- '
lected . numbers and! bangs put a;
.session', bt solid ' Swirigi Brassine.ss,
however; "is serisibiy minimized and
Basie alternates With sweeter; Stiiff.
' Surrbimdibg show is bnly 'teo-;so.
In Bill Bailey arid! Shorty Davis, he
has a couple of: crack nOofers who
are distinctly : different and ! don’t!
Gonipete’ with , each other. ' Since
Davis bpens .and! Bailey Clo.ses, tlrive
difference ! would be ' sufflcierit ; to
make .any .sirivilarjty negligible.
Squat Jimmy Rushing; gets by on
.appeafarice. ! DidrlT make aiiy diff
fererice with: this cfoWd, : as all a
performer :!ha:d tb do! was open his
month and he was over. '
; Apbs ; and EstfeUta offer: some
Corhy gags and do soffle fair sorig-
pluggingi: As a coriiie,. the guy’s
strictly . a mechanical gadget, The
gal looks good, but can’t do much.
Thelma earpenter, Basie’S femme
vocalist, makes a!: striking appear-
ance and !is bkay bu the pipes apd
Earle Warren doubles! as a sax' solo-
ist and singer ! and scores on both
ends.
Ofeh's contributions are all in the
groove; it’s when the Cbuntturns the
.stage- over to his supporting turns
that deflation sets in! Must he a,
shortage of good colored acts these
days, since same thing; was tfUe here
on last appearances of Cab Calloway
and Duke Ellington. Cohen.
State, N. V.";,.'"'!':';'':.v
Eori Carroll’s “Vanities,’’.' with
Bdmey Grant, Seiler & Sen bold, '
; Costello Twins , : Barbara & DardU'
Moffei, Three Sailors, Earl Carroll
Girls (17); “f Dood It” (M-Gf.
On the credit side, this bill ! offers
the japeries of the 'Thfeb Sailors and
permits sporadit;! 'glimpses Of the
Carroll : girls,; .Who, iricideritally,
aren't ‘ up . to the. pulchritudinous
standards of yesteryear. ■
Barney Grant, ' Who handles ! the
emcee : role : ivvith ..aplomb, .set's , tive
show’s keynote', with opening ; ;inii.o,
paviiTg ' the* tvajr for' a tripartite 'set
of blackbuts with boudbif iiriplica-
iions,. * . Blending is. a hit .stfphg. ior
; the family trade, .but skits get laughs. '
The 'Gostellos,! blonde lookalikcs,
are On for two dancb;sequebce$; aiter
W eieier introductiob that has,, the
audience guessing at their idebti.ties,
■ Barbara & 'Dardy ! Moft'et, ' stat*
iiB.sque lookerSj to the fore, then! lor
eye appeal values. The ; Three .
Sailors bbuboe on for Strong, reaction
with tlieir 'Standard knockabout rou-
tine',., :Tars;’ have .elimibated ' their !
bowOff rope skipping stint,; but ciury
enongh laugbs : With 'their abbrevi^^
pled .matefial,. In a later bit, they're
also 'manifest, fromWhe'.box abd bat- ,
cony, a la Phil Baker, in a standout
cross-fire exchange wifh Grant.
Seiler & Seabold at'e’ On !and off
throughout the show’s, proeeeding.s,
also wrapping ' up: ! tWo . individual '
sequences. ’Their'* inverted ski busi-
ness i.s ainusing, btit pair could do
with heftier iriaterial, !, Nevertheless,
th'ey click. '■' ,
! ,Gi;ant gdes ovef well in a separate ;
turri ;as. a , hiUbiily guitar 'striimmcr ,*
arid : song , seller.' ';*; Material is' fresh
and fare is cleverly uncleysold,; With '
HQ pre.ssing for laughs although the
characterization could .' have! been
milked for plenty.
The- line Serves: as an attractive*
background,! coming c|h for four
separate appearances' Per usuiil,"
ponies ! are decorative, adequately;
costumed, and well received. ' r
.■.. , ;■';■:" '**., Jona. ■ ■!
Capiiol, Wash.
Washington, Jan. 21;,.";,
Smiley Burnette, De Vai, Merle gi
Lee, Neil Stanley & Marti, James
. Evans,: Sam Jack Kaufman’s House
Qr'ch:; ''Lynn: Allison,: Art Brown;
“Corvette K-225” (U).
That breath ot the wide open
ipaces, Smiley Burnette, was in the
groove . for this ;! opening audience,
: Ambles oH .with a mpndolih and oowt'
! boy shoes, ‘ Opens His line :6f patter in
. ibW gear; but soon: had ’eib 'vhistlirig,
. ! His !eigh!t-mintrte' patter, is ' p '.elicker,;:
then he introduces ariotber -(vind-
blown* saddle 'hbpper. tvhlle .'Smiley
went down into the audienec and
erilisted a .sroall boy to hold paper
for some lively whip cracking.:;. Fm-
RKA, llotifon
Boston, Jan. 20.
Phil Spitahiy's Orch (26) plus
Bedtrice Hbwell, Clawson Triplets;
“SHerlock Holmes and Spider Wo-
man” (U). • ..'! '
As neat a piece of showman.sbip as
might be encountered along the
vaurie circuils. Spitahiy’s all-girl out-
fit under the general heading of
‘Hour of Charin”; seldom:fails to, click
with the big houses it draw.s. ,
Current Hub routine differs little
from previous visits. Show. Iiow-
ever, is WeU,-r6urided mukical enter!.;
tainment, and additibn of Beatrice
Howell for a howling sesh of mim-
icry lends the .show just the right
dose of humor. ■ '' ; ,
Spitalny guide.s the show smoothly
and gives the ,: girls the ■ proper right
send-off to put the audience on their
side. The girls, m diaphanous garb,
halt the affair ou visual attraction
alone.
Show opens with a medley ot pa-
triotic . songs. Viola foilow.s with a
skin-beating! sesh to click: Francihe
sings sentimentalized version of “Aye
Maria”; Evelyn , fiddles “Begin the
Beguinb’,*; the Clawson triplets war-
ble “Stpge Door Canteenii, Patsy digs
in with jitterbug songs, and Vivian
does , a *! medley from :; the “Merry.
Widow:” They all take high-pressure
plaudits, and; combine in a grand
finale consisting *of “Stars and Stripes
Forever” replete with technicolor
flags of the United Nation.s revolving
on the screen. Biz very good at the
opener, takes rising to pre-holiday
levels. '!' '!■:'!'; .' .Elic.
4 'lilcagq, €lil
Chicago, Jan 22.
Gertrude, Niesen,' Griff Williams
Orch (14) with Skip Ferrell; lieuny
YoMiif/iium, Phyllis Clare; ’’Johnny
Come Lately” <UA). ‘!
W-bile most Of the talent on this
bill are ropeetters at this house, pro-
duction and new material provide;
enough .freshness for excellent over*'
all effect.. It’s a fulLbodied; highly
shtisfaetory layout tbpped by . radio’s
Charriher .Music Society , of! Lower
Basin Streetj with Helen Forrest as
an added extra attraction.
: Miss Fdrrest generates most in-
terest, This is her N, y. preem asia
single; She has been; around 'locally
as chirper' for Harry James ' and!
Artie Shaw, but -has since deserted
band-vqcalis|,; ranks arid is in , the
tall coin with a highly listenable
st.yle, ,grbovey arrarigemehts and a
good sense of; showmanship. High-
Spot is her “Besarhe Muebo’* With a
lush fiddle background which ac-
centuates the tunfe’s pashyi motif. Also
dues "No Love, No Nothin”’ and a
niedley of pongs she recorded while
,;With Jarhes. * Miss Forrest is "be-
comingly! garbed,, looks ; well as' . a
blonde land registers from‘aliy aiigle.
! Lavalle merge.s his outfit witli the
Paul Ash: pit orch. In this; gathering
of talents, the outfit loses niuch of
its incibility but nbvertheless is cap- .
able of ' listenable stuff. Milton
Cross, emeee on the air-sliow, con- I
tributes' his polite insults heio for
nice results. ' ,
! Otbeivnew talent on the bill is the
Pour: !Littie Sisters, a Ben Yost
group . which has the stamp : of the
. Yo.st !beltrlirie. ■! Renditions . are, the- '
ehanical ;with little ! sbading oi* . Sub-
tlety, ? True, the; Cbllege niedley bas
little !' cqn ‘for ' coloring, but * with
their* presentation stylei it seems
thht they’d haVe a hard time with
anything ! requiring interpretatioh
and more than the usual athoubf oI
'Skill. ’They got a -good, reception.
;Maurice ; RoccO : 'again deles :hi.s
stahdup . ' pihno-aiid-song , , '.ses.stpn,
using 'hi.S, ..powerful left hand to , beat
oiit sock bbogie-wobgic, while * jack
Durant, abaiidoning his “Gaii Gabie;
Do Thi-s” routine, ni'e.'ScMs; S ddnee
and gag, Stanza -thast merits- a Couple
Bill this week is headed by Ger
trude Niesen, recently at 'the' Chez!
Paree. and Griff Kiilliaihs’ orch. whb
completed several months: at the
Palmer House.
Williams uses several babd' novel-
ties originated at the bbtei . stand;
among the.me “We’re lA Daddies," in
which baby dbll*s ate used for! com-
edy effects alprig with the clever
maribnette: idea Where Williams ma-
nipulates' small figures of Paul
Whiteman, Harry James, Toscanhitti,
and other leaders: as the bahd' plays
their brand of music.; Goes Over big.
Band opener, , “Oklahoma” medley
Which brought on Williams’ new vo-
calist, “Skip”; Ferrell, who contrib-
utes ‘'People Will Say .We’re in
Love,” Also did ' ‘'Temptation” and
“Paper Dbll’l 'to , register ■ heavily.
PeiTcll has a splendid baritone voice
but needs. Stage presence,:!; Phyllis
Clare followed with a couple of well-
conceived tap routines to score, and
Billy Blair, rotund bass player, put
oyer ‘'Ding Dong Dady”! and “I Can’t
Dance” 'With good Comedy effects,
! Benny Youngman keeps the aUdi-
enCe in high.spirits with clever gags,
tvell delivered. Gets plenty bf laughs;
A hit.
Gertrude Nie.sen wows ’em with
her individualistic sbhg styling. From
“Take It .Easy” ■ she .. segues, :into ':an
uriusUal arrangement of “Old . Black
Magic,’’ accompanied Only by tom-'
toms, arid ‘then! a medley includihg
“Solveig SOng,” ‘‘Macushla,’*- “Eli,
Eli,” : “Russian Marching .Song” 'and
bthei's. Encores With “Pistol Packin'
Mama” for a sock hit, ! , Morg.
S. F.
National^ ' fc’ylll©*, ,' '■■
Louisville, Jan. 21.
Art Kassel Orch (11) with Gloria
Hart & Jimmy Featherstone; Han-
lon Sc Clark; Clayton & Phillips;
Danny Drayson; “Return of Vant-
pire'’ (Mono).
Art Kassel’s orch is the drawing
caid on the NalionaTs : new, bill.
Outfit has been in town before at; .
night clubs, but this is; first bppbi'r
tuhity for vaude patron.s to give his
crew the bnee-ovbr. Kassel’.s cbmbp
is a'little more southing than some,
of his predecessors. Dbesn’tleah too
heavily .bh the brasses, although* his.
bass : is by' an obm-pa horn rather
than a bull-fiddle.
Handling the vocal chores are !
Gloria Hart and Jimmy Fenllier-
stone, drummef. : Miss Hart makes a .
good :* impression bringing to the
stage a. service man fOr a bit of by-
play, to make him the object of a
torch number. She goes over niecly.
Jimmy Featherstone, .leaving hia
drums, on bocasion, gives out xvith
‘‘People Will Say.’’
Support is by three fairish vaude
acts. :Opener Was Clayton & Phillips,
mixed balancing team, with nothing
sensatiohal in their routines, bUt pro-
vidingapleasingteeroff'
Local faves, Hanlon & Clark, com-
edy boy and girl pair are' nicely re-
ceived, .Their 'material is corny, but .
the patrons 'were for them to the ex-
tent ot three bows.
Danny Drayson closed the ' .show
with clicjto gags .and hoofing! Sums
Up as just a sOrsb bill; but patrons
were in ah :appre(;iative mood.
Lower floor was filled at last .Show
Friday (21).; ; ,.!! . A ■ , Hold. !
' ' "'Kcltli’Ra 'Indpls.! ' * !
Indianapolis, Jail. 22.
DeMar Sc Denise, Bill & Nancy
Long, Jame Da,vis, Le Claitesi Louis
Tops, Sainmy Sweet, Ed Resener
House OrcH; "Dbciors Don’t Tell”
■ (In'die)';. !,';";:
ss Gontiiuied from, page 1
its region are tOo busy and crowded
now to entertain you ;■ War workers
and Army and Navy personnel arc
taxing to capacity our hotels,
rcstaui'ants, lran.sportation and
other facilities. Uniess your need is
imperative, please do not come to
the San Francisco Bay Area until
the war Ls won. ■ :; ,'!'■!! '■!'•' !■■
, “San Francisco is today the main
port bf embarkation on the West
Coast and the world’s largest nival
base; Bay. Area shipyards are turn-
ing out more ships of every kind
tlian ' any other place in the * Wbi id
and war industries arc working
around ttie clock.”
Keitli’s, which has... been getting
good results with menagerie acts,
springs another one with plenty ot
novelty appeal in Lbuis Yops’ odd
combination of a talking crow and a
'Versatile monkey, which shares ma-
jor applause with the dance team of
DeMar and Denise, who give the
show a sophisticated zip. ;
Monk plays the ; piano, lights a
eigaret and applauds his own act in
a saucy, impudent manner to delight
the kids, while the articulate bird
catches a ball on his bill, smokes a
eigaret and tells the audience . his
name.
' DeMar and Denise, smooth hall-
room pair, hit the mark with a cou-:
pie bf smart, full-dress rouline.«!
Tlieir waltz is tops. Bill and. Nancy
Long display plenty of - grace and
poise in their skillful posturing atop
a large platform. The! youngsters are
good. ' ';■ ‘'.■■’..:*
jack Davis gets solid rhythm cut
ot his; banjo with “Tiger Rag’’ and a
.service medley*. ■■.’■■
Sammy: Sweet, English accented
emcee, clicks; with his inipressions.
best' being an old lady on her fii'.st
binge. The LeClaires get some fancy
effects in an expert di-splay bf jugr
gliug. Ed Reseller’s band! pace's! the
show nicely with: a !plea.sing. back*
gio.und. Biz okay when caught.
Wedncstlay. Jantiary 26, 1944
P^SuEfY
28
’ OF THE
SEVEN SEAS
IfONID KINSKET
gMnt withers
WILLIAM IRAWIEY
J. M. KERRIGAN
' Edward Ludwig — Director
Second Unit Directed by Howard Lydccker
Screenplay by Barden Cbdsa ond . Aanaor Mar Kanxia « .driginol Slory by Borden Chota
AHOciate Produeer:-? Albert i. Cohen
A REPUBLIC PICTURE i
26
PICTURES
Wednesday, January 26, 19M
Show Biz’s "Second Front”
; Contlutied from page 1
Corpg,' whicli: WiW i di^ribute^ motion
pictures to keep the morale pf the
troops at a high level, and major dis-
tribs- in this :.co,uritryr who ' been
hold i ng : back several, topflight films
waiting lor the 'b ig .drive,: are ebamt!-
jrig;at:,the.:bitv;af the; zero bb'dr .ap-
proaches.';
Reports from Great Britain for
weeks have, told of. the conyergahee
on ■ Imhdon.:: .and; o.ther' .,gath,e,ring.
poi ntg ■ of rkdib ne.wscaster's, special
events iheh'. .and hetysreei phbtpgs.'
NOW,- it' has'- literaliy. .got;..to a pbint:
where the bbys; are .trippieg over
themselves: waiting for .things' to. poPr
. With heW ad.ditio.ris arriving d.a!.Iy-
Ned Buddy, former manager for
■Bararirouht . newsreel 'in . Europe . an
now head of the ; European . area
newsreel pool for, U. S, .distribs, has
arrived, in' EOndon to take over direc-
tion of . invasion handling from the
Algiers-ltaly area. Other photogs en
route ; to ' London : for , specifiQ, assign-
ments with Allied armies include
John Bockhorsty of ' Metro’s News of
the Day; Robert E. Donohue, of
Pathe, and Louis CasSi of Paramount.
Jack Licb, of News of the' Dayt .Wil-
liam Gerecke, of Paramount, and
Howard W;ntcr, of Pathe, are now
in this country, ' but will likely be
' found in Europe when things start
popping.
Radio .■■■ . .!
Radio coverage:;will be thorough.
Edward R. Murrow, CBS London
bureau mariager, . has - just' welcomed
. ;two :new additions to his staff , from
the U. S. — George Moorad arid
' Charles . Shaw — bringing that web’s
staff up to an estimated 15 men over
. tiiere. . George. Hicks, the Blue's
. European area mariager, ;is. expected
back in London shortly from Italy
to greet Tom Grandin. the newest
■ addition to his staff from the U. S.
Hick.s will have from eight to 10 air
reporters at his disposal. Ed Haacker
arrived in Britain about a week ago,
bringing .the NBC staff at , the dispb-
sal of London bureau manager, Stan-
ley Richardson, up to six newscasters
and two ncwswriier.=. John Thomp-
son is expected in London momen-
tarily from Algiers to bring Mutual's
potential, invasion;, coverers under
John Steele up to three experts, with
' Arthur Mann ' rounding , out the trip;,
i Army Signal Corps officers here
. abe.'lboking , forward to better distri-
bution of entertainment filrris, which ,
are shown to trpopS free-of-charge,
facilitated by direct .shipment to Eng-
land, :fr6.iri:\yhence they will be re-
leased to invasion forces.
Warners has •'Passage to Mar-
■,sieine,’’ Avith Ingrid Bergman, Hum-
phrey,' Bogart and Sydney Green-
street, wiio also were the stars of
“Casablanca,” ready to release when
the time is ripe. Metro has two —
“While Cliffs of Dover,” starring Irene
Dunne, and “.The Seventh Cross’.’
Starring Spencer Tracy and Signe
Hasso— with themes appropriately
timed for the holacaust.
t’Sb’s stepped Lp Plans
' Allocation of 40% of its budget to
^ overseas and offshore. uni.ts v ib4i’
cates that Camp Shows is preparing
for the big military event. Camp
Shows execs are taking cognizance
of the fact that more entertainment
for troops in foreign theatres of war
will be needed this year and are
drawing up plans acCordiriglyk : _
; ' Scope of its contemplated in-
creased activities abroad is indicated
with the fact that last year, budget
for, putting bri offshore' units took up
only 10% of CSI’s funds. Hike this
year will not oriiy go to entertaining
troops m newly opened sectors, but
will go toward furnishing units for
areas already Ppened.
Prior to 1943, a minute portion
wen t ' to offshore troupes, but in-
creased military activities, including
opening of fronts in Italy and new
theatres, in the South.. Pacific, par-
layed the outlay, to:' 10Cc>. But cur-
rent increa.se to 40% indicates that
300'”c more greasepaint gladiator
layouts will entertain away from
the mainland. .v, ’ ■ ■ ,
Another indicalion of CSI’s in-
creased emphasis on overseas work
is provided with the fact that at
the beginning , of its current fiscal
year Camp ; Shows intended to carry
60 units for domestic : consumption .
With more offshore demands to con-
tend with, becau.se of a second front,
this number has been halved arid the
difference will go to the overseas
budget.
Another factor showing size of in-
creased overseas scope is provided
with contrast between last year’s
units and those put out in 1942. In
1943, CSI put out 123 offshore units,
involving 631 performers on lOli, of
its dough, while the year previous
had only 27 outfits with 177 perform
ers. With a 40% budget. It is likely
that around 500 shows will embark
for overseas. ' . .
.It is believed that USO will have
little difficulty in getting a sufficient
supply of talent to entertain on the
new fronts. Most ac’s made avail-
able to them have already indicated
willingnc.ss to serve wherever
needed. " .■
U. S. Jive
Continued from page J
Jazzique
Continued from page 1
New York Theatres
20TH CENTURY-FOX
Presents
<4
n
Continuous Performance
Doors Open 10 A.M.
RIVOLI B'woy&49th St.
On tli« Screen
eth w«k
Snuiitr TRACY ,e«suw»Y|«ttirtmnt|
Irene DUNN B. | In Pevsoh
In M-G.-M’i I Kathryn GRA.YSON j
'E i nJehard HIMBE
A VffUy and Hie Oroti,
Named loe'i T-
6th WEEK
CARY GRANT
JOHN GARFIELD
in Warner Bros, lilt'
. IN PERSON ,
CHARLIE BARNET & Ore
Also Ella Mae Morse
Lotve, Hite & Stanley
"Ta.m?*" strand *
riiihirn
Sisectacutfir Sta{i« Produetiont
Betty BUTTON
Edclie BRACkKN
i(i .Pai’ainbunt’8
..‘the MIRACLE if
MORGAN'S CREEK'
, 111 Person,
Joluiny xokft
ft His Oroliestrn
Hazel SCOTT
Gil itAMB
PAR AMOUNT Times Sc|uirer-^M 1 < 1 -
TAaMlVUnj. jj, Feature Nitely
BI Y MORE WAR BONDS
B WAY &
47th St.
Jllieiiele Jack Fra.nk
MORG AN m HALEY • SINATRA
“HIGHER and HIGHER”
Merle OBEROX • Geo. SANDERS
laiird CRKGAR
•The LODGER"
A tOtli Century-Eox picture ..
Plus A n >N \/ V/ 7th .Ave.
BIgr SUise R O X Y
Show ^ ' «0th St.
TliurJ.. Jtn. 27
0.\ SCHKEN
iKay KYSERin
I “Swing Fever”|
Marilyn Maxwell
William Gargm
IN PERSON
HOWARD
A SHELTON
HARRIET
HOCTOR
LOUIS
JORDAN
and hit Tympany 5
ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S
LIFEBOAT
. ■ By JOHN .STEINBECK ...
ConlimioiiH : BCTrtP B’way *
PoUttlat.' Prices, . "^4 w*i ;46th St..
just completely forgot about the sec-
ond half of the jam session. ' . ..
'. The concert, per se, was a disap-
pointment albeit a great ballyhoo for
Esquire. The Blue and other stations
•broadcast.: if, inciudirig the Coca-Cola
“Spotlight” ; band session. Benny
Goodman was piped in from Holly-
wood, but sonfehow .it’s apparent tliat
even jam sessions had better be re-
hearsed for the radio, else It becomes
a clameroo.
Louis Armstrong, Mildred Bailey,
Barney Bigard, Al Casey. Sidney
Catlett, Roy E'.dridge, Lionel Hamp-
ton, Coleman Hawkins. Billie Holi-
day, Red Nerve, Oscar Pettiford, Art
Taturii, jack Teagarden and Teddy
Wilson jararned.; , : :
First and second place winners
were Armstrong, . Cootie Wi’.Uaras,
trumpet; Teagarden, Lawrence
Brown, trombone; Goodman. Bigard,
clarinet; Pettiford. Milton Hinton and
Al Morgan (tied), bass; Hawkins,;
Johriny . Hodges, sax; Norvo and
Hampton tied on odd instruments;
Tatum and Earl Hines, piano; Casey,
Oscar Moore, guitar; Misses ' Holiday
and Bailey, • feriime Vocals; Sidney
Catlett, Cozy Cole, drutns; Amstrong
and Leo Watson, male vocals; and the
armed forces favorite; Artie Shaw,
with: Willie Smith-Dave Tough tied
for No. '2,.
Judges were chairmaned by Dr.
Robert Goffin. Belgian jazz expert.
whQ.se new book, “Jazz: from Congo
to Metropolitan” ha.s just been pub-
lished (Doubleday, Doran) and com-
prised . S'Sgt. George Avakian, E.
Simms Campbell. Leonard Feather
(who . was prolificaily represented
with program notes, jazz compo.«i-
tions, and as the commentator), El-
liott Grcnnard, Pvt. John Hammond,
Roger Kay, Harry Lim, Paul Eduard
Miller,' BUckliri Moorii^aron Timrae.
'Roserikrantz, C.barle's^dwrird Smith,'
Frank Stacy, Bob Thiele, Barry
Ulanov and thi.s reporter. ,
Winners got $500 in bonds and gold
“Eskies,”;the road cqrapany “Obcars.’’
Gro.ss was some $650,000, the 3,600
seats being : limited to $25-S100 per
seat In War Bonds, with boxes extra.
Ed Dukoff, who did the terrific pro-
motion job, got, him.»elf a year’s' con-
tract from Esquire-Cofonet, Inc.
onetime a.ssistar.t conductor of the
Chicago Symphony Orcliestra. But
Parks was not popular with his men,
and he was ousted . in favor of
Henry B. Nathan, who for seven
year.s Was leader of the ace dance
band at the swanky Cathay Hotel
Ballroom, ' Shanghai. , Nathan plays
violin and oilier m.slrumenls. He
hails from New York. '
The unit iiicliide.s several colored
men; Charley Jones, pianist;: Lester
Vactor, bass, and Dick Reynolds,
brother of the singing and dancing
Reynold.s si.sters. Jones formerly
was leader of the Maskee nightclub
band. ■ ¥actor headed ; the Venus
Balirooni orchestra. Bob Ilill, anr
other colored man, of Los Angeles,
was leader of .several Shanghai
bands. He plays a smooth trumpet.
Reynolds vised to lead the band at
the Metropole ballroom; Shanghai.
Vactor, in his spare time is one
of the prison-camp barbers and
earns a tidy sum a.s such.
The No. 1 .sax player is Tommy
Missman, of Naiiofi‘>i City, Cal. He’s
ex-leader of a Jimmy’s New Win-
ter Garden band and speaks Japa-
ne.se. . His wife is Japanese and is
alknved to visit him dnee every
month.
Rehearsals
The .musicians find' sorae time for
rehearsals during the day, but. not
until after their camp routine duties
have been discharged, : .
Although Charley Jones is a pian-
ist and a good one. he has no piano.
So the .. able and gifted Jones plays
other iristrimients. Months ago tlic
Jap commandant of the camp; prom-
ised the boys a piano, but it had not
..been ' forthcoming at last reports.
Music, -too, constitutes another prob-
lem. . Almost all of the, mii.sicians
brought music f d tlie camp at- time
of entry, but the problem of obtain-
ing new music i.s a major one.
Finally Bob Hi'.L who lived in Japan
for a number of years and 'speaks
the language of that country, ob-
tained peni'.i.ssion to have music sent
in to him. In due time the music
arrived ' but the disappointment oL|
.the bpys. was bitter. The pnrcel con-
tained longiiair music only.
Ail of which pi'omjited Jones and
Henry Nathan :to compose three new
numhers— -“Shanghai Dreams,” “Race
Course Blues” and “Vodka Polka.”
Remember the names— you may hear
the number.s after the war. “Vodka
Polka” is plenty good.
: . When the lucky few who recently
returned to America aboard the
Gripshoim left the camp, the band
played them off. The boys played
“Auld Lang Syne," “Home Sweet
Home” and “God Bless America,”
and played them with feeling, too. So
much feeling in fact that tears were
streaming from their eyes as they
played. The guards wCre .somewhat
alarmed when the band swung into
“God Ble.ss Amerioa” and a mighty
cheer went up frorti the hpinc.sick in-
ternce.i.
, The ’2bo:bi-:more, Filipino ;mii.siciaii.s •
a,t Shanghai' have not been mole.sicd
by the Japs. Almost all of tiicm are-
employed at the large Cliincse e'ab,
arets at salaries higher than ever be. ■
fore in the hi.story of the city, but if
converted into American cloilr.r.s
their pay would be the lowest of any
iriUsic'ians in the. 'civilized world.. '
Commodities are skyliigh m
Shanghai and the Filipinos barely
manage to live. The. plight of Etiro-'
pean refugee musicians is even
worse. Snatched from their comjort-
abJe jobs at the Yu Yuen road night-
club.s, the refugees are now confined
to the Horigkew district under .strict '
Jap supervision. Unable to wprki :
mo.st ol them are generally liiiiigry. '
Russian nitisieians have largely .sup-
planted them. Chinese bands have
sprung up all over the city but are :
not popular. Their conception of
jive, for- instance, sounds iiko tor-
mented tomcats, it i.s reported iiy
Gripshoim repatriates who have
heard .some, of them.
. The city has plenty of hot .siinis,
but beer and brandy are unobtiiin-
a'oic. , The entire output .pf the .'city ’sv
breweries goes to the Jap armed
forces, while brandy ceased to be .
montlis . ago. Cheap grades of '
whiskey may. be had at $40 per .‘■hot,
Chinese money (about $2 U. S', at of-
fici'al rate of exchange). .
Even the once-despised . vodka i.s
.scarce and high priced. ' 'The topi is
have, turned to Chinese rice wine,
which has. a riice kick and is not ,-o ;
expensive as other potent bcvoi.iM's,
The Ainerican-owried: Mandaitn
Club, once hailed as one, of the mo.st
beautiful and most experi.«ive Jii'ght-
cUibs in tiic world, is now being op-
erated by Japs, Patrons chiefiy m-c
wcaiihy Chinese and big.shot Jap
arriiy and navy officers.
Those few Americans not inictried ,
are not permitted to enter any ves-
tauraat or place of amusement. They
are obliged to wear red armbaiKi.s to
mark them as enemy alien.s.
Del Monte Cafe, once an interna- ',
tioijaliyskriow.n. cabaret with- the.
American ,T.; .H. Hyde at the ,heim,,'isl
now a Jap sub-headquarters for <he
military. Going strong, however, ere
the Lido, Mee Koo May, Paramotmt,
Metropo'.e. Arcadia and Lido ball-
rooms 'arid scores :pf pockcl-cci;t;>'n.
niglitcl'.ibs. where lights are dim, ;
' m'u.sic 'good : and prices proliibit i\ e.
Officially, there is a ban on .Anicfi- ,
can mu.sic. but It is played .evevy-
wiicre. How couid they get a’.or.g
with'oli't it?,, .'
Few sprits jioast, floor : cntcrlaui-
iriciit. The top artist . is Manueia. a
young girl dancer from Huwnu. Slie
demands .and gets $1,000 per n;g)it,„
Chinese currency (.$50 U. S.).
; ;'A few American musicians with
families are in the other Jap pri.sOn.
camps at Shanghai.
; Weshner’«
Dave “Skip” We.shner, former . di-
rector of advertising and publicity
for United Artists, has opened pub-
licity and public rclatipns: offices m
New York.
' Weshner ; handled. Ihe campaign on
“In Which We Serve.” '
WB’s Educational Bally
Warner Bros, has created an Edu-
cational ' Bureau to supply schools,
colleges and libraries with material
on Warner pictures which may be
used for discussion or debating pur-
poses. The bureau will function un-
der. Molt Blantenstock, eastern
publicity-advertising head, rvilh
Charles Side Steinberg, former edu-
cational director of the Book-of-the-
Month Club, in charge. :
• Initial material to be furnished by
the Educational Bureau will deal
with ‘iAdveritures Pf Mark ’Twain.’’
■ ’W'licatfcs" «o4 ^ .'Brcalcfast ’ of
(:hainpiari$”: «re fcgisfcrcd trade'
niirks.-of. Geoeral Mil.lt, loc.
‘You see, Hargrave— they don't all fall for a uniform.
I invited her to have a bowl of Whea ties with me.” :
So young, yet so wiomari-wise! . . i
But perliap.s the budding Casanova
has been Observing; in bis own
home the happy effect of Wheaties
on domestic bliss: Papa loving
Mania on account she sees to it
that his breakfast always includes
a generous bowlful of The Cereal.
EARL
Breaking Box Office Becords for 20 Years
C A RRO LL VANITIES
Wedncsdayi Janliary^ 2^^ 1944
tisTiiiiltii:
SMOST
IN THE
Kiitli Auroufi,
Adi‘l«ide- Abimifc . , '
. doaii AI>boti
I' nnu'iN Ab«‘ll» Jalnmy Trio
;>!hcii‘ 1<*« Abruvoiml'.'
’ iMiiiloro '.At'ItTOiH'.
■■■Kiuly ^Vvohiii ■
Vvouiio Aduli*
Aiuui .Ad.iuis
. IHami Admns , .
T'riiMblyii JV Adiima
«lo»‘v ..A(lain».
laMiiiio' Adams >
WurifmvrHa Adaiua ; ^
Siim'':Adums''.
• Jitirry Atncr. . ^
. iMuletto %vnin
1 raiik 'Albaid'so ,
Javlu-Albaiieso ■,.<
Alim*, AlhorMnt .
.lark Alb*»rtNoii
»IONlali AllirlKlii
Al<*.v A.U‘Aandor
JOdKTilv' Aloxaiidcr
' liraliam Alexander
-lleUm Alexander .,
diniiny Allan
Ktih Allen & Oidb
diidith Allen
■ .■Iandso„.A1le.n
Marty .Allen i
Allen <1 Kent
Wert Allerlou
Hob Allison- . ■ j.. „ ,
KleUtra AIIIhoii & Her Cianir
Honey All.vn
raullne Aliu*it
WllUttin Alter
Tlielnm Allman
Anita Alyare/
/iaalda Alverez
t'liiirles Amato
t’annen' Ania.vn
Helen ;Ainayn
Taco Amaya .
’ .Ameo •tSIsteTH
Katie Amera
Aaiei-jeali Hallad Sinjfers ,
Amerlean I’eopVea (. horns
Adrienne Ames .
Harry Ames & Co.
Maritaret Hale Ames . ■
IN’orina Aml«o
Nelly Amsdeii ;
l.illlan AnderMen
Ann Anderson ■
' Itoh .Anderson
t'lalre Anderson .
Dolores: Anderson
I'llalne Anderson
(•loriu Anderson
Katherine An4lerson
lUaxwell Aiideismi
•liiliu Aiidino
Julie.Aiidre
Stella vVhdre
Madeline Aiidreola
^iisters
■■'Avis .Andrews ■ ■'
Isnmy' AiMlrews
la*ona. Andrews,
3lnrh»i AiiKelMH ■
Anii'abelhi
Kutji Anselm
Atithon5'. Allan ft IfodKe.
AfrOdo Aiitoniul .& Oreh.
Allred A|>uUa
Snsah Appl ■
Nina Appleman
Vera Appleton
. .Harry Atelier.
Anita Arden
t^eell Arde.n •
Jlel«in Arden
. .lean . Arden .
KosMa Ai'Kiiello .
Albert Arkuss.
Arlahe Trio , .
Stetdianle^iV .fames 'Armando
Dolores Armstead
Ariiaiit lirolhers .
Aniy Arnell
. Klsle Arnold
Helene Aiihiir
. lienee Aseh , ...
Muriel Aselie . "
l*aiii Ash. *V Oreh.
■■Karr..Asherofl.'
Harbara Ashley
Ashley A Mare
ralherlne Aspinall
Mncieeha
Audrey A iiKenti
Sotiiiy Austin
>lary I'atrieia Avalon .
t'hrlstine Ayres
Mlteheli Vres ft Oicli.
.lijii llai'liHs V
Abel .Harr -
ItuifH llaer
t'olllns; itain ^
iMIldred . Dailey
Hetty Kaker
Dofi Uaker ft Miislu Comics
l''runl< llaker Trio . .
.ferry llaker
float! Halier
floliii llaker < .
iveiiiiy llaker’
l.yniie llaker
I’olly llaker
>laruot,.,llakop
Mildred llaldwin
.Marllyh Hall
Kay Italhiiitino
. .'Melisse llallou- •
I'U’iio Hnloi^! • . ■
Kose: Hampton :
.MiMieent llaaeroft ..
Hobby Itaiiintine
Hilly. Hanks
Xenia Ikink
Alarpiiret llannerman.^
doe llh(|iie . .
;r Iriid .llarnnovn . V
Heii ; llarher ■ . .
llnlh liarher ■
lied llai bee
• ■ l..vd'a 'llareo'
lUli Hanlo
TiiomnS llarker
llintiie Harnes -.
.'■•.Mae.' Harnes . '■ •
rat : Haines
::Koy .'iSariies . ■ ( .'
Sandra llariiea
.I'lorenee Harr ' i
liuih Barr
‘ l*aal. llarrHKnn
I'djiiiic. Harrell
Helen, ilarrett . . - . .
■ flaelc'-Hiirrelt.. '
J*at. Harrett
Kiith Ha nett
Shelia jlnrrett ./
Sondrii llarri'lt .
Tony .Ilarrett '. •
rAllee Barrette
tiraeie B:irrie.ft Oreli.
Metidy llarrle
V .loan Barrie
IMoim Harrie .
• Tom lidiTimin '
.tMe.V’-' Jlarris''
/Blue ilarroji' ft Orehi
■ . '^.■oin::’■Barl•on',• ■
llarry Hrothers
■• '..t HiuTy Hisiei's ■
. Dave Harry
. Tred aV Klai lie llarry
"Ciie.'ae ■ Harr>
; Silvia lluriy --
Diana Barrymore
dan Hart.
♦lino Hiirtell ;Ore.h, ! .
Dorothv ItaHle
Btirtlelt: ft Kolnndson , ; •
I'.laiiie llart;o.n.'.
]a liest'.' llartoTi
. dames 'liartoii -
••■ A ei:a’''.rliiVrl:«n ■
Barry. .Kiisemble r
Naiie.v JSaskervillo ■ . .
\i\iaii Hauer:
Kurt .. Baum.
. (’ouo.fe- Baxter
VDorotliy H.ivter ,
. ■taah‘iffe'.''Haxter
deiiiine Heainaw.
Mar.>i'. 'lleeUer ,
Alarjorle HeekwUh
I d:;'is>M'h*y.'
lloiia Heliuyla.
Kolii Hidirmanii . :
. I•a(l^ ilelafifter
: f.ioiiel llelas.eo;
yiarida Helen .. . i-
■■■• do«‘- ''lieU'
diihn ilell
Toiiiiny Hell Seigeanl \. Hat
.Kalph Helamy
. Nino .Belhtssai
Illarion Bellelt
J'alaard Hello
Bale Belmont
II. Thilllp Hender.
Helen Benner
Alfred C. lleimett
t'Oh.staiiee Hennelt:
l.iiliah' ileniieti
I'hil Hennett ft Oreh. .
Mary Henrimo
derry Henson
IMildred Benson .
•.•■■ Bay Hejison ■.'■■■.
tielie llenton . • i ^ ..
Maxhnilllaii Bergere ft Oreh.
•Mary I’dla llerKli.,-.. . ^ .
l.ten.,'Herr
Berniee Herko
Milttia Herle .
. S .1 Ivlii lleniiHa
Bermidette
Diane Bernhard . .
lloldiy deaii Bernhardt
.■;.Bea ■|lernie ••
l.eonard! Bernstein
Allmi. JliMT.v
'.Berry'B.ros. ■.■■•. •■.♦■.■.■
Adele Berryman
.. doe -Besser.' . :■.
Bon ilest.or , C)reh...
David ;.llelhea .:
'I'he Better Half
Betty .ft llnddy..
•|*a«1lne. Bety. '
Ti“d jievers
^loliainmed Bey
IVter.Bireh . . . -
Sommy BIreh.
Sari Biro
Daria Hirse
■ Adelaide Hlahop .;
Bella Bl'/.oiiy .
BlaekliiiVii Twins
IforOlliy Blaine . .
. ICowe:' HInIni*
\Tn»Ur IHjike
Blair Sisters
. Iliaire ft Dean • .
tfloria Klake
Marilyn' lllake
Arehie Mle.ve.r .
IMsirliii Ilhadi
: doau lliondeU
1 lie more
Blue tun Broiip Singers
S\lvii| Blue
l-^idna Boeksteiii. .
Nalalle llodayiia
dohiV Hides . '
I'deUiior Ihileyit . • . .
K ly . Holger
Bawiv Holton
J.arry Holtoil
AiiBle Bond Trio
'Maria Hoiid
BliU Itoiiotro- .
Shirle.v llootli
Arthur Horan ■
..A ietor Horge .
. Daiio Horznii! '
Bddie llouehard .
Svldl llowan
Arthur llowle , •
.Vndrev; Howmaii
Dave liowman
.Mooiea Ho.var .
Kulhanna ilorls
.■' .■•t'iirroti’ Hoyd' ■:
. Olga llraee
. ^farljiii Hrailley.
Ilarhara llrae
'. Van! Hrailshaw.
Ilassell, Hradsliaw.
I'lo'refiee Hrady
HottUa Boyer
. llora.ee ilraham . > .
.Ik-ilid.iVa ItrainJiia ..
Dixie liraml
. Mai’gof illraiider.
do.iiiiie' llraiidoa
. .lerr.v .iV' dune llrandow
Nal llrandwyaue ft O.relK
Doris Hreiit '
lliirriet .llreat .
Ill tele .Top
1 ,0 mi 1 ii:e - llridn es
Vitriela Hrighf .
-iMldte Itriiikmaiin
Bohertllrliui
t.eiie, lirinfoi!
. dimihv Hritlon
Bhll Hritlo
lairiDe Hi'o<*k:mllIer .•
Bill .Hroder , ,
■l';,sle|le'"1lrody . .■.■•■.'.•
.Dob Hroinlev:
I Meii,:Hromlev s,
Brookl.v.o Badgers
. I'lvelyir Brooks
i I'/i'ie.H.rotherson
. llet:iy . Bniwii. Trio •
Daisy llrown i' ■
•I'.leahor -Hron n
■■ .foe "K; -llrowa ■
llerir Hrowii . • '
.loliU llroWM . -
.1 es Brown Oreli.
Sldnev Browne
.loe TtrOwnliig .
dohu. Hfowiilee.
.< '.mil llriH‘e
>a( llrusilofT »!' Oreh.
Bell.v Brvanl '
I’err.v BriisUiii
rharlotle Hiieklei’ .
Norman Budd .
.doseph HiilotV . . . ..
• ItiMie -Harke.
Burke Twins '■
.'rrmlv lliirk<>
’. I'.rme Bnriu'U . - .. .
lilart ha lluriiett . .
. Berhert Barns
flaine.s lltirns . ..'•'■
.luuel Basil - : .
dniiaa Hash .
flai'k llyrnt* '"-
A I ra. Hr.viier- . . •
'.V et'ooini llyrnes • , :
Bueli aV H ubbies ' . .
Jaldie Ituek
: doinr BiK'kiimster •
HurlmiiU'
Ijarrv Burns. ;ft' Ure1i.
Man , Burns
.lulmii Bush ,
Charles BiiUerwoiih •
•'Biu’inee B.vers .
C abot aV Jfresden .
dose ( abot •
■ Irviiig C aesar •
• ♦leuiino C agne.v.
C aits Hrot hers
C algary. Brot tiers .< .
. JliJIv C alhibaii
4 ab Calloway . Cfreh.
‘I raiik Cambrla>
, !!l ully < aiMerini . ■ \ .
:.C raig C ampbell „ .
Ian -C'ampbelJ .
Jveitb C;:aiiipbell:
Norvel C‘aniMl»ell
Douglas C amlay : .
Jtose ( aiidelom
C harlie C antur •
N ielioliis Capri 'ft His Band
:llai’i*y -Care.v
C yiithia t arlin
landa .Carlton ;
'J he C-arltoiiH \ ■
Arllne C'armen
■ Art' Ca'r'ne.v. .v . .
C arol. Sisters . ^ :
J ! nil Carol
Alnia Carolina i
C are ilrdthers
V ledaoC'nri'aii ■ .
J 'a H Carroll's Kevue
/I he Carrolls
diinmyCarrol aV Oreh, .
Irv Carroll , ft Oreh'.
• Ami C'amill
Jleaiiiie Carroll
Ciriiee ft "SlieUey .C'arndl
llaiTy' Carroll
Mareia Carroll
Jmogeiie Carpenter
■Al ■ C'arr .■■■•'
Koiierl C'arse * .
. Bi.dli (''arson'
Car.ler.ft’ Howie .
.lea 11 < arter
'I he ( arlei*.
(.■onion. <-’arl er
SkalingCarlers
7;eb ( nrter aild Cousins.
I.Hda Carler
-Bonny ( arver ...
. (HSU l.oina- Oreh;
:DoIores C iisanelli' '.
.J'.vel.vn ( use •
I' rank Case •
' laieille Casey ■
•Muav.(,,.Cnsey ^
CiertVai.le ( asriel' • •• /
Bildi.e Cassell . .. : v . .
Saniiiel .Cassell . . . . ... ..
•.•J'.raiM'es Cassard.
Bieliiinl (’asserly
1 'jMv "Cassmaa
Bene C aslelar .-
dean C asto
I'hoebe (’ales
Sill ( allett
Slaiilei' C at I'Oii . . ' '
(viithlaCavaiiaiigh''
dimmie Cavjuiaugh
C armeii .('avallaro ft* Oreh.
.Ixaliierine Cuvalli
dosephIneCavnIliei'O
dosepliine ('a/.eii/.a . . i, .
Celanese Hour
' l.oiiise evim • .
Chaiitber .Miisie Soeiefy. ot l.ower
.Hasiii Sireel
.Miix < liamitov
Chandra, rlxal.v Daneers . •
.VrlvneChunler
BlaoelM* Chanson . ' ■,
Margaret Chapniau;
Koherl: Chatijnan
!!Miltoii Charleston .
C'ha-y ( liase
l.ueia ( base.
I')d\>ar<li> C'liavez ft -Oreh,:
(ieorge Chavehavad/.O
.'\(|nlph'iis . ( 'heat liam
]-rank C heshire
Arlluir Chester
dalle (.’liesiiey, , . ;
Allen (Miestel*
i;oh ClieSlerOreh.
Keggie ('hihlsOreliestrrt
SleveCliilils.. : r
3l.iehael Cliimes
BolierlChisliolin
Clioras (»il 1’rio
Diane ( hristenherry .
Blit h ( lirlstiaii. .
> irgiiiia ChristiaiiMin- , . :
( liarlotle CliriMtine
Irene CMir.vsIii' -
• (ioorge C'ltiireli' .
.('; K. ( liiirehlM .
' C-'itiew .{servlee .Ilonr.'
Th vllis (Mure ,
Hohb.v C lark
llari'iel C lark
Hurry:-'. C lark • ,
.lolin .\. .(• lark
Marv Clark
''I'inv' ( lark
. ('niemaii < larke
Bita Clarke .
'I'lirei* ( lawsoie'Stslers
1 d < bn
Tbi t ( la.> ton
Nieliolas,. (deary
: ,1'lddie (Meave,s .
•■•Doe.' (.'IHVorii-'". .
|■'rank C'tint.on -• • •
. .Madeleine, (dive • , < •
Imogene Coea ■
. (.rant (dale . •/
(Mga ( oeli,lo . ‘
. Hlanehe Co.le : .
■ Btliel' Cav-e'ICnle
due.k ('ole'V'
.Binil C olehnui a 1‘ Oreh.. .
Kddie C oles
C olleano •
Bliinehe C'oilint . • .\ i
flaidc Collins .
.lean Collins . , /
•loliii <.'olliiiii| .
'fed Collins
Ifdliel Harrymore Coll ■
floseph .Coiiiadore-
. lletl.v C oinden ' • ■ . ; ’
JViTv Como
Mailer C'ompton
I'raiK'es ♦ omsioek:
C oiidos Bros;
; ’ BaV < Ollill : • r
. Shiri(‘.>* C onklin :: .
llili.v Conn '
Irving C onn . .
»leun :.( 4MineU
Ami CoiiMoll.^’
Nadine ( ouimr . .
Ciail (.'onnor ?
iMargaret ( <miior.
. ,J' ranic'ie . ("oniiors
C lilt C onrad
Marjorof ' < oiiroy ' '
Camtr 'Ireasure Hour of Song
C omiiientai -Trio ■'
C.erald (ook
• Shirle.v C ooiis^ ' ^
••IMel'ille, C ooper . .
.1,." I’red C ools ?
• C«eorge' C npelaiid
I'rhale -\ do Coppola
. C.liarleiM*' Cortlay ,
Ih'ggv .( orday
Irwm (’on'>
.. Annette C oreuu
Jrem*. Corielt
Carlo C orelli .
Ann ('orio'
Ahoe tornett .
dip Corning
C'orle/ ft’ MarntieaB
..Moiiiea' C oreo..
Ifiaiie Coarliiey
. AUhen. Corwin .:
'Coslaigiie ft' Harr 3 *.
' Biosa ( iisteilo . ' : '
Alan Courtney
VlrglniaCoiirtney'
■ '.B.a.^' Ci'ivert'' •
.: Douglas Cowd.v ■ .
vfane Cowl ■.
J.aird Cregae • .
-. Itiehard Craig
Harold C ranu*r a<t CJ.liis .
Truda C randall
• • .A K'kl Cramlali
I.ee Crane iVOrch.
C’randell Sisters
B; li. C'rnwlord Show
. .Hehekali C rawford ^
Jtliekey C relo . . -
Cresta Hlaiiea Caniivnl
C yril Critehlow
Harold C'roiier
llowardCroner :.
. ilidi C roiiiii ft' 0.r(‘h.
C'tiss Ci'os.s ft' lamie '
Milton Cross
. .Willard ( ross :
Hoy ( ropiier
; C r.vsIalTwins
Margaret C'udd.v
JMariaiiiie C iide
. Xavier Cagat aV Orrhe.slrrt . .
• IMarionCuinho. . .
Don ( ammings .
l‘'raiik: ( aulcle ^
!iMai*garet Aaldi (iirtls
. .Ben Cutler
. C.loriaCulIer
‘ ^larty .Dale and Ills, llofsliols
Jairr.v Dalms ;
.I’Jmest D’.\mnlo . ?
Donald Dame .
. . l/ill Damita
-Danny Daniels ' '
Helene Daniels -.
Cieorge D’.\nmi •
• Alaryaii: Dah*'
I.es Damon. • -
Danny Daniels
doe Daniels :
’ J'aniise Daniels
Seaman 'I'oiivDnii/.i
I’.mery Darey
lUelmrd Daniell .
fl(>aniie' IfarreU -
C olette D'.VrvlIlo . .^
Kleaiior DashfU. .
Bita Daiibet ; r
Diek D'Angustiiia
Agnes.' Davis .
. Audrey Ifaiis
• Betty Da\is
Bobby Da vis -
. .Hu/./.'/Diivis
Diane Oa \ is
JCli/.ahetli Davis
IMe; Kleih Davis
• Dawn ft' Kussell
K\ elyil ,Da w\
I'lvel^’ii 'Da.v.
• Honey .Dean.
• Bobei't Dean..
Shaimoii Dean
Betty Deane :
Mai'tlin - Deane
. Albert Deeker
Mario, De l Oslo
Deep, Kiver llo.vs ^
.fane .De«*ring ■
Ivallip.vn Ife Ifaveii
Carol Deis .
Howard .da Silva
rfaiiies De l.a I'lieatii
Alh'O.ft' I'.lleo Ih'laoey
Jris' .De. I.U' Koebe : •;'
da«‘k De I.eon •
(iiM'aldine :De l,v«
'I'lie ;'l»e, Alareos .
T'iv.eDe .MaiH’os ' ■
.laeuiies De Menasee
Clark /Ifennis
l>r()ill,nev. ft’ Ciivens
Anita De Halma.ft' Oreh,.
Ilerita: Di‘ Ibimphlliw
IrvingDes Tor .
■BonipUt. De Spirlto ..
C lareiua,*’ Deraienl . :
B-agiiii’ ''ifevi"'..' •
I'.ileen .Devlin
C.loria; ifrwe.v ' .
IMiiriji Ilia/
Borotfiy JIh'Uerson .'
• . Anmlioar.v DieUe>'
Arleils. Ilieksoi! . .
.Vlu.rlei’ Dieksoii ■ •
Tlie Di. ('.a I a nos.
AotJmi.i.v l)i I.eva
I'riVate ]<'raHmu.s . DI Kknso .
Kiith Diejil
Hugh Dilwot'th
Be.tty.-Dittmar
d’lie l>’l v'ons ■ •
■, ■ Bloiie .
d'oinuiy Div .. .
"Anil' Dixon
.1ohn."T;, .Di'.\'oii;' ' ' ' .
I.ee Dixon
■ Bodge d I’io .
Aidie 'Dodge
: 'Doris Doe'
Bill Doggelf
Anton 'Didiii ; ■
'.1. iM‘1e|'T,lon ■
', D.oii Arres.
Don Donna
i Barry .ibijifiollv
. N'aiiey.Tfoiiovan •
■Boris.'.'Boree • .
|•atrhda Dorn
Cieri Dorse.v
flimmy Dorse.v & Oreli. .
d omin.v . Ilorse.y ft'. Oreh..
Double m* .Niitblng
Dan Doiigliertv .
(Iweil Dmigliei’ty
Befty . Douglas
Bob pmiglas
Dotty Douglas
Jlart.ild . Dongias - .
"iauTy .Douglas-.'. , .
Naney Douglas .
J’Teidji.Dova
. Ivay Dowd.-:
..Helen Ihmd.v’ .
Bob Dowmvv
desstea Dragoiiello-
• Allred'' Drake..
■Draiie ■Sist.ers .
BiitH DIapei
J/ielyn Ifrosden.
. A nd, re/! |)rew
Dave Drisi'oll
Ilieliai'd: DiiHois
A iueeiit. Du Hois .. .
Milfred Du 1loi»
dohn Dudley ,
Mian Dnell
DiiH'.v’s d uvern
i'anl JluUe
l.oiiise .Duke
.Cerium Duke-
(linger Ifiilo , . : v •
Jxatherliie liuuimm .
Italiib .Dumke ' -
Artie Dimii
.l<'i’ank Ifiiiin
daek.Dniipb.v.
Bo1>' Dupont . '
BiiSalie. Ihiprene
daek Diiraiit
-I’.d Durhieber. ft. Siiiiare Dnneerv
Nellie Durkin
Bosalie Dll Breno '
.l•’re(l Dnro ’
l4aii.i'a Deane Dutton • ;
Marie D.vk<Mmin
■' Ha/el;'Dysoiii'. . ■■.■.■
■ C'eeil. KameS' ■,
N leiC Barle.v . . *
■■ Till Kasl."' .,>.'.■
Carl Tiastimin
il'.leanor '.lOberle
. Ifini K(dtley
d’ed Kddy Orehesira ■
Iforothy Kdwavds
lt.ddie, iCdv^ards
Irene . Kdwards .
domi Kdwards .
Kent I'ld wards .
I.eo .Kd.xvards •
I'eiiny iCdwai'ds • '••
Biilli 1‘ilseiiberg
Alauriee Kisenberg ; '*
Altbeii Khler
.Bleiiii'' ^ '
l:tbel ■Klfeiibeiu
'nadtiiilr Uiii
'A <‘i'a-T'lie.ii
Duke ICUiiigt4iti .
T,ebnard VlUiott
•Miir.ud Ivlllot .
Kosemary l'’lliot
doau I'liiis .
laieiiie BlIiH
Alanriee I'llis
Veggv VltN
dosepb Bison,.
NHdge KIsuH
Don JC'lton ' ■
Alary-'/KUoii . , .
Iloiie. Binersoti
■:l’]||#e'!l:Ginerv, ■
,Btib Bmery.’s C hoir
Charles Kiigri
Alexandra Kiigelherg
S iiidra 1'bigeUierg ’
dimmy I’Jngler
Bay .TCngllsli .
Vliieent: J'lnrh’O; .
1 ll/lo ft lamia :
BaigllslV Hros.
.I'kpiltable l.ife---Ciir! Clioriii
Baiiuma' Brvvln ,
Si'rghi flspiiiosa : , . .
diiines Cstabpook . ,
dellVev ICtlierlilge^ , . .
Dorothy' Rustls
Bdwitia Bustis
Hob Bvaiis
Hrnep . lOvaiis
I.ee i'lvaiiN . ■ ■ '..j‘ ■
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Sue Kians;
Margo Ivxen
l*aiil Bwen .
N'.iiiette I’libray
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, Dorbiliy Fagla.
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l’>im l‘'aiT4'hild .
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Karl Farkas
:Bileeii l‘’arreH
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Ada l arreii ft’ Dixie Braiul
d oiiv I'arrar •
. NIeliolas I'lirle.v
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. Andy 1‘'erguson
's.illy J'ergiiHon
Stenplii FeleliU
Hilbert , f ield
(ii’iieie' I' lelfls ' " • •
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.. I;e\v is , Fii'ld.s ■
Sill,! Fields
Sliep l•’ields Orel!
Sain I'ilifipo .
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• Alav^l‘;irninii"
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Sainiiel f it/simmiMHi
Five Charming Voiiltg' Ladle*
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Wednesday* 2d, XMd-
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4 aiiniv) <iaU.*
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..Miriam . (iai'lirr •
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. Jaaa Ga.Ua
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Amelia Ciralry
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Klliel <(ili»rrt.
J ralrii’t* day Gilbert
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ilohaiMia <(^^ihiiaii
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Itoii Hall
I'l.iMk llaM
. ditanila Hall
rat Hall
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liilileKanie llalllday •
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I ai'ol Mainillon
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l.ioarr llampioii "Oreli.-
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1'fhn‘o Ilarra ' .
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Nat llarriiiK^ton & Co.
Kca Harris .
4 iiari«'s Harris : .
hriinitlli Harris
' )trn Harrison '
Ka> Harrison
Knlti.. Harrison.
Maria ilarrison > •': . .*.
Ilari'isoii and Fislicr ■ '
d.Mk Harrold
1 . 0(1 Harold Oroli.
: ■ .lla-rr .Sisirrs . .
4 liarlcs Hart
Trdd.A H.irl
Aforotli.v llartigaii
'I III* Marl inaiiN
Uatlirvn Harvey .s
Hrek Harvey
>ed Harvey Oreh.
Amie Harwood
HastloKs Twins - v. '
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• >a*li! ' llateii . >
l•.l■ae^t ilaineld .
Alois Hiivrilla
Kill ' JIawUer
• Itoiy. Ila AvUs •
; liolores Hawkins
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l.oiiise ila.vdon . / •
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1 loreiii'i* Haves
■ Helen- 'llaves".' v'-.
liola '.'Hayesv. ■
Msie.-llayes'. ■
\irjrtnla. llayes .
Kddle . Ilavvvard
Marjorie IfavAvaril .
J’af Haywood
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Kinisim Hearn t.
Ilratli A' Kosli*r.
Koval Heathen'
.4arolvii lleelor
diiiv IfidVeUiiurer
. AVaMer lle«eiier ,
GadishiK lleireiibein
lsal>elh‘ lleUrleii
•leaiine lleUrieli
l.eiina lleiniiiKwav „
.• l.nf IVM*; llemlerson
T\*M lleiiolttK
.Viareelhi ilendrieks
*lol),n Hejidi'ieks .
,V i^M'ei.d lli*ni'V
fljifijes lli'itbarn
1'Jm IIimIm ri
, ll<*rma»i •
Sildrhr.v lleriiuni.
Moody Herman A' Oreh.
SarKa. Ilerrara.
ilerrero • '
1*:i.hIIIh! Herriek
♦loil lieiTon
d♦•all llersholt
4Mlo Herz
Koh; llerzfelder
'Mar.lorie. He.ss" .
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Kotri't' Ilewk*lt .
A ll 111 ll(*\\i(< ^
I oi.s llitririns
Ihirleni lliaiilaiidere
Niw’l Hlii'hlmver
Irene Hilda ■ .
TMIdetfarde ' .
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I.onise HIIIvit . • '
HIMon iV •Jaeksoil :
Kahy . Il.ines - • • ' .
•iaeksmi .Hines
•. Itelly If limiaii
.Harry Hirshfield
A Mred Hit rlieoek
done Hobart
.. .Harriet Horlor
Kailierimt Holfenrieh .
..da.ne H.olTniaii
- 4 itrls. Jlolnnaliii ' -
4'raii5 Ihdden . .
4 Mi'Ih Jlollaiid
J he irollidays
Kay: IIoMa
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VifiurliieHoiiiies . .
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. Hedda Homier .
Horn A' llardartHoiir
• J.ena .Horne .'
M in.' .Horne
l>irnk Horiiaday
Sam llorowit'/4
IvA »nn‘ Horton
.dnila Horuitli
Hevei’lyllohier
.Ivisie Moiihlon .
Nan Himston
M innie A Audrey Hoveler :
. Koii limvard
Kni<:tV Howard
Itniiiiy Ihavard ;
.Klulne limvard
Iris HftWIird .
dark limvard
play llonard.
doe lio.xvard
.Vlareellii llownrd
.Vlar.jorie Howard
.Mary Howard '
*l‘«»d Howard —
\.lr{;lni:i Howard
■ M es .timvard- V
M IMIe IliinartI .
Ih'.Irn Howe
Heatrire llmvell
Kohidn .Howell
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laldle llowlaiid
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lleMrlrl.te Hull
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4iirolyn iliiiiler ' , .
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I'^iimo' Hurst.
1 4'd ll.iisiiia'
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KH ly Hoi ton
M.m iaii . Hut (on
4::rMtarine llo.xt
• Herni'n.n H.xde .
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. Marioii Inelan
1 nionnaiioM IMease .
. Inlvsiiofs.. .
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Anna dtiekson .
4 hiilihy ;daeksoii
Hounrd daeksoii
• Sv Ia la. tiaeksoii
Kstidle. dtirohs .;
i.eonard .laeoby
Heaii. >iakK*’r
'4>eo. diiines 4lreli.'
I.eon .1'). dames
. p| esse .. A- dames ■. .■ ■■ ■
pl.'iiie ilam ter.
Hoh.bo dason :
' ■ dnsoii ■. • ■ . .
Letu'ia play : ;
• Myra plenime
•hilio drfi.erson
.Mai'icaret pH'llordft .
Have ..letlrey
deiiktns A l..xim
Allan plenkiiis
’\4irinail deiiseii
Helen fiensou
Jlenry derome A Oreh.
di-ri'v A dean
4ieorK:e dessel
Howard dessor
■'Tiie.'"ffesters
Karlnira ..h*vn« .
l•.lolly .lewel
' ho /dii esters
ploseiili dftliaim
4ii'aiit-d«)hanneseii
dohniiy I r riiiiip Morris
Hiaiie pjoims
.\riine Joiiiisod
, Kili plOlihMoiv;.-
. 4:atii,v. d«»hiiHon
. 4'liarles doliiison.
' 4 hod ( hoo dolnison
. kihtie >|4>hns(iii.
4iU doh.iisoii
Hardesty ploliiisoii
dcMy Kean pIoIiiisob .
-MarvlMi dolnison ‘
; 4Mi vlt.i.e' ploiinsoii
Hav piditnson
A M'tiMiia pIoIimsoii . >
■ >\ jlitet* dohnsoii
. Allan dones
'. .Arelile dones . .
Hel ii .Mines .
4 larire dom*s .
. Have '.fmies -■
4o'nililiVi(*. d.mies . . '
.sinke .loMes A- City Sliekers^
Jreiie .Iordan
«loe .lOnloti •
I'.dnn plosepli ■
Knl h .loseph . .
pIoim* pIo.sI..-
■ 'May .hty ■
Anita dovee
.loan doyee-
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4 ii’iie ".Midue
dollaiia, .Montea. Koyar
done dost
Irma pltlrist
, SidiM'.v- Jvnnill
INde Ivanti'owit* , .
4ietii'i;'e . Kaplan ' '
M IMIstm Kapeil
.Maria Kaniiiovji
• Iris . Karv le . . •
.Aaiiii -Kaskas
l\at/.enJaniiiM‘i‘N .
lleMdm Kaiiltmin'
l.oiii.s ' Ktiul man
Val KaAdnaiiKh'
Ire.eii Ka.v
Kay. A 4 harles
r raiiei's IvaV' ' '
dieoi’Kisi . Ivay
l.isan Ka.v -
. Kostiiiin*' Ivav ....
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Haii.iiy Kave
IM'atiJee. Kave-
4'harlle Jvave
■|..ioiie'l Kave.
.SstiMi.ny Iviiv.e Orehestrft
Sidney Kav o . :
. I'.dd.ie Kean.';
phine' Ki'aii ■
Hetty Keane
' . -TerJ- Keane.
I’red Keatinir
4 oiistane«‘ Keriie .
. 4‘hire Keith ' . •
•. .laekie KeMc • . ; v ■
Hopothy, Keller
, I' reihlie IveMer ' , . ‘ ;
, l*nt ideia. Ki'lley
dimiiiy IveMy.
p|o Kellv
Naiiev’ Kelly
Jony Kelly
. Hons: Kemp
Karen Kenipel :
. Knth Kemiier . .'.j, , ,
Kets.y Keiidiill:
Alary.: Keiidel
.\ngelu. Kfikiiedv
■ .sfereii 'Jtennedy . •■ ■
ItiH' Ji'enii.V'"
Miehliel Kenny
\.iek' '.Kenny "'
pIoIiii Iveim
f‘nj'1 Kent: .
. Iphiihv Kent
M niter Kent
Ann Kepniu
Kutli Kern
ditek Kerr
dnditii Kerr
Muriel Kerr •
■,l.«w .'K-essIer'
lisa Kevin
Trniiees Ke.Vet ^ -.
'I he Keviioles
4»ny Kilihee
.'the KidotMileri
tiohn Kieraii
l.eiiiaiiia kihot.
.-I'ejfuy IviMeeii. . •
:Mii.dl.>n Klleeii
Holeii K ilpat riek .
J(.i> l\imb.ill
.Tfarii.ev'.Klmmel
Hamiv Kiiik Oreli.
Hit'll Iviiii:: .
limg
Ivatn Kiiik . '
l.eila Kina*:
.Marian Khar:
Marl ha Kioir’
tlohn. ISeeil King
riinrles Kraft
JVggy. Krnft ■.
i:tliel Kmifuer
hnliiia Kramer
Gi^di'KO Krnuer
Ht|iii Steiii. Kriiun
J'rnnk Kreig . -
CfwrI .Kriesr,' '
Krisefl
Hetty Ki'lsloir
J'h'ld Krlsteii .
Mtu'tlm Ivriieger ;
. Ifti.iviii'd Kiiblk
• ' Hiek K itliii 4lrelies(ra /
4 hurles Kiillmuii
Jtov Kiimher
Kiitli Knskiii . . '
"Ivyra..
:.l‘'loreiiee Kyle
Jiaf’orte A.Aiidre
IVter J.a Cvrle .
\ liieeiit: faidell .
Itohb.v laigsdoii .1
Kerli. liiihr
.Hobby Make
Hona. laikei .
doe l..a l. 11 nil's Orelt;
dames TaiMar .
'J'oots ka. Mar :
1 .111 u, l.niii'riic,
«’.iiil J,it '
JI'';"*' [.iwiiiit ,
'.iiwford
iMildretl. Law
Angela UtAvrcaii.
1 laiiees l.u\vrem!-
Gerlrntle
K»y JaiAvreiiee.,^:?
^?«wi*enci
Mopy. l.awpeiMie
Nortiian ijavp^plj
i-velyji Xa^vson , ,
derry Uiwton
daeUli* ,|.Hyj|y ,
Kay .l.n/ti|
i' hii'a |>a
Aiiftfla l.eaiiKa
Htiiighis teaviU
Najalit' h«.<||(.i,|j^^l
Helen; Ji.e<i|iitr •
.ynlfi.oiiy Xetiesclii
•Ann Kce , .. *
■Held la-e
Ke.l I y i ,ee
Hob lee
I, aiiada L«e
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Actoi-y Equity Association
Alliqd Theatrical Transfer Association
.^Vnierican Ftsderadon of Musiciai^^
.^nierican Federation of Musicians, Local
American Federation of Radio Artists
.^luericait Guild of Mysical Artists, Inc,
Associated Actors and Art^ America
.'Vssqciatioiv of Theatricai Agents and Man-
dgersCocal'-l81)32:;'.;..'.
Catholic Aetprs’ Guild
Chorus Equity Association, of America
Dramatists Guild ; '
Nahhi Ivimr
Nina Lee Kmik -A’ Hilly Hndkint
Dati'hdii IviriK
..KoNuIn* K.iii)c
\ leifov. King
Ih'rliei't ' l\ingi,Iev' ..
J'a(,rleia. Kingsley , : ;
Ha.v Kmiiey A 4‘r<*hestrn : .
.J.niM K'Irk ■■ ■ :
■Svlvaii Kii'Kiier
. .Hh'o.'Ktheii'
. Kobert: Kltiiin . '
. .Virginia Kleit'/.
' »lerrv Kiv an ^
:Mar,j«H'ie lviiaii|»
4 itrolvu .Kniglit .
' I »)ur K imiIin
:H or«dhy. lijinv
Kogan A' Lowell .
Harold' Kolian ' .
■ Ivoiiaiie . ■ . ' , ■
Vhtihi .Ko1Hm‘Ii -
Arthiii* Kidler .
ICiehard KoRniar *
holier A Katiii
: Korn IvobblerH
rretlerii'k Koeliliir
Lueilla Itfirova ’
F£nb.v IvoNakon*
' . IHIda. ‘KoNta
Leitore Koidiini
• filoria Ktihtei*; . N- .-
. .Uova.eK .A' 4‘orot
M4jihen<tKoiariH
'. 'Irloreni'e Koxilroii ’
Heatrii'f Kraft;
Lx.f l.v II Kraft .
. •lonim.x’ Tni Mare
.Ybi'il La Maniue - .
Robert .l.iiMarr
fiM .l.anib ..
.V«lele. I.ainhert '
.\r|. I,ain|iert . •
I'lddiiv Lambert .‘ : .'
; I'roreKKoi* l.ainherti
VVlIliain .Landford .
4 and Jjniidia
Noiidra Landi
Itobliy l.aiio •
.Kdith Lam*
I'Jrel.vn Lan«
'".J''red '.I'ni'iio .•
Ken Ijiine
Lennie Lane .
' I.eola, 1.ane
Lon Lane
/redd.v Lane .
Lun« A VV aril ;
4 lara .l.aiig . '
Loir Lang Orelr,
Vtarv 'I.Wng v -■
Kobb.v l.aiige
I'Tederiek ' J.aiigfoni
Stuart, liungley '
Kett.v. Lanier .
Liiniiy A Ginger .
VV illard latiixlllo '
V.H |»oi*t« Hroa,
KUIn LarkiiiN Trio
.Romo l.arNoii .
Terr.V' .Laakv ' . ■
Horotliy l.uf«(oii .
Iioraliie Lnlhain '
Laiirle— rThe Mugie Chef
Episcopal Actors’ Gnlj
Hollywood Victory C(
International Alliance
Employees
I..A.T.S.E. Treasurers
Local 751
I.A.T.S.E. Theatrical
No. 1. V : i
International Brothe:
and Chauffeurs, tw
Jiitcrnational Union
neers, Local 30
.Tewish Theatrical &
League of New York
Hoi'ot ln*:r Lr« .
, I’nm. Lee
: LiMnmre ' Lee , .• , l
MileK I.er-I’IIPF'I
Tinky: Lee : ..
' :ICltli. J.ee |
.Shelia Lee.
.Iimiiiy l.et*il« j
J^lt LeedN i
4’Hn Lerinim 1
; deitnie I.eGelig .
VVhiteV Lelirm««|
Rohert Lrini ,
KoMette l.« >«";
VI Lent/ ///
Kenny Leoniirr^
fVtdIle
1.4)11 l;e<niarttv,
Murray L4*onH™
Rallili LiMipeW
Holon-H Le<d» _
' So'niif .
, Kmi *
. RiiHfiell J
Idiyins Leslie <
■ Jerry. Lester
nii'i!i I,
viimi'it.v l.i'iW''
I'l.in'fi' Ijn
. Ltliei Ipevey
Mel. .r.ew)M , ;
fUipp.v J-evvK
I'ivelv n l»ewls . .
.lean Lr.nie
diiiiiny Lexvlf
30
Wcdocsdayr Jan 26, 19 J. I
COLUMNS AKE THE
JIVrlKM'i UiMsiiunt
AiiiUv KiKcnix'i'K
l{Hz UrotlM'rs i
, Adolo lUviu
tliiiio -KohbJti . .
■ tiaj ll*' iS<tl»l»liis •,.
Sychdl Kobbins
.li’VrrN :& THvU* Uob.bliiH;
^ KiuhsmI Ro1m?i'
<*UivtMivo KolM*rt« w
IMmo UoburtN. ,
,1.011)1 KobortH.'
Olpi Koburtss y ,
r«ul Ui»bor(s •
Tt'xiiN ,liiii KiiburUoii
.I’aiH KoIm'Hoii
IColiinMOii iV Lorano
Anil UobinMim
.Kobinson
Jvlni-oiifo Knbinson
dai'diU'tiiio UobhiHon
Thuliint UnbiiiMun c
. ICohMiii llms, .
,Miiurb'«» Uoi'LM*
; Hetty Knulu*, .
Keiiee KoubeUe ..
Dedeo lloukntrllow V
Hriseillii Knulovidl. '
<'ol. . Stowiirt . ISoddlo
■ Tyrol Kodiioy . .
iaOOi*KO Kmlii- ■ '
,\.Udn RnoHslor. ,
,loo UojporM
j*liyUi« Hopovs
: .Uoy, Kosrors
.Hob Itidaiid . .
, iadoVKotlo Hidundo/.
Ailiiirlos Kollaml-' •;
.I’oiiy Jfomaliio.
Iseridio Uoman.
ita>v Konumo ■
■ .'Al. Hondo.' • ■> .
IjV.oil.sKono.O'..'
. /-KU'ti.-Hoi»or : ,
'^Hosaiio . .
HoMirio A;: AnUifiio
- ' M-leliaol ..Hoho.o.'. .
Hariiiird Homo
l<:raidcio''.Hos« •■■■ ■ ■ ■ ••
Koho
'• itONO' •Sln.iio.-. .
• ; ..'I>ia.v.'.;Kosvofnn8’' ■•■. ■■■..•
.’ Mrtxio Kiiwoiibbioin
. vlatife RonoHo lOroh.,^
Kbisc’8 .MidRots
iloHo Uosidto & AVo.st Imlies Group ,
(Uiid'HOHMiiii ■
.•'KoHita & • • •■•••.
llolon'''lioslo'r. ',j
Hosm- SlWtoi's-. '
Jlovbtiw'-.liosH..
floliii 1*1. Jtfiss
Kiiy' Ross Oroliostra
• . Stuart.. .K. onh'
■;Xnviri'Ko»y.'
■ ,loo.’'H'0lli r,
ladm KoiidoiiUo
iLoiidnif H. Howell
ICowlaiiil
Alarie .Howioii 80 ii
doii.niie Roy
Honfiy Hubiii .
. Mariii Kubini
Doii.s Kiiby
.Sonia . Kudenko * . •
tiraoo iJjincoJii Hiidil
IMiyllis KudoliiU^
liOOtRe Kiippert . .
Hlix. Kiinkay .
Coliy. KiiHkiii
Hl.mer Kuss ■
Helen Kuswel '
/ella HusKO.ll
H nil. HiinsoII
HtiKMian Moadowland SinRors
Ann Rutlierfoi'd
lOddie Uyan
,1nne Ryan : . ‘
'• l*at'Hyan ■
IMiyllis .Ryan
• Siio ..H.^ aiU' . . .
'.rounuy ll.vaii
Until H.> dor .
■•J'/ieiia Uyoi'KOji .
S'lbar
• si'inoii :,Sadofl •
Hell St. John
S.^l^ia St. t lull*.
li.v Salaiit , .
’ Kill ii' .*salomon '
.Mane Salisbury .
.Ha He Sailer
..sa.m fa.i • •
]iaim>e. Sand ;• .•
. SaminaUijL .
Tinas Sanders, '. .
• .Naomi Sanders
••Treston Sainlers ' •
Jlenrv Sandor v .
. .Sandrit' ■■■ • • . ■- s'
..HeRK'ie Sands - •
tioseidi San I ilippo
Toiuiny .Sanloril •
Jtaliih Saniord- . '
• Hosr.nnirv sankev
Ai santora. &' .Hoy .Hojcers . , ^
• Ollvio Santoru :
Saperton «S;Mjefler .
-Mat! sari
Ibirothy simiotV
3lariaium Sarrlea
JIal Saiimler.s Oi'obcslra •
Alariisia Sava
Ann SaviiRe
,hin Siivitt iV: Or<‘li, '
•fiininy • Savo- . ••
Sa:\on I.awreneo. • ■ '
lion: Saxon . . •
Al selnieiii
• Hose-iiuirv Sehuefer . .
Isabel Seliup . .
tiat'k Seliui»iro
'■•I'.ril/i . Si'liell".'
(leorRO . Sebastiiiiu. iV: .Orel).
, l.eoimrd Seelev
. Vivienne SeRul
Kalbeniie Sei'Ruvo.
Hilly Sliell
(•ladys Slielleji*
JSilly Sclienk
X'l'aiikie Selienk .
J.orella Selierc •
J'llla Shields •
l*anl Sehierz <
• Alarv Si’bTessiiiRer ; •
Saniord Si’liliissel
Kditii sehiniill . . y
.J'lleaiioi’ Seliolield .
»)oHoldt Seliorr . ’
Alarion Seliott' ••
Kodell Sohreier ■
• Ileatriee sehroeder- .•
Jlarbal■a Seully . —
dane Senlly
.Alsti’y Allue ,Seliwab .
.>iklus soliwalb- •
rlean Seliwiirlz .
• >loaii SeUwariZ'
Jam Selnvarl/ .
,J. Sehwart/dorf
l’’rederlok, Sf*hwe|>i»o : ■
. .Doris Seoioliss
■' lla/el :Se«tt ‘ ’
Mai'Raret SeoM:,
Haiidolnli Seidt
. '.Susan fseolt
. ,1'Peiii Seares ^ ,
. .'Al ■■■.Sears"
•foliii seliasliaii .
.Hea, Seekler •.• • • i
Hinitred Soele.v • . y. • ".s'''.
TiOU Seder: .
Jv.stlier .Seliiisky
A ludiiivlr Selhisky Sli'liiR Qiiaiielte
'riie SeroiiiHlers
• •♦lerr.v Sei'ly
.'l.eoiiard Sens .
Alai’Raret' Se\:ern ■ •
' .Dan .Seymour
flai'k Sliaiiidlin tV Oreh.
I'llaiiie Sliaiiiioii
^Soldiers In Greasepaint’
T AM the spirit of all actors. My name might be
■* Jolson or Brown; Francis or Raye; Benny or
Hope; Cantor or Landis; Kelly or Adler. My name
is Carole Lombard : . . Roy Rpgnan . : . Tamara.
T AM an acrobat; a singer; a comedian; a dancer.
^ and a tragedian. nL am the soubret; the in-
genue; the juvenile, and the leading man. I am the
modest performer and I am the star.
A 'F this moment I am playing in a tin hut some-
ivhere in Alaska ... a camp in Australia . ; . a
makeshift theatre in the Caribbean. I am slogging
through mud in North Africa: I am in the Solo-
morts'; in Ireland; in England, and in Iceland—
wherever there’s an American soldier, sailor or
marine.
T ET no cloistered thoughts mourn for me. I am
a living spirit. It is not for tears that I serve
my country. That is my duty and heritage.
TF I persuade a man to buy his limit in war
-* bonds; if I inspire a worker to quicken his lathe;
if I brighten the lot of a lonely soldier — then these
are my contributions to an America at war. It
would be cause for lament only if my efforts
failed.
^OR this work I ask no plaudits; no eulogies. I
am a soldier in greasepaint, serving a free
country and freedom-loving men. This service is
the actors’ imperishable memorial.
Scho.
Reprinted from ‘^Variety,” March 3, 1943
led: Sliiiidro
(iloria Sliaritn
.'\iiii>Sliiiron .
■■•■Sliaiv.tV.' I.eo',.
I'ellea Shaw ...
|Sal|di. slia.w
.Sniid.v Sliun' ' ' . '.
Doi’olhv hlia>vii
.'Al.sliayne.',
Shea A'-.Haymoud,
. I’al rb'ia. shea • .
A\altei'i Sheehan . .. - . .i,
Slanley Sheer .
(ilad.\ s. Shelley . ' .
mile Sheppard
l.oretta shero : ,
•.J'lleaiioi'' Sherr.V"', ,
Hohliv SlM'rnood OriJr.
: -J'/lla shields'. ^ .
flinimie shieldM
l.oretia shields .
■ J'aleeiv Sliir!e.\ • , •
*lam<‘s slnrle.> r* v
'the ShnUz l'•alnlly . .
Al *su.Rel
Alinna SieRel
-I'llie SioRiineisler, "
">aii<'v siRinonds , . . ■ •
J.eonai'd Silinmn
■ Jla-i silvers"
'A ilia n slinek.
A'amiee siinmons . .
Al siinoii
' <ii*o. .Simon ' '
'\anev,.'siinmi '
Aivieime Simon
l ari SimpMon
. I'uilh Simpson ...
■ ‘‘Doe'* "Siins .
'\V aiM'eii .'Siniftis-,-
. .i\hner . Sil%er . .
Annette Silier ...
\1 sihi
J''rank siimlru , .
Hay .Sinatra "
Diane Sliielalv
Karol .sinifer " >•
ilune' Sitarr
. J''redriek .silliR .
Aiai-Raret sitluc .
i_l*.m!n.v SkeiJey:'
Hed’ Skelton
Toriielia Ote* Skianor
Hlaiiehe: Skuwraii
Dr; Ralph Slalor . * .
^lom Slater,
llelle Sloan '
. AInry Small '
.daek Smart . .
Roy Smeolc.
Aladaine A era Smiriiovft ,
Ahee liordoii-SiivUli
.SmitI): Heekeil..
Smith A Dale
Hob Sndth
.'Hi‘U>' dames SniUli •
.Kddie Siuitli ■
lldith Smllh
iayo Jilii/abelb Siniili
lii'aee SniUI) ' '
Grant Smith
.laek Smith' . . ;
Kate Smith
-'ICaiin Smith
Kidliii Smit h
JlnsM Smith Oreli.
A iviaii Smith
' AVillie Smith
JiOrraiin* Siiyilor-
«loe Sodja :*
<>tto SorUmv • >
AVillie Solar.
Ililde soiner .
Aiatti Sondi
.'Son tV .Soniiv •
. SoniiV' A' Terrv
. The ' Sophist leatOH - '
A iiii'eid Sore>' & ( 0 -. ,
. llarry .sosiiiek. ’
,laite Southard
X iHv Soiitliernairesi.
' -.Mva '.Sova ■
SiRiniiiKl Spaetti .
Hetty Spain
Genevieve Spa rUiijc .
.Hilly Sparrow
■ Albert SpaldiiiR .
.flaek SpaldiiiR
flohii SpaldiiiR
AlURRsey- Spanier.&: Oreh. .
Seth SpaiildiuR
Tris Spi'aker
AlaPRaret Speaks, ,
Sn in iny Spear. ,V I'elhnni Healli
'• Inn Dreh.
. Arnold Speetre •
AViima SpeiH'e^
Kenneth Siieiieer
AlarRuret Spenrer
' Audrey SiierliiiR
I'iivrl Spieer : . >
l.ouiN Spielmaii
Spivy
Jleleii l.ouise Sprout ’
• Diek , Stiibile's Oreh,
Alona Staiil'ord
ISert '.Staiihy
Doh Stniiley's Oreh.
l.oniNe Stanley :
Allltoii Stanley '
ATeal Stanley ■
Kutli Stanley
Hob siiinioii ."
'Ijneille Slnnlon :
Doris Stapleton
,1‘lva Stark' ..
.loMM'Re Stark :
.l’>ieanor Starkey
'I’he vStarlel.S'
litinise Starr
Sliiller 'rwliiK. .
Geoi’Re Steariiey Orcli.
. Harold SteariiK
JJIIiaii Stearns
Kleaiior ' StebeP
Kddie Steid
.dohiiiiie A'. .Soiidrii Steel
Kd. Stetle
Ruth Stem ^ .
Ala\nie..St4‘Llmnu •
. Sn/aiine sleii. ..
■ .Isabel Sleiisoii
,lohn Steiisoti .
Stetdiaide \V .ArmniMld
Sam Stejii
15iM Sterii:
iNsiae SGo'ii
Helen Ste\ en
Hold. 'Ste>e«K :
Al illlasii Stevenn
Alien Stewart.
DolIV Stewart
•' IN'iiiiy Stewart • :
.Sally Stewai't •
AA ilia Stewart'
Darry ShM'kwell ,
liiii'ille Stofidart
Hobect Slolz Orrii.
■ 'All<‘e Stone-'
Alitzl .'Stone -
■ Tom A- ,b*rry Stone .
Tania Stone -
lloinla 'St<irley ' ' • •
Stoutter TniiiM
. X'ed Sftueter A' Oreh.
f lieKter Stratiim '
Alaleolm Sirolil
'' Alar>’'' StroiiR ,
Stroud Twine* . ,
. Harburti: Stuart .
Tlmrlea. Stiiurt.*
Hh'liard Stuart ;
Alar, I' StruR
V Stun A' Xoiisenso
Ah'x St iilz *
OlRa Suarez
J ..1 da Sue
J'riinees SiiRarimm
Danny Sullivan
" doe '.Sullivan.
J.,vdia .StiininerN
'I'l'is 'Suominen .
.‘flohn surrey
IIiirIi Suthei'lainl
Alarv Siilherland
AV illiain. Sut horlaml
Dan Sutler ,
Dette Stiydan
■ Asia svi'ii vvilh f'npt. lUieli
.Swa-Hili DaiU’ers .
,liminy Sweeney
Jvatlu'i'iiie Svvilt
J*auT s.vdell A' ,Sf*dty
DourIun Sylvan
.■^'Don Sylvio'-'
Heverly Symmei •
JloMn S/eiidy , •
'I'amara > •
’ AUini' l'”ainirolV / •,
, 'l a iiRlefoot
'laiiner A 'I'honias
.lieoi'Kie- TaiM^H . .. , . ’
'1 liiu' J'arNell -
■ Ka.v ''I'utum '
Doris 'limber
Heriiiee I'a.vlor^
' .I'llleii Ta.\'lor
llilila 'la.vlor
. ■ daiie.'.'ra.vlor .
.doliiinv .Ta.vlor
Alarll.vii 'I’aylor .
l.oni.H TeU'lier .
lieorRia. 'I'empleton'
dean TenM.vHoii '
. J.m'ille ,'rerrell
A<<irma Terris
Anne 'I'eri'v . ;• • .
' d.oyee Jvrr.v •
HeiU’e Terry
' AVari'4‘11 I.ee 'I’erry •
Hernie Tliall
A irRinia ''I'lniyer ' .
Aiiaii' ThoinaN-
. < oiime I homas . •
Hiden Thomas
daiie 'I lipinaN
dohn ( harieM 'I’lioimis
> irRinia Thomas '
Archie "'I'hompKou . '
Jviiy ThoiniiHoii • • , :.
' Arlene I’homKon ^
Allred /lliorutoii
Hoy Thoi’Ken
't hree Itlnir SlKtem,
. 'Tiiree I'raiidell Sislern
'I'hree Alerry Alnkers ,
'I'hree. Royal KuIrIiIs
' riiree Sisters
’ 'Jhree Steppers
' 'I'hree SvvUts
'three si'iiis -
l.iiwreuce 'rihbeft .
'I'lioinas 'Tibheti
' A voiiiitf 'Tibor ..'
(leoi'Re 'Tlinber- . •
.l.ydia Ti.smu ,
Taiil Tiseii A* f (»./
doseph TinmioiiS'
' I harlie .'robins -
(•eoi'Re 'I'obias
l.vie 'Tod
N 'inl I odd
Kate 'loland
l.muse Tolk'y •
.'l oin, fhek A’ Ilnrry :
Don 'rom|d(ins
Alel 'I'ormev
.'.'Nh'hoias ''Hir/s'
I'punk 'I’owhy ■ / : >
'lanya Tova ,
. Robert 'I’ower ,
'I he 'rownNeiuln
'I o.v ■ A' . iiiR.. , . '
'I'riiH'e MIiir 'I’ov - •
Al 'i ra<'*>. A. lli'cliestrii ..
Arthur 'rrary
i'al .'I ravers A Her Alen About
■ . Town.' .
'Tatricia Travers
. A ineent Travers Orcliestrn '
Arihur 'rreaclier
da<‘k Trepel.
' Grai'O 'I ravers "
. Jreiie 'Ireiinaii '
Hon Trent :
: iMnry 'I’reiiel
' -Kvelyii 'I'nie
'Irio Hniiecrs
'I i-lsl iiie :
.Siirnh I'roiroi^d
'I'ropieal Revue
Hobby Tiicker
Soiiliie TiK'lier ' .
'romiiiy 'riii'ker A Oreliesira
Aiitlioiiy 'riulor
Rowan 'rudor , .
l-'raiik Tinihy
dudy A' Teeile Tuniep
IVRR.V Tiindey
'INvn Itee’s A Honey
Ivay J vvomey
'I wo liiiiRH A A. IRieeii .
IMarcella Thl , !
Arthur I llsse
l/orp. Hill I iiderwood A C#.
Alexander I innsky - ' • •
' .l•,|•ed I tfal ' '
iWlRiielMo A uidez .
. .A aleiit hiofl
Gina Valenti
April Valle
I ditli \aMe
I'raiK'eKeo Aaleidhio
A an A dan
'Allele '.A an-
Gps .Va'ii
Tarol Van llii.^klrk
Gloria Van Dov 4>
dames Ann D-Vko •
Triiievss Aanessa .
•.J<at'.ie A an .l<'orst
Isaa*'. Van Gmve
. Mary, A an Ivirk :
Helen A an I.ooii
INder A.au Stee.deii '
^ina Varela •
Astrld V'arnay
1/onls Vaniim ..
bivel.vn VauRitn v ^
Aelero. Sisters
. daiiet: A -'Jay A^elie '
Heiiay V'eiiiila .
.IJzette Ae.rea '
Adames Ver.iioii :
l''iorIa AVsioll i . .. .
■ ' .Hri«* ■ A' let or '. '' '
Ahtory Glils
. A letory 'I’wiiis .
Guillermo A lltariiio
GeoFRe A ifU'eiit -
daekie A lucent .
Romo A iiM'ent
Aalentiiia A ishnevsbA
Aolkolt A' lAHadovrn’
Marion Aon ;\]in
Aoiin A Downey
Al VA tiRiier
I'ldiia AVuRner
Xlarj Goiilse AVaRiior
Hea A>aln
1 j»*« AValiier
l.yiiii AVakeftehl
. I'larl AVnldo .
Hill AViililron
C heryl AA nIker
Kirby AVaiker
Alfred .Ai‘all<*ns(eiii
J-’afs AVdllei.,
Amli'ey AVnlters
.lHabe.h'H'al(ers "
I'.an." \Vji’il'ti^‘K'- •
AVaitnirA’ tTRoni'ko
• Ken . VValton
Thill VVaii
delV U'lirren K*
AVariu‘r Sislei'K ’
doaiine' Warner ^ . .
Mai ■ W arner,
diisepli" W asliiiiRlon
Dale Wusserman
U'lie :l‘lve Vlartl.'*
.Millie . VVarreir
Klhel A^ .Iters
,leah' VVn Isoii
: Milloii A> aismi
AVinlt're.d .Steed VVaiHOn
- I'inkie \\ at kins
AVa.viie A Vhirhii
derry Wayne
jUabel W ayne .• v
daek. W-ebli ,
•illuriel . W eher
A iPRiiiia. Welmler .. .
CieopRe Aledderburn
Robert AVeede
Toll.v Weeks
ttsear W eldhaiiK. .
VlpRinla AVehller . '
H. Weinroth
Jtave Wi'tiisieiii
Albert ..W elniraiib
Dr. Aaron W elKs
.Don.. A\ eissmiiile.r .
, DwiRlit W eisl;
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KmmeU (Uiunitl
Dario ■
Jai^k Max res .
JiinmUi Mwyerr
.XI. Flwell
Jaek J'Jntratfer.
J. Ferrara .
Joe Oareia
Bill Hardy
Jaek Harris ■
Meyer rormxilz
Johnn.v loi’rele
Joe How. (I'd
■ Sven Jortr(‘iueii
llarnev •ioseiilison
Don Julio '
Jimmv • tvidl.v
.Mike l.ai'HOit
".Xirt.lnir Lesser •
Jaek l.e.wis
'.X.nf bimy l.omrabnrdi
Martin Loiiiuhi
.\n;;el i.opez
.|sH*k .Xlaiidel
.N rome >L Milleli
ILuiry .Xllller
Feter Neiuiroir-
JoiiU' Fei'otisi
• Mmile Froser ■•
Nb’k Frounis
Louise Beid
Jay Huss<*H
.laeti .silvei man
..IO(‘ Springer
; XX ally XX amrer
Lou XX alters
. l.IntOM: -XX eil- ■ •
.toe XX bite
Pave XX oljier
BROADWAY MUSICAL SHOWS
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l.ABV Is llli: BVKK Joopb Keiinedv. StliKt* XIaiiaKer
NFXX’ FXf LK ‘ I.eoimrd SUIman.
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BOS.Xl.l\»)-\ , . , . I.ari'.v Bolton; Stajfe .Manaifer
SfLXlKI'IILNtr F()B TIII^ BOYS- ... . . . .S«m Lambert, Staife .Xlanatrer
SONS O’ Ft N , .a : . Ban XliiriaV and Irv in«: (ireea. Stajfc MupaKerH
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. 4 . k • . \ udy .■Vadersoii, >StaBi‘ ManaB*'*'
, . V * . . Mr. l.efler and Ko.vaI ( id ter, StaBe .XlaiiaBerM .
. . . ... , l.du ard .MeudelifVbu,. StuBe .\launKef
. .Baiitiv. Breumiii aiul Saiiil lliiber, SfaBa .XIaiuiB<*rH'
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32 RADIO
Wednesda^t Jamiary 26, 1944
- CBS::V agalrt - .outdistpcedj NBGr
' total' -bUlings' ;fO,r: 19'43,'- ' the ;„for»ngt
network rolling up a total of $57,951.-
741 as against a gross' et $5^
ior the : ilatW.^ Xhe : 44,QOO>PO^ 4>t)ts
inargin' , a tta i ned. by 'QB$ : .'last -year,
i represehting,.' R'ew' high .volumes of
' busipessr for ' both;: tvebs ' '(a .cpnditibp
, -whiGh a;isO ,app;i i.ed ' to the' . 6lue',: and
■ Mutual nets as web^ shows a.partio-
ularly remarkable leap in the CblUm'
bia margin as compared to the fig-
ures' registered by the two networks
lor" 19421 During that year GBS
grossed $45,593,000. as compared with
$44,025,000 for :14BG. ' r ; .
, 'While NBC provides no breakdovyn
in its year’s 'accounts, CBS .figures
disclose' 'that' .the' largest' volume., of;
' .business' — $15,130,600 ^ ;came from
■ drugs and -toilet : ' goOdS ' accounts,
while food, and beverages ■W’ere in
second place. Tobacco, ,.$7,479,000,
was third. : :
Only a slight margin separates the
top-ranking General Food, sales
volume bn CBS; with $4,868,000, attd
Le ver ;Bros:, which accounted for $4,s
524,000. Procter & Gamble was third
' with $3,866,722.''
Young & ■ Rubicam was ■ the top
agency on .CBS . ^.'spending.;. -with ,$6.-
4g5;0'0d, ' with " J., Wait'er ', Thompson
.seco.rid .with ;$4,971,000 and the'.now
reorganized . , Blackett-Sample-Hum-
■ mert agehey third with $4,968,438..
CBS Ageiiey Accounts
Young & Rubicam . . . .$6,435,374
J. Walter Thoipps““- • • • 4,971,841
Blackett-Sample ... . , . 4,968,438
Ruthrauff & Ryan 4,882,444
Compton Advertising. . 3,009,680
BiOw , . r. • • ■ • * 2,283,876 ,
William Esty 2,262,210
Foote, Cone & Belding. 2,191,153
Arthur Meyerhoff ..... 2,027,945
Benton & Bowles... . . . 1,908,002
BBD&O . . . •• 1.785,723
; McCann-Perickson ,i*.’ 1,565.330
Newell-Emmett Co. 1.528.780
: Maxon f. ir i..', • < • 1.3'?9j828 .
D’Arcy
Ted Bates , . . . . . . . ....
Campbell-Ewald Co. . .
Knox Reeves
Ward Wheelock
Pedlar & Ryan.
Gardner . .
Buchanan
C» t. Miller..
... 1,313.824
1.275,106
1,247,585
1,114,666
1,113,774
997,795
847,175
829,930
728,392:
Roche,; Williams & Cunn-
yitgham
Sherifikn & Marquette .
Warwick & Eesler . ....
652,873
577,516
555,263-
ell
. 549,965
Sayre M. Ramsdell . ,
. 541,568
Arthur Kudner .....
; 472,512
\Vm. H. Weintraub. . .
. 392,445
CBS Accounts
in ’43
General Foods
.$4,868,710
Ijever Bros, . . . .. . . ..
. 4,524,100
Procter & Gamble
. 3,866,722
American Home Prod-
nets
. 2,839,573 :
Wrigley '
.2,657,483
Ri J. Reynolds. , , , .;, . .
. 2,262,210
:Sterling Drug
. 2,141,801
Campbell Soup
. 1,540,680
Liggett & Myers
. 1,528,780
Philip Morris.
. 1,388,259
General Electric. . .
. 1,299,255
Colgate-Palmolive . . .
. 1,158,415
General Mills.
. 1,114,666
Owens-Illinois .
. 1,047,467
"" American Tobacco;. ■. . .
.1,024,971 '
Johns-Manvillc
865,233
Pet Milk Sales
. 858,095
Quaker Oats
832,266
Texas :
797,073
C. S. Rulibcr
796,731
B. F. Goodrich . . ....
. 784,298
Celanese
783,828
Lady Esther. ; , . . . ; . , .
. 779,568
P. Lorillard
. 766,458
E. R. Squibb
. 754,384
Eversharp >
. 752,695
Continental Baking. . .
. 705,421
Chrysler
. 697,724
Emerson Drug .......
. 676,380
Cliesebroiigh
. 64,3,755
Prudential Insurance . . ;
. 574,697
Philco :
. 541,568
Pabsl,;;
, 536.555
Gulf Oil
. 524,230
Coca-Cola
. 508,160
Roma Wine Co
497,990
Parker Pen . . . . . . , ; . .
490,899
Lewis-IIowc
487, 7M
Corn Products
482,253
IT. S. Tobacco. . , . .
472,512
Barbara Barry Scripts
i-Hr. Eric Blore Serial
Eric Blore. in a half-hour weekly
comedy .serial titled "The Admira’ule
Fleming.” is being offered for radio
sponsorship.
Show lias been written by Bar-
bara Barry, former ,,scripter '.Of "Hol-
lywood Radio Theatre.” / '
m
,■ Coca-Cola C<>-, sponsor of both the
Morton Downey and “Parade of Spot-
light Bands” programi!. was the
largest customer of the Blue net dur-
ing 1943. spending $3,535,412. The
wch reported totab billings of $24,-
869.948 for 1943, as compared to $15,-
782.493, for 1942. Ford Motor Co was
sepohd: largbst Blue customer- in ’43
w ilh ' $2,355;908.
D’jSrcy. agency spent $3,535,412 for
its clients to top the list, followed
by Maxon with',$2;'486,878; and J. Wal-
ter Thompson:- with- $1,739,692.
Sponsors
Coca-Cola . , . . . . . .
Ford
General Mills . ;...'.
Miles Laboratories .
Socony-’Facuum .
Kellogg
Swift & Co, ... . . .
American Cigar...
Cummer Products, .
Bristol-Myers . . .
Sun Oil . . . . .
Quaker Oats. . . . i . . .
Carter Products. ...
Jergens
Alaska Salmon.
Agencies
D’Arcy i . . . ......
Maxon . , . . .
,T. Walter Thompson. .
Compton .
Ruthrauff & Ryan. ...
Wade Adv. Co. . . . . , . . .
Blackett-Sample . .
Knox-Reeves . : .
Young & Rubicam. . . .
Kenyon & Eckhardt. .
Roche, Williams . .
Sherman & Marquette ;
Lennen & Mitche II. . . .
Walker & Downing . , .
Warwick & Legicr.
$3.53.", ,412
2,355,908
1,764,726:
1,533,202
1,303,784
1,004,750
933,538
899,940
886,471
881,987
784,744
746,262
711,936
. 680,867
593,971
.$3,535,412
2,486,878
1,739, 692
1,639,360
1,548,950
1,533,202
1,293,664
923,075
922,354
818,034
784,744
748,062
680,86*
551.660
530,224
Danny O’Neill Pic Deal
Puts All of Chicago To
Work on Air Shows
Chicago, Jan. 25.
Departure of DUnny - O’Neill'
WBBM-CBS tenor, last Sunday (23)
for Hollywood, where he will ro-
nniin for six to eight weeks appear-
ir.g in Columbia Pictures’ filinusical,
’ Calling Ail Stars,” had progra.n di-
rector Walter '"Preston ; scurrying
around lor replacements on O’NeilTs
many programs.
O’Neill will continue to sing on his
principal show, “Bluejackets Choir”
on Sunday, mornings, for Minneapo-
!is-Honeywel], and be piped here
from Hollywood each broadcast for
two numbers. Russ Brown takes
over the three times weekly 3:45-4
p.m. shots for Four Way Cold Tab-
lets; Dan Ryan, new staff baritoh.e,
replaces him on the Monday and
Friday shows, ' and . Barbara Marshall ,
takes over the Wednesday spot for
Wildrbbt hair tonic. Janet Davis
and the King’s Jesters are the first
of guest stars to be used on the
Wednesday night “Gibson, O’Neill
and Petrillo” show, and Dan Ryan
takes over the Sunday night ‘ Danny
O’Neill Sings” broadcast until Feb.
13, when that time will be used by
the Atlas ' ■ Brewing ' : Co., who are
sponsoring the “Underground” series.
“Qrl Marries”
Central Div. Record for Blue
Chicago, Jan. 25.
Sales figures for tiie Blue Net cen-
tral division during .'194,3 reached -‘ a.
ne w all-time 'high, according to Mer-
ritt R. Schoenfeld, sales manager , of
the division. ‘During the- first quar-
ter sales .figure's, showed 'a 68.7 to
gain over' the first three months of
1942,’ explained Schoenfeld. ‘Our
next three months indicated ' an
82.5 to ' gain. , over , the correspohdirtg
time, |in 1942 and the Blue’s third
quarter was 90.5%. ahead of the
same period in 1942.’
While final figures for the fourth
cpiarter '■ are ' not. available . as , yet
Schoenfeld indicated that the. per-
centage increase would surpass any
of. the three previous quarters by a
wide margin. ;.v_ i j -
In "expiairiing' the reasons for the
division’s noticeable iricrease in busi-
ness during the final quarter of 1943.
wiiich siio-.ild bo more than . 100%
over the final quarter of ’42, Sehocn-
t'cld pointed'' to the salc.s of '.the Bo.s-
ton Symphony' Orchestra to the Aliis
Chalmers Mfg. Co., ‘Breakfast Clu’o’
to Kellogg’s.. ‘Life of Riley’ to the',
American Meat Inslit'Jte and 'Sweet
River’ to ti-.e A. E. Stanley. Mfg. Co.
The Blue ' .sales manager also, re-
ported that coniract.s were si,gneu
with Gum ; Laboratories , CHclIo.
S.'vyectheart’), ' Petei’. Fox, ^re'wihg, Co.
, CVaricly Ha.l’), i' Elgin Watch Co.
(‘Aciventure.s of Nei-o. WoU'o’', North-
wBstoi-n Yeast Co. (‘Song.s. of a
.Dreamer.’'),, ', 'Es,4u inb. . (.'C’pr.onet
Short Story and . Quiz’), a;;d Ford
Motor Co; (R-y Ilenle and Grcen-
lieid Vilia.ee Choir); '- "■
Throughout 1943 the central divi-
sion of the Blue 'also; sold, such
clients as O’Ceder Corp.. F. W. Fitcii
Co. and Dr\ Pepper Co.
“When a Girl Marries,” serial au-.
thored by Elaine Sterne Carrington,
on WEAF-NBC for General Foods,,
has jumped to first place in the. lat-
est Hooper listener popularity rat-
ings. The show was in fourth place
in the ' last report and in sevent’n
place in the previous onei Its Hooper
rating is 9.0.
. “Portia Faces Lite,” another Gen-
eral Foods serial, authored .Gy Mona
Kent, remains in second place in
the new Hooper report, with a rat-
ing of 8.7. It lofiows immediately
after “When , a Girl : . Marries” ■ , on
WEAF-NBC. . Both . programs are
handled by Benton & Bowles.
.' The other programs in the top 10
daytimers, in the order of their pop-
ularity are I’atcd by Hooper a.s fol-
lows; , “Backsfege, Wiie,‘‘ ior Phillips,
on WEAF-NBC, 8.6; “Right to Hap-
piness,” for Procter Sc Gamble. ;on
WEAF-NBC, 8.4; “.Big. Sister,” for
Lever Bros.. WABC-CBS. 8.4;
"Young Widder' Brown.’i,; Phillips,
WEAF-NBC, 8.2': “Stella Dallas,!’
Phillips. WEAF-NBC. 8.0; “Pepper
Young’s Family.” P. & G.. WEAF-
NBC. 7.9; “Lorenzo Jones,” R. L.
; Watkins. . , WEAF--NBC, 7.6; “Kate
Smith Speaks,!-’ ' ' General Foods,
WABC-CBS, 7.6. Weekend half-hour
daytime shoWs, . not included in the.
above list, are John Charles Thomas
for Westinghou.se, Sunday afternoons ;
on WEAF-NBC, 9.3; and theyPru;:'
dential “Family Hour,” Sunday aftr
ernoons on WABC-CBS, 8.2.
Besides being the author of the top
serial. Miss Carrington is repre-
sented by another show In the lead-
ing 10, as she also writes ’■Pepper
Young.” in eighth place. Both her
.show.s were in the top 10 in the last
Hooper fating,-: alsp, but only “Girl
Marries” broke into . the' , select ; . list
in ■ the previous report. Tiie five-
year record of “Girl Marries’’ has
shown a steady ' climb. In January.
1940, it had a Hooper figure of 5,8,
and . in the conesponding period
in succeeding years it rose to 6.6
ill 1911, 7.0 in 1942 and 7.8 in 1943.
Based; on the top 10 programs,
highe.st serial ratings in recent years
liave tended to bo drawn by shows
heard in Into afternoon time slots. In
the newest Hooper report, for , in-
stance, eight of the 10 most popular
shows, are scheduled after: 3r.30. p.ni'.,
all on WEAF-NBC. Only “Big
Si.Mer” and “Kate Smith Speak.s.”
'noth on WABC-CBS. are earlier in
■the day. Two or three years ' ago
the most desirable daytime time wa.s
,=aipposed ' tO' be 3-4 p.m. , or there-
abouts. Before that the 12;30-2 p.m.
.segment was sought.
GF-Slcriing in Lead
Alsp revealed in study of ■ the jieiv.
Hooper figures is the fact that Gen-
eral . Food.s and Sterling Products
'flow have most ' of ', the top , serials,
with P. & G. having only two in tlie
ii.st, and Level Bros, just one. Gen-
eral Foods has the fifst; second and
tenth shows, 'Sterling Products has
the third, sixth, seventh and' ninth.
P. & G. has the fouvtli and eighth,
Buying Radio Tke to Fetch ’&n In
Debuts on Blue Feb. 8
' . Saturday Evening Post will spon-
sor a radio program on 66 Blue sta-
tions Tuesdays through Fridays in
the 10:45-11 a.in. slot starting Feb. 8.
Aveyard §c MacFarland placed the
business for the mag.
Format will be a dramatization of
short stories appearing in cuiTent
, issties of the publication.
Lucky .' Strike ' will ' , ■ revise the
lormal of the half-hour period ' it
now sponsors on the Red Fridays.
8:30-9 p.m... now titled “Your Old
Time Hit Parade.” Lulu Bates has
been signed to start Feb. 11 and the
show will drop Bca ; Wain, Jerry
Wayne and the Lyn Murray chorus.
There may be .some sort of audience
participation idea moved .in, but. tliis
isn’t yet definite. ' •
Prior to the decision to switch to
a newer setup Foote, Cone , and
Belding, agency on the account, was
dickering with a pop dance band to
take over the spot, but negotiations
fe’’ through.
Kid Brothers’ Dispute
Over Radio Shows Puts
1 in Hosp. With Bullet
■ - ■ Akron, Jan. 25.
Di.spute over what program the
family radio should' he tuned in .on
resulted in the near fatal shooting
of a' 15-year-old youngster by his
13-ycar-old brother in Akron last
week. Argument started at the
breakfast table when Cortclyou
Terry, the wounded, kid,:, wanted to'
listen to ■ the "Breakfast Club” show,
on the Blue while his brother : Alfred
insisted that they time in on a
recorded swing music program.
•Argument ended up in 'a fist fight
with , the younger boy running into
hi.s father’s bedroom, grabbing a
loaded revolver and shooting his
brother.
Wounded boy was taken to the
Akron city hospital with a 38-calibre
hiillet wound in his stomach. His
brother .was lodged in the city jail
after admitting the shooting. Both
-the parents of the boys are employed
on the day shift in an Akron defense
plant. . ■
Many colleges throughout the i;n-.
tion, which do not have either an
Aimy training program or a Navy
V-12 course on their curriculum and
a.s a lesult. have suffered a decline
m attendance due .'to the: ;,waL '-are
consideiing using the airlanes as a
means of getting new students,
Registrars of these scliools of
higlier education are understood to
have convinced their more conserva-
tive superiors that dissemination :6t
education is as much a commercial
enterprise as .many . pthef jactiviiic.s
which are :-. currently advertising
what they have to sell. These men,
who have re.sponsibilities of keeping
attendance up' find in .that Way pa\-
ing bills, have receivhd approval to
go ahead with their radio plans so
long a.? the programs are not too
blatantly commercial in format and
text.
With their student ranks sadly de»'
pleted, registrars at a recent con-
ference in the midwest considered
all angles of what a radio pitch can
do for them. ‘They have approaciicd
network officials seeking ideas for
programs wh'i(;h''.woul(i drive home
.the point in a “sugar-coated” way,
but would keep the entire scheme
on a high plane and also, of neces-
sity, be slanted for femme appeal.
■There are some 50. of the nation's
smaller colleges ; involved in the
plan. Whether they will try to .soil
the “go-to-college” idea on a co-
operative . basis, ; or individually with
each school using stations within a
certain area, has not been deter-
mined. What type program to be
u.'sed is also. still under discussion. _
In any event, the college.- are
more determined now than ever be-
fore to do something about, sharply
declining attendance, which will re-
sult, in a short- time, in. many of .the
institutions being forced to close
their, doors.:. for the duration.
Return of Nash-Kelvinator to the
sponsor rolls with a program built
around James Melton, Metopera
tenor, is- being discussed ' by client
and Geyer-Cornell Sc Newell radio
heads. ;. Plans still very much in
formative stage, according to in-
siders,
. Nothing doing on auditions yel.
“Grand Central Station,” once a
standard nighttime sponsored show
boosting Listerine, Rinso and other
' product's,; returnW td the, ^ for Pills-
hvlfy’s.'Flouf . in' the ' Saturday morn-
lung 10 to 10:30 slot; on CBS. First
showyvith 45 r'ations carrying is set
for Feb. 19.
. Agency is McCann-Eriekson.
and Lever has the fifth. In addition
to Benton & Bowles, the agencies
represented are Dancer-Fitzgcrald-
'Sample, Compton, Ruthrauff &
Ryan, Pedlar & Ryan and Young &
Rubicam. ... <■ .
' ■ One other fact is notable in the
latest Hooper report. That is the
continued presence of the ‘Kale
■ Smith Speaks” show in tenth place
m populaiHty. The
■Analysis of Broadca.sUng surveys
have consistently placed , tills pro-
gram as the top dayti'mer in popu-
larity,'. oyer the Ihst . several , years.
There has never been any . conclu-
sive ,: explanation . . for ; this ' long- '
standing .; discrepancy between the
two survey systems. ;. ,■'
MUTUAL SETS 3-DAY
MEET NEXT WK, IN N.Y.
Three-day%crie,s of important con-
fab.-: for Mutual Network execs, to
be held at the Waldorf-Astoria, N.
Y.. gets under waj’ next Monday :
(31) when the web’s program hoard
meets under the chairmanship; of
Miller McClintock, MBS prexy. On .
Thursday, Feb. 1, Mutual executive
committee will; convene ^ on the
following day the board of directors
will assemble under the chairman-
ship of Alfred McCosker, of WOR.
In addition to McClintock, those
comprising the program board are
Adolph Opfingor, MBS program man-
ager; Linus Travers, Yankee Net-
work; Julius F. Seebacli, WOR:
Frank ■ Schreiber, WGN, Chicago;
Lewis Allen Wei.ss, Don Lee Net,
and Pinky Hunter, WHK, Cleveland.
W. E. Macfarlane, cnairman. will-
preside over the executive commit- ■
tee : session, which will be featured
by a dinner for the board of direc-
tors, :■•. shareholders, the program. '
board, department ;heads of the net-
work and their wives. A program
of entertainment will feature stars
on Mutual shows.
Nesbitt-'Tassing Parade”
Returns to Air Mar. 13
“Passing Parade,” featuring John
Nesbitt, will return to the ‘.air Marclt
13 over 160 Blue stations with West-
ingho'use spopsoring. Show will, ha
heard from- 10:15 to 10:30 p,m. (EWT)
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Nc.sbitt, at present, is narrator on
the John Charles Thomas raciio pro-
gram hoard Sundays over CBS. also
sponsored by Westi«ghouse. It ha*
not been decided whether Nesbitt
will continue with the Thomas show
alter starting with his own stanza.
Program will emanate from tlie
Coast. . MeCann-Ericksoii is the
agency on the account.
Henny Youngman Show
New half-hour radio variety paokr-
age starring Henny Yotmgnian,
comic,, is being offered for sponsor-
ship. ^
Youngman did the comedy spot
on the Kate Smith Friday night CBS
program for several years, and is a
veteran vaudeviile and nightclub en-
tertainer. t;,!
Frederick Bros, is tiandling
Sinatra Bumped Off "Respectfully” ADVEIITISEIl POLL Directors Ail Set on Unseating
By Fred Allen After MCA Script Beef |] | y [ g J IQ NOG for IVexy
. 'Mtisic ; Gorp ot \ Aitieivlca, , which
nianafi®® Franh iSihatra, \vas; burhed ,
up over the Fred Allen “One Lonj<
pan” skit on ihh^^fe 16 broadcast,
even going so tar as to threaten to
serve Allen’s reps with a subpoena ■
ihe follb'VlnS -mpihiing,:,uril:ess parts' .
of the script were revised or de-
leted. The agency contended that,
in its original form, the parts it ob- ,
jected to were more nial ic loiis than ■
fanny. Skit centered around Sin-
atra getting bumped: off, with Alien
in the role of the “One Long Pan”
. sleuth stepping in and solving the
;case, ■■■i' ■? . ■: ■ ' ;
:: As a result of the MCA beef, the
; broadcast as heard, it’s understood,
differed froni that originally script-
, ed. The Allen skit .was: originally
presented to the MCA reps for ap-
proval prior to the broadeast, with
the agency decree ing the veto. Re-
ported that Alien at first insisted it
would remain intact, failing to sec
anything malicious or otherwise
damaging to Sinatra, but that the
subpoena threat caused a change in
heart. 'AA''
Re-Broadcast?
Tlie Tom Luckenbills ran a
doublerfeature housewarming to
Inaugurate their new East 74th
street town house in X. Y.
Because of tlie many friends
and acquaintances the Esty y.p. .
split it up last Friday and tomor-
row (Thurs.) to 1 accommodate
crowds of 300-400 each.
On the cOntehtiOn that the current
Vimm.s-Frank Sinatra allow is an
elaboration of the 'f ormer CBS Sin-
atra sustaining program, but “with
commercials,”; CBS is preparing to
build an entire show around Perry
Como as : an addition to the list of
GBS-produced shows available for
safe: ' ■‘‘:"A . '
The network execs are currently
looking around for a favorable half-
hour '^ppt for the' eulai’ged pibgram.'
Como now bccupieS: the . 15-minute
. Sunday evening- :spot • 1 7:15-7:.10> held
: by, Sihatra ; before the . latter was
i grabbed by 'Leyer Bros, for the Wed-
iie.sday night show.
Herbert Poiesie. CBS producer
: who handled the Sinatra sii.Staining .
program, is also whipping up the
new CoibO: stanza, which will iiftlude
Paul Barron and a 30-piece orcJcthe
Three Sisters, both on: the . current
Como stanza. In addition to a com-
edian. Latter is now being lined up.
BLUE HANS MnC
May Team For
New Radio Show
; Moss Hart and Tallulah Bankhead
may team in a radio program, Stint
would, be a half-hour , weekly series
of dramatic programs-, . with several
national sponsors already interested.
Harti at present, is on the Coast
completing arrangements for the
filming of “Winged 'Victory,” Army
Air Force show now on Broadway,
which he. Wrote and directed. He
will return East shortly, at which
time hegotiations for placing the
contemplated series on the air will
be continued,:
Mi§s Bankhead; now in the east,
has several offers to star in Broad-
way • shovvs, including one : vyhich
Hart : may sbecially author f on her.
although .she- may. go'.te Hollywood
first to make a: picture. Should she
go to the Coast, the . program will
emanate from there.
HOBE MORRISON
. :, Hobe-' Morrison leaves the staff of
. “Vfeiety” ihiS' Week to join tlie talent
and-’, program' :creat.ion end : of the'
Young :&,Rubi.cam, radio department.
He has been with “Variety” eight
.years; having, formerly been with the
Piiiindclphia Record. ,
An unusual survey among a select
list of advertisers and top executives
in ad agencies 'placing .large vol-
umes of business, to defermine the
i standing of the four major networks
with respect tb the or over-
ail programming, sei|jrig; abiltty 'as
measured by;! , their aggressiveness
. and ‘ Intelligehee, .sales.: promotion
work abd good M^i^ ' engcndeiad by
the four w*ebs, has been, ma^^^ by
Mailings, Inc., of N. Y. Thus the ■
I survey represents the opinions of
, an important group connected with
radio advertising; with, a high per-
centage of the 137 names polled fill-
ing out the questionnaire.
' , The re.sulls .«how CBS with four
out of .six fir.^its.
AcUially, two separate mailings
were embraced in the , -survey, with
the rc.-;ults from bb:h showing an al-
mo.st perfect correlatidri and indi-
cating that, the final result is repre-
■ senlativc of the thinking of the en-
tire group. : ;■
- The results, with the leading net-
Woik lated 100% and the other nets |
shown, with a correspondingly lower
percentage are a.s follows:
On quality of overall program-
ming:
1. NBC— 100%
*. CBS— 87.1%.
3. Blue— 50.7%.
4. Mutual— 35%.
,On quality ot .sponsored programs:
1. NBC- 100%.
2. CBS— 75.9%. - ■ - .
3. Blue— 43.5%.
4. Mutual— 25.9%.
Oi^quallty of syslaining programs.
1. CBS--100%.
■ ' 2. NBC— 70.1%.
3. Blue— 60.5%.
4. Mutual— 36.1%.
' On selling- 'abilityj ' aggrefei vencss I
and intelligence: "
1. CBSfel00%.
[A'Z. NBC— 64.2%. ' 'y.':- V,' ,
3. Blue— 59.1%.
4. JIutual— 47.4%.
On sales promotion:
1. CBS— 100%.
2. Mutual— 68.5%.
3. NBC— 58.3%.
4. Blue— 55.1%.
On ,;g6pd Avill which each -n-twork
■ has engendered:
1. CBS— 100%.
-''-2.: N'BC-^75.2%.
;i. Bliic— 74.3%.
4. Mutual— 64.2%.
Com’l Faux Pas
■ Faux pas during recent tele-
V!s:on. show over; Dumont sta-
tion in N. Y.' is laugh of Radio
Row. ■this; week,' During a com-
mercial for Lifebuoy soap,
Evelyn Apple.gate, ventriloquist
.starred on the show with her
, dummy, je'rr'y, had the ..little .fel-
low, turn . to Pafricia Jlurray,
making the .spiel, and say, “Pat,
why don’t you like me'.' After
a!l, I .just came out of my Life-
buoy bath.”
“Jerry,” Miss Murray ex-
claimed, "of course .1 like you.
How could 1 resist anybody with
that b.o. freshness!”
Radio’s War Effort
Recent, full-page ad spotted in
newspapers : by Young & Rubic’am
extolling radio's eontributiori to the
war effort has been dramatized into
a ISsihintite program by Kale Smith
and Ted Collins in the nature of a
“report to the nation.” ■ ,■- .,,■■
Trariscription : of the program has
been made available by CBS to all
its aHiliates and other stations de-
siring it, with 100 broadcasts al-
ready made by 93 of the stations,
some of them doing repeats. ;
NO CBS SUCCESSOR
FOR DEEMS TAYLOR
■: CBS has no successor set as yet to
succeed' Deferiis Taylor, who resigned
last week as the network’s eomsultant
on: ■music; Taylor had filled the post
since. 1936.
Reason given for leaving was pre.ss
of other work. Taylor being emcee
on the Philco-" Variety” Radio Hall
of Fame. ■ show, . as -well a.s ASCAP
president. ■ ■ • . i,
Under-stood also that Taylor has.
several composing stints in mind. :
CONTROL OF KECA DON’T LOWER THE MORALITY BARS
Hollywood. .Ian. 25.
Blue Network and Earle C. An-
thony, owner of KECA, are report-
; ed discu.ssing deal for chain’s pur-
chase of ,5l'.';. of . the slaiion. local
Blue outlet. Under recent FCC nil-
ing against ownership, in the same i
' market, Anfl-jOny . has until: May 31„|
fo: quit .owner.ship : of either KFI or
■KECA.
Asking price for controlling intcr-
.est, in KECA is 'believed set by An-r
thony at around $750,000.
, ..Reported .that Anthony has had
preliminary epnfab regarding pro-
pped deal withi Chet La Roehe, at
Palm Springs. ■ '
;. Noble, Woods to Coast
\ .Ed.w.ard- J. :Noble, . chaii’man of the
board :ahd prihcipai.“ stockholder of
y the' -Blue ..hetwo.rki .:bhd Mark Wood.s;
px'esidehtj. go tO; the Coast next week
.' ■ for ; huddles abdiit various company
:;matters. . ..Among - o,th®f *'b®8Sit:the;
i'iea ■ .IS'.; for Noble to become ac-
quainted with Blue, exeeiitives tliere.
whom he has never met. He and
Woods vvill 'also look : over possible
sites , for . Blue : studios, to be built
after the war.
They’re due back in three or four
weeks.
'•BLACK CASTLE” EXPANDS
, “Black Castle,’ my.stery :. featuring
Hon. Dougla.s who - portrays all char-
' : .acters ■ bn •tfe/ pTOgraiii,- : eurrorttiy-
Iteard Tuesdays and Thursdays from
! 8 - 8:15 p.iYi., . will be heard seven
times,, weekly beginning Jan., 3L
, ’ Additlohal.time, eom'pri.Sos :t
■ to 3; p,m. .slot 'oyer the .saitio stalfons
Mondays, ■through :Fri,days.. ■'
'J'hcrc should he .serious concern iinioiig
Iirojulch^ter.s o\er the tvidespread iiicrea'-c,
.d.u-i'iiig. rfe'.eittv'i^ ■()!' ..stig- ;
.gesti ve „ajid s'tyi'iictiiiics’ dpAv'iiright /'■■siu.u'tty,.:
comedy heard on the air. It is a matter tliat
nieritslthe: thoiightHil attention not merely of
■■itetwbidc Aitd, ':stati,du ' :p ageiiey:'
and spoiiSbi' repre.sentatives, and of |)crionners
:ai,r(l,:'.>Vrit'efs''a,$-.\yell..- ■, -'^ ,■',' ■ ■■: .',; ■ '■ ■ ■■; ''y:. '■■ ■:;
ICvcn-: a casual li.stener mu.st ha\e noticed
the tendency toward blue material. 'I'hcre have
iVeen, nlyineTOVis: iivstahcesy.On-, v
.shows, .such as the nse of a hit of biTwolor
Army .slang to ■ idehtify' :Jiinin;%y 'Sa'tyo. on
ceiit ;JlS.tag:d .Poor Canteen” program. Dick
P()\yeil’s gag ahotit ^vater wings on a recent
‘‘SilyW: Inieatfe’^ broadcast, jack Douglas’
.shonider blades ■uheeze on- a "What's Xcw ?’’
.show, Phil Bakct’.s insinuating line of gab nilh
yiarleng D.ifctrit'li on the ‘"'J'akc It or Inave It”
hrQadc<v$:t, 1‘YeB Allcn’.s cryptic hut tiMii-parent
■ja.iie ahbttt a Glarineb .on hi.s.gucst shot on-- the
“DiilTy’s’’ stanza, several such cases on the
Jack Benny and' Eddie Cantor, show.s-,. and -the.
broad implications in the Veia \ ague refei-
ence to soldiers on the Boh Hope series; 'I'lio.se
'are :all..bnj.y .j,:an(tonr., iir,s:ta and dtj ivot'.'yT'-;
elude the fr(f(|u,eilt use of erfeiniiiate eharaeter-
[ifiat ioi'is ■ hy'',n,fejh' perj o.rhiG'r-s
' jirograms.
r, '■■’ Alt, -.tiifs' adds u-E-td
[ ta-(c*and doubtful jruhlic ])olic\'. . .\dmittedly
r.the'.S'tn(lih aiidi.gii.c kituj' df ':e'p't),v-
■ edy. Probably many of the kilocycle li>teuers
also think it’.s funny. But in hi'iih ih.e sindio
and at-home audiences tlicrc may he a small
number who are not amused, and though they
are silent their reaction may he none the less
dangerous to radio.
Jl takes only a single voice to ronse the
axenging reformer element. But once that cle-
ment is stirred into actioiij it niay he dilTieult
to placate. The film industry learned that les-
son to its sorrow .some years ago from the ]^e-
gion of Decency. In a similar situation, radio
would he in an c\ en more Milnerahlc spot, be-
cause its major income is derived from large
advertisers, w'lio might he at the mercy of re-
taliatory pressure gronjis.
: - inevitahly, in \var tinic, there:iA a gelfgral
letdown. It may even he healthy ,:for.r
relied changing jiuhlie standards ht ,this rcs-
])cct, at least to some extent. Jfut radio, o”®
of the greatest entertainment aiidredhcatibiial
media ever known (ignoring, for the moment,
its value as an adverti.si.ng inc(luini), should he
t':6ne.cVne,d.jh‘st yVd'th itS' d't\;n .p:fh^^^^
is ali.solutely no justification in jeojiardiziiig
the welfare of the industry for tiie sake of a,
'fdwddke$C..;.'-'A-; --
' , .'.Su,dt..l<T .ri$lc-s'h'i,tp.l,y' ^
'.'c'oincdjat-is .sli'ctiild Tenieinllcf:
that. When they forget it, or vield to the jicr-
-, fOr.nTer..s....'iftgstf :d'avi.ivg,,fbi',. a:, la.ttg.h^'- a
cost, the agency and sponsor officials should
- . I VI a kc . ;t li e n-i;' 'c 0 ! i f bru'i . t-p: ^
()r, as a last resort, the networks and stations
y,thtj*nse'l\',es .nni.st fdc‘:tlt!,’e:fely::.eiit'<rr'c.e.
rijgu'jatjon’s-. iii thife; I'eg.awl,. :;1
■VAalcwlgCi;,.:'!' ■; ’■■A' A
■ Neville Miller, president ot the
National As.sn. of Broadcasters, will
get - his ;■ walking papers when, the ,
hfAS ■bpard hhe.ets. m .special^^^^ ■
ill Chicago on Feb; 2-3 for, the exs
pressed purpose of serving notice on
Miller, via action of the nominating
coihm.iltee, tlVat .fhi'S ' time, .regaidiess
of the grass-roots support that frus-
trated previous efforts to oust him,
he's definitely through. . Miller's
term expires ori June 36 and the
nominating committee, appointed ■:■
last year by the board after Miller- :■
had successfully .staved off a reor-
ganization of the association; is now
ready to recommend a: successor.
Determined to set its house in or-
der before the annual NAB conven-
tion, which will take place in New
York probably the first week in
April,: ■ the nominating committee, . .
which met' in N. Y; Jan; 13 to con-
sider a successor, rejected consider-:
atiqii of Miller returning to office, it
was le.Srned last .week,; and jtinani- ..
mpiisly yoteb in feybr Of , electing J.
Harold Ryan as his .successor. Ryan
is radio director : of the Office of
Censbrship and vice-presfeeht of the
Fort IiidH.stry Go, 'Whethef He’ll be
xvilling to go in as. perma.ient prexy
for the full term or. take; over mere-
ly ' for thb duratibri is , not .defin itely
determined, but his leieotion wHl -
bring ip a head long, agitation, for an
indu.stry man to guide NAB.
With Don S. Elias, excc director of
WWNG; Asheville, ichahniah of the
all-powerful NAB : nominating and
legislative .epmmittee; ,, leading the
anti-Millef fprees and sufSpprting the
views that the BreadcaSters’ guiding,
spirit has fallen dewn cpnsistenlly en
legislative matters, it’s the pfeyail- .
ing feeling thai the fprces rallied be-4
hind Miller can nc iPngei- save him.
Regardless ef his cerifnbutidiis tp' tlie
grass rocts seetprs , and the credits
accruing tp him for saving the bfoafe
casters eonsiderabie mpney in the
ASCAP situation, it's held he'li def-
initely be supplanted when the bCard
gathers for the Chi conclave next :
week. ■
Ford Tempers
T. Dorsey Peeve
Tommy Dorsey lia.s sctiled with '
Henry Ford over the cancellation of
his signed contract to broadcast for
the avifo-inaker five times a week on
the Blue network. Leader settled for
an unknown sum. His cancelled con-
iract, called lor $10,Q0Q weekly over
a 13- week period.
Dorsey was. to have begun broad-
casting for Fpr A' Jbn; 10 in the 8-8:15
p.m. slot pii the Blue'. :, Abeut .e ,wcek
or .so before that date he vyas can-
celled out on Ford’s orders. Rea.son
given at the lime was that Ford
didn’t want his name represented by ■
a pop, style .dance' band.
OVER
&C0E
Richard Nichpis, fpr the past eight
years radie director ef Morse Inter-
national. has resigned to join the
Donahue & Coe agency as radio
cii rector. He;. succ^ Ed Fitz-
gerald, :vvhp has tendered his resig-
iinlion effeetive Feb;: 15. Latter's
lufure .plaii.y are ,as -yet indefinite. '
, Chester A Slay baugK; a.ssislant to
Nichpls .at Aldfse International^ will
i be upped, to' ihariagef.ship of the. radio
, depaffrheht when Nichols moves
, over fe: Dohahue & Coe.
j . Before: (joining, the Morse com-
i' panyj vNhchdls , 'vyas,' gssl.staht- :gen.ergl’
j mahager.. of WLW, Cmclhnafi,
KMAC Mutual Outlet
■■' . San .Antonio, .Ian. 25.
; : E,ff.c.,ctiVe FeB; jl-5, .KMAG.here ' j.oinsi'.
•:as-, .Mutual. ■. ou.ttet ,., for' Sfe.:'Anto.nib^^^
Station'^: pvvned a'ri.d I operated by
Howard W. Davl.s. ' .'■;' : ' ■ '((
84 ,
RADIO REVIEWS
.Wednesday^ ^6^1944
‘‘EVERVTHING FOB THE BOYS"
With Bgitald Colman, Ginser Rog-
ers, ^nd$ti others;
Wr|tSr»pirectol’J Ar« h Oboler
30 Slins.S Tues.i, 7:30-8 p.in.
EEECTRIC AUTO-LITE
WEAF-NBC. New York
(RutliraHj(f & Ryan)
Aroh : 6boter, in. an adult,
scripting job in his adaptation of
Robert EV Sherwood’s ‘‘Th.e .Petrified
Forest' ■ (18;j> ;.as the; first in.' the ; nevy
series of drantatie. programs on NBC
sponsored . by '■ Electric. : Auto-Lite.
Ronald Golman is th.e 'iSeri».ane’nt star
‘ and Ginger . rRogors . .wta's .the ; ini Hal.
: guostar.
■ DeSpitevthe Qboler treatment, the
writer-director has. hot /succeeded .in
. d:v.e.rcontihg:. one ot .thetsttdrt.coro.ings
. radid. is still ..heir td-r-the abilitjt .to':
co.ridehse. an'hour-.and-a-half. 6r ' two- ’
hour; script; into a .SOrthihute. adap-;
tatidh' without .fo.rfeiting'a tgreat deal .
ol! .the color, ;ia.tm.p.sp:h.ere. atjd char-
acter . .development .necessary ; to ■ ere- '.
ate. the c0m.plele whole:' In ' the' .case.
o£ ‘‘Everything.', for.;.' the .Boys" ' the
handicap' is>:eyen greater,' for due ip.
the pat ticidar. format Set- up. fbr'.the'
program, the condensation on the
teeoif stanza i^a's restricted- to ab.dut :
20 -minutes, ' It was ali the more un-
fortunate ill the, case -df,; the Sher-
wood play, since ;l l.akes more time
■ to ..create, two .su'ch characters as the-
ErigUsh' wanderer, and .the ■'Waitress.
With' the lofty; '.aspirations, than; to.
evmlve. an ordinary story. .Ldclcihg
., sufficient lime .td , fully develop .both
the atmg'sphere and the ..eharacters.;
thd audience ;,Was left .ill a maze, ■vy.ith .
the pf incipals ladking either ; .clarity, ■
or realityi . It was no fault., of , CpK
rh.an’s or. Miss Rogers,' both of whom
: turned in able perfoiTnances,'. which
once' more ;dnly pointed . up the - in-
ability .tb.'telescope a fuil-iengtiv'play
'Into , the time , dsually allottea ■ to la,
radio adaptatipri'. And 'When :on,e adds.
. the : Obolgr .'pOstseripts to the Sher-
- wood sdul-’searchihg .aspects ,df,..the:
play, it..ddesnf heip siinplify.,the' ,'situ,-
ation. n
Format of . program also provides
for special shortwave talks between
Cohnan and his- guestars witli .ser-
vicemen oversceas. Qh : the’: initial,
broadcast Caiman and Miss.. .'Rogers
hold -a two-way conversation with
two young bomber, pilots'' stationed ,'at
an' air base in England and about to
go on their 50lh mission.. Admitting
the human interest .' and good will
generated by the direct contact with
the fighting men. the' entertainment
quotient is low so. far as 'general lis-
tening public is concerned.: Last
week was no exception. With the in-
terview interlude nothing more than
the regular formula resorted to in
all long-distance GI telephone calls.
; Commercials, stressing .Auto-lite
precision ', equipment in war time.
■ and. of necessity, terse, were han-
dled by James Bannon. Gordon. Jen-
kins conducts the orchestra in the
Interesting musical background.
■ Rose.
“BELIEVE IT -OR NOT”
Cast: Robert L, Ripley, Don Hancock.
Frank Novak orch.
, 'Writers: John Ward, Charles Spear.
Director: Fred Es.sex
15 Mins.; Mon.-Fri., 9:15 p.m.
PALI. MALL
W'OR-Mutual, New York
(Ruthrauff & Rt/aii)
Robert L. Ripley, who's been off
the air for several seasons; returns
with, a simpler and less expensive
. show, replacing ., Gracie Fields for
Pall Mai; cigarels at 9:15-9:30 . p.m.
across the board on Mutual. It's a
pretty corny opus, dressed up with
shrill fanfare to create an. atmos-
phere of excitement. There’s also a
promotional tie-in with . Gabriel
Heatter, who occupies the preceding
15-minute niche.
According to the frenzied iiitro:
Ripley is the man who’s been every-,
whej’e in -the .world in a lifetime’s
constant hunt for facts. With the
orchestra ; banging out ‘‘Hun ting We
.Will Go” for theme tune and ..bridges,.
Ripley himself spiels several believer
It-or-nots, the first of. which is, based
on a news item from the Heatter
stanza. As a wartime angle, he
answers a V-mail question from a
soldier,' then replies to the previous
night's question and finally gives the
question for the folio-wing ni.ght.
The commercial copy, in the same
strident tone as the rest of the pro-
gram, still stresses Pall Mall’s extra
length that “filters the smoke ' and
protects your throat.” .It’s, silly, but
apparently' sell's cigarets; , . Hobe..
“FREEDOM OF OPPORTUNITY”
Cast: Ed Prentiss, Leonard Smith,
Jack Bivans, Olan Soule, Hope
Sommers, 5IcKay Morris, Dickie
Tyler, Jack Petrezzi, John Walsh,
Harry Elders. Jack Callaehan, Bob
Trcndler orch.
Director: Joseph T. Aiiiley
30 Mins,! Fri., 8:30 p.m.
MUTUAL BENEFIT HEALTH *
ACCIDENT
WOR-Mutuai, New York
, (MeyerhofJ)
Under- the ' taffy-coated title, of
■‘Freedom of Opportunity.” the Mu-
tual Benefit Health & Accident A.ss’n
of Oroai’.a li; sponsoring ;a new in-
stitutional series on the full Mutual
network, with ttie U. S. Junior
Chamber of Commerce getting a
plug for selecting - the .‘‘o.utstahdihg
young man of the weeit." as the
dramatic .subjcGt. The story part of
the show .‘originates .at: .W'GN. Chi-
cago. and Dale Garne.gie is picked
up from New York to .present' a.
scroU and key to the yarn's hero.
There's nothing remarkable about
■‘the. '.show from a programming or.
production .standpoint. As ' heard
: Friday; night- t‘2l ) it offered a pur-
plish.ly .written; story, of , the life and ,
'exploits, of ' Richard, Tt.egaskis, . . the
INS correspondent who wrote
"Guadalcanal -Diary” and who was
s'.ibsequently wounded in aeUon on
the Italian front when ho tried -to
crawl tlu'ou.gh heavy eneriiy fire to
obtain biood plasma for Y ank casual- ,
,fiei'. The fact that the eulogy ;was
so lavishly expressed ^ that U would
probably have.; orobarras.scd I’re-
gaskis if he had been able to hoar it
' (it was the k::u! of i over- writing
Tregaskis hihiself, avoided in ■f’Gu ad-'
al.ca.nal. .Diary" / v,-as unfortur.ate. bbt,
more or less typical of ordinary
radio. Same goes for the •.•ougk pro-
duction and . uneven performances.:
The wriieirs aren’t identifieii.
B.ut'' ‘'Ffeedom. of Opportunity” is
, mo.ee ('interesting' a.s an attempt ,;:at:,
public relations-. . Prudential Ir..s;ir-
ance. ' with '.'its: Sunday, afternoon
:;‘.‘Family Hour" on CBS, lias already
paved , .the . way , for promotion of
ihsufance pri the air,-' and there have
beeii various other, lesser .shd-ws .for
insurance firms. But th.e fact .'that
this. Mutual: Benefit. Health' Sc Acci-
dent. Ass’h 'Series,' coming .at a time
when "the big:, insurance , companies
of the U. S. are carrying on an in-
tensive campaign to . forestall . ' ap-
plication ■' of , . : the : anti-tru^ . laws
against ■ them, naturally raises the
question of whether , that . is ' a. sup;
.plemeiitary object of the pro,3rani.
That', the stanza is : giver, a title
• like, . ‘‘Freedom of Oppprluhity''
merely italicizes that angle. For
slogans of that kind are being used
in Such ' a maimer these days . that
they a'utdmatically invite, a ;skeptical,
eye. Actaaiiy. ’ on the show heard,
there was' hothing in the T,rega,.skis
sfoi'y,-'or; the way it .was treated, that
warranted complaint from; a 'social-;
political, viewpoint. t,; Whether Tr.e-
.gaskis’ achievements' were the result
of “freeddm Of opportunity,’' ,or- :of
parental training:' ar inherent char-
acter. is debatable, of course; . i ;
. The sofipt did have .one fine , pas-
sage,; the incident 'in which Tre,-'
gaskis, as a; teen-age kl'd', fought and
licked one' of his playmates wh'o' was
browbeating a.;third' urbhiri' for bei,
■ing a “foreigner.” , ■ But: otherwise, ;
there w,as.merely, a'n'ot-too.tskillfully
written account of a , capable; ' likable '
and admirable, young ' newspaper
man,;, with tod -much loose repetition;'
of .the ;“freedpm.:. of pppprtunity”';
s’.o.gau and no definition pf. precisely
what it; means' and includes,, or 'hdw,
, it ; was . the .: determining . factor 'in:
Tregaskis’ career. •:: : ; f ; . ' .
' Unless more, . accurately defined,
“freedom : of .opportunity” ■ . might;
mean freedom; to conduct business:
without Intei'ferenee' un.der 'the anti-
trust laws.' ; if . the;'term' were defined'
broadly •enbughi it : might cover . al-
m'pst anything, iln this 'insfance, -it
might be. a godd id.ea for the'' spon-
sor to define what it means by “free-
dom, of opportunity.’? Neither in the
:rdramatic .portion -nor the commercial.
Copy, does the shdtv 'do so now.
Hobe.'
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If Fred Allen didn't put a new
word in the language with that i‘La-
woiiawer" the other week, this de-
partmerit personally will be sore at
every kid in ibe country.
“DIXI.ANA” ' .
With Betty King, Bon Bon, Louis
Jordan, johnny Warrington’s Orch
, Musical ■ •
15 Mins.; Friday, 4:45 p.m.
Sustaining
WC.AC, Philadelphia
In spite of its Sleepytown appella-
tion, this bailiwick has loii.g been a
hotbed for le jazz hot cult. Which
makes it all the more rcroaiitable
why local' radio doesn’t got hep. to
■ the trend and put on more real . and ,
live .swing show's as this one instead
of filling the listener’s need merely
with a phonograph needle. ,
Stan 'Lde.Broza,. dtation’s'pidgrarh
chief and a swing fan in his pwr.
right (his 16-year-old . son. Elliott,
leads a local college band), was the
first to . take- advantage of the .dor-
mant deihand arid whipped together
(Continued on page 40)
Can we pause for a word or two
about Jay C. Flippen? That’s Flip
there on the Blue Wednesday nights
handling “Battle ' of the Sexes.”
Wliat particularly sticks in our .craw-
is that in our estimation Jay is among
the most underrated comedians of
show business. The, Other week his;
quiz show had a bunch of /youngsters
to look after. Well, handling strange
kids in front of a “riiike’’ Isrik easy,
but , it was for Flippen because he
knows how. You may have hoard
Flip out of the New York ball park.s
a couple of years back. He’s dropped
in here and there on radio and we
have never heard him wh'en he was
bad. . He’s a smooth , article. It seems
a shame that a .guy who has lioen
aro utui has to ' , wander ; . aro und so '
much. Flippen has got a, lot of things
besides thal hair, and . there are
plenty witiiin showbtisiness who give
him. due credit. If you. donJ tlunk
he know.? ali the. answer.', sit down
at a table with fellows like Jack Ha-
ley. Benny Rubin and Eddie Buzzcll.
You'U find out. What memories.
tbo.se ;g;uy S. , ■:, . ; ;/■,; ■.;'
: Gabriel Heatter, in his Friday
hig'ht ' ■ (21 broadcast ' over W OH- ;
Mutual, used questi'Dnable : j i;.dg:nent
in talking about Iho coining biiUle of
western Ktiroijo. . While urgifig the
contihuatipri df full-scale air .raids
over ■ Germany ' and l:;e occupied
countries, he ':.sfr.ong'ly advocated f bl - .
lowing Pi'dsiddht, :Wils(?ri’s pdiicy '.'qf
. the last War. , Thai its. h.e demanded,
in.stoad of iroroediatoly invading tlic
continent. “Let t he " words go out
to Germany, over. Hitler's head," urg-
in.!> revolt -agalrist ; the Nazi . regime,'
nndi. . pres'omabiy. jn'ornisiug aoipe
•easier , jjeace term's., as 'iteward'. ..Guch
a .move ' might, Heatter argued,, .hsave
the. lives of millions of Ainaeribari sdl-
dier.-i."- At the same time., ho 're-,
marked,, that ' the United Nations
should contiime to insist upon, uneon--
ditional stirrendcr. ' '■ ,,
; Whether th.eso seemingly contra-
dictory proposals .. are logical is
ddubtle.ss a iriatter ot personal opin-
io:!. But when. the U. S. and British
air force.? :ire already pouring all the
available .'bombs on -the ene;ny. and
plans' for all-out invasiori have long
been set ' and are almost ready for
execution, a broadcaster should have
enough, sense. of responsibility not to
attempt to undermine the resolve ot
the American - people to go through
■ With : - the uridertaking, . i Tbo i most;
painstaking study by (the .h.est : quali-
fied liiilitary : arid naval arid govern-
ment minds of the Alile.d countries
involved -has, indicated that inyasidn,
bloody; and dxp.cnsi've. as; it inay: he, is
the. suresFarid quickest arid cheapest
way ; to : victory, , Mbreover:, solemn
.piedges pri the.sUbject have been ex-
changed. by the.ivarious United: Na-
tions,, Heatter. with ; his iriflamma-
tory style, of delivery and Iri judicious
kibitzing,, is not helpirig the caUse by
crying for, indecision at this decisive
rpoment.'- ' ' , : ' '( .1:
<‘A DATE with JUDY"
Cut: Louise EflclMon, DIx Davis,
Georgia Backus, John Brown,
: Thomas .Pelttso and Orch
Writer: Aleen Leslie
Producer: Tom McAvity
3a Mlris,; Tues.) 8:3d p.m.
LEWIS-HO'IVE-TUMS.
WE.AF-NBC, Nevy York ■
(Roctie. Widioms ^ Cunnyrighayn)
.“Tiiras for the tutnmy”— there’s a
bomrriercial for you!
At, least the aetofs on teeoff “Bate
iVith Judy” Tuesday night (18) had
satisfaction of kriowing that, no’ rnat-
ter ; h o'w poor their performances, :
they jcb.uldn’f, descend 'to the' level- df
the little gem dreariied up (for the
sales dept. Gab further added to
calibre; of draitiatio' :.preseritatiori, .
bringin'g, in as it . did references 'to
“gastric '• indigestion, ' sdUr, jittery;
(stomaebs,,..aCid: con.dHioh; :and heart ;
burn.” Turns for the tummy!
There must be some other way to,
sell correctiye e'dricoctioris over the
air . (besides ' ;tKe, ( hammer-and-tongs.
me.lbod. 'tt’hich. as 'exemplified, bn .this
.s!;ow. did little to add to listening
pleasure. A little more genllencs.S in
the (approach'; with, .perhaps,., a mild.'
reminder that when yqu’re: no,t feel-
ing quite up to shiiff the sponsor's
prodiict wiil'sha'p .ydu out of it would
seem to be a much more effective
sd.Ui'ng; method .i-arid ■.certainty; .would '
make for (a pleasantei, more li.sten-
able -pro-gram','’
, ’ Judy,.” making its first appearance
du.riri'g ..the regular seaSori '.after, sev-
eral , summ:er. feplaeemertt shots for '
Bob Hope and Eddie Cantor, contin-
ued i/T (the “Aldrich Fainily": groove'
'Wi.th Louise'.' (Jeepdrs:):, firickscin' ,lri'
the title. role heckled and abetted by
Dix Davis as .small-fry'' brother.' i He,
drew a fldck .of 'ftip reriiarks'as tote'r
df, (he main la-ugh burden and. proved
to be a sharp kid all the way
.th.roiigh.;,.-"
; 'S.ta.ri.za ’'WaS'.' btnlt 't^
.worship of .Daphne O'Day, filmstresS,
and substitution .of'J.'a . lock 6f( thd
.hi oppet 's .. hair , f oi!'. : the. .star’s. . i n '.War
Bond auotiqri staged b'.y Judy’s moth.-
er. . -.Wholesale, em.barrasstn:ent'. was
■■eiimihated in tiiri'a., for ■signb'ff: after';
..Usual: parental bewildeiTrient, (chHd-
tmod despair, etc. : Charles Boyer
came .pri. a, f. 'close to , deliver . -effective '
appeal .for’ March , of Dimes infantile
paralysi.s' campaign; but not' before
another “Turns for the tumm.v” plug
was squeezed in. Donn.
“CORONET STORY TELLER”
Narrator.:; Marvin Mueller
Writer: Ruth Walliser
Pirector: A1 Fishburn
5 Mills,; Mon,-Sat., 9:55 p.m. •
COR'ONET.-MAGAZINE'.'.- i; , ... ,:■
WJZ-BIue, New York
,(Schw;nimer & Scott)
: “Coronet Story Teller” is a neat
fiVe-rninute. radio ' paekage . that will
build throu.gh word of mouth. For-
mal of the program Mondays through
Fridays', is the narration of a short,
short :■ stoty. Saturday 'sessions (wiil
be devoted to .ia “Quick, (^iiiz 'de-,.
,Scrihe.d(,a,S::.a: variation rif; the ‘question
format shows on the airi ',
When , caught,-. bn the , opening .pro-
gram df the series. Monday. (24),.f he
prdgrarri was h.ighli'i listenable '.from
start ': to cl&irig,',. , includirig -a p^tly
worded commercial for the ' slick--
pa;per, -pocket-sized 'iria'gi ; Yarn, .rg-
lated :. by ,. Marvin ' Mueller, . a ■; ' story-
teller With a smooth voice and ex-',
CeHen't , delivery, ( • ivas titled .-“The'
Child Who . Was ’ Born One Year
After; His Mother Was'.Buried Alive.’’
It seems that the woman was in a
coma, not really dead, when buried.
She;' was saved, and . the tot'.who was',
bohi to her was Robert; E, Lee, ; the.
Confederate general. ,
Cbrnmerciai was in 'gbb'd' taste, and
the fbrmati.of th'e:sho.W .is.islarited for
adult audiences, prospective ^ pur-,
chasers,. of , Corohet. . A; tvlnner,,:
I ' " '■ Sten.
The way the Jimm.v Durante-
Garry Moore. ..program is bouncing.
m;ay give-ArnOs and Andy' something
td.ponder. Durante and, Mpore:’have
been, leaping of recent weeks. Moore
has; for; long beeri pretty .pdsiti've in
,h;is delivery ; but it is. only- lately that
Janies 'has ripped hi to a ,sdrip.t,:as.; he'
'can tear, when he’s no(t, w’prried. Be-(
tween the two of 'em they are turn-
ing loose a !ot of enfertainmeht. Not
forgetting that A. Sc A. are also hav-
ing an excellent season with their
new format. . Indeed, this 10-10:30
p.m; post Friday , nights is 'no place
for a listener who can’t make up his
mind.
Have you ever seen a dream walk-
ing? . Have you ever , heard Bing ■
Crosby louse up a .program? ('It hap-!
pens^and ikirid of often-bif you listen
enough., • Of ( course, ( Crosby , isti't
aroiind. in’ persbri: at these, fimes. ; The
Birig; is on platters and .kind, of help-
less. ...But it also sometimes , indicates
that Griosby ' has turned lpbse:'a „; disc
which isn't, exactly Crosby; ' Any wa^,
the 'instance that, comes, tb rnirid y/as
'wheri.' Sbrrie ..jockey.' spotted “A.lex-.
ander;”"‘,’The Lady, is a Tramp,”. arid
‘‘Varsity Brag’’; fight in a row. And.
egch recording was;' a. '.pip. Then he
.lumed Crosby: on;' .w.ith; “Sweet Lei-,
larij.’,' Arid what ‘.‘tieilahi’’ did to .this'
show -Was horribio: . It was bn.e'.'linie
Birt'go was . a Ipa f ■ Of br'ead; and jbsl
as, dull.: (Jack Kapp: still plays' hiiri-
s.e:lf to sloop with “Leilanl.” It, sold,
more ■' records .' 'than F.D.R. polled
votes the la.st time. But it .sure cut
this show down to size. '. ;. '.■ ',
. Out in Chicago NBC does some
riUstaining;:Wilh:‘‘AuthOrs’ Playhouse;’:?
“Words at War,” etc, generally
arourid, the, 1(1,;30 ' '.p.m.' , EiW.'f ,.';.hbuf,.-.
The shows have tlieir ups and downs
but. that’s' riot. ;what we want to . talk'
about .. . here; , .The point is ■ the, siml:-'
.larity: ..iri; ; method.; ' Both p'tograriis
love tb: whisper.: Everybody whisoers,
■At: the point of a;, finger an.Vbody
Whispers. , 'lYhispevlrig arid foptsteps;
, . (Continued on page 40) ,
“MARCH OF DIMES”
With Eddie Cantor, Harry Von Zell:
Jack ( Haley, Norah Martin, Ida
' Lupirio, Mprity Woplley, pick Pow-i
ell, Edward ; G.' Robinson, Bpb
Burns, , Giririy. Simms, Lum ’ri’
' Abner; G'eprgie Price, Cass Daley,
.Cookie. Fairchild’s Ofch
60 Milis.; Jan, 23 (single, time)
S.iistain.ing :
WOE:’Mutual,NewYbrk -
, It. would, be mqe( to write, in view
of the . occasion, ' that here was a
smash - program. The fight . against
infantile , paralysis inevitably helps
create a feeling of .giving--ahd for-
giving;':. : Wherein ' this “March, of
Dimes'’ Show V wris concerned, the '
latter is particularly' admissible.
This' wasn’t by any .means, a bad
show.. Not with-.that. list of stellar
names.' R’s just that it, could have
beer, so much better. Take a look
at the credits abbve--riow, you know.
When an . actor gives of his free-
time, and volunteers for a benefit
It’s always ' tough to ebme but, apd
write disparagingly of his efforts.
But. because he.’s projecting himself
into .the spotlight- be, riiust. learn' to
■retain^ 'the same serise , of .shb wriian-
ship th^t he would were he workinff
not for dime.S, but for dbllars. The
void was too evident pn this show.
- There ; were ■Monty . iVo.olley and
■Ida Lupino. for instance: (That
script! It. must have been embar-
rassing to even the performefs. '
. And Eddie Cantor,: the emcee, in
his 'gagging sessions: with, rinnoimcer
Harry Von Zfell; and: Jack Haley.
Again the script. Arid would some-
one remind .Raley, or the, scripters,
,that_ such pefsi.flage .as .“stiriking” is
inclined . to be , too serisi'tive; to the
ears.? And remind Gantbr • tbat. the
radio. -avidieno'e;. is, well' aware, by
no, wv that he'has nothirig but daiigh-
..ters? That, 'session ■...between ' ; Cass'
. Daley: :ahcl; Cantor, ht’', the program’s
cortclusiori also .could , have used a
'hypo.,'..;'
. The rest of the program, mastly
.musical, was generally good enter-
tainment. And there was a* turn by
Georgie . Price, with (his standard
takeoffs pii Jol.son. J‘:essel, .and Cari-
tor. thai was surefire, as usual.
Norah Martin, from the regular
Cantor Wedne.sday. night ' NBC pro-
gram. .hofted' .with “My Heart Tells
Me”; Dick Powell clicked with “Oh.
What a . Beautiful ; Morning” -arid
..Ginnj-Simms put over .‘Speak Low:.’’-
Edward G. Rpbinsbn made a- straight
■plea for, dime's; Bob Burns and Lufn
I! Abner made similar pleas, but in
tailored scripts to fit their,: particular
brand of folksy talk. After her duo
turn with ..IVooHey;, 'Miss, tupino,
appeared. Igter in: the, GO.-iriihute pfb-’
grani,;- tb . also make a' plea for. cori:-,
tributiohs to the fund,. Cookie Fair-'
cliild’s musical acriomp .was excell'erit,.
as; usual; , ' Etthn. :
. George; Givot, Juno Havoc arid
spyeral, (other principals in Michael
'I'bdd’s ne.w musical, “Mexican' Hay-
ride.” ' vvhich ' : op^^^ : ,. tomorrow,
(Thursday) at the Winter Garden.
N. V.. will do excerpts from the
■ show on . the RCA “What’s New?”
program Saturday night (29).
“HORACE HEIDT AND HIS ORCH”
’iVith Henry Russell, Fred Lowerv
Bob Matthews, others ’
30 Mins.; Mon., 7 p.m. ,
writer;: LOii Fulton
Director; Jack Rourke
CHARLES E. HIRES CO.
WJZ-Blue, New York;
(N. W. Ayer)
. The familiar Heidt. organization
bowed in Monday night : (24) fpr
Hire’s root beer with a new idea (
fashioned along “pot of gold” lines
but this time the show is finding jobs
for honorably discharged servicemen
instead of giving - telephone ' bash
■awards, ' ' '■•;
Performance consists of a brief in-
terviews between Heidt and job-
seeking vets in which latter outlined
their service careers and employment ■'
wishes. First discharged serviceman,
a Negro private from Dallas, was re-
warded with a job at the Baker
hotel there a few minutes after his
mike aj/pearance. Setup a.sks ein-
ploy ers in .territory: named to phone
Blue network affiliate. From there
the j ob. offer is , telegraphed to Cali- ■
fbrnia studio where show originates.; '
Response to job plea could be heard
ticking on ■receiving printer, orid.
Heidt interrupted -imcal pre.-entation
to break the nows.
; Soldier then came to mike to . reaid '
the message word-by-word and;
when questioned by emcee as to hi.-,
reactions, ‘ garnered , hearty' sUtuio
laugh by ekclaiming , ’’I feel like I
just Ihrowed a seven!” Program was
picked up from t'nerc. ,
. Second interviewee told .stark, re-
alistic story of. being wouiided by
hand grenade at Kiska after seeing
1.5 ' ( buddies' klllbd by. ' the , Japs and
getting his revenge by machiiie-gun- ;
ning 19 Nips' at the entrance to cave .
from which he escaped by a coii- '
cealed exit during the atiack. This
soldier said lie did not want to re-
turn ■ to his h.me. Erie, Pa., but
would like a : j(.b .back. ' in -■ .'Alaska. '
.sigripff that trip Alaskan (ou tlet, KlNY,,
K.TR in Sba'ttle, .rnessaged ,j ust, before :,
would put the youthful vet to work. '
The spoflaor : supplied trarisportatidn
and expens'Ps for:.bo:th ex‘-se,tv.icemen .
to roach their new jobs.
'Idea- df ,:firiding' jobs' for .dischaCged ■ '
soldiers and sailors (is .Sound,', and
can’t help ;. but .click with listening ,
audience. Only question is whether
.some ,! resell .tment might , be brevv'ed
among listeners' ‘belieylri'g ' this serV.-'
.ice' is o.rie, owed veterans 'and from
Which rib advertisirig benefit:, should ',
be , gained. : ,' In this ' corineGfion , the
..rilrigs m ight, be played down a bit (so ,
'''jobs for servicemen’’ \Vbuld; wind up (
a' public, 'servicei.portidn; of: the..sho\(f':.?
With- plugs 'and.Heidt’s.'(eritertaintrient
a -separate deal. •
i 'Cibyiously with some. (600;000 al-
ready. discharged : from the, armed
forces arid yeitdy to resuinie: civilian ;:
life, two placements a week achieved
(by this program is not going to ac:- (
complish ':vqry ( much in the ...way , .of
solving the; re-employment prohiem.
Ori( the other hand, two jobs (a (week .
is better ; than none af (all and con-
seqUentiy the neW Heires-Reidt show (
deser'ves ' plaudits for launching a.
campaign Which should be( adopted ;
arid farthered whenever and wher-
ever po.sible.
' (Musical lines Of . show followed
timeWprii ' ‘‘musical knights." ' roufine.
' '■,( '. ' C!'. '■( ■ Domi..;, ,; . (
Teleyisioii Review
■■‘‘FRED'''''WARING ''piE'ASURE.'' , ■
TIME”
Cast;-; Donna DaC; Squires, Bees and
a. Honey, Foley McClintoekV other!
/Writers: Lafi-y Briill, Fred Waring
Director: Larry BruH
39 Mins.; Wed., 9:40 p.m.
LIGGETT & M YERS
WaXWv-DuMont. New York
( ,' (NeiaeiUEmmett)
Fred Waring brought intelligence,
personality , and (sho Wnsahship ,, into :
. the ■ .DuMont . television . , , sttidips
Wednesday night (19) for his half-
hour show for Chesterfield sponsored
on an experimental basis. The Penn-
sylvanians’ leader and production
head, at the same time displayed a
powerful tele pre.sence. Steering the
show (with a' deftness arid' infprrnal
charm .that .'registered (•vvith 'outstarid-,;,
ill" effectiveness. ; ' ■
■ 'Waring . wisely decided against
, c'loggirig up the stridio with top many
mem'oers of his- organization, confin-
ing the tele performance to special-
, ties by his vocal crew and bringirig :
in a . pantomime comic skit., three
male vagabonds facing the . camera
for a chucklesorr.e takeoff on an old- ;
lime film audience with a tiniiy piano
creating mood music in the back-
ground. Comedy was decidedly
.“earthy,’’ ('building tip to oldtime
buriey climax with .shoe-removing
gag. Waving apologized to ' any , who
might have been offended adding
that, if no one had. “.sometiiing is
wrong with culture,” ,(■'
,. Musical fare stuck to formula cs-
tabli.shod on ' Waring’s live-times-a-
week NBC aftershow's and featured
the Bees ifnd a Honey, Borina Dae
arid two male groups. Things moved
Cat fast pace with exception of Miss
Dae’s “Beguine,’’ done in close-up.
which was a little draggy. Gal sang
and televised well but was on screen
a bit too lon.g. . ■ : ( ':,■.'.
Studio arid camera technique Vi’as ,
(Continued on page 40)
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iiV mw YORK CITY ...
‘‘SwingW' cdfttribvttloii to juvenile delinquency will be discussed on a
WNEW forum qh Sunday (30)* 4;3()4 p;ni. Hazel Scott, Dr. Felix Guenther, ■
niusic : edildr Of E.; B^'Marks^^^M Cprp;, Dr. Maurice Lieberman, chair- i
man of Brooklyn College music .dept., gnd Dr. Sandor Lorand,: psychiatrist, I
^wiJl ; participate in.; the cUrrehtly-contf oversial discussioti V i WNYC: will
conduct its fourth annual Aiperican Music Festival, starH^ arid
ending Feb; 22,:. . .Fritz Blpcki will. direct the all-star sports show Saturday
night (29> on WOR-Muthal, for the Treasury Alan Brock' appeared on
^Mystery Ihieatre’l. last; m and also has parts on “School of
the Air” and “Joyce Jordan.”
Lawrence Klee, author Of “Chaplain: Jim,” in a train wreck last week at
. liew Canaan, Conn. ; Mrs.: Kle.e . suffered from . shock, .. but he was .unin-
jiired, though, he lost his Specs. .1. Lou Jacobson, director of “Backstage
Wife,” .Visiting from .Chibago to see-his ailing father Casting: Mildred
Wall ;(l‘Froht ; Page FarreU Betty Garde); Martin Woifson
(“Just plaih Bill"); Rod Hendrickson ("Our Gal Sunday”); Albert Aley,
Cameron Prud.-hOmme': (“Second Husband”); Muriel Starr ("young Widder
Brown”).
Toni Fizdale handling hbw Ciuy : Lombardo show sponsored by Chelsea
Cigs Ella Mae Morse guested on “Broadway Matinee” over CBS Tues-
day: (25). ;...J0hn. 'Reed :Kihg itakes his “Double or Nothing” radio show
to Bridgeport Feb 4 for a bond stint, returning to that city Feb. 6 for
a vaude date at the Lyric theatre... .Ward Morehouse, N. Y. Sun col-
umnist and amusement socUon editor, hosted Ann Thomas, radio actress
featured on . “Abie’s Irish Ro.se,” “Easy ' Aces” and several other programs, .
at a party Friday (21).... John Donaldson, Jr., former McCayn-Erickson
time buyer, has joined the Rod Cross 1944 War Fund of Greater N. Y. as
radio director. . . .Albert A. Cormier, former v.p. of Hcarst Radio and
earlier afTiliated with WOR and WIP, has joined the ..sales staff of Joseph
Hershey McGillvra, Inc., N. Y., in an executive capacity. . . .Stephen S.
Price and. Edward K. OateSi. reqently ^discharged: from the Army, have
joined CBS as assistant directors in network operations. . ,
Addison Amor, currently producing .the. Aliis-Chalrners-Boston Symph
airing.s, adds the ’'Famous Jury Trials” stanza to his producing chores at
the Blue. .Nathan Straus, pre.sident of WMCA, author of -tome, “The
: Seven Myths of Housing.” pr.bJisbod by Alfred Knopf on Jan. 17. . . .Lulu
Bates, singer of nostalgic songs, guests on the Goodyear-NBC “Hook ’n’
Ladder Follies'' on Jan. 29 stanza. : Louise Kadisoti . handling, publicity for
WBYN. She’s sister of cx-press agent Herb Kadison, now an ensign in
. the Navy . . . .Ray Knight, Blue productiori head, has assigned Wylie Adams
to direct the Dick Tracy serial. Ho succeeds Bob White, who resigned to
devote' himself . to the production of his owm show, “Deadline Dramas”..
JIadge Tucker, director-producer of children’s programs (Little Blue
Playhouse, etc.) is in Roosevelt Hospital with a broken leg. She fell
coming down the steps of a theatre last week. . . .Ira Marion, writer on the
Blue network, has , been accepted for limited service by the Army.
; Stan Warren, former tub thumper for Cambridge Summer theatre, where
Paul Robeson broke in .’’Othello,” joins Earl Mullin’s staff at the Blue Net-
work, Feb. 1. ■
c BmAiiei ByHod m
Hypoed; by' tbe ; application last
week for an FM station to be op-
erated by the New York Tiines, plus
recent marked interest displayed by
Publishers and Others .hot now ac-
tively engaged in broadcasting, the
two-day annual convention of FM
Broadcasters, Inc., opening today
(26) at the Hotel Commodore, S. Y.,
shapes up as a potent lid-lifter for
the hitherto -. underdeveloped / Uie-
d'lum.. ...
Cooler heads 'll! the industry al-
ready are. cautioning against p: mad-
“gold rush” to get in : on the ground
floor of FM broadcasting when WPB
manufacturing restrictions are lifted.
The consensus.;, of opinion, however,
seems to be tha’. the po.st-war surge
to obtain outlets . will relegate all
previous radio booms to the mid,get
class:; The very nature of FM with
its limited raivge but exceUent area
coverage, tied in with low. costs of
installation and operation, makes it
a powerful magndt for . ambitious.,
locally financed investors, some of
whom, undoubtedly, will be dazzled
by tilings they observed in AM de-
velopments years ago.
The idea that FM. outlets will be
able to duplicate successes . chalked '
up by local broadcasters who started
from scratch in the early days of
radio, and soon jumped into the
ratiks of big business, of course, will
be a powerful magnet attracting
maby anxious to duplicate the proc-
ess. And many will, in fact, . tread
the .same, path, competent observers
concede.
Glutted Market
Others, however, are apt to - find
themselves in a glutted market, these
same observers opine, shackled by
(Continued on page 44)
CBS Also Opens Its FM
Programs to Affiliates
. Following the lead established by
NBC earlier this month CBS execs
at the meeting with network affili-
ates advisory board (24-25) in New
York announced that effective Feb. 1
all CBS commercial and sustaining
programs : would be made available
to affiliated FM stations without
cost to stations or charge to adver-
tisers; :. All commercial programs
must be' given equal treatment dur-
ing hours of FM operation, accord-
ing to terms of the agreement.
■ ' ALSO announced by CBS was a
series of FM ciinics embracing en-
gineering data and practical operat-
ing experience as gained at WABC-
FM, N. Y„ and WBBM-FM, Chi.
Dates will be announced' later. ;
IN HOLLYWOOD ...
Groucho Marx and his Pabst foam blowers are packing up for , their
midwest trek in the interest of War Bonds, camp entertainment and the
client’s 100th anniversary shindig. Making the trip will be Dick Mack,
producer; Fay McKenzie, Leo Gorcey, Bill Days, Robert Armbruster;
writers Bill Doemiing, Selma Diamond, Arthur Slander, Jack Robinson
and a guest star to be picked. Proxy Paul Warwick of the agency also
goes along, Show will, broadcast from Milwaukee Feb. 5 and Peoria the
following week. . . .Norman Nesbitt took to the mountains to forget all
about those seven commercials he left behind. Just' needed a rest from
r.ewseasting and , let everything go hang. . . .Tom Revere hustled back to
; his home base after sizing up the unattached talent prospects Bill Baker
blew in town to talk to Frank Morgan about his own .show under con-
templation by Benton & Bowles for General Foods. . . .Danny Danker has
made it a must for everyone at the J. Walter TTiptnpson office to gulp down
three Vimms vitamins daily. Gal comes around with a red tray and has
' order.s to report all missouts. Results beginning , to show on Bob Colwell,
whose; cheeks have taken on a tinge of pink. . Vimms, naturally, is a JWT
aeco;unt. . . .Ethel Waters will guest with Amos ‘n’ Andy Jan. 28.. . .Blue
net's Edward Noble and Mark Wood due out early next month. Don
Gilman rushing around to see they meet everyone oF prominence in this
City of Angels. .. .Tom Breneman pitches “Breakfast at Sardi’s” in the
Fox theatre at San Diego Jan. 29 to help the sale of War Bonds. Gotta
buy a bond to get in . . . .Irene Dunne, Claudette Colbert and Bob Burns,
in that order, share the dramatic spotlight with Ronald Colman on “Every-
thing B’or the Boys” series for the three weeks beginning tonight (Tues.)
; . . . .Errol Flynn arid Frank Sinatra have been set for guesting of Screen
Guild players by Producer Bill Lawrence . . . .Billy Mills now has a South
American audience. His recorded Sambas for Standard Radio library are
providing the leg itch in five of the Latin republics
IN CHICAGO ...
Charles Jackson, scriptcr on the - Blue Network show, “Sweet River,”
has authored a book titled ‘ The Lost Weekend,” to be published shortly
Patricia Whiteford has joined WGN as the assistant to Ben Berentson,
Sales promotion manager Judith Waller, director of Public Service of
the NBC central division, will attend the winter meeting of the Federal
Radio Education Committee in Washington Jan. 28,, ..Ed Yocum, manager
of KDHL, Billings, in town on a visit. . ..Christy Flynn, WBBM engineer,
has replaced Holly Pearce as traffic manager for the station. Pearce was
inducted into the Army last week. ...Dave Harmon, writer of "America
In the Air," off for a brief vacation before reporting for induction Jan. 29.
Bob McGee, manager of WEEV, Reading. Pa., in town on business. . . .
Janet Pomeroy has been added to the WBBM-CBS news staff as a writer
Cliff Johnson’s three-year-old daughter. Sandra, back on the Saturday
a.m. show, “Do You Know the Answer?” Youngster was kept off the air
during the flu epidemic. .. .Dan Ryan, WBBM baritone, has 'oeen added
. , to the regular staff of “Victory Matinee”. .. .John Cary, .sales manager of
WIND, in New Yoik on business last week Arthur Kulosa, Jr., of WIND,
indiicted into the Army ... .Robert White, of WOR, will join the Chicago
staC of the same orgar.Iza'.ion Feb. 1 Herb Kendrick, general manager
'of?-:WJLS, :in 'tOW'n : bn : busirie.sg,;. '. . George Lang, ::yiGN ;:Ghiet engiil^
. New York (24) to attend the annual FM Broadcasters meeting. . . .Mike
Romano, former assilta.nt state’s attorney, to play role of lawyer Pate
, Manno in ' NBC's “The . Guiding Light”. . . ;$11, 000,000 worth of bonds were
sold during the Jan. -14 broadcast of “Meet Your Navfy” in Kansas City ;
Charles Irving .will take over as quizmaster on “Coronet Quick Quiz."
show aired over the Blue Saturday morning.?. . . .Jean Treveiler ha.s been:
' added to Blue Network ■ centra! division. . . .John J. Gillin. Jr., president
of WOW, Omaha: in town la.si week. . . .John Garfield, a special: guest on,
"Victory Matinee” over WBB.M Jan. 22.,.. Major L. L. Washburn, former
' NBC engineer, i.n Chicago la-si week. ■ ' ,
FM Network For
Educ. Formulated
Setup Pays Off
; ; , Following the example of CBS in
creating an autonomous setup for its
WABC New York outlet, the Blue
network has gradually been doing
the same thing with WJZ, N. Y. The
process started without any fanfare
about two years ago with the ap-
pointment of John McNeill as . man-
ager; Of -'WJZ, and rea'ching.its^d
opraental climax with appointments,
effective , last Jan. 1, of ' Maurice
Joachim as staff scripter and Ken
Farnsworth as sales head. Last year,
the station added John Haid as com-
mercial program head and increased
its sales promotion department by
the addition of Tom Ellsworth, who
handles research, and Dan Boone
who handles copy. .
The first job of the complete or-
ganization was the “WJZ Cavalcade”
program on Jan. 2 tracing the his-
tory of the station-oil the occasion of
the debat of the new WJZ transmit-
ter now located at Lodi, N. J. The
success of the autonomous operation
of the station within the Blue frame-
work is pointed . up by the sale and
development of new programs di-
rected at the local market Of course,
spot sales have also taken a terrific
upswing. The WJZ staff has devel-
oped and sold , completely indepen-
dently of the net such programs as
the John David-sponsored session,
“Letter to a Serviceman,” ' (Fridays,
10:30-10:45 p.m.) , the Allie L. Miles
“Woman's Exchange” stanza, ■ week-
day.s i'I-l;30 p.m.), featuring Alma
Kitchen and the , Ward Baking Co.
;ri6wS;-..: brbadcasf s’.; ; Program negotia-
tions under way,, at fnc prc-.sent are
more than three tihios .greater than
at any rl.'r.c in the pa.st five yebrs.
Lucy Monroe, Buchanan
In 15*Min. Daytime Show
, '."Lucy ■ Monroe. ■ the ’,.',:'singbr,;' and
Stuart Buchanan, script editor, pro-
ducer of ■' the Blue , Network, are
'.vorkin,a on a da.vtime show idea.
It will be a 15-;n;nute “sing-taik”
stanza. . ■ :
Detroit, Jan. 25.
Wider a.se of radio in education iri
the post-war period is reflected here
in the, organization of a frequency
modulation network to serve Michi-
gan institutions with eight school or-
garii'zatjoris already on contract for
its services. .'
Dr. Joseph E. Maddy, president of
the National Music Camp at Inter-
lochen, Mich., and professor ..of radio
mu.'ic instruction at the Univ. of
Michi.gan; announced last week that
the eight school systems had made
applications to the FCC for permis-
sion to operate the FM stations.
The .schools and school systems are
the University of Michigan, the De-
troit,, Board ,, of Education, the Pon-
tiac High School, Bay , City Junior
College, , Central Michigan College
(at Mt. Pleasant), Michigan State
College (Lansing), Albion College
and the Traverse City School Sys-
tem. Others' are expected to .send in
applications for what is proposed as
a statewide network for education. I
. Plans for the proposed network
call for 30 to 40 stations to serve the
entire state, Dr. Maddy said. Each
station would cost between S5.000
and $12,000 and short-wave hookup.s
would be used between stations to
.save tile cost of leased wire.s. A cen-
tral committee on policy and pro-
grams to represent all cooperating
institutions is being set up. '■
It is proposed, that the State Dept,
of Education administer the network.
This would help make state funds as
well as the local ones available for
building up the Schoolhouse Net-
work and, grapevine has it. there is
no reluctance on the part of the .State
to make a grant for the new-style
radio education which has been
tested ■ out, particularly in Detroit
and by the University of Michigan,
and found highly satisfactory.
; The local staiiniis would be per-
mitted to use either local or network
programs under the policy \vorked
out and one of the big advantagei
cited is that young.«tcr.s in the .small
town,s could be tur.od in on .some of
the educational advantages of the big
cities and universities. ,
4- By HAL BLOCK ,
(The author recently returned
from England, where he scripted
transatlantic broadcasts for almost o
year) . ■
Inasmuch as radio is destined to be
a great power in the post-war world,
it is very important to know who is
goirii to wield that power. It seems
quite apparent to me that with the
end of ■ hostilities there will be.- a
great increase in the amount of co-
operation between the British and
American broadcasting system. More ■
and more in the future will there be
programs which emanate simulta-
neously from both sides, and will
permit . cross-fire conversation be-
tween perforrners on both sides. It ., .
is therefore very important that we
on this side know the workings of
British radio. ;' i,,-': ' ,
There is. only one large radio mo-
nopoly in Great Britain. It is the
British Broadcasting Corp., - and '■ it '
functions as part of the government ■
service. Pcopie who have radio sets •
pay a fee of 10 shillings a year, ■'
which is roughly $2, and then re- :
ceive their programs throughout tfie : ::
year , , without com.mercials. There
are two w-avelengths, the Home and
Forces, the former designed strictly
for home consumption, while the
Forces programs are designed both
for home consumption and the troops
abroad. Many of our Arrierican pro-
grams, such as Command Perform-
ance, • Mail Call, jack Benny, Bob
Hope arid Charlie McCarthy are also:
heard on the Forces program and
have given British radio an incentive :"
to speed up their programs.
Antipathy to Speed
Unlike American audiences, Brit-
ish audiences do not like too much
speed, ' as they have not yet been
completely educated to the fast pace
(Continued on page 44)
“Aunt Jemima”
EDDIE DOWUNG TO
STAR ON MDS SHOW
Eddie Dowiing, Broadway stage
producer and actor, will be .star of
"Wide Horizon.” a new ccmedy-
varicly show, which star’s on 31 Mu-
tual station.s Feb.. 27. LSppn.sor . will
be Boot.? Aircraft Nut Co., of Nev;
Ca.naan, Conn. • ; '
' Cecil & P," 0 .s.brcy i.s the agency on,
the account. David Mor.dbz will
baton orch on the program,
-, ■; Chicago, Jan. 25. '
Delay in taking up its option on
Blue network time and the com-
pletion of a 13-weefc contract with
CBS which was nbt, renewed has left
the Aunt Jemiifta; Go. without air
facilities. The Sherman K. Eliis
agency acting for the pancake com-
pany, held an option on time over
the Blue for Monday, IVednesday
and Friday 10:45-11 a.m., preceding
the "Breakfast at SSrdi” program.
When . the Aunt Jemima , company ;
finally decided to buy the time they
found that the Saturday Evening
Po.st had purchased it five minutes
after the option had elapsed. Com-
pany is now casting around for an-
other spot either morning or night
time.
:, As a result of the “Aunt Jemima” ,
show, which was aired Saturdays
12:30-12:45 p.m. (CWT) going off the
air, the Sherman agency finds itself
holding an exclusive one-year con-
tract with Vera Lane which calls for
a pretty juicy pay check each week ,
whether the singer works or not. ■,.,
La.st “Aunt Jemima” show : was ;
broadcast Saturday (22).
Television Press Club
Formed At N. Y. Confab
John R. Poppele, chief engineer Of
WOR; Dr. B, E Shackelford, of Radio
Corp. of America and chairman of
the Institute of Radio Engineers’
technical convention; Richard W.
Hubbeil, of N. W. Ayer, and B. Fer-
nandez Aldana, Latin - American
newspaper correspondent in N. Y.,
were- principal . speakers yesterday
(Tuesday ) noon at the organizational ^
meeting of the Television Press Club.
Principal, trade papers having tele-
vi.‘-ion departments were represented
at meeting.
Shackelford ,, outlined the ; work
planned for the Radio Technical
Planning Board .panels, especially in
television.
Wednesday, January 26^ iQli
In Mutii^ Wd)’s Ban on Balter i
Distohimuuh.ee of Sam Bakov’H,’'
..M'tifnal ’iie,(Avoii{^ comni'ehtatios'
.a t. . , coil c.l UK i.o h o t . li i.s, ' e ii fee tit , ■ ey tie .
.Fek “^accOrdinH to sources elost;. to.
the ■ seat of the trouble, is a direct
i;esuU, of , agency infci'fei’eu^
■CO miiVe ji tih or's s.citip tv' alkgedly
iiigi lyiih'to strivo^^'vte
Balter, jl,'s':-eilar'gecl,'', \yris ,:|oiw
.sUbliih.atc ’ ; h;is','(.' bwtV,., « ;i'; and.,
ot>ih,ions,| an'ct ■ ord'ereci, to ■'■slant ..'k'is
Bc.ri.pts ■at.i 'Snib:kors.-'.:'''of ,::tow'kfricek
■■■e'igars.,^-, :- y -' ;::/■ , ■',!■/;■ ■ '• ■
. Contrp.vcrsy ■rather tlitm •.coriinien'- 1
t;ary!.' teas ■,. the:.>' cliie't' ^. aihi,... ■■■insiders
, charged a'ict so.iiio ;clre\\t ; a.;
■■■tyilh- the..''.,re’ce'nt: ^ ■.Ca-.l.'T'jnhe'yS
tyhp , provoitecl. . . Amy ■' diKappibytiii -
' ’through, use ■oi\srin}o,/‘'s'^
. tecliiiiq'iifrt oil .;,hi's',;,pr.o.gf^
olTieials'. are', IcnoAvti' -Jtt^ have, objected
• to .'‘‘prQsli'tutron', of its';' ■btfsinesai by
b'utside iiltCidcrence motivated, ■SoVe'ly
b.y' '8ie'eth’’iilbssed^ .purpbs'e ,of':'st.il’nn;g '
:,up;,epn'tr'o'y,ersy'..-e .' ' ;■ ■ ■,■;'{,.■■, -,h ,’■■ ,■■ '■'-',' •■
> . jV.iietwbrk ,spQkQ.s,ntah' 'Ol&r'ek
Robe rt MoCor m ieki Ch i ; Tr ib line , p ub,r ,
■riishep haiid o.w'neit,'' o,f., ';lh
;AVDN,;^^'frohr 'lai'ty ;’l'‘,atta-ir ;
Balter ' , aiid'i said . 'Ije - was' .vyitbout
aliriibrity’ td^ ai;d6,r' fheipr.ogroni'bari'^
, Celled and liafl.; niade no siicht request,;
. Balter .is- thetthird nc'Ays.Caster tof-'be'’
diopped lecently by Mutual on_the
basis ,'■ .of : .:.'ciueKlionabl6- .mtegWtyi
;Pbiilip .Redne Gordon, .a, . haihe sinw^^
discovered to have been a cOver-up.
■ , vvas' orciered, ■ off the,; n e t work .fn 'Gin c.i,
, along , with , another comnientator
whose, material- was under suspicion.
Reports from tlie Coast indicate :
that Mutual's legional atfiliate, the
Don Lee netvvoik. is willing to con-
tinue. theiBalter-Phillie^ program but
only if broadcasts originate.in Holly-
vvood and scripts are made available
to Lee editors tor examination as to
good ta.ste and to protect the chain
against libel actions
St. Louis Dialers
In Middle of KWK
WRC’s Program Crew
Joins Liberty Ship To
Record £. T. Bond Show
, Wa.shinglon, Jan. 25.
,V;';WkC,hthe ■' NBC oiiliet here, Isas
cluilked uii a new racU0:,flrsf ,iU. mak- I
ing nine liour.s of recordings ;'aboard j
tlic Liberty Siiip, ‘ American Mari- j.
her" 'd'Uli'hg ■.its, 'laOvlWlo ,Dd,p ''.fro^^^
New York to Wa.shington. ' Stuff has
been vvl-tittlcd clovVn to a batch of ,
transcriptions totaling three ; hours;
vvhich.a'rc -being broadcast hefe .iiV;
connoc* Ion with the 4tit War .Loan. ,
It was the iirst time a station put
a , ■ pr'dgraih ' crow ■ aboard a ■ Liberty
Siup in convovod transit -from one
port, to , another, Crew incluciccl
Ross Filion, pioducei; Holiv Wiight,
annbimeer;' .iTea IMcCarroUv ■ engl-,
necr. ■';','■ ■ ■;,,.'■ ;■.,■,■
Premieres
26 Id Feb. 5-
Jail. .26
"The Orson Welles Show." va-
riety . with guest Stars; 9:30-10
pm. (PWT) Wednesdays; KNX-
. CBS . Pacific , Coast stations only;
Socony Vacuum Oil Co.; Comp-
toii agency. < .. .,■
Jan. ;tl
. Robert St, John, nevves; 10;15-
10:30 a.m , Monday.- - Fridays;
WEAF-NBC:, sustainer,
‘‘Luncheon With I.opej:," mu-
sic; 1:30-1:45 ,pm», Mon., Wed.,
Fii.; WOR-Mutual; Van Camp, .
, Ir.c.; Calkius aiid-iicilden ■.age.iiey.v
Feb, 5
“American Story," documen-
tary history of American iilera- !
ture; 7-7;30, p.m,. . Saturdays;
WEAF-NBC: sustaining.
HAYNES TO COAST
Ston-s Haynes, radio director of
the'., Compton ■ a.gency, went to , the
Coast last week for the premiere of
the Orson ■ Wolies ■■ .show .': tonlgl.it
(Wednesdaj ) on CBS for Socoin -
Vacuum. ■ ..■■ ■i .■'■:’ i ' - -
‘ He’s due back next week, and ex-
pects to enter tlie Army or Navy a
couple, of weeks later. ■ - ■ ,.
Harry Ackerman, formerly pro-^
. duct ion head, and Joe Moran; for-
merly in cliarge of commerci.ils,
have been upped to associate direc-
tors of radio of 'Voiing & Rubicam.
Tliey share' theVassignment with
Hubbell Robinson, Jr., v\ ho last Week i
became a vicG-presicIcnt of the
■.agency;.:., u:;';:. ,;■ 1 . ■■';■■' ■ . ■,..'■,,,"■>1
WHBQ Signs “Exclusive”
As MBS Memphis Outlet
Cliica.go, Jan. 25.
] WHBQ, for many years Mempliis’
only indepehden.t station, becomes a
fiillrtime, vekclUsivo Mutual outlet
effective; March G, it vvas revealed by
Losteiv Oottlieb, MBS publicity
I head,; during a visit here last week,
j Many; Mutiiai progranis have . not
I been hoard; in the Memphis area bo-
, cause WMPS. present . iviutual oiitlet,'
also is a Blue Nohvork affiliate.
1 WHBQ. vvlio.se progranis. have,
been confined mostly to platters.
1 have schodulcd the Bob Riple.y shoW,
Gabriel Hoatter, Chica,go Theatre of
the An- and top name bands as their
first Mutual presentations
The Ameiican Federation of Radio
Artisl.s has filed a protest vv lUi nBC
over the dismissal of an amiouncor
on the Rod Skelton show, Tiio.sday
(10:30-11 p.m.).. Problem aro.<e from
recent NBC rule that slafi'ers of rival
nets may not appear on NBC pio-
gran-.s and that NBC stailcrs are
prohibited from similar ch.O'.-es. Rc.le-
doesn't afiocl frcolanceis
Announcer in .'the: case : vvas ■from '
the Blue and thou.gh he merely did
cut-ins and , s'cccind 'annOUnceinenfs; :
AFRA feels that his dismissal sots a
dangerous; '.precedent;; ;' ' AFRA, cotni
.miftoe 'is. currently studyiilg. ;the ;'si,t-
nation and will soon decide ..on the
Inidasuro 'to ■’bp taken by tlip gt'dvipi', '
Kansas City.-STBob Magirl is a late
■addUidn.‘t,o ;t.lie.; mike stan'-a
Feud V& Dispatch
St. Louis, Jan. UB.
A feud that has all the elements of
a "Great Gildersleeve comedy has
Been going pn for weeks in St. Louis
betwePn the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
dvvners.of KSD; and KWK, Mutual
affiliate, ‘ ;W^ started with
the .itewspaper, messing up the radio
lo^; Of; the station in their paper,
The statioh accused the paper of do-
ing -it deliberately because of the
close 'Cohipetitipn betvveen their sta-
tion and ; the : Dispatch-ovvned KSD,
The newspaiier claimed that it vvas
jiik a series of errors.
With 'k refusing to send any
• more program releases to .the paper,
starting the .first, of- the. year, ; the
Dispatch . had: to. fall' back on. -the
Mutual leleases sent out of New
York, and guessing on all local pro-
grams 'Which niade the. Original cOh-
fusion look like ..kid' stuff
■ Extent ot -the niixup even on na-
tional network shows, is; 'heightened ■
( by the peculiar. I time. .and. traffic
problems of Miitual. . Examole is the
‘■Piek and Pfii’’ shb-vy .for , Helbros
vvateties w,h.i.ch, on. a. standard het-
vvoi'k dperatioh,' would be airecl in-
St. Loiiis at :8:30 Tuesday night.! Due.
to Mutual’s. jarraiigemenfs.'^ffi prot
: graih.. is acttfally 'taken off on ,a rec-
ord and-pliiyed back Weclne.sday. .
There sti'lI :is,no .solution to the sit-
uation in sight; although, the St. Louis
radio aucliehce is . gettiiig: more . and
more mixed uii. ■■, ■
Contracts With AFM
Philadelphia. Jan. 25.
' Three: Pliilly ou tlets, affiliated with
the ,major;net:\yprks, last 'week signed
;:cen,tracts . With Local : 7.7, American
Federatiori Musiciansiv,
' The new pacts for the first time
were signed for 52 vv-eeks with scale.s
.Of , 5!l50-per-.w,eek-.per-man . remainnig.
, Stations ' signed up- ' were WCALT
(CBS', KYW ( NBC), and WFIL
(Blu^., N.etvV'ork'i. W.GAU's contract,
was exteuded from 51 to 52 weeks
vyith, .bne.,,Week‘S: .'vaoa:tipn. with ■pay ■
.(gl'artted' eaeht- musician. ' This is the
first time a statipij.Vhas given paid
vacations to looters.
■ ;KYW*ff tefmer; vvas 'upped to a full
year :;froiti ■ 'last year’s. ,4fiti vveek.s
with a new scale of .$75 allovved for
.ari'aiigei' .aild copyisi,. .WFIL’S con-
tract: tvas extended to, 52 weeks
■•■from- 48,'’,.:::,'.'-
AipiiNi Grin
C4iint4$ Ummc$
AT 6 tonight
something wonderful
is going to happen to
your radio
Turn your dial to 770
Right on the split second of 6 o’clock to-,
'flight, when the hands of your watch point straight
up and dow'n, a switch will be thrown and WJZ’s
powerful new transmitting station will go into oper-
ation at its new location. : .
Its power is 50,000 watts.: Its tonal quality more LvU-
liant ... its listening reception far stronger than ever
before. Its clarity, that of a sleigh bell at midnight.
To understand; the great diir«ronce on yoiir radio;
you must listen both before 'and after this change
occurs. Notice bow; at the instant of 6 o’clock, the
strength and clarity of'AVJZ’s programs aro v-astly
improved. f
Turn your radio dial to 770 and licar it happen for
yourself.
Six o'clock sharp tonight.
HeSr these ^reAt pTO^TAlllSf *T!5ee Aiei(’spnper Radio Llsthgn for Doy and Timo
Pilttic • HieMetropolttan Open, Metrn|>oIiun Au<^«
liDnvTheheiionsymplionjft Viciorr Vandeofbpoi*
.li»ht Dan<I«» .Nantiy MartiOi' Meet Your. ?<avri .
■ i Marion Downey, Keepukee* Miiaical h>teelintkerei ’.
’]*aiil ^hitemvi. Diane Courtoer ao<l -'llie .Jesterit
' Singo,Souttierniirea,Ink$pol»,.MomeDt‘iofM<mi>rji
fV> ru m$ • America’* Toim Me* tug of the Air. AuerJea
lomorrow.
pietti and Comment « Ramond Gram Swlnf.'
' Walter Wuiciiellt'Drew Pearson, Dorothy Thomp.8on,
' ' Baiikbages John &unl]ier,'.Oeorge Htck*. Oil Martyiif
' liowdl - 1 liumaa, John - Vandercook, JrniniT ■ Tidier,' '
Etiwartl Tomhason, Ideoa Henderson. John Q- Ken* :
- . nedv,' WestlirookY an Voorhie. RodrMiueK and Slither*
land, Walter Kieman. Oeorge b.’Reedr, Martm;
: Agroniky, Ray Henle, flush JaniM, Ifeory J. Tayltfs .
Banson.Baldw«a, irtwj Vrikcs Major Oeu, Paul s.
forilftn Carr^tpondenti y cWg« Hiit. (with
l/.S.l'iftliAj-myihItaly),Arfhi»Pei4jinan(|j)ft{|»a\
Dooal() Coe (Algiere), Henry Gomll (Ankara), Cleio
, ' Roherti Giuaea), Tom- Graodin (London); '
lYcdencI^B. ^per (Chungking), Frank
Chifdren*$ ProgramU • ihe Biu* Playliowsi*
Terry and The Pirateei Diok Tracy, l lie Sea HOimd,
.lack Armsiroiig, flop flarrlgan, Captain MitlhighO
: Th« Lone Hanger/ Storylaod Thiiatres’ hud of ^
liOio Coast to Coast on a Bus.
^ariety e Rsdto ifaU of,Tame, DnlfyV, Chatithejr
Miiiic Society of lower Basin Sii«et, Brcakfast^^
Sardi’i, What’* Pfew?, Breakfast Club; ladie* B*
' Seated, Duiininger< The Kibitseca, Breakfast in Bed«
lam. On Stage Everybody, Minstrel Sbow, Awake «i
■ tiM.yvriteb*. ■
NETtFORK
WJZ
Dramfl • Gertrude Lawrence, Patker Family, ITot
CopyijUang Biislers, Star for a ISight. Famoua Jury
. ^TrM!8, ConAter.^y. Wings to Victory, Swrot River*
: ' Chaplain Jim, .Aiy True Sloiy, Gmh Hornet, Adven*'
. tiiffs of the, Fialcon, House On Q Street, TIoliywootl
. Radio . TiiCatro, Army Service F<^a Presenter Oom
■■■ ■ ^.A3BlecjIe., • ‘
Ottitfe Battle of the Sexes, Kid*, V*nkM Doodlo
QiuV, BUbd Da'te,’Sea You.
Servide JProgfami * Nancy Craig. Alma KitrlirU*
; National Farm aiid .Home Hour, Myetery Chrl
Liyiiig Sbotdd Be Tun, Baby Inetiiuie, Bert Bachracti..
ReUgioUi and /na/ssmltonof ProgramB
'rha Cathohe Hour, National Vesper*, 'Hie Jewwli .
’ Hour, Keligion and the New World, Our Spiritnal
. life, IIoraespim./Uie Riddle of IMcr BiuIiudi fot
Morale, Ted Milim*.
770 ON YOUR DIAL
Wednesday* Januaity 26,
RADIO
Chicago, Jan. 25.
Returr.ed overseas personnel' is so
much in demand that' every availahle
patieht at both the Percy Jones and
Gardiner General hospitals here, '
able to speak and appear before the
public of niicrophone, has been
' booked solid tor the duration of the
Chin'ent Fourth War Loan Drive.
. The Percy Jgncs hospital has fur-
nished 75Q patients in .the' last '.six
months' of .1943; .and, approximately:
'■ 300 soldiers each month are now be-
ing used fro.m ■ the two ho.spitals,
: mostly oh radio programs to further
the buying of bonds and war stamps.
Only soldiers who have served over-
seas are used, . as they can impress
on a radio audience’s mind the need
for supplies. Convalescing soldiers
ate eager to. appear on radio pro-
grams so they can drive this point
.. home.
Blue Net to Set Up
In Central Division
■ , , ' Chicago, Jan. 25.
Final plans lor a separate Blue
ITet’iyork. musical staff in the central
division have been drafted with Rex
Klaupin,- former NBC conductor,
scheduled to head the new depart-
ment. Network execs figure on 30-35
staffers at the start, \yith the num-,
ber to be increased later. Maupin
will be the conductor on the late
afternoon and. nighttime shows wilh
Harry Kogan slated to handle the
music on the “Breakfast Club’’ and
the rest of the morning shows re-
quiring music. ;i 'i: ' .
Actual spliiup of the present ' ar-
rangement of NBC and the Blue
where the same men service both
networks is held up pending a hudiUe
; in New York between ; James C«
Petrillo and the top execs of the
four major networks on the overail
terms for a renewal of- network con-
tracts. V : ■
: Meeting, which is expected to be
held this week, i.s a continuation of
a preliminary session held in New
Innocent Victim
J. Walter Thompson agency,
i which handles the Lever Bros,
account on the Vimm.s-Frank Si-
, natra v Wednesday night CBS
show, took the rap for a pan re-
view op its, pwft' account in a let-
ter received by the agency last
week from a Sinatra fan in
Dallas.
; 'Letter,' addressed to “Mr. J.
i. Walter Tiiompson. care ‘Variety,’ .
New York City,” credited the
"Mr. Thompson” with writing the
A . "Variety” ■ review on , the intro-
ductory Sinatra broadcast, and
in no uncertain terms expressed
tii.'gu.st over the opinions ex-
pressed. Missive obviously was
the result of its author mistaking
the italicized credit line lag on
', the review for a byline, hence
■■ the Tliompson-‘'Va.riety” address.
Yorjt Christmas week. When and
if the ■ union and network president s
reach an agreement on basic terms
for the ' new contra cts, Petrillo is , ex-
pected to lift hi.s order of last sum-
mer restraining the locals from ne-
gotiating new network contracts.
Details can then be worked out
locally in each city. '
The new Energine show, replacing
"Battle of the Sexes” in the 8:30-9
p.mi spot Wednesdays on WJZ-Blue,
■■Will: be called "My Best .Girls.” It. is
tentatively slated to start Feb. 9,
with Wes McKee directing for the
Young & Rubicam agency. It will be
a continuing dramatic story.
■ Writer and cast are not set. '
Engineers of Mutual’s
; Key Stations to Meet
Engineers of Mutual's key stations
will meet at the Ambassador hotel,
N. Y., tomorrow (27. ) to ' discuss ' new
developments in their field. Jack
Poppele, chief , engineer of WOR,
N.Y., will chairman the event. ,
y R. MacFarland, of American
Tel & ' Tel, will be guest speaker.
: Wa.shington, Jan. 25.
Foreign language radio program*
'have taken a terrific licking 'under
the, impact of the ■war,, a ne.wly-, com-
pleted FCC study discloses. Chief
reason is that the local statfon*
throughout the country handling the
programs can make more money
: selling the time for English language '
shows, due to the flood of advertising
cash now looking for a place to ; be
spent.
Numerous stations, have ; sloughed
the .'.lihguai .shows in . recent months
'•with ..more of the same due to come.
. The .'linguals, like ' the , foreign Ian- . ,
guage press, depend upon a steady
flow of immigration for circulation.
Under the, policy in effect in tnli
I country in recent years, virtually all
I of them wbuld pass out of the pic-
ture cyenlually anyhow, since sec- :
ond and , third generation , citizens
never follow up with the mother
tongue of the immigrants. The new
war policy has merely accentuated .
the situafi’pn.'''.:
Chief hope for a restoration of the
linguals on the large scale, observers
hero believe, would be a lowering of
the immigration bars after the war
to help the victims in Europe whose
homes and livelihoods have been
wiped out. If, on the other hand.
Congress refuses to change its pres-
ent policy of. a very limited immi-
gration, there appears little chance
that lingual broadcasting will boom
again.
An FCC .survey in December, 1941,
.showed 400 stations broadcasting a
total of k.'iSO foreign language hours
a week. A later survey in, April,..
1943. showed only 199 stations broad-
casting 1,460 foreign language hours
weekly; Thc.se were in 26 difterent,
tongues, with Spanish, Italian and
Polish in the lead for time. ■;
At present, FCC estimate-s, only
about; 125 stations are carrying
lingual programs, with the number
expected Ip drop steadily. In addi-
tion to the clamor for air time by
English language advertisers, the fol-
lowing' reasons for the drop ar“
given: recent network affiliations by
many : former independent foreign
language stations; and the added war
costs of hiring monitors and censors
in accordance with Office of Censor-
ship regulations.
; Among the stations which have
shaken loose from the “lingual field
in receht months are WPEN in Phil-
adelphia, which cancelled all foreign
language’ time Jan. 1; New Haven’s
Blue; outlet, WELI, which cancelled:
alii mostly ItaUah and Polish, Oct.
,17 last; WBRE, in Wilkes. Barre, Pa.,
which cut them out last May;
WBNYi Buffalo, which recently .
dropped its Italian programs; andki.H
Texas, KONO, San Antonio; KRIS,
Corpus Christi; and KABC, San An-
tonio, which have wiped out-their
Spanish-language programs. Two
small Pennsylvania stations, WAZL
and WARM, are also reported getting
ready to ;;ditCh the lingual field.
BABB RBIQIS NCAC,
John Babb, with National Concert
& Artists Corp., has resigned and is
understood planning to set up his
oWn management .office. Among his
clienU are Elaine Sterne Carrington, i
author of the "Pepper Young” and
"When a Girl Marries” serials; Ed:
Ea.st and Polly, who conduct the
"Ladies; Be Seated" audience par-
ticipation series on WJZ-Blue, and
Hanson W. Baldwin,, military analyst
of the N, Y Times.
Before joining NCAC in 1927, Babb
was with American Tobacco and
American Piano. .
Brewery Sponsor Drops
Fulton Lewis on WABY
Albany. Jan. 25. ,
Beverwyck 'Brewing Co. of Albany,
Which for more than a year had been
sponsoring Fulton Lewis, Jr., on ai:.
participation basis for the Washing-
ton commentator’s broadcasts over
Mutual, through WABY, dropped
him last .week and :sub5tltuted .Gep^
O’Haire in a nightly news roundup.
O’Haire, .who does thoee .spdii:seied
musical clock programs on WGY,
Schenectady, also airs a 15-minute
sponsored : neWs '“cominehtary thre#’
mornings a week Via WGl'Y.: Hfe also
has been appearing in televisipii
shows on WRGB.
m
RADIO
Wednesday^ Jaiiu«ry 26, 1914
Saint With Brogue
Radio Writers Guild
’ Montreal, Jan. 25.
,-. ; ■•Ti'.e Man Wlio Would Bt ' .
oets Up New tnarter;
King." 12 p!ay.-5 on the Life of
Ch.ri.-i;, written by Dorotliy L.
Maps Industry Survey
Sayers for BBC ailil waxed for
export to Canada, will tee off
Thursday (27.) over the Trans- .
New constitution drawn up . by
Canada network of the Canadian
Louis Schofiaid, newly-elected na-
Broadcasting Corp.
tional president of the Radio Writers
St. Matthew, wlio takes t)\« , ,
Guild, already ratified by the mid-
■ rote of, narrator in .the 12 dramas.
western members, will be presented
... .With a. rich accent, but presum- /
to the New York and West Coast
' .. •: ably /' sCh'ooi-'tie English..., will b« '
members for approval in the next
. .’the veblde of the v6ther'’Characi- '
two weeks.
ters;'.
Main points of the , new. charter
are an annual natiotial convention.
the formation of a national exeeu-
New York — Z. C. Barnes,, in Mu-
live board, national offices' to be
tuaVs ' sales department ' since ' last
opened in N. Y. with an executive
February, . and before that, for." 20
.secretary; .jv.ith. thS: . permanent loca-
year.s vice president of the Outdoor
tion of the offices, to be decided at
AgJ v'erti sing Co., lias been . named
the first national convention. '
MBS director of sales: admlnislratioh,
. . Other points to be ratified .are
He will work with Edward Wood,
elimination of assessments with dues
jin, /general: sales mariager,:ih handl-
to be levied according to the writers
ing administrative ; matters of sales
income, creation of new region's; in-
organization. , Henry M. B. Chamber-
stead of the present east, midwest
!in. former magazine adve.f.tising
ahei west regions, and local chapters
. salesman, has .jo'ined the' network’s
:,in all. cities that have enough. Writers,
■sales-'. Staff:. / ■ ,/ ',.■■'..■ ■ .’/■:./ ■
to warrant opening offices.
U.:
Washiniiton. Jan. 25.
. FBI; qK.ief J, Edgar HodVeT is
for .a repeat 'session, before the .Lea
CoPimiHee; ilnyestigating:^;^ FCC,
foil o'whig his' refusal last Thursday
I20l'to, ;S’V'® testiniOiiy oir.tlle' srp^^^
..that he 'y-as,, under orders from- Pres-'
iqlihit.’Eoosevelt-.' .
; Hboyer . said he coulci not answer
any.;, question ;\\diieh, niigfit’i ^
ternal security in wartime.
Eugene E.; Garey wanted to sliow
that.FCC had; 'declined to 'turji dyer
, to; :the ;FBT,i.n. Jan., 1942, more than
. lO'PiOOo. fliVgerp'rints.;of. ra,d^
ee's. in. .this, country, : Garey made his
/.point, .another , way H
in the,;'reCord a letter .iroih' Attorney
; General , Frantis Biddie; telling , ECG
chairman . janies L,. Fly that “sur-
repfitidus',’ radio messages-. from.:,.t.he,
U. S. helped the early Jap military
®uccess,;:.aller Pearl Harbor. . Biddle
; yd.nte,d:.tbe fingerprints: for, dhe , FBI.
Fly, according to Garey, declined
id; comply becati.se ol ah.iiagrecment
im. had .with radio iuhibh/ off ioia
.•Garey also pressed HoOycr regard-:
ing tne case oC'Altdno/Lombiazi; who
iiacl been a loreign,: language broad-
casiei m Bosiph. , A'ga.i.n. Hoover: re-.,
fused to answer. Garey charged
' Ih.a t'lio.inbiazi.'. hhd 'been •.‘‘wi'o.riglullj*.
:an.d illegally 'p'lit 'oil the ai^^^
and. that the FBI shared so.me of
■the blarhe;- lie, claimed that the mat
ter svas- entirely .the fault of .the FC.C
and that the FBI had nothing to do
'tyilK, it:.,
■ C:ong.ressmeir pf t,he..,commi
.'peared annoyed by the Rooscyelt or-
;der, to . Hoover', vvhicli -.si^^^^^
lied, up lest miony from' Army .-a
.Nayy..': 'ofl',,i.cial;s ih;, the ..early , da;
,:.th.e: probe when the / comnii
chairmah was Rep. Eugene .E.
iGeorgia.Democi'at. Rep. ,Clat 6 nce' F:
White House.
Qfipnfl
UADC
nlUlft money to sen
MORE merchandise to
UAHF lifi 111
NlUnt people on IlLli
than on any other radio
station in the world.
ike In
Post-war possibilities of: a recently
developed lip-flttlhg; microphone de-
signed' on a “diiferentiaT’ f)l’jnciple to
achieve outside, poise-caheellation in
response to Anpy ; demands for such
combat equipment Will be demon-
strated .by Signal 'Corps. personnel ' at ■
the .WGR studioSi Ni V.i Friday (28).
J. R, Poppble; statlonts chief engineer,
is.' staging the' e)lHibitipn,;ln conjunc-
.tiotv with the .winter' technical meet-
■ing ■ of the' Institute Of ..Radio lEngli..
neers, Jan. 28-29. .; ..
; D'emohstratioh ;is. to .be piped into
Hotel ;C6mmpddre, ,; where , technical
“brains" of the ih.'dusti’y ;wili 'be in
conclave, with civilian inventors, de-
yeibpers and Army Signal Corps men
participating. . The small, compact .
mike which straps over the lip.s,
barely .covering the user’s mouth,- i*.
benig manufactured in Soutli Bend,
Ind , with .entire ./production chan-
neled into wartime .use by',; the Army.
Peacetime .pos-sibllities '■ of new
eqiiipment are' seen in.'Bse: 'on. remote
broadcasts, such as. political;, cobven--' :;
■Uops,: . .'audichce ,: interviews, '■■ sports ,.
broadcasts ,.a,hd. -other ! events wiiere
announcers . .must :, have freedom .of ;
movement ahd:;ab,ility. to . :tise. hands in
haimlihg ';s ■j.ptting down notes,
ete. .Noise . caneellatibn advantage
also can be utilized in telephone
transmitters and industrial eonimu-
nicalions systems, it is predicted.
Combat advantages of the new
mike are claimed in its compactness,
blotting out of c.'clraqeous noises
and fact -. it ■ remains : in .; position
despite most; sir.epuo;ug phy'sioai ; a^^
Hons on part of wearer and retains
tiansmitUng, ficielity.
Patent holder is F.,; C. Beekley.
West Hartford exec of QST, “Ivam’’
radio publication. Also active in de-
velopment Of lipmike were Albert It.
Kahii aiid Louis R. Burroughs, of the
Eiectrp-Voice Mfg. Co., South Bend,
and H, G, Hornickel, civilian em-
ployee :at the: FOi't,; Monmouth Signal
lab. All are expected to attend dem-
onstration .at WOR.
NAB, Pedagogues Map
4-Yr. College Course
In Radio Journalism
Recommended standards for a
four-year, university . course . leading
to a degree in radio jovirhalism and
a short extension course lor pefsOns
already employed ;in the radiomew.?
field . who.' desire ' further ' PcUicafion
and , tra.ihlng ' were- . established Fri-
day (21) :at. a:,ipirit meeting of .NAB'
reps /and . delegates v :’f rom, the 'Na-
tional Asshi ,pf State 'HniyersHies: at.
the Waldorf-Astoria, N. Y.
Proposed .cbprses /of siudy will /be
presented at NAB's /radip-neWs com-
mittee pow.wow in fJi//y., ;March is-
le,;: with: view -; to . having them in-
cluded., in college and//varsity cu,r-
ricula for the 1944 fall semeslcr.
Four-year . copfse, . as outlined . /in-
cludes .Bocial studies, economics, his-
tory, etc.; complete mastery of a
foreign language, / preferably . Spa n -
ish ,;or , ,Pof lug,u.ese ;/ Engl ish : ah d ■
Araerican .literature, obmp'ositipn.,
diction,/ vocal training: :, and thoro ligh
gimundwork in , newsgatheririg , hi.s-
tory, laws of libel; radio: law, Ihe:
NAB. code, FCC .regulatiohs .and' kin-
dred legislation as woli a.s labora-
tory and studip, experience in: prac-
tical , broadcastihg,,- Otboi . .detailed .
studies in, scripting;; mike, :/i:eehH,j;que:
■ap'd alli,e;d,/-.,co,iirses' ; .also/, wer;e
eluded in the recommendations. ,
Panel for, Friday’s .meeting mini-
bered, I; -Keith , T^^ of
.radio .at /Ohio- State Hniyersity; Wil-
bur-, Sehramm',. /school . of ;. journ;alisny ,
director,, at Iowa Stale, and Mitchell
Chai'nle.y, ■a.ssistapt-'iOiumalism.'.s
director, of U. , 61 .Minn/, f epreseiiti.n.B':
NASH, ; and' ■Pavtl:/ White,/ CBS; Bill
/Broolcs,,'. , NBC, ...and -. Walt . Denn i.‘=,
WHN, as .members'Qf the NAB ne w.s
cornmittee subtepm'mittee., .' Williani
Burke . Miller, ' , manager of , NBC'.<
public service,., division / also s«t hr./
Unite on Bond Pitch
Schenectady. Jan. 2ii. V
, ■Schenectady's /four .'stations; WG.'F.i
WSNY, -iFGPM, and W^ ithe lal-
ler two FM), are linked together/ for
a ..scries of . four .evOnlng program's on
behal f ■ of the Fourth ■ W ar Loa n.
WGFM;,: GcnOrail Electric- Flii .outlet,-
^ put; oh . 'the, -'first, ..shovy: 'tonight fSo ),
under direction of Emerson Mark-
ham.
;^iliu!$day, January 26* ; 1944
RAOlO
‘■‘'Wake; UP( i'adio quiz
debate, whicli Blue
network on Deo. 26, will make its
reappearance under a setup which
adds a new and somewhat bizaiTe
technique to commercial radio. Thq,
forum, conducted b the American:
Ecbnomio ;Found^^ dropped bfi:
the B'be ' bbca the Foundation
felt that the pro'gratn; wasn’t'
iiig an adequate:' number of :llsteners
as a sustainer;- that it was 'shunted
' off ' an outlet ^heneyer 'a lbcal ,com-
, mercial program could be sold in
the same spot. The only- way that
the Foundation felt it , could over-
come this was to secure commercial
sponsorship. :' This left the .stanza
open to criticism as being under the
editorial influence of a particular,
person or group. , . Out of this arose,
the present setup which will answer
these objections and provide the
..program with the desired audience.
' , ; A.s things have been worked out,
the program will originate as a live
show over WMCA, X. Y.. and will
be recorded at that time., The lecord-
irigs Will :be .sent: tp those local
:statibhs ' f hat . 'Have ; agreed to
them.” ?The\ local; .Statibris .will
sell them to sponsors and the only
' cost for tthe Staiiph;' will be its share
of .the prpductibri .jeosts. To .vdate,
■1.41 stations . have; contracted to take
the program on this basts.
Amusing angle, too, is fact that
program will be a sort of hybrid.
It will emanate from an NBC studio
since the NBC recording division
tvill do; .the waxing. The producer
and director, ten Finger, and the
announcer, pon ;Gardh^ are Blue
staffers, while program will be
.' piped otit bf ' NBC,, and' heard
WMCA, an indie local.
First session lii the series will be
broadcast Jan. .30 (5:30^6 p.m.) over
■ WMCA ' and. will .feature Henry ,‘J.
Tayloiv author of dMen in Motion,”
and Johannes Steel. WMCA news
' Analyst. Subject is “The Diplomatic
: Front.”' Fred G; Clark, of the Foun-
dation, is moderator and general
e'nairman. :
John Barnes Now Asst.
To Preston on WBBM
Chicago, Jan. 25.
John : Barnes, former .WBBM
scripter has rejoined WBBjVI-CBS as
special assistant to Walter Breston,
directbf .of program'v,., operations.
Barnes; wiU/ .handle “Victory Mati-
_ nee” 'bond selling program, aired lo-
' cally,;; research and: special; writing
a.ssisnments. i,- '' '
Writer on the Universit.y of Chi-
cago's .‘‘Human; AdvehtUre” series
: sinee,:‘he- left:' WBBM last' summer,
.. Barnes .has' 'written of the
public: V, service .shows ' produced on
the CBS outlet. ' ;;
Where
Cah We
Girl?
She’s probably running a
woman’s show right now
; . and looking for broad-
er fields for her undoubted
talent. She’s got a voice
with “cOmeTand-buy-'it” in
it ... a voice that can sell
a specialty shop, its serv-
ices and its merchandise.
She m^ be tall or short
. . . stout or slim ... blonde
or brunette It doesn’t
matter. What does matter
is a voice with sell in it,
and ability to write consist-
ently good radio copy. If
you’re that girl, and if
you’re interested in grab-
bing a once - in - a - life-
time opportunity with fu-
ture prospects extending to
television as well, maybe
this Is It ! A 4A agency will
counsel you, and you’ll be
given every help In doing a
big job in a big market not
far from New York. Rush
details about yourself to-
day, and get your tran-
scription ready to send
along when we ask for It.
Our employees know of this
■■'ad. ■■■
Box 14243. Variety, 154 W.
4<8th St., New York 19, N. Y.
Hollywood, Jan. 25.
There are no Chesterfield pen-
nants hanging from the band racks
of Harry James’ crew at the Palla-
dium nor do the jivey blasts scorch
the CBS frequency on the nights he
takes, the ciggie signoff. ' '
It’s all the result of a double-
edged dispute between James and
the . danccry’s . headman, ' Maurice
Cohen. Unbeknownst to Cohen, the
contract Chesterfield holds with
James forbids remote broadcasts
along a network on nights (Tues.,
Wed., Thurs.) he belongs -to them.
Cohen shouted James down but not
the contract. He then served on
James the ultimatum that there can
be no advertising of any kind on the
bandstand. It was James’ turn to
shout, but to no avail. Cohen wouldn’t
be budged by such arguments that
the Chesterfield banners have hung
45 Shows a Week
Chicago, Jan. 25.
The old betting expression,
“or.e will get you five” was mod-
enily applied to a situation con-
fronting Marvin Mueller, radio
announcer and actor, hero last '
week.
; Mueller, who has been appear-
ing on 40 shows each week,
departed as announced on the
“Brewster Boy” show to take
over as narrator on the new five-
times-a-wcek , “Coronet Story-
teller’’ .series, so dropping one .
.show got him five other-, spots.-
Mueller’s schedule now calls for'
45 shows each week.
in the best theatres in the country
and here they’re being banned in a
dance emporium. - Cohen won the
argument with : the - clincher, “I’m
1 unning this place for dancing, din-
ing and tefre.shments and not to ad-
vertise. cigarettes.”
To fill the time for one transcon-
tinental and two regional remotes,
CBS took Phil Harris from Slapsy
Maxie’s on the cigaret nights.
Hollywood, Jan. 25,
J. Walter Thompson agency and
Warners studio had themselves a
time last week over a voided com-
mitment of Ann Sheridan’s appear-
ance with Frank Sinatra at tomor-
row’s (Wed. ) ' : broadcast and ' War
Bond rally, at Shrine auditorium.
After being; on-and-off with . the fre-
quency of a Finnegan gag, the studio
finally relented and okayed the
oomph gal for a mike session with
The Voice,. But WB didn’t give in ,
all the way. Just to salvage some-
thing out of the controver.sy, the stu-
dio k i eked, oiit la Sheridan’s' guest
shot with; Bing Crosby in Kraft Mu-
sic . Hail ■ last week. ' ' ;;; , '
-. Thomp.sonites, peeved at the pull-
out after 6,700 tickets had been
printed .with Sheridan’s name there-
on, coupled ■ with the star’s willing-
ness to go through with the verbal
commitment and nature of the show
(War Bond purchases as admish),
threatened to make an i.sstie of the
studio’s action. Pressed for a reason,
Warners spokesmen are reported to
have declared that inasmuch as Sher-
idan has no current release to plug
on the Sinatra show, the studio had
nothing to gain ' and therefore can-
celled both , guest . shots. .' Som*
guessed at something deeper, that the
studio wanted Miss Sheridan to do a
picture before she departed for over-
seas to entertain the armed forces ,
and the radio deals provided a bar-
gaining leverage. However, after a
long session with Joe Donahue, radio
rep of the Myron Selznick agency, -
which handles the star's affairs, the
word went out that she is on the
show again.
- STARTING . RRESCNT
; MUTUAL . NO. OR
I HOOKUP ; STATIONS
Sinclair Refining Co.
Inc.
Employers’ Group Insurance i 15 = 180
Pltarmaco*lnc.
Gillette Razor
*ivea ihe werM't lergeil aetwerk tin’t lorse enough foe CilloHe w
Tee reuA# e^ eMhlenel,' nen-Muluel Statiom (or iheie broedoeiiT^
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BADIO
Wednesday, January 26, 1911
Radio Reviews
i GpnUmi^d froin page 34 !s
this bright’ and breezy Quarter-hour
ihterlude dedicated to the spirit of
Dixieland. :
' For the two-beat rhythms, Johrihy
Warrington.- studio maestro, has
grouped together a zingy troupe of
swing - spirited' tboters who . add
plenty of life aiid lift to the proceed-
ings; For , the Solo spotUght, and in
keeping' \\h,th',the’spirit':6f svviir^^^^ two.
, sepia rhy th.m , .aces al'e . dut .' ih . the
lead. Bon Bon, ohe-time JaiV Savitt
.warbler,; give's; voice 'to: both ■ballad
pops ahd.scat selectiohs. And eciual-.
Jy iplpUjcient for; both singing styles.
.Lad; , 'Svith a ..strong .local .following,
also handles . the' emede ' chores and
pldnty glib with the. jive gab scripted,
by. Joe . Gottlieb,: show..; produceiv.
.Highlight of ' 'the .Session ■ is Betty
King;., '.who . .knuckles 'the keyboard,
with: a; dislinetive rhythmic, beat that
blen.ds . expertly with her lyrical
aura, to Which she ahso imparts a
natural rhythmic lilti; Gal comes to,
the airlanes from .the after-dark belt,:
a heavy click at the mii.sical boites
around town. Shal.
“VIVA AMERICA^!
Cast: Doh Arres, Eva Garza, Rein-
aide Henriques. Celso Vega Quin-
tet, Alfredo Antbnini Ordh
Writer-director: Ben Feiiier
ProduccriEdmundiC'hester
30 MinS.f .Thurs.; 11:30 p.m.
Sustaining
iWABC-CBS, New York
New; series of good neighbor pro-
grams featuring Datin-American ar-
- tists and tunes hit the full CBS rief-
work. ih the Uhitted States and : was
shoftwaved to 20 LatinTAmerican'
(I
our bank that
pay
»»
reports L. Nevin Lee.
“We are doubling the radio-al-
location in our advertising budget
for 1944,” reports L. Nevin Lee,
who directs advertising for the
Bankers Trust Company of Des
Moines. The report also states:
“Your records will show that our
bank has been on the air every
day with at least one spot on
KENT for the past four j’ears.
“We realize that advertising ef-
fectiveness isn’t entirely measur-
able with a slide rule — but we
have seen traceable response from
featuring certain of our depart-
inehts on KENT.
_ “That is one of the major reasons
for increasing our KENT : ex'-
penditure this year^and adding
KSO.”
countries for robroaclcasl liy 97 out-
iets , affiliated ' With the ciiiii.fi ip the
“Network of the America';.':' First .1
Show (20)^ piloted. by Don ArrCs and:,
backed up with tlie Altreclo: A.nfenini
ipiisical' corps, provided .plca,sunt ,lis-
toniiig in, familiar groove with typi-
cal South . American, Cuban and
Mexican music the duct ttock in
trade;,': ..
; .Fva . Garza,':, femme ciupor - from
across the. Rid' Grand,e, aW(i Keinaldo
Henriques,:. ■ : C ubah chirp.o.r,' • topped
the vocal listing and.ch jpp.ed: in ' with
a duet extolling Mexico's Gornfleld's,
in addition to soloing, “(tcu’iiflelds’’:,
seemed' the :b.0st : shigirig . bit ,6n.. thg.
slioiv. . ' -T-'
, Don. Arres doubled as vocalist with
a Spanish Version of "'Yankeo Doodle
Polka." The Afrp-Cuban Co:’ so Vega
Quintet and Antonini’s prcli rbunded'
■but ' \vith' .lively ..rhumbas,., saihbas,
etc. Dati.h-Amerlcari guesterk re-;
cruited , frOrn . N. .,
circles will : be. spotted' on futUre
“Viva America:"' broadcasls.. ! !
:$eries should do alt right, judging
from debut, which wa.s up to par on
timing, productibii and from; presen-
tation : viewpoint. . Authentic .ver-;
sions of Latin-Ameriean songs by
native artists also should make the
grade on the shortwave circuit.
Donn.
‘Ill FELLOWS’
With Evelyn Woodley, June Lock-
wood and Orch (5), Bill Morgan
Writer, Director: Harold: Carr
1.1 Mins.; Mon.-Fri.. 3:13 p.nt.
WOAI, San Antonio
From the studios, of WOAI each
weekday comes this opus directed at
the .servicemen in the various camps
ill; this .area. : All imtsicel numbers
are ia answer.; to- reque.sts sent , in'; by
the ‘GI's.’ Show is, smartly paced
by Evelyn Woodier . who is! both
mistre.ss of cefemonius and featured
songstress. "i ’’ ' 'i,
Miss Woodley has a. pleasing per-
sonality and keeps vhe show moving
with informal chatter directed at the
sefvicernen. Has a nice voice range
and Sells her Songs well. On airing
caught, .she was heard to good effect
in;;, ‘I Don't Want'to Walk;Without
You’ ;and ‘Heavenly Mu.sic:’ Good
too, .-was , ;her, . rendition of ‘My
Wonderful One.’ »
June Lockwood and her orChe.stra,
composed of piano, otgan. violin, ;
trumpet and bass; lend excellent sup-
port to the ybeals. Offerings of the
combo" are . slightly' on .the. classic
side, :but,; they can, also dish Up the
j ive, , Best Of these were ‘Jig in G’
and ‘Donkey Serenade.’ . ; .
Neatly interwoven; in the : script
are several ; electricai t ran sCriptiOnS
as well as.; several tlive' sOot ,ah-
nouheemeHtsdelivefed by WOAI an-
nouncer Blit Morgan in good; style.
These - Included one for the :St.
Anthony An achacbo, .Room.; Garter's
Little Liver Pills and Dr, Caldwell's
Syrup of Pepsin. ■
Program's theme is new words: to
‘Hi : ’Neighbor,’. . .well written and.
should ; .gamer, . a goodl y portion of
‘Gr llsteriers to the station,
Andy.
KSOi
KRNT
BASIC BLUE
AND MUTUAL
5000 WATTS
BASIC
COLUMBIA
5000 WATTS
The Cowlei Stations in
DES MOINES
AlSIUtoil with On Molmi Regliler & Trlbum
Bepre^bted , by . The K«t* Asency
“National Barn Dance”
With Own “HoosierHop”
Chicago. Jan. 25.
Talk of the BUie network having
plans to air a wecki.V barn dance
program from coasl-lo-coasl reached
a more formative stage:. last ..week,':
with execs of th e ■ network ' showing
keen interest in tl;e "Hoosier Hop"
Saturday . night ba f h 1 d ahee. Shdiv put
on by WOWO. Ft. Wayne. Record-
ings of the .st'.ow have been sent to
the network’s home off ices, with re-’
ports that it's planned to use the
show immetlialely following the
“National Barn Dance," sponsored
by Alka-Scltzer, over NBC.
At present the; Ft;. Wayne show is
being ’ broadcast from the Shrine
theatre there every Satiuday night
with, two pii'olic shows, Itie same as
“National Barn Dance" is done in
Chicago from the Eighth Street thea-
tre. - Two pefformances are given,
Qne at 7 p.m. and one at nine, with
45 miiuite.s of the second shew
carried sustaining by WOWO. Per-
formances are, iinclor management of
Harry K. Smytbe, former local show-;
man, and produced by Eldon Camp-
bell, the . station's program director,
and supervised by Steve Conley, sta-;
tion irianager.
FOR STATION IN GA.
; ,\tlanta, Jan. 25.
Harold Schilling, president of Cobb
County Chamber -of Commerce, Fri-
day t21) announced that tentative
plains ' for establishment of a radio,
station: in MaNottav Ga., Cobb Cpuhty;
seat, have: been submitted to Federal-
CommuhicatiOn‘s;.Com.riiission. ., . ,
.'..If permit is'gfanted, sla’tipn; will be'
built. ;by yirgil Evaiis, weU, known in
southern , radio, eirclos, , .Evahs, form-
erly owned, chain of'StaEonS'in four .
soUtherri states; and .stili 0\vn-s equip-;.
, men t ’ neccssalfy for ’ a' station, ■ .acdo
ing to, 'SOhiliing,. . Gov qrnmettt gra nts
no .'licenses ■where pin-chase pf equip-
ment is necessary.
Wage, Hour Bureau
Follow-Up Comment
Continued from page 31
YOUR HOME TOWN
With Charles H. Huntley
l.’i Mins.; Mon., 7:30 p.m.
WGY, Schenectady :
As name ;impiies„, program .deals
principally with the. histories Of' old
com’munities in New York State and
vielnity, their most famoxs citizens,
out.itanding: incidents, .and the like,
However, if dips ' into-.the .field, of
folklore . and . of American ; history
generally, up . to aOd mclUding the
present war. Gharles. H. Huntley,'
forrner : textual critic iiv ■ Generai.
Electric publicity ; bureaii arid one-
time editorial writer; for: the Schenec-,
tady; Gazette, is, a local historian :0t
note. . He has .dug. up ; a . wealth of
interesting material, .much ;pf it'new
to; the a'verage listener: and all ■well
w"orth presenting . via radio, 'in an
area ' whose hiMpry dates ;back. to the
country's, earliest days. Incidentally,
:h’e urges . listener s . to go . to 'WOrk'. on
histories. Of their .;own;'ho.me .towns,
explaining how to proceed. .’
' :;Huntley,'s’. usual method' of telling;
facts and fables, ■ Of ’: unf 0 ) ding his-
torical ;mysteri‘es, . is through a dialog
:in . which he plays , ‘Mk Old Citizen,'
questioned by two or more an-
nouncers. A. O. Coggcsliall, veteran
WGY prpgrant .rnahager, . and Bob
Han es usually pop tl’.e in terrogations.
Ed MUrehie was skiilf tilly brought in.
as .a third man in a crack .sum.mary
of New York , 'State,, ; ' historically,
geographically . .’ and.. ;: ecOhom'ically;
Effective; ; use was rnade ..Of ;, a filter
inike, to read, on another broadcast,
sectiohs from; the Declaralion of In-
dependence and. of ;;Liricpln's Ge|ly^
burg address. , ' '
: Huntley 'writes,: fine .scripts: w.heh
he, .editdrializeSi, he does it Skillfully;-
Hi.s voice and mike teeiiniquo are
.sufficient for tl'.e role he Plays.; al-
tho.ugh ' delivery ' teirdp to chdonincss
and. jli.ctioh. to occasldnal cl0uch'.riess.
.The ;.npfe. bf.'hostalgi.a',' especially ...in
talking of his bovhood days ■■ and
games, will probably strike the , th.ost
responsive; chord: in •older ILsteuprs.;
However,:^ program holds. '.attef-itsoh,
for all thinking adults, , aftd .sjipuld
be a must for ■students Progrir''i ;tra-,
like any other heard ; on . *h;- . air
hereabouts; ; is a feather in ''VGY's
cap. ' ■ ■ . Jaco, .
.These afe the. things that, on the re-
■ceiving end drive, you nuts.
'Eddie -tiCanior.- and John: Garfield
gave an : effective nostalgic buildup
.to a new song, ‘‘I'm Mighty pi-pud /of
That Old Gang of : Mine,” ph the
Cantor broadGa.st Vfedhesday ; ( 19 )
night, the Script thus' giving: extra
productipn, values tO the .pop turie.
Crossfire ,\\'lthat . was;, -SeriQ-epmic,
pithy, and, punchy. A n'eat reference
to a ‘‘kid in our neighborhood hamed
Irving/" who wa.s later to go from
“Alexander's Ragtime Bahd" to “This
.Is the Army.” Ipt it go at that: no
identifying Berlin; fvu-thei:.
Adolf A. Bei'le and Dean Acheson,
■assistant . Secretaries, /guested Satur-
ray;.night, ;(22) oh ‘'The. State 'Depart-
ment Speaks’’ series oh ■WEAF-NBC,
Other participants in this thii'd of
four brbadcasts were Charles P. Taft,
director of the department’s Office of
.Wartime .' Economic ,, Aftgirs, and
Haf fy Hawkins, /director of the Of-
fice /Of Eeonomid Affairs. The theme,
of the stanza was a defense of -the
D..:S. poliejy of selling oil and other
war materials to -fascist Spaih. . .
. From-., a trade slafidphiht, the fact
that /such a: staid - and deeply '.ih-
trenohed institution / as the State
Dept, should decide to rtiake 'use of
radio to rea;ch . the : public ■ Is even
more; interesting thah the Question of
U: S. sales to Fraheo. it offers one
more: example ; (and a. striking, one)
of the evei'-wideniiig recognition of
radio .as a publicity nie'diurii. . ,
There is an eyen thore rea.ssuring
aspect to the iSeries,'- That, is, that it:
is evidence of the essential sound-
:ness of the demppratic form .of govV
erhhieht, For, mbre than any pthe,r
branoh of the .Governmeht; the State
Dept., has always been remote /and
aloof; and ' even .Seemingly edhtempt-
uous of. publle; criticis'm. But the:
preserice' of “The' 'State . Department
Sppaks” on : the air is propf Lhat Sec-
retary Hull and his aides are aware
of and, at least' to, some extent, re-
sponsive to,: public opinion; 'What-
ever views .are expressed.. oh the
series, even a defense ■ of Sales to
Frahcb, the .prdgram itself : is an in-,
dicatlon. pi dempcra,tic health., /.
Charles Lattghtpn'rnade a moving
appeal lor. the March of. Dimes cam-
paign on the. Bob Burns 'sho'w . over
NBC Thursday . (20) , . The English ac-
tor’s, hushed voice 'technique, was per-
fect, for .an appeal fpr, funds -.to fight
ehildhpod’s “greate.^t' seourge.’' :
. Har Peary /guested. ThUr.sday, night
(20) oii the Abbott and- Co,stelld show
on ,:.WEA,F-NBd ..for . Camel , cigarets;
,:playing ., his 'familiar :. GilderSlCeye
charaeterizati&ii..It ■was an. unfortun-.
'ate' s.how, frpm. varipUs standpoints..
For’ one thing/: Peary’s: style of . broad
comedy playing ‘and ..rhugging is. •too
similar to .the .AJjhOtt .. and . Go.stello:
brand of . rauciis . hokum, instead ■ of
contrasting, with , it; / The, script 'on
this. oCGasioh was in the noinial:. A-C
;br:and of wild’ buftppnery,. With little,
atteinpt at Cf edibility, but/ depending
for effect :oh 'noise and tUrmoil. and'
sheer . energy to bowl ; 6Ver th,e-..aU-.
dience/ ■: i It did /have the studio, ' aur
dience on the flooi% but wasn’t: :that
funny via the air.
Nelson Olmstcad, Xvho reads stpries
five mornings a week on WEAF-
NBC, from , Chic.tgo, ,jtow : endeavors
to dramatize them much more in the
readjng’/than.ihe: forlperiy: did/ : The
effect is djSappoin.tihg,/; /An; example
was his. ;preSeidation., Friday : (21) ■ of
Williahi March’s grim :.yarn, “The
Little Wife,’’, which would have /.been
more compelling if understated. / ■
Television Review
Coiitiiiued froiii i>a se 34 '
good/ except for usual distortion near
borders, and onlj’ real boner was
once when Waring walked to mike
with back to., camera;, blotting ,: out
.nearly all the.scre.en iii'itith'e I’eaehed
position.,: Suc.cesS pf: the .show was
largely -' due- to his ihasterf ul erticee
j.pb ,ahd . Wise' decision to. shun, produc-
tiph. numbers and cohcentra.te' ,oh
presenting :gpp,d;e!r(ertiiinment:. within
limits of. present :qay stele faqi . '
:. /Regardless, of .tele’s f uture, .co.virse
or .how rapidly - it tlevelops,' leader of
.Pennsylvanians demonstrated, in this
brief Studio, exhibit; that he has.hoth-'
ing. to: fe’ar, .from the hew. .medipm,
its carnei'a of technique, The same
bits of biz he uses so effecUvely .on
stage shows grooved in tele and his
confident manner of approach trans-
mitted, .itself to -the rest of 'the cast
to make fpr smooth sailing all/ the.
way. ,'.,:■// /v'-'
. ■ Cbmrnercials were, spotted midway,
and at close. Intermediate plug pre-
sented a lonely soldier on deck of
. transport: lieing ' greeted and gifted
with cigafel by: strolling, seaman- and
Segoehpe fiiialed with, closeup of'
soldier’s /hand with / smoke curling
frbni/ci'gafet. Final plug had Waring
asking .for.; .CheMerflelds , at : /ciga't
counter ’.after tvhich femnie , /clerk
held .aloft carton of the/sinokes with'
bflfstage’ voice giving.: with'; the.. Sales,
ehatter, , Effective /.SellitTg but not;
marked by any extremes, of orig-
inality which, perhaps, Was not being:
.sought.', ■ .'.
Decision oh tele; repeat for Waring
and crew is still pending but judging
from first shot, his show and Ideas
Of presenting it deserve encores soon
and often. Tele, right now/ needs
more hypos such as it received last
week. Donn. ,
Phillips Flies: Mustang
Albany. Jan. 25.
Lt. Bill Phillips, former WABY-
W OKO announcer, is now flyirig one
of the hew Mustang planes overseas!
lie first piloted a P-40.
. .; ;; Washington, Jan. 25. .;
/ Wage and /Hoiif Public Contracts
Dlvisibn ha.s clarified its position on
talent fees for radio announcers in
relatibn to ‘'tegular ratb of pay,” but
warns jin a letter to NAB that cases
are best handled on their individual
merits;-, Letter of. Glarificatioh' and ,
explanation, by L. MotcaU Walling, '
administrator of iho division, says:
“It is the division’s view that:geh-
erally in such cases the announcer
is the employee of the radio statipn
and that the talbht foe paid the ah-
nouncet is part of his ;reguiar com-
pensatipn and the time spent by, the
announcer in performing such serv-
ices .ebnstitutes hours - worked for
the radio station.
/ '“HoWever, this position is not an
absolute one. In' order to determine
its: applicability in, a particular ease,"
an exariiination of the facts in the
ca.se beepmes necessary, ; . . :
“The. announcer is a regular env^
ployee of the station employed pur-
suant : to the collective bargaining
agreement; the agreement ' contemj'’
plates the performance of these ex
;tra tasks, and vindoubtedly dbligates
the announcer to perform theih
when directed to do so by the radio
station; the agreement places unon
the j’adio station the responsibility
or: Obligation, to pay the talent fee,
even though the sponspr is charged,
an /additional snip for; /this service,
the agreement for the: performance
Of this extra Work , is made between
the radio station and the sponsor
and not between the announcer
and tl’.e sponsor; when the an-
nouncer performs the;se services he ,
is engaged in rendering a service
which is . a functional part of the .
business of ; the radio station: Ilia
radio station obtains a distinct bene-
fit from the services performed by
the announcer: the work is per-
formed under the direction and con-
trol of the radio station.”
D'ARTEfiA
AND HIS
ALL GIRL ORCHESTRA
OPENINQ JAN. 21
RIVERSIDE THEATRE
MILWAUKEE
Psrional Management
ERNEST LIEBMAN
. 1440 Broadway, Naw York
Direction: William Morris Akcj.
Whether it’s the Ipwdowii on air
povyer,:th«coniingL,n;ition.ilvelec-
tipns;. or settling .the. .Soviet-Polish
frontier, most Clevelanders seem to
have a better than average under- .
, standing of the important quPstiphs .
facing this old wor'd of ours. And '
many of the discussions you hear
■ everywhere in Cleveland, from draw-
ing room to street car, have grown
from forum programs planned and
broadcast by WG.\R.
Putting , xveigh:y subjects into
I words which will interest a// listen- '
ers is the ha.sic idea hchiml these
programs. : For iiistance, the Ci/y
Club Forum, bringing nationally-
known voicc.s of authority, paired in
down-to-earth debate. Or Your:
Opinion, rU'ns!, with experts talking
of- rationing, Jiousing; invasion,
soldier bonus or whatnot in langu.age
all can understaiui.
.;: Americans, xvhosc heritage it is to
think and speak freely, , are more
interested than ever in national and
world- affairs. It seems to us that
one of the' jobs.of k radio station,
.: then, is to serve up food for thought
. io stimuhilo Iho thinking of people
wM Kant to Ihink ■; -,/. '
..f^/s/s(VGAR
Ifpvr fr/emf/jr station In Cftvtfoflrf
Wcdnesaay, Jaoual-y 26, 1944
RADIO
41
^ , , , , . . : {; :;:V
poTlow’iiig N. ^Y, indie trend to live evening shewS^^^^ In line, with his
pitch for' xinderstahding, .Alan: Gonrtney, WOV disc
jockey, checked fa with a. 60-mihute all-stal show Monday night (24)
billed :3S ■‘Tolerance Through Music.” Featured ph 9 to 10 p.m. portion
o£ Courtney’s ?%-hour program were Erskine Hawkins and band, Canada
tec, Charlie Barnet' and Ella Mae Morse, with Joe .Bostick lending- an
bassist'., j'-, ■■ 'v .■■■ ■.■V’-'-':''. ,■ , ■ • ■.■■ ;■"■■■•
toeal 802 released pertormers lor cuffo appearances as cbntribvition to:
tolerance pitchr Courtney previously has stressed: themd oh his recorded
diow.s and earlier guesters included Duke Ellington, Lioner Hampton, Lena
Horne, BiU KObinson and other top Negro performers, Di.sc jockey -is
skecled for eincee spot at Urban League’s Beaux Art Victory Ball, Feb, 4,
lit Savoy Ballroom in Haileni.
Apparatus to Be Put
The anecdote suppoScdl.\ emanating from a Coast Guard cutter at sea,
which was heard on the toui>network“Ghri.stmas Roundup” broadcast
‘ Dec. 24 preceding President Roosevelt’s talk to the U; ,S. armed forces,
actiially; Wgs, part of a recorded serieSj “Yarns for Yanks;” produced by
ti;c radio branch Of the Army Special Services. Nothing was said on the
iiir to indicate it whs hot: a live broadcast, but that portion of the pror.
guim was abruptly cut oft the air, w'ith an announcer commenting, "Well,
Thanks very much. That was a very inlcrc.sting story, though not the one
we expected.”
The recording in question was a reading .by Sam Levene of a Damon
Runyon story, “Romance in the Roarihg Fhrties,’’ produced in November
and .sent out in the regulai senes to shortwave Oiitlets fa the U. S. and
longwave stations' overseas. There, has. .been no''“explanation of how : it
came to.be.ihcluded on the “Roundup'’ show, hof how jt came into po.sscs-
tion ot those Who put it on the air in this instance.
KDKA Hillbillies Turn
Promoters for Radio
Stars Pitt Jamboree
: ..' '.y , , , Pittsburgh, Jan., ' .2S,; '-
Slim Bryant arid his biothci. Lop-
py Bryant, KDKA hilibilly stais for
la.st several years,: are turning pro-
moters and will sponsor a Radio
Stars Jamboree at big 3,800-seat
Syria Mosque for two pertormance,s
on Thursday, Jan. 27.
Bryants, whose Wildcats will be
featured on the bill, have lined up
Lulubelle and Scotty; Big Slim, the
Lone Cowboy; Cowboy Slim and his
radio ghhg, and Ed and Rainbow.
. Billy Hinds, KDKA spieler, will m.c.
the show. .
Wildcats themselves are figured on
to be a big draw since they've been
kiioeking boxoffice records in dis-
: -trict’S; . suburbhh thea t res into a
cocked hat lately during a senes of
personarappearahees. They're also
ffeatiifed daily oh KDKA.
m
An ex hibition of ca ptured enemy
radio:, arid gommunicatiohs' appafatu's
ill be displayed' fa the, lobby of ;ttfe..
Hotel Coriimqdprc.’.Ni: Y 28 aifd:
29, in cohnCction: , with jihe: ■whhter
technical .riieetihg there .of\th:e ,lnstL
tute of Radio Engineers. The' riqdip-,
ment will be described .and .discussed
by Maj. Gen. R. B. Colion, Army
Signal Corps, at a joint meeting of
the. l.R.E. and the American In.sti-
lule of Electrical Engineeis at llic
Engineering Societies ■ hea'clquarters,
;13 'West -agth .sfceet.
■Hotel. Go:tt’,''hodore sessions Will .fay
.elude. speeches, lectures and .sympo-
siums in wdiich leading radio exports,
from 'fadustrial. ■and g,6v6rnfaeht:,c
cles will participate a.s well as .sjfcak-
ers from England China and the
■'arfaed' sei'v.ice.s;’ • ■,,'
Troy,— Mrs. Kay Moser, director of
women’s programs at WTRY for the
past four years and conductor of a
inatinec show, has re.signed. In re-
cent ' months she has. : a l.so been
handling publicity and promotion.
Mary Elizabeth Gaynor succeeds.
A new sound recording and repro-
ducing machine using cellophane or
acetate tape instead of W'ax discs or
cylinders was demon.straled Wednes-
day : (19) at the Waldorf-Astoria,
N. Y„ by it.s inventor. Jay Fonda,
chief engineer of the Fonda Corp ,
Now York. Chief. advuptage c'.aimod.
in addition to low operating costs, is
abil ity to operate for continuQu.s long
pepfodS without : manual attendance
or adjustmehts,.' ,■ = ■;
Now. invention. doefa’l menace re-
cording fadUStry. at present time as
ho method has yet been developed
to pres.s tape recordings in voliimo
to enable retail sale.? ■ for home u.se.
Planned: for immediate post-war pro-
' auction-. and marketin.g, however, .is
a Iiome. model t'nrou.gh which radio
programs may be preserved , or par-
lor entortainment. recorded for . im-
mediate playbacks Manufacturers
lire seeking to develop procc.ss for
mass production of tape records for
home i use ; with Fonda: , fadicatlhg
sbMe 'pfogress' afa^ these lines had
been achieved.
One fabdel dernonstrated utilized
a continuous 320-foot loop of tape
I for recording or playing eight hours
at a .stretch. ; Machfad: uses yieldable .
felt base under moving tape, en-
abling .stylins to depress sound . track
without spreading, stret'clifag , fa teari :
-ihg the cellophane. ■ Latter is about
twice Ihiekncss of ordinary product ;
and is. chemically treated to wilh-
■stand extreme atmospheric condi-
tions. -’i.' -y- ' : ■'■■r'^''-' .■;■■■. .'■'■
Tape about an inch wide earric.s (iO
.soiiixl tracks with each complete cii- ;
ciiit containing eight minutes of nui-
sic or talk. Noodle aulomatioally.
carries over into next .tgfo.oye- en-'-
ab'iing continuqu.s eight-hour opera-
tion (which miiy be, interrupted at
will) on one loading of , macliini.
Tape is geared for 40-feet-pcr-min-
ule but can bo kicked up to 60-
feel ■ for. bettor ..quality. At lower-
speed. recording cost of '50 cents .an.
, hour is claimed with figure : set at 75
cents lor faster operation rate.
WWJ Sets Detroiters
Straight on Tax Returns
Detroit, Jan. 25. ,-
Radio hfae has come to the lelief
of the bewildered citizen. i;
WWJ announced last week that it
would present a series of talks de-
signed to acquaint Michigan taxpay
ers with the details of the new in-
come tax return. Programs will be
t aired at 6:l5‘ p.ti|i. eyery Monday un-
I til March 15 'With Louis Tendler, a
i member of the Detroit News staff,
doing the lecturing. On the most
troublesome points the Internal Rev-
enue. Dept. wiU be asked to give a
hand — if anybody in the Internal
Revenue .Dc^ is completely clear on
Hie new income tax forms.
3-Station Engineering
Post for R. Morris Pierce
Cleveland, Jan. 25.
_R. Morris Pierce has been elected
vice-president fa charge of engineer-
ing for WJR, WGAR, and KMPC, G.
A. Richards, president of the three
stations, ahnoundefi following the
annual stockholder’s rtieeting.
: _ : Pierce is on leave of absence, serv-
ing: as chief engineer of P.sychologir
c.nl Warfare Branch of Allied Head-
quarters in Algeria.
. Recently, home on' a leave, Pierce
has arranged to take back with him
.a series of ‘Greetings from Home’
recordings, produced at WGAR to
be aired over special Army network
to camps in England and North Af-
rica.
W'G'M’s ‘J Slst off «h(l > Sftiloi'* completed
>‘cw CAMEIi VRDORAM.
10 '|»4ni.y. EWX • V, •
Mgt! tou CLAYTON
JOEL - JOHN • DUNNINGER • LEON • HENRY
Please
take a
Bow!
lAlV MIIIAaC
We don’t need to tell you that
when Reader’s Digest runs a piece
about you, or prints an article of
yours, or an excerpt from one of
your broadcasts, or a quip of yours
— it’s a laurd ivrealh of which you
may well be proud. These honors
are yours, for you are all in the Jam
nary, 1944, issue.
We, of course, are proud for you.
And proud of you, because you are
on our Network. So, gentlemen, will
you please each take a bow — for
these specific laurels? Thank you.
THE DUMP TRUCK
NOBODY COULD BUY
This feature in the January issue was ex-
cerpted from a broadcast hy Henry J.
Taylor, BLUE commentator, early in
September, 1943. Tajlor gave chapter and
verse of an unusual incident ... a dump-
truck that nobody could buy. The sequel
is reported by Reader s Digest in these
words: “Two months after this broadcast,
rvhich attracted national attention, the
truck was sold.” Henry J. Taylor is at
present overseas, hut expects to be back
on The BLUE sometime in January.
DUNNiNen
lEON HINDUISON
BABY MIRACLE
vho is none other than Joel Kuppermaa,
mathematical genius of “QUIZ KIDS.”
The Reader’s Digest article, from The
American Magazine, is by Jerome Beatty
— who calls Joel the “most entertaining
son-of-a-gun, little or big, on the radio.”
Hear Joel and the Quiz Kids Sunday
nights on The BLUE at 7:30 EWT. Spon-
sor: Alka-Seltzer.
DUNNINGER
“Radio’s Master Mind Reader” is the sub-
ject of an article conclenscd from the full-
length story which ran in “Variety” —
show-business authority. The story, writ-
ten by Earl Sparling, explains why, after
only a few weeks sustai^ning, Dunninger
is now sponsored Wednesdays at 9:00
p.m. EWT by tlie makers of Kem-Tone.
ASCENSION ISLAND
an ai'licle about the “Mighty Midget” of
the middle wastes of the South Atlantic
and ils strategic importance in this war.
John Gunther, BLUE commentator, re-
veals in this article the inside story of one
of the war’s best-guarded secrets. John
Gunther is heard on The BLUE, Friday
and Saturday evenings at 10 EWT. Spon-
sor: General Mills.
LEON HENDERSON
once OPA Administrator and now one of
the most incisive and trenchant com-
mentators of the American scene, is rep-
resented in the January Reader's Digest
hy a pointed anecdote about inflation. And
t\ hat an anecdote! Listen to Leon Hender-
son over The BLUE every Saturday at
6:4.5 p.m. liiWT. Sponsor: O’Sullivan
Rubber Heels.
THE
HENRY J. TAYLOR
NETWORK
M
tlADlO
Wednesila jy January 2 6, 10 1 i
. Wasiiinaton. Jan. 25.
r . .Ten: 'net\Vei;ks.'. atid .a bi'qaijeasts
stations of the , nation : ' ehlployo'cJ'
:2.4,;5.1:5 perstoiifl 'and paid, them :$l,3(i6,,f ,
687i, or , an ' .at’erilge' Ot- $:5o;75,',:fo,i' the
weolj; ol dot,, .l7:-24C th.e annual ' FCG
siuniOary o,i 'fotnctionaV daia : d
.While .the 'pietui'd, noceasavil^^^ .had,., to .
Ite .for a: kpecific' tveek and' ‘a. few. sta»
tion4 failed: to,; I'eportr.the 'Study g'We^^
a .conc.i'se; pictnro ■ of, 'ho
•sons arc employed rogiiiavly ih;
■ hrondca'altn.a Olid.. wliat 'they 'ftre paid:
■For .■.'the ' ijrst- .'tin'ie/ 'the. ''FCC'-.haS'
■ ■linlte.d' together: in' ; tho.' .repOrt- ,th’o^
. .net\‘,:;.n%!3 '.an.d:, their;, nine ' ■jv'eb-'pwhed;'
:st,atie!i.S::;, As '..Usual., this gi'oni) stands:
far aho'^o;:,;the 'hatibnal :avcvage ':in'
;' earpings'/ ': Bioltfen\,doi^:rt by,,i:egidh^s^^
. sf;atiOns .tn the: northeast :,'ahd,’;Gi;eat
Lakes states are. the the best' paying. ;
with . the. ;Paeifio .■ .Coast,: 'states: third,
;a’nd' the, 'southern region aiyd ' SOvith;
. eentral ,'sta'tes, .at the' tail:;, end; ■.Of .the.-
parade. '■, ■,'; ■ ■■■;':;.'
Due to;t!i.e' ■war and the shortage. of
empl'qyeesi :pay , envelope .ivverages ;
' appear a little higher that year than
ii; the past. ■' ■ ,': U / '
The same compari.sons' by. regions.,
.hold good; .for part ' time, employees.
D'.u'ing the week under stiiriy. the
, indu.stry employeii 4.862 persons on a
part-tinse basis. They , were paid
f 175, 819, or an average of S3(i.l6 per
person. .■ ,
■ ' ■Details on full-time,, regular: em-
plp'ye.es: i;,,,,
.In the executive bracket, country-
wide, ti'.ere were 2,776 persons; who
earned a total of .$290,571 during the
week, or an average of $104.67. Tire
968 general managerial people aver-
aged $146., 39; technical execs, got an
average ot $69.33; programming, peor
; pier ' .hyeraged $74.93; . commercial
exeb's ; .dre.ty. . .doiyn ■hah' average .tOf
$110.70, ..ttdiile .p.imiicity ichiefs earned
an 'ayerage: of $79,61 and. miscellan-
eous executives got $ 82 .; 12 .' . : ,
, For the webs and their nine , key
$18,050,000
for FEORUARY
Salts smuaScWeiiUs; csti^
rtate ot ^^1
for yel>tuim’ .shew? I
Hortfora Is stilt was «im»a !
as rtianoctlcMt’a Major :Mur-
: Watt Conurct; In WonWt!*}* I
cut Vy usinit **'|
, Itartfora. Oot alt tiiteo on |
WnitC — i ioverase. iPro-
^roins.:; rate! '
, basic CMS, IIAKTl OHM 4
•'
> ■
.^stations .(oight'.of ,5$,:k.\\h and, one of.;
5 k.Wy.llv 'general, 'maitagerm
averageci:.$.420;.,57 a w,eo,k:. Teclinloat
foppei's' igot'.,, $,l34.11:'hpiogr.m^^^^ me.n,
averaged ■$180.34 .and the c.oihh'iercial,
, .chieK,. earned. $175,'49, .The h.op lhteh^
draggeeV; down, ; $128.33. on' , tlie ,:a;ver-
age.' tvith ,;.the . ‘n.'Si.s'eelkino.o.us ;. grotiP
netting $118.60 a week. "■", ■.■'-.'. ■. ' '■ ■' ';■
' ExeCivtiye . earniilgs 'by', .fo'gioits On
a;,; ■■full.; :iime '■; ba.sis: '.Notlhcaslcrii;
Beg'ioii;:',. Geiieral:. ■nianagei'ial,; ■ $:^
.technical:, ,- $78.9,7:. ■;':Vprpgra
eoniinercial; '$137::3'1: publicity,', $68.88;,'
miscellaneous.; ..; $91.43,. ;:.,Great, .'.itakes
.ilcgion; G'eh'e'raii managerial, $1^
hechntc,!!; ,'.;: $07:9,8;' . .pro'g',ram
.cpmutercial,; $120.46;. p,ublidity,''$7t,89;
oUicr.=, $89.57. ,' . ;.
. Mi'dtvest : Beg'ien;:; ''.General: man-
agetial, ' $l20.i3; ,. tcchhlcal, .' $66.4,1.;.
program, ■ $66.28; co.mmer(i:ial, . $85.38;
■publicity, $71.90; others,. $59.96;
Southeastern Begiop; 'General
mahagerial:, $1.13.14;; tehhnieai, $59.p4.;
program^. $55-71t .cpmmerGiai,: $82^
p'u b 1.1 cl ty.,' $49, 56;. miscellaneous';:
.$63.27. .■,'h"''''h:
South C'cntrai Begion: General
.manageriah ; $104.7.4; te,chhie,ai; $, 5^
■program, ■ $55.03; commercial, $76,45;
.pUblicityt' $5o,63'; :,o $60;, 57. ; ,
Mduiitain; Kcgioii; General man-
agertEii; $99,40; :technieai,,-‘,$ph84vpr
.gram',; . :$5:7.8l;- , c.o,mmef'cial,,'.' .$70,77;
publicity, $75.67; others.. $85.
Pae.iflc Eegion: Geneial manageri-
al, $-121,58; technical; $68.65; program,
:,$68;23; com'rnerciai, $85,79; . p.ublicily,
S57.60; ntiscellaneous, $60.05.
Outside of the executive bracket,
the same general formnia holds true,
'.—go- .hqrtheast or : nortli, young man,
if you want to hit ' the ' top earnings
in radio stations: and, 'if you can’t
make tliat, 'head tor the Coa.st.
, ' Here are some comparative fig-
ures; Tiie nets and Ikeir nine key
stations pay a production man an
, average of $64.80 .a week. Stations
in the northeast states; dish out $52.35
.weekly,; and tho.-e in the Great’ Lakes
region, S57.60.. T:;e mid-west pays
■ an average of only $45.76 : ■ and , the,
.southeaster:: siations. .S36.31. They
average $38.71 in the south central
states; $42.28 in ' the Rocky Mpu’ntaih
states, and $47.84 , bn the Coast- ’ ; , ■'
Xetwork staff, ■ . writers average
$62.;i.l,',: Northeast stations buy them
for. '$41.86 ahd’.in the: Great '■Lakes,
istates,,. the iWniters command $46:.4D,
They :get,$.l2,i3 in the 'roid-west 'and
only , . S29.68 • , . in the Soutli eastern
states; The ■figuf'e climbs. tb' $31
tl'.e South Central region; and to
$33.70 in the Mountain states.. On the
Coast, the figure is up to $36.40.
$71 Average .for; Announoers
The 164 announcers for the webs
and their nine key stations rake in
an average ot $71.35 weekly, which
is tops. ; Northeastern, .stations got
them for $52.02 a week; and the
Great Lakes pays $49.14. Announcers
work tor an average of $43.79 in the
■ Mid-west and for $38.13 in .the Soulh-
; cast. It's only $36.03 per announcer
☆
WSAi’e Audicncc' Building Promotion i» G REATE R, in
actual VOLUME of advertfffng promotion used, than
that of all Other local Cincinnati etathht combined,
5000 WATTS-DAY AND NIGHT
BASIC BLUE NETWORK STATION
National R«pr*s$ntativesi SPOT SALES; INC.
Naw York • Chicago • San Francisco ■ r.
☆
CROSLEY OWNED ^m„(jPERATEO
in the South Centra’ region; and
$39.73 in tiie Rocky iiouiUain states.
The '. average moves up to $48.66 on
tiie Coast.
Suill acters average $69.34 if they
are lucky enough to work for a web
or one of tiie nine key stations. Oth-
erwise. in tile Northeast it 'is; $57.58
a week, and jumps to $74.29 in the
Great .Lakes, -' It drops again to $48.42
ill t'hb Mid>\vestf and: down to $43.81
in. the So.ulheast. They make , $44.48
in. the ^ South Central states and
835,38 : on tlie Coast. The Rocky
Mountain 'st'ate.4 are ■ a freak in this
category. Tlie 60 .stations reporting
li.stcd only two ai'ti.sts atid-said they
got an avera.ge of $2:15 a week, '.There;
is no .explanation for this p.lienom-
enoii. },'■ /!' . 'I' .' , 'i'i'' 'lY ,
The oul.-'Ide salesman con.t inues to
be ti'.e caniin.g king ot t!ie lum-exec
brackets. Ti'.e nets pay them an ay-,
erage, of S122.50 a week, and the
Northeast ' stations come., through
with a handsome $88.94. In the Great
Lakes area, which takes in Chicago,
ti'.e earnings are S83;75, and in the
Mid- west, $66.21 . . Even the low pay-
ing ' Southeastern stations dish out an
average of $66.56 a week for the boys
who bring in the account.^ ; the South
Central region pays $59.29. In the
Rocky Mountains, it is $61.82 and, on
the Coast, ,$73..33.
, In the technical groups, tlie ■aver-
age for. the country is $76.04 for re-
searcli and development men; $51 93
for operating personnel;, and $36.59
for all others.. These salaries follow
tlie general ups and downs of the
regions. ,';1' .
Can. Parliament
Montreal, jan. 25.:. ,
When Farliainent re-assembles
.Tan. 27, action on Canadian Broad-
casting Corp., subject of iiuick un-
favorable , .jdiscussibri,. is expected.
.Inquiry,, into :.the ' Whole, .‘'clup v.ith
amendment ■■ of the CBC Act, or
chango in radio legislation is prob-
able.
,;■ The Board of Governors meets:
this week. At its la's.t'.meeting. inthe
fall, group recoramended that in
view iof the ; sy.stem's growth, own-
ir.,g 10 slation.s, operating '35 and
With 750 employee.^. : the' CBC Act
siiquld be amended to authorize or-
ganizational change.i. It proposed a
salaried f'jll time . board ch.aivinan
wlio would direct, policy and pub-
lic relations, while a general man.-
ager would have charge of admin-
istration. This cannot bo done with-
out consent of Parliamein.
While the CBC has a . rcgi'dalive
function over private statior..s„ which
it. exercised recently on t!:e Mont-
real independent CKAC with a cen-
sorship of a '‘dramatized political’
program, CBC stations are nonethe-
less in competition.. , ., Some sections
of Parliament supiiort the idea that
both systems should really compete
under supervision of a; regulative
body. This is .similar in. a sei'se to
the function of the Tran;sport Com-
mission in relation io lire two major
Canadian railways. , ■ ' ■'■ ,,
«C
TRANS-CANADA NET’S
STAGE 44 ” SERIES
■)■ :■ Montreal, .Jan. 25. ,.'■
'Ne-vv: .series of dramas .under ' the
’.title: of ‘'Stage 44'’ began pre.senlation
Sunday (23) over the Trans-Canada
network of the. Canadian Broadcast-
ing Corp., with Fletcher Merklo’s
‘■29.40’’ first of three of his on the
series.- Plays chosen are to be in the
best contemporary ( stylos ■ in '. tech-
nique of Writing a!ui production. K;:-
tirc series will be pi'oduced by. An-
cirew Allan, CBC supervisor of
drair.a. ':■.':■'
■ Playwrights wiio wi 1 1 be :used ■ ■ in
ti’.e series are Merkle. Leu Peterson,
Gerald Noxon, Dick Diespeckcr. Ber-
nard Braden, ■ El.sie Park Gowan,
Clare Murray, John Draiiiio, Harry
Boyle a:!d Ray Darby. ' 'I: ■■■■.'
Diane Courtney’s 2-Wk.
Respite for Fla. Vacash
Diane Courtney, feEiturc-a vocalist
on the R.-& II. beer show Tuesday
and Thursday night,s on WJZ, New
York, : takes a two-week vacation
from the stanza, starting Feb. 11, her
first absence in three years. She’ll
go to Palm Beach.
Paul Kapp, producer of the series,
win select a substitute on his return
from, the Coast next week. :
Chicago, Jan. 25.
Cliieago will become .one of the
most ; important hubs in the develop-
ment of large scale television . ac-
tivity after the war it was predicted
here last week by leaders in the
industry who met at the Palmer
House to organize . the Television
Broadcasters .‘^ss'n, Inc. , : ' '
Television . is expected to reach
national scope after peace ia de-
Mobilize N.Y. Radio's
Resources for March
Red Cross Campaign
Campaign fodder for complete and
concentrated radio coverage in con-
nection with ti’.e Marcli appeal for
Ihb , 1944 Red Cross War Fund .was
outlined to New York station exee.s
Friday (21) at a Hotel Commodore
luncheon. Outlets were asked ,: to
coopeilite during the . pre-campaign
period, Feb, 16-29, when 200,000
voU;nteer workers w;ll be: sou.ght,
and al.so in the month-long coilectibn
d'ri.ve.. :■".'.
The Red Cross ha.s prepared tran-
scription# .varying In length from
18 minutM to SO. seconds including
shows available for .sponsorship,
spot announcements and flve-minuie
talks which will be available to all
stations. 'Live .announcements . also
will be furnished as well as scripts
for shows and speakers and guests
for appearances on Red Cross dedi-
cated progra;ns. John Donaldson,
Jr., is handling the radio campaign
for the fund.
’ ; Luncheon speakers included John
P. Stevens, Jr., ' fund , chairman;
E.igene J. Bannavart, Blow v.p. and
chairman of the Red Cross radio
division;' James M, Cecil, ■■ public in-
formation committee ' head; J ames
E. Sauter, chairman of tlie theatrical
liai.con division, and Donaldson. Also
represented were the OWI, Dumont
Television, network tele outlets. War
.Advertising Council, trade press and
metropolitan area Red Cross .chap- .
ters. ■ ';'■;; '’ ;;’■:' '■■:'■
CLAMP ON ARG. ALIEN
Washington, Jan. 25.
. Beginning Feb. 1, all radio per-
formers in Argentina ntust be regis-
tered with the General Communica-
tions .Administration o! that country.
New rules provides also that at
least 75% of radio artists must be
■ Argeiitines 'and: 'itot more than three
vocal and musical programs may be
conducted by aliens. .Alien , radio ar-
tists may hold only temporary em-
ployment cohtiacts; Thosd who vio-
late any of the new regulations will
be suspended from , performing over
any station in tlie country. ' .■"■''
C. H. Garland Can^date
On Congressional Ticket
■ Chicago, .Tan. 25.
Charles H. Garland, WBB.M sales
manager, has been selected by the
Republican organization as its cajidl-
date for Congress In the 7th District,
largest in the country. In tlie event
that he’s elected he Intends to resign
from WBBM to devote full time to
government duties.
Garland has been with WBBM for
19 years, j oining' station in , 1925 as .
announcer and program director.
When the station became affiliated
with CBS in 1928 he : was transferred
to sales staff, starting as a salesman
and ' later becoming sales manager.
Dept. Store Sponsors
“Newspaper of Air”
., San Ar.ton:o, Jan. 25.
Solo Serve Dept, store has debuted
a “Newspaper of the Air” over
KABC which is aired in four 15-
ir.inate periods throughout the day,
Monday through Friday. Programs
are an outgrowth of, newspaper
space rationing.
One quarter hour is devoted to a
newscast, two are devoted to rental
ads and job ads, while the final pe-
riod Is taken up by used merchan-
dise and the department store bar-
gain news bulletins. ' Vi ■ 1 ,
‘ Albany— Rosemary Tholl, WABY-
WOKO control room engineer, has
won her first-class radio and tele-
phone license. She oame .out of the
control room to broadcast, for the
first time, on Christmas. '
dared and as soon as a series o[
regional networks can be sot up in
Chicago, Los Angeles, San Fiaiicisco
and other important ' cities. With
these key cities as a nucleus • the.
television web could be expected to
expand in all directions and merge
into a transcontinental network, ft: ',
was said. . Asked liow ; programs
would get from one point Io a:;ot!'.er
across country. O. B. Hanson, chief
engineer of NBC, said that sevorV.i ;
.«y. stems have been offered. One is '■
a radio relay network, compo.sed'of '
a, , ■series ' of '/'untended ■ stations ', tiiat"-
would direct a radio beam. Oilier
similar relays , would pick , up tlie.' ' '
beam and shoot it along to the next
po'iht,
DuMont Heads Committee
'■•- -Allen B. DuMont, of the. 'DuMont' ■■
Laboratories,. Inc., was named clKiii-i
man of an. or,ganizalion co’mnit'.oe
which expects ■' to complete , legal '
steps in forming the new association ■
;thts week. Sifst' ■ meeting ' ot / the'
board of directors will be ' held '
shortly TrTereafler.
: Other members of the comm it tee ;
are F. j; Bingley, Philco Corp.; ■
Robert L. Gibson, General Electtiic
Co.; E. A. Hayes, Hughes Tool Co.;
C. W. Mason, Earl C. Anthony, Inc,;
C. W. Minor, CBS; Paul Raibor'i,
Television Production.?, .Inc., and
Lewis Allen Weiss, of the Don Lee
Network.
Meeting was proposed and organ-
ized by the Society of Television
Engineers, Los Angeles, wi'.ic:! wa.s
represented by Philip G, Caldwell'
and C. W. Mason. Group voted to
accept two classes of metnbers, ac-
tive voting members including all
organizations operating a commercial
or experimental television broadcast-
ing station, who have a construction
permit or have an active application
for same before the FCC, and affili-
ate non-voting members ir.cliKiiu.g
all other interests in television.
.According to DuMont, the group, is.
de.signed to ■ foster and promote the
development and art of television
■broadcasting and will act in a similar/,
capacity for television as the NAB,'
does for radio.
MSCH
MORE PEOPLE
MORE MONEY
MORE BUYING
than ever in the
SALT LAKE
MARKET
Wednesday, January 26, 1941
I yS!Rmfit
43
Dicho
y hecho
WNEW thought its listeners might like
to learn Spanish, if it was pleasant and
painless.
So, every Sunday afternoon, Merle Pitt
and his WNEW orchestra broadcast a
half hour of good Spanish dance music.
In between the rhumbas, Raoul Henry
gives the lessons . . . amusing, unorthodox
lessons that do teach Spanish. = • -
People seem to like the idea. We offered
to send listeners weekly lesson sheets, if
they would write in. Dicho y hecho* They’re
writing to the tune of several hundred
per program.
Someone at the office of the Coordinator
of Inter- American Affairs wrote, too.
They want 25 copies every week so that
the secretaries can learn Spanish!
Want the lessons? Ask us for them,
* Raoul says that means, **No smner said than done/*
WNEW
NEW YORK
REPRESENTED BY JOHN BLAIR & COMPANY
/
41
RADIO
^dnek^ay, januat^
Caution on FM -Gold Rush’’
Coritiiiivcii I'roni page 35
iiiUbi / ob.taii}; , attract iyc prb.-
gi'pm;' niatei'iar pv. on j
rc-vonuo' ui liighly , c6i j
koiw to "bvoak Ovoh- dOspilcv cooipai'a- 1
l'i v,((ly' smali'- ^inyt'sttneiUs. '-. ancr lo w j
. ovordotid. Blit oil (i-t' ii is agtoodl ist
the ti:iicc:d'lih ail new, cievpl-,:;
iijiinciits.'andv iKoliiMdyriisaal'W^^
soils : iTOftT pioneOvjng - JibiOVonld; t
. tluo'c will have ./.litt'io pnoct lift - the
loolced-foi- FM, pbsl-waV' booi^
■ pi’cclicteiii-.- ,•■■■■ t'
' ■Ciirtent ■ teoippUaljolis ■ ■■the'
cost ot ftwiiciing Ivftd OiitlVtiing a.;^
, llictory ;FM otvtlOt at ' about- $30,000.;
.aiid,'. ■ eohstnictibii oxiieyts holcl.--- H-
■bti ilders aBocaio eft'ougii. : money , - i'oi-
thp constVu'G,tiDn 'o£:.a ..high triiiismis^:
£joiy;lo\yei\ Ift'gh-ppwcved -6
n&t. be' fteoossary. :.O,sfe, 0 lovv-povyer,
traiismittcri; .i.’naturaHy,;.: ■ yiili'; 'cut
ciowt1,-rSp,lacenionft/coMs:,s:in 'tubes.'
. transfQrtinorsi 'and s bthpi;'. pqiiiftmbnt
will be longer lived than if they
\vpie';.hcihg ;;eoii.sta.ntly-^^^^^
■■heayy'''loa'ds.
Initiaf co.st ;o£ tbwciv.cDiistriiotte
' with in: tnost 'cases,' be .the/'only,. ex-.
Reuse except ior.:p.aintiftg .and niiiio’i.:;:
repairs. . Simultaneotig', use of', trans-
triitting towers, with all ; FM. statipiis -
: cb'veririg One territory heaiiiing from
, the. sanie,;. tower-, and .; shai'ing.rtQn-
slructiori and .Irnairite'naiicc e
-is,, another.. Rossibility advanced, .to;
, farther rf^ducO .Fivi .iiiitial' . ilivest-
■iiionts. '■ .■r:t7l-rr-‘'r i'-
Aiiother point of .eft utioh raised' has
to. dp tv,itH.neopliytes attracted tp FM
. . . also selling many
other products on many
other stations.
Gcorgt E. Hdl/«y
TEXAS RANGERS LIBRARY
HOTEL PICKWISK • IMMSU CITV, MO.
because ;o£.' low initial and , meohoii-;
■'ieal : operiutng ■ co.'-ts who may ! . lose
sight of the', fact that pro,griunniing
costs, will ba.so tbemsotves on a slid-
ing scale gauged by compelitio!'. and.
;iny : m,uHiple;,vFM puttet .territories,.
nuis't.;.hit'.’h;ig,h flg'tu’es.tO. kc.ep ■pae'etp
oven sia-vive. .; '.. ,
Friend of Publishers
: p,hase*'-''p£ the . picture- -lends
rig.ht 'lp- the front, do
of fi'ce,s tb'rpu'glroui tbp eouhtry Daily >
:or,.eycn, .Weeklyft p'vibllcatip.nslp
■fully rSUppHed w;it|i-';W'OrUt,' ;natiolia^
and. Ippal (Ic'w-s ' po'ssess an automatic
and valuable ; ba.cklog .for .fM. '.sta-:
tlons';. .fn :addi,.fion' .nrany' .n.ewspaper
.feafui'es':, lend,,, themselvca' to ..radio
Rro.grain:mi.riB'.. \vitb;, -locafi
'editors,' .'art-i'sts, -f'Ba'tWre. ■ writers,- c'ol-:'
u.m.nis.ts',, etc,; .already oStabUshed ' i'ii:
the .community through Rrlhtedi
cpirtributi'piiSV.-presLfmabiy tbii
as- , air pe'rsonalities--^o.xciusW^^
.toO,*-tq .further;, bolstdr .Statioft;'''prD-
gra'mrpbt'ehtial'si... '1 .''-v;-.---
■'...; Nbwspa'pefj . adverfisersli'.na.lur.aliyv
■vi'piild : -be . .ripe. 'for. ■; radio: a.ecount.s
either on a separate : air fate or in
c'Pnt'biftatiOii. ■ wilh-.: printed mat.ter.
Tb us the'; - nahir al ■ se tup .'already pr es^
cut in the case of most papers ex-
plains thPllively;. rntere.st in pUbliSh-v
ing';c'ircl’es.;now ■that FM..shqws- sighs
of ' coraing' t® , IB®! stronger ■ and
healthier than ever before. -
■ Some PMiers, are advancing a -dif-
ferent -modus operandi for news-
papers in 'the brbadcastitig field,; -sugl
gestmg that papers deeline to com-
pete, with themselyes by selling air-
time to; advertising clients but go
into FM on a straight promotion
basis charging off all costs of eon-,
struction and operatiOp to advertis-
ing themselves; By eliininating com-
mercial shows with Corny and re-
peated plugs; some quarters hold,
newspapers will create a vast re-
serve of- listerner gOPdwill which
should' 'react- to .its favor :all through
it.s circulation area.
The picture 4s regards present-day
XM netwofks. ih: the ,FM future, setup-
is one that .even boldest prognos-
ticatprs are .Shying away from ; for
the. simple ; reason that no estimate-
on -size of FM audiences, calibre ;pf
entertainment,;, pteenrinerice of ;pUre-
ly local outlets dr; legislative require-
ments- -fpr -autonomous .operating
time; by, FM’s can be predicted at-the
present time.
Out of the convention sessions to-
day and tomorrow (26-27) may come
the answers : to- some of the abpy.e
controversial subjects as well' as
many others;
“Crusher” Casey to Keep
Cincinnati.— Neal Smith,: manager
of WCOL, Columbus, for the past
five years, joins WtW- as sales serv-
ice manager Feh. 1 ,. succeeding Wil-
liam Robinson who was. .transferred
to the Cfosley sales staif in Chicago.
Before entering; radio, Smith ■was ,dn;
newspapers- tn Gleyelafid, Columbus
.arid here..'
Dan Riss.; announcer, rejoined the
l^DW; staff last week after being
with W.TAM, .Cleveland, ‘since July,
..1942.-, '.-■■. .' ' .
In Detroit, America* s
Greatest Industrial Market,
WWJ
Has Been First for
,, An Every Way
AniffWca's PibntMr Broac/castmjl Sfqfioh— Pirif id Otfroff
Otviibcf ohd 6p«>(kUc( !#»• Defroir
' ■.Nfliti*n«l '.Kt»ro.i«nraliv.tt...' . ' .
JTHE 6EQKGE >; HOtlfNGBERY COMPANY
m
For 24-Hr. Bond Vigil
San Francisco. Jari. 25.
■ NBC is. determined that Eddie
darifpr shall .suffer no ill effects from
his 24-i;our stint of broadcasting and
boiKl-.seUin,g wliich he has under-
taken for the period G a.m. Saturday
(29 1 to 6 a.rii. tl-.o following day.
When ho .step.s. off the “Lark," on
Friday (28) morri;ing;; the;)'cpfnedian
W.iil oc. mol by ’ Steve (Crusher)
Ca.<oy, world champion wre.stler, who
wiU. . immediately take him in tow,
:di'ill him. m.assagc .liiini, .spar .with
liim. and deliver him in tiie pink of
eondilion .to. Radio City at tiie ap-
pointed hour Saturday. ,.
During, the long vigil. Dr. J. . C.
Geiger, head of. San Franc.jscp’s -Pub-
lic ncalth Dept.,;.-will stand :by to
swab Cantor's throat or give him a
hypo, wl'.ile' George MUrdikiari, pro-
prietor of tiie Omar Khayyam res-
taurant, will furnish the comedian
with pot.-i of steaming coffee and
platters of Armenian food.
, . With Cantor , will’ also, come. Ida,
vibraph.onc-voiccci Nora Martin, and
orch leader Cookie .Fairchiid- They.’ll
.lend him moral .support, at least,
while he sings, jokes, clowns and
does, his utmost to sell ' every . KPO
listener one or more war bonds.
■ No regular periods have been
scheduled tor hi.s microphone ap-
pearances; as they , will be almost
continuous. Special telephone lines
will be installed in the studio ■where
Eddie will ‘dive” for the ■24 hours.
Give B’casters
Their Day In
M
Radio station owner.s want a law
passed by Congress to prevent con-
tinued harra.ssment by any govern-
ment agency "the Federal Communi-
cations Commission in particular,”
Neville Miller, president of the Na-
tional Assn, of Broadcasters, de-
clared : before N. Y .’s Radio Execu-
tives Club last Thursday (20).
“Nobody kriowS: today what rights
the .station.® have, nor the FCC,” Mil-
ler said. “There ought to be legis-
lation defining . the powers of that
agency, ■ and ; that is why the NAB is
advocating the pas.sage of the White-
Wheeler Bill by Congress. ”
Pointing out that sections of the
hill 'would keep the FCC “in line,’’
Miller staled that the way things
stand now, ■.broadcas.ters do not have
much to say about running their own
business. “There mpst be some laws
where,, when the, FCC becomes too
arrogant in. its rulings,, station own-
ers will be able to .squawk without
worrying about lo.sing their licenses.
We demand spme way of testing the
FCG's . powers, without having to
wori-y about the FCC puttirig; broad-
casters out of business.” ho said.
According to Miller, radio has been
governed , by laws' that are now , 17
years old and outmoded. The FCC’s
system of licensing . stations, .' is a
“vieious one,” and naturally opera-
tors try to please the FCC. since that
agcnc.v has the power to pass on
license applications and renewals.
The agency is eWdeavoring to tell
operators who to hire, and has
reached the point wl'.cre it is order-
ing ■., station ''owhers, ■ who apply for
power increases, especially those who
own more than one .station, to get rid
of other stations they operate in
certain ; cities; and they will get the
power increase. Miller told the more
than, 50 radio execa present .. ' . ,
‘■Radio should : riot: be under gov-
ernment control,” he declared.
“Broadcasters ; ahe:. entitled to their
day, in court It the point is reached
where the FCC can grant licenses
without hearing from opposing ap-
plicants. then we will have the FCC
controlling radio in this country.” ■
Beth Black, v.p. of the Radio Execs
Club, prc.sided at the session. On the
dias were Lew Avery, head of NAB’s
retail promotion and ad bureau;
Deidri'ch Dirks, of NABs publie' re-
lations committee: Edgar Bill, of the
same committee; Willard D. Egoff,
assistant to Miller, and Brad Rey-
nolds. CBS singer who sang the Na-
tional Anthem.
u. s.-
Continued from page 35 ;
of our comedy shows. In many cases
they also resent the loud audience
reactions of some of our biggest com-
edy shows. Even our studios are
built with a much greater eye to
audience reaction than theirs are. •
The Briti.sh Broadcasting Corp. is
divided into several departments, all
with their own; writers, producers
and staff; There's the Variety Dept.,
the Features Dept,, the Music Dept.,
and the News Dept. Each with their
own director. They are not so prone
to combine two or more departments
on the same program, as we are
wlien we do. ,say. the Treasury Hour,
or the Kate Smith ,)rogram. which
combines, comedy,; draiha rind iiiusic.
The Britisli Broadcastirig ,G6rp.: has
its own type of Crosslcj- Report,
whicli is called a Listening' Research
Report. Just as in America, the top
half-hour programs : are the variety
shows. However, the top listening
figures are . garnered; by the news
readers' w lio come on at/ definite
hours on the hour each day. It is
not uncommon at all for the 9 o'clock
news to reach a figure of 36 or. 40.
Tiiese news reports are pure, un-
biased reports, without any comment
by.the new-s readers. The reason for
this is that inasmuch as the British
Broadcasting Corp. is a government
monopoly, they feel they must not in
any way interpret the news.
‘Good Show, Son’
Americans are much more senti-
mental, or at least much unore apt to
show sentimentality than the British.
One must be very careful in writing
for tho : British people that ,' one
doesn't get too sugary, or sound too
patriotic. It is .even hard to give
them a ‘pat on the^back’ or say how
well they are doing in the war, as
they seem to abhor anything of that
sort. There’s an old story about a
brigadier who hadn’t seen his son for
three years. When the latier came
■ Charlotte — William Parker, direc-
tor of sales promotion, press info
and merchandising at, WBT, CBS-
ownetl Charlotte outlet, was named
the city's. “Young; Civic Leader for
1943'^ Friday night (21 ) at a Junior
Chamber of Commerce dlriner.
Roch. Store Sets Own
Radio Symph; to Award
Eastman Scholarships
Rochester, Jan. 25.
McCurdy & Co;, department store,
does an abouttace to try strong ra-
dio, campaigns over WHAM and
WHEC. Store is creating a 30-piece
Little Symphony orch at WHAM for
series . starting Feb. 1. Most of the
players will be from the Rochester
Philharmonic .and' mlisic; will be of
the classical type in line with
WHAM’S .shift from popular and
dance tunes to serious music in be-
lief that's v-'liat the public wants
'■flow.'' -I'.;/.;. '■■ I'll,
First ailing will announce gift of
three scholarships by the store to
the Eastman School of Music with
Dr. Howard Hanson, director, On
hand to accept the fund. Jacques
Gordon, noted violinist and former
corieert master of tlie Chicago Symph,
will be program’s first soloist.
■ McCurdy’s a.udiUpned ■ ri WHEC
progiam, butthis Was. riot ,ye‘f set; i
AFRA-ffOR Pay Hike
Terms Get WLB Okay
: Washington, Jan. 25.
The 10% Wage increases worked
pu|,.betWeeri :A'FBA..and WQR, N. Y.y
Program Service, Covering 13 staff
announeefs and two ktaff prpducersi
has been okayed by the War Labor
Board. Increases range from S5.50 to
$19 a week arid average $9.65. '
Provided also ate 'retroactive in-
creases to last April. For the pro-
ducers. the retroactive figure is 10%.
Announcers have 'an option of 10%
or $59, whichever; is greater.' Prel
sumably the $59;'(ypuld he larger only
for recent staff additions. ■
Listening Habits Of
Servicemen Surveyed
San Antonioi Jan. 25.
Survey has recently been com-
pleted by, merchandising staff of sia-
tion :; KTSA pt favorable hours for
broadcasts to riiilitary personnel in
this rircri. Found that many ;pro-
grams hays been aimed at military
when they :were unablh to listen iri
due to sundry reasons. ';
; Wifh soldiers' only able to be near
a radio during certain hours, com-
mercial broadcasts directed at them
during other Iwurs garner but few
listeners.
home 36 months later after winning
the VC and. the DFC— two of Eng.
land’s highest decorations— all the
brigadier did 'Was to pat his sori on
the back and say, ‘good show.’
On one of the radio shows we did '
with Boh Hope in England we got
avvay with complimenting the Briti.s'.
people by putting pur praise ilndov ^
a heavy disguise. We said: ‘It's grCat
to kriow that our boys over there are
associating with the people Who for
three years have been taking every-
' .thing :! that paper 'hanger . could dish'
out ..and: stiil' bounce back on their -
feet 'using their chins as a cane. A
people whose spirit can best be epi-
tomized . 'hy a. slgri -hangm
demolished clothing store in Bruslol
which said ‘Bombed out, rained out,
but not sold, out, . business: as usual
next door.’ ’
: ; Britons Go For Classics
• ; Music : i's. a ,;;very '.iriiportaiit', factot /
in ...bdih- 'B.riUsii and . Anveyto
I believe the Briti.sh public go for
classical music a little more than tii.e;
American public. I heard Anicricari
jazz tunes however, coining .over the
ether, ■yia'-’ns from Axis station's .all,:',
over Europe. I also, heard that 'before'
the ; '■war the Japano.se were , great'
lovers of jive and jazz , musiel; Music
is a .type :,of broadcasting that; needs ,
rio :interpretatI.Ori;;, Mftsiri is'i music , in',
any language land if ;in betw'een thW.
mu.sical numbers you can have pio-
gram.s in a language that could be"
understood all over the wprkl. it
would go a long way toward promot-
ing understanding between the peo-
ples ;through,out the woild. Thoie
has been sotrie talk of adopting basic
Briglish, a; language that can be
learned in ;60 hours, as a basic lang-
uage" to ba;;undefstood by the whole
World; The urideriyirig idea; Whether
it be basic English or a different
system, is a good one. Toda.v Ameri-
can networks and the BBC are short- ,
waving program.® to the entire woi Id
in huridreds of different languages. It
would be a: wonderful step forward
in the. post war, world if they could:;
broadcast in one. .
You know.Tt looks like post war
radio is going to be mighty exciting!
There’s a boom back
home, too, i n the town
whers ;this gun was
made.
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WITH RADIO
Modern '130-ri,ore :dairy farm,
Hud-son River yalley; 100 miles
from Ne-vf Yprk,:2 Tttodern dwell-,
ings, : bfookj swlinminK pool,
barns,, fliipdern : riiachlnerj-, fine
Stdeklchiidltens, horses, wood lot,
fruit and hut ■ trees. Owner,
physitdan aWaiting, induction, has
over $65,000 Invested.
'tarmt arfariaad.^; ;W Suite
2601, 51 : MadjeOn Avenue, N. Y.
10, N. .'Y,y or phone Ashland
,'4-0962.;
We4ucsday, January 26;
^niETY
ORCHESTIIAS
Meet with AFM
On Mgrs. Pact
: Baud market ; finally began picking-f-^ — . r- i ii;' . ; . ;, i . ,; — — -
up again last week after two or three _ ll 111 1 T*
weeks when it began t^^^ fnWA|| M a ifKjt i llll ft
the industry bad climbea;:aboard a „ \ ^ ^
toboggan; It \vas cited early in - Pe-
ceinber: that, although the; iinrhediate ' ^ ■
post^hbliday Stretch hormaliy finds
bookings at lowest ebb, this year's It reconvenes Feb. 15 I'l N- t9
outlook' Was darker than iii recent begin rehearsals for
; seasons. Last year and the year be- MeadOwbrook Club, St. Louis,
fore bookings held almost a normal — 'y® weeks at the
Sherman hotel, Chicago.
For several weeks there were from ~
:l2 t0'15 Glass B bands, in. search of /V JJhi ’ ; |]n
.■bookings fort late, .this'', 'inon;^^^^^^ AIHIAf I'ft
:;,early>ebruary.': Andfo W;eat'he.r.,;the ; v-V I'U ■
lull most were aiming for the
few locations open at around that ■■ • ■ A
■ timet Hpwevef,: the -majority b^ , lylAAf Mil'll i||lly|
: outfits have 'had opea^^^^to^^ in iflVVl Vf llll lal iW
and are back in stride. There was
, lio difiiculty, of eburs^ Y\ ' ' H/l 1
band.s. who work as often as they I 111 IVIffirC ' r OPf
: havoftm.b bpen or. a .desire .for dafes. - ' . ill&l o« 1 .Qvl '
Perhaps the sharpest increase in
work bpportuhities, involves cblleKe johnny O’Connor, personal man-
dates. Of; qburse>:kt"th of the agev Of: Fred Wearing, has taken over
-year, with semi-ahnual pr-pms on tap, nekotlatiohs. betWeen the union and
liial’s normal. ' ; ' , . * ; personal managers concerning the
Onc-night promotions, Which have former.’k: efforts to formulate aktand-
' '.gotten along as; best they ',.coitld with- ard ; Ameticah Feder,at'io:h ,bf; kiu.si-
out an occasional top band, are clans contract for use between ma-
hi'.ngry for the latter. Andy Perry, estros and their managers. O'Connor
operator at Allentown, Pa., who liad will see James C. Petrillo. AFM
a tentative .date on Tommy ..Oor.sey prexy, and his aides later this week,
before that band was cancelled out Until that meeting occurs nothing is
of its Ford - radio commercial and: being done by either side. ,.' '
■'. later dropped everything for a the- Though most of the bettor-known
litre route, claims he would have managers attended the meeting last
boon completely sold out two days in week, at which an outline of the
advance if he had retained Dorsey. contract sought by the union was to
, ■ — — have been formulated and submitted
'■. ' 'i- for the union’s guidance, no definite
■ ||_ _^_ I _|___ *1?-.... ideas were committed. .It .Was, stated
|iP|,f*2| IJKRS ILm last week that the manafiers were
WVVM evenly divided on the idea of ah
. __ , „' ■ ■ AFM contract of such a nature; by
All vEa Da Utfk'MMw* the time the meeting was completed
■ All TO DC TldDDV fecllng had shifted until all except
* *•* ****rrJ one or two were against the idea.
_ • _ Though most managers think the
Decea Records idea of releasing as g„jy i-ecently began to work on
many new di.scs as possible but con- ,.„p.traet blank it seeks to insli-
flnmg production on each tb.to^ this is not; true. Preliminary
tial number of pressings, ts said to „„„„ heinV made some months
All to Be Happy
uai iiumoer 01 pressiu.gs^ being made some months
be a desire by the comipany to get but it wasn't until the pa.st
out material by all of its artisls a.s j.fjQjjth or so that a- representative
often nc nh.<;s.ihle and kccn';i;hcn1 all .■ ...... . :
01 ten as possible and keep them all group of tlie managers could be as-
happy., . ■ .sembled in N. Y. at the same time.
Since Pearl Hai'bor all 9f fhe^ma-:‘j.grj'y efforts by the union in that
]or companies have concenUated on cjrection are said to have involved
their better known names as a means; .questioning of various bandleaders
to conserve. ' ' ' , .■ , • about their deals with certain man-
; For Janpary Decca had scheduled; chiefly concerning the mone-
approximately 24 new discs for rc- l mj-.y aspect of each association.' .
lease, more than any other company . ■ '■. ■■' ■■ : - "■ ' "" ;;
had marketed in such a short period
in almost two years. It did not fol- I -/,»! DUl-nLMvnk DamJa .' .
■ low up with that many releases, hut LOCal illlSDUrgll DailQS
in all the company so far has mar- p ■ ,l ai • p
keled . nine pop platters and three LOnSlflntly vllSinSinS l 8C6S
; albitni; discs;, plus: •scheduling three •' v,.., , , , .
. for release next ... Week, That’s still. . : - '' . 1 : I’ht.sbnr.gin^Jan. 25,. . ;
: considerably;; better .than, the trade War ;aiuv draft, has produced flock
expected Decca would be able to do. of changes lately in local bands, even
- .. . bringing back one Pittsburgh musi^
' rUKKCdl-HAllnCd lU UU nan who has been out of the bUsi-
ness, for the' last .seven years. Ho -s
niin ni^r^ par nprrA .Osborn Fleming; -drummer, who was
l/UU VIOW lun l/liViVn iajged into resuming his m(;inber.ship
Helen Forrest and Dick Haymos in Local 60 by A1 Marsico, maestro
will make Decca records together . at Nixon Cafe, When his regular
sometime later this weelr. Songstrc.sk' skin-beater, Hal Davis, Went into' the
Des Moines, Jan. 25.
First legal action to test the
AFM’s Form B contract, which by
its terms . signifies the ieinployer of
a band as liable for the payment
of social security taxes, has been
filed in federal district court here
by the operators of the Crystal
Ballroom, Dubuque, and it also in-
volves the Griff 'Williams orchestra.
Action is based on a one-nighter
Williams played at the. dahoery
Sept. 1, 1941; Form B had been piit
into effect by the AFM the previous
June. Williams figured in a previ-
ous social security ease.
Crystal’s suit was filed by Roy,
Edward and Carl Bartels and Justin
Conlan against E. H. Birmihgfiami
collbct6r :df,Tnternal Revenue, to fer
cover $29.68 which they paid under
protest. Petition staled , the ball-
room hired Williams and eight other
orchestras through Music Corp. of
America and tlial AFM contract was
signed. It’s contended that Wil-
liams, as the. leader, was the em-
ployer of the; orchestra, with the
power to hire and fire; his musiciaris
and the right to control their per-
forihance. Peiilion further contends
that . the buyer (Crystal) had con-
tracted with the leader at $350 for
the night, plus a 60% .percentage,
privilege.
' Previous case in which Williams
.was involved occurred^ in Illinois
and was played prior to the installa-:
tion by the AFM of Form B though
the suit was finally settled long af-
ter it was in effect. Decision by the
local court was returned in favor of
. the buyer, , but later was reversed by
a federal court, wh.ich named W11-.
Hams liable for the social security
sums.-
.: U. S. Government has always con-
tended ;ihat the bandleader is re-
sponsible for social,, security . ; pay-
ments and has frcciuenlly made its
attitude known. • On the other hand
most state governments, such as
N. Y., string along with the AFM’s
Form R contracts on dates that are
played under ; its terms. ' ,
Donohue Takes Over
Artie Shaw’s Naval
Orch; Off on 2d Trip
; ..Arties Shaw is definitely sepa-
rated from his N aval orchestra, with
■which he made a long South Pacific
to.ur last summer. He is still on the
Coast while his outfit ha.s been shifted
.from;:Lido Beach, N. Y.. to Washing-
ton. ■' Latter , will remain, in the
capital inci.ofiritciy and then ship
. overseas . again. It is being conducted
now by Sam Donohue, tenor sax and
cx-bandlcader who wa.S .with • the
band during Its. trip,- last;, summer
through tiio South Pacific.
Shaw’.s status remains pretty much
of a mystery; ; His orders foliowing
.the. band’s return to the U. S. from
■ the Paci-lo kept , iiiin in California.
; He is in as,. a result of the trip. ; , ’
Record Location
For J. Dorsey
Sb'fl Up in the Air
There is no indication yet when
the War Labor Board will deliver
. \v!io has agreed to a Decca contract, marines.
, will ;,be making her first recordings uiok Mack, of the old Blue Barron
-since leaving Harry James’ or- outiit. is joining Babe Rhodc.s' WCAE
; ehestra. ■"' .;■ jjfaffi crew, replacing Bill Dougla-s.
Miss ForrAst if currently at the paged last week by the Navy, and
Roxy theatre, N. Y., for two weck.s Gurney is 'die new drummer
■ and follows immediately with the Xonimy Carlyn at Bill Greene’s
RKO Boston. An, attempt was made . succeeding- Herb- O’Brien, also paged
to get her out .of ; the . latter last .by.., .Navy. With Ramon Ramos’ in-
woefc, when Roxy sought to hold her jaclion as a.gob,.Al DlLcrnia. Pitts-
over, but ., RKO. refused to release burgli accordionist, has gone with
her at ..this; late .fiate. Piles' Smith in New York, and Jack
ncr at this late date. Rihs Smith in Now York, and Jack
; ■;_ ■■■ " ' Potter ;.is,.- now '.singihg. with Marly.
Pastor Opens May 1 Irwin at Penn McKee hotel, McKcc.s-
■,; 'tt- -j, 1 1.... port,, taking over when Bobby Doyle
At Hotel FtCW lOrKer went to the . Navy. Anot'aer chaii.ge
Tony Pa.stor’s orchc.stra has born in Cariyn'.s crow lias Dick Mann.
■ ..signed for the New Yorker hotel, singcr-saxinan willi Clyde Knight,
'. N.-Y:;, .Terrace Room, opening M.iy i-cplacing Ray Usoll, but Uncle Sam
', I for a '■ minimum of eight weeks, i'.ad itotiiing to do with this .siiitt. ,
Pa.stor also .was , bboked lor three
weck.s at Frank Daiiey'.'- Terrace ■ ' ■
; Room,' . ■Newark, N. J„ due- to open Bay Durkey, foi oyer 2.5 years ic-
Eay Durkey, for over 25 years ic-
Fcb. 18. though’ this date may yet be . cording engineer with RCA-Viclor.
replaced by Will Osborne. r„ , „ „ , , , , , .
;.,Eeb. 18; spotat, Dailey’S VaS'brigi l.iiT'.a.,;.similarca,-
‘ Hilly loft open by the cancellation ; paciiy. Ho will have charge of
' of Tommy Dorsey, who will be, on;:a- eciuipmci'il at Tran.se,ri:plibiis, Iiic-., re-
ilTeatre-. tour. .' -Hit ' coriling ;'.studio, . Obefstein - :rece.nUy-
Dailey at a later dale. bought from General So'aiid.
movc.s over to 'Eli' ObersteiiHs Glas.sio
ilBRARriSS IN FIRE
„ Los .Angqies, :Jan, .;25.'
,, .' Georgb Wald, ' oi'che.slra leader,
filed suit for $50,100 'to cover the loss
of his mu.iio library, destroyed last
Oct. 8 'in. a fire . at" the Casino Gar-
dens, .Ocean Park, Cal.
'. Action, directed against the Gar-
dens and its' owner. Birnie, Cohen,
■icharges , '.’.‘.careless '.maBagement’’ ; of
th:b; '.dance, hall., . Wald, asks ,$46,800
.for the -libEary and .$3,300.. as pay ;.for
.ih.e"ba'laijce of hi? orchesira’s four-
' tv ook aci'iji r'ac.t, • hal; ted -.-by ''tbe; firey-^ '■
Lyman, Rose Blane Wed
' Abb\ ■Lyi.n.an.' :a,hd' 'Rose '-.Blane,
.■ypoaiiat; 'With;; .tifs. .' orchestra',' .We.re
..ihci'ri'lefl'i . lylonclay,, ;.i;24).; .afte.ri;\90n,,..in
Nv; Y.-'.-Sbu'pie ..w.ere.'AVe'd'; 'at '.'.'the' ■E.s.seX
■■.Hdu.se,,, ;,,:-i;n :; ;':a,;'.' 'P.riv;at;e'''.;' coreitidhy'i;;
Lymanis- '.band- fln'iflied, a date. 'thc-re;
recently.
' ; . Mis.s : Blah fe h as' been ,slngihg’ with
f ymah , ior ; ■: .approiftiitiately. ; eight,
■yeafs; ' she ' wbl.. i®; oiverseas for ;ihe ■
USO with the outfit. ; .
Tv CuS Excessive Xr Vyeling
- — -f Washington, Jan. 25.
n n • I Bookers and buyers of bands are
POyer Vice; Pairn , warned to arrange longer engage-
; Pittsbuh^ ments and not to switch stands ji<>
.; Eugene- Bairdi ldcalite often by George 'W. MeMurphey, . ,
,beeh. siiigliig , witRv Glen ^ ®. ehlef,, of the amiiSement and vecrea- .
for the daat y^r, is ;taking ftfew soctlon:bf the WRB Office: of Ci^
weekapfi; to undergo, an operation. ;, vilian Reduiremehts ' ; ' ' h h
^. She’s been temporarily repiae^ S^bheK
by Anita Boyer the amUsement ifidUstry when'if gets,
in trouble witht Government restric-
|> I Y -• ■ ' uons, reports he has received several
HOPIlirn I APOV1AI1 complaints recently from OPA and
IIlVVvI U , UwvAU OD’T, thet dance bands are being ;
' . .switched in and out of theatres,
A/V ' • ' n ' niteries, etc., with “unnecessary” fre-
I Alii 111- III Ifljl qucncy. Agency spokesmen told Mc-
'- Ar/Vlll) ' uDj III I 'lUt ' ;MlU'dhey:;that:' thfe: requests for gaSoV; ;
^ — ^ line land: railroad priorities
« Y Yv bands;:were fimning; much tbo highf;
r Al* I 'll A 1*0 AIT This, McMurphey pointed out, will
1 U1 «!• 1/UIwCY not ohlj' hurt bands Wte
» help, but will also be harmful to tlie
Jimmy Dorsey’s orchestra has chances of other branches of show
been booked for three weeks at the biz trying fb, get something straight-
FrbliCs Club, Miami, at the unprece- ened out, with Uncle Saip.
dented salary for a location spot of ;, V. ;
$9,000 iia;-, week. He opens there ____
.April 4, breaking: a jump between ,1111 11
the. Sherman, hotel,: 'Chicago,, where . ff 1 ,1% |||C|* . ¥ Alf ||]|*V .
he closes March 23 af ter fbur weeks, “"W • V* lUVI, ,
with a week at the Palace theatre. ■■ w* : • ' '
Ciricinnati,; ; one- ni*I| I|^ il 1*
:nighter's.,at;$2,500 gtiafaptees.-: ^f||| .|l|| .|||: V||P
F.ew location ^ MMU ill wiv i Ml
payf big ' , . 4 ' 4. .
money, . either . )iotei op bailroom. is nio indication yet when
Thepe are perhap^ only twoVout- Labor Board will deliver
standing,; the ; 'Pallhd decision on the recording p
Hollywobh,. ivhich has shelldd: put as |*on. It is said by sburces claiming
high as $6,000 weekly for a top *o be close to the WLB that the lat-
hamei and the Sherman boiel, Chi- .b®® wading
cago,. outi of whieh a. strong bvo. out*
fif can take as ’ much ,hs the; Pal- elurinF fhe _ recent hirings 1^
ihdium - figure. Stevens hptei, Chi- 1®$ RC-A-yict.pr^and. ColumW
cago, is.: 'another, •- though ■ nb the. ■}';bich are ^ Still dormant due tb . ,
clag,s of the above two, It. recently, fbeir refusal to accept p recording ,
paid Duke . Ellingtqh . $4,500, plus ,.a: .“9®o?e on the same basis .'as Decca,
percentasC, to open its heiv band Jfbicti is paying ^ the Americah;
policy\ : -He’s ’ still - -Federation of MusieiPnS; a royalty;;.
. Coupie months ago the -Frolics Of- .off every .toc.ordmg. it; mahpfa^^
fered Tommy Dorsey $10,000 'a -wdek ..'“ 'bad been expec^d that . the,. de- .,
for .two weeks to come south. He ';‘®‘°rr would
turned it down with 'a dounter-do- f®®' 6. ., WbCh .R hid not maferi^^
niand for ,$l2,5ob; plus a. percentage ;^ben it was saiff attorneys m-,.
-and . transportation, , which was de- ;.thaU .it. ;was . ,; expected ;
nied. : niomenfarily.” , ;
It's, said ll-.al the Frolics, which , ;■'
hasn’t a particularly large capacity, pn AriC D ADDIC ArDITTC ■ '
.wilLiUnquestibnably lose money: on ul\ALIrr pAK KIh llrnll l \
the Jimmy Dorsey booking, but that' ’ ; ‘
Tommy .Tucker, opened at the spot Gracie Barrie,, : who; gave up her ;
last' ffight:, (Tuesday);; for four wepk.s 'orchestra, W (20),: has, been ...
and is foliovVcd by 'Mitch' Ay.rc.s for get 'for. her.lhitial solo job since paftT; .
three, :, .Ina Ray, HiJtton, i for , three, ing.:from the.-biffiR at $h506 weekly. .
Dorsey; then , Johnny Long for three, .gq^, opons , Friday (28 ) at .the Stcvcais :
,, ; ■ ’■; ■'-,. .' ; .; . , ’!,ho.te],,'Chioag.b, for lour wcek.s, with ;
Tl*lll *11 T» 1 »r : Bernic GurntninS’ or-chestra;; . which ,
Hlllhlllv Rillifl Inn^ ‘ lolibws: the O.urr.ent Duke.;'Ellihgton,
^ lEIIIUIliy PdllU. ,iup5 I Barrie';;:gave ,': tip .the; band,
Cwinn 'Iftnrtc’ All rnacE ' which she: ‘had, egntinued- ,tb leaii
OWIilg nillga Ull UUdal her iui-sband. Dick Stabile,
Oakland Cal. Jan. - 25. ' joined the Coa.st Guard more than a .
. , year ago. Her outfit is being taken
, .. They ;;^id 'It, couldpt. happen, -but,
it . ' did. " A . hillbilly ..band QUtgrpSsed. ’ jgt, loriherly , wilK; .that i band, : ainfi '
'Harry ' Jame.s, the . Ubrseys,:-' Benny ■.Lo'i(i,.s ' Zito, 'drummer,-- whb; W^^^ Miss,,.
: Goodman, -et ■ ah ,;at ' Uivib ' : Auditm i Bartie^ 'r^d: manager: , It’s; ui^.i; ;'
. . •. A i' i. • ' > , • • i stood .the.. j^sind is being, financed by .
riuffi.'.by.,-a -m bave \ a, Edward:; '■■ Maste.r's,.:- 'fi^n
.been 'Shameful If,, -the , fire., d<^ait-,| .of a .'nurnbcr' bf cbmbina-
■’ment hadn t stepped. 'in and o;rdercd.l
sale of lickols .slopped. OuliU that ;.
turned the'., '.trick. '.i.s ', 'Boh- 'Wills an.d .. .
''■H'i.s;; Texas '..'Pl'bybbys, . .'iNof "only; 'did-' , ,' Aiijfk'', Ajiviir ':
they top, ihe.toppere,, but the, admiiih l/v V..llO.-. VUIlP. - vilV-CT :
was raised to $1.50 over the $1.10. ; , : ii ■ i . ■: 7 n \
levied 10. the swing kings lor HaHy James Bana
■- ■Att:er:,':the,,;cow’’.e;d;M la.ds packed: , , , '
.tliti 'auddil -the s;earas with;9,P00 hobf-^,'^;^^;„^^^
er's' tfij'-a-.Friday .'night, the lu'rhdut^.f^ ^ ®b'^by ; De
]owiiig:lii'ghl vva.S',held to.5,000' by; the ,E#ic. ^
fire laifities ;aha ;:cbmpiaints':;by ’-the .by, Harry , James; to. .repine. ,
dangers ' that .they .ueedeh' rffore ; room f -Mo
' to tb.s.s those '■tobtsie.s 'a'raunli,.. iff- ., 'j
'.iywbod:':,\Rili.s buys,.k.vhom:.dayUme:
;idrip, bffiKMTR jhst tb,.let- the folks' U^-IIlOia- br<,ad.cast by ,the ;
:iti)ow 'he’hiffound;; ,'He;:footk-thc'.-biJl-vr 'y®hb' tno. .. '■ ;
'ali''''Ure';ivay.::;w'ithoht--.an ;part;icipat: ■■’; I; -
ing '■•poi’soi;', , . MeRne Renlanes fTfli-lanrl
Hillbilly Band Tops
Swing Kings on Coast
' Oakland. Cal., Jan. 25.
;' Tlfoy ■;:isaid it; couldti’t; happen; .but
Fcr Harry James’ Band
Chicago. Jan. 25. .
Buddy ' pe .Vit-o,. , y pcaii,'s.t' :w-it.h ..the: ■'
Buddy Moreno, ’.vbo .eoe.s into the
Army.,
De 'Vito was tabbed by Jame.s on a
r'ce'ent '-Cbca-Cola; br'Qadea.st ' by .the';
mg '-•poi’soi',. • McRae Replaces Garland
. '’ ''.ibe,; G,ariana,',,,;road'.;''nihh' and
N. y. Committee for Defense inii.'.ieian with Loui.i Armstrong, is
R,e:(;rcht.io;h; ,. which opera'tbs: Monday ba'iid . this.;;:w'eek,;;.;H
hight ■servi;Corri.en''dahc'es..',af Atxad piaee;,'(hill ,'he. taken by T.ciidy;, McRae,
Baliroonu N; 'R:, ruhriing a- first'anrii- i ,' ,,, Garland has’ heen with,'-
Versary pa,rty;thPre';he3d:,.week''(31)';;;|,foi9years; , ...
46
ORCHESTRA GROSSES
Wednesday,
. pea^On , for the indecision oii' whether Clarenee . PillchChi'idei', Ipvinei'
aaxrclahinetist With the Casa Loma pi'chestrai is sjiiil a stockholder in the
prganizatioh,: hence, legally able tOKSive:-for an .accpuhtihg of the band’s
proftts, is due to a rnpve By ^ band’s managOhaOht duih,ng its recent stay
at the Strand theatrei X. Y., to dissolve the corporation.
' HutehenridOr, 'filed' suit iiVSupreme court, :ii5
cotantih'g and his , share .of the : band's ‘profits, 'but the .suit-' is' be held ufi'
while adfPeeial referee deterjpihes ilhe is a stockholder following a claim
by .the band's- management that , he :iS: ho lohg^^^^ ... - , ,
■ . it’s asserted that during ' the; .Strand date; thO' prganization.- was d
. and Hiitchehrider .ofifered which he .was :t^ .wo.? h’? ^h.^ro.
of- the; band’s funds.. iiMitsiOiah’ says, he never ^ to .di.e settlehlpnt. and .
asked.Ior an accOuntihg, arid that if everything was; satisfaOtpVy he \vouid
sigh a . ihlease,: ;':'Ihe -$’7.000 ; was he^ Wni. All other mom.'
bers of .the original orchestra .who hfi'^dheyered connections, \yith the Band
recently are i said, to have received similar $7,000 disbursementB. In inpst
cases, it is claimed, these amounts are being paid oft at $100, weekly.
Decision oh; whether ■ Hutchehrider. is . or . is not a. .st0.ckh9ld.er \yon t be
reached before Feb 17
Sidney Catletl, Negro drummer working with Hazel Scott at Uptown
.Cate SpCiety,. N. .Y,, was due tp: go into the Paramount theatre, N. Y.t with
.her as rhythm accompanistv and was eveh billed in daily ads, but he did
not join her at . the; thea because of a salary; conflict. He demanded
$500 weekly from Par; the theatre offered $250. Catlett Is drummer with
Teddy Wilson’s of chestra at Cafe Society.
- Seven artists of. the complete list of 22 named to Esquire’s All-.America
team, which played af the Idetropolitan Opefa House, N. Y,, last. Tuesday
tl8), are managed by joe Glaser. Five of the.seven are Instrumentalists,
Louis Arrhstrong, Lionel Hampton, Red NOrvp, A1 Casey, Barney Rigard,
and the other two are singers, Mildred Bailey and Billie Holliday.
S{Htidny Wham 35G, Hub; J. Dorsey
^$h 22G, N’wark, Busse 32G, Frisco
, . ■ (Estimates for This Week) \
Mitch Ayfesi Detroit (Miehlgah; '
.4,000; 55-75)— With “Hostages” (Par)
V and Andrews Sisters on 5tage;1;'Sock-
,. ^45,000, largely dub to Andrews Sis:;
' ters. 'i',
Charlie Bafnet; NeW York (Strand; ‘
2,756; . 35-$1.10)— With Ella Mae
Morse, in person, and "‘Destination
Tokyo;’ (WB). Now in fourth week
, and stiU drawing heavily at $52,000
dr fhereahouts.
Count Basie, Pittsburgh (Stanley;
3,800; 30-75.)— With .“Jack London”
:.(UA)v; First time for Basie at WB
deluxef and he’s proving exefeptioh-
ally strong. Looks fine S22.000.
Henry Basse, San Francisco (Gold-
! en Gate; 2,850; 55-75.)-.With “Around
World” (RKO). Excellent $32,000,
largely on band's appeal.
Jimmy Dorsey, Newark (Adams;
1,950; 35-991 — Plus “Whispering Foot-
steps” (Rep). Smash $22,000 means
close to ail the house can do, with
band representing principal b.o.
■' ■' draw. '..
Glen Gray, Buffalo (Bufialo; 3.-
600; 35-651 — With “Jack London”
BILLY BISHOP ORCH (10)
With Alice Mann ' .
Charles Room, Belvedere, Balto.
Recently discharged from the serv-
ice. Billy Bishop is back on the mu-
sical scene with - a smooth combo of
three sax, three brass and ..three
rhythm, ' pitching in as well with
telling interludes on his own at the
piano and solovox. SmUrtly front-
ing his outfit witii personable intros :
and occasional duos with his femme
vocalist. Alice Mann. Bishop would
be a natural in a smart spot of met-
ropolitan proportions where he could
easily build a following. .
' Arrangemeiits ' are smodtii and
showmanly. ; ,€>ne Of his mcdlies, a
senes of old war songs, builds to a
telling climax of wide appeal.
Alice Mann .in .handling the vocals,
sells with a sure and intimate style
that 'emphasizes her cute and per-
sonable style. Burm.
On the Upbeat
Jaii' Garber’s orchestra cuts four
more sides foe .Hit Records next
week, '
Bands at Hotel B. O.’s
(Presented herewith, as a weeklii tabulation, is the estimated covet
charge business being done by name bands iri various New York hotels.
Dinner business (7-10 p.m.) not rated. Figures after name of hotel give
room capacity dhd cover 'charge. Larger amount designates weekend and
holiday price:. Coinpilaiion is based on period from Monday to Saturday.) :
UaiHl ' Hold
Ray Heatherton. .Biltmpre (400; $1-$1.50)
Lani Mclntire”. . Lexington (300; 75c-$1.50)
Sonny Dunham... New Yorker- (400: $1-$1.50)
Charlie Spivak . , . Pennsylvania (500; $1-$1.50). . . ,
Xavier Ciigat , . . Waldorf (550; v2 )
Jan Garber. ; . . . . .Lincoln (275; $1-$1.50)
Guy. Lombardo . . Roosevelt (400; $1-$1.50).,. . . .
Enric Madrigubfa (i:pm)hpdofb ( $1-$1.50)
• Asterisks indicate a supporting floor show, fi
have ice shows. Waldorf has Aunaniavy Dickey and Rudenko & ZoritcU.
IVeokR
Covert
I’nst
Till H i
■ Covers'
Pliiyed '
Week
On Uiite
32
1,175
44,275
.102
2,150
184,050
. 6
3,250
13,800
. 8
2,375
16,525
. 4
3,175
13,575
. 3
1,100
3,150-
. 16
2,350
37,601)
. 10
950
12,225
Yorker and Biltmore
Jimmy Dorsey recorded “Holiday
for Strings,” “I’m In Love With
Someone,” and “Two Again” for
Decca before leaving N. Y. on a the-
atre route.
Chicago
Nell Bonashu (Ma.Yfair Room, ’Blaekstone hotel);; 400; $2 50 min.). Bond-
.-lui-Haftmans combination drawing all room can hold with 3,600.
-- Cab, CaUoway. ; (Panther iRoomi-“Sherman hotelv - 950, v-$1.50-$2. 50 'mim^ ■
Calloway packed ’em in with terrific total around 8,650.
Duke Ellington (Boulevard Room, ; -Stevens hotel; 750; $3.50-S4 min.).
Conventioneers helped Ellii'.gton chalk up fine 5,500.
Jimmy Joy (New Walnut Room,.. Bismarck hotel; 465; $1.50-$2.50 min.),
J oy and floor show headed by Talia accounted for very good 5,400.
Eddie; ()liver (Marine Room, Edgewater Beach hotel); 1;100; 50c and 75c
cover charge, plus $1.25 min.). Oliver continues a good draw with about
6,200 labs.
Rah Wilde (Empire Room, Palmer House; 750; $3-$3.50 min.). Hildegarde
and Wilde keeping room filled. Excellent 9,000. - - ,
Bobby Byrne, ex -bandleader, in
N. Y. on furlough last week after
graduating from Air Corps training
as a pilot.
Top Tunes for Your Books
An All-Time Favorite
FM i THl ii
FOR LOVE
Music by . . .
JIMMY McHVGH
Publialieil .by Robbins
Wanted— Musicians, Ladies
Violin - saxophone - piano, for
MADDAFORD ENSEMBLE.
Now IOII1 year Homestead, Hoi
Springs, Vu. America’s Finest
Resort Hotel.
(UA). Sturdy $22,000 or near, with
Gray combo the real appeal.
Richard Himber, New York (Cap-
itol; 4,820; 35 t$ 1.10)— With Kathryn
Grayson, ^ou Holtz and “Rags” Rag-
land in persdh and “Guy Named Joe”
(M-G). Terrific staying power of this
show should mean $68,000 or more
this week (5th.) with result that it
holds, being first layout to go this
long here Since the present combo
policy \vas established.
Paul Lavalle, New York (Roxy; 5.
886; 55-Sl.lO) — Witli Lower Basin
Street airshorv, Milton Cross. Jack
Durant, Hal LeRoy and Maurice
Roeco, in person, and “The Lodger’
(20th). Hitting sock stride at $104.
000 on ‘first week ending last night
(Tuesday ) and goes another .
Johnny Long, New York (Para-
mount; 3,664; 35-Sl.lO) — With Hazel
Scott, others, on stage, and “Miracle
of Morgan’s Creek” iPar). Happy
combination of stagebUl and picture
spelling smash biz here, first seven
days ended last night (.Tue.sday) be-
ing $100,000. Run of five weeks set.
■Vaughn Monroe, Baltimore (Hip-
podrome; 2,240; 17-66)— With ‘ Fal-
con Co-eds” (RKO). Band gets credit
for resounding $17,500. '
’Will Osborne, Providence (Metro-
politan; 3,200; 36-59)— With “Glldef-
sleeve on Broadway” (RKO), and. on
stage, Patricia Morison. .'Fine $7,500,
strictly on stage fare in 3-day run.
■ Louis Prima, Philadelphia ' (Earle;
2,760; 35-85)— Plus ‘ Top Man” ‘ (U ).
Not getting much marquee assistance
from surrounding acts. Fairish $18,-
Jan Savitt, Cleveland (Palace; 3,-
700; 35-85 ) — With “Son of Dfaciila”
(U), and Phil Regan, on stage. Forte
$24.000 , coming . mainly: : from stale
setup. .'/I ;V
Phil Spitalny, Boston (RKO Bos-
ton) (3,200; 44-99)- Pills Beatrice
Howells, others, on stage, and ‘’Spider
Woman” (U). “Hour of Charm” show
always a click here and responsible
for terrific $35,000 or near. ;
Griff Williams, Chicago (Chicago;
4,000; .50-85) — Plus “.Johnny Come
Lately” (UA), and Gertrude Niesen,.
on stage. Great $53,000, with fine
film help.
Frankie Masters’ band does ■ four
Coca-Cola shots in two weeks be-
ginning week of Feb. 26, from Army
camps in Texas area.
Ai Howard, drummer, lias left the
Marty Irwin band at Penn McKee
hotel, McKeesport, Pa., to join Joe
Sanders’ band.
Bob Chester’s orchestra checked in
at Universal to play in ‘Fellow On
a Furlough,’ musical short.
Tommy Morgan, ■ vocalist ■ with
Glen Gray until a few weeks ago,
Joined the Glenn Miller- singers, ; re-
plaeing Bill Green.
, Harry James will tour the , .Coast
in a series of one-nighters after
closing Feb. 8 at the Palladium,
Hollywood,
Woody Herman’s orchestra checked
in at General Service for the An-
drew Stone pBoduction, ‘Sensations
of 1944.’
• Hal McIntyre orchestra slated for
picture at Columbia.
Band Bookings
Tony Pastor, Feb. 18. three weeks
Terrace Room, ‘Newark, N. J.
John Kirby, Jan. 29, Laurel Gar-
dens, Newark; 30. Turner’s Arena.
Washington, D. C.; Feb. 4, Arena
London, Ont., Can.; 9, Aud., Kitche-
ner; 10-26, Club Kiiigsway, Toronto.
Shep Fields, Feb. ■ 3. weclc,' Boston
theatre, Boston; 10, week. Adams
theatre, Newark; 18, week, Earle
theatre, Philadelphia; 28-31, Stanley
theatre, Utica;; March 3, week,
Stanley theatre, Pittsburgh.
, Jan ; Savitt, Jan. 29, Washington
Armory, Schenectady; 31, Ritz thea-
tre, Bridgeport: Feb. 4, Roseland
Ballroom, Springfield, Mass.; 5, U. of
New Hampshire; 6, New Arena,
Holyoke, Mass.; 7-9, Plymouth the-
atre, Worcester, Mass.; 17, week.
Ilipp theatre, Balto.
I Bobby Sherwood, Feb. 5, Penn
State, State College,^ Pa . ; 1 1 . U. of
Rochester, Rochester; 12, Franklin
and Marshall, Lancaster. Pa.
Los Angeles
Freddy Martin (Ambassador; 900; $1-$1.50), All spots running heavy
and Martin getting his share:, Will better 4,000 covers.
Joe Beichman (Biltmore; 900; $1-$1.50). Getting all the better down-^
town play and nicked at 3,800 tab.s. ,
Location Jobs, Not in Hotels
■ ■ ■ (Los Angeles)
Harry James (Ralladkim B, ; Hollywood, fourth week). Very much in
the groove and breezing to 30,000 adniishes.
Horace Heidt (TriUnon B, Southgate, second: week). The boss showing .
them what he means. Well past 8.500 eu.stomevs.
Phil Harris (Slap.sy Maxie’s, N, Los Angeles, 12th week). Georgie Prica
heads floor show and that’s, helping Harris to 5,200 payolas.
(Chicago)
Lou Breese (Chez Paree; 650; $3-$3.50 min.). Same old story. Joe E.
Lewis and Breese turning ’em away almost every night. Capacity 5,800. .
Del Courtney (Blackhawk; 500; $l-$2.50 min.). Courtney bi'eaking all
attendance records. Big 6,000.
10 Best
on
(Records below are grabbing most nickels this week in jukeboxes
throughout the country as reported by operators to 'Variety.' Names of
more than one band or vocalist after the title iiidicotes, in order of popu-
larity, whose recordings are being played. 1 Figures and names in paren-
thesis indicate the number of weeks each song has been in the listings
and respective publishers.)
1. My Heart Tells Me (9) (BVC)
2. Shoo-Shoo Baby (5) (Leeds) . .. . . . . . , ,
3. Besame Mucho (3) (Melodylano). . . .
-4. Beautiful Morning (25) Crawford.:,.
5. For First Time (9) (Shapiro)
6. How Sweet You Are (4) (Remick).
7. Pistol Packin’ Mama (25) (Morris) . . . .
8. No Love, No Nothin’ (2) (BVC)
9. People Will Say (19) (Crawford)
to. Victory Polka (11) (Chappell)...;
( Glen Gray . , . . .
I Jan Garber ... . .
( Andrews Sisters
) Ella Mae Morse :
( Jimmy Dorsey .
( Abe Lyman ...
( Frank Sinatra . .
) Bing Crosby . . .
. . Dick Haymes . . .
( Kay Armen ; , . .
[Jo Stafford . . . .
( Bing Crosby . .
[ Al Dexter .....
( Jan Garber '....
i Ella Mae Morse
( Bing Crosby . . .
( Frank Sinatra .
! . Andre ws-Crosby
Decca
Hit
Decca
Capitol
, . .Decca
Hit
. .Columbia
. . . . . .Decca
Decca
, . . .Decca
Capitol
Decca
Okch
Hit
. . . Capitol
. . . .Decca
.Columbia
. . . .Dceca
OTHER FAVORITES
(These records are directly below first 10 in popularity)
Mairzy Doats (Miller) , . . . .
Paper Doll (32) (Marks). ..
My Ideal (Paramount ) ....
Take It Easy (Santly)
Holiday for Strings (BVC)
Al ’Trace
. . Mills Bros. : .
........ i . ....Jimmy Dorsey
Guy Lombardo
Hit
. .Decca
. .Decca
. . Decca
..Dave Rose ...Victor
The Writer
bOCK bam
Gives You THE
Ballad of
Gives lou
«|U BE THINKING OF
We Take Great Pride its An-
nouncitig That
ALLEN BEST
Is Now
Associated With Vs
NOBLE
MUSIC CO., Inc.
1619 Broadway, New York City
JACK HOWARD
Hollywood, Cal.
Cl. 6-2196
Xavier Cugat’s clo.sing at the Wal-
dorf-Astoria hotel, N. Y.. deferred
until Feb. 14i He opens at the Par-
amount theatre, N. Y., Feb. 16. He’s
being replaced at the Waldorf by
Leo Reisman.
^ 2000 TITLES RMDY
MbiitliLv/. 8x5 cni^rt . rccorii; . of
: , tuiu's of over 100 ttubUNhrrs.;
with pflr(% .Tcoy:^ for vornl,
rangers, perforiiiniD’e Hrensoe.:,
I’secI by lianil lenObrs, sliigerNv
v. rocktal! iiiilts. Write for sum-
iOlO Broadway ITork IP
Wedaesday> jamiairy 26,
MUSIC
47
15 B^l Song ,
(VVeefc Ending Jan: 21)
Shoo Shoo Baby ; .
Beautiful. Morning,
...Crawford
Paper Doll ,
,. Mairzy- ' Doats . ; . ; .
Heaft:Tells 'Me. . ..
BVG _
No Love.
BVC
.Victory Polka,,..,..
. . . .Chappell : 1
My; Ideal. . . ;
. . Paramount »
CpuidniH Sleep Wink. . :
T. B. Harms
: .Fo,r ' First Time.,,.
Shapiro
BAsarrie Mucho....
.Melodylane
; ; Shiriirig Hour
;- Little,' Did I Know:
:■ .Speak LoW;.
. . . . Chappell d
V' Star:;' :-Ey,es:,',,
U
99
Diiraig 1ml; $3.01)0 f 6 PlaW
Supreme court. N. Y., action over¥-
Die origin of the title and idea of the '
recent hit, “ J phitny Zero,’’ tvas iet-
tled during third- day of trial of- the
dispute last ideefc (20) . . Attorneys for
both sides " got, .tdgeiher during
idnoheon recess : (they required dn
extra tS minutes after Justice Mort
; Eder resumed, latter granting ^ delay )
and'; .arrived , at , decisioii ^vvherehy
Alfred S. Eisman and Howard E.
Steider, iplaintidis, 'were
cod by defendants but of the' song’s
earnings... SanDy-Joy,;' which r
lishcd the tunev-is said^ t added
,,t6,this:,t!i5e--$7SO cotttd,,,cbsts-, -, ;■ ■
Dispute over the Uine nates back
to last summer. Eisman and Howard
claim' ;they '.,brfginated , the,: idea and
title, ,bf: the,' in.elody,- and :bro,ught...ai
lun'e of^that nature do : Pave' fircyer,
professional manager of Berlin SIu-
. sic Co. ■ Later, they hoard of a song
called “Johnny Zero.” written by
Mack David and Vee Lawninu'sl, and
immediately contacted Dreyer. ,
■ , Settlement of the , diSpvite was af-.
ranged ju.st before Dreyer was to be
put on the stand to testify.
Rossiter-Vogel Dispute
On "Days” Set for Trial
Dispute between Will RoSsi ter and
Jerry Vogel, music publishers, : bVef
ownership to the .renewal ''rights to
‘■‘Some of These. Days.” composed by
Shelton Brooks, will be decided at a
trial in N. Y. federal ‘ court next
March 1, according to , an order
.signed last week by Judge John C.
Knox.
Rossiter, original publisher of
“Days,'! won the first round in 1942,
ivheh- the federarcburt awarded him
iunirhary jlidgmehtl Vogel won a
reversal in 1943, when the U. S, cir-
cuit court of appeals ordered the suit
back for trial, after Brooks, who al-
though named as a defendant was
not served, and .eliarged tliaf'Rossiter
had obtained the ■ renewal rights, by
fraud. Brooks a.ssjgfieb.f renewal
. rights, to Vogel in 1937
Plan Pro
Union After Complaints
Profe.ssional Music Men may
shortly be absorbed: into : the Conte^^
Men’s- Assn., if plans by officials of
the; two outfifS materialize.. There h^^
beert; hiuch : receiH .discussior^
vant to, . Die financial setup of :PMM,
arid : to ; avoid- . .future disagreemeiits
theitwo riiay.be coiribiried.. . -,
■ Disagreement over PMM concern.^
Ceiriain, ' riifemberE' who^;^o to the
fact that. Bob' Miller, who runs both
the' benevolent organization: .and the
G^MAt7 -songplUggeraVUBl^^^^^
the bulk of. liis: aniiltal iricbme from.
Mm, fUnM'but'.devbtes the majority"
of 'his , working .time to union probr
lems. It’s poinlcd out by these men
that 'Miller's: duties in ; regard , lb PMM
take' .up brily . approxirirately ;two
months of the year, remainder being
devoted to the CMA. There are ap-
proximately 473 members in th.e
union and 260 some odd PMM card
holders. ■ .
.. .Though there ..are hidieatiori's..M
the two organizations would be
merged, nothing- will be done until a
committee; appointed, to . investigate
the r situation, reports back to PMM:
officials soon.
Army Nurse Corps
Song Of ficially Adopted
Washington, Jan, 25.
“Song- of . the M'ny -flrii'Se' Cor'p.s,’’
broadcast Saturday night? (22) for
the first time, has been adopted as
the official song of the Nur.se Corps,
War Department , bps announced.
Aniiamary M. Dicfceyv .of the Metro-
politan Opera, introduced the num-
ber on the ;Ai’riiy Service Forces
weekly show bver the Blue web.
'rune was . written by Lou Singer
and PvTi 2aret; Zaret also col-
lUborted bri t)ie official song of the
chaplains,' “Soldiers of God.”
To Retailers As
Wartiine Need
: : Acting, in; unisori,. fd : irieet .ri.fong.-
felt void in music pUbliShirig, iiidus-
try lpactors, in associatjbri with New
Ybik. . .tlnivcrsity, ; are , , .hatching i.-a ;
Comprehensive’ :. doufee . on “Music
Backgrounds for Music Retailers,”
designed to indoctrinate clerks in
imisio stores with an appropriate
background, fbr retail sell ihg. .Opurse
will covCr fS. Wbeks, .. starting Feb. 9,
and is expected to be I'epcated dur-
ing -tii'C next' tiniversity' semester, -.
Lectures \yill be given by w.k.s in
the pubbshing; field and will cover
suclr topics as: European music pub-
:.lish6rs, "Airie,ricari music publishers,,
cbpyriM. rgM’.mction pix and rec-
ords, pppular iriusic, modern bands,
PrehesttaS; . and - ensemble.s, modern
music and composers, making money
in mtisic, developing: u^imarke music
.for. Dib;.clussrpp.m,‘materials for the
prof essiorial-priyate teacher and the
cpricert artist, school music,; church
music, choral iriUsle, design in music,
arid schppr music from the book pub-
li.shers’ viewpoint.
UriderstpPd that ;Coursc originated
fContinucd on page 48)
Of Standard Author
To N.Y., Gives Reasons
For Writing War Songs
Frank Loes.ser, tran.sfcrred from
war songs on the side, pro-yidirig he
has a few . “Margies” or; sim'ii'ar. hits
I'idirig.y, By .that, . the .. aUl.hor, ..pt'
“Praise' the Lord and Pass ,thp Am'-
rauriiDpri,!' -.‘‘Ip My Arrijs,” etc.,- averri
tfial writing: war song's is.: riiof e . iin-
pbrtarit, than.-winting sbng, hits. Mar r-
ried seven years, and 33, |he song-
smith left a lucrative "berth at Para-
mount Pictures; in . HPljyWopd- tp ; join,
the. Air . Gorps, aSd ■transferred: orily
recently :-: ,'from Sarifa - Ana ’ . to : Ne^:-
York, where .he i.s now assigned on
soldier songs-, morale, e.tc.
LPesser, while .under, contract to
Famous Music, also has an interest
in Saunders Music, a Coast publisii-
ing outfit which publishes his .songs
after Fambu.s (Par .siibsld)'" has the
first reject. . , ".■,■ ■,'
Hit Tunes Do Double
Duty in Fix at 20th
.Hollywood, Jan. 25,
Doubleheadcrs; sown on the ficids
of baseball and transplanted bn the
screen, are. muscling into music on
the 20th-Fox lot, where three tunes
have been jerked out of the music
library f Pr double duty.
‘‘Ybu’ll , Kb'’®*” Enbw.J’ originally
eleffed for “Hello, Frisco, Hello," is
the .theme song for “The. Sullivans.’'
“How Many Times,” warbled in
“Four Jills In a Jeep,” recurs "in “1
Married a Soldier,” “No Love; No
fifitthin’,” first iieard in “The Gang’s
All . Here, ’' will be heard again in
"Bermuda Mystery.’’
A$CM's point plan of writer
classification, which was due to go
ifitp..: effect Jail. 1,.; is., not .yet. in
operation. 'and .there .is. no. definite, ;.
iiidieatipn as .- ip . w it :*’Witi» be.: ,-
Plan is.:beihg.;-held .;upi it is asserted,
by the . bbje^^ of standard
authors to 'the' distributibn of their
credits, .. The.y. arc .supposed to have
deriianded;ri:'-.fi :fo; 1 Til over popu- ’
lar music writers.
According to :John Paine, head of
the Society, the.plari has .been. rvir-
.tiialiy .Smoothed opt. Yet he cannot
kay, when it will become operative.
Paipe left for the.Cpast. yesterday
tTuesday) to atterid "ASCAP's two
pop coricerts: later, this month which ■
will be recorded for the armed
forces.' : Dmiipg '.1118 - stay’ there,;:., he.; '
will , preside over a .semi-annual
ASCAP meeting beginning IFeb. 2, : .
This confab is likely to produce
much discu.ssion over the point, plan.- .
Portion of the Coast wing of ,
ASCAP Writer roenpbers has been
parlicular.iy :activp ’iii; oppoaition tp:
the ripwer, ' ri-iethpd- ,-h'k .
-4.SCAiP Incbpie, and it’s said that
this .grouji, :pltis the opp'o'sltjpri ip ..the ::
oast; is .e-s’en .'atteniptihg' to get up a '
petition 'tb block the.-,,apphoatibn:.of -
the plan;' peririancbtiy- if 'possihie.
Paine will Stop off at -NcwvOrieans
on the way back from the CoaS;Lto
attend, beginning Feb. 13, a meeting
of ASCAP field supei'visors in that
area. ■
OFFER "DOATS” WRITERS
FOR VAUDE, RADIO
Jerry Livingston, Milton Drake
and :A1 Hoffman, writers of ‘•Majrzy:
Doats,” 1944’.s eontrib to the list of
freak" spng smashes, are being of- ‘
fered for : radio guest shots : arid -
stageshoW appearances by Bob KCrr,
with several likely nibbles already
reported. Team shapes up in rou-
tine songwriter groove— all three
piay the piano and do a little sing-
ing.
Trio is reported asking $3, .500 for
Stage' appearances and $2,500 M air
guesting. '
HYMN OK ™E SPV^IET UNION
Distiiiguishecl American poet writes the English text
for Alexandrov’s New Russian National Anthem.
Reiiulilic forever, the land of the free,
Jolnvil in; love and labor for all men to sec;
Long live mighty Russia, the union supreme,
,4s’ the hope of the people,, their work and Ihcii-
■ dream,-. ■
CHORUS
Longmay she live, our motherland;
Long "may her flag be over us!
Flag of the Soviets; pur trust and our pride.
Ride through the stprm Mteriousi
Lead ns to visions glorious—
Flag of a people in friendship allied.
IHALE CHOBUS
MIXES CHORUS
BAND
Through terror and darkness the sun shines today,
For Lenifi ‘and Stalin hayb;i>K>btcd the way. :
We crushed tbe ihyrideri we ;hu>'leU back the foe,
.4nd our armies In triumph will .sing as they go.
CHORUS
ORCHESTRA
our motherland:
— etc
Public and private
performance per-
m i tt c d without
payment of fee.
BROADCAST MUSIC, Inc
CHICAGO
HOLLYWOOD
NEW YORK
4a
MUSIC
Wednesdiiy, Jahiiary 26, 1944
Pbp ljgndleaders are ript beiiig pressured to perform the new hit, ‘Mairzy
Poats,’ which doesn't frequeritjy occur in a puhlisher’s attempts to bring
a song before the public. Miller Music, publisher of the tune, admits that
it is encpuritering trouble in igettmg pop Outfits to arrange arid play - it on
remotes,' but that it doesn’t particularly care sirice the song is increasing
its sales steadily with comparatively few performances, most of those on
coriimercial prOgrains.
Irtcideritelly . Milton 1 writer... of the. tunewith A1 Hoffman.'.and
iierry ijiyingston, denies the assertion that Jack Robbins rejected the song
at first and that later it was accepted by .Abe Qlraan, general manager Of
Robbins Music, Drake claims Robbiris accepted the song the first tiirie he
heard it performed by A1 Trace at the Dixie hotel, N. Y.
The third of a 15-song score from an abortive attempt to produce ah
‘‘Air Force Show” has been placed; by Don; Reid and 'Henry Tobias, Both
had the 'Army' air show virfually. sht.'uritil;Moss Hart’s. ‘'.Wiriged, Victory*’.
tvas...d'ecidedv;.upon,.'...: ■ H. . v ,';-',’.'
. The,,sp.ngsm have gotten their, tubes spotted, with variouS .pUblishers,.
the third having been taken by Teist, titled ’“Easter Sunday With You.”
The others, “The .Old Square Dance Is Back Agaiig'Ms being published by,;
Tobias & Lewis (Charlie Tobias’; firm;, a brother of Henry), and World
IMusic is publishing ‘‘The Wolf Song,” full tilie of which is “If You Wanna
Be a Wolf You Gotta Whistle.” ,
“Paper Doll,” still .occupying high positions, on sheet music ■ bestseller
lists.and in coin machine popularity (Mills Brothers recording; Decca), is
claimed to be the best money-maker the Edward B. Marks music firm
has had in 18 years of business. Tune has so far sold approximately
SlOQjOOO copies and over l;Sp.0, 000 recordings.
To Mark Ed Marks’ Golden JubOee
Edward B. Marks, who, started, his
music publishing career 50 years ago i
with a song — “The Little Lost Child”
— that sold more than . a . rriiilion
copies, celebrates his Golden Jubilee
in the field Feb. 7. There are only
a handful , of publishing houso.s in
existerice as. long; none except the
Edward B. ;' Marks: Music Corp. is
■ still ■ operated by the man who
founded it. The 50th anniversary will
be observed by an exhibit of Ameri-
caria spanning Marks’ five decades
as a music pubiisheC,tthe exhibit to
be held at tliti Marks offices in the
RCA building, Feb. 7-8, featuring an
open house celebration from noon to
;8 p.m, both days. In addition, , a mu-
sicale will be presented at Steinway
Hall on Feb. 10.
An honorary committee, headed by
Franklin ]?. kdariis,_hai ,be0ri;, fp,rmed
to honor .Mr, Marks on . this- Golden
Jubilee.
Marks- was the first to publish the!
works : of Irving Berlin, Jerome
Kern; Ilodgei's and Hart, Arthur
Schwartz and Sigmund Romberg,
Former M'aypr Jafries J. Walker Was
another of Marks composers.
Marks, born Nov. 28, 1865, in Troy,
N. Y., started as a notions salesman,
vvho. wrote lyrics as an avocation.
His success as a songwriter launched
his career in a business more to his
liking— music. In 1894 with a, fel-
low salesnian, Joseph W. Stern,
whose ambition it was to become a
composer, Marks formed the pub-
lishing firm and brought out his first
million-copy hit, “The Little Lost
Child.” Since then Mark.s has pub-
lished 20,000 titles. v •
Marks has written another book
which is about to be published by
Julian Messncr, titled “They All Had
Glamour,” with the subtitle, “From
the Swedish ; Nightingale to the
Naked, Lady.’t ■ Marks’ new work
deals with the ; great personalities of
the stage, and opera in the middle
years of the,; 19th Centpry, particular
attention being paid to the glamor-
ous stai\s of those days such as Jenny
Lind. Adelina Patti, Lola MontCz.
Adah Isaacs Menken, Clara Louise
Kellogg and others as well as the
daring ladies of “The Black Crook.”
Ju.st 10 years ago, , at the exact
time of his 40th anniversary in
music publishing, - Mr,; Marks’ earlier
work — “They AU Sang” (From Tony
Pastor to Rudy Vallee) — was pub-
lished by Viking .Press.
“Glamour,” illustrated with hun-
dreds of rare and original photo-
graphs, and containing more than
pages of miscellaneous reference
lists. Will sell, for $4.
Mrs. Jack Robbins Out Of
"Oklahoma” Record Album
Insures Welcome in SA
Buenos Aires, Jan. 10.
Editor, “Variety”:
. The way to be a social success in
South America is to carry Decca’s
“Oklahoma” album with you
wherever you go. For $4.95, .the cost
■ of one kilo overweight. I brought one
'with, mo to B. A. When I stopped
off in Rio on my way down, I told
tiie Americans I was with at the Urea
that I had it with me. Immediately
the floor show we were watching
was forgotten; : I was ru.shed to my
hotel to get the -record.s; All the
re.st of the night we played Dick
Rodgers’ tubes one after the other,
and .1 saw the sun come up over
the ocean to the tune of“Gh What
a Beautiful Morning ”
' : The rest; of my stay there was then
assured, I wa.s iiiviie.d to lunch, for
:.cpcktails . aiid for , dinner. Always
with the proviso, “and please don’t
forget to bring yoUr records.” I was
ofl'ored S40 ,U. S. for them before I
arrived here.
, The tunes were remotely familiar
to most of tho.se who heard tiie rec-
ords, but' shortwave is not the most
accinate manner of learning lyrics.
About showbiz I can tell you prac-
tically '.nothing except that all the
houses oiler at least double features
and ; most of ' them , triple. , Top price
at the . first run houses’ is four pesos
ranging downward to 60 centavos; for
the news reels. At four pesos to the
dollar your picture prices are pretty
cheap for so much prodiictioii. Every
house must show at Ica.st. one Argen-
tine short. One theatre, the. Atlairiic.
is today playing .; “Star Span.g!ed-
.Rhythm.” ‘'Seven Days , I.eave" and
“Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost:” The
program runs just under five hours.
Everyone’s primary concern at the
moment is over the pre.ss decree an-
nounced last week. You have seen
the editorial comment about it and
before this reaches you we will know
how serious the results will be.
Colin Miller.
(United Press, N. Y,).
Jow m luiami
Mrs. Jaci (Rose) Robbins is out
of Doctors hospital, N. Y., after her
protracted siege, but meantime her
music iiublisher-husband had to
leave for Miami Beach also on doc-
tor’s .orders, -.
Robbins, besides operating his
three music i firms, , has ; already
launched a Robbins Artists Bureau,
as a persorial management company,
coinciding music with talent, and is
looking forward to post-war when
Lion Record Corp. can start func-
tioning. Name is borrowed from
‘Leo the Lion,’ Metro trademark,
that film company of course being
partnered with Robbins’ music in-
terests. Metre-Bobbins combo plans
Lion di.sk label as a potent phono-
graph force, in turn tied In with the
Artists Bureau.
Teach Music Biz
Continued from page 47
with Arthur A. Hauser, v.p. and sales
manager of Carl Fischer. Inc., who.
together with other publishers, has
for some time felt that music store
clerks and other reps of the indus-
try must posse.'s a basic knowledge
of musical history and background
in order to effectively act as liaison
between the publishers and music
buyers.
This need, said Hauser, has been
accentuated since the outbreak of the
warj with new clerks, unfamiliar
with the biz, rapidly coming to the
fore to replace regulars being draft-
ed into the armed forces,
. Lectures will bo given by Hauser,
who is acting as course coordinator,
and by other members of the advis-
ory committee, including Charles E.
Griffith, v.p. Silver-Burdett Co.; John
Tasker Howard, curator, American
Music Section, N. Y. Public ■ Library;
Prof. Phillip James, NYU; Gustave
Reese, head of publication dept., G.
Schirmer, Inc.; John F. Sengstack.
prez of Music Publishers Assn.
Following Hst of the most played popular tunes on the networks for
the week beginning Monday and through Sunday, Jan. 17-23 from 5
p.m. to 1 g.m., is divided into two sections. The first section represents the
first approximately 25 leaders in alphabetical order (in some cases there
are ties, accounting for a longer list), and the second section contains
the 'also rails,' but notated in arithmetical erder. The compilations em-
brace the N BC, CBS, Blue and Mutual Networks, as represented by
WEAF, WABC, WJZ and WOR, N. Y., and are based on data provided by
Accurate Reporting Service, regular checking source of the music pub-
lishing industry.
TITLE ' ■
Lovely Way to Spend an Eve. — t’Higher and Higher’,
Besamc Mucho » . . ,;i v .. ;
By the River of Roses ;.
Can’t You Do a Friend a Favor— “Conn., Yankee’. . , . .
-For Fir.st Time . . , . . . .
Have I Stayed Away Too Long’?
Holiday for Strings
How Sweet You Are — “Thank Lucky Stars’
I Couldn't* Sleep a Wink — “Higher and Higher'. . . ...
1 Love You— *‘Mexican Hayride’ - . . ,
I’m Living From Ki.ss to Kiss. ....
Is My Baby Blue Tonight
Little Did 1 Know . . ;
Mairzy Doats
My Heart Tells Me.*-i‘Rosie O’Grady’
My Ideal
PUBLISHER
. . .Crawford
. . .Melodylane
. . .Shapiro
...Harms
. . . Shapiro
...Famous
...BVC
, . .Hemick
. . ,T. B. Harms
. . .Chappell
. . . Marks
.Broadway - ■>
. . .Lincoln .
. . .Miller
.. .BVC
...Paramount
My Shining Hour— t’Sky’s the Limit’ Moiris
No Love No Nothin’— j’Gang’s. All Here’; . . . . . .Triangle
Oh, What a Beautiful Mbt'riing — “‘Oklahoma’ . .Crawfoid
Old; Acquaintance-Tt'pid Acquaintance’^ , . , . . .Witmark
People Will Say We’re In Love — “‘Oklahoma’...... , ...Crawfoid
Shoo Shoo Baby — t’Three Cheers For Boys’, ■ ... .Leeds
So Goodnight — t‘Hi Ya Sailor’ BMI
Speak Low — “‘One Touch of Venus’ CluippcU
When The.v Ask About You . . i- . i . ; ,■ ■>-. ..Berliii ■ '
MOST PLAYED AFTER FIRST 25
Don’t Sweetheart Me
Home
I’ll; Be Around ;. . .
Mississippi Dream boat — t ‘Swing Fever’ . .....
The Same Little Words ....
Candlelight arid Wine— t’Arouhd . the-. World’;. : . . .
I Wish I Could Hide Inside This Letter
Someone to Love .:
Star Eyes — 'IT Dood It’ , i .... . . .... . . . . . .. . . .... .
Suddenly It’s Spring-^t’Lady In the Dark’
Surrey With Fringe on Top — “‘Oklahoma’ . . .
I’ve Had Tills Feeling Before*— t'Show Business’. ...
It's Love. Love, Love; . . . „. . . ,
.Music Stopped— T'Higher and Higher’ ..... . . . . , . . . . . . . ;
Silhouettes . ... . ... i. . . ... .....
■Ypu’re the Dream, I’m the Dreamer.
Arkansas.;;
;p|on’t Believe Everything U Dream— T’Around. World' . .
Mexico City . . . . . . , . ... ...
Oklahoma — “‘Oklahoma’
You're the Bainbow— t'Kiding High’. . . . . , . . ... . . i . ...
Honey Song L
In a Friendly, Little Harbor
Paper Doll . .- . . -i-. . ..... .-; . . . . '.'
Say a Prayer. for Boys Over There — t’Hers to Hold’. . .
Sunday in Sorrento
Tico Tico
Goodbye Sue . . . ... ...... ... . . ...... ... . . V.
Journey to a Star— “Gang’s All Here’
Knock Wood .m, , .Vr. ; . . i
Put Your Arms Around Me — “Coney Island’ .
Take It Easy — “2 Sisters and a Sailor’
Victory; Polka
; Advance. .
.. . .Amoi'ican
.Morris
...Feist .
.Pauli
. Miller
. . .Shapiro ,
.Block
. . Feist
. .Famous
.. .Crawford .-
.. .Santly
. . .Santly
...Robbins
, . .Marcliant
.. .ABC
. . .Morris
. . .Robbins
. . .Variety
. , .Crawford
. . .Paramount
, . .jVIorris
. . .Campbell
. . .. Marks
...Southern
. . .Mills
. . .Southern
...Jewel'
. . .Triangle . ■
. . . Grand
. . .Broadway
. . .Santly
. .Chappell
t Filmusicalt
Legit Musical.
PEIST’S WAR SONG
Feist is-' publishing ‘West of To*
morrow’ by Robert Sour and Henry
Manners, by arrangement with the
Music War .Corntnittee of the Ameri*
can 'Theatre Wing, ,
This song was selected by the Wing
as. a significant War song, ’
Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van
Heusen writing two additional tunes
for ‘‘Road to Utopia’’. at Paramourit;
Walton Goldman Payoff
; , Walton Goldman, Inc... which went
into bankruptcy Irist summer, made
a second payment to employees last
week consisting of a percentage of
.deferred, salary' and other claims.
Payment amounted to 9%, 'and it's
the intention to follow with others.
Mack Gordon arid James Monaco
cleffing numbers for ‘Sweet and
Low-Down’ at 20th-Fox. ‘ -
Cefiriraf prof . Mg r.
XTetlriestlay, ja
TAll0SVtlXE
49
4
Unexpected continuation bf heavy +
business at Broadway vaude houses
is giving hooding bffices and agen-
cies a four-^yayhead^^^^ Because
■ of holdover business, all are faced
with the necessity of holding on to
present attractions along with stall-
ing, incoming shows. Similar situa-
tion has been previously faced, but
this is the first known time when
this kind cf fix has hit four houses
simultaneously. , ' ■
Notable holdover problem is at
the Capitol, where show will remain
a seventh week. There was com-
paratively little trouble in keeping
the current layout, headed by Lou
Holtz, Kathryn Grayson and Dick
Himber's orch. However, Jesse
‘ Kaye, the house booker, bad diffi-
culty in keeping Lionel Hampton’s
♦band satisfied during the enforced
layoff. Hampton was originally
scheduled to go in Jan. 13 or 20.
Opening was then delayed another
■ week and when Hampton beefed, he
. was told that he could go in for the
last week of the film, “Guy Called
r Joe" IM-G). He rebelled at this
but settled for a Feb. 10 bow.
Roxy also has a similar situation,
but here the difficulty is two ways,
as Helen Forrest, booked here for
two weeks, cannot be held over be-
cause of a previous commitment at
the RKO, Boston. At the same time,
there was some trouble in keeping
blartha Raye occupied. Instead of
opening week of February 2 at the
Roxy, she will lay off that week and
come in Feb. 9. ■
, The Paramount’s . headache is not
.. as .great as the . others since . the
. holdbyer .is tor. six days. only. . liew
show will come in Feb. 22; Strand,
which opened New Year’s eve with
the Charlie Barnet show, had to do
some fancy fixing to hold on to its
current band and stall off Ina Ray
HuU- 1. The Barnet run with
■ “Destination Tokyo" (WB) will last
two weeks more than original esti-
niales. ;
• The holdover sUuatioii has long
defied solution, as band agencies and
booking offices can do, little in race
of studio demands to prolong a film’s
run.,:' '
After a Successful Run of
Five W (Belts at the :
TROCADERO CLUB
Show
“YOURS FOR FUN”
Opened Last Wednesday, Jan. 19
Exclusive
CLOVER CLUB
Also Doing Pictures for
Universal Studios
Aldrich JRetu^
Eddie Sherinaii Office
Mickey Aldrich resigned this week
as assistant to Harry Levine, Para-
mount booker, to return to the Eddie
Sherman office. He will leave as
soon as Levine finds a succe-ssor.
Aldrich, with Levine only a few
months, came to Paramount from the
Bherman pHice as a replacement for
Milton Berger, who left to take a
post with Harry Romm of General
Amus. Corp. Phil Coscia, who suc-
ceeded Aldrich at the Sherman out-
fit, will remain there.
Mich. Bd. Calls
Decision by the' board of appeals
of the Michigan Compensation Com-
mission in upholding the contention
by an unemployment compen-salion
referee that run of the mine unfea-
tured nitery performers are employ-
ees, and not independent contractors;
is seen as having far-reaching im-
portance in deciding, similar issues In
other states. It is likely to be used
as a basis for arguments before com-
pensation boards all over the coun-
try since these bodies arc seeking
uniformity in such matters.
The decision was made in the case
of Francisco Soriano, who sued Lar-
sen’s night club, Detroit; for dam-
ages resulting from injuries sus-
tained while working that spot. Man-
agement fought the case, declaring
that as a professional whom it called
■in to perform a jspeeiaiized service,
Soriano was . to be considered an in-
dependent contractor and therefore
not subject to the benefits of the Un-
employment Compensation Act. Sori-
ano contended he was an employee.
The board stated that since Lar-
sen’s featured entertainment ’hs an
attraction for patrons,” the perform-
er was acting for the employer and
is not an independent contractor.
However, inclusion of “run of the
mill unfeatured nightclub entertain-
ers” in the decision leaves the status
of featured, high-priced performers
still in doubt as far as unemploy-
ment compensation benefits in; this
state are concerned.
NOW kXtkrt.mning
THK HOVS )N SCOIXAXD.
WILLIE SHORE
Tenonat >InnB«en>^t:
AL BORDE
GOES
FULL-WK. VAUDE JAN. 28
Center theatre, Norfolk, will start
full-week stageshows Friday (28)
with Happy Felton, Shirley Wayne,
Bonnie Baker, Winick and Mae and
a Gae Foster line (12) on the initial
bill. Jo Cherniavsky will direct a
17-piece pit band. ■ '
House has just been taken over by
William S. (Buck) Wilder, who ha.s
a string of theatres in the area. It
is part of a building owned by the
city, other section being an arena'
currently used as a USO center.
Harry Krull is managing.
The Eddie Sherman office will
book out of New York.
Induct Rosenthal April 1
Mortimer S. Rosenthal, associate
counsel of the American Guild of
Variety Artists, passed his army in-
duction physical Friday (21) and
goes in around April 1.;)
Rosenthal will toe the second
AGVA attorney to go into the armed
forces. Jonas T. Silverstone. who
still retains the title of AGVA coun-
sel, has been in the army since last
May.
Hollywood, Jan. 25.
, George Moran (& Mack) is not
dead, 'despite': a recent obituary no-
tice. Actor, now 59, is teamed with
another partner, Pie Sadler, and
touring Texas with a U. S. O, unit.
Mack, the other member of the
old “Two Black Crows” team, was
killed in an Arizona motor crash in
1933.
“Ice Follies” Smashes
301G in 29 Shows
Philadelphia, Jan. 2S.
All ice show records in Philly
were shattered by “Re Follies of
1944,” which closed a four-week run
at the Arena last week with $3PL-
000 in the till. ■' '■ <' ' ..
The smashing gross was chalked
up at 29 performances (25 evening; 4
matinees) during which the show
played to 157,000 cash customers.
In addition, the “Follies” played
to more than 70,000 persons at a free
servicemen’s show, and at a special
matinee for war bond buyers, Tues-
day .. (18) at which more than $1,500,-
000 worth of bonds were purchased.
' “Follies” gross this , year lopped
last year's take by $27,000 despite
the fact that two loss perforrnances
were given this year. ■
Pete ’Pyrell, general manager of
the Arena, estimated that the show
could have played to sellout business
for at least two more weeks but the
show could not be held over because
of commitment to open in Buffalo
this week.
Tyrell is dickering for Roy Rogers
Rodeo for the Arena some time this
April.
MPLS. OPS FORM ORG
TO REGISTER JUVES
Minneapolis, Jan. 25.
Minneapolis night club owners
have ofsauized a service bureau, the
first of its kind anywhere, to keep
minors out of : their establishments
and to combat juvenile delinquency.
Bureau will establish and main-
tain a central office with its own
staff to register all persons between
21 and 26 years who patronize night
clubs operated by its members.
Identification cards will be issued
after age authenticity has been
checked. Liquor will be served only
after card with photo attached, is
shown. Ops will provide special
policewomen to make on the spot
checks and promote dignified con-
duct in their clubs. v '
Minneapolis is the first known city
to set up group control in an effort
to curb delinquency. ; . ,
L. A. Town House Mulls
Names; Hildegarde Maybe
Los Angeles. Jan. 25. ,
The Toivn House, one of the Con-
rad Hilton hotels, is thinking of re-
opening its Wedgwood Room into a
fiame-act spot. ■ .
Hildegarde may inaugurate the
new policy.
lA Pickets Cafe
ELAINE BARREH
THE PRINCESS OF SONG
1944: Star R^tured in 1943 by
8H,VN«RI-T,A, BOSTO
i;oq ROUGE, SEW vokk
I'.tU’MBO'S, l‘HlI,.A»KI.rHI.\
SW.4X CM’B. rilIL.\DISI-rHtA
Wbmnn and Song?* Theatre Tour
. Currently
CHEZ AMI BUFFALO
Jfgt.i iSDDITE Sl?KZ, 1560 Broadway; New York
Jack Miller Quits AGVA
Jack Miller, organizer with the
New York local of American Guild
of Variety Artists since its formation
in 1939, resigned Friday (21) to enter
into labor relations work.
Prior to going with the performer
union. Miller did a rollerskating act.
New Albany Nitery
Albany, Jan. 25.
Town House, a new nitery, opened
under management of the father of
Lieutenant Ray Fine, former opera-
tor of Dinty’s Terrace Garden.
Marcella Hendricks, Dave Gould
and Betty Hampton lead the shoiy.
Buys Youngstown Theatre
■ Canton, O., Jan. 25.
Jack Kane, Youngstown burlesque
operator, has purchased the old
Grand Opera house here . from the
Belden heirs and will make exten-
sive alterations and improvements
to the house, which for the past sev-
eral seasons has housed burlesque.
Kane has been offering grind bur-
lesque here for the past four months-
but will shutter the ho'use shortly,
he said. ; '
After improvements house will be
leased for repertoire or musical
shows. ■
Charging that the Stagehands
Union, Local 1, of the International
Alliance of Theatrical Stage Em-
ployees, sought to put on a “button-
pusher” at $90 weekly, Barney Jo-
sephson, operator of Cafe Society
Uptown, N. Y., continues to resist
union demands despite pickets . in
front of his spot, Josephson claimed
that his club is entirely unionized
and has had no previous union
trouble, but he claimed the Local 1
demand to be unreasonable. '
Vincent Jacobi,, business manager
of the Stagehands Union, countered
with the claim that he sought to put
on an electrician at Cafe Society 'Up-
towm for reasons of public safely. He
said he wanted no repetition of the
Boston Cocoanut ; Grove disaster in
any spdt in his ji^ He de-
clared that he had personally in-
spected the club and saw the need of
a juicer. He also said that the job is
not one of button pushing, as Joseph-
son claims; since an electiician not
only operates the lighting system,
but maintains it in working order as
well. He said the scale for that spot
is $75. . ■ ' 1 ■■■'
WEVAlin'lES’’SOCKO
“Skating Vanities’ in nine perform-
ances at the Auditorium', St; Louis, is ;
expected to wind up with a sock
$35,000 at the conclusion of its: run
tonight eWednesday ). Show started
Jan. 19.
’Roller show follows with stand at
the Auditorium, Milwaukee, where
advance sale indicates a sellout.
Blackstbne Tiilent Set
Chicago, Jan. 25.
. With the exception of an interval
in April, the Mayfair Room of the
Blackstone Hotel has attractions set
until June 1, Frank Fay and the
Chandra Kaly Dancers follow the
Hartmans, Feb. 11; Dwight Fiske
plays a return engagement begin-
ning March 10 to April 6 and Georgie
Price comes in May 8 to stay until
June 1.
Russell Swann and the Hermanns
Williams Trio are tentatively booked
to open April 7 for four weeks.
Los Angeles, Jan. 25.
Shift of the entire western vaude-
ville circuit to straight picture pdl'*
icies becomes more than a threat,
with the Palomar; Seattle, placed on
tile unfair list by the American
Guild of Variety Artists. :
Following the L. A. Orpheum’s de-
cisioh to abandon stagers, it is
pointed out that with only a few
West Coast houses open, the cost of
transportation and other e.xpensea
would be prohibitive and other the-
atres may have to drop talent bills.
■ Florine Bale, western director of
AGVA, bu.sy trying to re-route tal-
ent booked for the Orpheum, de-
clared the theatre would be held re-
sponsible for $3,000 in contracts for
talent' enroute here from the east.
Among the troupes affected '■ is
George White’s "Scandals.” sched-.
iiled for a week at the Orpheum but
held over for a week in. San Diego
and later to be routed to San Fran-
cisco. , ;
Meanwhile Sherrill Corwin, oper-
ator of the Orpheum, declared his
theatre is profiting with a picture
policy and will fight the AGVA case
in the courts.
. Matt Shelvey, national adminis-
trator |6r the American , Guild of
Variety Artists, declared Monday
(24) : that : the Palomar theatre was ,
placed on the unfair list because of
■its: unwillingness, to negotiate a min-
inrom basic agreement. He said that
the house was given a period of
grace to honor contracts .already
signed.. ■
Celeste Holm at Plaza
For Supper-Only Policy
Celeste Holm, from “Oklahoma,"
inaugurates a new name policy at
the Hotel Plaza’s Persian Room,
N. Y.y Feb. 15, by appearing only ;
after theatre. John Hoysradt leaves
then to join “Allah Be Praised,” a
new legit musical, and Gomez &
Beatrice, plus another act, will offi-
ciate at dinner.
On March 1, Andre, Andree &
Bonnie replace the dancers, but Miss
Holm stays on. The trio is new to
the east.
OVERSEAS WITH
U.8.0. SHOWS
GEORGE FREEMS
Memphis Books Dante ■
Memphis, Jan. 25.
First, vaude show here in a long
time will be the revue headed by;j
. Dante, the Magician, dated, for week .
I starting .Saturday i29) at the Malco
. theatre.
Little Jackie Harvey, tap-dancing
daughter of George Harvey, Para-
mount ; shorts, pub;liciiy - chief,, .is
playing Loew theatres in N. Y. met-
ropolitan, area.
VAUDEVI1.LE
Wednesday, JaiHiary 26, 1911
Altivbugh, lormation
ganiMtibn.s ' tijrQUfiiiout the , coimtfy:
• shoiild'.'hea.b
Guild Qf -Vaihcfy. 'Avtiats.
. several 'vecenlty created percenter
outfits; are 'seeh ,, as.' ; bchig an Immc*
diale source of .lioaciadiC.s.
Reason .is a misutrderstaBding,; in.'
the pnot b.etwebri AG^ A:o.nd..l^ Aif;- i'
tist's :.Re'p;r.eserttatlves.'; :As^ : o| :jsfc,w' '
Y.brfc . ..This ;aHi'e'on'ient,:'h^^^^
■be used as a jardstick for contracts
■tvith thlpntrhandler . orgs .to
. xUi.es,. pro'vides,:that 'a.Vv. agent .shall, pay,
.$50. for .an , ari^^ ainlc.ss .. e
; incihber br a. ..dvfiy accredUed .;a8en£.|
. oUt(it ^\\di'ic.h :'aet.s; to the .bphefit pt.f.
. . AGyA.': ' p.:ut,-bG.ib:W;n:..perce^^^^ j
diiterpretod'' this to.,' mean. '.that',, tlVey'^^
{•an.' .escape' the $50,.hi'Ck.dl .they to
an o-r.tiit arid dicker fur an agree- ;
'.;inen,f,..;'."' ..'■ ■ ■■■'.■'. ■ t-
According to Morlin'.er S. Rosen- ’
.tha.t,' associate ixounsel 'tor AGVAi;
the .;ne\\-ly .fto-rned agew.t .grotipsto-rp
not , yet accredited and wbn foe tfns
. diLthcy. ean;’,ptoto . shal.l
thal, pieanUtoe,: will.; trek: to .Miami
Beach to pack some spol.s and start
Ihci ball ‘rolling, 'firit a.li '.ageht group;
theto. 'i’ .:.;'.' , ;
Chi Agents Hear Report
...... r'..' V,h.;'.:'Gh:ibagO,.;'®h.;';2^ ,
;.'.:Ehteriaid.nien.t .'Mahagbrs Assh,;^
'Chicago 'held .a special incetihg last,
week. -to hear, the ixjWirt 'oE 'David P;.
O’Malley,' ; who' '■ went . to . hfew York
ttvb ^ weeks', ago - 10 bbntxi- with ; Alt A.
aiid . AGYA ofiicials' regarding the
■AGVA-ARA pact
'COiminittec .'to .hi’scus.s.r ti'ie:;. matter .
with Malt Shehey, AGVA’s national
exec secixt;<yry*..'ahd jMort. ;Ito.senthal',
■AtWA aUOrn'oy.,. ',,whch IhOy -..arriyC’
here .several weeks hence, wa.s ap-
pointed. ' ■ . '.;
; ■ San Fi-ancisco, Jan. 25.
Comice Boswell will wilhfiraw
from the oast of Paul Small's “Cur*
tain- Time'’ ;F'eb.. .'5 upon, advice . ol
her phy.sician. Aledieo.s ordered a
siX'sweek' rest,; ' .
Giily acliviiiy . during ; her ; laybfl'.
wifi ,cpns.tit.vi!.e.. hbr;Wednbto‘'y.
sliow. ' it'; ','.!. .' .v"
They Still Balance
Pliiladelphiai iJan, 2,5.
Two members ot a balancing aci
who enlisted as paratroopei-s to-
gether in .January, 1942, were
wounded one; day .apart' in Italy, ' it
was learned here last week, . '■ /I
They are. . Corporal ' :Willi.aro.pC
, Jo.hnsbh .aird .,Ser.gca.nf..:John ' Me'tik,.
. whb.'p.layQd' the. theattos. and
a.s The Valors.
an. o.uxnt .evnq rucivcr'-iyi «u
:Accoiding to Morumer S. Rosen- .^||in ,
•Ahato-assoctote :;COuntol-:tor.:;AG r;' i;C>P'.:'"'."P'.:. ; ; .'iVlUW'.: ".'1 I'''':';'''
the. .mewly ''.formed '.agent '.gro'npsto-re . '■ '... , •
not yet accredited 'and won’t foe un.- Oft the Floor, which
. -til, they. ean;;,pr.bve thatl.'‘'r^^^ :/Zerc moWA lMiddh [SisferH.: (3),:
.tonctibn :tb the, ad.mmis.tratto farbmrBla 'tMce th
: efit; of AGVAto: . .Ittoyui.:take iaome nr O^; ‘
time before they : c.an. . comply ; with * the , crowd, they at least gel good
this clause, he said.. Thus, formatibn b«niul«;;s .nad luwan ys, ;i;;.i;.'.;; liands. b; ; V
of .ah agent .outfit alohe does not im- . zero Mbstel impresses as one of . Dai nig. better, is Gayb 'Dikon. long-,
ply that is ‘ accredited." , :
■ He explained acimialstralive ben- ' ^ ;l5bkl^ Mlf;4’l'
efit as: being; proven ability. ,to^ police peinpps ton?®'; :DAto"i‘euioub .style. - .'
its members, processing complaints so vjftoa'llw bf Marquita ..ilivera was able to sur-
that only. : legitimate: beefs: cbme bey sebms- :odcl thlt * thS mount the cross patter because most
. .torelkh arbitration! panel. : handling y|i: totally to® dfih®® ^"®
only AGVAVmembers: and full res ,^^|htta too W o
'topeettoor .unfair .hsts/ , ,V; - ^h^is W W of’t^il^bn^ ttoiUar
, ; Hq ;said.:that_AHA;has proven it- " to^ to''k.of.::Biosa; GbsteilOto
ton : it, a cinch toilh
+ aod delivery,.
h hi? tvorof^^m^^^^^^^ tovor: of toiggles: and borne, dy similar
which lie r^ -to- that;.of„:Diosa, Gbstello,: Altbough
■self. He ,;6ited ' thb fact that pbr- :,t.i,u.e.q,, :;gxbeta his one-tiine shot pb. 'too, long, she.;nianageS a gobd.
; fornreitagent.ebmplaiats'iare so thor- •‘DuBai-ry .Was' ,a :Dady’’ ,h, b®"®- ’ toto n,,,
■ oughljt screened and Studied before , several . other tOpnofeh hitery comics, J®
toeaetonontoanARA-AGVAta^^^ developed for P^:,Sbl^°"f
. .that;ARA;vh3s :won,tlto - AtoS'' tought 'iMostM' Clicked
ca^esv «dih a reo ' to- abd shows some gpbd: acf;o-coroedy
; -.Meanwhile, the contemplated trip, eluding his mammy . song . . talkeoff, iliPrl'’ ?n
by Matt Shel vey , AGVA national. a.d- .JtamjT Durante. . 'th'd ' sp.e<dter :frbm . to?’to . .. to i'ba ,> ®®,®toi*to'ly.'., ?,'to^totob..
niinistrator, and Rosenthal to dicker the scliool board , and. the isolationist mtriL'h ^
.dth tout-of-town ;s^Mon Oni^of to Sg"^
has been postponed for^ several of after the toerrific cross patter by
weekis to permit. agents further study Etototo»me. ^ bwho ;Sedley and>Ctnh-ah, .;h.e has a haid
.of ' :the contemplated pacts; : ..Rosen- 'mpan,!; in^fective -is h is; KP dream time,. .oyercoming this, handicap, but
af iSlf
AT RORnF ' tos'dlS" the.'egpressian, to'piece :® ;gf tonstom, Hal
.1 .. : A. Ij D U TT V Tj : 7 MostPl?feemihClv'‘never wears out! Mai'C.O,; attendants .: in the;
I 1 -RiosnNTs "• i'l-Seome^r 'latller and gents’ room, xontribute to.
, , ;aa staetodfbr the;rowdy ;tenor of the proceedm
■ obaS with with blackouts and ;:.choice ,wsUUs..
■ :v Iri .additibn the hitery
has another smash, humb.er one turn
. in the Murtah .Sisters, who have re- fjfn ^bjb’b.nuW^^^^
portedly been signed by Metro for vydl get ,,a tori ific bang opt of tta
a studio assignment. Comedy sing- spot. .yy,.; -
ing trio piles uo laugh.s and applause ;, ., ■ ■,.
faster than eny sister act aiound. i*osii
It’s a consistently sock routine from
the ‘.‘Minnie the Moocher” opener,. to , .ton — '
■the climaxing jive numb.er .some ;17
minutes later,. . Their- “Pistol Packin’ ^“ryhn . Ardex, ■ KoHeftc &
Mama’’ in Swiss yodel, Chine.se and .SlbtorcUes - (10),^ Apnand
, other , Versions;, is one ot the high-
lights. ; As an outstanding'- novelty <3). m:mminn $1.50.
■■ turn, the Murtah girls are definitelj' '
picture matorjah ' i. i ■ : Gurrent. bill, containing, a good' hair..
, ; For the' fesh -lineup, includes Norr ance bfi singing and dance acts, .'adds
man.'Davrr.encee Who sings, wnth . the, ,UP to smart; ente-rlamment'. ' Sadie
T«T-n».ti».T-« 7 - msTiTiVxx-tm-i line,: and .Barbara. Blaine, heat tap- Gohen,; back after a tour of army
BlliJM JM Y JHjbKUl' f - per who tooiOs for around two; min- camps, contraltos "Old Man River”
utes and also appear.s with the line, in a style that sells with tlie crowd.
. ; , ' Production num’berS wfit,h: the .line She 'segues into a familiaar ,. French
X IJiA/jArllltli of six lookers, have; bepn :hahdled: Song.'medley', ‘‘For 'Me and .Aly-Gal,’’
, COMPANY 'in' capable . .style by . Don , Arden. “Alouette” and ‘.‘Light.S, Gb., On’'
. (Fi fth YEAR) : . Gostuming is. attracti ve, while the Again’’ in' cohtitosting .rhythm.s that I
. . _ SCvrii 'W1S15K , ; Ber.gere.and.Sac 8 ssas orchesti-as;prD:- win her. plenty calls. , ■
, COT.iSiaio;*, . ciilCAfiO ; . , vide S'well toow and tolahce music. ' Gustave ; Dongtin 'mixes '. French,
SSSSZS— J5!B5SSi5SS5I? ‘ -y ‘ Mori. oldies and pops wUii a powerful
... - to- — . „ ; . bariioiic that is too . strong for .thi.s
Tuc CARnnilc • I « X' V intime room. Had fair reception
' ; I nt bAMUUb , „ to .1, * *”* „ that could have been belter with
■ . MftJ . .Rm/ sedlmjy Vmce Curm^^ .RnP, more ;elTective voice' control.
KATfi llYN : ' v. ^aiYfon 'Arden o'foe^^^
• . _ ^ . . ' ■ . .' Kiveicif Manco ^ u®’ tive . taps tailored ; to Hiingarian,
H I ; BH ipil FoH, Hal Hi.rpn, Mare .Rhapsody’’ afid fobogie-iv'bogie. Gal,
I., E B . ! dreiciv. opd _Frank*e. Froeba ;Orc(i.s,; ,an orbkfilling-tolondev ,ta,stetolly' co$-
., W , pnmpifim. $3.50 . ■ turned, has’plenty ,'audienco ■.’appeal.'
■ ■- ■ .■ ■ , ■“ Kollette and Mario, femme acro-
Freddie Lamb's Club 18 formula, adagio team, put on standard lifts,
. , ■ “ antedntin.g ’‘Hellzapoppin," is still swin.g? and strong-arm routine for
' DDCAVIMr* DCPADnc AT one of the most potent comedy good applause dividends.
.- DnCHItInU .nCuUnUy . n I . styles for'niteries.. With: Roy Sedley '. Escjiiicettes provide three num-,
HARRY ALTMAN’S .: , and Vince. Curran, insulting each | hors to. maiatain nifty sight values.
RlIPPAI n ’ other. as;,\vell 'as the.! customers and Meerie Orch handles.,; every thing'
■,,pUF,rHl.y, . ■ 1 any celeforities. around, a , to: this, from clashes:, ;to .jive, efficiently . ..and
‘ AVAILABLE THRU ' ' spot . is Vgood for a load of', belly- hoip.s to pack the floor.' ■:Reiief foartd
' i'aughs. : ' k is adequate in Latin i rhythms. • Biz
. , . ■’.■This .:52d-strebt' nlit: •hou.sc., one. of ;g6pd . .at; this taidvve.ek :shovving.:,
^SSSSSSSSSSSSIIISSSIISSSIISISSSSL most pro.spcrous on that ti-.or- Lane.
ougiifare. ha.s a HOW bill. Maylic its '■.—-to—
.. ... ... , just to provide a few new faces — _ ' ; to- m-
.it certainly:':, i.sn’t-' because . of, the A* ; » •
4 .singing iaients of the I'ernmcs they Julius Monk, Herman ‘ Chiltison
nnlLfiV^' ;;, K foire here, for they are heckled so T'fio, fisc Bois, Peters Sisters (3), \
.■.. 77 ;. ' : that any artistic talents they have; Beriiie ,'West> Maxine Sullivan; $3.
nf Vi-a. to OreMrimi tiv are lost in tiie flow ot Curran’s and minimum. \
ivk. rr)>. H. Towi-r 'I.. Khiinii- Sedley’s chatter. In this category. >-t — t-t
, ^ Hazel, McNulty, a hefty chirper with when one gets to talking about
: AVntx-^i«rri», Y. c. I .voicc; Irene Car- great rhythm singers, Maxine Sulli-
close :o the top. 'The
; .”;... |i been in comparative ob.scurit,v of
'■'A >%■ A I I ; , , late, but there’s no denying that it
' '■ 'A* ■x.TM. to* m.4 MJ hasn't been because of a lack. ot tal-
‘THE CANADIAN NIGHTINGALE’ enl. At this swank atmospheric
; ; Qinnink etto tot ct.v... hidcaway. where the seotcli seem.s
Singing Star of Stag# and Radio ; invariably Of .greater importance to
HAVANA“MADRiD *N«w York the clientele than the ;talen|,^^ M^^^
■ ■ Sullivan IS heading a bill where thg
Ex. Mill.— HERBERT LYNN 1607 B’wny. Mew Y«k 19. CO. 5-0330 reverse sccms to be m order,
——— I .;. It is a layout of divers’e talents,
AL BORDE
i»rt:sents
^ Montreal, Jau. 20.
Sadie Cohen, - Gustave Lougtin,
BENNY MEROFF
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(FIFTH YEAR)
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THE FAMOUS
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BREAKING RECORDS AT
HARRY ALTMAN’S
BUFFALO
AVAILABLE THRU
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ALWAYS WORKING
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‘THE CANADIAN NIGHTINGALE'
Singing Star of Stag* and Radio
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HAVANA MADRID, New York
..t'vHiliiblr.' TBr' liiMilcliiK -Aiiril -3, 1R.I.1
Ex. Mol.— HERBERT LYNN 1697 B’wey, Mew Ycrk 19, CO. 5-0330
from the mammoth Peters Sisters
l3), comedy rhythm singers, to
Bcrnie West, young .satirist (New
Acts), and Use Bois, continental-
type: of nhimic Who’s making her
American debut with this booking.
Coupled to these are the formal con-
fcreiiciering of Julius Monk, who
also occasionally dishes out on the
black and . whitto,: ,and. the lull musi-
cal interludes of the Herman Cliitti-
:son trio- of '.013007 guitor ' and baks.
Withal, a .-bright .'littlo 'show that de-
serve.s a more extensiva ballyhoo
than it has been getting, though tiie
management obvioiusly doesn’t 're-
quire any publicity for the spot.' It’s
invariably jammed anyway.
Mi.s.s Sullivan has. seemingly,
never been bettor. Her ciioice of
. tunes are. u pper-ease ai 1 the way,
and for radio, .smart cafes or thea-
tres she’s still an excellent bet. Her
,,‘;Loch' Lomond." , which ■."shb. inird--
. dneed into a , 'rhythmie .isi-tiash ‘ .some
years a.uo. i.s a epnccssion to tho.se
who sti'.! demand it; her "Cow Cow
Boogie" and "Shoo Shoo Baby” are
■ likewise lop-drawer, as i.s. notably,
the smash ‘‘Coeklos arid Mu.s.sels."
vvliich ito :perhaps,, the. .strangest o:
her currently strong repertoire. .And .
ail done with a simnlieiiy that,
stamps her ordinale’.y gracioii.s type
of .showmansh.ip. ■ ,
Miss.-Siillivah,. Ilse '-Boik aha the
' Chitti.son ! instrnmchiul trio are , the
holdovers on this bill, with the
peters Sisters and Bernie West be-
ing the ncwconier.s, . . .
7 The Peters . trio, will! the irre-
pressible and ; 'stoutest , ot t’-.e unit
still paciii'g the act. are sniasft ..with',
their harmonics, and .ill' an intime
cafe such as tiii.'; they seem to bo
going in for more tunstcrhig than
when playing vaudeville, but it’s all
sock. p:articul'a,r.ly , : that biusiness . .pii
. ‘‘,3 V Little '■ Maids” ; from' ‘‘Mikado.’'':
Their choice of repertoire is smart
else'where. too. as evidenced in their
concession to this chV®foi:te®fo 'wben
the younge.st and prettiest of the
group does a plaintive French ditty.
Otherwise, the Chittison all-col-
ored trio, headed l>.v tiie leader at
the keys, neatly fills tiie lulLs while
Ghitti.soiv also does a neat aceomp
for Mis.s Sullivan. Kahn,
Tic-To«v T^lnnilreal
Montreal. Jau. 13.
1 Lenny Gale. Graysons, Marylin
Ross, Lois Palmer, Margaret Faber
Dancers (6). Leonard Calvert Orch,
(9). Geo Dtijoe Relief Band (4). No-
j Coi’er. $1 50-$2.50 Miiiiantm.
! Current show is dra-vying carriage,
I trade with a tcipnoteh emcee, plus
smart acts and a line right out of the
t',tbp, drawer., '
I Sparking' this layput:., . Lenny Gale
is a boff emcee from the barrier. He
:Tiahdles a neat line of novel chatter,
naughty wordage and sly gags going
over big. He also- clicks as a mimic
and ill all sells himself and the acts
handily. A solid hit. ■' ;
The Graysons, mixed aero team,
feature femme standing on hands of
man in horizontal position from
which he rai.sc.s himself to lift gal to
ceiling. Won a big band. Swings
and whirls were plenty prestissimo
at their finale and got multiple calls.
Marylin Ross has ; eye and ear-
appeal with her pipings of pops,
Oldies arid a Berlin ; ihedley ... Ward-
robe helped: her go over big.
Lois Palmer, a blonde terper, gives
oil ■ with clear taps. The Faber line
is tops,, gals right off a class as-
sembly,, using three snappily ward-
robed routines;- . . ». :
The Calvert orch is neatly tailored
for swing or sweet arid handles all
acts smartly. Dafoe provides the
Latin: music. Biz fair this midweek
viewing. Lane.
- Hook j'asilio, D<‘Aroi(
(BOOK-CADILLAC HOTEL)
,' ' . Detroit. Jan, 12.
‘Fantasy On fee’ loitli ■ June
Arnold, George Eden, Bisselle &
Farley, Put BrOw'n & the De-Icers
(4). Phil Levant’s Orchestra ivith
Alan Hughes; minimum $2,
After not much activity, tliis swank
spot in the Book-Cadillac hotel is
back in the groove with a compact
ice show.' brightly dres,sed, nicely '
presented apd backed up by the ver-
satile Work of I.evant’s band. With
the nitery business here spotty re- ,
cently. this 350-seat rooiri, in the loop
is. working strictly bh a reservritipria . '!
basis with tum^a-way, business every. , I
night.
■' Show, doesn’t, have any of the big '
‘ice’ names biit registers well through ’ ‘
the youth, looks and slick; costuming
of the acts as well aa their ability to
cut some nifty it not sensational flg-
I ures on the rink. Small line of two ,
blondes arid two brunets opens up
with a skate ‘tap routine’ to Hughes’
warbling of ‘Winter Wonderlaridt to
bring on Eden to do a Cossack rou-
tiiie highlighted by speed twirls. ,,
Bisselle and Farley, a pert young
team with looks, combine the dance
form of the conventional ballroom
turns with the wide i sweeps of the
skater and score big in leading up
to Miss Arnold, good star materiaj,
who gets plenty of attention with her
Dave Wolper expects to open a
Mlaini; Beach branch ol his Now
York hitery, tlie Hurricane, this sea-
;Son. His booker, .AIBorde, a Chicago
agent, will leave from New York this
week to dicker for a spot.
The- Florida link would have a
name band; liolicy similar to that of
the Broadway nileiy.
New Owner to Reopen
Chi’s Colpny Club
Chicago, Jan, 25.
The Gotoiiy club, /nitery. which
‘ Was closed', a few hours before New ■
Year's Eve by ;he government. : was
sold at aiiclion last week to Fred C.
Bachrodt for S4.250. Bachrodt, wl;o ;
rims an accounting service for tav-
erns, iniend.s to reopcii the club at
once.
Failure to pay $14,378.43 in cabaret
and wilhholciii'.g taxe.s, plus penal-
ties and interest, caused the seizure. ,
Former owners will be required to
pay the difference between Iffe
ariiouht owing and the sale price.
Saranac
By Ilaupy Bell way
Saranac Lake. N. Y., Jim 25
Ed Sullivan. News coUimni.sl. arid
Conrad Nagel tqok time but from'
their Lake Placid vacas’n to vj'slt the '
colony and'-the WiU;, Rogers -hospital,
greeting Matiiea Morryfield, Eddie
Vogt. Len Grotto and others. ;
Harold Willcin.s. ex-producer of
amateur shows, ;> now on the Wiil
Rogers staff, cheered the gang with
a nitty sliow la.st week. ■;
Percy Wenrich, .songwriter, accom-
panied by his 'Wife., Dolly Connolly,
shot . in ' from Chicago for general
check-up. Couple; are at Hotel
Stiranac.
Murian Shidiie! arrived at the Will
Rofeers.
M'i'ite III those who are, ill.
Swann Back on Tour
Ex-Capt; Ru-sscirSwann, the magi-
co, marks' his first nitery engage-
ment since mustGred out of the army,
where he W'as. a special services ofli-..
cer, vvhen : he;, opens Feb. .7 .at the
Statler hotel. , Bpatbn. :
Jack Bertell (MCA) handling liim,
per usual. ,, ' ■
Versatility in Rhythm
Oil Tou^ USO
Overseas
A NKW 8IN01N0 STAR
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COMEDY.... DRAMATIC
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seem.s to be in a sense of musical
timing. ,:■ ', 7 ''
Led by Pat Brown, who really cut
up the ice in a speedy ice dance to
‘Heat Wave,’ the line work.s tliiougb
a spectacular number in flame-col-
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Wednesday V January 2 i 6 » 1944
WEEK OF JANUARY 28
Numei-ais in connection with bhle below Indicate openini day of
show, whether full or iiplit week.
Loew
NBW VORK - CITY .Gloria: Blak«
rapitol (27).. NeUv.Stanlfty
: pi:ckU'Iirnber Ofc .Tlie, 3
• I,b'u. .HoHk • . ' . : . Kow'arU
Katlii'vn Grayabri. ■; .Louis , .Tordan
■ ■,Tiin>.''.'A!;lS\Bbn.- ■ ..''WA^lrtlN.tt .
KHtu’y Walker ' ;; Captt4)l; (27'j
. Bilks ' •' ; palsy Brt^wstej* ;
. Bay it Gordon • .Hay ■JSrigll.sh:' • ^
Siaffl (27) . Jiino .Lorralnfr^^
8 E2t.V>Ya^'tls BroiS; ., Galente &, Lebnarab
•Nea;:-Stah,ley.'--&- M
.Tlie, 3 HiGarts • . : Tari. Vance •
>X6wara,'&-. Shelton. ' Barry.
.Louis, . Jordan Ore d.UHa Cummino ■.
W.\^irtIN.«TOi^ 'Vv 'Young."-& •Kaye-.;
(1 to flll)
LONG iSraAND
.. eliiiiiftiea (24-28)
O'Ne.al Sis
.Edna Kenyon’ ; ,
4 Belmoijt fill :
George Kaye .: '
liolmes & J.eatt
(27-80)
; 'Tar! . Vance • '
Tom .Birry •,
Rbss 4c Lajpierre-
Lynbrqok (20-80)
.4 ' Macka ,
PATERSON
llajeetlb C27-80)
I. Byrne Sis
"Lee Rbss''
Bobn & Mathews'.'
Lew Bkown Co '
JTr Buckwalter Co ■
^ (81-2)
Charles; Duo
Harris. Berger .
Charles Stuart Co
The .Jolliteers . v
WASHINGTON
Howard (27) ,
Ac.o.r.n .&. Shirley. . Louis :Prlma Ore
(4 to flU) ' . Peter Chan .
Sunnyslde (20-80) 4 . Cracker.iacka »
Harris Berger. Bobby &, p. Johfti
Joe B. Howard ; BOSTON
3 . Claire Sis , , Bradford Hotel (1
(2 to mi) Ber Mar . ' .
AKRON Mata & Hai i
Palane ; (28-81) • Andrews Sia
Tlal McIntyre Ore Phil Brito . .
Smiley Biirnetu ; . Artie. Dann .
Danny Brayebn. ’.El;iZAB.ETH'
3 Winter Sle . : • Liberty (27-80
A'LLJENTO'W'N '' ' •.■ MarteU, Bros....'
State (81?-2) . Ruth Crayen
Lew Brown Go .Be.n Ross
Blaine . Seldler OlS’ Verdi &; Rayrao
Peter Chen
4 . Cracker,iackfl »
Paramount
NEW Y,0,BK CITY IPhyiHs’ Claire
ParuinmiDt. (27)
Johnny Long Bd .
Allen- Knht.-’- , :
Hazel Scott • .. .
Gil. .Lamb
.liob (-‘oflee '
rillCAGO
('liUuigo (27)
; .Griff 'WHlianrs Ore.
Gertrude NIeseiv .
Jlcnivy Youngman
MIAMI
Olympia (28).
H.Uaihe Malloy ' Cb .
Hollv Rolls
Gypsy 'Markoff ''
West .& Lexlng
Roberts'- .Sis
Frances White
OMAHA
Orpheum; (27)
George Olson Ore
Diane Fontalhe '
Marco • •
Peargy O'Neill
Marie McCaU
Marcia Kent
Club l-2-» : .
Roger Steam* .
Myra , Kingsley •
.Copacabano! . '
Jlmnly ^ Durante
Mary Raye.& Naldl
Karen Cooper .
Larry Brobka..- ■ ^
Mildred Law
Mann & Knott .
Loe, Ahdnni • i
Samba Sirena i
.Joel, ileiTon Ore i
Frank Marti Oro
: ! Con Rouge
Elaine jJarret7
Dick Wilson (3rcb. '
Bela Blzony '
Jack: Deniipsby's
Victory Boya , & Girl
A.ir.-'Laho ■$' :
Don. Baker
Barbary Coast Roys:
Diamond Horscslioe
Bob Hall : ■
.Viyien- 'Fay,' •
Victoria ■ Rape
Ro.Ps Sis ■ ,
Keith Hall ,
rSylyia-.' Barry.' '
Harry Meehan .
Janies B. Allison
.Four: Rose .Buda '
Bobby &,p. Johnson: .Will QuentVheyer
; BOSTON ,. Rosalie Grant
Bradford Hotel (27): Billy Banks:
Bar . Mai" . - '
Mata A' ;Hari
Andre WB Sia
Phil Brito
Artie Dann .
ELIZABETH
Liberty (27-80)
Marten, Bros.
Ruth .Crayen
Ben Ross
bai/timobb
, Hlppodroiiie (27)
.3. Wells .. .■
Tarilt Ikao Co
;fAll river
Bmplre (25-27).
BOSTON I
RKO (27) } A-..,
Jimmy- Dor.spy O.rc
ruliiee (1-8)
Andrews . , -
B .Puller & Styllata Patricia Morlson
Jack Marshal! Stanley . Burns .
4 Franks The, Reddlngtons -.
State .(27-29), Dean A .Edwards
Charlbs Duo' ■ ; Carlton Emmy
O'Donnell A Blair SvCIelre Sis .
Charles Stuart' Co: ' HOLYOKE
4 Belmont Sl», ; Holyoke (28-30)
. (30-2) ■ ; Stanley B.urns,
Crelg :A Farrell Billy Samuels; ! CO ,
A1 & Connie Fahton . PROVIDENCE :
_ CASDGEN Metropolitan (28-80)
ClsO; Florenr ,
Roberta A Mack
Dean A Edwards
! .Victory '--Z:.:. ■
The Graysons :
Tmvera (28-aoV ,
Ford, Benny A ;.B
. Peg : Leg' Bfl te»
.Cbley ■\Vbrth :A- M
( 20 )
Phl.l aplinlny - .Ore -.
nV('INN\TI
■':. AIbee.- (27.):-
H’\yub;(l Pin Up ,Gis
CiO)
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Palace; (27)
'4 .Ink Spot’s . ;' , '
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• Rn.’ph Brown:
Mbks A .Poke - • .
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.Jan Saviit Ore -
• rnll Tlegun ;
.-Hnvry Savov •
Blair A Dean . ;
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hell Ayres Ore, -1 Grace .Johnston
Eleanor Tleman .
: Gferiei - Bayl.os . ..
Don Dorsey •
Leonard &.' .Lewis.
Bobby -Davis •
Frances -HenderBopr
Chin XVah
VIn Travers Qrch
. •Iliiimy : Diiryer’i '
.Elaine Vincent , .
.Marsha Fields
Brock A Dean
Virginia Fait ,' .'
Julia .Gerity v
Singing WalferB .
El Clilco
.Rolando
porit.a .-A.;Velfero/
Sarlta. Herrera
Alajaiidro .VRalta
Juan Jose, SAro
Pilar Gomez
Guarteto,': Llhio •
. ■ :E) Morocco
Chauneb^ Grey Or#
. Chindltb .Oro ■
Andre Bodo
Charles tnwald
Greenwich Village
• '-Dm.-- .
.' ja-ckie •'■G'ie’ason
Dino A Boss!
Mildred .Ray .Gla
Xe.d Harvey Ore
Lps RhUmboieros .
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Talk- About Gla.
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The Karaton Show .
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Rev of Tomorrow i
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Jerry Wald Ore .
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Talk About: Gls, '
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SPBINGFIETaD
Court Sq ;(27-29)
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Smith * Hart
WATERBCRY
Poire (28-27)
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Con & Connie
Jackie Vincent
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Jane Owen '.
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M PoWeir Maniacs
.Stuart. Ro;ss
fiunty Pendleton
Cafe: 68
Havana-Madrld
! C.hUrCJlu- Martinez.
Alberto , Torres D
Jose; CurbeMo Qrch
Carlos Varelas'Oro •
Hotel Aetor
, (Astor - Roof)
(Columbian Room)
^Tprnmy . Tucker Ore
I Jose, Morand Oro
i Cocktail LoUiige -
Dick .'Kuhii
Hotel Betmont
r ■ ■ ■ .' ■■ Plaza' • ■ ■
I . (Glase Hat)
I I^rickev Alpert Ore
pick Buckley-
Floria Vestoft:,'
Pat -Abbott ' -
• Marla"-
Nino- Rhumba Bd
;. Hotel Blltmore
•Joan Hyldoft
John ;Dohoh'ue
Arnold .Shoda
RUth ‘ Sita’rr \
De-Icers "(4) . •
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Hal' Chase ’ ' .
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Dorothy Keller
Vincent Catanose.Or Ray- Arnett .
Sotero San Miguel
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Hazel. Sbott
Jerry Montanna Bd Keiineth Spencer
Angie Bond, 8, John .Sebastian
Arniando^e V .; Eugene Fields 3
Ann Francine Teddy Wilson Ore
Bai Tabarin Cafe Society
Roy Douglas ; (Village)
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Charlie .Barnet. Qrc
Lriwe, ; llite: * S ' :
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. .Bunny,:' Briggs v '
Gene Krupa j'.
• ( 21 )
Count Basle Ore
BUI Bailey
Abus .&• Estrelita
•Shorts .pa’vis :
Acorn * .Simmons '
Jack Barrie. .
Lou Harold Ore .
Frank Warren Ore.
. Bill Bertolotti's .
Norma Raymond
; Laura Wilson" ,
Johnny Mhck -
Mlschel Gdmer' 8,
, Stanley..* Marti,
Dorothy Keller : •
Mlshel Goriier Orch
Hotel Dixie
(Plantation ; Boom)
A! Trace '
Hotel Edison
Ryari-Barron, Ore
Hotel Essex House
(Casino on Park)
Mary Lou Willlama Abe Lyman Ore
Phyllls Stewart .
Josh White. . ,
Rose Blane: •
.Frankie ;:Conndrs ,
Eddie Heywood: Ore Stanley Worth
Casbali
Lillian Clark
, Leo Kuhn 8.
. ChaxUe Barnet , Ore; Tbelma' Carpenter ■
Lowev ,Hlte ..& S . . • .UTICA
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Eunice Healy '. (21)
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<F«b. 4 and F«b. 11)
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Chas. Mayer :
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NEW YORK (TTY 4 Marks
MuhIc Hall (28) Barry Sis
. The; .Nativity ,:'- : '■ .Smith '.*. Dale
Good '(;:beer ' ■ ; Ford, Benny
Roxy (27) Ccotona (
Paul Lavalle Ore Dewitt;,* Gil
Milton ;Cro6a .Irene ^iviley .
J.ack.Duranr Tony Farref '
: Hal Le Roy -Gene DpylO
M.auticfi RoccO’ Jules * :Tlta
Academy (24-26) Rose Perfect
Ray ;Bhgii8h . 3 AVyse Gls.
Vincent Pierce :
Sally Goodwin
Moya Gifford •
Loretta. Lane
Victor Diet*
Judith Baker
George Morris Ore
Don Sylvio Ore
Roberto. Oro
Biirs Gay 90'e
Ethel Gilbert
Joan Reilly
Charles RosofC
Bernle Grauer'
llai-oid Willard
Jack, Ryan-
eiiarles -Sts!ckl;ahd
Smith Dale Jack, Ryan-.
Ford, Benny ’* B . eiiarles -Strickland
Crotona (25) Jimmy Burna ,
Dewitt;* Gilbert Bill, Kelsey. ; .
Irene ^Vlley Gay 90'a Quarteit*
Tony Farrer - ' , , . , Blue Angel
•Gene Doyia - Owen &. Parker ,.
Jules * :Tlta : The Bernards
Rose Perfect : Evelyn Knight
Danny Tates ,Oro ■
Casino Rosse
Nina Tarasova ■
. Dmitri Matvienko
Nicholas Khadarlli
N: Vefalle Ballet
Vladimir 'Lazarev
C. Codolban Ore .
Cerottre
Garland WllsOD
Eddie ; Steele ,
Mae Barnes
Maxine Johnson
Club 18
Roy Bedley
Vince GuTran
:Joe ; Frisco , .
.Hal Hlckso.n
Gaye Dixon
Ted Smith
Roy Rogers
Gordon Andrew^
^ : Club SI
Frankie Hyers
Ellis ; Larkina Tfl® I Pa* .Harrington
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KUulel Young
Hotel Lincoln
; : (Bliie, Room)
Count Basle Ore .
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■Erhe.st Hamory'. .
Johnny Messner Ore
Hotel New Yorker
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Porbthy Claire' , ,
Don ;Darcy. ; ■
Mary Jane Teo '
Bob Russell
Bob .’Ballard , ,
Jerry Mapes
^fary Jane laawson
Billy Peterson.
Art Paulson Orch •,
Peter Kent, Orch
Hotel . Park . Centro
(COcOanut Orovr>
Danny BebUnef 0rc
O & G Bernard
, (Royal Pnim)
Ragtime Smitty '. .
Flo Hart V
Frank Rosatl
Linda .Carroll
Hotel Pennsylvanbr
(Cafe Rouge)
Charlie Splvak Ore
Bnte4 rierre
(Cbtinioo Boom)
Myrus.
Irwin Corey
The Robertos ..
Margaret Scptf <
Forrest Goodenough
Kitty Crawford
.Stanley Melba Ore
, (Cafe Pierre) :
Ellen Mitchell .
Stanley Melba Oro
Hotel Plaza , \
(Persian Room)
Johi\: Hoysradt j
Gomez &' Beatrice '
Bob Grant Ore
Hotel Rooseveit
Guy Lombardo Oro
Walter Perner Ore.
Hotel, Savoy Plaza
(Cafe .-Lounge)
Clemente Ore. ;
'FlorlhcJ'a- '•
Joseph Marvin Oro
Hotel Sheraton
(Satire Room)
; Duncan Sis,
Ber-mar .
TIno' Valenti-,''-
Pat Cameron
Jerry Vanni - • '
King. Johnson 'Oro
Hotel St. Morlti
Dolbres Del Carmen
Ron. Perry Ore
Hotel . St. Regis .
Carol Lynne ...
Rudy, Richard's
Michael : Ward r
.Margajret Barry . •
Eileen Thompson ' ,
feharlee'; Munster •
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Freddy Miller Ore i
Theodora' Brooks i
Hotel Taft
Vincent Lopez Ore i
Hotel Waldort- 1 i
. Astoria
Annahiary Dickey :
RoudenkO * Zoritch
Lina Romay . >
Xavier Cugat Oro .
Mischa ; Bbrr Oro
Hurricane
Ted. Lewis & Ore
Reed 'Sisters
Geimidine De Bois '
Paul White .
Te.ddy Hale . ' ..
Bebe-Fox;
Charles Whittier ;
June Edwards
.Jimmy Kelly's
Otenda. Hope .
Jeanne. Lynne
Jo' Ann Collier
John Rockwood
Burke 2
Terry Spike
ROnee. ;
Mildred Truce:
Romero * ;Rosita
Carter & Ross.
Lorna Rhode
Joe Capello Oro
Kelly'S ; Stable
Clark Monroe Ore ':
Coleman Hawkins
Clarence Profit 8.
Dink PatterSon-
Bllly;paniels .
Miss-Rhapsody
. . - La Conga
.Carmen', Amaya
Sabicas,. .
. Antonio A Leonor ^
.Gl.D.i’ia Belmonte .
Gei’onimo Viliarlno .1
Marta Dominguez
. La.MartinlqDO
Zero, :MosteI
Murtah . Sis;
Martlnlqueens
Maxi Bergere Oro
Socasses Ore
Latin Quarter
Billy Vine
Cardini . .
Mazzone * Abbott
Shea & Raymond
ChrlstlaPI Family
Henry Therrien
Charlo &' Dupree
Una Cooper .
Adeie Parrish
Don McGraiie Orch
Jose Cdrtez . Orch
, La Vie Parlslenne
Celeste Holm
Leon ft Eddie's
Eddie Davis
Wynn 2 ::
Martha King
Lola Andre Tr
June Wilson ■
Sherry Britton
Hilda
Lazara & Castellano
Lou Martin. Ore '
Monte Carlo Casino
Dick- Oasparre . Ore
.Marga-:
S.moljen ft Rosatl . .
Elayne Hume
Smoleh &■ Rosatl
Ralph Rotgera Bd
.Old Rmimnnlua
Jack Richards
Sadie Banks
Joel LaPorte Ore
Poirls qui Ghaiite
Pierre de Calllaux .
Myfette, Ponsell© ;
Sylvie St. .Clair
Richard Manning'; .
Jeanne '^Motain;
Leonard Elliot
Irma Jurist
Queen Mary '
Naya Grecla
Vera' Niva-' .
Castaino , & Barry
Guy Martin; Qirls,
Pat. Clayton
Irvin g .Cdnri Ore '
Peter Rotunda. Bd .
. .Rogars Comer .
Korn .Kobblers, . "
I H^rry" Lefeburt Ore
I Papaya Hawaitans
[.Victor' Quartet- -.-
Harold Green '
Ross , M'acLean
|■■Phl’l' D''Arcy. -. -i;
I -3 •Met'-r-yniakers' .,
I Sig Schotb Ore '
I ; Kuban Bleu
Bernie.West
;Pe;tera, Sis . •
Maxln.e' Sullivan,,
'I-lse ;-B;oIs
Horiiiah ■ ChlttJso;n, '3
Julius Monk. .: • •
, -Sa.m'm'y'S -
, "Bowery .Gay 90’s
CHar-Ije:'C'orrlgaii'. ',
Frah.k' Gerard
.Marty .-RCid'e
Jack .Sheehan.
, Spivy's; ■ Roof
Con 8 u elo'.;. F 1 o we rt on.
Walter L.lberace ,
Rodger Vaughan
Stork Club
Russ , Smith Orch
Tavern-on-Oreen
Joe Ricardel Ore
Toiiy'a Tfouville
-'■.Cy -.Walter '■
Rita .Molina
AJeX Gir.aldo. ,
Harry Le Roy- . ‘
■Kd'y..,-;.-' '
Bus^avia
Cbangl Club
Viola JOffersoh "
Hot Cha Drew '
VerSalllea
Joe ;;WaahtTjgton
Cook & Brown .
Claudia Wheeler.
Socasaaa Oro
Dwight Flake :
Night Clilt Reyiem
Continued fi-oni page 50; i
Book Cesifflo, D«t^
ored costumes set ofT when the black
light is used: The big morhent here
agairt was Miss A-rnold’s. who uSed-
a fiery hoop for i excellent ice afcro*
batics. ■:
;The finale took -• the: show off to
great appreciation utiliz;ihg a ; long
series of ihelodies frOrn the pa'Stv
gay costtiiriirig which found the; chg^
rps and Eden providing the. 'cQniedy
flavor:.ih gaudy .hathin? suite of: the
knee-length -vintage.: Whoie troupe
worked ih this with, the idarice .team
doing a ; BO wery-styie dance, Mi$.s :
Arnold doing a wide rafige of stuff
frofn a waltz to ‘Rosie O’Grady’ to a-
skating; eake-walk ito: ,‘Darktown
.Strutters; .Ball’ : , and the orchestra
helping to preserve the other days’
illusions by tossing in a barber.shop
quartet behind the ice show.; ; Or-
chestra also plays a good dance bill
when the iboards. are down over the
ice. „■ ' . ;• ' ■ Pool. ■
: Vodvil Lounge, 4'hi
Chicago, Jan 13
Lawrence Salerno, Gene Fields,
McIntyre Sisters (4), . Mel Cardo,
1 Chet Roble, Ann Reihng, The llfusic
i Men (3) ; no minirnurn, no covers
Entering its third year Of operation
this unique N:prth Side ; theatfe-har
continues . -with : consistently . . good
shows furnished; by booker ‘Tweet’
Hogan and backed up by Chet Roble,- :
pianist arid musical director, who has
been hero sirice; spot’s openihg,
Curretit bill is. headed : by :, tiaw-.
rerice Salerno, local radio fave, oh
one of his frequent personal appear -
arices and Is erriOeed ln. wofkrriarilike
manner by Gene Fields. Musical
accompaniments usually furnished
by Sid Fisher were done by a three-
piece pick-up band, under Roble’s
direction, on the night caught.' Ann
Reiling, personable pianist and ac-
cordionist, dishes , out the intermis-
sion tunes.
Mel Cardo delivers an expert line
of magic in the opening spot. He
excels in card manipulations and
deft handling of the pasteboards and
skillful sleifent-of-hand : work which
baffled the customers. Also does
rope and silk tricks supplemented by
an amusing line of chatter. Went
over nicelj’.
McIntyre Sisters harmonize on
‘Paper Doll,’ ‘If You Please,’ ‘My
Buddy,’ ‘Bye, Bye, Baby,’ ‘Put Your
Arms Around Me. Honey’ and other
tunes In an acceptable, although not
always true, harmony style, and
clicked, Quartet makes a neat ap-
pearance but lacks persohalityr
Gene Fields,. besides emceeing the
bill, makes good impression with
imitations of Fred Allen, Charles
Boyer. Ink Spots, Peter Lorre, Henry
Aldrich, President Roosevelt, Jerry
Colonna and others, all tied up with
gags and comedy talk. Wound up a
•hit., ■
Lawrence Salerno sticks to musi-
cal comedy and operetta tunes. Did
‘One Alorie„‘ ‘-Without a Song,’ ‘Yours
Is My Heart Alone,’ ‘Vagabond Song’
and ‘Road to Mandalay’ and others
which he puts over to heavy ap-
plause. : ■
Entire company join In , the finale;
'Stout Hearted Men.’ Morg.
Flame Room^ Mpls.
Minneapolis, Jan. 15.
Joe Porretta Orch (5), Marjorie
Garretson; $1.50-f2 rnin.
Marjorie Garretson, singing come-
dienne, on lier third Twin City en-
gagemfnt, packs the room nightly, a
fact Whi-ch : attests' to her, local popu-
larity. . In both Minneapolis and St.
Paul she has built up a large follow-
i ng which .she never has let down.
An excellent entertainer, she again
holds patrons for a full half-hour
through a combination of artistry
and ' personality" that helps her to
make the most of .fir,st-rate matefial-i-.:
On this vi.sit, Miss Garretson
brings several new numbers to aug-
ment. old favorites. Fashioned by
Mack Maurada, the numbers sparkle
with c'.over rteque lyrics. Among
them are the song-story of the girl
w.ho teaches the doughboy some
things he never . knew before. ‘It
Didn’t Take Me Long to Get Wise.’
and. ‘Elizabeth the . Queen.’ No Gar-
retson performance would he com-
plete here without those tunes which :
are standout with her and the im-
pression of Sophie T'.ioker doing
'Some of These Days.’ They’re the
u.sual hits once more. Dem.onstrating
ability to put over straight numbers,
she .scores with' a medley of current
faves.
At; her piano and with the Porretta
orch accompaniment, Miss Garretson
shows the necessary style and tech-
nique to rob the most sophisticated
lyrics of offensiveness. It's all done :
with a disarming good humor and
provides all the noorshbw necessary
. in this small, intimate room. '■
I , The Porretta society orchestra also
! contributes considerably, and ac-
counts,. to a great extent, for the
bri.sk business; Ifs the second time .
kero for Porretta, a top saxophonist
as well as conductor, he has a new
crew which measures up fully to its
predecessor. He confines himself to
the soft. : .s-'.yeot, danceable stuff. , He ■
leaves the swing fan.s out in the cold
wit -1 his popular and Latin music.
The combination of sax, electric ;
guitar, bass, .piano and drums seemb ;
ideal for his piirpo.ses.
Standing room at late show caught,
■■ , , ■ ■ Rees. ' :
/Vew Acts
Val Ohnan Oro
Panchlto Ore
nu-Cellla ,
Corday & ‘Trlaiio
David* Bro.oka
Irene; Hawthorne
Date Belmont
Marion Niles ,
; VUIaire Bam.
Diek ' .Th'pmas
Bstdlte Itorlng ; ■
Tiny Clark .
Oerrl Gale
Pop 'Brow'hI,ee'.s JI
VillBKe Vanc> -
'Alblnny- -Jones
Ginger Dulo
.Ty.nj
Joe Thomas. 8;< / . - <
WITOI
Bob Lee . . i
Carmen Montoya ■ i
Tommy Hayden
Mile. Hlldeen
Gertrude Hlld (
The Paulens • *
.Harry ■■Horton, Ore ■ i
Zunzlhnr : . ;
Maunoe Roceo. :
Sbn"'& ■ Rohny.'..' '
'.Bill-, Bailey ■:
Ada Brown: .
Pattcr,son & Jacks’n I
Tops & ':Wilda,v , .
Sabhy Lewis. Orch
Canay's , Bd --J
BERNIE WEST
•Mimic ■
14 Mins. ■
Le Reuban Bleu, N. Y,
Bernie West is a comer. A young-
ster with an ingratiating rostrum
pei-.sonalily, he seems slated for fast
company when once he gets into the
groove with softie more .profes.4ional
;ftiatedal...''
Some of West’s stuff is boff right
now, but; it’s just: a question of some
of it not measuring up to bigtime
standards. He has a nifty facility for
propelling his personality, plus a
glibness that seems to rate him .
prime, eventually, for the varieties. '
For radio his material will have to
be carefully selected in view of the
invariable sight angles for any act of
his type.
West’s takeoff on a radio commer-
cial is not entirely new, but he’s an
example of an improvement upon his
predecessors on this type of stuff. He .
does a satire on singers that’s also
1 strong, as is the one on motion pic- >
tures. His encore could have been
more .solid, leaving ’em with . that
want-more iiripression; ' it’s a ques-
tion of the laughs spaced too far
apart in that number, a satire on
health lecturers.
But, withal, an act who will rate
fast company with proper, handliftg.
Kahn.
At ROBINSON
Ventriloquist
22 Mins.
Village Barn, N. Y.
\ Drawn out over an interminable
stretch, this ventro turn is a paradox
of precise execution and tedious,
inane monolog. Robinson’s stock in
trade, apparently, is the adlib, which
he resorts to at regular intervals, .
trading bon mots and chaff with the
ringside; customers. His palaver,
more often than not, is pointless, de-
pending on glibnesS rather than wit :
for its effect.
, Robinson’s alter ego stint will take
a decided turn for the better if and
when he resorts to a prepared script '
with strong comedic overtones. This
might also include ‘‘extemporaneous” .
stuff, for flirting with "the payees is a;
smart angle if the monolog Is bright
enough to carry itself. As it stands
now, this is just another ventro spiel ;
of the weaker genus.
PENNY BANCROFT
Songs ■./„
9 Mins.
Village Barn, N. Y.
Held for seven weeks at the Barn,
Penny Bancroft is an acceptable tril-
Ibr. albeit undistinguished in both
style and delivery. When caught,
routine consisted of “Oh. What a
Beautiful Morning.” “Falling in Love .
With Love” and “Either Too Young
or Too. Old.”
Singei?. received pteasing response
in first two numbers, but Was defi-
nitely out . of her orbit in finale.
She's at her best in the ; semi-classical
genre. . ' ■'• ■'
POP BROWNING TRIO
Songs. Instrumental, Dancing
■.r;MiriS,.":':;..
Village Barn, N.' Y.
Trio is garbed In yokel outfits, be-
fitting an act given over to sundry ,
harmonica wheezings, guitar solos
and an overt attempt at a tap dance.
Browning himself intones on the har-
monica with his male Sidekick syn-
chronizing a - jguitar' and' harrnoftica
‘oit. Femm.e member essays the
■dance. ■
Turn lacks substance and polish.
Overall effect is woebegone, a fact :
reflected in trio's bowoff when
caught.
THE PAULENS (2)
Dancing
6 Mins.
Village Barn, N. Y.
Y oung, personable dance team was
palpably nervous when caught and
shaky in its routine. Opening with a ;
conventional : balirooiri turn, couple
segues into a fast number and finales
in rhumba time. ' " ■
Nascent ability tsi there and,; -With
more ' deft: foutining, The Paulens
should come into their own.
S2
LEGITIMATE
W<jdiic$(1ayt January, 26^ :19t i.
Irar’ i, ‘‘Over
. 'Broadway .,;busin:ess wdi’s . Sizzling
: last Woelf. ' Influx : cdHtiiuieci,:,: vyitli
. buyers, jareponderaiit.-For golTiu.- years
salesmoii: visited key .spots, Vo, .sell
■niei-chanclis'e. but flow , ibercliatits
, iiuist cpiue to tlie iiTetivpOlis;,',.ailcl
even then,, jdon'l ,fiot all, the.itlaterials,
KOtight; It;, explains the ' rush ■ tb NOw
'idrlc, as ■ was true porioclicall,¥, before'
the depi'ession. . Hotels wcie lOOei
occupied lor the last hall of the
,we.eisi,'iftc.pmiii{; tiTeit ilr uivi't'prhi add-
ing tO' the , crush. . Naturally . cv'en
show.s of moderate rating were ca-
pacity by Saturday,'
;‘Mackpof’ lor its first Cull week
(althdligh, 'dpe;v n^^ . Can-,
.celled ) iiidicate.s new ■ musical > has
, ..good' chance. .Two ‘straight plays of
,. recent arrival picked, up. : ‘‘Storm
0,pcratipn’’ :is. only one ol newer crop
. to quickly .. drop, .oit.t, ' it '.closing this
■\veefc‘,'
Eslhnatcs for Week
Keya: C f lCOine'ay) , D (Drama),
CD ' (Coiiiedj/-D.rfl)ii,ol.. fl ■ .tRchtte),.
M (Musical), O (Opcrclln I.. ',,i.
“A Connecticut Yankee, e ; Beck
(IQtlr \vcek)..(M-1.214: S4.'40‘l.,' :While
no improv'erhent' .herb. , this , ope .held;
. .it.s: owit: rated ,arQuri,d,. '$21,0ttQ, ,apd'
should stick into sprin.g. ,
“Angel Street,”,: : .Golden .. : (lilth
'wedk) ' .(C-788:'.'$3.3d). ■ Staving at
profitable .level; last \vcek; .biisincss.
titrth'cr ;iihprdved;' .vdthiliakiiigs.'Over
tiotooo.' ■ ‘'I,.'.'';; :.V' .. .
“Arsenic ancl Old I/ace;”. Hudson
. ,G59th:;weekV; ((2D:l;Qg4;‘'S3:30 >,’ . Also
, topped $10,000;, has -. 'started. Sunday '
. ' performanees,' , and . this week should
see .grdss;.gO' upward '-furthei^^^
“Carmen . Jones,”. . Broadway ,’:.(8th;
: week) .(O.-l;9d0t^.$^^^ $44,*
-OOO; Bi-oadway’s top, grosser virtually.
; selling Q.trt -all- pd.rformkhoe.s: theatre
' , :;par;tiesi, have increased, the ticket de-
manci. • .
“Early to;, Bcdfl* Brdadhurst 132d
. week):; (Id-l;l60; ■ $,4.V0:),, '. •Un.derdsti*
mated; strong pace of musical ,indi-,
cates ..engagement ,will go , weli .into
spring period; quoted arotmd, $24,000.
“Harriet,” Miller {39th week) ;.(D-:
.940; $3.,30)i Substantial .grosser right
: along, although - not. the ' capacity
, . ;di‘aw,.'Of last 'week.;, , rated Over $l 4:;000.
' “Jackpet," . Alvin, ' (1st, ;tv'eekl (M-
1^337; |4, 40) . .' Flock of paftie.S:booked
, . for :thi.s'milsiCal; missed one matinee
because a leading player; Jqrry Les-
. tdr. was dotaihed 'through induction
examination; quoted over $27,000, and
would have bettered $30,000 but for
■ ■ refunds.
“Janie,” Mansfield (719t week) (C-
l.OOl; : $2,20). ' At .reduced prices.
, noldovcf . eomedy,, .with new deal
made; ; for theatve:,. .expected to stick
into :sprihg;,$7,000.:.
“Kiss, and 'Tell,’." Biltmore ■ C44th
.week ) (C-920; $3.30):. Was off prior
, to . holidays, ' but has , come back
strongly; around $15,000 claimed last
dreck; not capacity,, but plenty .proflt-.
, :a'ble:.
' .“tife .WHh Father,”: -Empire. f217th
week).' (D-1,082; . :$,3:30 ), . Run : leader
getting ffairly good money, '-right
. along,. With; last; week’s. takings- quot-'.
■ . eel well oyer $14,000. ■'
r “Covers and Friends,” Plymouth
I (8th week) iD-1.07.): $3.8.$) .. Clo.so to
f capacity, and the weekly gross ap-
' prdximates ,'$23i000; aimed into late
.spring,'..
”Mexican Hayiide,” Winter Garden
(M-l.i)23; $5., 50),., Presen ied by Mi-
chael 'Tddd': hHisiCal dre.wMig : grosses,
out of town and very well regarded;
, opims ‘Friday '(28 '. .
“Oklahoma,” St. James (43d week)
: (M-1.520; $4.40 ). Wonder, show 'bf,
many sca.son.s continues to sell out
all performances.; with , limit of
standeoa. in,: $30.600. ; ;.
“One ifonch of Velins,” 46th Street
(16th week) (M;l,347; S4.40i. Moved
here from ' Imiicrial , Monday ; (24)
also ha.s been .drawing houses; -of '
standee size: over: .$8S,o()0,: ,' 'V .
“Over 21," Music Box . (,'ici week )
(C-l.OOl; S;l.30i. , Oho of .the.seasorV’s
good . thing's; capacity since opening,
$19..')00.
"Kamshackle Inn,” P.o'yale (3d
week) (GD-99G; $3.30); .Glimbed to
.around, clai.riidd $13,000. ai-.d appear's
: to have good qbanco In click. • . : '
“Suds in Your Eye." Fofr'e.St' '.(.2d
week;) ■ : (G- 1.000: .$3.30 1 .. Also should
make grade: l;ui.gli show quoted over
$9,000;; moved .here . V’rdm Cbrt,
“Stars on Ice,” Center... (77th week)
(repeat date). (R-3.000; SI:6;5i. Al-
though . “Hollywood . „Icc ( Revue’.' . is
current at Madison Square' Garden,
th fe.. ice ■ , rey uo. , -.we n'; ujf last ■ week;
. ; claimed over .,$29,000,
! , flS.to.i;'m 'ippei'Mioii.” Bela-SCO '('D-1.*'
097:' $,8',3,Q);v F.mal arkl 'Sd ; Week';
play.:, opened mildly . and ‘i. did not
climb; rated ai'ound .$8,000. : : ,'
“Th(? : poug'hg'jrls,”' Lyceum. (56th
wcck).(C-99T; 83.30.1.. -Back to caoac* .
ity. .gait , with gro.-'s not ;ar from
. $17..000: long'-ruiining laugh p’ay
should run into sumnicr.
: ‘The Voice bf the Turtle.’ Morosef)
(7th week) (CD-999: S.’l.S.a).' High
scale for throe-person play bii; ■ it’s
capacity all pcrfornian .suuulees
sent total to nearly $22,000. . . \
‘Tomorrow The World,” Barrymore
(41st week) (D-1.064; $3.30 1. Enter-
ing 10th month and st Hi drawin.g ex-
cellent grosses; went nij over. $1:6.000,
: .‘‘The Duke in Darkness,” Flay-
house (D-865,; $3:30). Prc.'-.enlod by
Alex Coben and ; :.loseph ,: iSipniSs:
writtenrb.'V ,'Pat:ri(ik ;Ha(iiittolii opened
Monday (24 1; weak press.
“The Two Mrs; Cariollsi” \ Booth
'('2,9th week) (R-712;: $3:3.0:). . Another,'
of season's \\-iii)icr!i .j,h.at has hoiln.eed'
back: to.' sellout allcndancc; quoted
around $14,500. ,
“3 Is a Family,” Longacre (37th
week) (C-1.018; $3.30). Has passdd
the half-.vicar mark and still making
good: Chicago conipany also clhub-
ing; $10..900 quoted. •
“Victory Belles,” Ambas-sadbr.
Closed Saturday after It weeks; far
in red; talk of reopening; laid oil
Ivvo nights last week for new ma-
teria!.
“Wallflower.” Con (D-1.064; $3.30).
Presented ;hy Meyer Davis; first pro-
duction bn his own: written by Mary
Ofr;and Reginald Denham; was liked,
out of to'whj bpons tonight C26).
; flWIngcd Victory.” 44(li Street
(10th week) (D-l„)09; $4 40). GcG
initely.,playiiig''into.;Spri.ng:‘ capacity
Army Air Foico drama getting; close
to $,.7 000
“Zicgfcld Follies,’’ Imperial (43d
week) CR-1,327; $4,40). Moyed hero
.ycslorda.v (2.9) from Winter Garden:
longestVstaying' ’‘Follies’’ climbed ' t'p,
big . m.on,ey':;agaln: :lately.;. up further
'last week’ to ,$38,000,; ■ .
revivals
“Merry Widow,” Ma.jc.slic (2.9th
week) (071,695;’ $3:30 ). One of the
, season’s . winners and still in '. the
money: last Week estimated . 820.000.
“Othello,” Shubert (13th week) (D-
1.32.9: 83.30). Engugoment cleaning
, up, . close to $24,000 weekly. ; ' ;
“The Cherry Orchard,” National
(D-1,154: 83.30). Presented by Carly
Wharton and ' Margaret Webster;
Chekhov drama opened last night
(25) with Eva l.e GalUer.ne and Jo-
seph Schildkraut..
EXTft.A
' “Hollywood Ice : Revue.” Madisbh
Sq: ■ Garden, ■ Siin.ja Henia. skating.,
show got $182,000 in first five Show-
ings at $4.40; was, going clean; by
Friday night.
“Our Town,” City Center (D-2,693;
$1.65). : Held for third week- after
topping $13,000; fail': in big spot;
closes this Saiurday.
“Hajride” IIIG
For Boston Run
Boston; Jar.. 2.9. :
Four shows moved out and four
moved in this week, those leaving
having done okay by tl’.emsclves (ex-
cepting “Peepshow’’). and those com-
ing in opening very big without ex-
ception. Spring weather and general
rising volume of biz partly' reSpon-;
sible, but the Hub remains., as. al-
ways, partial . to stage offerings, and
will go. as a rule, (or anything. . ..
‘^Mexican Kayr,kle,’’:'Selloiit through*
Oiit its; 25-day riin. took an estimated
$117,000 on , ; its tryout here, and
moved oiit of the Shubert Saturday
, (22). to open, at the Winter Garden;
N, Y.. Thursday (27-). "Chcitiy Or-
chard” built (hrougi'.but Ife two-week
sesh and finished- strong, also bn ; Sat-
urday (22). , ‘'Poep.show.” iiit by
mixed , notice.', never ca dglit on. and
retired for repairs Katherine:;Dim-
ham’s .“Tropical. Revue.” however,
caught on big despite censor.sliip
grief. '■ ■ .
'■■■ “Jacobowsky and the Colonel” -and
‘'Family G.arnovsky”;.,are ih the off-
ing;',.'"
Estimates for Last week
, ‘‘Clvc'i'rji Orchard,” Wilbur (t.SOO;
$2.7,9).. Cla.ss siiow clicked big to
.gain throughout fortnight session,
ending on Sat. (2!) with , estimated
,$15,00(),, 2d',,. wock. ..‘‘DdciSibn’’ 'opened
here Mon. (24).
. ... “Mexican llayride,” SlYubort a..900:
$3.83-.$4.4C . Sate , - Finished .sellout.
a. s it began, at estimated $31,600 pjtis,'
top'a.f .sbaM, Show took .9n c.slimated
$117,000 in two da.v.s siiort of a
month. “Ro.salinda” here now. , '
, “Pecp.sliow,” Plymouth (1,424;
$2.75). Rcmaii-icd about same, esti-
mated $8,000 for second week. , , Show
: to. lay' Off temporarily : for' i'(jviS|on.'
‘‘House .ih Rafifi'' ;herC,hO\r:.' .
■.“Tr'0pi,cai;R'ev,ne,”.O House (3.-
50.0; $3.36); ;'Kathcrihc"Duhhn;in- dance,
show groat ;GSHmated'...$2,3.000,' .sev
perfdfmahces, .MusOtio-ndgbt;'}!t(md in
Providence for .aMljo.siimatOd' $4;.000,
Show had ccn.sor.ship. problem. Init
b. .o. not airected. Gilbert and Sulli-
van Co. here for rcportoiy now.
“PORGY” BOFP IIG, BUFF
Buflalo, Jan. 25.
“Porgy and Boss.” in lour perfoi'm-
ahees at the Erlangcv last week a!
$2.20 top tallied an estimated dandy
$11,000.
. : (Jan, 28-f’eb. $) y
. (‘Abie's Irish Rdse”7-yClburt Squirt,
Springfield . Mass. (’26); : High School,
New Britain,. Conn. (27)-,: Victoria,
Green Held. Mass. (28-29); ‘ Siiubirt,
New Haven (31-5). ■'
“Abie's Irish Rose” (2d Co.) — Aud„
Pueblo. Gol. (26 ); Capitol, Salt Lake
City (.‘28); Betaseo. Los Angeles (31-
5) .
“Aidl'ioh Family” (‘ What a Lifa”)
— Davidson. Milwaukee (‘26-29);
American; St Louis ,(.31-5).
‘‘Arseiiic and Old I.aci” (2d Co.) —
AiidT. Salina. leans. (27); Sliritie Aud.,
Oklahoma (7ity (‘29); Convention
Hall, Tulsa;. (30); Robinson And., Lit-,
tie Rock (1); Aud.. Memphis (2); Ry-
man. Aud., Nashville (3); Tempi#,
Birmingham (.9).
“Blackouts of 1914” (vaude) — El
Capitan, Hollywood ; (26-3 ).
“Blithe Spirit” — Omaha, Omaha
;(26); Music Hgli, Kansas City (27-29);.:
Ai-cadia. Wichita i,3I); Aud., Denver
(2-3); CaRit'bi, Salt^.L^^ (5).
“Blossom Tlhie’i-g-KarUoni Wil-
liamsport, Pa.":(26:); Stale, Harrii-
burg, (27); Lyric, Alleiitowni Pa. (28);
Memorial Aud.. Trenton (29); Lyric,
Richmond (3l;-2.); Academy of Music,
Roanoke, Va.’* (3); Mimic. Aud.,
;Gharlestonv W. . Va. (4); Memorial
And.. Louisville ,(,5 )■:'/' ■
“Blossom Time” (2d Co.) — Cass,
Detroit (26-29); Hartman, Columbus,.:
O. (3te2);.Englisli,.'Indianap,olii C3-.9).:'
“Corn Is Green" — Geary, San
Franei&o (26-5).
, “Certain Time” (vaude) — Curran,
San ,Fr:anci.sco (26-5). '
“DecisioiV — Wilbur, Boston (26-5).
“Doughgirls” (2d Co.) — Royal
Aie.xandra. Toronto (26-29); Shea's,
Erie;; Pa. (31); Shea’.', Bradford, Pa.
.'■(i);. Shea’s. Jame.stown, N. Y. (2);
Coionial. .Akron (3); Park, Youngs-
town (4-5 1. ■' ' V;;."'
“DOiishgirls” (3d Go.) -— Walnut,
Philadclpliia (26-9). .
“Fiesta” — Royal Alexandra, ,To-
ronto (3l-5'i. ■: ...
Gilbert and Sullivan-— Boston Opera
House. Boston (26-3).
“Good Night. Ladies”-^BIackstona,
Chicago 1.26-5).
“House in Parls”*^P,lymouth, Bos-
ton (26-29).
“Icccapades”—Ulin9: Arena, Wash*
Jngton -(26-3); Arena, New Haven (4*
“Jacobowsky and the flolonel” —
Shubert. New Haven (27-29) (pre-
naiere); Plymouth, Boston (31-9).
“Jane : Eyre” — Lyric. Bridgeport,
Conn. (26); Bushneil Aud., Hartford
(27); Playhouse, Wilmington (28-29).
“Janie”— -LafayeUa, Detroit (31-5).
“Junior Miss”— Biltmore, Los An-
geles (M-S). ; '
“Kiss and Tell" (2d Go.)— Harris,
Chicago . (26-5). ; . ■:■■■■. ■
“Kiss and Tell” (3d Co.)— National,
Washington (26-29); Nixon, Pitts-
burgh (31-5),
“Kiss and Teli" (4th Co.)— Munic.
Aud., Long, Beach, Cal. (26-27); Ju-
nior College Aud., Ventura, Cal. : (29 );
Russ Aud., San Diego (30-31); White,
Fresinb (2); Senior liigh School, Sac-
ramenio (3); .Aud.. Oakiand (4-5).
“Life with Father” (2d Co.)—
Tempie, Saginaw. Mich (26); Michi-
gan., Lansing (27); Keilh’s, Grand
. Rapids', (28-29); Cass, Detroit (31-5).
“New Meet the People”— Assist-
ance League Playhouse, Hollywood
(26-5); ;:V: ! " "
tiklahoma” (2d .. Co.)- — Erlanger
Chicago (26-5). ;
“Patriots" — Nixon, Pittsburgh (26-
29); Hauna, Cleveland Citea). '** :
“Porgy and Bess”— Taff Aud., Cin*'
Cipnati (26-29); Ford’s, Baltimore
n.31-5').' ■
..“Rosalinda”— Shubert, Boston (26-
5.):.'' '■ ■ .. .
. ‘‘Sqmclhing for the Boys”— Forrest
Philadelpiiia (26-5 ). ' ' . ■
',. ‘‘Sons .0’ F.un”— CiN'ic Opera House
. ‘fStudeht Prince”— Ford’s; Balti-
more (26-29); National, Washington
(31-5).. J
‘(Tobgcco Road”-*-American, St.
Lou.is..(26-29,j; Erlanger,' Buffalo' (31-
6 ) . ■
‘’Tomorrow the World” (2d Co )—
Sciwyn. Chicago (26-5. ); . : . . .'
“Youis for Full”— Music Box, Hol-
ly WbOd'..' (26*5').'
“Blossom Time” Hardy
$21,500 in Detroit
Detroit, Jan. 2,9.
Back for tli» 20th time; “Blossom
Time” proved a hardy perennial at
the Ca.ss, where it stacked up $21..900
in its first week at a $2;05 top.: The
perpetual inoneygelter here got im
added boost: through the local Bar-
bara Scully in: one of tlie lead roles.
It ,stay.s, fdr :another week before
“Life WHb Father” moves into the
house for two week.'.
“The Aldrich Family” held up to a
good $8,200 in. ifs:fbiirth week at the
Lafayette under the popular-priced
policy of $1 65 top. The hou.se goes
dark until Friday (28), when “Janie”
moves in.
Shows in Rehearsal
‘Thank You, Svoboda”— John C
Wilson. . .1'
“Bight N'e.xt to Broad wav” (“Sp6*
t’ial Mot!ol”.i— P;u;i K. Pa'ioy,'- .;
“Take II As If Comes”— Armin L
Robin.-.'on.
Jlildrcd Webber .has returned, af-
t:ef a ‘ Ica'i-e of absence,: . fb ' the legit
department oi t-he Wiiiiaiu . Mb'fris
Agency.
“Boys” Boff 35G
; ' , ■■■ ■' Philadelphia; Jan. 25. ■ .
Philly’s long run of unbroken biz
in the city’s three regular legit
liou.ses seems set to be broken when
tlie .Walnuf gdeS.dailk Fo'b.: 5 follow- ‘
ing .a, sucees.sful 'siXrW'eMc..' (ii
ment of “The Dougligirls.’’ . House
will relight on the 14tli witli tlie The*
a:re Guild’s new one. OJaepbowsUv
and the ;Col6hel,". in' for a fortnight.
L'p to how.: Forrest. Waliiut . anti Lo-
cust have . been solidly booked witli-
oiit dark weeks since they opened
around Labor Day. ' . . , ,
Last week’s biz ■ was very hand-
some. Easy lender whs Michael
Todd’s “Something for the Boys.”
which got its. expected' hoist in” its
second \vcek and skated up to n car! v
$35,000. First week; ,was undoresU*
mated. Musical has added tiyo weeks
to. its skedded three, carrying it up
to _ Feb. 14 when ‘’Tlie Studcnl
Prince”;, epmes.. in for another twi.i
weeks’ return, “Porgy and , Bess.”
booked for, two 'vyec.ks, riar;tin.g iioxl
Monday, was cancelled and '"'will
probably come in later in thC' winter
or . early spring, probably not to the.
Forrest, however. This house .gels
the musical tryout. “Allah Be
Praised” alter the “Prince” ( open-
ing Wednosdav.: Marclv L aGcdvding
to present plans) and then ‘‘Rosa-
linda”
Only opening prior to the pair on
Feb. 14 i.s “Abie's Irish Rose," w’hich
coines to tlie Locust foi an indeiiifiie
stay starting Feb. 7. It will follow
the .fortnight,’s.;stay, of “Tropica! Re-
viie, which bowed in last night .wdlh
a fair .'.'advaoce:; but,; figures to build
on word-ot*moutli and notices.
Although, way under figiu'e sot by
';Something:fo:r the Girls;’’' which ha
a $3.99. top with 84,56 Saturdays, bolii
Locust and Walnut .turned in- nice:
attendance fecbrii.s last week. Moyer
Dayis’ .trypute,.‘'W'allflpwerv'’. got,: fit
notices with;, one . possible ; exception'
and plenty, of 'favft'able comment. It'
jumped from 810.000 . to. ; more than
$15,000 in its second and final' wock
at the Locust. While “The Doiigli-
girls" reported almost $.13,00,0 'for its
fourth stanza, at the Walnut. Both
show.' have a $2.85 lop. :
^‘Kks” J15,000 ill L A.
Finale; “fua” Good lOG
Los Angelos, Jan. 25.
, ‘ Junior Mi.ss’’ took up a repeat
:?fand at: the"Bilthiore ' Sunday ; :nigh,t
Inilpwing ; close of “Ki.s.s and
•la 1. w’nicli (inishod four-week run
'With sweet $15,000 f Or .; final seven
days;'-:"'*
lldilywoo,d; iegit.;: continues .brlgh^
with;. Ken Murray’s “Biiiekout.s” run-:
nmg 'up , another $1'4, 000. 'for . t
Week after ,. tlie same idast . week.
Yoursi’Or Fun.” at the Music Box, is
finally .seeing black, docking profit:
able $10,0.00 .for the 13ih week.;. ;‘’NeW'
Meet, the People’’ :.is, prCpavihg; to
iDo.ve ,, t:p "larger house, , from- . shiallj:
..Assistance:: ;Ltea'gu:e. .spot, and siiould
n,it a,Ppr,o,xi,niately :,$3,0OO for: 'its 26th'
week.
“Kiss” 211G, Wash.
' Wa.shington. .Jan. 25.
Ki.ss and Tell” in its first eight
performances at the National theatre
grossed e.stimateri 821.500. fepresent-
ang' cimaeity , fpr, . all, performance.'
after .Tuesday (18), Second, week
should .be.. Imtter. as George Abbott
comedy ha,« definitely caught on.
Two Sunday shows 'Were , eaheolled
to give the “Command Perforpianco”
(•’Voice of tile Turtle”) rigln of way,
“PRINCE” lOG. NEW HAVEN
•>7., , . „Nnw Haven, Jan. 25. .
..Student Prince’" .played: Shubert
last; weekend ,(20-22 ). ; and in four
.show.H at $2.75 top .gross reached ap-
proxiinately sturdy $(",000.
Chicago, Jan. 25.
Thou.sands of coirdentioncrs and
oul-of-towncrs gave all boxofficcs a
boost last week and grosses picked
up; cbiisiderably. “Sons o’ Fun”
boomed to a new high of $48..90() at
the Civic Opera House, and “3 Is a
Family” made a nice gain at the
Civic tlieatre next door to liit $10.:90()
‘■Oklahoma” (iontipnes a . 'selidiiit at '
tlie Eri.'ingcr with $30,000. .
Estimates for Last 'Week
“Gilbert and Sullivan (,'om|iany,” .
Stiidobaker (2d week) (1+400; $2'7'rf). '
C to'sed two - week bngage'nicn t Saiu r .
day (22) to $15,000.
“Good Night Ladies.” Blackslorie
(93d week) (1,200:' $2.75)., Enioved
nice increase; to $15,000. ; . " ' ,
“Kiss and Tell,” Harris (37lh
week ) ( 1 ,000 ; :;$2.75 >. linprb ved w i Ui :
others: nearly $17,000. ; ,
“Oklahoma,” Eriangcr (lOtli w'eck )
(1,400; $3.85:):; Sellout $30,000.
”3 Is a FaniiHy,” Civic (41h week) '
(900; $2.75). Building, best week
si)ico operiingj almost :$9.000 :
“.Sons o’ Fun,” Civic Opera House
(3d week) (3,600; ; $3.30 ). Biggest '
btisiness. in town, $48,500.
“Tomorrow the World,” ScIwmi
(lltlv week) (1,000; $2.75). Upsw mg :
lo $15,000.
“Unexpected Honeymoon.” Gie.d
Noillioin (9th week), (1,400; *2 75). :
Sticking around $10,000;
“ARSENIC" WOW $26,500
IN
Kansas City. .Ian. 2.9.
“A r.senic and , Old Lace” com pa n v.
headed by Boris Kariiiff. ;did;:.sihash.
biz. by grossin.g over $26,500 for Seven
pertormances in Muhicipai' Auditori- '
um last week. House scaled at $2 80
top. Show played thiee one nigliiers
before reaching this stand.
“Doughgirls" Rousing
$18,400, Balto Repeat
■ ,:'4/Baltimorej^
' Returning, to the scene of . ils pre-
Broadway trial, •‘Doughgirls”. caught
oh ill rousing style: ■ 'at. . Ford’s .■ last i
Weete drawing a, swell estini'jtod $18.-
400. “Student Prince.'’ In cunoiUl;v,
built a sin’prisingiy ' strong, advance,
and is pointing to a roii'-‘ing lolal.
Set to lollow is a rather quick le-
peat ol “Porgy and Bess.” which
fared well earlier in Uie sea.son.
“Blithe Spirit" Fine
$15,500 in St. Loo Wk.
, ■' ■' ■ St. Louis. .Ian, 25.
; Noe.i , Coward’.s "Blithe Spirit”
wound up a one-weok .stand at the
:American.fhealre.:Sa'turday.t22),.an:d,:-
wiiii 1.700-seat hoii.se scaled io $2.30.
.oight 'performances ...grabbed' 'Swell .
.$15,500. .Stiff opposisii, particiilarl'y .
from :‘'SkMing::Vaiiitie.s,.”:'Wbich di'Cvv
■ ah;'Qpo,ning*night.,bou,sc; of'.7,500; wils
encoimtercd . .
■‘(Tobacco' Road” *is back .aggih. for,
(lie 1,0th lime since 193.9. and started
its I4l!i week in St. Louis Sunday
|23). This engagement, in which John'
Barton again has the foie of Jeclcr
Lester ,, is advertised: as', “positively
.the last engaigcmont ijn thi.s;ei:ty.’’ Tlie
liouso ].s scaled to $1.6.9, and thcre’s' a
good advjtnco
“House in Paris” NSG
$5,100 in Toronto
- Toronto, Jan. 25.
“.Meet liie Navy” did . a' ...soedneV
week’s sniash business here, w-itii. ihc
•Victoria raking in ‘ iinolhcr $ 17.000
as 1.924-scator scaied at 82.50 top.
Latter half of ..Week saW’ fouf-deen
linoups.for ail perform a nces. “Nai > ’
.easily grossed cl ose to $35,000 foi' fhe .
two Week.s stanza' prior to ils trans-
Canr.(Ja trek lo the Coa.st.
;, "Hou.se in Paris’’ didn’t have miicii .
of a chance..' poor $5,100, at Royal .
Alexandra at $2)5(1 top.
"$15,000, ,
Cincinnati. Jan. 25.
, Waller Hampden in .“Patriots” last
week grossed estimated 815,000 at the ;
1.300-.soa’. Cox at $2.75 top..
' ’;P(jl‘gy.apd. ■Bes,s"d'ei’i:aht'S' l!le 2:.9fln-'
.sea:t:Taft;thCatte:;th<^5'Sl Half 'Of- this'.'
week. ' Top 'is.';$'2.75:'.'';':;"' .■ ;;■'+,■■■ ■.
San Carlo. $8,200, Mpls.
Minnoapoiis. Jam 2.9.
Playing two nights and. a liiatiiiee,
.San Carli) Oiiera Co. drew praciicai-
1y ■capacit.v. hotises,; ,tb the ;2iT00-.sc;i I ',
Lycciirn last week. Scaled at .82.20
top. .’tb'e. : attraction grossed a fine
$S.‘.m0,,':. •.
, '"'’oug'n business "iias boon oxcci-
.1 . ..tiou.sfe ha.s only one more book- '
iiiiiiforyremainder. of ;seaso^^
.‘Spirit." ; :ib'',."MarCb; -,, Manti,ge.f Leo
Alurrav is in Chicago this week see-
ing il he can.pcfsuade'thc.pow'bfS' to
take better cave bf the Twin CiticSi
Wednesday* January 26, 1941-
P^RJETT
LEGlTlMAtE
53
N. Y. Drama Oritics Boxscore
(AS OF JAN. 22, 1944)
(Key te abbreviations: SR (shows reviewed), R (right), W (wrong),
SB.
B.
W.
O.
Pet.
LEWIS NICHOLS (Times)
41
37
4
.902
LOUIS KRONENBEBGEB (PM)
37
33
2
2
.892
BOBEBT COLEMAN (Mirror)
40
33
7
#'•''' '
.825
WABD MOBEHOUSE (Sun )
33
27
4
2
.818
HOWABD bABNES (Herald Tribune). . .
39
31
7
1
.795
JOHN CHAPMAN ■ (News) . .. ■.
37
29
7
1
.784
WIEELLA WALDOBF (Post) ;
39 1
30
8
1
.7,69
BOBEBT GABLAND (Journal-American)
36
24
8
4 :
.667
BUBTON BASCOE (World-Telegram ) . . ,
38
22
13
1
.611
“VABIETY” (Combined)
42
36
6
.857
Nich(^ Pte) Lead^ N. Y. Critics
>>
Lewis Nichbls, ofithe: H. Y. Titnes,-*
leads the - field at the midseason ’
mark in the “Variety” boxscore of
the: drama critics of New Yorki
dailies. He has a percentage of .902,1
based on 37 correct verdicts out of :
41 shows caught, for the period from
June 1, 1943, through last Saturday
(22). Nichols was in second place at,
midseason last year, but subse-
quently dropped to third in the final
standings.
Louis -Kronenberg is second in the
list at. the' midseason, mark, with .a:
percentage: of: :892 on 33 correct
guesses in 37 ■ shows reviewed. He
■was in hist place at the . midmark
last year, but was subsequently over-
taken by .Richard Lockridge; at that
time critic for the.Sun.
Robert Coleman, of the Mirror, is
in third place, among' the. critics, with
an .825 percentage on 33 right deci-
sions in 40 shows caught. He is fol-
lowed , by Ward Morehouse; who is
S.tibbi.ng, as, critic ,fpi' th'e^SUn while
Lockridge is on leave lof absence in
the Navy. Morehouse has a percent-
age of .818 on: 27 corrects in 33 shows
reviewed.'
. Howard Barnes, of the. Herald
.Tribune, is next with,:a:,7h5 figure pn,
31. bights., in' 3.9' tries, followed:, by
J Ohn . p,hapman, '.in his : first SeasOn. as
the News reviewer, sucGeeding Burns
Mantle, with a percentage of .784 on
29 corrects in 37 tiriics. Next comes
Wilclla Waldorf, of the Post; with a
.769 rating on 30 rights in 39 shows
caught. At the : bottom of the list are
■ Robert Garland, who several months
ago succeeded the late John Anrioi-
son bn the Journal-Amcricaii, with a.
.667 figure for 24 corrects in 36 tries,
and Burton Raseoe, of the World-
Telegram, with a .611 mark for 22
. rights in 36 attempts. ■ ,
The combined reviewers of ‘‘Va-
riety” have not done too well during
the same perioa. They have rung up
an .857 mark bn 36 smart guesses out
:, of 42 shows covered.
"Winged Victory” Ends
B’way Stay on March 6,
Then to Coast for Film
According to the pre.scni plans,
‘‘Winged Victory,” Army Air Forces’
drama at the 44th Street,: N„ Y.. will
conclude its Broadway engagement
on March 6. The Moss Hart epic was
ori,"inally slated for a limited date,
“Victory” is playing to capacity,
although in the llth week, with indi-
cations of .selling out for the. dura-
tion of the engagement. AAF .«how
is making an approximate profit of
$25,000 weekly, which goes to the
Army Emergency Fund. • Theatre is
faring well, too. '“Victory” is play-
ing percentage and it is reliably re-
ported that the house share is around
$10,000 w’eekly, indicating that the
sharing terms are higher than usual
for an attraction of the kind. “This
Is the Army," when at the Broad-
way, N.Y., last year, was on a rental
basis, which accounted lor a much
higher profit,-«the larger seating ca-
. pacity, too, being a factor.
It is expected that the "Victory”
outfit -Will be jumped to the Coast,
after winding up on Broadway, for
, the picture version, and when . the
filming is finished, will play back
east, visiting key stands. , Hart has
been in Hollywood for some weeks
preparing the picture version. Lt.
Irving P. Lazar, who was ■with him
on the Coast; returned to the show's
management Saturday (22), while
Lt. Benjamin Landis, also of the
show’s exec personnel, will go to the.
Coast to work on the picture with
Hart on the 20th-Fox lot.
The_ Sucker List?
Those published lists of ‘.‘lim-
ited partners”, in new legit yen- '
ture.s is fast becoming a sucker
or tap list for sundry other pro-
moters.
They call up with all sorts of
ventures and money-raising
ideas.
On Several Points
In Mgrs.’ Accord
Although the major issue of in-
creased pay was disposedof last sea-
son in favor of the Association of
Theatrical Agents and Managers,
there are points at issue in the basic
agreement with the producers which
have not been disposed of. Latest
.dispute between AT AM and the
League of New York Theatres con-
cerns the right of producers to skip
payment of ; salary .■ for the. layoff
weeks before '■ Christmas and Easter.
. Principally affected are shows bn
the road, and while it is more or
less customary to lay off at ' such
times' without salary liability to ac-
tors, it is contended by ATAM that
its people are on the job anyhow
and therefore should be paid. That
particularly applies to agents in ad-
vance of road .shows.
; . An . agent who publicized an at-
traction which has been averaging
more than $5,000 profit weekly 'was
told by one manager that there
would be no salary lor the : week, be-
fore Chri.stmas because the. show,
was dark. He promptly resigned.
The p.a. .is rated an ace man, and
dc-spitc the ' apparent shortage of
agents and managers, the manager
with the show was ordered not to
pay him for that week. . ' :■
Matttcr was placed before ATAM.
union thereupon sending out a ques-
tionnaire. to- all me.mbers . asking
whether or not they were paid for
the layoff week. .,
Ada May, Lester Allen
In Coast Stage Revue
', Hollywood. Jan. 25.
Lester Allen and Ada May, former
Broadway stars, have been . signed
.for the lead.s in “Pin Ups of 1944,”
?ta,ge revue to be produced by Chelle
Jahis, who, rccenilj’ '.witheirew from
.iho.Lefl Bank theatre and is hunting
another. local house (or the new pro-
duction. :: '
.1 .Musicaj is being scored by Eubie
Blake. and Patricia John.ston. .1.
Adrian Plans to Revise
'Belles' for Reopening;
After ekeing out an engagement of
10 weeks, with Interruptions by the
process -of ' guarahteeing. .the house,
“Vietbrj^. Belles” .stopped at the Am-
bassador, N. Y., Saturday ■:(22).
Understood the theatre’s . rental
period includes this Week, attraction
having paid the Shuberts, who op-
erate the Ambassador,: $4,000 weekly.
That is said, to be almost double the
show’s weekly gross. Henry Adrian,
who produced •‘Belles,” ... is , now in
the Army but is reported planning to
reopen the play tvhen the script is
revised, if not, sending it to Chicago.
After a dispute with Michael
Myerberg over remaining at the
Man s field when the ! show opened,
Equity assented ..to a salary slice but
the original pay g‘aaranlee money
was kept on dcpo.sit with the asso-
ciation. Ti’.erefore there \vas enough
coin in Equity hands to pay an ad-
ditional two weeks to the cast, in lieu
of closing notice.
Adrian w^’ete 8 complaint to
Equity, alleging, ‘‘unprofessiortali”
conduct by Barbara Bennett, who
was summarily dismissed the previ-
ous week, along with . her husband
Addison Randall. Equity did not re-
gard. the letter to be an actual
charge against the actress and Adrian
is said to have decided to drop the
case. .'
Principal backer of “Belles” was
Mrs. P. M. Elliott. She's said fo be
the widow pf a member of the Un-
derwood; Elliott, Fisher Co., type-
writer distributors. ; Mrs. . . , Fisher
claimed to have put $95,000 into
“Belles,” while Adrian countered by
stating ..that while the show was in
the red for that amount, the widow's
share was but 25'lc. Adrian added
that he, Alice Gerstenberg, who
wrote the play, and three others put
coin into the show.
Quiet “Oklahoma”
O.scar Hnmrherstcin, II, who
wrote the libretto of “Carmen
Jones,”.: entered the Broadway
during the double-sale-of-tickets .
confusion last Thursday (20). He
wanted to observe the perform- ■
ance and make a few notes for
po.^Rible changes.,' 'i
Bob Milford,, company man-
ager of ‘‘Carmen,” eased the au-
ihor out of a side exit with the
suggestion; “Go to s'pfhe .‘i nice ■
quiet place; ‘Oklahoma,’ for in-
stance.’’ Hammersteih' also w’l'ote
the book of that show. .
B’way “Hayride”
At $5.50 Top Is
m
Myerberg Wins $50,000
Suit Vs. Disney, Bankers
; Walt Disney Productions, Inc., and
Kidder, Ppabody & Co., Wall street
investment bankers, must pay $50,-
000 to Michael Myerberg; 'legit pro-
ducer, .aGCor.ding to; a ,ve^
down by a- New York supreme court
jury 'last week after a .week of trial
before Justice Lloyd Church; Myet-
berg had, demanded $70,000 for his
.services in arranging a deal between
the defendants which, resulted in the
refinancing of Disney productions, in
1940, by the sunderwriiing of 150,000
share's of 6% preferred stock at a par
value of $3,750,000. Latter was of-
fered for sale to (he public.
The jury decided that the bankers
arid Disney assumed liability . for
Myerberg's services and assessed the
former $30,000 and the latter $20,000.
Myerberg, through his attorney.
Emil K. Ehis. iiad alleged that under
an agreement made in 1939 with the
bankers, it wa.s agreed that he was to
receive “reasonable compensation:,”
Hir demand for $70,000 waS' rejected
bj’ , bo'th the investment house and
Disney.
. For the .first lime in 12 years Broad-
way has a musical show with a box-
off ice top of S5.50, it being “Mexican
Hayride,” opening at the Winter
Garden Friday (28). In the interim
musical comedies and revues were
$4.40, excessive . production costs
of pre-deprecsion seasons being low-
ered. although operating costs have
inci cased steadilyi Operettas and
some musicals have been $3.30 top.
For the. past, year or so some $4 40
musicals have been charging $5.50 on
Friday and Saturday . nights; such
.shows including “Ziegfeld Follies”
(switclicd this .week from Winter
Garden to theiliripefi.al), ‘‘Something
For the. Boys” (nov/ on tour) and
“One Touch of Venus” (.switched
from Imperial -tp 'the 46th Street).
Early in 19,32 “Of Thee I Sing’’
opened at $5.50 and two other mu-
sicals followed with the same top.
a third being $6.60. During that
sprin.g. .shortly after President Roose-
velt took office, a bank holiday and
moratorium were ordered, and there-
after the trend in ticket prices
dropped. Top for “Sing’’ was sliced
to $4,40 and a long run scored, but
the other high-.scaled musicals' dis-
appeared. Early in '32 there was also,
no admission tax on tickets up to S3
but CloHgress adopted new tax laws
and all tickets priced upward of 20c
called for a 10% , levy; ■ That year
a nuinber of straight plays were
priced at $3.50 or, actually, $3.85
with the tax, 'and someimusicals also
used, that scale.
..' Reputed costly, “Hayride” enters
on the eye-pf the admission tax be-
ing doubled from 10% to 20%, un-
less , there is . a last-minute ,, conces-
sion in Washington. That means
that the price at the boxoffice wiil
be; $6, or $12 per pair. In the agen-
cies the .price per pair will be $13.80.
cost being 90c per ticket (agency fee
of, 75c plus ,20% tax) .
« I n
Jones
Gun Rap Holds Haakon
A ( domestic! Ruarrel resulted in
Paul; Haakph's. arreM on the charge
of illegal possession of firearms,
Sunday (23). Neighbors hearing
screams emanate from his New
York apartment, : called in police,
who assertedly found Mrs, Sheila
Haakon, a former showgirl, beating
Haakon on the head with the butt
of a gun. They arrested the bleeding
Haakon and booked him for viola-
tion of the Sullivan act.
, Bail was set at $500 after Haakon
waived a hearing in Felony Court.
He’s .‘■cheduled to open Friday (28)
in Mike Todd’s “Mexican Hayride”
at the Winter Garden, N. Y. ,
,, .Attorney Howard E. , Reinheimer
made, a: 'motion on Monday (24). to
disir.i.ss one . of the most bizarre
plagit-ii'ism .: suits- .yet filed in N. Y.
supreme court ' Robert P. Steele,
New York ' newspaperman; started
the suit against Billy Rose and
Oscar -Harn'm erstein, II, producer and
■aitt hpri'. ■ respectively, of “Carmen
Jones;” running, at the Broadway.
N. V.:',' Plaintiff dries not claim to
have h.ad any'Jiing to do with writ-
ing "Carmen”, but contends, that he
“invented a novel and original for-
mula, : a pattern plan and technique
regarding grand opera.'’ npoh which
"Jones” is allegedly ba.sed. , ,
, , Sleelc states that . he wrote and
copyrigiited a play called “Himks-a-
Dory” in 1939. the script .s;:pposedIy
being : a;; English version of "Rigo-
letto.” In so doing trie plaintiff
claims fnat it was his idea to change
the locale from Europe to ' Airieriea
and to 'cast With ’'Ariicn-ican lypes,”
as; in the . colored-ca.st “Carmen.”,
Complainant claims to have origin-
ated the Idea of “transliteration of
the original text.” : . Use of alternate
players, as in “Carmen.' ’ ; i s , ,-ilso , a
contention offered. to support Steele’s
theory. , '
Pia in tiff's reference to the colored
cast .in“Jonos'’ includes the claim
that .latter was part of an idea in.
which Gharaoters 'were selected from
‘‘well known recognizable everyday
■typas , in' variou.s lower strata of
.society.’' As. for lyrics, and .dialog,
he says it was his idea to rewrite
opera , in '‘colloquial .American lan-
guage, iricluding, the free use. 'of
vernao'.ilar dialect and slang.” ■'
Firrtheh tcohienliphs.i^
of originality for the idea of using
“yo.uhg,": unknown, trained singers
obtained from tnusical ischools and
crm.serva lories,'' which was in es-
.sence the method used to cast
“Jones.” :; Akso claimed as his idea
is..the U.SC of ‘‘lighting, scenery, cos-
tumes 'oy Broadway or Hollywood
professionals with no operatic ex-
perience to; create a fast-moving
show acceptable to theatre and
movie audience.s.”, .
Steele also says it was idea to. use
a large legitimate theatre with “nor-
mal ticket pficeii” instead of the scale!
used for grand opera. Top at the
Met is usually $7.70, while for'
”Jones” it's $4.40. I
Steele ; asks all the “Carmen” i
profits. I
Two Broadway musicals, ‘‘Jackpot”
1 Alvin) and "(^armen Jones”, (Broad-
way). were jammed up for widely
varied reasons last week, one ' being '
forced to cancel a matinee, w'nile
the cops were called to ■ handle har-
ried crowds at the cither.
Latter instance conceriiod “Car-
men Jones,” there having been two
.sets of tidketsisold for the. balcony.
That came about because of a theatre
party, a charity organization having
sold a set of tickets at increased
pricea. Through an error the orig-
inal 'oalebny tickets were not yanked
from: th6 racks and kept aside. Re-
sult was. that more than 800 dupli-
cates were in the hands of theatre-
goers. The confusion came half an
hour before curtain time lastThurs-.
day (20) evening with double the
number of persons trying to use half
aE -ihany seats.
Stairways to the balcony were im-
passable until order was restored.
Some person.s with balcony stubs, -
uriabie':t6 get upstairs,' sat in lower-
floor seats, and when persons With
tickets , for those locations arrived
there was more difficulty and argu-
ment. ! ; Performance - started around
nine , o’clock and continued despite
the trouble and noise out front.
. Shuberts, who operate the Broad-
way, ' sent all available house manr
agers to the theatre to help out. Per-
sons inside and out were told to go to
the boxoffice and get ; their money
back. Many did so, others saying
they'll rather see the show. It . was
later advertised that all tickets not
used because,. Of ! the ' situation would
be exchanged at the boxoffice. Scale
in the balcony is $3.30 top. Charity
bunch’s tickets ealled for $6.60, with
increased prices; also for seats fur-
ther back. Boxoffice refunds called
for the ; price, printed on the. tickets
.whether the originals or those at
upped prices, A differential was de-
termined between the usual prices
and tl'.e charity sales so far as re-
funds . werri ■ concerned; ;. Stated that
the hou.se agreed to .stand the loss on
refunds, it being indicated that the
attraction's .mahagement. . was not.
responsible. . , ..
Jerry Lester's. Jam . ..' ■
Cancellation of the midweek (fp)
“Jacknot” matinee was rather a war
casualty; Show’s chief comic, Jerry
Lester, was detained for an induction
physical. As he arrived for the exam
early in the morning it was assumed :
he would be finished well ahead of
matinee time. Lester ' said he had
been afsiirod of prompt examination
but failed to reach the theatre . until-
after three p.m. Before that time
the management gave up hope of a
performance and dismissed the audi-
ence.
There was just; aiS'inuch confusion
at the Alvin, because of refunds or .
exchange's as there was at the Broad-
way. Ironically; there were 60 sol-
diers . in the house, gratis, for “Jack-
po;.” Mo.st were convalescents
brought to the theatre . in Red Cross .
ambulances.
“Jackpot” management asked for a
ruling from Equity as to wiiether one
eighth of' a week's",salary. 'Was-'fleduc-
tablc. Even though the cancellation
was no fault of the management, lat-
ter was required to pay ' f ull salaries
last week. Cancellation did not fall
within the “act of God” : field as a
non-liability rca.son,. nor ■ d.:d any
other rule cover the situation. ■. ■
■ Usually t'nere are ursder.5ti;dies
with casts., hut none in the case. of. the
actor wlioso absence caused the can- '
cellation. Explained that ..' under- ,
..studies are usually 'erigaied ifor-
c'a.ls ' after the , show’s routine ' is. set, :
generally a couple of wecir.s after the
Broadway opening.
ON RACIAL PROBLEMS
Stars and others of the .Broadway
stage will participate in a series of
discussjons on racial pcr.seeution to '
be conducted by the Actors Temple
in the N. Y. Times Square area next .
Monday night (31). Forums, organ-
ized by Rabbi Bernard Bir.stein of
the Temple, will feature speakers
from all -walks of 'life in discu.ssion
of the- most effective means of com-
bating the pr<jbieiri; There will be no
.'•.olicitatiort of jany 'kind.
Dean Alfange; lawyer and civic
leader, will be a speaker at th»
initial meeting. Robert M. Weit •nan,
managing director of the N. Y. Para-
mount theatre, will s'eirve as chair-
man at the drat aessipn.
5 :
XEGITlMAtE
WeJiicstlay, January 26 , 1914 ,
L iterat i
there might be some he's overlooked,
No more advertising for the conn- he asks those ii;terested to send ad- j
try editions of the N. Y. Sunday ditional material to his home in Bal-
■ News, effective this week-end (Jan. timore at 1524 Hollins St.
30.) Now costs a dime for an ad- Supplement . tentatively skedded, j
" less paper of modest propovtionsi : (or publication early in 1915. '
■\yhercas a year ago the price was a • .■ /
nickel, and tor a substantially 'i. . CHATTER
greater .arhotmt ol, reading ntatlers v. 'Raymond , ;Moleyi , is .'■ readying a .
.Ads^^-'^ tbihe about the film mdustry.
daily .cpuritry' editions.-^ Ne.ws , VBurris.. kiantle^^ .“Best Plays of
;|ment% ago as a -paper cdhservatibii ISOO-IOOO,’ be ;,pubiished peb- 9. .
hn’easure. .' ideal tras to .'enable .metro-: ■ Richard .Aidingtoh , \vbrking on a
pdlitan editiohs.::to.-,r^^^ much' 'biography of, JameS’ .'M.cNeill Whis-
paper as possible. ' Sub.sequently tier. :
lOunft necessary . to cut diit :Canadian . - Philip .Keenan,, the. Mpvicland pub-..
. Circulation entirely^,, , y b.,' , • - lisher; ■tprAtlanta,,: .bymag
Although, ad-less, .country •edition : distribution'.pariey,' '•
yyilt be' : operdted, .at a big.. loss'. Of ' Fihn: .studios, bidding' for Niven
.course, seen iikely'itliat. the News:,:will' ,Bus.ch’s^^'h^^^ the: Sun,” ;
continue to maintain It at all costs, just publisl>ed by Morro\y.
Country editions '..of the fi., Y., daily ' Terrence' '.'Kennedy, - West Coast
help give it' that astronomical cirquiaT scribbleri in N, Y.- tO '.lDllow through
tloii figure, biggest: to the^^w ®u several Writing assignments.
Ned's doesnlt want' to reliniciuish it, ; Janet ; Welt,; formerly on the edi-
-i-, ' ; : 1 toritil staff of the N. Y. Journal-Am-
■ “Scotty” Restoh's Backirpund'^^ Hillman
A. bit of background on James ' B. c
Reston, N. Y. Times London corre- Sumner Welles, former asst. y. S.,
spondent, whose story on “Britain’s secretary of state, has signed a con-
Fifth War Christmas,” considered "'‘th Hjirper s to publish his
one of the journalistic ::classics of ;^drt^^^^ . , j. j ■
World War II, and reprinted in “Va- Walter Hacketl who just diecl was
riety” on Dec. 29, 1943: “Scotty,” so a great personal friend of Bob Davis,
nicknamed because ' born : in Scotland writer f or
in 1909, formerly wrote a column .i
: about N. YV'fOf the Associated Press. Pisherj Philly Reqord bolr
He tlien went to London for the AP umnist, is penning a tome on Broad-
and covered the British foreign of- : Way and Washington columnists for
flee. He joined the N. Y. Times in Howell Soskin, publishers. , : v :
1939 ih iidridoii, then was transferred Press-Scimitaiv lost pho-
to the Washington office of that ‘“S KBtoOU;P;negar,.t 9 ,^
paper to 1941 reporter . Virgil Pulling to OWI
During the summer of 1942 he Overseas Branch past week,
wrote a book, “Prelude to Victory,” , Joseph S. Fmley ruslMig a novel
which had a big sale, following ex- ®°WPleBQn
cellent feviews; : Following a short Auction call. Novel is his .first. , ,He
stint with the U. S. Office of War In- Previously wrote short fiction.
fortoation, he returned to London for „ wV
the Times, where he ls still stationed, PosPs, * saloon editor - Earl Wil^n,
', ' . ' - ^ for She mag. Piece is tagged. “The
1.' ' , V '.-i :' Man Who Knows All About Women.”
Morris Office Adds Helen Strauss : ■ to his address
The Wililam Morris .^genoy Is, atr to the Democrats meeting for the
Wting -to bhild a : eomprehensiye jeffersbn Day dinner, : began: with Ms
literary , departmettoe compliments: to this: personage and
The most recent addition that present.- and thea paid his re-
is m who dor the past specto to ::Postmaster General Frank
'i^ht years has been ass C. Walker. Esquire! It got a big
story editor of Paramount. She re- tough “
signs there to join the Morris Agency '
to New York Feb. 26.
Recently the Morris Agency added A !•* D
Joe Schoenfeld to : its literary staff, ACtfeSS M16S tO K€C0V€r
He will be located on the Coast. n/s n Ol ' Till
after March 1. Schoenfeld left J(j IrOm jilOWmail WuO
“Variety,” where he was ! associate ' ,. ; , ,,, : .. :
editor, to join the agency. *’P|*A|n|cp||'' H
Miss .Strauss:. in. the east ■will aug- 1 1'.UllllSCU :; ,I1C|
meht the department headed by Al- Action filed ip, New - York: police
bert Schneider and including Berth court against Alexander H. Cohen on
Kaslow. On the Coast, besides; bebalf of Elaine Miller aims for the
Schbenfeldy Donald Hyde, Reece recovery of money ;which the :ypuhg
Halsey and Margerie Lyon are showman is alleged to have secured
staffers. ' ■ from Miss Miller, an aspiring actress.
— ' y According to former magistrate Louis
Fa'iycett’s Aviation Award , fi.. Brodsky attorney for the plaintiff.
Annual Fawcett aviation: award for Cohen secured $3,500 from his client
seientifid :achieyement, an'nhUnced by Oil the promise to make her a star, or
Fawcett : ■ Publications, ds' the aum' hf at least, publicize ..Miss .Miller’s, stage
. $l,oOo:to tbe persbh, pefspns; or hr- .appearances, hnd that he wrongfully
ganizatiori makihg the: greatest sih- retained $3,025 of-her moheyi ’
^ gle cpntifbutiQn during, the year to . Virtually :■ the only . service that
f! the toientifle advancement of avia- Cohen performed for Miss Miller, it
:■ tiop as. a public service, The. win- is alleged, ■vvas to place- her in a
net for, 1943 will be announced in small part: in “Bright Lights,’’ revue
February. which he presented at the Forrest,
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, MaJ N. Y-, last. Septeinber. .in. .assbeiation
Gill Robb Wilson and Casey Jones with Martiri PoU and Joseph Kipness.
will represent: the fleld of aviatioh The ■Show' was yanked,; after three:
ill judging the Awatd ■winner. Judges performances. Miss; Miller: says that
representing : the ■'publishers: are :W; Gohert spent . $4.73 Of the. money,,
H. Fawcett: Jr., .Bill IVilliams and rnhstly for gowns, on her, b.ut w^^
' Roland Cueva, co-editors of Me- to know what became of the balance,
-chanix Il'i.Ustrated,,M.ag'azine. . ' . : ';i ' , Goheh and -Kipness presented:.“The
' . Duke of Darknes.s’ at the Playhouse,
' Baillie Names Dickinson N. Y., Monday (24).
, Hugh Baillie. president of United
Press, has announced appointment of , : ' ' , , , ,,
William ';B,: Dickin,son as general Helett Alexander’ Name .
■ manager for Australia. ' ci !,• 4 - e : -'-i.- ■ ■"''''■
- ■ Latter succeeds Brydon Taves, OUDjeCt 01 COUrt CaS6
killed in plane crash at New Britain The right to use of the name,
last Dec. 26. " , “Helen Alexander,” in toe ■ music
;■ .: ,, -■ ■ , ' field will be decided by N-. Y. su-
Mencken’s “Language” Supplement preme court Justice Aaron J. Levy
H. L.. Mencken "back: to. Baltimore shortly. The court reserved decision
after his N. Y. visit: and will be at on Tuesday (23) on the application
home for the next year, at least, to for ah Injunction brought by Helen
work on a supplement to the fourth Alexander No. 1, a concert and radio
edition of his “The American Lan- artist, again.st Helen Alexander No.
guage.” published in 1936. 2, in the same field.
Mencken has already assembled . Helen . Alexander No. 1, through
data filling a huge series of filing her attorney, claims prior rights be-
, cabmets for the supplement, com- cause that is her true name. She a!-
prising new additions and changes in leges in her sliit that .she was. .subject
American English. , On : the chance to ridicule in the musical field when
,- .- . , I,'' criticism of a recital given by No. 2
in 1941 embarr.astod her.
Aj|Bj|||r| CDCIIAll In defense, Helen -Alexander No. 2
vAIVIUCL rnCnutl : / ' alleges that she selected her profes-
siNf F ,'sto ' sional name from a combination of
■ Plav Itmkprn mirl ''■ ' her late father, Alexander Berger,
» i«y wwKers anu^ and her given name. The ' plaintiff
Authors’ Representatives asserts, that she had used the name
theatre
'■ ■ -■' • (N* Y.) "Hour of the . Air.” ,
The Diike ill
' Alexnrulor- H, ..C’.olie'n ami, Johsi'ph
PV?»'d«ot,lon t)f,.tIn'K‘-act dram’u (one aeonp)
by . HumlUon. Hlars Philip •
yrile r fen tili’PK Ktlgm* Htohli nhcl ' jiOul«. IIpV”
tor; IhilHh'l .llPntiprHOu;. spiiiiiBs
bv Stewiirt Cbmmy ; obohed ' I*Iaylu)U8t%
N. Y., Jan. 2 1. ‘II; ton. - p
GriU.imT.,. , • • !v. ■; . ■ > / • • • .• f . K tigar. .gjlphi I ’
Tho Duke of' IiUteiTaine.'.i Mpy.iS’nlP
Voulnin Hnj niomt :Kuri*
rimuvpt .... ... . . . .Htn.iu* CV»u|i’er
ifcirteau-'. . .. . ..;.i ..... . ,^^,olls Uu'hartlson
Tlvo Dtike ot launovrO Louis HeHor
fCre .(jount d’Aublaye. . . Albort C'iUtoII
. . , . fDormnn .Lpomvrd
Guards. . ... . . ..sv. . . . i. ; • Kalpli, Dodglris ,
'l;Jo's.eplvyvlb‘Vy,-' ■'
Patrick Hamilton specializes in
thrill plays as witness ‘‘Angel Street”
and “Rope’s End,” although the lat-,
ter didn't do well enough here some
years ago. His newest meller is a
one -set. ■ 10-character play with
doubtful chances. ■
Rarely have all-male cast plays
clicked, “The Duke in DarkhesS” be-
ing: of that type. Author has reached
way back for his story. France of
the 16th century. Background is civil
war. with the struggle for power
among the aristocracy.
■<: At the opening Duke of Laterraine,
who has been imprisoned in the
castle of his foe, Duke of Lamorre, for
.15: 'years; is seen with his servant
Gribaud. They plajr chess and quar-
rel, confinement weighing upon both.
Laterraine feigns blindness as a
means of getting more: latitude in his
quarters. Gribaud goes mad and his
ravings hardly lighten the story. '
Lamorre comes to see his adver-
sary, Uneasy that there may be an
uprising if Laterraine escapes. He
decides to find out if the prisoner is
really sightless and an old test is
made. A poker is heated red hot by
Lamorre’s swishy son and the iron
is thrust close to the eyes Of the
prisoner' who does not flinch. That
is supposed to be the thrill portion
of the play.
One of prisoner’s followers has
been planted among the castle staff
but has a difficult time convincing
the duke of his identity. Then an
involved escape is planned which
takes up 'considerable time. It is
necessary to get rid of the servant
by poison and the body is tossed
to the courtyard, a long rope indi-
cating that Laterraine has : escaped,
while his servant Avas killed in the
attempt. Way is paved for Lamorre
to scurry for assistance, while the
prisoner’s henchmen appear and they
leave the castle.
Philip Mefivale is starred. ' It is
nothing new for him , to, appear m
costume drama and his Laterraine is
good playing but he Is on the stage
too long. That is the result of the
limited use of otlier characters.
Edgar Stehli is the servant who
goes insane. His is also a merilable
performancel 'yet, a madman’s raving
is 'hardly entertaining-. Louis Hector
is a character actor of standing, too,
and his Lamorre may be liked by
persons who go for this type of stage
fare.
Though the best effort by the young
managerial team of Cohen and Kip-
ness, the staging by Robert Hender-
son is in and out. It seems to be a
take it or leave evening in the thea-
-. tre. ■ Ibee.
Play Out of Town
Decision
Wilmington, Del., Jan. 21.
. Etlw^rtl .Choate pi’oduciti^ drama .by
Edward Chodhroy^ Sta'sed: by Auth^ ..Set-
Frederick Fox; p.i'eseatcd : at Plny-
hn:uae, .Wlluihifftoh, X)el,, Jan,' 21-22, ”44;
$2,20 top, , '•
Miss,Eaines.’;;to..V.;.:.-. Teaii" Casio
Follx; . . . . . . . , . ... ; . .ii,, . iE’iclcie Van: iPatteti
•Harriet -Howardv.. i .Gwen Andei’Hon
Rlgf?S:. . ; . .ThoTiias W, Ross
■Anderson. Hollister
Brown. i.V . t RaS'mohd ;Girebhleaf
Miss Baines.'. ;; .... .v
Felix
Harriet .Howardv..
'Riggs..;.,
,'Andersoh. .'.'..vv. *
B ro wn . i.V . ^ ^ . . .v. *
Mrs.^ 'Bowen. . i,,,.;.,
I Jlin Morgan.
I I'lenhetf i
1 F 1 1 zge ra 1 d i ; , A.
[.Tommy Riggs;
rVirgie;,.
[ Mrs. . May .Howardv . i
I MasteiV.,-;.;
['Allen.'.'. .'. dx
..•Peters. . . , . . . ,
I Serg«>ant C'ar.ey r. . . C.
.Grace Mills
■.Robert Ju.hlor
Rusty' Bane. ,
. , iPaiil Huber
. . ..La, rry lingo
Georgia Burke
Weiie' ifaddern-
(Crowley
tfowai’d Srnlth
.'..Lee^Kanford
. . i . Raul Ford
What may be among the season’s most cosily musicals is “Vincent You.
maps’ Revue,” which entrained for Baltimorfc over the weekend dated to
debut there tomorrow (27). It is the show whicli Youmans origir.aliv
called “Good Neighbor,” and has none of the' composer-manager's ipu, sic
In the outfit which went to Baltimdreiare 53 pit musicians, there being ion
people in the entire troupe. . . ■
: A. L. Berman, attorney-manager, has Withdrawn from the Youmans
show; Dick Herndon going in as general manager. Heihdbn was formerly
a producer and operated the Belmont theatre. N. Y. He had been retired
from show business and was manufacluring cigars in Philadelphia for the
past several seasons. Tom Bodkin also resigned as company manager and
will be c.m. for “Follow the Girls” (formerly “Ankles Aweigh”), Dave
Wolper’s tune show. . ■ ■ ■;■' '-j ,
Youman’s revue has some difficult trouping slated, jumping to Toronto,
where it plays next, week, then to Boston. Sliow is reported opening in
New York at the Adelphi, currently lighted with Maurice Schwartz’s
Yiddish drama, “The Family Carnovsky,” which is listed to cIo.se Sunday
(30). Latter is due to tour to the Coast after one of the best seasons by
the Maurice Schwartz Yiddish Art Theatre troupe in years.
; The Youmans show joins the group of Broadway lc,git ventures
boasting a symphony orchestra. Show management has ■ corraled Max
Goberman, Jprmer conductor of the Brooklyn, NYA and Bullet Theatre
symphony oi'fihs, to lead its longhair pit ensemble. Reyue is somewhat
off the be'aten path in that it’s produced by a popular composer but doesn’t
boast, one of his own tunes. The score has been culled from the works
of Ravel, Rimsky -Korsakoff and Ernesto Lecuona. Two ballet groups will
be. headed by Leonide Massine mid Eugene Van Grona, respectively, with
the Massine group dancing to Ravel’s "Daphne et Chloe” suite, the “Antar”
sytoPhony. pi Rimsky-Korsakoff and a Lecuona score while the Van Grona
ballets will utilize Lecuona exclusively.
Alfred de Liagre, Jr., entered the Lenox HiU hospital; N. Y., Sunday
for an emergency appendectomy Sunday (23), He was operated on just
about the time the curtain rose in Washington for ‘Tlie Voice of the
Turtle,” special performance being given in aid Of the infantile paral,y.sis
fund. De Liagre, Jr., is presenting the show at the Morosco, N. Y., where '
it is a smash. Annual legiter given in Wasliington for the fund is “a com-
mand performance.”
Boxoffice at the 44th Street, N. Y., where “Winged Victory” is packing
’em in, is unusually draughty, result being that several ticket selleis have
been hospitalized. : Corp. Lex Carlin, Jr., is in the Bronx area military
hospital -with pneumonia, but reported to favorable condition now. Pvt.
Barney Bowman was in the Ft. Jay hospital last week with a respiratory
irritation and so the balance of the ticket staff was forced to stay on the
I Job o-Vertime.
1 Meyer Davis, fprmer maestro and now probably the most prolific backer
of legit produtoidns, Was compelled to shift “Suds In Your Eye” from .
the Cort, N. Y., to the Forrest in prder to spot “Wallflower,” which is his
first solo: production;' at: the former house. He also has a sizable slice of
“Suds.”, Despite mixed notices, “Suds” has perked up at the b.o, “Wall-
flower” bows in at the Goit tonight (Wed.).
Lee Falk, Hearst-syndicated cartoonist, slated for the Army soon,
has a new play, “The Passionate Congressman,” which Theron Bamberger
may do. This is not the cartoonist-playwright’s first play, however, a
script of his, with Sam Levene, having been tried out by Gilbert Miller at
Maplewood, N. J., some time ago, although it never got to Broadway. •
Report that Jack & Heintz will back Harry Green’s Broadway play with
$50,0(10 is denied by William S. Jack, prez of the Cleveland defense plaiiti
Said he and employees are too busy raising $30,000,000 for company’s post-
war expansion to go iuto shpw biz. ::
average audience restless. Edward
Choate has given it an excellent pro-
ductioh and the acting generally is
first rate. Some fine writing high-
lights the dramatic moments, and
while the comedy touches are few
and far between, they in no way
interfoie with the play’s “message.”
The plot revolves around a high-
school professor “in a typical Amer-
ican city” who, because of his love
for democracy, agrees to head a citi-
zens committee bent on destroying
a political gang responsible for incit-
ing riots between white and Negro
Workers. The gang, in turn, frames
the high-minded professor but the
play ends bn a hopeful note a8 the
educator’s soldier son takes up the
homefront battle after being wound-
ed in Sicily.
Thomas W. Ross as the professor
gives a thoughtful; intelligent per-
formance, : and (close -behtod 'tolin is
Larry Hugo as the soldier son. The
latter’s homeoOming from the war is
especially well done. Jean Casto pro-
vides comedy relief as a disillusioned
school ; secretary. Other laughs .are
provided by Georgia Burke as a
h p u s ekeep e r - turned - warplant
worker. Hers is one of the most
sympathetic roles in the show. Gwen
Anderson is: a charming heroine, and
type roles are well handled by Matt
Crovvtoy, Paul Ford. Grace Mills,
Merle Maddern, Rusty Lane, Paul
Huber and Len D. Hollister. The
author has staged his scenes vi'ith
fooling, and Frederick Fox’s two set-
tings are attractive. Klcp.
SAMUEL FRENCH
■ •-. SINCE- 1880 • 'to .
Play Brokers ami .
Autltors’ .Reiirasentati ves
eft West’ '4fltli: Street, 'New Vork
BU Went ttb Street, I.oS Angeles
- In “Decision,”' Edward Chodor,ov
makes an honest, sincere attempt to .
present in terms of the theatre the
homefront battle to preserve democ-
racy despite racial discrimination,
bigotry and fascist-minded industrial
leaders.
■ Pulling but few punche.s, the au-
thor holds to the thesis that powor-
ful : forces are working to . destroy the
same brand of democracy at home
that American soldiers are fighting
to , preserve : on global : , battlefields.
While ho may not have written a
popular play, Chodcrov certainly has
fashioned ,.a cbritroversial dramS
whoso main appeal will be to seri-;:
ous-minded audiences of liberal
viewpoint. ■ ,'
; At present “Decision” is in no
shape for Broadway. More work
must be done on it from practically
all angles, especially in speeding up
the toail-like : pace : and in overcom-
ing the liandicap of long-winded
-speeches which tend to make the
Pemberton Lectures
Brock Pemberton is booked for a
series of lectures on the theatre, his
fli'-st address to be in Pittsburgh
Monday (31), with Evansville, Ind.,
; to follow and there are a half a
dozen more dates through February;
Manager says he has no intention of
taking to the platform regularly but
will fill in while awaiting a play to
produce.
There have been few theatre talks
on the rostrum for the past year or
so. Several critics were formerly in.
the lecture field, namely John Mason
Brown, formerly of the N. Y. World-
Telegram. who is in the Navy; Burns
Mantle, , retired , reviewer for : ■ the
News, who gave occasional stage
talks, and , John Anderson, ot the
Journal-American, who died last
summer.
‘WINGED VICTORY’
(44th Street, N. Y.)
Seeing ‘Winged’ Victory a second
time, several things stand out. Fore-
most, Of course, is the way the Moss
Hart play stands up as such a spec-
tacular, moving show. While famili-
arity lessens the impact slightly,
various things come to attention to
offset this. : :
One thing, apparent to anyone ,
versed in radio production, is toe
manner in which Sgt. David Rose’s
musical score provides mood bridges
between scenes. That's typical radio
technique arid is one of the artful
tricks that legit craftsmen have been
either too aloof or too obtuse to
learn from the- broadcasters. tVith
his radio background. It was a simple
matter to Sgt. R.ose. But it’s some-
thing every playwright; ' producer
and director On Broadway could
profitably study. It’s unquestionably
an effective way to ' sustain or. de-
velop an audience mood between
scenes — and it is practically never
done in tlie theatre.
As it was to his ‘Lady in the Dark,’
Hart’s writing i.s quite modern m
form. That is not a matter of con-
tent or subject matter, but of method.
Whether it is the influence' Of films
arid radio; with their quick riiove-
ment and rapid succession: of short
scenes. Hart has obviously absorbed
-sometning of that style of story-tell-
ing. He also uses music, dance,
crowds arid, particularly to ,‘WlutSo<f
Victory,’ a broader sweep than most
playwrights do. It provides striking
effects. ■■: . :■ ■ ■
As to individual performances,
, 'Winged Victory: has: slipped 'slightly
in some instances, but has improved
in the crowd scones. Of the leading
players. Cpi. Mark Daniels has lost
the :'little variation and shading he
originally had, but Pvt. Dick Ho'gan
anci Pvt. Barry Nelson retain the
edge of their playing. Pfc. Edmond
O’Brien has avoided broadening his
performance, , but Pvt. Don ’faylor
now overplays a bit. The shallow-
ness of Phyllis 'Avery’s 'playirig con-
flrms the earlier suspicion that hers
is a fool-proof part rather than a
sensitive performance, but Elisabclb
:Eras;er .registers jiist as clearly, and
Jean McCoy and Olive Deoring arc
as cpttViricing as before; Of the others. .
Pvt. Alan Baxter, Pvt. Whitner Bis-
sell, : Pvt. Philip Bourneuf, Pvt.
George Petrie, Pvt. Karl Maiden and
2d Lt. Don Beddoe are notable.
There have been a few cast changes,
and Sgt. Norman Leyden has suc-
ceeded Sgt, Rose as orchestra con-
ductor, : ■ Kobe.
Wednesday. January 26, 1941
55
Tom Fi^cclalc'.s hives. '■
Peter Donald i'Cari You Top This’)
■ji;' V '■ ‘ ^ ■ ■?. -'i'
BUiid Blirke’s : Saturday, '(22.) ...pror
■ eriiin a laugh .'oh hort^e players, , ■ .
Eyei'ptt 'Sloand ■,now', has ,;, a 'ired
'‘beaver”' to match, liis tit.iaiv.orpp,,, ;.i ;
Frank .toesser, songwrlterfsoldieri,,
j(i ' town, :slati0ncd 'around N: Y.
( ■Douella'. O,:? Parsons; due ;ih, for a
milc%ie' visit . oT Fehruary. ' ^
' John Fogarty . hack after ‘ extended
appoaraiices in. .Australia, and. South
Papiflc 'islands, for the. 'USO. .': .
\ Theatrical. attorney Arthur Fi.'Dris-
' cOli' to Florida for re.st; .gallbladder
.trouble,: ' ■ - ' '.
Saw SalVin now. running, the, Monte
Qarlo for the proprietor.s, and it’s a
bi.g click.' ■;
"Durante, Patron of the Art.s,” lat-
hsl. wow 'n'lirnber'' • put across: 'i.b'y,'
'Scbtiozzbla.',;',': ., ■ - '. v'
, Walter. Reade. .has taken a. h:o.iiSp at;
Miami Beach and .will Iremalii t.hOre
■for''three..''mohthsr''-' • ■ ' ' V ''
■ . Harold. . J. .Mfrish, ; ..head bobker
RKO,. sunning.', himself in, Florida for
a two-week hiatus., ;
'■ The Ruth 'Webb ill .‘Early tO'Bed’; is-
not .the sa,me Ruth, 'Webb, .singing;, at'
the Gay Continenta!. i . , , ■, ,-
. ;tfaroId Greenberg, Buy'or.s for the.,
Far-Netco circuit upstal'e,, ,temp,oratir ,
iy deferred from anny duly. ;;;''
Fred Stdhe is .Gompleting his auto-
biography .vyhioh "wiH be published
by :Whittlese.y House .this fall. , • ';
Nicholas, Napoli, pi’.ez. of. Artkino,:
dae ;back h‘om; the .ebast', 'this week,
aftei‘, soiouriiing there' since; -Noyeilt'-'
ber , . ■
' Bryan Fby,. 20th,-Fox producer.; Whb.
.has.“Guadalcanal Diary” to ins cred-
it', ,'due: in N. Y. this week from
Coast. • ■
Paul La 2 aru.s, ;Jii.,, planning a, he.W;
type of junket for film editors in
bonneefiOn with'iKnlckerbocker; Hol-
iday.’ ,
Herman, Citron,, in ;fpt a short .visit
here, will be .Shifted to MCA’.s film
department upon his return to the
Coa.st. , '
' Eddie Saunders, a.-isistant general
sale.s/ manager for Metro, is sched-
uled "to leave for the Coast today
(Wed.). ■ vY ;
Spencer Hare now. in f, oil charge
of Cafe.vZanzibar’s publicity since
Carl Elbe left for an extended stay
in Florida.
In peak form at Boxing Writers’
dinner. Jimmy Walker mentioned he
won the dais-climbing championship
years ago. i
■■ Manya Shayon, daughter- of the
Faiichon &; Marco exec, Sam Shayon,
is being considered for a part in a
■ CBS serial. ,■
Fred Schwartz, v.p. of the Century
: circuit,, played host to a group of film
men over the weekend at his Lake
Placid estate.
, Booze . in Philly ' reminds Of . the
prohibtion days;, tougher to get now
than, then, but just as bad in quality
in some spots.
Sam Jaftee, 20th-Fox producer Of
“The .Sulli vafi.s;.” in N, Y , ; from Holly-
wood. ditto the parents of the five
Sul.ivan boys.
Gladys Shelley now penning lyrics
for the new Vincent Youman.s revue.
Also doing some ' tor Dave Wolpef’s
‘Follow the Girls.’ i.,
Ben, Kalmenson, sale§ manager for
Warner Bros,, back ..from' Coast hud-
dles, 'with Jack L. Warner and
Charles Etnfeid.:; Stopped oft in Chi-
cago.; On 'return trip. ,
Riphard ; Kolinjar,; .produc^^^^
leading player ibf .‘‘Early to Bed,” at
the., Broadhurst,. 'flunked his ;.Array
physical last week and is 4-F. Ditto
Jerry Wayne, ;p.h;the:same show. ,
^.tevelyh Hriight,, singer at the Slue
Angel, 'screen-tested ...by ., 20fhi-Fox..
.The . Hetn.a.rds, ..pan toitiimists at • the
.gme . .iiitery, . te.sted for^ ri
Hope. picture at Paranrouht. ; . .;
_ Radie; Harris doing a .special job
in the ; Warner talent, department,
.workmg'.':with.,Sbl Biaiio, of i the s.tb-
dio. ;\vho i.s in N. Y., in;' covering, the
eastern field for all available talent.
;. Spivy’S' i’etubr; tb.. h 'pwn .'night
club, Spiyy's .Roo;f, .which- Was schbd-
ulcd to .take place tortight ( 26) de-
ferred .until -‘the ■ following '.WeclneS-
day (Eebi 2) because of the star's 1h
fiuenza. ■' . '. ;■ .■
London
Sydney Hvinan orUei-eij to ho.spital
tof 'b^ 'he.st ■ by bis’ doo-
Michael Balspn will film J B.
Priestley’s play, ‘fThey Came to, a
City,”;;-": ■■ ■;*.
; Walter Fitzgerald, who plays title
rp.m in. ,‘'Mr. Boltry-” is father; of :a
new daughter, i-,;,' '
Will Collins to tour "Gypsy Prin-
cess” revival .fbr:eightmonths,bperi.-
mg Bristol'' April; 3.. , .- ...
Ennis Hyltort; artnind again a Cter a
bout With flu ■whic.n '.kept her bedrid-,
den for four weeks. , -
Phillip Ridgeway, former show
producer, and also with BBC, has rc-
■irccl from show biz.
_ Sid Field has bought a house in
Hoehampton and iTipVmg. hi.s family
'°''br from Birmingham.
Hit the Deck” -starts touring the
provinces for Tom Arnold- in Feb-
ruary, -with tour to last eig-fit, mb'nths.
Mrs. - Henry ' Mollisbn;,;- aged ',;74,
mother of , ;W illiam and Henry Mblli-
son, .seriously,' ,, ill , aflOi',; ■ sullering
■■stroke, ■ ,
■:No.y-a '-Pilbearn'i '-who' lo'stlh-e'r ' hu-?-
bana :in ;a fiyi.ng 'accident, .ha.s,,no\y
b-ad n'e.WS'.her ,'b'rolhefr’in the RAF.ib
'''m.i'S.sing; ' i .V;''- ;;' ’
• Bud Flanagan out of the ; Jack
Hylloh show, "Hi-de-Hi.” for a week,
due to iaryngiti.s, with Eddy Gray
subbing. d';.-'
Esther McCracken, authoress of
“Quiet W eek End .” had nevv.s of tlie;
death of her husband, a lieutenant,-
colonel, in Italy. ,
. Jimmy dPhiilips, general ittauagef,'
for Peter Maurice, ,has, . finally pre-
vailed upon the British - Broadcasting
Corp. to lift the ban on “Paper DoU.”
.Mma ihealro. Luton, uilcr trying
plays and musieai.s for nir.o week,?,
is to revert to films. It’S an Asy
sociate'd Hriti.ib Picture -Ccjrp, bouse;
:-“Home ‘ Coming . Waltz,’’- (.s'ceond, in
list ;&f be.-'t .song sellers; was .w.rit.feii;
by Bob Mu.sol and Ray Sonin, which
makes it an An;;lo-Amer;can sue-,
cess. - ■'
.'Kinematograp.h .; Rcnters’l Society
have, .still not okayed the deal be-
tween George E]c;3ck and As.sociaicd
British Picture Corp. It iiivolvos 22
theatres. « . , ;
Jackie Billing land Chase), former
vaudevilliari, has ..established himself
as dance producer, after having
staged the dances in Bernard. Del-
font’s “Something For the Boys.”
A cabaret ; girl. Fanja Lcfkovaito.
has been left $1.6(10 by ah: , RAF, flight
officer in . his, Willi, provided she can
be found . within four, years. . Fund
left in. Viiill. of (Gerald P. King, RAF;
officer.
Rohday, , P.rbdiictions, alter 53'
weeks’ tour' of show, "No Oi chid.s for
Miss Blandish,”, to- start new tour,;
opening Reading Feb. 14 by arrange-
ment with Charle.s L. Tucker’s Eh
torprises.' ■ ,
Firth Shephard, confined to Lon-,
don Clinic for three weeks due to
verge on nervous breakdown, com-
ing out next (week. ; But has been
ordered Ip the country lor complete
month’s rest.
“Lilac Domino,” just revived at
Manchester, ;io. big 'reception, by Jack
Hylton, is expected to come to His
Majesty’s theatre after run of “Cin-
derella” pantomime, -..sometime in
March, or late February.
; Board of Trade has granted Special
exhibitors’ quota for reissue of Alex-
ander Korda's “Four Feathers.” now
being handled by A.s.-iociaied Briti.sh
Film Distributors; and expected
.same Concessibh will be given to
‘‘The,. Drum, ’’;afSb. former Korda epic,
now handled by A.B.F.D.
Bernard Dclfoiit experiencing bad
luck With his new production, "Some-
thing For the Boy.s.” Cole Porter’s
mii.sical registered big hit at Glas-
gow, where it opened prior to Lon-
don, with leading lady. Evelyn Dali,
down with flu and now Daplir.e Bar-
ker (“Chikiia”) is also down with
same complaint.
, Hal Roach upped from major to
lieut.-coloncl. '
Dou.gla,s Drake c'r.ah.ced his. flhn
name to Joiinny Mifclicll.
A1 Kingston , east to .set up a New
York office for his agency.
. Anne Jcffrcy.s. western film actress,
to, .wed Capl. Robert Serena. .
Mary Boland reported; on the
■ mend following major surgery,
' Roy Chansior. screen writer, hos-
pitalized for abdominal treatment.;
William . Thom'aS, proiiucer for
Paramount, laid up with bronchitis,
Hal Walker. Paramount director,
cracked an ankle in a motor cra.sh.
Lieut, (j.g.) Bob Stack visiting old
friends after 20 months in the Navy
Jaik ; Rbsenstein, , former flack at
Warners, checked out of the Army.
Bert Wheeler goe.s east in spring'
for ; a Mike . Todd . musical, , (still ; un-
titled. :(’- ,
Fred W. Beetson, recovering from
serious illness, will return to . work In
two weeks. ■'(■’■■
John Carradine taking his Shakes-
pearean troupe, on a tour of coast
army- camp.s. ,;■
■ Sam Spewack vacationing in Hol-
lywood (on (bis way from, Moscow to
India for OWL
' (, I’red Lynch, 'publibity..! .director -for
Radio City Music Hall. , in town to
ogle new product.
Kurt Kalch, screen actor born in
.. ...... ..... _ . . IS, , ...
Poland., getting his final Arr.ericanl Business i.s excellent as rG.suit,
rti'f'i* \TnA' ■fT’otvti '• r'Ti i K' ' TPa i \
citizenship papers
Howard f.ydecker to R;o de
Janeiro . to film special ’ cficcts for
Ropub'.ic'.s “Brazil.” . ,' :( -
Don Eddy returned to Hollywood
to write about . screen (per.sonalities
for American Magazine. . .
Betty 'Hut.toh, .tvhose-illposs ,'sto
.shooting on ‘.‘Ihcendiaify, Blonde.,’- is,
due back at work Jan. 31.
Walter , Donaldson.; , song , writer,
filed - suit fdiv, divorce against Walda.
Mansfield, screen actress. ,
Henry Bussc. band leader, recu-
perating at Santa Monica foilowing
relapse after surgery several months '
ago.
John Farrow sold “Goliaih.” tale
■Of his experiences, in (he Ciuiadian •
Navy, (to; Adventure Magazine,
Paul ( Lazarus, -..Jr,;, head of pub- '
iicity ;anq'ad,'(rc,rtising:fof ;Un Art't '
(ists, in town tor p'roibd.tionbl huddles,-.
Bernie Williams resigned . from
Warners after 13. years to become
publicity director. , for Hunt Sirom-
berg, r; ■■
Bicycle cbllisibn' between Bonita
Granvilie and Peggy O'Nciil .stopped
work for, a day on "Song - of the
Open Road.” -: :( :((;, .-, •(,(;
Mary C.. MeC.'ili, Jr., returned to
her .scrtpiiii.g alfi'or, '.visiting hOr hus-'l'
■band,, Capt. David Br'amson,. in'Wamis j
near Macon. Gii.- I
;. Arlh'ur Zc'lncr appointed basincss
manager of the Mefrp.sfudib ;flacKory.i.|
a new job on; the. Culver City iot. '
although otiier plants have had them .
for years.
Jimmy Stewart, now Capt.- James-
M. Stewart. (D-,S(A.,i a'w.ar.ded,-.t,itle:- oi
(‘‘CalifOrhia’s outstandihg .young man, I,
of 1943’’ by' L;; Ar .Juni.bV'Cihainbcr'bf (
Comrncrce: ,-
^()^B^'i-(T:t](A'R::i(£'S:
fli
. Claudia Jordan is new tiiru.sh at .
Mother K-chy's. "!
' ; Billy Gorman is new emcee at Syd ;
Skskind's. 634. Ciuti. ■ ■■■.■(.’
' Jackie; Miles , vacationin g; here prio;f |.
to his opening at;, t(ie Ctover (Club
Feb. II.
Arthur Murray and wife arc va-
cationing lit .Mianii- Beach. ( Ditto
Jack Robbins. iiT.;sic publisher.
■ . New Clover C(ub siibw includes (
Joan ; Gray. Radio Rambleis, 'he'
Chadwicks anc-l Filth Aben'ue Models. !
' .■Fisher' and White, cbmedian.s. are
in their fiftl:. month " at the -(Five,]
o’clock curb; somewhat of a record.
, Yvette, am! Choo Clioo J oh n. son
(guested., oh "- the "Contact" program I
oyer WKAT Jan. 19. Yvette is cur-
rently appearing, .at , ■ the exclusive ’
Brook Club. i
. Jack Mar.shall isigned to headline ;
Beachcomber show, beginning Feb 2,
A femme line of 12. Tony Canzoneri
and Joey Adams; Enrica and -Novello,
The Harmonoties. and Gil Johnson
complete lin'eup.
WALTER HACKETT
;; Walter Hackeit, 67, playwright,
producer and stage director of inter-
national repii'vC, died Jan. 20 at Mt.
Sinai ho(sp;lal, New York, after a
brief, illness. ( He bad written 'ah.d
staged plays both hero and abroad.'
Most of his plays were produced in
London,- w'.icrc be resided from 1915
to 1940, : after which he; returned- to -
the U. S. Hi.s wife. Marion Lome,
.starred in most of his ' London pro-
duction,^.
. ; Hackeit wa.s probably best known
for- “The White Si.ster,” on whioli ho
coi’abed with (F;. J'larioh Crawford;
"It Pays to Ad.y,erti.se,”’;:,whl'ch lie- co-
authored with the late Kui Cooper
Magruc ano "Capt. Appiejack." trio
,en ,i oy Ing long and prosperous .rti
:-.c-ie and later dupl-itated for London.
; Other Hackett - play.s induded
'“.Paying -, thb Price,” "Tne Invader”
and "The Rc.gcr.erat;on.” which he
authored With Owen Kildare and ail
prjiduccd in 1 908. In . addition- to
those mentioned; he authored or
labovatoci on .some.. 50 p;ays.
While abroad in addition io writing
d(i),d staging of .his .(plays,, he managed
.the,. Duke of York theatre; ' London
;h 1930 and 'alsO opened the Whiter
hall theatre .'t-hcre-;; ; Four years later
ho lea.scd ti'.e •.'tiniUo ihoairc. .where
he remained until 1937 and then ac-
quired the .■'Vaudeville- tb'eairq,. ,\\'hicb(
'he operated. -.until- 193(8’.’ : ' ’
in. Bloomfield., Plainfield and West- ,
field, N. J. He-was'- Jsoi the o;',ganizer
of a chain of house's 'jii P.ehi'iisylva
and Oltio, and operated the original
Parap.'.ur.r.i. and Proctor’s theatres in
'Ndwark.' ' ■;(■( ;'’■’ ■ ■■‘v(,
■■-U'B.tii;: 'i‘e;,tir'emcnt,' 'threie '-years’- -iigo, '
Putmini maintained a iheatrical of-
fice in' d-;.iwn'.owr. Newark: ,( (.':(
ARTHlJK W.ALTON
. Arthur Barth, , known, profes.s-ion- '
ally as Arthur Walton. last.:stirvix'ing .
member of tiie Four Waltons, aerial .
a.ct, ' dfed. Jal.i,,:,-i7
For 25 ycar.s the Four Waltons
;were( headliners with. Barnunt and
Bailey. Forepaugh, ...Sells:. ■Br'ather.s; ,
and. '.of her '{c'ht shows. Also played
b-ri; Va'Jd'e'-.,Cir,icU'ftL. f
JOMXXy XOBLE
Joh'.': Avery Noble. Hawaiian .son.g-
writer. died in Honolulu Jan.. 13 of a:
heart attack Only a few hours be- (
fore his .collapse he. wa(s with friends,
apparently in good -iteallh.
,’ Bony was cremated, foil-owing ,=er- .
vices aUended' by various. Hawaiian
glee clubs and ; the Royal Hawaiian
band. '. („;:
Tony Suarez orchestra at El Rliin,
Guadalajara.
Margo, Mex actress now in U. S.
films, in from Hollywood for visit. . ((
(’ Stove gas .shortage killing res-
taurants, . including . those of hotels
and niterics.
Erich Klieber, Havana .orchc.stra
leader, headed for Mexico to. lead
the Philharmonic.
Irnia, Gonzalez, soprano, back from
U. S;, : making Mexico City stage and
radio appearances.
Jo.seph Breen returned to LOs An-
geles after two weeks’ visit here with
Rockefeller foundation. ; ' ■ ■
Sergio de .KavlO;. 'Mexican .song-
writer, helped . Michael Todd with
‘Mexican Hayrido' in N. Y.- '
Leon Miller, dancer with A. "B.
Marcus show, rounding out 17 years
as a performer with the show.
“Bambi,’’ by Felix. Salttm. book on
which Disney (b pie classic was -based ,
best seller in Mexico in December.
Town now has - 73 cinemas oper-
ating. Latest is the Cine Refurma.
2,500-seat se'coiid runner, : in Mixcoac,
a suburb. ",
Montparnasse laldsf nitery. Gloria,
■ Gosip, ( folkson.gstroS.s., heading the ;
floor .show. Shots cionblir.g at the Rio,!
Rosa nitery. -.
Mayor probing ■ rooenl raise in
picture theatre. . piicc.s by four top
houses ; : after cor.-.plainls from ■ a
woman , organization. ■ , Top pi'icc.s
were 4.00 pesos' ' ( 80 cents). '■ , -
' Move started lo limit tiie number
of foreign ( .players, arid, fechiatcian.s
working in. and oix eacb,,Mekican pic.
-Mexicans are. growing restless at the
inroad of aliens in those fields.
American and (English ■ music fea-
tured brl, weekly half-hour Saturday
night orogram at. radio .station XEW.
with Miliza*'Kbr jus. soprario; Daniel
Duno. baritone: and Dr. Ernc.st Roe-
mer's 40-piceo orchc.stra. ( American
music is mostly Herbert's and Soii-
■sa’s. G. Kesscl & Co., watch disr,:
tributors. .sponsoring. '-;'■ ,,(;«'?;
ROSIE LLOYD V--,'-
R.xsic Lloyd. 63. English vaiide per-
.'orn'.cr and .sister of Alice Lloyd, in-
ternational iy f ambus s.in-iing. conie-
diem-.e. died'. 'ih London Jan.( 19 fol-
lowing an 'Operation:; ' She ' had been
appearing in- the pantomime at the
Ilford Theatre, London, up until the
previous Saturday when, site .\vas(
stricken and rusiicd to the hospital.
Miss '. Lloyd had her greatest
triumphs in Loncion productions and
(in (the music halls of London , and
the provi nces, She al.so \vas brought
to ' America by the h.tte Percy G.
Williams for a tour of his theatres
in the early 1900.S after the impres-
sario had. brought over her .sisiers,
Alice aiid Marie Lloyd. She did a
.singing :single, on her American tour.
Upon return to E .gland she married
W ill: ant ; ; Pulaski , .. of tiie Pulaski i
Bros.; top comedians- in the London..!
halls. . Pulaski , died ■ , several years
ago.
Survived by five - .si.sters and a
brother. ;"
CHESTER ALEXANDER
■ Chester Alexander, ■ 53, ' former
vaude and nitery. ,pf 2 rforme;r, dropped
dead .in. Miami. Jan. 19,- H® '.^8d..been
conyersing with his wife and friends
when he suddenly toppled over and
was later pronounced dead. (, '
Alexander had returned to -Mianii
two months ago after four ye.ars in
theatrical work in the- middle west
and the Pacific coast; Before' com-
ing to Miami 21 years ago, he loured
; in vaude partnered with Frank Mad-
den. He conducted and emceed
shb.w.s ; at. var'iou.s h-itorieS; in (Miam'i,
the last being a .six-year cn.'-Kgcnient
at the Club Bagdad. Since 1933 he
had been a theatrical agent.
’.( 'Survived by . widow and a brother.
AL RYDELL
ad vorfiRing.-; 'riia.hager-' ; of ' : “V ari'e.t.v,” ,.
■and-( Sam, marta,,f;cr--.of RKQ. Franklin,
N. Y., died of (- pneumonia . Jan. 24 .
in .New York.. Five brotiters and ’ a (
.sister .survive.
WILLIAM E, CONRAD
i .W.illiam 'E; . Conrad; ,70. who man-
aged the .41 G. Field'.s .(minstrel
t'.'oupe lor many, years and who as-.,
-sume.d . control after- Field's death,
died at his home, in .Coiumbu.S; O.,
Jan. 14.
DANIEL FREES
■ Daniel Frees, 5.0, radio writer aiid
onetime . I’breign corro.spondcn; for
New York , World, died Jan. 17 m.,
Los Angelos. ’■ In recent years ho
wrote scripts for transcribed pro-
grams.
Reilo
By Ted Friend
, Much -nighflifp ,acti.vity : in Reno, .
Inferno Club has Bud ConiielTs
band. .With' Bob . Misner, Doitie Dee
arid Joy Davis, (arid Fay Wilson: 'as
e.mcee. ,■■’■( ■ '''■ :( '
-. , Taking a tip;, from success of cer-.
tain Frisco niteries; the Dog House
showin.g an all-Chinese show.
'J.ob''(Zem.a'riskyls,'-.CIub'.(Fott’une',^^^^
sock new show. wi‘h Johiiny F.ru.st
(and, his puiy^et aci. Frank Rcy.nc-Uis.
'singer, , and the Colton Sislor.i', toe
dancers.. Bob ( H arris ,( play.s for.
dancing and .show. ■ ;:.(-■'
' Rubinoft’ . garnering whole-page
publicity, ill' Reno's (pap,ers;’ with con-
cert' for, (Infantilb . Paralysi.s Drive.,
visit's.'to hospitals’, and 'su'cebss at. Bob -j
Miller’s Trocadero, where , he lias ;
them (.(making , rc.se:'vation.s in ad-
vance. Trocadf-ro .sold out opening
night (24) for Suphie Tucker’s first;
appearance in Reno. . ..;
.lOHN E. COUTTS
John E. Coutts, 61,. died at Tampa,
Fla., Jan. 8. . Although reported to
have booked some acts for Miami,
.he .V'as mostly inactive for the past
10 years. , '
While a vaude agent- -Coutts was
associ atpd , in the production of .some
vaudeville acts, including. ‘.‘Sawing: a
Woman in Half.” .
■ Formerly of Coutts &■ Tennis,
which sent, shows wilit Broadway
reputatioris' around the . one nighters,
these attractions included “Girl of
My Dreams” and “The Kiss Burglar.”
GERTRUDE RALSTON
Gerlrurie flalslon, 53, former, vaude
and b'driesque performer who’ in
private life wa.s Mrs. Bert Bertrand,
died Dec. 28 at Bo.ston. llas,s.
■ Mi.s.s Ralston had been prima
.doriria for; many 'years with burlesque
.shows on the Columbia Circuit. Slie
later married Bert Beitrand, come-
dian, and after the fold of the Co-
lumbia. wheel appoai'cii with hus-
band in vaude under team name of
Bertrand and Ralston.
. Hiisbar.d and daughter .survive,
WILLIAM PUTNAM
;■ ' ■ William Putnam. 67, former Now
Jer.s:ey'(;thealre’ 0.wner- and operator,
died in Newark, Jan. 18, after a pro-
longed illnc.ss. , .
, A lifelong Newark resident, Put-
nam founded the Essex Amusement
Company in 1911, operating hoti.scs
JACK PARTINGTON
John Alien Partington, .54. died of.
a heart-attack at his home, 400 Park
avenue, N; Y„ yesterday .(Jan. 25).
Wife, son and two sisters survive.
■ Details on page 2. ' , ' :.
CARLYLE -BARRETT
Carlyle Barrett, 49, died in New -
Haven on Jan , 15. ■ He was Warner '
Bros, Connecticut di.st.rict manager,
with offices iri - New Haven. ' . ’ ' ■■
Widow survives.
Robert Allison, 58. a.ssistant comp- ;
troiler .for Universal, died Jan. 23 in
Hollywood. For the last 25 years he
had; been -. auditor . lor various indie
pro-ciuceix.
Mrs. Minnie Leopold; 78. mother
of Ed Wynn, comedian, aiid Leon
Leopold, manager, of Walnut the-
atre, Phila., ;■ died in .Atlantic , City,
Jan. 20.
Frank Reclicnmachcr, 76, film the-
atre owner, -■ died Jan, 17 iii Los An-
geles.
Mother of Ford Bond and Bill
Bond, . radio announcens, died ; Jan.
23 in Loui.svillc, Ky. ;
MARRIAGES
Dorothy Dirks to Bill Doemling,
Jan. 23, Lo.s Angele.s. Bride was sec-
retary ' at Warwick-Legler . - agency;
groom .assi.slant producer on Groucho
Marx radio .show.
Hermine Munro 'Hcr-minc Grccn-
berger) to Pfc. Nelson L; Gross; Sig- .
nal.(Got'ps-',sbri:Of. Edward Gross Hol-
lywood and Broadway producer. Miss
Munro loured with "Junior Mi.s.s,” .
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mr.s. James Coy, son. Ui.st
week ill. New York. Father is con- ,
duetor of . (‘Magic . of Music”, on
WNEW,
Mr. and Mr.s.. Clem DeFrancisco,
son, Pittsburgh, . Jan. 15. Father,
former manager of WB's Ritz.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Force,
daughter, Jersey City, Jan. 16.
Father is as.sistant mana.gcr . and
treasurer, RK-O Proctor’S, Newark,;’
N. J.
' (. Lt. and Mr.s. E, J. Rice. son. Jan. 17,
Shenandoah. la. Father. -v’as vocalist
with Orrin Tucker’s orqh. (
■ Mr. and Mrs. Charles Correll, son,
Jan. '2.3, (Hollywood. P’ather is Andy
of “Amos ’ll’ Andy” radio team.
W^cdiiesday, Jamiary 26, ]9||
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ROY ELDRIDGE
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Hear music history being made in this, the first jazz concert
ever given at the Met. Every instrument played by its greatest
exponent ... selected by America’s leading jazz authorities.
do Concert is
staged for the sale of War Bonds in the Fourth _
War Bond Drive. Buy a bond
get a
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Bldg., in Radio City?, also at War Bond Square, N. E. corner
52nd and 6th (conducted by Gem Safety Razor Corp.).
^^oadcci^l o^^€m,C€^t 0'oet u^td ^lue tAetrno^^^
Part of the concert Avill be featured by Coca-Cola on the
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Tuesday,
Jan. 18th, 9:30-9:55 E.W.T.
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